Datasets:

AI-Growth-Lab
/

patents_claims_1.5m_traim_test

Dataset card Viewer Files Files and versions Community

Split (2)

train · 1.37M rows

id int64 8.34M 9.85M	date stringlengths 10 10	text stringlengths 13 286k	A01H int64 0 1	A23L int64 0 1	A24B int64 0 1	A24D int64 0 1	A43B int64 0 1	A43C int64 0 1	A47C int64 0 1	A47G int64 0 1	A47J int64 0 1	A47L int64 0 1	A61B int64 0 1	A61F int64 0 1	A61G int64 0 1	A61H int64 0 1	A61K int64 0 1	A61M int64 0 1	A61N int64 0 1	A63B int64 0 1	B01D int64 0 1	B01J int64 0 1	B01L int64 0 1	B02C int64 0 1	B03D int64 0 1	B23K int64 0 1	B24B int64 0 1	B27N int64 0 1	B28D int64 0 1	B29C int64 0 1	B29K int64 0 1	B29L int64 0 1	B32B int64 0 1	B41J int64 0 1	B41M int64 0 1	B82Y int64 0 1	C02F int64 0 1	C07C int64 0 1	C07D int64 0 1	C07K int64 0 1	C08B int64 0 1	C08G int64 0 1	C08H int64 0 1	C08J int64 0 1	C09B int64 0 1	C09K int64 0 1	C10L int64 0 1	C11D int64 0 1	C12N int64 0 1	C12P int64 0 1	C12Y int64 0 1	C13K int64 0 1	C21D int64 0 1	C22C int64 0 1	D01D int64 0 1	D01F int64 0 1	D04H int64 0 1	D10B int64 0 1	E03C int64 0 1	F01D int64 0 1	F02D int64 0 1	F03G int64 0 1	F04D int64 0 1	F16C int64 0 1	F21K int64 0 1	F21V int64 0 1	F21Y int64 0 1	F22B int64 0 1	F23C int64 0 1	F24F int64 0 1	F41A int64 0 1	F41G int64 0 1	G01B int64 0 1	G01D int64 0 1	G01F int64 0 1	G01N int64 0 1	G01R int64 0 1	G01V int64 0 1	G02C int64 0 1	G03F int64 0 1	G05B int64 0 1	G05D int64 0 1	G06F int64 0 1	G06K int64 0 1	G06Q int64 0 1	G06T int64 0 1	G07C int64 0 1	G08G int64 0 1	G09G int64 0 1	G10L int64 0 1	G11C int64 0 1	G21K int64 0 1	H01F int64 0 1	H01L int64 0 1	H01M int64 0 1	H01Q int64 0 1	H01R int64 0 1	H02J int64 0 1	H02K int64 0 1	H02P int64 0 1	H03F int64 0 1	H03G int64 0 1	H03K int64 0 1	H04B int64 0 1	H04H int64 0 1	H04L int64 0 1	H04M int64 0 1	H04N int64 0 1	H04R int64 0 1	H04W int64 0 1	H05B int64 0 1	H05K int64 0 1	Y02B int64 0 1	Y02D int64 0 1	Y02E int64 0 1	Y02P int64 0 1	Y02T int64 0 1	Y04S int64 0 1	Y10S int64 0 1	Y10T int64 0 1
9,706,405	2017-07-11	1. A method for an authentication system performing online authentication of an online transaction between a mobile phone, associated with a user, and a payment system, via communication messages between the mobile phone and the payment system, the authentication system including at least one processor and authentication software running on the at least one processor to cause the at least one processor to perform the method, wherein the method comprises: preparing a transaction authentication communication message for the transaction to be sent to the mobile phone over at least one telecommunication network; randomly selecting a reply address from a multiplicity of reply addresses at which the online authentication system is capable of receiving reply communication messages from one or more mobile phones including the mobile phone; associating the randomly selected reply address as a reply address for the transaction authentication communication message; sending the transaction authentication communication message, including the randomly selected reply address, to the mobile phone over the at least one telecommunication network; receiving a reply communication message from the mobile phone over the at least one telecommunication network at the randomly selected reply address, the reply communication message having a sender address that is the user's subscriber number, Calling Line Identity (CLI), e-mail address or IP address associated with the mobile phone; and authenticating the transaction based on contents of the reply communication message, the sender address and the randomly selected reply address at which the reply communication message from the mobile phone is received by the online authentication system.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	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
8,804,020	2014-08-12	1. A photoelectric conversion apparatus comprising: a pixel array in which a plurality of pixels is arranged in rows and columns; signal processing units that are provided in correspondence with the columns of the pixel array, the signal processing units including a plurality of analog-to-digital converters that converts signals output from the plurality of pixels into digital signals; an output unit having two or more output terminals and including a plurality of output blocks provided in correspondence with the output terminals; and a synchronizing signal generating unit for outputting a synchronizing signal, wherein signal processing units in a plurality of columns are arranged as a block, wherein the plurality of output blocks outputs signals output from a plurality of signal processing units that belongs to the same block, and wherein the photoelectric conversion apparatus further comprises a synchronizing code adding unit for adding a synchronizing code to the signals output from each of the plurality of output blocks, in synchronization with the synchronizing signal, wherein the synchronizing code includes information regarding a position of the output block.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,370,497	2013-02-05	1. A method of transmitting time-synchronous data over a network connection between at least two terminals, where between the terminals a connection is established using a Session Initialization Protocol (SIP) server and SIP protocol, said method comprising having the SIP server analyze at least one of the connection and said at least two terminals, and based on this analysis determining an ideal bandwidth for optimizing the transfer of time-synchronous data, wherein said method further comprises reserving bandwidth for the connection based on the analysis and guaranteeing Quality of Service (QoS), wherein the analysis comprises determining at least one of a data coding method for time-synchronous data transfer used by the at least two terminals and a data decoding method for time-synchronous data transfer used by the at least two terminals, wherein the reservation of bandwidth is performed by the SIP server using a QoS management system, wherein the reservations of bandwidth for a plurality of connections are aggregated into at least one traffic trunk, and wherein a bandwidth of the at least one traffic trunk is reserved and managed based on the analysis, wherein reservations of bandwidth between at least two end points are aggregated within the at least one traffic trunk, wherein, during the time when an existing connection between the at least two endpoints is mapped to the at least one traffic trunk and is established, a new connection to be established between a first terminal and a second terminal via the at least two endpoints is mapped to the at least one traffic trunk, and wherein a required bandwidth of said new connection is determined based on the analysis, and if the required bandwidth of said new connection exceeds remaining available bandwidth of the at least one traffic trunk, the SIP server performs rejecting said new connection.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,041,681	2015-05-26	1. A method for capturing an image using a mobile terminal having a touchscreen, the method comprising: activating a camera application in response to a user activation command; displaying a preview image on the touchscreen; receiving a touch input to a region of the touchscreen on which the preview image is displayed; and in response to the touch input to the region of the touchscreen on which the preview image is displayed,	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,754,497	2014-06-17	1. An integrated circuit containing an extended drain metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) transistor, comprising: a substrate, said substrate having a first conductivity type; a drain diffused contact region at a top surface of said substrate, said drain diffused contact region having a second conductivity type opposite from said first conductivity type; a source region at said top surface of said substrate, said source region having said second conductivity type; a drift region of said extended drain MOS transistor, said drift region being located in said substrate, in which said drift region has said second conductivity type; stressor Reduced Surface Field RESURF trenches formed in said drift region, extending through a bottom surface of said drift region into said substrate, said stressor RESURF trenches being separated by distances between 200 nanometers and 2 microns, in which said stressor RESURF trenches include:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,788,144	2017-10-10	1. A method of transmitting voice messages over a computer system comprising the steps of: receiving a voice message, and a command to transmit the voice message over a system, the command transmitted in the form of first Bluetooth packets, from a first user having a first Bluetooth enabled device, the Bluetooth enabled device paired to a first pod wherein the first pod comprises: deciphering the command to transmit a voice message; determining whether the command to transmit a voice message can be processed locally; determining the command to transmit a voice message has identified a second user having a second Bluetooth enabled device, to receive the voice message; determining that second Bluetooth enabled device, of the second user, is not currently paired to the first pod; obtaining the location of the second Bluetooth enabled device on the system and determining a second pod to which the second Bluetooth enabled device is paired; converting the voice message from the Bluetooth packets to Wi-Fi packets; transmitting the Wi-Fi packets to the second pod; converting the Wi-Fi packets to second Bluetooth packets containing the voice message; and transmitting the second Bluetooth packets to the second Bluetooth enabled 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	1	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
9,578,921	2017-02-28	1. A lasting board for an article of footwear, comprising: a board configured to form a layer of a forefoot portion of the article footwear; a plurality of flex grooves disposed in a forefoot portion of the board; the plurality of flex grooves extending from a central portion of the board to an outer peripheral portion of the board; the plurality of flex grooves forming a first flange portion and a second flange portion; the first flange portion being configured to align with a first cleat member of the article of footwear and the second flange portion being configured to align with a second cleat member of the article of footwear; wherein each flex groove of the plurality of flex grooves extends in an approximately radial direction from the central portion; wherein the first flange portion has a first flange first end portion connected to the central portion of the board and a first flange second end portion extending to the outer peripheral portion of the board; wherein the first flange portion is formed by a first flex groove and a second flex groove defined by the board; wherein the first flex groove extends from a first flex groove first end at the central portion in an approximately longitudinal direction toward a first flex groove second end at a forward edge of the board and the second flex groove extends from a second flex groove first end at the central portion in an approximately lateral direction toward a second flex groove second end at a medial side of the board; wherein the first flex groove first end is separated from the second flex groove first end at the central portion to define the first flange first end portion of the first flange portion and a bending region disposed adjacent to the central portion of the board; wherein the first flange portion is narrower at the first flange first end portion and widens toward the first flange second end portion; wherein the first flange portion corresponds to a big toe of a foot; wherein the first flange portion is capable of bending with the big toe at the bending region; a first filling portion extending through the first flex groove; a second filling portion extending through the second flex groove; and wherein each of the first filling portion and the second filling portion has a durometer value substantially softer than a durometer value of the board.	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,384,251	2013-02-26	1. A linear and curvilinear motor system, comprising: a pair of right and left linear and curvilinear guiding devices that movably guide and respectively support right and left of a slider, each provided with a guide rail and slider blocks, the slider being disposed with and facing toward a fixed base, the guide rail being configured by linear tracks and a circular arc track, the guide rail provided on a surface of the fixed base, the slider blocks being connected to the slider and configured to slide along an uppermost surface of the guide rail; a motor unit provided with a stator having both a linear section and a circular arc section and provided for the fixed base and a mover having a linear section and provided for the slider and away from the stator with a gap interposed therebetween, such that the slider is moved reciprocatingly along a length direction of the linear and curvilinear guiding devices with respect to the fixed base; and a position detecting device that detects positions of the linear tracks and the circular arc track, wherein when a magnetic pole pitch of the linear section of the stator is a distance λm and a magnetic pole pitch of the circular arc section of the stator is an angle γm, a radius r of the circular arc track at a position detection point is defined as:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,703,034	2014-04-22	1. A method of making a tack-free gel, comprising the steps of: providing a mold defining a mold cavity, the mold cavity comprising a plastic material; pouring or injecting a molten gel being at a molding temperature into the mold cavity; and melting a layer of the plastic material of the mold cavity onto the molten gel by permitting the molten gel to contact the mold cavity; wherein the mold comprises a mold base comprising:	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,476,494	2013-07-02	1. A seed of lettuce cultivar Dragoon, wherein a representative sample seed of said cultivar was deposited under ATCC Accession No. PTA-11262.	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,383,374	2013-02-26	1. A method for the microbial production of a desired product comprising culturing a microbe under conditions that permit the production of a desired product selected from the group consisting of acetic acid; 1,3-propanediol; 2,3-propanediol; pyruvate; dicarboxylic acids; adipic acid; amino acids; and alcohols, wherein said microbe is TC44.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
