Abstract: A venue display system displays personalized messages from a client and includes a playlist containing a sequence of composition playlists (CPLs) that can have the personalized messages. Also included are: a box, a server that communicates with the box and includes a processor to perform a validation of a received personalized message for compliance with a standard, and if complaint, then it is validated and a notification sent to the client. If the client fails to make the personalized message compliant, in a selected time period, the venue display system releases a screening slot of the personalized message in the playlist. A content server is part of a screen management system (SMS). Also included are a venue display management system, a digital projector and a storage device.
Abstract: A fixing device includes a heating body, a pressuring body, a heat source and a detecting mechanism. The detecting mechanism is not in contact with the heating body and including an infrared detecting element which detects infrared rays radiated from an outer circumferential face of the heating body. A longitudinal direction of the heating body is a second direction which crosses a first direction as a conveying direction of a recording medium. A detected area is arranged on the outer circumferential face of the heating body so that the infrared rays radiated from the detected area is detected by the infrared detecting element. The detecting mechanism is arranged in a posture inclined to another posture facing the outer circumferential face of the heating body so that a width in the second direction of the detected area is wider than a width in the first direction of the detected area.
Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for correcting a failure associated with a current firmware image are provided. Embodiments include a firmware selection module detecting the failure associated with the current firmware image stored in firmware memory corresponding to a component of a system. Embodiments also include the firmware selection module selecting from a plurality of backup firmware images, a replacement firmware image based on a status of at least one backup firmware image in response to detecting the failure. Embodiments also include the firmware selection module storing the selected replacement firmware image in the firmware memory.
Abstract: There are provided measures for congestion control on a cellular frequency providing broadcast services. Such measures exemplarily include removing an entry of a first system information block from a list included in a second system information block to be broadcasted, said first system information block including information related to multimedia broadcast and multicast services, said list including information related to broadcasted system information elements; prohibiting modification of an information tag included in said second system information block to be broadcasted, said information tag being indicative of a change of system information including at least said list; and prohibiting inclusion of a modification indicator in any paging messages to be transmitted, said modification indicator being indicative of said change of said system information.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 15, 2012
Date of Patent:
February 7, 2017
Assignee:
Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
Inventors:
Henri Markus Koskinen, Benoist Pierre Sebire, Woonhee Hwang, Jarkko T. Koskela
Abstract: A packaging box includes a body part, flaps and a buffer. The body part has a rectangular bottom plate and side plates erected from four sides of the bottom plate, and is provided with an opening at an upper face. The flaps are connected to upper edges of the side plates via fold lines to close the opening by being folded inside. The buffer is interposed between the body part and a packaged article. The buffer has an engaging groove formed so as to grip the side plate and the flap folded up the outside of the side plate by being folded back outside along the fold line.
Abstract: A jam detection section detects a sheet jam on a conveyance path based on results of detection by a sheet detection sensor. A printing stop section stops an image formation operation upon the sheet jam detection by the sheet jam detection section. Upon detection of completion of an operation of resolving the sheet jam by a user by a resolving operation detection section, a sheet breakage confirmation section judges, for the sheet taken out from the conveyance path by the user in the operation of resolving the sheet jam and then loaded on a document stand, whether or not there is any sheet lacking portion, based on image data generated by an image reading section. The stopping release section, upon judgment by the sheet breakage confirmation section that there is no sheet lacking portion, permits execution of image formation.
Abstract: A linear compressor is provided. The linear compressor includes a pair of planar spring assemblies mounted to an inner back iron assembly at opposite sides of the inner back iron assembly. A magnet is mounted to the inner back iron assembly at an outer surface of the back iron assembly.
Abstract: A system and method for protecting biological or other material from contamination through the steps of filling, freeze-drying, packaging, storing and use are disclosed. A system can include a flexible container, a membrane configured to transmit air or solvent vapor out of the flexible container, and a membrane frame supporting the membrane and engaged with at least one column member. The at least one column member can be configured to maintain the membrane and the membrane frame a spaced distance from one or more contents received within the flexible container. Upon application of a downward force, the at least one column member can assume a collapsed configuration. A method can include inserting a biological material, for example, into a flexible container, freeze-drying the biological material, moving the freeze-dried biological material to a portion of the flexible container that includes at least one port, and sealing the biological material within the portion.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 25, 2014
Date of Patent:
February 7, 2017
Assignee:
Vascular Solutions, Inc.
Inventors:
Howard Root, Stephen Anthony Penegor, James Arnold Murto
Abstract: A system that has a plate with a holder, in which the plate is centered in the holder both at room temperatures and at higher temperatures, independently of the thermal expansion of the plate and the holder, and in which the plate can freely expand in the holder at higher temperatures.
