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9,345,006	2016-05-17	1. A method comprising: determining at least one control symbol and at least one channel from a channel set for the at least one control symbol representing at least one control signal for at least one port; and determining at least one further control symbol and at least one further channel from the channel set for the at least one further control symbol for at least one further port, wherein determining at least one further control symbol and at least one further channel comprises: receiving an indicator of the at least one channel; and mapping the indicator to determine the at least one further channel for the at least one further control symbol, wherein the indicator comprises a vector having a first number of elements, the first number of elements being the number of associated channels, each element representing an indication of the symbol selected to be output on the channel associated with the element, and wherein mapping the indicator comprises applying a mathematical function to said first number of elements to obtain an identical number of elements for a second vector for the at least one further control symbol and the at least one further channel.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,729,025	2017-08-08	1. An open core architecture flywheel assembly for storing and releasing energy comprising: a hollow substantially cylindrical rotor assembly comprising a rotor rim having an inner and outer surface; a brushless motor/generator permanent magnet array comprising: wherein the at least one flexible rotor magnet and stator magnet are positioned relative to one another to facilitate levitation of the rotor during operation; and wherein the attractive force at rest is nearly uniform to an attractive force as the rotor rim grows outward radially when the rotor assembly is operating at circumferential velocities of from about 300 m/s to about 3000 m/s.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
9,386,624	2016-07-05	1. A method of facilitating communications with a base station, comprising: establishing primary communications links between the base station and a plurality of relay nodes, each of the plurality of relay nodes being disposed onboard a different respective one of a plurality of vehicles; transmitting operational data from the plurality of relay nodes to at least one of the base station and at least another of the plurality of relay nodes, the operational data comprising, for each of the plurality of vehicles having a respective onboard relay node: determining which of the plurality of relay nodes to place in an active state based at least partially on the operational data, based at least in part on the amount of time for which each the plurality of vehicles having a respective onboard relay node has been parked; and activating at least one of the plurality of relay nodes based on the determining of the relay nodes to be placed in the active state.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,151,782	2015-10-06	1. A current sensing inductive device, comprising: a plurality of bobbin elements, each element having one or more terminals with a conductive winding wound thereon; and a printed circuit board with an aperture existing therein; wherein said plurality of bobbin elements are disposed about said aperture and are electrically coupled to one another via said printed circuit board; and wherein at least two of said plurality of bobbin elements are physically coupled to one another via a hinged coupling.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
9,753,309	2017-09-05	1. A method of treating or slowing the progression of myopia in a person, comprising: applying to the eye or eyes of the person or prescribing for the person, a contact lens or lenses, each contact lens including a posterior surface contoured to reshape the anterior corneal surface of the eye to which the lens is applied, the posterior surface being configured to reshape the corneal surface such that the cornea includes a vision correction area for correcting the myopic vision of the person, and a vision treatment area which presents a myopic defocused image to the central retina of the person, to thereby simultaneously present the eye or eyes of the person a clear retinal image and retinal myopic defocus when the lens or lenses are not being worn.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,064,973	2015-06-23	1. A microfeature workpiece assembly, comprising: a microfeature workpiece including a microelectronic die, the microfeature workpiece having a first major surface, a second major surface facing away from the first major surface, and an edge surface between the first and second major surfaces; a support member having a support surface facing toward the second major surface of the microfeature workpiece; an adhesive structure including an electrical coupling extending between the microfeature workpiece and the support member, wherein	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
8,709,535	2014-04-29	1. A method of enhancing corrosion resistance of a hollow vessel, the method comprising: providing a hollow vessel including a wall defining a cavity for storing a fluid with the vessel in an upright orientation, the wall including interior and exterior surfaces and a plurality of apertures providing access to the cavity; providing a coating tank filled with a liquid coating having charged coating elements; mounting the hollow vessel to a fixture in an upside-down orientation; submerging the hollow vessel into the liquid coating; allowing the liquid coating to pass into the cavity through at least a first one of the plurality of apertures, the first one of the plurality of apertures being positioned at the top of the hollow vessel when in the upright orientation; venting displaced air from the cavity through at least a second one of the plurality of apertures, the second one of the plurality of apertures being positioned at the bottom of the hollow vessel when in the upright orientation; coating the exterior surface with a portion of the coating elements; coating the interior surface with an additional portion of the coating elements; removing the hollow vessel from the coating tank; draining the liquid coating from the cavity; heating the hollow vessel in an oven; and curing the portion of the coating elements on the exterior surface and curing the additional portion of the coating elements on the interior surface.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,385,543	2016-07-05	1. A hybrid storage battery comprising a plurality of virtual batteries connected in series to each other and each virtual battery comprising an organic solution based battery using an organic solution as electrolyte that is connected in parallel to an aqueous solution based battery using a aqueous electrolyte as electrolyte, wherein: the organic solution based battery and the aqueous solution based battery of each virtual battery have average discharging voltages approximate to each other, and are so designed that a potentially overcharging voltage of the organic solution based battery is higher than a final charging voltage of the aqueous solution based battery and a final charging voltage of the organic solution based battery is lower than the final charging voltage of the aqueous solution based battery; the organic solution based battery of each virtual battery becomes overcharged if it is charged beyond its final charging voltage, and gets into a dangerous state if it is charged beyond its potentially overcharging voltage, and the aqueous solution based battery of each virtual battery becomes overcharged if it is charged beyond its final charging voltage; and when each of the plurality of virtual batteries is supplied with sufficient overcharging energy to get the organic solution based battery to become overcharged, the aqueous solution based battery carries out a hydrogen evolving reaction to absorb the overcharging energy so that a charging voltage of the virtual battery is suppressed to the final charging voltage of the aqueous solution based battery, thereby preventing the organic solution based battery from reaching its potentially overcharging voltage, and wherein the organic solution based battery and the aqueous solution based battery are so designed that the average discharging voltage of the organic solution based battery lies between the final charging voltage of the aqueous solution based battery and the average discharging voltage of the aqueous solution based battery.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
9,806,202	2017-10-31	1. A transistor comprising: a first oxide semiconductor film over an insulator; a second oxide semiconductor film over the first oxide semiconductor film; a third oxide semiconductor film over the first oxide semiconductor film; a fourth oxide semiconductor film over the first oxide semiconductor film, the second oxide semiconductor film, and the third oxide semiconductor film; a gate insulating film over the fourth oxide semiconductor film; a gate electrode over the gate insulating film; and an insulating film over the gate electrode, wherein the second oxide semiconductor film and the third oxide semiconductor film comprise regions that face each other with the gate electrode positioned therebetween, and wherein the insulating film is in contact with the insulator.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,598,423	2017-03-21	1. A compound according to Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: X is independently O or NH; R R R alternatively, R alternatively, R R R R R R R R R R R R p, at each occurrence, is independently zero, 1, or 2; and r, at each occurrence, is independently zero, 1, 2, 3, or 4.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,017,096	2015-04-28	1. A connector assembly for electrical power transmission in a vehicle, comprising: a first connector device; and a second connector device to be mated along a mating axis, wherein the first connector device includes at least one spring device terminated by at least one electrically conductive head, movable in a spring load direction perpendicular to the mating axis, wherein the second connector device includes at least one interlock terminal including an electrical conductor and an insulation cap, said at least one head configured to slide along the insulation cap on at least one insulating area in a direction parallel to the mating axis during a first step of a mating sequence and then contacts the electrical conductor on at least one conducting area during a second step of the mating sequence, and wherein the at least one insulating area extends laterally aside of the at least one conducting area, according to a lateral direction perpendicular to the mating axis and to the spring load direction.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
8,836,128	2014-09-16	1. A method for forming fence conductors in a semiconductor integrated circuit die, said method comprising the steps of: depositing a first dielectric on a face of a semiconductor substrate; creating at least one trench in the first dielectric wherein the step of creating the at least one trench comprises the step of creating the at the least one trench to a depth of from about 100 to about 2000 nanometers in the first dielectric; depositing a conductive film on the first dielectric including walls and a bottom of the at least one trench; removing portions of the conductive film from a face of the first dielectric and the bottom of the at least one trench, wherein only the conductive film remains on the walls of the at least one trench; depositing a second dielectric between the conductive film on the walls of the at least one trench; and removing a portion of the second dielectric to expose top portions of the conductive film on the walls of the at least one trench.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,434,232	2013-05-07	1. A method for constructing a truss with a plurality of wood members, the method comprising: selecting at least a first wood member and a second wood member from a plurality of wood members, each of the first and second wood members having a value representing dimensional instability that is within a first range; selecting at least a third wood member from the plurality of wood members, the third wood member having a value representing dimensional instability that is within a second range that is different from the first range; selecting a fourth wood member from the plurality of wood members, the fourth wood member having a value representing dimensional instability that is within a third range; assembling a truss by using the first and second wood members having a value representing dimensional instability that is within the first range as first and second chord elements of the truss, and using the third wood member having a value representing dimensional instability that is within the second range as a web element of the truss; diverting the fourth wood member from the plurality of wood members as a scrap element; wherein the values representing dimensional instability within the first range are lower, on average, than the values representing dimensional instability within the second range; wherein the values representing dimensional instability within the third range are higher, on average, than the values representing dimensional instability within the first range; and wherein the values representing dimensional instability within the third range are higher, on average, than the values representing dimensional instability within the second range.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
9,586,225	2017-03-07	1. A deposition mask for forming a thin film pattern having a predetermined shape on a substrate by deposition, comprising: a resin film having an opening pattern which penetrates through the resin film and has the same shape and dimensions as that of the thin film pattern so as to correspond to a preliminarily determined forming region of the thin film pattern on the substrate, wherein the resin film is configured to transmit visible light to allow a position of the thin film pattern on the substrate to be detected through the resin film to locate an irradiation position of laser light on the position of the thin film pattern.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
