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C25F,H01L
| 9,624,597
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2017-04-18
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1. A method, comprising: exposing at least a portion of a workpiece to an electrolyte solution, wherein the workpiece comprises a sacrificial layer disposed between a delamination stack and a support substrate, the delamination stack comprises a process piece, the support substrate comprises an electrically insulative material, and the sacrificial layer comprises an electrically conductive material or an electrically semiconductive material; applying an electrical current through the sacrificial layer and the electrolyte solution; selectively removing the electrically conductive material or the electrically semiconductive material from the sacrificial layer during an etching process, wherein the etching process comprises forming an electro-osmotic flow of the electrolyte solution between the delamination stack and the support substrate, wherein the electro-osmotic flow extends from a surface of the electrolyte solution contained within an electrolyte vat to the electrically conductive material or the electrically semiconductive material of the sacrificial layer; and separating the delamination stack and the support substrate one from the other.
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H01L,Y10T
| 9,601,681
|
2017-03-21
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1. An HTS film comprising: a first layer comprised of an HTS material, wherein the HTS material has a crystalline structure; and a second layer comprised of a modifying material bonded to a face of the HTS material of the first layer, wherein the face of the HTS material is not substantially parallel to a c-plane of the crystalline structure of the HTS material, wherein the HTS material bonded to the modifying material has an improved operational characteristic over the operational characteristics of the HTS material without the modifying material.
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H04L,H04W
| 9,668,132
|
2017-05-30
|
1. A communication control device, comprising: an acquisition unit to acquire first authentication information for authenticating a communication device during initialization, via a first communication unit, from a terminal device that acquires and decodes encoded first authentication information; a first authentication unit to, during initialization, execute a connection authentication of the communication device that previously retains the first authentication information, via a second communication unit, based on the acquired first authentication information; a generator to, when the connection authentication is successful based on the first authentication information, generate second authentication information that is different from the first authentication information; an output unit to encrypt the generated second authentication information and output the encrypted second authentication information to the communication device that is successful in the connection authentication based on the first authentication information; a second authentication unit to, during operation, execute a connection authentication of the communication device via the second communication unit, based on the second authentication information; and a connection permission unit to permit connection of the communication device, when the connection authentication is successful based on the second authentication information.
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B60B,B60C
| 9,731,553
|
2017-08-15
|
1. A pneumatically-operated actuator for deployment and retraction of a vehicle chain traction system comprising: a pneumatic cylinder having a cylindrical chamber enclosing a piston that is pneumatically-movable bidirectionally; a sealed, lubricant-containing case rigidly affixed to the pneumatic cylinder; a rack formed from a series of equally-spaced roller pins secured between parallel walls of a rack frame, said rack installed within said sealed case and linearly slidable therein; a sprocket having a plurality of teeth that engages the equally-spaced roller pins of the rack, said sprocket being installed in the sealed case and rigidly affixed to a rotatable shaft that extends through a sealed aperture outside the sealed case; an actuator arm having a first end rigidly affixed to an end of the rotatable shaft, and a second end having a friction disc rotatably affixed thereto, said friction disc being equipped with a plurality of snow and ice chain segments; and a control rod having one end coupled to the piston, and a second end coupled to the rack, whereby as the rack is moved back and forth by action of the pneumatic cylinder, the actuator arm swings through an arc that moves the friction disc against a wheel of a vehicle on which the chain traction system is mounted.
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H01L
| 9,660,075
|
2017-05-23
|
1. A method for fabricating an integrated circuit, the method comprising: providing a semiconductor substrate with fin structures having PFET source/drain regions and NFET source/drain regions, wherein the fin structures have upper surfaces; selectively forming a contact resistance modulation material on the upper surfaces of the fin structures in the PFET source/drain regions; and depositing a band-edge workfunction metal overlying the PFET source/drain regions and the NFET source/drain regions.
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G06F,H05K
| 9,690,341
|
2017-06-27
|
1. A heat insulation structure for a hand-held device, comprising: a holding body having a frame internally defining a receiving space, a holding section provided in the receiving space wherein the frame is located around the receiving space and extends perpendicularly to the holding section; a heat insulation space formed between the frame and the holding section so as to extend completely around an outer periphery of the holding section; and at least one connecting member connecting the frame and the holding section; wherein the heat insulation space is either vacuum or non-vacuum; and wherein the at least one connecting member extends completely around the outer periphery of the holding section.
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C07C,C08F,C08G
| 9,587,067
|
2017-03-07
|
1. A polyisobutylene-based polyurethane comprising the reaction product of a primary alcohol-terminated polyisobutylene having the formula where n and m are each independently selected from an integer in the range of from 2 to about 5,000, and a diisocyanate.
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F16F
| 9,556,927
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2017-01-31
|
1. A vibration isolation mount for attaching a first object to a second object and for reducing the transmission of vibrations between the first object and the second object, the vibration isolation mount comprising: a first mounting bracket that is attachable to the first object; a second mounting bracket that is attachable to the second object; a rod or bolt extending through each of said first mounting bracket and said second mounting bracket and connecting said first mounting bracket to said second mounting bracket, said rod or bolt having a rod or bolt first end and a rod or bolt second end opposite said rod or bolt first end; a magnetic or electromagnetic assembly comprising first and second magnets positioned along said rod or bolt with said first magnet being positioned adjacent said first mounting bracket and said second magnet being positioned adjacent said second mounting bracket, said first and second magnets being arranged so that like polarity magnetic poles of said first and second magnets are facing each other; and a tightening member positioned along said rod or bolt, said tightening member being movable along said rod or bolt so as to increase or decrease a distance between said first and second magnets.
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H02M,H03G
| 9,735,672
|
2017-08-15
|
1. A charge pump circuit operable to output a bipolar output voltage, comprising: an input node and a reference node for connection to an input voltage; a first output node and a second output node arranged to output the bipolar output voltage; two pairs of flying capacitor nodes; a network of switching paths for interconnecting said nodes; and a controller operable to control the network of switching paths to selectively provide at least a first mode and a second mode when in use with two flying capacitors connected to the flying capacitor nodes by sequencing the network of switching paths through cycles of switching states, wherein the first mode corresponds to a bipolar output voltage of +/−2VV; and wherein the second mode corresponds to a bipolar output voltage of one of ±VV/2, ±VV/3, ±VV/4, ±VV/5 or ±VV/6 where VV is the input voltage.
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B01F,B29B,H01M,Y02E,Y02P
| 9,630,344
|
2017-04-25
|
1. An electrode paste production device comprising: a hollow exterior component having a generally tubular configuration while maintaining the same interior cross section throughout its length, and including in said interior, in an axial direction, an injection zone, a rough mixing zone and a kneading zone, the rough mixing zone being located between the injection zone and the kneading zone; two rotary shafts, the rotation speed of which is controlled by a controller, said shafts located in said interior in an axial direction and extending through the injection zone, rough mixing zone and kneading zone of the exterior component in a state where the rotary shafts are located parallel to each other at a predetermined interval in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction; the injection zone including a transfer portion in the form of a feed screw configured to transfer separately injected powder and solvent to a downstream side in a transfer direction by rotation of the two rotary shafts; the rough mixing zone including a rough mixing portion configured to produce a mixture by mixing the powder and the solvent by rotation of the two rotary shafts without applying a shearing force, which is higher than or equal to a predetermined shearing force, to the powder; and the kneading zone including a kneading portion configured to produce electrode paste by kneading the mixture through application of a shearing force, which is higher than the shearing force that is applied in the rough mixing zone, to the mixture by rotation of the two rotary shafts, wherein each rotary shaft in the rough mixing portion includes an impeller having a shaft portion and blade portions provided on the outer periphery of the shaft portion radially outward of the rotary shaft, and configured to apply a shearing force to the mixture of the powder and the solvent, and each rotary shaft in the kneading portion includes a paddle configured to apply a higher shearing force to the mixture than the shearing force applied by the impellers of the rough mixing portion, and wherein a clearance between an outer periphery of a rotational trajectory of the impellers of the rough mixing portion and an inner wall of the housing is larger than a clearance between an outer periphery of a rotational trajectory of the paddles of the kneading portion and the inner wall of the housing.
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A47J,B23B,Y10T
| 9,579,726
|
2017-02-28
|
1. A peeling machine comprising: a cutter head configured to rotate about a substantially horizontal mechanical center line to cut a surface of a round rod-like work; and a feed mechanism configured to hold the work on the mechanical center line between upper and lower feed rollers and feed the work to the cutter head, wherein the feed mechanism includes: a first holder configured to rotatably support the lower feed roller and have an upwardly-extended first frame further than the upper feed roller; a second holder configured to rotatably support the upper feed roller and has a upwardly-extended second frame; a roller opening/closing driving mechanism configured to be disposed between the first and second frames and vertically move the first and second frames relative to each other; a synchronizing mechanism including a pinion disposed in the same vertical plane as axes of the both feed rollers above the upper feed roller, and first and second racks that are provided in the first and second frames, respectively, and engage with both respective ends of the pinion in a work feed direction; and a grasping-force applying cylinder disposed in the roller opening/closing driving mechanism to apply a downward work grasping force to the second holder, wherein two synchronizing mechanisms are aligned in an axial direction of the pinion, in one synchronizing mechanism, the first rack is disposed on the downstream side in the work feed direction, and the second rack is disposed on the upstream side in the work feed direction, and in the other synchronizing mechanism, the first rack is disposed on the upstream side in the work feed direction, and the second rack is disposed on the downstream side in the work feed direction.
