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Systems and methods for remote power management using IEEE 802 based wireless communication links

InactiveUS7289887B2Reduce power consumptionLow costLevel controlData switching by path configurationTelecommunications linkTerminal equipment

Systems and methods are disclosed for using 802.11 based wireless protocols in various energy management applications wherein a host controller uses various types of communication networks to distribute information to an on-premise processor that in turn uses 802.11 based wireless protocols to communicate with various types of end devices, such as utility meters. Various forms of communication are defined between the end device, the on-premise processor, and the energy management host for accomplishing power load control, including determining when to activate or deactivate a load, requesting permission to activate a load, reading usage data, activating or deactivating a meter, and determining rate schedules. A flexible scheme allows control to be shifted to be resident in various entities. The architecture is applicable not only for power load control, but other control type and metering devices.

Systems and methods for remote power management using IEEE 802 based wireless communication links

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Owner:ITRON +1

Providing broadband service to trains

InactiveUS20160249233A1Improve communication performanceSimple procedureSpatial transmit diversityNetwork topologiesCellular radioRadio networks

A cellular radio network system and method for communicating with at least one vehicle-based mobile gateway terminal is provided. The at least one mobile gateway terminal is configured to communicate a network service for one or more user mobile terminals on-board the vehicle. A plurality of network cells provide cellular radio network coverage along a route of the vehicle. Each network cell is dedicated for communication with the at least one vehicle-based mobile gateway terminal so as to allow communication between the at least one vehicle-based mobile gateway terminal and a core network of the cellular radio network.

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Owner:VODAFONE IP LICENSING

Projection exposure method and projection exposure system

InactiveUS7092069B2Enhanced couplingSharp contrastNanoinformaticsMaterial analysis by optical meansLithographic artistHigh numerical aperture

In a method for manufacturing semiconductor devices and other finely structured parts, a projection objective (5) is used in order to project the image of a pattern arranged in the object plane of the projection objective onto a photosensitive substrate which is arranged in the region of the image plane (12) of the projection objective. In this case, there is set between an exit surface (15), assigned to the projection objective, for exposing light and an incoupling surface (11), assigned to the substrate, for exposing light a small finite working distance (16) which is at least temporarily smaller in size and exposure time interval than a maximum extent of an optical near field of the light emerging from the exit surface. As a result, projection objectives with very high numerical apertures in the region of NA>0.8 or more can be rendered useful for contactless projection lithography.

Projection exposure method and projection exposure system

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Owner:CARL ZEISS SMT GMBH

Interactive play device and method

InactiveUS6663393B1Adapt their operationProvides adequateDollsComputerized toysPersonalizationFlow process chart

An interactive play device, method and apparatus, is disclosed which includes means to generate a plurality of interactions, entry control means, means to store responses to interactions and control means to select the next interaction based on memorized responses. One object of this invention is to provide a new class of interactive play devices which is founded on personalizing a play device so that its current functionality is based on past interactions with a player rather than providing an identical operation or a randomly activated function each time the device is turned "on." The invention also provides a plurality of toy devices which operate in a plurality of states that mimic human behavior. A preferred embodiment discloses an interactive doll device which generates interactions that require responses from the player. The responses are memorized by the doll device and are used to select the next interaction. An alternate embodiment discloses an interactive toy car device which uses the same concept of memorizing responses to interactions to generate the next interaction. Both the doll and car play devices are controlled by a generic flow diagram disclosed in the specification.

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Owner:INTERACTIVE PLAY DEVICES LLC

Data analyzer

InactiveUS7346600B2Improve consistencyProceed efficientlyAmplifier modifications to reduce noise influenceDigital data processing detailsAnalysis dataViewpoints

A data analysis unit outputs a plurality of the analytical results by performing various analyses on analytical data concerning a set of analytical objects from different viewpoints and different grading for re-arrangement and systematization of analytical objects. In a knowledge storage unit, the information expressing the background knowledge which can be utilized by the user is stored for each analytical object beforehand. An analytical result selection unit analyzes relationships between the analytical results output from the data analysis unit and the information stored in the knowledge storage unit, selects those results which have a high consistency with the background knowledge, and presents the selected analytical results to the user.

