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9,729,657 | 1. A method in a near end network optimizer of a client device for supporting a delta compression technique for reducing network resource transmission size, wherein the near end network optimizer is included in the client device and coupled with a far end network optimizer included in a server, the method comprising: generating at the client device, a first request for a network resource; responsive to determining that a version of the network resource is not stored in the near end network optimizer of the client device, transmitting the first request for the network resource to the far end network optimizer; receiving, from the far end network optimizer, a first response that includes the requested network resource, wherein the first response also includes a directive that a cached version of the requested network resource is not to be used to respond to a future request for that requested network resource without successful revalidation with an origin server for the requested network resource; storing, in the near end network optimizer of the client device, the requested network resource as a first version of the network resource regardless that the first response included the directive; generating, at the client device, a second request for the network resource; responsive to determining that the first version of the network resource is stored in the near end network optimizer of the client device, transmitting a third request for the network resource to the far end network optimizer, the third request including a first version identifier that identifies the first version of the network resource stored in the near end network optimizer; receiving, from the far end network optimizer, a second response that includes a differences file that specifies a set of one or more differences between the first version of the network resource stored in the near end network optimizer of the client device with a most current version of the network resource, wherein the second response does not include the entire network resource regardless of the directive associated with the first version of the network resource; and applying the set of differences specified in the differences file to the version of the network resource stored in the near end network optimizer of the client device to generate an updated version of the requested network resource in response to the second request generated at the client device. | 18,684 |
9,497,424 | 1. A method, comprising: facilitating establishment, by a system comprising a processor, of wireless communications with a mobile phone; determining an observation position of the mobile phone relative to an event, the mobile phone being equipped with a video camera to generate event video of the event obtained from the observation position; receiving, by the system, a first video stream from the mobile phone, wherein the first video stream comprises the event video; generating, by the system based on the event video, a second video stream comprising a low-bandwidth representation of the event video; providing, by the system, the second video stream to a media production processor; receiving, by the system from the media production processor, a selection of the second video stream; in response to the selection of the second video stream by the media production processor, providing, by the system to the media production processor, a third video stream comprising a high-bandwidth representation of the event video; providing, by the system to the media production processor, the observation position of the mobile phone; and determining, by the system, a ranking of the first video stream relative to other video streams comprising other event video of the event, wherein the ranking is determined based on applying weighting values to a plurality of criteria, wherein the plurality of criteria includes a quality of images in the first video stream and a communications channel quality, wherein the providing of the third video stream and the observation position causes the media production processor to generate video coverage of the event, and wherein an identification of a user of the mobile phone is included in a credit portion of the video coverage of the event responsive to the video coverage including at least a portion of the high-bandwidth representation of the event video from the third video stream. | 18,139 |
9,235,931 | 1. A method for the 3D reconstruction of a structure, the method comprising: obtaining at least two calibrated 2D bi-planar images of the structure; associating with each pixel each of the at least two calibrated 2D bi-planar images a textural vector characterizing the distribution of the gradient texture and orientation in a window centered around the pixel; applying a non-linear statistical dimensionality reduction procedure to the textural vectors to obtain reduced dimension textural vectors; creating segmented images of the at least two calibrated 2D bi-planar images using the reduced dimension textural vectors; projecting the representative 3D model of the structure onto the segmented images; adjusting the projection of the representative 3D model with the contours and homogeneous zones of the segmented images using the optimization of a cost function to obtain the 3D reconstruction of the structure. | 17,701 |
8,601,811 | 1. An engine method, comprising: determining turbocharger waste-gate degradation based on at least one of boost pressure, and a sensed position of a waste-gate; in response to the determined waste-gate degradation, increasing a level of exhaust heat extracted from combusted exhaust gas upstream of a turbocharger turbine and then flowing the combusted exhaust gas whose heat was extracted to the exhaust downstream of all cylinders and a turbocharger's turbine to reduce flow through the turbocharger's compressor. | 8,504 |
9,083,015 | 1. A fuel cell system comprising: a fuel cell including an anode and a cathode; a cathode gas passage supplying a cathode gas to the cathode of the fuel cell; a reformer reforming a source gas to generate an anode gas; a source gas passage including a gas supply source that supplies the source gas in a desulfurized state to the reformer; and an anode gas passage supplying the anode gas generated at the reformer to the anode of the fuel cell; a first desulfurizer arranged in the gas source passage, the first desulfurizer operating in a first environment; a second desulfurizer arranged in the gas source passage, the second desulfurizer operating in a second environment having a relatively lower temperature than the first environment; and a flowmeter arranged in the gas source passage, the flowmeter measuring a flow volume of the source gas, wherein the first desulfurizer, the second desulfurizer, and the flowmeter are arranged in order from an upstream side to a downstream side of the source gas passage in a flow direction of the source gas, wherein the second desulfurizer is configured to operate at a relatively lower dew point than the first desulfurizer, and wherein the first desulfurizer and the second desulfurizer each include a porous material. | 4,936 |
9,328,447 | 1. A washing machine, comprising: a main body defining an outer appearance; a tub disposed within the main body; a main drum rotatably mounted in the tub; a sub drum mounted in the main drum, the sub drum configured to rotate relative to the main drum; an outer shaft connected to the main drum; an inner shaft disposed inside the outer shaft, the inner shaft connected to the sub drum; a driving motor comprising a stator, an outer rotor connected to the inner shaft and configured to rotate outside the stator, and an inner rotor connected to the outer shaft and configured to rotate inside the stator; and an inner rotor nut coupled to the outer shaft, the inner rotor nut connected to the inner rotor. | 9,794 |
9,107,015 | 1. A hearing assistance device for a wearer having an ear and an ear canal, the wearer having a plurality of target gains determined for the ear, comprising: a housing; a hearing assistance device microphone within the housing adapted to sample sound from the wearer's ear canal using a probe tube, the hearing assistance device microphone situated in an opening of the ear canal and configured to be used as both a device microphone and a real-ear measurement microphone; a receiver adapted to play a sound stimulus to the wearer's ear canal; and hearing assistance electronics within the housing in communication with the hearing assistance device microphone and the receiver, the hearing assistance electronics programmed to process signals received by the hearing assistance device microphone to automatically self-correct frequency dependent gain of signals played by the receiver in the wearer's ear canal using real-ear measurements by the hearing assistance device microphone to approximate the plurality of target gains for each of a plurality of frequency ranges by iterating until an overall target matching error for the plurality of frequency ranges is less than a programmable threshold by adjusting gain in each frequency range by an amount proportional to the target matching error for the frequency range, wherein the hearing assistance electronics use an attenuation factor of the probe tube to process the signals. | 22,581 |
9,654,198 | 1. A method, performed by a controller, for configuring a switching network to couple antennas and radio chains for different modes of operation, comprising: configuring the switching network to couple each antenna to a corresponding radio chain while decoupling the antennas from a beamforming network for a first mode of operation associated with multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) communications; and configuring the switching network to couple at least two antennas to a single radio chain and the beamforming network for a second mode of operation associated with beamforming communications, wherein the switching network is arranged between the antennas and the beamforming network with the beamforming network being between the switching network and the corresponding radio chain. | 28,261 |
8,829,336 | 1. A photovoltaic device comprising: a substrate comprising an n type layer formed on the substrate; a first structure formed on the n type layer; a second structure stacked on the first structure, wherein the first structure comprises an intrinsic layer on the n type layer and a p type layer on the intrinsic layer and an intrinsic layer on the p type layer and an n type layer on the intrinsic layer and wherein the second structure comprises an intrinsic layer on the n type layer and a p type layer on the intrinsic layer and an intrinsic layer on the p type layer and an n type layer on the intrinsic layer; an array of quantum dots and quantum dashes in the intrinsic layer of the structures; a first groove which extends from a surface of the second structure into the substrate; a second groove parallel to the first groove which extends from the surface of the second structure into the substrate; an n type region in the layers of the first structure, second structure, n type layer adjacent the substrate, and the substrate adjacent the first groove a p type region in the layers of the first structure, second structure, n type layer adjacent the substrate, and the substrate adjacent the second groove; a conductive contact on the portion of the surface of the second structure adjacent the first groove and along the n type region in the first groove; and a conductive contact on a portion of the surface of the second structure adjacent the second groove and along the p type region in the second groove, such that the conductive contact in the first groove is ohmic to the n type layers and rectifying to the p type layers adjacent the first groove and the conductive contact in the second groove is ohmic to the p type layers and rectifying to the n type layers adjacent the second groove. | 22,443 |
9,470,064 | 1. A safety valve comprising: at least one tubular housing having an interior surface, a flow path provided within an interior of the at least one tubular housing; a movable flow path blocking member arranged to block the flow path in a closed condition of the blocking member and open the flow path in an open condition of the blocking member; a first seal bore on the interior surface of the at least one tubular housing; a hydraulic control chamber within a wall of the at least one tubular housing; and, a second seal bore on the interior surface of the at least one tubular housing; wherein the hydraulic control chamber is disposed longitudinally between the first and second seal bores, and the second seal bore is disposed longitudinally between the hydraulic control chamber and the movable flow path blocking member, and the safety valve is a tubing retrievable surface controlled subsurface safety valve. | 3,070 |
