US08940421B2
A battery module includes battery cells arranged side-by-side in a stacked configuration, the battery cells having positive and negative cell terminals. Buss bars are electrically connected to corresponding cell terminals to electrically connect adjacent battery cells. A battery cover coupled to the battery cells. A module controller is held by the battery cover and is electrically connected to the buss bars to monitor a voltage of the corresponding buss bar.
US08940420B2
A battery includes an electrode assembly including a first electrode and a second electrode, a first electrode terminal, and a first current collecting member electrically connecting the first electrode terminal and a first electrode uncoated region of the first electrode. The first current collecting member includes a first terminal connection region, a side plate extending downwardly from the first terminal connection region towards the first electrode uncoated region, a first current collecting piece extending from the side plate, the first current collecting piece being in contact with the first electrode uncoated region, and a fuse between the side plate and the first current collecting piece.
US08940414B2
A biscarbazole derivative of the invention is represented by a formula (1A) or (1B) below. In the formula (1A) or (1B): A1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group having 1 to 30 ring carbon atoms; A2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 30 ring carbon atoms, or substituted or unsubstituted nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group having 1 to 30 ring carbon atoms; X1 and X2 each are a linking group; Y1 to Y4 each represent a substituent; p and q represent an integer of 1 to 4; and r and s represent an integer of 1 to 3.
US08940397B2
Disclosed herein is a primer composition comprising an inorganic UV absorbing agent and a polymer selected from (i) a copolycarbonate, and (ii) a polyurethane obtained by reaction of a polyisocyanate and a copolycarbonate diol. Also disclosed is a coated article comprising a polymeric substrate, a primer layer disposed on at least one surface of said substrate, and an abrasion-resistant layer disposed on said primer layer, where the primer layer is made from the primer composition of the invention.
US08940386B2
A formed body having a curved surface, a method of producing the formed body, a front cover for a vehicle lighting device, and a method of producing the front cover. A front cover for a vehicle lighting device, mounted to a front opening in a vehicle lighting device having a lamp body and a light source which is provided in the lamp body, wherein a heat generating body is provided in a substantially rectangular region of that surface of the front cover which faces the light source. The heat generating body maintains the relationship of Ra =(2 R0), where R0 is the electric resistance value (initial value) of the heat generating body before the heat generating body is elongated and Ra is the electric resistance value of the heat generating body after the heat generating body is elongated 5%.
US08940385B2
The present invention relates to films with reinforced borders and edges which have a lower risk of the edges tearing during processing, to a method for producing such films, to a device for producing such films and to the use of such films.
US08940380B2
The present invention provides a coating liquid for forming an insulation film, which has a small shrinkage in the calcination step in water vapor and is not likely to cause cracking of a resulting silica coating film or detachment thereof from a semiconductor substrate; an insulation film using the same; and a method of producing a compound used in the same. The coating liquid of comprises an inorganic polysilazane whose ratio of a peak area at 4.5 to 5.3 ppm attributed to SiH1 group and SiH2 group with respect to a peak area at 4.3 to 4.5 ppm attributed to SiH3 group in 1H-NMR spectrum is 4.2 to 50; and an organic solvent. The insulation film is obtained using the coating liquid.
US08940373B2
The invention provides an aqueous liquid composition containing a water-soluble monomer, a photopolymerization initiator and an aqueous medium and further containing a polymer emulsion, wherein the water-soluble monomer is a monomer that has two or more ethylenically unsaturated bonds and is curable with an active energy ray.
US08940371B2
The present invention is directed to a composition capable of inhibiting moisture vapor emission from concrete structures and enhancing adhesion of a finish material to the concrete structure comprising an aqueous mixture of a first copolymer of mer units formed from vinylidene halide and a C1-C2 alkyl acrylate with a second copolymer of mer units formed from vinylidene halide and a C4-CS alkyl acrylate and to the method of forming a moisture barrier/adhesion promoter coating on concrete comprising applying from 2.8 to 5.6 liters (0.75 to 1.5 gallons) of an aqueous carrier having from 10 to 50 weight percent of the mixture of copolymers stated above per 14 m2 (150 square feet) of the free surface of a concrete structure.
US08940369B2
Process for producing a polymeric film which is furnished on one side with a cured polysiloxane coating and has an overall thickness of ≦45 μm by furnishing both sides of a collapsed tubular film with a cured polysiloxane coating.
US08940363B2
The present invention of three-stage process relates to preparing hollow particles with a buffer layer, exhibiting integrity of particle structure and uniformity of particle size, used in plastic or paper coating, and showing superior characteristics of gloss, whiteness, high opacity, high printing color density and good water resistance.
US08940362B2
A method of manufacturing porous core-shell polymer particles having a nonporous shell including: providing a first organic solvent containing a dissolved polymer; dispersing the organic solvent in an aqueous phase containing a stabilizer to form an emulsion; adding the emulsion to a second organic solvent wherein the second organic solvent is miscible with water and the first organic solvent, and a non-solvent for the polymer; and evaporating the first and second organic solvents from the emulsion to form core-shell polymer particles. The method results in core-shell polymer particles comprising a common binder polymer for the core and the shell wherein the core has a porosity and the shell is non-porous. The particles have a porosity from 10 to 70 percent.
US08940360B1
An asphalt composition, process, and apparatus for repairing cracks and other distressed areas in road surfaces. The asphalt composition comprises an aggregate material and a cold pour asphalt emulsion, preferably a quickset cationic asphalt emulsion. The aggregate material will preferably be a graded aggregate material. The asphalt emulsion and the aggregate material will preferably be mixed together and then delivered into the distressed area in not more than 20 seconds. A small mixing assembly is preferably held in suspension over the road surface for continuously receiving and mixing the asphalt emulsion and aggregate components and delivering the mixture into the distress area.
US08940346B1
A method and apparatus for infrared peeling of fruits and vegetables is disclosed herein.
US08940344B2
Provided are oral products that provide engaging and flavorful experiences to a user. The oral product includes a plurality of capsules, a powdered component, a viscous component and a binder that create a matrix that is molded into a shape. In a preferred embodiment, the capsules provide functional and flavorful ingredients. In an embodiment, the matrix is enclosed in a porous material that forms a pouch.
US08940343B2
The present invention relates to a personal care composition. More particularly the present invention relates to stabilization of UVA sunscreen dibenzoylmethane derivatives or even more particularly Parsol 1789™ (4-t-butyl-4′-methoxydibenzoylmethane) in personal care compositions. It is an object of the present invention to provide a personal care composition with relatively long photoprotection efficiency. It is another object of the present invention to stabilize Parsol 1789 by use of a natural substance or materials derived from plants. Surprisingly the present inventors have found that theaflavin or black tea extract having high levels of theaflavin, can act as a photostabilizer for dibenzoylmethane derivatives or Parsol-1789™.
US08940339B2
The invention relates to novel microemulsions comprising a non-polar lipid, at least one polar solvent, a surfactant, and a polar lipid. A microemulsion of these ingredients provides an environment that substantially encloses airborne particles, and it can be used for entrapping such particles. The inventive microemulsions are especially adapted for the prevention of symptoms in mammals, which are indirectly or directly caused by airborne particles. The invention further provides compositions comprising such microemulsions and methods of treatment comprising administering the same.
US08940338B2
Formulations containing sanguinarine or chelerythrine or the salts thereof or extracts containing them in admixture with suitable carriers and/or excipients for the treatment and/or prevention of mucositis.
US08940329B2
Described are granules composed at least of a substantial amount of ibuprofen, at least one pharmaceutically-acceptable super disintegrant, and at least one pharmaceutically-acceptable binder different from the super disintegrant(s), the super disintegrant(s) being substantially uniformly dispersed throughout the granules. The methods for preparing such granules are described. The granules are useful in forming solid dosage forms such as filled capsules or compressed solid dosage forms.
US08940314B2
The invention provides a repellent to harmful flying insects which comprises as an effective ingredient at least one selected from the group consisting of glycerin fatty acid ester, sorbitan fatty acid ester, acetylated monoglyceride, organic acid monoglyceride, propylene glycol fatty acid ester, polyoxyethylene sorbitan, fatty acid, sucrose fatty acid ester, sorbitan, and soybean oil fatty acid methyl ester; a method for repelling harmful flying insects which comprises the step of applying the repellent to a plant to which the insects are harmful.
US08940312B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a composition for external use comprising a polyunsaturated fatty acid having higher stability over time. The present invention provides the following composition, in which the stability over time of a polyunsaturated fatty acid is high.A composition comprising a component (A) and a component (B) shown below, the component (B) being dispersed in a continuous phase that contains the component (A): (A) at least one member selected from the group consisting of tocopherol and phytic acid; and (B) liposomes containing a polyunsaturated fatty acid or a derivative thereof.
US08940309B2
The present invention provides a one phase, aqueous vaccine composition for immunizing an animal against infection by Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, comprising: an immunizing amount of a Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae bacterin, an acrylic acid polymer in the concentration range between 0.8 and 1.2 mg/ml, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and substantially no oil. It is especially useful for immunizing a pig against infection by Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae for at least 20 weeks after a single administration, which effective immunity is reached within 4 weeks after vaccination.
US08940297B2
One aspect of the invention contemplates a mutant E-WE thrombin precursor that contains the SEQ ID NO:1 amino acid residue sequence. Another aspect contemplates a thrombin precursor that contains the amino acid residue sequence Asp/Glu-Gly-Arg at positions 325, 326 and 327 based on the preprothrombin sequence. A third aspect contemplates a thrombin precursor that contains the SEQ ID NO:1 amino acid residue sequence as well as the amino acid residue sequence Asp/Glu Gly Arg at positions 325, 326 and 327 based on the preprothrombin sequence. Also contemplated is a composition that contains an effective amount of mutant thrombin dissolved or dispersed in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. A method is also disclosed for enhancing treating and preventing thrombosis in a mammal in need using that composition.
US08940289B2
The instant invention provides soluble fusion protein complexes and IL-15 variants that have therapeutic and diagnostic use, and methods for making such proteins. The instant invention additionally provides methods of stimulating or suppressing immune responses in a mammal using the fusion protein complexes and IL-15 variants of the invention.
US08940288B2
The present invention relates to a therapeutic polypeptide and methods for its creation and use for modulating an immune response in a host organism in need thereof. In particular, the invention relates to the administration to an organism in need thereof, of an effective amount of a pre-coupled polypeptide complex comprising a lymphokine polypeptide portion, for example IL-15 (SEQ ID NO: 5, 6), IL-2 (SEQ ID NO: 10, 12) or combinations of both, and an interleukin receptor polypeptide portion, for example IL-15Ra (SEQ ID NO: 7, 8), IL-2Ra (SEQ ID NO: 9, 11) or combinations of both, for augmenting the immune system in, for example, cancer, SCID, AIDS, or vaccination; or inhibiting the immune system in, for example, rheumatoid arthritis, or Lupus. The therapeutic complex of the invention surprisingly demonstrates increased half-life, and efficacy in vivo.
US08940286B2
A method and evaluation kit are provided, in which a high-capacity urate transporter is identified to assist in the early treatment and prevention of urate transport-related disease and inflammation-related disease. The method can include a step for detecting variations in genes that encode ABCG2 protein. When a subject has an SNP of V12M, R113X, Q126X, Q141K, F208S, G268R, E334X, S441N, L447V, S486N, F506SfsX4, R575X, and/or C608X, it can be concluded that the subject has a factor that is capable of inducing urate transport failure, or a state or disease attributable to that failure. When a subject has an SNP of V12M, it can be concluded that, unlike the other SNPs, there is a possibility that the subject does not possess such a factor because, although this variation itself does not lead to a change in urate transport capability, said variation is related to linkage disequilibrium with other SNPs.
US08940283B2
Disclosed herein a cosmetic composition for treating keratin fibers, for instance, human keratin fibers such as the hair, comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, at least one cationic poly(vinyllactam) polymer, at least one fatty alcohol, and at least one polyol with a molecular weight of greater than 80.
US08940282B2
A process for reducing hair damage upon treatment of hair by heat comprising the steps of providing a hair care composition comprising a heat-stable silicone material, applying said composition onto hair, providing a heat generating hair care appliance, and treating hair using said appliance; use and kit thereof.
US08940276B2
Provided are human alpha-synuclein-specific autoantibodies as well as fragments, derivatives and variants thereof as well as methods related thereto. Assays, kits, and solid supports related to antibodies specific for α-synuclein are also disclosed. The antibody, immunoglobulin chain(s), as well as binding fragments, derivatives and variants thereof can be used in pharmaceutical and diagnostic compositions for α-synuclein targeted immunotherapy and diagnosis, respectively.
US08940275B2
An agent for imaging of a biological system or delivering drugs to a biological system including one or more nanoparticles formed of at least one gadolinium coordination polymer.
US08940273B2
Chelators of the formulae (I), (II) and (III) and tricarbonyl complexes of radioisotopes of Tc and Re bound to them, for use in myocardial imaging.
US08940272B2
Provided are novel human tau-specific antibodies as well as fragments, derivatives and variants thereof as well as methods related thereto. Assays, kits, and solid supports related to antibodies specific for tau are also disclosed. The antibody, immunoglobulin chain(s), as well as binding fragments, derivatives and variants thereof can be used in pharmaceutical and diagnostic compositions for tau targeted immunotherapy and diagnosis, respectively.
US08940270B2
To provide a sulfur trioxide decomposition catalyst, particularly, a sulfur trioxide decomposition catalyst capable of lowering the temperature required when producing hydrogen by an S—I cycle process.A sulfur trioxide decomposition catalyst comprising a composite oxide of vanadium and at least one metal selected from the group consisting of transition metal and rare earth elements is provided. Also, a sulfur dioxide production process comprising decomposing sulfur trioxide into sulfur dioxide and oxygen by using the sulfur trioxide decomposition catalyst above, is provided. Furthermore, a hydrogen production process, wherein the reaction of decomposing sulfur trioxide into sulfur dioxide and oxygen by an S—I cycle process is performed by the above-described sulfur dioxide production process, is provided.
US08940267B2
A method of purifying a nanodiamond powder includes preparing the nanodiamond powder, heating the nanodiamond powder at between 450° C. and 470° C. in an atmosphere including oxygen, performing a hydrochloric acid treatment on the heated nanodiamond powder, and performing a hydrofluoric acid treatment on the nanodiamond powder obtained after performing the hydrochloric acid treatment.
US08940262B2
The invention relates to a process for the removal of NO and NO2 from an oxygen-containing gas stream, which comprises a scrubbing step in which the gas stream is brought into contact with an ammonia-containing scrubbing solution, NO is oxidized to form NO2 by means of the oxygen present at a pressure of at least 2 bar and temperatures of from 15° C. to 60° C. and at least part of the NO2 present in the gas stream is converted by means of the ammonia-containing scrubbing solution into ammonium nitrite and a downstream decomposition step in which the ammonium nitrite present in the scrubbing solution is thermally decomposed into elemental nitrogen and water, where the decomposition step is carried out at temperatures of from 121° C. to 190° C. and a pressure of from 2 to 40 bar. The invention likewise relates to a plant for operation of the process of the invention.
US08940257B2
According to the present invention, ruthenium or a ruthenium compound, which is expensive, can be collected with high efficiency even from an aqueous solution containing a water-soluble salt, a lower alcohol, an organic acid or the like, by adding at least one specific inorganic adsorbent to an aqueous solution containing ruthenium or the ruthenium compound, dissolving the entirety or a part of the inorganic adsorbent under an acidic condition, and then adding an alkali to adjust the solution to be an alkaline solution having a pH value of 7 or higher, thereby depositing the inorganic adsorbent while causing the inorganic adsorbent to adsorb ruthenium or the ruthenium compound.
US08940253B2
A process and apparatus are disclosed for hydrotreating a hydrocarbon feed in a hydrotreating unit and hydrocracking a second hydrocarbon stream in a hydrocracking unit. The hydrocracking unit and the hydrotreating unit may share the same recycle gas compressor. A make-up hydrogen stream may also be compressed in the recycle gas compressor. The second hydrocarbon stream may be a diesel stream from the hydrotreating unit. The diesel stream may be a diesel and heavier stream from a bottom of a hydrotreating fractionation column.
US08940252B2
A rack device for a sample distribution system includes a rack having receptacles for sample carriers and a rack carriage. The rack carriage and the rack can be solidly connected to one another by a latching device that can be released without the use of tools.
US08940239B2
Techniques are provided for operating a reactor during a catalyst transition period. The instantaneous reaction rate during a catalyst transition period can be determined using real-time measured process variables, and material balance calculations to provide an instantaneous reaction rate in approximately real time. According to certain embodiments, a material balance can be performed on the reactor system using a continuous ideal stirred tank reactor to determine the fractions of each type of catalyst that are present in the reactor, as well as the overall weight percent of catalyst in the reactor. A controller can then calculate the overall instantaneous reaction rate based on the respective catalyst fractions and the overall weight percent of catalyst in the reactor. The catalyst feed rate can then be adjusted based on the determined instantaneous reaction rate to maintain the instantaneous reaction rate within desired limits during a catalyst transition period.
US08940235B2
A chemical sensor is disclosed. The chemical sensor is an electronic device including in specific embodiments a first transistor and a second transistor. The first transistor includes a semiconducting layer made of a first semiconductor and carbon nanotubes. The second transistor includes a semiconducting layer made of a second semiconductor, and does not contain carbon nanotubes. The two transistors vary in their response to chemical compounds, and the differing response can be used to determine the identity of certain chemical compounds. The chemical sensor can be useful as a disposable sensor for explosive compounds such as trinitrotoluene (TNT). The electronic device is used in conjunction with an analyzer that processes information generated by the electronic device.
US08940231B2
In the measuring equipment, a nozzle driving unit 10 equipped with a bar code reader decides whether the cartridge container being set is a special-purpose container, in which a predetermined reagent is injected separately in advance and to which a bar code is attached, or a general-purpose container that is prepared by separately injecting reagents by hand into an empty cartridge container, and when the cartridge container is a special-purpose container, a CPU 1 reads out measurement conditions from a measurement condition storage part for special-purpose reagents 3a based on the information included in the bar code, and when the cartridge container is a general-purpose container, the CPU1 reads out measurement conditions for items of a measurement object selected and input by a measurer from a measurement condition storage part for general-purpose reagents 3b to conduct a measurement.
US08940226B2
The invention proposes an arrangement for burning blast furnace off-gas from a bleeder valve. It comprises a bleeder valve (20) having a fixed hollow valve body (22) defining an outlet (26) and a valve seat and a movable obturator (24) that cooperates with the valve seat for closing the bleeder valve and releasing blast furnace off-gas through the outlet. The arrangement includes an apparatus for combustion of blast furnace off-gas released by the bleeder valve (20). This apparatus is characterized by an ignition device (32, 38, 40, 42, 44) that is arranged on or adjacent the valve body or the moveable obturator of the bleeder valve (20) itself. The ignition device (32, 38, 40, 42, 44) has its spatial ignition range located downstream the outlet in a region where blast furnace off-gas released through the outlet mixes with ambient air when the obturator is in an open position so as to allow open-air combustion of blast furnace off-gas released into ambient air at the location of the bleeder valve.
US08940223B2
In the method for manufacturing slabs of ceramic material which envisages preparation of an initial mix comprising ceramic sands with a grain size of less than 2 mm, preferably less than 1.2 mm, a binder and the so-called filler namely mineral powders chosen from feldspars, nephelines, sienites, mixed with clays and/or kaolinites, which powders after firing form a continuous ceramic matrix, deposition of the initial mix on a temporary support for the compaction step by means of vacuum vibrocompression, drying and firing, a binder consisting of an aqueous dispersion of colloidal silica called silicasol is used.
US08940222B2
A breather for vacuum bag processing of a part comprises a sleeve of resilient material placed around the part.
US08940220B2
This disclosure provides methods of flash sintering and composition created by these methods.
US08940211B2
A unitary two component article for personal hygiene, such as a toothbrush, wherein the same is formed by injection molding of two differing plastic materials. The plastics do not adhesively or chemically bond to each other. The two differing plastic parts of the toothbrush are mechanically connected, such as by interfitting portions of the two plastic components or by shrinking one plastic component about the other.
US08940209B2
Various embodiments of polymer fibers comprising a high heat polymer and process for making the polymer fibers are provided. In one embodiment, synthetic polymer fibers comprise polyetherimide polymer that is substantially free of foreign particulate matter greater than about 100 microns in size. A process for producing polymer fiber includes melting polymer comprising polyetherimide to a melt temperature that ranges from about 180-500° C. to form a molten polymer; passing the polyetherimide that is substantially free of foreign particulate matter above about 100 microns in size, through a spinneret comprising a plurality of hole openings to produce a fiber bundle; and cooling the fiber bundle with a cooling medium having a temperature that ranges from about 0° C. to about 80° C.
US08940192B2
Provided is a method of producing carbon particles for an electrode, each containing particles of a metal capable of forming an alloy with lithium, being formed by an aggregation of numerous fine particles composed of carbon, and having a hollow open-cell structure in which cells among the fine particles form a plurality of interconnected pores. The method includes mixing together a monomer having a low compatibility with a polymer to be formed, an organic solvent having a low compatibility with the polymer to be formed, and particles of a metal capable of forming an alloy with lithium, to prepare a monomer-containing mixture; dispersing the monomer-containing mixture in an aqueous phase to prepare a suspension containing, dispersed therein, oil droplets of the monomer-containing mixture; polymerizing the oil droplets in the suspension to prepare resin particles; and curing the resin particles. The carbon particles find use for negative-electrode in lithium-ion secondary batteries.
US08940190B2
A composite for providing electromagnetic shielding including a plurality of nanotubes; and a plurality of elongate metallic nanostructures.
US08940188B2
A system for the production of synthesis gas and, for the production thereof, where the system is preferably a net carbon dioxide absorber. The invention covers both the methodology for the development of the process and the system for the implementation of the process, inclusive of the required utility systems.
US08940187B2
Provided are a ceramic composite for light conversion, which is capable of maintaining a high radiant flux even when the proportion of Gd and Ce is increased to tune the fluorescence peak wavelength to the longer wavelength side, a process for producing the ceramic composite, and a light emitting device including the ceramic composite. The ceramic composite for light conversion is a solidification product including a composition that is represented by a specific formula, and has a texture of continuously and three-dimensionally mutually entangled oxide phases including at least two phases of a first phase and a second phase, characterized in that the first phase is a Y3Al5O12 fluorescent phase activated with Ce, and the second phase is an Al2O3 phase, and the first phase and second phase account for 97% by area or more of a cross section of the solidification product, or characterized in that the first phase is a Y3Al5O12 fluorescent phase activated with Gd and Ce, and the second phase is an Al2O3 phase, and the first phase and second phase account for 97% by area or more of a cross section of the solidification product.
US08940185B2
To provide a novel liquid crystal compound having general physical properties necessary for the compound, namely, stability to heat, light and so forth, a wide temperature range of a liquid crystal phase, a high clearing point, a good compatibility with other compounds, a large refractive index anisotropy, a large dielectric anisotropy and a small viscosity. The liquid crystal compound is provided as compound (1): wherein, for example, R1 is alkyl having 1 to 20 carbons; ring A1 and ring B1 are 1,4-cyclohexylene or 1,4-phenylene; Z1 and Z2 are a single bond, —CH2CH2—, —CH═CH— or —C≡C—; L1 is fluorine; L2, Y1 and Y2 are hydrogen, fluorine or chlorine; and X1 is halogen, —C≡N or alkyl having 1 to 10 carbons, and in the alkyl, arbitrary —CH2— may be replaced by —O— or —S—, and m is 1 and n is 0.
US08940181B2
A heat transfer fluid emulsion includes a heat transfer fluid, and liquid droplets dispersed within the heat transfer fluid, where the liquid droplets are substantially immiscible with respect to the heat transfer fluid and have dimensions that are no greater than about 100 nanometers. In addition, the thermal conductivity of the heat transfer fluid emulsion is greater than the thermal conductivity of the heat transfer fluid.
US08940180B2
The present invention relates, in part, to heat transfer and refrigerant compositions and methods that include HFC-32; HFO-1234ze and HFC-125.
US08940154B2
A system and process for the preparation of high quality gasoline through recombination of catalytic hydrocarbon includes fractionator and extractor. The upper part of the fractionator is equipped with light petrol pipeline, the lower part of the fractionator is equipped with heavy petrol pipeline, the middle part of the fractionator is equipped with medium petrol pipeline. The medium petrol pipeline is connected with a medium petrol extractor, the upper part of the medium petrol extractor is connected with the medium petrol raffinate oil hydrogenation unit through the pipeline, the lower part of the medium petrol extractor is connected with the medium petrol aromatic hydrocarbon hydrogenation unit through the pipeline. The medium petrol aromatic hydrocarbon hydrogenation unit is then connected with the light petrol pipeline in the upper part of the fractionator through the pipeline, the lower part of the heavy petrol extractor is connected with the medium petrol aromatic hydrocarbon hydrogenation unit through the pipeline, the upper part of the heavy petrol extractor is connected with the medium petrol raffinate oil hydrogenation unit through the pipeline.
US08940143B2
An embodiment of the invention relates to a biochip comprising at least two measurement electrodes, a synthesis electrode, a ground electrode, a gap between the at least two measurement electrodes, a porous dielectric isolation layer and a gel comprising a probe in the gap, wherein the porous dielectric isolation layer is between the synthesis electrode and the gel. Yet other embodiments relate to the method of manufacturing the biochip and using the biochip for electrical detection of bio-species.
US08940128B2
The invention aims at suppressing the self bias generated at the surface of the inner wall of the vacuum processing chamber, to thereby suppress the chipping of the inner wall surface of the vacuum processing chamber or the consumption of the inner parts of the vacuum processing chamber. The present invention provides a plasma processing apparatus comprising a vacuum processing chamber, a vacuum processing chamber lid sealing an upper portion of the vacuum processing chamber, an induction antenna, a Faraday shield disposed between the induction antenna and the vacuum processing chamber lid, and a high frequency power supply for supplying high frequency power to the induction antenna, wherein the induction antenna is divided into two or more parts, the Faraday shield is divided into a division number corresponding to the division number of the induction antenna, and high frequency voltages are applied thereto via a matching box from the one high frequency power supply.
US08940127B2
A high gloss laminated panel is manufactured by applying a layer of a resin composition on a substrate layer and applying elevated pressure at elevated temperature for a time sufficient to at least partially cure the resin preferably without back-cooling. The resin composition includes a melamine formaldehyde resin in water and further includes one or more additives chosen from the group of thiourea, 1-amino-2-thiourea, stabilized guanidine, thio-acetamide, or an additive.
US08940117B2
Techniques are described for fabricating multilayer structures having arrays of conducting elements or apertures in a conductive grid which can be used to form frequency selective surfaces (FSSs), antenna arrays and the like on flexible substrates. Fabrication techniques can include use of a polymer mask or direct dielectric molding. In embodiments utilizing a polymer mask, a temporary 3D polymeric relief pattern is formed on a substrate and used as a mask or stencil to form the desired pattern elements. In an additive process, the conductive material is deposited over the masked surface. Deposition can be followed by mask removal In the subtractive process, the conductive layer can be deposited prior to formation of the polymer mask, and the exposed parts of the underlying conductive layer can be etched. Other embodiments utilize dielectric molding in which the molded structure itself becomes an integral and permanent part of the FSS structure.
US08940104B2
A cleaning composition for removing temporary wafer bonding material is provided. The cleaning composition comprises an alkylarylsulfonic acid and an aliphatic alcohol dispersed or dissolved in a hydrocarbon solvent system. Methods of separating bonded substrates and cleaning debonded substrates using the cleaning composition are also provided. The invention is particularly useful for temporary bonding materials and adhesives. The methods generally comprise contacting the bonding material with the cleaning solution for time periods sufficient to dissolve the desired amount of bonding material for separation and/or cleaning of the substrates.
US08940096B2
A vertical thermal processing apparatus including: a substrate supporter; a transfer mechanism to transfer substrates between the substrate supporter and a container; and a thermal processing furnace to process substrates that have been loaded thereinto with the substrate supporter. The substrate supporter includes: support columns located at intervals therebetween to surround the substrates, supporting parts for substrate and supporting parts for annular plate provided at the support columns in a tier-like manner, for alternately supporting peripheral parts of the substrates and of annular plates at predetermined intervals therebetween, and annular plates to be supported by the supporting parts for annular plate, when seen from a direction in which the substrates are transferred. Each of the annular plates has an intermediate part having a thickness smaller than thicknesses of the peripheral parts thereof to be supported by the support columns.
US08940095B2
An apparatus for growth of uniform multi-component single crystals is provided. The single crystal material has at least three elements and has a diameter of at least 50 mm, a dislocation density of less than 100 cm−2 and a radial compositional variation of less than 1%.
US08940090B2
Described are morphology stable wax compositions comprising the (trans)esterification product of a wax-forming composition comprising: (a) a triglyceride stock, a fatty acid stock, or a mixture thereof; and (b) a glycerol-based composition comprising glycerol, polyglycerol, or a mixture thereof. Methods of making the waxes are also described. The wax compositions may be used in candles, stack waxes, jell candles, cosmetics, food coatings, adhesives, board manufacturing (e.g., particle board and oriented strand board), urethane foams or coatings, alkyd coatings, coating formulation additives, printing additives, polymer processing agents, extrusion processing aids, polymer plasticizers, mold releases, polishes, and stick markers.
US08940088B2
In an advantage of embodiments of the invention, there is provided an aqueous ink composition at least containing water, silver particles, and a humectant, and the humectant is at least one member selected from glycerols, glycols, and saccharide.
US08940075B2
A method for fabricating fine reduced iron powders comprises the following steps: heating fine iron oxide powders having a mean particle size of smaller than 20 μm to a reduction temperature of over 700° C. to reduce the fine iron oxide powder into iron powders that are partially sintered into iron powder agglomerates; and performing a crushing-spheroidizing process on the iron powder agglomerates to obtain individual iron powders having a mean particle size of smaller than 20 μm. The method can reduce iron oxide powers into iron powders having a rounded shape and a high packing density and a high tap density, which are suitable for the metal injection molding process and the inductor fabrication process. The reduced iron powder may further be processed using an annealing process and a second crushing-spheroidizing process in sequence to further increase the sphericity, packing density, and tap density of the reduced iron powder.
US08940072B2
A parallel passage fluid contactor structure for chemical reaction processes has one or more segments, where each segment has a plurality of substantially parallel fluid flow passages oriented in an axial direction; cell walls between each adjacent fluid flow passages and each cell wall has at least two opposite cell wall surfaces. The structure also includes at least one active compound in the cell walls and multiple axially continuous conductive filaments either embedded within the cell walls or situated between the cell wall surfaces. The conductive filaments are at least one of thermally and electrically conductive, are oriented in axially, and are in direct contact with the active compound, and are operable to transfer thermal energy between the active material and the conductive filaments. Heating of the conductive filaments may be used to transfer heat to the active material in the cell walls. Methods of manufacturing the structure are discussed.