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H04W
| 9,668,293
|
2017-05-30
|
1. A method, performed in a new mobility anchor, for relocating a mobility anchor for a mobile terminal in a wireless communication system comprising: receiving, from either a Mobility Management Entity (MME) or Mobile Switching Center (MSC), a request for redirecting an old bearer configured to communicate user-data between the mobile terminal and an old mobility anchor; setting up a new standby bearer configured to operatively communicate user-data between the mobile terminal and the new mobility anchor, and ready to be activated once the old bearer is deleted; refraining from activating the new bearer until deletion of the old bearer; thereafter and in response to deletion of the old bearer, activating the new bearer.
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G06F
| 9,671,869
|
2017-06-06
|
1. A method of recognizing an aimed point or area on a display, the method comprising: obtaining at least one image of a viewing space of an image sensor; processing the at least one image by at least one processor operatively connected to the image sensor and obtaining data indicative of a location of at least one pointing element in the viewing space; obtaining data indicative of a location of at least one predefined body part of a user in the viewing space; and determining features with respect to a motion path of the pointing element during a pointing gesture as the pointing element approaches the aimed point or area, the features including a plurality of position data components of the at least one pointing element during the pointing gesture which comply with a predefined criterion; determining, for each given position data component, a respective viewing ray, the respective viewing ray extending from the location of the at least one predefined body part, through the location of the at least one pointing element, and intersecting the display, thus yielding a respective candidate plane, wherein the location of the at least one pointing element corresponds to the given position data component; determining an overlapping area between the respective candidate planes; determining, by the at least one processor, the aimed point or area using data indicative of the overlapping area; and executing a predefined command and/or message associated with the determined aimed point or area.
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G06F,H04L,H04N,H04W
| 9,560,474
|
2017-01-31
|
1. A cell phone comprising: a wireless transceiver to receive, via wireless communication, a document from a first device and to transfer the document to a second device; a memory coupled to the transceiver to store the document; and a processor coupled to the transceiver and the memory, the processor to control the transceiver to cause the transceiver to receive the document from the first device and to cause the transceiver to receive a query from the second device, and in response to an indication that the document is included in one or more documents to be downloaded, to cause the transceiver to transfer the document to the second device, wherein the document received by the wireless transceiver is encrypted with a first key, and further wherein the processor is to decrypt the document using a second key.
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B82Y,H01L
| 9,548,382
|
2017-01-17
|
1. A device, comprising: a substrate; and a layer disposed over the substrate, wherein the layer comprises at least one monolayer of crystals comprising a Group IV element or a III-V compound, wherein the crystals comprise a hexagonal lattice structure comprising atomic bonds that are buckled.
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H04L
| 9,537,784
|
2017-01-03
|
1. A computer program product for downloading a blob of data onto a mobile device, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program code embodied therewith, the program code readable and executable by a processor to perform a method comprising: identifying a first network; identifying a blob of data that is to be downloaded from a server to a mobile device that are operating on the first network; identifying a first maximum chunk size for the first network, wherein the first maximum chunk size is a maximum amount of data that can be transmitted via the first network in a single session; determining a first timeout value for a first timeout, wherein the first timeout value is based on an expected amount of time required by the mobile device to receive a first chunk of data via the first network after transmission of the first chunk of data has begun, wherein the first chunk of data is of the first maximum chunk size for the first network, and wherein the first timeout will cause the mobile device to stop receiving the first chunk of data via the first network if the first chunk of data is not completely received by the mobile device within the expected amount of time; determining a first optimal chunk size for chunking the blob of data based on the first timeout value of the mobile device and the first maximum chunk size for the first network; partitioning the blob of data into chunks of data based on the first optimal chunk size; transmitting the chunks of data from the server to the mobile device; determining that an uncompressed file size of the blob of data is below a threshold THR in response to determining that the uncompressed file size of the blob of data is below the threshold THR
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H04B,H04L,H04W
| 9,722,738
|
2017-08-01
|
1. A method for data transmission in a multiple antenna system, the method performed by a transmitter including a processor and a plurality of antennas and comprising: generating, by the processor, mapping symbols by mapping modulation symbols for a first codeword and modulation symbols for a second codeword to a plurality of layers; and transmitting, by the processor, the mapping symbols through the plurality of antennas, wherein when a number of the plurality of layers is 5, 6, 7 or 8, the modulation symbols for the first codeword and the modulation symbols for the second codeword are mapped to the plurality of layers according to the following table: wherein in the above table, d
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G06F,H01H
| 9,536,685
|
2017-01-03
|
1. A manufacturing method of the touch panel, comprising the steps of: providing a strengthen cover lens including a first non-planar surface, wherein the strengthen cover lens is planned with a display region and a peripheral region surrounding the display region; and utilizing a patterning process technology including photoresist spraying and laser exposing to form a touch electrode layer on the first non-planar surface of the strengthen cover lens, which overlays on the display region and at least part of the peripheral region.
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G06F,H04B,H04M
| 9,560,186
|
2017-01-31
|
1. An apparatus wearable on a wrist of a user comprising: a flexible substrate that is flexibly transformable into a plurality of shapes and that is detachably attachable to the wrist of the user; a sensor that detects a shape among shapes of the substrate; input/output interfaces; and a signal processor that switches to an input mode corresponding to an input/output interface among the input/output interfaces, of the input/output interface based on the detected shape of the substrate, wherein the input/output interfaces includes any one of an audio input/output, a video input/output, an inertial measurement unit (IMU), and a proximal sensor.
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H04L,H04M,H04W
| 9,578,490
|
2017-02-21
|
1. A method for updating electronic business cards, comprising: storing a list of at least one first contact of a user, the at least one first contact is to synchronize an electronic business card (VCard) of a second contact of the user with a sending terminal of the user; judging, by the sending terminal of the user, whether there is an update of the VCard of the second contact stored in the sending terminal; sending, by the sending terminal, an updated VCard of the second contact to a receiving terminal of a first contact in the list if there is an update of the VCard of the second contact, or instructing, by the sending terminal, a third party device to send the updated VCard of the second contact to the receiving terminal if there is an update of the VCard of the second contact; and receiving, by the receiving terminal, the updated VCard, and updating a VCard of the second contact stored in the receiving terminal using the updated VCard.
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H04J
| 9,742,513
|
2017-08-22
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1. A transmission apparatus configured to extract reception data and a first clock from a received signal and transmit the reception data based on a second clock synchronized with the first clock, the transmission apparatus comprising: a detector configured to detect a frequency difference between the first clock and the second clock; a selector configured to select parallel data according to the frequency difference from a plurality of parallel data obtained by shifting bit patterns formed by bits of continuing “0” and continuing “1” by different number of the bits with each other, and a converter configured to convert the parallel data selected by the selector into serial data so as to be the second clock, wherein, in a case where the frequency difference is equal to or larger than a predetermined value, the selector selects the parallel data such that a phase of the second clock is shifted to be larger than the phase of the second clock in a case where the frequency difference is smaller than the predetermined value.
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H04M,H04W
| 9,549,075
|
2017-01-17
|
1. A method for automatically establishing multi-participant interactions and/or conference calls between users of mobile devices, comprising the steps of: a) user performed installing of an interaction establishing application on the mobile device of each participating user: b) server performed receiving for each user, by said application, phone numbers of other users defined as his friends; c) server performed receiving for each user, by said application, a list of predetermined location or event triggers being conditions for initiating an interaction between users; d) constantly monitoring, by said application, the location of each user's mobile device; and e) upon detecting that one or more of said predetermined locations or event triggers as identified in item (c) are met, automatically initiating one or more interactions between users that comply with the triggers that are met; wherein one of said triggers is initiated when two or more users enter a polygon included in a list of predefined stationary polygons, each of said polygons being defined by location data associated with each of its vertices, whereupon: i. the location of friends of a first user is continuously sought, following detection of entry of said first user into a selected polygon of said predefined polygons; ii. a first friend of said first user is automatically dialed by a first automatic dialing, upon detecting that said first friend entered said selected polygon, allowing said first user and said first friend to talk to each other by said application, if said first friend is able to accept a call in response to said first automatic dialing; iii. an additional friend of said first user is automatically dialed by a second automatic dialing, upon detecting that said additional friend entered said selected polygon, causing said additional friend to be joined to an existing conversation to establish a conference call, if said additional friend is able to accept a call in response to said second automatic dialing; and iv. step iii is repeated for one or more another additional friends of said first user upon being detected to have entered said selected polygon, causing said one or more another additional friends to be joined to said conference call.
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C04B,C07F,C08G,D01F,Y10T
| 9,644,073
|
2017-05-09
|
1. A polysilane produced by a process comprising the steps of: performing a disproportionation reaction of a methylchlorodisilane mixture to produce a chlorine-containing oligosilane; performing a substitution reaction of chlorine atoms contained in the chlorine-containing oligosilane by reacting with a primary amine; and performing a cross-linking reaction of the chlorine-containing oligosilane using a chain forming agent to produce polysilanes.
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H01M,Y02E,Y02P,Y10T
| 9,698,444
|
2017-07-04
|
1. A method for manufacturing a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising: mixing a nonaqueous solvent, an electrolyte salt, a matrix polymer and a ceramic powder to form an electrolyte mixture, and using the electrolyte mixture to form a nonaqueous electrolyte material having a contact portion that is in contact with an electrode surface portion of at least one of a cathode and an anode, the electrode surface portion also including the ceramic powder, wherein the ceramic powder is selected from the group consisting of Al wherein the electrolyte mixture has a viscosity of 25 mPas to 70 mPas, wherein a content of the matrix polymer ranges from about 4% by mass to about 15% by mass of the nonaqueous electrolyte material, and wherein a concentration of the ceramic powder in the contact portion of the nonaqueous electrolyte material is greater than a concentration of the ceramic powder in the electrode surface portion.