8,991,684 | 1. A container configured to be selectively moved between a substantially flat position and a deployed position, said container comprising: a plurality of side walls formed from a first blank of sheet material having an interior surface and an opposing exterior surface, a top edge and a bottom edge, wherein the first blank comprises a first side panel coupled across a side fold line to a second side panel, a third side panel coupled across a side fold line to the second side panel, a fourth side panel coupled across a side fold line to the third side panel, a fifth side panel coupled across a side fold line to the fourth side panel, and a sixth side panel coupled across a side fold line to the fifth side panel, the sixth side panel having a glue tab extending from an edge opposed to the fifth side panel, wherein the first blank further comprises end flaps extending from the bottom edge of each of the side panels, at least two of the end flaps each include a minor flap at least partially defined by a cut line, the cut line extends from an intersection of the bottom edge and a side fold line that at least partially defines the side panel from which the respective end flap extends, wherein the cut line extends obliquely relative to the at least partially defining side fold line; at least two tab joints, each tab joint comprises one of the at least two minor flaps coupled across a joint fold line to a respective adjacent end flap and adhered to the respective adjacent end flap in an at least partially overlapping manner; and a bottom wall formed from a second blank of sheet material having an interior surface and an opposing exterior surface, the second blank of sheet material having a plurality of free side edges equal to a number of side panels of the first blank, each free side edge having a width substantially equal to a width of the side panels of the first blank, wherein the second blank is foldable along a bottom fold line and is coupled to a first end flap and an opposing fourth end flap of the first blank such that the container is selectively movable between the deployed position and the substantially flat position, wherein the second blank is in communication with a second end flap, a third end flap, a fifth end flap, and a sixth end flap of the first blank when the container is in the deployed position, and wherein, in the substantially flat position, the second blank is configured to fold along the bottom fold line in a position between the plurality of side walls, and the first blank is configured to fold along the at least two joint fold lines and the side fold lines proximate to the at least two joint fold lines. | 45,868 |
9,042,289 | 1. A communication device comprising: a memory; a modem configured for initiating an initial communication in response to a data pull communication event or a data push communication event; and a controller operatively connected to the memory and to the modem and configured for: | 18,544 |
8,386,971 | 1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium with an executable program stored thereon, wherein the program instructs a microprocessor to perform a method of a digital processor for low delay recursive filter design, the method comprising: determining a predefined filter template with higher magnitude specification than a target filter design; determining at least one relaxation bound on the filter specification utilizing the predefined filter template; specifying at least one constraint for the target filter design utilizing the at least one relaxation bound; and determining a low delay recursive filter design for minimizing the average group delay of the filter utilizing the at least one constraint. | 48,803 |
9,297,265 | 1. An apparatus having reduced wear and friction between a CMC-to-metal attachment and interface of the apparatus, comprising: a CMC component having a surface; the CMC component surface being configured for sliding contact with a surface of a metal component, the sliding contact resulting in formation of debris along the contacting surfaces; the surface of the CMC component having an engineered surface feature formed therein to substantially prevent an accumulation of debris along the contacting surfaces, wherein the engineered surface feature is a protrusion, wherein the protrusion is comprised of fiber tows. | 43,725 |
8,478,374 | 1. A superconducting cable assembly, the assembly comprising: an elongate cryostat; at least one electrical conductor formed of a superconducting material, the at least one conductor disposed longitudinally within the cryostat; plural support members disposed between the at least one conductor and a radially inward facing surface of an innermost wall of the cryostat, the support members arranged so as to maintain the at least one conductor in a spaced-apart relationship with respect to the cryostat. | 41,607 |
9,186,384 | 1. A method of reducing body weight in a mammal comprising administering to a mammal in need thereof an effective amount of a composition comprising an isolated thylakoid membrane or a portion thereof to reduce body weight. | 6,412 |
9,417,615 | 1. A demand response adaptor configured to connect a device to a demand response system, comprising: an electrical power input configured to receive electrical power from a power grid; an electrical power output configured to be connected to the device and to transmit the electrical power received through the electrical power input to the device electrically connected to the power output; a relay switch configured to control the flow of electrical power from the electrical power input to the electrical power output by being switchable between a conductive state allowing electrical power from the electrical power input to the electrical power output and a nonconductive state not allowing electrical power from the electrical power input to the electrical power output; and a controller for connection to a demand response control system and configured to make a decision, depending on a combination of first constraints provided by a user and third constraints depending on availability of electrical power provided by the demand response system, whether electrical power should be allowed to the device, the controller being connected to the relay switch such that the controller can switch the relay switch between the conductive state and the nonconductive state depending on the decision of the demand response control system, wherein the controller comprises a database connector connectable to a database of second constraints depending on the device connected to the demand response adapter through the electrical power output, the controller of the demand response adaptor further comprises a sensor configured to measure the amount of electrical power used by the device in function of time, wherein the database connector is connectable to the database of the second constraints such that, depending on the device connected to the demand response adapter, the demand response control system is configured with the second constraints corresponding to the device connected to the demand response adapter, in that the demand response control system comprises software components configured to make the decision based on a combination of the first constraints, the second constraints and the third constraints, in that the controller comprises software components configured to detect the start of a program by the device by analyzing the amount of electrical power used by the device in function of time detected by the sensor and in that the controller of the adaptor comprises software components configured to switch the relay to the nonconductive state, in response to a detection of the start of the program, until, based on the decision of the demand response control system, the controller switches the relay switch to the conductive state configured to complete execution of the program, the first constraints comprise any one of the following: the time when the program should be finished, the time when the program should start, and the database connector is connected to the database of second constraints and in that the second constraints comprise any one of the following: | 32,382 |
8,919,198 | 1. An angular velocity sensor, comprising: a mass body; a first frame disposed at an outer side of the mass body so as to be spaced apart from the mass body; a first flexible part connecting the mass body with the first frame in an X-axis direction; a second flexible part connecting the mass body with the first frame in a Y-axis direction; a second frame disposed at an outer side of the first frame so as to be spaced apart from to the first frame; a third flexible part connecting the first frame with the second frame in a X-axis direction; and a fourth flexible part connecting the first frame with the second frame in a Y-axis direction, wherein a width in a Y-axis direction of the first flexible part is larger than a thickness in a Z-axis direction thereof, a thickness in a Z-axis direction of the second flexible part is larger than a width in an X-axis direction thereof, a thickness in a Z-axis direction of the third flexible part is larger than a width in a Y-axis direction thereof, and a width in an X-axis direction of the fourth flexible part is larger than a thickness in a Z-axis direction thereof. | 9,402 |
8,699,050 | 1. An image forming device which is arranged to execute an authentication print job being a print job in which a user authentication is performed using a predetermined authentication device and a start of execution of a printout process is determined based on a result of the user authentication, the image forming device comprising: a communication interface unit that is arranged to receive print data related to a print job; a job data holding unit that is arranged to hold job data based on the print data for the authentication print job; a user authentication unit that is arranged to output a result of the user authentication using the predetermined authentication device to a control unit; a job execution unit that is arranged to execute a job based on the job data; a job list generating unit that is arranged to generate a list of the authentication print jobs related to the job data held by said job data holding unit; a display unit that is arranged to display the list of the authentication print jobs generated by said job list generating unit; and the control unit is arranged to, in receiving the result of the user authentication outputted by said user authentication unit, acquire a number of authentication print jobs related to the job data held by said job data holding unit of the user authenticated by the user authentication using the predetermined authentication device; and a status monitoring unit that is arranged to monitor a status of the job execution unit and output the status to said control unit, wherein when the number of the authentication print jobs of the authenticated user acquired by said control unit is greater than or equal to two, said control unit causes said job list generating unit to generate the list of the authentication print jobs of the authenticated user, said display unit to display the list of authentication print jobs of the authenticated user generated by said job list generating unit, and said job execution unit to execute the authentication print job selected by the authenticated user from the displayed list of the authentication print jobs, when the number of the authenticated print jobs of the authenticated user acquired by said control unit is equal to one, said control unit causes said job execution unit to execute the authentication print job of the authenticated user without displaying the list of authentication print jobs of the authenticated user generated by said job list generating unit, and when the status of the job execution unit monitored by the status monitoring unit is any one of execution state and execution standby state at least, the control unit causes, regardless of the number of the authentication print jobs of the authenticated user, the job list generating unit to generate the list of the authentication print jobs of the authenticated user and the display unit to display the list of the authentication print jobs of the authenticated user generated by said job list generating unit. | 48,010 |
8,720,902 | 1. A seal arrangement positionable within a space in a body, the space receiving an shaft member for a rotation or linear movement therewithin, said seal arrangement comprising: (a) a first sealing member manufactured from a plastic or engineered polymer material including: i. a first portion having a proximal end thereof positioned in a close proximity to one surface of the space in a spaced apart relationship with a peripheral surface of the shaft member, the one surface of the space being disposed transverse to a length of the shaft member; ii. a first sealing portion disposed on or proximal to a distal end of said first portion, said first sealing portion further disposed in a direct contact with the peripheral surface of the shaft member during the rotation or the linear movement thereof, iii. a second portion extending from said proximal end of said first portion in a direction being transverse to the length of the shaft member and having a pair of generally planar surfaces spaced apart from each other to define an uniform thickness of said second portion, iv. a passageway disposed between one generally planar surface of said second portion and the one surface of the space, said passageway being in a fluid communication with a region of high fluid pressure, v. apertures formed in a spaced apart relationship with each other through said thickness of said second portion in said fluid communication with said passageway, and vi. a third portion terminating said second portion and having a first surface positioned in a direct abutment with the one surface of the space and a second surface positioned in a direct abutment with another surface of the space and defining exterior peripheral surface of said first sealing member, said third portion further having a peripheral flange defining a generally L-shaped cross-section of said third portion, wherein said second surface of said peripheral flange of said third portion is sized for an interference or a friction fit with the another surface of the space; (b) a second sealing member manufactured from an elastomeric material and including: i. a first surface of said second sealing member extending in said direction being transverse to the length of the shaft member and facing a region of a low fluid pressure, ii. a second surface of said second sealing member defining a cavity facing said second portion of said first sealing member, said first and second surfaces of said second sealing member defining a thickness thereof, and iii. a second sealing portion disposed on an edge of said second sealing member and being positioned for a contact with said first portion of said first sealing member; (c) a retaining member configured to retain said first and second sealing members within the space and including: i. a first portion of said retaining member extending in said direction being transverse to the length of the shaft member, ii. a second portion of said retaining member disposed concentric with the longitudinal axis of the shaft member and defining an L-shaped cross-section of said retaining member, whereby a third surface of said second sealing member is disposed in a direct contact with a surface of said second portion of said retaining member, iii. a notch formed in said second portion of said retaining member so that said third portion of said first sealing member is partially caged between the another surface of the space and a surface of said notch, and iv. a peripheral groove formed in said second portion of said retaining member proximal to and in communication with the another surface of the space; (d) an O-ring disposed within said peripheral groove and manufactured from an elastomeric material so as to exert a force onto the another surface of the space during use of said seal arrangement; and (e) wherein said apertures are sized to pass a fluid from the region of the high fluid pressure through a thickness of said second portion of said first sealing member into a space defined by interior surfaces of said first sealing member, said second sealing member and said retaining member so as to bias said second sealing member for a contact with said retaining member, bias said first sealing portion into said contact with the peripheral surface of the shaft member and bias said second sealing portion for said contact with said first portion of said first sealing member. | 39,401 |