US08940071B2
A filter element may include a first end disc, a second end disc, a filter medium arranged between the first and second end discs, wherein the first and second end discs are spaced by a filter medium. A third end disc may connect the first and second end discs and be arranged obliquely to at least one of the first end disc and the second end disc. The third end disc may include at least one of an inlet and outlet.
US08940065B2
A ductless laboratory hood apparatus includes a housing defining an interior work chamber, a filtration chamber, an access window opening into the work chamber from an ambient laboratory environment, and an exhaust outlet opening from the filtration chamber into the laboratory environment, a filter system disposed between the work and filtration chambers, and an air circulation system for creating and directing an airstream to flow from the laboratory environment through the access window, the work chamber, the filter system, the filtration chamber, and the exhaust outlet to return into the laboratory environment. The filter system has both a main filter whose constituent material is highly efficient but is also degradable if exposed directly to laboratory processes, and an attenuation filter disposed between the work chamber and the main filter to intercept and attenuate laboratory processes that potentially degrade the main filter, thereby preventing degradation of the main filter.
US08940059B2
Disclosed is an azo compound represented by the formula (1) below, a salt thereof, or a copper complex salt compound thereof. (In the formula, R1 and R2 independently represent a hydrogen atom, a sulfonic acid group, a lower alkyl group or a lower alkoxyl group; R3-R6 independently represent a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group or a lower alkoxyl group; R7 represents a lower alkyl group or a lower alkoxyl group; and n represents 0 or 1.)
US08940058B2
The present invention relates to a composition comprising a fluorescent whitening agent and a tertiary alkanolamine, a stable aqueous solution of such a composition and use of such composition for the bleaching of textile fibers or paper.
US08940048B2
A device for insertion into a spinal (intervertebral or intravertebral) space is expandable from a first circumference to a second circumference through axial compression of segments of the device, particularly once the device has been properly situated within a vertebral space. The interbody/intravertebral body device is characterized by a plurality of axially stacked, individual segments that are provided on a central insertion and deployment rod. Each segment includes a central plate or body to which are pivotally attached plate or leaf structures. Pivoting of the structures provides a collapsed or unexpanded position of the first circumference and an open or expanded position of the second circumference.
US08940045B2
An intraocular lens comprises an optic and at least two haptics, each of which comprises a step feature that protrudes from a posterior surface of the haptic to prevent posterior capsular opacification.
US08940041B2
The disclosure relates to a woven fabric for use in an implantable medical device. The woven fabric has shape memory element strands woven with textile strands. At least one of the shape memory element strands has at least one float of at least five textile strands between binding points.
US08940032B2
An orthopedic connection assembly is described that comprises a housing member for receiving an implant that is operably connected to a receiving member for receiving an anchor member. The connection assembly is configured to have a locking mechanism that secures and fixes the relative orientation between the implant and the anchor member. The connection assembly can comprise a plate member receivable within the housing member. When a securing member such as a set screw is introduced downwardly into the housing member to secure the implant, the securing member applies a lateral force to the plate member, which presses against an interference member within the receiving member. The interference member presses against the anchor member, such that the anchor member is fixed in a position relative to the implant.
US08940030B1
The present invention relates generally to medical devices and methods for use in spinal surgery. In particular, the disclosed devices relate to a spinal fixation system and an intervertebral spinal implant assembly sized and dimensioned for the lumbar spine implantable via an anterior or anterolateral approach. The devices include an implant, bone screws, and an improved locking mechanism to prevent the back out of screws.
US08940027B2
A bone-anchored surgical mesh has slot-like anchoring members that allow for the variable placement of screws and other bone fasteners. This permits the surgeon discretion in the placement of bone fasteners used to attach the mesh to the patient's bone. The elongate openings of the anchoring members allow for a sliding motion between the bone fasteners and the anchoring members, and facilitates positioning and articulation of the mesh. The anchoring members may include bushings to aid the sliding motion of the anchoring member on the bone fastener. In one embodiment, the mesh consists of shorter modular strips that overlap each other such that a single bone fastener is passed through two overlapping anchoring members to lock the two modular mesh strips together. Additional modular mesh strips can be added on at either end, as desired, to provide the desired length of dural coverage.
US08940013B2
A human skin treatment arrangement configured to treat surface conditions of human skin, especially the wrinkle, fine lines or scar appeared on the surface of human face, or for improving absorption efficiency of cosmetic or medical transdermal agent. In a treatment mode, the arrangement is configured for attaching to a portion of human skin such that the area of the human skin under treatment is maintained in a stretched position to enhance the treatment effect. In a further embodiment, the arrangement comprises a wrinkle relief agent, a scar relief agent or a cosmetic or medical transdermal agent to treat the surface of the skin.
US08940009B2
The invention is directed to a bladeless trocar obturator to separate or divaricate body tissue during insertion through a body wall. In one aspect, the obturator of the invention comprises a shaft extending along an axis between a proximal end and a distal end; and a bladeless tip disposed at the distal end of the shaft and having a generally tapered configuration with an outer surface, the outer surface extending distally to a blunt point with a pair of side sections having a common shape and being separated by at least one intermediate section, wherein each of the side sections extends from the blunt point radially outwardly with progressive positions proximally along the axis, and the shaft is sized and configured to receive an optical instrument having a distal end to receive an image of the body tissue. With this aspect, the tapered configuration facilitates separation of different layers of the body tissue and provides proper alignment of the tip between the layers. The side sections include a distal portion and a proximal portion, the distal portion of the side sections being twisted radially with respect to the proximal portion of the side sections. The intermediate section includes a distal portion and a proximal portion, the distal portion of the intermediate section being twisted in a first radial direction and the proximal portion of the intermediate section being twisted in a second radial direction opposite the first radial direction.
US08939998B2
A biological tissue is sutured or ligatured, a suture and ligature member such as a ligature wire is cut, and then a holding member is reliably recovered from the body. In a holding member of a medical ligature tool, a protrusion is disposed between distal lateral holes, and proximal lateral holes, so that it protrudes outward in a diameter direction thereof. On the other hand, a concave portion is formed in the inner periphery of a cutting member. When the cutting member is extended to cut a ligature wire, the concave portion is fitted to the protrusion to allow the holding member to engage the cutting member.
US08939997B2
Medical systems, devices and methods are provided for engaging tissue, e.g. for clipping tissue, closing a perforation or performing hemostasis. Generally, the medical system including a housing, first and second jaws rotatable relative to the housing, a driver, and an elongate drive wire. The elongate drive wire may be disconnected from the driver, first and second jaws, and the housing, which are left in vivo engaged with the tissue.
US08939990B2
A birthing glove exposes portions of the finger and thumb, which may be covered by a regular surgical glove. The birthing glove has a trank having an inner wall covering the palm and backhand of the birthing practitioner. Four finger sleeves and a thumb sleeve extend from the trank and terminate over the first phalanx of each finger. A cuff extends from the trank for covering at least a portion of the practitioner's forearm and an inflatable bladder is disposed over the inner wall of the trank adjacent to the back of the hand for inflation in order to expand behind the exposed fingers and thumb of the practitioner in order to dilate the birth canal and provide access to the head of the infant.
US08939985B2
A device for dispensing biomaterial includes a handle configured to receive a syringe, the syringe including a biomaterial and a threaded plunger, and an engagement pin retained within the handle and slidable between a first position and a second position. The engagement pin is configured to engage the threaded plunger in the first position, the engagement pin is further configured to disengage from the threaded plunger in the second position.
US08939984B2
A method of performing an osteotomy including the steps of: providing a guide assembly; placing the guide assembly in operative relationship to a bone to be cut so that the guide assembly defines first and second guide edges that are in fixed relationship to each other to each guide movement of a cutting tool; guiding the cutting tool along each of the first and second guide edges to produce first and second cut lines in the bone to facilitate separation of a fragment of the bone from between first and second bone surfaces formed respectively at the first and second cut lines; separating the bone fragment so that a gap with a first width is formed between the first and second bone surfaces; and changing the width of the gap to be less than the first width.
US08939980B2
A system for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction using holes in bone created by retrograde cutting. A rotary cutter, mounted onto an insertion post of a tibial guide, is inserted through an anteromedial portal and the rotary cutter placed on the anatomical origin of an ACL tibial insertion. A drill pin is drilled through the tibia and advanced until it contacts and engages a cannulation in the rotary cutter on the guide. Further rotation of the drill pin disengages the rotary cutter from the guide. The retrograde drill pin is then retracted and simultaneously rotated for retrograde cutting of a socket or tunnel of desired depth in the tibia. A similar system is provided to form a socket or tunnel in the femur except that a femur guide is used in place of the tibial guide.
US08939971B2
Methods, systems and devices for evaluating the integrity of a uterine cavity. A method comprises introducing transcervically a probe into a patient's uterine cavity, providing a flow of a fluid (e.g., CO2) through the probe into the uterine cavity and monitoring the rate of the flow to characterize the uterine cavity as perforated or non-perforated based on a change in the flow rate.
US08939966B2
Methods for imaging or optical sensing of a material are provided. A first fluorescent image or optical signal of a material can be recorded, the material can be perturbed, and then a second fluorescent image or optical signal of the material can be recorded. The two fluorescent images or signals can be subtracted to give a differential image or optical signal.
US08939951B1
A fluid collection device for withdrawing a fluid from an object includes a chamber having a plurality of apertures and an opening for flow of the fluid. A tube is positioned in fluid communication with the opening of the chamber for withdrawing fluid out of the chamber. At least one of the apertures is positioned within a recess for substantially preventing clogging of the apertures during collection and removal of the fluid. The plurality of apertures may be interconnected by grooves for directing the flow and preventing clogging of the apertures. The tube has a plurality of holes that are positioned within the chamber and held in place with a retaining ring. The apertures may be positioned so that spaces are provided between the apertures for placement of the tube or other devices. Exposed edges of the chamber and recesses are radiused for reducing irritation to a person.
US08939949B2
The present disclosure relates to a stacked multi-disk pump for the pumping of ocular fluid and/or tissue during ophthalmic surgery. The stacked multi-disk pump includes an inlet port, a stacked multi-disk assembly, a fluid chamber, a central hub, a motor, and an outlet port. The motor and the hub induce the multi-disk assembly to rotate. As the multi-disk assembly rotates, the fluid is propelled into the inlet port, progresses axially, circumferentially, and radially through the stacked multi-disk assembly, and flows out the outlet port. The pump may be incorporated, for example, into the handpiece of an ophthalmic surgical instrument or a surgical console.
US08939940B2
A syringe for use in the pressurized injection of a fluid. The syringe includes a syringe barrel composed of a polymeric material having undergone expansion via blow molding, and an injection molded attachment mechanism which is integral with the syringe barrel and is located at the proximal end of the syringe barrel. The syringe barrel has a consistent wall thickness and is capable of withstanding pressures of at least 1200 psi. The syringe barrel includes a biaxial stretch sidewall as a result of the blow molding process while the attachment mechanism remains essentially unchanged by the blow molding process. The polymeric material can be, for example, polyethyleneterephthalate, cyclic olefin polymer, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyvinylidene chloride, polyethylene naphthalate and/or nylon.
US08939937B2
One embodiment is directed to a method for advancing a needle into a tissue structure, comprising: advancing a distal end of a needle insertion assembly, the assembly comprising an insertion member coupled to a tissue interface indentor member and movably coupled to an elongate needle member, against a targeted tissue structure such that a distally protruding shape feature of the tissue interface indentor member engages one or more portions of the targeted tissue structure adjacent a distal tip of the elongate needle member at a position at which the elongate needle member distal tip is configured to be advanced through the insertion member and into the tissue structure, and locally changes an available angle of penetration between such portions and the distal tip of the elongate needle member; and inserting the elongate needle member relative to the insertion member and tissue interface indentor member.
US08939935B2
A drive mechanism having integrated status indication includes a drive housing, a status switch interconnect, a drive biasing member, a piston, and a drug container having a cap, a pierceable seal, a barrel, and a plunger seal, wherein the drive biasing member is configured to bear upon an interface surface of the piston. Drive mechanism may include an incremental status stem having a stem interconnect, wherein the stem resides within the drive housing and the piston, and wherein the stem has an interconnect which engages one or more contacts on the piston to provide incremental feedback. A drug delivery pump with integrated status indication includes a housing and an assembly platform, upon which an activation mechanism, an insertion mechanism, a fluid pathway connection, a power and control system, and the drive mechanism having a drug container may be mounted.
US08939931B2
Disclosed is an access catheter, having a distal segment which is moveable from a reduced outside diameter for positioning at a target site, and an enlarged outside diameter to create an enlarged internal working lumen. In one application, the catheter is configured for use as an intracranial aspiration catheter. Methods are also disclosed.
US08939924B1
An orthotic brace and brace hinge are disclosed where the brace hinge comprises a first hinge element operably connected to a second hinge element, at least one hinge element having a magnetic field whereby the magnetic field provides a magnetic force urging one hinge elements in a pre-determined direction. Embodiments of the present invention generally utilize magnetic forces to stabilize, influence and/or maintain adjacent joint portions in pre-determined desired relationships and for constraining motion and/or rotation of the joint portions. Through the use of the repelling and attracting forces of magnets, mechanical forces in the brace and brace hinge can be replaced or supplemented to reduce the force put on joint bones, to influence the bones so that the joint is biased into certain positions or to apply different forces through different points of joint flexion. Embodiments of braces with magnetic fields on other brace elements are also disclosed.
US08939923B2
This invention relates to a pressure related ulcer and perineal dermatitis prevention and treatment device and method of use. The device may be used in conjunction with a urine collection and disposal system that would be beneficial for incontinent users. In use the device forms an automatic pressure controlled topical hyperbaric oxygen chamber and further incorporates a flexible inflated tube system that is controlled by a microprocessor to relief pressure on affected areas of a user's body and provide circulation stimulating therapeutic massage. When used by incontinent persons the device automatically removes expressed urine to minimize additional risk factors known to cause or exacerbate pressure related ulcers and perineal dermatitis.
US08939916B2
Medical devices for navigation through anatomy, including guidewires, which may have a core wire, a slotted tubular member, or both. Embodiments may have coils, including non-circular cross-section edge-wound marker coils, extended coil tips, and soldered or glued mesial joint coils. Core wires may have a step, ridge, or taper at the joints to the tubular member, and may be flattened at the distal tip. Radiopaque material may be located inside the tubular member, and the distal tip may be heat treated to make it shapeable. Additional tubular members or coils may be used concentrically or in line and may enhance flexibility, provide radiopacity, reduce friction, or reduce material or manufacturing cost. Tubular members may be chamfered or tapered continuously or incrementally. Slots may be arranged in groups, such as groups of three, and may be equal in depth or unequal in depth to provide a steerable or compressible tip.
US08939913B2
A heating and monitoring system is described having a focused antenna to monitor temperature of internal tissue and or bodily fluids in a non-invasive way. The focused antenna is shielded to form and relatively small and manageable package that can be placed to monitor internal tissue and/or bodily fluids.
US08939910B2
A hydrogel marker is placed under stress during its curing stage, in one embodiment, by application of an externally applied force. The stress may also be induced during or after the dehydration process. The direction of the externally applied force increases the length, width, depth, or radial extent of the marker. The elastic limit of the marker is exceeded when the external force is applied so that the marker substantially retains its stressed size and shape when the externally applied force is removed. When the stretched or otherwise deformed dehydrated marker is hydrated, it substantially returns to the configuration it had prior to its dehydration and prior to the application of the externally applied force.
US08939903B2
A method of measuring emotional response of at least one subject to a specific sensory stimulus comprises establishing (202) a plurality of basic emotions for measurement, including one or more positive affect emotions and one or more negative affect emotions. The subject is presented (302) with the specific sensory stimulus, and for each basic emotion is further presented (306) with a computer-generated display comprising interactive animated visual images representative of a metaphorical concept corresponding with the basic emotion. Input is then received (308) from the subject, who is enabled to adapt the animated visual images to accord with an emotional response to the sensory stimulus. The received input is converted to a corresponding quantitative emotional response value for each basic emotion. The quantitative emotional response value may be a difference value derived from a change in emotional state of the subject and based upon an initial calibration of emotional state performed prior to presenting the subject with the sensory stimulus. A visual presentation (1000) is generated, which comprises representations (1004, 1012, 1014) of the quantitative emotional response values for each of the plurality of basic emotions, whereby the relative emotional response of the subject in respect of each basic emotion is visually distinguishable.
US08939890B2
An implantable penile prosthesis is attachable to a pump and a reservoir and includes a distal part formed by a rear tip that is connected to a proximal part formed by a cylinder. The cylinder is oriented on a first longitudinal axis, and a distal portion of the rear tip forms a fluid chamber communicating with the cylinder. A tubing junction is integrally formed with the distal portion and communicates with the fluid chamber in the rear tip. A strain relief portion has a bore disposed on a second longitudinal axis, where the second longitudinal axis forms an acute angle relative to the first longitudinal axis, and the acute angle has a measurement that does not exceed 5 degrees. An exterior surface of the rear tip, between the tubing junction and the cylinder, provides the distal portion of the rear tip with a constant outer diameter.
US08939885B2
The disclosed system and method are directed to qualifying an image(s) and exposing an individual to the qualified image(s) for the purpose of eliciting a relaxation response. More specifically, a sequential rendition of qualified images are presented to either a normal or cognitively impaired person in order to elicit relaxation and/or reduce agitation. Qualified images include those with both particular natural landscape content or elements (e.g., low vegetative growth, an open area, trees, a horizon, a visible sky, an absence of any man-made structures, and fresh water) and a particular average fractal dimension.
US08939883B2
A blood pump assembly includes a blood pump configured for implantation and a cable assembly for providing power and control signals to the blood pump. The cable assembly includes a strain relief assembly and a driveline. The strain relief assembly secures the cable assembly to the blood pump and has an outer surface that is curved along a longitudinal extent of the strain relief assembly at least along an outer peripheral side of the outer surface. The strain relief assembly defines a compartment and an internal passage that leads to the compartment. The driveline houses a plurality of conductors that extend from the driveline through the internal passage and into the compartment.
US08939878B2
Plural conveying paths including guide plates are arranged on both sides of a sheet in its thickness direction, being linked from an upstream side to a downstream side in a conveying direction of the sheet. A stopper is arranged in at least one of the conveying paths to make contact with a leading edge of the sheet conveyed through the conveying paths thereby stopping the sheet and forming a bending portion at the sheet. A pair of folding rollers is arranged between the conveying paths to nip the bending portion of the sheet to form a folding line at the sheet. An adjusting member is provided on the guide plates to adjust a space between the guide plates.
US08939873B2
A disc holder dock includes a top cover having an opening for a driving wheel. The top cover has a cradle area for docking a gyroscopic wrist exerciser. The top cover further has a guide vane for directional guiding of the gyroscopic wrist exerciser. The top cover has a top cover sidewall. A middle frame mounted to the top cover. The driving wheel is mounted to the middle frame. The driving wheel is connected to the middle frame by a support. A lower plate is for holding a disc. The lower plate has a lower plate upper side and a lower plate lower side. The lower plate further includes a disk storage area.
US08939870B2
A method of controlling a rolling or coasting function of a vehicle with a drive train having a drive motor, an automatic or automated transmission, a controllable shifting means, a brake device and a drive speed control device. The vehicle speed is regulated by the drive speed control device and the braking device is activated, as needed, when driving on a downhill gradient section. To effectively and reliably use the rolling or coasting function in suitable driving situations, taking into account the influence of the driving speed control device, a rolling or a coasting condition for a downhill gradient taper is checked, when driving on the downhill gradient section, and, when the rolling or coasting condition is satisfied, the transmission controls interrupt the flow of power in the drive train before the vehicle entering a flat area, and/or before the driving speed control device generates an engine torque request.
US08939853B1
An article of manufacture for the training of athletes in the skills, shooting, dribbling and throwing of ball sports with an elastic material in the form of a pull-up sleeve, a sleeve that is pulled up and worn above and below the elbow with the restraining tubes on the top and bottom of the inside of the elbow joint, a sleeve that has 2 (two) flexible, semi-rigid restraining tubes above and below the elbow, the restraining mechanism will only allow the elbow joint to close to 90 degrees, a sleeve that remains in place during extensive use with the sleeve construction of and in elastic or stretchable material and foams, and the sleeve can be turned to the back of the elbow to protect the elbow joint.
US08939852B1
A putting alignment tool includes a pair of spaced, telescoping arms each having an upper end and a lower end. The upper ends are joined with a horizontal bubble level having a divot-repair fork hingedly attached thereto. Magnetically attached to the divot-repair fork is a ball marker. The lower ends of the arms are joined with a weighted ball that maintains the tool in a vertical orientation when the tool is suspended. Accordingly, a golfer extends the arms to a desired length and suspends the tool by grasping the upper end. The bubble level allows the golfer to verify that the weighted arms are indeed vertical. Then, the ball and cup are framed between the two arms to determine the optimum putting path.
US08939848B2
A golf club head having a low-density insert located in a top portion thereof. The insert may be only in the top line of the club head or extend from the heel around the toe. The insert may extend through a hosel and optionally be visible on a heel-side surface. The insert may be mounted on a back surface of a striking face, and may extend a distance down the back surface. The insert may extend into, and provide part of, a golf ball striking face.
US08939835B2
A visual indication of user proficiency at interacting with an application program such as a computer game can be provided through a system and/or method configured to determine an actions count corresponding to a number of input device signals generated and/or application program actions initiated during application program execution; normalize the actions count to determine an actions per minute value; and output illumination signals during application program execution using a set of illumination devices such as LEDs carried by an input or output device, where the illumination signals indicate a user performance level relative to a set of actions per minute thresholds. Actions per minute thresholds and/or particular illumination devices corresponding thereto can be selected or programmably specified in response to user input received by way of an illumination control GUI.
US08939828B2
A biomass conveying and distributing system for separating and distributing lighter biomass residue from heavier or denser biomass, utilizing available air flow from the cleaning system of the harvester. The harvester will discharge a flow of heavier or denser biomass with an airborne flow of lighter biomass residue. The system includes a conveyor for receiving and conveying the heavier or denser biomass, and residue distributing apparatus disposed above the conveyor in a path of at least a portion of the airborne flow of lighter residue, including at least one deflector configured and operable for redirecting the airborne flow sidewardly away from the conveyor, above a passage through which the conveyor passes carrying the heavier biomass away from the harvester.
US08939822B2
An HVAC system is provided and includes an evaporator for providing cold air and a heater core for providing hot air. A heater airflow path directs an airflow through a heater air outlet where a heater damper door controls the volume of the airflow through the heater air outlet. A defroster airflow path directs an airflow through a defroster air outlet and a defroster damper door controls the volume of the airflow through the defroster air outlet. The defroster damper door operates independently from the heater damper door. A separation channel is located between the heater airflow path and the defroster airflow path to separate the airflow of the heater airflow path from the airflow of the defroster airflow path.
US08939814B2
A smart toy driving system for a mobile terminal connected to the mobile terminal such that a reaction generated by an interaction between a certain character and a mobile terminal user upon the execution of an application installed in the mobile terminal is expressed in a motion of the character. The smart toy driving system includes a mobile terminal provided with an audio signal generating part which generates an audio signal having a predetermined pattern and then outputs it through a terminal part for outputting a sound; and a character which is detachably coupled to the terminal part of the mobile terminal so as to receive the audio signal, wherein the character comprises a signal converting part which converts the received audio signal into a driving signal preset according to a predetermined patterned waveform, and a mechanism part which takes a predetermined mechanical action according to the converted driving signal.
US08939813B2
Electronic toys have now been around for years and are powered through mechanisms that require a toy to be tethered to a cable or utilize conventional batteries. Such toys are inconvenient because they consume a user's time to re-charge them, which in turn also limits the utility of these toys. Embodiments of this invention implement toys using an inductively coupled power transfer system, which is a wireless mechanism that is convenient to use and provides a faster way for the user to re-charge the toy. Some embodiments include an electronic device comprising an inductive charging plate, and a toy comprising an internal charge pad, a storage capacitor set to a predetermined voltage level, and a discharging device that discharges a function to implement the toy.
US08939802B2
Provided is a connection terminal 11 including a terminal body 12 and a movable contact 13 having a pair of spring portions 42a and 42b extending in the same direction from the both sides of a contact tab 43, wherein the end portions of the spring portions 42a and 42b of the movable contact 13 are fixed to the terminal body 12, the contact tab 43 at the tip end of the movable contact 13 is conductively connected to the other terminal to be connected by being pushed to the terminal, and the movable contact 13 is formed in a process in which a metal plate is blanked to form a pair of spring portions 42a and 42b having a wavy shape in planar view at both sides of a central portion of the plate which will be the contact tab 43, and the portion of the plate is folded in the same direction as a boundary so that the spring portions 42a and 42b extend in parallel from the both sides of the contact tab 43 including the portion of the plate.
US08939801B2
A connector between battery modules and a battery system comprising the same are provided. The connector between battery modules comprises: first and second connecting pieces (21, 22), the first connecting piece (21) being electrically connected to an output end of a first battery module, the second connecting piece (22) being electrically connected to an output end of a second battery module adjacent to the first battery module, and the first connecting piece (21) and the second connecting piece (22) being electrically connected to each other so as to form an electrically-connected part therebetween; a clamping unit configured to clamp the electrically-connected part; and a support (5), the clamping unit being fixed onto the support (5) so as to support the electrically-connected part between the first connecting piece (21) and the second connecting piece (22).
US08939796B2
A coaxial connector includes a surge protection component including a plurality of elongated members, a body portion that is configured to receive the surge protection component such that the elongated members extend along an outer surface thereof, and a center conductor disposed inside the body portion and spaced apart from the surge protection component so as to create a gap therebetween.
US08939793B1
An apparatus having a connector housing having an interior socket to receive a connector plug. The connector housing including a mounting hole through the interior socket, the mounting hole comprising a top opening in a first side of the interior socket and a bottom opening in a second side of the interior socket, the first side opposite the second side. A central axis of the mounting hole is oriented perpendicular to a central axis of the interior socket and the central axis of the mounting hole intersects the central axis of the interior socket, the mounting hole to allow a mounting element to pass through the interior socket along the central axis of the mounting hole.
US08939787B2
A ground clip for a PIU of a busway system has a two part assembly made with two different materials, a first hard material designed to remove dielectric coating on the busway section and a second highly conductive material to establish necessary electrical contact, cooperating together as the PIU is installed on the busway case to establish a reliable ground automatically and without tools.
US08939776B2
A central processing unit socket assembly includes a socket mounted on a circuit board, a locking apparatus, and a cover. The cover includes a main plate, a resilient first locking portion formed on a first end of a first surface of the main plate, a second locking portion formed on a second end of the first surface of the main plate opposite to the first locking portion, and a number of connecting pins protruding out from a second surface of the main plate opposite to the first surface of the main plate. The first and second locking portion of the first surface of the cover can be detachably latched to the socket. The connecting pins can be connected on the locking apparatus.
US08939772B2
A method for placing an absorbent article is provided. The method includes placing an absorbent article in an undergarment in a manner understood by the individual prior to wearing, capturing a still or video image of the absorbent article on the undergarment, and submitting the still or video image of the absorbent article. The consumer then receives output regarding the placement of the absorbent article.
US08939771B2
A taxidermy flesh removal system includes a system container and an electrode assembly provided in the system container and having a positive electrode and a negative electrode spaced-apart from the positive electrode.
US08939764B2
A porous metal augment is sized for use in mandibular or maxillar bone. The porous metal material of the augment facilitates and promotes ingrowth of the surrounding bone into the porous metal structure, thereby rebuilding a suitable foundation for affixation of dental implants. A non-porous core or insert can be embedded within the porous metal body of the augment, and can be made of a material suitable for firm threaded fixation of dental implants thereto. For example, the metal core can be formed of a titanium structure that has sufficient strength and resiliency to form a firm and long lasting threaded connection with a threaded stem of a dental implant.
US08939761B2
For the purification of waste gas containing nitrogen oxides in combination with CO, VOCs or nitrous oxide, in particular waste gas resulting from the production of cement clinker, nitric acid, adipic acid, fertilizers and uranium trioxide, a regenerative thermal post-combustion system with at least two regenerators (A, B) is used by means of which the CO, VOCs and nitrous oxide are thermally purified in the combustion chamber (1) at a temperature of 800 to 1000° C. and the nitrogen oxides are thermally reduced with the SCR catalyst (6) by adding a nitrogen-hydrogen compound, wherein the waste gas already thermally purified is removed from the respective two-part regenerator (A or B) at a suitable place at a temperature of approx. 300° C., guided via the SCR catalyst (6) in a constant direction of flow and subsequently fed back to the remaining section (A′, B′) of the regenerator (A or B).
US08939758B2
Candle compositions are disclosed which include a high concentration of liquid oils, yet are solid due the incorporation of wax-monoesters; thereby enhancing the scope, quality and functionality of candles. The wax-monoesters may be obtained from natural plant based waxes, including rice bran wax. Candles based on the candle compositions and methods of making the compositions are also disclosed.
US08939755B2
The invention relates to a device for the implementation of a method for the production of pellets of polyamide 6 or copolyamides. The method can include production of a melt of polyamide 6 or copolyamides by means of polymerization, production of pellets from the melt by means of underwater pelletization into a process fluid, removal of the pellets from a site of underwater pelletization in the process fluid, supply of the pellets in the process fluid to an extraction stage, extraction of low-molecular components as extract, and drying of the pellets after extraction, wherein the underwater pelletization stage and the extraction stage take place using the same process fluid.
US08939743B2
With the invention, a device for fluid feed for explosive forming, which has a valve and an activating mechanism to activate the valve, is to be improved, so that the device permits both good filling of a die with fluid and good sealing during the explosive forming process in a technically simple design. This task is solved by a device for fluid feed for explosive forming that has a valve and an activating mechanism to activate the valve, in which the activating mechanism is arranged separate from the valve in an inactivated valve state.
US08939733B2
A fan for an engine ventilation system includes a housing defining an inlet and an outlet. A hydraulic motor is coupled to the fan housing and includes a motor housing, motor shaft, and shaft seal disposed between the motor housing and the motor shaft. An impeller assembly is disposed in the housing, as well as a stationary baffle that includes a baffle inner edge disposed axially between the impeller assembly and a second wall of the fan housing. A deflector disc is coupled to the impeller assembly and includes a deflector disc outer edge positioned axially rearward of the baffle inner edge. The deflector disc and baffle direct any hydraulic fluid leaking past the shaft seal away from the impeller assembly to a collection chamber.