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F03G
| 9,689,379
|
2017-06-27
|
1. A mechanism to create rotational mechanical advantage from an acceleration field, consisting of: a common pivot axis in the form of a gimbal assembly comprised of an inner plate gimbal within an outer plate gimbal, whereas said inner plate gimbal pivots about a horizontal center axis, said outer plate gimbal pivots about a horizontal center axis oriented 90 degrees from said inner plate center axis, a first weighted arm assembly of a predetermined mass, having a center of mass at a predetermined distance from a center axis, whereas said first weighted arm assembly rotationally connects horizontally to said common pivot axis, a second weighted arm assembly of a predetermined mass, having a center of mass at a predetermined distance from a center axis, having a means for controlled powered rotation about said center axis, whereas said second weighted arm assembly rotationally connects horizontally to said common pivot axis, adjacent to said first weighted arm assembly, a third weighted arm assembly comprised of a series of interconnected assemblies, of a combined predetermined mass, having a combined center of mass a predetermined distance from a center axis, whereas said third weighted arm assembly rigidly connects vertically to said common pivot axis, a mounting assembly to support said mechanism comprising a collar rotationally connected to said horizontal center axis of said outer plate gimbal, said collar connects to a series of legs and connected leg support members, a means of controllably coupling a rotational mechanical advantage of said first weighted arm assembly to a power generating device.
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G01M,G01N
| 9,618,417
|
2017-04-11
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1. A method of gas leak detection and localization, the method comprising: performing one or more primary gas concentration measurements of a target gas species from a moving platform that proceeds along at least one platform track disposed near one or more potential gas leak locations; performing one or more secondary stable isotope ratio measurements of the target gas species from the moving platform as it proceeds along the at least one platform track; automatically determining whether or not a gas leak is present at the potential gas leak locations based on the primary gas concentration measurements and the secondary stable isotope ratio measurements, wherein the secondary stable isotope ratio measurements provide source identification for detected leaks of the target gas species; and providing a leak indication at the potential gas leak locations to an end user.
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G06Q,H04L,H04W
| 9,585,007
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2017-02-28
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1. A method executed by a computing device that is in network communication with a first mobile computing device and a second mobile computing device, the method comprising: computing a value of information for obtaining a sensor reading from a sensor on the first mobile computing device; responsive to computing the value of information, transmitting a request to the first mobile computing device for the sensor reading; receiving a response to the request from the first mobile computing device, the response comprising the sensor reading; and transmitting a data packet to the second mobile computing device responsive to receiving the sensor reading from the first mobile computing device.
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H04L,H04M,H04W
| 9,596,590
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2017-03-14
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1. A method, comprising: determining, at a server, an appropriate Position Determining Entity (PDE) to forward data based on a network, an IP address range of the network in which a mobile station is roaming and a permission related to a user sending a forwarding request to the PDE; and forwarding the data on route from the server to the PDE, wherein the forwarded data is modified based on a set of rules configured within the server and the modification comprises identifying an air interface of the network and the IP address range of the network.
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B08B,F16L
| 9,664,329
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2017-05-30
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1. A launching station for a pipeline pig comprising a pig cleaning chamber for cleaning the pipeline pig, a plunger, and at least one lateral inlet and at least one lateral outlet for cleaning fluid, wherein the pig cleaning chamber has a main portion which is substantially cylindrical, has a length sufficient to accommodate the plunger and at least a portion of the pig, and has a cross-sectional diameter which is up to √2 times larger than the largest cross-sectional diameter of a the pig such as to allow the pig to be completely surrounded by fluid; and wherein the plunger is axially movable within the main portion of the pig cleaning chamber, has a front end facing the pig and a back end on the opposite side of the front end, and has at least one internal fluid channel which connects the space in front of the front end with the space behind the back end.
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B01D,C07C,C10G,F02D,Y02P,Y02T
| 9,682,902
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2017-06-20
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1. A process for extending the life of a pervaporation membrane for separating high octane components from a gasoline feed stream, including aromatics and non-aromatics and having a boiling point of at least 50° C. comprising: heating the gasoline at a temperature T separating the vapor from the liquid; directing the vapor to a pervaporation membrane suitable for separating high octane components from a gasoline feed, and collecting the permeate there from in a first retention means; directing the liquid and the retentate from the pervaporation membrane to a second retention means.
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G06F
| 9,703,504
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2017-07-11
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1. A storage system comprising: a plurality of storing devices configured to store data; a cache memory configured to hold data; an access control unit configured to access any one of the plurality of storing devices when a read access request for reading of first target data is made from an information processing terminal, to hold the first target data read from the any one of the plurality of storing devices in the cache memory, to return the first target data to the information processing terminal, and to select a storing device which has not stored the first target data among the plurality of storing devices; and a writing unit configured to write the first target data held in the cache memory in the selected storing device to create a replica of the first target data acquired using a timing of the read access request, the access control unit accesses any one of the plurality of storing devices when a write access request for writing of second target data is made from the information processing terminal and stores the second target data in the cache memory, and the writing unit writes the second target data stored in the cache memory in a storing device which has not stored the second target data among the plurality of storing devices.
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A61K,A61P
| 9,566,262
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2017-02-14
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1. A method of suppressing mast cell differentiation in the skin of a subject, comprising topically administering to the skin in need thereof an effective amount of fucoxanthin, fucoxanthinol, amarouciaxanthin A, a monoester of fucoxanthin selected from esters with amino acids, esters with carboxylic acids and salts thereof, esters with inorganic acids and salts thereof, fatty acid esters with highly unsaturated fatty acids, unsaturated fatty acids, and saturated fatty acids, a diester of fucoxanthin having the same or different ester groups, or a glycoside.
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H01L
| 9,601,441
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2017-03-21
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1. A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor chip having a passivation film; a sealing resin layer provided over the passivation film; and a groove formed in a periphery of a front surface of the semiconductor chip, a width of the groove, as measured in parallel to the front surface, becomes gradually narrower towards a rear surface of the semiconductor chip, wherein the sealing resin layer is partly disposed in the groove.
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A61B
| 9,649,014
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2017-05-16
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1. A single use medical device comprising: a single use medical device module configured for use within a body of a subject receiving a medical procedure, the single use medical device module comprising: an electronic component having a one-time programmable (“OTP”) component that is configured to render the single use medical device module unusable after being used in the medical procedure in the subject.
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E03C
| 9,708,801
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2017-07-18
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1. A water outlet fitting having a base, a hose device with a hose and a water outlet head as well as having a holding device, wherein the holding device comprises: a mounting portion for mounting the holding device on the base of the water outlet fitting; a locking portion on a free end of the holding device for producing detachable locking of the hose device; and a guide portion for connecting the locking portion to the mounting portion, where the hose device is guided along a bottom surface of the guide portion; wherein in a first handling variant (initial position) the hose device is locked on the holding device, in a second handling variant the hose device is removed from the holding device and is movable freely in relation to the holding device, the holding device is formed from an at least partially elastic material, the guide portion comprises an arcuate portion, where the hose is underneath the arcuate portion of the guide portion, and the at least partially elastic material provides a resetting force onto the holding device and the hose device in the locked state to return into the initial position again automatically after being deflected or pivoted out of the initial position.
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H04W
| 9,699,741
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2017-07-04
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1. A wireless communication system comprising: a first wireless access point; and a first set of at least one first station in wireless communication with the first wireless access point; an additional wireless access point; and an additional set of at least one additional station in wireless communication with the additional wireless access point, wherein the first wireless access point controls access parameters for communications with a first station in the set of at least one first station; wherein the additional wireless access point controls access parameters for communications with an additional station in the additional set of at least one additional station; wherein the first wireless access point sets a first transmit power threshold for stations with a first transmit opportunity bandwidth access parameter when the additional wireless access point sets a second transmit power threshold for stations with a second transmit opportunity bandwidth access parameter; and wherein the first wireless access point sets the second transmit power threshold for stations with the first transmit opportunity bandwidth access parameter when the additional wireless access point sets the first transmit power threshold for stations with the second transmit opportunity bandwidth access parameter.
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B66C
| 9,718,651
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2017-08-01
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1. A method, comprising the steps of: determining, by a processor, a current operating mode of a lifting device as the lifting device moves a load in an operating area; positioning in the operating area, by a device connected to the lifting device, an object in an area, where the operation of the lifting device is restricted in comparison with the operating area around the object; determining, by the processor, a difference between the current operating mode of the lifting device and a restricted operating mode to be applied in the restricted area including the object; determining, by the processor on the basis of the difference a movement distance travelled by the lifting device when the current operating mode of the lifting device is changed to the operating mode to be applied in the restricted area including the object.
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G01B,G01M
| 9,594,003
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2017-03-14
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1. A tire testing apparatus comprising: a lower rim that is formed with a lower through hole, and a rim-side inclined surface that increases in diameter in a downward direction of an inner peripheral surface of a lower end portion of the lower through hole; an upper rim that is held to face the lower rim; an insertion part capable of being inserted into the lower through hole; and an apparatus-side inclined surface that is provided at a lower end portion of the insertion part, increases in diameter from an outer peripheral surface of the insertion part in the downward direction, and is capable of coming into contact with the rim-side inclined surface, wherein the tire testing apparatus is configured to attach a tire between the lower rim and the upper rim to perform testing of the tire, and wherein a small clearance is formed between the insertion part and the lower through hole when the rim-side inclined surface abuts against the apparatus-side inclined surface.
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G01N
| 9,651,532
|
2017-05-16
|
1. An apparatus comprising: a housing that is configured to carry a multiple diode source, a first sensor having an axis, and a second sensor, wherein the housing defines: the multiple diode source comprising multiple diodes that are configured to emit radiant energy at substantially the same wavelength, wherein the second sensor provides input to control circuitry that maintains output of the radiant energy from the multiple diode source.