8,716,134	2014-05-06	1. A method of forming a metal interconnect structure comprising: forming at least one patterned recess in a dielectric material layer; depositing a Group VIIIB element layer in said at least one patterned recess; depositing a CuMn alloy layer over said Group VIIIB element layer, wherein said Group VIIIB element layer is a layer of a single elemental metal selected from Fe, Co, Ni, Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir, and Pt; and forming a metallic alloy liner comprising Mn and at least one Group VIIIB element by annealing said Group VIIIB element layer and said CuMn alloy layer, wherein Mn in said CuMn alloy layer diffuses into said Group VIIIB element layer to form said metallic alloy liner, wherein said CuMn alloy layer loses more than 50% of Mn during said annealing.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,210,510	2015-12-08	1. A display apparatus comprising: a wireless communication section which wirelessly communicates with a plurality of external sound output devices; a sound signal processor which processes a sound signal; a first sound output section and a second sound output section which output sounds corresponding to the sound signals; and a controller which determines positions of the plurality of sound output devices based on distances between the first sound output section and the plurality of sound output devices and distances between the second sound output section and the respective plurality of sound output devices, and controls the sound signal processor so that the sound signals processed corresponding to the determined positions can be respectively transmitted to the plurality of sound output devices.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,843,369	2014-09-23	1. A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving audio data corresponding to an utterance spoken by a particular user; generating, by one or more computers, a voice profile for the particular user using at least a portion of the audio data that corresponds to the utterance; determining, by one or more computers, in the audio data a beginning point or an ending point of the utterance based at least in part on the voice profile for the particular user that is generated using at least the portion of the audio data that corresponds to the utterance; and based on the beginning point, the ending point, or both the beginning point and the ending point, outputting data indicating the utterance.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,865,566	2014-10-21	1. A method of cutting a semiconductor substrate, the method comprising the steps of: irradiating a semiconductor substrate with laser light having a wavelength that enables the laser light to transmit through a laser incident surface of the semiconductor substrate, thereby forming a modified region only within the semiconductor substrate along each of a plurality of cutting lines arranged in a matrix with respect to at least one of a front and a rear surface of the semiconductor substrate, wherein each modified region is a molten processed region separated from the laser incident surface in a thickness direction of the semiconductor substrate, and each modified region forms a cutting area of the semiconductor substrate to be cut; and expanding a sheet, after the cutting areas of the semiconductor substrate are formed by the irradiation step, by pulling peripheral portions of the sheet outwardly, thereby cutting and separating at least the semiconductor substrate along the cutting lines where the cutting areas have been formed, the sheet being bonded to the semiconductor substrate.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,616,681	2013-12-31	1. A liquid ejecting head unit comprising: a liquid ejecting head including a nozzle formation surface in which a nozzle row configured by arranging a plurality of nozzles that eject a liquid in a row is formed; and a head anchoring member to which the liquid ejecting head is anchored with intermediate members provided therebetween, wherein the liquid ejecting head includes intermediate member anchoring portions, to which the intermediate member is anchored and abutted thereto, at both ends with a main head unit therebetween; intermediate member attachment holes for attaching the intermediate members are provided in each of the intermediate member anchoring portions in the center of the width direction that is orthogonal to the nozzle row in the liquid ejecting head, and head-side positioning holes that serve as a reference for positioning relative to the intermediate member are provided in the intermediate member anchoring portion in positions that are distanced from a centerline of the width direction; intermediate member-side positioning holes that serve as a reference for positioning relative to the intermediate member anchoring portions are provided in each intermediate member in a position that corresponds to the head-side positioning hole of the corresponding intermediate member anchoring portion; the intermediate members are anchored to the intermediate member anchoring portions on both sides so as to be oriented symmetrically to each other, in a positioned state in which the positions of the intermediate member-side positioning holes are aligned with the head-side positioning holes; the head anchoring member is anchored to the intermediate members by the head anchoring bolts, and the intermediate members are anchored to the intermediate member anchoring portions by spacer anchoring bolts.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
9,231,868	2016-01-05	1. A network device to be used for a packet handling, the network device comprising: a first unit to communicate with a controller according to a first protocol, and to receive a packet handling rule from the controller which is capable of sending the packet handling rule to a plurality of the network devices via a network between the controller and the network device; a second unit to classify, based on a classification rule for classifying a received packet, whether to handle the packet according to the packet handling rule sent from the controller or to handle the packet according to a table entry that the network device autonomously set based on a second protocol; and a third unit to request the packet handling rule to the controller when the packet handling rule for forwarding the received packet is not set in the network 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	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,786,095	2017-10-10	1. A method for rendering a shadow in an image including an object projected by a first light source, the method comprising: determining a portion of a shadow area as a penumbra area for the object; generating a first shadow object by converting the object into a gray scale; generating a second shadow object which is shifted from the first shadow object by a predetermined interval; and rendering a penumbra image in the penumbra area by overlapping the first shadow object and the second shadow object.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,675,377	2017-06-13	1. A method for making a non-linear incision in tissue, the method comprising: providing a surgical device including a housing and an end effector, the end effector being secured to the housing and including a pair of jaws operably coupled to the housing, the pair of jaws being disposed in substantial registration; forming a non-linear incision in tissue with movement of at least one of the jaws between approximated and unapproximated configurations to improve post-operative adhesion of the incised tissue; and forming the non-linear incision so that the non-linear incision includes a plurality of contiguous substantially V-shaped incisions.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,346,693	2016-05-24	1. A method for removing waste from a waste stream comprising waste water from a mining operation, the method comprising: combining a mixed aqueous solution of a flocculant composition with a waste stream flowing from a waste source to a thickening tank and comprising particulates to form settling flocculants, wherein the flocculant composition comprises polyethylene oxide polymer having a molecular weight of at least about 1 million g/mol and anionic polyacrylamide having an average molecular weight of at least about 15 million g/mol, wherein the flocculant composition is added to the waste stream at a dosage from about 1 part per million by weight to about 50 parts per million by weight of the waste water and wherein the mixed aqueous solution of the flocculant composition is effective to clarify the waste water to remove at least about 90 percent of solids initially present in the waste stream resulting in a clarified water flow; flowing the waste stream combined with the flocculant composition into the thickening tank; and draining concentrated tailings from the lower 20% of the thickening tank height, wherein the clarified water flow is removed from the top 40% of the thickening tank height.	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,637,813	2017-05-02	1. A duplex ferritic austenitic stainless steel for use in the chemical industry for nitric acid environments wherein good uniform corrosion resistance and high strength are required, wherein the microstructure of the stainless steel has 35-65 volume % of ferrite, the balance being austenite, and the chemical composition contains less than 0.03 weight % carbon, less than 1 weight % silicon, less than 3 weight % manganese, 26-29.5 weight % chromium, 5-8.5 weight % nickel, 1-3 weight % molybdenum, 0.25-0.35 weight % nitrogen, 1-3 weight % copper, up to 1 weight % tungsten, the rest being iron and inevitable impurities occurring in stainless steels, and wherein the sigma equivalent SGR (Cr+2×Mo−40×N+0.5×Mn−2×Cu) is less than 18, and the pitting resistance equivalent value PRE (Cr+3.3×Mo+30×N—Mn) is at the range of more than 41.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,760,006	2014-06-24	1. A wireless power transmission/reception apparatus having a communication function, comprising: a wireless power transmission device for receiving externally input power, generating a wireless power signal to be transmitted in a wireless manner, transmitting the wireless power signal in a wireless manner using a magnetic resonance method, receiving a returned wireless power signal, detecting a number of power consumption devices, transmitting the wireless power signal in a wireless manner using a resonant frequency corresponding to the detected number of power consumption devices, modulating pieces of identification (ID) data, each including an ID of a corresponding power consumption device, by using the wireless power signal as a carrier, transmitting the modulated ID data, receiving returned ID data, determining suitableness of the power consumption device, and transmitting the wireless power signal to the power consumption device; and a plurality of wireless power reception devices for receiving the wireless power signal transmitted from the wireless power transmission device using a magnetic resonance method, providing the wireless power signal to a power consumption device connected thereto, returning a remaining wireless power signal that has not been received, receiving ID data from the wireless power transmission device, and temporarily stopping the connected power consumption device and returning ID data, which will be subsequently received, to the wireless power transmission device when each ID included in the received ID data is an ID of the connected power consumption 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	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,579,476	2013-11-12	1. An illumination device, comprising: a first housing; a pedestal disposed in said first housing; a synthetic jet ejector supported by said pedestal; and at least one LED supported by said synthetic jet ejector.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,177,620	2015-11-03	1. A semiconductor memory device comprising: a data line extending across a memory array; a read circuit coupled to a first end of the data line and configured to receive data transmitted on the data line; a driver circuit coupled to the data line and being configured to drive the data line from a first potential to a second potential; and an assist circuit coupled to the data line at a location away from the first end of the data line, wherein the assist circuit is configured to assist the driver circuit in driving the data line from the first potential to the second potential; wherein the assist circuit assists the driver circuit in driving the data line from the first potential to the second potential in response to a potential of the data line dropping below a prescribed value.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,150,490	2015-10-06	1. A process for preparing diaryl carbonate, comprising: (a) preparing phosgene by reaction of chlorine with carbon monoxide, (b) reacting the phosgene formed in step (a) with at least one monophenol in the presence of a catalyst to form at least one diaryl carbonate and hydrogen chloride, wherein the catalyst is selected from the group consisting of titanium chloride, zirconium chloride, aluminium chloride, and titanium phenoxide, (c) isolating and working-up of the diaryl carbonate formed in step (b), (d) isolating the hydrogen chloride formed in step (b), (e) preparing an aqueous solution of the hydrogen chloride, (f) electrochemically oxidizing at least part of the aqueous hydrogen chloride solution from (e) to chlorine with formation of water by using a gas diffusion electrode as an oxygen-depolarized cathode, and (g) recirculating at least part of the chlorine prepared in step (f) to the preparation of phosgene in step (a).	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	1	0	0	0	0