8,836,310 | 1. A switch-mode power supply controller configured to generate a switch control signal to drive a primary switch, the switch-mode power supply controller comprising: an on-time controller, receiving a sensed signal indicative of a current on the primary switch, and generating a switch-off signal, wherein the switch-off signal is configured to switch OFF the primary switch when the sensed signal arrives at the same level as a threshold signal indicative of a peak current, and wherein the switch-off signal is utilized to determine an on-time of the primary switch; an off-time controller, receiving a feedback error signal and the switch control signal, and generating a switch-on signal configured to switch ON the primary switch, wherein the switch-on signal is utilized to determine an off-time of the primary switch; a switch control signal generator, receiving the switch-off signal and the switch-on signal, operable to generate the switch control signal; and a jittering signal generator, generating a first jittering signal, wherein the jittering signal generator is coupled to either the on-time controller or the off-time controller, and wherein the first jittering signal is utilized to jitter the on-time or the off-time of the primary switch; wherein the off-time controller further comprises a frequency capacitor, a comparator and a constant current source, wherein a charging current charges the frequency capacitor when the switch control signal is set to turn the primary switch OFF, and wherein the comparator is configured to switch ON the primary switch when the voltage level across the frequency capacitor arrives at the level of the feedback error signal, and further wherein the constant current source is configured to generate a constant current, wherein the charging current comprises the constant current. | 10,771 |
9,601,313 | 1. A method for automated sample preparation in a charged particle beam system, comprising: loading a work piece into a vacuum chamber having one or more charged particle beam systems and a sample manipulation probe; removing material surrounding a thin section of the work piece using a focused ion beam leaving the thin section attached to the bulk work piece by small attachment structures; shaping the tip of a sample manipulator probe into a machine-recognizable shape by removing material from the tip using the focused ion beam; using the machine-recognizable shape of the tip to determine the position of the tip relative to the thin section; using the position of the tip relative to the thin section, automatically moving the sample probe sufficiently close to the thin section to attach the manipulator probe using charged particle beam-induced deposition; attaching the sample probe to the thin section; severing said small attachment structures so that the thin section is supported only by the sample probe; moving the sample probe automatically so that the thin section is sufficiently close to a sample grid for holding thin samples to attach the thin section to the sample grid using charged particle beam-induced deposition; attaching the thin section to the sample grid; and removing the tip of the sample probe from the thin section. | 36,057 |
9,234,818 | 1. A combustion control device for a gas engine having a plurality of cylinders, comprising: an in-cylinder pressure sensor configured to detect an in-cylinder pressure of a representing cylinder selected from among the plurality of cylinders, a first calculation part for calculating a knocking limit ignition timing of the representing cylinder based on an in-cylinder pressure waveform detected by the in-cylinder pressure sensor, a second calculation part for calculating a knocking limit ignition timing of the representing cylinder from a formula containing an operation state quantity other than the in-cylinder pressure waveform, a basic engine specification value and a correction factor, a third calculation part for calculating the correction factor by comparing the knocking limit ignition timing of the representing cylinder calculated by the first calculation part and the knocking limit ignition timing of the representing cylinder calculated by the second calculation part, a fourth calculation part for calculating a knocking limit ignition timing of a cylinder among the plurality of cylinders other than the representing cylinder by substituting the calculated correction factor, the operation state quantity and the basic engine specification value, into the formula, and an ignition timing setting part for setting a knocking limit ignition timing of the each of the plurality of cylinders based on the knocking limit ignition timings of all of the cylinders calculated by the first calculation part and the fourth calculation part. | 29,401 |
8,847,503 | 1. An isolation system, comprising: a modulator, wherein the modulator is configured to modulate at least one analog signal corresponding to logic state of at least one digital signal to form a frequency-modulated signal; a transmitter electrically coupled to the modulator; a signal isolator electrically coupled to the transmitter, wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit the frequency-modulated signal across the signal isolator; a receiver electrically coupled to the signal isolator configured to detect and reproduce the frequency-modulated signal into a reproduced frequency-modulated signal; a frequency discriminator electrically coupled to the receiver configured to decode the reproduced frequency-modulated signal and configured to reconstruct the at least one digital signal; and a filtering circuit electrically coupled to the receiver configured to filter the reproduced frequency-modulated signal and to reconstruct the at least one analog signal, wherein the signal isolator is configured to electrically isolate the transmitter and the receiver. | 48,043 |
9,211,799 | 1. An external, remote vehicle charging system for connecting to a vehicle comprising: a) a cord reel for selectively providing an electrical cord to mate with a vehicle to facilitate an extension of a vehicle connector located at one end of the electrical cord; b) An external authorizing device for supplying an authorization signal so as to unlock the cord reel; and c) a locking mechanism connected to the cord reel and electrically connected to the external authorizing device to prevent the rotation of the cord reel without an authorization signal. | 40,256 |
9,250,660 | 1. A mobile device having a HOME button with integrated user biometric sensing, the mobile device comprising: a casing; a touchscreen mounted on a front side of the casing, the touchscreen acting as a display panel and, at the same time, acting as a touch-sensitive, digitizing input pad; a HOME button movably mounted on the front side of the casing to move relative to the casing, at least a portion of the HOME button being formed of an optically transparent material so as to form a first lens for transmitting optical images through the HOME button from a top surface to the bottom surface; a camera/scanner module disposed below, and spaced apart from, the bottom surface of the HOME button adjacent the first lens, the camera/scanner module being attached to the casing so that it does not move with the HOME button, and the camera/scanner module including a housing, a second lens, a photo sensor and signal wires which operatively connect the scanner/camera module to sensing/security circuitry disposed within the casing; wherein the first lens of the HOME button and the second lens of the camera/scanner module form a lens array; and wherein, when a user presses the top surface of the HOME button with a fingertip, thereby moving the HOME button relative to the camera/scanner module, the lens array focuses an image of a fingerprint of the fingertip from the top surface of the HOME button onto the photo sensor. | 26,482 |
8,360,348 | 1. An apparatus for separating carpet fibers from a backing material to which said fibers are secured comprising: a) a feed belt for driving a carpet strip having one or more backings and one or more fibers secured on a face of said backings, b) a pair of nip rollers, said nip rollers adapted to receive said carpet strip from said belt, and c) a dish plate, said dish plate having an edge, said face of said carpet having said fibers contacting said edge after said carpet passes through said nip rollers, said edge holding said carpet while pins of a main drum tear apart the carpet backing structure and separating said fibers from said backing, said fibers separated from said backing passing to a first receptacle for recycling, and d) a main drum, said main drum having a plurality of pins for receiving said backing as said strip passes over said edge of said dish plate, said backing being torn apart by said pins, said pins causing said torn backing fibers to be carried by said main drum towards a back end of the apparatus, e) a second receptacle for receiving said shredded backing fibers at said back end of the apparatus. | 44,773 |
9,224,857 | 1. A semiconductor structure, comprising: a substrate having a first conductive type; a deep well having a second conductive type, formed in the substrate and extending down from a surface of the substrate; a first well having the first conductive type, extending down from the surface of the substrate and formed in the deep well; a second well having the second conductive type, extending down from the surface of the substrate and formed in the deep well, and the second well spaced apart from the first well; a gate electrode, formed on a gate oxide on the substrate and disposed between the first and second wells; an isolation, connected to the gate oxide and extending down from the surface of the substrate and disposed between the gate electrode and the second well; a conductive plug penetrating into the isolation and reaching a bottom surface of the isolation, wherein the isolation is thicker than the gate oxide; a first doping electrode region having the second conductive type, formed below the isolation and within the second well to connect the conductive plug; a second doping electrode region having the second conductive type, extending down from the surface of the substrate and formed within the first well, wherein the gate electrode is disposed between the isolation and the second doping electrode region; and another conductive plug correspondingly and electrically connected to the second doping electrode region, wherein a bottom surface of said another conductive plug entirely and only contacts the second doping electrode region with the second conductive type. | 22,217 |
8,488,760 | 1. A method comprising: receiving, at a communications receiving module, a plurality of communications, wherein the plurality of communications comprise at least two different types of communications; determining one or more of caller identification information and sender information; determining one or more of separation information, role information, urgency information, content associated with the plurality of communications, and context associated with the plurality of communications; reordering the plurality of communications; and presenting in a graphical user interface the reordered plurality of communications simultaneously with a list of the plurality of communications that has not been reordered. | 40,225 |
9,279,415 | 1. A solar array system for mounting at least one solar module onto a mounting surface, the system comprising: at least one solar module; a first tilt bracket; a second tilt bracket; wherein the first and second tilt bracket each comprise a first and second side plate and a base plate; a pivot block attached to a first end of the solar module; a connector connecting the first tilt bracket and the pivot block, wherein the connector comprises a shaft through the pivot block and the first and second side plates of the first tilt bracket, whereby the pivot block can rotate within the first tilt bracket; and a longitudinal link connected between the first and second tilt brackets, wherein the longitudinal link is not connected to the solar module and is a separate component from a mounting surface; wherein the pivot block pivots on the connector to allow the solar module to be raised and lowered. | 40,922 |
