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9,088,186	2015-07-21	1. A spindle motor comprising: a lower thrust member fixedly installed on a base member and including an extension part extended upwardly in an axial direction; a shaft having a lower end portion fixedly installed on the lower thrust member; a sleeve rotatably installed with respect to the shaft; an upper thrust member fixedly installed on the shaft to correspond to an upper portion of the sleeve; and a rotor hub rotating together with the sleeve, wherein an end portion of the extension part and a surface of the sleeve opposed thereto are provided with rounded surfaces, and wherein the rounded surfaces form a tapered shape with a curved surface that serves to allow a lubricating fluid to be smoothly injected into a space formed between the rounded surfaces.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,576,024	2017-02-21	1. A computer-implemented method executed by one or more processors, the method comprising: creating, by the one or more processors, a first column chunk for a particular data table including data rows having one or more columns, the first column chunk including data stored in particular columns of the data rows in the particular data table, wherein the first column chunk is created based at least in part on a storage policy and a distribution policy associated with the particular data table, wherein the storage policy specifies the number of column chunks into which columns of the data table are partitioned, and wherein the distribution policy specifies the distribution of the column chunks to the plurality of storage servers; creating, by the one or more processors, a second column chunk including data stored in the particular columns of second data rows in the particular data table different than the first data rows, wherein the second column chunk is created based at least in part on the storage policy associated with the particular data table; and creating, by the one or more processors, a parity column chunk based on the first column chunk and the second column chunk, the parity column chunk including information to recover data from the first column chunk and the second column chunk; and distributing the first and second column chunks for storage by one or more servers of the plurality of storage servers based at least in part on the storage policy associated with the particular data table; receiving a query identifying requested data associated with the particular data table; transforming the query into a plurality of sub-queries; distributing a first and second sub-query to respective query servers to search respective column chunks the query servers being two different query servers; receiving a first and second sub-results from the query servers responsive to the first and second sub-query; and combining the first and second sub-results into a master result including the requested data; and sending a response to the query, the response including the master 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	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	1	0
8,982,333	2015-03-17	1. A system for making range measurements to a target, said system comprising: a laser based at a ground station; a fiber optical line connecting said ground-based laser to an airborne platform, said fiber optical line adapted to receive optical power from said laser; an optical unit mounted on said airborne platform, receiving optical power from said fiber optical line and transmitting at least part of said optical power into free space; an optical head mounted on said airborne platform for receiving laser light reflected from said target, and for transmitting said received laser light fiber optically to said ground station; and a laser range finding analyzer at said ground station adapted to determine the range of said target, wherein said ground-based laser range finding analyzer measures the distance from said ground station to said airborne platform, so that the range measurement of said target from said airborne platform can be more accurately determined.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,372,604	2016-06-21	1. A method for providing, at a user equipment device, enhanced navigation within media content, the method comprising: generating for display the media content at the user equipment device; receiving, with a processor, navigation commands from a plurality of user equipment devices, wherein each of the navigation commands reflects an interaction with the media content at each of the respective plurality of user equipment devices; identifying, with the processor, at least a subset of the navigation commands relating to a portion of the media content; generating, with the processor, an aggregate navigation command based on the identified subset of navigation commands; distributing to the user equipment device, with the processor, the aggregate navigation command for use with the media content; and applying the aggregate navigation command to the portion of the media content.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	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
9,845,601	2017-12-19	1. A concrete reinforcing member for admixture into a concrete composite, comprising: a body extending in a longitudinal direction along an axis, and having a lateral width; and two to four anchor segments axially spaced on the body, each said anchor segment having a first lateral extension and a second lateral extension, the lateral extensions each projecting out from the body to respective distal peripheral edges along an associated plane that extends radially relative to the axis of the body, the lateral extensions sized for anchoring the reinforcing member against relative axial movement following solidification of said concrete composite; the associated plane of the first lateral extension of one said anchor segment being offset radially about the axis at an angle of between about 30° to 60° relative to the associated plane of the first lateral extension of another said anchor segment, wherein the first lateral extension and the second lateral extension are substantially coplanar and define a pair of major surfaces, and wherein said major surfaces are generally planar or generally concave, and are free of protuberances, and a maximum distance between said major surfaces, measured along a line that runs perpendicular to the associated plane of the first lateral extension, is less than the lateral width of the body, and wherein the body has a circular, rectangular, square or oval cross-sectional shape, and a maximum cross-sectional width of about 0.1 mm to 3 mm; and wherein the concrete reinforcing member has an axial length of about 10 mm to 100 mm; each of said anchor segments having an axial length that is about 2 to 12 times the maximum cross-sectional width of the body; and wherein each of said anchor segments has a respective axial center point, an axial distance between the respective axial center points of consecutive ones of said anchor segments being about ¼ to ⅛ of the axial length of the concrete reinforcing member; and wherein, for each said anchor segment, a minimum distance between said major surfaces is less than ¼ of the maximum cross-sectional width of the body; and wherein, for each said anchor segment, a maximum distance between the respective distal peripheral edges of the first lateral extension and the second lateral extension is about 1.1 to 3.0 times the maximum cross-sectional width of the body.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
9,388,322	2016-07-12	1. An ink for use in an ink jet recording process in which an ink is ejected from a recording head by the action of thermal energy, the ink comprising: a pigment; a water-soluble polyurethane polymer; a compound represented by the following general formula (1) and having a weight-average molecular weight of 1,000 or more and 8,500 or less; and a polyethylene oxide alkyl ether, the alkyl group of which has 12 or more carbon atoms, wherein n is 3 or more and 38 or less, m is 16 or more and 56 or less, and n/(n+m) is 0.15 or more and 0.85 or less, wherein, based on the total mass of the ink, the content (mass %) of the compound represented by the general formula (1) is from 0.40 to 1.00, and wherein, based on the total mass of the ink, the content (mass %) of the polyethylene oxide alkyl ether is from 0.10 to 1.20.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,802,952	2014-08-12	1. A keyboard device for an electronic musical instrument, the keyboard device comprising: plural white keys and black keys that are supported by a key support portion in order that front ends thereof rock in the vertical direction by a key depression/release operation by a performer, wherein a pitch is assigned to each of the plural white keys and black keys, and a length from the front end to the key support portion is different among the plural white keys and black keys; plural white-key hammers and black-key hammers, each of which includes an engagement portion engaged with each of the plural white keys and black keys, and each of which is supported by a hammer support portion in order to rock with the rocking movement of each of the plural white keys and black keys, wherein positions of the hammer support portions of the plural white-key hammers in the vertical direction and in the longitudinal direction are the same for the plural white-key hammers, positions of the hammer support portions of the plural black-key hammers in the vertical direction and in the longitudinal direction are the same for the plural black-key hammers, the hammer support portions of the plural black-key hammers are located posterior to the hammer support portions of the plural white-key hammers for setting the distance from the hammer support portion to the engagement portion of each of the plural black-key hammers to be longer than the distance from the hammer support portion to the engagement portion of each of the plural white-key hammers, the positions of the engagement portions in the vertical direction and in the longitudinal direction during the key release state are the same for the plural white-key hammers, and the positions of the engagement portions in the vertical direction and in the longitudinal direction during the key release state are the same for the plural black-key hammers; and a first restricting member and a second restricting member that are arranged to extend in the direction of the arrangement of the plural white keys and black keys, and that restrict the rocking movement of the plural white-key hammers and black-key hammers in order that the ranges of the rocking angle of the plural white-key hammers become the same for the plural white-key hammers, and the ranges of the rocking angle of the plural black-key hammers become the same for the plural black-key hammers.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,772,578	2017-09-26	1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a scanning unit configured to scan, in accordance with image signals, a photosensitive member with laser light in a main scanning direction at a scanning speed that is not constant; an image signal generation unit configured to generate image signals that are changed such that the faster the scanning speed is, the narrower an image signal width becomes; a clock signal generation unit configured to generate sampling clock signals for sampling the image signals whose image signal width is changed such that the faster the scanning speed is, the shorter a sampling interval becomes; and a count unit configured to count image signals whose image signal width is changed based on the sampling clock signals.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,535,230	2017-01-03	1. A fan-out housing for fanning out optical fibers of a multi-fiber source, the housing comprising: a main body defining an interior cavity therein and having a first body portion and a second body portion spaced from the first body portion; a fan-out member releasably attachable with the first body portion for fanning out optical fibers, the fan-out member comprising: a plurality of spaced apart openings extending through the fan-out member from the first side to the second side, with each opening being configured for receiving at least one optical fiber therethrough in a spaced apart relationship with optical fibers in others of the openings; and a cable receptacle releasably attachable with the second body portion, the cable receptacle comprising one of:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,531,221	2013-09-10	1. A delay lock loop circuit comprising: a voltage controlled delay line (VCDL) comprising: a detector for comparing at least one of phases and frequencies of the input clock source and the feedback signal to generate at least one detection signal; a charge pump for generating the control voltage according to the at least one detection signal; and a phase selection buffer for generating an output clock source according to the plurality of specific phase differential signals; wherein each of the plurality of specific phase differential signals comprises at least a non-inversion signal and an inversion signal, and the feedback signal is the inversion signal of one of the plurality of specific phase differential signals.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,810,453	2014-08-19	1. A method comprising: maintaining, in a storage module, a location profile of a target mobile device; receiving the current location of the target mobile device; verifying whether the current location deviates from the location profile; and wherein the notification includes a distance by which the current location deviates from the location profile.