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9,068,439	2015-06-30	1. A well system, comprising: a work string defining a flow path therein; a downhole tool coupled to the work string and having a body that defines an interior in fluid communication with and extending from the flow path; an indicator chamber defined in an inner surface of the body to retain a substance until the downhole tool is actuated, whereupon the indicator chamber becomes exposed to the interior and the substance is released into the flow path via the interior; and an optical computing device in optical communication with the flow path for detecting a characteristic of the substance in the flow path and communicating a signal when the characteristic is detected, the signal being indicative that the downhole tool has been actuated.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,977,887	2015-03-10	1. A system for providing network stability and data reliability, comprising: a. one or more servers; b. a single computing device coupled to the one or more servers, the single computing device comprising a storage component, wherein the single computing device both backs up data from the one or more servers on the storage component and also replaces a failed server of the one or more servers by performing the functions of the failed server; and c. a data restore application stored on the storage component for restoring the data received from the one or more servers.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,778,629	2017-10-03	1. An electrical grid monitoring, predictive monitoring, and control system comprising: a controller in electrical communication with a multiplicity of electrical devices in an electric grid, wherein said controller receives control state data from each electrical device of said multiplicity of electrical devices indicating a current state of each said electrical device; a multi-dimensional, multi-layer cellular computational network (CCN) disposed within said controller comprising: wherein said controller analyzes said multiplicity of control state data then determines a current control state, an interim predicted control state, and a final predicted control state for one or more of said multiplicity of electrical devices; wherein said interim predicted control state is derived from predicted measurements associated with said multiplicity of control state variables in the electric grid; wherein said final predicted control state is derived from a combination of said current control state and one or more interim predicted control states; and wherein said controller automatically changes said current state of said one or more of said multiplicity of electrical devices based on the final predicted control 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	1	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	0	0	1	0	0
9,231,693	2016-01-05	1. A method for enabling full duplex individual calls in repeater mode between two subscriber units in a N:1 slotting ratio time division multiple access (TDMA) radio system, the method comprising: receiving, at a first repeater, a request for a full duplex individual call from a first subscriber unit identifying a second subscriber unit as a target of the full duplex individual call; determining, by a radio controller associated with the first repeater, whether to grant or deny the request; and responsive to determining to grant the request:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,893,850	2014-11-25	1. A vinyl tile, comprising: a vinyl portion; an acoustical portion comprising a mixture of rubber and polyurethane; and an adhesive layer for fixing the vinyl portion to the acoustical portion; wherein the vinyl tile installed on a floor/ceiling assembly provides the resulting assembly with an IIC, in accordance with ASTM E 2179, of 50 or greater.	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	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	1
8,693,664	2014-04-08	1. A system for deriving information associated with an unavailable telephone number or subscriber and providing said information to a caller attempting to place a telephone call to said unavailable telephone number, the system comprising in combination: an intercept system coupled to a directory assistance service, wherein the intercept system intercepts the telephone call on a telephony network to the unavailable number before initiating any action by the telephony network back to the caller, wherein the unavailable number includes non-existent numbers or numbers not implemented on the telephony network; the directory assistance service, wherein the directory assistance and at least one advertisement are selected based on previously collected caller information; and one or more information services coupled to the directory assistance service, wherein the directory assistance service uses the one or more information services to search for information about the unavailable number and the caller's number to provide additional information and advertising to the caller at the caller's number and one or more other alternative numbers associated with the caller's number from the one or more information sources external to the telephony network and one or more information sources internal to the telephony network.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,583,731	2013-11-12	1. A method for analyzing and filtering a plurality of electronic mail messages via an electronic mail analyzer application comprising the steps of: inputting at least one electronic mail message from an input source via at least one input of a plurality of inputs; copying each electronic mail message, via at least one of a plurality of servers, from the at least one input of the plurality of inputs to a journal mailbox; moving a plurality of electronic mail messages from the journal mailbox to a local store for analysis; applying a plurality of filter criteria to each electronic mail message in the local store; determining each electronic mail message that matches the filter criteria; loading a default job file via the electronic mail analyzer application; populating a job tab of an electronic mail analyzer user interface of the electronic mail analyzer application with data from the default job file; executing a loaded job and examining job settings to determine whether the job settings are valid; performing at least one of displaying a list of validation errors and warnings if any exist and proceeding to execute the job; and applying a corresponding predefined action to each electronic mail message that matches the filter criteria, the predefined action being identified by the 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	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
8,469,934	2013-06-25	1. An ophthalmic pericorneal drug delivery device, comprising: an annular body sized and shaped to reside upon a conjunctiva of a human eye and extend substantially entirely about a cornea of the human eye when the annular body is disposed upon the human eye; a therapeutic composition associated with the annular body wherein the therapeutic composition is disposed as multiple separate distinct units in a single reservoir within the annular body; an electromechanical device connected to the annular body; and at least one opening for providing fluid communication between the single reservoir and an environment external of the device wherein the electromechanical device moves each unit to the at least one opening at a separate point in time over an extended time period.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,699,198	2017-07-04	1. A computer-executable method for retrieving a content collection that includes a plurality of content objects over a content-centric network, the method comprising: determining, by a computer, content-access information that is needed to consume the content collection; generating a plurality of interest packets, which include at least a first interest packet for a catalog of the content collection, a second interest packet for a content object within the content collection, and a third interest packet for the content-access information, wherein the catalog of the content collection includes an ordered list identifying the plurality of content objects within the content collection; and forwarding, concurrently, the plurality of interest packets comprising the first interest packet for the catalog, the second interest packet for the content object, and the third interest packet for the content-access information over the content-centric network to facilitate parallel retrieval of the content collection, the catalog of the content collection, and the content-access information.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,594,225	2013-11-26	1. An integrated circuit arrangement comprising: (a) a plurality of connection contacts for a serial exchange of at least one of data or signals with external components and apparatuses; and (b) a control apparatus for a cycle-clocked receiving of at least one of data or signals by means of a signal voltage on at least one of said plurality of connection contacts, said voltage being modulated among at least a low, a middle, and a high voltage states; wherein said control apparatus further comprises a switching apparatus, which is designed and/or controlled in such a manner that said data is sent in a sending mode via said connection contacts and wherein said switching apparatus, after having received a slope changing from one of said voltage states into another one of said voltage states, pulls said another one of said voltage states before a chronological expiration of half a clock cycle of said cycle into one of said voltage states that is different from a viewpoint of said another one of said voltage states.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,301,937	2016-04-05	1. A granule preparation comprising: granules comprising an amino acid comprising isoleucine, leucine and valine, wherein the granules have a particle size distribution such that an amount of granules on an aperture 355 μm sieve is 100% and an amount of granules on an aperture 710 μm sieve is 0%, and the granules have a bulk density of not less than 0.59 g/mL and not more than 0.75 g/mL, wherein a weight ratio of isoleucine, leucine and valine is 1:1.5-2.5:0.8-1.7.	0	0	1	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,162,529	2015-10-20	1. A caster comprising: (a) a monolithic fork comprising a substantially annular wheel-supporting portion and a chair-supporting portion, the wheel-supporting portion having a pass-through aperture; (b) a rotational bearing supported on the wheel-supporting portion of the fork; (c) a wheel comprising a load-supporting rim, the rim supported on the bearing such that the wheel rotates on the bearing in the vertical plane, the rim comprising a pass-through aperture aligned with the pass-through aperture of the fork, the rim further comprising a non-load bearing substantially annular ring at an inside edge of the bearing to retain the bearing between the rim and the fork and to inhibit debris from contacting the bearing; and, (d) a retainer configured to be received by the inner surface of the fork, the retainer comprising a pass-through aperture aligned with the pass-through aperture of the fork, the retainer further comprising a bearing-retaining portion at an outside edge of the bearing to retain the bearing between the rim and the fork and to inhibit debris from contacting the bearing.	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	1
8,581,653	2013-11-12	1. An integrated circuit comprising: a first local clock network to provide a first clock signal; a first interface circuit coupled to receive the first clock signal from the first local clock network and to generate a second clock signal based on the first clock signal; a first clock line coupled to the first interface circuit; a first multiplexer circuit, wherein the second clock signal is provided to the first multiplexer circuit through the first clock line, and the first multiplexer circuit provides a third clock signal based on the second clock signal; and a second clock network coupled to receive the third clock signal from the first multiplexer circuit, wherein the first local clock network is coupled to receive the third clock signal from the second clock network and to provide the third clock signal to a 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	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
8,810,410	2014-08-19	1. An activity meter comprising: an activity amount acquisition unit arranged and programmed to acquire an activity amount of a user; an index acquisition unit arranged and programmed to acquire an index relating to the activity amount; and an index output unit arranged and programmed to output the index acquired by the index acquisition unit; wherein the index acquisition unit: the unit period includes a plurality of time slots; the activity meter further comprises a storage unit arranged to store a representative value for each time slot of the activity amount acquired by the activity amount acquisition unit in association with the time slot; and the index acquisition unit:	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	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	1	0
