3M Innovative Properties Company

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation

Yi He

Jerald K Rasmussen

Kannan Seshadri

Catherine A Bothof

Douglas Eugene Weiss

George W Griesgraber

Clinton P Waller, Jr

Robert T Fitzsimons, Jr

James I Hembre

Duane Martin Evans

Heng Huang

Gene Robert Obie

Louis C Haddad

Richard B Ross

Erin A Satterwhite

Ronald Thaddeus Raines

Stephen B Roscoe

Ronald Jay Hinklin

Laura Lee Kiessling

Mark R Etzel

Stephanie J Moeller

Andrew Kilgour Juenger

Matthew B Soellner

Bradley L Nilsson

Stuart William Milton

Roy Goh

Michael Earl Gruber

Larry R Krepski

Sumita Basu Mitra

Steven M Heilmann

Edward Charles Giaimo, Iii

Naimul Karim

Diane R Wolk

Jie Yang

Alain L Michaud

Andrew Douglas Delano

Afshin Falsafi

Eumi Pyun

Brian A Shukla

Simon Kelly Shannon

Yifan Zhang

Douglas Reed Beck

Paul R Klaiber

Lisa S Lim

Mark W Nelson

Naji Shaheimi Shafi

Joan Ouyang

Haohao Lin

Thitipant Tantasirikorn

Todd Schoepflin

Stephen Richard Hartshorn

Thitipant Tantasrikorn

Robert T Fitzsimons

Clinton P Waller

Alain Michaud

Jr Clinton P Waller

Clinton Waller

Stephen Hartshorn

A substrate comprising a crosslinked polymer primer layer, and grafted thereto a ligand-functionalized polymer is provided. The grafted polymer has the requisite affinity for binding neutral or negatively charged biomaterials, such as cells, cell debris, bacteria, spores, viruses, nucleic acids, and proteins, at pH's near or below the pI's of the biomaterials.

Ligand functional substrates

Power management contracts for accessory devices are described. In one or more implementations, a power management contract is established for a system including a host computing device and an accessory device based at least in part upon power exchange conditions observed for the system. The power management contracts define operating constraints for power exchange between components of the system, including at least a power exchange direction and current limits. The host computing device and accessory devices are each configured to renegotiate the power management contract to dynamically change operating constraints in 'real-time.' Additionally, different power management contracts may be associated with identifying data corresponding to different types of accessory devices.

Power management contracts for accessory devices

Ligand functionalized substrates, methods of making ligand functionalized substrates, and methods of using functionalized substrates are disclosed.

Ligand functionalized polymers

Accessory device power management techniques are described in which a power exchange state for a system including a host computing device, an accessory device, and an adapter is recognized. Power exchange states may be defined according to relative states of charge (RSOC) and connection status for the system components and mapped to power management control actions. Responsive to the recognition of a current power exchange state, corresponding power management control actions may be ascertained and applied to jointly manage power for the system. For instance, the host device may draw supplemental power from a power source associated with an accessory device (e.g., a battery or power adapter) or supply power for use by the accessory device according to different states. Power exchanges may also be managed in accordance with capabilities of the accessory device identified based on authentication of the accessory device.

Accessory device power management

Method of making ligand functionalized substrates

The description relates to enhancing user experience with devices, such as host and peripheral devices. One example relates to devices that can automatically power down when packaged for shipping and power up when opened by the user. Another example allows automatic, secure pairing between sets of host and peripheral devices without any affirmative user actions.

Enhancing user experience relative to peripheral devices

Polyethyleneimine and polyalkylene biguanide ligand functionalized substrates, methods of making ligand functionalized substrates, and methods of using functionalized substrates are disclosed.

Ligand graft functionalized substrates

Reversible connectors for accessory devices are described. In one or more implementations, a connector cable for an accessory of a host computing device is configured such that a head of the connector cable may be plugged into a corresponding port of the host in either orientation (straight or reverse). The host computing device is configured to sample signals associated with allocated pins of the connector to detect connection of the connector to an accessory port and to ascertain an orientation of the connector. A combination of high and low values of signals conveyed via these allocated pins upon insertion of the connector may be used by a controller of the host to distinguish between different types of devices and to resolve the orientation of the connector cable. A switching mechanism of the host computing device may then be configured to automatically route signals accordingly.

Reversible connector for accessory devices

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Roseville, MN, United States of America

Yi He