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,686,648	2017-06-20	1. A method comprising: receiving, at a server, a plurality of device reports comprising indications of identities for one or more devices, the plurality of device reports further comprising indications of at least one access technology capability for the one or more devices; generating, based on at least the plurality of device reports, at least one service directory at the server; receiving, at the server, another service directory from at least one second device, the other service directory including information on at least one device, at least one associated identifier, and at least one associated access technology capability; modifying, at the server, the at least one service directory based on the other service directory; receiving, at the server, a request from a first device to search for at least one service in proximity to the first device; performing, at the server and based on at least the plurality of device reports, the search to discover the at least one service; and providing, by the server and after the search, information on the at least one service to the first device, wherein the information on the at least one service comprises an indication of an access point to access the at least one service.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,051,210	2015-06-09	1. A glass-ceramic of the lithium aluminosilicate type, containing a β-quartz solid solution as the predominant crystalline phase and having for a thickness of 4 mm: an integrated optical transmission, T an optical transmission at 625 nm of more than 3.5%; an optical transmission at 950 nm between 40 and 70%; and an optical transmission at 1,600 nm between 50 and 75%, wherein its composition, expressed as percentages by weight of oxides, comprises: SnO V Cr Fe As Fe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	0	0	0
9,681,350	2017-06-13	1. A method operable in a wireless communication system comprising a controller and first and second base stations, wherein the first and second base stations are communicatively linked via (i) a backhaul interface on which the controller resides and (ii) an inter-base-station interface on which the controller does not reside, the method comprising: making a determination, by the wireless communication system, that a congestion level of the inter-base-station interface is at or above a threshold congestion level; in response to making the determination, configuring the wireless communication system to transmit (i) via the inter-base-station interface rather than via the backhaul interface handover signaling that facilitates handover between the first and second base stations of ongoing voice communications and (ii) via the backhaul interface rather than via the inter-base-station interface handover signaling that facilitates handover between the first and second base stations of communications other than ongoing voice communications; and the wireless communication system transmitting handover signaling based on the configuring.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,779,208	2017-10-03	1. A system for collecting and annotating a plurality of medical images comprising: an image acquisition device to acquire image data; a processor communicatively coupled with the image acquisition device to process the image data; and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor cause the processor to:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,490,745	2013-07-23	1. An exhaust system component of an internal combustion engine exhaust system, the component comprising: an inner pipe made of metal, which is exposed to exhaust gas during operation of the exhaust system; a housing made of plastic, which encloses a working space; and an outer pipe made of metal, said outer pipe comprising a first end area connected to said inner pipe and a second end area rigidly connected to said housing and enclosing an annular space formed radially between said inner pipe and said outer pipe between said first end area and said second end area, said housing being molded onto said outer pipe to provide a molded-on housing, wherein molding-on contours, which form a positive-locking connection with said molded-on housing, are formed integrally at said second end area of said outer pipe.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,391,230	2013-03-05	1. A method of transmitting an uplink control signal of a mobile station (MS) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: allocating a first uplink control channel resource to a first uplink control channel; allocating a second uplink control channel resource to a second uplink control channel; transmitting an uplink control signal through at least one of the first uplink control channel and the second uplink control channel, wherein the first uplink control channel resource is located in a first resource unit among a plurality of resource units constituting a logical resource region, wherein the first uplink control channel resource and the second uplink control channel resource are allocated in that order in the logical resource region, wherein the second uplink control channel comprises a feedback channel for transmitting uplink feedback and a bandwidth request channel (BRCH) for transmitting a bandwidth request signal, and wherein allocating the first uplink control channel resources and the second uplink control channel resources is preformed in an increasing order such that an index of a resource allocated to the feedback channel is less than an index of a resource allocated to the BRCH in the logical resource region.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,835,958	2014-09-16	1. An LED package, comprising: a substrate with a top surface, a bottom surface, a plurality of side surfaces interconnecting the top surface with the bottom surface, and two opposite notches depressed downward from lateral peripheral portions of the top surface; two electrodes penetrating through the substrate, each of the two electrodes being exposed at both the top surface and the bottom surface of the substrate; an LED die arranged on the substrate and electrically connected to the two electrodes; and a lens arranged on the substrate and covering the LED die, the lens comprising a contacting surface adjoining the top surface of the substrate, two protrusions extending from lateral peripheral portions of the contacting surface and being respectively embedded in the two notches; wherein the contacting surface defines a recess at a center thereof, the recess accommodating the LED die therein, the recess being depressed away from the substrate and defining a curved inner surface for functioning as a light incident surface for the light emitted from the LED die; wherein the inner surface is rough; wherein a roughness of the inner surface decreases from a center of the inner surface towards a peripheral portion of the inner surface; and wherein the lens comprises a plurality of cone-like protrusions extending from the inner surface, the cone-like protrusions have different sizes, wherein the size of the cone-like protrusions at a central portion of the inner surface is larger than that at the peripheral portion of the inner surface.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,901,700	2014-12-02	1. A semiconductor structure comprising: a plurality of semiconductor pillars in a substrate; and a plurality of trenches isolating each pillar of the plurality of pillars, wherein the plurality of trenches and the plurality of pillars have equal width of less than 44 nm.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,778,883	2014-07-15	1. A kit for producing a foamed biocompatible material for tissue repair, comprising: a container configured to sustain a high pressure of greater than 1 atm and less than 250 atm, and a tissue-repair composition placed in the container, the composition containing a neutralized and homogeneous solution at pH 6-8 that includes a biocompatible material, wherein the biocompatible material consists of collagen at a concentration of 1%-10%, a liquid carrier that is water, physiological saline, or phosphate buffered saline, and a gas that is air, oxygen, nitrogen, or carbon dioxide, wherein the container has an internal pressure of greater than 1 atm and less than 250 atm, and includes a valve and a nozzle for releasing from the nozzle a foam formed of the composition upon opening the valve, and wherein the kit is free of a cross-linking agent.	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,752,759	2014-06-17	1. A computer implemented method for implementing a payment mechanism with multiple customized relationships, the method comprising the steps of: associating, by at least one computer processor, a plurality of accounts with a payment mechanism for a customer wherein the plurality of accounts are funded by a funding account, each account having different account characteristics; identifying one or more priority rules for defining which account to invoke for the customer; monitoring, by at least one computer processor, customer behavior; and invoking one account from the plurality of accounts for the customer based at least in part on the one or more priority rules and customer behavior.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,146,945	2015-09-29	1. A method for performing data scrubbing at attribute level, comprising: receiving, by a processor, data containing at least one significant attribute or at least one non-significant attribute and associated values from distributed data sources, the data sources being assigned weight against each value of the at least one significant attribute or the at least one non-significant attribute; and applying, by the processor, a ranking matrix process to the received data, the ranking matrix process comprising:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,648,812	2014-02-11	1. A method of processing data received from a keyboard having a plurality of keys, the plurality of keys comprising multiple keys having respective characters assigned thereto, the plurality of keys comprising one or more force-sensing keys, the method comprising: receiving at least one keyboard data set from a plurality of keyboard data sets, the at least one keyboard data set is reporting, for at least one key of the plurality of keys pressed by a keyboard user, key force data and key identification data; determining whether the key force data in the at least one keyboard data set updates previous key force data corresponding to a previously-reported key press for the at least one key which is continuing to be pressed; when it is determined that the key force data updates the previous key force data, generating a first type keyboard data message comprising a data structure comprising: when it is determined that the key force data does not update the previous key force data, generating a second type keyboard data message identifying the at least one key as an initially pressed key and a force value associated with the initially pressed key.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,713,329	2014-04-29	1. A method comprising: computing, by a processing device, an authentication code of a secret using a key; constructing, by the processing device, a mathematical construct using the authentication code, the secret, the key, and a first number of random values, wherein the first number is three less than a threshold number of shares for reconstructing the secret; and using, by the processing device, a second number of instances of the mathematical construct to generate the second number of shares of the secret for distributed storage among cooperating entities.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,698,991	2017-07-04	1. A computing device for attesting itself to a communication partner, comprising: a communication port configured to receive an attestation request from the communication partner; and an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) configured to:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,350,216	2016-05-24	1. An integrated motor-position sensor, comprising: a motor comprising: wherein a relative position of the rotor assembly with respect to the stator assembly is determinable within a fraction of an electrical cycle of the motor.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,488,425	2016-11-08	1. A feeding device for ammunition cartridges connected together in an elongated belt by separable links wherein the firearm individually separates a lead cartridge and a lead link from the remainder of the ammunition belt prior to chambering the lead cartridge in a breach, said device comprising: a feed chute defining a transverse feed path configured to receive the ammunition belt with lead cartridge and connected lead link through an inlet, said feed chute including a central stripping station disposed along said transverse feed path, a first outlet for discharging the lead cartridge separated from the lead link, a second outlet for discharging the lead link separated from the lead cartridge, a transfer mechanism operatively associated with said feed chute for sequentially moving the lead cartridge and connected lead link into the central stripping station, a sheering lip disposed in said stripping station, said sheering lip configured to engage a portion of the lead link directly below the lead cartridge to resist separating forces when the lead cartridge is pushed through said first outlet with minimal induced torsional stress, and a de-linking arm extending from said sheering lip, said de-linking arm moveably disposed together with said sheering lip in said feed chute between stripping and non-stripping stations.