Patents Assigned to SYSTEM INC.
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Patent number: 9958615Abstract: A monolithic optical element and system is used for collimating or focusing laser light from or to optical fibers. The optical fiber terminates in a tip that directly abuts against the first surface of the optical element. The optical element may provide a collimation or focusing function depending upon whether the abutting fiber delivers light for collimation or receives focused light from a collimated beam. The optical element may be a standard or modified barrel or drum lens, with the first and second surfaces being convex curved surfaces having the same or different radii of curvature. The end of the optical element to which the fiber abuts may have a diameter to match the inner diameter of a ferrule for positioning the fiber. A pair of the elements may be used for collimation and focusing in a Raman probehead or other optical detection system.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2017Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: Kaiser Optical Systems Inc.Inventor: James M. Tedesco
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Patent number: 9959333Abstract: A method and system for providing unified access to data for multiple computing devices includes a system that associates multiple computing devices with a user of an information management system, assigns information management policies to data from the multiple computing devices within the information management system, and collects multiple data objects from the multiple computers. The system may generate a preview version of each collected data object, and provide at least one preview version of a collected data object to a computing device associated with the user. The system may also generate indexing information for each collected data object and distribute the indexing information with the preview version of the data object.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2016Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: Commvault Systems, Inc.Inventors: Paramasivam Kumarasamy, Anand Vibhor, Jun H. Ahn
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Patent number: 9956430Abstract: A remote control system is configured to support communication between a first environment having a first neutron radiation level and a second environment having a second neutron radiation level includes a first computing device and a second computing device. The first computing device is configured to control a treatment system in the first environment. The second computing device is configured to issue commands in the second environment for the treatment system. The first computing device is further configured to determine whether to enable or disable a function supported by the treatment system, determine whether there is pending time-sensitive data to transmit, and periodically transmit a first radiation therapy data collected in the first environment and a first interrupt to the second computing device in a servo loop.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2013Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Paolo Dalla Ricca, Kevin Greenberg
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Patent number: 9959903Abstract: A video playback method and a video playback apparatus are provided. The object path extraction module of the video playback apparatus extracts at least one object path from an original video. The video synthesizing module of the video playback apparatus selectively adjusts said object path, so as to synthesize the object path into the synthesis video. The video synthesizing module determines the time length of the synthesis video based on the playback time length set by user, wherein the time length of the synthesis video less than the time length of the original video.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2015Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: QNAP SYSTEMS, INC.Inventor: Chun-Yen Chen
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Patent number: 9957733Abstract: An access control device including an electromagnetic lock module for selectively locking and unlocking a door in a door frame is provided. The access control device provides a lower profiled electromagnetic lock module to improve the aesthetics and functionality of the module, supports and integrates modern accessories such as CCTV, CCD cameras, passive motion detection with automatic background correction, digital notification display, automatic source voltage selection, door and lock status indicators, and ease of installation. The present invention further provides components and circuitry to enable connection of the electromagnetic control module to 12 or 24 volts DC or to an unfiltered rectified AC power supply.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: Hanchett Entry Systems, Inc.Inventors: Michael A. Webb, Larry Gene Corwin, Jr., Matthew Lynn Petersen
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Patent number: 9960455Abstract: A device for preventing or extinguishing a fire in an electrochemical energy storage system comprising storage cells arranged in a storage housing, in particular lithium-ion cells, wherein a composition of expandable volume, containing a chemical compound for preventing or extinguishing a fire, is disposed with limited volume in one or a plurality of hollow spaces in or on the storage housing, and expansion of the volume of the composition can be activated by sensors.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2013Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: Key Safety Systems, Inc.Inventors: Martin Specht, Klaus Meiler
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Patent number: 9958469Abstract: An automated method of isolating and analyzing an analyte using a form-locking gripping mechanism. An analytical system comprising consumables and a handler, wherein the handler and consumable interact with a form-locking gripping mechanism are also included.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2014Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.Inventors: Renato Belz, Urs Knecht, Christian Thalmann, Veronika Trottmann