9,630,720	2017-04-25	1. An armrest configured for arrangement between two seats, the armrest comprising: a first support portion configured for an arm of a first person; and a second support portion configured for an arm of a second person, wherein the first support portion comprises a first lid and a second lid that are pivotally movable about at least one pivot axis, both the first lid and the second lid including a first arm support surface that together form the first support portion at a first height level and a second arm support surface, wherein pivoting the first lid and second lid causes the second arm support surfaces to form the first support portion at a second height level, and wherein the second support portion is at the second height level.	0	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,357,947	2013-01-22	1. A light emitting apparatus comprising: a circuit board; a light emitting device module on the circuit board, wherein the light emitting device module is electrically connected to the circuit board, and the light emitting device module comprises at least one light emitting device chip; and a lens unit provided at an upper side of the light emitting device module and spaced from the light emitting device module and supported by the circuit board, wherein the lens unit includes a lens and the lens comprises a flat surface on a peripheral region of an upper surface of the lens unit, wherein the light emitting device module is completely contained within the lens unit, and wherein a bottom surface of the at least one light emitting device chip is higher than a bottom surface of the lens 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	1	1	1	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,463,266	2013-06-11	1. A mobile communication system adopting a hierarchical cell structure consisting of a plurality of layers having respective cells of different sizes, wherein a radio control device and a radio base station device constituting the system notify a mobile station device required to move between the hierarchical cells of information of a plurality of threshold values of a number of times of cell reselections set for respective layers of the plurality of layers, and the mobile station device receives the information of the plurality of threshold values, measures a number of times of cell reselections executed in a specific time, compares an obtained number of times of cell reselections with each of the plurality of threshold values, determines a layer suitable for the moving speed, selects a cell which belongs to a determined layer as a transfer target and enters a waiting 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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,391,226	2013-03-05	1. A method for use in a communications network in which a Mobile Node accesses the communications network via a proxy node, the method comprising: receiving, at an access control node, information from various nodes in the communications network relating to accesses of the Mobile Node to the communications network; receiving, at the access control node, attachment information from the proxy node, the attachment information relating to an attachment to the communications network of the Mobile Node and comprising an identifier of the Mobile Node; on the basis of the received information from various nodes and attachment information from the proxy node, determining, at the access control node, a Binding Unique Identifier to associate with a Care-of-Address used by the proxy node on behalf of the Mobile Node, wherein the Care-of-Address is associated with one selected from the group consisting of an existing Binding Unique Identifier and a unique Binding Unique Identifier; and sending, by the access control node, the Binding Unique Identifier associated with the Care-of-Address to the proxy node for subsequent registration with a mobility anchor function using the Binding Unique Identifier.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,406,826	2013-03-26	1. A mobile phone, comprising: a modular communicator comprising: a jacket for said modular communicator, 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	0	0	0	0	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
8,515,194	2013-08-20	1. A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving, as part of a bitstream, performing a first compressed domain operation using the windowing parameters, the first compressed domain operation comprising a crop operation, a flip operation, or a rotation operation, wherein the received windowing parameters facilitate the performing of the crop operation, the flip operation, or the rotation operation; and outputting a result of the first compressed domain operation.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,942,697	2015-01-27	1. A method for uploading network information, comprising: receiving, by a network side equipment, power supply capacity information reported by a User Equipment (UE); instructing, by the network side equipment, the UE to upload network information according to the power supply capacity information; receiving, by the network side equipment, the network information uploaded by the UE; and establishing, by the network side equipment, a signaling service bearer with the UE.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	0
9,206,725	2015-12-08	1. A flange comprising: a container to hold a quantity of a fluid within a vehicular tank, said quantity of said fluid being part of the fluid present in the tank; and a heating element including at least one resistive wire to conduct an electrical current and dissipate heat as an effect of said current, wherein said heating element further includes a plurality of guides, wherein said at least one resistive wire is guided at a plurality of separate locations along a length of the at least one resistive wire and about the container by said plurality of guides to form at least one heating surface, and wherein at least a first part of said at least one resistive wire is guided inside said container to heat the fluid inside the container, a second part of said at least one resistive wire is guided outside and along an external wall of said container to heat the fluid surrounding the container, and a third part of said at least one resistive wire is guided outside and around a base of said container.	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	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	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
8,891,720	2014-11-18	1. A method of determining whether a radiation source has the characteristic of fission, comprising the steps of: counting neutrons emitted from the radiation source; defining a measurement time period; determining the number of times that a group of n simultaneously emitted neutrons is observed from the radiation source after the measurement time period is repeated a defined number of times to derive a neutron count measurement; subtracting an expected number of pairs of neutrons emitted by a hypothetical non-fission Poisson neutron source during the measurement time period from the number of pairs of observed neutrons derived from the neutron count measurement to provide a calculated result; determining if the number of pairs of observed neutrons exceeds the expected number of pairs of neutrons by a defined error range for each subtraction of the expected number of pairs of neutrons from the observed number of pairs of neutrons, wherein the defined error range represents a statistical measure that is indicative of fission by the observed neutrons; producing a histogram representing the number of times different group sizes occur from a number of measurement time periods; deriving a Poisson count distribution for the Poisson neutron source; and overlaying the histogram and the Poisson count distribution to provide a visual indication of the difference provided by the calculated result, wherein a difference between the number of pairs of observed neutrons and the expected number of pairs of neutrons in excess of the defined error range in at least a portion of the overlaid histogram and Poisson count distribution characterizes the radiation source as fissile.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,163,949	2015-10-20	1. Method for determining the location of a firer ( 800 ), said method comprising the steps of: determining the position of a moving object ( estimating a plurality of positions for the moving object ( estimating the location of a firer ( wherein the location of the firer (	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	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
9,233,374	2016-01-12	1. An apparatus for shredding of a receipt, the apparatus comprising: a housing having an inlet opening and an outlet opening; a feeding mechanism positioned in said housing, said feeding mechanism adapted to drawing the receipt through an interior of said housing, said feeding mechanism comprising: at least one blade positioned in said housing adjacent to said feeding mechanism, the blade adapted to cut the receipt, said feeding mechanism adapted to pass the cut receipt through said outlet opening, said at least one blade comprising:	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,298,091	2016-03-29	1. A photosensitive resin composition comprising: a polysiloxane polymer (A); a compound having an ethylenically unsaturated group (B); a photoinitiator (C); a solvent (D); a pigment (E); and a crosslinking agent (F); wherein the pigment (E) comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of titanium dioxide, calcium carbonate, calcium sulfate, zinc oxide, barium sulfate, barium carbonate, silicon dioxide, aluminum powder, kaolin, clay, talc, montmorillonite, aluminum hydroxide, magnesium carbonate, and white hollow polymer microspheres.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	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
9,112,653	2015-08-18	1. A method for modulating data for optical communication, comprising: encoding the data using a forward error correction (FEC) encoder to produce encoded data; encoding the encoded data using a block encoder to produce block encoded data such that Hamming distances between constellation points that represent the block encoded data are increased, wherein the block encoder assigns a codeword to the constellation points to minimize a bit error rate (BER) by label optimization based on eigen set partitioning and simulated annealing; mapping the block encoded data to produce mapped data such that Euclidian distances between the constellation points are increased; and modulating, in a transmitter, the mapped data to a modulated signal for an optical 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	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,581,137	2013-11-12	1. A method for operating one of a plurality of hotplate heating elements of an electric heating appliance comprising a hob comprising the steps of: selecting an operating action by actuating a first input device wherein said operating action is performable by any one of said plurality of hotplate heating elements, wherein further said operating action is not associated with any one of said plurality of hotplate heating elements; and allocating one of said plurality of hotplate heating elements for performing said specific operating action by actuating a second input device specifically associated with one of said plurality of hotplate heating elements.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,758,597	2017-09-12	1. A method for producing a crosslinked polymeric material having reduced internal stress, the method comprising the steps of a) forming a mixture by combining a RAFT additive comprising a RAFT functional group with a system consisting essentially of an initiator and at least one monomer having at least two polymerizable functional groups, wherein the molar ratio of RAFT functional groups to polymerizable functional groups in the system is from 0.005 to 0.05, the RAFT additive does not include a polymerizable functional group and the RAFT additive has a molecular weight from 200 to 800 amu; and b) polymerizing the mixture to form a cross-linked polymeric material with at least 50% conversion of the polymerizable functional groups, wherein the mixture is polymerized for 30 minutes or less.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,669,364	2014-03-11	1. A platinum (II) complex of the formula, wherein: Ar1 is a 1,2-diazole ring, Ar2 is a pyridine ring, and Ar3 is a phenyl ring, and Ar1, Ar2, and Ar3 together form a tridentate ligand coordinated to the platinum through atoms X, Y, and Z, respectively, wherein X and Y are nitrogen, Z is carbon, V represents O, S, N, C, P, or Si, and W is an anion.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,592,856	2013-11-26	1. A light source, comprising: a semiconductor core comprising: a first inner terminal electrically connected to the semiconductor core; one or more first conductors connected to the first inner terminal; a first outer terminal having at least two outer surfaces, and electrically connected to the first inner terminal; a first translucent material arranged on the top surface, and exposing the at least two outer surfaces; and a glass sheet arranged on the lower 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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,769,739	2014-07-08	1. A bracket ( 2 ) for retaining a bed mattress ( 3 ), the bracket ( 2 ) being adapted to be disposed on a bed frame ( 1 ) having a head portion ( 1 a ) and a feet portion ( 1 b ), the bracket ( 2 ) comprising: two seats ( a bracket member (	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