9,529,635	2016-12-27	1. A method for providing a selectable user interface element to execute a set of one or more local automation services on a remote device of a user based on entitlement of the user to receive services corresponding to the set of one or more local automation services, the method comprising: (a) establishing, by a remote connectivity tool operating on one or more servers, a connection between the remote connectivity tool and a remote device remote from the one or more servers, the connection comprising a transport layer connection over a network between the remote connectivity tool and the remote device; (b) receiving, by a centralized service operating on the one or more servers remote to the remote device, a request from the remote device to provide support on the remote device; (c) determining, by the centralized service, one or more local automation services to perform on the remote device; (d) identifying, by the centralized service, that the user of the remote device is entitled to receive services corresponding to the one or more local automation services; (e) providing, by the centralized service, for display on a device of a remote support technician of a plurality of devices of remote support technicians a selectable user interface element to deliver, via the same connection established between the remote device and the remote connectivity tool of the centralized service, a set of the one or more local automation services the user is entitled to receive for execution on the remote device, the selectable user interface element enabled responsive to identifying that the user of the remote device is entitled to receive the services, the device of the remote support technician different from the remote device; (f) receiving, by the centralized service from the device of the remote support technician that displayed the selectable user interface element, an indication of selection of the selectable user interface element made at the device of the remote support technician; (g) brokering, by the centralized service responsive to receiving the indication of selection, access to the same connection established between the remote device and the remote connectivity tool to transfer access of the same connection from the remote connectivity tool to a support automation tool operating on the one or more servers; and (h) responsive to the selection, communicating, by the support automation tool operating on the one or more servers, to the remote device via the brokered same connection, the set of one or more local automation services corresponding to the selection made at the device of the remote support technician via the selectable user interface element displayed on the device of the remote support technician.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,163,598	2015-10-20	1. An engine with a variable flow rate oil pump including a main pump section and a subsidiary pump section having mutually different discharge rates, and an oil pressure-adjusting valve that adjusts supply oil pressure from the main pump section and the subsidiary pump section to oil pressure supply destinations, the engine comprising: a main discharge passage that extends from the main pump section; a subsidiary discharge passage that extends from the subsidiary pump section and joins the main discharge passage via the oil pressure-adjusting valve; a subsidiary relief passage that extends from the oil pressure-adjusting valve to the suction side of the subsidiary pump section; a main relief passage that extends from the oil pressure-adjusting valve to the suction side of the main pump section separately from the subsidiary relief passage; and a check valve that is provided on the downstream side of the oil pressure-adjusting valve in the subsidiary discharge passage and cuts off the flow of oil from the main discharge passage side to the oil pressure-adjusting valve side, wherein the oil pressure-adjusting valve has a main pressure-adjusting chamber for adjusting the discharge rate of the main pump section, a subsidiary pressure-adjusting chamber for adjusting the discharge rate of the subsidiary pump section, and a valve body that performs partitioning between the main pressure-adjusting chamber and the subsidiary pressure-adjusting chamber in an oil-tight manner.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,514,202	2013-08-20	1. An optical touch apparatus, comprising: a light source emitting module, for sequentially emitting a plurality of scanning lights according to a time sequence to make the plurality of scanning lights uniformly to be distributed above at least one direct scanned region of a surface of the optical touch apparatus; a first optical module, set around the surface, for reflecting the plurality of scanning lights to form a plurality of first reflected lights, wherein the first optical module has a flat reflecting surface and the plurality of first reflected lights is not parallel to each other; a first light sensing module, set around the surface, when an object forms a touch point on the surface, the object blocking at least one scanning light of the plurality of scanning lights and at least one first reflected light of the plurality of first reflected lights, the first light sensing module generating a sensing result according to the condition of receiving the plurality of scanning lights and the plurality of first reflected lights; and a processing module, coupled to the light source emitting module and the first light sensing module, for determining a position of the touch point on the surface according to the time sequence and the sensing result; wherein the first optical module and the first light sensing module are set at a first side and at a second side of the surface respectively, the first side and the second side are opposite and the second side is closer to the light source emitting module than the first side; a second optical module, set at a third side different from the first side and the second side on the surface, for reflecting the plurality of first reflected lights to form a plurality of second reflected lights; and a second light sensing module, set at a fourth side different from the first side, the second side, and the third side on the surface, when the object forms the touch point on the surface, the object blocking the at least one scanning light, the at least one first reflected light, and at least one second reflected light of the plurality of second reflected lights under different times, the first light sensing module and the second light sensing module generating the sensing result according to the conditions of receiving the plurality of scanning lights, the plurality of first reflected lights, and the plurality of second reflected lights.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,859,195	2014-10-14	1. A method of lithographically patterning a substrate comprising photoresist which has removal areas and non-removal areas, the photoresist having a develop drop-off point for a selected incident radiation wavelength, the method comprising: first exposing at least the non-removal areas to a dose of the selected radiation wavelength which is below and within 30% of the develop drop-off point to be ineffective to change a photoresist solubility in a developer for the photoresist to be cleared from the non-removal areas upon developing with the developer, an incident dose of radiation of the selected radiation wavelength being at least 4.0 millijoules, the first exposing increasing a photoresist post-develop root mean squared surface roughness by at least 25%; second exposing the removal areas to a second dose of the selected radiation wavelength which is at or above the develop drop-off point effective to change the photoresist solubility in the developer for the photoresist to be cleared from the removal areas upon developing with the developer; after the first exposing and the second exposing, developing the photoresist with the developer effective to clear photoresist from the removal areas and to leave photoresist in the non-removal areas; and directly after the developing, exposing at least the non-removal areas to liquid water.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,849,811	2017-12-26	1. A seat reclining device for a vehicle, comprising: a first rotating member; a second rotating member that is arranged coaxial with the first rotating member; a plate-shaped member to which the second rotating member is fixed; a locking member that restricts relative rotation between the first rotating member and the second rotating member; a first memory member that is capable of rotating coaxially and integrally with the first rotating member by frictionally engaging with an outer surface of the first rotating member and capable of rotating relative to the first rotating member against frictional engagement force between the first memory member and the first rotating member; a second memory member that is capable of engaging with and disengaging from the first memory member; and an operation mechanism that causes the second memory member to engage with and disengage from the first memory member and selectively locks and unlocks the locking member in conjunction with the engagement and disengagement, wherein the first memory member includes the operation mechanism includes the link member is arranged on the same side of the plate-shaped member as the first memory member in a thickness direction of the plate-shaped member.	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,702,056	2014-04-22	1. A valve comprising: a. a body having a first port and a second port with a passage configured to flow a media extending between said first port and said second port; b. a flow-element positioned between said first port and said second port, wherein said flow-element has a stem configured to actuate said flow-element between a closed position and an open position; c. a self-adjusting stem sealing assembly adjacent to said stem and configured to prevent media leakage from the valve, wherein said stem sealing assembly comprises: d. a bonnet secured to said body and configured to secure said flow-element and stem sealing assembly into position.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,435,676	2016-09-06	1. An apparatus for use with a backup counter module in one of at least two configurations, the apparatus comprising: a housing having a first end and a second end, the second end having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein, in a first configuration: wherein, in a second configuration:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,284,605	2016-03-15	1. A method for obtaining sequence information from a selected nucleic acid, the method comprising the steps of: capturing target nucleic acids with a sequence-specific capture probes to produce a plurality of target/probe duplexes, wherein the target nucleic acids comprise RNA; melting the target/probe duplexes to release target nucleic acids; annealing primers to released target nucleic acids to produce target/primer duplexes; introducing a polymerase and at least one nucleotide species comprising an optically-detectable label under conditions sufficient for template-dependent nucleotide addition to said primer; removing unincorporated nucleotides; identifying nucleotide species incorporated into said primer, thereby obtaining sequence information from said target nucleic acids.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,775,335	2014-07-08	1. A method for analyzing a set of data which tracks time-stamped activities of a plurality of entities, said set of data comprising a nonnegative asymmetric matrix, said method comprising: obtaining access to a first nonnegative factor matrix and a second nonnegative factor matrix obtained by factorizing said nonnegative asymmetric matrix, said first nonnegative factor matrix being representative of initial role membership of said entities, said second nonnegative factor matrix being representative of initial role activity descriptions; at a given one of said time stamps, while holding a change in said first nonnegative factor matrix constant, updating a change in said second nonnegative factor matrix, to reflect time variance of said set of data at said given one of said time stamps, without accessing actual data values at previous ones of said time stamps, said actual data values at said previous ones of said time stamps being privacy-sensitive; at said given one of said time stamps, while holding a change in said second nonnegative factor matrix constant, updating a change in said first nonnegative factor matrix, to reflect said time variance of said set of data at said given one of said time stamps, without accessing said actual data values at said previous ones of said time stamps, said actual data values at said previous ones of said time stamps being privacy-sensitive; updating said role membership of said entities and said role activity descriptions, at said given one of said time stamps, based on said updating steps; and providing a system, wherein the system comprises distinct software modules, each of the distinct software modules being embodied on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, and wherein the distinct software modules comprise an initialization module, an inference module, and an update module; wherein: said obtaining step is carried out by said initialization module executing on at least one hardware processor; said updating of said change in said second nonnegative factor matrix and said updating of said change in said first nonnegative factor matrix are carried out by said inference module executing on said at least one hardware processor; and said updating of said role membership of said entities and said role activity descriptions is carried out by said update module executing on said at least one hardware processor.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,753,074	2014-06-17	1. An insert for use with a leakage channel associated with a wall of a turbomachine, the insert comprising: a hollow portion configured to be inserted through an aperture in the wall; and a membrane disposed at one end of the hollow portion, the membrane comprising: wherein the membrane is configured so as to deform in the vicinity of the notch in the presence of a pressure difference between the outer surface and the inner surface.