US08939732B2
Provided is a multi-stage compressor which includes: a first-stage compressing unit which includes a first compressing element with an impeller and a second compressing element with an impeller, the first and second compressing elements being connected to each other; and a rear-stage compressing unit which includes at least one rear compressing element with an impeller, wherein the rear-stage compressing unit receives a fluid compressed and output from the first-stage compressing unit.
US08939727B2
Platforms (36, 38) span between turbine blades (23, 24, 25) on a disk (32). Each platform may be individually mounted to the disk by a pin attachment (42). Each platform (36) may have a rotationally rearward edge portion (50) that underlies a forward portion (45) of the adjacent platform (38). This limits centrifugal bending of the rearward portion of the platform, and provides coolant sealing. The rotationally forward edge (44A, 44B) of the platform overlies a seal element (51) on the pressure side (28) of the forwardly adjacent blade, and does not underlie a shelf on that blade. The pin attachment allows radial mounting of each platform onto the disk via tilting (60) of the platform during mounting to provide mounting clearance for the rotationally rearward edge portion (50). This facilitates quick platform replacement without blade removal.
US08939720B2
A volute shaped pump casing (1) for a centrifugal pump includes a chamber for housing at least one impeller (4) mounted on a shaft (2) for rotating the impeller around an axis of rotation (2a), a volute shaped chamber which forms a flow channel divided into a first volute (5.1) and a second volute (5.2), and a first channel (6.1) and a second channel (6.2) connected to the first and the second volute respectively. The first channel is also called long channel and the second channel is also called short channel. In the volute shaped pump casing (1), the first or long channel (6.1) is axially displaced with respect to the second or short channel (6.2) and/or with respect to the second volute (5.2).
US08939714B1
A method of mounting a gear train to a torque frame includes providing a unitary carrier having a central axis that includes spaced apart walls and circumferentially spaced connecting structure defining mounts for interconnecting the walls. Spaced apart apertures are provided between the mounts at an outer circumference of the carrier. Gear pockets are provided between the walls and mounts extending to the apertures, and a central opening in at least one of the walls. A plurality of intermediate gears and a sun gear are inserted in the carrier. A first ring gear half is placed about the outer periphery of the intermediate gears, and attach a torque frame to the carrier.
US08939709B2
A system for operating a turbine includes a rotating component and a non-rotating component separated from the rotating component by a clearance. A first actuator is connected to the non-rotating component, and the first actuator comprises a shape-memory alloy. A method for operating a turbine includes sensing a parameter reflective of a clearance between a non-rotating component and a rotating component and generating a parameter signal reflective of the clearance. The method further includes generating a control signal to at least one actuator based on the parameter signal and moving at least a portion of the non-rotating component relative to the rotating component to change the clearance.
US08939708B2
A universal spherical reaction turbine for any flowing fluid at any depths or elevation that is capable of unidirectional rotation under reversible flow conditions. The turbine includes a rotatable shaft that is adapted to rotate about an axis of rotation; turbine blade support members that are fixedly attached to the rotatable shaft and a plurality of meridian turbine blades. The meridian turbine blades are fixedly attached to diametrically-opposite points that define a geometrical north-south meridian axis that is oriented at a skew angle to the axis of rotation of the rotatable shaft. The skew angle is greater than zero and less than 180 degrees, and, more preferably, between 25 and 35 degrees. The skewing ensures that those turbine blades that are attached to the diametrically-opposite points move on a helical trajectory with respect to the axis of rotation.
US08939704B2
A method for operating a multistage compressor is provided. The method includes monitoring the pump limit, wherein at least a first measurement parameter measured during operation is compared to a reference parameter. The reference parameter is characteristic of reaching the surge limit or a specific distance of the operating point from the surge limit. A multistage compressor is also provided. In order to enlarge the operating range without risking safety, it is proposed that each stage to be monitored individually for the onset of the surge.
US08939695B2
A metal end is applied and sealed to a plastic or paper/plastic composite container body by a crimp-seaming or double-seaming operation. The metal end has an outer curl joined to a compound-angle chuck wall that extends down from the curl. The chuck wall has an upper part that is substantially linear and at an angle α1 with respect to an axis of the end, and a lower part that is substantially linear and at a larger angle α2 with respect to the axis. The compound-angle chuck wall allows a substantial diametral clearance between a lower end of the lower part of the chuck wall and the inner surface of the container body, while there is substantially zero clearance, or preferably an interference fit, between the upper part of the chuck wall and the inner surface of the container body. Accordingly, the chuck wall guides the end into concentric alignment with the container body during application.
US08939694B2
A form-locking connection with compensation of position errors including a first component and a second component to be connected to each other; characterized by a first circular form-locking element associated with the first component; a second circular form-locking element associated with the second component, and a compensating element provided between the first form-locking element and the second form-locking element, wherein the form-locking elements are fixed in the axial position thereof and together with the compensating element form an interlocking arrangement which positions the first component and the second component with respect to each other, wherein a side of the first form-locking element which faces the second from locking element is provided with a first surface which is curved in the manner of a spherical segment and the center point of curvature of which is positioned on the axis of the first form-locking element; wherein that side of the second form-locking element which faces the first form-locking element is provided with a second surface which is curved in the manner of a spherical segment and the center point of curvature of which is positioned on the axis of the second form-locking element, and wherein the compensating element, on the sides thereof remote from each other in the axial direction, has a third surface and a fourth surface respectively curved in the manner of spherical segments, the respective curvatures of which surfaces are matched to the facing first surface and second surface curved in the manner of spherical segments.
US08939674B2
System and method for assembling blow molded parts without the use of separate fasteners, including a tab-and-slot or dovetail mortise and tenon joint that includes a slide-and-lock tab feature. A retention barb on the tab slides along a ramp to engage with a receptacle within the slot. Tabs and slots can have varying widths to create mutual incompatibility with other joint components that are otherwise similarly constructed. An optional stopper on the tab and corresponding notch within the slot can add an additional axis of incompatibility with other joints throughout the assembly. These features prevent incorrect assembly and allow convenient redesigns.
US08939671B2
A toothbrush system has a stem and an integrated paste dispenser disposed in a protective case. The stem may be manually advanced from the protective case to position a brush head for use. While the stem is being advanced, the integrated paste dispenser delivers a line of toothpaste along the top of the brush head bristles so that the toothbrush can be deployed and the toothpaste applied to the bristles in a single step.
US08939665B2
A label printer cassette is provided. Said label printer cassette comprises at least one supply of printing medium and a housing. The housing comprises a first surface, a second surface, said second surface being opposite said first surface, and at least one side extending between said first and second surfaces, one side having a switch operating arrangement having a ramped surface which is configured, in use to operate a switch of a label printer.
US08939654B2
A fiber optic connector and fiber optic cable assembly is disclosed. The assembly includes a fiber optic cable having a plurality of optical fibers. The assembly also includes a connector body, a multi-fiber ferrule and a protective housing. The fiber optic cable is anchored to a proximal end of the connector body and the multi-fiber ferrule is mounted at a distal end of the connector body. The multi-fiber ferrule supports end portions of optical fibers of the optical fiber cable. The protective housing mounts over the connector body. A dimensionally recoverable sleeve prevents contaminants from entering the protective housing through a proximal end of the protective housing. A dust cap and sealing member prevent contaminants from entering the protective housing through a distal end of the protective housing.
US08939651B2
A bearing assembly includes at least first, second and third raceway elements that are each separable from each other and at least first, second and third rows of truncated-cone-shaped rolling elements. The first and second raceway elements are disposed side-by-side in an axial direction of the bearing assembly and oppoe the third raceway element in a radial direction of the bearing assembly. The first and second rows of rolling elements are disposed between the first raceway element and the third raceway element and the third row of rolling elements is disposed between the second raceway element and the third raceway element. The rolling elements of the first and second rows commonly roll on a first raceway of the third raceway element and the rolling elements of the third row roll on a second raceway of the third raceway element, which is not parallel to the first raceway.
US08939650B2
This bearing comprises a fixed outer ring and a rotatable inner ring, and at least one lubrication ring having at least one lubrication duct extending between an outer surface and an inner surface of the lubrication ring. The at least one lubrication duct is placed so that the scalar product of a vector collinear to the longitudinal axis of the lubrication duct, and a vector (VL1) collinear to the tangent line (L1) to an outer cylindrical surface of the inner ring, at the point where the longitudinal axis of the lubrication duct (270) intersects the outer cylindrical surface of the inner ring, and oriented in the same direction as the rotation direction (F) of the inner ring, is strictly superior to zero, said vectors being projected in a plane (P2) perpendicular to the rotation axis of the bearing.
US08939647B2
The invention relates to a radial bearing for mounting a shaft, comprising the following features: several bearing shells which are curved according to the radius of the shaft and whose inner surface forms the plain bearing surfaces; a housing enclosing the bearing shells; at least one of the end regions of the respective bearing shell as seen in the circumferential direction is held in an interlocking manner on the housing in such a way that expansion and/or displacement of the end region or the entire bearing shell is possible; means for setting the curvature of the individual bearing shell.
US08939646B2
A shaft support and lubrication system can include two vise bearings, a lantern ring, and two or more sets of packings. The vise bearings can be rigid cylinder tubes. The lantern ring can be a flexible cylindrical tube with one or more outer grooves on an outer diameter, one or more inner grooves on an inner diameter, and one or more through holes from either the outer diameter or the one or more outer grooves to either the inner diameter or the one or more inner grooves. When arranged coaxially and installed on a shaft, the shaft support and lubrication system provide physical stabilization and provide lubrication or cleaning solution to the shaft.
US08939644B2
A swash plate 3 includes a substrate 11 made of an iron-based material, a hard first resin layer 12 provided to coat an end surface of the substrate 11, and a soft second resin layer 13 provided to coat the first resin layer 12. A spiral annular groove 12A is formed in a surface of the first resin layer 12, and the second resin layer 13 is provided to match the sectional shape of the first resin layer 12. With the soft second resin layer 13 on a sliding surface 3A of the swash plate 3, a swash plate 3 having a good fit in an initial stage of sliding can be provided. When the second resin layer 13 partially wears, a protrusion 12 of the first resin layer 12 of the hard resin is exposed to provide good wear resistance and good sliding properties.
US08939641B2
An X-ray imaging apparatus is provided. The X-ray imaging apparatus comprises an imaging assembly mounted on a rotary arm, the imaging assembly comprising an X-ray source and an X-ray detector coupled to the rotary arm so that X-rays emitted by the X-ray source are incidental to the X-ray detector. The X-ray imaging apparatus further comprises a first vibration measurement device coupled to the X-ray source and a second vibration measurement device coupled to the X-ray detector, and a first actuator and a second actuator configured to move the X-ray source and the X-ray detector to suppress at least one component of the vibrations measured by the first and second vibration measurement devices.
US08939635B2
A warning whip assembly includes an elongate whip, a light, wiring, a base, and an electrical connector assembly. The elongate whip has first and second ends. The light is mounted to the first end of the warning whip. The wiring extends from the light to the second end of the warning whip. The base is connected to the second end of the warning whip. The electrical connector assembly includes a first connector portion connected to the base with a waterproof connection. The wiring is connected to the first connector portion. The electrical connector assembly also includes a second connector portion that is releasably connected to the first connector portion.
US08939623B2
Disclosed is a projection lens that is disposed in front of a first semiconductor light emitting device and configured to irradiate light incident from the rear side to the front side. A first reflector reflects a part of the light emitted from the first semiconductor light emitting device to converge on the rear side of the projection lens. A light guide member is disposed across the front side of the projection lens and configured to emit the light incident from the second semiconductor light emitting device to a predetermined direction. A second reflector reflects a part of the light reflected by the first reflector toward the projection lens. The light reflected by the second reflector to be incident on the projection lens is emitted from the projection to avoid the light guide member.
US08939621B2
A lighting system for a vehicle comprises a headlamp light source. A trim piece is mounted adjacent the light source having an inner surface illuminated by light from the light source and an outer surface visible from outside the vehicle. The trim piece comprises a light transmitting plastic body, wherein a signature image is formed on the body having a foreground region and a background region. The foreground region has a corresponding surface characteristic on the inner and outer surfaces within the foreground region different from a corresponding surface characteristic on the inner and outer surfaces within the background region so that more light from the light source is transmitted through the foreground region than through the background region. The outer surface may be fully metalized to provide a pleasing appearance under ambient light conditions.
US08939611B2
The present disclosure involves a lighting apparatus. The lighting apparatus includes a photonic device that generates light. The lighting apparatus includes a printed circuit board (PCB) on which the photonic device is located. The lighting apparatus includes a diffuser cap having a curved profile covering the PCB and the photonic device. The diffuser cap has a textured surface for scattering light generated by the photonic device. The lighting apparatus includes a thermally conductive cup that surrounds the diffuser cap and thermal conductively coupled to the PCB. The cup has a reflective inner surface that reflects light transmitting through the diffuser cap. The lighting apparatus includes a heat dissipation structure for dissipating heat generated by the photonic device. The heat dissipation structure is thermally coupled to the cup.
US08939594B2
According to one embodiment, a display device includes a light-guiding body, a light source, a wavelength selection transmission layer, and a light control layer. The light-guiding body has a first major surface, a second major surface opposite to the first major surface, and a side face connecting the first major surface and the second major surface. The wavelength selection transmission layer is provided on the second major surface. The first major surface has a plurality of concave portions having inclined faces inclined relative to the first major surface. A ratio of a total area of the plurality of the concave portions projected on the first major surface, relative to an area of the first major surface is 8% to 25%. The plurality of the concave portions is evenly provided in the first major surface.
US08939593B2
In order to provide a temporary lighting solution in extreme weather or lighting conditions, this application has been conceived. A set of blowers will continuously operate to inflate a long cylindrical tube in which a light has been placed to illuminate a designated area. Because the unit may be used outdoors a stabilizing rod has been placed in the event of a sudden loss of power to prevent the tube from deflating rapidly and descending rapidly to the ground level and causing possible injury to persons on the ground or the light itself. Because this device may be used in extremely windy conditions, a plurality of outriggers will attach to the frame and extend outward to stabilize the device, when needed. Because the blowers will operate continuously and thereby produce noise a plurality of noise abatement containers are placed around the blowers to help lessen the noise level.
US08939590B2
A covering member appropriately covers an opening hole in a accommodating body. In a vehicle door mirror device, look of a visor body at the outer periphery of a mirror is enhanced by an upper covering plate and a lower covering plate of an inner cover covering an upper recess portion and a lower recess portion, respectively, in a peripheral wall of the visor body. The upper covering plate and the lower covering plate abut the upper recess portion and the lower recess portion, respectively. The upper covering plate and the lower covering plate can accordingly be positioned in the upper recess portion and the lower recess portion, respectively. The upper covering plate and the lower covering plate can accordingly appropriately cover the upper recess portion and the lower recess portion, respectively.
US08939589B2
A mirror reflector sub-assembly for a vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror reflective element having a glass substrate. A principal reflector portion has a first radius of curvature and an auxiliary reflector portion includes a curved recess having a second radius of curvature smaller than the first radius of curvature. The curved recess is established at the second surface of the glass substrate by physical removal of glass from a portion of the substrate. The mirror reflective element is supported at a side of a mirror back plate and an opposing side of the mirror back plate is adapted for attaching the mirror back plate to a mirror actuator of an exterior rearview mirror assembly equipped with the mirror reflector sub-assembly. A heater pad is disposed at the second surface of the glass substrate between the mirror reflective element and the mirror back plate.
US08939585B2
A stereo display system including a plurality of projection apparatuses and a screen module is provided. The projection apparatuses project a plurality of image beams. The screen module is disposed in front of the projection apparatuses, wherein the image beams are transmitted toward the screen module. The screen module includes a light diffusion layer and a beam splitting layer. The light diffusion layer has at least one diffusion direction, and the light diffusion layer diffuses the image beams with a diffusion angle. The light diffusion layer is disposed between the beam splitting layer and the projection apparatuses, wherein each of the image beams is divided into a plurality of sub image beams by the beam splitting layer. The sub image beams of each image beam transmit with different angles, such that the image beams form a plurality of stereo image viewing zones after passing through the screen module.
US08939580B2
Provided is an ophthalmologic apparatus for detecting an eye movement from movements of a plurality of characteristic points within a fundus image. It is determined whether or not the plurality of characteristic points are included in a new fundus image when a position of a fixation index is changed, based on a relationship between a displacement amount of the fixation index and positions of the characteristic points within a fundus plane. If it is determined that at least one of the plurality of characteristic points is not included in the new fundus image, new characteristic points are extracted from a limited range within a new fundus plane image. Accordingly, the characteristic points can be efficiently reacquired for eye movement detection performed when an imaging target region of an eye to be inspected is changed by the fixation index.
US08939573B2
Provided is a transfer ink jet recording method, which provides satisfactory transferability and satisfactory wet scratch resistance of a final image even at high printing duty. The transfer ink jet recording method includes using an aggregation liquid, in which the aggregation liquid includes a polymer compound including one of a polyamino acid and a polyamino acid salt each having an amino group, each of which is obtained by polymerization of an amino acid compound represented by the general formula (1).
US08939569B2
An inkjet ink includes a non-polar carrier, a colorant dispersed in the non-polar carrier, a dispersant, and non-swellable latex particles of a cross-linked polymer dispersed in the non-polar carrier. The colorant is chosen from a pigment, a dye, or a combination of a pigment and a dye. The cross-linked polymer consists of: an acrylic monomer having a molecular weight less than 1000, a vinylic monomer having a molecular weight of less than 1000, or combinations thereof.
US08939565B2
A method of printing an image to a substrate includes applying an aqueous inkjet ink onto an intermediate receiving member using an inkjet printhead, optionally spreading the ink onto the intermediate receiving member, inducing a property change of the ink, and transferring the ink to a substrate, wherein the ink includes a curable oligomer. A method of printing an image to a substrate includes applying an aqueous inkjet ink onto an intermediate receiving member using an inkjet printhead, optionally spreading the ink onto the intermediate receiving member, inducing a property change of the ink, and transferring the ink to a substrate, wherein making the ink includes forming an aqueous mixture by adding a mixture of oligomers and a surfactant to a reactor containing a mixture of a humectant and an aqueous vehicle, heating and stirring the aqueous mixture, and homogenizing the aqueous mixture, forming the ink.
US08939564B2
A sub tank configured to supply ink supplied from a main tank to a print head while suppressing a pressure fluctuation is formed with an ink storage chamber in which the ink is stored, and includes a filter configured to allow passage of the ink while suppressing passage of the fine particles when the fine particles of the ink are precipitated, an ink introducing portion configured to introduce the ink supplied from the outside into the ink storage chamber, and an ink discharging portion configured to discharge the ink in the ink storage chamber to the outside. The filter divides the ink storage chamber into an introducing-side storage chamber communicating with the ink introducing portion, and a discharging-side storage chamber communicating with the ink discharging portion, and the discharging-side storage chamber is arranged on an upper side of the introducing-side storage chamber in the perpendicular direction.
US08939557B2
In a liquid discharge head including a surface plate having a plurality of discharge ports and a liquid discharge body having a discharge portion, the discharge portion and an opening are alternately arranged on the liquid discharge body and the liquid discharge body includes a bonding unit formed by combining two piezoelectric material plates. Each piezoelectric material plate is provided with a plurality of grooves on a first surface and has a first electrode on one side wall surface and the bottom of the groove of the piezoelectric material plate, a second electrode on the other side wall surface, and a third electrode on a second surface. Each piezoelectric material plate is polarized in a direction connecting the first electrode and the second electrode, and also in a direction connecting the first electrode and the third electrode, and the two piezoelectric material plates are bonded so that the first surfaces face each other to form the bonding unit.
US08939552B2
A thermal fluid-ejection mechanism includes a substrate having a top surface. A cavity formed within the substrate has one or more sidewalls and a floor. The angle of the sidewalls from the floor is greater than or equal to nominally ninety degrees. The thermal fluid-ejection mechanism includes a patterned conductive layer on one or more of the substrate's top surface and the cavity's sidewalls. The thermal fluid-ejection mechanism includes a patterned resistive layer on the sidewalls of the cavity. The patterned resistive layer is located over the patterned conductive layer where the patterned conductive layer is formed on the sidewalls of the cavity. The patterned resistive layer is formed as a heating resistor of the thermal-fluid ejection mechanism. The conductive layer is formed as a conductor of the thermal-fluid ejection mechanism, to permit electrical activation of the heating resistor to cause fluid to be ejected from the thermal fluid-ejection mechanism.
US08939551B2
A liquid dispensing system includes a liquid dispenser array structure that includes a functional liquid transfer region located between a liquid dispensing channel and a liquid return channel. A first liquid supply provides a carrier liquid that flows continuously through the dispensing channel, functional liquid transfer region, and return channel during a drop dispensing operation. Liquid dispensers, located on a common substrate, include a second liquid supply that provides a functional liquid, immiscible in the carrier liquid, to the dispensing channel. A drop formation device, associated with an interface of the supply channel and the dispensing channel, is selectively actuated to form discrete functional liquid drops in the flowing carrier liquid. A receiver conveyance mechanism and the functional liquid transfer region are positioned relative to each other such that functional liquid drops are applied to a receiver while the carrier liquid flows through the functional liquid transfer region.
US08939548B2
A process where there is deposited on a supporting substrate at least one first polymer layer and optionally at least one second polymer layer followed by treating the resulting formed layers or laminate with a laser.
US08939547B2
A holder that holds a line recording head is displaced in a sheet width direction against the urging force of an elastic portion to bring an abutment portion of the holder into contact with one of a plurality of positioning surfaces provided at a reference portion of a sheet conveying mechanism. The holder is positioned and fixed to the reference portion, with the urging force exerted thereto.
US08939545B2
Inkjet printing methods are provided that deflect and guide a condensation reducing airflow between a printing module and a receiver without disrupting inkjet drop placements.
US08939544B2
An ink set for an inkjet printer. The ink set includes an aqueous first ink comprising a first colorant and absent any potassium ions; and an aqueous second ink comprising a second colorant and potassium ions. The second aqueous ink comprises an AI(III) additive in an amount greater than the first ink.
US08939538B2
An apparatus for printing and activating an adhesive upon labels with fluid activatable adhesive having a print head and a path along which a label travels to the print head for printing on a front surface of the label. The path after printing reverses the orientation of the label to present the back surface of the label to the print head for applying a fluid for activating a layer of adhesive material on back surface of the label prior to the label exiting the apparatus.
US08939535B2
Ink ejection problems of black ink nozzles are compensated for by forming dots by mixing cyan, magenta, and yellow inks without reducing print quality. When a nozzle that discharges black ink becomes unable to properly eject ink, cyan, magenta, and yellow inks are ejected from respective nozzles to the discharge area on the recording medium to which the defective nozzle should eject ink. The volume of cyan, magenta, and yellow ink that is ejected is set based on the amount of black ink that should be ejected by the defective nozzle.
US08939534B2
A liquid ejection apparatus which, by applying a drive voltage waveform to a piezoelectric element which drives an ejection nozzle, ejects a liquid from the ejection nozzle. The apparatus includes a reference voltage generating unit which generates a plurality of reference voltages, a drive voltage waveform data storage unit classifies the drive voltage waveform as either a voltage increasing section, decreasing section, or holding section, and stores drive voltage waveform data including a required time of a waveform section configuring the drive voltage waveform, and a voltage, selected from the plurality of reference voltages for the waveform section. The apparatus also includes a drive voltage waveform application unit which, in accordance with information relating to an adjustment of the ejection amount of the liquid ejected from the ejection nozzle, changes the required time included in the drive voltage waveform data, and applies the drive voltage waveform to the piezoelectric element.
US08939521B2
Aspects of the disclosure relate to a spacer device for use with a merchandise display. The merchandise display may include a first upright and a second upright opposite the first upright, a pegboard mounted between the two uprights, and at least one shelf mounted to the two uprights, wherein the configuration includes a gap between a back of the shelf and the pegboard. The spacer device may include two opposing ends. Each of the opposing ends may include a support arm that extends downward towards the gap, a mounting arm that extends downward towards the gap, and a tab that projects outward and away from the mounting arm. The spacer device may also include a gap filler portion extending between the two opposing ends wherein when the device is secured in the gap, the gap filler portion fills the gap.
US08939517B2
A wheel cover assembly which includes a generally flat, circular wheel cover portion, an attachment assembly, and a manually releasable fastener selectively connecting the wheel cover portion to the attachment assembly, the wheel cover being predominately made from flexible laminar materials, the wheel cover portion comprising a mostly transparent window affixed to the manually releasable fastener, the window having an inwardly facing face which includes a flap for retaining a display card on the inside surface of the window.
US08939510B2
A seat assembly having a collapsible cushion support assembly disposed on a seat bottom frame and an adjustable support mechanism. The adjustable support mechanism supports a seat occupant and extends from a seat bottom frame to a seat back frame.
US08939506B2
A carrier for an infant car seat includes a lower support unit, two pairs of position adjusting units connected with the lower support unit, two pairs of angle adjusting units connected with the position adjusting units, and a pair of upper support bars connected with the angle adjusting units. An infant car seat is placed and supported between the upper support bars. Thus, the carrier is used to fix and support the infant car seat and can be placed indoors and outdoors. In addition, the carrier can be directly taken out of the car to support the infant car seat, so that the user can place and carry the infant car seat easily and conveniently.
US08939500B2
An ergonomic workstation that includes a base; an effective hip axis affixed to the base; a seat bottom that rotates about the effective hip axis; a seat back that rotates about the effective hip axis; an effective shoulder axis positionally fixed to the seat back; an effective elbow axis positionally fixed to the seat back; a monitor support having a monitor mount that rotates about the shoulder axis; and an input device tray support configured such that an input device tray on the support rotates about the elbow axis. As the workstation moves through a broad range of operational zones, it maintains a fixed eye-to-monitor distance and fixed angle between the user's head and the monitor throughout a significant portion of the range of motion, and a fixed distance from the user's elbow to an input device throughout the entire range of motion.
US08939497B2
The crossbeam according to the invention comprises at least two sections, each section comprising at least one wall and being assembled to the other section in a junction region so as to form said crossbeam. The walls of said sections are fastened to each other by a weld made by induction brazing.
US08939493B1
An instrument panel trim apparatus mounts in a vehicle to frame an instrument cluster above a collapsible steering column. An integrally molded plastic panel has an upper collar section, a lower bridge section, and a shroud section, wherein the upper collar section and lower bridge section are configured to form a frame around the instrument cluster. The upper collar section and lower bridge section converge along a pair of tear seams. The shroud section extends downward from the lower bridge section and has an arched shape to receive the steering column. A plurality of risers are disposed between the shroud section and the lower bridge section for concentrating stress at the tear seams when the shroud section is impinged by the steering column when collapsing, so that the tear seams separate and the lower bridge section and the shroud section can deflect upward.
US08939492B2
A storage device for use in the passenger compartment of a vehicle is provided herein. The storage device has a partition that can divide a receptacle space of the storage device into partial receptacle spaces and an overload safety that prevents the partition from being destroyed or damaged under the influence of excessive force.
US08939488B2
A rail wheel with a wheel body and wheel brake discs connected thereto with fastening elements on both sides is designed in such a way that at least in the respective contact regions of the wheel brake discs a mechanically and thermally highly resilient intermediate layer is arranged on the wheel body.
US08939483B2
Disclosed is a handle structure formed on the rear surface of the portable terminal, which comprises: fixing holes parallel formed in an shape on the rear surface; and a belt-type handle of which both ends are inserted and fixed into the fixing holes. The belt-type handle comprises: a fixing part, folded parts, and a human body contact part extending from and connecting both folded parts. The human body contact part has a curved shape the width of which is narrow at the center and gradually increases toward both folded parts. Each of the folded parts has a cylindrical shape, and a silicone layer is pressed and attached to the inner surfaces of the folded parts. The silicone layer extends to surround a hole jaw within each of the fixing holes.
US08939481B1
A system for facilitating removal of an object, such as animal waste, may include an elongated shaft having a first end and a second opposing end, a handle associated with the first end, a collection device associated with the second end, an actuator associated with the handle and operably coupled to the collection device. The system may further include a latching device associated with the handle and operably coupled to the actuator. The actuator may be configured to actuate the collection device, and the collection device may be configured to facilitate collection of animal waste, while the latching device is configured to retain the collection device in a closed position. A method for removal of animal waste may include using a system for facilitating removal of animal waste.
US08939470B2
A quick connector coupling assembly includes a retainer to connect a rigid tube to a hollow body component. A sleeve extending between a fluid sealing member and the retainer includes a rearward abutment surface in abutting contact with the retainer. The retainer locking arms include forward abutment surfaces in abutting relation with the tube upset and forward abutment surfaces in abutting relation with the sleeve. An insertion verifier includes a ring portion with axially extending legs positioned in the slots between the retainer locking arms. At least one leg includes a releasable latch engaged with the retainer in the slots between the locking arms. Guide elements on the retainer and insertion verifier align the verifier legs and retainer slots on insertion of the verifier.
US08939465B2
A restraint system (120, 120a) for protecting at least one aircraft occupant, the aircraft including a cabin having at least one seat (54, 56, 58) facing a longitudinal center line of the aircraft, the restraint system including a first airbag (162) inflatable from a stored position to an inflated position, the airbag when inflated being adjacent the seated occupant and located on a side of the occupant facing the front of the aircraft, the airbag reducing occupant movement toward the front of the aircraft and cushioning the occupant from any impact, the system also includes a mechanism (222, 240) to lessen movement of the lower legs of the occupant.
US08939451B2
An apparatus that uses a combination of mechanical contact bearings and air bearings is disclosed. The apparatus includes a fixed seal housing, attached to a process chamber and a floating seal cartridge, which is disposed in proximity to the fixed seal housing. A shaft is disposed with an aperture in the process chamber, the central opening in the fixed seal housing and the second central opening in the floating seal cartridge. A first air bearing is created between the shaft and the floating seal cartridge in the second central opening. A second air bearing is created between the floating seal cartridge and the fixed seal housing. In this way, the floating seal cartridge is free to move with the shaft radially, while still maintaining a seal between the process chamber and the external environment.
US08939446B2
A roller device may include a main body, a first roller configured to rotate around an first axis line extending in a predetermined axial direction, the first roller including an end portion in the axial direction, and a supporting member including a first supporting portion configured to rotatably support the end portion of the first roller and an engaging portion configured to engage the main body. Further, the main body including a regulating portion disposed inside the movable range when the supporting member is located at a third position and disposed outside the movable range when the supporting member is located at a fourth position.