9,703,599	2017-07-11	1. An assignment control method comprising: assigning, by circuitry, a processor core among a plurality of processor cores to a thread in accordance with receiving an instruction for starting a process for the thread; identifying, by the circuitry, address information of a memory area, with which the processor core assigned to the thread accesses, based on identification information identifying the processor core assigned to the thread and association information stored in a memory, the association information associating identification information of the plurality of processor cores with address information of different memory areas each of which corresponds to one of the plurality of processor cores executing a corresponding process of a corresponding thread; controlling, by the circuitry, the processor core assigned to the thread to access the memory area using the identified address information; deploying, by the circuitry, the address information of the memory area from a reserved register management area of the memory, in combination with register information of a first register from a register save area of the memory, to the first register; and controlling, by the circuitry, the processor core assigned to the thread to access the memory area by using the address information of the memory area stored in the first register.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,890,762	2014-11-18	1. A communication electronic device having an antenna structure, the antenna structure comprising: a grounding element, wherein there is a first notch, a second notch and a first protruded portion disposed at an edge of the grounding element, the first notch and the second notch are not located at corners of the edge of the grounding element, and the first protruded portion is located between the first notch and the second notch; and an antenna element, wherein the antenna element and the grounding element are disposed on different planes, comprising: wherein the antenna element overlaps a portion of the first protruded portion, a portion of the first notch, and a portion of the second notch.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,377,604	2013-02-19	1. A fuel cell stack structure comprising: a stack entity including a plurality of solid electrolyte fuel cell units stacked together in a stacking direction; and at least one tie rod extending through the stack entity to fasten the solid electrolyte fuel cell units so that the solid electrolyte fuel cell units are pressed against each other in the stacking direction, the tie rod having an outer cylinder, an inner shaft fitting into the outer cylinder, and a joining material disposed between the outer cylinder and the inner shaft, the joining material fastening the outer cylinder and the inner shaft together in an axial direction of the tie rod and being configured and arranged to maintain a cured state at an operating temperature of the fuel cell stack structure, the joining material including a metallic glass material so that the outer cylinder and the inner shaft of the tie rod are fixed together in the axial direction by crystallizing the metallic glass 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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,396,756	2016-07-19	1. An image processing apparatus comprising: at least one hardware processor; at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one hardware processor, cause the at least one hardware processor to function as: an obtaining unit configured to obtain a moving image file generated by applying a first development process to RAW image data; a control unit configured to perform control of reproduction of the moving image file; a development unit configured to be capable of developing RAW image data; and a determination unit configured to determine whether a reproducing speed of the moving image file is less than or equal to a predefined threshold, wherein the control unit performs the control such that, if it is determined that the reproducing speed of the moving image file is higher than the predefined threshold, the moving image file is reproduced at the reproducing speed, and such that, if it is determined that the reproducing speed of the moving image file is less than or equal to the predefined threshold, a second moving image file generated by applying a second development process to RAW image data corresponding to the moving image file by the development unit is reproduced at the reproducing speed, and wherein the second development process has a higher precision than the first development process.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,811,129	2017-11-07	1. A control method for cooling a plurality of servers disposed in a data center that has a cold aisle and a hot aisle, an airflow from the cold aisle to the hot aisle being conducted through the plurality of servers, the control method comprising: counting, by an air-conditioning control apparatus to control an air conditioner configured to supply cold air to the cold aisle and suck hot air out of the hot aisle, a number of operating servers that are in operation among the plurality of servers disposed in the data center; generating an air flow from the cold aisle to the hot aisle by controlling the air conditioner in a first mode in which a pressure of the cold aisle is set higher than a pressure of the hot aisle by a predetermined pressure difference, when the acquired number of the operating servers that are in operation among the plurality of servers disposed in the data center is equal to or more than a predetermined threshold; controlling the air conditioner in a second mode in which the pressure of the cold aisle is set equal to the pressure of the hot aisle, when the counted number of the operating servers that are in operation among the plurality of servers disposed in the data center is less than the predetermined threshold; notifying the operating servers whether a current mode of the air conditioner is the first mode or the second mode; and generating, by the operating servers, the air flow from the cold aisle to the hot aisle by driving a fan in each of the operating servers, when a notification that the current mode is the second mode is received from the air-conditioning control apparatus.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,417,177	2013-04-09	1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a main casing; a photosensitive member; a process cartridge being installable to and removable from the main casing along a removal path, the process cartridge including a developer accommodating portion that can accommodate a developer; an exposing unit located above the process cartridge when the process cartridge is installed in the main casing, the exposing unit including a motor capable of rotating a polygonal mirror and being capable of exposing a surface of the photosensitive member with a light; a sheet-accommodating portion located at a bottom portion of the main casing, the sheet-accommodating portion being capable of accommodating a sheet; a pick-up roller located above the sheet-accommodating portion, the pick-up roller being capable of picking up the sheet from the sheet-accommodating portion; an image transferring position where an image is transferred from the photosensitive member to the sheet; a sheet discharge port through which the sheet is discharged out of the main casing; and a conveying path along which the sheet can be conveyed from the pick-up roller to the discharge port via the image transferring position, the conveying path comprising a turn between the pick-up roller and the image transferring position; wherein the image transferring position is disposed at a position lower than an upper end of the turn in a vertical direction; wherein the exposing unit includes a frame; wherein the frame of the exposing unit includes an upper plate and a lower plate; and wherein a portion of the lower plate that is below the motor that is capable of rotating the polygonal mirror is inclined at an angle that is greater than an angle of the upper plate from a horizontal plane.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,357,362	2016-05-31	1. A method comprising: receiving, by a server, a short messaging service text message associated with an originating number and a terminating number; retrieving, by the server, electronic call records associated with the originating number; comparing, by the server, the electronic call records associated with the originating number to entries in an electronic list of grey phone numbers, each grey phone number in the electronic list of grey phone numbers associated with a device lacking a telephony capability to receive short messaging service text messages; determining, by the server, a match between the electronic call records and a grey phone number in the electronic list of grey phone numbers; determining, by the server in response to the match, the originating number has previously sent a previous text message to the grey phone number known to lack the telephony capability to receive the short messaging service text messages; and identifying, by the server, the originating number as a spammer based on the previous text message previously sent to the grey phone number known to lack the telephony capability to receive the short messaging service text messages.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,441,740	2013-05-14	1. A zoom lens, in order from an object side to an image-forming side, primarily comprising: a first lens group of negative refractive power; a second lens group of positive refractive power consisting of a first lens, a second lens and a third lens; and a third lens group of positive refractive power; wherein the refractive index of the first lens is Nd21, the refractive index of the second lens is Nd22, the total length of the first lens group, the second lens group and the third lens group is TTL, the shortest focal length of the zoom lens is fw, the chromatic dispersion coefficient of the third lens is V23, and the following conditions are satisfied: Nd21−Nd22>0.1, V23<30 and TTL/fw≧1.3.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,291,445	2016-03-22	1. An optical coherence tomographic apparatus which obtains a tomographic image of an object based on light obtained by combining return light from the object irradiated with measurement light through a first lens and reference light corresponding to the measurement light, the apparatus comprising: a scanning unit configured to be provided on an optical path of the measurement light and configured to scan the measurement light on the object; a second lens configured to be disposed between said scanning unit and the object on the optical path of the measurement light; an optical path branching unit configured to be disposed between the first lens and said second lens and configured to make the optical path of the measurement light branch off to an observation optical path for observation of the object, wherein the first lens is an objective lens, wherein said second lens and said scanning unit are disposed so as to make a plurality of light beams, obtained by said scanning unit scanning the measurement light between the objective lens and said second lens, become almost parallel to each other and such that the plurality of light beams obtained by said scanning unit irradiate the objective lens almost in parallel.	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	1	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
9,280,087	2016-03-08	1. An electrophotographic image forming device, comprising: a tray having a storage area extending between a front end and a rear end of the tray; a replaceable unit having an elongated body extending along a lengthwise dimension between a front and a rear of the body, the body having a reservoir for holding toner; the tray having an opening at the front end permitting insertion and removal of the replaceable unit along the lengthwise dimension into and out of the storage area of the tray; a biasing member that biases the replaceable unit toward the front end of the tray when the replaceable unit is installed in the storage area; a latch on the tray that is movable between a latched position restraining the replaceable unit from moving toward the front end of the tray when the replaceable unit is installed in the storage area and an unlatched position freeing the replaceable unit to move toward the front end of the tray permitting removal of the replaceable unit from the storage area at the opening at the front end of the tray, the latch being biased toward the latched position; and a latch releasing mechanism on the replaceable unit including a latch actuator that is movable relative to the body between a home position and a releasing position and a release handle unobstructed for user engagement at the front of the body and operatively connected to the latch actuator such that actuation of the release handle causes the latch actuator to move from the home position to the releasing position to engage the latch on the tray when the replaceable unit is installed in the storage area to unlatch the replaceable unit from the storage area, wherein upon unlatching the replaceable unit from the storage area, the replaceable unit travels toward the front end of the tray as a result of the bias applied by the biasing member, wherein the replaceable unit includes an electrical contact on the rear of the body and the biasing member includes a corresponding electrical contact at the rear end of the tray that is positioned to mate with the electrical contact of the replaceable unit when the replaceable unit is installed in the storage area and is biased toward the front end of the tray to apply a bias to the rear of the body of the replaceable unit to bias the replaceable unit toward the front end of the tray when the replaceable unit is installed in the storage area.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,105,842	2015-08-11	1. A method for manufacturing a resistive memory element comprising: providing a storage layer comprising a resistance changeable material, said resistance changeable material comprising amorphous carbon; providing contact layers for contacting the storage layer, wherein the storage layer is disposed between a bottom contact layer and a top contact layer; and doping the resistance changeable material with hydrogen, by sputtering the storage layer in a mixture containing less than 10% hydrogen.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	0	0	0	0