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,420,733	2013-04-16	1. A continuity additive, comprising the contact product of: a substance having an ability to reduce, mitigate, or prevent at least one of fouling, sheeting, and static level of a material present in a polymerization reactor system when added to the reactor system in an effective amount, with the proviso that the substance is not a polysulfone polymer, a polymeric polyamine, or an oil-soluble sulfonic acid; and a scavenger contacted with the substance, wherein the scavenger is present in an amount of from about 0.25 to about 5.00 mole of scavenger per mole of water in the continuity additive; wherein the substance and scavenger are contacted with one another outside of a polymerization reactor to form the continuity additive; and wherein the continuity additive, in a polymerization reaction, increases the productivity of a catalyst or catalyst system by at least 20%, as compared to a catalyst or catalyst system under similar conditions in the presence of a continuity additive that has not been contacted with the scavenger as claimed herein.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,609,422	2013-12-17	1. A droplet interference system for sorting cells according to chromosomal DNA characteristics, comprising: a flow cytometry apparatus for delivering a fluid stream containing the cells to a first location; an optics system operable to direct a laser beam from a laser to the first location so that the cells pass through the laser beam resulting in emissions of electromagnetic radiation from the cells, wherein the optics system is operable to collect the emissions of electromagnetic radiation produced by cells at the first location; and wherein the optics system further comprises a photodetector to detect and convert at least some of the emissions into electrical signals indicative of the chromosomal DNA characteristics; a processor in communication with the photodetector to classify the cells according to the chromosomal DNA characteristics and to produce sort decisions to sort selected stream segments according to the classification of the cells contained in the stream segments; and a droplet generating system in communication with the processor producing a droplet interference stream, wherein the droplet generating system is operable to divert a droplet from the droplet interference stream which hits the fluid stream at a second location downstream of the first location, thereby separating the selected stream segments and the cells contained therein from the fluid stream.	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
9,657,130	2017-05-23	1. A process of forming a polyurethane material, the process comprising: forming unsaturated alcohols from an unsaturated plant oil via a reduction reaction; forming alkyne-terminated alcohols from the unsaturated alcohols via an alkyne zipper reaction; forming polyols having two primary hydroxyl groups from the alkyne-terminated alcohols by converting alkynes of the alkyne-terminated alcohols to hydroxyl groups; and performing a polymerization reaction using a mixture that includes the polyols to form a polyurethane material.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,282,067	2016-03-08	1. A system comprising: a processor programmed to initiate executable operations comprising: activating an out-of-office function for a messaging account, wherein the out-of-office function has a scheduled end time and a deactivation condition; determining that a current time is at least a predetermined amount of time after the scheduled end time and that the deactivation condition for the out-of-office function has not occurred; and responsive to the determining, performing an out-of-office action, wherein the out-of-office action comprises:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,050,370	2015-06-09	1. A conjugate comprising an insulin molecule conjugated to one or more ligands wherein at least one ligand is aminoethyltrimannose having the formula; wherein the conjugate is characterized in that, when the conjugate is administered to a mammal in the absence of an exogenous multivalent saccharide-binding molecule, at least one pharmacokinetic or pharmacodynamic property of the conjugate is sensitive to serum concentration of a saccharide.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,228,793	2016-01-05	1. A device for muzzle loading a firearm comprising: a handle, said handle having a storage compartment being dimensioned and configured to receive gunpowder pellets; and a primer applicator, said primer applicator being slideably mounted on the handle having a retracted position and an extended position, said primer applicator in said retracted position retaining primer within the handle, said primer applicator in said extended position disposing the primer a distance from the handle while the primer is still attached to the primer applicator.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,844,167	2014-09-30	1. A method of manufacturing an article of footwear, the method comprising: placing a cord on a first layer; securing the cord in place to the first layer; placing a second layer on the first layer, with the cord being disposed between the first layer and the second layer; attaching the second layer to the first layer to form a plurality of tunnels, the cord being located in the tunnels, wherein the step of securing the cord in place on the first layer is performed before the step of attaching the second layer to the first layer; detaching at least a portion of the cord from the first layer; and incorporating the first layer, the second layer, and the cord into an upper of the article of footwear.	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,141,896	2015-09-22	1. An apparatus comprising: a processing unit configured to process a job; a storage unit configured to store a processing result of a job which has been processed by said processing unit in a memory; and a notification unit configured to notify a job management apparatus of the processing result stored in the memory by said storage unit; wherein, in a case where the processing result of a first job has not been notified by said notification unit and has been stored in the memory when a state of the apparatus has transited from a first state incapable of communication with the job management apparatus to a second state capable of communication with the job management apparatus, said notification unit notifies the job management apparatus of the processing result of the first job which has been processed by said processing unit, and wherein in a case where a second job is specified as a processing target by information stored in the job management apparatus and has not been processed yet by said processing unit when the state of the apparatus has transited from the first state to the second state, said processing unit processes the second job.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,548,238	2013-10-01	1. A processor-implemented method of partitioning a weighted combinatorial graph representative of a dataset, comprising: generating a generalized Laplacian matrix corresponding to the combinatorial graph using one or more data processors, the combinatorial graph having a plurality of weighting factors; wherein a weighting factor is associated with an edge in the combinatorial graph, and corresponds to a similarity of vertices that said edge connects; computing an eigenstructure of said generalized Laplacian matrix using the one or more data processors; determining, using the one or more data processors, if an end criterion is satisfied, said end criterion being satisfied when the combinatorial graph is partitioned and when eigenvalues of the eigenstructure reach a predetermined condition, and if said end criterion is not satisfied:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,494,270	2013-07-23	1. A method for document processing comprising the steps of: providing a scanned image of a document to be processed, the scanned image obtained by a processor performing optical character recognition (OCR) on the document; decomposing, using a computer, the image of the document into at least one sub-image, the sub-image defining a character-based recognition element; providing the at least one sub-image from the computer over a network to a plurality of data entry computers when a confidence rating related to an outcome from performing OCR on the sub-image is below a predefined threshold, the sub-image being displayed on one or more data entry computers so as to allow one or more user-based inputs, in response to observation of the displayed sub-image, to provide one or more user-based data entry values respectively from at least one of the data entry computers, the one or more user-based data entry values being communicated over the network to a receiving computer; determining, by the receiving computer, if the one or more user-based data entry values provide a predetermined level of confidence; and computing, by the receiving computer, a verified result when the predetermined level of confidence is provided.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
9,647,867	2017-05-09	1. A direct down-conversion front end receiver, comprising an antenna for receiving an input radio frequency (RF) signal; first and second mixers connected to the antenna, for mixing the input RF signal with first and second orthogonal sinusoid signals for generating baseband quadrature and inphase signals respectively; first and second Q-channels connected to the first mixer, wherein the first Q-channel adds a baseband pseudo random binary sequence (PRBS) signal to the baseband quadrature signal, and filters the added baseband quadrature signal with a first quadrature filter response, to generate a first filtered quadrature signal, and wherein the second Q-channel subtracts the baseband PRBS signal from the baseband quadrature signal, and filters the subtracted baseband quadrature signal with a second quadrature filter response, to generate a second filtered quadrature signal; first and second I-channels connected to the second mixer, wherein the first I-channel adds the baseband PRBS signal to the baseband inphase signal, and filters the added baseband inphase signal with a first inphase filter response, to generate a first filtered inphase signal, and the second I-channel subtracts the baseband PRBS signal from the baseband inphase signal, and filters the subtracted baseband inphase signal with a second inphase filter response, to generate a second filtered inphase signal; Q-path and I-path PRBS cancellation blocks, wherein the Q-path PRBS cancellation block cancels corresponding PRBS component from a sum of the first and the second filtered quadrature signals to generate a modified quadrature signal, and wherein the I-path PRBS cancellation block cancels corresponding PRBS component from a sum of the first and the second filtered inphase signals to generate a modified inphase signal; Q-path and I-path sum filter estimation blocks, wherein the Q-path sum filter estimation block estimates a quadrature sum filter response from a difference of the first and the second filtered quadrature signals, and wherein the I-path sum filter estimation block estimates an inphase sum filter response from a difference of the first and the second filtered inphase signals; an IQ mismatch compensation filter estimate and tracking block, connected to the Q-path and I-path sum filter estimation blocks, for estimating an IQ mismatch compensation filter response from the estimated quadrature and the inphase sum filter responses; and an IQ mismatch compensation filter, connected to the IQ mismatch compensation filter estimate and tracking block, for filtering the modified inphase signal with the IQ mismatch compensation filter response, to generate a filter compensated inphase signal.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,757,184	2017-09-12	1. A tissue sampling, processing and collection device for connection in-line between a vacuum source and a hand-held power-assisted tissue aspiration instrument having a cannula with an aspiration aperture, said tissue sampling, processing and collection device comprising: a collection chamber having closed end with a central aperture, and an open end with a hollow inner chamber disposed between said closed end and said open end; a plurality of tissue collection and processing tubes, wherein each said tissue collection and processing tube has an open proximal end, and a distal end opening; a removable lid for connection to the open end of said collection chamber, and having a central flow channel terminated in a first connector connecting said tissue sampling, processing and collection device to a vacuum source by way of vacuum tubing; a suction plate, for mounting within said hollow inner chamber, and having multiple hollow projections for supporting the open proximal ends of said plurality of tissue collection and processing tubes, wherein each said tissue collection and processing tube has micro-pores formed in the side walls of said tissue collection and processing tube, and said distal end opening is capped, thereby allowing fluid to flow and filter through said micro-pores as aspirated fat tissue flows through the cannula of said hand-held power-assisted tissue aspiration instrument, and through one or more selected tissue collection and processing tubes mounted on said suction plate, during tissue aspiration operations; and a selector for engagement with said suction plate and having a hollow central post section that passes through said central aperture and establishes fluid communication with a flow path that extends from center to periphery so as to control the flow of aspirated fat from said hand-held power-assisted tissue aspiration instrument through said selector and into a selected one of said tissue collection and processing tubes mounted on said suction plate.	