US09063981B2
A method and system for searching contact lists quickly, that provides searching of a contact list by user defined group names, attributes, and/or system defined metadata regarding contacts, groups and/or attributes. The visual display of contacts within the user's contact list user interface display may be configured to visually organize contacts into the groups they belong to, and/or to display the attributes associated with groups and/or contacts within the top level contact list display. Group and/or contact attributes may alternatively be accessed by selecting (e.g. clicking on) a group or contact. A quick search feature is provided that allows the contact list to be searched based on group name, attribute, and/or contact name, as well as based on group, contact and/or attribute metadata.
US09063978B1
The APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A FINANCIAL TRANSACTION TAGGER (hereinafter “FTT”) implement efficient and scalable monitoring, regulation, and allocation of computational processing, data, labor, and/or the like resources within an enterprise. In some embodiments, the FTT may facilitate, in various implementations, tagging transactions with transaction characteristics through the use of universal variables and economical interface features. In one embodiment, transaction data associated with a transaction and including at least a transaction identifier may be received. The transaction data may be analyzed, and contextual rules may be applied to the transaction to tag the transaction with transaction characteristics.
US09063977B2
Methods, systems and computer-readable medium for replicating the data fields used by relational join operations in transient or persistent data structures with explicit support for named relationships that may have 1:1, 1:many, many:1 or many:many cardinality. An algorithm is applied to predetermine the optional search path for finding relationships between any two rows of any of one or more tables, including relationships defined between other tables. The schema of a target relational database, either derived or input, is converted into an object-oriented schema that explicitly defines relationships between columns in the tables of the relational database and represents the tables as object classes. The schema is analyzed and optimal search paths are derived and stored for subsequent use. A query engine accesses the predefined search paths in order to execute the specific types of query listed above and incrementally populates instances of the transient or persistent structures.
US09063971B2
A lightweight directory access (LDAP) broker receives user information associated with a query for information in an LDAP repository. The query may be in an abstraction format. The LDAP broker determines a computing domain in view of the user information and retrieves a configuration file associated with the computing domain. The configuration file comprises a mapping for the query between an abstraction format and a vendor specific format. The LDAP broker converts the query to the vendor specific format in view of the mapping in the configuration file.
US09063966B2
Systems and methods for providing information security in a network environment. The method includes receiving a user selection of a data section recorded on a storage system. The method further includes determining a monitoring routine for the data section. The method further includes determining a physical location at which the data section is recorded in the storage system. The method further includes monitoring the physical location for faults according to the monitoring routine.
US09063958B2
Some aspects include reception of an indication of an extension field added to a node of a business object object model, and modification of a schema of a search engine index based on the extension field and before receiving an instruction to add the extension field to a search view.
US09063955B2
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for editing program search information. The scene descriptive information of optical disc program is edited into a search information unit when the optical disc program is inscribed on an optical disc or optical disc program is off-line edited. Said scene descriptive information includes description of the scene elements. Then said search information unit is edited into a search information file for use in optical disc search. By means of this solution, searching of keyword information, descriptive information of the scene as well as descriptive information of scene element are unified together and directly used as information to be searched, thus the present invention, being different from the conventional search information file such as the playlist which has only the pointer information but not the descriptive information of the object to be searched, simplifies the process of enhanced search.
US09063954B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for determining image search results. One of the methods includes generating a plurality of feature vectors for each image in a collection of images, wherein each feature vector is associated with an image tile of an image, wherein each feature vector corresponds to one of a plurality of predetermined visual words. All images in the collection of images that share at least a threshold number of matching visual words associated with matching image tiles are classified as near-duplicate images.
US09063951B1
A pre-fetching map data system and method identifies a subset of map data to corresponding to one or more points of interest to be displayed on the map. The map data is stored on a remote map database in map data tiles. The pre-fetching map data system identifies those map data tiles that correspond to the one or more points of interest, where the identified pre-fetch map data tiles are sent from the remote database to a client device for cache storage. The number of pre-fetch map data tiles are determined using a tile budget, such as a maximum number of map data tiles that may be stored on the client device or a maximum amount of map data memory that can be consumed on the client device.
US09063950B2
A method for enabling raster image editing software to work with geospatial imagery includes identifying geospatial metadata for an image upon opening of the image, and monitoring all raster image editing operations performed on the image to determine if the geospatial metadata is affected. The geospatial metadata is updated if the geospatial metadata is affected by a raster image editing operation. In another aspect, a computer readable medium contains instructions for controlling a computer system to perform a method for enabling raster image editing software to work with geospatial imagery.
US09063942B2
Systems and methods for managing data, such as metadata. In one exemplary method, metadata from files created by several different software applications are captured, and the captured metadata is searched. The type of information in metadata for one type of file differs from the type of information in metadata for another type of file. Other methods are described and data processing systems and machine readable media are also described.
US09063937B2
A method is provided for a destination storage system to join a storage area network with a source storage system. The method includes discovering a volume on the source storage system when the source storage system exports the volume to the destination storage system and exporting the volume to the host computer systems. When a command to reserve the volume for a host computer system is received, the method includes determining locally if the volume is already reserved. When the volume is not already reserved, the method includes reserving locally the volume for the host computer system and transmitting to the source storage system another command to reserve the volume for the destination storage system.
US09063923B2
A preferred method for identifying at least one of a grammatical, linguistic and/or conceptual integrity of a data corpus is disclosed. In a preferred method, the associations between several word elements of a data corpus are identified. Then, the word elements experiencing several associations are used for identifying the continuum between associations and the number of word elements involved and/or not involved in the associations which is then used for identifying at least one of a: linguistic, semantic, grammatical, conceptual or other integrity or coherence of the analyzed data corpus, such as a query for optionally displaying a data corpus understanding and/or selecting a particular search behavior or other.
US09063914B2
The invention generally provides systems and methods for analysis of RNA-Seq reads in which an annotated reference is represented as a directed acyclic graph (DAG) or similar data structure. Features such as exons and introns from the reference provide nodes in the DAG and those features are linked as pairs in their canonical genomic order by edges. The DAG can scale to any size and can in fact be populated in the first instance by import from an extrinsic annotated reference.
US09063910B1
In one aspect, a redundant array of independent disk (RAID) memory storage system includes a plurality of data storage disks comprising data blocks, a first redundancy storage disk comprising parity blocks that are a parity by row of the data blocks in the data storage disks, a second redundancy storage disk comprising parity blocks storing parities of diagonals of the data blocks in the data storage disks, a third redundancy storage disk comprising parity blocks storing parities of diagonals of the data blocks in the data storage disks and circuitry configured to recover data from three failed storage disks.
US09063898B1
An embodiment of a method of restoring backup data comprises first and second steps that preferably are executed at least partially in parallel. The first step restores an incremental backup. The second step selectively restores a full backup. The selective restoration of the full backup disregards units of data that were restored from the incremental backup and restores a remainder of the full backup. In an alternative embodiment, the first step precedes the second step. In another alternative embodiment, the selective restoration of the full backup accesses a table that indicates the units of data contained in the incremental backup to determine which units of data to disregard in the full backup.
US09063878B2
Systems, computer readable media and methods for updating a flash memory device involve procedures for transferring, from a flash memory device to an external controller, only a portion of a data entity; and determining, by the external controller, based upon the portion of the data entity, whether to complete a copy back operation of the data entity or to correct errors of the data entity. If it is determined to correct errors of the data entity, then the procedure includes (a) completing a transfer of the data entity to the external controller; (b) error correcting the data entity to provide an amended data entity; and (c) writing the amended data entity to the flash memory device. If, however, it is determined to complete the copy back operation then the procedures includes completing the copy back operation of the data entity by transferring the data entity within the flash memory device.
US09063874B2
A storage module is configured to determine a health metric of a storage division of a solid-state storage medium. The health metric may comprise a combination of factors, including, but not limited to: wear level, performance (e.g., program time, erase time, and the like), error rate, and the like. A wear level module may configure storage operations to reduce the wear rate of storage divisions having poor health metrics and/or heath metrics that are degrading more quickly than other storage divisions. Reducing wear rate may include deferring grooming operations, delaying use for storage operations, temporarily retiring the storage division, or the like. Storage divisions may be brought back into service at normal use rates in response determining that other portions of the storage media have been worn to the point that they exhibit similar health and/or reliability characteristics.
US09063869B2
According to one exemplary embodiment, a method for storing and rebuilding data computes a corresponding parity after receiving an Input/Output command, and based on the parity, determines whether a final stripe corresponding to the Input/Output command is a full stripe. When the final stripe is a full stripe, a plurality of data and a parity corresponding to the Input/Output command are stored into a main hyper erase unit (HEU) in a disk storage system. When the final stripe is not a full stripe, a final parity is re-computed and written into at least two parity pages of a buffering HEU.
US09063866B1
Activity level of memory pages is classified in virtual machine environment, so that processes such as live VM migration and checkpointing, among others, can be carried out more efficiently. The method includes the steps of scanning page table entries of hypervisor-managed page tables continuously over repeating scan periods to determine whether memory pages have been accessed or not, and for each memory page, determining an activity level of the memory page based on whether the memory page has been accessed or not since a prior scan and storing the activity level of the memory page. The activity level of the memory page may be represented by one or more bits of its page table entry and may be classified as having at least two states ranging from hot to cold.
US09063865B2
The processor circuit (1) has a Harvard architecture. This processor circuit includes a calculation unit (2), a first memory element (3a) for data storage and a second memory element (4a) for instruction storage. Said first and second memory elements (3a, 4a) are connected by at least one communication bus (5, 6) to the calculation unit. The processor circuit includes management means (8), placed between the first and second memory elements and the calculation unit and capable of saving several data items or instructions to save time during successive data reading.
US09063858B2
A system comprises a plurality of cores and a communication bus enabling the cores to communicate with one another, a core having a processor and of at least one cache memory area. At least one core comprises a table of patterns storing a set of patterns, a pattern corresponding to a series of memory addresses associated with a digital data item made up of binary words stored at these addresses. This core also comprises means for mapping one of the memory addresses AdB of a digital data item to a pattern that is associated with it when said core needs to access this data item and means for transmitting a unique message for access to a digital data item located in the cache memory of at least one other core of the system, said message including the memory addresses that make up the pattern of the data item sought.
US09063857B2
Disclosed is an error correcting method which includes detecting an error of meta data having a seed used to randomize user data; correcting the error of the meta data when the error is detected from the meta data; receiving the user data based upon seed confirmation information associated with an error existence of the seed or an error correction result of the seed; detecting an error of the user data; and correcting the error of the user data when the error is detected from the user data.
US09063854B1
A first RAID module is added to a first RAID controller and a second RAID module is added to a second RAID controller. An array of physical disks is partitioned into two partitions across the array of physical disks. The first partition is assigned to the first RAID module and the second partition is exposed to the second RAID module. Each of the RAID modules exposes their respective partitions to their associated RAID controller as a single array. Each RAID module further receives I/O from its respective RAID controller, and translates the I/O to access its associated partition.
US09063851B2
Some aspects of the present disclosure provide for a system and method for fault mitigation of a non-volatile memory (NVM) store subject to error correction code (ECC) checking. A simple and robust means to test the integrity of failsafe code stored within the non-volatile memory prior to execution are disclosed. In some embodiments, the failsafe code comprises program elements to communicate the memory failure to other parts of the system, or to execute an orderly shutdown. In the event that an ECC error occurs, the failsafe code can be verified, and upon successful verification, executed.
US09063831B1
The present patent document relates to a method and apparatus for optimizing access to control registers in an emulation chip. Control messages include in one half of the message a write-mask bits for the corresponding control bits in the other half of the word. A single message from the host workstation can be used to update several bits of the register using a single message, rather than reading, modifying, then writing back each bit individually. Only the bits desired to be updated are written, while the masked bits are not affected. Various configurations of the mask bits and control bits are possible, and block transfers can be used to update bits across a series of registers. The disclosed method and apparatus can reduce overhead and latency on communication channels to the host workstation by significantly reducing the number of individual transfer across the channel.
US09063828B2
A USB 3 host controller according to the present invention includes a transfer speed switching unit besides a transfer data converting unit that mutually converts transfer data from a USB device and transfer data from a PCI Express bus. The transfer speed switching unit receives transfer information regarding data transfer from the USB device via a USB 3 interface when the USB device is connected, and identifies a transfer speed used by a PC side according to the transfer information or a result of analyzing the transfer information. Then, when a current transfer speed of the PC side is different from the identified transfer speed, the transfer speed switching unit transmits a speed switching signal indicating switch to the identified transfer speed to a PCI master via a PCI express interface.
US09063826B2
A method of mapping processes to processors in a parallel computing environment where a parallel application is to be run on a cluster of nodes wherein at least one of the nodes has multiple processors sharing a common memory, the method comprising using compiler based communication analysis to map Message Passing Interface processes to processors on the nodes, whereby at least some more heavily communicating processes are mapped to processors within nodes. Other methods, apparatus, and computer readable media are also provided.
US09063819B2
Extensible patch management provides mechanisms by which data, database and binaries for one or more components of an application may be updated. The patch framework extends patch related functionality at different devices as needed to perform a software patch in a manner that allows such functionality to be retained at the device. Additionally, the patch framework is platform independent and thus allows the same patch related software to be distributed and executed across different platforms.
US09063817B2
An application platform is disclosed together with a method for operating a data processing arrangement on which the application platform is implemented along with at least one application which is executable on the application platform by accessing at least one programming interface of the application platform. In at least one embodiment, in the course of a change of version of the application platform or of a part of the platform, a check is carried out by way of an update module to determine whether a newly-to-be-installed more recent version of the application platform or of the part of the platform is consistent with the existing older version of the application platform or of the part of the platform in terms of the interface specification and/or the behavior of the or each programming interface. If necessary, the update module overwrites the older version with the more recent version. Otherwise the update module installs the more recent version or at least its programming interface in parallel with the existing version or its programming interface.
US09063810B2
An information processing apparatus includes a storage unit that stores combination information relevant to combinations of different types of first programs that can be installed in a device, the combination information including memory consumption amounts of the combinations; a receiving unit that receives an install target first program and device information relevant to the device; and a determining unit that determines validity of installing the install target first program in the device by determining, by referring to the combination information, a predicted memory consumption amount corresponding to a first combination including the install target first program and an existing first program that is installed in the device and indicated in the device information, and by comparing the predicted memory consumption amount with a device memory consumption amount of the device indicated in the device information.
US09063799B1
A method for encapsulating functions for application programming interface in a cloud environment is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: A. providing an API supported by a driver; B inheriting the API as a new class if the API is usable for a service device in a computing node environment; C. augmenting extending function(s) for the service device to the driver; and D. repackaging the driver to conform to the inherited API.
US09063794B2
A computer system includes: a main storage unit, a processing executing unit sequentially executing processing to be executed on virtual processors; a level-1 cache memory shared among the virtual processors; a level-2 cache memory including storage areas partitioned based on the number of the virtual processors, the storage areas each (i) corresponding to one of the virtual processors and (ii) holding the data to be used by the corresponding one of the virtual processors; a context memory holding a context item corresponding to the virtual processor; a virtual processor control unit saving and restoring a context item of one of the virtual processors; a level-1 cache control unit; and a level-2 cache control unit.
US09063789B2
Integrating data processing resources across a hybrid cloud includes providing a plug-in software component configured to be installed in a software framework. When the plug-in software component is activated, it may generate an interface for a consumer of data processing resources. Using this interface, the consumer of data processing resources may request the use of data processing resources provided as a service on the hybrid cloud. In response, the plug-in software component may acquire the requested data processing resources via interfaces provided by the various data processing resources. A number of different data processing resources may have different interface requirements. However, the first interface generated by the plug-in software component may provide a single vendor neutral interface for accessing data processing resources on the hybrid cloud by the consumer of data processing resources.
US09063783B2
Methods and systems for managing program-level parallelism in a multi-core processor environment are provided. The methods for managing parallel execution of processes associated with computer programs include providing an agent process in an application space, which is operatively coupled to an operating system having a kernel configured to determine processor configuration information. The application space may be a runtime environment or a user space of the operating system, and has a lower privilege level than the kernel. The agent process retrieves the processor configuration information from the kernel, and after receiving a request for the processor configuration information from application processes running in the application space, the agent process provides a response to the requesting application process. The agent process may also generate resource availability data based on the processor configuration information, and the application processes may initiate a thread based on the resource availability data.
US09063777B2
A system, computer-implemented method, and computer program product for undeployment of a business process definition in a cluster-enabled business process management runtime environment are presented. A BPMS server executes, through a deployment container executing one or more business processes instances of a business process definition running across a cluster of nodes, a stop operation of a running process instance of the business process application. The BPMS server further executes a remove operation of the stopped running process instance from the deployment container.
US09063772B2
An initial request for a reference to a data container is sent to a distributed enhanced virtual machine native interface component of a distributed virtual machine in response to receiving, from a remote execution container, the initial request for the reference to the data container at a distributed enhanced remote execution container native interface component of the distributed virtual machine. A data mirror data structure including immutable data and the reference to the data container is received. The received data mirror data structure including the immutable data and the reference to the data container is stored within a local memory storage area. A reference to the locally-stored data mirror data structure is returned to the remote execution container in response to the initial request for the reference to the data container.
US09063771B2
A data processing system comprising an operating system for supporting processes, such that the process are associated with one or more resources and the operating system being arranged to police the accessing by processes of resources so as to inhibit a process from accessing resources with which it is not associated. Part of this system is an interface for interfacing between each process and the operating system and a memory for storing state information for at least one process. The interface may be arranged to analyze instructions from the processes to the operating system, and upon detecting an instruction to re-initialize a process cause state information corresponding to that pre-existing state information to be stored in the memory as state information for the re-initialized process and to be associated with the resource.
US09063767B2
Techniques for loading device drivers are provided. A configuration space may contain a device identifier. The configuration space may be modified by replacing the device identifier with a pseudo device identifier. In one aspect the pseudo device identifier may be passed to a virtual machine. In another aspect, the pseudo device identifier may be used to load a driver.
US09063762B2
Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to virtualize performance counters are disclosed. An example method includes scheduling a virtual machine on a processor, incrementing a virtual performance counter in response to an occurrence of a speculative event during direct execution of guest instructions by the virtual machine on the processor, and incrementing the virtual performance counter in response to an occurrence of the speculative event during execution of emulated instructions by a hypervisor on behalf of the virtual machine on the processor.
US09063759B2
A technique is provided for generating stubs. A processing circuit receives a call to a called function. The processing circuit retrieves a called function property of the called function. The processing circuit generates a stub for the called function based on the called function property.
US09063746B2
In one aspect, a software application with application artifacts is deployed on a cloud computing platform. The cloud computing platform includes a platform product that can provide functionality that is required by the application. Application metadata is created based on analyzing the application artifacts and describes the application artifacts requirement. An application repository stores the application artifacts and the application metadata. A product description defines an application product for the software application and a product reference to the platform product is defined. The product description and the product reference are published in the application repository to update the application metadata. A composite repository refers to the application product and the platform product. The composite repository is transferred to a platform repository provided by the cloud computing platform.
US09063745B2
A method and a system for computing a reusability index of a software asset are provided. The system comprises a processor and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory comprises a characteristics module, a dimensions module, and a reusability module. The characteristics module is configured to receive a characteristic score for each of a plurality of predefined characteristics associated with the software asset. The dimensions module is configured to determine, based on the characteristic score weighted according to a characteristic weighing criterion, a dimension score for each of a plurality of predefined dimensions, wherein each of the plurality of predefined dimensions comprises at least one of the plurality of predefined characteristics. The reusability module is configured to compute, based on the dimension score weighted according to a dimension weighing criterion, the reusability index of the software asset.
US09063743B2
Embodiments of the invention relate to programming, configuring, and integrating networked embedded devices with other applications. Particular embodiments include an architecture having an application model layer that integrates the networked embedded devices with business application systems, by allowing the devices to be expressed as part of a business application concept. In certain embodiments, an intermediate device programming layer provides a network-centric programming abstraction, relieving the programmer of the details of low-level, node-centric programming. Finally, a self-optimizing run-time system layer adapts to the specific conditions in the deployed network embedded devices, by optimizing e.g. communication patterns and resource consumption based upon input from the higher layer(s). Embodiments may facilitate integration of networked embedded devices with the back ends of business applications, and may provide a unified extensible programming framework simplifying development of applications for network embedded devices.
US09063737B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus, for a payment card reader comprising: a frame, where the frame includes a top surface, a bottom surface, a first side surface, and a second side surface, a second side surface of the side surfaces on an opposite side of the frame from the first side surface, the first side surface including a groove configured to receive a swipe of a magnetic stripe card, the second side surface including a slot configured to receive insertion of a chip card; a magnetic stripe reader interface; a chip card reader interface; circuitry configured to direct signals from the magnetic stripe reader interface and the chip card reader interface to a microcontroller in the card reader; and circuitry configured to communicate wirelessly between the card reader and a computing device.