9,141,398 | 1. A semiconductor system comprising: a host apparatus programmed to initialize a plurality of electronic devices in units of a group using one packet, wherein the host apparatus is further programmed to transmit a packet for initialization of the electronic devices, the packet including a first group number and a first number of power units available for the initialization, wherein each of the electronic devices includes a processor and a register, the register storing a second group number and a second number of power units, the second number of power units being a number of required power units during initialization of each of the electronic devices, the plurality of electronic devices sequentially receiving the packet, wherein for each of the plurality of electronic devices, the processor is programmed to determine that the first group number is matched with the second group number, and the first number of power units is not lower than the second number of power units, and based on that determination the processor which has not been initialized performs the initialization, the processor updates the first number of power units to a differential value obtained when the second number of power units is subtracted from the first number of power units, and the processor transmits the packet to a next electronic device, and wherein the processor is programmed to determine that an electronic device has been already initialized, and based on that determination the processor transmits the packet to the next electronic device without performing the initialization. | 41,435 |
9,143,452 | 1. A method implemented in a network apparatus used in a network, the method comprising: collecting information about network topology from a network controller; collecting information about data movement; deciding routing in the network according to the information about network topology and the information about data movement; and providing information about the routing to the network controller, wherein the network controller enforces the routing in the network, wherein the information about data movement comprises shuffle phase data movement, and wherein the information about data movement is collected during the shuffle phase data movement by: | 32,145 |
9,476,043 | 1. A method for diagnosing Friedreich's ataxia in a subject comprising the steps of: a) isolating DNA, which is genomic DNA, from a biological sample, b) optionally cleaving the DNA isolated in step a) with one or more DNA restriction enzymes, c) adding a non-naturally occurring oligonucleotide, said oligonucleotide consisting of a sequence selected from the group consisting of (GAA)n, (CTT)n, (JTT)n, or a mixed (JTT/CTT)n sequence, wherein n is about 2-10, and wherein oligonucleotide is based on a peptide nucleic acid oligonucleotide or an equivalent oligonucleotide analogue, such as morpholino oligonucleotide or a locked nucleic acid oligonucleotide, to the isolated DNA of step a), or the cleaved DNA of step b), and wherein the oligonucleotide forms a non-naturally occurring oligonucleotide-DNA complex capable of dissociating or abolishing the formation of higher order DNA structures, d) dissociating and/or abolishing the formation of higher order DNA structures, such as H-DNA and triplex formation, at GAA repeats, e) determining the length, sequence and/or number of GAA repeats in the frataxin gene, and f) diagnosing Friedrich's ataxia if the length, sequence and/or number of GAA repeats in the frataxin gene is 90 to 1700 GAA repeats. | 21,114 |
9,394,550 | 1. A composition comprising C1-C4 esters of fatty acids derived from triglyceride oil produced by a microalga that is a recombinant oleaginous cell of the genus Prototheca , the oil having an altered fatty acid profile relative to an oil produced by a non-recombinant microalga of the genus Prototheca , the altered fatty acid profile having at least 10% C10:0 and 40% C12:0 fatty acids, the composition having a reduced odor compared to a composition where all the fatty acids are derived from vegetable or animal triglyceride oil having a fatty acid profile of at least 40% C12:0 fatty acids. | 47,534 |
9,574,507 | 1. An engine system, comprising: an engine including an intake; a compressor coupled to the intake for providing a boosted aircharge to the engine; a compressor bypass for recirculating boosted aircharge from downstream of a compressor outlet to a compressor inlet; an ejector coupled in the compressor bypass; a fuel system including a fuel tank coupled to a canister; a purge line coupling the canister to the intake via a purge valve; a first purge bypass coupling a suction port of the ejector to the purge line at a location upstream of the purge valve, the first purge bypass including a bypass valve; a second purge bypass coupling the suction port of the ejector to the purge line at a location downstream of the purge valve, the second purge bypass including a check valve, the second purge bypass coupled to the first purge bypass downstream of the bypass valve; and a controller with computer readable instructions for: | 32,411 |
8,818,949 | 1. A computer-implemented method of migrating data from a source database to a target database including executing, using at least one processor, instructions recorded on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the method comprising: creating an image copy of data in the source database; collecting metadata describing structural attributes of the source database; using the metadata to ensure a structure of the source database and a structure of the target database are compatible; and refreshing data in the target database using the image copy of the data in the source database when the structure of the source database and the structure of the target database are compatible, wherein using the metadata to ensure the structure of the source database and the structure of the target database is compatible includes matching a name for a source table from the metadata with a name for a target table in the target database and determining that a value calculated based on columns included in the source table matches a value calculated based on columns included in the target table. | 49,088 |
8,669,547 | 1. An organic light-emitting diode luminaire comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, and an electroluminescent layer therebetween, the electroluminescent layer comprising: a host material capable of electroluminescence having an emission color that is blue; a first electroluminescent dopant having an emission color that is green, wherein the first electroluminescent dopant is an organometallic complex of Ir; and a second electroluminescent dopant having an emission color that is in a red/orange region, wherein the second electroluminescent dopant is an organometallic complex of Ir; wherein the additive mixing of the three mission colors results in an overall emission of white light; wherein the weight ratio of host: (total dopant) is in the range of 10:1 to 1000:1; wherein the weight ratio of (first dopant):(second dopant) is in the range of 1:1 to 100:1; and wherein the triplet energy of the host is high enough so that it does not quench the emission from the organometallic electroluminescent dopants. | 20,309 |
9,305,388 | 1. A method, comprising: reading, by a texture processing unit, a rasterized coverage bit mask from a bit-count format texture map that stores the rasterized coverage bit mask utilizing a bit-count texture format for storing a plurality of rasterized coverage bit masks each associated with a different plane of a voxel volume; converting the rasterized coverage bit mask to a scalar value; processing the scalar value while the rasterized coverage bit mask is retained in the bit-count format texture map for reducing memory access bandwidth consumption in connection with at least one voxel associated with the voxel volume; and generating output data, based on the processing, for use in rendering. | 49,730 |
9,131,778 | 1. A foldable tent-cot comprising: a cot frame comprising: a tent frame having a pair of vertical supports, each vertical support having a top end and a bottom end, each vertical support connected to a corresponding outer leg assembly, top ends of each vertical support having a first coupling member; and a tent having a floor and a plurality of walls extending upwardly therefrom to form an enclosure, the floor fixedly attached to the elongated rods, a pair of second coupling members extending from the walls for coupling to the first coupling members of the vertical supports to form a coupling assembly; wherein in an expanded configuration the two connecting rods of each elongated rod are longitudinally aligned with each other, the X-shaped support racks and the vertical supports are fully extended, and corresponding first and second coupling members are engaged; and in a collapsed configuration the two connecting rods of each elongated rod, the X-shaped support racks and the vertical supports are collectively folded inward and substantially parallel and adjacent to each other. | 36,123 |
9,434,268 | 1. An electric vehicle recharger, comprising: an electric vehicle charging connector having first and second connector pins for electrical connection with a charging outlet of an electric vehicle; a ground fault circuit interrupter located within a load center and having first and second line terminals and first and second load terminals, the first and second line terminals respectively coupled to first and second electrical power phases received at the load center, the load center configured to distribute power downstream of the load center and having at least first and second phase busbars; and a recharging station comprising: | 46,980 |
8,761,762 | 1. Method for activating a service in a receiving network, comprising: creating an extended user profile associated with said-at least one client in a user profile database, preferably a HSS, said extended user profile comprising migration server routing information; registering said at least one-user equipment with a migration application server on the basis of said migration server routing information; executing a migration service hosted on a migration application server for migrating at least one service associated with said user equipment from a donating network to said receiving network or executing an activation service hosted on said migration application server for activating at least one service associated with said user equipment in said receiving network; and, updating said extended user profile by removing said migration server routing information from said extended user profile. | 11,562 |
9,330,718 | 1. A method comprising: segmenting each frame of a video into its semantic components to identify one or more subjects within each frame scene based on a respective group of pixels, wherein the video is a part of media; receiving a selection of one or more subjects within a given frame scene; tracking the one or more subjects from frame to frame of the video to identify the respective group of pixels comprising the one or more subjects in each frame; and alpha-matting the media to isolate the one or more selected subjects from frame to frame. | 17,900 |
9,049,884 | 1. A method of modulating inflammation in an infant having inflammation characterized by an elevated plasma level of C-reactive protein, the method comprising: administering to the infant having inflammation characterized by an elevated plasma level of C-reactive protein a preterm infant formula comprising about 75 μg/L to about 500 μg/L of lutein, about 60 μg/L to about 500 μg/L of lycopene, and about 85 μg/L to about 500 μg/L of beta-carotene. | 34,355 |
9,765,324 | 1. A hierarchical catalyst composition comprising a continuous magnetic macroporous scaffold in which is incorporated self-assembled mesoporous aggregates of magnetic nanoparticles, wherein a first enzyme is embedded in said mesopores of the mesoporous aggregates of magnetic nanoparticles, wherein said enzyme functions by converting a diffusible substrate into a diffusible product. | 29,228 |
9,292,075 | 1. An information processing apparatus operating in a first power state, a second power state with power consumption lower than that of the first power state, a third power state with power consumption lower than that of the second power state, and a fourth power state with power consumption lower than that of the third power state, the information processing apparatus comprising: a time measurement unit configured to measure time; a power control unit configured to shift a power state of the information processing apparatus which is in the third power state (1) from the third power state to the fourth power state when a first shift time is measured by the time measurement unit, (2) from the third power state to the second power state when a first shift factor for shifting the information processing apparatus from the third power state to the second power state occurs before the first shift time is measured by the time measurement unit, and (3) from the third power state to the first power state when a second shift factor for shifting the information processing apparatus from the third power state to the first power state occurs before the first shift time is measured by the time measurement unit; and a control unit configured to, when the power control unit has shifted the power state of the information processing apparatus from the third power state to the first power state, clear the time measured by the time measurement unit, and not to, when the power control unit has shifted the power state of the information processing apparatus from the third power state to the second power state in accordance with an occurrence of the first shift factor, clear the time measured by the time measurement unit, wherein the fourth power state is a turned off state. | 7,738 |