8,607,206	2013-12-10	1. A computer-implemented method of generating asynchronous application program output computer code from input computer code of a synchronous application, the method comprising: automatically parsing the input computer code to develop an original syntax tree; automatically developing, from the original syntax tree, a translated syntax tree that is semantically equivalent to the original syntax tree; automatically analyzing at least one of the original syntax tree and the translated syntax tree to identify a plurality of nodes, each node representing a respective instruction that potentially might not be executed as a result of a respective logical contingency; automatically defining a boundary in the translated syntax tree logically prior to each identified node; and automatically generating a plurality of asynchronous output computer code segments, such that for each generated segment: the generated plurality of asynchronous output computer code segments: the input computer code of the synchronous application comprises logic and presentation layers that run locally on a single computer.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,780,814	2014-07-15	1. A method for establishing multiple radio bearers in wireless communications, comprising: receiving a bearer setup request transmitted from a network component, the bearer setup request comprising a plurality of non-access stratum (NAS) messages each NAS message being associated with one of a plurality of radio bearers and relating to setting up the one radio bearer with an access point of a wireless network; and setting up one or more of the plurality of radio bearers with the access point, wherein links to related ones of the plurality of NAS messages are nested in corresponding entries of a list of the plurality of radio bearers.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,931,709	2015-01-13	1. A rail, comprising: an upper part forming a head and having a cuboid shape; and a single-part lower part; wherein a lower side of the upper part is connected to the lower part in at least a metallurgical manner, wherein the lower part comprises a web and is configured as a profiled element having an I-profile in cross-section; wherein the lower part comprises a base section that extends transversely relative to the web, and wherein the upper part comprises, on its lower side, a cut-out forming a step with a vertically or substantially vertically extending section, to which the profiled element connected in a one-sided form-fitting manner, wherein the profiled element is in contact in a form fitting manner with the vertically extending section, through which a centrifugal force generated by a vehicle passing the rail can be transferred into the profiled 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	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
8,722,530	2014-05-13	1. A method for making a semiconductor device comprising: forming an electrical interconnect layer; forming a first dielectric layer over the electrical interconnect layer; forming an opening in the first dielectric layer over a first interconnect of the electrical interconnect layer; forming an aluminum layer over the opening and the first dielectric layer; patterning the aluminum layer to form an aluminum die pad electrically coupled to the first interconnect of the electrical interconnect layer; forming a second dielectric layer with a planar surface over the aluminum die pad and the first dielectric layer; forming a conductive via through the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer to electrically contact a second interconnect of the electrical interconnect layer; after forming the conductive via, forming an opening in the second dielectric layer to expose at least a portion of the aluminum die pad, wherein a top surface of the aluminum die pad is at a level that is below a top surface of the conductive via.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,359,576	2013-01-22	1. A method executed by at least one processor, comprising: accessing one or more global temporal requirements of an application specified using one or more requirement templates from a library of requirement templates, the application comprising business logic; accessing a model of the application, the model comprising the business logic of the application and one or more use cases for the application; generating one or more symbolic requirements from one or more variables in one or more of the global temporal requirements specified as symbolic variables; generating one or more symbolic expressions and one or more search path conditions for one or more variables in one or more of the global temporal requirements with values from symbolic inputs derived from one or more use cases for the application; searching a state space of the application model with a model checker, the search comprising constructing and analyzing a graph of the state space and creating and maintaining one or more symbolic expressions and one or more search paths during the search; monitoring the search of the state space for events in the state space encompassed by the symbolic requirements and modifying the construction of the graph of the state space to record potential occurrence of one or more events encompassed by the symbolic requirements; solving one or more symbolic expressions from one or more of the symbolic requirements at one or more ends of one or more search paths in the graph of the state space to determine whether one or more of the symbolic requirements are valid; and communicating whether one or more of the symbolic requirements are valid for presentation to a user.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,346,175	2013-01-01	1. A wireless communication system, comprising: a transmitter that transmits a Multiple-input Multiple-Output (MIMO) signal over a communication channel; a receiver that receives the MIMO signal as an output of the communication channel, a lattice detector comprising: a boundary definer which establishes a hypercube boundary for a transformed integer lattice, wherein said integer lattice defines discrete subgroup of a space spanning a real vector space generated from a basis with integer coefficients; and a candidate-to-boundary comparator which checks whether received candidate points are within a transformed integer lattice hypercube boundary, wherein the system eliminates candidates outside the established boundary.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,613,706	2013-12-24	1. A method of measuring differential pressure between a left ventricle of a heart and an aorta of a patient across an aortic valve for diagnosis of aortic stenosis, the method comprising: creating a percutaneous access to a major artery in a human body of the patient; inserting a guidewire into the major artery and guiding the guidewire from the major artery through an aorta and into a left ventricle of the heart, the aorta and the left ventricle being separated by an aortic valve; inserting a coaxial dual lumen pigtail catheter having a dual lumen portion and a single lumen portion along the guidewire, the single lumen portion having a first proximal straight portion, a second distal straight portion, a bend between the first proximal straight portion and the second distal straight portion and a pigtail portion, the single lumen portion having a constant fixed diameter along its length and the dual lumen portion having exactly two coaxial lumens along an entire length extending from a manifold to the single lumen portion; advancing the coaxial dual lumen catheter until the pigtail portion of the single lumen portion and the second straight portion of the catheter are positioned in the left ventricle while the first straight portion of the single lumen portion bridges the aortic valve and extends into the aorta and the dual lumen portion is positioned partially in the aorta and extends to the exterior of the patient; withdrawing the guidewire from the catheter; operably coupling a pressure measuring device in fluid communication with a first lumen and a second lumen of the catheter, the first lumen being in fluid communication with the left ventricle and the second lumen being in fluid communication with the aorta; obtaining simultaneous pressure measurements from both the aorta and the left ventricle while the first straight portion of the single lumen portion bridges the aortic valve; and determining a diagnostic pressure gradient across the valve by comparing the pressure measurements in the left ventricle and the aorta.	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,433,582	2013-04-30	1. A method comprising: receiving an input digital audio signal comprising a narrow-band signal within a first band; processing the input digital audio signal to generate a processed digital audio signal; selecting a transition band within the first band, the said transition band having a width but smaller than the width of the first band, and located adjacent to an upper frequency edge of the first band; and estimating a high-band energy level corresponding to an audio signal within a second band located higher and adjacent to the first band based on the processed digital audio signal within the selected transition band wherein the estimation is done without receiving an audio signal within the second band.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,742,996	2017-08-22	1. A method of creating a 360 degree camera as a single unit with an integrated lighting array that is invisible to the camera when acquiring a spherical image, the creating comprising: selecting a housing for the camera, the housing configured to carry the integrated lighting array on the periphery of the housing; positioning a plurality of lenses on the periphery of the housing to collect a respective plurality of imaging spaces that form the spherical image through stitching, the plurality of lenses including operably connecting a plurality of image sensors to the plurality of lenses, each of the plurality of image sensors operably connected to a respective lens in the plurality of lenses, the operably connecting including placing a first image sensor in the housing behind the first lens and a second image sensor in the housing behind the second lens; configuring each of the image sensors for operably connecting to a circuit that includes a processor and a memory on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium; and, a power source; defining a plurality of blind spaces, n, each of which includes a blind area on the housing, the plurality of blind spaces including a second blind space that is excluded from the plurality of imaging spaces, the second blind space including a second blind area on the housing; and, integrating a plurality of light sources, n-x, where x ranges from 0 to (n−2), into the plurality of blind spaces, the integrating including placing each light in the plurality of light sources in a respective blind space in the plurality of blind spaces such that each light in the plurality of light sources is invisible to the camera when acquiring the plurality of imaging spaces, the placing including installing a first light source in the first blind area and a second light source in the second blind area; wherein, the camera functions to provide a desired amount of lighting for the capture of the spherical image	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,697,545	2017-07-04	1. A non-transitory machine readable medium storing an application for execution by at least one processing unit of a mobile device, the application comprising: a service monitor to monitor and track a service that the application is using on the mobile device and to store captured service data in a storage, the service monitor comprising: (a) a service call wrapper (i) to intercept a service request made by the application to access the service and (ii) to capture data relating to the service request, and (b) at least one mobile state data collector to associate the captured data with mobile state data that indicates a state of the mobile device at the time the service request data was captured by the service call wrapper; and an output agent to send the captured data to a performance monitoring server in order to present, based on the captured data and other captured data from other mobile devices, at least one performance report relating to performance of the service as used by the same application across a number of mobile devices, wherein the storage is a data queue to process one data request at a time in the order that the data request was received and to ensure that the captured data relating to the service request is synchronized with the mobile state 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	1	0	1	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