US09063733B2
Managing power modes of a computing system that includes a power supply and computing components, the power supply configured to supply power, through power supply channels, to the computing components, wherein power modes are managed by: operating the computing system in a performance power mode, including allowing each power channel to consume power greater than a predefined maximum power consumption threshold; receiving a signal representing a user's access to the computing components; and operating the computing system in a safety mode, insuring that each of the power supply channels does not consume power greater than the predefined maximum power consumption threshold, including: throttling power consumption of one or more of the computing components; monitoring power consumption of each power supply channel; and shutting down the computing system when at least one power supply channel consumes power greater than the predefined maximum power consumption threshold.
US09063730B2
In one embodiment, the present invention includes a processor with multiple cores each having a self-test circuit to determine a frequency profile and a leakage power profile of the corresponding core. In turn, a scheduler is coupled to receive the frequency profiles and the leakage power profiles and to schedule an application on at least some of the cores based on the frequency profiles and the leakage power profiles. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09063725B2
A method is provided. The method composes management code in a platform independent managed object format. Further, the management code is utilized to manage at least one object. In addition, the management code transforms the management code into a plurality of portable management objects and a plurality of native management objects.
US09063719B1
Table format programming method suitable for use with multiple languages and download through internet and network environments provides an optional table (103, 200) to define custom expressions, an optional table (105, 260) to specify multitask applications, an optional table (104, 230) to specify printing style of labels and a table of configuration states (113) which interact with a table of paths (116). An optional qualifier table (112) defines qualifying conditions of an input configuration state. Hardware embodiments includes a coprocessor to handle the table format programming process and relieve the main processor for other applications. During programming, programmers provide user defined labels to describe the function and action desired. The labels are then further developed in additional groups of program.
US09063717B2
A power supply apparatus includes an arithmetic unit configured to successively update a N-bit division ratio at every step whose processing timing is managed by a timer, by adding or subtracting of preset data read from a data memory to or from the N-bit division ratio in accordance with a comparative output. An arithmetic unit performs an arithmetic operation to make a feedback data value approach a target data value by a negative feedback control, the arithmetic operation using, as the preset data, data read from the address specified by data with a predetermined bit width of M (M
US09063712B2
A laptop computer cooling stand includes a main body, a number of semiconductor chilling plates, a number of first heat sinks, and a number of second heat sinks. The main body includes a base and a cover. The base defines a receiving space. The cover covers the receiving space and defines a number of openings. The semiconductor chilling plates are set in the receiving space. The first heat sinks are set on the semiconductor chilling plates. The first heat sinks are exposed through the opening of the cover. The second heat sinks are attached to a bottom of the base. The second heat sinks make contact with heat-dissipating sides of the semiconductor chilling plates through the base. The first heat sinks make contact with heat-collecting sides of the semiconductor chilling plates.
US09063709B2
A fan assembly includes a guide rail, a number of fan brackets slidably mounted to the guide rail, an air blocking member slidably mounted to the guide rail to fill a space between two fan brackets, and a number of fans correspondingly fixed to the fan brackets. To relocate the fans, the fan brackets and the air blocking members are slid out of the guide rail and are remounted to the guide rail in a different order.
US09063687B2
An information processing apparatus is configured to be capable of communication with an image forming apparatus through a network and to operate in a first power state where information can be transmitted to outside and a second power state where information cannot be output to outside. The information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire information indicating a state of the image forming apparatus, a storage unit configured, if the information acquired by the acquisition unit includes information indicating that the image forming apparatus enters the second power state, to store the information, and a control unit configured, if the communication with the image forming apparatus is disabled in a state that the information is stored in the storage unit, to display information indicating that the image forming apparatus enters the second power state on a display section.
US09063669B2
Delay commands are injected into sequential input/output (I/O) requests and the effects of the injected delay commands are measured for determining whether a storage system handling the sequential input/output (IO) requests is causing a bottleneck.
US09063665B2
A plurality of workers is configured for parallel processing of deduplicated data entities in a plurality of chunks. The deduplicated data processing rate is regulated using a rate control mechanism. The rate control mechanism incorporates a debt/credit algorithm specifying which of the plurality of workers processing the deduplicated data entities must wait for each of a plurality of calculated required sleep times. The rate control mechanism limits a data flow rate based on a penalty acquired during a last processing of one of the plurality of chunks in a retroactive manner, and operates on at least one vector representation of at least one limit specification to accommodate a variety of available dimensions corresponding to the at least one limit specification.
US09063664B1
Techniques for deduplicating a data stream with checksum data embedded therein are described. According to one embodiment, a first data stream is received from a client having a plurality of data regions and a plurality of checksums for verifying integrity of the data regions embedded therein, where the first data stream represents a file or a directory of one or more files of a file system associated with the client. In response the first data stream with the checksums removed is deduplicated into a plurality of deduplicated chunks.
US09063660B1
A data transmission control method for a storage device is provided. The storage device is in communication with a host through a SATA bus. The data transmission control method includes the following steps. Firstly, a X_RDY primitive is issued from the storage device to the host. After a R_RDY primitive from the host is received by the from the storage device, a first frame is transmitted to the host. After the first frame is completely transmitted and in a specified time period before a second frame is transmitted, plural SYNC primitives are issued from the storage device to the host. If the host does not issue the X_RDY primitive in the specified time period, the second frame is transmitted to the host.
US09063656B2
A system comprising a file system that manages files and directories. A digest-based block storage engine coupled to the file system generates a digest when performing saving and retrieving operations initiated by the file system. The engine counts references to data blocks and a list of free data blocks. A storage unit may be coupled to the engine, wherein the storage unit stores a plurality of data blocks.
US09063655B2
A port multiplier dynamically determines and reports its identity based on a number of supported downstream port connections. The number of supported downstream port connections can dynamically change. The port multiplier identifies devices connected to its downstream ports, whether storage devices or other port multipliers. Based on a total number of downstream ports, the port multiplier reports its identity upstream. The upstream reporting can be to another port multiplier, or the host device if directly connected to the host device. The port multiplier receives storage address space allocation from upstream based on its reported identity, and allocates the storage address space to its downstream ports.
US09063654B2
A terminal apparatus includes an interface to detect a touch input, to detect a touch region corresponding to the touch input, and to identify an object that is overlapped by the touch input by at least a reference percentage in the touch region as a first object; a processing unit to generate a second object based on the first object, and to display the second object in an untouched region; and a control unit to execute an operation corresponding to the second object. A method for executing an operation according to a touch input includes detecting a touch input and a corresponding touch region; identifying an object overlapped by at least a reference percentage in the touch region as a first object; generating a second object based on the first object; displaying the second object in an untouched region; and executing an operation corresponding to the second object.
US09063651B2
A touch panel (2) displays an image. A position detection unit (3) detects the XY coordinates of each of two touched positions on the touch panel (2). When the position detection unit (3) detects twice XY coordinates of two touched positions, a calculation unit (4) computes variation amounts of each of the X-direction distances and the Y-direction distances between the two touched positions between the detection of the former coordinates and the detection of the latter coordinates. A control execution unit (5) controls a first controlled object according to the variation amount of the X-direction distances that have been computed by the calculation unit (4), and controls a second controlled object according to the variation amount of the Y-direction distances that have been computed by the calculation unit (4).
US09063649B2
A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed. The present invention includes displaying a 3D user interface including at least one 3D object on a display unit, selecting at least one stereoscopic region from the 3D user interface by a first input via a user input unit, displaying at least one polyhedron corresponding to each of the selected at least one region on the display unit, and changing a display state of each of the at least one polyhedron to correspond to a second input via the user input unit, wherein the step of changing the display state is performed to enlarge, reduce, rotate or scroll the at least one polyhedron according to the second input. Accordingly, the present invention provides a 3D user interface using a 3D object arranged in a virtual 3D space, thereby facilitating a user to manipulate a mobile terminal with a new visual effect.
US09063646B2
An image processing apparatus includes a pointed-position detecting section that accepts a pointing operation via an operating surface provided on a display screen of an image display device, and detects and outputs a position pointed at by the pointing operation on the operating surface. The image processing apparatus also includes a display control section that displays on the image display device an image. The display control section controls the image display device to display a first size image for a predetermined time while the pointing operation continues and then displays a plurality of images having a size smaller than the first size in response to a determination that the pointing operation has held the position for the predetermined time.
US09063637B2
A document authoring program provides different views of a document opened by a user. In the editing view, the user can view the document contents and edit the contents in using a menu bar. In the semantic zoom view, the user is presented with a heading pane and a thumbnail pane and the menu bar is removed. The user can toggle from the editing view to the semantic zoom view by zooming out past a defined threshold using various user interface controls. Once the threshold is exceeded, the semantic view is presented. The editing view is returned to by selecting a heading or a thumbnail page, which respectively returns the user the page incorporating the selected heading or to the page incorporating the selected heading. This page will be displayed in the editing view at the same zoom level prior to toggling to the semantic zoom view.
US09063635B2
Embodiments include a system for providing blood flow information for a patient. The system may include at least one computer system including a touchscreen. The at least one computer system may be configured to display, on the touchscreen, a three-dimensional model representing at least a portion of an anatomical structure of the patient based on patient-specific data. The at least one computer system may also be configured to receive a first input relating to a first location on the touchscreen indicated by at least one pointing object controlled by a user, and the first location on the touchscreen may indicate a first location on the displayed three-dimensional model. The at least one computer system may be further configured to display first information on the touchscreen, and the first information may indicate a blood flow characteristic at the first location.
US09063634B2
Embodiments include a system for providing blood flow information for a patient. The system may include at least one computer system including a touchscreen. The at least one computer system may be configured to display, on the touchscreen, a three-dimensional model representing at least a portion of an anatomical structure of the patient based on patient-specific data. The at least one computer system may also be configured to receive a first input relating to a first location on the touchscreen indicated by at least one pointing object controlled by a user, and the first location on the touchscreen may indicate a first location on the displayed three-dimensional model. The at least one computer system may be further configured to display first information on the touchscreen, and the first information may indicate a blood flow characteristic at the first location.
US09063631B2
A computer program product for providing a graphical user interface for displaying of and enabling cooperative use of resources on a display of a computing device includes computer readable code means, the computer readable code means when executed by a processor device, being configured to provide an environment, the environment being configured to represent the resources on the display of the computing device, provide a first viewport to at least a portion of the environment on the display of the computing device, enable a resource to be added to the environment and be viewed within the first viewport and enable the resource to be acted upon within the first viewport.
US09063624B2
A display device with integrated touch screen is provided. The display device may include a panel and a touch IC. The panel may include a plurality of driving electrodes and sensing electrodes. The touch IC may apply a driving pulse to the driving electrodes and receive a plurality of sensing signals from the sensing electrodes to determine whether there is a touch when the panel operates in a touch driving mode, and, when the panel operates in a display driving mode, the touch IC may apply a common voltage to the plurality of driving electrodes and sensing electrodes. The touch IC may include a sensing unit sensing whether there is a touch by use of a touch sensing reference voltage applied to the sensing unit and having the same level as a minimum voltage of the driving pulse.
US09063619B2
A touch sensing method suitable for a voltage-based capacitive touch device is disclosed. The voltage-based capacitive touch device includes a conductive sensing plane and a plurality of electrodes. The touch sensing method includes steps of: providing pre-determined driving signals to the electrodes, so as to form various types of voltage fields on the conductive sensing plane; measuring, at different time points, the charge quantity stored on the conductive sensing plane for each of the voltage fields, so as to provide a plurality of charge-storage measurement results; estimating whether or not a touch event occurs according to the charge-storage measurement results; and, calculating coordinates of touch inputs according to the charge-storage measurement results if the touch event occurs.
US09063611B2
Certain implementations of the disclosed technology may include systems and methods for improving image tracking based on touch events. A method is provided for outputting an image for presentation using an electronic device, the electronic device having a display refresh rate. The method includes detecting one or more touch events received via a touch sensitive surface screen associated with the electronic device, each touch event having a touch event position. The method also includes generating, by the electronic device, a synthetic touch event position based on the one or more touch event positions, the synthetic touch event position calculated to coincide in time with a predicted time, the predicted time being within an offset relative to a display refresh time corresponding to the display refresh rate. The method also includes outputting data based at least in part one or more of the synthetic touch event position or a touch event position associated with the one or more touch events.
US09063605B2
A method of fabricating a display panel from a thin substrate using a carrier substrate is disclosed. The method includes depositing a bonding agent on a first surface of the thin substrate; depositing a bonding agent on a second surface of the carrier substrate; bonding the thin substrate and the carrier substrate with the bonding agent deposited on the first surface and the second surface; performing thin film processing on a third surface of the thin substrate opposite the first surface; and separating the processed thin substrate from the carrier substrate. The thin substrate has a thickness less than a required thickness for sustaining thin film processing while a thickness of the bonded thin substrate and the carrier substrates is greater than or equal to that the required thickness.
US09063601B2
A device that can autonomously scan a sensor panel is disclosed. Autonomous scanning can be performed by implementing channel scan logic. In one embodiment, channel scan logic carries out many of the functions that a processor would normally undertake, including generating timing sequences and obtaining result data; comparing scan result data against a threshold value (e.g., in an auto-scan mode); generating row count; selecting one or more scanning frequency bands; power management control; and performing an auto-scan routine in a low power mode.
US09063597B2
A touch input system including a stylus and a display device is provided. The stylus includes a battery module, a touch portion, a transducer module and a RF transmitting module. When a contact pressure is acted on the touch portion, the touch portion is electrically connected to the battery module by the contact pressure and emits a light signal. The display region receives and reacts to the light signal, and the contact pressure is transformed into an electrical signal by the transducer module. The RF transmitting module is electrically connected to the transducer module and transmitting the electrical signal. The display device includes a display region and a RF receiving module.
US09063593B2
A computer control system and a method of controlling a computer are disclosed. One such system includes an area-array sensor and a processor. The processor may have a navigation mode, and when set to this mode, the processor is configured to execute certain tasks. Those tasks may include acquiring a first information set and acquiring a second information set from the sensor. The first information set may represent reflected energy received by the sensor at the first time and the second information set may represent reflected energy received by the sensor at the second time. The first information set indicates a first contact area corresponding to that portion of an indicator object (such as a finger or stylus) which contacts the platen at the first time, and the second information set indicates a second contact area corresponding to that portion of the indicator object which contacts the platen at the second time. Centroids of the contact areas are used to determine a navigation control measurement that may be used to control a computer.
US09063587B2
Disclosed an ergonomically improved computer mouse provides several advantageous features and is different in several respects from prior mice. A mouse (100) has an upper casing (101) and a bottom part (102) with spacings, which provide sufficient clearance between upper and rear surfaces of the mouse, and the user's fingers and their hand plane when their hand rests on a working surface in a naturally relaxed curled fingers and hand position while at the same time, their index and middle fingertips are placed in respective moulds or receptacles (117) and (118), which are formed on the upper surfaces of a primary button (105) and a secondary button (106). A wheel button (123) is placed between the moulds. The mouse also provides two additional buttons (129) and (130) positioned rearward of the primary and secondary buttons, respectively, so as to be capable of being actuated by bending the user's index or middle finger positioned in the respective receptacles and simultaneous pinching the mouse between a user's thumb and a user's ring and/or little fingertips. The button placements, their unique shape, and the form of the mouse combine to provide ergonomic benefits such as using high settings for cursor speed and acceleration with simultaneous enhanced positional control of the cursor placement on the screen.
US09063584B2
Described is a technology by which routing of data may be automatically modified based on detected state data of a computing system. For example, user input may be routed from an actuator set to a host computer system when the host computer system is in an online state, or to an auxiliary computing device when the host computer system is offline. State may be determined based on one or more various criteria, such as online or offline, laptop lid position, display orientation, current communication and/or other criteria. The auxiliary display and/or actuator set may be embedded in the host computer system, or each may be separable from it or standalone, such as a remote control or cellular phone.
US09063575B2
A method for detecting a gesture includes detecting a first input object, a second input object, and a movement of the first input object, a movement of the second input object in a sensing region during a first time period. The method further includes detecting a third input object and movement for the third input object in the sensing region during a second time period, the second time period occurring after the first time period, and the third input object only detected after the first time period. The method further includes identifying a first gesture based on the movement of the first input object, the movement of the second input object, and the movement of the third input object, and outputting gesture information identifying the first gesture.
US09063574B1
The amount of power and processing needed to process gesture input for a computing device can be reduced by utilizing a separate gesture sensor. The gesture sensor can have a form factor similar to that of conventional camera elements, in order to reduce costs by being able to utilize readily available low cost parts, but can have a lower resolution and adjustable virtual shutter such that fast motions can be captured and/or recognized by the device. In some devices, a subset of the pixels of the gesture sensor can be used as a motion detector, enabling the gesture sensor to run in a low power state unless there is likely gesture input to process. Further, at least some of the processing and circuitry can be included with the gesture sensor such that various functionality can be performed without accessing a central processor or system bus, thus further reducing power consumption.
US09063572B2
Embodiments of tactile stimulation apparatuses and components of such apparatuses are generally described herein. For example, in one embodiment, a tactile stimulation apparatus is provided. This tactile stimulation apparatus has a composite section comprising an insulation region and a semiconducting region that is proximate to the insulation region. This insulation region is touchable by a body member. Additionally included is a voltage source proximate to the semiconducting region. Here, the voltage source is configured to charge the semiconducting region to an electric potential, which produces an electrosensory sensation on the body member.
US09063569B2
A control unit indicates a cursor on a screen of an indication unit according to operation data sent from an operation unit based on user's operation of an operation knob. The control unit implements enlarging indication of a screen region corresponding to a selection item image indicated on the screen of the indication unit. When the control unit implements contracting indication to return an enlarged screen region subsequent to the enlarging indication, the control unit indicates contraction of the screen region in a visually recognizable form and indicates the cursor to follow the screen region. The operation unit further causes a driving force generation unit to generate a driving force to move the operation knob correspondingly to the position of the cursor, according to information on the position of the cursor sent from the control unit.
US09063567B2
A display control apparatus and a display control method are disclosed. The display control apparatus comprises a recognition circuit and a mapping circuit. The recognition circuit recognizes a head position and a control point position of an operator. The mapping circuit dynamically adjusts the operating boundary according to the head position, the control point position and a display boundary, and calculates the cursor position on a display according to the control point position, the operating boundary and the display boundary, wherein the cursor position remains on a imagine line passing through the head position and the control point position.
US09063557B2
An operational transconductance amplifier used in conjunction with a multiple chip voltage feedback technique allows multiple strings of LEDs and current sinks to be efficiently powered by a simple feedback oriented voltage regulator within an appliance. A connected series of differential amplifiers or multiplexors are used to monitor the voltages between the connected LEDs and the current sinks, in order to progressively determine the lowest voltage. The operational transconductance amplifier compares this voltage to a reference voltage and injects or removes current from the feedback node of a voltage regulator, thereby altering the voltage present at the feedback node. This causes the voltage regulator to adjust its output, ensuring that the current sinks of the LED strings have adequate voltage with which to function, even as the LEDs have different forward voltages and the strings are asynchronously enabled and disabled.
US09063547B2
In an apparatus for controlling an unmanned autonomous operating vehicle having an electric motor supplied with power from a battery for operating lawn mower blades, and magnetic sensors for detecting intensity of a magnetic field of an area wire such that the vehicle is controlled to run about in an operating area defined by the area wire to mow lawn using the blades and to return to a charging device installed on the area wire so as to charge the battery, a distance from the area wire is detected based on the detected intensity of the magnetic field detected by the magnetic sensors, and a different one of returning trajectories defined along the area wire in advance with respect to distances from the area wire is selected, whenever the vehicle is to be returned.
US09063546B2
A method for operating a motor vehicle in an automated driving mode includes: identifying, using two devices, the current position, the objects and open spaces currently present in the vehicle surroundings; respectively identifying, by the two devices, a trajectory for independent vehicle guidance; and in two regulation devices, control signals for actuator devices are respectively identified and control is applied, in accordance with the previously calculated trajectory, to longitudinal-dynamics-influencing actuators and to transverse-dynamics-influencing actuators for vehicle control.
US09063541B2
A method of controlling corrosion-related plant operation costs is provided, the method including: accumulating real-time corrosion measurements relating to a plant operation; calculating a relative degree of corrosion value that includes consideration of the real-time corrosion measurements; comparing the relative degree of corrosion value to an expected corrosion progression value associated with a predetermined target maintenance cycle; and adjusting a plant operation based on a comparison of the relative degree of corrosion value to the expected corrosion progression value associated with a predetermined target maintenance cycle. An apparatus for controlling corrosion-related plant operation costs is also provided.