9,187,081 | 1. A method for controlling regenerative braking, comprising: (a) using wheel brake torque and regenerative braking torque to brake a vehicle; (b) decreasing regenerative braking torque during a period at a rate set such that regenerative braking torque reaches zero before a converter clutch opens; (c) increasing wheel brake torque as regenerative braking torque decreases. | 40,774 |
9,096,138 | 1. A contactless power feeding apparatus including a secondary coil magnetically coupled with a primary coil outside of a moving body with the work of resonance of a magnetic field and constructed to receive an electric power from the primary coil, a rectifier for rectifying the electric power received by the secondary coil, a rechargeable power storage battery for storing therein the electric power rectified by the rectifier, an electric motor mounted on the moving body for driving the moving body upon receiving the electric power from the rechargeable power storage battery, which is characterized in that: the primary coil is magnetically coupled with the secondary coil with the work of resonance of a magnetic field and constructed to feed the secondary coil with a high frequency electric power; a high frequency electric power driver is provided for converting the electric power outside of the moving body to a high frequency electric power that can be supplied to the moving body upon resonance of the magnetic field, the converted electric power being supplied to the primary coil; a calculation means is provided for estimating, from supplying current and voltage of the high frequency electric power driver, equivalent circuit parameters of an electric power transfer from the primary coil to the secondary coil upon resonance of the magnetic field; and a control means is provided for estimating, from the equivalent circuit parameters estimated by the calculation means, a receiving electric power of the secondary coil and for controlling a frequency of the supplying electric power in a manner to cause the estimated receiving electric power to show the maximum value. | 42,597 |
8,889,401 | 1. A method of producing lipid, the method comprising: preparing a culture medium comprising depolymerized cellulosic material as a primary carbon source, the depolymerized cellulosic material comprising glucose and xylose, wherein the cellulosic material is sugarcane bagasse, rice hulls, corn fiber, corn stover, wheat straw, rice straw, sugar beet pulp, citrus pulp, citrus peels, hardwood thinnings, softwood thinnings, wood chips, sawdust, pulp mill waste, paper fractions of municipal solid waste, grass clippings, wood construction waste, switchgrass, hybrid poplar wood, miscanthus, fiber cane or fiber sorghum; placing a recombinant microalgae cell of the species culturing the recombinant microalgae cell under heterotrophic growth and limited nitrogen conditions, and until the microalgae cell accumulates at least 60% of its dry cell weight as lipid; and obtaining the lipid from the recombinant microalgae cell. | 42,337 |
8,797,110 | 1. A system for managing a reference clock signal, the system comprising: a crystal oscillator (XO); a signal buffer coupled to the XO and configured to drive a reference clock signal generated by the XO; and a first integrated circuit (IC) coupled to the signal buffer, the first IC comprising: | 2,163 |
8,543,631 | 1. A floating point total order comparator circuit for comparing a first floating point operand and a second floating point operand, comprising: a first analysis circuit for determining a format of the first floating point operand based upon floating point status information encoded within the first floating point operand; a second analysis circuit for determining a format of the second floating point operand based upon floating point status information encoded within the second floating point operand; and a result generator circuit coupled to the analysis circuits and configured to produce at least three possible result signals indicating whether the first floating point operand is greater, less than, or equal to the second floating point operand based on the format of the first floating point operand and the format of the second floating point operand, wherein the format represents a combination of at least two of a group comprising: not-a-number (NaN), infinity, normalized, denormalized, invalid operation, overflow, underflow, division by zero, positive zero, negative zero, exact, and inexact. | 13,865 |
8,953,371 | 1. A semiconductor storage device, comprising: a plurality of memory cells each having a control gate that are formed on a well; and a control circuit that applies a voltage to the well and the control gates, wherein in an erase operation of the memory cell, the control circuit applies a first pulse wave of a first erase voltage that rises stepwise to the well and then applies a second pulse wave of a second erase voltage to the well, the second erase voltage is a square wave, and a step difference of the first erase voltage that rises stepwise is smaller than a difference between the second erase voltage of the second pulse wave and a final value of the first erase voltage that rises stepwise. | 39,103 |
9,783,514 | 1. A process for the preparation of methylated amines of formula (I): in which: R a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, or a heteroaryl group, said alkyl, aryl, and heteroaryl groups optionally being substituted, or R R H represents a hydrogen atom ( C represents a carbon atom ( N represents a nitrogen atom ( O represents an oxygen atom ( F represents a fluorine atom ( Si represents a silicon atom ( S represents a sulfur atom ( comprising a step of reacting an amine of formula (II), in which R with CO 2 , in which C and O are as defined above, in the presence of a catalyst and of a silane compound of formula (III): in which: H is as defined above, R a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryl group, a silyl group or a siloxy group, said alkyl, alkoxy, silyl, siloxy, and aryl groups optionally being substituted. | 43,385 |
9,386,522 | 1. A method for transmitting data between a first communication device associated with an analyte sensor and a primary communication device and a secondary communication device configured to provide user access to analyte values and/or information derived from analyte values, comprising: establishing a communication channel between a secondary communication device and a first communication device during a transmission time window of a sensor session; determining whether a primary communication device has previously been in communication with the first communication device during the sensor session; and rejecting requests for data or commands sent by the secondary communication device to the first communication device if the primary communication device has not been in communication with the first device during the sensor session; wherein the first communication device comprises a sensor electronics module, the sensor electronics module configured to electronically couple to an analyte sensor and to generate an analyte data stream using the analyte sensor, and wherein the sensor session is defined as a period of time the analyte sensor is in use. | 29,848 |
8,970,346 | 1. A remote signal communication system, comprising: a transmitter; a signal enhancement device; and a receiver module in communication with said transmitter, wherein said receiver module includes a switch for controlling the functionality of said signal enhancement device, wherein the signal enhancement device is switched off to decrease signal sensitivity responsive to receiving a signal initializing a passive entry and starting system. | 10,756 |
9,587,744 | 1. A sealing material configured to be installed in a dovetail groove and having a closed annular shape, the sealing material having a seal cross-section comprising the seal cross-section having such a V shape that each of the main body and the lip portion extends linearly from a bending position between the main body and the lip portion, said main body having a first front surface which abuts a bottom surface of the dovetail groove, and a first back surface located on a back side with respect to said first front surface and extends parallel to said first front surface, said lip portion having a second front surface which abuts a side surface of the dovetail groove, and a second back surface located on a back side with respect to said second front surface and extends parallel to said second front surface, and a width of the main body in a direction orthogonal to a direction in which the main body extends linearly between said first front surface and said first back surface being not more than a width of the lip portion in a direction orthogonal to a direction in which the lip portion extends linearly between said second front surface and said second back surface. | 10,111 |
8,877,370 | 1. A battery having a can containing an electrode assembly and an electrolyte and a cap assembly with a cap plate having an electrolyte injection unit, said electrolyte injection unit having an injection hole via which said electrolyte is injected into the electrode assembly and a sealing member to seal said injection hole, the cap plate is coupled to the can and an upper cover is coupled to the cap plate, comprising: a gas sensor located within the cap assembly and positioned immediately adjacent to said sealing member of said electrolyte injection unit to detect leakage of the electrolyte into the cap assembly; and a protective circuit module mounted to the cap plate and electrically coupled to the gas sensor, the protective circuit module is adapted to stop a charge/discharge operation of the battery and discharge the battery upon receipt of a signal from the gas sensor indicating detection of leakage of the electrolyte into the cap assembly. | 453 |
8,506,013 | 1. A vehicle seat comprising: a seat cushion; a seatback that is rotatably attached to the seat cushion; a bracket, including a front stopper portion and a rear stopper portion, that is connected to the seat cushion; a hook member that is connected to the seatback, positioned between the front stopper portion and the rear stopper portion of the bracket, and movable between the front stopper portion and the rear stopper portion; a spring that urges the seatback to a raised upright position from a reclined position in which the seatback is tilted back behind the seat cushion; and a shield member that covers the spring and is attached to the seat cushion, wherein the spring is spiral shaped with a center-side end portion that is arranged near a rotational center axis of the seatback and hooked on a hook of the hook member that is positioned above the rotational center axis of the seatback, and an outside end portion that is positioned on an outer peripheral side of the spring and hooked on a hook positioned proximate the rear stopper portion of the bracket. | 11,648 |
9,801,420 | 1. An abdominal-restraint garment comprising: an outer garment layer having a front rise, an inseam, a crotch seam and a posterior portion, the posterior portion of the outer garment layer comprising a first back pocket having a lateral seam and a medial seam and a second back pocket having a lateral seam and a medial seam; and an inner abdominal-restraint layer having a top, a first lateral edge, a second lateral edge, and a bottom side; wherein the first lateral edge of the inner abdominal-restraint layer is directly attached to the lateral seam of the first back pocket of the posterior portion and the second lateral edge of the inner abdominal-restraint layer is directly attached to the lateral seam of the second back pocket of the posterior portion, wherein the top of the inner abdominal-restraint layer is configured to be even with the front rise of the outer garment layer or extend above the front rise of the outer garment layer, and wherein the bottom side of the inner abdominal-restraint layer is directly attached to the inseam of the outer garment layer, to the crotch seam of the outer garment layer, or to a combination thereof. | 15,831 |
9,145,065 | 1. A motor vehicle having a structure for accommodating an electrical energy storage and having power electronics for an electric machine of the motor vehicle, that the structure comprising: a frame having opposite top and bottom ends and an opening penetrating through the frame from the top end to the bottom end, the frame defining a ring extending around an outer periphery of the electrical energy storage and supporting the electrical energy storage in the vehicle; upper and lower lids being mounted to the frame and enclosing the electrical energy storage from the top and bottom; the power electronics being integrated into the structure and mounted to an external surface of one wall of the frame; and a cooling section mounted to the external surface of the wall of the frame and positioned adjacent the power electronics. | 33,367 |
9,269,997 | 1. An energy storage cell, comprising: an anode comprising a molten alkali metal; an air cathode; an electrolyte medium located between the anode and the cathode; a solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) film covering the anode; and an SEI precursor, which on reduction forms the SEI film, the precursor being added to the electrolyte medium. | 16,301 |
9,436,565 | 1. A method of monitoring operations of an integrated circuit (IC), the IC comprising a set of configurable circuits for configurably performing a set of operations based on configuration data, the method comprising: loading a first set of configuration data into the IC to configure a plurality of configurable circuits in the set of configurable circuits to perform operations of a user design; receiving a definition of (i) an event based on values of a set of signals in the user design and (ii) a set of corresponding actions to take when the event occurs; generating an incremental second set of configuration data based on the definition of the event and the set of corresponding actions; and while the IC is performing the operations of the user design, loading the incremental second set of configuration data into the IC to monitor for the event and to take the set of actions when the event occurs. | 3,588 |