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Patent number: 9959077Abstract: Data words written to an SSD device, or other device or output data stream, may be randomized using a seed based on physical addressing information, such as a page address, column address, and a cycle count for the page address. This enables the storage and de-randomization of variable length data blocks stored at random locations within a page without requiring storage of additional data, which would make recovery impossible if lost in prior approaches. The page address, column address, and block address are physical attributes of the storage location for the data word and do not need to be saved and therefore will not be lost making recovery of the seed always possible. The cycle count can be saved and, if lost, limited trials with range of cycle counts can be exercised to de-randomize the data word and decoding may be used to determine whether descrambling was successful.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2014Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: Tidal Systems, Inc.Inventors: Meng Kun Lee, Priyanka Thakore
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Patent number: 9960494Abstract: A quadrifilar helix antenna includes a cylindrical support extending along an antenna axis; a plurality of spiral conductors wrapped helically on the cylindrical support and along the antenna axis from a feed end to a remote end; a circular ground plane perpendicular to the antenna axis; and each of the spiral conductors including a plurality of gaps, with the gaps having capacitors between conducting portions of the spiral conductors. The capacitors are positioned higher than 60 mm above the ground plane, and capacitance value varies inversely with height. The antenna exhibits a DU(10°)=?20 dB or better at an operating frequency f0=1575 MHz. The diameter of the cylindrical support is 30+/?5 mm. A total height of the cylindrical support is 300+/?50 mm. A winding angle of the helix is variable.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2017Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.Inventors: Dmitry Vitalievich Tatarnikov, Ivan Miroslavovich Chernetsky
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Patent number: 9957606Abstract: A circular PVD chamber has a plurality of sputtering targets mounted on a top wall of the chamber. A pallet in the chamber is coupled to a motor for rotating the pallet about its center axis. The pallet has a diameter less than the diameter of the circular chamber. The pallet is also shiftable in an XY direction to move the center of the pallet beneath any of the targets so all areas of a workpiece supported by the pallet can be positioned directly below any one of the targets. A scanning magnet is in back of each target and is moved, via a programmed controller, to only be above portions of the workpiece so that no sputtered material is wasted. For depositing a material onto small workpieces, a cooling backside gas volume is created between the pallet and the underside of sticky tape supporting the workpieces.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2015Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: Tango Systems Inc.Inventors: Ravi Mullapudi, Srikanth Dasaradhi, Lee LaBlanc, Suresh Palanisamy, Venkata Dora Chowdary Kakarla
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Patent number: 9956559Abstract: An instrument and a method for the automated thermal treatment of liquid samples are disclosed. An inter-distance between a temperature-controlled receptacle for loading with a plurality of vessels for containing the samples and end portions of optical fibers can be varied, wherein the receptacle is configured to form a thermal communication with the loaded vessels and wherein the optical fibers have first and second end portions. The first end portion and the second end portion of each optical fiber is fixed with respect to each other for transmitting light, wherein the variation of the in-ter-distance allows the vessels to be loaded to or unloaded from the receptacle and to enable detection of light from the samples contained in the one or more receptacle-loaded vessels.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2016Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.Inventors: Claudio Cherubini, Roger Iten, Emad Sarofim, Kurt Schildknecht
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Patent number: 9959270Abstract: A method for determining the prosody of a tag question in human speech and preserving said prosody as the human speech is translated into a different language.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2016Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: SPEECH MORPHING SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Fathy Yassa, Caroline Henton, Meir Friedlander
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Patent number: 9961010Abstract: A system for providing communications over a communications network includes a communications interface and a processor. The communications interface communicates over the communications network. The processor directs a communications scheduler to determine at least one metric for a path within the communications network. The processor also selects a data flow for the path and determines whether to transmit a packet in the selected data flow based on the at least one metric. The processor then directs a communications protocol handler to generate the packet for the selected data flow.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2017Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: Silver Peak Systems, Inc.Inventors: David Anthony Hughes, Balaji Balasubramanian, Danny Kwok