US09063535B2
A system and a method for converting a machine tool program in NC programming language to permit a robot controller to execute the program. A robot controller converts the NC program into robot language according to a conversion configuration table, and uses the converted language as pseudo program data internally stored in a data memory within the robot controller. Each M-code (Miscellaneous code) in the NC program is executed as a sub-program call using the robot language. The content of the sub-programs can be freely defined and programmed by the user and, therefore, can be customized for the specific application.
US09063524B2
A pipe handling system control apparatus is disclosed which includes a remote control that outputs a throttle signal to control speed of movement of a trough of the pipe handling apparatus. A position sensor outputs a position of the trough of the pipe handling apparatus, and a controller receives the output of the position sensor and limits the throttle signal from the remote control based on the output of the position sensor. The controller may receive the signal from the position sensor indicating the trough is within a predefined pocket and limit the throttle signal when the trough is within the pocket. The controller may limit the throttle signal, for example, to 18 percent of full throttle when the trough is within the pocket. The position sensor may include a cable pull sensor having an encoder that outputs a signal representative of a position of the trough.
US09063515B2
Mechanical timepiece movement, including at least one energy storage means fed at the input by a ratchet driven by one winding mechanism and at the output powering a going train. The movement includes first energy take-up means connected to at least one wheel set of this going train by at least a first elastic connection, this first energy take-up means cooperating with at least one wheel set driving this ratchet, in mesh with this ratchet for powering this energy storage means by reinjecting part of the energy taken up by this energy take-up means, this wheel set driving this ratchet being uncouplable under the action of at least one uncoupling mechanism active during the operation of this winding mechanism.
US09063514B2
The image forming apparatus includes a cooling device for cooling a plurality of cartridges, and a plurality of shielding members for shielding the plurality of openings, respectively. Each developing member is movable between a first position at which the developing member is brought into contact with a photosensitive member and a second position at which the developing member is caused to separate from the photosensitive member. Each of the plurality of shielding members is caused to move in association with a position of the developing member of the cartridge opposed to the opening to be shielded by the each of the shielding members. A gap between the opening and the shielding member the second position of the developing member is smaller than a gap therebetween at the first position of the developing member is.
US09063508B2
A drum cleaning device includes a toner supply roller, a toner layer restricting member, and a toner receiving member. The toner layer restricting member includes an inclined portion formed in a lateral region outside of an image forming region to incline gradually away from a surface of a cleaning roller with increasing distance from an inner side of the lateral region. The toner receiving member includes a lower-level upper end portion provided in the lateral region outside of the image forming region, the lower-level upper end portion being located below a second contact region where the cleaning roller and the toner supply roller come into contact with each other. The inclined portion is disposed in a region overlapping the lower-level upper end portion.
US09063507B2
A development device includes a developer storage chamber configured to store a developer, a developer carrying member configured to carry the developer, a light transmission member capable of transmitting detection light for detecting a remaining amount of a developer in the developer storage chamber, a shaft member which is provided to the developer storage chamber and configured to rotate, a conveyance unit which is provided to the shaft member and configured to convey the developer, and a cleaning unit which is provided to the shaft member and configured to rub and clean the light transmission member, wherein the shaft member includes an opening.
US09063501B2
A developer accommodating unit includes a developer accommodating unit formed by a developer accommodating frame and includes an integrally formed light guide member. The light guide member is mounted through the developer accommodating frame in a state in which an incident portion and an emergent portion are exposed through an incident side opening and an emergent side opening, respectively, and is connected with the developer accommodating frame in a sealed state so that an outside and inside of the developer accommodating chamber are prevented from communicating with each other via the incident side opening and the emergent side opening.
US09063490B2
A fixing apparatus includes an upper pressure roller, a fixing belt, a lower pressure roller which cooperates with the upper pressure roller and the fixing belt for forming a fixing nip portion which holds and conveys a sheet with a toner image therebetween; a drive motor which rotates the lower pressure roller; a plurality of motors each of which is capable of generating a braking force in the direction to hinder rotation of the upper pressure roller and an assist force in the direction to assist rotation of the upper pressure roller; a torque generation unit which generate an effective braking force in the direction to hinder rotation of the fixing side member as a combination of the braking and assist forces; and a control unit which switches the motor used to generate the braking force among the plurality of motors in accordance with a predetermined condition.
US09063489B2
A fixing device includes a fixing belt, a heating source and a fixing roller. The fixing belt has a sheet passing part and a non-sheet passing part. The fixing roller includes an elastic layer including first and second elastic parts. The first elastic part is provided on an inner diameter side of the sheet passing part. The second elastic part is provided on an inner diameter side of the non-sheet passing part. A gap is formed between a part of the elastic layer and the fixing belt in a state where the fixing belt is not heated. The part of the elastic layer is in close contact with the fixing belt in a state where the fixing belt is heated. The first elastic part includes a small-diameter part having a smaller external diameter than a part with a maximum external diameter of the second elastic part.
US09063487B2
A fixing device includes a rotatable fixing member, a pressing member, and an induction heater. The induction heater includes an excitation coil, ferromagnetic cores, and a holder. The ferromagnetic cores include multiple arch cores and multiple side cores. The multiple arch cores are disposed facing an outer surface of a heat generation layer with the excitation coil interposed therebetween. The multiple side cores are disposed outside the excitation coil in a longitudinal direction of the induction heater so as to face both ends of each of the multiple arch cores. The multiple side cores are integrally inserted in the holder. The holder includes a spacer. The spacer contains a resin material used in the holder and provided in a close-facing portion located between at least one of the multiple arch cores and at least one of the multiple side cores to form a gap.
US09063479B2
A system and method are provided to implement a double belt roll fuser geometry to enable consistent self-stripping of image receiving media exiting a fuser assembly in an image forming device. Interaction between an image receiving medium substrate and a fuser belt of a belt roll fuser device is modified to include configuration in which an opposing belt is positioned around a pressure roller to oppose the fuser belt provided around the fuser roller. The fuser belt and the opposing belt extend in a downstream direction from the fusing nip and are configured to provide an appropriate length downstream of the fusing nip that sandwiches the image receiving medium substrate between the fuser belt and the opposing belt. Each of the fuser belt and the opposing belt wrap 70 degrees or more around significantly smaller diameter rollers positioned downstream of the fusing nip to form a stripping nip.
US09063478B2
A print media preheating system and method of preheating print media that includes an upper heating plate that is arranged to heat a pre-printed side of the print media with a pressure of the upper heating plate on the print media being relieved by lifting the upper heating plate away from the print media so as to reduce smudging of ink printed on the pre-printed side of the print media.
US09063473B2
An image forming apparatus including: an intermediate transfer member configured to transfer the developer images on the plurality of photosensitive members; a secondary transfer member configured to transfer the developer images transferred onto the intermediate transfer member onto a recording sheet; a plurality of primary holding rollers provided to each of the plurality of photosensitive members, respectively; a collecting unit configured to collect developer remaining on the intermediate transfer member; and a control device configured to control biases applied to the secondary transfer member and the plurality of primary holding rollers, wherein, after printing control terminates, the control device is configured to perform cleaning control in which biases having opposite polarities to biases during the printing control are applied to the plurality of primary holding rollers and the secondary transfer member.
US09063472B2
An image forming apparatus includes: a belt unit that includes a belt-shaped image carrier stretched around and driven to rotate by a plurality of rollers; a belt tensioning unit that includes a tensioning member that is brought into contact with an image carrying surface of the belt-shaped image carrier and applies tension to the belt-shaped image carrier; and a cleaning unit that includes a cleaning member that is brought into contact with the image carrying surface of the belt-shaped image carrier and cleans the image carrying surface. The cleaning unit is supported by the belt tensioning unit in an attachable and detachable manner.
US09063464B2
A developer containing unit configured to contain a developer, the developer containing unit including: a flexible container configured to contain the developer and provided with an opening portion through which the developer is discharged; a frame configured to accommodate the flexible container; a pressure member provided in the frame and configured to deform the flexible container; and an abutment portion extending in a longitudinal direction of the frame and at which the flexible container and the frame abut against each other.
US09063463B2
A system and method are provided for improving powder material dispensing from containers, including toner dispensing from rotating toner cartridge components. The disclosed systems and methods separately agitate a rotating toner bottle, including an apparently, or indicated, expended toner bottle, in an image forming device to dislodge residual toner in the toner bottle without the need to remove the toner bottle from the image forming device to perform manual agitation by modifying a physical configuration of the rotating toner bottle in a manner that improves the performance of the rotating toner bottle by improving the flow of the toner material within the toner bottle. The disclosed physical configurations of the rotating toner bottle impart agitating pulses or disturbances onto rotating toner bottles to disturb any layers of residual toner material formed within the rotating toner bottle that may inhibit flow of the toner material in the rotating toner bottle.
US09063458B2
A toner container includes a toner container body having a toner chamber for housing a toner inside, a toner discharge port provided at one end of the toner container body, a cover portion having front edge and rear edge. The toner container also includes a projection provided near the discharge port and at one end of a top surface of the cover portion in a longitudinal direction, wherein a height of a surface of the projection facing the rear edge is declined towards the rear edge.
US09063448B2
The present invention provides an electrophotographic photoconductor including an electrically conductive substrate, an intermediate layer, and a photosensitive layer that are formed on the electrically conductive support, the intermediate layer including first titanium oxide particles surface-treated with a first reactive organic silicon compound, second titanium oxide particles surface-treated with a second reactive organic silicon compound different from the first reactive organic silicon compound, and a binder resin. The first reactive organic silicon compound is methyl hydrogen polysiloxane. The second reactive organic silicon compound is a compound represented by the following general formula (1): R—Si—(X)3 (1) R represents a alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms substituted by at least one of acryloxy and methacryloxy groups or unsubstituted; and X represents an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a halogen atom.
US09063446B2
To provide a toner, which contains: a binder resin; a colorant; and wax, wherein the toner has Ta of 30° C. to 55° C., and Tb−Ta of 8° C. to 25° C., where Ta is a glass transition temperature of the toner determined from a constant heating component of a DSC curve of the toner obtained in a second heating process of temperature modulated differential scanning calorimetry, and Tb is a glass transition temperature of the toner determined from a constant heating component of a DSC curve of the toner obtained in a first heating process of temperature modulated differential scanning calorimetry.
US09063442B2
A developing device includes a developer container, a developing unit, a developer outlet and a replenishment developer inlet. The developer container contains a developer composed of a toner and a first carrier. The developing unit develops an electrostatic latent image on an image carrier using the developer. The developer outlet discharges the developer. The replenishment developer inlet supplies a replenishment developer to the developer container. The replenishment developer includes a second carrier. A ratio of a poured bulk density of the second carrier to a poured bulk density of the first carrier ranges from 0.60 to 0.95.
US09063439B2
A projection objective for applications in microlithography, a microlithography projection exposure apparatus with a projection objective, a microlithographic manufacturing method for microstructured components, and a component manufactured using such a manufacturing method are disclosed. The projection objective includes an optical component configured so that, during use of the projection objective, the optical component generates a stray light component in the exposure field of the projection objective which adapts a parameter of the projection objective to a parameter of a second projection objective. The parameter is the stray light component at the exposure field of the projection objective and/or a variation of the stray light component at the exposure field of the projection objective. The parameter of the second projection objective is a stray light component at an exposure field of the second projection objective and/or a variation of the stray light component at the exposure field of the second projection objective. The second projection objective is different from the projection objective.
US09063437B2
A relief printing form is prepared from a photosensitive element in an environment having controlled oxygen concentration during exposure to actinic radiation. An in situ mask is formed on a photosensitive element, the element is exposed to actinic radiation through the in-situ mask in an environment having an inert gas and a concentration of oxygen between 190,000 and 100 ppm, and the exposed element is treated to form the relief printing form having a pattern of raised surface areas.
US09063436B2
An exposure apparatus is provided with a projection optical system, and the projection optical system includes a first optical element disposed most closely to an image plane of the projection optical system. The exposure apparatus includes a first liquid immersion mechanism which forms a first liquid immersion area of a first liquid between the first optical element and an upper surface of a transparent member provided on a side of the image plane of the projection optical system, and an observation unit which observes a state of the first liquid immersion area. It is possible to grasp the state of the liquid immersion area of the liquid, thereby executing optimum liquid immersion exposure.
US09063430B2
A coating agent for forming a fine pattern and a method for forming a fine pattern using the coating agent, in which the coating agent allows a resist pattern to be favorably fined, and can form a fined pattern having a suppressed deviation of CD. A coating agent for forming a fine pattern including (A) a water-soluble polymer is combined with a compound in which the compound has an alkyl group having 8 or more carbon atoms bound to a nitrogen atom, and is combined with 4 moles or more of ethylene oxide and/or propylene oxide with respect to 1 mole of a nitrogen atom bound with the alkyl group as (B) a nitrogen-containing compound.
US09063429B2
After a developing step, a substrate is spun at high speeds without supplying a cleaning liquid to a surface of the substrate. This causes a large centrifugal force to act on a developer on a resist film. Consequently, the developer can be removed rapidly from the surface of the substrate. As a result, development can be stopped at an expected timing. Moreover, a circuit pattern having an expected dimension can be obtained. At this time, a dissolved product is also removable with the developer from the substrate. This can avoid failure in development caused by the dissolved product. Consequently, suitably maintained quality of negative development can be achieved with a reduced usage amount of the cleaning liquid.
US09063426B2
A method of manufacturing a flexographic printing plate includes designing a patterned design that includes a plurality of lines and a plurality of support structures and laser-ablating the patterned design into a thermal imaging layer. A support structure of the plurality of support structures is disposed at an offset relative to a line of the plurality of lines.
US09063415B2
Disclosed is a photocurable resin composition that is alkali-developable, provides a cured product having excellent adhesiveness and scratch resistance, and is useful as a hard-coat material for an image display surface of an image display device. Also disclosed is a novel siloxane compound that is useful as a resin component of the aforementioned photocurable resin composition. Specifically, the invention provides: a photocurable resin composition including (A) a polyol acrylate compound, (B) a compound including, in the molecule thereof, an acrylic or methacrylic group and a carboxyl group, (C) a siloxane compound represented by one of the general formulae (1) to (4), and (D) a photoradical generating agent; and a novel siloxane compound represented by the general formula (4). The specific contents of the general formulae (1) to (4) are as described in the Description.
US09063413B2
A polymer is obtained from copolymerization of a recurring unit having a carboxyl and/or phenolic hydroxyl group substituted with an acid labile group and a recurring unit having formula (1) wherein R1 is methyl, ethyl, propyl, methoxy, ethoxy or propoxy, R2 is H or CH3, and m is 1 to 4. The polymer is used as a base resin to formulate a resist composition, which is improved in contrast of alkali dissolution rate before and after exposure, acid diffusion control, resolution, and profile and edge roughness of a pattern after exposure.
US09063410B2
A method for forming a micro-optical or sub-micro-optical device is provided, including: forming a photolithographic mask on a transparent support, depositing a layer of a photosensitive material of negative polarity on the face, a so called front face, of the support which supports the mask, wherein the mask is disposed under the areas where the photosensitive material should be removed, insolating the layer of the photosensitive material through the rear face of the support, developing the photosensitive material in order to obtain walls of micron or submicron cavities, removing the mask areas located at the bottom of the cavities in order to obtain cavities without any mask material between the walls, introducing a fluid into the cavities of the device, and forming a closure layer on the walls in photosensitive material.
US09063407B2
A photolithography mask for a semiconductor wafer. The mask includes a protrusion section that protrudes from a handling section of the mask. An outer shape of the handling section enables handling by a mask aligner device. The protrusion includes a face surface provided at a level which is different from a face surface area of the handling section.
US09063405B2
A system for dampening sound produced by an air blower such as that used to inflate an inflatable movie screen or other inflatable structures. The system can include an air blower and a muffler. The muffler is configured to reduce or dampen sound output from the air blower and includes one or more surfaces that enclose at least a portion of the blower. An opening may be formed in the muffler to facilitate air flow into the air blower. The blower can include a fan and the opening may allow air to pass through into a space in the interior of the muffler and to the fan, so that it can be output to the inflatable movie screen. The muffler may also include a second opening. The second opening can facilitate output of the air by the blower and to the inflatable movie screen.
US09063403B2
A projector includes a light source that emits excitation light, a fluorescent body that converts the excitation light into fluorescence, a liquid crystal optical modulation device that modulates light output from the fluorescent body, an optical sensor that detects at least one of the excitation light passing through the fluorescent body and the fluorescence converted by the fluorescent body, and a control device that controls at least one of the light source and the liquid crystal optical modulation device based on a detection result of the optical sensor.
US09063401B2
A laser light source projector includes a plurality of light sources of color groups each including a plurality of laser light sources. The laser light source projector projects an image by driving the laser light sources in each of the color groups. In response to change of the light output characteristics of one or a plurality of laser light sources in an arbitrary color group, light output from a remaining laser light source in the arbitrary color group is adjusted, thereby keeping white balance constant.
US09063400B2
A light source device includes a reflector that reflects light received from an arc tube toward an illumination receiving area, and a housing that houses the reflector to form a space through which cooling air for cooling the arc tube flows. The housing has three delivery ports disposed side by side as ports from each of which the cooling air is delivered into the space. A first delivery port included in the three delivery ports is located such that the center of the first delivery port is disposed substantially at a position aligned with the optical axis of the arc tube. Second and third delivery ports included in the three delivery ports are disposed in the vicinity of one and the other sides of the first delivery port, respectively, with respect to the optical axis.
US09063378B2
In a photo alignment method, a substrate and a mask are aligned so that the substrate is spaced apart from the mask by a predetermined gap. An organic layer is formed on the substrate. The mask has a transmission portion and a light blocking portion. Light is irradiated through the mask in a direction substantially parallel with an interface between the transmission portion and the light blocking portion of the mask. Polymer chains are formed on an upper portion of the organic layer. The polymer chains are aligned in an alignment direction toward an incident direction of the light. Locations of the substrate and the mask are sensed in real time. The mask is transported to a predetermined location with respect to the substrate based on the sensed locations of the substrate and the mask.
US09063375B2
The invention provides an LCD panel, an LCD device, and a method for manufacturing a panel. The LCD panel includes an upper substrate and a lower substrate which are arranged opposite to each other. Opposite inner sides of the upper substrate and the lower substrate are respectively provided with a layer of alignment film, a sealant is arranged between the upper substrate and the lower substrate, the alignment film is arranged to extend outside the sealant area, and a surface of the alignment film exposed outside the sealant is provided with a sealing layer. In the invention, the alignment film is arranged to extend outside the sealant, which enable a narrow frame to be used to the LCD panel, and improves the utilization rate of the substrate; moreover, the alignment film exposed outside the sealant is sealed, to completely isolate the alignment film from the outside air; thus, the alignment film cannot be hydrolyzed because of absorbing the outside vapor, thereby ensuring the display quality.
US09063374B2
The present invention discloses a backplane, a backlight module using the same, and an LCD device, wherein the backplane comprises a main frame which comprises a plurality of brackets, and bridges which are arranged on the brackets and used for fixing PCBs; the bridges can rotate relative to the fixed points of the bridges to the brackets. In the present invention, because the backplane forms a frame structure through a plurality of brackets and the frame is provided with the bridges used for installing components such as PCBs and the like, both of the brackets and the bridges can be formed by combining universal shaping pieces; the manufacturing cost is lower; a large number of materials are saved. Simultaneously, the bridges can rotate relative to the fixed points of the bridges to the brackets, so that the positions of hillocks on the bridges can be adjusted when the bridges rotate; and then, the hillocks correspond to the locking points of the corresponding PCBs to satisfy the needs of the PCBs of different dimensions and enhance the universality of the backplane.
US09063371B2
Provided is a backlight device having: a light source element having LEDs and a lens expanding light from the LEDs; a housing containing the element; a diffuser plate covering an opening portion of the housing; and a reflection sheet reflecting light emitted from the element, toward the diffuser plate. The LEDs are arranged in one or more rows, at a central zone. The lens has an incident surface receiving light from the LEDs, and an exit surface from which the light goes out, being expanded. In the exit surface, in an optical-axis-containing sectional plane viewed laterally along the orientation in which the LEDs are arrayed, the len's curvature C in a minute interval along the exit surface is maximum in a range 60°<θi<80°, where θi is the angle between the optical axis, and a line connecting the center of the minute interval and the position of a light source on the optical axis.