9,653,718 | 1. An integrated electrode assembly comprising a cathode, an anode, and a separation layer integrated between the cathode and the anode, the separation layer comprising 3 phases comprising: a liquid-phase component containing an ionic salt, the liquid-phase component partially flowing from the separation layer into the cathode and the anode of the integrated electrode assembly and impregnates these electrodes to increase ionic conductivity of the cathode and the anode; a solid-phase component supporting the separation layer between the cathode and the anode; and a polymer matrix having affinity for the liquid-phase component and providing binding force with the cathode and the anode, wherein the polymer matrix is in the form of a mixture of a linear polymer and a cross-linked polymer, and the weight ratio of the linear polymer to the cross-linked polymer is 1:9 to 8:2, wherein the mixture of the linear polymer and the cross-linked polymer forms a viscoelastic structure, wherein the liquid-phase component is an electrolyte containing the ionic salt, wherein a weight ratio of the liquid-phase component to the polymer matrix is from 5:5 to 8:2, and wherein the separation layer is in the form of a single layer structure in which the solid-phase component and the liquid-phase component are incorporated in the polymer matrix, wherein the linear polymer, the cross-linked polymer, the liquid-phase component and the solid-phase component are homogenized in the separation layer, wherein a first surface of the separation layer forms a layer directly on a surface of the cathode and a second surface of the separation layer forms a layer directly on a surface of the anode, and wherein the linear polymer partially permeates into the cross-linked polymer, and a size of the part of the linear polymer that permeates into the cross-linked polymer is 5 to 45% based on the total size of the linear polymer. | 40,962 |
8,953,516 | 1. A method to facilitate conveying asynchronous transmissions from a message source to a message destination via a communications protocol having a synchronous source transmission portion and an asynchronous source transmission portion, comprising: at a wireless repeater: | 2,560 |
9,757,052 | 1. A moisture reduction system comprising: a respiratory output device; a dryer tube configured to be coupled to the respiratory output device and comprising a material configured to absorb moisture, wherein the material is essentially impermeable to gases; a first connector disposed on a first end of the dryer tube and configured to removably attach the dryer tube to the respiratory output device, wherein the first connector comprises a first proximal end, a first distal end, and a first central bore extending between the first proximal end and the first distal end; a gripper removably coupled to the first connector and comprising a tapered body having a thermally insulating foamy material, a second proximal end, a second distal end, and a second central bore extending between the second proximal end and the second distal end, wherein, when the gripper is coupled to the first connector, the second proximal end of the gripper abuts a first outer surface of the respiratory output device, a first portion of an inner wall of the tapered body is in contact with an outer wall of the first connector along a portion of a length of the first connector, and a second portion of the inner wall of the tapered body is radially spaced apart from the outer wall of the first connector by a gap, and wherein the inner wall of the tapered body defines the second central bore; a second connector at least partially covering a second outer surface of an outlet of the dryer tube, wherein the second connector comprises a coupler configured to connect the moisture reduction system to a capnograph. | 10,580 |
9,196,391 | 1. A polyurea electrolyte, comprising: a polyurea resin formed by polymerizing a first compound having two or more isocyanate groups and a second compound having two or more amino groups, the first compound containing ten or more carbon chains, and the second compound containing a sulfonic acid group or a carboxylic acid group, wherein the first compound is one of the following (a) to (d) compounds: (a) a compound in which both terminals of conjugated diene glycol or a hydrogenated substance thereof are substituted by an isocyanate group; (b) a compound in which both terminals of vegetable oil containing a hydroxyl group, a carboxylic acid group or an amine group are substituted by an isocyanate group; (c) a compound in which a carboxylic acid group or an amine group in vegetable oil containing a carboxylic acid group or an amine group is substituted by an isocyanate group; and (d) dimer acid diisocyanate. | 14,594 |
9,314,274 | 1. A minimally invasive spinal stabilization system configured to move a first vertebra relative to a second vertebra between an initial position and an adjusted position, the minimally invasive spinal stabilization system comprising: a bone screw elongate along a screw axis, the bone screw defining a proximal end and a distal end spaced from the proximal end along the screw axis, the distal end configured to be attached to the first vertebra such that the proximal end is positioned outside of an incision to enable manipulation of at least a portion of a spine; a coupler that is configured to couple the bone screw to a spine stabilization rod, the coupler including a coupler body that defines a first coupler opening and a second coupler opening that is spaced from the first coupler opening, the first coupler opening configured to receive a portion of the bone screw, the second coupler opening configured to receive a portion of the spine stabilization rod, the coupler is configured to be coupled to the bone screw such that the bone screw is configured to move relative to the spine stabilization rod to move the first vertebra relative to the second vertebra between the initial position and the adjusted position when the distal end of the bone screw is attached to the first vertebra; and a coupler holder configured to attach to the coupler so as to position the coupler on the bone screw such that the bone screw is received in the first coupler opening, wherein when the coupler holder is attached to the coupler and the bone screw is received in the first coupler opening, the coupler holder is offset with respect to the screw axis along a direction that is perpendicular to the screw axis, the coupler holder including a hollow body that is elongate along a longitudinal holder axis; and a fastener guide configured to be disposed in the hollow body of the coupler holder such that the fastener guide is moveable along the longitudinal holder axis with respect to the coupler holder, the fastener guide having an elongated body that includes at least one ratchet tooth wherein the coupler holder further includes a ratchet member supported by the hollow body, the ratchet member includes at least one ratchet tooth, and an internal bore that receives the fastener guide when the fastener guide is inserted into the hollow body of the coupler holder, wherein the ratchet member is configured to move with respect to the hollow body of the coupler holder between a locked position where the at least one ratchet tooth of the ratchet member is engaged with the at least one ratchet tooth of the fastener guide, and an unlocked position where the at least one ratchet tooth of the ratchet member is disengaged from the at least one ratchet tooth of the fastener guide to permit movement of the fastener guide relative to the coupler holder. | 37,505 |
9,835,679 | 1. A device handler for testing functional silicon devices, the device handler comprising: a plurality of test interface units to electrically interface to the functional silicon devices for test; a plurality of thermal actuators, each being individually movable upon at least three axes; an optical alignment unit with a plurality of pick and place head pairs, wherein the optical alignment unit is to move upon a horizontal plane and is to move between the plurality of test interface units and the plurality of thermal actuators; an upward facing camera to move with the optical alignment unit, the upward facing camera to optically locate a position of the plurality of test interface units; a plurality of downward facing cameras, each to optically locate a position of one of the plurality of functional silicon devices to be tested upon one of the plurality of thermal actuators; wherein the device handler is to move the optical alignment unit out from between the plurality of test interface units and the plurality of thermal actuators; and wherein the device handler is to align test probes affixed to the test interface units with the plurality of functional silicon devices to be tested and electrically interface the test probes with the functional silicon devices for testing. | 9,177 |
9,714,207 | 1. A method for producing an aromatic compound from acetic acid, comprising: a1) providing acetic acid; b1) converting said acetic acid into an acetate salt; pyrolyzing the acetate salt to an acetone; and c1) converting the acetone into an aromatic compound in the presence of a ruthenium-supported niobia catalyst (Ru/Nb); wherein the ruthenium-supported niobia catalyst (Ru/Nb) contains ruthenium in an amount of 0.3 to 2.5% by weight on an elemental basis. | 47,809 |
9,691,927 | 1. A solar cell apparatus comprising; a support substrate; a back electrode layer on the support substrate; a light absorbing layer on the back electrode layer; a plurality of buffer layers on the light absorbing layer, the plurality of buffer layers having a bandgap gradually increased from a bottom thereof to a top thereof; and a window layer on the buffer layers, wherein the plurality of buffer layers comprise a first buffer layer, a second buffer layer, and a high resistance buffer layer, wherein the first buffer layer is formed on the light absorbing layer, wherein the second buffer layer is formed on the first buffer layer, wherein the high resistance buffer layer is formed on the second buffer layer, wherein the second buffer layer is thicker in thickness than the first buffer layer, wherein the first buffer layer has a chemical formula of ZnSe, wherein the second buffer layer has a chemical formula of ZnS, wherein the first buffer layer has a bandgap in a range of 1.5 eV to 2.6 eV, wherein the second buffer layer has a bandgap in a range of 2.7 eV to 3.7 eV, wherein the high resistance buffer layer has a higher energy bandgap than that of the second buffer layer and has a chemical formula of i-ZnO, wherein a resistance of the window layer is higher than that of the back electrode layer, and wherein the back electrode layer has a thickness in a range of 400 nm to 1,000 nm, the light absorbing layer has a thickness in a range 1.5 μm to 2.5 μm, the first buffer layer has a thickness in a range of 2 nm to 10 nm, the second buffer layer has a thickness in a range of 5 nm to 50 nm, the high resistance buffer layer has a thickness in a range 50 nm to 60 nm and the window layer has a thickness in a range 800 nm to 1,000 nm. | 17,167 |
8,450,086 | 1. An isolated polynucleotide encoding a bacterial secretion signal for directing translocation of the protein from the bacterial membrane, selected from the P6S variant of pelB of SEQ ID NO: 1 and the A11P variant of ompA of SEQ ID NO: 3. | 17,281 |
9,353,680 | 1. A rotary engine comprising: an outer body having an internal cavity defined by two axially spaced apart end walls and a peripheral wall extending between the end walls; a rotor body rotatable within the cavity in sealing engagement with the peripheral and end walls and defining at least one chamber of variable volume in the cavity around the rotor body; an insert made of a material different from that of the peripheral wall, the insert having opposed inner and outer ends, the insert located in the peripheral wall of the outer body with the inner end closer to the internal cavity than the outer end, the inner end offset from the cavity with a portion of the peripheral wall extending between the inner end and the cavity, the insert having a pilot subchamber defined therein and at least one outlet opening defined therein in communication with the pilot subchamber, the portion of the peripheral wall extending between the inner end and the cavity having at least one opening defined therethrough in communication with the at least one outlet opening of the insert and with the cavity to provide communication between the pilot subchamber and the cavity; a pilot fuel injector having a tip in communication with the pilot subchamber; an ignition element positioned to ignite fuel within the pilot subchamber; and a main fuel injector having a tip in communication with the cavity at a location spaced apart from the insert. | 26,655 |
8,532,836 | 1. A method for estimating energy usage change associated with a demand event, comprising: | 28,878 |