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,461,465	2016-10-04	1. An apparatus, comprising: an analog switch having a transistor; wherein a first node of the transistor is coupled to an input node of the analog switch; wherein a second node of the transistor is coupled to an output node of the analog switch; and an overvoltage protection circuit coupled to provide a control voltage to a gate node of the transistor; wherein the overvoltage protection circuit is configured to at least substantially reduce an overvoltage state caused by an analog voltage at the input node of the analog switch exceeding an overvoltage threshold voltage and allow passage of a constrained amount of the analog voltage through the analog switch during the overvoltage state.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,442,386	2016-09-13	1. An imaging optics, comprising: a plurality of mirrors configured to image an object field in an object plane into an image field in an image plane along a beam path of imaging light, at least one of the mirrors having an opening configured to allow the imaging light to pass therethrough, wherein:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,565,788	2013-10-22	1. A method for providing the location of any one of a plurality of first mobile devices to any one of a plurality of second devices, comprising: generating a query at any one of the plurality of second devices for the location of any one of the plurality of first devices; creating a message at the second device from the generated query, the step of creating the message from the generated query comprising incorporating a predetermined code or term into the message; directing the message, created at the second device from the generated query, from the second device to the first device using a message transmission system; monitoring incoming messages at the first device for a message with the predetermined code or term to thereby detect any messages with the predetermined code or term; interpreting a detected message with the predetermined code or term as a request for determining the location of the first device such that, in response to receipt by the first device of the message with the predetermined code or term that was created at the second device and directed from the second device to the first device, a location determination of the first device is initiated whenever the message with the predetermined code or term is received by the first device; thereafter determining, in response to and only after initiation of the location determination of the first device, the location of the first device, the location determining step comprising: directing the determined location of the first device or a message related to the determined location of the first device from the first device or from the central server to the second device; and removing a detected message with the predetermined code or term from a queue of incoming messages at the first device before indicating receipt of such messages by the first device.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,684,545	2017-06-20	1. A continuous computing system comprising: a plurality of communicatively interconnected computing systems; a workload including a plurality of tasks executing on a first computing system of the plurality of communicatively interconnected computing systems; a task management system executing on at least one of the plurality of communicatively interconnected computing systems, the task management component configured to encapsulate a task of the plurality of tasks with a current system state of the first computing system, wherein encapsulating the task includes associating metadata defining an association between the task and resources of the first computing system; wherein the task management system is configured to transfer the encapsulated task to a second computing system among the plurality of communicatively interconnected computing systems for execution, the metadata used to associate the task with resources of a second computing system; wherein the first computing system has a first architecture and the second computing system has a second architecture different from but compatible with the first architecture; and wherein the metadata defines an association between the first architecture and the second architecture.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,613,235	2013-12-24	1. A continuously variable transmission comprising: an input movement; a control system; said input movement defines a continuously variable reciprocating movement with said control system; a first holder and a second holder; said holders having said reciprocating movement; each of said holders having a plurality of linearly movable teeth; said plurality of movable teeth are perpendicularly movable to said reciprocating movement; each of said movable teeth having an internal end and an exposed end; each of said plurality of movable teeth having a spring on said internal end; said exposed end having a first slope and a second slope; said first slope having a greater slope than said second slope; a chain driving an output sprocket and a freely rotatable sprocket; a stationary supports are located symmetrically between said output sprocket and said freely rotatable sprocket on both sides of said chain; said first holder and said second holder are facing said stationary supports; said chain having a plurality of outwardly extending teeth and a plurality of outwardly extending connectors; each of said plurality of teeth is uniformly distributed along said chain; each of said plurality of connectors is located between said chain and each of said plurality of teeth; each of said plurality of teeth having said first slope and said second slope; some of said plurality of teeth are facing and contacting said plurality of movable teeth on said stationary supports; said plurality of movable teeth are configured and positioned within said holders, for said reciprocating movement, at least one of said plurality of movable teeth is frictionally engaged with at least one of said plurality of teeth; one of said holders and said chain having a relative movement when at least one of said plurality of movable teeth having an inwardly movement within said holder contacting some of said plurality of teeth; and wherein one of said holders and said chain having an interlocking feature when at least one of said plurality of movable teeth having a frictional engagement contacting some of said plurality of teeth, and said chain having an output movement.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
9,002,563	2015-04-07	1. A method comprising: determining a level of supervisory control of a vehicle required by a driver while the vehicle is employing an autonomous driving system, wherein the required level of supervisory control is determined by the driver's response to a prompt; and indicating, on a steering wheel, the level of supervisory control.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,348,626	2013-01-08	1. A device, comprising: a conduit having at least one surface; and at least one electrode pair positioned on the at least one surface of the conduit for pumping fluid through the conduit, wherein one electrode of an electrode pair of the at least one electrode pair is separated from the other electrode of the electrode pair by an interelectrode distance d in the direction of fluid flow, wherein when powered the at least one electrode pair creates a plasma that induces an electrohydrodynamic body force to the fluid in the conduit so as to pump the fluid through the conduit.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
9,067,238	2015-06-30	1. A method of treating a laser-activatable non-conductive substrate that comprises a metal compound, the method comprising the steps of: a) treating the laser-activatable non-conductive substrate that comprises the metal compound with an aqueous composition comprising: b) selectively laser activating portions of a surface of the laser-activatable non-conductive substrate; c) contacting the substrate with an electroless plating bath such that areas of the laser-activatable non-conductive substrate which were contacted by the laser plate, but areas that were not contacted by the laser do not plate.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,390,855	2013-03-05	1. An image processing apparatus comprising: a display that accesses an external server via a browser, and displays on itself via the browser, a job instruction screen of the external server, based on screen data of the job instruction screen, which is received from the external server; a job issuance requester that requests the external server to issue a job that is specified by a user via the job instruction screen of the external server, which is displayed on the display; a receiver that receives the job that is issued by the external server in response to the request of the job issuance requester; a job executor that executes the received job; a detector that detects a result of the job receipt by the receiver and/or a job execution status of the job execution by the job executor; a display controller that makes the display to display a screen that matches the detected result of job receipt and/or job execution status; and a location requester that requests the external server to provide a location holding screen data that matches the result of job receipt and/or the job execution status; wherein the location requester requests the external server to provide a location holding screen data, concurrently with the job issue request of the job issuance requester, and wherein the display controller obtains screen data that matches the result of job receipt and/or the job execution status, from the location that is provided by the external server in response to the request of the location requester, and then makes the display to display the screen for the screen data.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,042,483	2015-05-26	1. An In-phase/Quadrature-phase (I/Q) imbalance compensation apparatus in a direct up-conversion system, the I/Q imbalance compensation apparatus comprising: a pre-distortion factor calculator for fetching pre-measured I/Q imbalance factors and calculating pre-distortion factor A, B, C and D; and a pre-distortion executer for executing a pre-distortion for each subcarrier through the distortion factors A, B, C and D corresponding to each subcarrier, wherein the pre-distortion factors A, B, C and D are calculated by the following equations, in which τ indicates I/O timing skew, g indicates an I/O gain imbalance, φ indicates an I/O phase imbalance, Δf indicates sampling rate/FFT size, and N indicates a positive integer equal to an FFT size.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,999,608	2015-04-07	1. A photopolymer formulation comprising matrix polymers, writing monomers and photoinitiators, wherein the photopolymer formulation further comprises fluorourethanes as plasticizers, wherein the matrix polymers comprise polyurethanes and wherein the photopolymer formulation consists essentially of 15 to 79% by weight of matrix polymers, 5 to 50% by weight of acrylate writing monomers having a refractive index of n d 20 >1.50, 1 to 10% by weight of photoinitiators, between 5 and 40% by weight of fluorourethanes and 0 to 10% by weight of further additives, wherein the sum of the constituents being 100% by weight.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,086,035	2015-07-21	1. An actuator system comprising: a ballscrew shaft; a first ballnut engaged with the ballscrew shaft; a second ballnut engaged with the ballscrew shaft and attached to a first translatable object, the second ballnut being separated from the first ballnut by a distance; a bearing fixed to the ballscrew shaft between the first ballnut and the second ballnut and coupled to a second translatable object; a drive mechanism operably coupled to the first ballnut that rotates the first ballnut; and a locking mechanism configured to selectively couple the ballscrew shaft to the first ball nut, wherein operation of the locking mechanism adjusts a position of the first translatable object and the second translatable object independently.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
9,554,437	2017-01-24	1. A system for switchably changing the function of a special function bulb controller to switch an illumination element between having visual appearance of steady-on and a visual appearance of a predetermined special visual function, comprising: a. an electrically powered illumination element; b. a first switching circuit in communication said illumination element for controlling the flow of current to the element, said first circuit containing a controller for controlling the power to said illumination element to produce a predetermined special illumination visual lighting effect in the illumination element, said first circuit initiating said lighting effect when powered up starting from an initial steady-on illuminated state in the element and then proceeding to other special lighting effects occurring after the steady-on power up and periodically repeating said special lighting effect for a predetermined period of time, and c. a second switching circuit in communication with said first circuit, configured to periodically interrupt the flow of current to said first circuit, at an interruption frequency sufficient to cause the second circuit to reset to its steady on state without proceeding to said other special lighting effects, and thereby producing a plurality of steady-on illumination pulses in the illumination element.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,502,588	2013-08-06	1. A clock generation system for generating a first clock signal at a first clock frequency and a second clock signal at a second clock frequency with a predetermined ratio to the first clock frequency, the system comprising: a clock signal generator providing the first clock signal at the first clock frequency; a first frequency divider dividing the first clock frequency by a first integer to produce a first auxiliary signal; a second frequency divider dividing the second clock frequency by a second integer to produce a second auxiliary signal; a timer configured to measure a first time lag between a first signal edge of the first auxiliary signal and a first signal edge of the second auxiliary signal and to measure a second time lag between a second signal edge of the first auxiliary signal and a second signal edge of the second auxiliary signal; a comparator device configured to provide an error signal by comparing a difference between the measured first and second time lags with a predetermined time value; and a voltage-controlled oscillator controlled in dependent on the error signal to generate the second clock signal.