US09063366B2
In one aspect, a display device includes a light source for supplying light energy and a light modulation layer including a plurality of micropillars that each have a fixed end and a free end. An activation layer is configured to activate the micropillars to modulate light energy from the light source passing through the micropillars.
US09063360B2
A two-dimensional/three-dimensional switchable display apparatus includes: a display panel; a first substrate disposed on the display panel; a first electrode layer disposed on the first substrate and including a plurality of first electrodes; a second substrate disposed on the first substrate; a second electrode layer disposed on the second substrate and including a plurality of second electrodes; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second substrates. A plurality of lens units are formed in association with a first position of the liquid crystal layer when a lens forming voltage profile is applied to the first electrodes and a common voltage is applied to the second electrodes. When the common voltage is applied to the first electrodes and the lens forming voltage is applied to the second electrodes, the plurality of lens units are formed in association with a second position spaced apart from the first position.
US09063350B1
A colored contact lens having a transparent body with a concave surface and a convex surface. A first colored material layered externally on one of the surfaces of the lens. A second colored material is layered externally on the lens and is arranged relative to the first colored layer of material so as to provide an inversion marker when viewed from the concave side of the contact lens whereby enabling the wearer of the contact lens to properly install the lens.
US09063344B1
A method and apparatus for reducing blur in an image generated by an imaging system is provided. A blur model for the image is identified with respect to an exposure time for the image using a sequence of reference images of an artificial reference point object generated during the exposure time for the image. A source of the artificial reference point object is inertially stabilized over the exposure time. The image is deconvolved with the blur model identified for the image to form a modified image having a desired reduction in blur relative to the image generated by the imaging system.
US09063338B2
An autostereoscopic display includes a background illumination with a multiplicity of parallel light strip groups with in each case at least two parallel light strips, wherein the individual light strip groups are arranged next to one another with a first grid dimension, and a lens grid arranged before the background illumination and has a multiplicity of parallel lens strips, wherein the lens strips are arranged next to one another with a second grid dimension, as well as a light modulator arranged before the lens grid and displays image information.
US09063335B2
The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for examining a specimen by means of probe microscopy, in particular scanning probe microscopy. The apparatus comprises a probe microscope device which has a specimen holder for holding a specimen to be examined, a measurement probe and a displacement unit which is configured to displace the specimen holder and the measurement probe relative to one another for an examination of the specimen by means of probe microscopy, and comprises a condenser illumination and also an optical system which is arranged downstream of the condenser illumination and is configured to project condenser light, which is emitted by the condenser illumination in a condenser light path, into the region of the specimen holder for optical microscopy of the specimen to be examined, while at least partially maintaining condenser light parameters with which the condenser light is emitted by the condenser illumination.
US09063332B2
A light screening apparatus and an electronic device including the light screening apparatus are provided, where the electronic device could be an imaging device or a display device. The light screening apparatus includes a base plate, a rollup blade, and a driving unit. The base plate includes a lower electrode and a light transmitting portion through which light passes. The rollup blade includes an upper electrode and at least two layers having different optical properties. The driving portion is electrically connected to the base plate and the rollup blade, and it controls the amount of light passing through the light transmitting portion of the base plate. The outer circumferential surface of the rollup blade, when in a rolled-up position, may be an anti-reflection surface.
US09063325B2
A tunable interference filter includes: first and second opposed substrates; a first reflection film provided on a first reflection film fixing surface of the first substrate; a second reflection film provided on a second reflection film fixing surface of the second substrate and separated from the first reflection film by a gap; and a first electrode provided on a first electrode surface of the first substrate facing the second substrate, wherein the first electrode surface is spaced apart from the second substrate by a different distance than the first reflection film fixing surface, and a layered part in which the first reflection film and the first electrode are stacked is provided on the first electrode surface, the layered part being spaced apart from the second substrate by a larger distance than the first reflection film fixing surface.
US09063323B2
Light field imaging systems, and in particular light field lenses that can be mated with a variety of conventional cameras (e.g., digital or photographic/film, image and video/movie cameras) to create light field imaging systems. Light field data collected by these light field imaging systems can then be used to produce 2D images, right eye/left eye 3D images, to refocus foreground images and/or background images together or separately (depth of field adjustments), and to move the camera angle, as well as to render and manipulate images using a computer graphics rendering engine and compositing tools.
US09063320B2
A photographic lens and a photographic apparatus including the same are provided. The photographic lens includes a first lens including a convex surface toward an object side and having a positive refractive power, a second lens including a concave surface toward an image side and having a negative refractive power, a third lens having a positive refractive power or a negative refractive power, a fourth lens having a positive refractive power or a negative refractive power, a fifth lens including a convex surface toward the image side and having a positive refractive power, and a sixth lens including a concave aspherical shape with respect to an optical axis toward the image side and having a negative refractive power. The first to sixth lenses may be sequentially arranged from the object side to the image side.
US09063309B2
An optoelectronic module for data communication through an optical fiber. The optoelectronic module may comprise a base, an outer cap, an inner cap, a flexible substrate, an attachment member, a moisture barrier and an optoelectronic module. The outer cap may have a first cavity and coupled with the base. A slit may be formed on the outer cap. The flexible substrate may be extended through the slit of the outer cap. The inner cap may be disposed within the first cavity. The inner cap may comprise a second cavity. The attachment member may be disposed within the first cavity and configured to attach the inner cap to the base. The moisture barrier may be disposed within the first cavity and encapsulates the attachment member. The optoelectronic component may be disposed within the second cavity and proximate to the flexible substrate.
US09063306B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a new modular SLC (Surface Laminar Circuit) interconnect system for replacing the traditional ceramic substrate implanted with 56 Duece modules, the interconnect system includes an organizer for accurately positioning the connector assemblies, and a plurality of fully populated connector housings defining a pitch same as that defined by the Duece modules. Each connector housing defines two receiving slots to receive two SLC modules which are further commonly held by a heat sink above. Each SLC module is equipped with a plurality of micro-controllers, a plurality of OE glass lenses, a plurality of IC chips, and a molded lens and fiber able assembly.
US09063304B2
Provided is a ferrule which includes a positioning mechanism configured to position an optical fiber having a predetermined outer diameter, and a recess configured for an adhesive to be disposed therein and having a first inner wall from which a front end of the optical fiber portion positioned by the positioning mechanism is protrudable, and a second inner wall opposite to the first inner wall. A distance between the first inner wall and the second inner wall is less than or equal to four times the outer diameter of the optical fiber.
US09063302B2
Provided are an optical connector capable of improving optical alignment efficiency and an optical device having the same. The connector may include a body having a top surface and a bottom surface facing each other, through holes penetrating the body to connect the top and bottom surfaces, and alignment keys provided on at least side surface of the body to be parallel to the through holes.
US09063292B1
An optical phase modulator and modulation method is disclosed. An optical splitter diverts a portion of an input light signal into at least one diverted light signal, and at least one optical amplifier amplifies the at least one diverted light signal to provide at least one amplified light signal. At least one static phase shifter statically phase shifts the at least one amplified light signal to provide at least one phase-shifted diverted light signal, and an optical combiner combines the input light signal with the at least one phase-shifted diverted light signal to provide a phase-shifted combined light signal.
US09063288B2
Optical circuit switches and switching methods are described. A first optical circulator may form a first plurality of bidirectional optical beams from a first plurality of input optical beams and a corresponding first plurality of output optical beams. Each bidirectional optical beam may consist of the corresponding input optical beam and the corresponding output optical beam overlaid to follow, in opposing directions, a common optical path. A first mirror array may be disposed to reflect the first plurality of bidirectional optical beams.
US09063274B2
A light control material for displaying a color image. The light control material includes a material body including a plurality of microstructures. The microstructures are designed to produce an additive color perception of one or more colors and designed to reveal an image when the intensity of light reflected from a selected number of the microstructures is modulated. The selected microstructures can be modulated by one or more of modifying, obliterating, obscuring or covering up the selected microstructures. In one embodiment, the microstructures, prior to modulation of the selected number of microstructures, produce a uniform white additive color perception.
US09063273B2
A changeable liquid prism array and a method of manufacturing the changeable liquid prism array are provided. The changeable liquid prism array includes a substrate, a wiring layer formed on the substrate, and including conducting wire portions and non-conducting wire portions where the conducting wire portions are not formed, and barrier walls disposed on the wiring layer. The changeable liquid prism array further includes cells defined by the barrier walls, a first liquid included in the cells, and a second liquid located on the first liquid. The changeable liquid prism array further includes side electrodes disposed on side surfaces of the barrier walls, and separated from each other by spaces corresponding to the non-conducting wire portions, and an upper electrode arranged above the barrier walls, and separated from the side electrodes.
US09063271B2
An optical imaging lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element and a sixth lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface. The second lens element with negative refractive power has a concave object-side surface and a convex image-side surface. The third lens element and the fourth lens element both have refractive power. The fifth lens element has refractive power, wherein both of the surfaces thereof are aspheric. The sixth lens element with negative refractive power has a concave object-side surface and a concave image-side surface, wherein the surfaces thereof are aspheric. The optical imaging lens assembly has a total of six lens elements with refractive power.
US09063265B2
A lens cap for an optical module includes: a barrel of a metal material; and a press lens of glass and held in the barrel. The coefficient of linear expansion of the glass is 6 to 8 ppm/K, and the coefficient of linear expansion of the metal material is at least 10 ppm/K at 150° C. to 800° C. and no more than 8 ppm/K at up to 100° C. or below.
US09063262B2
Techniques are disclosed for obtaining a desired luminance and/or intensity distribution from any lighting fixture that is illuminated by a lightguide. The techniques can be used, for instance, to design a non-uniform surface texture (e.g., of light extraction features) for a lightguide, wherein the surface texture achieves a desired uniform or an intentionally non-uniform luminance distribution for a given lightguide shape/geometry, dimensions, and/or composition. In some embodiments, an iteration algorithm with illuminance distribution feedback is utilized to design a non-uniform surface texture (e.g., geometry, dimensions, quantity and/or spatial distribution of light extraction features) to achieve the target luminance distribution for a given lighting application.
US09063253B2
The present invention is directed to an imaging lens with an optical system that comprises the foremost lens group closest to an object and of positive refractivity, the succeeding middle lens group, and the rearmost lens group closest to an image plane and of negative refractivity where the middle lens group, having the first, second, and third lens subgroups disposed in series, is moved axially along the optical axis for focusing, and the foremost lens group includes at least three or more convex lens pieces and a single concave lens piece and meets predetermined requirements defined in formulae. The imaging lens has a quality image stabilizing system in which a light-weight lens piece(s) is moved in directions perpendicular to the optical axis.
US09063252B2
An system and method for exploring geophysical formations at great depths below the surface of the earth. In order to explore the formation, nanorobots with a size less than 500 nanometers are inserted into the formation. The nanorobots propel through the formation, analyzing fluids and conditions as each moves through the formation. The nanorobots can communicate with a machine on the surface via a series of receivers and transmitters located in the wellbore. The machine on the surface is able to combine and analyze the data from the nanorobots to create a three dimensional map of the formation. The map shows the locations of pathways through the formation, pockets of hydrocarbons within the formation, and the boundaries of the formation.
US09063249B2
A system and method measures the time offsets of a plurality of acoustic sensor nodes relative to a reference time. The system includes an acoustic transceiver arranged to transmit a first signal to each acoustic sensor node and a processing resource arranged to record the transmission time of the first signal relative to the reference time. The acoustic sensor nodes receive the first signal and transmit a return second signal to the acoustic transceiver after a predetermined time delay, the second signal including the current acoustic sensor node internal time. The acoustic transceiver receives the second signal, and the processing resource records the time at which the second signal was received relative to the reference time and records also the combined time of flight of the first and second signal. From this data the time offset between the sensor node internal time and the reference time is calculated.
US09063246B2
Self-consistency and/or differences between volume images and interpreted spatial/volumetric context may be exploited for improving seismic imaging and estimation of attributes of geobodies, in accordance with one or more embodiments. Exemplary embodiments allow exploitation of positional and/or shape discrepancies and/or similarities of geobodies in image volumes associated with a geologic model of a geologic volume of interest to improve the accuracy of the geologic model and/or the image volumes. Constraints associated with the geologic volume of interest may be determined and/or utilized to confirm and/or specify dependencies between attributes that are potentially associated with individual geobodies.
US09063244B2
An apparatus for estimating a property of an earth formation penetrated by a borehole includes: a carrier configured to be conveyed through the borehole; a transmitter antenna disposed at the carrier and configured to emit electromagnetic energy into the earth formation; a controller configured to control electrical current of frequency f transmitted to the transmitter antenna, wherein the transmitted electrical current is non-sinusoidal having a first section with a uniform positive slope and a second section with a uniform negative slope; a receiver antenna configured to receive a signal from the formation indicative of the property; and a processor configured to receive the signal from the receiver antenna and to estimate the property using the received signal.
US09063240B2
A radiation detector assembly (20) includes a detector array module (40) configured to convert radiation particles to electrical detection pulses, and an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) (42) operatively connected with the detector array. The ASIC includes signal processing circuitry (60) configured to digitize an electrical detection pulse received from the detector array, and test circuitry (80) configured to inject a test electrical pulse into the signal processing circuitry. The test circuitry includes a current meter (84) configured to measure the test electrical pulse injected into the signal processing circuitry, and a charge pulse generator (82) configured to generate a test electrical pulse that is injected into the signal processing circuitry. The radiation detector assembly (20) is assembled by operatively connecting the ASIC (42) with the detector array module (40), and the signal processing circuitry (60) of the ASIC of the assembled radiation detector assembly is tested without the use of radiation.
US09063239B2
A radiographic image capture device includes a radiation detector and a determination section. The radiation detector includes a first sensor for radiographic image capture and a second sensor for radiation detection. The determination section determines whether or not radiation has been detected by the radiation detector based on a ratio of a first value obtained by the first sensor to a second value obtained by the second sensor.
US09063229B2
Apparatus is provided including a microwave transceiver, a microwave antenna coupled to the microwave transmitter that transmits microwave energy into a secured area and receives reflected microwave signals from the secured area, a passive infrared detector that receives infrared energy from the secured area and a reflector having a focal point, the reflector reflects both microwave and infrared radiation received from the secured area onto the focal point, the microwave antenna and passive infrared detectors both located proximate the focal point of the reflector.
US09063207B2
There is provided an MRI apparatus and a blood vessel image capturing method capable of improving the separability of an artery and a vein. In order to do so, using an imaging sequence obtained by combining a first sequence portion for measuring a first echo signal used for acquisition of a blood vessel image of a desired region of an object with a second sequence portion for measuring a second echo signal used for acquisition of blood flow information of the object, the object is imaged by one examination scan. In addition, blood flow information is acquired using the second echo signal, and at least one of an artery and a vein is extracted in an image, which is reconstructed using the first echo signal, using the acquired blood flow information.
US09063203B2
A method is disclosed for determining at least one PET parameter for a PET examination in a combined magnetic resonance/PET scanner designed for isocentric measurement. In at least one embodiment, at least one acquisition time for the PET examination is determined as a PET parameter from magnetic resonance data, recorded for determining patient-specific examination parameters for a magnetic resonance examination, and/or from at least one patient-specific information value derived therefrom, and is displayed and/or used for controlling the scanner.
US09063201B2
A method of determining a current state of charge of a battery having an internal resistance includes estimating the current state of charge of the battery at a current time as a function of a previous state of charge of the battery at a previous time, a battery voltage of the battery during a time interval between the previous time and the current time, and a value of the internal resistance of the battery. The method improves the determining of the current state of charge of a battery.
US09063200B2
Application of rechargeable battery charging voltage is determined by a signal applied to a battery-connect terminal (94) from external electrical equipment. In the case of a charging voltage application, the current detection section is judged as malfunctioning when the maximum battery cell voltage detected as a time series rises from a voltage below 3.8V (the second voltage) to a voltage above 4.1V (the first voltage) even though rechargeable battery charging and discharging current detected as a time series is greater than −5 mA and less than 20 mA.
US09063197B2
A system comprises a plurality of components, scan chain selection logic coupled to the components, and override selection logic coupled to the scan chain selection logic. The scan chain selection logic selects various of the components to be members of a scan chain under the direction of a host computer. The override selection logic detects a change in the scan chain and, as a result, blocks the entire scan chain from progressing.
US09063195B2
Inspecting jig operable to bring a probe into contact with a connector on a board includes a probe holding body; a guide guiding the probe to be in contact with the connector on the board, the guide being engaged with the connector to be positioned with respect to the connector; and a coupling unit coupling the probe holding body and the guide to move relative to each other between a first relative position and a second relative position, the first relative position where a distal end of the probe is brought into contact with the connector when the guide is positioned with respect to the connector, the second relative position where the distal end of the probe is separated from the board and is separated from an imaginary line perpendicular to the board and passing the connector, when the guide is positioned with respect to the connector.
US09063193B2
A layout structure of an electronic element including an electronic matrix, a first load and a second load is disclosed. The first load couples to a first end of the electronic matrix and includes a first testing pad and a second testing pad coupling to the first testing pad. The second load couples to a second end of the electronic matrix and includes a third testing pad and a fourth testing pad coupling to the third testing pad.
US09063191B2
An electrical test device may include a power supply, a conductive probe element, and a spectral analysis block. The conductive probe element may be energized by a power supply. The probe element may be placed in contact with an electrical system under test and apply an input signal containing current for measuring at least one parameter of the electrical system. The spectral analysis block may be connected to the probe element and may receive an output signal from the electrical system in response to the application of the current to the electrical system. The spectral analysis block may analyze frequency spectra of the output signal and detect a broadband increase in energy of the frequency spectra above a predetermined energy threshold. The broadband increase in energy may be representative of the occurrence of arcing in the electrical system.
US09063170B2
An example test system includes: a pin electronics board for exchanging signals with a device under test (DUT), where the pin electronics board includes first electrical contacts; an interposer between the pin electronics board and a paddle board, where the paddle board includes second electrical contacts, and where the interposer includes electrical connectors for use in establishing electrical pathways between the first electrical contacts and the second electrical contacts; and an actuator configured to force the paddle board and the interposer to make contact so as to cause the electrical connectors to contact the second electrical contacts and thereby establish the electrical pathways.
US09063164B1
In a portable activity-monitoring device, an instruction to display information regarding activity of an individual bearing the portable activity-monitoring device is received via a user-interface. In response to the instruction to display information, a command is wirelessly transmitted to a discrete data-collection device requesting the discrete data-collection device to collect data via one or more sensors thereof and to convey the collected data to the portable activity-monitoring device. Thereafter, the portable activity-monitoring device wirelessly receives the collected data from the discrete data-collection device and displays the information regarding activity of the individual bearing the portable activity-monitoring device, the displayed information being based, at least in part, on the collected data.
US09063162B2
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to apparatus and methods for performing mass spectrometry. Data pair information is subjected to an ion audit process in which data pair information that relates to scored compounds is subtracted from the data pair information. The depleted information more readily reveals data pair information for compounds present with smaller signals.
US09063155B2
The present invention relates generally to a method for detecting an aberrant cell, and more particularly an apoptotic cell, in a subject or in a biological sample from said subject, and agents useful for same. The presence of the aberrant cell or group of aberrant cells provides an indication of a particular disease or condition or a propensity for development of a disease or condition. More particularly, the present invention contemplates a method for detecting an apoptotic cell by detecting the presence of extranuclear nuclear molecules, in particular La, or a relative increase in extranuclear nuclear molecule levels. The present invention further provides a method for diagnosing or monitoring conditions characterized by aberrant, unwanted or otherwise inappropriate cellular apoptosis in a subject or in a biological sample from said subject by screening for up-regulation of extranuclear nuclear molecule levels in a cell or group of cells. The present invention provides diagnostic agents useful for detecting these molecules. Such diagnostic agents include immunointeractive molecules, such as antibodies.
US09063151B2
The present invention relates to methods of detecting Anti-Drug Antibodies. The present invention also relates to methods of monitoring patients undergoing therapeutic antibody treatment. The invention further relates to kits suitable for the implementation of the above methods.
US09063142B1
A treatment for prostate cancer using cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors (CKIs) and a method of determining patient sensitivity to such CKIs is provided. The effects of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors on the survival of prostate cancer cells was examined. Roscovitine, R-roscovitine, and CGP74514A were shown to induce the apoptosis of LNCaP and LNCaP-Rf cells, both of which express wild-type p53. The cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors of the present invention induce the mitochondria-mediated apoptosis of prostate cancer cells by a dual mechanism: p53 accumulation and XIAP depletion.