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C07K,C12Q,G01N
| 9,574,232
|
2017-02-21
|
1. A method of increasing a rate and a degree of completion of a reaction between a first reactant in a liquid phase and a second reactant on a surface of a solid, the method comprising: a) contacting the solid with the liquid phase; b) concentrating the first reactant in the liquid phase near the second reactant on the surface of the solid by performing isotachophoresis (ITP) within the liquid phase using a trailing electrolyte (TE) and a leading electrolyte (LE), such that the first reactant in the liquid phase is concentrated at a LE-TE interface near the second reactant on the surface of the solid; c) reacting the first reactant in the liquid phase with the second reactant on the surface of the solid; and d) removing the liquid phase by displacing the liquid phase with an immiscible liquid or a gas, thereby impeding the reverse reaction and increasing the rate and the degree of completion of the reaction.
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H04L
| 9,614,877
|
2017-04-04
|
1. An apparatus, comprising: a binary web service interface to communicate with nodes operationally connected to the apparatus using a binary web service, the nodes comprising one or more resources, the binary web service interface being configured to: an interface for communicating with web applications making use of the resources; and a component for:
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G05B,G06F,G06K,H04L,H04M
| 9,584,496
|
2017-02-28
|
1. A method comprising: transmitting, using an energy emitter of a biometric sensor, a first energy signal into a sub-epidermal structure of an individual, receiving, from the sub-epidermal structure of the individual, a second energy signal using an energy sensor of the biometric sensor; determining a first sub-epidermal characteristic of the individual using the second energy signal; transmitting, to a monitoring service executing on a server device, the first sub-epidermal characteristic of the individual; receiving, from the monitoring service executing on the server device, a request for a second sub-epidermal characteristic of the individual; measuring, using the biometric sensor, the second sub-epidermal characteristic of the individual; transmitting, to the monitoring service executing on the server device, the second sub-epidermal characteristic; and receiving, at a portable electronic device, a first alert from the monitoring service executing on the server device when the second sub-epidermal characteristic diverges from one or more thresholds defined in a profile for the individual, the profile comprising one more profile measurements corresponding to sub-epidermal measurements previously taken for the individual.
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G02B,G03B,H01L,H01S,H04N
| 9,736,459
|
2017-08-15
|
1. Optical apparatus, comprising: a plurality of radiation sources, mounted on a substrate and configured to emit optical radiation; a patterning element, comprising a transparency; collection optics, comprising an array of micro-optics, which are aligned with the radiation sources so that a respective micro-optic collects the radiation emitted by each of the radiation sources and directs the radiation toward the patterning element, while causing the optical radiation emitted by each of the radiation sources to pass through a different, respective region of the transparency so as to form different, respective patterns; projection optics, which are configured to project the patterns of the radiation from the patterning element onto a scene; an imaging assembly, comprising an image sensor and objective optics configured to form an optical image of the scene on the image sensor, so that the image sensor forms electronic images of the scene; and a controller, which is coupled to actuate the radiation sources sequentially in a pulsed mode, so as to form the different, respective patterns in succession, and to analyze the patterns in the electronic images so as to generate a depth map of the scene by analyzing multiple images, generated in succession by the image sensor, containing the different, respective patterns formed due to emission from each of the plurality of radiation sources.
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H01M,Y02E
| 9,660,237
|
2017-05-23
|
1. A battery module, comprising: a housing comprising a lid; a battery cell disposed in the housing and comprising a battery cell terminal and a battery cell vent, wherein the battery cell terminal and the battery cell vent are on an end of the battery cell, and the battery cell vent is configured to exhaust battery cell effluent into the housing; a printed circuit board disposed in the housing, wherein the printed circuit board is positioned in an immediate vent direction of the battery cell effluent; a vent shield channel positioned between the battery cell vent and the printed circuit board along the immediate vent direction of the battery cell effluent, wherein the vent shield channel is mounted directly onto a surface of the printed circuit board facing toward the cell vent, and the vent shield channel is configured to block the battery cell effluent from contacting the printed circuit board and to redirect the battery cell effluent along a desired vent path; and a module vent fluidly coupled to the desired vent path and configured to direct the battery cell effluent out of the battery module.
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G05F,H02J,H02M,Y02B,Y02E,Y04S
| 9,595,829
|
2017-03-14
|
1. A power control apparatus for controlling a power adjustment apparatus which is able to input or output first power and second power to a power system, the power control apparatus comprising a communication interface and a processor: wherein the processor executes obtaining a power flow value at a power flow measuring point provided in the power system; obtaining a first voltage value at a voltage measuring point provided in the power system; deciding a first power change value based on the power flow value, to cause the power flow value at the power flow measuring point to approach a predetermined target value, the first power change value being a value of change in the first power; deciding a second voltage value at the voltage measuring point when the first power has been changed by the first power change value; deciding a second power change value, based on whether or not the second voltage value falls within a predetermined voltage range, the second power change value being a value of change in the second power; and transmitting, to the power adjustment apparatus, a command value for causing the power adjustment apparatus to input or output the first power changed by the first power change value and the second power changed by the second power change value.
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H01L
| 9,614,127
|
2017-04-04
|
1. A method of manufacturing a light-emitting device, which comprises: providing a first substrate and a plurality of semiconductor stacked blocks on the first substrate, and each of the plurality semiconductor stacked blocks comprises a first conductive-type semiconductor layer, a light-emitting layer on the first conductive-type semiconductor layer, and a second conductive-type semiconductor layer on the light-emitting layer; wherein there is a trench separating two adjacent semiconductor stacked blocks on the first substrate, and a width of the trench is less than 10 μm; and conducting a first separating step to separate a first semiconductor stacked block of the plurality of semiconductor stacked blocks from the first substrate and keep a second semiconductor stacked block on the first substrate; wherein the first separating step further comprises:
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H01L
| 9,640,555
|
2017-05-02
|
1. A semiconductor device comprising: a first insulating film; an oxide semiconductor film over the first insulating film; a second insulating film over the oxide semiconductor film; and a third insulating film over the second insulating film, wherein the second insulating film includes oxygen and silicon, wherein the third insulating film includes nitrogen and silicon, wherein indium is included in a vicinity of an interface between the second insulating film and the third insulating film, and wherein a concentration of indium at the interface is higher than a concentration of indium at a center of the second insulating film.
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H03K
| 9,660,638
|
2017-05-23
|
1. An electronic device for active power control, the electronic device comprising: an input node on which data and a first power signal is received; an internal power node that provides a second power signal; a power control circuit coupled to the input node and the internal power node, the power control circuit isolates the input node from the internal power node in response to a first voltage level on the first power signal being below a second voltage level on the second power signal, the power control circuit further detects when the input node transitions to a floating state and in response isolates the input node from the internal power node; and a signal processing circuit coupled to the input node, the signal processing circuit processes at least a portion of the data received on the input node.
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G06T,H04N
| 9,697,617
|
2017-07-04
|
1. An electronic device comprising: a housing; a wireless network interface; a camera lens coupled to an exterior of the housing; a digital image sensor disposed within an interior of the housing and positioned to receive light which passes through the camera lens; and a processor communicatively coupled to the digital image sensor, the processor configured to 1) receive a plurality of 2-D digital images from the digital image sensor, 2) select a portion of the plurality of 2-D digital images wherein the portion is selected based upon at least whether an axisymmetric object in free flight used in a play of a game is identifiable, 3) determine an orientation of the camera lens in a first reference frame; 4) based upon the orientation of the camera lens in the first reference frame, transform first pixel data in each of the portion of the plurality of 2-D digital images from the first reference frame associated with a current orientation of the camera lens to second pixel data associated with a second reference frame; 5) determine a plurality of first pixel lengths across the axisymmetric object in multiple directions of the second pixel data in each of the portion of the plurality of 2-D digital images to account for motion blurring and light blooming effects; 6) based upon the plurality of first pixel lengths, determine a first characteristic pixel length of the axisymmetric object in each of the portion of the plurality of 2-D digital images; 7) based upon first characteristic pixel length, determine distances from the camera lens to the axisymmetric object in physical space in each of the portion of the plurality of 2-D digital images; 8) determine a center of the axisymmetric object in the second pixel data in each of the 2-D digital images; 9) determine a plurality of second pixel lengths which measure changes in the center of the axisymmetric object between each of the portion of the plurality of 2-D digital images; 10) based upon the plurality of second pixel lengths and the distances from the camera lens, determine a 3-D trajectory of the axisymmetric object as a function of time in physical space, 11) determine one or more parameters of the 3-D trajectory, and 12) output to a display information indicative of the one or more parameters of the 3-D trajectory.
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A61F
| 9,545,340
|
2017-01-17
|
1. A method for micromachining a living or fixed ocular tissue, the method comprising: (a) applying a multiple-photon-absorbing chromophore to the living or fixed ocular tissue; (b) providing a laser and emitting laser pulses therefrom at a wavelength in the visible or near-infrared range, a pulse width of between 5 fs and 1 ps, a frequency between 1 MHz and 10 GHz, an average power between 1 mW and 1,000 mW, and an intensity high enough to change the refractive index of a focus spot in the ocular tissue, but not high enough to destroy the ocular tissue; (c) directing said pulses at the ocular tissue and focusing said pulses to form said focus spot such that said multiple-photon-absorbing chromophore undergoes multiple-photon absorption, wherein a size of the focus spot is between 0.5 μm and 50 μm; and (d) changing the refractive index of the ocular tissue at locations defined by the focus spot, using the multiple-photon absorption caused by the pulses, wherein the ocular tissue comprises tissue of a lens or tissue of a cornea.