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Patent number: 9961786Abstract: An engine control unit (ECU) includes a housing, a cover sealingly engaged with the housing, a circuit board disposed in the housing and support structure disposed in the housing and associated with an inner surface of the cover. At least one fastener couples both the support structure and the circuit board to the housing. An adhesive bonds at least portions of the support structure to portions of the inner surface of the cover. The support structure is constructed and arranged to limit deflection of the cover when internal pressure increase in the ECU.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2013Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.Inventors: Ravi Kiran Kothamasa, Kevin D. Moore
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Patent number: 9958569Abstract: The present invention provides a four-sided scanning system for vehicles that uses a combination of backscatter and transmission based X-ray imaging to achieve material discrimination. In one embodiment, the system is designed as a mobile, drive-through system, which can be folded and stowed in a truck and can be conveniently deployed at any place when required.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2014Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: Rapiscan Systems, Inc.Inventors: Edward James Morton, Andreas F. Kotowski
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Patent number: 9955960Abstract: A tissue support device is provided for managing access through tissue. The tissue support device engages the tissue proximate an opening in the tissue and biases the tissue support device to bring the engaged tissue together.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2016Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC.Inventor: Kevin J. Ehrenreich
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Patent number: 9956429Abstract: A method of evaluating a portal dose image includes obtaining a template from a database, the template prescribing one or more evaluation criteria, receiving a first portal dose image, and using a processor to evaluate the first portal dose image based at least in part on the one or more evaluation criteria from the template. In some embodiments, a second image is automatically evaluated after the first image is evaluated. A system for evaluating a portal dose image includes a processor that is communicatively coupled to a database, the database having a template that prescribes one or more evaluation criteria, wherein the processor is configured to obtain the template from the database, receive a first portal dose image, and evaluate the first portal dose image based at least in part on the one or more evaluation criteria from the template.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2011Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignees: VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL AG, VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Todd G. Holmes, David Kleiner
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Patent number: 9959717Abstract: A network system in a building complex linking different locations together and facilitating information and data exchange and access, includes ‘N’ number of autonomous nodes for receiving, processing, and storing sensory data collected by one or more sensors relating to an environment in ‘N’ number of regions within the building complex. The nodes are configured to communicate and share sensory data among the ‘N’ number of nodes and to generate a dynamic virtual map of the building complex environment that is accessible by users having access to the network.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2014Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: Networked Emergency Systems Inc.Inventors: Barry Thornton, Mark Cohen
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Patent number: 9957116Abstract: A system for providing vacuum to a moving element of a transport system, the system includes: a vacuum chamber on the moving element for storing vacuum; a vacuum source; a vacuum inlet provided on the vacuum chamber and for connection to the vacuum source; and a vacuum outlet in communication with the vacuum chamber and positioned on the moving element. The vacuum source may be provided on and travel with the moving element or on the transport system and periodically engage with the vacuum chamber. Where the vacuum source is provided on the moving element, a vacuum chamber may not be required. Further, the vacuum source may be driven by electrical energy and/or mechanical energy in various configurations.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2016Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc.Inventors: Darragh Staunton, Albert Kleinikkink
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Patent number: 9959399Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses may provide a mobile device with the ability to locally detect fraudulent activity by an unauthorized user. A mobile device may include a fraud detection module that may build a historical usage pattern of a user of the mobile device. The fraud detection module may monitor usage of the mobile device for multiple parameters and record events pertaining to the parameters. Periodically or in response to each event, the fraud detection module may compute a current usage pattern using each of the current parameter values. The fraud detection module may compare the current usage pattern with the historical usage pattern and may use the comparison result to compute a confidence score. The fraud detection module may then compare the confidence score with a preset confidence score to determine whether fraudulent activity is occurring at the mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2015Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: Citrix Systems, Inc.Inventor: Jiawen Su