8,783,467	2014-07-22	1. A bump array device for segregating particles by size, the device comprising: a body defining a microfluidic flow channel for containing fluid flow in a first direction and an array of obstacles disposed within and extending across the microfluidic flow channel; the obstacles being arranged in rows and columns, wherein the rows define an array direction that differs from the first direction by a tilt angle (ε); the columns repeat periodically and have a periodicity that is equal to 1/ε, where ε is measured in radians; the obstacles in each respective column defining gaps between themselves through which the fluid can flow generally transversely with respect to the columns; and the obstacles being shaped such that surfaces of two obstacles defining a respective gap are asymmetrically oriented about a first plane that extends through the center of the respective gap and that is parallel to the first direction.	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	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
8,816,802	2014-08-26	1. An auxiliary tripping device for an electrical switching device, the electrical switching device being configured to interrupt a flow of current in an event of at least one of an undervoltage and a current pulse in a subordinate power circuit, the auxiliary tripping device comprising: a spring element; a storage element connected to the spring element, the storage element being movable between a tensioned position and a detensioned position; a trip element for tripping a trip mechanism of the electrical switching device; an activation element connected to the trip element, wherein the storage element is connected to the spring element such that the storage element stores a mechanical energy of the spring element when the storage element is in the tensioned position, wherein the storage element emits the stored mechanical energy to the trip element when the storage element is in the tensioned position and activated by the activation element; and a movably supported blocking element located adjacent to the storage element, the blocking element being functionally connected in a first position to the storage element when the storage element is in the tensioned position so that the storage element is held by the blocking element, the blocking element being configured to, in a second position, release the storage element to allow the storage element to perform a 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	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,367,732	2016-06-14	1. An information processing device comprising: an image inputter configured to input image data in which a user has been captured; an extractor configured to extract a region corresponding to a hand of the user included in the image data input by the image inputter; a determinator configured to determine whether or not the region corresponding to the hand of the user extracted by the extractor is in a stationary state; a recognizer configured to, if the region corresponding to the hand of the user is determined by the determinator as being in a stationary state, recognize the shape of the region corresponding to the hand of the user extracted by the extractor; and an inputter configured to input data associated with the shape recognized by the recognizer, wherein the extractor is further configured to set a rectangle that circumscribes a movement region obtained from difference data between frames in the image data input by the image inputter, specify a region corresponding to a wrist of the user, on the basis of a width of the hand included in the movement region obtained by scanning the inside of the rectangle, and extract the region corresponding to the hand of the user, on the basis of the specified region corresponding to the wrist of the user.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	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
9,619,343	2017-04-11	1. A system for restoring data from a first system onto a second system comprising: at least one processor configured to:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,471,675	2016-10-18	1. A computerized method for automatically classifying videos based on faces discovered in the videos, wherein the discovered faces are not known to be associated with a particular category of videos, the method comprising: receiving, by a programmable processor, a video for classification; detecting, by the programmable processor, a face of a person in the video; determining, by the programmable processor, that the detected face is not associated with a set of known people stored in a database of known persons that is in communication with the computing device, wherein each known person from the set of known people is associated with one or more categories that can be used to classify videos in which the known person appears; comparing, by the programmable processor, the detected face to a set of unknown faces in an database of unknown faces in communication with the programmable processor, to generate a cluster of unknown faces that each match with the detected face by meeting a predetermined match threshold; identifying, by the programmable processor, a set of categorized videos based on the cluster of unknown faces; and assigning, by the programmable processor, one or more categories to the video based on categories associated with the set of categorized videos so that the video can be automatically classified based on the detected face even though the detected face is not associated with a known person.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,685,526	2014-04-01	1. A decorating material for cubic effect, the material comprising: a resin layer formed on a substrate to have a convexo-concave pattern; and a metallic film and a light opaque film sequentially formed on a convex portion or on a concave portion, wherein the convex portion or the concave portion is formed with a light penetration unit through which light is penetrated, wherein the light penetration unit is formed at a margin of the convex portion or the concave portion, wherein the light penetration unit includes a first penetration unit formed with the metallic film or the metallic film and the light opaque film, and a second light penetration unit not formed with the metallic film and the light opaque film.	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
8,389,365	2013-03-05	1. A method of forming an integrated circuit comprising: forming a layer of discrete storage elements over a substrate in a first region of the substrate and in a second region of the substrate; forming a first layer of dielectric material over the layer of discrete storage elements in the first region and the second region; forming a first layer of barrier work function material over the first layer of dielectric material in the first region and the second region; removing the first layer of barrier work function material from the second region, the first layer of dielectric material from the second region, and the layer of discrete storage elements from the second region; after the removing, forming a second layer of barrier work function material over the substrate in the first region and the second region; removing the second layer of barrier work function material from the first region; forming a first gate of a memory device in the first region, the first gate includes a portion of the first layer of barrier work function material, the memory device includes a charge storage structure including a portion of the layer of discrete storage elements; forming a second gate of a transistor in the second region, the second gate including a portion of the second layer of barrier work function 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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,443,600	2016-09-13	1. A method, comprising: determining by at least one die of a multi-die memory whether a subsequent memory operation is a high-current memory operation; entering a suspended-operation mode by the at least one die if the subsequent memory operation is a high-current memory operation; resuming operation by the at least one die in response to a resume operation event; performing the subsequent memory operation; receiving a counter-reset signal from a controller of the multi-die memory; resetting an internal-die counter in response to the counter-reset signal; counting a first clock signal using the internal-die counter; resuming the operation by the at least one die in response to a predetermined count by the internal-die counter, the predetermined count of the internal-die counter comprising the resume operation event; and performing the subsequent memory operation.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	1	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
9,623,447	2017-04-18	1. A washing apparatus within a casing, comprising: a capsule-shaped washing chamber that opens and closes; nozzles being provided on the capsule-shaped washing chamber; a drain disposed at a bottom of the washing chamber; and a work support unit disposed within the washing chamber and rotatable by a drive device, wherein the capsule-shaped washing chamber includes a lower fixed half and an upper movable half, the lower fixed half having a curved portion and the upper movable half having a curved portion, wherein the nozzles are disposed along a curvature of the curved portion on the upper movable half, with a subset of the nozzles spraying washing detergent and cleaning water being arranged in a first direction, with another subset of the nozzles injecting only air being arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction to form a crosswise arrangement of the nozzles in a plan view, wherein the drain is disposed at a bottom of the lower fixed half of the washing chamber and is coupled to a suction pump, wherein during a washing operation, the work support unit is configured to rotate, the subset of the nozzles is configured to spray washing detergent and cleaning water, and the suction pump coupled to the drain is configured to activate to create a negative pressure for generation of a tornado effect in the washing chamber, the tornado effect including swirling water and whirling air within the negative pressure, wherein during a drying operation, the work support unit is configured to rotate, the another subset of the nozzles is configured to inject only air, and the suction pump is configured to activate to create the negative pressure for generation of the tornado effect in the washing chamber, wherein the washing apparatus further comprises: a portal-shaped bracket attached atop the upper movable half of the washing chamber; two guide bars coupled to the portal-shaped bracket on one end and coupled to a support plate above the casing on an opposite end, the two guide bars protruding through a top panel of the casing; a cylinder disposed vertically above the casing between the two guide bars, the cylinder being coupled to the casing on one end and to the support plate on another end, and the upper movable half being raised and lowered by the cylinder; a first pipe having a plurality of tubes, each of the plurality of tubes being respectively connected to each of the nozzles in the subset of the nozzles to supply the washing detergent and the cleaning water; and a second pipe having a plurality of tubes, each of the plurality of tubes of the second pipe being respectively connected to each of the nozzles in the another subset of the nozzles to supply the air, wherein the first pipe and the second pipe are coupled to the portal-shaped bracket of the upper movable half of the washing chamber, wherein the first pipe extends parallel to the first direction of the subset of the nozzles in the plan view, and wherein the second pipe extends perpendicular to the second direction of the another subset of the nozzles in the plan view.	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	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
9,099,335	2015-08-04	1. A semiconductor device comprising: a substrate; a first transistor formed on the substrate; a second transistor formed on the substrate; and a third transistor formed on the substrate, wherein a first common region of the semiconductor device forms (i) a drain region of the first transistor, and (ii) a source region of the second transistor, wherein a second common region of the semiconductor device forms (i) a drain region of the second transistor, and (ii) a source region of the third transistor, wherein a gate region of the first transistor is electrically coupled to a gate region of the second transistor, and wherein the gate region of the second transistor is electrically coupled to a gate region of the third transistor.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,683,097	2017-06-20	1. A polymer blend comprising: 40 to 65 parts by weight of a propylene-based polymer component having a weight average molecular weight of at least 200 kg·mol 35 to 60 parts by weight of a propylene-based elastomer component comprising structural units derived from propylene and ethylene, having an ethylene content in a range from 8 to 16 wt %, based on the total weight of the propylene-based elastomer component, and having a weight average molecular weight in the range from 5 to 50 kg·mol	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	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