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B32B,B64C,B64D,E04B,Y10T
| 9,676,168
|
2017-06-13
|
1. A fire barrier laminate that passes the flame propagation and burn-through resistance test protocols of 14 CFR §§25.856(a) and (b), Appendix F, Parts VI and VII comprising: a. a first film layer; b. a support layer on top of the first film layer; c. a non-fibrous fire barrier layer on top of the support layer; and d. optionally, a second film layer on top of the non-fibrous fire barrier layer, e. wherein the non-fibrous fire barrier layer comprises at least one inorganic pigment material; and f. wherein the at least one inorganic pigment material is silica, alumina, borosilicate or mica; and g. wherein the mica is natural or synthetic, including, without limitation, muscovite, phlogopite, vermiculite, suzorite, biotite, and may include synthetic micas such as fluorophlogopite.
|
G06F,G06Q
| 9,734,046
|
2017-08-15
|
1. A method of testing elements of a pipeline software system comprising a set of distinct elements organized end-to-end from an initial element to a final element, comprising: as an end-to-end run of a pipeline represented by the pipeline software system executes, receiving information about a state of the pipeline software system, wherein the pipeline software system comprises an Unstructured Information Management Architecture (UIMA) pipeline and the information includes one or more intermediary Common Analysis Structure (CAS) datasets; using the information received to generate a reusable data model representative of conditions existing along the set of distinct elements of the pipeline software system; and in association with a development action on a particular element positioned along the pipeline between the initial and final elements, and based on the reusable data model, identifying the conditions upstream of the particular element, providing the identified conditions as input to the particular element, and replaying execution of the pipeline software system without requiring initialization and re-execution of the end-to-end run of the pipeline from the initial element to the final element; wherein the method is carried out in software executing in a hardware element.
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F26B
| 9,709,327
|
2017-07-18
|
1. A system for rapidly drying inundated wireless telecommunications handsets, comprising: a housing defining one or more chambers for receiving an inundated wireless telecommunications handset, said one or more chambers enclosing a space around a surface, said space being sized and shaped to receive a wireless telecommunications handset therein, said surface being positioned to support an inundated handset within said one or more chambers, and said one or more chambers being sealable to create a seal for sustaining a negative pressure atmosphere in said space in excess of a threshold for at least an effective duration of time in excess of twenty minutes; a negative pressure system for producing said negative pressure atmosphere in said space at magnitudes equal to or greater than said threshold, said threshold being equal to or greater than 30 mm Hg gauge pressure; said housing having a door for each of said one or more chambers for opening access to said one or more chambers, said door being positionable in at least two positions, including an open position for opening external access to said one or more chambers to allow placement of said inundated handset on said surface in said one or more chambers, and including a closed position for closing external access to said one or more chambers and enabling said seal; said surface comprising a thermal energy system for delivering thermal energy to a handset in said space, said thermal energy system comprising an electrical resistive heating element; one or more sensors for directly or indirectly monitoring one or more conditions in said space; an indicator for indicating a state to a user, said state being a state of completion of said effective duration and/or a state of completion of the operation of the system; one or more controllers for serving operative functions while said door is closed and said seal is created, said functions including (i) causing said negative pressure system to operatively produce said negative pressure atmosphere in said chamber, (ii) causing said thermal energy system to operatively deliver said thermal energy, (iii) monitoring said one or more sensors, and (iv) operatively controlling said indicator; an interface module having a display screen for communicative interaction with a user of said system; and a mechanism for accepting payment by a user of said system.
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G07F,H04L,H04W
| 9,576,425
|
2017-02-21
|
1. A portable intermediary gaming trusted electronic device for use with an associated untrusted portable electronic device (PED), comprising: a connector; a position sensor configured to acquire position information of the untrusted PED; a memory configured to store at least game session data; a wireless transceiver; and a processor configured to at least: wherein the portable intermediary gaming trusted device is able to support interaction between the gaming apparatus and the associated untrusted PED so that the associated untrusted PED, when physically coupled to the portable intermediary gaming trusted device via the connector, can execute a gaming software.
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A61K,A61P,C07C
| 9,598,349
|
2017-03-21
|
1. A compound of formula (I) or stereoisomers thereof, wherein: R R R or R R R m is an integer from 1 to 10; p is 0 or 1; R
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G02F,H01L
| 9,698,376
|
2017-07-04
|
1. A packaging structure, comprising a substrate; a displaying component positioned on the substrate; a packaging cover plate arranged opposite to and spaced from the substrate; a loop of first enclosing resin arranged between the substrate and the packaging cover plate to enclose the displaying component and bond the substrate and the packaging cover plate together, the first enclosing resin containing no spacer particle; and a loop of a second enclosing resin formed on an external circumferential area of the first enclosing resin and located between the substrate and the packaging cover plate, the second enclosing resin being arranged to have a width smaller than a width of the first enclosing resin and containing therein spacer particles that are sized to define a predetermined spacing distance between the substrate and the packaging cover plate; wherein a first cutting line is provided on the packaging cover plate and the packaging cover plate is adapted to be cut along the first cutting line to remove a circumferential margin portion thereof that is located outside the first cutting line; wherein a second cutting line is provided on the substrate and the substrate is adapted to be cut along the second cutting line to remove a circumferential margin portion thereof that is located outside the second cutting line; and wherein the second enclosing resin is located outboard the first and second cutting lines such that an inner edge of the second enclosing resin is located outside the first cutting line and the second cutting line and the second enclosing resin is adapted to be removed from both the packaging cover plate and the substrate with the removal of the circumferential margin portions of the packaging cover plate and the substrate.
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C12Q
| 9,546,403
|
2017-01-17
|
1. A method of verifying proper function of a test for detecting, monitoring or classifying a disease or disorder, or a predisposition thereto, for which manifestation of a methylated gene or other methylated DNA sequence is a biomarker, comprising: forming a control that originates from at least one pregnant female animal, wherein forming the control further comprises: obtaining at least one biological sample from an animal subject; performing the test, wherein the test includes determining the methylation status of at least one biomarker from a biological sample obtained from the animal subject; and verifying proper function of the test by determining the methylation status for the control, wherein a positive methylation status observed in the control indicates that the test functioned properly.
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B32B,C08F,C08K,Y10T
| 9,574,062
|
2017-02-21
|
1. A chloroprene rubber composition comprising: a chloroprene rubber comprising a xanthogen-modified chloroprene rubber and/or a mercaptan-modified chloroprene rubber in an amount of 100 parts by mass; a carbon black having a number-average particle diameter of 70 nm to 600 nm and a DBP oil absorption, as determined by the Oil Absorption A method of JIS-K6221, of 15 ml/100 g to 60 ml/100 g in an amount of 15 to 150 parts by mass; and a plasticizer represented by the following Chemical Formula (1) in an amount of 3 to 30 parts by mass: (wherein, R 1 and R 2 each represent an alkyl group having a carbon number of 1 to 5).
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H04L
| 9,742,849
|
2017-08-22
|
1. A method for establishing an interconnection between a first client interface and a second client interface, the method comprising: during a meeting, forming a first audio summary at the first client interface and a second audio summary at the second client interface; during the meeting, submitting the first audio summary and the second audio summary to a correlating device comprising a collaboration server including a processor and memory and capable of comparing the first audio summary to the second audio summary; and during the meeting, receiving an indication of success or failure at the first client interface and the second client interface from the correlating device for establishing an interconnection between the first client interface and the second client interface, based on whether the first audio summary and the second audio summary form a common audio environment of the first client interface and the second client interface.
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B60R
| 9,637,084
|
2017-05-02
|
1. A webbing take-up device comprising: a spool on which webbing is taken up; a motor that rotates the spool; a first gear that is provided on a rotation transmission route from the motor to the spool; a second gear that is provided on the rotation transmission route and that is capable of relative rotation with respect to the first gear; a clutch member that is provided at the first gear and transmits rotation between the second gear and the first gear, and that cuts off the rotation transmission by the clutch member rotating relative to the second gear; a restriction section that is provided between the first gear and the clutch member in an axial direction of the second gear, and that restricts movement of the clutch member toward the first gear side, and a rotor including: a circular cylinder portion that is formed in a circular cylinder shape; and a corner portion that is formed at an end portion of the circular cylinder portion at a side of the first gear, the corner portion having a tapered shape such that, as seen along the axial direction of the second gear, a diameter of the corner portion is reduced compared to a diameter of the circular cylinder portion, wherein, due to the restriction section, the clutch member is wound onto the rotor at a position further toward a side of the circular cylinder portion in the axial direction than a position of the corner portion, which position is an outer most position in a radial direction of the circular portion, and the rotor is fixed to the second gear, and wherein the restriction section is integrally formed at the first gear.
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B60N
| 9,566,885
|
2017-02-14
|
1. A head restraint, comprising: a headrest member configured with a back portion and two side portions extending therefrom, the side portions are foldable with respect to the back portion so as to allow the headrest member to assume a first state in which the side portions are spaced from each other at a first extent and a second state in which the side portions are spaced from each other to a second extent which is smaller than said first extent; a mounting arrangement articulated to the headrest member for mounting the head restraint to a seat; and a restraining member pivotally articulated to said side portions and configured for rotation at least between an upward position and a downward position, wherein displacement of the restraining member between its upward position and its downward position is configured to cause the headrest member to assume its first and second states, respectively.
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E04B,E04G
| 9,556,629
|
2017-01-31
|
1. A precast concrete module comprising: a horizontal slab, perimeter walls, at least one welding plate, and at least one interior wall cast as a first integral unit; a pre-stressed concrete roof and a second welding plate cast as a second integral unit separately from the first integral unit; wherein each of at least two opposing perimeter walls comprise a screw that extends vertically throughout and beyond each said at least two opposing perimeter walls; wherein each screw of said at least two opposing perimeter walls extends vertically and beyond the pre-stressed concrete roof.