9,652,911	2017-05-16	1. A method for physically controlling access to a protected location, comprising: establishing a secure communications connection over a network between a security controller and at least an authentication server; operatively coupling a security token to said security controller; sending a critical security parameter from said security token to said security controller for authentication after using a token remote authentication application on said security token to verify a user supplied critical security parameter against one or more reference critical security parameters operatively stored in said security token; sending said critical security parameter to at least said authentication server via said secure communications connection; performing an authentication transaction by said authentication server for said critical security parameter; sending a result of said authentication transaction from said authentication server to said security controller via said secure communications connection; and energizing an electromechanical circuit coupled to and controlled by said security controller if said result is affirmative of said authentication transaction being successful, wherein energizing said electromechanical circuit is limited to a pre-established duration specific to said security token to control opening of a physical access gateway and wherein the duration corresponds to an amount of time the physical access gateway is open in a single instance.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,112,258	2015-08-18	1. An electrically small circularly polarized antenna having a ka coefficient representing electrical size which is less than 0.5, the antenna comprising: a ground plane; first and second electrically conductive half-loop rings located at the center of the ground plane, wherein the first and second rings are orthogonally crossed relative to each other and orthogonal to the ground plane; an RF power source feeding RF power to each of the crossed rings having a 90 degree phase difference relative to each other such that the crossed rings create orthogonal electric fields relative to each other resulting in a circularly polarized total electric field; an impedance matching circular electrically conductive cage structure located surrounding the crossed rings to allow electric current to circulate around the perimeter of the cage structure wherein the cage structure includes a circular copper ring above the ground plane, the circular ring supported by leg structures which rest on respective dielectric slabs on the ground plane and including a copper cross contained with the circular ring.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,017,922	2015-04-28	1. A chemically amplified resist composition comprising a base polymer and a basic compound of the general formula (1): wherein R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	1	0
9,841,376	2017-12-12	1. A high-sensitivity metamaterial nano-sensing system with an ultra-narrow line width spectral response, comprising an input light path, metamaterial nano-sensing unit and output light path which are sequentially provided along a direction of a light path, wherein the metamaterial nano-sensing unit comprises a Bragg grating and a metallic periodic array arranged above the Bragg grating, wherein the Bragg grating is formed by dielectric layers which are made from two different materials and arranged sequentially and alternately.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	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
9,297,673	2016-03-29	1. A turbomachine component for use in a turbomachine, comprising: an evaluation unit of the turbomachine; a sensor unit arranged at the turbomachine component, comprising: wherein the transmitter of the sensor unit is configured to send an encoded identification signal to the evaluation unit along with the measurement signal, the encoded identification signal having a unique identification code that identifies the sensor unit, and wherein the sensor unit is configured such that the sensor unit cannot be separated from the turbomachine component without functional destruction of at least the sensor unit; and an evaluation unit having a memory in which at least one manufacturer identification code unique to the turbomachine is stored, the evaluation unit configured to compare the unique identification code transmitted by the transmitter with the at least one manufacturer identification code stored in the memory to determine if the turbomachine component is authentic; and wherein the evaluation unit includes decision logic configured such that the at least one manufacturer code stored in the memory is defined as permissible for operation of the turbomachine, and wherein the decision logic is configured to block operation of the turbomachine when the unique identification code received from the transmitter does not match any of the identification codes stored in the memory.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,529,808	2016-12-27	1. A storage system, comprising: a processor configured to: a memory coupled to the processor and configured to store the first set of metadata and the second set of metadata.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,607,343	2017-03-28	1. A computer implemented method for generating a demand response for an energy-consuming facility performed by processor resources coupled to a non-transitory memory resource storing instructions that when executed by the processing resource cause the processing resource to execute the steps, comprising: estimating a likelihood of a coincident peak time period during which power usage from all customers of a power utility is highest by analyzing coincident peak historical data provided by the power utility to the energy-consuming facility; modeling workloads to be scheduled in the energy-consuming facility into non-flexible interactive workloads and flexible workloads with corresponding deadlines; determining a workload schedule based on the likelihood of the coincident peak time period and a plurality of utility charging rates; and scheduling the workloads for execution in the energy-consuming facility according to the determined workload schedule to minimize expected operational energy costs to the energy-consuming facility wherein the flexible workloads are completed before the corresponding deadlines.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,477,456	2016-10-25	1. A method for installing operating system software on a machine computer for controlling a machine, the method comprising the following steps: transmitting further operating system software from a remote maintenance computer, over an Internet connection, in addition to old operating system software already running on the machine computer for controlling the machine, while the machine is operating; installing the further operating system software on the machine computer while the machine is operating; transferring user data from the old operating system software to the further operating system software while the machine is operating; and switching off the machine computer and choosing between starting the old operating system software and starting the newly installed further operating system software when switching on the machine again.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,356,607	2013-01-22	1. A smoking article comprising a carbon monoxide reducing agent comprising particles comprising calcium aluminate represented by the formula (CaO) m (Al 2 O 3 ) n , where 1/6≦m/n≦12/7, wherein the particles have a BET specific surface area of 2 m 2 /g or more and less than 20 m 2 /g.	0	0	1	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,255,897	2016-02-09	1. A compact scanner apparatus having a scanning beam mounted within a tunnel through which objects are carried on a conveyor, the compact scanner apparatus comprising: a. a first isolation device curtain mounted to the tunnel in a manner to cover an upper portion of an entry of the tunnel; b. a second isolation device curtain mounted to the tunnel in a manner to cover a lower portion of the entry of the tunnel; c. the first and second isolation device curtains substantially covering the entry of the tunnel; d. when the first and second isolation device curtains are in a rest position, the second isolation device curtain resides coplanar with the first isolation device curtain; and e. a third isolation device curtain mounted to the tunnel in a manner to cover an exit of the tunnel.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,850,559	2017-12-26	1. A permanent magnet comprising R, Fe and B as the main component, wherein, R is composed of 75 at % or more to 100 at % or less of Nd and 0 at % or more to 25 at % or less of at least one element selected from the group consisting of Y, Ce, La, Pr, Sm, Eu, Gd, Er, Tm, Yb and Lu, said permanent magnet is composed of a main phase of a crystal structure represented by R a ratio of the element R to all constituent element falls within the range of 11.8 at %≦R≦12.2 at %, a cross-sectional area ratio Are of the sub-phase with a higher concentration of R than that of said main phase to the whole magnet structure satisfies 0%<Are≦1.3%, and a cross-sectional area ratio Ama of said main phase to the whole magnet structure satisfies 97%≦Ama.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	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
9,825,003	2017-11-21	1. An electronic component package comprising: a first via formed in a first insulating layer and a first pattern formed on the first via; an electronic component disposed on the first insulating layer so that an inactive side thereof is directed toward the first insulating layer; and a second insulating layer disposed on the first insulating layer so as to cover the electronic component and having a redistribution pattern formed thereon so as to be electrically connected to the electronic component, wherein the first via and the first pattern are electrically insulated from the electronic component, the first via and the first pattern are first fiducial marks for disposing the electronic component, the electronic component package further comprises second fiducial marks including a second via formed in the first insulating layer and a second pattern formed on the second via, and the second fiducial marks are electrically insulated from the first fiducial marks and from the electronic component.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,920,374	2014-12-30	1. An automatic injector adapted to receive a cartridge including a barrel, a needle, and a plunger assembly including a plunger seal, the cartridge defining a longitudinal axis, the injector comprising: a housing, a cartridge carrier adapted to receive at least a portion of the cartridge, the cartridge carrier being disposed for movement relative to the housing in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cartridge, a plunger carrier disposed for movement relative to the cartridge carrier, the plunger carrier being disposed to confront and impart movement at least a portion of the plunger assembly, at least one transfer instrument disposed to selectively couple the cartridge carrier to the plunger carrier for movement therewith, an elongated drive device coupled to the plunger carrier, the elongated drive device being disposed to provide movement of the plunger carrier in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cartridge, at least one or the plunger carrier and the cartridge carrier including an opening that selectively receives the at least one transfer instrument to removably couple the cartridge carrier to the plunger carrier, a motor, and a transmission assembly coupling the motor to the elongated drive device.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,038,481	2015-05-26	1. Apparatus configured to detect a physical quantity of a flowing fluid, the apparatus including: a sensor body configured to extend into the flowing fluid and comprising a fiber Bragg grating sensor, for generating optical detector signals relating to fluid induced vibrations of a flexible part of the sensor body, the fluid induced vibrations including both a vortex shedding frequency and a mechanical eigenfrequency; and a detector signal processing unit, configured to detect the optical detector signals and determine both the flow rate of the fluid from the vortex shedding frequency and the physical property of the fluid from the mechanical eigenfrequency, based on the vortex shedding frequency and the mechanical eigenfrequency of the flexible part being within a same frequency spectrum of the optical detector signals and a separation between the mechanical eigenfrequency and the vortex shedding frequency of at least 100 Hz.