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,551,553	2017-01-24	1. A bowfishing apparatus, comprising: an arrow shaft having an outer diameter and defining a forward end and a rearward end; a slide body portion defining an interior passage with an inner diameter around said arrow shaft, the inner diameter being sized to enable said slide body to freely translate along and rotate around the arrow shaft; said slide body portion having an attachment portion defining an attachment passage allowing a fishing line to be secured to said slide body portion; said slide body portion defining a ring shaped rearward face around said arrow shaft; a circular dampening portion made of an elastomer material secured to said rearward face of said slide body portion and forming a ring around said arrow shaft, said dampening portion defining a rearward facing circular impact face, said dampening portion arranged to translate and rotate with said slide body portion as said slide assembly translates and rotates along said arrow shaft, said slide body portion and said circular dampening portion forming a slide assembly; wherein said circular dampening portion defines an inner diameter which is greater than the diameter of said interior passage of said slide body portion so as to not contact said arrow shaft; and, a rigid stop secured in a non-moving position adjacent a rearward portion of said arrow shaft, said rigid stop defining a rigid impact face facing toward said slide assembly and having a height and width sufficient to prevent said side assembly from sliding off the rearward end of the arrow shaft.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,590,791	2017-03-07	1. A method of wireless communication, comprising: receiving, at a user equipment (UE), a configuration of a plurality of physical uplink control channels (PUCCHs) for transmitting one or more uplink control signals by the UE; generating, by the UE, the plurality of PUCCHs based on the configuration, wherein each of the plurality of PUCCHs is generated for a corresponding one of a plurality of nodes in multiflow communication with the UE; and transmitting, by the UE, each of the plurality of PUCCHs to the corresponding one of the plurality of nodes, wherein one or more component carriers (CCs) over which the UE communicates with a first node of the plurality of nodes are in a different timing adjustment group (TAG) than one or more additional CCs over which the UE communicates with a second node of the plurality of nodes.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
9,591,824	2017-03-14	1. Seed of corn inbred line designated IAA13BM, or a part thereof, representative seed of the line having been deposited under ATCC Accession No. PTA-122499.	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,167,015	2015-10-20	1. A method for servicing a client request for a streaming media (SM) object in a network having a content server which hosts SM objects for distribution over the network through a plurality of helper servers (HSs) to a plurality of clients, the SM object being comprised of a plurality of successive time-ordered chunks, the method comprising: receiving a request for at least a portion of an SM object at a local HS, the request including a playback starting time; determining whether or not the request can be satisfied by the local HS, the request being satisfied when a chunk having a starting time equal to the requested playback starting time resides on a disk associated with the local HS; determining whether there are any additional chunks on the local HS that follow the chunk that satisfies the request in consecutive time order; when it is determined that the request can be initially satisfied by the local HS, delivering to one of the plurality of clients the one or more chunks having an associated starting time equal to the requested playback starting time from the local HS and updating the playback starting time when the end of the SM object has not been reached after delivery; when it is determined that the request cannot be satisfied or continue to be satisfied by the local HS, identifying a server in the network that is not the content server storing at least a predetermined M chunks having a starting time equal to one of the requested playback starting time, when the request cannot be initially satisfied by the local HS, or the updated playback starting time, when the request cannot continue to be satisfied by the local HS, according to a minimum normalized cost function; delivering to the one of the plurality of clients the identified M chunks and updating the playback starting time when the end of the SM object has not been reached; when it is determined that the request cannot be satisfied or continue to be satisfied by the local HS or remote HS in the network that is not the content server, delivering to one of the plurality of clients the one or more chunks from the content server the one or more chunks having an associated starting time equal to the requested playback starting time or the updated playback starting time until it is determined that the local HS or remote HS can satisfy the request or until the end of the SM object has been reached, whichever comes first, and updating the playback starting time when the end of the SM object has not been reached; and when requests are not satisfied by the local HS, receiving the chunks from the identified server at the local HS until it is determined that a next chunk to be retrieved is stored at the local HS.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,627,271	2017-04-18	1. A method of forming a semiconductor structure, said method comprising: providing, in an NFET device region, at least one sacrificial gate structure straddling over a portion of at least semiconductor material portion; forming a source/drain structure from exposed sidewalls of each semiconductor material portion; removing said at least one semiconductor material portion not protected by said at least one sacrificial gate structure, while maintaining at least a semiconductor mandrel beneath each sacrificial gate structure, each semiconductor mandrel comprises a remaining portion of said semiconductor material portion; forming a middle-of-the-line (MOL) dielectric material laterally surrounding each sacrificial gate structure and atop each source/drain structure, wherein said MOL dielectric material has a topmost surface that is coplanar with each sacrificial gate structure; removing each sacrificial gate structure to provide a cavity, said cavity exposing at least one sidewall of each semiconductor mandrel; forming a III-V compound semiconductor channel material from said at least one sidewall of each semiconductor mandrel; removing each semiconductor mandrel to provide a gate cavity; and forming a functional gate structure in each gate cavity.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,706,115	2014-04-22	1. A method for performing cell reselection implemented in a wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU), the method comprising: receiving priority information in a current cell associated with a current radio access technology (RAT), wherein the priority information is indicative of a cell reselection priority of an inter-RAT cell associated with a candidate RAT relative to the current cell associated with the current RAT; determining whether the inter-RAT cell associated with the candidate RAT has a higher priority than the current cell associated with the current RAT based on the priority information; determining a cell selection value of the current cell; determining to perform quality measurements of the inter-RAT cell associated with the candidate RAT on condition that it is determined that the inter-RAT cell associated with the candidate RAT has a higher priority than the current cell associated with the current RAT, wherein the quality measurements of the inter-RAT cell are performed irrespective of the cell selection value of the current cell based on the inter-RAT cell associated with the candidate RAT has having a higher priority than the current cell associated with the current RAT; and determining to perform quality measurements of the inter-RAT cell associated with the candidate RAT on condition that it is determined that the inter-RAT cell associated with the candidate RAT does not have a higher priority than the current cell in the current RAT and that the cell selection value of the current cell is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold, wherein the WTRU considers the cell selection value of the current cell when determining whether to perform the quality measurements of the inter-RAT cell based on the inter-RAT cell associated with the candidate RAT not having a higher priority than the current cell associated with the current RAT.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,718,320	2017-08-01	1. An axle link for a motor vehicle, comprising: a body-side connecting element; a wheel-side connecting element; and a rod element connecting the connecting elements to one another, said rod element comprising a metal rod and a reinforcement casing, said metal rod being made of ductile material and anchored at the connecting elements in the reinforcement casing, said reinforcement casing being made of a brittle material and having a predetermined breaking point at a longitudinal position between the connection elements.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,184,250	2015-11-10	1. A semiconductor arrangement comprising: a first gate having a first gate height and a first gate length, the first gate adjacent a first contact having a first contact width, a first bottom contact length and a first top contact length lying within a first top contact length plane, the first top contact length plane a first critical contact distance from a bottom surface of the first contact; and a second gate having a second gate height and a second gate length a first pitch distance from the first gate, the second gate adjacent the first contact, such that the first contact is between the first gate and the second gate, where dimensions of the semiconductor arrangement conform to where	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,784,717	2017-10-10	1. A process for testing for structural flaws in sapphire parts used in the manufacturing of electronic devices, comprising: transmitting a destructive acoustic signal including a Rayleigh wave onto a sapphire part; and determining whether the sapphire part mechanically failed in response to the transmitting of the destructive acoustic signal.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
8,998,662	2015-04-07	1. A system for supporting a shaft comprising: a main housing; a first bearing end cap, comprising a first end and a second end, the first bearing end cap comprising: wherein the first end of the first bearing end cap is detachably coupled to a first end of the main housing; and wherein the coupling between the first bearing end cap and the main housing is substantially watertight.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,385,885	2016-07-05	1. A network node for a communication network having a first subnetwork using a spanning tree protocol and a second subnetwork connected to the first subnetwork, the second subnetwork using a second protocol differing from the spanning tree protocol of the first subnetwork: the network node being configured as an element of the second subnetwork and configured for communication within the second subnetwork; and the second subnetwork having at least one external interface; wherein the network node is configured by a spanning tree functionality as a spanning tree master node to check and control the second subnetwork such that the second subnetwork is handled or is able to be handled by the spanning tree protocol of the first subnetwork as a virtual network node such that the second subnetwork is identifiable as a single node by the first subnetwork; wherein the spanning tree functionality of the spanning tree master node comprises: issuing interface identification data comprising Port ID information for external interfaces of the second subnetwork, said external interface comprising interfaces of network nodes which are unconnected between network nodes; and transferring the interface identification data comprising Port ID to other network nodes of the second subnetwork.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,688,052	2017-06-27	1. A thermal protection system that reduces a mismatch of coefficients of thermal expansion (“CTEs”) across an interface between first and second materials, the system comprising: a first material, having an undoped CTE value CTE1, the first material having distal and interface surfaces; a second material having an undoped CTE value CTE2 where CTE2 is greater than CTE1, the second material having distal and interface surfaces, wherein the interface surface of the second material is disposed adjacent to the interface surface of the first material; additive material particles having a CTE value CTE(add) dispersed within said first and second materials along a density gradient where the dispersion density of the additive material particles changes within the first and second materials from the distal surfaces to the interface surfaces, wherein the dispersion density of the additive material particles increases within the first and second materials from the distal surfaces to the interface surfaces.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,354,826	2013-01-15	1. An integrated device with AC to DC conversion function, comprising: a substrate of a first conductivity type; and at least four well regions of a second conductivity type in the substrate, each well region of the second conductivity type including: wherein, in each well region of the second conductivity type, a diode is formed by the heavily doped regions of the first and second conductivity type and the well region, such that four diodes are formed by four well regions, wherein the first diode has a cathode coupled to an anode of the second diode at a first node which receives an input of an AC voltage; the third diode has a cathode coupled to an anode of the fourth diode at a second node which receives another input of the AC voltage; the first diode has an anode coupled to an anode of the third diode at a third node which provides a low DC voltage level; and the second diode has a cathode coupled to a cathode of the fourth diode at a fourth node which provides a high DC voltage level; and wherein the integrated device with an AC to DC conversion function is integrated with a circuit operating under low DC voltage to become an integrated circuit.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,782,856	2014-07-22	1. A rope connection comprising: a rope termination of a rope having a longitudinal axis and a plurality of sub-ropes, said rope termination comprising a termination member having proximal and distal ends and a plurality of load pins formed in a closed annulus around said longitudinal axis, each of said plurality of sub-ropes being spliced into itself to form a looped end arranged around said load pins and each of said plurality of sub-ropes being of equal length, wherein said termination member further comprises at least two tabs interconnecting said load pins, which said tabs extend radially outwardly from said longitudinal axis such that a circular cylindrical surface concentric with said longitudinal axis and intersecting said tabs entirely surrounds said load pins and said sub-ropes disposed around said load pins, said rope extending from said proximal end of the termination member; and a connector for connection with said tabs; whereby tension in the rope is equally transferred to said connector through said tabs and equally divided between said load pins and each of said plurality of sub-ropes.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