9,360,561 | 1. A radiation imaging apparatus comprising: a pixel array including a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix in which each pixel includes a conversion element configured to convert radiation into a charge and a switch element configured to transfer an electric signal based on the charge; a plurality of wirings arranged in the pixel array, wherein the plurality of wirings includes a drive wiring through which the switch element is supplied with a signal for controlling a conductive state and a non-conductive state of the switch element, a bias wiring through which the conversion element is supplied with a voltage for the conversion element to convert the radiation into the charge, and a signal wiring through which the electric signal is transferred to a readout circuit; and a detecting unit configured to detect radiation irradiation to the pixel array, wherein the detecting unit includes a detecting circuit configured to detect the radiation irradiation to the pixel array on the basis of a plurality of currents flowing through the plurality of wirings detected for each of the plurality of wirings, wherein the detecting circuit includes a current detection circuit configured to detect the plurality of currents flowing through the plurality of wirings for each of the plurality of wirings, wherein the current detection circuit detects a current flowing through the bias wiring and a current flowing through the signal wiring, and wherein the detecting circuit detects the radiation irradiation to the pixel array based on values of the currents detected by the current detection circuit. | 44,945 |
8,589,512 | 1. A method comprising: detecting a request to launch an application on a device; accessing metadata associated with said application over a network, said metadata associated with said application being different from application data configured to launch said application; determining, based on said metadata, whether available memory and processor resources for said device are sufficient to launch said application on said device; and performing at least one action based on said determination. | 22,707 |
8,628,686 | 1. A process for production of an oxynitride fluorescent substance, comprising a step in which a mixture containing first-phase crystals having the same crystal structure as Sr 2 Al 2 Si 10 O 4 N 14 and second-phase crystals having the same crystal structure as Sr 2 Al 3 Si 7 ON 13 is fired in a nitrogen atmosphere under high pressure. | 7,883 |
9,305,379 | 1. A method for processing an image of a series of images, comprising: receiving first data representing a first previously reconstructed image of an object; receiving, from an imaging device, second data representing a second image of the object, wherein the first data represents the object at a first time and the second data represents the object at a second time subsequent to the first time; and reconstructing the second image in accordance with the first data, the second data and a measurement noise model, wherein the measurement noise model is configured to model noise in the second data introduced by the imaging device, and wherein reconstructing the second image accounts for time-based differences between the first data and the second data. | 34,153 |
8,435,699 | 1. A fuel cell fuel cartridge system, comprising: a first storage unit configured for storing a liquid first fuel, the first storage unit comprising a first container, a first coupling unit formed in a wall of the first storage unit and fluidly connected to the first container, and a first fluid port; and a second storage unit configured for storing a second fuel at a substantially constant pressure, the second storage unit comprising a second container, a second coupling unit formed in a wall of the second storage unit, and a second fluid port, wherein the second storage unit is configured to engage with the first storage unit by directly contacting the walls of the first and second storage units having the first and second coupling units and the first coupling unit is configured to detachably engage with the second coupling unit so that a port is formed in at least one of the first coupling unit and the second coupling unit, the port configured to open and fluidly connect the first container to the second container, and the second container configured to pressurize the first storage unit, wherein the port is formed on a side surface of a hollow rod portion slidably positioned in a through hole, the hollow rod portion attached to a first header on a first side of the through hole and a second header on a second side of the through hole, and wherein the hollow rod portion is configured to conduct a fluid between the second coupling unit and the first coupling unit through the hollow rod portion. | 39,298 |
9,528,240 | 1. A drainage channel and an edge configuration for the drainage channel, the drainage channel comprising at least one of a drainage seat configured to receive a grate and a recessed corner defined between a top wall of the drainage channel and a side wall of the drainage channel, the edge configuration being arranged in the recessed corner; the edge configuration comprising: an elongated body formed of an elastically deformable material; a hollowed portion extending longitudinally through the elongated body; and an attachment structure extending from a bottom wall of the elongated body into the drainage channel, wherein the attachment structure secures the elongated body to the drainage channel, and wherein the elongated body includes at least four walls surrounding and enclosing the hollowed portion within the elongated body. | 13,097 |
9,201,414 | 1. A handheld field maintenance tool comprising: a process communication module configured to communicatively couple to a field device and obtain a unique identification tag from the field device; a camera configured to obtain a first image and a second image relative to the field device; a wireless communication protocol module configured to communicatively couple to a wireless gateway; a global positioning system (GPS) module configured to determine a geographic location of the handheld field maintenance tool when the first image and the second image are obtained; a controller coupled to the process communication module and the wireless communication module, and operably coupled to the camera and the GPS module, the controller being configured to: | 48,254 |
9,306,726 | 1. A mobile terminal apparatus, comprising: a transmission/reception circuit transmits an uplink signal to a base station apparatus, and receive a downlink signal from the base station apparatus; and a transmission/reception channel/signal format selecting section, that comprises a processor, that causes the transmission/reception circuit to selectively perform transmission of the uplink signal and reception of the downlink signal, based on a priority relationship defined between the uplink signal and the downlink signal, when transmission timing of the uplink signal and reception timing of the downlink signal overlaps each other, wherein the transmission/reception circuit of the mobile terminal performs radio communications with the base station apparatus by a half-duplex scheme. | 35,649 |
8,345,788 | 1. A method for detecting a signal in a multi-input multi-output wireless communication system that receives signals transmitted through a plurality of transmission antennas by using a plurality of reception antennas, comprising: determining a detection order for detecting the transmission signals received through the reception antennas based on a cofactor determinant of components constituting a channel matrix representing characteristics of channels between the transmission antennas and the reception antennas; rearranging reception signal vectors representing characteristics of the signals received through the reception antennas in accordance with the determined detection order; detecting a transmission signal determined to be detected in accordance with the detection order by acquiring a nulling vector and applying the nulling vector to the reception signal vector; and cancelling interference in the detected transmission signal, wherein the rearranging reception signal vectors includes: rearranging a channel vector corresponding to the channel matrix in accordance with the detection order; rearranging a transmission signal vector representing a characteristic of the transmission signal in accordance with the determined detection order; and rearranging the reception signal vector on the basis of the rearranged channel vector and transmission signal vector, wherein the detecting a transmission signal includes: applying Gram-Schmidt Orthogonalization (GSO) to the rearranged channel vector and applying the channel vector in accordance with the result to the reception signal vector; and nulling signals other than the transmission signal to be detected by applying a Hermitiain matrix of a unitary matrix to the reception signal vector. | 48,502 |
8,763,742 | 1. A vehicle comprising: an energy storage device, the energy storage device being configured to supply electrical power to the vehicle; a cover defining an internal volume and an opening into the internal volume, the energy storage device being received in the internal volume, wherein the cover is formed as a layered structure including at least a first layer and a second layer inside the first layer, the first layer consisting of a woven ceramic fabric and the second layer consisting essentially of oxidized polyacrylonitrile fibers. | 39,859 |
9,237,740 | 1. A method of producing an isolated preimplantation rodent host embryo incapable of developing endogenous gametes, comprising: breeding a first rodent of a first rodent strain comprising a transgene encoding a recombinase operably linked to a vasa promoter and a second rodent of a second rodent strain comprising a loxP-flanked stop cassette operatively linked with a transgene encoding diphtheria toxin, the transgene encoding diphtheria toxin operably linked with a ubiquitous promoter or vasa promoter, producing a preimplantation rodent host embryo incapable of developing endogenous gametes and capable of ablating germ cells during the period of embryonic day 6 to embryonic day 14 when the rodent host embryo is a mouse embryo or during the period of embryonic day 7 to embryonic day 16 when the rodent host embryo is a rat embryo, and developing a receptive, empty germ cell niche; and isolating the preimplantation rodent host embryo incapable of developing endogenous gametes, producing an isolated preimplantation rodent host embryo incapable of developing endogenous gametes, wherein the first rodent, second rodent and preimplantation rodent host embryo are all mice or all rats. | 4,711 |
9,517,985 | 1. A method for recovering butanol from a fermentation medium, the method comprising: (a) providing a fermentation medium comprising butanol, water, and a recombinant microorganism comprising a butanol biosynthetic pathway, wherein the recombinant microorganism produces butanol; (b) contacting the fermentation medium with a water immiscible organic extractant composition comprising a solvent selected from the group consisting of C wherein the solvent is biocompatible with the microorganism such that at least about 90% of the microorganisms are viable after exposure to the organic extractant composition, and wherein the solvent has a boiling point less than about 300° C, with the proviso that the organic extractant is not oleyl alcohol, 1-dodecanol, behenyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, myristyl alcohol, or stearyl alcohol; and (c) recovering the butanol from the butanol-containing organic phase. | 9,754 |
9,685,304 | 1. A method for enhancing operation of an ion implantation system comprising: providing for use in the ion implantation system a first gas storage and dispensing vessel holding a boron precursor comprising two or more boron atoms and at least one fluorine atom, wherein the boron precursor is isotopically-enriched in at least one boron isotope, said first gas storage and dispensing vessel coupled to a first flow controller and a co-flow feed line; providing a second gas storage and dispensing vessel containing diborane, said second gas storage and dispensing vessel coupled to a second flow controller and said gas feed line; and modulating a flow of said isotopically-enriched boron precursor and modulating a flow of said diborane to form a co-flow mixture, the amount of isotopically-enriched boron precursor in the isotopically-enriched boron precursor and diborane co-flow mixture ranges from 1% to 99% by volume, based on total volume of isotopically-enriched boron precursor and diborane co-flow mixture, with diborane in the isotopically-enriched boron precursor and diborane co-flow mixture correspondingly ranging from 99% to 1% by volume, on the same total volume basis. | 30,208 |
8,664,800 | 1. A power inverter system, comprising: one or more power inverters configured to receive power from at least one corresponding energy source; and at least one controller configured to control each power inverter via algorithmic software reactive power support commands such that at least one power inverter provides reactive power to a power grid based on its reactive power capacity and only while its total power capacity is not exhausted in generating real power. | 44,842 |
8,401,553 | 1. A method of controlling access in a cellular telecommunication system having a radio access network (RAN) in communication with a core network (CN), said method comprising: implementing access logic within the RAN for determining whether a given mobile user equipment (UE) is authorized to access the CN through a given radio base station (RBS); implementing an access control database within the RAN, said database associating RBS identifiers with International Mobile Subscriber Identities (IMSIs) of UEs authorized to access the CN through associated RBSs; receiving by the RAN, a Location Update Request message from the given UE, said Location Update Request message including a Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity (TMSI) assigned to the UE; in response to receiving the Location Update Request message, triggering an Identification procedure in which the RAN requests the given UE to send the given UE's International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) to the RAN; receiving by the RAN, an uplink message from the given UE with the given UE's IMSI, wherein the uplink message includes a next uplink message sequence number from the given UE; determining by the access logic in the RAN, whether the given UE's IMSI is associated with the given RBS's identifier in the access control database; alternatively granting or denying the given UE access to the CN based on a determination by the access logic in the RAN; and when the UE is granted access to the CN, correcting by the RAN, uplink message sequence numbers between the given UE and the CN to provide uplink sequence numbers expected by the CN. | 22,516 |