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F02N
| 9,587,615
|
2017-03-07
|
1. An internal combustion engine starter attachment for a drill/driver gun comprising: (a) a cylinder having proximal and distal ends and extending along a longitudinal axis; (b) the distal end of the cylinder having an opening into which an open ended adapter is inserted; (c) the open ended adapter being pressed into the cylinder and the open end configured to fit over a cone adaptor of the engine; (d) the proximal end of the cylinder having an opening into which a shaft is inserted; (e) The shaft being fixed to the cylinder by a one way clutch allowing the cylinder to rotate only counterclockwise relative to the shaft; and (f) The end of the shaft opposite the portion of the shaft inserted into the one way clutch being configured to fit into a drill/driver gun.
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C07K,G01N
| 9,709,526
|
2017-07-18
|
1. A method of characterizing proteins, the method comprising: (a) providing a sample comprising a plurality of proteins to be characterized, wherein the plurality of proteins are in their native form; (b) contacting the sample from step (a) with a solution to form a sample solution; (c) contacting the sample solution of step (b) with a gel; and (d) separating the plurality of proteins within the sample solution by electrophoresis within the gel, wherein the gel comprises an electrophoresis solution, wherein the electrophoresis solution of step (d) comprises a detergent at a concentration of 0.03 wt % to 0.04 wt %, and the plurality of proteins maintain their native form in steps (a)-(d).
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G01C,G01S,G06F
| 9,664,520
|
2017-05-30
|
1. A method comprising: receiving vertical access area feedback information from one or more mobile devices using assistance data for indoor positioning for a structure having multiple floors, the vertical access area feedback information comprising an identification of one or more floors accessed at an estimated position in the structure; designating an area around the estimated position as a vertical access area; generating a predicted vertical movement model for the vertical access area, the predicted vertical movement model providing probabilities of movement to different floors; and modifying the assistance data to include the vertical access area and the predicted vertical movement model for the vertical access area.
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G06F,G08B,H05K
| 9,576,450
|
2017-02-21
|
1. A security wrap for protecting an electronic component, comprising: a substrate having a first side and a second side opposite to each other; a security screen disposed over the first side of said substrate and including a pair of screen terminals and a frangible and electrically conductive path between the pair of screen terminals; a layer of adhesive over the first side of said substrate and bonding the first side of said substrate to the electronic component with said security screen sandwiched there between; a dielectric layer disposed between said security screen and the first side of said substrate; and a second security screen disposed between said dielectric layer and the first side of said substrate and including a second pair of screen terminals and a second frangible and electrically conductive path between the second pair of screen terminals.
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F21S,F21Y,G02B
| 9,719,647
|
2017-08-01
|
1. A vehicle headlight, the vehicle headlight comprising: a first light source, at least one second light source, a first headlight lens comprising a first body of transparent material, the first body of transparent material comprising: at least one second headlight lens comprising a second body of transparent material, the second body of transparent material comprising: wherein the second bend is essentially configured as a mirror image variant of the first bend, and wherein the vehicle headlight is configured such that, a low-beam headlight is implemented by means of the first light source being switched on and a high-beam headlight is implemented by means of the first light source and the second light source being switched on.
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A61K,A61P,C07D,C07F,Y02A
| 9,657,022
|
2017-05-23
|
1. A compound wherein said compound is selected from: (2S,5R)-sulfuric acid mono-{2-[N′-(2-(S)-pyrrolidin-2-yl-acetyl)-hydrazinocarbonyl]-7-oxo-1,6-diaza-bicyclo[3.2.1]oct-6-yl}ester; (2S,5R)-sulfuric acid mono-{2-[N′-(2-azetidin-3-yl-acetyl)-hydrazinocarbonyl]-7-oxo-1,6-diaza-bicyclo[3.2.1]oct-6-yl}ester; (2S,5R)-sulfuric acid mono-{2-[N′-(2-(S)-piperidin-2-yl-acetyl)-hydrazinocarbonyl]-7-oxo-1,6-diaza-bicyclo[3.2.1]oct-6-yl}ester; (2S,5R)-sulfuric acid mono-{2-[N′-(2-(R)-piperidin-2-yl-acetyl)-hydrazinocarbonyl]-7-oxo-1,6-diaza-bicyclo[3.2.1]oct-6-yl}ester; (2S,5R)-sulfuric acid mono-{2-[N′-(2-(S)-piperidin-3-yl-acetyl)-hydrazinocarbonyl]-7-oxo-1,6-diaza-bicyclo[3.2.1]oct-6-yl}ester; (2S,5R)-sulfuric acid mono-{2-[N′-(2-(RS)-piperazin-2-yl-acetyl)-hydrazinocarbonyl]-7-oxo-1,6-diaza-bicyclo[3.2.1]oct-6-yl}ester; or a stereoisomer or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
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G06F
| 9,600,245
|
2017-03-21
|
1. A computer-implemented method for generating control unit program code, the method comprising: generating the control unit program code or an intermediate representation in the generation of the control unit program code from at least one first data object with at least one first software tool; outputting, via the first software tool, at least one message pertaining to the generation process during the generation of the control unit program code or the intermediate representation; acquiring, by a computer-implemented message management environment, the message output by the software tool; acquiring, by the message management environment, a qualification for the acquired message at least as “open” or “approved;” acquiring, by the message management environment, a checkable qualification precondition for a message qualified as “approved;” wherein the qualification precondition is formulated as a function of at least one part of the first data object or as a function of another data object, wherein the formulated qualification precondition is linked to the part of the data object to which the formulated qualification precondition relates/references, and checking, by the message management environment, to determine whether the message has already been acquired previously and qualified as “approved,” and in the case of an already existing qualification as “approved,” the message management environment checks whether the qualification precondition is still met.
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A46B,A46D,A61C,B29C,B29L
| 9,603,685
|
2017-03-28
|
1. A method of manufacturing an interdental cleaner, comprising the steps of: feeding flowable nylon or polypropylene into a die; extruding the nylon or polypropylene out of an outer end of the die to form an elongated core having a solid cross-section; injection molding an interdental cleaner section, comprising a shaft and a plurality of fingers projecting from the shaft, from a thermoplastic elastomer about a first portion of the elongated core such that the elongated core extends longitudinally through the interdental cleaner section, the shaft and the plurality of fingers of the interdental cleaner section are formed by the injection molding; and, injection molding a handle portion from a polypropylene about a second portion of the elongated core such that the elongated core extends longitudinally through the handle portion.
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H01R
| 9,537,276
|
2017-01-03
|
1. A power adapter with replaceable plug structure, comprising: a plug, comprising a contact point; and a housing, comprising an assembly member configured for detachably engaging the plug, the housing comprising a left cover, a right cover and an assembly plate, wherein the assembly plate is disposed between the left cover and the right cover when the left cover and the right cover are assembled, one or more slots are disposed on the assembly plate to form a resilient area, a sustaining area is formed between the resilient area and the assembly plate, the resilient area comprises an electrical conductor, the electrical conductor is in contact with the contact point when the plug is assembled onto the housing, wherein the assembly plate further comprises a metal plate embedded therein, and a portion of the metal plate is disposed at the resilient area, and another portion of the metal plate is disposed at the sustaining area.
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G06F,G06N
| 9,588,833
|
2017-03-07
|
1. A service system which is configured with one or more computers and performs a failure prediction of a plurality of monitored systems, wherein the one or more computers are configured to: receive measured values regarding a plurality of indexes from the monitored systems; designate a prediction model for predicting a future measured value from the received measured values, from a plurality of prediction models, regarding a reference index which is a part of the plurality of indexes; predict a predicted value of the reference index based on the designated prediction model; generate a plurality of Bayesian networks targeting the reference index and a target index which is an index that is a part of the plurality of indexes but different from the reference index; store the generated Bayesian networks in a memory or a storage of the one or more computers; and calculate a probability that a measured value of the target index will become a predetermined value or fall within a predetermined value range based on the predicted value of the reference index, and a Bayesian network that is designated from the plurality of Bayesian networks by a received input, wherein the predetermined value or predetermined value range that is used defines a predicted failure with respect to the plurality of monitored systems.
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A61B
| 9,681,880
|
2017-06-20
|
1. An apparatus, comprising: a tool portion configured to operate relative to bone tissue, wherein the tool portion includes an insulated shaft extending along a longitudinal axis and comprising an electrically conductive member with a non-insulated tip; wherein the shaft carries an electrical signal to the tip and into a patient; a handle portion, removably and operably coupled to the tool portion; the handle portion incorporating an operating system for rotational operation of the tool portion about the longitudinal axis; the handle portion configured to electrically insulate a user of the tool portion from the electrical signal; a nerve monitoring system connected to the handle portion and configured to induce the electrical signal at the tip; wherein the nerve monitoring system is operable to:
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G01R
| 9,562,931
|
2017-02-07
|
1. A current sensor, comprising: a base member having a first leg and a second leg, the legs defining an angle therebetween; a first magnetic current sensor coupled to a surface of the base member and positioned at a first location in a plane perpendicular to the base member and bisecting the angle; and a second magnetic current sensor coupled to the surface of the base member and positioned at a second location in the plane bisecting the angle.
|
B41J,G11C
| 9,592,667
|
2017-03-14
|
1. A printhead substrate comprising: an electrothermal transducer configured to heat a printing material; a first transistor configured to drive the electrothermal transducer; a metal oxide semiconductor structure forming an anti-fuse element; and a second transistor connected to the metal oxide semiconductor structure, and configured to break down an insulating film of the metal oxide semiconductor structure, wherein each of the first transistor and the second transistor includes a gate insulating film and a gate electrode, and the gate electrode extends over both of the gate insulating film and an element isolation portion formed of an insulating portion which is thicker than the gate insulating film.