9,760,091	2017-09-12	1. A jet propulsion watercraft comprising: a vessel body; an engine accommodated in the vessel body; a jet propulsion unit that is driven by the engine and propels the vessel body; a weight information obtaining processor that obtains weight information regarding a weight of the vessel body; an engine controller that controls an engine rotational speed such that a vessel velocity reaches a predetermined set velocity; a cruise control operator that switches a cruise control function between an activated state and a deactivated state; an acceleration selector that selects any one of a plurality of acceleration modes having different acceleration settings, and that sets a predetermined acceleration at which the vessel velocity is accelerated to reach the predetermined set velocity based on a selected acceleration mode when the cruise control function is activated; and a target rotational speed determining processor that determines a target engine rotational speed corresponding to the predetermined set velocity in accordance with the weight information; wherein the engine controller controls the engine rotational speed based on the predetermined set velocity and the weight information such that the vessel velocity reaches the predetermined set velocity at the predetermined acceleration when the cruise control function is activated.	0	0	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	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	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
8,686,444	2014-04-01	1. An organic light emitting device comprising: a substrate on which an organic light emitting unit is disposed, wherein the organic light emitting unit sequentially comprising a first electrode, an organic layer, and a second electrode; and a first and second passivation layers that are sequentially stacked and cover the substrate and the organic light emitting unit, a first intermixed layer disposed between the substrate and the first passivation layer, the first intermixed layer comprising a component including the substrate, a component including the first passivation layer, and a component including implanted ions, and a second intermixed layer disposed between the first passivation layer and the second passivation layer, the second intermixed layer comprising a component including the first passivation layer, a component including the second passivation layer, and a component including implanted ions; and in the first intermixed layer and the second intermixed layer, the concentration of the component of the first passivation layer and the concentration of the component of the second passivation layer gradually changing in directions extending from the first passivation layer and from the second passivation layer, respectively.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,650,654	2017-05-16	1. A method for the bioproduction of a C4+ compound, said method comprising: a. anaerobically growing a bacteria in a culture medium comprising a carbon source; b. conversion of said carbon source to a C4+ compound; and c. purification of said C4+ compound, said bacteria being a genetically engineered bacteria comprising an overexpressed ferredoxin-NAD(P)+ reductase (FNR) capable of catalyzing reduction of either NADP+ or NAD+ or both, said bacteria able to anaerobically produce more C4-8 organic acids or alcohols than a similar bacteria lacking said overexpressed FNR.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,536,790	2013-09-17	1. An LED lighting device including an LED circuit in which a plurality of LEDs connected to a direct current power supply via an inductor are connected in series, and a switching element for feeding a current to said inductor, said LED lighting device turning on said switching element to conduct the current from said direct current power supply to said inductor, and, after that, outputting a pulse-shaped current which is generated by turning off said switching element from said inductor to said LED circuit to light up said LED circuit, said LED lighting device comprising: a unit for controlling a peak value of said pulse-shaped current outputted to said LED circuit to a predetermined value by adjusting a current conducted to said switching element when turning off said switching element to a predetermined value; and a cycle determining unit for controlling an average of said pulse-shaped current outputted from said inductor to said LED circuit in such a way that the average is maintained at a predetermined value by adjusting a duty cycle of said switching element which operates at a nearly-fixed cycle period, wherein said inductor is a choke coil or an auto transformer, and said LED lighting device includes a first power supply blocking unit disposed on a route between said direct current power supply and said choke coil or said auto transformer, for blocking a supply of electric power to said inductor when said direct current power supply has a voltage higher than a predetermined voltage set up for a sum total of forward voltages of said plurality of LEDs of said LED 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	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,599,285	2017-03-21	1. A device for controlling the flow of a gas from a gas container, comprising: a gas flow passageway through the device and having an inlet and an outlet, wherein the inlet is configured to be sealingly attached to the gas container to receive the gas from the gas container; a gas flow valve disposed in the passageway and capable of controllably closing or opening the passageway to the flow of gas therethrough; a manually operable selector operatively connected to the valve to enable adjustment of the position of the valve to a closed position and one or more open positions by movement of the selector; a pressure sensor capable of detecting the pressure of the gas in the gas container when the device is sealingly attached to the container and further capable of generating an electronic signal corresponding to the detected pressure; an electronic display capable of displaying information in digital and/or analog form; an electronic alarm capable of being actuated to signify the presence of an alarm state audibly, visibly, or both audibly and visibly during the administering of the gas from the gas container; and an electronic control connected to the gas flow control, the pressure sensor, the electronic display, and the electronic alarm, the electronic control configured to detect the position setting of the valve, detect from the pressure sensor at periodic predetermined time frequencies the pressure of the gas in the gas container; the electronic control configured to determine whether the device is in an active use state or a passive use state based on the position setting of the valve and the pressure of the gas in the gas container; the electronic control further configured to deactivate the electronic alarm when the device is in a passive use state; the electronic control configured to calculate as a function of the detected position setting and the detected periodic pressures the interval of time remaining until the amount of gas in the gas container will reach a predetermined lower threshold, generating one or more signals causing the display to concurrently display the interval of time remaining and the detected pressure; the electronic control further configured to generate a signal actuating the electronic alarm when the device is in an active use state amount of gas in the gas container reaches the predetermined lower threshold.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	1
9,113,894	2015-08-25	1. A vein presentation enhancement apparatus comprising: an interior cover supporting a fastening member; an exterior cover communicating with said interior cover, said exterior cover providing a securement member; an air tight composite bladder formed between said interior and exterior covers, wherein the air tight composite bladder comprises a stage I bladder, a stage II bladder, and stage III bladder; a first fluidic conduit disposed between the stage I bladder and the stage II bladder, wherein the first fluidic conduit promotes passage of fluid from the stage I bladder to the stage II bladder once the volume and pressure of fluid in the stage I bladder reaches a predetermined level; a second fluidic conduit disposed between the stage II bladder and the stage III bladder, wherein the second fluidic conduit promotes passage of fluid from the stage II bladder to the stage III bladder once the volume and pressure of fluid in the stage II bladder reaches a predetermined level; a vein access window adjacent to the stage III bladder; and an air transfer assembly connected to the stage I bladder for transfer of transferring air into and out of the air tight composite bladder, wherein the transfer of air into the air tight composite bladder sequentially inflates the stage I bladder, the stage II bladder, and the stage III bladder.	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,027,244	2015-05-12	1. A method for repairing rotor blades of an aircraft gas turbine, comprising: removing a damaged portion of a rotor blade tip of each of a group of selected of rotor blades of a rotor, the rotor blades fastened to the rotor at least one chosen from detachably and in one piece; reconstructing the damaged portion of the rotor blade tip of each of the group of selected rotor blades by laser cladding as follows: rotating the rotor to index the selected rotor blades to a laser-cladding unit; using a laser beam from the laser-cladding unit to heat and melt corresponding limited areas of tips of the rotor blades as each selected rotor blade is indexed at the laser-cladding unit, the laser beam being generated in a first certain time interval for each selected rotor blade, the certain limited areas individually being areas less than an entire length of the blade tip; supplying a metal powder flow in a second certain time interval to the heated and melted corresponding limited areas as each selected rotor blade is indexed at the laser cladding unit to coat the tip of the indexed rotor blade in the corresponding limited area; rotating the rotor to index a further selected rotor blade to the laser-cladding unit and repeating above steps to coat the corresponding limited area of the tip of each selected rotor blade; repositioning the laser beam with respect to the rotor to heat and melt further corresponding limited areas along lengths of the tips of the selected rotor blades and repeating above steps until a desired length of the tip of each selected rotor blade is coated; repositioning the laser beam radially outwardly with respect to the rotor to heat and melt further corresponding limited areas along lengths of the tips of the selected rotor blades and repeating above steps until the tip of each selected rotor blade is coated to a desired blade height; finish machining the rotor.	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	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	1
9,114,175	2015-08-25	1. A composition of matter of the formula wherein: F X X X X P iv) an immobilized substrate, provided that in a chain comprising more than one additional functional moieties, the immobilized substrate is the moiety most distal from F L a, b, c, d, e, and f are each independently 0 or 1; and g is 1, 2, 3, or 4.	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,088,238	2015-07-21	1. A method of determining the position of a rotor of a permanent-magnet motor, the method comprising employing a first scheme to determine the position of the rotor when rotating within a first speed range and employing a second scheme to determine the position of the rotor when rotating within a second speed range, wherein the first scheme comprises: sequentially exciting and freewheeling a winding of the motor; measuring a parameter that depends on the rate of change of current in the winding during excitation or freewheeling; comparing the measured parameter against a threshold; and determining that the rotor is at a predetermined position when the measured parameter is less than or greater than the threshold, and the second scheme comprises: generating a signal having a voltage that is proportional to the voltage across the winding; generating a further signal having a voltage that depends on the rate of change of current in the winding; comparing the voltages of the signal and the further signal; and determining that the rotor is at a predetermined position when the voltage of the signal corresponds to the voltage of the further 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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,422,954	2016-08-23	1. An active roughness actuator comprising: a surface having plurality of apertures; a compliant layer disposed on the surface such that the compliant layer covers the plurality of apertures; a chamber having a fluid therein, the chamber being in fluid communication with the compliant layer via the apertures; a piezoelectric surface mechanically coupled to the chamber; and a plurality of dimples in the compliant layer, each dimple located proximate to one aperture of the plurality of apertures, wherein the piezoelectric surface is oscillated to displace the fluid in the chamber to control the at least one dimple to oscillate at a specified frequency to control the active roughness of the actuator, and wherein the chamber is fluidly coupled to the plurality of apertures via a corresponding plurality of tubes, and each of the plurality of tubes have a different length selected to control a phase lag between the plurality of apertures.	0	0	0	0	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	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	1
9,029,874	2015-05-12	1. A semiconductor device comprising: a first cell; and a second cell, wherein each of the first cell and the second cell includes: wherein the conductive film of the first cell is a gate electrode, the conductive film of the second cell is insulated from the gate electrode and is electrically connected to the first ohmic electrode of the second cell, the first ohmic electrode of the first cell is electrically connected to the first ohmic electrode of the second cell, the upper electrode is electrically connected to the first ohmic electrode, and the conductive film of the second cell is in contact with the upper 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	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