9,118,462	2015-08-25	1. A method comprising: authenticating, by a first peer, a second peer; obtaining, by the first peer, capability information from the second peer; creating, by the first peer, a list of shareable content based on the capability information obtained from the second peer and sending the list of shareable content to the second peer; receiving, by the first peer, a selection of a content item from the list from the second peer; rebinding, by the first peer, a cryptographic key associated with the content item to the second peer; generating, by the first peer, a sharing license for the content item; associating, by the first peer, the sharing license with the content item; and sending, by the first peer, the content item and the sharing license to the second peer.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,165,387	2015-10-20	1. A method of displaying information, comprising: receiving via a computing device a set of diagnostic values for a patient; comparing via a processor of the computing device the set of diagnostic values with a set of predetermined normal values; displaying on a display a video image having a graphical depiction of the set of diagnostic values in comparison to the set of predetermined normal values, with the set of predetermined normal values being displayed in a predetermined region of the video image, and the set of diagnostic values being displayed in the video image in relation to the predetermined region of the set of predetermined normal values; and indicating varying levels of relative health of the patient according to a placement of an icon relative to areas of the graphical depiction of the set of diagnostic values, wherein the video image includes the set of diagnostic values being displayed relatively closer to a portion of the display in response to the set of diagnostic values being relatively closer to values of the set of predetermined normal values.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,774,666	2014-07-08	1. A fixing device for conveying at least relatively small and large size sheets, the fixing device comprising: a hollow endless rotary body; a pressing member to contact an outer circumferential surface of the endless rotary body; a nip forming member placed on an inner circumferential side of the endless rotary body to contact the pressing member via the endless rotary body and form a nip thereon; a heating device placed on the inner circumferential side of the endless rotary body to heat the endless rotary body with radiant heat, the heating device including at least a first heat source to heat a region on the endless rotary body corresponding to a width of the small size sheet and a second heat source to heat regions on the endless rotary body corresponding to both widthwise ends of the large size sheet outside the width of the small size sheet; a power source to supply power to the heating device; and a temperature controller to control the power source, the temperature controller causing the power source to supply power only to the first heat source when the small size sheet is printed, and to both the first and second heat sources when the large size sheet is printed, the temperature controller causing the power source to supply more power to the first heat source when the small size sheet is printed than when the large size sheet is printed within the maximum power available to the fixing device.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,708,405	2014-04-29	1. A vehicle seat, comprising: a slider; a slide rail provided in a back face of a seat back, wherein the slide rail includes a guide path along which the slider is moved; and a framework of the vehicle seat that has a plurality of frame members, wherein the slide rail is directly attached outside the framework to one side frame member along its length and extends in a longitudinal direction of the seat back, and overlaps with the side frame member in a front-rear direction of the vehicle seat, wherein the slide rail is formed by a plate and has a first top plate portion having a pair of engaging pieces disposed to each side of a slit in a center of only the first top plate portion, wherein one bent end and another bent end of the plate face each other, wherein the first top plate portion of the slide rail is exposed on the back face of the seat back, and the first top plate portion is substantially flush with the back face of the seat back.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,808,749	2014-08-19	1. A polymer conjugate of a physiologically active substance, comprising a block copolymer of a polyethylene glycol moiety and a polyglutamic acid moiety, in which a substituent bound to the physiologically active substance is linked to at least one of the side-chain carboxy groups of the block copolymer via an amide bond, and the physiologically active substance is directly bonded to the side-chain carboxy groups of the block copolymer, wherein the polymer conjugate is a compound represented by general formula (III) wherein R R R R (I) or general formula (II) in which R R CX—CY represents CH—CH or C═C (double bond), and A represents a residue obtained by removing, from the physiologically active substance having one or more hydroxy groups, one of the one or more hydroxy groups, R in which R R R R b is an integer from 5 to 11,500, i is an integer from 1 to 200, j, k, m, and n each represent an integer from 0 to 200 with the proviso that i+j+k+m+n represents an integer from 2 to 200.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,525,559	2013-09-03	1. A non-overlap circuit, comprising: a first delay circuit configured to receive a first input signal and output a first control signal to a driver circuit; sensing circuitry configured to sense a current from the driver circuit in response to the first control signal through bulk semiconductor of a semiconductor substrate and produce a feedback signal in response to current; and a second delay circuit configured to receive the feedback signal from the sensing circuitry and a second input signal, and output a second control signal to the driver circuit based on the sensed feedback signal and the second input signal, wherein the first delay circuit is configured to receive a second feedback signal from an output of the second delay circuit.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,774,234	2014-07-08	1. A data processing apparatus, comprising: an input unit configured to input data; and a plurality of processing modules connected to form a ring bus, wherein each processing module is configured to transfer data along the ring bus to an adjacent processing module in one direction in a connected sequence, and wherein at least one of the plurality of processing modules includes: a communication unit configured to implement a first data processing path and a setting path, and a processing unit configured to process data received from the communication unit, and to output processed data back to the communication unit, wherein the first data processing path is for transferring first path data in such a manner that a set sequence of processing units performs processing on the first path data in the set sequence, and wherein, in response to receiving switching data, the switching data is processed by the communication unit on the first data processing path in the set sequence to switch from the first processing path to the setting path, wherein the communication unit blocks transferring of data subsequent to the switching data until completion of data processing is detected.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,782,675	2017-10-10	1. A method for facilitating dynamic communications amongst multiple users, the method comprising: receiving, at a communications server, a first video communication of a first size, the first video communication being sent by a first transmitting device and directed to a receiving device; receiving, at the communications server, a second video communication of a second size, the second video communication being sent by a second transmitting device and directed to the receiving device; determining a communication mode applicable to the first transmitting device, the second transmitting device, and the receiving device, wherein the communication mode is an active mode or an instant ready-on mode; generating, at the communications server, a composite video communication of a third size, based at least on the first video communication, the second video communication, and the communication mode, wherein the third size is less than the aggregate of the first size and the second size; and transmitting, from the communications server, the composite video communication to the receiving device, wherein the determined communication is maintained.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,106,278	2015-08-11	1. Method for data transmission in a wide area mobile network which provides at least one radio carrier for allocating traffic of coexisting MIMO User Equipments, and non MIMO User Equipments, wherein the at least one radio carrier carries a first signal and a second signal, and the traffic of MIMO User Equipments comprises a first MIMO data stream associated to a primary pilot channel and a second MIMO data stream associated to a secondary pilot channel, characterised in that the method comprises: (i) allocating in the first signal the traffic of non MIMO user Equipments, the first MIMO data stream and the primary pilot channel; (ii) allocating in the second signal the second MIMO data stream and the secondary pilot channel; (iii) combining the first and second signals into each of a first combined signal and a second combined signal; (iv) transmitting the first combined signal using a first linear polarization and the second combined signal using a second linear polarization so as to transmit the first signal using a first circular polarization and transmit the second signal using a second circular polarization that is orthogonal to the first circular polarization.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,154,022	2015-10-06	1. An alternator, comprising: a B+ bolt; a plurality of rectifier B+ terminals; a bus conductor having a plurality of bends, each of the plurality of bends surrounding a respective individual one of the plurality of rectifier B+ terminals and having an end formed into a bus ring terminal; and a stop; wherein the bus ring terminal is placed onto the B+ bolt and wherein a load cable ring terminal may be placed onto the B+ bolt in direct contact with the bus ring terminal and compressed thereto by the stop.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,220,999	2015-12-29	1. A fluid filter comprising: a base having a central outlet opening and being formed at least partially of a magnetic material that surrounds the central outlet opening; a tubular filter element having openings of a predetermined size and an outlet end fixed to and contacting the base and extending from the base to an inlet end, the outlet end of the tubular filter element surrounding the central outlet opening; the tubular filter element being constructed of a magnetically susceptible material such that the contact between the outlet end of the tubular filter element to and the magnetic material of the base magnetizes the tubular filter element; a seat fixed to the inlet end of the tubular filter element, the seat having a central inlet opening surrounded by the inlet end of the tubular filter element; the seat being constructed of a material that is not magnetically susceptible such that the seat does not become magnetized by being fixed to the inlet end of the tubular filter element; a spring disposed within the tubular filter element, the spring having an entrance end portion adjacent the seat and an exit end portion adjacent the base; a ball having a diameter larger than a diameter of the central inlet opening of the seat and being located within the tubular filter element between the entrance end of the spring and the seat; the ball being constructed of a material that is not magnetically susceptible such that the ball does not become magnetized by being in proximity to the magnetic portion of the base and the magnetized tubular filter element; the spring having a spring constant adequate to hold the ball yieldably against the central inlet opening of the seat to seal the central inlet opening during normal operation of the fluid filter and yield to allow the ball to be displaced from the central inlet opening of the seat in response to a predetermined pressure exerted on the ball when the tubular filter element is clogged to allow fluid to pass around the ball and through the fluid filter without passing through the tubular filter element; the magnetic portion of the base and the magnetized tubular filter element capturing metal particles within a fluid moving therethrough during normal operation of the fluid filter; and the ball and the seat not capturing and collecting metal particles within the fluid when the tubular filter element is clogged and the ball is displaced from the central inlet opening of the seat.