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,107,801	2015-08-18	1. A pelvic therapy support device, comprising: a center support; a support member coupled to said center support; a pair of leg supports carried by said support member, each of said pair of leg supports being disposed on opposite sides of said center support and being moveable independently from one another toward and away from said center support; and wherein said leg supports have a rigid support member, a compliant material and an impervious, sterilizable layer covering said compliant material.	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,038,577	2015-05-26	1. An evaporator surface structure of a circulating fluidized bed boiler, the evaporator surface structure comprising: a furnace that is enclosed by sidewalls and has a bottom and a ceiling; and at least one vertical evaporator surface unit that is separate from and spaced apart from the sidewalls of the furnace, the at least one evaporator surface unit (i) being formed of planar water tube panels, formed by joining a group of water tubes by means of fins, that extend from the bottom of the furnace to the ceiling of the furnace, and (ii) consisting of two water tube panels that are connected to each other in a cross-wise configuration, wherein the water tube panels in each evaporator surface unit are suspended to hang from separate outlet headers arranged at different heights parallel with the water tube panels.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,025,880	2015-05-05	1. A method, comprising: decomposing, by a processor, an image into elements, wherein each element comprises at least one pixel; calculating, by the processor using a first Gaussian filter, a first image measure in linear time, the first image measure indicative of each element's uniqueness in the image on a per element basis; calculating, by the processor using a second Gaussian filter, a second image measure in linear time, the second image measure indicative of each element's spatial distribution in the image on a per element basis; and providing, by the processor, a per element saliency measure by combining the first image measure and the second image measure.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,539,168	2013-09-17	1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program instructions executable by one or more processors to implement: assigning each one of a plurality of threads to a respective one of a plurality of slots of a data structure, wherein the data structure comprises a pre-determined number of slots, each of which is individually addressable by the plurality of threads using a respective slot index, wherein each one of the plurality of threads is assigned to a different slot in the data structure such that at most only a single thread is assigned to any given one of the slots, wherein each of the respective slots in the data structure indicates whether the thread assigned to the slot has a read lock for a shared memory area, wherein the data structure further indicates whether any thread has a write lock for the shared memory area, and wherein multiple threads can concurrently have the read lock but only one thread can have the write lock at any given time; and one of the plurality of threads attempting to acquire the read lock for the shared memory area, wherein said attempting to acquire the read lock 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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,617,093	2013-12-31	1. A method for monitoring a fluid system of an extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus, said extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus comprising: a dialyser or filter subdivided into a first chamber and a second chamber by a semipermeable membrane, an extracorporeal blood circuit having an arterial blood line leading to the first chamber and a venous blood line leading away from the first chamber, a venous drip chamber arranged in the venous blood line downstream of the first chamber, a venous locking organ arranged in the venous blood line downstream of the venous drip chamber, a ventilation line branching off from the venous drip chamber, and at least one hydrophobic filter arranged in said ventilation line that can be closed off by a ventilation valve arranged in a section of the ventilation line remote from the venous drip chamber, said method comprising the following steps: measuring a pressure in the ventilation line in the section of the ventilation line remote from the venous drip chamber; alternately at least partly opening and closing the venous locking organ, whereby the fluid level in the venous drip chamber alternately rises and falls, as a result of which the measured pressure signal is subject to pressure variations if there is no fault; evaluating the measured pressure signal; and detecting a fault if pressure variations of the measured pressure signal are absent.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,465,901	2016-10-11	1. A method comprising: identifying, by a processor, a region in an integrated circuit (IC) layout, wherein the region is a region not including any active fins; providing a standard dummy fin cell, wherein the standard dummy fin cell comprises a plurality of partitions; forming an expanded dummy fin cell, wherein the expanded dummy fin cell is larger than the standard dummy fin cell, and wherein the expanded dummy fin cell comprises integer multiples of each of the plurality of partitions; filling the region with a plurality of dummy fin cells, wherein the plurality of dummy fin cells comprises the expanded dummy fin cell; and implementing the plurality of dummy fin cells in an IC.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	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
8,539,624	2013-09-24	1. A climate-controlled seating assembly, comprising: a cushion having an outer surface, said outer surface comprising a first side for receiving and supporting an occupant and a second side, said second side facing in a generally opposite direction than said first side; a plurality of fluid passages extending through an interior of the cushion, from the first side to the second side of said cushion, wherein said fluid passages are configured to facilitate a transfer of air from the second side to the first side of the cushion; a support member positioned adjacent the second side of the cushion, said support member comprising a front surface configured to contact at least a portion of the second side of the cushion; wherein the support member further comprises a rear surface, said rear surface being generally opposite of the first surface; at least one fluid distribution system positioned along the front surface of the support member, wherein said at least one fluid distribution system comprises at least one recess within the front surface of the support member; wherein the at least one fluid distribution system does not extend to the rear surface of the support member; wherein the front surface of the support member directly contacts the second side of the cushion member in areas adjacent the at least one recess and along a majority of an interface between the support member and the cushion member; wherein the at least one recess of the at least one fluid distribution system forms at least one fluid channel when the support member is secured to the cushion, said at least one fluid channel being in fluid communication with at least one of the fluid passages of the cushion; and a fluid module in fluid communication with the at least one fluid channel; wherein, when in use, the fluid module is configured to deliver air into said at least one fluid channel and to at least some of the fluid passages, toward the first side of the cushion; and wherein, when in use, air directed into the at least one fluid channel is configured to be distributed at least partially laterally within said at least one fluid channel.	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,556,516	2013-10-15	1. A compressor bearing cooling inlet plate comprising: a cooling plate body including a mount plate, and a boss extending axially forwardly from said mount plate, said boss including a plurality of grooves extending axially into said boss to define flow passages for cooling air from an outer peripheral surface of the cooling plate body to an inner bore of the cooling plate body, said grooves each extending for a width between side walls, and said grooves extending at angles which are not directly radially inwardly toward a center axis of said cooling plate body, and there being a plurality of widths across said plurality of grooves; and said mount plate and said boss together extending for a first axial distance, said boss extending for a second axial distance, and a depth of said plurality of grooves axially into said boss defining a third axial distance, and a ratio of said first axial distance to said second axial distance being between 0.6 and 0.76, and a ratio of said second axial distance to said third axial distance being between 4.60 and 5.82.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,736,187	2017-08-15	1. A data processing method, comprising: providing a parallel computing system, wherein the parallel computing system comprises a mapper, a reducer, and at least an operation device, wherein the mapper receives a command and transmits a parallel computing input command corresponding to the command to the operation device, the operation device executes a calculation based on the parallel computing input command to generate an output result and transmits the output result to the reducer; providing a data transmitting interface, wherein the data transmitting interface is located between the mapper and the operation device, and the data transmitting interface is located between the operation device and the reducer, wherein following steps are executed via the data transmitting interface, comprising: intercepting the parallel computing input command transmitted from the mapper; determining whether the parallel computing input command is abnormal based on at least a security policy after receiving the parallel computing input command; transmitting the parallel computing input command to the operation device when the parallel computing input command is determined to be not abnormal; intercepting the output result transmitted from the operation device; determining whether the output result is abnormal based on the at least a security policy after receiving the output result; and transmitting the output result to the reducer when the output result is determined to be not abnormal.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,751,247	2017-09-05	1. A method for producing solid cellulosic shaped articles, or films, from a solution of cellulose, NMMO (N-methylmorpholine N-oxide) and water, comprising: extruding the solution through one or more extrusion openings under pressure and solidifying said articles, or films, in a collecting bath, wherein a length of the solution extends between the extrusion openings and the collecting bath; and guiding the solution through an air gap with a gas flow between the extrusion openings and the collecting bath, the temperature of the solution at the extrusion openings is below 105° C. and the pressure difference between the pressure of the solution immediately before extrusion and after extrusion in the air gap is between 8 and 40 bar, wherein the gas flow is guided against the entire length of the solution extending between the extrusion openings and the collecting bath by a fan and an additional flow guide 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	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	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
9,214,975	2015-12-15	1. A method for communicating using a radio communication device comprising a plurality of receivers, the method comprising: receiving, by a first receiver of the plurality of receivers of the radio communication device, a first audio message over a first channel and playing back the first audio message; receiving, by a second receiver of the plurality of receivers of the radio communication device, a second audio message over a second channel and playing back the second audio message; detecting, by the radio communication device, that a played back portion of the first audio message overlaps in time with a played back portion of the second audio message; determining, by the radio communication device, that one of the first audio message and the second audio message is a priority audio message; and after completion of play back of both the first and second audio messages, repeating the playing back, by the radio communication device, of the determined priority audio message.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,236,103	2016-01-12	1. A magnetic device comprising: a magnetized polarizing layer; a free magnetic layer, the free magnetic layer forming a first electrode and separated from the magnetized polarizing layer by a first non-magnetic metal layer, the free magnetic layer having a magnetization vector having a first stable state and a second stable state; a reference layer forming a second electrode and separated from the free-magnetic layer by a second non-magnetic layer, the reference layer having a fixed magnetization vector; a current source that sources unipolar current through the magnetized polarizing layer, the free magnetic layer and the reference layer, the current source is capable of outputting a first unipolar current pulse of a first duration and having a selected amplitude, the first unipolar current pulse flowing orthogonally through the polarizing layer and having a positive polarity, the current source also capable of outputting a second unipolar current pulse of a second duration and having a selected amplitude, the second unipolar current pulse flowing orthogonally through the polarizing layer and having a negative polarity, and wherein switching of the magnetization vector of the free magnetic layer from the first stable state to the second state is initiated by application of the first unipolar current pulse, and wherein switching of the magnetization vector of the free magnetic layer from the second stable state to the first stable state is initiated by application of the second unipolar current pulse, wherein switching to the second stable state is independent of the first duration of the first unipolar current pulse, and wherein switching to the first stable state is independent of the second duration of the second unipolar current pulse.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	0	0	0	0