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Owner:FUJITSU LTD

Closure for tubular access port

ActiveUS20070093762A1Provides adequateImprove durabilityInfusion devicesTube connectorsLine tubingEngineering

A closure for a tubular access port in a medical fluid flow line or other container comprises a removable cap for enclosing and sealing the tubular access port. The cap has a closed end wall. The end wall carries an extending poker to facilitate the pushing of an antiseptic-carrying material into a lumen of the access port. The poker has an outer diameter that is less than the inner diameter of the access port. A method of using the poker is also described.

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Owner:B BRAUN MEDICAL

Light emitting element

InactiveUS7189989B2Provides adequateSolid-state devicesSemiconductor/solid-state device manufacturingOrganic layerMaterials science

This present invention provides a light emitting element comprising at least one organic layer containing a light emitting layer provided between a pair of electrodes, and in this structure, at least one layer of the at least one organic layer contains at least one compound consisting essentially of carbon, fluorine and nitrogen.

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Owner:UDC IRELAND +1

Vehicle driving assist apparatus and method

InactiveUS20110118929A1High possibilityProvides adequateVehicle testingRegistering/indicating working of vehiclesDriver/operatorEngineering

A vehicle driving assist apparatus includes an input section to sense a vehicle traveling condition of a vehicle, an output section to present assist information to a driver of the vehicle, and a control section to prepare the assist information in accordance with the vehicle traveling condition sensed by the sensing section. The control section is configured to determine an estimation quantity (such as a driver's receptivity or a driver's responsiveness to the assist information, or a driver's driving behavior), and to adjust the assist information in accordance with the estimation quantity. The control section may be further configured to determine a presentation mode in accordance with the estimation quantity, and to present the assist information through the output section to the driver in the presentation mode.

Vehicle driving assist apparatus and method

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Owner:NISSAN MOTOR CO LTD

Refrigerator and control method for refrigerator

ActiveUS20180223582A1Improve user convenienceEasy to openLighting and heating apparatusDomestic refrigeratorsEngineeringRefrigerated temperature

Provided is a refrigerator. While a user is holding an object in both hands, a door may be automatically and additionally opened using another part of a body other than hands.

Refrigerator and control method for refrigerator

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Owner:LG ELECTRONICS INC

Sorption cooling systems, their use in automotive cooling applications and methods relating to the same

InactiveUS7143589B2Reduce heat of adsorptionRapid heat and mass transfer kineticsAir-treating devicesClimate change adaptationCoolant flowEngineering

A sorption cooling system for providing cooled air to the cabin of a vehicle. The sorption cooling system includes an evaporator, a condenser adapted to fluidly communication with the evaporator, and a plurality of adsorbent beds adapted for fluid communication with the condenser and the evaporator. Each adsorbent bed includes a fluid impermeable casing, desiccant sheets having apertures therethrough, a refrigerant flow path for flowing a refrigerant proximal to a first side of the desiccant sheets, and a coolant flow path for flowing a coolant fluid proximal to a second side of the desiccant sheets. The apertures are a portion of one of the refrigerant and coolant flow paths.

Sorption cooling systems, their use in automotive cooling applications and methods relating to the same

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Owner:NANOPORE INC

Motion picture encoding apparatus

InactiveUS7158570B2Provides adequateImprove compression performancePicture reproducers using cathode ray tubesCode conversionMotion vectorComputer graphics (images)

Motion picture data is compression-encoded by a compression encoder with the frame rate changing according to the amount of accumulated data of the buffer, which can adequately change the number of pieces of frame image data to be compression-encoded per unit time, according to the change in the picture of the motion picture. In addition, tracing is done to trace extract image data in the frame image data by using a simple motion vector detected for the frame image data of the motion picture data, a higher layer motion vector detector detects a motion vector of the frame image data by using the simple motion vector in common, and a compression encoder extracts the extract image data based on the results of tracing and compression-encodes it by using the motion vector.