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,853,221	2017-12-26	1. A compound, comprising a structure of Formula (I): wherein A wherein n is independently an integer of 0 to 4, R is independently a monovalent group having 1 to 60 carbon atoms, X is —NR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,262,187	2016-02-16	1. A computer system for generically handling virtualization of operating system and application extension points, the system comprising: a processor and memory configured to execute software instructions; an extension point identification component configured to identify extension points through which an operating system or application can be extended by third party programmatic code; an extension point data store configured to store identified extension points in a declarative format; an application virtualization environment configured to provide a level of indirection between a virtual application and a host operating system; an extension point registration component configured to detect installation of a virtual application package that references an identified extension point; a reparse point creation component configured to create a reparse point for an identified extension point pointing to the detected virtual application package that references the identified extension point, wherein the reparse point prevents the virtual application package from modifying the operating system directly; an extension point access component configured to detect access of the created reparse point and invoke an extension point redirection component; and an extension point redirection component configured to cause the host operating system or an application to look for specified data referenced by a reparse point in a location associated with the detected virtual application package.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,617,532	2013-12-31	1. A method of treating a disease, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a conjugate of formula I: wherein each of R each of A each of G P is interferon-α; m is 0 or an integer of 1-10; and n is an integer of 1-10; the disease being idiopathic myelofibrosis, polycythaemia vera, or essential thrombocythaemia.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,839,595	2014-09-23	1. A filling device for filling viscous filling material into a tubular casing material comprising: a shutoff valve through which pressurized filling material flows; a pump upstream of the shutoff valve providing pressurized filling material to the shutoff valve; a filling tube disposed downstream from said shutoff valve in the direction of flow of the filling material; a clip placement and clip closing device disposed downstream from said filling tube in the direction of flow of the filling material; a supply of tubular casing material disposed on the filling tube; and at least one sensor measuring the length of casing material drawn from the supply of casing material, an output signal of said at least one sensor for adjusting the volume of filling material product by controlling the opening and closing of the shutoff valve through which the pressurized filling material is fed to the filling tube.	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,796,285	2014-08-05	1. A compound having a general formula of: where R is methyl acetate substituent; R 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	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
9,184,581	2015-11-10	1. A device for protecting an electrical apparatus against touch currents, the apparatus configured to be connected between an electrical power source and an item of equipment on board a motor vehicle, comprising: a circuit detecting leakage currents and estimating touch currents, configured to be connected to electrical connection lines of the apparatus; a circuit measuring ground current; and a controller which compares an estimated level of the touch currents to predetermined threshold touch currents and which compares a measured level of the ground current to predetermined threshold ground currents, the controller further controlling the supply of electrical power from said electrical power source to said onboard equipment based on a comparison result for the predetermined threshold touch current and a comparison result for the predetermined threshold ground current.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	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
9,144,796	2015-09-29	1. A method of coating a substrate monolith comprising a first end face and a second end face and a plurality of substantially parallel channels extending from the first end face to the second end face with a washcoat composition, wherein the method comprises the steps of: (a) locating a containment means on top of the first end face of the substrate monolith; (b) dosing a predetermined quantity of a rheologically pseudoplastic washcoat composition comprising a liquid phase, at least one polysaccharide rheology modifier and either one or both of (i) and (ii), wherein (i) is a suspension of metal oxide particles into the containment means; and (ii) is at least one metal salt solute in the liquid phase, and wherein the order of steps (a) and (b) is (a) then (b) or (b) then (a); (c) applying pressure to the washcoat composition thereby to generate a shear stress in the washcoat composition and to transfer an entirety of the washcoat composition into the channels of the substrate monolith by plug flow, wherein the predetermined quantity of the washcoat composition is such that no more than 1 wt % of the predetermined quantity of the washcoat composition is drawn though the substrate monolith and expelled; and (d) rotating a part-coated substrate monolith resulting from step (c) so that the second end face is located at the top; and (e) repeating steps (a) to (c) inclusive without drying the part-coated substrate monolith.	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	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
9,194,026	2015-11-24	1. A copper alloy sheet, comprising: Cu; 1.5 to 4.0 percent by mass of Ni; Si satisfying a Ni/Si mass ratio of 4.0 to 5.0; and 0.01 to 1.3 percent by mass of Sn, wherein the copper alloy sheet has an average crystal grain size of more than 10 μm and 20 μm or less, a standard deviation of the crystal grain size satisfies 2σ<10 μm, among Ni—Si dispersed particles having a particle diameter of 30 to 300 nm, a proportion of Ni—Si dispersed particles having a particle diameter of 90 to 300 nm is 20% or more when the particles are observed in a cross-section defined by a direction perpendicular to a sheet surface and a direction parallel to a rolling direction, and the copper alloy sheet is obtained by a process comprising: precipitating Ni—Si dispersed particles in at least one precipitation treatment after a hot rolling treatment and before a recrystallization treatment accompanied by a solution treatment.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,816,620	2017-11-14	1. A valve seal arrangement in a butterfly valve having a hollow valve body with an inlet, an outlet, and a cylindrical flow channel with a wall passing between the inlet and the outlet, a rotatable operating stem passing laterally through the hollow valve body and cylindrical flow channel of the hollow valve body at a location between the inlet of the hollow valve body and the outlet of the hollow valve body, a vane with a vane seat formed about a circumference of the vane, the vane being located in the cylindrical flow channel of the hollow valve body and mechanically coupled to the rotatable operating stem, and rotatable from a first orientation perpendicular to a flow direction between the inlet of the hollow valve body and the outlet of the hollow valve body and a second orientation away from perpendicular to the flow direction between the inlet of the hollow valve body and the outlet of the hollow valve body, the valve seal arrangement comprising: a) a seal flange extending radially into the cylindrical flow channel of the hollow valve body from the wall of the cylindrical flow channel of the hollow valve body adjacent to the vane seat of the vane when the vane is in the first orientation; b) a seal channel with a first side, a second side, and a third side formed in the wall of the cylindrical flow channel of the hollow valve body, the first side being adjacent to the seal flange, the second side being recessed into the wall of the cylindrical flow channel of the hollow valve body, and the third side being opposite the first side; c) an annular seal retaining ring having a plurality of tabs extending from an outer circumference of the annular seal retaining ring into the seal channel, with an interface between the tabs and the third side of the seal channel holding the annular seal ring in the cylindrical flow channel of the hollow valve body opposite the seal flange and defining a space between the annular seal ring and the seal flange; and d) an elastomeric seal held in the seal channel between the annular seal retaining ring and the seal flange, with the elastomeric seal extending into the cylindrical flow channel through the space defined between the annular seal ring and the seal flange and forming a seal surface held in compression against the vane seat of the vane when the vane is in the first orientation; wherein the elastomeric seal is an O-ring having a circumference and a cross-sectional profile along the circumference, the cross-sectional profile being perpendicular to a plane defined by the circumference, the cross-sectional profile being in the shape of at least 90% of a circle when the elastomeric seal is in an uncompressed first state, and when the elastomeric seal is held in a compressed second state between the annular seal retaining ring and the seal flange, the elastomeric seal elastically deforms through the space defined between the annular seal ring and the seal flange and into the flow channel of the hollow valve body to form the seal surface held compressed against the vane seat of the vane when the vane is in the first orientation.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,900,766	2014-12-02	1. A method for determining if and when to perform a freeze purge of flow channels in a fuel cell stack on a vehicle, said method comprising: identifying that the vehicle has been keyed off; determining whether a stack membrane humidification value is less than a predetermined humidification value that identifies the humidification of membranes in fuel cells in the fuel cell stack; determining if an ambient temperature is less than a predetermined ambient temperature if the membrane humidification value is not less than the predetermined humidification value; performing a short non-freeze purge of the flow channels in the fuel cell stack if the ambient temperature is not less than the predetermined ambient temperature; determining a wake-up time for a system controller based on a wake-up temperature for a next time to determine whether a freeze purge should be performed; causing the controller to go into a sleep mode for the wake-up time after the wake-up time has been determined; determining whether the wake-up temperature is less than a predetermined freeze-purge temperature when the controller wakes up after being put in the sleep mode and the wake-up time has elapsed; determining a new wake-up time for the system controller based on the wake-up temperature if the freeze-purge temperature is not less than the wake-up temperature; causing a vehicle auto-start if the freeze-purge temperature is less than the wake-up temperature; performing a stack warm-up process after the vehicle auto-start to increase the temperature of the stack to a predetermined stack temperature; and performing the freeze purge after the fuel cell stack has been increased to the predetermined stack temperature.	0	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
8,454,988	2013-06-04	1. A formable, self-hardening, poorly crystalline apatitic (PCA) calcium phosphate paste suitable for use as a bone implant material comprising: (a) a powder component comprising: (b) a physiologically-acceptable fluid in an amount to produce a cohesive, formable paste, wherein said paste retains its cohesiveness when introduced at an implant site in vivo and hardens to form a PCA calcium phosphate having a compressive strength in the range of 1 to 20 MPa.	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	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