8,946,946 | 1. A converter device for converting an input power to an electrical output power having at least two phases, the converter device comprising: a voltage input for receiving a voltage signal for each of said at least two phases, said voltage signal being indicative of a voltage of the respective phase of the electrical output power; an individual controller for each of said at least two phases, each controller sets an active current to zero when the voltage of the respective phase is outside a predetermined voltage band; a frequency converter is provided for each phase in order to effect the setting of the active current to zero, the frequency converter comprises an input for receiving the input power and an output for outputting the respective phase of the output power, wherein a reactive component of the electrical output power is set for each phase separately depending on the voltage signal for this phase under consideration, wherein the reactive component is a reactive current, wherein each individual controller includes a control input for receiving a control signal from a power plant controller, wherein the individual controller controls, based on the control signal, the respective frequency converter, wherein the predetermined voltage band is preprogrammed in the individual controller or the predetermined voltage band is set with the individual controller after receiving the control signal from the power plant controller, wherein at least one of said individual controllers implements a predetermined change of reactive component per voltage unit of a change in the voltage indicated by the voltage signal, said predetermined change of reactive component per voltage unit defining a reactive component gradient, and wherein said at least one controller controls the reactive component of its phase according to an in-band reactive component gradient if the voltage indicated by the voltage signal is inside the predetermined voltage band and for controlling the reactive component of its phase according to an out-of-band reactive component gradient if the voltage indicated by the voltage signal is outside the predetermined voltage band. | 38,841 |
8,727,820 | 1. A method of operating a hybrid drive system of a sailing ship comprising an internal combustion engine ( 103 ), an electric machine ( 105 , 205 ) which operates as a either a generator or a motor, depending on a circuit of an electric controller ( 107 , 207 ), a battery ( 106 ), at least one shift clutch ( 115 , 116 , 215 , 216 ) and a pivotable drive device ( 109 , 209 ) for transferring drive power to at least one propeller ( 108 ), the electric machine ( 105 , 205 ) together with a first clutch ( 115 , 215 ) and a second clutch ( 116 , 216 ) form modular a drive unit ( 140 , 240 ) which is enclosed by a common housing ( 227 , 228 , 229 ), the housing has a flange surface ( 219 ) for connecting the internal combustion engine, and the drive unit is modularly disposed between the internal combustion engine ( 103 ) and the drive device ( 109 ), the first clutch ( 115 , 215 ) is disposed between the electric machine ( 105 , 205 ) and the internal combustion engine ( 103 ), and the second clutch ( 116 , 216 ) is disposed between the electric machine ( 105 , 205 ) and the drive device ( 109 , 209 ), the method comprising the steps of: operating the hybrid drive system in a first operating mode in which the electric machine ( operating the hybrid drive system in a seventh operating mode while the sailing ship being driven by wind power in which the electric machine ( | 40,730 |
9,410,506 | 1. A ported, uniflow-scavenged, opposed-piston engine including at least one cylinder with a bore and piston-controlled exhaust and intake ports, a pair of pistons disposed in opposition in the bore, each piston being coupled to a crankshaft, and a charge air channel to provide charge air to at least one intake port of the engine, in which an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) loop has a loop input coupled to an exhaust port of the cylinder and a loop output coupled to the charge air channel, and the engine includes a pump in communication with the EGR loop to pump exhaust gas through the EGR loop into the charge air channel. | 37,256 |
9,354,108 | 1. An electronic balance, comprising: a scale pan; a load detector for supporting said scale pan and outputting the load value of a load placed on said scale pan; and a weight change calculator configured to calculate changes in the weight of a sample to be measured based on: sample load measurement values outputted from said load detector when said sample is placed on said scale pan at two different points in time; reference weight load measurement values outputted from said load detector when a reference weight is placed on said scale pan before and after said respective sample load measurement values are outputted; and load-free measurement values outputted from said load detector in the load-free state before and after each of said sample load measurement values is outputted and before and after each of said reference weight load measurement values is outputted. | 48,547 |
9,620,637 | 1. An integrated circuit comprising a first semiconductor device formed in a semiconductor substrate, the semiconductor device comprising: a source region, a drain region, a gate electrode, and a body region disposed between the source region and the drain region, the source region and the drain region being doped with dopants of a first conductivity type, the body region being doped with dopants of a second conductivity type, the source region being disposed adjacent to a first main surface of the semiconductor substrate, the drain region being disposed adjacent to a second main surface of the semiconductor substrate, and the body region extending in a direction intersecting the first main surface, the gate electrode being disposed in trenches extending into the semiconductor substrate at the first main surface, the trenches being arranged along a first direction parallel to the first main surface, the gate electrode being configured to control a conductivity of a conductive channel formed in the body region, the body region being disposed between adjacent trenches, the source region and the gate electrode being electrically connected to a source terminal, and a second semiconductor device formed in the semiconductor substrate, the second semiconductor device comprising: a second source region, a second drain region, a second gate electrode, and a second body region disposed between the second source region and the second drain region, the second source region and the second drain region being doped with dopants of a first conductivity type, the second body region being doped with dopants of a second conductivity type, the second source region being disposed adjacent to the first main surface of the semiconductor substrate, the second drain region being disposed adjacent to the second main surface of the semiconductor substrate, and the second body region extending in a direction intersecting the first main surface, the second gate electrode being disposed in second trenches arranged in the first main surface, the second source region and the second gate electrode being coupled to the source terminal, the second semiconductor device being shifted with respect to the first semiconductor device along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and a doped portion of the second conductivity type being arranged between the first semiconductor device and the second semiconductor device. | 10,000 |
9,828,036 | 1. An active grille shutter (AGS) system for a vehicle, the AGS system comprising: a housing defining first, second, and third openings, the third opening being located between the first and second openings and being configured to receive an object detection device that is configured to detect objects in front of the vehicle; a first set of louvers arranged in the first opening; a second set of louvers arranged in the second opening; a linkage connecting the first and second sets of louvers and arranged about a perimeter of the third opening such that the linkage does not obstruct a field of view of the object detection device; and an actuator arranged at one end of the housing proximate an outer end of one of the first and second sets of louvers, the actuator being configured to selectively open/close the first and second sets of louvers by driving the one of the first and second sets of louvers. | 33,829 |
8,428,709 | 1. An electrotransport drug delivery system having a constant current supply, the system comprising: a power source; a first patient contact connected to power source; a second patient contact connected to a current control transistor; and a sensing circuit configured to measure voltage at the transistor, wherein the sensing circuit is configured to provide feedback controlling power at the first patient contact, wherein the second patient contact is connected to the sensing circuit only through the current control transistor so that the second patient contact is electrically isolated from the sensing circuit. | 5,521 |
9,748,374 | 1. A semiconductor device, comprising: a silicon semiconductor body having a main surface, a maximum oxygen concentration of less than about 3*10 wherein the silicon semiconductor body is cut from a drawn rod of a magnetic Czochralski silicon material; and a field-effect structure arranged next to the main surface. | 23,916 |
9,489,779 | 1. A method performed by a computing device located on-board a vehicle and physically interfacing with an on-board vehicle control system of the vehicle via a wired communications link, the method comprising: detecting a motion event or an auditory event via one or more sensors of the computing device; responsive to detecting the motion event or the auditory event, waking a wireless transceiver of the computing device from a sleep state or a reduced power state, and initiating scanning via the wireless transceiver; detecting whether a wireless device of a primary registered user of the computing device and/or vehicle is present within a wireless range of the wireless transceiver based on wireless transmissions received via the wireless transceiver during said scanning; if the wireless device of the primary registered user is not detected as being present, then transmitting a notification message over a wireless wide area network directed to a registered contact address of the primary registered user; if the wireless device of the primary registered user is detected as being present, then associating data obtained from the on-board vehicle control system of the vehicle with a user account of the primary registered user during operation of the vehicle. | 22,833 |
9,423,150 | 1. A steam cooking assembly comprising: a chamber having a vertical extent defining a longitudinal chamber axis, said chamber comprising: an external heat source having a fuel conduit that is selectively affixable to said heat inlet of said chamber, said external heat source adapted to transmit heat into said chamber, said fuel conduit defining a longitudinal conduit axis laterally spaced from said longitudinal chamber axis such that said fuel conduit defines an off-center location with respect to said chamber, whereby hot gases discharged from said fuel conduit are directed across an undersurface of said heat exchanger by said heating channel; and a steam cooker having a selectively sealed cooking chamber, said steam cooker positioned to receive heat from said external heat source via said heat exchanger. | 2,906 |
8,381,465 | 1. A building integrated power generating system comprising: a plurality of unitized curtain wall units adapted as part of an exterior shell for at least a portion of a building structure; a plurality of energy conversion devices integrated within said plurality of unitized curtain wall units; wherein said plurality of energy conversion devices are adapted to transform a first type of energy form into an electrical energy form; said plurality of unitized curtain wall units further defining and forming a plurality of integrated electrical conduits adapted to carry electrical wiring for said plurality of unitized curtain wall units, the integrated electrical conduits including a first set of horizontal framing members defining first conduits for electrical wiring, and a second set of vertical framing members defining second conduits for electrical wiring; wherein the power generating system is integrally incorporated within said plurality of unitized curtain wall units. | 31,410 |
8,964,435 | 1. A power conversion system for providing power to an electrical grid comprising: a power converter coupled to a photovoltaic (PV) array and configured to control a PV array voltage; and a system controller communicatively coupled to said power converter and configured to: | 35,793 |
9,685,656 | 1. A nickel composite hydroxide that is a precursor to a cathode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, and comprising secondary particles of nickel composite hydroxide that are formed by an aggregation of plural primary particles, the secondary particles having an average particle size per volume (MV) that is within a range of 9.0 μm to 50.0 μm, and (D90−D10)/MV that indicates a particle size distribution per volume that is less than 0.5. | 13,293 |
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