US09063139B2
Methods for identifying a subject at risk for developing AMD are disclosed, as are kits which can be used to practice the methods. The methods include identifying specific protective or risk polymorphisms or genotypes from the subject's genetic material, including polymorphisms in the BF, C2 and/or CFH genes. Microarrays and kits for use in these methods are also provided.
US09063136B2
The present invention provides a microfluidic devices and methods of use thereof for the concentration and capture of cells. A pulsed non-Faradaic electric field is applied relative to a sample under laminar flow, which results to the concentration and capture of charged analyte. Advantageously, pulse timing is selected to avoid problems associated with ionic screening within the channel. At least one of the electrodes within the channel is coated with an insulating layer to prevent a Faradaic current from flowing in the channel. Under pulsed application of a unipolar voltage to the electrodes, charged analyte within the sample is moved towards one of the electrodes via a transient electrophoretic force.
US09063131B2
Disclosed are methods, kits, and compositions for the highly sensitive detection of molecules. The methods, kits, and compositions are useful in determining concentrations of molecules in samples to levels of 1 femtomolar, 1 attomolar, or lower. The methods, kits, and compositions also allow the determination of concentration over a wide range, e.g., 7-log range, without need for sample dilution.
US09063129B2
A device, kit and method for detecting the presence or absence of hookworm antigens. The device, kit and method of the present invention may be used to confirm the presence or absence of hookworm in a fecal sample that may be infected with one or more of roundworm, whipworm, tapeworm and heartworm, and whether or not hookworm ova are present in the sample. Further, the device, kit and method of the present invention may be used to confirm the presence or absence of hookworm in a fecal sample excreted by a canine animal as early as nine days after the animal first becomes infected with hookworm.
US09063123B2
Provided herein are human Toll-like receptor 8 (TLR8)-expressing transgenic s and methods of use thereof.
US09063117B2
This invention provides new methods and apparatus for rapidly analyzing single bioparticles to assess their material condition and health status. The methods are enabled by a resonant cavity to measure optical properties related to the bioparticle size and refractive index. Refractive index measurements are useful for determining material properties and biomolecular composition of the bioparticle. These properties and composition are dependent on the health state of the bioparticle. Thus, measured optical properties can be used to differentiate normal (healthy) and abnormal (diseased) states of bioparticles derived from cells or tissues. The methods are illustrated with data obtained from a resonator with a gain medium. The invention also provides new methods for multiple measurements in a single device, analyzing and manipulating bioparticles that are much smaller than the wavelength of light, and provides a microfluidic transport chip to enable rapid single bioparticle analysis of large populations of bioparticles.
US09063112B2
Provided is a simplified steam sterilization indicator pack that is able to improve reliability of Bowie & Dick Test, and also is able to be downsized and improves handling.A steam sterilization indicator pack comprises:a pack which accommodates a sterilization confirmation indicator part that comprises steam transmitting adjustment layers 20, 20, of which total thickness is 5-25 mm, arranged so as to sandwich a sterilization confirmation indicator sheet 22 applying a printed pattern which colors or discolors due to contacting with steam, in a paper container 12 that passes steam more than the steam transmitting adjustment layers, and the steam transmitting adjustment paper sheets 18 include a sheet that has at least a density of 0.75 g/cm3 so that in a case where pressurized steam is introduced at 134° C. for 3.5 minutes in a vacuumed autoclave into which the pack is put and residual air remains in the autoclave, portions of the patterns of the sterilization confirmation indicator sheet 22 that finish discoloring and other portions thereof that do not discolor can be differentiated with the naked eye.
US09063111B2
The present invention relates to chemical sensors with hybrid characteristics, which are thermo-mechanically stable and able to respond to changes in the environment, particularly in the presence of amine and/or amide and/or oxide-reducing compounds, and/or vapor thereof by color change, as well as its incorporation into sensitive polymeric composition.
US09063108B2
The invention relates to a coupling system that can particularly be applied for interfacing a consumable component with a sample chamber to a laboratory instrument for processing a sample fluid. The coupling system comprises a female interface module (10) integrated into the consumable component that has an elastic sealing component (12) with a preformed channel (12a). Moreover, it comprises a male interface module (20) integrated into the instrument and comprising a hollow needle (23) fixed in a first section (22a) of a bush (22), wherein the flexible free end of said needle (23) is partially surrounded by a second section (22b) of the bush that limits the lateral movement of the needle. The diameter of the channel in the sealing component (12) is preferably smaller than the diameter (d) of the needle (23), thus providing an airtight connection and a self-cleaning effect.
US09063104B2
An automatic analyzer is provided that can promptly process a request for additional test items for a sample being analyzed or an error that has occurred in the sample. The automatic analyzer can output measurements of a sample analyzed, determine whether or not re-analyzing is necessary, and perform the re-analyzing. The automatic analyzer includes a buffer area for standby until analysis is completed and measurements are outputted. Each of analysis units includes a pair of buffer units that can randomly access the buffer area. The automatic analyzer further includes a position disposed near the buffer area, at which a sample can be unloaded and reloaded. A rack that stands by within the buffer area can be unloaded onto the unloading position by a command to unload issued by an operator. Subsequent reloading of the sample allows samples other than the sample in question to be analyzed continuously.
US09063103B2
It is described a conveyor of specimen containers (9) supported by carriers (8) in laboratory automation systems comprising at least one analyzer (10, 50, 60). Said conveyor comprising a main transport unit (2), at least one spur transport unit (4-5, 7) allowing the positioning of the specimen container (9) inside said at least one analyzer (10, 50, 60) without removing said specimen container (9) from its carrier (8).
US09063101B2
An analyzing system, including: a plurality of inspection lines, each including a reagent supplying apparatus, and a plurality of hematology analyzers, each analyzing a measurement sample prepared from a blood sample and a reagent supplied from the reagent supplying apparatus; and a computer connected to the reagent supplying apparatuses, wherein each reagent supplying apparatus includes a storing part adapted to store a concentrated reagent, a detector adapted to detect a weight of or liquid level in the storing part, a first controller adapted to calculate a remaining amount of the concentrated reagent from an output of the detector and to transmit the calculated amount to the computer, and wherein the computer includes a display, and a second controller adapted to receive the amount data transmitted from the reagent supplying apparatuses, to generate display data integrating the plurality of received amount data and to show the display data on the display.
US09063098B2
There is provided a method of high-sensitively detecting both of a phase defect existing in a mask blank and a phase defect remaining after manufacturing an EUVL mask. When the mask blank is inspected, EUV light having illumination NA to be within an inner NA but a larger value is irradiated. When the EUVL mask is inspected, by using a dark-field imaging optical system including a center shielding portion for shielding EUV light and a linear shielding portion for shielding the EUV light whose width is smaller than a diameter of the center shielding portion, the center shielding portion and the linear shielding portion being included in a pupil plane, the EUV light having illumination NA as large as or smaller than the width of the linear shielding portion is irradiated.
US09063095B2
A test method for testing elongated objects comprising moving an elongated object in a feed-through direction through a feed-through coil arrangement having at least one feed-through coil, wherein the feed-through coil arrangement is secured to be transversely movable with respect to the feed-through direction of the object and is guided on the object passing through such that the feed-through coil arrangement can follow transverse movements of the object occurring transversely with respect to the feed-through direction of the object.
US09063092B2
The invention relates to a sensing system for sensing a substance in a fluid. The sensing system comprises a sensing site (132) at which the substance is to be sensed and a reference site (131). A signal generation unit generates a sensing signal by sensing the sensing site (132) and a reference signal by sensing the reference site (131). The reference signal is used for normalizing the sensing signal, wherein the sensing site (132) and the reference site (131) are arranged such that a drift variation of the normalized sensing signal is within a noise variation of the normalized sensing signal. This improves the accuracy of the normalized sensing signal.
US09063089B2
Provided is an optical measuring apparatus including a light irradiating unit that irradiates a sample flowing through a flow path with light, a light detecting unit that detects optical information emitted from the sample due to light irradiation by the light irradiating unit, and a rate information adding unit that adds a predetermined display corresponding to a flow amount of the sample per unit time obtained from the optical information to a waveform data graph obtained from the optical information.
US09063074B2
Light is introduced into a tissue sample. The resulting light that passes through the tissue sample may be spectrally analyzed to determine its intensity at a number of frequencies. From these intensities, a chemical nature of the tissue sample may be determined. By performing this process one or more times, a three-dimensional representation of the morphology of the tissue sample can be developed, and this representation may be used to determine whether the tissue sample is healthy or abnormal.
US09063070B2
The present invention provides a method of determining the overall oxidative status of a body fluid or a tissue of a patient by measuring the oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) of the body fluid or tissue. The method has been found to be useful in the diagnosis, evaluation and monitoring of patients who have suffered a trauma (such as a head injury), patients suspected of being critically-ill, patients who have a viral infection, and patients suspected of having a myocardial infarction. The method has also been found useful in monitoring and evaluating exercise performance in patients. In addition, the method has been found useful in monitoring and evaluating stored blood products and patients who will receive such a product.
US09063067B1
Capacitive moisture sensors for monitoring moisture conditions through the use of an electric field are provided, including sensing devices for determining the amount of moisture on a device and correlating this with an amount of moisture in the atmosphere to determine whether plants need more or less moisture. More specific embodiments of the invention provide a fringing capacitor sensor and a mesh cell sensor. Provided is a mesh cell sensor comprising: a first conductive electrode comprising a wire mesh array; a second conductive electrode disposed on a non-conductive support; an evaporative membrane disposed between the first and second electrodes; a box supporting the first and second electrodes and the evaporative membrane in a manner that provides for a hermetically sealed volume disposed between the evaporative membrane and the bottom of the box.
US09063066B2
The present invention is a method to quantify biomarkers. The method uses an X-ray fluorescence spectrometer to perform an X-ray fluorescence analysis on the sample to obtain spectral features derived from the biomarker; and quantifying the X-ray fluorescence signal of the biomarker.
US09063064B2
An X-ray analysis apparatus includes: an X-ray source that emits an X-ray irradiating a specimen; a specimen holding unit that holds the specimen; and an X-ray detecting unit that detects the X-ray diffracted by the specimen; wherein the specimen holding unit includes a second φ-axis rotating stage rotating the specimen about a φ-axis, a first φ-axis rotating stage rotating the entirety of the second φ-axis rotating stage about the φ-axis, the second φ-axis rotating stage being disposed on the first φ-axis rotating stage, a φ-axis rotating stage that rotates the entirety of the first φ-axis rotating stage about a φ-axis, an ω-axis rotating stage that rotates the entirety of the χ-axis rotating stage about an ω-axis, and a 2θ-axis rotating stage rotating the X-ray detecting unit about the 2θ-axis, wherein the second φ-axis rotating stage unit rotates at a speed higher than that of the first φ-axis rotating stage.
US09063061B2
A method for detecting an anomaly in a biological material is disclosed, including the steps of: irradiating the biological material with electromagnetic radiation of at least two different energy levels; measuring the amount of radiation transmitted through the biological material; and determining, for each energy level, a transmission value. Before or after irradiation of the biological material, a reference material of a predetermined thickness is irradiated and the amount of radiation transmitted is determined. For each energy level, a transmission calibration reference value is determined and a calibrated transmission value is determined for the biological material and the calibration reference. A material value based on a relationship between the calibrated transmission value and the presence of an anomaly in the biological material is determined by comparing the determined and expected material values for the biological material. A corresponding apparatus is also disclosed.
US09063060B2
A high-resolution solid-state NMR spectrometer which can measure a disklike sample. The spectrometer includes: a stator having an air bearing disposed within the static magnetic field, the rotor being disposed in the stator; and an engaging mechanism mounted in a one-end portion of the rotor and detachably holding a sample holder that holds the disklike sample.
US09063058B2
A SAW sensor disposed in on a material. The sensor comprises an antenna having a sacrificial link in at least one antenna element, wherein the sacrificial link is exposed to degrading elements within or on a surface of the material, a SAW transducer responsive to an interrogation signal for generating an incident acoustic wave, a reflector responsive to the incident SAW for creating a reflected SAW, the reflected SAW received by the transducer, the transducer for creating a response signal responsive to the reflected SAW, and the response signal transmitted from the antenna, characteristics of the response signal dependent on a condition of the sacrificial link.
US09063053B2
Devices, methods and systems for detecting nitro-containing compounds such as TNT, which utilize semiconductor nanostructures modified by a functional moiety that interacts with the nitro-containing compound, are disclosed. The functional moiety is attached to the nanostructures and is being such that upon contacting a sample that contains the nitro-containing compound, the nanostructure exhibits a detectable change in an electrical property, which is indicative of the presence and/or amount of the nitro-containing compound in the sample. Electronic noses for generating recognition patterns of various nitro-containing compounds, made of a plurality of nanostructures modified by versatile functional moieties are also disclosed. The devices, methods and systems are suitable for detecting nitro-containing compounds in both liquid and gaseous states and for detecting a concentration of a nitro-containing compound such as TNT as low as attomolar concentrations.
US09063051B2
Intrinsically calibrating friction mensuration device has a drive unit with controllable motive member, configured to receive a controllable propulsion force, and to apply tractive force to a test piece on a surface. A force engine couples to the motive member, and applies the controllable propulsion force. The device includes a controller imposing a propulsion control signal actuating the force engine to produce the propulsion force. A force sensor is between the drive unit and the test piece, producing a force signal responsive to a sensed force between the drive unit and the test piece. The drive unit can self-propelled or stationary. A method includes applying an increasing tractive force to a test piece at rest; measuring the tractive force; identifying the maximum tractive force applied at incipient motion; identifying the transition between the resting test piece and incipient motion; determining the SCOF; continue motion and determine the DCOF.
US09063045B2
A method for pretreating and extracting a liquid sample by sorbing an aqueous liquid sample, including an organic analyte and an acid or a base, in a solid sorbent material, and at least partially neutralizing the acid or base by reaction with neutralizing ions retained on a support surface, and contacting the liquid sample-sorbed sorbent material at elevated temperature and pressure with an organic solvent to extract the analyte into said solvent, preferably in a vessel having an extraction chamber with a zirconium metal interior surface.
US09063041B2
A method of drying a biological sample disposed on a substrate is provided. The method comprises providing the substrate comprising a sample loading area and a heat source; activating the heat source for generating heat; heating the substrate at least above 65° C.; and drying the biological sample. A device for storing sample is also provided, wherein the device comprises a substrate for biological sample-storage; and a heating component that generates heat to maintain a temperature of at least above 65° C. The heating component may contain one or more reagents, wherein the reagents generate heat to maintain a temperature of at least above 65° C.
US09063030B2
A computer-animated graphical model visually conveys the movement and vibration of an entire shaft rotating within its bearings, and the behavior of the shaft at each individual bearing. The model aids a user in (1) visualizing an animated three-dimensional mode shape of a modeled shaft at high speeds, (2) visualizing the alignment state of the bearings of a modeled shaft at slower speeds, (3) visualizing the axial movement of a modeled shaft relative to a stationary component, and (4) visualizing the relationship between a rotating element, such as rotor, and a stationary element, such as a rotor housing, at locations other than the bearing locations. The model enables a user to compare shaft behavior at different operating conditions during a transient event, to see if a shaft is running at a proper position within its bearings, and to see if a shaft is contacting bearing surfaces or is dangerously close to such contact.
US09063022B2
When a warm-up operation at a set speed is carried out to measure a mechanical loss that is generated during warm-up operation, a device to display setting of operation time, vehicle speed, etc. and the operation status on a single window is demanded. An operation display portion on a top display screen provided on a control terminal includes a menu function block having a warm-up window calling section for calling a warm-up operation window function block. The warm-up operation window function block includes a warm-up condition setting section configured to set a warm-up operation condition, a measurement flow indicating block configured to indicate a warm-up operation by a pattern, a trend indicating section configured to indicate a braking force that is generated upon the warm-up operation in time sequence, and a measurement status indicating block comprising a judgment indicating section configured to indicate measurement results.
US09063020B2
A method and measuring sensor are disclosed for measuring temperature, the method including arranging a measuring element of the sensor into thermal contact with a process liquid being measured, and directing a measuring signal received from the measuring element onward by measuring conductors connected to the measuring element. Close to the measuring element, terminal areas are established which are arranged in unrestricted thermal contact with the process liquid being measured, and the measuring conductors are connected to the measuring element through the terminal areas.
US09063015B2
Techniques and devices are presented for communicating exposure to a potentially harmful stimulus. The devices include a stimulus sensitive gel which changes volume in response to exposure to the stimulus and thereby presents a contrast in color that serves as a visual indicator that exposure to the stimulus has occurred.
US09063006B2
An apparatus may have a light source configured to generate light, a reflector configured to collect the light and direct the light in a desired direction, a spectral filter assembly configured to receive the light from the reflector. The spectral filter assembly may have a stationary frame and a plurality of filter elements supported by the stationary frame. Filter elements of the plurality of filter elements may simultaneously filter a desired quantity of light within wavelength band to provide a filtered output light beam. A homogenizer may be configured to receive the filtered output light beam and produce a homogenized light beam having a substantially uniform irradiance distribution across a cross-section of the homogenized light beam.
US09062986B1
Wireless sensor network motes and radar & sensor-based systems receive sensed data, compare it to a predetermined standard and generate a signal to deploy a corresponding response.
US09062983B2
A terrain classification system for a vehicle includes a sensor positioned to scan a surrounding terrain, the sensor providing a sensor signal representative of returns from scanning the surrounding terrain. The terrain classification system also includes a processing circuit configured to receive the sensor signal, classify the surrounding terrain using the sensor signal, evaluate a library of acoustic data to determine an expected acoustic signature that corresponds to the classified surrounding terrain, and create an acoustic cost map with the expected acoustic signature.
US09062979B1
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to using an object detected at long range to increase the accuracy of a location and heading estimate based on near range information. For example, an autonomous vehicle may use data points collected from a sensor such as a laser to generate an environmental map of environmental features. The environmental map is then compared to pre-stored map data to determine the vehicle's geographic location and heading. A second sensor, such as a laser or camera, having a longer range than the first sensor may detect an object outside of the range and field of view of the first sensor. For example, the object may have retroreflective properties which make it identifiable in a camera image or from laser data points. The location of the object is then compared to the pre-stored map data and used to refine the vehicle's estimated location and heading.
US09062968B2
A loading apparatus for loading a printed circuit board (PCB) stack including one or more PCB layers and transferring the PCB stack to an inspection probe includes a movable support unit, a guide unit and a cover. The guide unit is provided on the support unit and defines a depression portion in which the PCB stack is mounted. The cover is configured to cover the depression portion of the guide unit when closed, where the cover has multiple protrusions extending from a lower surface, which press the PCB stack into the depression portion when the cover is closed.
US09062965B2
A multi-point measuring apparatus of FBG sensor has an optical fiber, a wide-band wavelength light source, a light-source side light modulator for controlling time of a light entering into the optical fiber, among lights from this light source, a detector side light modulator for controlling time, during which a reflection light from a diffraction grating of the optical fiber penetrates through, a wavelength shift amount calculator for processing a signal obtained through detection of the reflection light from this light modulator, a temperature/distortion calculator for calculating an amount of deformation of a target to be measured from a result of this calculator, and a display portion for displaying information relating to the amount of deformation of this target to be measured.
US09062954B2
A barrier for reduction of a shock wave. The barrier has a spatially graded structure in which a density of the structure varies across a thickness thereof. The graded structure includes a polymer having hollow containers dispersed in the polymer to provide the density of the graded structure. The barrier can be included in at least one of 1) an explosive device, 2) a war head, 3) a demolition charge, and 4) an explosive containment. These devices have an exterior housing and at least one partitioned segment inside the housing with the partitioned segment including the barrier for reduction of the shock wave. Partitioned sections of the explosive devices are selectively or in total detonated.
US09062952B2
A product includes: a part including at least one component characterized as an energetic material, where the at least one component is at least partially characterized by physical characteristics of being deposited by an electrophoretic deposition process. A method includes: providing a plurality of particles of an energetic material suspended in a dispersion liquid to an EPD chamber or configuration; applying a voltage difference across a first pair of electrodes to generate a first electric field in the EPD chamber; and depositing at least some of the particles of the energetic material on at least one surface of a substrate, the substrate being one of the electrodes or being coupled to one of the electrodes.
US09062937B1
A ballistic vest does not include or require a carrier. The vest includes a front ballistic panel permanently enclosed in a front waterproof cover, the front waterproof cover having, on its outer surface, portions of an adjustable body-attachment system; a front body side liner that is detachably secured to a body side portion of the front waterproof cover and that is machine washable; a back ballistic panel permanently enclosed in a back waterproof cover, the back waterproof cover having, on its outer surface, portions of an adjustable body-attachment system; and a back body side liner that is detachably secured to a body side portion of the back waterproof cover and that is machine washable.