9,853,611	2017-12-26	1. An instrumentation amplifier device comprising: an instrumentation amplifier comprising: a negative capacitance generation feedback circuit between the input stage and the direct current feedback loop, wherein a negative capacitance is generated at the input stage to cancel parasitic capacitances at the inverting input terminal and the non-inverting input terminal and thereby boost input impedance, wherein the negative capacitance generation feedback circuit comprises:	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,329,598	2016-05-03	1. A method comprising: maneuvering a robot about a scene; emitting light onto the scene; capturing images of the scene using a depth-perceptive imaging sensor, the images comprising an active illumination image and an ambient illumination image, each image comprising three-dimensional depth data and brightness data; executing a particle filter having a set of particles, each particle having an associated occupancy grid map, an associated feature map, and a robot location hypothesis; updating the occupancy grid map associated with each particle based on the images; for each image: determining a location of an object in the scene based on the images and at least one particle of the particle filter; assigning a confidence level for the location of the object based on the three-dimensional depth data and the brightness data of the images; and maneuvering the robot in the scene based on the location of the object and the corresponding confidence level.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	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	1	0
9,213,933	2015-12-15	1. A value token comprising: a central layer having two substantially planar sides and at least one electronic security device; a first outer layer superposed upon a first of the sides of the central layer; a second outer layer superposed upon a second of the sides of the central layer, wherein the central layer and two outer layers are adhered or sealed to each other so as to form a stacked structure with each layer having a common peripheral geometry; and a plurality of apertures on the periphery of the stacked structure and passing through the stacked structure, each of said apertures being filled with a solid body.	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,962,532	2015-02-24	1. A method for at least semi-automatically manufacturing a biopolymer, comprising: a. analyzing the biopolymer to be constructed to determine a plurality of potentially faulty subcomponents for collectively defining the biopolymer; wherein said subcomponents are selected from the group consisting of nucleotides, polynucleotide, oligonucleotide, double stranded or single stranded DNA or RNA, a synthetic gene, an oligonucleotide of at least about 100 bases in length, an oligonucleotide of at least about 200 bases in length, an oligonucleotide of at least about 400 bases in length, or combinations thereof; b. determining a hierarchical process for recursively constructing the biopolymer from said potentially faulty subcomponents, said determining comprising decomposing said hierarchical process into a plurality of sub-processes by searching for an optimal and valid division point of said hierarchical process, and then selecting an optimal set of sub-processes to construct the biopolymer for said hierarchical process, said hierarchical process comprising a plurality of stages, each stage comprising a plurality of sub-processes such that an output of said sub-processes of said stage is a plurality of sub-components to be combined as an output of said stage, wherein said output of a previous stage is an input to a subsequent stage of said hierarchical process, wherein a first stage and a first plurality of sub-processes are defined according to said division point, which determines a starting point for said hierarchical process, such that all subsequent stages and sub-processes are determined according to said first stage and said first plurality of sub-processes; wherein said sub-processes are collectively optimized and wherein at least one sub-process for combining a plurality of subcomponents is selected according to one or more criteria selected from the group consisting of: time, energy input, by-products, monetary expense, number of subcomponents, sub-processes required, and any combination thereof, wherein said valid division point is at least partially determined according to at least one constraint selected from the group consisting of availability of at least one subcomponent, characterization of at least one subcomponent and cost of performing an associated sub-process; wherein said hierarchical process is determined at least partially according to an optimal protocol wherein said optimal protocol is determined based on a set of constraints and a set of cost parameters wherein said set of constraints comprises a plurality of subcomponents to be synthesizable as oligo-primers, size of oligonucleotides, number of oligonucleotides, number of reactions, number of sub-processes, number of levels in the construction hierarchy, availability of oligonucleotides having defined sequences, and use of natural DNA or RNA; and c. constructing a set of instructions for assembling the biopolymer according to said plurality of potentially faulty subcomponents and according to said hierarchical process; and d. recursively constructing the biopolymer according to said set of instructions from a plurality of subcomponents, wherein at least one subcomponent has an error and wherein at least one sub-process of said hierarchical process corrects said error providing a final biopolymer product not featuring an error, wherein said biopolymer is a polynucleotide or oligonucleotide; wherein said subcomponents comprise single stranded DNA and at least one oligonucleotide primer, and said plurality of sub-processes comprise elongation, phosphorylation and degradation by a DNA degrading enzyme, such that said recursively constructing the biopolymer comprises performing an elongation reaction with two input overlapping ssDNA fragments to form a dsDNA; phosphorylating a primer at the 5′ end; amplifying the dsDNA with said primer; and degrading said phosphate-labeled PCR strand with said DNA degrading enzyme, yielding an elongated ssDNA fragment as output; wherein said stages are repeated to form said biopolymer.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	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
8,727,197	2014-05-20	1. A staple cartridge assembly, comprising: a staple cartridge body including a cavity, wherein said cavity defines an axis, and wherein said cavity includes: a staple including: wherein said first deformable staple leg comprises a circular cross-section defined by a first radius of curvature, and wherein said first arcuate portion of said crown is defined by a second radius of curvature which is larger than said first radius of curvature.	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	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
9,658,959	2017-05-23	1. A method comprising: determining, by a resource manager, whether previously issued read commands from a cache system across a network to a remote flash memory incurred network latency problems; determining, by the resource manager, whether previously issued read commands from the cache system to a local flash memory incurred local flash memory latency problems; determining, by the resource manager, whether previously issued false write commands from the cache system to the local flash memory incurred local flash memory write latency problems; determining, by the resource manager, whether previously issued true write commands from the cache system to the local flash memory incurred local flash memory write latency problems; receiving by the cache system a command from a virtual machine; and if the received command is a read command then, issuing the read command from the cache system across the network to the remote flash memory if the resource manager determined that previously issued read commands from the cache system across the network to the remote flash memory did not incur network latency problems, and returning a remote flash memory read command result from the cache system to the virtual machine, else issuing the read command from the cache system to the local flash memory if the resource manager determined that previously issued read commands from the cache system to the local flash memory did not incur local flash memory read latency problems, and returning a local flash memory read command result from the cache system to the virtual machine, else issuing the read command from the cache system to a storage system and issuing a false write command to the local flash memory if the resource manager determined that previously issued false write commands from the cache system to the local flash memory did not incur local flash memory write latency problems, and returning a storage system read command result from the cache system to the virtual machine, else if the received command is a true write command then, issuing the true write command from the cache system to the local flash memory if the resource manager determined that previously issued true write commands from the cache system to the local flash memory did not incur local flash write latency problems, else issuing the true write command from the cache system to the storage system, and returning a true write command result from the cache system to the virtual machine; wherein a false write command is a write to cache memory initiated by a generated read command, and a true write command is a write to cache memory initiated in response to a generated write command.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,017,129	2015-04-28	1. A pressing device for assembling a liquid crystal display panel, comprising: a base plate; a pressing plate, disposed opposite to the base plate and adapted to move toward or away from the base plate; a first cushion, disposed between the base plate and the pressing plate; and a second cushion, disposed between the pressing plate and the first cushion, wherein one of the first cushion and the second cushion has a hollow zone corresponding to a display area of the liquid crystal display panel.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,823,396	2014-09-02	1. An apparatus comprising a sensor array, configured to produce an array output value in response to an environmental stimulus, and a controller, the sensor array comprising a plurality of sensors and a common output terminal connected to the respective outputs of the sensors, each sensor having first and second electrodes configured to output a respective sensor output value in a particular environment based on the areas of the first and second electrodes and/or the spacing therebetween, the controller configured to control which of the sensors are connected to the common output terminal using respective switches to vary the effective area and/or spacing of the sensor array such that the array output value at the common output terminal, based on the contribution of the respective sensor output values of the connected sensors, is held at a reference value or in a reference 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	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,707,659	2017-07-18	1. A method for polishing a workpiece, in which a front surface and a back surface of the workpiece are simultaneously polished by holding a workpiece in a carrier plate having one or more retention openings each for retaining a workpiece, at least one of the retention openings being eccentrically disposed, and by rotating at least the carrier plate between an upper polishing plate and a lower polishing plate, with a polishing slurry being supplied; wherein a temperature of the carrier plate is measured, and a termination of polishing of the workpiece is controlled based on a change in the measured temperature of the carrier plate.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,475,061	2016-10-25	1. A paper shredder comprising: a housing; cutters positioned in the housing; and a feeder base coupled to the housing and adapted to support a stack of papers, the feeder base including a feeder slot through which paper passes for shredding in the cutters, the feeder base further including an aperture formed in the feeder base at a location spaced from the feeder slot, the aperture providing a pathway between a top surface of the feeder base and a waste area below the feeder base and having an edge closest to the feeder slot including a compound angle with a first section oriented at a first angle relative to the feeder slot, and a second section oriented at a second angle relative to the feeder slot, the first angle being different from the second angle; wherein the edge extends an entire width of the aperture as measured in a direction parallel to the feeder slot.	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	0	0	0