9,429,771	2016-08-30	1. Eyeglasses comprising a transparent display, the eyeglasses comprising: a lens unit; a frame unit coupled with the lens unit; and a pair of leg units connected to respective sides of the frame unit, wherein each of the lens unit and the frame unit comprises a transparent display.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,584,976	2013-11-19	1. An under-sink disposal system, comprising (a) a sink; (b) a disposal located under the sink and operable to shred waste received from the sink, wherein a fluid passageway vertically extends from a drain of the sink to the disposal for passing of waste from the sink to the disposal; (c) a control unit configured to inhibit shredding operation of the disposal; and (d) a metal detector coil and associated circuitry, wherein the metal detector coil is housed within a collar that encircles at least a portion of the fluid passageway vertically extending from the drain of the sink to the disposal such that waste passing from the drain of the sink to the disposal for shredding in the disposal passes through the metal detector coil; (e) wherein the control unit is operatively connected to the disposal and to the circuitry associated with the metal detector coil such that the control unit inhibits shredding operation of the disposal upon the detection of metal passing through the metal detector coil, including,	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	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
8,684,221	2014-04-01	1. A tray and container combination for supporting a pastry, the combination comprising: the container having a sidewall and a bottom defining a volume for containing a heated liquid and for allowing an individual to drink the heated liquid, the sidewall defining a rim having a rim diameter, the tray comprising: a body formed of a liquid impermeable material and including: at least one support leg connected to the body and extending at least partially vertically downward from the body such that the body is spaced from a generally flat surface when the tray is placed onto the generally flat surface.	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,949,917	2015-02-03	1. A computer implemented method comprising: receiving a request for a first video from a user device; determining user data for the user device; determining advertising content based on the user data; determining contextual data for the first video; determining a plurality of videos based on the contextual data; determining, based on the contextual data, a presentation order from among a plurality of possible presentation orders for presenting the first video and the plurality of videos; transmitting the first video and the plurality of videos to the user device for automatic sequential presentation of the first video and the plurality of videos based on the presentation order; and transmitting the advertising content to the user device for presentation with the first video and the plurality of videos.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,690,926	2017-06-27	1. A method comprising: store, by a device, information associating a plurality of activities with a plurality of confidence thresholds, wherein a first activity is associated with a first confidence threshold and a different second activity is associated with a different second confidence threshold; determining, by the device, that a user device should be authenticated for a particular activity, of the plurality of activities; determining, by the device, a confidence measurement based on an established activity pattern of the user device, wherein the established activity pattern of the user device is based on:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,923,972	2014-12-30	1. A method of reducing hypertension of a subject, comprising: coupling a flexible element having a non-circular cross-section to a carotid artery of the subject in a vicinity of a baroreceptor of the subject, by implanting the flexible element within the carotid artery, the flexible element being configured to flex passively in coordination with the cardiac cycle; and facilitating, with the flexible element, an assumption of a non-circular cross-sectional shape by the carotid artery in the vicinity that is less circular than a shape of the carotid artery in the vicinity when the element is not coupled to the carotid artery, wherein passive flexure of the flexible element in coordination with the cardiac cycle reduces hypertension of the subject.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,495,386	2016-11-15	1. A method of identifying an item depicted in a first image, the method comprising: receiving a request to identify the item, the request including the first image; accessing a plurality of other images and a plurality of associated item data, the plurality of associated item data including a description in each of a plurality of item listings; parsing the plurality of associated item data to identify a plurality of item identifiers associated with the plurality of other images; calculating at least one statistical difference between a first color histogram of the first image and a color histogram of each of the plurality of other images; determining a second color histogram of a second image as having a lowest calculated statistical difference among the at least one statistical difference between the first color histogram and the color histogram of each of the plurality of other images; detecting a first edge in the first image and a second edge in the second image; identifying a match of the first color histogram with the second color histogram responsive to determining the second color histogram as having the lowest calculated statistical difference among the at least one statistical difference, the identifying being based on the detection of the first edge in the first image and the second edge in the second image, the second image depicting a second item that corresponds to a barcode among the plurality of item identifiers; associating the first image with the barcode that corresponds to the second item depicted in the second image based on the match of the first and second color histograms of the first and second images; accessing a template associated with the barcode that corresponds to the second item depicted in the second image based on the match of the first and second color histograms of the first and second images; and transmitting the template in a response to 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	1	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
9,033,830	2015-05-19	1. A device for striking a ball, comprising: a cricket bat, said cricket bat further comprising:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,636,173	2017-05-02	1. A method of treating a human patient diagnosed with hypertension, the method comprising: advancing a catheter through a radial artery of the patient and into a renal artery of the patient, the catheter having an elongated shaft extending along an axis and comprising a distal portion including a controlled flexure zone and a single distal electrode adjacent to and extending distally beyond the controlled flexure zone; establishing contact between the electrode and an interior wall of the renal artery, wherein the controlled flexure zone is configured for controlled flexure about the axis to position the electrode in contact with the interior wall; delivering a thermal fluid infusate through the electrode and into the renal artery; and delivering energy via the electrode to ablate target tissue along the renal artery.	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,657,934	2017-05-23	1. A lighting device comprising: at least one light source; a driver assembly, said driver assembly comprising driver electronics; and a heat sink component having a bottom and a sidewall extending from the bottom; wherein during operation of the light source, a distance between an optical axis of the lighting device and a heat flow of the lighting device is less than a distance between the optical axis and a component of the driver electronics having the highest temperature sensitivity; and wherein the sidewall comprises a patch corresponding to a mounting position of the driver 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	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
9,147,888	2015-09-29	1. A fuel cell system, comprising: a plurality of electrochemical cells, each electrochemical cell formed of an anode, a cathode spaced apart from said anode, and an electrolyte disposed between said anode and said cathode; an interconnect electrically coupling a pair of electrically adjacent electrochemical cells, said interconnect electrically coupling said anode of one electrochemical cell to said cathode of the other electrochemical cell; an electrode conductive layer distinct from and electrically coupled to said interconnect; and a separation feature configured to horizontally space apart the electrode conductive layer from the adjacent electrolyte, such that a spacing therebetween is a horizontal thickness of the separation feature; wherein said electrode conductive layer is a cathode conductive layer electrically coupled to said cathode; wherein the cathode conductive layer overlays, at least in part, the cathode, such that the cathode conductive layer and cathode are vertically layered; wherein the cathode conductive layer is configured in material composition and in microstructure for chemical compatibility with the cathode and to pass oxygen (O	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,823,109	2017-11-21	1. A method of maintaining an end of a pipette tip mounted to a pipette of a sample metering sub-assembly below the surface level of a fluid contained in a fluid container having an open end and a variable diameter in longitudinal cross-section at a substantially constant depth in the fluid relative to the surface level of the fluid as the fluid is being aspirated into the pipette tip and as the surface level of the fluid contained in the fluid container is decreasing using a chemical analyzer, wherein the chemical analyzer includes the sample metering sub-assembly, the sample metering sub-assembly having the pipette which is vertically movable, and a pump operatively coupled to the pipette, the pipette including an elongated member having a bore extending axially therein, the pump being in fluid communication with the pipette bore and selectively creating one of a negative air pressure and a positive air pressure within the pipette bore, the pipette including a first axial end operatively coupled to the pump, and a second axial end opposite the first axial end for fluidtightly receiving the pipette tip, the interior geometrical dimensions of the fluid container being known, wherein the method comprises the steps of: pre-programming the known interior geometrical dimensions of the fluid container into the chemical analyzer; positioning the pipette of the sample metering sub-assembly over the open end of the fluid container, the pipette having mounted thereon the pipette tip, the open end of the fluid container being dimensioned to receive at least a portion of the pipette tip and to allow the pipette tip to contact the fluid contained therein; vertically lowering the pipette of the sample metering sub-assembly toward the surface level of the fluid contained in the fluid container; detecting the surface level of the fluid contained in the fluid container by performing the sub-steps of: calculating the variable position of the surface level of the fluid within the fluid container as a desired volume of fluid is removed therefrom by aspirating the fluid into the pipette tip at a substantially constant rate based on the known interior geometric dimensions of the fluid container; positioning the end of the pipette tip mounted on the pipette of the sample metering sub-ssembly at a desired depth below the detected surface level of the fluid; aspirating into the pipette tip a volume of fluid from the fluid container at the substantially constant rate; and vertically lowering the pipette of the sample metering sub-assembly below the detected surface level of the fluid at an adjustable rate based on the first detected surface level of the fluid, the calculated variable position of the surface level of the fluid and the known interior geometrical dimensions of the fluid container as fluid is aspirated into the pipette tip from the fluid container at a constant rate to maintain the end of the pipette tip below the surface level of the fluid at the substantially constant relative depth.