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,637,896	2017-05-02	1. A jet regulator ( 1 ) comprising a jet regulator housing having an interior in which there is provided a perforated plate ( 5 ) with a plurality of throughflow holes ( 6 ) for dividing up water that flows therethrough, the perforated plate ( 5 ) has a central, non-perforated impingement surface ( 14 ) which is bordered at least by an annular wall ( 15 ), the annular wall ( 15 ) has passage openings ( 16 ) oriented in a radial direction, and, on that side of the passage openings ( 16 ) which is arranged in an impingement surface plane, there is provided in each case one of the throughflow holes ( 6 ), which is connected to the passage openings ( 16 ) and runs through the perforated plate ( 5 ), the annular wall ( 15 ) is surrounded at an outer circumferential side thereof by a ring-shaped annular chamber ( 29 ), at least one of a throttle device ( 300 ) or a flow rate regulator ( 30 ) with a pass-through opening ( 31 ) located upstream of the impingement surface ( 14 ) as viewed in a flow direction of the water or above the impingement surface ( 14 ), and the impingement surface ( 14 ) has, within the first annular wall ( 15 ), a second annular wall ( 33 ) which is spaced apart radially from said first annular wall and which is of smaller diameter.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,785,751	2017-10-10	1. A medication delivery system comprising: at least one portable container containing a medication, comprising: a body with a lid forming a securable storage compartment; a latch coupled to the body, the latch configured to releasably secure the lid; a first processor coupled to the latch; a first memory coupled to the first processor, the first memory comprising a unique identifier; a power source coupled to the latch and the first processor; wherein the first processor is configured to: retrieve the unique identifier from a first memory; provide a data signal comprising the unique identifier; receive an access signal; and cause the latch to release the lid upon receipt of the access signal; a controller comprising a second processor communicatively coupled to the first processor of the at least one portable container, the second processor configured to: receive the data signal from the first processor of the at least one portable container; provide the access signal to the first processor upon a determination that the portable container is allowed to be opened; provide an information signal comprising a patient identifier and the portable container identifier; receive the prescription information and the container content information from the server; and determine whether the at least one portable container is allowed to be opened; wherein the server is configured to: store information related to prescriptions for at least one patient, the prescription information comprising a listing of medications to be administered to the at least one patient; store information related to a content of the at least one portable container, the content information comprising a list of at least one medication stored in the at least one portable container; and provide the prescription information for the identified patient and the container content information for the identified portable container upon receiving the information signal from the second processor.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,797,976	2017-10-24	1. A device comprising: a first biosensor of a biosensor array, the first biosensor configured to generate a first current in response to being biased at a first back gate voltage; a second biosensor of the biosensor array, the second biosensor configured to generate a second current in response to being biased at a second back gate voltage; a decision system configured to determine a first adjustment based on the first current and a reference and generate a second adjustment based on the second current and the reference; and a voltage generator electrically connected to the decision system and the biosensor array and configured to adjust the first back gate voltage of the first biosensor based on the first adjustment and adjust the second back gate voltage of the second biosensor based on the second adjustment.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,750,585	2017-09-05	1. A method of fabricating a denture, comprising: adapting an amount of an uncured denture base material to a model of a patient's mouth; adjusting a pre-set arch of denture teeth to fit the model of the patient's mouth; applying a bonding agent to a base denture portion of the pre-set arch of denture teeth; impressing the pre-set arch of denture teeth to an occlusal surface of the uncured denture base material to create a channel within the uncured denture base material; and curing the uncured denture base material and the pre-set arch of denture teeth to form a substantially unitary denture device.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,062,624	2015-06-23	1. An injector for a fuel injection system, said injector comprising: input means for receiving drive signals from an injector drive circuit for controlling operation of the injector, wherein the input means is hardwired across an injector coil of the injector; an ID chip; and an electronic latch means arranged to move between a first state in which the electronic latch means is arranged to be enabled such that the ID chip is in communication with the injector drive circuit via the input means, and a second state in which the electronic latch means is arranged to be disabled such that the ID chip is not in communication with the injector drive circuit via the input means wherein the electronic latch means is arranged to move from the first state to the second state upon receipt at the injector of a drive pulse signal from the injector drive circuit, wherein the electronic latch means comprises a first transistor and a second transistor connected such that, once turned on, they remain on unless either a Hi-side voltage bias is removed or they are forced into an off state by a third transistor, a delay capacitor arranged to prevent the electronic latch means switching off during data communications with the ID chip, wherein upon receipt of a drive pulse signal from the injector drive circuit the third transistor is arranged to switch on and to discharge the delay capacitor in order to switch off the first and second transistors.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,344,178	2013-01-01	1. A process for recovery of shikimic acid from an aqueous process stream further comprising glyphosate, the process comprising: introducing the aqueous process stream into a membrane separation unit comprising at least one separation membrane; and contacting the aqueous process stream and the at least one separation membrane to form a retentate and a permeate.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,568,466	2017-02-14	1. An in vitro method of screening for renal proximal tubular toxicity of a compound, the method comprising: contacting a test compound for which renal proximal tubular cell toxicity is unknown with a test population of renal proximal tubular cells grown attached to a support; measuring one or both of the following features of the renal proximal tubular cells in the test population: cell area, and area of nucleus: area of whole cell ratio; comparing the one or more features of the test population with the corresponding one or more features of a control population that has not been contacted with the test compound; and identifying the test compound as toxic for renal proximal tubular cells based on one or both of a decrease in cell area, and an increase in area of nucleus: area of whole cell ratio of the test population relative to the control population.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,270,032	2016-02-23	1. An electrical connector, comprising: a housing with a body and an assembly frame, the body having a first surface and a second surface which are opposite to each other, and a plurality of terminal mounting holes penetrating through the first surface and the second surface, the assembly frame extending outwardly from the second surface and forming a mounting surface; a circuit board mounted to the mounting surface of the assembly frame and including a plurality of pressing holes that penetrate through the circuit board, and a plurality of conductive traces connecting the plurality of pressing holes; and a plurality of terminals, each of the plurality of terminals having a main body, a plurality of pins and a pressing portion, the main body being mounted to the corresponding terminal mounting hole and having a first edge adjacent to the first surface and a second edge adjacent to the second surface, the plurality of pins integrally extending outwardly from the first edge of the main body to protrude out of the first surface of the body, the pressing portion integrally extending outwardly from the second edge of the main body to protrude out of the second surface of the body, and at least part of the pressing portion protruding out of the mounting surface of the assembly frame so as to be provided through the corresponding pressing hole to press against the circuit board and electrically connect with the plurality of conductive traces.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,987,648	2015-03-24	1. A solid-state imaging apparatus that includes a plurality of pixels each of which includes a photoelectric conversion unit and a readout circuit configured to process a signal generated by the photoelectric conversion unit or configured to read the signal, and a peripheral circuit configured to read signals from the plurality of pixels, wherein the plurality of photoelectric conversion units are disposed in a first member, and at least a part of the readout circuit and the peripheral circuit are disposed in a second member, and the first member and the second member are bonded in such a way that a signal from the photoelectric conversion unit can be received by the readout circuit disposed in the second member, the solid-state imaging apparatus comprising: a sealing portion configured to reduce water invasion from an outside region of the solid-state imaging apparatus into the plurality of pixels and the peripheral circuit, wherein the sealing portion includes a first sealing portion disposed in the first member and a second sealing portion disposed in the second member, and a part of the first sealing portion is in contact with a part of the second sealing portion.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,457,861	2013-06-04	1. A method of operating a turbomachine, the method comprising: supplying fuel via a fuel circuit to a combustor in which the fuel is combustible; receiving in a turbine at least products of combustion in the combustor to power turbine rotation; and supplying fuel via the fuel circuit to a transition zone fluidly interposed between the combustor and the turbine in which the fuel and the products of the combustion in the combustor are combustible, the supplying of the fuel to the transition zone comprising: coupling one or more fuel injectors to the fuel circuit; configuring the one or more fuel injectors to supply the fuel and air, as a fuel/air mixture, to the transition zone; and arranging the one or more fuel injectors in one of a single axial stage, multiple axial stages, a single axial circumferential stage and multiple axial circumferential stages.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,799,708	2014-08-05	1. An information processing apparatus comprising: a first master unit configured to control a plurality of slave units and serve as an operating system; and a second master unit configured to control the plurality of slave units and serve as an standby system, the first master unit and the second master unit being connected one-to-one with each of the slave units by a bus, the first master unit including a control unit that requests the second master unit to check the connection to a target slave unit when an abnormality is detected in access from the first master unit to the target slave unit, and determines a unit having the abnormality by use of an access result relating to a point in which the abnormality is detected and an access result of access from the second master unit to the target slave unit.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,527,679	2013-09-03	1. An apparatus comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions for a host system to adapt an input/output interface, the host system comprising a plurality of capability adaptors the capability adaptors included in a registry, each of which is configured to adapt an input/output unit capability to a different input/output unit capability, wherein in response to a guest system migrating to the apparatus having the host system which controls at least one input/output unit, wherein the guest system has an input/output unit capability, the host system adapts an input/output interface of the guest system to the input/output unit capability of the host system desired by the guest system so as to provide a service supported by the input/output unit capability of the guest system using the at least one input/output unit of the host system wherein the host system selects at least one capability adaptor from among the plurality of capability adaptors to adapt the capability of an input/output unit set up in the guest system to the capability of the input/output unit of the host system desired by the guest system.