8,430,992	2013-04-30	1. An apparatus for forming a protective self aligned buffer layer within a metal layer in a partially fabricated semiconductor device, the apparatus comprising: (a) a process chamber having an inlet for introduction of reactants; (b) a support for holding the partially fabricated semiconductor device in position during formation of the protective self aligned buffer layer; and (c) a controller, associated with the process chamber, the controller comprising program instructions for:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,423,289	2016-08-23	1. A load cell support structure for a scale comprising: a base support member for mounting at least one load cell; a load bearing member movable with respect to said base support member and having an upper surface for receiving a load; a load cell engaging member adapted to operatively engage at least one load cell in a direction of a load applied to said upper surface of said load bearing member; a load transfer portion integrally formed with said load bearing member and operatively coupled to said load cell engaging member so as to transfer a load from said upper surface to at least one load cell via said load cell engaging member; at least one biasing member adapted to urge said load transfer member towards said load cell engaging member with a predetermined biasing force and in a direction opposing a load applied to said upper surface of said load bearing member; at least one pivot member operatively engaging said load transfer member and said load cell engaging member, so as to allow pivotal movement of said load transfer member with respect to said load cell engaging member about said pivot member and in at least one plane parallel to the direction of a load applied to said upper surface, wherein the load cell support structure is configured such that deflection of the load bearing member downward due to loading reduces a load on the at least one pivot member.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,002,523	2015-04-07	1. An HVAC controller configured to control one or more components of an HVAC system, the HVAC controller comprising: a housing; a user interface including a display; a memory; an I/O block for receiving one or more signals from the HVAC system and for providing one or more control signals to the HVAC system; and a controller coupled to the memory, the user interface and the I/O block, wherein the display, the memory, the I/O block and the controller are housed within the housing, the controller programmed to accept a sensitivity factor via the user interface, wherein the sensitivity factor represents a sensitivity of the controller in detecting and/or in alerting delta T faults, the controller further programmed to monitor one or more signals received via the I/O block to determine if a delta T limit of the HVAC system has been violated, indicating a delta T fault, the controller is further programmed to display on the display of the HVAC controller a user alert only after a number of delta T faults are determined by the controller, wherein the number of delta T faults is identified based on the sensitivity factor.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,729,697	2017-08-08	1. An electronic device comprising: a body; a display provided on the body; a band coupled to the body, a first portion of the band extending from a first side of the body and a second portion of the band extending from a second side of the body; and a controller configured to: detect that the band is worn at a first position of a user's body based on at least one of a tightness of the band or a width between the first and second portions of the band, select a first operation mode from among a plurality of operation modes corresponding to the first position based on a time when the band is worn to the first position, cause the display to display a first user interface corresponding to the first operation mode, detect that the band is moved to a second position of the user's body based on a change of the at least one of tightness or the width of the band, select a second operation mode from among a plurality of operation modes corresponding to the second position based on a time when the band is moved to the second position, and cause the display to display a second user interface corresponding to the second operation mode.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,122,882	2015-09-01	1. A method, comprising: requesting, by a processor, a list of data rows stored in a database to be de-duplicated; receiving, by the processor, the list of the data rows based on a filekey associated with at least one data file; determining if the filekey has already been de-duplicated; decrypting an advanced encryption standard (AES) key associated with each of the rows in the list of data rows; and re-encrypting the AES key.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,591,498	2017-03-07	1. A method for listening to a neighboring base station, the method comprising: at a base station, transmitting one or more signals over a first frequency designated for transmission; identifying the one or more signals transmitted over the first frequency to obtain a phase and an amplitude of each of the one or more signals; generating, in real time, an in-phase inverse amplitude; and applying, at the base station, the in-phase inverse amplitude to cancel out the one or more signals as detected, over the first frequency designated for transmission, by the base station, wherein applying, at the base station, the in-phase inverse amplitude to cancel out the one or more signals enables the base station to listen for another signal from the neighboring base station over the first frequency designated for transmission.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,263,396	2016-02-16	1. A method for fabricating a semiconductor device, comprising: providing a semiconductor substrate having a first region and a second region; forming an alignment mark in the first region, the alignment mark having a plurality of active regions in a first direction and an isolation structure disposed between adjacent active regions; forming a plurality of transistors in the second region including forming a first dummy gate structure for each transistor and a second dummy gate structure over the alignment mark, the second dummy gate structure having a plurality of lines in a second direction different from the first direction; and performing a gate last process to remove the first dummy gate structure of each transistor and replace it with a metal gate.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,483,227	2013-07-09	1. A method for dynamic bandwidth management proportionately distributing resource allocation within a time period as a function of an executing task, comprising: tagging system commands with a bandwidth identifier; setting bandwidth limits for managed resources with programmable hardware registers; checking the bandwidth identifier of the tagged system commands to determine the bandwidth limit of the managed resources to be used for the tagged system commands; issuing the system commands to the managed resources; establishing a hardware bandwidth management system comprising a counter that indicates how the managed resources can be used during a programmable time slice based on the bandwidth limits programmed in the hardware registers, the bandwidth limits programmed in the hardware registers indicating a distribution of tagged system commands to the managed resources substantially evenly across the programmable time slice, the bandwidth limits programmed in the hardware registers indicating a bit position of the counter wherein a transition of the bit position based on a corresponding number of clock cycles controls issuance of the system commands to the managed resources; and providing a feedback to the counter such that a count value is decremented by one, and wherein when the count value reaches zero, the bandwidth management system is prevented from issuance of any further commands until a next operational time period.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,955,881	2015-02-17	1. A steering column assembly having a standard operating position and a collapsed position, comprising: a lower column jacket; an upper column jacket selectively slidable relative to the lower column jacket; a rake bracket attached to one the lower column jacket and the upper column jacket, the rake bracket having a bracket retaining feature; and a biasing member that selectively exerts a biasing force on the upper column jacket in the standard operating position, the biasing member having a biasing member retaining feature that engages with the bracket retaining feature in the standard operating position and disengages with the bracket retaining feature in the collapsed position; comprising a connector that retains a portion of the biasing member; comprising a housing attached to the upper column jacket, the housing configured to exert a displacement force as the steering column assembly is actuated between the standard operating position and the collapsed position, and wherein the housing exerts the displacement force upon the connector, and wherein the displacement force urges the connector and the biasing member in an axial direction towards the lower column jacket.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,358,411	2016-06-07	1. A flexible dry sprinkler head comprising: a flexible conduit having a first end and a second end, the flexible conduit being configured to couple to a fluid supply; a sprinkler nozzle mounted at the first end of the flexible conduit, wherein the sprinkler nozzle includes an element that breaks when exposed to predetermined temperatures; and a valve disposed proximate to the second end of the flexible conduit and having an open state and a closed state, the valve configured to allow fluid from the fluid supply to flow through the conduit when the valve is in the open state and to prevent fluid from the fluid supply from flowing through the conduit when the valve is in the closed state; and a link that extends between and is coupled to the sprinkler nozzle and the valve, such that breaking of the element causes the link to allow the valve to move to the open state.	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	0	0	0
9,046,680	2015-06-02	1. A microscope comprising: (a) a beam array generator configured to generate an M×N light beam array that illuminates a biological sample and an M×N sensor array; and (b) the M×N sensor array configured to obtain a whole microscopy image of the biological sample based on the M×N light beam array, wherein:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,736,943	2014-05-27	1. A variable transmission electrochromic window, comprising: a first substantially transparent substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith; a second substantially transparent substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith; an electrochromic medium contained within a chamber positioned between the first and second substrates which comprises: wherein the electrochromic window exhibits an E	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,668,697	2014-03-11	1. A method for closing a sternum separated into at least a first sternum portion having a first cut surface and a second sternum portion having a second cut surface, the method comprising: preparing at least one cut surface of at least one sternum portion to receive an adhesive; applying the adhesive to at least a portion of the least one cut surface; positioning the first cut surface proximate to the second cut surface; and allowing the adhesive to at least partially bond with the first cut surface and the second cut surface, wherein preparing the at least one cut surface includes applying a hemostatic chemical agent thereto.	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	0	0	0	0	0
9,013,055	2015-04-21	1. An electricity generator comprising: a housing having a top, a bottom and a hollow interior, and having an electric coil located on an interior surface of the housing along a portion of the hollow interior; a magnet slidably disposed within the housing and within the coil; a spring having a first spring end abutting either the top or the bottom of the housing and an opposing second spring end abutting the magnet; a kite; a tether attached to the magnet and to the kite; and wherein as the kite is subject to a wind load, the kite flies and pulls on the tether which slides the magnet through a portion of the coil toward the top of the housing thereby generating electricity and when the wind load on the kite lessens, the spring biases the magnet back toward the bottom of the housing sliding the magnet through the housing and the coil further generating electricity.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	1	0	1	0	0	0
9,017,723	2015-04-28	1. A transdermal composition, the composition comprising: a matrix comprising: a propynylaminoindan comprising an N-propargyl-1-aminoindan salt in an amount of 5% to 15% by weight; a weak base in an amount of 2% to 10% by weight; and a pressure sensitive adhesive comprising an acrylate-vinyl acetate copolymer comprising —COOH functional groups, and a crosslinker; and a backing, wherein the transdermal composition is configured to have a substantially constant flux of the propynylaminoindan that varies by 30% or less over an extended period of time of 72 hours or longer.	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	0	0	0	0	0