9,800,438	2017-10-24	1. A method of performing an eye-scan in a receiver, comprising: generating digital samples from an analog signal input to the receiver based on a sampling clock, the sampling clock phase-shifted with respect to a reference clock based on a phase interpolator (PI) code; equalizing the digital samples based on first equalization parameters of a plurality of equalization parameters of the receiver; adapting the plurality of equalization parameters and performing clock recovery based on the digital samples to generate the PI code; performing a plurality of cycles of locking the plurality of equalization parameters, suspending phase detection in the clock recovery, offsetting the PI code, collecting an output of the receiver, resuming the phase detection in the clock recovery, and unlocking the equalization parameters to perform the eye scan.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,506,665	2016-11-29	1. A remote control system for controlling operation of a fan assembly, comprising: a first sensor module having a first housing, a first sensor, a first microprocessor, a first RF transmitter; the first sensor, the first microprocessor and the first RF transmitter being disposed within the first housing, the first microprocessor being operably coupled to the first sensor and the first RF transmitter; the first microprocessor being programmed to generate a first control signal to induce the first RF transmitter to transmit a first RF signal in response to a sensor signal from the first sensor, the first RF signal having a first address value and a first command value; a fan control module having a second housing, a second microprocessor, a first AC power plug, an AC socket, an AC/DC voltage converter, a controllable switch, an RF receiver; the second microprocessor, the AC/DC voltage converter, the controllable switch, and the RF receiver being disposed within the second housing; the second housing being sized and shaped such that the second housing is at least partially disposed within the fan assembly, the first AC power plug being coupled directly to the second housing and having first and second blades that extend outwardly from the second housing; the second microprocessor being operably coupled to the AC/DC voltage converter, the controllable switch, and the RF receiver; the first and second blades of the first AC power plug being electrically coupled to the AC/DC voltage converter, the first blade of the first AC power plug being electrically coupled to a first side of the controllable switch, and an AC voltage is routed from the first AC power plug to the AC/DC voltage converter and the controllable switch; the AC socket having first and second AC socket receptacles communicating with first and second electrical connectors, respectively, within the AC socket; the first electrical connector being electrically coupled to a second side of the controllable switch; the second electrical connector being electrically coupled to the second blade of the first AC power plug; the AC/DC voltage converter configured to output a DC voltage in response to the AC voltage, the DC voltage being received by the second microprocessor and the RF receiver; the RF receiver configured to receive the first RF signal; the second microprocessor being programmed to compare the first address value to a first predetermined address value; and the second microprocessor being further programmed to generate a second control signal to induce the controllable switch to transition to a closed operational position to route the AC voltage to the AC socket if the first address value corresponds to the first predetermined address value, and the first command value corresponds to an activation command value; the AC socket configured to be electrically removably coupled to first and second blades of a second AC power plug of the fan assembly.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,628,764	2017-04-18	1. An electronic device to be used for a projection device having a function of adjusting luminance of projection light, comprising: a storage battery; a circuit that detects an electrical storage residual quantity of the storage battery; an operation section that receives an input of a user setting including a plurality of options; and a controller, wherein the controller decides whether or not selection of each of the plurality of options corresponding to the user setting received by the operation section is permitted on a basis of the electrical storage residual quantity detected by the circuit, and the controller indicates an option which is prohibited from being selected by the controller and an option which is permitted to be selected by the controller so that each of the option prohibited from being selected and the option permitted to be selected is distinguishable, and wherein different set times are set with respect to the plurality of options of the user setting respectively, the plurality of options include a plurality of set times, the controller compares, for a selected one of the plurality of set times, the electrical storage residual quantity detected by the circuit with a plurality of low threshold values for a low luminance setting of the projection device, the plurality of low threshold values corresponding to the selected set time, and a plurality of high threshold values for a high luminance setting of the projection device, each of the plurality of set times corresponding to each of the plurality of high and low threshold values on a one-to-one basis, wherein the controller decides permission/prohibition of selection of each of the plurality of set times corresponding to each of the plurality of high and low threshold values on a basis of a result of comparison between the electrical storage residual quantity detected by the circuit and each of the plurality of high and low threshold values, wherein at least one high threshold value from the plurality of high threshold values corresponding to the selected set time, which is higher than at least one low threshold value from the plurality of low threshold values, and wherein the controller permits selection of the selected set time when judging that the electrical storage residual quantity detected by the circuit exceeds the at least one high threshold value for the high luminance setting, permits selection of the selected set time with a condition attached when judging that the electrical storage residual quantity detected by the circuit is equal to or less than the at least one high threshold value for the high luminance setting and exceeds the at least one low threshold value for low luminance setting, and prohibits selection of the selected set time when judging that the electrical storage residual quantity detected by the circuit is equal to or less than the at least one low threshold value for the low luminance setting, and the controller indicates an option which is permitted to be selected with the condition attached by the controller so that the option permitted to be selected with the condition attached is distinguishable.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,863,861	2014-10-21	1. A method of transmitting an electrical signal carrying downhole telemetry information from a telemetry sending apparatus located near a drill bit of a drill string, the drill bit being downhole in a well bore formed in a geological formation, the signal being sent from the sending apparatus to a receiving location near a well head of the well bore, the method including: establishing in the drill string by use of a current source external to the drill string and elsewhere than downhole, a capacitive pulse, said capacitive pulse being one of (a) a charging pulse; and (b) a discharging pulse; and superimposing downhole telemetry data on the capacitive pulse, said method being reliant upon at least one of (a) charging; and (b) discharging, the geological formation as a capacitance.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	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
8,971,958	2015-03-03	1. A portable, wearable, implantable, or semi-implantable medical device for use with a web based wireless network, the medical device comprising: a housing; a device control unit provided within the housing which controls the medical device; a wireless web enabler unit provided within the housing; and a wireless interface control unit provided in the housing and comprising a receiver and a transmitter for receiving and transmitting data wirelessly, wherein: the web enabler unit is coupled to the wireless interface control unit and coupled to the medical device control unit, the web enabler unit is a wireless web server which:	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	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
9,615,998	2017-04-11	1. A filling apparatus for filling a container with a liquid, the apparatus comprising: a housing supported by a base structure, the base structure comprising a supporting structure configured to releasably support at least one barrel of at least one pumping syringe, the supported structure comprising at least one channel formed into the housing and configured to releasably support the at least one barrel of the at least one pumping syringe; an actuating member slidingly mounted to the base structure, the actuating member being configured to releasably engage at least one plunger of the at least one pumping syringe; a linear actuator fixedly mounted to the base structure and drivingly connected to the actuating member for linearly displacing the actuating member, wherein the linear actuator member comprises a step motor driving a thread shaft drivingly engaged to the actuating member such that rotation of the threaded shaft causes the actuating member to slide; and a controller operatively connected to the linear actuator for controlling the linear actuator according to a predetermined program; wherein the step motor, the linear actuator and the actuating member are protected by the housing and remain accessible via at least one door providing access to the at least one channel and to the actuating member such as to protect the at least one channel and the actuating member from contaminants; wherein the at least one door is operatively connected to the controller such that opening the at least one door during will cause the apparatus to stop completely.	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	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
8,828,402	2014-09-09	1. A combination for enhancing vaccine effectiveness, comprising: a vaccine; and a composition comprising yeast cell wall extract, β-1,3(4)-endoglucanohydrolase, silica, and a mineral clay, wherein the composition increases a titer of antibodies to the vaccine relative to the titer of the antibodies in the absence of the composition.	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,498,484	2013-07-30	1. A system, comprising: a digital device communicatively coupled with a sensor configured to capture a digital representation of a scene, the scene comprising a non-paper media object; and an object recognition machine communicatively coupled with the digital device and configured to:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,583,544	2013-11-12	1. A system for facilitating security transactions comprising: a memory module; a processor programmed to:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,687,810	2014-04-01	1. A method for a data encryption device to perform network communications, the method comprising: obtaining an indexed array of encryption keys, wherein the indexed array of encryption keys is shared with a data decryption device; obtaining a message to be encrypted; using a first random or pseudorandom number to determine an index; obtaining a first key from the array of encryption keys, wherein the first key corresponds to the index; selecting a second key from the plurality of encryption keys; encrypting the message using the first key and a second random or pseudorandom number; encrypting the index using the second key and a third random or pseudorandom number; combining the encrypted message and encrypted index to form a data seed; inserting the data seed into the data portion of a network data packet; encrypting the network data packet to form a secure shell; and transmitting the secure shell.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,626,282	2014-01-07	1. A method, comprising: sensing a physiological parameter; using an implantable medical device, delivering neural stimulation that is effective in changing the sensed physiological parameter; and using a programmed algorithm in the implantable medical device and using a programmed target value, a programmed period of time and sensed parameter values as inputs to the programmed algorithm, adjusting an intensity of the neural stimulation during the period of time to progressively change the sensed physiological parameter toward the programmed target value during the programmed period of time to reach the programmed target value after the programmed period of time.	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