US09062925B1
A firearm enhanced trigger control connector. A torso has a guide angle positioned at a first predetermined angle. The guide angle contains a trigger bar of a firearm. The torso further has a first connector leg extending therefrom at a second predetermined angle. The first connector leg has a disconnector tab at a third predetermined angle. Extending from the first connector leg is a control tab. The torso further has a second connector leg that removably fits within a trigger housing of the firearm.
US09062923B1
The invention relates to a system of parts for modifying and supporting a c-channel type firearm receiver. More specifically, the invention provides modifying members and subassemblies for Kalashnikov-type rifles having c-channel type receivers comprising separate internal & external support members that are adapted to be interconnected where the receiver is placed between and connected to the support members.
US09062922B1
A revolver type cylinder with a plurality of chambers for a shotgun. The rotating cylinder is generally hexagonal in cross-section and formed as an injection molded plastic part with openings that receive metal chamber sleeves. The cylinder has a rotation axis and a seventh opening surrounding the axis. The cylinder is mounted to, and rotatable on a receiver on a rotor and a cylinder pin captured within the seventh opening so as to prevent rotation of the cylinder pin with respect to the cylinder body. The cylinder pin has portions forming a central axial opening which extends along the rotational axis and a spring arranged to retract the cylinder pin into the cylinder body. A trigger linkage is mounted for movement in the central axial opening for linking a trigger to a firing mechanism through the opening.
US09062918B2
A steam generator includes a heat exchanger, a liquid header and a steam header. The heat exchanger is assembled by several heat exchanging subassemblies with the same structure. The heat exchanging subassembly includes a spiral heat transmission pipe bundle, a central cylinder and a sleeve. The spiral heat transmission pipes with different radii are concentrically and spirally arranged in an annular space between the central cylinder and the sleeve, to form one or more concentric heat exchanging pillar surfaces. One end of the liquid header is connected with a main water feeding pipe, and the other end of the liquid header is connected with the spiral heat transmission pipe bundle. One end of the steam header is connected with a main steam pipe, and the other end of the steam header is connected with the spiral heat transmission pipe bundle.
US09062916B2
A household appliance includes a thermostat retainer for supporting a thermostat in an opening in a support plate. The thermostat retainer includes a first body portion having a first width dimension in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the first body portion, and a second body portion arranged in series with the first body portion in the axial direction of the thermostat retainer. The second body portion has a second width dimension in the direction perpendicular to the axial direction that is greater than the first width dimension. The first body portion and the second body portion cooperate to form a shoulder that prevents the second body portion from passing through the opening in the support plate. The first body portion or the second body portion includes means for preventing rotation of the thermostat retainer in the opening in the support plate.
US09062915B2
A rotatable grain tower mounted on a stationary base. The base includes an opening for the removal of grain from a grain plenum in the tower. As the tower is rotated, a metering device adjacent the opening meters the rate of grain exiting the plenum. The rotating tower alleviates uneven drying due to sun, wind and other conditions to more evenly dry grain in the plenum. A cleaning device may be positioned adjacent the tower to clean the plenum as the tower rotates, thereby eliminating catwalks and other expensive equipment and devices used for cleaning stationary towers.
US09062913B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to cooling fabrics having an array of cooling elements coupled to a base fabric, and in particular to methods and fabrics that utilize an array of cooling elements coupled to a base material to absorb heat while also maintaining desired properties of the base material. In some embodiments, the cooling elements may include a cooling gel or polymer or a phase change material, and the cooling elements may undergo a chemical or physical change when exposed to moisture, thereby absorbing heat.
US09062911B2
A refrigeration device is provided that includes two housing parts in the form of a body and a door that together delimit an interior. A seal is fastened to one of the housing parts and sealingly contacts the other housing part when the door is closed and a drive element is arranged to drive the door from the closed position into an open position. A sensor detects a movement of the door and a control circuit coupled to the sensor activates the drive element when a movement of the door is detected.
US09062907B2
A refrigerator includes a drawer, a sealing member disposed between a case and a front part to seal the inside of the case, a manipulation member disposed on the drawer, and a sealing apparatus for closely attaching the front part to the case and maintaining the front part closely attached to the case by the manipulation of the manipulation member. The sealing apparatus includes a hook part disposed on the case and a latch member connected to the manipulation member on the front part to move according to the manipulation of the manipulation member, thereby being inserted into the hook part, the latch member being configured so that the front part moves toward the case and is closely attached to a front surface of the case according to a contact state with the hook part.
US09062892B2
A ventilation system (S) includes: a first ventilation device (10a) and a second ventilation device (10b) each including an air supply fan (26) and an exhaust fan (25); a booster fan (1) placed upstream in supply air of the air supply fan (26) of each of the ventilation devices (10a, 10b); and a controller (100) configured to control actuation of the ventilation devices (10a, 10b) and the booster fan (1). The controller (100) determines whether actuation of the ventilation device (10a, 10b) is requested or not, and outputs an actuation signal to the air supply fan (26) to the ventilation device (10a, 10b) whose actuation has been requested such that the booster fan (1) is actuated after the air supply fan (26) has been actuated.
US09062890B2
An energy recovery heat exchanger (100) includes a housing (102). The housing has a first flowpath (144) from a first inlet (104) to a first outlet (106). The housing has a second flowpath (146) from a second inlet (108) to a second outlet (110). Either of two cores may be in an operative position in the housing. Each core has a number of first passageways having open first and second ends and closed first and second sides. Each core has a number of second such passageways interspersed with the first passageways. The ends of the second passageways are aligned with the sides of the first passageways and vice versa. A number of heat transfer member sections separate adjacent ones of the first and second passageways. An actuator is coupled to the carrier to shift the cores between first and second conditions. In the first condition, the first core (20) is in the operative position and the second core (220) is not. In the second condition, the second core is in the operative position and the first core is not. When a core is in the operative position, its first passageways are along the first flowpath and the second passageways are along the second flowpath.
US09062888B2
An air conditioner includes a propeller fan within a unit body, an L-shaped heat exchanger on a lateral surface and a rear surface of the unit body, a bell mouth installed radially outward of the propeller fan, and a plate to partition compressor space from propeller fan space, and to guide an airstream from the heat exchanger toward the bell mouth. A first bell mouth portion, which includes a sectional position and thereabout where a length of a segment connecting an end of the heat exchanger on a fan rotating direction side and a fan center is maximized, extends toward an upstream side longer than a second bell mouth portion which is located at a sectional position in a line-symmetrical relation to the first bell mouth portion with respect to a vertical line passing the fan center.
US09062880B2
An apparatus and method for extracting and recovering water-soluble gas and waste heat from an oven is provided. The method employs a gas-gas heat exchanger for cooling hot stack gas from the oven to a temperature higher than the dew point of the hot stack gas, a double-film-wise heat exchanger for receiving the cooled stack gas from the gas-gas heat exchanger, a condenser/heat exchanger for receiving and further cooling the stack gas from the double-film-wise heat exchanger to ambient temperature by heating a utility water stream, which can then be used for hot water and steam process services, and an ethanol recovery unit for receiving the cooled stack gas from the condenser/heat exchanger.
US09062877B2
A furnace tube arrangement for a steam generator is provided. A plurality of furnace tubes disposed longitudinally form a generally planar wall structure into which burner throats are let at least two longitudinally spaced levels in familiar manner. Burner throats at the respective levels are so disposed that a vertical mid-line of each throat at a first level is laterally offset from a vertical mid line of a corresponding throat at a second level.
US09062857B2
A light emitting device module is provided comprising a light emitting device package and a printed circuit board to which the light emitting device package is coupled, wherein the light emitting device package includes a sliding groove and a fixing groove, and wherein the printed circuit board includes a sliding protrusion coupled to the sliding groove to guide the light emitting device package to a predetermined position and a fixing protrusion coupled to the fixing groove at the predetermined position.
US09062856B2
The invention relates to a primary light converter (1) for converting primary light (3) into secondary light (4). An electrical light conversion unit (2) converts at least a part of the primary light (3) into the secondary light (4), and an energy converter (5) converts at least a part of the primary light (3) into electrical energy, wherein the electrical light conversion unit (2) is adapted to be driven by the electrical energy from the energy converter (5). The invention relates further to a lighting apparatus comprising one or several of the primary light converters. It is not necessary to electrically connect the one or several primary light converters via a wire to an external power supply. This reduces the space required for the primary light converter and the lighting apparatus and increases the variability of possible arrangements of the one or several primary light converters and lighting systems comprising such primary light converters.
US09062850B2
A reflecting member made from a tube-shaped member has an inner peripheral surface that structures a reflecting surface on an axis of the tube-shaped member. A slope, relative to the axis, of a tangent line of the inner peripheral surface in a cross-sectional plane containing the axis changes monotonically along the axis. In relation to a target facing a smaller opening of the tube-shaped member, at a specific distance therefrom, and having a flat region perpendicular to the axis and axially symmetrical relative to the axis, of an electromagnetic radiation incident along the axis from a larger opening of the tube-shaped member, that radiation reflected at a specific location on the larger opening side is incident on one end side of the flat region, and that radiation reflected at a specific location on the smaller opening side is incident on the other end side of the flat region.
US09062849B2
A lighting system includes an array of domed light emitting diodes covering a surface area of a substrate and two optics for processing emitted light. The first optic includes an inner surface facing the array and an exterior surface facing away from the array. The second optic includes grooves extending away from the array. The inner surface of the first optic can form a cavity that is large relative to the array. For example, the cavity can have a volume exceeding the volume of a cube, where each side of the cube has the surface area of the array.
US09062832B2
In various embodiments of the invention, a unique construction for Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) with at least one luminescent rod and extracting optical elements used to generate a variety of high brightness light sources with different emission spectra. In an embodiment of the invention, forced air cooling is used to cool the luminescent rod. In an embodiment of the invention, totally internal reflected light can be redirected outward and refocused. In another embodiment of the invention, light emitted by the luminescent rod is out-coupled for use in a variety of applications.
US09062831B2
The present disclosure provides an LED module and an LED lamp made of the same. In one aspect, an LED module includes a base, an LED circuit board fixed on the base, and one or more LED lamp beads located on the LED circuit board, each of the LED lamp beads being provided with one lens disposed on the LED circuit board, the base being provided with a plurality of cooling fins and at least one air convection cooling hole traversing through the base. In another aspect, an LED lamp includes non-planar LED module mounting plate, which is provided with a plurality of said LED modules distributed in different directions in the three-dimensional space. The LED lamp has a higher light utilization rate, greatly improving the illumination uniformity, thus having high light efficiency.
US09062818B2
A clamping apparatus is provided, including a base unit, a movable unit, a carrier unit, a clamping element located on base unit and two stop elements located on carrier unit; wherein the base unit includes a placement surface for placing an electronic device; the movable unit partially extends into base unit and can move linearly; the carrier unit is detachably disposed at movable unit; the clamping element and stop elements protrude respectively on two sides of placement surface so that electronic device can be clamped between clamping element and two stop elements. The feature is that the stop elements have an arc shape and are partially engaged to carrier unit with elasticity to expand outward, and maximum clamping distance between two stop elements is increased when applying external force. As such, when the size of electronic device changes by protective cover, the clamping apparatus still maintains good clamping effect.
US09062816B2
A tilt head mechanism for use with a display device includes a base plate member configured to connect to a vertical mounting structure or surface and an adapter plate member operatively connected to the base plate member. The adapter plate member has a front surface configured to connect to a display device, and the front surface has a center point. The adapter plate member is independently: movable horizontally away from and toward the base plate member; and tiltable downwardly and upwardly relative to the vertical mounting structure or surface, wherein the front surface center point of the adapter plate member does not move substantially horizontally as the adapter plate member is tilted relative to the vertical mounting structure or surface.
US09062803B2
Method of fabricating a polymeric tube for attachment to a prefabricated tubular polymer body comprising: selecting an ethylene copolymer functionalized with a conjugated vinyl moiety, and coextruding an outer tubular layer comprised of the selected functionalized ethylene copolymer together with at least one inner tubular layer comprised of a thermoplastic elastomeric material to form a mating tube having an outer surface comprised of the functionalized ethylene copolymer, a central tubular passage having a longitudinal axis and opposing ends.
US09062799B2
A device including a plurality of disconnected ballast elements (24) for a pipe (16). Each ballast element (24) has a lower surface (34) to be laid at the bottom (12) of a body of water (14) and an upper surface (32) delimiting at least one concave trough (38) for supporting the pipe (16A, 16B). A top cover (26) for protecting the pipe and connecting at least two disconnected ballast elements (24) so as to cover the pipe (16A, 16B) between the ballast elements (24). The cover (26) extends opposite the trough (38) and delimits, together with the upper surfaces (32) of each ballast element (24), a passage for receiving the pipe (16A, 16B).
US09062798B2
A pressure regulating device has a pressure regulating valve with a valve casing and a regulating unit which is movable relative to the former. The regulating unit contains an actuation element which may be moved by a control pressure, and two first and second closing members, each spring-biased in a closed position, which may be switched by the actuation element. The connection between a primary port and a secondary port is controlled by the first closing member. Fixed immovably to the actuation element is a restrictor element which is moved into a restriction position when the actuation element is so positioned that the first closing member is normally moved into its closed position. If, because of a fault, the first closing member is not moved into the closed position, only a very small amount of pressure medium flows to the secondary port, so that consequential damage may be avoided.
US09062797B2
A high-temperature butterfly valve (100) is provided. The high-temperature butterfly valve (100) includes a valve assembly (110), a valve actuator (123) configured to couple to the valve assembly (110), with the valve actuator (123) including an actuator shaft (126) configured to couple to a valve shaft (121) of the valve assembly (110), and a fluid cooling system (225) configured to flow a cooling fluid through at least a portion of the valve actuator (123).
US09062795B2
An improved fill valve has a pivot valve body that is pivotally suspended immediately below a float housing and is movable between two positions. In a first position, the pivot valve body blocks the flow of water from the float housing. In a second position, the pivot body allows the flow of water from the float housing. The pivot valve body has two top compartments, each separated from the other by a wall. The first compartment retains an amount of water in it. The second compartment functions as a water flow restriction apparatus and includes an upwardly-extending member for sealing off a check valve that is disposed within the bottom of the float housing. A pressure compensating drip emitter allows water to trickle into the float housing at a very slow rate. The emitter comprises a labyrinth structure having a plurality of serpentine pathways formed in its outer surface.
US09062792B2
A multiple coil solenoid valve (100) is provided. The multiple coil solenoid valve comprises a first solenoid coil (101A) and at least a second solenoid coil (101B). One or more magnetic cores (210) are positioned at least partially between the first and second solenoid coils (101A, 101B). The multiple coil solenoid valve (100) also includes one or more movable armatures (211) movable between a first position and at least a second position. The one or more movable armatures (211) are positioned at least partially between the first and second solenoid coils (101A, 101B).
US09062780B2
A pressure regulator for regulating the pressure of a fluid from an associated pressure reservoir includes a regulator body housing a shuttle assembly and supporting a multiplicity of radially-distributed service lobes. Each service lobe includes features in fluid communication with one or more chambers within the regular body, and performs a particular function relating to the pressure and contents within those chambers. Such lobes may include one or more of a bias lobe for regulating pressure within the shuttle bias chamber, a fill lobe through which the reservoir may be filled, a gauge lobe which displays the pressure within the reservoir, and a relief lobe including one or more burst disks to relieve over pressurization in the reservoir or output chamber of the regulator. Each service lobe may slideably engage a respective interface on the regulator body, and be releasably secured there by way of a threaded retainer.
US09062772B2
Stir chambers for stirring molten glass are disclosed. The stir chambers include a support frame, a sealing article, and a removable cover panel. The stir chambers also include a gland coupled to one of the support frame or the removable cover panel, and into which the sealing article is inserted. The stir chambers further include a seal land coupled to one of the support frame or the removable cover panel. The sealing article includes a plurality of ceramic filaments bundled together to form a core portion and a jacket portion that includes a plurality of ceramic filaments woven together. The removable cover panel is coupled to the support frame such that at least a portion of the seal land is positioned inside the gland to compress the sealing article.
US09062763B2
A method for synchronizing a gear on a parallel-shafts vehicle gearbox shaft including at least one primary shaft connected to a power source, one secondary shaft driven by the primary shaft to transmit driving torque to wheels over plural transmission ratios, and at least one mechanism coupling a gear to its shaft to engage a transmission ratio without mechanical synchromesh members. The power source is made to operate to produce a signal commanding the reference torque (T1ref), equal to minimum torque that can be transmitted to minimize a discrepancy (ω2K−ω1) between a primary speed (ω1) and a secondary speed (ω2) multiplied by a reduction ratio (K), when the relevant gear is coupled to its shaft, wherein the control signal is given by the sum (KwKω2−Ksω1+T1int), in which (T1int) is a term derived by integrating the primary speed (ω1).
US09062757B2
An automotive transmission is provided that includes a shift lever configured to move in a first direction to select a gear shifting position and a moving member that is configured to move in a second direction along a guide groove formed in the shift lever. A movement blocker is configured to selectively block the movement of the shift lever based on a position of the moving member. The movement blocker includes a rotating member configured to rotate in one direction by the moving member positioned at one side of the guide groove and block the movement of the moving member in the first direction. In addition, a support member to which the rotating member is rotatably connected moves in the second direction by the moving member positioned at the other side of the guide groove.
US09062754B2
A gear unit, including an input shaft,a bearing for supporting the input shaft being provided in a housing part of the gear unit,whereina fan impeller is provided on the input shaft,the housing part being beveled at least in the surface area adjacent to the fan impeller and/or a beveled cowl being mounted on the housing part.
US09062753B2
There is provided a connection structure between a hollow output shaft of a speed reducer, which is provided with the hollow output shaft including a hollow portion, and a driven shaft of a counterpart machine inserted into the hollow portion of the hollow output shaft. The connection structure includes a communication passage through which the hollow portion of the hollow output shaft communicates with an internal space of the speed reducer. A space, which includes clearance between the hollow output shaft and the driven shaft, is formed as a closed space.
US09062750B2
A differential device has a clutch which is provided between at least one side gear and a differential case to limit relative rotation of the side gear and the differential case. The clutch includes one or more inner pawl discs and outer pawl discs alternately arranged in an axial direction of the side gear between an inner peripheral surface of the differential case and an outer peripheral surface of the side gear. The side gear includes a gear-side fit part extending in the axial direction to which the inner pawl disc is concave-convex fitted. The differential case includes a case-side fit parts extending in the axial direction to which the outer pawl clutch is concave-convex fitted. At least one of the gear-side fit part and the case-side fit part is formed in a spiral shape angled with respect to the axial direction.
US09062743B2
A shovel includes a turning drive unit. The turning drive unit includes a turning electric motor, a turning speed reducer configured to transmit the rotational driving force of the turning electric motor to a turnable body, and a brake unit configured to maintain the turnable body in a state where the turning of the turnable body is stopped. The turning speed reducer includes a planetary speed reducer including a planetary carrier. The planetary carrier includes an output shaft part that forms an output shaft and a carrier part that holds a planetary gear in such a manner as to allow the rotation of the planetary gear. The output shaft part and the carrier part are fastened by a fastening member.
US09062733B2
A gas spring includes a housing having an end configured to receive a rod therethrough, the rod extending to a piston movably positionable within the housing. A spacer separates a pair of sealing devices and forming a compartment containing oil that is positioned near the end of the housing, the compartment having a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is defined by the sealing devices, the spacer and the rod. The second portion is defined by the sealing devices, the spacer and the housing. The first portion is in fluid communication with the second portion permitting circulation of oil therebetween.
US09062728B2
A brake shoe for a drum brake is provided. The brake shoe includes an arcuate brake table defining a radially outer side configured to receive a brake lining and a radially inner side opposite the radially outer side. The brake table further defines a plurality of sleeves proximate a first end of the brake table. The sleeves are aligned along an axis and axially spaced from one another. Each of the sleeves is configured to receive an anchor pin therein through which the brake shoe may be pivotally coupled to a brake spider. The sleeves are disposed about more than half of a perimeter of the anchor pin.
US09062724B2
A powertrain system includes an internal combustion engine, at least one electric machine and an electro-mechanical transmission operative to transmit torque to a drive line. A method for controlling the powertrain system includes executing an engagement strategy of a one-way clutch device only having capacity in a first direction. The engagement strategy includes modeling a capacity of the one-way clutch device in accordance with a loading step change profile until a first capacity limit of the one-way clutch device is achieved. A continuous reactive load is applied to the one-way clutch device in the first direction to maintain engagement and inhibit lash of the one-way clutch device.