9,307,865	2016-04-12	1. A grill assembly comprising: a base; a base pan coupled to said base; a cover coupled to said base, said cover having a dome-shape extending over said base pan, said cover having a first section and a second section, said first section and said second section each being pivotally coupled to said base such that said first section and said second section are pivotable with respect to each other and are retractable about said base pan; an opening extending laterally into said cover; and a gate coupled to said cover, and said gate selectively covering said opening through said cover, said gate having a first portion retractable into said first section of said cover and a second portion retractable into said second section of said cover, further including said opening extending through adjoining portions of said first section of said cover and said second section of said cover.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,086,926	2015-07-21	1. A method for operating a data processing network including a plurality of geographically spaced-apart data centers and including a plurality of client computers, data being transmittable between each of the client computers and at least to one of the data centers, wherein one or more virtual servers are operatable in each of the data centers, the method comprising: collecting access data in a database which includes analyzing the access data collected in the database at regular intervals; creating a migration plan using a result of the analyzing, improved with respect to mean latency, for deployment of the virtual servers among the data centers; and migrating the virtual servers between the data centers in accordance with the migration plan, wherein	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,840,276	2014-09-23	1. An illumination device comprising: a waveguide; a sub-assembly attached to a first surface of the waveguide only at a plurality of discrete attachment points, an air gap separating the first surface of the waveguide and the sub-assembly between the plurality of discrete attachment points; a light-emitting diode (LED) disposed over the sub-assembly and at least partially disposed within the waveguide, light emitted by the LED being in-coupled into the waveguide; and a reflector disposed over at least a portion of a second surface of the waveguide to confine light within the waveguide.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,509,215	2016-11-29	1. A circuit for generating an output current, comprising: a control signal generating circuit that is configured to generate a control signal, wherein the control signal is a function of a level of an analog input voltage signal and wherein an average level of the output current is a function of a level of a varying analog input current signal and the level of the analog input voltage signal; and a switched current source that is controlled by the control signal and configured to generate the output current with a duty cycle corresponding to the control signal and having a peak level equal to the level of the varying analog input current signal, wherein the duty cycle of the control signal is proportional to the level of the analog input voltage signal.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,759,702	2017-09-12	1. A reaction carrier for a measuring system for measuring a concentration of gaseous and/or aerosol components of a gas mixture the reaction carrier comprising: at least one flow channel, wherein the flow channel forms a reaction chamber with a reactant, which is configured to react with at least one of the components to be measured in the gas mixture or with a reaction product of the component to be measured in an optically detectable manner; particles at least partially filling the flow channel the particles having a starting position before the gas mixture flows through the flow channel, and a flow position, wherein the particles are configured to move in the flow channel from the starting position to the flow position via the gas mixture flowing through the at least one flow channel, wherein the particles in the starting position are optically distinguishable from the particles in the flow position.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	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
9,107,459	2015-08-18	1. A zoned moisture management garment comprising: a first fabric layer comprising a first non-dissolvable yarn of a first denier per filament between about 0.50 and about 1.04 and a first dissolvable yarn of a second denier per filament between about 0.50 and about 1.04, the first fabric layer comprising a first zone and a second zone, wherein the first zone of the first fabric layer comprises the first dissolvable yarn dissolved and the first non-dissolvable yarn, and wherein the second zone of the first fabric layer comprises the first dissolvable yarn and the first non-dissolvable yarn, and wherein the first zone and the second zone are seamlessly adjacent forming a mesh fabric structure; and a second fabric layer adjacent the first fabric layer comprising a second non-dissolvable yarn of a third denier per filament greater than the first denier per filament, wherein the third denier per filament is between 1.04 and 3.50 and a denier differential between the first denier per filament and the third denier per filament is at least about 0.54, and wherein the second fabric layer is the inner most layer of the garment when the garment is worn.	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	0	1
9,198,904	2015-12-01	1. A pharmaceutical composition for oral administration, comprising: (1) a modified release layer comprising tamsulosin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the modified release layer contains a polymer which forms a hydrogel, and (2) an immediate release layer comprising solifenacin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a hydrophilic substance, wherein the hydrophilic substance is one compound, or two compounds selected from the group consisting of maltose and mannitol, and wherein 70% or more of solifenacin is dissolved in 15 minutes, wherein the pharmaceutical composition is in a bi-layered tablet form.	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	0	0	0	0	0
9,806,586	2017-10-31	1. An electric machine, comprising: a housing including a first hollow cylinder-shaped housing element having at least one section for guidance of a first cooling medium in a first axial direction, and a second hollow cylinder-shaped housing element in which the first hollow cylinder-shaped housing element is arranged; a hollow cylinder-shaped stator arranged in the first hollow cylinder-shaped housing element; a rotor arranged in the first hollow cylinder-shaped housing element and mounted in the stator for rotation about a rotational axis; and a heat exchanger cover arranged between the first housing element and the second housing element, said heat exchanger cover including at least one guide element which runs helically about the rotational axis, and pipes which extend axially and pass through the at least one guide element, said heat exchanger cover having at least one section for guidance of the first cooling medium between the pipes in a helical manner along the at least one guide element in a second axial direction which runs opposite to the first axial direction, said heat exchanger cover having at least one section for guidance of a second cooling medium through the pipes in an axial direction.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,066,324	2015-06-23	1. A method for establishing a Peer-to-Peer (P2P) communication connection between mobile stations in a cellular communication system, comprising: transmitting a ready message to a plurality of second mobile stations within a service area of the base station to transition the plurality of second mobile stations to P2P active mode upon receipt of a request message requesting setup of a P2P communication connection from a first mobile station; receiving, from at least one second mobile station among the plurality of second mobile stations, a response message including mobile station information about each of the at least one second mobile station that transitioned to the P2P active mode among the plurality of second mobile stations; generating a neighbor table using the mobile station information about each of the at least one second mobile station, the mobile station information comprising distances between the first mobile station and the at least one second mobile station that transitioned to the P2P active mode; and transmitting the neighbor table to the first mobile station that transmitted the request message, wherein the P2P communication connection is established between the first mobile station and one or more second mobile stations which the first mobile station selects among the at least one second mobile station based on the neighbor table.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,775,096	2014-07-08	1. An auxiliary diagnostic apparatus, comprising: a vector inputter that reads a test vector which is a spectral property vector of a biological tissue targeted for a diagnosis; a multiple linear regression analyzer that executes a multiple linear regression analysis for the test vector with a plurality of individual component vectors which are spectral property vectors of particular substances, and obtains an error vector which is a vector of a residual error component; and an indicator calculator that extracts a feature of the error vector, and, from the extracted feature, calculates an indicator indicating an affected area included in the biological tissue targeted for the diagnosis and which type of affected area is included in the biological tissue.	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	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,025,048	2015-05-05	1. An image processing apparatus comprising: a conversion unit configured to convert an output from an image sensor with nonlinear input-output characteristics and outputting a converted output; an image processing unit configured to apply image correction processing which changes tone characteristics or contrast to the output from said conversion unit; and a control unit configured to control enable/disable of said image processing unit in accordance with the input-output characteristics used by said conversion unit, wherein said control unit invalidates said image processing unit in a case where said conversion unit is set to use input-output characteristics where an output value logarithmically increases with a linear increase in input 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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,828,848	2017-11-28	1. A downhole pressure sensor to measure absolute pressure in an annulus, the sensor comprising: an inductor including primary windings and secondary windings, wherein the primary windings and the secondary windings are wound around different cores; a capacitor coupled to the secondary windings and disposed in the annulus, at least one plate of the capacitor being flexible; and a controller coupled to the primary windings, the controller being configured to introduce an input signal to the primary windings and receive a return signal from the primary windings, the return signal resulting from the input signal being transferred through the secondary windings to the capacitor and back from the capacitor directly to the secondary windings, through the secondary windings to the primary windings, wherein the controller is configured to determine the absolute pressure from the return signal, wherein the annulus is formed by a first casing and a second casing within the first casing, a tubing is disposed in the second casing, and the primary windings are wound around an outer surface of the tubing within the second casing and the secondary windings are wound around an outer surface of the second casing.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,829,950	2014-09-09	1. A driver circuit, comprising: a driver transistor having a gate terminal; a first circuit operable in response to a first state of a signal to generate a gate charging current for application to the gate terminal; and a second circuit operable in response to a second state of the signal to generate a gate discharging current for application to the gate terminal; wherein said gate charging current comprises a sum of a first exponentially decreasing current and a first constant current; and wherein said gate discharging current comprises a sum of a second exponentially decreasing current and a second constant current; a first capacitor wherein said first constant current is applied to said first capacitor; and a clamping transistor selectively coupled in parallel to said first capacitor to generate a charge across said first capacitor for generating said first exponentially decreasing current.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,637,674	2014-01-28	1. A compound of formula (I): wherein X represents —CH— or nitrogen; Y represents —CH R R R with the proviso that 3-benzyl-1-(pyridin-2-yl)-1H-pyrazol-5-ol is excluded.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,741,037	2017-08-22	1. A system for receiving transaction requests from a financial institution, the system comprising: i) a plurality of servers connected over a network, wherein each server comprises a storage unit configured to store a settlement risk position which is the sum of the value of previously processed transaction requests over a period of time, a debit cap value associated with the financial institution, an adjustment value and a new transaction request having a transaction value, wherein the debit cap value stored in each server is determined in accordance with the total debit cap attributed to the financial institution and the number of servers in the system; ii) communication circuitry configured to receive the adjustment value over the network, the adjustment value being determined as the average value of the settlement risk position across the plurality of servers; and iii) control circuitry configured to determine whether the debit cap has been exceeded by comparing the debit cap value with the sum of the settlement risk position, the adjustment value and the transaction value of the new transaction request, whereby in the event that the debit cap value will be exceeded, rejecting the new transaction request.