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,640,099	2014-01-28	1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying a program executable in a computing device, the program comprising: code that obtains a request from an account holder to add a new feature to a current account configuration for a vendor, the vendor having an account with an electronic commerce platform provider, the current account configuration describing a plurality of existing features provided to the vendor by the electronic commerce platform provider; code that determines whether adding the new feature to the plurality of existing features violates any of a plurality of vendor feature rules; code that grants the request by adding the new feature to the current account configuration if adding the new feature to the plurality of existing features does not violate any of the vendor feature rules and by notifying the account holder of the granted request; and code that denies the request by not adding the new feature to the current account configuration if adding the new feature violates any of the vendor feature rules and by notifying the account holder of the denied request and a reason for denial, wherein the new feature belongs to a feature category, the feature category selected from the group consisting of an order fulfillment, a vendor listing, an electronic commerce marketplace, an electronic commerce storefront feature, a vendor account setup feature, and a vendor business management feature.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,826,358	2014-09-02	1. A method of providing television related information to one or more devices in response to user interaction with a set top box (STB), the STB being configured to facilitate controlling a television to output television services, the method comprising: determining a control change for the STB resulting from a user input, the control change causing the STB to command the television to implement a corresponding operational change; determining at least one authorized device from the one or more devices, the at least one authorized device having been previously authenticated to receive notifications regarding operation of the STB; constructing a notification message sufficient to facilitate notifying the at least one authorized device of the control change, the notification message being constructed without the STB being aware of the at least one authorized device; constructing the notification message with an application server located at a headend configured to provide television signaling to the STB, the STB being configured to process the television signaling from the headend for output; and the application server constructing the notification message according to the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) and forwarding the notification message to an XMPP server.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,146,246	2015-09-29	1. A microfluidic cartridge comprising: a) a body member comprising a substrate or substrates and having a reaction channel enclosed therein, said reaction channel having a first end and a second end; b) a first and a second intake channel fluidly joined to said first end of said reaction channel at a staging union; said first intake channel for conveying a first fluid component and said second intake channel for conveying a second fluid component; wherein said staging union comprises a first capillary stop positioned at the junction of said first intake channel with said staging union, said first capillary stop for enabling controlled entry of the first fluid component into said reaction channel, and a second capillary stop positioned at the junction of said second intake channel with said staging union, said second capillary stop for enabling controlled entry of the second fluid component into said reaction channel, wherein said first and second capillary stops are disposed in a vertical stack, one on top of the other, such that wetting of said dual capillary stop initiates simultaneous parallel flow of said fluids as lamellae through said reaction channel, such that the fluids flow one on top of the other as contacting lamellae of a horizontally-stratified fluid diffusion interface; c) a vent or check valve with vent downstream of or terminating said reaction channel; and d) a downstream flow control channel fluidly interposed between said reaction channel and said vent, wherein the downstream flow control channel comprises an elongate runoff channel segment configured to enable capillary force-driven flow therein, said runoff channel segment having reverse tapered walls, a runoff channel volume, and a wettable internal surface, wherein said reverse tapered walls broaden in aspect ratio from upstream to downstream so that capillary force and viscous drag are balanced to sustain said fluid flow in said upstream reaction channel for the duration of wetout of the downstream runoff channel volume, said upstream reaction channel for the duration of wetout of the downstream runoff channel volume.	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	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
9,292,535	2016-03-22	1. A system for protecting a plurality of data segments in a virtual tape library in a computing environment, comprising: at least one processor device, operable in the computing environment, wherein the at least one processor device is adapted for: establishing an initial ownership of the at least one of the plurality of cartridges, including performing: configuring the ownership history table to accompany each of the plurality of data segments for consultation during a replication operation, wherein the ownership history table updates and lists correct ownership of the data segments,	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,607,935	2017-03-28	1. A method of manufacturing, comprising: coupling a semiconductor chip to a first side of a carrier substrate, the carrier substrate including a second side opposite the first side, the second side comprising plural input/output structures; coupling together plural discrete passive devices; and coupling the plural coupled discrete passive devices to the second side of the carrier substrate at a position further from a center of the second side of the carrier substrate than the plural input/output structures, the plural coupled discrete passive devices including at least one first terminal electrically coupled to the semiconductor chip and at least one second terminal adapted to couple to a printed circuit board.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	1	0	0	0	1
9,806,689	2017-10-31	1. An electronic lock, being adapted to harvest energy from a radio frequency, RF, connection established between a mobile device and said electronic lock, further being adapted to use the harvested energy for processing an authorization token received from the mobile device via said RF connection, and further being adapted to use the harvested energy for controlling an unlocking switch in dependence on a result of said processing, wherein the electronic lock comprises a secure element configured to decrypt the authorization token and to encrypt the decrypted authorization token before transmitting the encrypted authorization token for authorization.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,918,153	2014-12-23	1. A device useful to determine central venous pressure in a patient comprising: at least one light source adapted to emit light in the 400 nm to 1000 nm wavelength range; an array of adjacent photodeteetors adapted to sequentially receive light emitted by the light source and translate said light into a recordable output wherein said light is reflected from or transmitted through tissue of the patient, wherein the photodetectors are adjacent along a length of about 1.5 to 10 cm, and at least one probe which facilitates delivery of light from the light source to an external tissue site on the patient in the proximity of the jugular vein and receipt of light reflected from or transmitted through said patient site by the photodetectors.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,977,304	2015-03-10	1. A method, performed by a computer device, comprising: extracting, by the computer device, one or more features from messages received by a mobile communication device; obtaining, by the computer device, information about a user context associated with a user of the mobile communication device; obtaining, by the computer device, information about one or more user actions associated with the messages, wherein the information includes information about a response time associated with a particular message, wherein the response time corresponds to an amount of time between when the user received the particular message and when the user responded to the particular message; generating, by the computer device, a priority function that relates a particular response time to a particular priority level, wherein generating the priority function includes: generating, by the computer device, a model associated with the user, wherein the model relates the extracted one or more features to a priority level based on the obtained information about the one or more user actions, based on the obtained information about the user context, and based on the generated priority function; and using, by the computer device, the generated model to determine a priority level for a message received by the mobile communication 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	1	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
9,429,381	2016-08-30	1. A firearm mounting bracket assembly, comprising: an assembly mount bracket; an assembly mounting mechanism carried by the assembly mount bracket; wherein the assembly mounting mechanism comprises a ratchet mechanism and an assembly securing strap engaged by the ratchet mechanism, the ratchet mechanism operable to selectively tighten and loosen the assembly securing strap; and an accessory rail adaptor 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	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
9,226,637	2016-01-05	1. A cleaning implement comprising: a) a melamine-formaldehyde foam and b) hollow microspheres,	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,624,449	2017-04-18	1. Process of producing improved wood fiber for product uses from green non-food plant biomass, the process comprising: a) hot-water extraction carried out by contacting a charge of the green non-food plant biomass material with liquid water in the absence of any added reagents, in a pressurized vessel at an elevated temperature up to about 250° C., in which the hot-water extraction is adapted so as to yield an aqueous extract containing hemicellulosic components and an improved post-treatment lignocellulosic solid residue as residue material in which the hemicellulosic components thereof are substantially removed therefrom, but in which the cellulose and lignin components are substantially unchanged such that the post-treatment residue material retains its pre-treatment shape, size, and structural integrity; b) separating the aqueous extract from the lignocellulosic residue; c) further processing the separated aqueous extract; and d) processing the improved lignocellulosic residue while leaving the cellulose and lignin contents thereof substantially unchanged but in which a significant portion of the hemicellulosic components are absent to yield useful products with significantly reduced moisture reactivity.	0	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	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
9,136,849	2015-09-15	1. An integer frequency divider, comprising: a clock input end, configured to provide a clock; N latches, where N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2, the latches connected in series according to a connection order, the latches comprising a first latch and a plurality of candidate latches, each of the latches comprising: a selection circuit, coupled to the signal output stages of each of the candidate latches, configured to select a second latch from the candidate latches according to a selection signal; wherein: the signal input stage of the first latch comprises a positive signal input unit and an inverted signal input unit that respectively receive the input signal and an inverted signal of the input signal; the signal output stage of the second latch comprises a positive signal output end and an inverted signal output end that respectively output the output signal and an inverted signal of the output signal; and the selection circuit couples the positive signal input unit of the first latch to the inverted signal output end of the second latch, and couples the inverted signal input unit of the first latch to the positive signal output end of the second latch.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,880,224	2014-11-04	1. An airflow managing system for monitoring airflow of an HVAC system, comprising: an air pressure sensor configured to obtain an air pressure measurement directly from a scroll of an air blower of said HVAC system, wherein said air pressure sensor is not located adjacent a cut-off of said blower; and an HVAC controller configured to determine an airflow rate for said HVAC system based on said air pressure measurement and corresponding parameters associated with said air blower, wherein said corresponding parameters include a diameter of said air blower.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1