US08939436B2
The micro bubble generator comprises a gas-liquid generating tank and an outer shell tank and the space there between is configured as a channel for the liquid. A plurality of liquid supply ports are provided in the channel and supply liquid through the channel into the gas-liquid generating tank from the liquid supply ports. Inside the gas-liquid generating tank, a swirling flow is generated by the supplied liquid and a negative pressure cavity is thereby generated near the axis of the cylinder axis. From the gas supply portion, gas is supplied from the outside by the action of the negative pressure cavity or by additionally forcing the gas supply. The supplied gas is formed into micro hubbies by the swirling liquid flow and is discharged from the gas-liquid outlet discharging port as a gas-liquid.
US08939435B2
A delivery apparatus includes a volatile agent source, a controller, and an emanator material. The volatile agent source stores a volume of a volatile agent such as a fragrance. The volatile agent source includes an outlet for delivery of the volatile agent from the volatile agent source. The controller controls a delivery rate of the volatile agent from the volatile agent source. The emanator material is disposed at approximately the outlet of the volatile agent source. The emanator material absorbs at least a portion of the volatile agent and maintains the volatile agent until the volatile agent evaporates into an ambient environment.
US08939434B2
A lift for maneuvering a heavy manway cover, the lift including a wheeled base and a generally horizontal arm connectable to the cover. A pair of spaced lifts connecting the arm to the base and a shaft rotatably held within the arm. A wheel crank connected to the shaft to rotate the shaft in a pivotable connection on the end of the shaft. Wherein the shaft having a first position wherein the cover is held against rotation and a second position wherein the weight of the cover allows the cover to pivot under the shaft while an axis of the cover rotates from being perpendicular to the arm to being parallel to the arm.
US08939431B2
An electromagnetic positioning device has a long stretched out anchor plunger section as well as an anchor having an anchor body section axially continuing the latter, which in order to magnetically interact with a core unit and by energizing a stationary provided coil device is movably designed relative to the latter. The core unit is designed in such a way that it at least sectionally encompasses the anchor plunger section as well as the anchor body section with an expanded diameter relative to the anchor plunger section. The core unit is a multi-part design in the axial direction with a stationary core section, an axially movable core section and a variable core gap between the stationary and movable core section, and the movable core section and anchor are designed and joined together via a driver in such a way that, in response to energization, the movable core section moves, causing the core gap to close, and the driver drives the anchor in the axial direction.
US08939428B2
Apparatus and a control system for monitoring (preferably digitally) and/or controlling pressure to a pneumatic load such as a proportional fluid control valve and using a measurement input from a fluid measurement device that responds to a flow rate, the liquid measurement input being used to control the pressure to the pneumatic load so that pneumatic load may be increased or decreased (to proportionally open or close the pneumatic valve) to change the flow rate of the fluid to a desired rate. The pneumatic load can also be adjusted (to proportionally open or close the pneumatic valve) to accommodate changes in temperature and viscosity of a fluid.
US08939412B2
A train-position locating device includes an onboard control device incorporated in a train and a ground control device installed on a ground. The onboard control device decides a track on which a train is present based on position information and a result of a nearest track search, transmits identification information for identifying the own train and track information to the ground control device, and shifts to an onboard-oriented train control mode when receiving a response indicating “position is located” from the ground control device. The ground control device transmits a response indicating “tentative position is normal” to the onboard control device when another train located to be present on a track is not present on the tentative position, and transmits the response indicating “position is located” to the onboard control device when a change from a previous track to the changed track is correct.
US08939411B2
An aerofoil wing with a main aerofoil, a high-lift flap movably arranged on the aerofoil wing by adjustment mechanisms. Each of the adjustment mechanisms including a first adjustment lever hinged to the main aerofoil via a first rotary linkage, with the formation of a first axis of rotation, a second adjustment lever hinged to the high-lift flap via a second rotary linkage, with the formation of a second axis of rotation, and a central linkage, with the formation of a third axis of rotation, such that the first, second and third axes of rotation pass through a common pole. The aerofoil wing further includes a drive device with a drive module mounted on the main aerofoil, and movable with respect to the drive module a drive lever coupled to the high-lift flap, and a stop device to limit the maximum extended setting of the high-lift flap.
US08939396B2
A system includes a plurality of liquid-hydrogen-producing balloon stations that form a total network for distributing liquid hydrogen, and said balloon stations in the network are positioned at the nearest of said target areas of use, substantially above the latter, such that the transfer of the liquid hydrogen between said production balloon stations and said target areas of use is minimal.
US08939394B1
A combined fixed and rotary wing aircraft may operate in vertical takeoff mode relying on the rotary wing, exclusively, and may completely change over to flight support by the fixed wing at higher advance ratios. Advance ratios may exceed not only the typical advance ratios of less than 0.5 but may exceed 1, and may even exceed 2. At the higher advance ratios, the rotary wing may be completely unloaded, the aircraft relying on the fixed wing for vertical support and airfoil lift. To maintain stability in the rotary wing, configuration, autorotation must continue. To power autorotation, without presenting a large area and drag, an anemometer-type flap system may selectively open and close to increase drag on the retreating blades, and provide minimum drag on the advancing blades.
US08939389B2
The disclosure pertains generally to shave ice confection machines and processes, and more particularly to a block ice shaving apparatus, system and method whereby an improved blade and blade assembly produce more consistent output with increase machine life.
US08939386B2
A removable replaceable cartridge for use with a liquid diffusing device. The cartridge includes a venturi, a conduit extending to the venturi, a mixing area and an outlet path for atomizing and dispersing a liquid within the cartridge. A diffusion device including a removable replaceable cartridge received within a housing. The housing includes a source of compressed gas which is directed into the cartridge. A venturi head with a unitary body for use with a diffusion device.
US08939382B1
A fluid heating system for heating and dispensing fluid in a primary fluid flow path is disclosed, and may include a reservoir defining an interior for holding a quantity of a fluid, with the interior being in fluid communication with the primary fluid flow path such that the quantity of fluid in the interior is able to flow into the primary fluid flow path. A primary pump may be configured to pump fluid in the primary fluid flow path, the primary pump being in fluid communication with the primary fluid flow path. A fluid dispensing device may be configured to selectively dispense fluid from the primary fluid flow path. A steam injection apparatus may be in communication with the interior of the reservoir device to inject steam into the interior to heat fluid located in the interior of the reservoir.
US08939379B2
A mattress age indicating device includes an enclosure and an indicating assembly contained within the enclosure. The age indicating device may be configured to present an indication related to the mattress's age and may be coupled to the mattress or other bedding or seating product.
US08939378B2
The present invention relates to a smartcard connector with RFID module, wherein the smartcard connector is integrated with a RFID module for providing the functions of radio frequency identification and smartcard reading simultaneously. The smartcard connector with RFID module comprises a base having a card slot for receiving a smartcard, and the four corners on upper surface of the base have four support portions; a wave absorption material positioned on top of the upper surface of the base; a RFID module positioned on top of the four support portions of the base and spaced from the wave absorption material with a predetermined interval; a first transmission element connected to one side of the base; and a second transmission element connected to one side of the RFID module.
US08939377B2
An RFID device includes an amplification unit, a demodulator, and a modulator. The amplification unit is configured to amplify a level of a radio signal applied through an antenna, and output an amplification signal. The demodulator is configured to generate an operating voltage by rectifying and amplifying the amplification signal, demodulate the operating voltage, and generate a command signal. The modulator is configured to output a response signal, which corresponds to the command signal, to the antenna.
US08939372B2
A mobile terminal and a decoding method thereof are disclosed. The decoding method comprises: capturing an image of a target barcode; invoking built-in decoding software to decode the target barcode; determining whether the decoding is successful, wherein if the decoding is successful, then barcode information of the target barcode is displayed and the process ends; and otherwise, if the decoding is unsuccessful, then the target barcode is sent to a decoding server; receiving barcode information obtained by the decoding server through decoding the target barcode; and displaying the barcode information of the target barcode. In this way, the present disclosure can decode various types of barcodes quickly and effectively so that the user can be informed of the barcode information of the various types of barcodes quickly and accurately.
US08939371B2
A bi-optical, dual window, point-of-transaction workstation images indicia associated with multi-sided products by splitting the field of view of each imager into a plurality of subfields that simultaneously extend through each window over regions of the product. A plurality of energizable illuminators, one for each subfield, illuminates each subfield with illumination light over an adjustable illumination time. The illumination light returned from the indicia in each subfield is captured along respective optical paths from each window to each imager. A plurality of exposure sensors, one for each subfield, and located externally of each imager, senses the returned illumination light in each subfield. A controller energizes each illuminator to illuminate each subfield, deenergizes each illuminator when the returned illumination light sensed by the respective exposure sensors exceeds a threshold, and processes the captured illumination light in at least one of the subfields.
US08939365B1
A registering and counting system operated in response to information included on data bearing records is used for maintaining inventory records related to narcotics items. Data corresponding to users is read through record reading devices. Authorized users are allowed access to a narcotics vault. Narcotics holding containers are removable from storage locations in drawers. Wireless transmitters on the containers operate in conjunction with wireless readers in the storage locations to enable a computer to track the use of the narcotics items and operating parameters of the registering and counting system.
US08939354B1
A secure card package including features such that an activable card disposed in the secure card package is activable only upon separation of a first portion and a second portion. The first portion and the second portion are separably interconnected along a separation line such that upon separation of the first portion and the second portion a reference edge is defined. A machine-readable activation data field is disposed on one of the first portion or second portion with respect to the reference edge such that the machine-readable activation data field is only readable upon separation of the first portion and the second portion to define the reference edge.
US08939353B1
A personalized mailbox flag system for displaying a sports team logo or other design such as a seasonal symbol or religious symbol. A mailbox sleeve is mounted over an existing mailbox. A decorative component is disposed on the mailbox sleeve. A decorative component is also disposed on the flag, which can pivot about the mailbox sleeve. Disposed on the free end of the flag is a décor mount, which displays a decorative component. The décor mount can pivot so as to orient the decorative component such that onlookers can read it.
US08939352B2
The invention relates to a cardboard tray made of three parts, to an assembly of blanks, and to a device and method for producing such a tray. The tray comprises a first part defining a bottom connected by first fold lines to two first opposite sidewalls and two second parts defining second opposite sidewalls, each comprising at least one longitudinal first flap connected to said second wall by a second fold line and glued on the bottom, and two sets of transverse flaps, each comprising at least one transverse flap glued to a first corresponding opposite side wall, respectively.
US08939347B2
The present disclosure relates to the field of fabricating microelectronic packages, wherein magnetic particles distributed within a solder paste may be used to form a magnetic intermetallic compound interconnect. The intermetallic compound interconnect may be exposed to a magnetic field, which can heat a solder material to a reflow temperature for attachment of microelectronic components comprising the microelectronic packages.
US08939345B2
A remote controlled actuator includes an elongated spindle guide section (3), a distal end member (2) fitted to the distal end thereof for alteration in attitude, and a drive unit housing (4a) connected with a base end of the spindle guide section (3). The distal end member (2) rotatably support a spindle (13) holding a tool (1). The spindle guide section (3) includes a rotary shaft (22) for transmitting a rotation of the spindle (13) and an attitude altering member (31) for altering the attitude of the distal end member (2) both within an outer shell pipe (25) forming an outer shell. The attitude altering member (31) is reciprocally movably inserted in a guide pipe (30) within the outer shell pipe (25). A guide pipe restraining unit (50) is provided for restraining the guide pipe (30) from moving within the outer shell pipe (25).
US08939342B2
A driving tool with a driver and a motor-driven flywheel that can be engaged by the driver to propel the driver along a driver axis. The driving tool includes a return mechanism with a rail onto which the driver is received. The rail extends parallel to the driver axis.
US08939341B2
A fastener driving apparatus includes a vacuum piston and a drive piston, which vacuum piston, when moved (by way of a motor and linear motion converter), draws a vacuum against the drive piston, which drive piston may be held in place by retention means. An anvil is coupled to the drive piston. The retention means is released electrically or mechanically at or near the point of maximum vacuum volume. This drive piston and anvil assembly is then driven by atmospheric pressure and may strike a fastener to drive it into a substrate. At least one position sensor may be used. Once the fastener is driven, the apparatus may reset to an initial position. At least one parasitic loss seal may be provided to reduce drag force on the drive piston, and a timed dwell may be provided for the vacuum piston for operation.
US08939340B2
The present invention includes methods and apparatus for discharging a fastener. In particular embodiments, the invention comprises a fastener-dispensing device comprising a fastener striker in operational communication with a striker driving means. The fastener-dispending device also includes a device body comprising an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion containing the striker driving means and the lower portion containing the striker, wherein the upper portion is pivotable in a sideways direction relative to the lower portion. Further embodiments includes a method of discharging a fastener from a fastener-discharging device, the method comprising providing the fastener-discharging device of the prior embodiment, pivoting the upper portion of the device body relative the lower portion of the device body, and discharging a fastener from the fastener-discharging device while the upper portion of the device body is pivoted relative the lower portion of the device body in accordance with the prior step.
US08939337B2
The invention relates to an apparatus and to a method for the industrial production of elastically deformable large-surface-area glass plates in high quantities, comprising the following characteristics: a) a device for feeding a glass plate (3), b) a device for providing the surface of the glass plate (3) with initial damage in the region of the desired breaking line, c) a device for the locally limited heating of the glass surface by way of a laser beam moving on a straight line in a fan-shaped pivoting manner, d) a device for cooling the glass surface, wherein a controllable cooling nozzle delivering a fluid is disposed on at least one side of the laser beam, e) a device for transporting a thermally locally pretreated glass plate (3) into the region of a device for breaking the glass plate (3), f) a device for detecting a straight-line crack formation on the surface of a glass plate (3), g) a straight-lined breaking blade on the underside of the glass plate (3), which blade can be lifted on one side and/or both sides.
US08939335B2
A firearm mount for a trunk or cargo space of a vehicle comprises a firearm mount and a support member. The firearm mount is shaped to receive and lockably secure a firearm. The firearm mount is connectable to the support member, and the support member is positionable within the trunk or cargo space to slidably retract inwardly to a storage position and to slidably extend outwardly to an access position. When installed, the firearm mount and the support member are positioned to suspend the firearm within the trunk or cargo for easy access.
US08939333B2
It comprises a hollow box with openings for permitting operate most of its functions while the device is inside, open by one of its sides for introducing the device, an oscillating piece for closing the case, a pair of belts, a quick coupling system to connect the case and its base by way of a circular coupling that is part of the base, which will be attached to the wrist of the user, having in between an anti-radiation protection. Furthermore is suitable for devices with or without cover, in this latter case the openings are designed to be watertight by assembling some elements on them.
US08939323B2
The invention relates to dispensers for fluid products, particularly oral dosing of medicines. The dispenser is a pump dispenser and has a separate nozzle attachment. The nozzle and dispenser may be uncoupled in a holding position or coupled position. A child resistance feature is disclosed which prevents unauthorized coupling of the dispenser and nozzle, thereby preventing unauthorized dispensing of product. The child resistance feature only allows coupling of the dispenser and nozzle when a coupling control element is triggered and then maintains this coupling with additional features. A protective cover for the dispenser is also disclosed, which covers the nozzle attachment and pump plunger button.
US08939321B2
It is presented an electronics module (10) for use in a fuel dispensing unit (6a, 6b, 6c). The electronics module (10) comprises electronics circuitry (28) and a conductor (18) for connecting the electronic circuitry (28) to the fuel dispensing unit (6a, 6b, 6c). Further, the electronics module (10) has a channel means (14) extending from a first (15) to a second side (16) of the electronics module (10) defining a ventilation channel for the conductor (18) to provide venting thereof in order to reduce fuel vapors at the electronic circuitry (28).
US08939317B2
The present invention relates to a method of making a container body (8), comprising the steps of: i) providing a round container body (8); ii) forming at least one circumferential bead (2) in the container body (8); and iii) axially compressing the container body (8) to kink and axially close the kinked bead (10), and to such container body (8) and container comprising same.
US08939315B2
This invention relates to a portable wheeled cooler having at least a cooler chest assembly consisting of four walls, a bottom having a cavity to receive a longitudinal shaft a hinged lid, a handle located on each end for lifting and carrying, a retractable support for carrying recreational items, two pair of removable oversized wheels supported by a longitudinal shaft such as an axle and restraining elements to secure said wheels to said longitudinal shaft.
US08939314B1
A vehicle pressure vessel and manufacturing method which uses a vessel main part, an arched base, an arched cover, and one or more cross-webs connecting opposite walls of the vessel main part. The vessel main part is open at its top and bottom over which the cover and base respectively fit to close the vessel main part in a pressure-tight manner. A groove is embossed in the cross-webs where they connect to the opposite walls of the vessel main part. The cover and base each have an attachment rim that fits into the grooves when the cover and base are connected to the vessel main part.
US08939313B2
An article of cookware has a copper core and is surrounded by relatively thinner outer aluminum layers. The outer aluminum layers are preferably anodized to provide a relatively inert hard and scratch resistant durable finish. This anodized finish also readily accepts non-stick finishes.
US08939312B1
A container lid system is provided. The lid system may be constructed of two parts: a lid portion and a food container portion. A top cover may also be used. The food container portion may employ a condiment receiving structure that receives a condiment package/container or an unpackaged condiment. The container lid system allows a user to consume food items while the food container portion is coupled to a cup lid or alternatively the food container portion may be decoupled and placed on a table. The cross sections of the lid portion and the food container portion are substantially complementary to each other, such that the food container portion may snuggly mate with the lid portion. Thermoforming may be used to create each of the three parts, and the parts may snap-fit together. Different materials may be used for the parts including black opaque plastic, white opaque plastic and clear plastic.
US08939309B2
A crossbar assembly for use in connection with a hatch on the upper surface of a container is disclosed. The crossbar assembly may include a main body and an adjustable body. The adjustable body is preferably slideably aligned with the main body and preferably includes an adjusting device attached to the main body and the adjustable body for transitioning the adjustable body between positions along the main body. Two extenders may be positioned extending outwardly from the main body and the adjustable body. The main body and adjustable body also may each include stops for securing the crossbar assembly within the hatch of the container so as to preferably prevent workers from falling into the hatch.
US08939305B2
Closures having an integrated push button latching assembly including an end wall, a skirt wall depending from the end wall, an outlet opening associated with the end wall, a protrusion associated with the end wall and a push button latching assembly are disclosed. The push button latching assembly is pivotally coupled to the closure and is movable between a first position in which the outlet opening is covered by the assembly and a second position in which the outlet opening is exposed. The push button latching assembly includes a retaining mechanism, a closing member coupled to the retaining mechanism, a push button coupled to the retaining mechanism, and a tongue coupled to the retaining mechanism. The tongue is configured to engage the protrusion when the push button latching assembly occupies the first position and disengage the protrusion such that the push button latching assembly is movable to the second position.
US08939303B2
A knock down wood box system is a storage container system that is provided with an initial easily transportable disassembled configuration that is constructed into a sturdy assembled configuration without tools or adhesives. The knock down wood box system creates an enclosable storage compartment that can be collapsed when not in use such that it inhabits a much smaller amount of space. The knock down wood box system accomplishes this through the use of a plurality of panel sections that are particularly arranged to a plurality corner clips. The knock down wood box system in the assembled configuration may also serve as a decorative piece. Resultantly, it is also an object of the knock down wood box system to create a box that is aesthetically pleasing to the user.
US08939302B2
A closure assembly comprises an article (1) forming a tubular neck (2) around a product passage (3) in said article. The neck forms a mouth at a top end of said product passage. The assembly further comprises a rotational cap (20) that is injection molded of plastic material and that is secured on or to be secured on said neck of the article. The cap seals the product passage in closed position of the cap on said neck, and the cap—for removal of the cap from the neck of the article by a user to open the product passage—is adapted to be manually rotated from the closed position in an opening direction.
US08939295B2
A multi-layer, fluid transmissive structure is provided that comprises first and second fiber layers each comprising a plurality of polymeric fibers bonded to each other at spaced apart contact points. The polymeric fibers of these fiber layers have diameters greater than one micron and collectively define interconnected interstitial spaces providing tortuous fluid flow paths through the first and second fiber layers. The structure also comprises a plurality of nanofibers disposed intermediate at least a portion of the first fiber layer and at least a portion of the second fiber layer.
US08939293B2
Composite membranes that are adapted for separation, purification, filtration, analysis, reaction and sensing. The composite membranes can include a porous support structure having elongate pore channels extending through the support structure. The composite membrane also includes an active layer comprising an active layer material, where the active layer material is completely disposed within the pore channels between the surfaces of the support structure. The active layer is intimately integrated within the support structure, thus enabling great robustness, reliability, resistance to mechanical stress and thermal cycling, and high selectivity. Methods for the fabrication of composite membranes are also provided.
US08939281B2
A package includes an outer container and an inner receptacle. The outer container forming a cavity for the inner receptacle having an open or openable end through which the inner receptacle can be inserted. The package includes a two-part locking mechanism for locking the inner receptacle within the cavity of the outer container. The outer container includes a first part of the two-part locking mechanism and the inner receptacle includes a second part of the two-part locking mechanism. The outer container includes at least one demarcated pressing zone, wherein the at least one demarcated pressing zone is configured and/or stylised and/or shaped and/or arranged to encourage a user to apply a force directed inwardly of the outer container toward the cavity for deactivating the locking mechanism to thereby release the inner receptacle for its withdrawal at least partially from the outer container.
US08939280B2
Conveying systems and method for detecting the presence and amount of biological contaminants or additives on a conveyor belt. The conveyor system includes a conveyor belt having embedded biosensors. Transmitters co-located in the belt with the biosensors transmit biosensor signals to a remote controller. The remote controller allows remote monitoring of the contamination level on the conveyor belt.
US08939273B2
A high speed servo laner apparatus and system includes an entrance to the laner which receives products from an upstream processing line. A pivoting guide has a distal end attached to the entrance and a proximal end attached to a movable portion. At least one pacing screw is also attached to the moveable portion. The at least one pacing screw includes a thread, which has a pitch and radius configured to accommodate passage of a unit of product between two axially adjacent portions of the thread.
US08939259B2
A wind turbine lubrication system comprising a pump for pumping lubricant through a lubrication circuit, said pump being driven by a power-take-off from the drive train of the wind turbine, characterized in that said pump for pumping lubricant drives at least a first hydraulic motor providing mechanical power to a first wind turbine auxiliary component.
US08939254B2
A muffler unit (1), especially for a motor vehicle, has a two-part housing (4) with first and second housing parts (2, 3) each of a shell-like design. An outlet opening and an inlet opening (5, 6) are provided in the housing (4). An outlet bottom (12) and an inlet bottom (13) are inserted into outlet opening (5) and into the inlet opening (6), respectively. The outlet bottom (12) and inlet bottom (13) are designed each as a cover that can be inserted into outlet opening (5) and inlet opening (6).
US08939249B2
A hinge assembly including a vehicle body hinge member configured to be connected with a vehicle body and a hood hinge member configured to be connected with a vehicle hood. The vehicle body hinge member and the hood hinge member are pivotally connected so the hood can be opened for servicing and closed for driving. In one embodiment, a pedestrian protection device includes a bracket movable between an extended position in which a rear portion of the vehicle hood is in an elevated position and a retracted position in which the rear portion of the vehicle hood is in a drivable position. A shear pin extends through the bracket for maintaining the bracket in the retracted position until a threshold force is applied to the bracket. The device includes an actuator configured to apply at least the threshold force to shear the shear pin, thereby moving the bracket to the extended position. A reset latch relocks the bracket in the retracted position after the shear pin has been sheared.
US08939247B2
A transmission for electric bicycles to detect a torque applied to a pedal crank shaft, includes a pedal crank shaft upon which the torque acts, a hollow shaft configured to connect to an output, through which the pedal crank shaft extends coaxially, and which is supported rotatably with respect to the pedal crank shaft, a sensor shaft offset in parallel with respect to the pedal crank shaft and a force sensor connected to the sensor shaft. The transmission includes a drive-side sensor transmission and an output side sensor transmission. The drive-side sensor transmission connects the pedal crank shaft to the sensor shaft and the output-side sensor transmission connects the sensor shaft to the hollow shaft, which is configured to be connected to an output, and the drive-side sensor transmission has a gear ratio which differs from the gear ratio of the output-side sensor transmission. A corresponding method is also described.
US08939242B2
An electrically driven vehicle includes a driver's seat, a left rear seat, a right rear seat, a center console, a first battery group, and a second battery group. The left rear seat and the right rear seat are provided side by side in a rear of the driver's seat. The center console is arranged between the left rear seat and the right rear seat and extends backwardly from the driver's seat. The first battery group includes batteries arranged under the driver's seat. The second battery group includes batteries arranged under the center console and under the left rear seat and the right rear seat in the rear of the driver's seat.
US08939241B2
A drive system for an agricultural work vehicle. The drive system includes a front power takeoff device configured to extend from a front portion of the agricultural work vehicle and to be driven by an engine. The drive system also includes a first gearbox and a second gearbox positioned between the engine and the front power takeoff device. The first gearbox is configured to be driven by the engine and to provide power to drive the second gearbox. The second gearbox is configured to be driven by the first gearbox and to provide power to drive the front power takeoff device. The first gearbox and the second gearbox each provide a vertical shift between a respective driven input and a respective driving output.
US08939235B2
A system and method is provided for converting a drilling rig between conventional hydrostatic pressure drilling and managed pressure drilling or underbalanced drilling using a docking station housing mounted on a marine riser or bell nipple. This docking station housing may be positioned above the surface of the water. When a removable rotating control device is remotely hydraulically latched with the docking station housing, the system and method allows for interactive lubrication and cooling of the rotating control device, as needed, along with a supply of fluid for use with active seals.
US08939234B2
A method for drilling a borehole in an earthen formation comprises (a) providing a drilling system including a drillstring having a longitudinal axis, a bottom-hole assembly coupled to a lower end of the drillstring, and a drill bit coupled to a lower end of the bottom-hole assembly. In addition, the method comprises (b) rotating the drill bit at a rotational speed. Further, the method comprises (c) applying weight-on-bit to the drill bit and advancing the drill bit through the formation to form the borehole. Still further, the method comprises (d) pumping a drilling fluid down the drillstring to the drill bit. The drilling fluid has a flow rate down the drillstring. Moreover, the method comprises (e) oscillating the rotational speed of the drill bit during (c). The method also comprises (f) generating non-steady state conditions in the borehole during (e).
US08939227B2
A pressure protection valve is provided which provides a fluid short circuit between a fluid pressure inlet of a hydraulic tool such as a hydraulic hammer and a low pressure region when the pressure at the fluid pressure inlet exceeds a first trigger pressure equal to a predetermined permissible pressure. This prevents damage to the hydraulic tool which can arise through operation at excessive fluid flow or pressure from hydraulic fluid supplied by a carrier vehicle. The pressure protection valve may maintain fluid communication between the fluid pressure inlet and the low pressure region until the pressure at the fluid pressure inlet reduces to a pressure below a predetermined second trigger pressure which is less than the first trigger pressure, to prevent further operation of the tool until the flow of fluid to the fluid pressure inlet has been stopped by an operator.
US08939224B2
A hoof medical device comprises two attaching plates, two clamp bands, each clamp band attached to one of the two attaching plates, a band adjustor comprising a band adjustor screw and configured to connect and slidably adjust the two clamp bands relative to each other by rotating the band adjustor screw, a strap folded over at least one of the clamp bands so that the at least one of the clamp bands is movable within a fold of the strap, and a plurality of screws configured to attach the two attaching plates and the strap to a hoof of an animal.
US08939220B2
A liner hanger includes a mandrel and a slip assembly disposed around the mandrel, wherein the slip assembly includes an expandable non-frangible slip ring and a plurality of gripping members. A liner top packer includes a mandrel, a slip assembly disposed around the mandrel, and a sealing element disposed around the mandrel, wherein the slip assembly includes an expandable non-frangible slip ring and a plurality of gripping members disposed circumferentially around the expandable non-frangible slip ring. A method for setting a tool in a wellbore includes running the tool having a slip assembly disposed around a mandrel of the tool into the wellbore, positioning the tool at a predetermined wellbore location, actuating the tool to impart a force on the slip assembly, and expanding the expandable non-frangible slip ring from a first diameter to a second diameter to displace the gripping members radially outward into engagement with a surrounding surface.
US08939216B2
A snubbing plug is configured to enable pressure equalization above and below the plug before it is removed from a mineral extraction well. The pressure may be equalized via fluid pathways through the snubbing plug. While the snubbing operations are ongoing, the fluid pathways are closed and sealed by a valve. Upon completion of the snubbing operations, the valve is opened to enable fluid flow through the pathways. The valve includes a piston disposed within a body of the snubbing plug. The piston may be coupled to pins disposed within L slots in the body. While the valve is closed, the pins are disposed in a horizontal portion of the L slot, blocking vertical movement of the piston. To open the valve, the piston is rotated until the pins reach a vertical portion of the L slot, whereupon a spring biases the piston upward to open the fluid pathways.
US08939205B2
The methods described are for determining distribution, orientation and dimensions of networks of hydraulically-induced fractures within a subterranean formation containing fluids. Micro-seismic events are generated, after cessation of fracturing and establishment of fracture networks, by particles introduced into the fractures which are capable of explosive or chemical reaction. In one method, attachment site particles are positioned within the formation during fracturing and additional reactive particles are later introduced. The reactive particles attach to the attachment sites and, upon a triggering event, react to produce micro-seismic events. The waves generated by the micro-seismic events are used to provide mapping of the effective fracture space. Additionally, time-lapse mapping is provided with use of “species” of attachment sites and reactive particles.
US08939203B2
A system usable with a well includes a waveform generator for enhancing fluid recovery from a reservoir by controlling a production pump or an injection pump downhole in the well with waveform signals to create a pressure wave which propagates into the reservoir and enhances the recovery of the fluid.
US08939200B1
Selected designs for reciprocating pumps and down-hole well-stimulation equipment reflect disparate applications of identical technical principles (relating to, e.g., the vibration spectrum of an impulse). In certain of these designs, the vibration spectrum is controlled, suppressed and/or damped using tunable components to limit destructive excitation of resonances; in others the vibration spectrum is tuned at its source for maximum resonance excitation. For example, tunable fluid ends control valve-generated vibration to increase fluid-end reliability. By down-shifting the frequency domain of each valve-closing impulse shock, initial excitation of fluid end resonances is minimized. Subsequent damping and/or selective attenuation of vibration likely to excite one or more predetermined (and frequently localized) fluid end resonances represents further optimal use of fluid end vibration-control resources. Vibration generation in stimulators, in contrast, includes techniques for production of desired frequency bands (vibration spectra) and amplitudes (vibration energy) near explosively-formed perforations in a wellbore.