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,929,572	2015-01-06	1. A method of expanding a listening sweet spot of signals output from speakers, the method comprising: obtaining a head related transfer function (HRTF) at an actual position of a listener's ear; moving a first virtual ear to a first position different than the actual position of the listener's ear according to an expected movement of the listener; obtaining an HRTF at the first position of the first virtual ear; combining crosstalk cancellation functions corresponding to each of the HRTF at the actual position of the listener's ear and the HRTF at the first position of the first virtual ear to yield a combined crosstalk cancellation function; and processing a signal to be input to the speakers using the combined crosstalk cancellation function, thereby expanding the listening sweet spot to an area larger than a listening sweet spot obtained using just the actual position of the listener's ear.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,694,366	2017-07-04	1. A method for grouping floating objects in batches in at least one channel, named an accumulation channel, comprising: forming a hydraulic current capable of transporting the objects in each accumulation channel; supplying an upstream portion of at least one accumulation channel with objects so that the floating objects are transported by the hydraulic current along the accumulation channel as far as a downstream end of the accumulation channel provided with a retaining/releasing device for retaining/releasing the objects; each accumulation channel having, at least in a downstream portion, named a superposition zone, a height greater than the maximum overall vertical size of each object so as to be able to receive superposed objects; forming a first layer of objects floating at the surface of the hydraulic current in the accumulation channel; and adjusting a speed of the hydraulic current to a value sufficient to bring about a hydraulic superposition of the objects retained in the superposition zone of the accumulation channel against the retaining/releasing device which is closed so as to retain the objects, said hydraulic superposition of the objects resulting from the effect of said sufficient value of the speed of the hydraulic current pushing the objects against the closed retaining/releasing device.	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	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
9,830,241	2017-11-28	1. A method of debugging a multicore processor system-on-a-chip (“SoC”) comprising a single chip including a thread management and allocation controller and a plurality of processing cores each associated with a controller client from a plurality of controller clients and one debug and trace unit from a plurality of debug and trace units, the method comprising: receiving, by one or more of a plurality of controller clients from the thread management and allocation controller communicatively coupled to each of the controller clients, an interrupt comprising an input to a debug and trace unit corresponding to the controller client, each controller client associated with and communicatively coupled to a different processing core of the multicore processor; halting, by the debug and trace unit corresponding to the controller client, processing of the processing core corresponding to the controller client in response to the interrupt; in response to receiving the interrupt, accessing, by the controller client, a thread descriptor from a head of a dispatch queue associated with the processing core corresponding to the controller client, the thread descriptor comprising thread control information; decoding, by the controller client, the thread control information; configuring, by the controller client, the processing core associated with the controller client to execute a thread based on the thread control information; executing, by the processing core, the thread, wherein the controller client is configured to perform at least one of: supplying data to the processing core during the execution of the thread, and monitoring resource utilization by the processing core during the execution of the thread; and in response to a completion of the execution of the thread, outputting, by the corresponding processing core, a result of the execution of the thread.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,551,988	2013-10-08	1. A method of treatment of a disorder selected from the group consisting of inflammatory disorders, immune system disorders, cardiovascular diseases, fibrotic diseases, vascular diseases, viral diseases, neurological diseases, parasitic diseases and proliferative disorders, the method comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula: wherein R R R X and Y are the same or different and are independently selected from the group consisting of: H, halo, —CN, —NO R R R or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to a patient in need thereof.	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,340,752	2016-05-17	1. A process of reducing the content of steryl glycosides in a biodiesel composition comprising providing a biodiesel composition comprising steryl glycoside and fatty acid alkyl ester, wherein at least 80 weight % of fatty acids in the composition are in the form of fatty acid alkyl ester, and contacting the biodiesel composition with an enzyme capable of acylating the steryl glycoside to provide an enzyme treated composition having a reduced content of steryl glycoside, wherein the fatty acid alkyl ester is acyl donor to acylate steryl glycoside to soluble acylated steryl glycoside, wherein the concentration of steryl glycoside in the composition prior to contacting it with the enzyme is at least 30 ppm.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	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	1	0	0	0
9,538,034	2017-01-03	1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: a user ID input unit that receives input of a user ID; a scanner unit for digitally scanning, into image data, documents set on a document platen of the image forming apparatus; an image document storage unit that stores the image data, and image attribute information as to attributes of the image data, the image attribute information including information as to image-data quality, resolution, size, rotational orientation, color, presence of blank sheet pages, and page numbers of blank sheet pages that are present; an image-log storage unit; an image-log creation unit for creating image logs from the image attribute information and the image data from documents scanned by the scanner unit, and storing the image logs in the image-log storage unit; a document blank sheet page skip scan function setting unit for setting whether the image forming apparatus skips scanning of blank sheet pages of documents set on the document platen, in a skip scan function whereby the scanner unit excludes blank sheet pages from the image data; a blank sheet page image registration setting unit that sets whether to record images of blank sheet pages among the scanned documents; and a blank sheet page image image-log output setting unit that sets whether to output image logs of blank sheet page images; wherein (i) the image forming apparatus, if “with registration” has been set by the blank sheet page image registration setting unit and “without skip scan function” has been set by the document blank sheet page skip scan function setting unit, stores in the image document storage unit image attribute information including blank sheet page images, and image data including blank sheet page images, wherein (ii) the image forming apparatus, if “without registration” has been set by the blank sheet page image registration setting unit and “without skip scan function” has been set by the document blank sheet page skip scan function setting unit, stores in the image document storage unit image attribute information including blank sheet page images, and image data from which the blank sheet page images are excluded, wherein (iii) the image forming apparatus, if “with skip scan function” has been set by the document blank sheet page skip scan function setting unit, stores in the image document storage unit image attribute information excluding blank sheet page images, and image data from which the blank sheet page images are excluded; and (iv) the image forming apparatus adds the user ID and current date and time to either the beginning or the end of the image attribute information, the image data, and the image logs, and then causes the image attribute information and the image data to be stored in the image document storage unit, and the image logs to be stored in the image-log storage unit.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
8,846,095	2014-09-30	1. A kit comprising: a) at least one dextran that has been derivatized to provide at least one aminodextran that contains primary amine groups, said at least one dextran having a weight-average molecular weight of about 1,000 to about 1,000,000 Daltons, said at least one aminodextran having an amine substitution level of about 5% to about 65%; and b) at least one dextran that has been oxidized to provide at least one oxidized dextran containing aldehyde groups, said at least one dextran having a weight-average molecular weight of about 1,000 to about 1,000,000 Daltons, said at least one oxidized dextran having an equivalent weight per aldehyde group of about 65 to about 1500 Daltons; wherein the at least one aminodextran and the at least one oxidized dextran are unreacted.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,800,627	2017-10-24	1. A method for sharing content played by an application program, comprising: A: generating, by an application program in an application platform system of a sharer, content position information of content played currently upon receipt of a sharing instruction when the application program plays the content, and sending, by the application program, the content position information of the content played currently to the application platform system of the sharer, wherein the content position information is generated according to a current operating progress of the application program; B: generating a sharing address according to the content position information and publishing the sharing address, by the application platform system of the sharer; and C: transforming, by an application platform system of a recipient, a position information address in the sharing address into the content position information upon receipt of triggering for the sharing address, and triggering, by the application platform system of the recipient, an application program to parse the content position information, to positioning play the content corresponding to an access address in the sharing address.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,803,499	2017-10-31	1. A method for improving the heat resistance of a resistive element embedded in an alumina deposit covering a surface of a substrate, the alumina deposit comprising a surface portion and a deep portion which is sandwiched between the surface portion and the surface of the substrate and in which the resistive element is located, the method comprising: densificating the surface portion of the alumina deposit, the densificating including a) impregnating said surface portion by a solution comprising alumina particles and an aluminium phosphate; b) drying the surface portion so impregnated; and c) applying a heat treatment to the surface portion so dried.	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,822,696	2017-11-21	1. A method for a boosted engine in a vehicle, comprising: adjusting each of a speed of a radiator fan and a position of grille shutters of the vehicle during an engine on condition responsive to a temperature at a wastegate exceeding a temperature threshold and responsive to a moving speed of the vehicle; and adjusting each of the speed of the radiator fan and the position of the grille shutters when the vehicle is at rest at engine shutdown responsive to the temperature at the wastegate exceeding the temperature threshold.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	1	0	0
9,578,563	2017-02-21	1. A method of reselecting a cell by a user equipment (UE) in a mobile communication system, the method comprising: receiving a first message including first priority information for cell reselection; if second priority information is included in a second message, ignoring the first priority information provided in the first message; while the LIE is camped on a suitable closed subscriber group (CSG) cell, considering a current frequency to be a highest priority frequency for cell reselection irrespective of the first priority information and the second priority information; and deleting the second priority information provided by the second message if the UE enters radio resource control connected (RRC_CONNECTED) state, or if a timer expires, or a public land mobile network (PLMN) selection is performed on request by non-access stratum (NAS).	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,267,667	2016-02-23	1. An optical lens comprising: a reflective surface including, in a circle with the central position of the reflective surface as its center: a convex surface portion, a light distribution camber, a transition camber, and a reflective camber consecutively formed along the radius direction of the reflective surface; and a light exiting surface including, in a circle with the central position of the light exiting surface as its center: a Fresnel annular surface and a surface formed along the radius direction of the light exiting surface, wherein: the light distribution camber is configured to refract light incident on the reflective surface to the Fresnel annular surface and the surface; the reflective camber is configured to reflect the light incident on the reflective camber to the surface in collimation; the Fresnel annular surface is configured to refract the light incident on the Fresnel annular surface through the light distribution camber from the light exiting surface in collimation; and the surface is configured to: wherein the distribution of the light incident on the light distribution camber by the light distribution camber meets the following tangent conditions: wherein θ1 is the angle between the light incident on the light distribution camber and the central optical axis of the optical lens; θ2 is the angle between the light incident on the light distribution camber refracted from the light distribution camber and the central optical axis of the optical lens; θ is the angle between the periphery of the surface to the central position of the reflective surface of the optical lens and the central optical axis of the optical lens.	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	1	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