|
G06F,G06T
| 9,582,165
|
2017-02-28
|
1. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display configured to detect intensity of contacts, cause the device to: display on the touch-sensitive display a user interface screen including a clock face; detect a contact on the touch-sensitive display, the contact having a characteristic intensity, and in response to detecting the contact: wherein the clock face includes an affordance representing an application, wherein the contact is on the affordance representing the application on the touch-sensitive display, and wherein the non-transitory computer readable storage medium further comprises instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors of the electronic device, cause the device to: in accordance with a determination that the characteristic intensity is not above the intensity threshold:
|
A61P,C07C,C07D
| 9,718,809
|
2017-08-01
|
1. A compound of formula (I) wherein n is 0 or 1; A is —CR R R R or R each R each R R R provided that R each R each R or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
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H01L
| 9,741,752
|
2017-08-22
|
1. A method for manufacturing a thin-film transistor (TFT) substrate, comprising the following steps: (1) providing a base plate and depositing, in sequence, a buffer layer, a semiconductor layer, an insulation layer, and a gate metal layer on the base plate; (2) coating a layer of photoresist material on the gate metal layer and subjecting the layer of photoresist material to patterning treatment by using a partial transmitting mask so as to form a center-raised-side-recessed photoresist layer, wherein the photoresist layer comprises a first photoresist segment located at a central portion and second photoresist segments respectively located at two opposite sides of the first photoresist segment with a thickness of the first photoresist segment being greater than a thickness of the second photoresist segments; (3) applying a first etching operation to remove portions of the gate metal layer and the insulation layer that are not covered by the photoresist layer; and applying a second etching operation to remove a portion of the semiconductor layer that is not covered by the photoresist layer to form an active layer; (4) subjecting the photoresist layer to an ashing operation so as to thin the first photoresist segment and remove the second photoresist segments; applying an etching operation to remove portions of the gate metal layer and the insulation layer that are not covered by the photoresist layer so as to form a gate electrode and a gate insulation layer; and applying treatment to the active layer, with the photoresist layer, the gate electrode, and the gate insulation layer as a blocking layer, so as to enhance electrical conductivity of portions of the active layer that are not covered by the gate electrode and the gate insulation layer to form a source contact zone, a drain contact zone, and a channel zone that is located between the source contact zone and the drain contact zone; (5) removing a remaining portion of the photoresist layer and depositing an interlayer dielectric layer on the gate electrode, the active layer, and the buffer layer and subjecting the interlayer dielectric layer to patterning treatment by using one mask so as to form, in the interlayer dielectric layer, a first via and a second via respectively corresponding to the source contact zone and the drain contact zone; and (6) depositing a source/drain metal layer on the interlayer dielectric layer, subjecting the source/drain metal layer to patterning treatment by using one mask so as to form a source electrode and a drain electrode, wherein the source electrode and the drain electrode are respectively in contact engagement with the source contact zone and the drain contact zone of the active layer through the first via and the second via thereby forming a TFT substrate.
|
B62D
| 9,616,930
|
2017-04-11
|
1. A suspension frame structure comprising: a suspension frame extending in a vehicle width direction in a lower part of a vehicle, suspension arms being fixed to outer sides of the suspension frame in the vehicle width direction, and an engine mount being attached to a center of the suspension frame in the vehicle width direction, and first extension brackets for connecting the suspension frame to vehicle body structural members, wherein the suspension frame includes: wherein the first extension brackets are respectively attached to rear edges of the right rear fixing portion and the left rear fixing portion, extend toward a vehicle rear side, and are fixed to the vehicle body structural members, wherein contours of the first extension brackets on an interior side of the vehicle extend along a circular arc-shaped locus that connects positions of the vehicle body structural members to which the first extension brackets are fixed and a position of the central portion to which the engine mount is attached, as viewed from an upper side of the vehicle, and wherein tangents at front ends of the contours, extending along the circular arc-shaped locus, of left and right extension brackets of the first extension brackets respectively pass through positions of the right front fixing portion and the left front fixing portion to which the suspension arms are fixed.
|
A61F,A61M,B29C,B29K,B29L
| 9,655,774
|
2017-05-23
|
1. A biocompatible, implantable apparatus for collecting and redistributing a predetermined class of small molecules within a body, the apparatus comprising: a permeable absorption bag, the bag being permeable to a predetermined class of small molecules, the bag defining an interior; a flexible cannula having a lumen, the cannula having a portion that is nonpermeable to the small molecules; and a foldable or rollable discharge sac, the sac being permeable to the small molecules, the sac defining an interior, wherein the lumen of the cannula connects the interior of the absorption bag to the interior of the discharge sac.
|
A01D
| 9,668,416
|
2017-06-06
|
1. A scale for a collecting pass-through table used in a small fruit harvesting machine, the scale comprising: an elongated plate having an upper face and a lower face, said elongated plate having a proximal end and a free distal end, said plate being rigid, said proximal end being a fastening end, said elongated plate having an increasing width from said proximal end to said free distal end; and a stop rim partially surrounding the free distal end of the plate; said stop rim rigidly affixed to the free distal end of said elongate plate and extending upwardly above a plane of said upper face, said stop rim having a flexible lip that is elastically deformable, said stop rim extending outwardly of said free distal end, said stop rim being tilted in relation to said plane of said upper face, said stop rim having a forward end portion configured to face a working direction of the small fruit harvesting machine that is stiffened by an inwardly turned portion that extends in a direction toward a center of said upper face of said elongate plate so as to prevent a downward bending of said stop rim.
|
H03K
| 9,590,627
|
2017-03-07
|
1. An operation mode setting circuit of a semiconductor apparatus, comprising: a mode register set configured to set an operation mode information in response to an operation mode setting command, and update a preliminary information data generated internally at the semiconductor apparatus as the operation mode information in response to a preliminary information setting signal; and a preliminary information providing block configured to provide the preliminary information data selected from a plurality of pre-stored preliminary information data to the mode register set, wherein the selected preliminary information data corresponds to a variation in an operation parameter detected in response to the preliminary information setting signal.
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A47B
| 9,668,571
|
2017-06-06
|
1. An adjustable-foldable desk comprising: a pair of legs, each leg comprising a linear support member, a first round face with associated locking feature, and a second round face with associated locking feature, the first and second round faces located at opposing ends of the linear support member; a base comprising two toothed wheels that each engage with the first round face and associated locking feature of each leg of the pair of legs, respectively; and a desktop comprising two toothed wheels that each engage with the second round face and associated locking feature of each leg of the pair of legs, respectively; wherein each locking feature comprises a pair of buttons, each button associated with a finger and a spring such that disengagement of each button prevents rotation of each toothed wheel relative to each engaged round face by engaging the respective finger and the respective toothed wheel, and a first button from the pair of buttons is associated with a clockwise direction of rotation and a second button from the pair of buttons is associated with a counterclockwise direction of rotation.
|
G01K,G03G
| 9,733,599
|
2017-08-15
|
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a fixing portion configured to heat and fix an unfixed image formed on a recording material to the recording material, said fixing portion including a heater having a substrate and a heat generating element provided on said substrate, a heat leveling member contacting said heater and having a thermal conductivity higher than that of said substrate, and a temperature detecting member configured to detect a temperature of said heat leveling member; and a controller configured to control electric power supplied to said heater so that the detected temperature of said temperature detecting member is maintained at a target temperature by lowering or raising the target temperature, wherein a period in which said controller raises the target temperature with an increase of the number of the recording materials, and a timing at which said controller lowers the target temperature, are provided in a period in which recording materials having widths smaller than a width of a maximum size recording material usable with said apparatus are continuously subjected to fixing operations.
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G01N
| 9,671,335
|
2017-06-06
|
1. A photonics integrated system, the photonics integrated system comprising a substrate, an integrated interferometer integrated in the substrate and being configured for receiving radiation from an optical radiation source, and an integrated spectral filter integrated in the substrate and being configured for receiving radiation from the interferometer, wherein the integrated interferometer has a period and the integrated spectral filter has a bandwidth such that the period of the integrated interferometer is smaller than the bandwidth of the integrated spectral filter, wherein the integrated spectral filter has a periodic transfer characteristic with a period and the system has a bandwidth such that the period of the periodic transfer characteristic of the integrated spectral filter is larger than the bandwidth of the system, and wherein the system furthermore comprises a read-out means for reading out a multiple of channels of the spectrum analyser in parallel.
|
E05B,E05C,Y10T
| 9,745,784
|
2017-08-29
|
1. A latch for a tilt window comprising a locking mechanism with a rack defining proximal and distal ends and comprising a plurality of teeth positioned between the ends, the rack proximal end connected to the locking mechanism, a bolt affixed to the rack distal end for securing the window within a sash; the locking mechanism including a handle defining a post, a gear defining a post and a plurality of teeth, the gear post offset relative to the handle post, a cam having a timing device formed on an exterior surface thereon, the cam frictionally contacting the gear via the gear post, whereby manually engaging the timing mechanism produces adjustable rotation of the cam and the gear, resulting in cooperative enmeshing of the rack teeth with the gear teeth, whereby rotating the handle from a first position to a second position causes corresponding rotation at the cam and the gear, and whereby rotating the handle from a second position to a third position causes the gear to retract the bolt, the handle orientation at the second position different from the handle orientation at the third position.