US08939198B2
A system for transporting and deploying a natural gas processing system comprises a base. In addition, the system comprises a plurality of natural gas processing units mounted to the base. Further, the system comprises a plurality of jacking units attached to the base and configured to raise and lower the base. Each jacking unit comprises a post, an upper lift member moveably coupled to the post, a lower lift member moveably coupled to the post, and a pair of actuators. Moreover, each actuator has an upper end coupled to the upper lift member and a lower end coupled to the lower lift member.
US08939179B2
A weaving machine for producing a woven fabric has a shedding device to form a loom shed of warp material, a weft insertion device for inserting a preferably tape-shaped or band-shaped weft material into the loom shed, a drawing-off device for drawing off the finished fabric in a drawing-off direction, fabric movement device for moving the fabric back and forth in the warp direction to bring the last inserted weft material into contact with the binding point or fabric edge. A shed limiter device limits the opening of the loom shed from above and below the warp, and is movable back and forth in the warp direction. The shed limiter device only loosely bounds the fabric and essentially without actively clamping or pinching or contacting the fabric and/or the last inserted weft material, at least while moving in the direction opposite the drawing-off direction.
US08939177B2
An in-line water hammer arrester comprises a housing connectable at each end to a piping system, a fluid channel disposed within the housing to permit fluid to flow from the piping system through the housing and back into the piping system, a piston and a pressurized gas chamber. When a pressure spike occurs, the piston is pushed against the pressurized gas chamber allowing an expanded area for water flow until the pressure spike is dissipated and the piston returns to its resting position. When used with flexible hoses and tubing typically found with household appliance water supply lines, the in-line arrester is easily installed by a crimping or clamping type connector and takes up little space.
US08939172B2
A ball valve is provided for threaded connection to a separable component 72 having male threads 74. A housing 10 contains a ball 12 selectively rotatable for passing fluid through the housing, and a flange member 20 threadably secured to the valve housing. A stop ring 16 is positioned outward of the valve housing and engages the flange member. A coupling 20 is threadably secured to the stop ring and includes female threads for engagement with male threads on the separable component.
US08939170B2
A valve for pressurized fluid comprising a body (1) accommodating a fluid circuit (2) having an upstream end (3) designed to be placed in communication with a reserve of pressurized fluid and a downstream end (4) designed to be placed in communication with a using device, the circuit (2) comprising an isolation valve element (5) in order to selectively close off the circuit (2), the valve element (5) being controlled by a lever (8) mounted so as to pivot on the body (1) between a rest position in which the isolation valve element (5) is held in a position of closing the circuit (2) and an active position in which the lever (8) moves the isolation valve element (5) into a position of opening the circuit (2).
US08939159B2
This invention comprises apparatus for assisting in the application of eyeliner. A handle connects to a shaped member, such as a metal rod, which comprises a guide portion for abutting against a user's eyelid. Users may apply eyeliner by drawing an eyeliner applicator along a side of the guide portion. The guide portion may optionally end in a wing, allowing users to draw eyeliner “wings”. A nose bridge may be situated between the guide portion and the handle, allowing the apparatus to be positioned across a user's nose. The handle may comprise a smudger with which a user may smudge eyeliner after it has been applied.
US08939154B2
A method and apparatus for magnetically levitating and further steering of an intraluminal device, such as a swallowable microelectronic capsule, for monitoring bodily functions is provided. The method comprises diamagnetically-stabilized levitation, followed by dynamic modification of the external magnetic field producing the said levitation, so that the levitating intraluminal device can be steered in desired direction. The said intraluminal device contains appropriate sensors and reports in real time the forces and pressures exerted on it, as well as its position, so that the levitation and the steering can be dynamically adjusted using appropriate dynamic control of external magnetic devices such as solenoids.
US08939152B2
Systems and methods are provided for humidifying ventilation gas. Systems and methods may include a nasal interface apparatus for receiving ventilation gas from gas delivery tubing and for humidifying ventilation gas. The nasal interface apparatus may have one or more channels within the nasal interface to deliver gas from a gas delivery circuit to a patient's nose; one or more structures in fluid communication with the one or more channels to direct ventilation gas to the patient's nose; and a hygroscopic material within the nasal interface in the flow path of the ventilation gas.
US08939151B2
A sealing interface forms part of an apparatus for supplying a flow of respiratory gases to a user. The sealing interface comprises a foam or gel inner cushion and a thin resilient rubber outer sheath. A face side of the inner cushion resiliently supports the outer sheath. The inner cushion has a toothed profile formed on the face side of the inner cushion. The toothed profile consists of at least one tooth having an apex on the perimeter of the inner cushion. The apex is positioned between two valleys in the perimeter of the inner cushion. In use the apex of each tooth of the toothed profile is in supporting contact with the outer sheath.
US08939137B2
An arrow rest for retaining an arrow in a shooting position on an archery bow. The arrow rest includes a generally ring shaped structure surrounding a center opening. The ring structure includes a gap configured to receive the arrow in the center opening. A gate is pivotally attached to the ring structure and biased to extend across the gap in a closed position. At least one fixed arrow support is attached to the ring and extends into the center opening toward the shooting position. At least two pivoting arrow supports are pivotally attached to the ring and biased toward the shooting position of the center opening. The pivoting arrow supports are biased to capture the arrow against the fixed arrow support in the shooting position of the center opening and to rotate away from the shooting position when the arrow is launched from the archery bow.
US08939130B2
An evaporated fuel treatment device is provided to treat evaporated fuel by using a fuel supply cap with a small size while the flowout of fuel can also be suitably prevented. The evaporated fuel treatment device includes a positive pressure adjusting valve which opens when an inner pressure of a fuel tank becomes a predetermined pressure or more, and a spherical rollover valve which closes the positive pressure adjusting valve when the fuel tank is inclined at an angle equal to or larger than a predetermined angle. The positive pressure adjusting valve and the spherical rollover valve are mounted on one cylindrical portion formed on a fuel supply cap.
US08939122B2
A machine comprising a clutch, an engine operable at a resonant frequency engine speed, and a hybrid motor. The hybrid motor is connected to the engine through the clutch. The hybrid motor applies power to the engine when the clutch is engaged, and does not apply power to the engine when the clutch is disengaged. The hybrid motor is operable at a predetermined hybrid motor speed. An ignition switch starts the hybrid motor. An electronic control module disengages the clutch until the hybrid motor speed exceeds the predetermined hybrid motor speed, and engages the clutch after the hybrid motor speed exceeds the predetermined hybrid motor speed.
US08939120B1
A chamber is pressurized with a natural gas and air mixture. The pressure moves a piston and die to compress material to be formed into a part. The pressurized gas and air mixture is ignited with a laser beam focused with a lens or collimator into a point or fine line in a center of the chamber. Rapid combustion of the gas and air mixture drives the piston and die, compacting the part into a net shape. The focused laser beam centrally ignites pressurized gas and air mixture providing controlled combustion in the chamber and preventing damaging detonation. The focused point beam is used in chambers having length to diameter L/D aspect ratio of 2 or less than 2. The collimated thin beam is used in chambers having L/D greater than 2.
US08939119B2
A camshaft adjuster (3), comprising a camshaft axis of rotation (D) and an electromagnetic multi-tappet actuating device (4) having at least two electromagnetic drive units, which for exerting an actuating force on a corresponding number of elongated tappet units (9, 10, 11) which are mounted axially parallel to one another, each defining a tappet longitudinal center axis (A1, A2, A3) arranged perpendicularly to the camshaft axis of rotation (D) are activatable, in order to engage with the tappet units (9, 10, 11) in shifting grooves (8) of an adjustable cam piece (7), wherein the drive units each on a facing acting end on one of the associated tappet units (9, 10, 11) form an acting surface that is moveable in an actuating direction of the drive units and an end face on the acting side facing away from the respective associated shifting groove (8) of a respective one of the tappet units (9, 10, 11) interacts with the acting surface, wherein at least one of the tappet units (9, 10, 11) is arranged relative to the camshaft axis of rotation (D) in such a manner that its tappet longitudinal center axis (A1, A2, A3) running parallel to the tappet longitudinal center axes (A1, A2, A3) of the at least one other tappet unit (9, 10, 11) is spaced from the camshaft axis of rotation (D) in a plane (E) receiving the camshaft axis of rotation (D) and running perpendicularly to the tappet longitudinal center axes (A1, A2, A3).
US08939115B2
A cylinder head for a motorcycle engine in which the cylinder head includes an intake side including an intake passage and an intake valve movably disposed within the intake passage, and an exhaust side including an exhaust passage and an exhaust valve movably disposed within the exhaust passage, the exhaust side being positioned remote from the intake side. A cooling liquid inlet port and a cooling liquid discharge port are located on the intake side. A cooling liquid passage runs through the cylinder head to reduce an operating temperature of the cylinder head.
US08939114B2
The present invention relates to a piston (10) for an internal combustion engine, having a piston head (11) having a piston crown (17), an outer circumferential cooling channel (21), an inner cooling space (22) disposed in the region of the underside (17a) of the piston crown (17), which is closed off with a separate closure element (23) that has at least one outflow opening (25) for cooling oil. According to the invention, it is provided that the closure element (23) and the inner cooling space (22) extend all the way to below the outer circumferential cooling channel (21).
US08939113B2
An engine is provided with a variable valve timing device which transmits a rotational force generated by a motor via a motor drive circuit to a cam shaft so as to change a rotational phase of the cam shaft relative to a crank shaft. An ECU cools a motor and a motor drive circuit when the change of the rotational phase stops during the changing of the rotational phase of the cam shaft to a target value is detected. In addition, the lock state is eliminated by driving the motor by the motor drive circuit after cooling the motor device.
US08939098B2
A sewing machine accessory includes a plate for attaching to a sewing machine workbed and to be located below a needle, the plate includes an opening and a guiding track, and a positioning device includes a sliding member slidably engaged with the guiding track of the accessory plate, and a pointed member extended from the sliding member for engaging with a cloth material to be stitched and for forming of an arced stitch on the cloth material, and the pointed member is movable close to the needle for stitching or forming a circular or arced stitch that includes a relatively decreased or smaller outer diameter.
US08939095B2
Agricultural planter row units feature soil finishing assemblies for closing a seed groove after seed is placed in the soil. An adjustable furrow closing assembly enhances upper seed groove coverage and closure with soil resulting in sustained relative humidity levels and optimum seed-to-soil contact for faster seed germination. The furrow closing assembly includes a closing wheel assembly having at least one closing wheel and a press wheel assembly having a press wheel following behind the closing wheels. The closing wheels and press wheel are attached to the planter row unit in a manner allowing the press wheel to move vertically relative to the closing wheels. Adjustable down-force systems are provided to vary the down force applied to the closing wheels and the press wheel to maintain optimum soil contact in irregular terrain and in varying soil densities and conditions to provide optimum soil coverage and compaction of the seed bed.
US08939086B2
A running gear for a rail vehicle, including a wheel unit, a motor unit and a running gear frame unit being supported on the wheel unit. The motor unit is connected to the wheel unit to drive the wheel unit. Further more, the motor unit is suspended to the running gear frame unit via a connecting device. The connecting device is transversally elastic to allow a relative transverse motion between the motor unit and the running gear frame unit. The connecting device has a transverse rigidity being sufficiently low such that a contribution of the motor unit to an inertial moment of the running gear frame unit about the height direction is reduced by at least 50%.
US08939085B2
Apparatus and method for gravity-augmented preload of drive wheels in a monorail vehicle travelling along a guide rail bearing and contact surfaces that are non-parallel with the gravity vector. The vehicle has a structure defining a pivot location against the bearing surface, as well as first and second assemblies for engaging the rail on the bearing and contact surfaces, respectively. The vehicle is mounted so its center of gravity is at a rear longitudinal offset rrl from the pivot location and a vertical offset rvert from the guide rail. A force and moment balance thus created in a normal load on a drive wheel engaged with the bearing surface at the pivot location, where the load value exceeds a standard normal load generated by the mass of the monorail vehicle alone.
US08939084B2
A surface skimming munition comprises a hull, a traction propulsion motor positioned in the hull and having a combustion chamber for combustion of a propellant, at least one aft directed nozzle coupled to the hull at a position forward of a center of gravity of the hull and comprising an inlet section and an outlet section, the inlet section in fluid communication with the combustion chamber and the outlet section directing combustion gas received from the combustion chamber through the inlet section in the aft direction, and at least one stabilizing plane coupled to the hull and moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position.
US08939083B1
The safing system employs a multi-axis accelerometer system and multi-axis gyroscope system and a processor that is programmed to iteratively read acceleration data from the accelerometer system and apply a multi-axis rotation on the acceleration data using gyroscope data iteratively read from the gyroscope system to generate rotationally corrected acceleration data and further programmed to calculate a cumulative distance measure using the rotationally corrected acceleration data. The processor then compares the cumulative distance measure with a predetermined reference measure and to issue a control signal to enable arming of the device when the cumulative distance measure exceeds the reference measure.
US08939074B2
A system and method for capturing three-dimensional image data for inspection, alignment and operations of a material applicator includes an imaging system configured to capture three-dimensional image data of an electronic substrate. The imaging system includes one or more illumination assembly configured to project a spectrum of light substantially along a first axis at an angle to the surface of the electronic substrate. The imaging system further includes an image sensor assembly configured to detect the spectrum of light reflected from an electronic substrate surface, with the image sensor assembly including a viewing plane. The material application includes a controller that is coupled to the imaging system. The controller is configured to control movement of the imaging system and to communicate with the image sensor assembly to produce a three-dimensional image of the topology of the electronic substrate.
US08939073B2
A stencil printer for printing viscous material on an electronic substrate includes a stencil having apertures formed therein, and a print head positioned over the stencil and configured to deposit viscous material within the apertures of the stencil. The print head includes a housing defining an elongate chamber, a source port defining a passage having an inlet positioned to allow viscous material to flow into the elongate chamber, a pair of blades defining a slot that provides an outlet from which viscous material can flow out of the elongate chamber, an elongate plunger movable in the elongate chamber to reduce a volume of viscous material within the elongate chamber, and at least one sensor to detect pressure of the viscous material within the elongate chamber.
US08939069B2
A collapsible bread dough rising box is disclosed that can be assembled for warming bread dough during rising, and then collapsed into a folded middle section held between a top member and bottom for easy transport and storage. The box can be large enough to hold a large mixing bowl or several bread pans. A multi-position switch or thermostat can be used to maintain the internal temperature at a desired value between 80 and 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Ventilation channels can be cooperative with the thermostat. Lights can indicate power on, heater on, desired temperature reached and/or safety mechanism activated. Hinges can connect the top member and the middle member to the bottom, for easy assembly and folding. The box is affordable for home bakers. In preferred embodiments the middle is composed of molded plastic panels and living hinges that snap together, thereby further minimizing the cost.
US08939068B2
Disclosed herein is a smoker with multiple separate drawers for smoking meat, fish, sausage, etc. In an example embodiment, one drawer may contain water and another drawer may contain smoking material such as wood chips. The sliding drawers enable the maintenance of a stable smoking temperature and offer a safer means to replenish water and/or wood during the actual smoking operation. The multiple drawers allow a user to add wood and/or water without opening the smoking chamber.
US08939067B2
The present invention relates to a cooker. In the present invention, a carbon heater is used to cook foods in a cooking chamber and electric current applied to the carbon heater is controlled by a switching element, such that an effective wavelength range and an available temperature range of energy generated from the carbon heater is adjusted. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible more efficiently cook foods, using the carbon heater.
US08939059B2
A spring/rod recoil assembly may be improved with Belleville springs arranged in combinations of nested and inverted stacks that absorb recoil impact energy while providing rebound energy to properly load cartridges from the magazine into the chamber. A firearm assembly may include a cylindrical spring, and guide rod—having stops at both ends—lengthwise situated within the cylindrical spring. The assembly may include a Belleville spring stack captured on the guide rod between a back-end stop and the cylindrical spring, with one or more stacks of nested springs and one or more stacks of inverted springs. The spring stack may be arranged to return some of the recoil energy produced during firing of the firearm, and decelerate slide velocities without damage to the firearm. Each spring has a diameter allowing it to fit within a back chamber where at least the back-end of the guide rod and spring are situated.
US08939056B1
Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, machine, device, manufacture, circuit, composition of matter, and/or user interface adapted for and/or resulting from, and/or a method and/or machine-readable medium comprising machine-implementable instructions for, activities that can comprise and/or relate to, providing a guided descent from a release zone and toward an entry zone.
US08939055B2
A cutting block and method for cutting food products is provided. The cutting block includes a plurality of parallel blades secured to a support. The blades extend in a direction along the breadth of the support and are arranged in pairs. Each pair of blades is positioned along the height of the support. Each blade in each pair is aligned along the height of the support and spaced apart along the length of the support. Each blade includes a straight first outer portion, a straight second outer portion, and a third middle portion joining the first outer portion to the second outer portion. The third middle portion is inclined relative to the first and second outer portions. The third middle portion includes first and second curved ends connected by a straight portion, wherein the first and second curved ends are each connected to a different one of the first and second outer portions.
US08939049B2
A socket set which includes a first socket, a second socket and a combination mechanism is provided. The first socket and the second socket can be combined together. The combination mechanism can retain the first socket and the second socket in a corresponding position, such that the first socket and the second socket are in a cooperative-motion relationship.
US08939045B2
A control pedal assembly includes a pedal bracket, a control pedal, an urging device and a communicating portion. The pedal bracket is secured to a vehicle body and has a housing space. The control pedal is swingably supported by a support shaft disposed in the housing space of the pedal bracket. The urging device is to urge the control pedal toward a rear of a vehicle body. The communicating portion is provided at a rear of the support shaft relative to the vehicle body between the control pedal and the pedal bracket to connect a space above the control pedal and a space below the control pedal.
US08939033B2
Both a flow meter system and method are provided for accurately measuring the percentage amounts of liquid and gas phases in a multiphase flow through a conduit when the liquid phase constitutes a small minority portion (e.g., less than about 20%) of the multiphase flow. The system includes a flow meter that includes a differential pressure sensor connected across a Venturi in the conduit, and a dual energy fraction meter, each of which is operably connected to a digital processor. The system further includes a pump connected to the conduit upstream of the flow meter that introduces at least one pulse of a known quantity of liquid, the pulse being sufficient in volume to temporarily increase the liquid phase by a detectable amount. After the liquid pulse is introduced into the multi-phase flow, the digital processor computes the changes in the percentage amounts of the liquid and gas phases which should have occurred as a result of the pulse, and compares the computed changes with the actual changes measured by the flow meter in order to calibrate the flow meter. The measured increase in the liquid flow is then subtracted from the total measured liquid flow to determine the actual percentage of liquid flow.
US08939029B2
A MEMS sensor includes a substrate and a MEMS structure coupled to the substrate. The MEMS structure has a mass movable with respect to the substrate. The MEMS sensor also includes a reference structure electrically coupled to the mass of the MEMS sensor. The reference structure is used to provide a reference to offset any environmental changes that may affect the MEMS sensor in order to increase the accuracy of its measurement.
US08939025B2
A micro-opto-electromechanical rotation rate sensor (MOERRS) device, in which a rotation rate sensor is associated with peripheral circuitry. The magnitude of the output signal of the MOERRS is adaptable to correspond to a range of mechanical stimuli to which the sensor is sensitive, in order to accommodate the signal magnitude to the dynamic range available in the MOERRS device. The signal emanating from the rotation rate sensor is facilitated to exploit the dynamic range of said MOERRS device, by modifying some properties of one or more items on the MOERRS.
US08939019B2
A holding device for a fuel injector has a mounting device to accommodate the fuel injector, and a fixing device which has a first part and a second part, which are supported in a guidance in a displaceable manner with respect to the mounting device. The second part is fixable on the guidance and between the first part and the second part of the fixing device an elastic element is situated in such a way that it is in a position to press the first part of the fixing device against a fuel injector situated in the mounting device, in order to fix it in the holding device. Also described is a clamping device for fuel injectors having at least one holding device, which is fastened elastically to the clamping device.
US08939011B2
The present invention relates to an on-line analyzer for VOCs in gas and method of using the same, comprising: a sampling device, a gas supply device and a refrigerating device connected to the sampling device and the gas supply device respectively; the on-line analyzer for VOCs in gas with two cryo-focuses in empty tubes and two detectors also comprises a gas flow control device connected to the sampling device and the gas-supply device respectively, an analyzing device connected to the gas flow control device, and a data acquisition and processing device connected to the analyzing device. Therefore, the present invention has a following advantage: the present invention runs automatically and continuously over a long period since it uses electronic refrigeration technique to achieve cryo-refrigeration, instead of using liquid nitrogen refrigeration technique which needs frequent addition of liquid nitrogen and limits application conditions.
US08939008B2
A method of calibrating an articulating probe head comprising the steps of measuring an artifact of known dimensions with the workpiece sensing probe mounted on the articulating probe head, in which the articulating probe head is unlocked. An error functional map is generated corresponding to the difference between the measured and known dimensions of the artifact. Subsequent workpieces are measured with the articulating probe head unlocked and the corresponding correction applied. The true dimensions of the artifact may be determined by measuring it with a probe mounted on an articulating probe head in which the axes of the articulating probe head are locked. A mechanical lock is provided to lock the axes of the articulating probe head.
US08939003B2
A method and device for production of stampings with an almost smooth cutting and enlarged functional surface, especially fine blanking and/or forming a workpiece out of a flat strip, wherein flat strip is clamped between an upper part consisting of a shearing punch, a pressure pad, a V-shaped projection and an ejector arranged on the pressure pad, and a lower part consisting of cutting die, ejector and an inner form stamp. By adjusting the state of stress in the cutting zone to a position oriented compressive stress by movement slightly retarded with regard to movement of the shearing punch additionally pressing in material in a direction almost perpendicular to the cutting direction by a tool element acting with controlled force depending on the part geometry and thickness of the workpiece parallel to the cutting line between shearing punch and cutting die, tears at cutting and reduced rollover are achieved.
US08938996B2
Method of, and a device for, evaluating information regarding a treatment agent in a washing machine
A treatment agent metering information evaluator of a washing machine includes a reader that reads portion-wise metering information from an information carrier of a storage container that is in close proximity to the reader, a controller that receives the portion-wise metering information from the reader, a meter that meters portions of treatment agent from the storage container into a treatment process of a washing treatment program, and storage that stores empirical information about experiences of the use of the treatment agent during the treatment process for subsequent application of the treatment agent. The reader includes a transmitter for transmitting the empirical information.
US08938986B2
A modular container for maintaining an article under controlled temperature conditions includes a generally rectangular box-shaped enclosure defining an interior volume, wherein at least one enclosure side includes an access opening to allow for insertion or removal of the article within the interior volume, and wherein enclosure sides may be made of an insulating material. The modular container further includes at least two first phase change elements including a first phase change material, wherein each of said at least two first phase change elements is positioned adjacent one of a pair of opposed enclosure sides, at least two buffer inserts disposed within said enclosure, and at least two second phase change elements including a second phase change material, to one of the at least two buffers inserts wherein the second phase change material changes phase at a different temperature than the first phase change material.
US08938975B2
An inner combustion chamber casing of a turbomachine, which is intended to be placed downstream of a centrifugal compressor, is provided. The casing has the shape of a disc, pierced by a central circle, and includes on its disc at least one guide vane of the drawn-off air. The guide vane extends longitudinally over the disc between the periphery of the disc and the central circle and spreads out axially from the disc so as to form with the downstream face of the centrifugal compressor a guide channel for the air which is drawn off upon exit from the said compressor. The guide vane has a curved shape orienting in a radial direction at the level of its most central end.
US08938970B2
A gas turbine combustion chamber has a starter film for cooling the combustion chamber wall, and a combustion chamber head, into which cooling air can be introduced and which is confined to the combustion chamber by a heat shield (5). A base plate (2) is arranged at a certain distance from the heat shield (5) and the base plate (2) is provided with several openings (6) in its rim area for passing the cooling air. Center axes (17) of the openings (6) are inclined at a shallow angle (α) relative to the combustion chamber wall (4).
US08938967B2
An electrical power generation system comprising a tower, a nacelle supported by the tower, a wind turbine system supported on the nacelle, a fuel cell system, a battery system, a hybrid solar/fuel cell system; and a fuel line extending through at least a portion of the tower and to the fuel cell system.
US08938954B2
An exhaust treatment device is disclosed. The exhaust treatment device has a compact configuration that includes integrated reactant dosing, reactant mixing and contaminant removal/treatment. The mixing can be achieved at least in part by a swirl structure and contaminant removal can include NOx reduction.
US08938953B2
A method of purifying an exhaust gas, includes: disposing a NOx trapping catalyst in an exhaust pipe of an internal combustion engine, the NOx trapping catalyst including: a metal substrate including cells, a corner portion of each of cells having an acute angle; and a catalyst layer supported in the metal substrate and including a noble metal, a heat-resistant inorganic oxide and a NOx trapping material, the catalyst layer having pores formed by addition of a pore formation promoting material, and the NOx trapping catalyst: adsorbing NOx in the exhaust gas when an exhaust air-fuel ratio is in a lean state; and desorbing and reducing the adsorbed NOx when the exhaust air-fuel ratio is in a stoichiometric state or a rich state; and removing the NOx by the exhaust air-fuel ratio being shifted between the lean state and the rich state.
US08938952B2
The present invention is intended to suppress a decrease in insulation resistance between electrodes and a case in an electric heating catalyst (EHC). An EHC (1) according to the present invention is provided with a heat generation element (3) that is energized to generate heat thereby to heat a catalyst, a case (4) that receives the heat generation element therein, an insulating member (5) that is arranged between the heat generation element (3) and the case (4) for insulating electricity, electrodes (7) that are connected to the heat generation element (3) through an electrode chamber (9) which is a space located between an inner wall surface of the case (4) and an outer peripheral surface of the heat generation element (3), and a ventilation passage (10) that ventilates the electrode chamber.
US08938951B2
A device for storing and supplying ammonia to an exhaust line of an automobile vehicle, includes a solid material provided for absorbing the ammonia, a reservoir for storing the solid material, and a heating unit to heat the solid material to desorb the ammonia. The solid material comprises solid elements with a mass of less than 50 grams. The heating unit is insulated from the reservoir. The device also includes a first assembly for transferring solid elements from the reservoir to the heating unit.
US08938937B2
A machine for packaging fiber material comprises feed means (2) supplying predetermined portions of fiber material (3) in an ordered succession, compacting means (4) by which the portions of fiber material (3) are compacted initially, a feed station (8) to which packs (9) are supplied for filling with the fiber material (3), a filling station (D) at which the fiber material (3) is inserted into the packs (9), and a closure station (E) located downstream of the filling station (D), at which the filled packs (9) are sealed. The machine further comprises fiber material (3) compressing and forming means (7) by which each of the portions of fiber material (3) is maintained in a state of compression downstream of the compacting means (4) for a prescribed interval of time, in such a way that the selfsame portion of fiber material (3) is caused to assume a compact geometry of tablet-like form prior to its insertion into the respective pack (9).
US08938933B2
A wall section for a tower of a wind turbine is provided. The wall section includes an inner edge surrounding an opening of the wall section and a protrusion protruding in a thickness direction of the wall section and extending transverse to the thickness direction. Further a wind turbine tower is provided. The wind turbine tower includes a tower wall portion and a wall section as described above. The wall section is connected to the tower wall portion at least at a portion of an outer edge of the wall section.
US08938925B2
A flooring material having a textile pad substructure with a density of greater than 10 pounds per cubic foot is provided. The textile pad has reinforcement and binding fibers. The binding fibers are thermoplastic and are used to bind the reinforcement fibers together. The pad is created by heating and compressing a fibrous textile batt so that it has a density of greater than 13 pounds per cubic foot.
US08938917B1
A stowable shelter assembly configured to be securely anchored to a support at two or more anchor or attachment points to provide a greater level of security and stability includes a first member having a bottom end, a top end, and sides extending between the top end and the bottom end. The bottom end is attachable to a support. A second member has a back end coupled with the top end of the first member, a front end, and sides extending between the back and front ends. The second member includes an anchoring member extending past the front end and is movable between a stowed position where the first and second members are co-planar such that the front end of the second member is positioned a distance above the bottom end of the first member, and a deployed position where the first and second members are angled and the anchoring member is positioned partially below the front end of the first member and spaced a distance from the bottom end to define a shelter space.
US08938913B2
A door interlock apparatus is disclosed. The door interlock apparatus has a body configured to couple to a first one of a door and an enclosure structure, the body having one or more angled self-locating features, a locking protrusion extending from a surface of the body and configured to couple with the locking member of an interlock mechanism, and a misalignment-accommodating mechanism configured and adapted to allow motion of the body. The door interlock apparatus aligns the locking protrusion and locking member during door closing, even when the door and enclosure structure are substantially misaligned. Electrical component enclosures, door interlock assemblies, and methods of assembling a door interlock assembly are also provided, as are other aspects.
US08938909B2
A simple alternative to separate filamentous bodies of Monostroma latissimum algae (large green algae) as seed stock. The filamentous bodies are easily separated and prepared for cultivation. At low luminosity (50 μm mole s−1m−2), the filamentous bodies grow into the filamentous colony. If the filamentous colony is in turns irradiated at the luminosity greater than 100 μm mole s−1m−2, it is turning into fronds. Thereby the filamentous bodies are evenly distributed into small segments so as to penetrate through the cotton rope for algal mass cultivation and further grow into fronds at high luminosity.
US08938907B2
Anti-snag fishing devices suitable for attachment to a fishing hook are disclosed. The fishing hook has a hook eye, a shank, at least one curved hook section and at least one hook point. The anti-snag fishing device includes an elongated body member which when fitted to the fishing hook forms an arc which projects upwardly from at or near the hook eye, reaches its highest point above the plane of the hook point substantially parallel to the shank, then projects downwardly passing by and under the hook point, where it terminates behind the curved section of the fishing hook.
US08938906B2
Winter fish traps and methods of using the same are disclosed. A method of trapping fish is provided that includes locating a substantially immobile group of fish in a body of water, providing a semi-rigid water-permeable trap having a bottom opening, lowering the trap opening over the group of fish onto a bottom surface of the body of water to trap the group of fish, remotely operating a semi-rigid door to cover the trap opening while the fish trap is resting on the bottom surface, and retrieving the fish trap from the body of water.
US08938896B2
A specialized fastener cover is suitable for attaching to a fastener used to attach one object to another. The fastener cover includes a decorative faceplate and a method of pivoting the faceplate between two positions. In one position, the fastener can be inserted into the two objects to hold the objects together, or can be removed from the objects to release them from each other. When the faceplate is pivoted to the second position, the decorative faceplate conceals the fastener. The fastener cover can be used to cover fasteners attaching a variety of objects to each other.