8,577,123	2013-11-05	1. A method for evaluating contact elements, the method comprises: acquiring images of multiple groups of contact elements, wherein each group of contact elements was expected to be contacted during a test by the same group of probes so as to form multiple probe marks; and evaluating at least one characteristic of a first contact element in response to a comparison between a number of potential probe marks that appear in the image of a first contact element and a number of potential probe marks that appear in an image of a second contact element, wherein the evaluating comprises deducting that the image of the first contact element comprises an artifact if the number of potential probe marks that appear in the image of the first contact element exceeds the number of potential probe marks that appear in the image of the second contact element, and the expected number of probe marks within the image of the first contact element equals the expected number of probe marks within the image of the second contact 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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9,533,336	2017-01-03	1. A repair device for a dent in a metal bend tube part of a musical instrument comprising: a pressurizing device main body including: a base member that includes: a movable pressurizing member that includes: a first arm having one end rotatably connected to the first fulcrum and another end rotatably connected to the second fulcrum, and a second arm having one end rotatably connected to the second fulcrum and another end slidably fitted into a guide grove which is formed on the horizontal part of the base member and extends in an axial direction, a wire passing through the second arm and an upright part of the base member, a curved metal tube through which the wire, upon extruding from the base member, passes, and a foot pressing device that is connected to an end side of the wire.	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	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
9,397,474	2016-07-19	1. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising: forming a lower light confinement layer on a substrate, an undoped light absorption layer on the lower light confinement layer, and an upper light confinement layer on the undoped light absorption layer, wherein the upper light confinement layer includes one of Be and Zn as a dopant; removing parts of the lower light confinement layer, the undoped light absorption layer, and the upper light confinement layer to form an optical modulator; after forming the optical modulator, forming a laser section having a diffraction grating in a portion of the substrate where the optical modulator is not present; forming a diffusion constraining layer, which constrains diffusion of the dopant included in the upper light confinement layer, on the upper light confinement layer, wherein the diffusion constraining layer has a thickness in a range from 100 nm to 400 nm; and forming a contact layer on the laser section and on the diffusion constraining layer, wherein the contact layer includes the same dopant that is included in the upper light confinement 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	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
9,795,321	2017-10-24	1. A bed-leaving sensor for detecting bed-leaving by a user on a bed, comprising: a sitting position detection member that detects a sitting position of the user based on a detection value of a pressure sensor arranged on the bed; and a bed-leaving behavior detection member that detects bed-leaving behavior of the user with the following as a condition: (i) the sitting position being detected within a preset bed-leaving expectation region, together with (ii) a movement volume of a sitting position center of gravity which is a center of gravity of the sitting position exceeding a given threshold value within a given time, and/or (iii) the sitting position center of gravity moving toward a preset bed-leaving range, wherein the sitting position detection member sets a determination area in a periphery of a pressure sensing center of a region in which pressure of a given contact threshold value or greater is detected within a preset sitting position determination region on the pressure sensor, and the sitting position is detected when a breadth of a region in which the pressure of the contact threshold value or greater is detected within the determination area is a designated value or greater.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,708,525	2017-07-18	1. A method of obtaining a hydrocarbon material, the method comprising: combining amphiphilic nanoparticles with a carrier fluid to form an aqueous suspension, each amphiphilic nanoparticle comprising a base portion, hydrophobic groups attached to a first side of the base portion, and hydrophilic groups comprising anionic functional groups or cationic functional groups attached to a second side of the base portion; before introducing the aqueous suspension into a subterranean formation, modifying a pH of the aqueous suspension, wherein modifying the pH of the aqueous suspension comprises: introducing the aqueous suspension into a subterranean formation and contacting hydrocarbons within the subterranean formation with the aqueous suspension to form an emulsion stabilized by the amphiphilic nanoparticles; and removing hydrocarbons from the emulsion stabilized by the amphiphilic nanoparticles.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,855,642	2014-10-07	1. An apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to perform the following: configure a private network, said private network being of cells available only to user devices having authorized access thereto; determine cells belonging to the private network to form a mobility priority group, said mobile priority group comprising neighbouring cells of the private network; store neighbouring cell information on at least the cells of the private network; and convey the neighbouring cell information and information on the determined mobility priority group to an authorized user device accessing the private network for providing mobility management control to a user device, the mobility management control being based on the neighbouring cell information and the information on the determined mobility priority group.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
9,627,582	2017-04-18	1. A light-emitting device, comprising: a light-emitting diode (LED) comprising a light-generating region and an emission surface configured to emit light from the light-emitting diode, wherein the device is configured to selectively activate a portion of the light-generating region to produce a non-rectangular active emission area during use and wherein the emission surface comprises a doped region having an electrical conductivity reduced as compared to other regions of the emission surface, the doped region configured to inhibit the transport of electrons through the emission surface and defining at least a portion of the boundary of the non-rectangular active emission area.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,424,284	2013-04-23	1. A method for moving a working fluid through a controlled thermodynamic cycle in a positive displacement fluid-handling device, said method comprising the steps of: providing a working fluid at an inlet pressure, the working fluid comprising a compressible substance capable of intermittently storing and releasing mechanical energy; providing at least one compression chamber and at least one expansion chamber, each having a respective displacement volume and definable volumetric efficiency; volumetrically compressing a fixed quantity of the working fluid in the compression chamber, and volumetrically expanding a fixed quantity of the working fluid in the expansion chamber; creating a pressure differential in the working fluid relative to the inlet pressure during one of said compressing and expanding steps, then moving a variable amount of heat into or out of the working fluid, and then subsequently returning the working fluid to the inlet pressure during the other one of said compressing and expanding steps entirely within the respective compression or expansion chamber; and said step of returning the working fluid to the inlet pressure including adjusting the displacement volume of the expansion chamber relative to the compression chamber based on the amount of heat moved during said moving step without decreasing the volumetric efficiency of the compression and expansion chambers.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,869,998	2014-10-28	1. A sporting equipment support apparatus comprising: at least a pair of rod holders spaced apart, wherein each rod holder comprises a hollow holder body; at least a pair of tubular arms spaced apart from one another, wherein each tubular arm comprises, an elongated part; a middle section, wherein said middle section comprises a middle elongated body, wherein said middle elongated body comprise a first end and a second end; a first lateral support comprising a first distal end and first proximal end; and a second lateral support comprising a second distal end and second proximal end; wherein said middle elongated body is positioned between said first distal end and said second distal end, wherein said first lateral support is parallel to said second lateral support, wherein said first end is mechanically coupled to said first distal end, wherein said second end is mechanically coupled to said second distal end, wherein said middle elongated body is configured to provide a first distance between the first lateral support and said second lateral support; and wherein said elongated part is mechanically coupled to the first proximal end, wherein said elongated part extends away from the second lateral support, wherein each elongated part is configured to be positioned inside said holder hollow body and wherein said elongated part extends towards the middle elongated body and away from the first lateral support.	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8,601,461	2013-12-03	1. A method of controlling an operation of a multimedia terminal by an application that is down loadable, the method comprising: downloading via a network the application to the multimedia terminal, wherein the downloaded application is installed to the multimedia terminal or to a device connected with the multimedia terminal; receiving at the multimedia terminal an input signal from (i) a first remote control device of multiple remote control devices used by a first user of multiple users or (ii) a second remote control device of the multiple remote control devices used by a second user of the multiple users; sending a message to the downloaded application, the message being generated in response to the input signal and including (i) a command or data extracted from the input signal together with (ii) a source indication, based on the input signal, the source indication indicating whether the input signal was received from the first remote control device used by the first user or the second remote control device used by the second user; and controlling the operation of the multimedia terminal according to the downloaded application based on (a) a processing of the command or data contained in the message by the downloaded application and (b) in accordance with an associated remote control device of the multiple remote control devices that has been identified by the source indication, wherein the downloaded application partially or completely disables all other respective remote control devices by ignoring commands received from the all other respective remote control devices of the multiple remote control devices that are from a key or keys specified by the downloaded application as disabled, for a downloaded application specified time or for a downloaded application specified user's turn, to allow a user of the associated remote control device to enter commands without interference from the all other respective remote control devices of the multiple remote control devices, further comprising transmitting a disable signal to disable a key to at least one of the first remote control device and the second remote control device by the multimedia terminal.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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

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