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Owner:SONY CORP

Ink composition and printed article

ActiveUS20120040156A1Sufficient abrasion resistanceProvides adequateLayered productsDuplicating/marking methodsWaxSilver particles

An ink composition which can be used to form an image having excellent metallic luster and excellent abrasion resistance is provided, and a printed article in which the image having excellent metallic luster and excellent abrasion resistance is formed is provided. Such an ink composition is ejected by an ink jet technique and contains silver particles, wax particles, and water. The wax particles are contained in an amount that is in the range from 0.02 to 1.5 weight %. Assuming that the average diameter of the silver particles is D1 [nm] and that the average diameter of the wax particles is D2 [nm], the relationship of 0.98≦D2 / D1≦5.40 is satisfied.

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Owner:SEIKO EPSON CORP

Vertical and trench type insulated gate mos semiconductor device

ActiveUS20070252195A1Lower on-resistanceImprove shutdown capabilitySolid-state devicesSemiconductor/solid-state device manufacturingDevice materialEngineering

A vertical and trench type insulated gate MOS semiconductor device is provided in which the surfaces of p-type channel regions and the surfaces of portions of an n-type semiconductor substrate alternate in the longitudinal direction of the trench between the trenches arranged in parallel, and an n+-type emitter region selectively formed on the surface of the p-type channel region is wide by the side of the trench and becomes narrow toward the center point between the trenches. This enables the device to achieve low on-resistance and enhanced turn-off capability.

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Owner:FUJI ELECTRIC CO LTD

Custom ankle brace system

InactiveUS6443919B1Positive cast build-upProvides adequateRestraining devicesFeet bandagesMedicineAnkle

A custom ankle brace which is made to compensate for debilitating conditions of an individual patient's ankle area. The brace is custom made by creating a negative cast of the patient's foot / ankle / lower-leg; and then prescribed markings are included on the negative cast by the castmaker to indicate the desired geometry of support. The markings are transferable to a positive cast to inform the bracemaker. The custom brace has inner and outer material layers with a stiffening element within, all fitted to the shape of a built-up positive cast, the stiffening element having a unitary horizontal partial sole portion and vertical back-and-sides-of-leg portion. The stiffening element, made from a thin polymeric sheet, is vacuum and heat fitted to the built-up-positive cast.

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Owner:ARIZONA AFO INC

Closure for tubular access port

InactiveUS20080187460A1Provides adequateImprove durabilityLavatory sanitoryDeodrantsLine tubingEngineering

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Owner:NXSTAGE MEDICAL INC

Sorption cooling systems, their use in automotive cooling applications and methods relating to the same

InactiveUS20050268633A1Reduce heat of adsorptionRapid heat and mass transfer kineticsAir-treating devicesClimate change adaptationCoolant flowEngineering

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Owner:NANOPORE INC

Method, arrangement, testing device and program for testing multimedia communication equipment and software

InactiveUS20080263402A1Provides adequateError detection/correctionTransmission monitoringTest fixtureTest facility

The invention relates to a method, testing arrangement, simulator and software program for evaluating quality of a transmission channel or a transmission device or a codec. The evaluation is made by using multimedia stream including voice and video frames. The multimedia frames used in the evaluation are generated by using fractal functions both in the transmitting device and the receiving device.