8,978,484	2015-03-17	1. A drive torque estimation device which calculates an estimated value of a drive torque of a compressor using a flow rate of a refrigerant which flows in a refrigerating cycle including the compressor, a condenser, an expansion device and an evaporator as one of variable parameters comprising: a first sensor which detects a physical quantity relating to a pressure of the refrigerant which flows through a predetermined portion of the refrigerating cycle; and a second sensor which detects a physical quantity relating to a pressure of the refrigerant which flows through a predetermined portion downstream of the first sensor in the refrigerating cycle, the flow rate of the refrigerant being calculated based on the difference between refrigerant pressures obtained based on the respective physical quantities detected by the first and second sensors, wherein the first sensor is arranged at a refrigerant inlet of the condenser or at a high-pressure side pipe upstream of the refrigerant inlet, and the second sensor is arranged at a predetermined portion of the condenser which avoids a region where a liquid-phase refrigerant is present and becomes a gas/liquid mixed phase region.	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	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
8,846,120	2014-09-30	1. A disposable capsule and an apparatus for preparing a predetermined quantity of beverage suitable for consumption using an extractable product, comprising: at least one disposable capsule; an apparatus comprising a fluid dispensing device for supplying an amount of fluid to the at least one disposable capsule, a receptacle for accommodating the at least one disposable capsule, and an outlet arrangement for supplying the beverage to a container; wherein the at least one disposable capsule comprises a material barrier for enclosing an inner space comprising the extractable product, wherein the material barrier comprises: wherein the disposable capsule and an apparatus are further arranged for: wherein the disposable capsule further comprises a displaceable body conceived to interact with the material barrier for discontinuing at least the exit area thereof for enabling passage of the at least a portion of the beverage away from the disposable capsule; and wherein the exit area is configured to cooperate with an exit filter, wherein the exit filter is positioned post the material barrier to an opposite side of the material barrier from the inner space.	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	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
9,271,147	2016-02-23	1. A method comprising: receiving, at a mobile device, a message including a first service command and a second service command, wherein the message indicates a sequence in which the first service command and the second service command are to be executed; sending the first service command from the mobile device to a first server; receiving, at the mobile device, first service results corresponding to the first service command; sending the second service command from the mobile device to a second server, wherein the first service results are received prior to sending the second service command to the second server, wherein the second service command is applied to the first service results; receiving, at the mobile device, second service results corresponding to the second service command; and displaying the second service results on the mobile 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	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
8,574,766	2013-11-05	1. A composite material layer comprising: an active material for one of a positive electrode and a negative electrode; and a mixture of sulfide glass and glass ceramic, said active material and said mixture being in contact with each other.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	1
9,188,827	2015-11-17	1. A display device, comprising: a display panel comprising a white light emitting layer; an electrochromic layer stacked on the display panel; and a voltage application unit for applying a driving voltage to the electrochromic layer; wherein: the display panel displays a white image by emitting light of the white light emitting layer; the electrochromic layer allows a spectrum of the light to be transmitted therethrough to be controlled in accordance with the driving voltage applied thereto; the voltage application unit controls the driving voltage to be applied to the electrochromic layer in synchronization with display of the white image on the display panel, thus to control the spectrum of the light to be transmitted through the electrochromic layer, the white image displayed on the display panel is a first predetermined white image for a first color, a second predetermined white image for a second color or a third predetermined white image for a third color; in a case where the white image displayed on the display panel is the first predetermined white image for the first color, the voltage application unit controls the driving voltage to be applied to the electrochromic layer such that the light transmitted through the electrochromic layer is of the first color; in a case where the white image displayed on the display panel is the second predetermined white image for the second color, the voltage application unit controls the driving voltage to be applied to the electrochromic layer such that the light transmitted through the electrochromic layer is of the second color; and in a case where the white image displayed on the display panel is the third predetermined white image for the third color, the voltage application unit controls the driving voltage to be applied to the electrochromic layer such that the light transmitted through the electrochromic layer is of the third color.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,628,818	2017-04-18	1. A method of decoding a stream representative of at least one coded image, the method comprising: receiving the stream representative of at least one coded image; identifying, from the stream, a predetermined plurality of groups of blocks; processing a first block in a given group of blocks, wherein the processing of the first block comprises: processing a second block in the given group of blocks, wherein the processing of the second block 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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,622,287	2014-01-07	1. A method comprising: providing a pre-paid card to an authorized user, the pre-paid card being issued by a service provider; applying a load to the pre-paid card; establishing a fee for usage of the pre-paid card for the authorized user to pay, the established fee being independent from the load applied to the pre-paid card; setting a periodic fee based on the established fee to be paid by the authorized user to pay on a periodic basis; and recording receipt of payment of the periodic fee in response the authorized user paying the periodic fee.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,643,933	2014-02-04	1. A window unit comprising: an insulated glass unit including an optically switchable pane; a wire assembly attached to an edge of the insulated glass unit and comprising wires in electrical communication with distinct electrodes of the optically switchable pane; and a floating connector attached to the distal end of the wire assembly, the floating connector electrically coupled to the optically switchable pane, wherein the floating connector 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	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	1	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
9,594,921	2017-03-14	1. A method for protecting a data item, comprising: upon initiation of transfer of the data item from a server to a client device, determining a sensitivity score of the data item, a level of confidence that a user of a client device is an authorized user, and a current protection level of the data item, wherein the determining a level of confidence further comprises: determining an accumulated score by accumulating scores for two or more authentication options provided by the client device; and comparing the accumulated score with a minimum score needed to access the protected data item; applying a policy to determine an appropriate protection for the data item based upon the sensitivity score and the current protection level, wherein the sensitivity score is based on one or more of a value of the data item to a particular individual or organization, a cost of recreating the data item if destroyed or modified, and potential losses caused directly or indirectly by the data item being made available to non-authorized individuals or organizations; providing a protected data item to the client device by applying the appropriate protection to the data item, wherein a unique encryption key is employed for each application of a protection technique on each of one or more data items; and in accordance with the level of confidence, providing access to the protected data item to the client device, wherein the providing access includes sending to the client device one or more of a decryption key and obfuscation inversion function corresponding to an appropriate level of redaction of the protected data item, wherein the appropriate level of redaction is based on the access history of the user of the client device and the context of the client 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	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,747,138	2017-08-29	1. An information processing device comprising: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute a process including:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,414,122	2016-08-09	1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, comprising computer instructions, which when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations comprising: obtaining media content; analyzing the media content to identify a plurality of unrecognized images in the media content; presenting, via a portal, the plurality of unrecognized images at a first window, wherein the first window enables scrolling between the plurality of unrecognized images; presenting, via the portal, a list of identities in selectable form at a second window, wherein the second window enables scrolling between the identities; receiving, by the portal, first user inputs to add new identities to the list of identities; receiving, by the portal, second user inputs to associate a plurality of identities of the list of identities with the plurality of unrecognized images to generate a plurality of recognized images; receiving, by the portal, third user inputs to add a plurality of highlights to plurality of recognized images; detecting, by pattern recognition, a plurality of first images in the media content, wherein the detecting is by the plurality of recognized images, the plurality of highlights, and the list of identities; presenting, via the portal, a third window for associating a subset of the list of identities with a grouping; categorizing, according to the grouping, the plurality of first images that are detected by pattern recognition to generate a categorized grouping of the plurality of first images; and presenting a portion of the categorized grouping in a personal television channel broadcast supplied by a television media communication system; receiving, from a subscriber, selections of a plurality of graphical user interface templates; arranging the categorized grouping in segments of the graphical user interface templates that are selected according to directives supplied to modules that are selected by the subscriber; receiving new media content from the subscriber; detecting, by the pattern recognition, a plurality of second images present in the new media content; and categorizing the plurality of second images of the new media content according to the grouping to generate a second categorized grouping.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,079,217	2015-07-14	1. A method of manufacturing a digital radiography panel, the method comprising: providing a scintillator screen comprised of a supporting layer, a phosphor layer, a barrier layer, and an antistatic layer, the phosphor layer disposed on the supporting layer and includes phosphor dispersed in a polymeric binder, the antistatic layer having a transparency of greater than about 95 percent at a wavelength of from about 400 nm to 600 nm and a surface resistivity of less than about 10 applying an acrylic adhesive composition on the antistatic layer of the scintillator screen; and compressing a flat panel detector and the scintillator screen with the acrylic adhesive composition together at a force of about 14 psi to about 75 psi, at an atmospheric pressure of about 0.3 Torr to about 100.0 Torr for a time sufficient to affix the flat panel detector to the scintillator screen to form the digital radiography panel wherein the acrylic adhesive composition cures to form an adhesive layer having a thickness of from about 5 μm to about 15 μm wherein the adhesive layer has a transmittance of greater than about 95 percent at a wavelength of from about 400 nm to about 600 nm.	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	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
9,197,770	2015-11-24	1. A method of performing an image forming job, the method comprising: converting a scan area in a cover where a scan object is positioned into an opaque state when a signal for acquiring image data is received in an image forming apparatus; acquiring the image data of the scan object; and if the image data is acquired, reconverting the cover into a transparent 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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,480,459	2013-07-09	1. A method for shucking oysters, comprising: providing an oyster in a bivalve shell, wherein the shell has a cupped half-shell and a lid half-shell that held together by the oyster's hinge muscle about a beak portion or hinge joint of the bivalve shell;	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