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,582,257	2017-02-28	1. At a computer system, the computer system including a processor, a method of preparing an application for deployment, the method comprising: presenting the structure of an application package through an arrangement of one or more visual elements; altering the structure of the application package by altering application package element references associated with the arrangement of one or more visual elements; the processor transforming the altered structure of the application package into one or more manifest files by traversing the altered structure of the application package in accordance with the altered application package element references; and bundling the one or more manifest files into a deployment format expected by product deployment software.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,779,107	2014-07-15	1. A composition comprising: a) one or more antigens; b) an anti-DC-SIGN immunoglobulin single variable domain; and c) a carrier which carries the one or more antigens and the anti-DC-SIGN immunoglobulin single variable domain; wherein the anti-DC-SIGN immunoglobulin single variable domain comprises SEQ ID NO: 1.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,397,878	2016-07-19	1. A method of operating a rich communications suite (RCS) interface provisioned on a client device that is configured with one of a plurality of different operating systems (OSs), comprising: receiving, from a given RCS client application among a plurality of RCS client applications on the client device, application-originated RCS signaling in accordance with a given RCS access protocol, the given RCS access protocol configured to be used in a platform-independent manner for communications between RCS client applications and corresponding RCS interfaces provisioned on client devices that are configured with any of the plurality of different OSs; translating the received application-originated RCS resource signaling into OS-specific RCS signaling that complies with an OS-specific RCS access protocol for the OS of the client device, the OS-specific RCS access protocol for the OS of the client device being different than one or more other OS-specific RCS access protocols used by one or more other OSs from the plurality of different OSs; and delivering the translated RCS resource signaling to a set of RCS resources on the client device that is configured to provide RCS service to the plurality of RCS client applications and to interact in accordance with the OS-specific RCS access protocol.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,391,338	2016-07-12	1. An electrolyte-membraneless microbial fuel cell, a unit of the microbial fuel cell comprising: (a) a body having empty top, bottom and inside; (b) a cathode disposed on the top of the body; (c) an anode disposed on the bottom of the body; (d) a plate disposed on a lower surface of the anode; (e) electrochemically active microorganisms disposed on an upper surface of the anode; (f) a substrate-containing solution disposed filling the space inside the body between a lower surface of the cathode and the upper surface of the anode; (g) an inlet via which the substrate-containing solution is introduced; and (h) an outlet via which the substrate-containing solution is discharged, wherein: an upper surface of the plate is electrically connected to the lower surface of the anode; the electrochemically active microorganisms biodegrade the substrate to generate electrons and hydrogen ions, the hydrogen ions passing through the substrate-containing solution to be transferred to the lower surface of the cathode, and the electrons being transferred to the cathode through the plate; the inlet and the outlet are disposed in two different spaces when the space inside the body between the lower surface of the cathode and the upper surface of the anode is equally divided into the two different spaces horizontally; and the cathode, the anode, and the plate are sealed in the body so that the substrate-containing solution does not leak through other portions than the outlet.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
9,524,066	2016-12-20	1. A capacitive touch sensor, comprising: a plurality of first sensing units and a plurality of second sensing units arranged in a matrix on a substrate, and each of the first sensing units and each of the second sensing units comprising: a pair of directly adjacent first electrodes; a second electrode arranged around each of said first electrodes and electrically isolated from each of the first electrodes, and each of the pair of directly adjacent first electrodes being located in an interior space bounded by two transverse parts and two longitudinal parts of said second electrode, wherein a portion of the second electrode between the pair of directly adjacent first electrodes and bounding both the pair of directly adjacent first electrodes is a same transverse part of the second electrode, and one of the two longitudinal parts of the second electrode bounding each of the first electrodes has an opening; and a third electrode arranged outside of the interior space and directly connected to each of the first electrodes via the openings, wherein the third electrode of the first sensing unit is isolated from the third electrode of the second sensing unit; wherein in each of the second sensing units a trace of the first sensing unit and the first electrodes of the second sensing units are respectively located at opposite sides of the third electrode of the second sensing units, and in the plurality of first sensing units and a section of second sensing units among the plurality of second sensing units, the trace of the first sensing unit in the section of the second sensing units is directly connected with the third electrode in the plurality of first sensing units, wherein the section of the second sensing units is directly adjacent to the plurality of first sensing units, and the trace of the first sensing unit directly contacts with one of a plurality of third electrodes of the first sensing units and is not electrically in contact with any other third electrode.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,654,257	2014-02-18	1. An image processing apparatus comprising: an image signal input unit that receives an input of an image signal representing frame images to be displayed; a noise reduction unit that performs noise reduction for reducing the noise contained in the image signal, the noise reduction utilizing an interframe averaging operation that is performed on a frame image to be processed using a frame image precedent to the frame image to be processed; an image quality adjustment unit that performs image quality adjustment for adjusting the displayed image quality of a frame image on the image signal that has undergone the noise reduction; and a control unit that controls the setting of an image quality adjustment parameter that defines the amount of adjustment in the image quality adjustment operation and the setting of a noise reduction parameter that defines the amount of noise reduction in the noise reduction operation, wherein:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,402,730	2013-03-26	1. An agricultural crop merging machine configured to move in a direction of travel in a field, the merging machine comprising: a trailer frame including at least one axle, at least one trailer wheel coupled to the at least one axle and configured to rotate about a main axis of rotation and to roll along a field surface, and a drawbar assembly coupled to the at least one axle; a header assembly including a header frame, at least one header ground-engaging unit coupled to the header frame, a pick-up assembly coupled to the header frame, and a cross-conveyor assembly coupled to the header frame adjacent to the pick-up assembly, the pick-up and cross-conveyor assemblies being configured to cooperate to lift crop materials off the field surface and move the crop materials laterally to discharge onto the field surface to form a windrow; and a suspension assembly disposed between the trailer frame and header assembly, the suspension assembly being coupled to the header assembly and trailer frame and configured to allow the header assembly to pivot, relative to the trailer frame, about a first axis of rotation perpendicular to the main axis of rotation of the at least one wheel and to pivot about a second axis of rotation parallel to the main axis of rotation of the at least one wheel to follow a contour of the field surface, wherein the suspension assembly includes a pivot frame extending from the trailer frame to the header assembly, the pivot frame being coupled to the header assembly via a first pivot that allows the header assembly to pivot about the first axis of rotation, the pivot frame being coupled to the trailer frame via a second pivot that allows the header assembly to pivot about the second axis of rotation.	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,725,455	2014-05-13	1. A system for monitoring the operational health of a refrigeration system, comprising: one or more sensors adapted to periodically measure a temperature in a refrigeration system or a current drawn by the refrigeration system; and a current transducer configured to measure current flow in an electrical circuit providing power to the refrigeration system; a control processor in communication with the one or more sensors and configured to receive a series of periodic measurements from the one or more sensors, wherein the control processor is adapted to communicate the series of periodic measurements through a network to a monitoring system configured to characterize a state of health of the refrigeration system based on the series of periodic measurements, wherein the series of periodic measurements includes information indicative of a corresponding time of measurement, wherein the monitoring system is configured to predict failure of the refrigeration system or loss of energy efficiency of the refrigeration system based on an analysis of trends or patterns in the series of periodic measurements, and wherein the analysis of trends or patterns in the series of periodic measurements includes analyses of a temperature signal and a signal representing electrical current consumed by the refrigeration system, and wherein the analysis of the trends or patterns in the series of periodic measurements includes a calculated energy efficiency of the refrigeration system based on a pattern in the signal representing the electrical current.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,066,866	2015-06-30	1. Vesicles, comprising: (a) a first lipid that is a phosphatidylcholine; and (b) a second lipid having a structure selected from the group consisting of formulas (XXIV), (XXV), (XXVI), (XXVII), (XXIX), (XXXI), (XXXII), (XXXIII), and (XXXIV): and a high energy phosphate selected from the group consisting of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), adenosine diphosphate (ADP), adenosine monophosphate (AMP), cytosine triphosphate (CTP), cytosine diphosphate (CDP), cytosine monophosphate (CMP), uracil triphosphate (UTP), uracil diphosphate (UDP), uracil monophosphate (UMP), guanosine triphosphate (GTP), guanosine diphosphate (GDP), guanosine monophosphate (GMP), thymine triphosphate (TTP), thymine diphosphate (TDP), thymine monophosphate (TMP), inosine triphosphate (ITP), inosine diphosphate (IDP), inosine monophosphate (IMP), and phosphocreatine; and wherein the vesicles are unilamellar, and wherein the vesicles an absorption rate of at least 1 vesicle absorption per second per cell when the vesicles are contacted with target cells.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
9,387,089	2016-07-12	1. A kit of parts for use in anterior lumbar interbody fusion, comprising: a plurality of expandable anterior lumbar interbody fusion devices, each having a posterior end, an anterior end, an open interior and an unexpanded height at the anterior end greater than an unexpanded height at the posterior end, the unexpanded height at the posterior end of each of said devices being the same, the expanded height of each of said devices at the anterior end being different; and an instrument adapted to extend into the interior of each of said devices and to attach to a selected one of said devices, insert said selected device into a disc space between opposing vertebral bodies of a spine and expand said selected device therein.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,941,818	2015-01-27	1. A passive optical rangefinder, comprising: a) a photosensor adapted to transform an image projected onto it into a corresponding electronic image; b) an imaging system adapted to provide projection of the image of at least one object on the photosensor; c) spectral processing means adapted to provide the spatial spectrum of the image by spectral decomposition; d) defocus processing means adapted to provide the distance from the object to the rangefinder based on a degree of defocus of the image; and e) an optical arrangement comprising,	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,445,693	2013-05-21	1. A process for preparing telmisartan or salt or ester thereof comprising introducing C-1 synthon on the position 2′ of 3′-(2′-halo-biphenyl-4-ylmethyl)-1,7′-dimethyl-2′-propyl-1H,3′H-[2,5′]bibenzoimidazolyl.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
9,395,081	2016-07-19	1. A method for processing a hydrogenous compound, comprising: directing reactants, including a hydrogenous compound, to a first reaction zone; cyclically varying a pressure at the first reaction zone in accordance with a first cycle; directing heat into the first reaction zone to heat the reactants; dissociating the hydrogenous compound to produce a first product in an endothermic reaction; transferring the first product to a second reaction zone; cyclically varying a pressure at the second reaction zone in accordance with a second cycle; at the second reaction zone, producing a second product including at least one of a hydrogen-based fuel and a structural building block in an exothermic reaction; controlling a flow rate between the first and second reaction zones with a mechanism coupled between the first and second reaction zones; and controlling the pressure in the second reaction zone based at least in part on a flow rate of the first product from the first reaction zone to the second reaction zone.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0