US08938889B2
A shoe has a forefoot portion, a midfoot portion, and a heel portion and comprises a sole having a base layer, a heel pedestal extending from the base layer, a lateral stabilizer pedestal extending from the base layer and positioned at least partially beneath the cuboid bone, and a medial stabilizer pedestal extending from the base layer and positioned at least partially beneath the navicular bone. During bipedal locomotion, the weight of a person wearing the shoe is supported on at least one of the heel pedestal, the lateral stabilizer pedestal, and the medial stabilizer pedestal, thereby transferring the person's weight from the heel pedestal, to the lateral stabilizer pedestal, and to the medial stabilizer pedestal. The heel pedestal, the lateral stabilizer pedestal, and the medial stabilizer pedestal include an outsole and a compressible base layer between the outsole and the wearer's foot.
US08938888B1
A hair drying system has a chair with a chair platform, a back rest, a first arm, and a second arm. A microprocessor with a data storage component is connected to an internet source. A massaging system with a plurality of vibrating components and a plurality of heating components is located in both the chair platform and the back rest. A hair dryer with a hair dryer mount is located on the back rest posterior surface. A monitor with a monitor positioning arm is pivotally located on a chair platform second edge. A tray is located on a tray positioning arm which is pivotally located on the monitor positioning arm. A remote control unit is removable and located in a recess located in a first arm armrest top surface.
US08938886B2
A processing system employs a processing tool to process workpieces, for example cold working holes and/or installing expandable members into holes. Sensors sense various aspects of the processing. Information regarding performance of the process and/or materials may be stored, for example a hole-by-hole or a workpiece-by-workpiece basis, allowing validation of processing. Information also allows dynamic operation of the processing tool. Analysis of response relationships (e.g., pressure or force versus position or distance) may provide insights into the process and materials, and/or facilitate the real-time feedback including control, alerts, ordering replacement for consumable components.
US08938885B2
A handle for a shaving razor is described in which the handle comprises a grip portion and a neck portion coupled to an end of the grip portion. The neck portion comprises a frame coupled to the end of the grip portion, the frame comprising a pin; a pod rotatably coupled to the frame, the pod defining an aperture to receive the pin of the frame, wherein the pod is configured to rotate about an axis substantially perpendicular to a length of the grip portion; and a spring coupled to the pod, wherein the spring generates a return torque when the pod is rotated.
US08938884B2
An electric hair grooming appliance is configured to have one or more operations to facilitate grooming of hair. The electric hair grooming appliance includes a control circuit, and a touchscreen for receiving one or more inputs from a user and to facilitate communication between the user and the control circuit. The touchscreen is configured to send one or more command signals to the control circuit in response to receiving the one or more inputs from the user. The control circuit is configured to control one or more operations of the electric hair grooming appliance in response to receiving one or more of the command signals.
US08938882B2
Disclosed are frame members and mullions for a window frame that comprise a reinforcing member that is surrounded by an outer plastic layer. The outer plastic layer is held securely to the reinforcing member as a result of a waist banding effect that comprises an inward force created by the outer plastic layer as it cools and contracts around the reinforcing member. In addition, lobes are formed in the reinforcing member that assist in holding the outer plastic layer to the reinforcing member. Window inserts can be removed and replaced using adapters and removable brackets. Frame members and mullions can be built sufficiently strong to provide structural support. The frame can also be used to hold photovoltaic cells and protective coverings for photovoltaic cells. Structural members are also disclosed that have reinforcing members with apertures, debossing, scarification and/or indentations that secure the thermoplastic layer to the reinforcing member.
US08938880B2
A cold plate is manufactured by obtaining a base plate with a top surface, a bottom surface, and an edge. An inlet trough and an outlet trough are machined in the top surface. Fins are cut into the base plate with a tool that contacts the base plate in either the inlet trough and the outlet trough and then exits the base plate in the other of the inlet trough and the outlet trough. An inlet nozzle indent is machined from the inlet trough to the edge of the base plate, and an outlet nozzle indent is machined from the outlet trough to the edge of the base plate. A cover covers the inlet and outlet nozzle indents, and an inlet nozzle and outlet nozzle are secured to the inlet and outlet nozzle indents.
US08938878B2
A method for manufacturing an electronic parts device allowing for easy overmolding and underfilling without requiring a jig for preventing leakage of the melted resin composition, and a resin composition sheet for electronic parts encapsulation used therein.
US08938875B2
A component aligning apparatus includes a component aligning jig, in which electronic components to be aligned have a rectangular parallelepiped shape whose length dimension is L, width dimension is W, and thickness dimension is T, the component aligning jig includes electronic component accommodating recesses opening on a surface, the depth Z of the accommodating recesses is shorter than the length L of the electronic components so that a single electronic component is held in each of the electronic component accommodating recesses while partially projecting upwards from each of the recesses with the WT surface on one side facing up, and letting s be the shortest separation that is larger than the thickness T and is the narrowest distance between opposing inside surfaces of each of the accommodating recesses when each of the accommodating recesses is seen in plan view, W>S>T.
US08938872B2
A method of working an article includes providing an article containing at least one magnetocalorically active phase having a magnetic phase transition temperature Tc and removing at least one portion of the article while the article remains at a temperature above the magnetic phase transition temperature Tc or below the magnetic phase transition temperature Tc.
US08938865B2
A buckle includes a snap coupling mechanism including a locking element pivotable between a locked and an unlocked position for engaging and disengaging two tongues, respectively; a release button movable between a raised position and a lowered position corresponding to the locked and unlocked positions, respectively; a spring tending to keep the release button in the raised position; and two sliders opposing the insertion of the tongues. The sliders are configured to come between a body of the buckle and the locking element, when the locking element is moved into the unlocked position, so as to prevent the locking element from moving from the unlocked position to the locked position. The release button is connected to the locking element so that when the release button is pressed, the locking element moves into the unlocked position, whereas when the release button is released, the locking element moves into the locked position.
US08938860B2
A reclosable zipper is provided having first and second opposing profiles forming at least one pair of opposing flanges. The flanges have cutouts, such as notches or apertures, disposed adjacent to side edges of the profiles so as to define at least one pair of cutouts. When the profiles are sealed to opposing inner surfaces of package panels, portions of the panels seal to each other through the at least one pair of cutouts, providing a reinforcing structure to opposing ends of the zippers, thereby preventing the zipper ends from separating upon opening the package.
US08938856B1
A display device is disclosed. The display device includes a hinge module comprising a pair of hinge shafts arranged side by side, a pair of hinge brackets having one ends coupled to the hinge shafts, respectively, and the other ends in which slide slots are formed, a pair of slide brackets coupled to the slide slots, the slide brackets which are horizontally movable along the slide slots, and a pair of bodies coupled to the slide brackets, respectively, such that the display device may be foldable 0˜180 degrees to be folded and unfolded like a book.
US08938855B2
Disclosed is a gear hinge device employed in a portable apparatus including first and second housings. The gear hinge device connects the first and second housings in such a manner such that the first and second housings can be rotated about first and second hinge axes, respectively. The gear hinge device includes: a first driving unit comprising a first driving cam gear that is rotated about the first hinge axis and a second driving unit comprising a second driving cam gear that is engaged with the first driving cam gear and rotated about the second hinge axis that is parallel to the first hinge axis and a flexible auxiliary gear that is arranged coaxially to the second driving cam gear.
US08938853B2
A hinge includes a rotating member and a sleeve member. The rotating member includes a rotating shaft and a mounting portion connected to the rotating shaft. The mounting portion includes a first mounting portion. The first mounting portion includes a first mounting piece used to secure to an enclosure and a second mounting piece connected to the first mounting piece. The sleeve member includes a main body and a positioning portion extending from the main body. The rotating shaft is received in the sleeve member, and the second mounting piece is secured to the positioning portion.
US08938845B2
The invention relates to a liquid heating device for an automobile that comprises two independent liquid flow paths (10a, 10b) integrally formed in at least one part (1a) made of a heat-conducting material, each liquid flow path (10a) being capable of enabling a flow of liquid between a connection terminal defining an inlet and a connection terminal defining an outlet (12a, 12b), each of the connection terminals being capable of sealingly receiving a liquid supply duct or tube, and a heating means (14) thermally coupled with said part (1a) and capable of heating said part (1a) so that the liquid flowing through said flow paths can absorb the heat of said part (1a). The invention advantageously enables the very flexible use thereof for one or more systems requiring heated liquid inside a single vehicle.
US08938834B2
The present invention relates to a fabric treating apparatus and method for controlling the same. A fabric treating apparatus according to the present invention includes a treating space within which fabrics are treated; a heating unit configured to supply heated air, or steam, or heated air and steam to the treating chamber; a motor to generate a rotational power; a device receiving the rotational power from the motor, the device configured to move a rack disposed within the treating space; and a control unit adapted to: control the motor according to a sensed electric current of the motor, and drive the motor to rotate at a speed defined by a target number of rotations per minute.
US08938832B2
A wheel weight tool includes a handle connected to a hammer head on a first end and having a first hook on a second end. The first hook may be adapted for removing a wheel weight. The hammer head has a soft end and a hard end. The hard end may include a second hook.
US08938831B2
The present invention is related to a framed air pillow system, using air pressure to provide stability and comfort for a user when sitting in an upright position. The invention comprises of a base frame structure, an inflatable air chamber having an air pump and a rectangular cushion pad, wherein said system having means to adjust the angle between said base and said rectangular cushion pad.
US08938827B2
A support mechanism in which one end of a knee bottom section (2) is supported on a bed frame (1) in such a manner that the knee bottom section can be pivotally raised and lowered. Also, one end of a leg bottom section (6) is pivotally rotatably connected with the other end of the knee bottom section, a support stay (7) is pivotally rotatably connected with the underside of the other end of the leg bottom section, and a support device (11) of a support portion (9) provided at the opposite tip of the support stay is provided on the bed frame. The support device includes a guide portion (12) and an engaging portion (13) for movably supporting the support portion of the support stay. The guide portion can support the support portion moved in relation with the pivotal rotation of the knee bottom section within the entire pivotal rotation range of the knee bottom section. The engaging portion is provided above or below a vacant portion adjacent to the end portion of the guide portion on which the support portion is located when the knee bottom section is pivotally lowered.
US08938826B2
A patient support system includes independently adjustable columns supporting a hinged bending or breaking patient support structure. At least one column includes at least two sections. A coordinated drive system provides for upwardly breaking and downwardly breaking orientations of the two sections in various inclined and tilted positions.
US08938818B2
A football helmet includes a plastic shell having an offset band extending around a rear region of the shell and above the lower edge surface of the shell. The offset band includes an offset band wall having an inner band surface offset from an inner shell wall surface, and an outer band surface offset from and outer shell wall surface. A pair of angled transition walls extends between the offset band wall and a rear region of the shell. The shell also includes a raised central band integrally formed as part of the shell and extending across the crown region to the rear region.
US08938815B2
The invention provides a lower body garment comprising an interior layer comprising an elastic material to be worn around a wearer's leg, an outer shell, and a tunnel pocket system positioned between the outer shell and interior layer. The tunnel pocket system defines a tunnel extending from the exterior pocket of the outer shell and terminating in an interior pocket positioned in or on the elastic material of the interior layer. In use, the wearer can access the interior pocket through the exterior pocket. The elastic material of the interior layer facilitates retention of items stored in the pocket against the wearer's leg, thereby reducing movement of items when the wearer moves. Retention of items stored in the pocket against the wearer's leg can be further enhanced by providing that the pocket be of elastic material.
US08943609B2
Methods of configuring a different authority for a plurality of users to use at least one application in an electronic device. User inputs are received to set passwords for respective user levels, where each user level is associated with a different authority to access applications. The passwords are registered for the respective user levels. At least one application is associated with one of the user levels.
US08943595B2
A group of files for an application installed on a computer system is identified in response to a request to scan the application for malware. The group of files for the application is scanned for the malware. A result is obtained. An action is performed based on the result.
US08943590B2
Systems, methods and non-transitory, tangible computer readable storage mediums encoded with processor readable instructions to scan files for malware are disclosed. An exemplary method includes writing, via a communication pathway, a first file to a storage medium that is utilized by the computer, requesting access to the first file so as to enable the first file to be scanned for malware, and delaying, when the first file resides on the storage medium, access to the first file while there is at least one I/O operation relative to the storage medium that has a higher priority level than a priority level of the request to access the first file. In addition, except to enable the first file to be scanned for malware, access to the first file is prevented until the first file has been scanned for malware.
US08943580B2
This invention is directed to an electronic device with an embedded authentication system for restricting access to device resources. The authentication system may include one or more sensors operative to detect biometric information of a user. The sensors may be positioned in the device such that the sensors may detect appropriate biometric information as the user operates the device, without requiring the user to perform a step for providing the biometric information (e.g., embedding a fingerprint sensor in an input mechanism instead of providing a fingerprint sensor in a separate part of the device housing). In some embodiments, the authentication system may be operative to detect a visual or temporal pattern of inputs to authenticate a user. In response to authenticating, a user may access restricted files, applications (e.g., applications purchased by the user), or settings (e.g., application settings such as contacts or saved game profile).
US08943577B1
A system and method for a distributed multi-processing security gateway establishes a host side session, selects a proxy network address for a server, uses the proxy network address to establish a server side session, receives a data packet, assigns a central processing unit core from a plurality of central processing unit cores in a multi-core processor of the security gateway to process the data packet, processes the data packet according to security policies, and sends the processed data packet. The proxy network address is selected such that a same central processing unit core is assigned to process data packets from the server side session and the host side session. By assigning central processing unit cores in this manner, higher capable security gateways are provided.
US08943574B2
Included are systems and methods for tokenizing sensitive data. Some of the systems and/or methods are configured to receive sensitive data from a vendor, determine a token key for the vendor, and utilize a proprietary algorithm, based on the token key to generate a vendor-specific token that is associated with the sensitive data. Some systems and/or methods include creating a token identifier that comprises data related to the token key sending the vendor-specific token and the token identifier to the vendor.
US08943570B1
Exemplary network infrastructures and methods employing a Security Gateway utilize client authentication for use of a secure connection between an application client and an application server of a protected network. Once a secure connection has been set up, a Security Gateway can start a timer for establishing a period within which a password and username are to be received from the application client before traffic is allowed to exit the Security Gateway. If a username and password are provided while the timer is running, the Security Gateway can contact a single sign on (SSO) server to check whether the username and password are correct. If the username and password are valid, the Security Gateway can start relaying traffic externally to the application server. If an invalid username and password are provided or the timer times out before receipt of a username and password, the secure connection can be terminated.
US08943569B1
A wireless server access control system comprising a wireless server generating a local wireless communications network, the wireless server having a processor and a plurality of redundant data memory devices. A first wireless device coupled to the wireless server through the local wireless communications network. An access control system operating on the wireless server, the access control system configured to generate a user control on a user interface of the first wireless device to allow a user to permit or deny access to the processor and the data memory devices of the wireless server by a second wireless device through the local wireless communications network.
US08943568B1
Methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, are described for secure video conferencing to conduct financial transactions. A server computing device receives a request to establish a video conference from a first client device associated with a user of the first client device. The server computing device authenticates the first client device using credential information. The server computing device establishes a video conference between the first client device and a second client device associated with a customer representative of a financial institution. The server computing device transmits video images associated with one or more cameras coupled to the first client device to the second client device, the video images comprising a view of the user and an area surrounding the user. The server computing device determines whether any persons other than the user are present in the area surrounding the user.
US08943559B2
A method of authenticating access to an electrical device. The method comprises comparing, at an electronic processor, one or more patterns of temporal or physical properties, associated with an access entry string, to a non-transitory electronic profile data base of ranges of the corresponding patterns, from previously approved access entry strings. The method also comprises approving or denying at the electronic processor, the access entry string. The access entry string is approved if the one or more patterns falls within the respective range of the corresponding patterns in the profile data base. The access entry string is denied if the one or more patterns falls outside the respective range of the corresponding patterns in the profile data base.
US08943554B2
Presented is a system and method for controlling access to a mobile hotspot on a mobile device utilizing a hotspot management application. The method includes detecting unauthorized data traffic over a tethered link between the mobile device and a tethered device by analyzing a signature of the unauthorized data traffic. Analyzing the signature of the unauthorized data traffic may be carried out utilizing a rules engine, where the rules engine is based on one or more carrier controlled tethering policies and one or more user controlled tethering policies. Detecting unauthorized data traffic may further include detecting an unauthorized tethering application on the mobile device utilizing a database of known unauthorized tethering applications. The method further includes controlling the unauthorized data traffic. The method additionally includes redirecting a user of the mobile device to a captive portal for authorized tethering plan support.
US08943543B2
Systems and apparatus providing UI functionality at a client device via a video decoder/renderer operates to decode a compressed video stream bearing UI imagery and a messaging proxy is adapted to process user interaction data indicative of a local function to invoke an application programming interface (API) associated with the local function in order to select an appropriate channel of the decoded compressed video stream.
US08943542B2
Various embodiments facilitate generation, distribution, and presentation of category-based predefined channel lists. In one embodiment, an electronic program guide (“EPG”) manager is provided for execution on a receiving device, such as a set-top box. The EPG manager receives from a program distributor a predefined channel list that includes multiple channels that carry related programming. The channel list includes an associated category and indicators of the multiple channels, the multiple channels each carrying at least some programming in the associated category. The EPG manager presents to a user at least some of the multiple channels in an electronic program guide. This abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an abstract, and it is submitted with the intention that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
US08943541B2
Systems and methods are provided for projecting holographic images in connection with a program service such as cable or satellite television. In one instance, the projected holographic image may be an image of product that is featured in advertisement or other portion of program service. In another instance, the projected holographic image may be an image of an electronic programming guide with screens or menu displayed on sides of a cube or other geometric form. In still another instance, the projected holographic image is a video that supplements an instructional video or live broadcast.
US08943535B2
An advertisement distribution apparatus includes: a receiver that receives a display request including a viewpoint condition and advertisement information; an advertisement space setting unit that sets an advertisement space corresponding to the viewpoint condition to video data of an arbitrary viewpoint position generated based on imaging data having different viewpoint positions; an advertisement information setting unit that sets the advertisement information received by the receiver to the advertisement space set by the advertisement space setting unit; and a video transmitter that transmits the video data of the arbitrary viewpoint position in which the advertisement information is set in the advertisement space to a terminal device.
US08943525B2
Provided is an information processing apparatus, including: storage configured to store a rarity level of each of a plurality of pieces of content, and access history of a user, the plurality of pieces of content being accessed by the user; and a controller configured to determine, based on the stored access history, rarity levels of a predetermined number or more of pieces of content, the pieces of content being accessed by the user in a predetermined unit time, to calculate a preference level of the user based on the determined rarity level, and to create information showing the calculated preference level.
US08943520B1
Computer-readable media, systems, and methods for initializing a destination application on a mobile device based upon a received uniform resource locator (“URL”) request that is associated with the destination application. In embodiments, a URL request is received from a background application on a mobile device and the URL request indicates an address of a website that the user requests the mobile device be redirected to. Further, in embodiments, the URL request is parsed to obtain an application identification portion that is at least part of the URL request. In embodiments, it is determined that there is an association between the application identification portion and the destination application where the destination application is registered on the mobile device and is associated with the application identification portion of the URL request. Still further, in embodiments, the destination application is initialized.
US08943516B2
Point-to-point intra-nodelet messaging support for nodelets on a single chip that obey MPI semantics may be provided. In one aspect, a local buffering mechanism is employed that obeys standard communication protocols for the network communications between the nodelets integrated in a single chip. Sending messages from one nodelet to another nodelet on the same chip may be performed not via the network, but by exchanging messages in the point-to-point messaging buckets between the nodelets. The messaging buckets need not be part of the memory system of the nodelets. Specialized hardware controllers may be used for moving data between the nodelets and each messaging bucket, and ensuring correct operation of the network protocol.
US08943505B2
Apparatus and method for real-time scheduling. An apparatus includes first and second processing elements and a memory. The second processing element is configured to generate or modify a schedule of one or more tasks, thereby creating a new task schedule, and to write to a specified location in the memory to indicate that the new schedule has been created. The first processing element is configured to monitor for a write to the specified location in the memory and execute one or more tasks in accordance with the new schedule in response to detecting the write to the specified location. The first processing element may be configured to begin executing tasks based on detecting the write without invoking an interrupt service routine. The second processing element may store the new schedule in the memory.
US08943493B2
Some embodiments of automating application deployment have been presented. In one embodiment, a production repository is created in a federated source code management system to accept software from only a single committer. The production repository is coupled to a set of repositories. Platform management infrastructure monitors the production repository for changes to the software. Further, the platform management infrastructure may automatically push the changes to one or more repositories affected.
US08943487B2
Particular embodiments optimize a C++ function comprising one or more loops for symbolic execution, comprising for each loop, if there is a branching condition within the loop, then rewrite the loop to move the branching condition outside the loop. Particular embodiments may further optimize the C++ function through simplified symbolic expressions and adding constructs forcing delayed interpretation of symbolic expressions during the symbolic execution.
US08943474B1
A device receives programming code, corresponding to a dynamic programming language, that is to be executed by a computing environment, and executes the programming code. When executing the programming code, the device maintains a program counter that identifies an execution location within the programming code, and select blocks of the programming code based on the program counter. The blocks correspond to segments of the programming code, and are associated with type-based constraints that relate to types of variables that are used by the block. When executing the programming code, the device also compiles the selected blocks, caches the compiled blocks along with the type-based constraints, generates linking information between certain ones of the compiled blocks based on the type-based constraints, and executes the compiled blocks in an order based on the program counter, the type-based constraints, and the linking information.
US08943470B2
A computing device may be configured to interact with a requirement object using an object-based requirements framework. The computing device may further provide a design to the object-based requirements framework. The design may comply with design criteria of the object-based requirements framework. The computing device may also determine whether the design complies with the requirement object. The determining may be based on the interacting, and may produce a result.
US08943465B2
An analytical software design system arranged to receive informal system design specifications and to convert them into verified design specifications for use in creating source code and carrying out implementation testing of the source code is described. The system comprises a verified black box specification generator arranged to process the received informal system design specifications to create formal specifications; to generate from the formal specifications mathematical models representing the system behavior; to analyze the mathematical models to determine if they have the required behavior; to adjust the formal specifications until the required behavior is achieved; and to derive the required verified design specifications from the mathematical models.
US08943455B2
Methods for standard cells using finFET standard cell structures with polysilicon on OD edges. Standard cells are defined using finFET transistors and having gate structures forming a transistor at an intersection with a semiconductor fin. Polysilicon dummy structures are formed on the edges of the active areas or OD areas of the standard cells. In a design flow, a pre-layout netlist schematic for the standard cells includes a three terminal MOS device corresponding to the polysilicon dummy structure on the edges of the standard cell. After an automated place and route process forms a device layout using the standard cells, a post layout netlist is extracted. Where two standard cells abut one another, a single polysilicon dummy structure is formed on the common boundary. A layout versus schematic comparison is then performed comparing the pre-layout netlist and the post-layout netlist to verify the layout obtained. Additional methods are disclosed.
US08943451B2
The invention provides techniques and apparatuses for generating a hierarchical representation of the power behavior of an electronic design. In some implementations, a flat finite state machine, representing the power behavior of an electronic design is extracted from the power specification for the electronic design. Subsequently, a hierarchical finite state machine representation for the power behavior is generated from the flat finite state machine, the power specification and the logical specification.
US08943445B2
A method includes determining one or more potential merges corresponding to a color set Ai and a color set Aj of N color sets, represented by A1 to AN, used in coloring polygons of a layout of an integrated circuit. N is a positive integer, i and j are integers from 1 to N, and i≠j. One or more potential cuts corresponding to the color set Ai and the second color set Aj are determined. An index Aij is determined according to the one or more potential merges and the one or more potential cuts. A plurality of parameters F related to the index Aij is obtained based on various values of indices fi and fj. A parameter F is selected among the plurality of parameters F based on a definition of the index Aij.
US08943442B1
A computer-implemented method of controlling operations for execution includes displaying, in a display device area that controls a process of operations, a current container providing at least a first operation to the process, and a linear sequence representing parent containers of the current container organized in a hierarchy. The method includes receiving, in a system generating the display device area, a partial-performance request identifying a subset of the parent containers defined between the current container and a level in the hierarchy. The method includes performing, in response to the partial-performance request, the first operation and those of the operations that the subset of the parent containers provide to the process.
US08943440B2
A system and method for automatically organizing a user interface. A category is determined for content installed on a device. An icon for the content is displayed in a categorical row in a grid layout for the content's category. The categorical rows may be manipulated by touchscreen gestures, such as moving, expanding, and revealing details about the row, such as the row's categorical label.
US08943439B2
A terminal device includes a display unit having a function for displaying a menu screen on a display screen, a selection unit for causing a user to select one of the items in the menus screen displayed on the display screen, and a holding unit holding status information concerning at least one application among a plurality of applications. The display unit displays an item indicating the application on the display screen while presenting status information on the application held in the holding unit on the display screen.
US08943434B2
Systems and methods are provided for changing a user interface for a multi-screen device. The user interface can change based on the movement of a window. The system can receive a user interface event that modifies the display of windows in the user interface. Upon receiving the user interface event, the system determines if a window has been covered or uncovered. If a window has been covered, the window is placed in a sleep state. If a window is uncovered, the window is activated from a sleep state. A sleep state is a window state where an application associated with the window does not receive user interface inputs and/or does not render the window. Moreover, in a sleep state an image representing the window is maintained in memory.
US08943427B2
Disclosed is a user interface, and particularly, to a method for providing a user interface based on multiple displays and a mobile terminal using the same. The method for providing a user interface of a mobile terminal comprises controlling transparency of a first display unit, controlling the first display unit to display a first screen, controlling a second display unit to display a second screen, and controlling the second display unit to display one or more parts of the first screen.
US08943426B2
A method for displaying background wallpaper and one or more user interface elements on a display unit of an electrical apparatus at the same time is disclosed. In the method, a Region of Interest (ROI) on the background wallpaper is designated by analyzing the background wallpaper. The background wallpaper is displayed. The one or more user interface elements on an area of the displayed background wallpaper without covering the ROI are displayed. An electrical apparatus implementing the method and a computer program product for the method are also disclosed.
US08943424B2
A system, computer program and method for developing a graphical user interface (GUI) in a computer program. The invention allows developers to control the properties of interface components according to the state of a program during execution. According to the invention, a GUI development environment may be configured to provide a GUI builder for creating the GUI, display an interface component with at least one interface component property to be instantiated in the GUI, display a property interface to input at least one value for the interface component property in response to an event detectable by the computer program during GUI program execution, and automatically generate GUI program code effectuating the value for the interface component property in response to the event detectable by the computer program during GUI program execution.
US08943421B2
An avatar behavior rule is customized within a virtual universe environment as a function of individual avatar data. It is determined whether the activity of an avatar is relevant to a behavior rule for a virtual universe. If the activity is determined to be relevant to the rule, the rule is customized for the avatar as a function of individual avatar data associated with the avatar, and it is determined whether the activity exceeds a violation threshold of the customized rule. If the activity is determined to exceed the customized rule violation threshold, an appropriate action is taken as specified by the customized rule.
US08943409B2
Displaying storage device-generated menus for playback includes connecting a storage device to a host capable of playing back video content, and presenting to the host a root directory through which a content selection file allows selecting video files for playback through user-storage device interaction, and, optionally, one or more service files that provide various useful information that are also playable back through user-storage device interaction. This typically further includes displaying a Main Menu that represents these files and playing Main Menu items as regular video files/contents. While the content selection file is played back, a content selection menu is generated by the storage device and displayed by the host, and each content selection menu item is playable by transmitting a playback command to the storage device rather than to the host. A storage device is also provided, which uses such method.
US08943405B1
A computing device receives one or more indications of user input to enter a character string. In response, the computing device determines, based on a corpus that includes punctuated character strings previously entered by a user of the computing device, one or more punctuated versions of the character string. Each of the one or more punctuated versions of the character string includes one or more punctuation marks not present in the character string. The computing device outputs, for display, at least one of the one or more punctuated versions of the character string.
US08943404B1
Techniques for selectively and dynamically determining an amount of pronunciation guides to display within an electronic book based at least in part on an aspect of a user. For instance, an electronic device rendering an electronic book may determine whether to display some, all, or no pronunciation guides for characters within the electronic book based on a reading level of the user, an age of the user, a primary language of the user, or any other aspect that indicates the user's proficiency in the language of the electronic book.
US08943402B2
A system and method for navigating Internet content with a limited or non-existent return channel, limited bandwidth and/or a set-top box with limited processing power.
US08943388B2
A data storage system includes a memory circuit having memory cells and a control circuit. The control circuit is operable to receive data bits provided for storage in the memory cells. A subset of the memory cells have predetermined stuck-at faults. The control circuit is operable to compute a binomial coefficient for each of the predetermined stuck-at faults based on a bit position of a corresponding one of the predetermined stuck-at faults within the memory cells. The control circuit is operable to add together the binomial coefficients to generate an encoded number using a combinatorial number system. The control circuit is operable to generate a first set of redundant bits that indicate the encoded number. The first set of redundant bits are used to decode bits read from the memory cells to regenerate the data bits.
US08943380B2
Examples are disclosed for forwarding or receiving a data flow associated with a connectionless packet network service. In some examples the data flow may have been split into a plurality of data streams separately or jointly including forward error correction.
US08943378B2
A method and apparatus are disclosed for efficient hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process utilization for semi-persistent and dynamic data transmissions, wherein a reserved HARQ process identification (ID) can be reused. A subset of a plurality of HARQ process IDs is reserved to use for a semi-persistent allocation, and data is transmitted based on the semi-persistent allocation. A dynamic allocation is received via a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH). At least one of the reserved HARQ process IDs is selectively used for transmitting data based on the dynamic allocation.
US08943365B2
A computer program product for handling communication link problems between a first communication means and a second communication means. Data signals, control signals and/or error information are transferred between the first communication means and the second communication means using the communication link. The method includes activating a static identification pattern in the first communication means representing an error information, and stopping a clock signal (Clk) inside the first communication means to freeze a present error condition, in response to a communication link problem being detected, and transferring the activated static identification pattern permanently and/or repeatedly to the second communication means using the communication link.
US08943360B2
In accordance with various aspects of the disclosure, a method and apparatus are disclosed that includes aspects of monitoring a first processor of a computer by a monitoring module for a first processor instability; determining if the first processor is stable based on the monitored first processor instability; routing operational priority to a second processor of the computer through a multiplexer module if the first processor is determined not to be stable, wherein a first interface of the first processor and a second interface of the second processor are in communication with the multiplexer module and wherein the first processor and the second processor are in communication by a processor interconnect; and operating the computer using the second processor.