Method, arrangement, testing device and program for testing multimedia communication equipment and software

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Owner:NETHAWK

Device for measuring the mass rate of flow

ActiveUS20080047361A1Improve connection stiffnessProvides adequateDirect mass flowmetersAirplaneStream flow

A device for measuring the mass rate of flow according to the Coriolis principle, with two measurement tubes at least in one section of which runs in a common plane, and a connector by which the two measurement tubes are connected to one another where they run in a common plane. The connector has a stiffening plate which is parallel to the common plane of the measurement tubes and which is attached to the two measurement tubes. At least one stiffening fin is provided on the stiffening plate so that the bending stiffness of the connector for bending in the common plane of the measurement tubes in which, generally, excitation vibrations of the measurement tubes also take place, is made greater than the torsional stiffness of the connector for torsional vibrations. As a result, the measurement accuracy of the Coriolis mass flow rate measurement device is improved.

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Owner:KRONE GMBH

Fault handling in address translation transactions

ActiveUS20140156949A1Little overheadHigh area overheadMemory adressing/allocation/relocationNon-redundant fault processingCache managementFault handling

A data processing apparatus having a memory configured to store tables having virtual to physical address translations, a cache configured to store a subset of the virtual to physical address translations and cache management circuitry configured to control transactions received from the processor requesting virtual address to physical address translations. The data processing apparatus identifies where a faulting transaction has occurred during execution of a context and whether the faulting transaction has a transaction stall or transaction terminate fault. The cache management circuitry is responsive to identification of the faulting transaction having a transaction terminate fault to invalidate all address translations in the cache that relate to the context of the faulting transaction such that a valid bit associated with each entry in the cache is set to invalid for the address translations.

Fault handling in address translation transactions

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Owner:ARM LTD

High efficiency engine for ultra-high altitude flight

InactiveUS20130055984A1Minimized surface-to-volume （A/V） ratioReduce heat transfer lossNon-fuel substance addition to fuelInternal combustion piston enginesCombustionHydrogen fuel

A high thermal efficiency reciprocating hydrogen-fueled engine for ultra-high altitude long endurance flight and its method of operation are described. The engine is based on an opposed piston barrel design where long cylinders are employed to accommodate extraordinarily large compression and expansion strokes where the corresponding ratios are over 50:1, taking advantage of the very low ambient air pressures and temperatures at 60,000 ft and higher to reduce the overall weight and strength requirements of the inventive engine that would be a factor for operation at lower altitudes. The engine is designed to obtain more than 70% indicated thermal efficiency when operated at ultra-high altitudes of 60,000 ft and greater. A combination of large compression ratios combustion temperature optimization and management, instantaneous and complete combustion at TDC, followed by a rapid and long expansion stroke using tailored control of piston movement provide the means to achieve such high efficiencies.

High efficiency engine for ultra-high altitude flight

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Owner:SNELL WILLIAM

Closure for tubular access port

ActiveUS8641684B2Provides adequateImprove durabilityInfusion devicesMedical applicatorsLine tubingEngineering

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Owner:B BRAUN MEDICAL

Image display device

InactiveUS20060146202A1Good assembleabilityTransmission distortionTelevision system detailsPicture reproducersLiquid-crystal displayEngineering

The present invention is intended to improve assembleability of a portion of a liquid crystal display panel. In an image display system for displaying images by allowing a light irradiated from behind to be transmitted therethrough, a liquid crystal display panel unit (227) includes a liquid crystal display panel (252) having a polarizing plate (251) at least on the back surface thereof and a micro-patterned retarder (253) mounted to the rear surface of the polarizing plate (251) on the back surface of the liquid crystal display panel (252), and the liquid crystal display panel unit (227) and a diffuser panel (226) to be disposed in front thereof can be supported in the depressed state in the fore-and-aft direction by an upright wall (262) of a mounting base member (223) defining an opening section (260) in an area including the polarizing plates (250, 251) of the liquid crystal display panel (252).