US09062721B2
In a drive force transmission device, a dry multi-plate clutch is disposed in a closed space for connecting and disconnecting a transmission of drive force. The dry multi-plate clutch includes a drive plate, a driven plate, a frictional face, a front cover and a splash guard. The drive plate is splined to a clutch hub. The driven plate is splined to a clutch drum. The front cover has an air intake port for taking external air into the closed space, and an air venting port for ejecting an air stream from within the closed space to the external air. The splash guard covers the air intake port and the air venting port of the front cover. The splash guard has an opening for drawing in external air through the air intake port and venting an air stream through the air venting port.
US09062719B2
Electrically actuated rotating band torque transmitting mechanism for hybrid and other transmissions
A torque transmitting mechanism includes a drum attached to one of a first member and a second member, and a shell attached to another of the first member and the second member. The drum and the shell are concentrically disposed about a longitudinal axis, with the shell concentrically disposed about the drum. An electric motor includes a stator, and a first rotor rotatable about the longitudinal axis relative to the stator. A band is coupled to the shell, wrapped around the drum between four and twelve complete revolutions, and includes a first end attached to the first rotor for rotation with the first rotor. The band includes a second end attached to a reaction member. Rotation of the first rotor tightens the band against the drum to bias the drum against the shell, to transmit torque between the first member and the second member.
US09062717B2
A method for producing a plain bearing including at least one plain bearing segment for forming a first plain bearing shell, at least one running element of a second plain bearing shell which forms a counter-bearing surface to the at least one plain bearing segment, with a sliding surface of the at least one running element having a higher hardness than a sliding surface of the at least one plain bearing segment, a carrying body for the at least one running element, an intermediate layer which is arranged between the at least one running element and the carrying body, a plastic deformability of which can be set by a temperature guidance. The method includes heating the intermediate layer, adjusting the running element, and reducing the plastic deformability of the intermediate layer by the temperature guidance.
US09062711B2
A bearing assembly includes first and second rolling-element bearings each having an inner ring that is connectable to a shaft for rotation therewith, each inner ring having a running surface (raceway) for rolling elements and an intermediate ring disposed axially between the inner ring of the first rolling-element bearing and the inner ring of the second rolling-element bearing. The intermediate ring has a maximum outer diameter smaller than a maximum diameter of the running surface of the inner ring of the first rolling-element bearing and smaller than a maximum diameter of the running surface of the inner ring of the second rolling-element bearing. The intermediate ring has an axial dimension that is smaller than a radial dimension of a cross-section of the intermediate ring, and that is smaller than 0.5 mm.
US09062710B2
A combined load rolling bearing including a roller assembly with a first cage including a plurality of radial cylindrical rollers and a plurality of axial cylindrical rollers is provided. The radial cylindrical rollers are supported so that they can roll on a radially outer race of a first bearing ring and a radially inner race of a second bearing ring. The axial cylindrical rollers are supported so that they can roll on a first axial race of the first bearing ring and an intermediate axial ring. A needle roller assembly is supported between the intermediate axial ring and a second axial race of the second bearing ring. The needle roller assembly includes a second cage with a plurality of needle rollers and the needle roller assembly rotates at a speed differential between the radial cylindrical rollers and the axial cylindrical rollers.
US09062707B2
A bearing member placed at an end of a photosensitive drum, and a shaft member is attached thereto. The bearing member has a cylindrical body and a retaining portion placed in the cylindrical body, retaining a torque transmission pin provided in the shaft member, and removably provided. The retaining portion is provided with swaying grooves at least two grooves extending in an axial direction of the cylindrical body, placed opposite each other, and whose bottoms have each a curved surface exhibiting a bow with respect to the axial direction; inlet grooves at one end thereof connected to the respective swaying grooves and at the other end thereof connected to outside of the retaining portion and placed at an upstream position with respect to the swaying grooves along a direction of rotation of the cylindrical body; and a pedestal interposed, at one end, between the two swaying grooves.
US09062706B2
The present invention provides a mechanism for operating a vehicle split seat whereby operation levers of two seat backs can be arranged compactly on a wall surface of a luggage compartment or the like such that the two operation levers have the same pivot support point, without impairing operability of the levers.Two operation levers 31, 32 are respectively connected to locking mechanisms of at least two adjacent seat backs 11B by way of operation cables 22, 23, the operation levers 31, 32 being formed of a central lever 32 and an outer lever 31 provided outside the central lever having the same pivot support point, operation parts being provided on the free end sides of arm parts of both the levers 31, 32 and operating spaces X, Y, Z which allow both the levers 31, 32 to be operated individually also being provided.
US09062703B2
A blind rivet having a rivet sleeve and a pin, the rivet sleeve having a sleeve head for contact with a visible-side workpiece surface and a sleeve shank and a through hole, through which the pin is guided, the pin having a blind-side pin head for contact in the region of a blind-side end of the sleeve shank, and the sleeve shank having a first forming section and a second forming section which is arranged axially spaced apart from the first forming section and closer to the sleeve head, a first intermediate section being formed between the first and the second forming section, which first intermediate section, during setting of the blind rivet, can form a first blind head which can be formed at axially different points in order to set up different clamping thicknesses.
US09062701B2
A fastener includes a fastening portion including a head, a threaded portion having a first diameter, and a shank having a second diameter that is less than the first diameter. The shank is located between the head and the threaded portion. A sleeve surrounds the shank. The sleeve and the shank are uncoupled.
US09062700B2
A tolerance ring is disclosed and can include a generally cylindrical body having a side wall that defines a top, and a bottom. The side wall includes a plurality of wave structures that extend from the sidewall in a first direction and a first plurality of component engagement structures that extend from the sidewall in a second direction opposite the first direction. Each of the first plurality of component engagement structures can be configured to at least partially extend into and engage a first component to which the tolerance ring is assembled.
US09062696B2
In a method of assembling a component by means of a fastening clip (100), the fastening clip (100) comprising a latching portion (106) and a head element (104), the head element (104) is transferred from a preliminary mounting position to a final mounting position for assembling the component. An enabling element (112) is provided which is transferred from a first position in which a machine-readable code (114) applied on the fastening clip (100) can not be read, to a second position in which the code (114) can be read, when the head element (104) is transferred to the final mounting position.
US09062695B2
A connection mechanism between two components may use one or more metallic pins that are magnetically extended when the components are engaged, and a sloped groove that retracts and unlocks the pins when the components are rotated. The components are locked in place by the pins during engagement. Disengagement may be performed by rotating the two components with respect to each other. The connection mechanism may include one or more magnets mounted on either or both components. The magnets may be arranged to attract the components when the components are in the locking orientation and to repel the components when the components are rotated to an unlocked position. The connection mechanism may include electrical connections between the components.
US09062694B2
A linear actuator such as a hydraulic cylinder has linear position sensing apparatus. At least one magnet is provided in a recess in outer surface of the piston for generating a magnetic field that passes through the wall of the cylinder housing. A magnetic sensor arrangement determines the axial position of the piston relative to the housing and comprises at least a pair of magnetic sensor elements arranged at spaced apart locations along the external surface of the wall for sensing the strength of the magnetic field passing through the wall of the housing. The recess in the piston is axially positioned between the first and second end surfaces of the piston and the at least one magnet is disposed between axially spaced north and south pole pieces.
US09062681B2
A fan device includes a frame including an axle base and a vane including a hub disposed on the axle base pivotally and blade assemblies disposed circumferentially on the sidewall surface. The hub includes a windward side and a sidewall surface. Each blade assemblies includes a first blade and a second blade protruded from the sidewall surface radially. The second blade is farther away than the first blade from the windward side. The angle of between an extending surface of a second side edge of the second blade extending and the windward side is greater than another angle of between an extending surface of a first side edge of the first blade extending and the windward side. The gap between the partial second side edge and the windward side is less than another gap between the first side edge and the windward side.
US09062679B2
A method of attenuating fluid dynamic pulsations that propagate through a flow of fluid at a convective velocity of the fluid, the pulsations having an organized vortical structure includes directing the flow to a pulsation dampener inlet having a first area and transitioning the organized vortical structure to a small-scale turbulent structure by squeezing the vorticies by passing the flow of fluid through a passage having a second area that is smaller than the first area, then rapidly expanding the flow of fluid by passing it into a chamber having a third area measured at an inlet of the chamber that is substantially larger than the second area. The method also includes discharging the flow of fluid from the chamber. The flow of fluid includes substantially attenuated fluid dynamic pulsations and acoustic pulsations that travel through the flow of fluid at the speed of sound.
US09062675B2
A positive displacement rotary pump with an improved impeller design integrating replaceable wiper inserts. The impeller generally has or more lobes and an equal number of conjugate surfaces. Each lobe has an arcuate peripheral end comprising a plurality of wiper blades. The wiper blades improve efficiency by making a seal with a pump chamber or the conjugate surface on the other impeller as it rotates. The wiper blades are arranged such that constant and successive contact between wiper blades and impellers is achieved.
US09062671B2
Method and device for controlling a vacuum apparatus. A method for controlling a vacuum apparatus that applies vacuum to a vacuum accumulator with a pump of a pneumatically operated servo unit of a motor vehicle. The method comprises the steps of determining the pressure in the vacuum accumulator; determining the ambient pressure; adapting a pump control signal to the ambient pressure; comparing the pressure in the vacuum accumulator with an adapted pump control signal; and outputting a pump actuation signal that is a function of the comparison.
US09062669B2
A reciprocating compressor is provided, a size of which may be reduced by closely attaching and securing a reciprocating motor and a cylinder of a compression device to a sealed receptacle to reduce a gap between a main body of the compressor and the sealed receptacle. In addition, an assembling process for the compressor may be simplified by separating a mover of the reciprocating motor and a piston of the compression device from each other. In addition, vibration of the sealed receptacle may be minimized by properly adjusting a mass of components in the reciprocating motor and the compression device, and elasticity of a spring that supports the reciprocating motor and the compression device to offset a force applied to the sealed receptacle. In addition, efficiency of the reciprocating motor may be enhanced by increasing a relative velocity of the reciprocating motor in comparison with a relative velocity of the compression device.
US09062664B2
A vibratory cavitation pump is provided that includes a working cylinder having an fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, a rod extending into the cylinder, a piston fixed to the rod, a plate fixed to the rod and spaced from the piston, an activator slidably mounted to the rod between the piston and the plate and an oscillating pumping mechanism operably connected to the rod to move the rod with respect to the working cylinder. The sliding activator creates cavitation in the fluid being pumped to increase the ease of pumping the fluid, such as high viscosity fluids. The pump can also include an external cylinder disposed around the working cylinder to impart rotational motion to the incoming fluid, thereby enhancing the cavitation created in the fluid by the pump, rendering the fluid easy to displace.
US09062658B2
A rotor blade for a wind turbine includes a casing structure made of flat fiber composite material that forms the rotor blade surface. To reduce interferences to radar systems caused by the use of the rotor blade, at least at the leading edge and the trailing edge of the rotor blade is provided with a fiber composite material is designed for providing a frequency-dependent radar reflection factor for radar radiation that is incident perpendicular to the surface and which has a reflection minimum at a given frequency in the range of 1 GHz to 10 GHz.
US09062655B2
Several embodiments that enhance and improve the efficiencies of vertical axis wind turbine generators by expanding their normal range of useful operations. Stationary vanes provided external to the rotor blades provide directional control of wind/air flow into the blades for decreased drag and increased differential wind pressure. Control scenarios for adjusting stationary wind vanes and additional ducting of air to increase efficiencies.
US09062652B2
A wind turbine of the horizontal axis, direct-drive type, comprises a hub provided with one or more blades, a generator with a centerline that is technically horizontal, the generator comprising an inner rotor which is driven by the hub and an outer stator, the stator comprising a front plate, a back plate and stacked, arcuate laminates. The front plate and the back plate are connected by tension rods so as to form a stator unit with the stacked, arcuate laminates being sandwiched between the back plate and the front-plate under compression, the arcuate laminates having protrusions over the circumference of the stator for dissipating heat to the atmosphere. The invention also relates to a direct-drive generator.
US09062648B2
The invention relates to a method for operating a HF ignition system, wherein electrical energy for generating a corona discharge is fed with a voltage pulse into the HF ignition system and a series of measured values of an electrical variable is measured during the voltage pulse, and the measured values are evaluated in order to detect malfunctions. It is provided according to the invention that the measured values are evaluated by determining a characteristic variable for the fluctuation range of the same and comparing the determined characteristic variable with a threshold, or in that by means of a transformation of said series, the frequency spectrum of said series is calculated, and it is checked for at least one frequency range if a threshold is exceeded.
US09062646B2
In a starter, an output shaft is supported by a main tube body according to a direct contacting structure that outer surfaces other than a male helical spline and inner surfaces other than a female helical spline of a pinion tube contact directly. Thereby, the output shaft can be supported by the pinion tube without other parts. As a result, a clearance that occurs in a radial direction can be limited to a clearance in the radial direction formed between an outer surfaces of the output shaft and an inner surfaces of the pinion tube regarding a support of the output shaft by the pinion tube, and since an inclination of the pinion tube and the pinion relative to the output shaft can be suppressed, a life improvement effect of the starter can be enhanced.
US09062642B2
A fuel injector is provided that creates variable spray characteristics to effectively reduce emissions, such as NOx emissions and particulate matter. The injector includes a nozzle valve element of the outwardly opening type including a fuel delivery passage and spray holes. The nozzle valve element is operable to move to a low lift position to cause fuel flowing from the spray holes to impinge on the injector body and to deflect toward the combustion chamber, and to move to a high lift position to cause fuel flowing from the spray holes to avoid impingement on injector body and flow in an obstructed manner directly into the combustion chamber. An annular chamber may be formed in the nozzle valve element adjacent the spray holes to receive fuel.
US09062641B2
A plug assembly is provided for a high-pressure valve of the type with a tubular body extending along a longitudinal axis and in which, under the action of a piloted actuator, a needle moves longitudinally between a closed position and an open position. The plug assembly includes a plug having a flat part able to be fixed onto the body transversally to the longitudinal axis, and a spring intended to apply to the needle a force biasing it axially towards the closed position. The spring is fixed to the plug forming with it an integrated assembly.
US09062636B2
An attaching system of an exhaust gas recirculation valve includes: an attachment unit 2 to be communicated with an exhaust gas circulation passage of an internal combustion engine; and an exhaust gas recirculation valve 1 that is fitted to the attachment unit and that has an exhaust gas passage to be communicated with the exhaust gas circulation passage, wherein the exhaust gas recirculation valve has a water-cooled passage 12 to be communicated with a water-cooled passage 15 for cooling the exhaust gas passage provided with the attachment unit, when fitted to the attachment unit.
US09062612B2
The invention relates to an actuation system (100) for a propulsive unit including a nacelle, a turbojet engine, and an air circulation channel defined between the nacelle and the turbojet engine, the actuation system (100) including: a body and a connection device for attaching the body to the nacelle, the connection device enabling the body to move relative to the nacelle along two axes of rotation; a first member for moving a flap for controlling the airflow in the channel, the first member extending from the body and having a first point for attaching the first member to the flap; a second member for moving a thrust-reversing flap, the second member extending from the body and having a second point for attaching the second member to the flap, the body being arranged between the first and second attachment points; and a transmission device (40) having an input (42), a first output (44) connected to the first member (50), and a second output (43) connected to the second member (70), the transmission device (40) being capable of selectively transmitting input movement towards the first output, in order to move the flow-controlling flap, or towards the second output, in order to move the thrust-reversing flap.
US09062600B2
The technique disclosed increases the energy conversion efficiency by means of substantial reduction of friction between the cylinder walls and the associated piston rings. The result is achieved by eliminating the unwanted carbonaceous deposits on cylinder walls and associated piston rings by means of vapor nitric acid (HNO3) delivered to the combustion chambers of an engine. Nitric acid is produced by means of chemical reaction between oxygen (O2) and water vapor (H2O) in air and nitric dioxide (NO2) generated throughout an electrical discharge in the air intake path.
US09062594B2
A turbocharger system comprises a first relatively small high-pressure (HP) turbocharger and a second relatively large low pressure (LP) turbocharger. The turbine of the LP turbocharger is connected in series downstream of the turbine of the HP turbocharger. A first exhaust bypass flow passage provides a bypass flow path around the HP turbine. A second exhaust bypass flow passage provides a bypass flow path around the LP turbine. A rotary valve is located at a junction of the first and second bypass flow passages and a first exhaust gas flow passage. The rotary valve comprises a valve rotor which is rotatable selectively to permit or block flow to the LP turbine and to permit or block flow to the first and second bypass paths.
US09062586B2
Absorbent structures for CO2 capture include a honeycomb substrate having partition walls that extend through the honeycomb substrate. The partition walls have channel surfaces that define a plurality of individual channels including a plurality of reaction channels and a plurality of heat-exchange channels. The reaction channels and the heat-exchange channels are arranged such that individual reaction channels are in thermal communication with individual heat-exchange channels. Surfaces of the reaction channels surfaces include a sorbent material, and surfaces of the heat-exchange channels include a coating layer. The coating layer includes a water-impermeable layer formed from a polymer material. The polymer material of the water-impermeable layer does not substantially penetrate into the sorbent material of the partition walls or of the reaction-channel surfaces. Methods for forming the absorbent structures include coating the surfaces of the heat-exchange channels with the polymer material using a liquid composition such as an aqueous polymer emulsion.
US09062578B2
An engine includes an engine body and an exhaust pipe. The engine body includes a combustion chamber and an oil passage in which lubricating oil flows. The exhaust pipe includes an exhaust passage and an oil jacket. The exhaust passage is linked to the combustion chamber. The oil jacket is linked to the oil passage.
US09062574B2
A device for actuating outlet valves that are acted on via a valve bridge of a valve-controlled internal combustion engine for motor vehicles includes a first piston-cylinder unit in the force flow between a cam of a driving camshaft and one of the outlet valves. When one of the outlet valves opens under the action of exhaust-gas counterpressure, play compensation in the valve drive can be produced in order to hold the one of the outlet valves open by the first piston-cylinder unit. A second, coaxial piston-cylinder unit interacts with a positionally fixed counter bracket and controls a discharge duct out of the pressure chambers of the two piston-cylinder units. The piston of the first piston-cylinder unit is preloaded in a readjustment direction by a spring. To reliably obtain a lack of play in the valve drive in particular during engine braking operation, the readjustment spring acts, without being supported in the valve bridge, on the pistons of both piston-cylinder units.
US09062566B2
An example turbomachine assembly includes, among other things, a nose cone of a turbomachine. The nose cone provides an aperture that communicates air to an interior of the nose cone.
US09062551B2
A seal for reducing a fluid flow around tips of rotating blades of a turbine includes a plurality of diaphragms disposed in succession and providing an outer support for a radial arrangement of static blades disposed alternatingly with the rotating blades in an axial direction. An outer seal has axial and radial supports. The radial support includes a ring held in position by a key and a circumferential extension of the ring. The key and the circumferential extension have a clearance so as to allow a relative radial movement between the ring and a part of a casing or the plurality of diaphragms and providing a pressure sealing face and support in the axial direction.
US09062542B2
A mobile water injection system and method for performing waterflooding in offshore reservoirs, and more particularly to enhance oil recovery in marginal offshore reservoirs is disclosed. The mobile water injection system and method include portable equipment, including a submersible pump to recover water from a body of water, a water storage tank, filtration and chemical treatment equipment to treat the recovered water, and an injection pump to pump the treated water at high pressure into the reservoir such that the residual oil is driven to adjacent production wells to increase oil recovery.
US09062539B2
Systems for determining a size, extent, and orientation of a hydraulic fracture of a reservoir, are provided. An exemplary system can include a plurality of RFID transponders modified to include an acoustic transmitter, and an RFID reader modified to include both an RF transmitter and a pair of acoustic receivers, to be deployed in a wellbore adjacent a hydraulic fracture. The system includes program product configured to receive acoustic return signal data to determine the three-dimensional location of each RFID transponder within the reservoir, to map the location of each RFID transponder, and to responsively determine the size, extent, and orientation can be determined.
US09062527B2
An apparatus that includes a chemical injection management system. The chemical injection management system may include an interface configured to couple the chemical injection management system to a mineral extraction system. In addition, the chemical injection management system may include an ultrasonic flow meter.
US09062524B2
Described herein are a method, apparatus and computer readable medium for correcting data points acquired during well drilling. The data points are typically stored in a text file that is accessible by a processor. The processor applies one or more tags to the data points, with each of the tags corresponding to a characteristic of the data points. The processor then identifies one or more data faults in the data points using the one or more tags. Each data fault is indicative of inaccurate data in the data points; i.e., data that does not accurately represent the well as drilled. Following identification of the one or more data faults, the processor corrects one or more of the data faults. The resulting corrected, or cleaned, data is more indicative of the well as actually drilled than the uncorrected data. The processor can be connected to a computer readable medium that stores the statements and instructions that the processor executes.