US08943358B2
A storage control apparatus manages a plurality of storage devices which belong to a RAID Logical Unit (RLU) such that data is made redundant between different storage devices, where RAID stands for Redundant Arrays of Independent Disks. If a first storage device fails, a rebuild controller executes a rebuild process to store the same data as recorded in the first storage device in a spare storage device. When the rebuild controller executing the rebuild process has failed in reading out data from a second storage device, a data recovery controller restarts the first storage device, and reads out data to be stored in the spare storage device from the restarted first storage device.
US08943350B2
Synchronizing time bases in a parallel computer that includes compute nodes organized for data communications in a tree network, where one compute node is designated as a root, and, for each compute node: calculating data transmission latency from the root to the compute node; configuring a thread as a pulse waiter; initializing a wakeup unit; and performing a local barrier operation; upon each node completing the local barrier operation, entering, by all compute nodes, a global barrier operation; upon all nodes entering the global barrier operation, sending, to all the compute nodes, a pulse signal; and for each compute node upon receiving the pulse signal: waking, by the wakeup unit, the pulse waiter; setting a time base for the compute node equal to the data transmission latency between the root node and the compute node; and exiting the global barrier operation.
US08943347B2
A method of operating a processing device is provided. The method includes, responsive to an idle state of the processing device, transitioning the processing device to a substantially disabled state. The processing device, for example, may be a graphics processing unit (GPU). Transitioning the processing device to a substantially disabled state upon detection of an idle state may result in power savings. Corresponding systems and computer program products are also provided.
US08943334B2
In one embodiment, the present invention includes a processor having a plurality of cores and a control logic to control provision of a voltage/frequency to a first core of the plurality of cores independently of provision of a voltage/frequency to at least a second core of the plurality of cores. In some embodiments, the voltages may be provided from one or more internal voltage regulators of the processor. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US08943333B2
The semiconductor intergrated circuit comprises: a circuit that executes a predetermined process and a switching circuit that selects a power impedance, The switching circuit selects the power impedance, in accordance with a variation in voltage supplied to the circuit, so that a resonant frequency of the semiconductor integrated circuit is different from a operation frequency of the circuit.
US08943326B2
A novel system and method for accessing data stored in a secure or tamperproof storage device in a wireless communication device is provided. The wireless communication device may include a biometric sensor for capturing a biometric sample of the user. The captured biometric sample may be compared to known biometric samples of users stored in a memory device of the wireless communication device. If the captured biometric sample matches one of the known biometric samples, the user is allowed access to the tamperproof storage device for a preset amount of time. The user may delete existing data, add new data, modify existing data or view existing data stored in the tamperproof storage device.
US08943324B2
A method is provided for authenticating characteristics of electrical energy. The method comprises acquiring a key, acquiring an amount of electrical energy, and generating a digital signature based on the amount and the key. The method further comprises generating a certificate comprising the signature and the amount.
US08943316B2
A system includes a server with an access manager configured to restrict access to files of an organization and maintain at least encryption keys for internal and external users and an external access server connected to the server and coupled between the server and a data network. The data network is configured to allow the external users use of the external access server. The external access server is also configured to permit file exchange between the internal users and the external users via the server.
US08943289B2
A method of moving a first portion of data and a second portion of data, which belong to one page data and respectively stored in a second physical page and a third physical page, into a first physical page in a flash memory module is provided. The method includes transmitting a read command for reading page data stored in the second physical page; reading the first portion of data from a buffer area of the rewritable non-volatile memory module into a buffer memory; transmitting a read command for reading page data stored in the third physical page; transmitting the first portion of data from the buffer memory to the buffer area; and transmitting a write command for writing data stored in the buffer area into the first physical page. Accordingly, the method can effectively move one page data dispersedly stored in different physical pages into one physical page.
US08943286B1
A storage system includes a first storage apparatus including a first logical volume and a second storage apparatus including a second logical volume. The first and second logical volumes are set as a High Availability pair and associated with a virtual volume. When receiving a write request to the virtual volume, the storage system manages storage area in the first logical volume regarding to the write request as storage area during data duplication, writes data in duplicate, in order from the first logical volume to the second logical volume. When receiving a read request to the virtual volume, the first storage apparatus waits for completion of the data duplication and reads data from the first logical volume if the storage area is during the data duplication, and the first storage apparatus reads data from the first logical volume if the storage area is not during the data duplication.
US08943283B2
Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for converting a first address mapping function for mapping addresses to storage locations to a second address mapping function. For each of a plurality of addresses allocated in the storage using the first address mapping function, a node is generated in the second address mapping function. Each node in the second address mapping function associates a logical address with a physical location for the logical address. A determination is made of addresses having unused space and storage space is freed for the determined addresses having the unused space. Indication is made in the second address mapping function that the storage space for the determined addresses has been freed.
US08943271B2
Systems and methods that aggregate memory capacity of multiple computers into a single unified cache, via a layering arrangement. Such layering arrangement is scalable to a plurality of machines and includes a data manager component, an object manager component and a distributed object manager component, which can be implemented in a modular fashion. Moreover, the layering arrangement can provide for an explicit cache tier (e.g., cache-aside architecture) that applications are aware about, wherein decision are made explicitly which objects to put/remove in such applications (as opposed to an implicit cache wherein application do not know the existence of the cache).
US08943270B2
In tiered storage subsystems in which pages are automatically allocated to appropriate storage media based on the access frequency in page units, since the number of storage media is not simply proportional to the performance, it was difficult to design in advance a tier configuration satisfying the required performance. According to the present invention, a cumulative curve of I/O distribution is created based on a result of measurement of I/O accesses performed to the storage subsystem, and RAID groups (RG) are allocated sequentially in order from RGs belonging to tiers having higher performances to the cumulative curve of I/O distribution. When either a performance limitation value or a capacity of the RG exceeds the cumulative curve of I/O distribution, a subsequent RG is allocated, and the process is repeated so as to compute the optimum tier configuration.
US08943269B2
A data block storage management capability is presented. A file system includes a plurality of data blocks which are managed using a first storage service and a second storage service, where the first storage service has a lower storage cost and a higher input-output cost than the second storage service. The data blocks stored using the second storage service have associated therewith respective expected storage durations indicative of respective lengths of time for which the data blocks are to be stored using the second storage service (which may be the same or different across the ones of the data blocks stored using the second storage service). The expected storage durations of the data blocks are modified based on a comparison of an expected hit rate of the second storage service and a current hit rate of the second storage service or current hit rates of the data blocks.
US08943266B2
The storage system includes a plurality of storage devices and a storage controller. The storage controller stores a data request quantity indicating the data quantity of write data written to the target area in a specific period, and estimates, based on the quantity of request data and relationship information received from storage devices, the estimated data quantity written to the nonvolatile semiconductor memory chips based on the write data written to the target area in the specific period. The storage controller selects a second logical storage area with an estimated data quantity less than an estimated data quantity for the first logical storage area and assigned to a storage device different from a storage device assigned to the first logical storage area, and migrates the first data stored in the first logical storage area to the second logical storage area.
US08943259B2
Memory of a database management system (DBMS) that is running in a virtual machine is managed using techniques that integrate DBMS memory management with virtual machine memory management. Because of the integration, the effectiveness of DBMS memory management is preserved even though the physical memory allocated to the virtual machine may change during runtime as a result of varying memory demands of other applications, e.g., instances of other virtual machines, running on the same host computer as the virtual machine.
US08943255B2
Methods and structure for accounting are provided for enhancing communications via a PCIE bridge. The bridge comprises a host interface that manages communications with a host device, and a PCIE interface that provides Memory Read Requests (MRds) to a PCIE device and receives Memory Read Completions (MRCs) from the PCIE device. The bridge also comprises a control unit that inserts tag information into the MRds. The control unit detects a reset of the host interface and revises the tag information inserted into the MRds responsive to detecting the reset. Additionally, the control unit analyzes tag information of received MRCs to determine whether it is the revised tag information or is old tag information, returns completion data from MRCs having the revised tag information to the host device, and discards completion data from received MRCs having the old tag information.
US08943254B2
A method of transmission-reception over a serial bus placed, when idle, in a first state at a first voltage, including: a transmit circuit capable of coding a transmission according to a first protocol in which the respective states of the bits are conditioned by time periods of fixed levels, indifferently in the first state or in a second state at a second voltage smaller than the first one; a receive circuit capable of interpreting a communication according to the first protocol; and a protocol converter, interposed between the bus and the transmit and receive circuits, to convert the signals to be transmitted to a second protocol in which the respective states of the bits are conditioned by respective time periods of fixed levels in the first state, and to convert the received signals from the second protocol to the first protocol.
US08943250B2
System and methods are provided. In one embodiment, a system includes serial peripheral interface (SPI) bus and a master device communicatively coupled to the serial peripheral interface (SPI) bus. The system further includes a first slave device communicatively coupled to the SPI bus. The system additionally includes a second slave device communicatively coupled to the SPI bus and to the first slave device; wherein the first and the second slave devices are communicatively coupled in parallel to the SPI bus and wherein the first and the second slave devices are communicatively coupled to each other by using a first chain line, and wherein the master device is configured to communicate with the first and with the second slave devices over the SPI bus.
US08943244B2
A mobile device includes a composite processing unit and a device controller driver. The composite processing unit is configured to provide a plurality of functions including a human interface device (HID) emulator function, select at least one activated function of the plurality of functions and automated operation content based on a connection status between the mobile device and a host, and generate client HID data including the automated operation content. The device controller driver is configured to provide the client HID data to the host, and provide event information to the composite processing unit based on the connection status.
US08943239B2
A direct memory access controller for efficiently detecting a character string within memory, the direct memory access controller generating signatures of character strings stored within the memory and comparing the generated signatures with the signature of the character string for which detection is desired.
US08943238B2
A system includes a serial interface, a peripheral device coupled to the serial interface, non-volatile memory, and a DMA controller including multiple linked channels. The various channels can be configured in different modes to facilitate the DMA controller performing various operations, such as data transfer, with respect to the non-volatile memory or the peripheral device.
US08943233B1
A link negotiation method for enabling communication between first and second Serial Attached Small Computer Interface (SAS) storage devices operably coupled by an optical cable. The method includes continuously transmitting a non-SAS data pattern between the first and second SAS storage devices. In response to successful exchange of the non-SAS data between the first and second SAS storage devices, a SAS data pattern is continuously transmitted between the first and second SAS storage devices. In response to successful exchange of the SAS data pattern between the first and second SAS storage devices, an initial frame is continuously transmitted between the first and second SAS storage devices. Communication between the first and second SAS storage devices is enabled in response successful communication of the initial frame between the first and second SAS storage devices.
US08943219B2
A facility for congestion management and latency prediction is described. In various embodiments, the facility sums a series of fractional transmission delays wherein each fractional transmission delay is measured as a probability of a failed transmission attempt multiplied by the cost of the failed transmission attempt, and provides the sum.
US08943218B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, systems, and apparatuses for a fault resilient collaborative media serving array comprising a plurality of nodes. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method for creating a fault resilient collaborative media serving array where the array nodes do not share memory, the serving of a content file is accomplished by the collaborative efforts of many nodes in the array, and where there is no fixed allocation of sessions to nodes.
US08943215B2
Content can be segmented and each segment encoded at multiple different quality levels. A manifest file can describe the segments, and encodings thereof, present on each computing device. A channel definition can define content, users and computing devices among which such content is shared. Computing devices receive notification of any new shared and can stream or download it from any one or more other computing devices that have such content encoded at a quality appropriate for the capabilities of the recipient computing device. The recipient computing device can aggregate manifests from currently available computing devices, or can receive an already aggregated manifest. The multi-segmented multi-encoded content can be obtained from multiple computing devices simultaneously by obtaining interleaving segments from individual computing devices. If content still cannot be obtained efficiently, a different encoding can be selected, thereby potentially making available other computing devices as additional sources.
US08943208B2
Controlling resource access by entities hosted by an execution extension environment via entity identifiers associated with the resources or with the execution extension environment. Policy sets define the access to the resources. Each policy set includes a principal identifier for execution extension environment, a resource identifier for one of the resources, and access rights. The principal identifier or the resource identifier includes one of the entity identifiers. Access requests from entities are evaluated by comparing the entity identifiers to the policy sets. In some embodiments, the policy sets implement access control for web browsers hosting executable code that attempts to access resources on a computing device.
US08943200B2
A method and apparatus for enabling peer networks to reduce the exchange of unwanted traffic are disclosed. For example, the method receives at least one of: a source Internet Protocol (IP) address or a source IP address prefix that has been identified as a source of the unwanted traffic, by an originating peer network from a terminating peer network. The method then blocks the unwanted traffic destined to the terminating peer network by the originating peer network.
US08943190B1
In a distributed communications network without a central call-processing controller, such as a SIP-based network, an application server collects and reports call-processing events to a client application by dynamically subscribing to events on devices specified by the client application and other devices that enter into communication sessions with those specified devices, and dynamically unsubscribes to events on devices with which the communications sessions have ended.
US08943187B1
Users of a social networking platform may provide electronic keys to other users of the social networking platform. Use of an electronic key may be subject to one or more conditions specified by the issuer of the electronic key. Data may be provided that enables the recipient to use the electronic key in accordance with the one or more conditions on use of the electronic key.
US08943181B2
A system automatically maintains a plurality of client connections associated with a plurality of clients, the plurality of client connections including active and idle connections. A first server receives a request from a client of the plurality of clients to access a second server of a plurality of second servers communicatively coupled to the first server, the plurality of second servers having varying communication protocols. The first server then identifies a first communication protocol associated with the second server and activating a link between the first server and the second server using the first communication protocol.
US08943178B2
A method for continuously updating a set of replicas. The method comprises storing a plurality of replicas of data in a current configuration of members from a plurality of nodes, receiving a reconfiguration command by a member of said current configuration, selecting at least one estimated configuration from said plurality of nodes, receiving at least one write command by a member of said current configuration, disseminating said at least one write command to each member of said at least one estimated configuration and validating said at least one estimated configuration. At least one estimated configuration processes at least one of the write commands before the validating is completed.
US08943177B1
A system for modifying a configuration of a computer program includes an encoded data receiver for receiving a plurality of encoded data values from a sample collector on a first computer, the encoded data values generated from operation of the computer program. The system also includes a bin generation value selector, for selecting a bin generation value for each of the bin data values based on a seed value and a histogram reconstructor for reconstructing, for each of the received encoded data values, an associated histogram structure based on the bin generation value associated with each encoded data value. A bin data analyzer generates a result based on the received encoded data values and the reconstructed histogram structure associated with each encoded data value. Finally, a configuration generator generates a configuration setting based on the result, and the configuration is sent to the first computer.
US08943176B2
Methods and systems to improve change description information dissemination are described. When an altered version of a distributed data processing service is deployed, information about the altered service is published in a service information registry. The published information includes a link to a natural-language description of the altered service.
US08943157B2
Systems and methods for the forming of user device groups are presented. In one example, a message received at a user device from a server system, the message indicating that a user of the user device has been added to a logical group of users. Then content may be transmitted from the user device to the server system for distribution to the logical group of users. Then, in response to a determination that the user device has been out of communication with the server system for a predetermined period of time, a determination is made, utilizing a coasting module on the user device, that the user should be removed from the logical group of users based on a factor other than a length of time the user device has been out of communication with the server system.
US08943151B2
A computer readable medium containing executable instructions that when executed perform a method of generating relationship data, the method comprising: accessing an interaction database, wherein the interaction database comprises a record of exchanges between two or more users of a digital communication system, and wherein the exchanges occurred on the digital communication system; obtaining one or more characteristics of one or more exchanges of the two or more users, wherein the one or more characteristics are stored in the interaction database and wherein the data is obtained through a direct internet access protocol; and generating relationship data by analyzing the one or more characteristics.
US08943137B2
Systems and methods for the forming of user device groups are presented. In one example, a message including location information indicating a geographic location of a first user device is received from the first user device. Values representing logical connection strengths between the first user device and other user devices are calculated using the location information. A first device group is determined for the first user device based on the calculating of the values representing the logical connection strengths, the first device group including a plurality of the other user devices.
US08943126B1
A method includes receiving, at a server, a dynamic current geographic location of a mobile computing device and, in response, accumulating individual push notifications that are relevant to the dynamic current geographic location of the mobile computing device. The individual push notifications are accumulated in a buffer over a first accumulation time interval. The method further includes sending a limited number of individual push notifications accumulated in the buffer at a controlled rate to the mobile computing device over a computer network.
US08943121B2
An information communication system of an overlay network includes: a first apparatus requesting the content; a second apparatus storing the content; and a third apparatus including: a first reception unit receiving a retrieval message transmitted from the first apparatus, the retrieval message including content identification information and location information; a storage unit storing the apparatus identification information of the second apparatus and the content identification information of the content stored in the second apparatus; and a transmission unit transmitting the apparatus identification information. The second apparatus includes: a second reception unit receiving the apparatus identification information from the third apparatus; and a control unit allowing the first apparatus to acquire the content stored in the second apparatus if the apparatus identification information received by the second reception unit matches the apparatus identification information of the second apparatus.
US08943117B1
New hybrid filters are presented based on time and transform domain structures. The hybrid filters have a combined benefit from the advantages obtained by the time and transform domain structures. The overall efficiencies are drawn from combining the pre- and post-processing of the time domain and block based transform domain structures. Further improvements are obtained by interchanging block construction and transforms with linear operations in the pre- and post-processors. The hybrid structures apply to single input, single output, multiple input, and multiple output structures. For the multi input and multi output structures further improvements are obtained by having common processing blocks for the input(s) and common processing blocks for the output(s). They hybrid filters are also efficient in topologies where filter outputs are combined via linear operation(s) generating combined results. The efficiencies of the new hybrid filter may lead to significant fardware, power, silicon area, or somputational savings.
US08943109B2
A computer-implemented process for write barrier elision during program execution receives a request to overwrite a reference, determines whether garbage collection is active and responsive to a determination that garbage collection is active, determines whether a reference object has been scanned. Responsive to a determination that the reference object has not been scanned set a mark bit for the reference object in a modified mark map, the reference object is scanned and a scan bit is set for the reference object in the modified mark map.
US08943104B2
When using virtually stored data sets, such as virtual storage access method (VSAM) data sets, while the data set is open (referred to as an open time) static data set characteristics and/or job parameters have been defined for the VSAM data set. In one approach, even after a data set is opened, a virtually stored control block structure for the data set may be modified, such as by providing a dynamic address space associated with the data set in order to interact with the data set in an environment which allows for a service block request to modify the control block structure, such that data set characteristics and/or job parameters for the data set may be modified during the open time of the data set.
US08943096B2
Embodiments of the subject invention relate to systems and methods for presenting and managing user information. Specific embodiments allow creating, editing, presenting, and storing user information. In a more specific embodiment, the systems and methods can be used to provide a digital safe deposit box (DSDB) that allows users to save, maintain, update, and/or share information about themselves and/or their organization. Specific embodiments provide a personal financial solution that is designed for customers interacting with professional institutions, such as accounting firms, banks, and insurance agencies, and/or interacting with family members and people that may need to access certain documents. Embodiments of the invention provide individuals, based on permission granted/allocated to them, access to specific information, while providing safety from fraud.
US08943089B2
Techniques and systems for facilitating searching of digital media assets are disclosed. In one embodiment, a user can be assisted in entering search strings for searching a media repository (e.g., online media store) having a plurality of digital media assets that are available, e.g., available for purchase. When the user enters a search character, a list of possible complete search strings corresponding to digital media assets available in the media repository can be obtained over a network and presented to the user. The list of possible search strings can be filtered based on whether a client device supports a media type associated with a word or based on a location of the client device.
US08943084B2
To provide a method, program, and system for converting graph data to a data structure that enables manipulations in various applications to be reflected in the original graph data. The method uses at least one graph matching pattern to convert at least a part of graph data including nodes and edges to a data structure as an image of a homomorphism thereof. A pattern is provided which includes one representative node variable having a first constraint that at most one node in the graph data matches the representative node variable; the node is prohibited from matching a node variable in another pattern. The method includes the step of performing matching between the graph data and the pattern to obtain a matching result that does not violate constraints including the first constraint, and the step of generating a data structure corresponding to the matching result that does not violate the constraints.
US08943080B2
Systems, computer programs, and methods for identifying parallel documents and/or fragments in a bilingual collection are provided. The method for identifying parallel sub-sentential fragments in a bilingual collection comprises translating a source document from a bilingual collection. The method further includes querying a target library associated with the bilingual collection using the translated source document, and identifying one or more target documents based on the query. Subsequently, a source sentence associated with the source document is aligned to one or more target sentences associated with the one or more target documents. Finally, the method includes determining whether a source fragment associated with the source sentence comprises a parallel translation of a target fragment associated with the one or more target sentences.
US08943062B2
A first server is configured to receive one or more summarized data groups from a second server. Each summarized data group may include: information regarding a quantity of a group of records, where the group of records includes records associated with a record type and a time interval; information regarding a quantity of records associated with an indicator within the group of records; and information regarding a failure rate associated with the group of records based on the quantity of records associated with the group of records and the quantity of records associated with the indicator within the group of records. The first server is further configured to determine a threshold based on the summarized data groups and based on the failure rates associated with the summarized data groups and send an indication to the client device based on determining that the failure rate does not satisfy the threshold.
US08943061B2
A system for extracting customer feedback from a microblog site includes a retrieval unit coupled to the microblog site to capture microblog updates. A filter unit coupled to the retrieval unit filters the captured microblog updates according to filter criteria that remove non-actionable items from the captured microblog updates. A learning unit coupled to the filter unit prioritizes the filtered microblog updates, and a classification unit coupled to the learning unit classifies the filtered and prioritized microblog updates. An action unit coupled to the classification unit performs appropriate actions based on the classified, filtered and prioritized microblog updates.
US08943057B2
A method for matching bulk data, involving receiving a plurality of input records, performing block distribution on the plurality of input records to obtain a plurality of block records, wherein performing block distribution comprises distributing the plurality of input records to a first plurality of containers, performing concurrent matching operations on the plurality of block records to obtain a plurality of single best records, and loading the plurality of single best records into a master index database.
US08943050B2
A method for optimizing directory performance includes receiving a directory service operation. Attempting to respond to the operation using an alternate evaluator. Responding to the operation using a back-end evaluator when the alternate evaluator is not able to respond to the operation.
US08943049B2
Aspects of the invention relate generally to ranking geographic locations based on perceived user interest. More specifically, a database of three-dimensional models of buildings or other architectural features may be used to determine the level of user interest in a particular location and accordingly rank, for example, geographic locations or web or map search results with local intent. For example, various signals such as the number of models created by users for a particular location, the number of clicks or requests for the models of the particular location, the number of POIs contained within or associated with the models associated with the particular geographic location, number of categories associated with a model associated with the geographic location, number of embedded views or views of the models associated with the particular location on other web sites, and the age of the models associated with the particular geographic location.
US08943048B2
Attributes in data records are identified. Episodes corresponding to the respective attributes include respective data records. The episodes are scored, where scoring of a particular one of the episodes is based on relative time densities between successive data records of the particular episode. A visualization of at least some of the episodes to provide an alert of time-dense episodes.
US08943042B2
A computer-implemented method for analyzing and representing interpersonal relations includes: receiving, in a computer system, a user input requesting a representation of interpersonal relations regarding a person; executing, based on the user input and in a relational database, a relational-database query that selects relations involving the person, and that selects other persons involved in any of the selected relations, wherein the relational-database query is performed for each of the selected other persons until a maximum number of steps; and providing the representation of interpersonal relations in response to the user input, the representation indicating at least persons selected by the relational-database query.
US08943021B2
Systems and methods are disclosed herein to a computer-implemented method for providing assistive technology, the method comprising receiving, by a computing device, a media file comprising an assistive media component configured to assist a user with viewing or hearing a particular content file being screened at a venue; receiving, by a computing device, an audio portion of the content file using an audio receiving device; determining, by a computing device, a time signature of the audio portion of the content file by performing sound processing on the received audio portion of the content file; synchronizing, by a computing device, the media file with the content file by matching a time synchrony track of the media file with the determined time signature of the content file; and outputting, by a computing device, the assistive media component included in the media file in synchronization with the content file.
US08943012B2
Provided is a n information processing device including a collection unit configured to collect meta feedback that is feedback on a combination including a content, a user, and feedback on the content of the user, and a prediction unit configured to obtain a predicted acceptance degree that is a prediction value of a degree to which an active user that is a target user accepts a combination including at least one of the content, the user, and the feedback, based on the collected meta feedback.
US08943008B2
Neural network apparatus and methods for implementing reinforcement learning. In one implementation, the neural network is a spiking neural network, and the apparatus and methods may be used for example to enable an adaptive signal processing system to effect focused exploration by associative adaptation, including providing a negative reward signal to the network, which may increase excitability of the neurons in combination with decrease in excitability of active neurons. In certain implementations, the increase is gradual and of smaller magnitude, compared to the excitability decrease. In some implementations, the increase/decrease of the neuron excitability is effectuated by increasing/decreasing an efficacy of the respective synaptic connections delivering presynaptic inputs into the neuron. The focused exploration may be achieved for instance by non-associative potentiation configured based at least on the input spike rate. The non-associative potentiation may further comprise depression of connections that provide input in excess of a desired limit.
US08943006B2
In an embodiment, an automaton determinization method includes: state-generating, first-transition-generating, second-transition-generating, and first-deleting. The state-generating includes generating, assigned with a first symbol, a second state newly. The first-transition-generating includes generating a second transition that leaves from the first state and enters to the second state and that is assigned with the first symbol. The second-transition-generating includes generating, regarding the first transitions, a fourth transition where a state previous to a third transition is substituted with the second state. The third transition is an outgoing transition from a next state of the first transition. The first-deleting includes deleting states that are next to the first transitions where the fourth transitions are generated and that do not have incoming transitions other than the first transitions, deleting outgoing transitions from the deleted states, and deleting the first transitions where the fourth transitions are generated.
US08943004B2
Systems, apparatus, and methods for correlating two items of interest, based on a plurality of data items and characteristics. The data items may include objective and quantitative data, as well as subjective and qualitative data. In one implementation, the relationship of an individual to a metric is determined. The system, apparatus, and methods may store characteristics describing individuals generally, along with metrics relevant to an organization; receive a plurality of data items; extract information associated with the individual from the data items; determine a number of relationships between the data items, individuals, metric, and characteristics; and use the relationships to determine an overall relationship between the individual and the metric, based on the data and characteristics. In addition, related groups of characteristics may be identified. Similarly, the relationships between any individual, metric, sub-metric, group of characteristics, data item, data source, characteristic, or groups thereof may also be determined.
US08942998B2
A comprehensive platform for merchandising intellectual property (IP) and conducting IP transactions is disclosed. A standardized data collection method enables IP assets to be characterized, rated and valuated in a consistent manner. Project management, workflow and data security functionality enable consistent, efficient and secure interactions between the IP Marketplace participants throughout the IP transaction process. Business rules, workflows, valuation models and rating methods may be user defined or based upon marketplace, industry or technology standards.
US08942994B2
A method and apparatus for engaging consumers in the performance of predetermined action. The method comprises the steps determining performance of a predetermined action, providing feedback related to the determined performance of the predetermined action, and broadcasting confirmation of performance of the predetermined action along with at least a portion of the provided feedback. An incentive be provided based upon performance of the predetermined action, or upon broadcasting. The predetermined action may include eating a candy or other edible item. The feedback may include material related to an advertising campaign, or otherwise related to the candy or edible item.
US08942992B1
A portable electronic device is provided comprising a processor, a memory, a first radio transceiver, a second radio transceiver, and an application stored in the memory that, when executed by the processor, receives a first rule associated with a first commercial promotion via the first radio transceiver. The application also determines, based on the first rule and information specific to the device, that the device is qualified to exercise a right associated with the first commercial promotion. The application also transmits to a server via the first radio transceiver a message indicating that the device has qualified to exercise the right associated with the first commercial promotion and associating a code with the first commercial promotion. The application also completes a payment transaction for one of a product or a service via the second radio transceiver, wherein the payment transaction comprises transmitting the code associated with the first commercial promotion.
US08942984B2
A method and system is provided that controls an external output function of a mobile device according to control interactions received via the microphone. The method includes, activating a microphone according to preset optional information when the mobile device enters an external output mode, performing an external output operation in the external output mode, detecting an interaction based on sound information in the external output mode, and controlling the external output according to the interaction.
US08942982B2
A semiconductor integrated circuit device including: a storage section which temporarily stores a command and text data input from the outside; a speech synthesis section which synthesizes a speech signal corresponding to the text data based on the command and the text data stored in the storage section, and outputs the synthesized speech signal to the outside; and a control section which controls a timing at which the command and the text data stored in the storage section are transferred to the speech synthesis section based on a speech synthesis start control signal. The control section controls an output of a speech output start notification signal which notifies in advance a start of outputting the synthesized speech signal to the outside based on occurrence of a speech synthesis start event, and then controls a start of outputting the synthesized speech signal to the outside at a given timing.
US08942978B2
Parameters for distributions of a hidden trajectory model including means and variances are estimated using an acoustic likelihood function for observation vectors as an objection function for optimization. The estimation includes only acoustic data and not any intermediate estimate on hidden dynamic variables. Gradient ascent methods can be developed for optimizing the acoustic likelihood function.
US08942977B2
The present invention defines a pitch-synchronous parametrical representation of speech signals as the basis of speech recognition, and discloses methods of generating the said pitch-synchronous parametrical representation from speech signals. The speech signal is first going through a pitch-marks picking program to identify the pitch periods. The speech signal is then segmented into pitch-synchronous frames. An ends-matching program equalizes the values at the two ends of the waveform in each frame. Using Fourier analysis, the speech signal in each frame is converted into a pitch-synchronous amplitude spectrum. Using Laguerre functions, the said amplitude spectrum is converted into a unit vector, referred to as the timbre vector. By using a database of correlated phonemes and timbre vectors, the most likely phoneme sequence of an input speech signal can be decoded in the acoustic stage of a speech recognition system.
US08942976B2
The present invention provides a noise reduction control method using a microphone array and a noise reduction control device using a microphone array wherein the method comprises the steps of: S1: collecting, by the microphone array, acoustic signals; S2: estimating incidence angles of all acoustic signals of the microphone array; S3: conducting a statistics on signal components according to incidence angles; S4: determining a parameter α from a ratio of noise components according to the statistical result and using the parameter α as a control parameter for controlling an adaptive filter. With the present invention, space position information of the sound is obtained directly with the microphone array to control update of the adaptive filter more accurately, so as to eliminate noise, enhance SNR and protect speech quality well at the same time.