|
A63F,G06T
| 9,675,887
|
2017-06-13
|
1. An object display device which displays a first object and a second object and in which positions of polygons are set in association with each of a position of a first skeleton of the first object and a position of a second skeleton of the second object, the object display device comprising: a display; a processor; a memory including a set of instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform operations including: wherein the display displays the first object and the second object on a display screen by drawing the polygon at the position calculated by the processor, the second skeleton of the second object is in a fixed predetermined relationship with the first skeleton of the first object, the fixed predetermined relationship includes the second skeleton of the second object being parallel with the first skeleton of the first object, and further includes the second skeleton of the second object being offset a predetermined distance from the first skeleton of the first object, each point of the second skeleton satisfies the fixed predetermined relationship with the first skeleton, the operations further include: the second skeleton of the second object and the first skeleton of the first object have the fixed predetermined relationship in response to the bone control flag being cancelled.
|
G01R,G04F,H01S,Y10T
| 9,568,565
|
2017-02-14
|
1. An apparatus comprising: a vapor cell having first and second cavities fluidly connected by multiple channels; the first cavity configured to receive a material to dissociate into one or more gases that are contained within the vapor cell; the second cavity configured to receive the one or more gases; wherein the vapor cell is configured to allow radiation to pass through the second cavity; a silicon wafer comprising the cavities and the channels; and an optically transparent wafer secured to the silicon wafer, wherein the optically transparent wafer is thinner vertically between the silicon wafer and the optically transparent wafer in a location proximate to the first cavity than at a location proximate the second cavity and wherein the first and second cavities do not extend into the optically transparent wafer.
|
H02J,H02M,Y02E
| 9,692,311
|
2017-06-27
|
1. A converter for high voltage direct current transmission, comprising: a 12-pulse diode rectifier including two three-phase full bridge diode rectifiers connected in series and rectifying AC power input from an offshore point of common coupling (PCC) into 12-pulse power; and a voltage-source converter connected in series to a lower end of the 12-pulse diode rectifier, wherein the voltage-source converter is a multi-phase converter in which multiple phases are coupled in parallel with each other at the lower end of the 12-pulse diode rectifier, and wherein the voltage-source converter controls voltage of AC power input from the offshore PCC and DC link voltage of the voltage-source converter.
|
B01D,F24F,Y02A
| 9,534,800
|
2017-01-03
|
1. An air filtration system for filtering airborne contaminants from air, the system comprising: a panel structure comprising a plurality of individual and interchangeable filtering modules arranged in an array with each module adjacent and in contact with at least one other module, and each module comprising: an external wall defining an internal cavity therein, the external wall comprising: a first face comprising at least one opening into the internal cavity configured for permitting plant growth therethrough, and a second face opposite the first face, with the internal cavity located between the first face and the second face, a first side portion extending from the first face to the second face; and a second side portion extending from the first face to the second face, with the second side portion being opposite the first side portion, wherein the second face comprises an integral ventilator tube formed as a portion of the second face and extending along the second face from the first side portion to the second side portion, the ventilator tube having a first air interface at the first side portion, a second air interface at the second side portion, and a plurality of perforations, wherein each of the first and second air interfaces forms a substantially airtight seal and is configured to align with a first and second air interface of a ventilator tube of an adjacent module to form an airflow channel extending along the array, wherein the plurality of perforations are configured to provide a distributed air interface from the ventilator tube to an organic biofilter medium, the organic biofilter medium within the internal cavity, the organic biofilter medium comprising a microbial colony configured to biologically degrade airborne contaminants, and having a depth extending in a direction from the first face to the second face, and a plant rooted in the organic biofilter medium and growing through the opening in the first face, wherein the organic biofilter medium is configured to serve as a growth base for both the plant and the microbial colony; and an air-distribution network configured to pass air to be filtered into the airflow channel, into the internal cavity adjacent the second face, through the organic biofilter medium, and out of the internal cavity through the at least one opening in the first face to contact the air to be filtered with the microbial colony, wherein a first air interface for at least one module is connected to a flow control device.
|
D03D,D10B,G06F,H04B,H04M,Y10T
| 9,587,332
|
2017-03-07
|
1. An electronic device comprising: a transmission/reception circuit module; a fiber-reinforced plastic material, which is woven with a plurality of yarns; a cover member provided on a surface of a main body of the electronic device and including the fiber-reinforced plastic material; and a radiator formed in which at least some of the yarns forming the cover member are formed of an electrically conductive material, wherein a material property of at least a portion of the fiber-reinforced plastic material is different from another portion of the fiber-reinforced plastic material according to at least one of an arrangement direction of the yarns, a weave pattern of the yarns, and a material of the yarns, wherein the cover member comprises: wherein the radiator is electrically connected to the transmission/reception circuit module, and wherein the yarns forming the second prepreg are arranged in different directions than the yarns of the first prepreg, or are woven to have different patterns.
|
G01R,G06F,Y02D
| 9,588,867
|
2017-03-07
|
1. An information processing device that is powered by a battery, the information processing device comprising: a processor that
|
B21B,B21C,B29C,C22C
| 9,604,269
|
2017-03-28
|
1. A method of shaping a bulk metallic glass comprising: providing a bulk metallic glass feedstock having an inner bulk region surrounded by an initial rough outer surface region, the feedstock being heated to a temperature within thermoplastic zone of the bulk metallic glass; placing the outer region of the feedstock into contact with at least one solid surface in fluid communication with at least one shaping tool; inducing the feedstock to flow along the at least one solid surface toward the shaping tool such that the leading edge of the flow of the feedstock forms a contact-line with the solid surface, and wherein the motion of the contact-line along the solid surface induces an interfacial flow of the feedstock material from the bulk towards the solid surface, wherein within 1 to 10 nm of the contact-line a stress of 10 maintaining the flow of the feedstock along the solid surface until substantially all of the initial outer region of the feedstock at the contact-line of the alloy is replaced with a new smooth outer region formed from the interfacial flow of the bulk of the feedstock to the outer region of the feedstock prior to the feedstock coming into contact with the at least one shaping tool.
|
H02P
| 9,559,623
|
2017-01-31
|
1. A method of controlling an electrical machine including a stator having a core and a plurality of windings, and a rotor disposed adjacent to the stator to interact with the stator, the method comprising: configuring an amplitude value and frequency values of a three-phase alternating current (AC) voltage startup signal having an amplitude and a frequency, the three-phase (AC) voltage startup signal being distorted from a sinusoidal voltage; providing the three-phase AC voltage startup signal to the plurality of windings resulting in a substantially sinusoidal current; altering the frequency of the three-phase AC voltage startup signal according to a frequency ramp function defined by the frequency values, wherein the three-phase AC voltage startup signal provides an open loop ramp up of the electrical machine; discontinuing the three-phase AC voltage startup signal when the frequency ramp function has completed; switching to a back electromotive force (BEMF) control mode, when discontinuing the three-phase AC voltage startup signal, by using a known estimated position of the rotor based on the frequency ramp function.
|
B60T,F16D,H02P
| 9,598,064
|
2017-03-21
|
1. A brake drive control circuit comprising: semiconductor circuits configured to turn on/off drive signals to a brake which is provided at a servo motor, said semiconductor circuits connected in series with said brake; control devices configured to generate brake signals to independently turn on/off said semiconductor circuits, said control devices respectively connected to said semiconductor circuits; and a voltage detection circuit configured to detect a presence of a voltage applied to said brake, said voltage detection circuit connected in parallel to said brake, wherein said control devices are respectively provided with test pulse generating circuits configured to introduce test pulses into said brake signals, said test pulses configured to instantaneously turn off said semiconductor circuits, said control devices are configured to said test pulse generating circuits are configured to introduce said test pulses into said brake signals when disengaging said brake, said test pulses have no effect regarding a release of the brake, and said voltage detection circuit is configured to detect a malfunction of said semiconductor circuits by detecting an absence of a test pulse among said test pulses when disengaging said brake.
|
H01R
| 9,640,918
|
2017-05-02
|
1. An electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing including a front face, a plurality of outer faces perpendicular to the front face, and a receiving cavity extending from the front face along a front-to-back direction for receiving a mating connector; a shell including a plurality of outer walls covering the outer faces; and a flange defining an upside-down U-shaped configuration in a front view, and including a mating sleeve and a mating flange portion bent from an edge of the mating sleeve for engaging a panel, the mating sleeve located outside of the outer faces and including a first mating wall, a second mating wall bent from the first mating wall, and a third mating wall bent from the second mating wall, the flange portion including a first portion extending from the first mating wall, a second portion extending from the second mating wall, and a third portion extending from the third mating wall, wherein said first portion, said second portion and said third portion are substantially perpendicular to and flexible relative to the corresponding respective first mating wall, second mating wall and third mating wall of the mating sleeve.
|
A61P,C07B,C07D
| 9,714,258
|
2017-07-25
|
1. A compound of the formula wherein each L each R each R each R R each R m′ is 2, 3, 4, or 5; n′ is 2, 3, or 4; p′ is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4; and q′ is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
|
G06F,Y02D
| 9,684,536
|
2017-06-20
|
1. A scheduling method comprising: determining whether priority of an application to be activated is of a given priority by a first data processing apparatus that is included in a first group of data processing apparatuses, the first data processing apparatus including memory that has a first area that stores data shared between the first group of data processing apparatuses and a second group of data processing apparatuses and a second area that stores data shared between the first group of data processing apparatuses, the first data processing apparatus being assigned to perform an allocation function to determine assignment of processes to the respective data processing apparatuses; when the priority of the application is determined to be of the given priority, when the priority of the application is determined to not the given priority,
|
A61K,A61Q
| 9,655,832
|
2017-05-23
|
1. An oil-in-glycol cosmetic composition comprising sucrose stearate, behenyl alcohol, at least one glycol butylene, sucrose tristearate, and arginine; wherein the composition restores the cutaneous barrier.
|
G06Q,G07F
| 9,659,464
|
2017-05-23
|
1. A monitoring system for an automated teller machine (ATM), the monitoring system comprising: an ATM user terminal, wherein the ATM comprises:
|
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