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Owner:SOPHIA CO LTD +1

Heat slug having thermoelectric elements and semiconductor package including the same

InactiveUS20140264339A1Improve cooling efficiencyNumberSemiconductor/solid-state device detailsSolid-state devicesSemiconductor packageHeat sink

In a heat slug and a semiconductor package including the same, the heat slug includes a thermal conductive body having an active face and a dissipating face opposite to the active face, a dielectric layer covering the active face of the body, at least one thermoelectric element arranged on the dielectric layer and a conductive pattern arranged on the dielectric layer and electrically connected to the thermoelectric element. The electrical characteristics of the thermoelectric element are interacted with heat generated from a heat source.

Heat slug having thermoelectric elements and semiconductor package including the same

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Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

High Strength Joining System for Fiber Reinforced Composites

InactiveUS20090068365A1High strength connectionReliable transmissionLaminationPretreated surfacesAdhesiveHigh intensity

The invention relates to join fiber reinforced composite structures with continuity of fiber reinforcement across adhesive-to-substrate boundaries. Thermal gradient control of the extent of infusion of resins or resin blocking substances, during manufacture of components to be subsequently bonded, provides partially exposed reinforcing fibers which serve to reinforce a subsequently formed joint or boundary.

High Strength Joining System for Fiber Reinforced Composites

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Owner:OBERMEYER HENRY K

Apparatus and method for operating a symmetric cipher engine in cipher-block chaining mode

InactiveUS20090110189A1Reduced area and power requirementReduce necessityEncryption apparatus with shift registers/memoriesSecret communicationStatus registerCipher

An apparatus is disclosed for operating a symmetric cipher engine (SCE) in cipher-block chaining (CBC) mode, the apparatus comprises a crypto operation hardware comprising said SCE, an XOR stage, an apparatus for storing a chaining value comprising a state register of said SCE, an input latch supplying said crypto operation hardware with data, and an output latch. The data may be reordered for decipher operations. Furthermore, a method is disclosed for operating a SCE in CBC mode, wherein the method involves a crypto operation hardware that comprises said SCE and an XOR stage supplied with data. The method may also comprise using a state register of said SCE to apply a chaining value. Said method may comprise reordering data supplied to said crypto operation hardware for decipher operations.

Apparatus and method for operating a symmetric cipher engine in cipher-block chaining mode

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Owner:IBM CORP

Oil-impregnated sintered bearing and production method therefor

ActiveUS20130101244A1Sufficient supplyGood molding effectShaftsBearing componentsMetallurgyElectric motor

An oil-impregnated sintered bearing which does not tend to produce squealing noises is provided. The oil-impregnated sintered bearing can be used as a bearing of an electric motor that may be intermittently used for a short time, such as a bearing of a window regulator motor. The oil-impregnated sintered bearing includes pores that include middle-sized pores with circle-equivalent diameters of 45 to 63 μm at 0.9 to 2.5%, interparticle pores with circle-equivalent diameters of 63 to 75 μm at 0.1 to 1.2%, and large interparticle pores with circle-equivalent diameters of larger than 75 μm at not more than 3%, with respect to the total number of the pores.

Oil-impregnated sintered bearing and production method therefor

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Owner:HITACHI POWDERED METALS COMPANY

Refrigerator and control method for refrigerator

ActiveUS10280673B2Improve user convenienceProvides adequateLighting and heating apparatusDomestic refrigeratorsEngineeringRefrigerated temperature

Provided is a refrigerator. While a user is holding an object in both hands, a door may be automatically and additionally opened using another part of a body other than hands.

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Owner:LG ELECTRONICS INC

Vehicle failure analysis system, vehicle failure analysis apparatus, and vehicle failure analysis method

ActiveUS20090292417A1Reduce processing loadProvides adequateVehicle testingRegistering/indicating working of vehiclesControl systemSystem identification

A vehicle failure analysis system for a vehicle equipped with a plurality of control systems, each of which includes one or more components, includes: a faulty system identification unit that identifies a faulty control system from among the plurality of control systems; and a faulty component identification unit that identifies a faulty component from among the one or more components which are constituents of the identified control system.