9,277,708	2016-03-08	1. A hybrid maize variety X75D858 seed, wherein representative seed is produced by crossing a first plant of variety PH18HH with a second plant of variety PH18H4, and wherein representative seed of said varieties PH18HH and PH18H4 have been deposited under ATCC Accession Number PTA-13606 and PTA-122053, respectively.	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,486,388	2016-11-08	1. An apparatus comprising: a housing structure, said housing structure comprises a spherical shape housing structure, said spherical shape housing structure further comprises at least a circumference, in which said spherical shape housing structure further comprising; a casing section, said casing section comprises a spherical shape exterior casing section; an aperture component, said aperture component being disposed at a proximate first area of a surface of said spherical shape exterior casing section, said aperture component comprises at least one aperture component, wherein said at least one aperture component being operable to at least partially receive an organ; a perimeter section, said perimeter section being disposed at a proximate second area of said surface of said spherical shape exterior casing section, said perimeter section being configured to provide a semi-rigid boundary around said aperture component; an interior section, said interior section being disposed on an inner portion of said spherical shape exterior casing section; a substance element, said substance element being disposed in said interior section, wherein said substance element being configured to enhance a sexual stimuli; a channel segment, said channel segment comprises at least one channel segment, wherein an open end portion of said at least one channel segment is configured to couple with said aperture component, said at least one channel segment being further configured to extend from said at least one aperture component into said interior section of said spherical shape housing structure, said at least one channel segment further being configured to engage said substance element; and a grip portion, said grip portion being disposed at a second top surface of said spherical shape exterior casing section and extending into said interior section, said grip portion is configured to at least partially encircle said at least one aperture, wherein said grip portion being operable for a finger to enhance stimulation and manipulation of said apparatus.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,582,455	2013-11-12	1. A wireless communication apparatus configured to receive a wireless signal, the apparatus comprising: a processor; and instructions, stored on a non-transitory, tangible medium, that when executed by the processor, are configured to perform operations comprising: determining a status of a display of the wireless communication apparatus, wherein the status of the display indicates whether the display is on or off; and adjusting, based at least in part on the status of the display, monitoring timing of media access control layer overhead 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	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,405,442	2016-08-02	1. A method, comprising: initiating execution of an application which access a plurality of entries; in response to the initiating, allocating a display area of a display screen for use by the application, the display area having a fixed height, setting a level of detail to an initial level from among a plurality of available levels to use in a list, determine a number of entries to display in the display area based on the initial level of detail, allocating a number of regions having a common initial height within the display area corresponding to the number of entries, and using each region to display an initial number of one or more lines of text from one of the entries in the list according to the initial level of detail; and scrolling the list with a scrolling speed in response to a command of a user, before a user selection of an entry from among the plurality of entries in the display area to be displayed by itself in the display area with a highest level of detail among the plurality of available levels; when the scrolling speed increases, decreasing the level of detail with which the plurality of entries are displayed, wherein the decreasing the level of detail comprises displaying a number of lines of text which is less than the initial number of one or more lines of text for each entry, increasing the number of entries and a corresponding number of regions to display in the display area, and decreasing a height of each region while maintaining a common height among the regions and a common number of lines of text in each region; and when the scrolling speed subsequently decreases to a non-zero value, increasing the level of detail with which the plurality of entries are displayed to the initial level of detail, wherein the increasing the level of detail with which the plurality of entries are displayed to the initial level of detail comprises displaying the initial number of one or more lines of text for each entry, decreasing the number of entries and a corresponding number of regions to display in the display area, and increasing a height of each region to the common initial height, wherein the list spans the fixed height of the display area when the initial level of detail is set, when the scrolling speed increases and when the scrolling speed decreases.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,738,715	2017-08-22	1. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a monoclonal antibody that specifically binds to human IL-31 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the monoclonal antibody comprises a heavy chain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:44, and a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:26, and wherein the composition is suitable for intravenous, intraarterial, intraperitoneal, intramuscular or subcutaneous injection.	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,674,249	2014-03-18	1. A capacitive touch panel comprising: a lower substrate ( a gluing combining layer ( wherein the lower capacitive sensing layer ( wherein the upper capacitive sensing layer ( wherein a colored frame ( wherein in assembly, the combining layer (	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,559,798	2013-10-15	1. An image frame processing device comprising: an interface unit for acquiring a condition that an image frame should meet for output to a display, wherein the condition is an output resolution defined depending on whether contents of images displayed on the display comprise a still image or moving images; a rendering processing unit for performing rendering at a predetermined frame rate independent of said condition to generate an image frame sequence based on given geometry data; a postprocessing unit for performing a predetermined process on the image frame sequence generated by said rendering processing unit, in accordance with said condition acquired by said interface unit, to generate an updated image frame sequence for the display; a first memory storing the image frame generated by said rendering processing unit; and a second memory used by said postprocessing unit as a work area, wherein said rendering processing unit starts rendering a set of image frames in the image frame sequence with mutually different offsets of coordinates in a rendering space, and wherein said postprocessing unit locates the set of image frames generated by the offset rendering in a single coordinate system and samples pixels in the coordinate system to generate an updated image frame sequence with a higher resolution and a lower frame rate than those of the image frame sequence output from said rendering processing unit, and wherein said first memory has a capacity for storing at least one image frame generated by said rendering processing unit, the image frame temporarily stored in said first memory is transferred to said second memory, and said postprocessing unit reads out a plurality of image frames for the predetermined process from said second memory.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,212,135	2015-12-15	1. A compound of formula (I): wherein: each R R M is H, C1 to C4 alkyl or a pharmaceutically acceptable cation; W is CR X is CR R R provided that at least one of R provided that if R provided that if R	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	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
9,747,660	2017-08-29	1. A graphics processing system comprising: a processing module configured to receive primitives to be processed for a tile of a rendering space having one or more tiles, wherein the processing module is configured to perform hidden surface removal for primitives of the tile to determine primitive identifiers identifying the primitives which are visible at each of a plurality of sample positions in the tile; a set of two or more tag buffers configured to store the primitive identifiers determined for each of the sample positions in the tile, wherein primitive identifiers stored at corresponding sample positions in the tag buffers of the set represent overlapping layers of primitives; a tag control module configured to control: (i) selection of a tag buffer for the storage of each of the primitive identifiers identifying primitives which are determined to be visible by the hidden surface removal, wherein the selection of a tag buffer is made for a block of one or more sample positions according to the layering of the primitives identified by the primitive identifiers stored in the tag buffers at the one or more sample positions in the block, and (ii) flushing of primitive identifiers from one or more of the set of tag buffers; and a texturing engine configured to receive flushed primitive identifiers and to apply texturing to the primitives identified by the flushed primitive identifiers.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,828,601	2014-09-09	1. A battery comprising: a pack main body of a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape in which a battery cell is embedded; and a terminal portion provided on a front face of the pack main body, wherein the pack main body includes bevelled portions at corner portions formed by a top face and a bottom face and opposite side faces, wherein at least a part of the terminal portion protrudes from the front face of the pack main body, wherein a distance from a position of the terminal portion on the front face to the top face and a distance from the position of the terminal portion to the bottom face are unequal, and a distance from the position of the terminal portion to one of the side faces and a distance from the position of the terminal portion to another of the side faces are unequal, wherein the bevelled portions at the corner portions formed by the opposite side faces and the bottom face of the pack main body and the bevelled portions at the corner portions formed by the opposite side faces and the top face of the pack main body comprise a rounded shape, and wherein the rounded shape at corner portions formed by the top face and the opposite side faces have a different radius of curvature than the bevelled portions at corner portions formed by the bottom face and the opposite side faces.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
9,784,190	2017-10-10	1. An internal combustion engine control device comprising: a variable compression ratio mechanism configured to change a compression ratio of an internal combustion engine; a predicted intake air volume calculation means for calculating, based on an engine load of the internal combustion engine, a predicted intake air volume drawn into a cylinder after a prescribed time has expired from a current point of time, the prescribed time being a time greater than or equal to a response delay time of the variable compression ratio mechanism; a target compression ratio calculation means for calculating, based on the predicted intake air volume calculated by the predicted intake air volume calculation means, a predicted target compression ratio after expiration of the prescribed time from the current point of time; and a control command calculation means for calculating a control command to the variable compression ratio mechanism so as to bring an actual compression ratio into accordance with the predicted target compression ratio.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