US08942975B2
Techniques are described herein that suppress noise in a Mel-filtered spectral domain. For example, a window may be applied to a representation of a speech signal in a time domain. The windowed representation in the time domain may be converted to a subsequent representation of the speech signal in the Mel-filtered spectral domain. A noise suppression operation may be performed with respect to the subsequent representation to provide noise-suppressed Mel coefficients.
US08942957B2
A method for analyzing performance of a manufacturing system includes constructing a descriptive representation of the manufacturing system, selectively binding the descriptive representation to an analytical module using a software isolation layer, invoking the analytical module, and utilizing an output of the analytical module using an end-user application program configured to utilize the output.
US08942953B2
A method includes obtaining a first geo-location and a second geo-location. The first and second geo-locations are associated with a monitoring device. The monitoring device is configured to be used by a user. The first geo-location is determined at a first time and the second geo-location is determined at a second time. The first time and the second time are associated with a rate of obtaining geo-location data. The method includes calculating a difference in distance between the second and first geo-locations and changing the rate of obtaining a third geo-location associated with the monitoring device based on the difference in distance between the second and first geo-locations.
US08942947B1
An apparatus, system, method and kit for testing fluid flow and pressure is provided. The apparatus, system, method and kit include or include the use of a flow unit which is configured to measure flow rate and/or flow velocity when interfaced with a flow valve or hydrant and a pressure unit configured to measure at least residual pressure when interfaced with a test valve or hydrant. At least one of the units is configured to wirelessly send data transmissions to the other unit which is configured to receive such transmissions.
US08942933B2
A power consumption calculation apparatus is disclosed, including: a work load measurement part, a management part, and a power consumption calculation part. The work load measurement part measures a work load of a job executed by an image forming apparatus and records a measured value, at predetermined time intervals. The management part manages state transition data indicating power consumption and a required time for each of states of the image forming apparatus which transits in response to an execution of each job. The power consumption calculation part calculates a power consumption amount corresponding to one job execution at each predetermined time interval when it is determined that the job is executed, based on the measured value and the state transition data.
US08942930B2
A vibration generation system and method independently controls both frequency spectrum and amplitude distribution. Sensed vibration is used in feedback as a control to generate a controlled drive signal applied to a mechanical actuator. The amplitude distribution has a specified statistical characteristic adjusted to match a target characteristic, such as kurtosis, by adjusting a relative proportion of a coherent component in a randomized phase, which is then combined on a frequency-by-frequency basis with the separately adjusted frequency spectrum while in the frequency domain.
US08942926B2
A method for diagnosing a disease or pathological condition in a non-human animal. An ion mobility spectrometry measurement (IMS) or a differential mobility spectrometry (DMS) is carried out on a body sample from the animal to determine an amount of ions formed by at least two biogenic amines contained in the sample. A ratio is calculated of the amounts of ions formed by the different biogenic amines in the sample, wherein the ratio is indicative of the presence or absence of the disease or pathological condition.
US08942925B2
A method of determining the dielectric constant of a formation, comprising acquiring phase-related and amplitude-related measurements for electromagnetic signals propagating though the formation from a transmitter to a receiver; deriving a complex-valued quantity comprising terms relating to the phase shift and attenuation of the signals; defining a one-component complex-valued relationship relating the phase shift, attenuation and complex dielectric constant; and using the derived complex-valued quantity in the defined relationship to obtain a calculated value of the complex dielectric constant. An apparatus for determining the dielectric constant of a formation, comprises a transmitter for transmitting electromagnetic signals into the formation; a receiver for receiving the electromagnetic signals that have propagated from the transmitter through the formation; and means for determining the dielectric constant of the formation in accordance with a method according to the first aspect of the invention.
US08942924B2
A travel guidance system and method are provided. The travel guidance system includes a navigation-route setting unit that sets a navigation route, a guidance junction on the navigation route and a junction acquiring unit that acquires a position of a preceding junction that is located closer to a departure place of the navigation route than the guidance junction. The system also includes a guidance setting unit that sets guidance on the guidance junction and a junction guiding unit that provides guidance on the guidance junction on the basis of the guidance set by the guidance setting unit. The system is configured such that the guidance includes a first phrase for specifying a positional relationship between the movable body and the preceding junction and a second phrase for specifying a positional relationship between the movable body and the guidance junction after the movable body has passed through the preceding junction.
US08942910B2
Even when a crankshaft reversely rotates, a rotation phase of a camshaft can be accurately detected. A motor shaft rotation angle, a crankshaft forward rotation angle, a crankshaft reverse rotation angle, a final crankshaft rotation angle, a sprocket rotation angle of an electric VTC where a sprocket rotates at ½ rotation speed of the crankshaft and a stator of an electric motor are integrally rotated, a motor shaft rotation angle changing amount during a control period, a sprocket rotation angle changing amount, a motor shaft rotation angle changing amount, an intake camshaft rotation angle changing amount, and a current real rotation angle of the intake camshaft are calculated sequentially, and the VTC manipulated variable is computed so that the VTC real angle follows a VTC target angle.
US08942904B2
An emergency brake assistance system includes: a collision risk detection unit (12) to detect a risk of collision with an object in front of the vehicle, based on data from an environment sensor (14) for recording objects in front of the vehicle and data from an accelerator sensor (16) for recording an intention to accelerate by the driver; and a collision avoidance unit (18) to implement measures to prevent a potential collision with the object in front of the vehicle, based on data from the collision risk detection unit. The system temporarily deactivates, for a specified time duration, an override condition of a safety concept of the system when the accelerator sensor records the driver's intention to accelerate and the vehicle speed is below a specified speed threshold. Thus the driver's acceleration command when setting the vehicle in motion temporarily cannot override an automatic actuation of the emergency brake system.
US08942903B2
A method for predicting the temperature (Tin,p) of a wheel bearing of a vehicle wheel for a future moment (t+Δtp) in relation to a present moment (t) or for a future time interval (t, t+Δtp) in relation to a present moment (t), on the basis of a course of the temperature (Tin) of the wheel bearing in a past time interval (t−Δtb, t) in relation to the present moment (t), the predicted temperature (Tin,p) of the wheel bearing being determined from the sum of the temperature (Tin) of the wheel bearing at the present moment (t) and a corrective value (ΔTP) which is determined according to a change in at least one driving condition, such as the speed (Δvtrain), and a change in the temperature (ΔTb) of the wheel bearing within the past time interval (t−Δtb, t).
US08942899B1
A powertrain system includes an internal combustion engine rotatably coupled via an input member to a transmission. The transmission has a hydraulic circuit including a hydraulic fluid pump directly mechanically coupled to the input member. A computer-implemented method for operating the powertrain system includes, in response to a command to execute an engine autostop maneuver, determining an engine speed ramping profile to achieve a desired stopped engine position. Hydraulic pressure in the hydraulic circuit is controlled in response to the engine speed ramping profile and engine speed during said engine autostop maneuver.
US08942892B2
A vehicle seating system includes a vehicle seat and a seat control motor coupled to the vehicle seat. The seat control motor is configured to move the vehicle seat to an occupant-desired position. The vehicle seating system also includes a controller communicatively coupled to the seat control motor. The controller is configured to output a signal to the seat control motor to induce a vibration within the vehicle seat.
US08942890B2
A torque detecting device and an electric power steering system are provided. A torque sensor includes a first rotor that is fixed to an input shaft and that has a predetermined shaft angle multiplier, and a second rotor that is fixed to an output shaft and that has a shaft angle multiplier different from that of the first rotor. In first to fourth output coils arranged on a stator that is arranged around outer peripheries of the first and second rotors, electric signals having different phases are generated on the basis of a variation of a gap between the stator and the first and second rotors. A twist angle of a torsion bar is calculated on the basis of the electric signals, and a torque that acts between the input shaft and the output shaft is calculated on the basis of the twist angle.
US08942889B2
A vehicle control system for a vehicle having an onboard diagnostics connector and a connector interface connected to the onboard connector includes at least one external controller adapted for unfastenable connection to the connector interface; and at least one operator control connected to said at least one external controller.
US08942887B2
A machine includes an internal combustion engine, and an exhaust particulate filter system coupled therewith having an exhaust particulate filter for trapping particulates in exhaust from the internal combustion engine. A control system for the exhaust particulate filter includes a sensing mechanism such as an RF soot sensor and a data processor coupled with the sensing mechanism and configured to output a moisture compensation signal responsive to a pattern of inputs from the sensing mechanism indicative of moisture within the exhaust particulate filter, for controlling regeneration thereof.
US08942885B2
Disclosed herein is a vehicle information transmission apparatus. The vehicle information transmission apparatus includes a storage unit for storing pieces of collected vehicle information, transmission grades of the pieces of vehicle information, and grades of user terminals. A control unit performs control such that relevant collected vehicle information is transmitted to a user terminal having a grade corresponding to a transmission grade of the collected vehicle information. A transmission unit transmits the vehicle information to the user terminal in compliance with a control command output from the control unit.
US08942884B2
A mobile moving system that faculties freight movement includes movable approach ramps and a mobile base. The mobile base includes material handling devices configured to move freight longitudinally between a loading position, a transport position, and an unloading position. Parallel pocket members having a hollow-box-like shape are positioned along a portion of the plurality of the material handling devices to increase the torsional strength and rigidity of the material handling devices. The parallel pocket members are spaced apart and dimensioned so that each of the plurality of parallel pocket members may receive one or more prongs of an industrial vehicle.
US08942881B2
Methods and apparatuses for gesture-based controls are disclosed. In one aspect, a method is disclosed that includes maintaining a correlation between a plurality of predetermined gestures, in combination with a plurality of predetermined regions of a vehicle, and a plurality of functions. The method further includes recording three-dimensional images of an interior portion of the vehicle and, based on the three-dimensional images, detecting a given gesture in a given region of the vehicle, where the given gesture corresponds to one of the plurality of predetermined gestures and the given region corresponds to one of the plurality of predetermined regions. The method still further includes selecting, based on the correlation, a function associated with the given gesture in combination with the given region and initiating the function in the vehicle.
US08942870B2
A control system for controlling the functionality of an electrically powered vehicle is described. The control system comprises a plurality of control modules in electronic communication with each of the control modules being programmed to implement a specific control function for the vehicle. The control modules comprise a first memory for storing data for implementing the control function, and the system further comprises at least one second memory for storing data for implementing each control function of the separate modules, wherein the data can be recorded to the second memory from the control modules.
US08942868B2
A train system that includes a plurality of train units including a first train unit and second train unit coupled together. Each first and second train unit includes a controller configured to detect a change in train configuration of the train units, and comprising a plurality of inputs; train integrity signal lines spanning each train unit and coupled with the controller at the plurality of inputs and configured to transmit signals between a front end and a rear end of the train system, the signals indicating a status of train integrity of the train system; and a plurality of relays in communication with the controller, and configured to indicate a coupling or non-coupling status of each train unit.
US08942867B2
A procedure and a device for the determination of current airspeeds [13] of a rotorcraft [2] in a stationary flight regime and/or at low speeds. A calculation system [1] incorporates two pairs of polynomial calculation laws [9] [10] that are executable successively by pairs. A pair of first polynomial laws [9] calculates estimated airspeeds [11], consisting respectively of longitudinal and lateral airspeeds, and is constructed through multilinear regression based on parameters relating to simulated flight points [17] defined by means of a flight simulator [18]. A pair of second polynomial laws [10] calculates the current airspeeds based on the estimated airspeeds [11], and is constructed through multilinear regression based on parameters relating to test-flight points defined by means of test flights [25].
US08942853B2
A thermostat may include a memory and a processing system. The processing system may operate by determining a set of wake-up conditions for the processor to enter into a second operating state from a first operating state, the set of wake-up conditions including at least one threshold value associated with at least one environmental condition; causing the set of wake-up conditions to be stored in the memory; operating in a first mode in which the processor is in the first operating state during a time interval subsequent to causing the set of wake-up conditions to be stored in the memory; determining, while the processor is in the first operating state, whether at least one of the set of wake-up conditions has been met; and then operating in a second mode in which the processor is in the second operating state.
US08942850B2
A method for handling of a first robotized mobile machine moving in a congested working environment under the control of a second robotized mobile machine, providing the operator, in real time, with a relevant view of the working scene, even if an object intrudes into the field of view of the camera and thereby obscures the operator's view. This method is based on use of properties of a physics engine of the constraint resolution type. For each object in the scene, the physics engine has a physical representation of said object in the form of a mesh. The engine calculates a wrench on the basis of the respective positions and velocities of two objects. In case of a collision between the manipulator and a fixed object in the scene, the engine determines the wrench to be applied to the manipulator in order to make it avoid the object.
US08942828B1
A family of minimally-invasive surgical (MIS) cardiac interventional tools with tactile feedback based upon cardiac mechanical data and physiologic parameters derived from sensors positioned upon the tools are configurable for optimal placement of an end-effector to provide acute cardiac resuscitation and/or remote cardiovascular intervention for a subject. A haptic interface (e.g., a haptic handle, haptic glove or a simulated haptic heart) provides a clinician with real, not virtual, interaction with the cardiovascular anatomy (including intrathoracic organs) of the subject to optimize end-effector placement. The MIS tools optionally include webbed blade portions for exploration of extracardiac or intrathoracic spaces. The blade portions are initially collapsed but expand into an array of finger-like projections that function as sensors, dilatation and/or dissection tools, pharmacological delivery tools, and/or electrodes for sensing, pacing and defibrillation, and/or as a manual, semi-automatic or fully automatic mechanical support system for cardiac resuscitation and/or for restoring intrathoracic organ function(s).
US08942817B2
In an embodiment, a system includes a sensor device operable to detect a property of a mammal without a direct physical contact with the mammal. The system also includes a patient assessment device operable to evaluate the detected property of the mammal for an indicator of a disease. The system further includes a patient information device including a computer-readable medium, and configured to maintain and to provide access to information corresponding to the indication of the disease. The system further includes a transmitter device operable to broadcast a signal indicative of the disease.
US08942812B2
Neuromodulation assemblies with lead bodies having curvatures that mimic the curvatures of the splenium, trunk, genu, or rostrum of the corpus callosum. Methods of stimulating the corpus callosum and methods of securing an electrical lead in the brain are also provided.
US08942810B2
A method for manufacturing a lead includes forming an elongated multi-lumen conductor guide defining a central stylet lumen and a plurality of conductor lumens arranged around the stylet lumen. The multi-lumen conductor guide is twisted to form at least one helical section where the plurality of conductor lumens each forms a helical pathway around the stylet lumen. Each of the helical pathways of the at least one helical section has a pitch that is no less than 0.04 turns per centimeter.
US08942808B2
A coin-sized implantable electroacupuncture (EA) device defines a stimulation paradigm, or stimulation regimen, that controls when EA stimulation pulses are applied to a selected acupoint, or other specified tissue location, to treat hypertension or nondipping. The stimulation regimen is applied when the patient is sleeping in order to minimize or mitigate the occurrence of nondipping or reverse dipping of the patient's blood pressure. In one embodiment, medical personnel, set a timing reference marker at the time of implant that defines how much time should elapse before a nighttime stimulation window opens that allows an EA stimulation session to be applied to the patient. In another embodiment, the patient sets the time when the nighttime stimulation window opens or when the EA stimulation session begins. Typically, an EA stimulation session is applied to the patient at a low duty cycle, e.g., only once a week during the nighttime.
US08942807B2
Embodiments of the invention are related to header assemblies for implantable medical devices, amongst other things. In an embodiment the invention includes a medical device including a header assembly housing. The header assembly housing can include a dielectric material, the header assembly housing can define a port aperture for receiving a connector pin of a stimulation lead. The port aperture can have a first end and a second end and a reflective insert disposed within the header assembly housing proximate to the second end. The reflective insert can be configured to enhance the view of the second end from outside of the header assembly housing. Other embodiments are also included herein.
US08942802B2
The present invention is directed toward a detection architecture for use in implantable cardiac rhythm devices. The detection architecture of the present invention provides methods and devices for discriminating between arrhythmias. Moreover, by exploiting the enhanced specificity in the origin of the identified arrhythmia, the detection architecture can better discriminate between rhythms appropriate for device therapy and those that are not.
US08942797B2
A system for detecting the presence of a nerve within a subject includes a stimulator configured to provide a stimulus to a portion of the subject, a sensing device configured to be placed in communication with a muscle of the subject and to generate an output signal corresponding to a monitored parameter of the muscle, the sensing device including a mechanical sensor configured to monitor a mechanical parameter of the muscle, and a receiver configured to receive the output signal from the sensing device and to determine if the output signal corresponds to the stimulus provided by the stimulator.
US08942794B2
The technology disclosed herein generally relates to a method for providing an index disorder in automated patient care. A set of device measures is stored in a database. Quantitative health care data indicators in the database are provided, where the indicators were regularly recorded by a medical device for a patient under automated patient care. Collected device measures are retrieved with a processor. An index disorder is identified through derived measure determination and statistical calculation with a processor.
US08942791B2
A system and method for performing independent, off-line evaluation of event sensing for collected electrograms, comprising: sensing an electrogram using an implantable medical device (IMD); determining locations of heart beats on at least one channel of the electrogram using a multi-pass process, resulting in a group of multi-pass beat locations; storing the electrogram and device-identified beat locations in a memory location; and retrieving the electrogram and device-identified beat locations from the memory location. The multi-pass process determines locations of heart beats on at least a first channel of the electrogram. The device-identified group of beat locations are then compared to the multi-pass group of beat locations identified using the multi-pass method. Based on the comparing step, oversensing of beats, undersensing of beats, or noise from the device can be detected.
US08942789B2
In a method for fluoroscopy controlled insertion of a stent into a curved aorta for aneurysm repair, a 3D volume image is obtained of a patient's aorta at the aneurysm. By knowing a registration of the 3D volume image to a C-arm of an angiographic system and projection geometry of the angiography system, the 3D volume images are projected to a 2D fluoroscopy image of the angiography system. For the 2D3D overlay, the 3D volume image is displayed as a curved planar reconstruction in which the 2D fluoroscopy image and the 3D volume image are warped around a curved center line of the curved aorta or around a curved guide instrument center line to correct for the curvature of the aorta so that the previously curved aorta center line or curved center line of the guide instrument turns into a straight line to visualize insertion of the stent.
US08942784B2
An electromagnetic receiver assembly is included in a navigation element for a therapy delivery system. If the system is modular, the navigation element may be an insertable module thereof and/or include a lumen to receive another insertable module.
US08942781B2
The percutaneous probe, made in MRI-compatible materials, comprises: a body percutaneously inserted into the tissue of a patient's body organ (8) having a region (10) to be analyzed, treated and monitored during a single medical procedure; at least one information collection sensing device (30,33,34); treatment application transducers (30) 360° disposed to emit focused or defocused therapeutic ultra-sound waves. The computerized system comprises a parametrizable command device (50) adapted to simulate then command a generation of the therapeutic ultra-sound waves, and to monitor the treatment by thermal MRI images.
US08942779B2
Apparatus and methods are described, including a method for detecting an onset of a hypoglycemia episode in a subject. One or more critical parameters for hypoglycemia are monitored without contacting the subject. A variation of at least one of the critical parameters is detected, and an alarm is activated when at least one of the critical parameters deviates from an accepted value. Other applications are also described.
US08942778B2
The invention generally relates to a sensor system. In particular to a sensor for glucose monitoring. The invention also also relates to an arrangement and a method for monitoring a constituent and in particular glucose in body tissue using a sensor system.
US08942774B2
A resonance element according to an embodiment transmits a radio-frequency signal, and includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a first circuit element formed on the first substrate, a second circuit element formed on the second substrate, and a transmission line connecting the first circuit element and the second circuit element, and a peak of even mode resonance in which the first circuit element and the second circuit element resonate in the same phase is within a bandwidth of a transmission signal, and a peak of odd mode resonance in which the first circuit element and the second circuit element resonate in a reverse phase is outside the bandwidth.
US08942773B2
A protection case for a portable electronic device includes a case having a front part and a rear part, and the portable electronic device is accommodated between the front and rear parts. A rear cover is connected to the rear part and a front cover is connected to the front part. The front cover has a front decoration plate, a connection member and a locking member. The front decoration plate is removably connected to the front part. The connection member is flexible and has a first end connected to the front decoration plate and a second end of the connection member is clamped between the front and rear parts. The locking member has a hook hooked with the groove. The protection case can be easily replaced and changed.
US08942769B2
According to an aspect, a mobile electronic device includes a projector, a display unit, a detector, and a processing unit. The projector projects a first image. The display unit displays a second image related to the first image. The detector detects a variation of an attitude. When the variation of the attitude is detected by the detector, the processing unit applies a variation to the first image in association with the variation of the attitude. Then, the processing unit varies the second image in association with the variation of the first image.
US08942768B2
A method and system may receive a communication message and determine a text title to associate with the communication message. The text title associated with the communication message may be displayed.
US08942760B2
A group of transistors operate as a combined power amplifier, to amplify signals to be transmitted, and as a low noise amplifier, to amplify signals which are received. In a first mode, the group of transistors is configured to amplify the signals to be transmitted by turning all of the transistors in both a first subset and a second subset on. In a second mode, the group of transistors is configured to amplify the signals which have been received by turning on the first subset of transistors and turning off the second subset of transistors.
US08942757B2
Disclosed are a communication control device, a communication control method and the system thereof, which provide efficient multi-base station joint services in a mobile communication system using dynamic clustering. Optimal base station clustering is chosen according to the communication state between a terminal and each base station. The communication control device connects with multiple base stations through a network, and clusters the multiple base stations dynamically so that the clustered multiple base stations can provide services for the mobile terminal in union. The communication control device comprises: an interface, connecting with multiple base stations, receiving channel state information related to the mobile terminal from each base station; a memory unit, storing the channel state information of the mobile terminal received from the interface; a control unit, clustering each base station dynamically according to the channel state information of the mobile terminal stored in the memory unit.
US08942747B2
Methods, systems, and computer readable media for for provisioning a Diameter binding repository (DBR) are disclosed. In one example, the method comprises receiving, at a Diameter routing node, a Diameter signaling message that is associated with a mobile subscriber and includes mobile subscriber related information. The method also includes selecting a network service node from a plurality of network service nodes configured to process the Diameter signaling message and querying a subscriber data management (SDM) node using the mobile subscriber related information to obtain additional information associated with the mobile subscriber. The method further includes generating Diameter binding record information using the mobile subscriber related information, the additional information, and an identifier corresponding to the selected network service node and providing the Diameter binding record information to a Diameter binding repository.
US08942741B2
Methods and systems are described wherein an initiating device sends a communication requesting a voice call session with a recipient device. In response, the initiating device receives a communication indicating that the initiating device can provide a text message instead of establishing the voice call session. In some cases, the communication may refuse the request voice call session, while in other cases the communication may simply indicate that the recipient device supports text messaging as an alternative to voice mail. As a result of the received communication, the initiating device outputs a text input prompt. After receiving text input in response to the prompt, the initiating device sends a text message containing the received text input.
US08942740B2
Disclosed is a system for downloading an application from a server and providing the same to a client by using a short message or a subscriber interface module (SIM) card. The system modifies a function key for each application according to a client's selection, and randomly modifies a user interface used for selecting an application. The system extends a usage range of the SIM card. The system periodically checks and analyzes the client' use log for a predetermined time, presents at least one application to the client according to the analysis result on the use log, provides a single application selected by the client to the client, and updates at least one application stored in the client mobile terminal according to the analysis result on the use log. Therefore, the system increases service satisfaction for the client.
US08942731B2
There is provided an information delivery apparatus including a receiving portion to receive location information of a mobile communication terminal at a given time and acquired date and time of the location information from the terminal, an event information storage portion to store event information including an event place, date and time, a delivery terminal selecting portion to select the mobile communication terminal to which the event information is to be delivered based on the location information and the acquired date and time of the location information and on the event place, date and time, and an event information delivery portion to deliver the event information to the selected mobile communication terminal. The delivery terminal selecting portion selects the mobile communication terminal whose location indicated by location information is within a predetermined range and whose acquired date and time of the location information are before the event date and time.
US08942727B1
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for receiving information from a remote system comprising one or more time periods during which a location of the client device can be tracked and monitoring the location of the client device during each of the time periods by obtaining a plurality of location coordinates from the client device during the time period and persistently storing the location coordinates on the client device.
US08942723B2
Provided are an apparatus and method for estimating a location of the terminal using multiple location estimating schemes. The apparatus and method may estimate the location of the terminal more accurately by controlling initial conditions for a plurality of location estimating units, for example, a start time for estimating locations, initial parameters for location estimating schemes, and the like.
US08942719B1
A method, system, and medium are provided for locating a lost mobile device utilizing a radio frequency signal associated with the lost mobile device. One embodiment of the method includes activating a signal on a lost mobile device. An identifier associated with the lost mobile device allows a locating mobile device to receive the signal from the lost mobile device and filter out interference. The strength of the signal is determined and a location of the lost mobile device is communicated to a user based on the strength of the signal.
US08942718B2
Disclosed herein are methods and systems for determining the availability of a communication device. According to embodiments, a method may include receiving, via a network, first availability information from a first communication device and receiving second availability information from a second communication device. The method further includes determining an estimate of common coverage by comparing the first availability information with the second availability information and transmitting the estimate of common coverage to at least one of the first communication device and the second communication device.
US08942713B2
Methods, systems and apparatus for dispersing a group of user equipment (UEs) concentrated on a single channel is disclosed. After receiving a disperse command the UEs select a channel, and then select a cell. The channel selection may be performed using a random or pseudorandom function. The cell selection may be performed prior to camping on the cell. Prior to camping the UEs may test the acceptability of a candidate cell and/or may perform a cell reselection. The result of the dispersion is that the UEs are distributed amongst many channels (a, b, c, and d), where reference are found in FIGS. 1A and 1B.
US08942709B2
Systems and methods provide a single E.164 number for voice and data call redirection and telephony services such as caller identification, regardless of in which type of network a dual mode mobile device operates. When the dual mode device registers and is active in a GSM network, temporary routing and status updates are triggered and resultant information is maintained in both networks. A mobile terminated call is routed through an enterprise WLAN with call control within the enterprise being handled by SIP or H.323 signaling, and the call is redirected to the mobile device in the GSM network, where call control is assumed by the SS7 network. Services are provided using the protocols native to the active network, and the single E.164 is used consistently along with or lieu of the temporary routing information for subscriber identity specific functions, such as caller identification and voice mail.
US08942700B2
The present invention relates to a system operable to enable shortest connection route for a mobile means of a subscriber, when the mobile means has roamed between a home network comprised in the system, and a foreign network comprised in the system. When the mobile means requests connection to Internet I, a serving means comprised in the foreign network is operable to communicate with, and to receive information regarding a voucher, representing an amount of money, regarding the foreign network, from a voucher registry means comprised in the system. If a voucher, representing enough amount of money, is registered in the voucher registry means, the serving means is operable to route a packet to a gateway means comprised in the foreign network. The gateway means is operable to allocate an IP address for the mobile means and to function as an access point to Internet I.
US08942694B2
There is provided a digital device control system using a smart phone, including a smart phone having an application of a remote control function, a digital device of which on/off of a power supply, channel or volume is controlled according to a signal received from the smart phone, and an IR repeater functioning as a central control unit connected to the smart phone through Bluetooth or Wi-Fi communication and connected to the digital device through a plurality of infrared ray communications in order to remotely control the digital device, and therefore, the digital device can be controlled using the smart phone instead of a remote controller. In addition, since a plurality of LEDs capable of performing infrared ray communication is included in the IR repeater so as to transmit and receive an infrared signal of a wide range, a digital device desired to be controlled can be remotely controlled even when the digital device is placed at a far distance or at a blind spot in a room, and a plurality of digital devices can be controlled simultaneously.
US08942688B2
Methods and systems are described for routing call in a wireless network environment. In one embodiment, a phone address is assigned to a subscriber and/or a subscriber's mobile telecommunications device. A call directed to the phone address is routed to a call processing system. An outbound call from the call processing system is placed to a wireless communication service provider so as to cause, at least in part, the wireless communication service provider to route the outbound call to the subscriber's mobile telecommunications device, wherein the call processing system configures call signaling parameters associated with the outbound call so that the outbound call appears to be to a phone number ported to the wireless communication service provider, and wherein the phone number has not been ported to the wireless communication service provider. The outbound call is bridged with the inbound call.
US08942686B2
A communication environment includes of one or more subscriber terminals capable of initiating emergency voice calls over a telephony network. The subscriber terminal further send messages over either a data network or a telephony signaling network to a communication management system. The communication management system receives messages from a subscriber terminal, either via a data network or a telephony signaling network. It also consists of one or more telephony switching nodes capable of querying the emergency context node for a called party emergency context. It also consists of one or more servers that provide advanced call control services.
US08942675B2
A contact enrichment system is provided to determine whether contacts stored in a mobile device match profiles stored on a social network server. Profiles matching the contacts are used to enrich the contacts by appending information such as images and video to the contacts. The appended information in the contacts are also linked to the source profile so that the contact information may be periodically updated. Information may be drawn from multiple profiles on multiple social network servers to fully enrich the contacts stored on the mobile device.
US08942672B2
A mobile integrated distribution and transaction system and method for NFC services are described. The system comprises a server for creating a widget having a lifecycle and a certificate, distributing the widget, and retrieving the widget information used on NFC transactions, and at least one mobile electronic device having a transaction terminal comprising a NFC modem and at least one secure element for storing a plurality of secure applications, and a virtual machine for managing the widget and changing the widget information during the valid lifecycle while the NFC modem is enabling the NFC transactions with the secure element under a specific secure application.
US08942671B2
An exemplary computing system may receive a first request from a first voice-communication device to establish a secure-voice-communication session with a second voice-communication device. The computing system may also receive a second request from the second voice-communication device to establish the secure-voice-communication session with the first voice-communication device. The computing system may establish the secure-voice-communication session between the first and second voice-communication devices. Corresponding methods, apparatus, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US08942664B2
A system, method and computer-readable medium for allowing the use of an alternative numbering plan for delivering short messages to mobile subscribers using the public mobile telephone network is provided. Users of an enterprise or other closed networks as well as users that are not part of a closed network may send short messages destined to members of an enterprise or closed network from their mobile or other devices associated with their subscription using an alternative enterprise directory number, such as the office number, instead of the mobile number, such that the alternative number will be presented at the destination device as the originating number. The recipient may respond to the message by addressing the response to the enterprise or closed network number, and the response may be delivered to the originator's mobile or other device associated with their subscription.
US08942661B2
A method and a device for triggering an emergency call in a vehicle equipped with an airbag. The device can be retrofitted in a vehicle equipped with an airbag to provide an emergency system which, in the event of an airbag being triggered, sends an emergency call (Ecall) to a suitable emergency call center in order to initiate auxiliary measures as may be necessary.