Abstract: The present technology relates to a solid-state imaging apparatus, a manufacturing method therefor, and an electronic apparatus by which fine pixel signals can be suitably generated. A charge accumulation section that is formed on a first semiconductor substrate and accumulates photoelectrically converted charges, a charge-retaining section that is formed on a second semiconductor substrate and retains charges accumulated in the charge accumulation section, and a transfer transistor that is formed on the first semiconductor substrate and the second semiconductor substrate and transfers charges accumulated in the charge accumulation section to the charge-retaining section are provided. A bonding interface between the first semiconductor substrate and the second semiconductor substrate is formed in a channel of the transfer transistor.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 15, 2014
Date of Patent:
February 7, 2017
Assignee:
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
Abstract: To provide an operation apparatus and image forming apparatus which can adequately notify users of status information of other apparatuses connected to the operation apparatus. The operation apparatus has: status information acquiring means 503 for acquiring status information of a multi-functional printer 100 associated with a specific tab item from the multi-functional printer 100; status information converting means 508 for converting the acquired status information into tab-type status information; tab item displaying means 510 for displaying tab-type status information in a tab display area which displays the specific tab item and which displays the other associated tab items in a tab display area which displays other tab items other than the specific tab item; and condition screen displaying means 513 for displaying a setting condition screen associated with the specific tab item to be displayed in one screen together with the tab which displays the tab-type status information.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 8, 2013
Date of Patent:
February 7, 2017
Assignee:
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.
Inventors:
Hiromi Sakata, Koji Maeda, Masayuki Tobinaga
Abstract: At one node of a series of nodes supporting a series of wireless links to at least one communication device, transmitting information to assist the selection at at least one other node of said series of nodes of one or more carriers for the wireless link between said at least one other node and said communication device and/or a wireless link between said at least one other node and a further node of said series of nodes between said at least one other node and said communication device.
Abstract: The present invention relates to hydroxamate compounds and pharmaceutical compositions that are useful for treating and/or preventing metabolic inflammation mediated diseases such as diabetes, obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, a neurodegenerative disorder (e.g., Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, or Huntington's disease), or any combination thereof. Moreover, the present invention also provides methods of treatment for these diseases or disorders.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 21, 2014
Date of Patent:
February 7, 2017
Assignee:
Metabolic Solutions Development Company, LLC
Inventors:
Steven P. Tanis, Scott D. Larsen, Gerald D. Artman, III, Timothy Parker
Abstract: Radio-frequency (RF) devices are fabricated by providing a field-effect transistor (FET) formed over an oxide layer, forming one or more electrical connections to the FET, forming one or more dielectric layers over at least a portion of the electrical connections, electrically coupling an electrical element to the FET via the one or more electrical connections, disposing a handle wafer layer on at least a portion of the one or more dielectric layers, the handle wafer layer being at least partially over the electrical element; and removing at least a portion of the handle wafer layer to form an opening exposing at least a portion of the electrical element.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 13, 2016
Date of Patent:
February 7, 2017
Assignee:
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
Inventors:
Jerod F. Mason, Dylan Charles Bartle, David Scott Whitefield
Abstract: A cross-flow fan (10) including a plurality of impellers (11a to 11g) connected in a direction of a rotation axis, each of the impellers (11a to 11g) including: a plurality of blades (12a to 12r); a first connection portion (13) having at least one projection; and a second connection portion (14) having concavities in a larger quantity than the projection, wherein, in a connection between the first connection portion (13) of one of the impellers (11a to 11g) and the second connection portion (14) of another one of the impellers (11a to 11g), the projection of the one of the impellers (11a to 11g) and one part of the concavities of the other one of the impellers (11a to 11g) are fitted to each other in one fitted state among N (N is an integer not smaller than two) ways of fitted states of having a matched rotation axis.
Abstract: A docking station for a beverage dispenser having a reservoir is provided. The docking station includes a base and an ultraviolet light emitter. The ultraviolet light emitter is positioned and/or configured to direct ultraviolet light into the reservoir of the beverage dispenser. Ultraviolet light from the ultraviolet light emitter may assist with treating water within the reservoir of the beverage dispenser.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 10, 2014
Date of Patent:
February 7, 2017
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
Inventors:
Alan Joseph Mitchell, Joel Erik Hitzelberger
Abstract: Sorbent compositions including sorbent particles of a small particle sized sorbent with increased pneumatic conveyance properties. The sorbent compositions have relatively small median particle size and have a controlled particle size distribution (PSD). Specifically, the sorbent compositions include a relatively small percentage of very fine particles, such as a small percentage of particles having a particle size of not greater than about 5 ?m. The sorbent compositions are particularly useful for the treatment of a flue gas stream to remove mercury from the flue gas stream.
Abstract: Network packet traffic in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network is analyzed by associating a micro network access agent with a single network element in the LTE network and performing packet traffic analysis for packet traffic processed by the single network element using the micro network access agent.