9,560,342	2017-01-31	1. An autostereoscopic multi-view image display apparatus comprising: an image panel including pixels arranged in rows and columns; a backlight unit configured to provide light to the image panel; a viewing zone separator disposed in front of the image panel and configured to provide different viewpoints according to viewing zones; and a processor configured to divide multi-view images constituting one image frame into two groups, control a sequential display of two sub-frames including multi-view images included in respective divided groups on the image panel, and control the backlight unit to provide lights of different directions to the image panel in response to the two sub-frames being displayed, respectively, wherein the two sub-frames comprise a first sub-frame and a second sub-frame, and the processor is further configured to control the backlight unit to provide light of a first direction, with respect to the display apparatus, to the image panel in a first sub-field period, in which the first sub-frame is displayed, and to provide light of a second direction opposite to the first direction to the image panel in a second sub-field period, in which the second sub-frame is displayed.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,848,422	2017-12-19	1. A method, comprising: generating a rendezvous request message, the rendezvous request message specifying a channel C and a rendezvous time T for which a distributed message is to be transmitted in a frequency-hopping computer network, and a priority indicating the importance of the distributed message to be transmitted on the channel C at the time T, wherein the channel C and the time T maximizes a number of neighbors that will be on a same channel at the time T; comparing a) transmission overhead and latency associated with transmitting the rendezvous request message, to b) waiting for a subsequent time; in response to the transmission overhead and latency associated with transmitting the rendezvous request message not being worth waiting for the subsequent time, in response to being worth waiting for the subsequent time instead of having the transmission overhead and latency associated with transmitting the rendezvous request message, transmitting the distributed message at the subsequent time.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,562,756	2017-02-07	1. Measuring device for in-process measurement of test pieces during a machining operation on a machine tool comprising: a) a base body; b) a measuring head which is movable between a neutral position and a measuring position and which is connected to the base body via a rod assembly which is configured and set up in such a way that the measuring head in the measuring position follows orbital rotations of a test piece about a rotational axis; c) the measuring head having a measuring sensor which is deflectable along a linear axis for recording measured values during a measuring operation; d) a control apparatus for controlling the measuring operation; e) the control apparatus is configured and set up in such a way that the measuring device may be calibrated in a calibration mode; f) the measuring head including a measuring prism having an opening first angle and an axis of symmetry; g) an orientation of a linear axis of the measuring sensor relative to the axis of symmetry of the measuring prism is defined by a second angle; h) the calibration is carried out with respect to one of the first angle and the second angle; i) the control apparatus has a memory in which calibration data obtained during a calibration operation are storable; j) the memory is in, or may be brought into, data transmission connection with an evaluation apparatus for taking the calibration data into account in the evaluation of measured data obtained during a measuring operation; and k) the calibration is carried out using a cylinder which in the peripheral direction has a flattened portion with a predefined extent at at least one location.	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	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
9,553,482	2017-01-24	1. A lighting system power supply arrangement comprising a mains input converter operable to provide power and is operable to charge an energy storage device, a controller operable to control at least one element of the lighting system, a controller bus and a controller interface operable to provide control signals from the bus to the lighting system, and an isolated DC-DC auxiliary converter operable to power the lighting system from the bus, wherein the controller bus carries power for the purpose of conveying the control signals, and wherein the auxiliary converter is operable to use said power to power the controller from the bus and is operable to power the lighting system when the mains input is outside normal operating values.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	1
9,123,121	2015-09-01	1. A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus that acquires an image of a fluid by dividing k space into a plurality of segments, applying a two-dimensional selective excitation pulse as a pre-pulse, and measuring echo signals of one or more segments each time the two-dimensional selective excitation pulse is applied, the apparatus comprising: an imaging parameter determination unit that determines the number of segment execution times, which is the number of segments, amongst the plurality of segments of k space, measured each time the two-dimensional selective excitation pulse is applied, from a velocity of a fluid to be imaged, a size of an excitation region of the input two-dimensional selective excitation pulse, and measurement time per segment, wherein the imaging parameter determination unit includes a velocity determination section that determines a velocity of the fluid to be imaged and a number-of-segment-execution-times calculation section that calculates the number of segment execution times, and the velocity determination section includes a flow velocity image acquisition section that acquires a flow velocity image of the fluid to be imaged and a flow velocity determination section that determines a flow velocity of the fluid to be imaged from the flow velocity image, wherein the imaging parameter determination unit further includes a k-space ordering determination section that determines an echo signal acquired in each segment such that an echo signal with a greater effect of the two-dimensional selective excitation pulse is arranged in a region closer to the center of k space, and wherein the k-space ordering determination section determines a segment, in which an echo signal with a greatest effect of the two-dimensional selective excitation pulse is acquired, from the velocity of the fluid to be imaged and the measurement time per segment and arranges the echo signal near the center of k space.	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	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
8,476,610	2013-07-02	1. A multi-view composite collimator for a nuclear medicine imaging system, the collimator comprising: a first parallel collimator segment having a plurality of collimator channels oriented at a first slant angle; a second parallel collimator segment adjacent to the first parallel collimator segment and having a plurality of collimator channels oriented at a second slant angle different from the first slant angle; and a bridging collimating element provided between the first and second parallel collimator segments, wherein radiation can pass through the bridging collimating element.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,766,465	2014-07-01	1. A system for providing power from a variable energy supply, comprising: at least one beam mounted for deflection; at least one rotor mounted on said at least one beam to apply a variable force thereto when rotated; at least one rotor magnet mounted on said at least one rotor; at least one electromagnetic pulse motor controlled to act upon said at least one rotor magnet mounted on said at least one rotor to apply an intermittent torque thereto; at least one energy supply producing a variable output of electrical power; at least one electrical energy storage device for storing energy from the at least one energy supply; at least one controller for timing the supply of electrical power to the at least one electromagnetic pulse motor to apply said intermittent torque in a controlled manner coordinated with the rotation of the at least one rotor to cause oscillatory deflections of the at least one beam; at least one secondary controller for controlling induced electromagnetic power due to operation of the at least one rotor or due to the operation of at least one electromagnet associated with the secondary controller; at least one secondary energy storage device for storing the induced electromagnetic power; at least one mechanical output connected to the at least one beam for providing a mechanical displacement therefrom when said beam is deflecting in an oscillatory manner.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,547,937	2017-01-17	1. A three-dimensional annotation method comprising: obtaining a source image that is two-dimensional or three-dimensional; displaying said source image on a screen associated with a first computer; accepting an annotation associated with a desired depth of a region within said source image via an input device coupled with said first computer; obtaining at least one depth associated with said annotation; wherein said at least one depth corresponds with said desired depth of said region; and, annotating said source image with said annotation at said at least one depth in a three-dimensional image; generating an annotated stereoscopic image that comprises left and right eye views that differ from each other having said annotation at said at least one depth that differs from a depth of said region; and, generating an output stereoscopic image with said region at said same depth as said at least one depth of said annotation.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,290,765	2016-03-22	1. A method of treating an individual suffering from or at risk of suffering from inflammatory edema, the method comprising: administering an inhibitor of Abl-related gene (ARG) function to the individual thereby treating said edema in the individual, wherein the inhibitor inhibits or alters the ARG gene, ARG mRNA, or ARG protein.	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	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
9,469,843	2016-10-18	1. A method of extracting lycopene from plant material, the method comprising: (a) acquiring plant material including lycopene and treating the plant material with caustic soda in the range of about 0.5 N to about 2 N to substantially dissolve the lycopene and create a substantially dissolved lycopene mixture, wherein the pH of the substantially dissolved lycopene mixture is in the range of 10 to 14; (b) acidifying the substantially dissolved lycopene mixture to precipitate a solid lycopene fraction; (c) treating the solid lycopene fraction with a first enzyme and pH correction to create a first enzyme treated mixture, wherein the first enzyme includes cellulase; (d) separating the first enzyme extracted lycopene from the first enzyme treated mixture; and (e) treating the first enzyme solid phase treated mixture to substantially dissolve the lycopene and create a substantially dissolved first enzyme lycopene mixture, treating the first enzyme extracted lycopene with a second enzyme to create a second enzyme treated mixture, and separating the second enzyme extracted lycopene from the second enzyme treated mixture.	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	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	0	0	0	0	0
8,944,582	2015-02-03	1. A sheet processing apparatus comprising: an irradiation unit having a heater configured to output heat rays to heat a sheet in a first sheet conveyance region to form a radiant heated sheet; and a contact unit having a member configured to heat the radiant heated sheet in a second sheet conveyance region by coming into contact with the radiant heated sheet on a downstream side of the first sheet conveyance region, wherein the irradiation unit further includes a reflector having a heat reflection surface configured to reflect heat rays emitted from the heater directly onto the sheet to heat the sheet by radiant heat and configured to simultaneously reflect heat rays emitted from the heater directly onto a part of the structure constituting the contact unit to raise a temperature of the member to additionally heat the radiant heated sheet through the member, wherein the heat reflection surface is position directly above the heater and the member such that a top of the member receives heat rays reflected from the heat reflection 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	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
8,572,621	2013-10-29	1. A management computing machine comprising: a processor, a logic table which stores a plurality of algorithms, each algorithm corresponding to one of a plurality of kinds of resources of a plurality of servers, each algorithm, as a given algorithm of the plurality of algorithms, being executed to select one of a plurality of application programs and one of the plurality of servers based on a combination of parameters, the parameters including the given algorithm itself and values of resource metrics measuring consumption or variation in consumption of one of the kinds of resources corresponding to the given algorithm, each algorithm to output a selection result designating a selected application program of the plurality of application programs and a selected server of the plurality of servers; a receiver which receives, from each of the plurality of servers, AP information which is application program information including the values of the resource metrics of the resources of the server used by the application program located in the server, and server information including the values of the resource metrics of the resources of the server; and a selector which selects more than one algorithm, as a plurality of selected algorithms, the selected algorithms selected by the selector from the algorithms stored in the logic table based on a kind of resource, the kind of resource decided based on the server information received by the receiver, the selector executing the selected algorithms to obtain corresponding selection results output by the selected algorithms, each selection result identifying a combination of an application program and a corresponding server for execution, and plurality of selection result giving the same combination of application program and the corresponding server for execution, the selector choosing a selection result that has a largest number of the selected algorithms with identical output from the plurality of selection results, the selector relocating the chosen application program to the server of the chosen selection result.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,790,425	2017-10-17	1. A method for making quantum dots, the method comprising: preparing a phosphine-free solution at a temperature suitable to form the solution, the solution comprising making the quantum dots by heating the solution to a first temperature for a first amount of time of from greater than 0 minutes to 50 minutes, the first temperature suitable to decompose the thiol and incorporate sulfur into the quantum dots, the quantum dots having a formula wherein M is the group 11 metal, group 12 metal group 13 metal, or a combination thereof, and x is from greater than 0 to less than 2.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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