US09062520B2
A technique facilitates downhole service operations including cementing operations. A retrievable cementing bushing is designed to facilitate the service operation and includes a body on which is mounted an engagement lug. The engagement lug is mounted for movement in a radial direction and includes an outer engagement feature and an inner engagement feature. The inner engagement feature is oriented for cooperation with a slick joint. The engagement lug is biased in a radially outward direction for engagement with corresponding features of a surrounding wall.
US09062519B2
A valve for enabling communication between a first pressure and a second pressure including a piston member arranged in a housing. The piston member is movable between an open configuration and a closed configuration for selectively enabling communication between the first and second pressures. A control assembly is included for moving the valve to the open configuration. A first net pressure area is exposed to the first pressure and operatively arranged to urge the valve in a closing direction in response to the first pressure when the valve is in a closed configuration. A second net pressure area is exposed to the second pressure and operatively arranged to urge the valve in the closing direction in response to the second pressure when the valve is in a closed configuration. A method of operating a valve system is also included.
US09062512B2
A subsea production system for controlling fluid flow from a well. The system includes a subsea production tree and a drilling riser engageable with the well. The tree includes electrical and hydraulic lines to communicate with equipment in the tree and downhole in the well. The system also includes a tieback tool that can be installed in the tree through the drilling riser to establish communication with the tree electrical and hydraulic lines and permit access into the well bore. The system also includes an umbilical connectable with the tieback tool and extendable inside the drilling riser to the surface. The umbilical can be used to communicate the tieback tool. The umbilical can also be used to communicate with the tree and downhole equipment through the tieback tool connection with the tree.
US09062507B2
A power head for connection in a tubing string suspended in a subterranean location in a wellbore is useful for removing debris from the wellbore. When the power head is in the closed position, well fluids pumped down the tubing string will flow through the power head. When the power head is moved to the open position by dropping a actuator ball onto a seat in the power head, the power head creates flow down along the annulus to circulate debris laden well fluids into a catch apparatus such as a catch basket or screen. In the open position, nozzles and the eductor create the reverse flow.
US09062503B2
An apparatus for performing a drilling operation or a non-drilling wellbore operation may include a string that has a rigid tubular, a connector coupled to the rigid tubular, a non-rigid tubular coupled to the connector; and at least one motor positioned along the string. In some embodiments, a plurality of motors may be positioned along the string to rotate one or both of the non-rigid tubular and a drill bit connected to the string. In some embodiments, the connector may be configured to release the non-rigid tubular from the rigid tubular and thereby leave the non-rigid tubular in the wellbore.
US09062499B2
A laser drilling system (100) for drilling rocks, soil and engineering materials with the aid of high-intensity laser light is described, which comprises an optical drill (104) for supplying laser light for the drilling of said materials provided with sensors (106); a control and operations center (101) comprising computer and supervising software with integrated logic; a cooling and debris withdrawal system (105) an energy source (102); an energy conductor (103) provided with sensors (107) and laser systems (201) for emitting high-intensity laser light and optical fibers (123) for conducting the so-generated laser light, so that the information collected by sensors (106), (107) supply said control and operations center (101) and said control and operations center (101) determines improved operation conditions of the optical drill (104) for the drilling of said solid materials or mixtures of solid and liquid materials relative to state-of-the-art drilling systems. The drilling method employing the system of the invention is also described.
US09062495B2
The present invention relates to a drill comprising a shank adapter (3), a damping piston (5) with a forward end surface (18), a stop end surface (14) for the damping piston (5), a rotation chuck bushing (4) with a forward end surface (16), a stop end surface (17) for the rotation chuck bushing, a impact piston (2) with a brake land (10) with a forward end surface (19), and a brake chamber (8) for braking of the impact speed of the impact piston (2) during idle impacts, which brake chamber (8) has a rear edge (21). According to the invention, the actual idle impact stroke length (L1, L2) of the damping piston is greater than the idle impact braking distance (L3) of the impact piston, where the actual idle impact stroke length (L1, L2) of the damping piston is the shorter of the idle impact stroke length (L1) of the damping piston and the idle impact stroke length (L2) of the rotation chuck bushing.
US09062492B2
A window shade comprises a head rail, a plurality of slats, a bottom part, suspension cords connected with cord winding units, and a control module. The control module includes first and second drive axles, a sleeve affixed with the first drive axle, a transmission part connected with the second drive axle, an arrester assembled around the first drive axle, and a release unit including an actuator. The first drive axle is operable to control vertical movement of a bottom part, and the second drive axle is operable to adjust an inclination of the slats. The arrester has a locking state in which it blocks a rotational displacement of the first drive axle to keep the bottom part at a desired position, and an unlocking state allowing rotation of the first drive axle so that the bottom part lowers by gravity action. The actuator has a lengthwise axis, and is operable to move along the lengthwise axis from a first position to a second position to turn the arrester from the locking state to the unlocking state, and the actuator when in the first position can drive the second drive axle in rotation.
US09062491B2
A sealing system for doors and windows includes a reservoir device, a sealing tube configured to expand and to contract, and a transfer valve configured to couple the reservoir device to a first end of the sealing tube. Responsive to either of a door or window closing, a medium may be transferred from the reservoir device via the transfer valve to the sealing tube. Responsive to receiving the medium, the sealing tube may expand to substantially seal a gap between an edge of either of the door or the window and a surface in proximity to the edge. Responsive to either of the door or window opening, the medium may be discharged from the sealing tube via the transfer valve. The sealing tube may contract in response to discharging the medium.
US09062487B2
A child safety device for a casement window includes a handle-driven gear reduction assembly having a sensor gear driven at a reduced speed relative to the handle, a sensor arm driven by the sensor gear of the gear reduction assembly and a slider movable between a stop position where rotation of the handle is prevented and a retracted position where rotation is allowed. A spring biases the slider towards the stop position. The slider is held in the retracted position by a catch and is released by the sensor arm to prevent further opening of the window when the sensor gear reaches a predetermined location. The safety device resets when the window is closed and can be overridden to allow full opening of the window by an adult. In the preferred design, the child safety device is a cover that can replace the cover of an existing casement window operator.
US09062481B2
The invention relates to an electromagnetic doorlock with shock detection and power saving device comprises an electromagnet assembly and a corresponding adsorption assembly. The electromagnet assembly is connected to a shock detection module and the adsorption assembly has a suppressing unit to abut the shock detection module. When the door is opened, the electromagnet assembly does not supply power; when the door is closed, the electromagnet assembly with electromagnetic attraction adsorbs the adsorption assembly and the suppressing unit suppresses the shock detection module. That is, the electromagnetic doorlock usually stays in a low-energy adsorption state; however, when a shock detection module is triggered, the electromagnetic doorlock returns to normal lock state for achieving power saving effect and control of the external force detection improvement.
US09062466B2
A universal leveling device for outdoor structures of wood and other vulnerable materials for leveling, stabilizing and protecting against ground hazards, has at least a first and a second flat groove on its top, at right angle to each other, and on its bottom has first and second vee grooves each with two opposing angled walls. The reversible device can accommodate vertical and tilted support structures.
US09062439B2
A temperature displaying device for faucets or showerheads includes a pipe, a control unit, a temperature sensing unit coupled to the pipe, a display unit, a sound alert unit, and a power supply module. The pipe is connected to a water outlet end of a faucet or showerhead or disposed inside a tube of the faucet. The temperature sensing unit senses temperature of water running through the pipe and feeds back a sensing signal to the control unit, allowing the control unit to drive the display unit to display water temperature and drive the sound alert unit to give a sound alert. Accordingly, the temperature displaying device for faucets or showerheads displays water temperature and gives an alert in response to high water temperature.
US09062433B2
A method for gradually introducing thin-walled pipes into the ground includes inserting a pipe clamp, which has been arranged horizontally on a mast, into a horizontal pipe, bracing the pipe clamp (pipe gripping jaw) with the rear part of the pipe, moving the pipe clamp back with the pipe braced thereon, erecting the mast, with the tools, the pipe clamp and the pipe, into a vertical position, introducing the pipe to the desired depth with the tools, unclamping the pipe clamp and pulling it out of the pipe, and repositioning the mast back into a horizontal position. A device has a carrier unit, a mast, which can be pivoted between vertical and horizontal, tools with a pipe clamp, arranged on the mast, and a magazine a pipe arranged substantially horizontally. The pipe clamp is inserted into the pipe coaxially in relation to the pipe and substantially horizontally.
US09062425B2
A support mount for a receiver in an ice resurfacing machine, an ice resurfacing machine, a system for making an ice surface level with a desired horizontal plane and its kits of each of them. A receiver is mounted on a support mount for maintaining an ice resurfacing machine level with a desired horizontal plane comprising a mast post that retracts within a structure mounted on the conditioner. The receiver detects a light beam being transmitted along a plane parallel to a desired horizontal plane. The position of the mast post relative to the structure is constrained such that the height of the receiver in a transport position is vertically retracted to permit the ice resurfacing machine to pass under obstacles while entering or leaving an ice surface and in an operative position is extended to a height whereby a light beam emitted by a transmitter along a plane parallel to the desired horizontal plane may be detected. At all times the mast post remains away from contact with the ice surface. Rather, the height of the receiver above the top of the conditioner is maintained constant while in the operative position to permit calibrated and level resurfacing of the ice surface level with the desired horizontal plane.
US09062424B2
A tool for retrieving animal waste is effective in complete removal as it deploys at its end a row of tines that are inserted beneath the solid waste so that is can be lifted from the ground as the first step for proper disposal. The waste is then removed from the tines by a plate that pushes it off into a waste receptacle.
US09062421B2
A protective system having a protective device for tension members for collecting ice accumulations detaching from a tension member that is anchored on the structure in a first abutment and in a second abutment. The tension member is exposed to climatic conditions by the section running between the abutments. To guarantee protection from falling ice accumulations, the protective device has a hose-shaped envelope, which surrounds the tension member on the circumferential side. The hose-shaped envelope is disposed on a partial longitudinal section of the tension member in an axially compressed or folded manner in a first operating position, and is movable, with the aid of a drive system, to a second operating position, in which the hose-shaped envelope extends over the length of the tension member in the stretched state.
US09062419B2
A rail system includes a track, a plurality of leveling members disposed below the track, and a plurality of adjustment mechanisms disposed between the track and the plurality of leveling members. Each of the adjustment mechanisms is coupled to the track and one of the leveling members. The adjustment mechanisms adjust a distance between the track and the respective leveling member.
US09062407B2
A washing machine and a control method thereof in which a tub washing course is safely performed using a sensor to measure vibration of a tub. Since whether or not laundry is present in s drum is sensed while performing the tub washing course, consumption of separate time, water, and energy to sense whether or not laundry is present is not required, and operation of the washing machine is controlled by diagnosing malfunction of the sensor. If plural sensors are installed, a micro-computer is connected to the plural sensors in common through a Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) communication method or an Inter Integrated circuit (I2C) communication method, thereby reducing costs and volume of wire-harness.
US09062404B2
A bearing assembly is for a washing machine, the washing machine having a tub and a drum rotatable about an axis, the bearing assembly includes first and second bearings spaced apart along the drum axis and a spacer disposed at least partially between the two bearings. A housing is connectable with the drum, configured to contain the bearings and the spacer, and includes an annular rim extending axially away from first bearing and generally coaxially about the drum axis, the rim defining a seat for a sealing element. Preferably, the housing is formed of a polymeric material and is molded to the tub.
US09062403B2
The present invention relates to a multifunction machine for laundries, which comprises a body or frame (11) defining a treatment chamber (12) hermetically closed and equipped with means (15) for hanging elements (14), such as bed linen, clothes and garments, to be treated; means for removing stains, a wash and rinse; means for drying; and means for ironing said elements while they are hanging and stretched out in said treatment chamber.
US09062400B2
An embroidery data processor includes a processor and a memory configured to store embroidery data and computer-readable instructions causing the processor to perform processes including calculating a sewing time in which first and second moving mechanisms are driven to move an embroidery pattern or a value contributing to the sewing time, based on the embroidery data, determining an angle relative to the first or second direction, at which angle the embroidery pattern is sewn, based on the calculated sewing time or the contributing value, storing the determined angle having correspondence relation with the embroidery pattern at a plurality of different angles, comparing each calculated amount of sewing time with the other, and determining a relative angle at which an amount of sewing time becomes shortest, based on comparison result.
US09062396B2
A knit tubular sleeve for providing abrasion resistance and expansion restriction to an elastic elongate member extending therethrough and method of construction thereof is provided. The knit tubular sleeve includes a knit tubular wall extending along a longitudinal axis between opposite ends. The knit wall has a plurality of coaxially aligned first regions forming crests spaced axially from one another by intermediate second regions forming troughs between the crests. The first and second regions are knitted over a plurality of courses, with each of the courses comprising a plurality of knit stitches extending circumferentially around the longitudinal axis. The courses of the first regions are formed with a different pattern of knit stitches from the courses of the second regions, wherein the second regions provide the wall with a decreased capacity to expand radially relative to the first regions, thereby inhibiting the elongate member against radial expansion.
US09062388B2
An electroplating apparatus including a reference electrode to control the potential during an electro-deposition process. The electroplating apparatus may include a bath containing a plating electrolyte and an anode present in a first portion of the bath containing the plating electrolyte. A cathode is present in a second portion of the bath containing the plating electrolyte. A reference electrode is present at a perimeter of the cathode. The electroplating apparatus also includes a control system to bias the cathode and the anode to provide a potential. A measuring system is provided in electrical communication with the reference electrode to measure the potential of the cathode. Methods of using the above described electroplating apparatus are also provided. Structures and method for electroless deposition are also provided.
US09062386B2
Molded metallized polymeric components are formed by methods of multi-shot injection molding of a first resin and a second resin, where the first resin forms a first polymer that is metal-platable and the second resin forms a second polymer that is colored and resistant to metallization. Select regions corresponding to the metal-platable polymer surface are metallized. Further, one or more interface regions between the first metal-platable polymer and the second colored polymer can be concealed from a visible direction. Molded decorative polymeric components formed from such methods are also provided.
US09062385B2
A method for extracting and enriching lithium, including: (a) providing an electrodialysis device including an electrodialysis cell; (b) dividing the electrodialysis cell into a lithium salt chamber and a brine chamber using an anion exchange membrane; (c) filling the brine chamber with salt lake brine; (d) filling the lithium salt chamber with a Mg2+ free supporting electrolyte solution; (e) placing a conductive substrate coated with an ion sieve in the brine chamber to operate as a cathode; (f) placing a conductive substrate coated with a lithium-intercalated ion sieve in the lithium salt chamber to operate as an anode; and (g) carrying out an electrodialysis.
US09062380B2
The present invention provides a pore-sealing agent and a member of coating a spray deposit. The pore-sealing agent is excellent in permeability into pores (gaps) of a spray deposit and can be favorably filled thereinto and is capable of sealing pores until gaps in a spray deposit material are substantially entirely filled. The pore-sealing agent contains an epoxy group-containing component and a hardener and does not contain a polymerizable vinyl group-containing solvent. The epoxy group-containing component is a mixture containing a polyglycidyl ether compound in which the number of epoxy groups contained in one molecule is not less than three as and, an alkylenediglycidyl ether compound or a cyclic aliphatic diepoxy compound, both of which contain two epoxy groups in one molecule thereof. Excluding the hardener, the mixing ratio of the polyglycidyl ether compound to the epoxy group-containing component of the mixture is 10 to 95 wt %.
US09062378B2
The present invention relates to the use of ternary nickel-containing metal alloys of the NiMR type (where M=Mo, W, Re or Cr, and R=B or P) deposited by an electroless process in semiconductor technology. In particular, the present invention relates to the use of these deposited ternary nickel-containing metal alloys as barrier material or as selective encapsulation material for preventing the diffusion and electromigration of copper in semiconductor components.
US09062376B1
A substrate processing apparatus capable of suppressing generation of by-products in a buffer space in even a single-wafer apparatus using the buffer space, and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device are provided. The substrate processing apparatus includes a process chamber including a placement unit having a placing surface whereon a substrate is placed, a shower head including a buffer chamber and installed at upstream side of the process chamber, a gas supply system configured to alternately supply at least two types of gases into the process chamber via the buffer chamber of the shower head, and a heating unit configured to heat the buffer chamber to a first temperature and the process chamber to a second temperature which is higher than the first temperature while the at least two types of gases are supplied via the gas supply system.
US09062371B2
A sputtering target-backing plate assembly obtained by bonding a target material of Mg to a backing plate of Cu—Cr alloy, wherein the target material and the backing plate are bonded via a layer of Ni or an alloy comprising Ni as a main component at the interface therebetween. An object of the present invention is to provide a sputtering target-backing plate assembly that is used when magnesium (Mg) is the sputtering target material, and to resolve problems inherent in magnesium (Mg) and problems related to the selection of a backing plate to be compatible with magnesium by improving the bonding strength between the target and the backing plate in order to improve the sputtering efficiency.
US09062359B2
Provided is bearing steel having excellent fatigue life by minimizing segregation during casting of the bearing steel and reducing the generation of large carbides in a segregation band. The high-carbon chromium bearing steel includes 0.5 wt % to 1.2 wt % of carbon (C), 0.15 wt % to 2.0 wt % of silicon (Si), 0.05 wt % to 0.45 wt % of manganese (Mn), 0.025 wt % or less (excluding 0 wt %) of phosphorus (P), 0.025 wt % or less (excluding 0 wt %) of sulfur (S), 0.1 wt % to 1.6 wt % of chromium (Cr), 0.01 wt % to 0.3 wt % of Ce, and iron (Fe) as well as other unavoidable impurities as a remainder. A method of manufacturing the steel is also provided.
US09062346B2
The present invention concerns methods of screening cells for differentiation or de-differentiation, and/or for status as a pluripotent or multipotent (e.g., “stem”) cell, by detecting the differential expression (e.g., upregulation, downregulation) of genes.
US09062345B1
The disclosed invention provides processes to synthesize DNA analogs that contain non-standard nucleotides, defined as those which form nucleobase pairs that fit standard Watson-Crick geometry, but are joined to their complements by hydrogen bonding patterns different from those that join standard A:T and G:C pairs. The disclosed process resembles “rolling circle amplification”, but uses primers that contain non-standard nucleotides, as well as 2′-deoxynucleotide triphosphates whose heterocyclic “nucleobases” are also non-standard. An example is provided that shows this process using 6-amino-5-nitro-3-(1′-beta-D-2′-deoxyribofuranosyl)-2(1H)-pyridone to implement the non-standard “small” donor-donor-acceptor (pyDDA) hydrogen bonding pattern, and 2-amino-8-(1′-beta-D-2′-deoxyribofuranosyl)-imidazo[1,2-a]-1,3,5-triazin-4(8H)-one to implement the “large” acceptor-acceptor-donor (puAAD) pattern.
US09062340B2
A method of selection for type II methanotrophs is provided that includes enriching a microbial feedstock using a non-sterile bioreactor with a methane source and a nitrogen source, where the microbial feedstock includes a mixture of Type I and Type II methanotrophic cells, where an inhibited growth of the Type I methanotrophic cells and an enhanced growth of the Type II methanotrophic cells forms. The method further includes exposing intermittently the enriched microbial feedstock to i) nitrate, ii) urea, or i) and ii), where enhanced growth of the Type II methanotrophs is established, and exposing the Type II methanotrophs to an unbalanced growth condition where production of polyhydroxybutyrate is induced.
US09062339B2
The “instant evolution” system was initially developed in E. coli, primarily because of the ease with which this organism can be genetically manipulated. Because many of the functionally important regions of rRNA are conserved among bacteria, drug leads developed against conserved targets in the E. coli system may produce broad-spectrum anti-infectives. In order the develop a system to product narrow-spectrum anti-infectives, herein we disclose methods for identifying functional mutant P. aeruginosa ribosomes suitable as drug targets and for identifying drug candidates that do not bind to the human 16S rRNA.
US09062334B2
The present invention provides a method for producing PQQ using a bacterium belonging to the genera Methylobacterium or Hyphomicrobium, which has been modified to enhance the expression of pqq gene cluster and/or gene(s) encoding a precursor for PQQ biosynthesis.
US09062328B2
Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, systems can use feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials and/or starchy or sugary materials, to produce ethanol and/or butanol, e.g., by fermentation.
US09062321B2
The present invention concerns the production of human butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE) in plants expressing a codon-optimized polynucleotides for the production thereof and use of the derived BuChE as effective counter measures against toxic agents such as pesticides, toxins, certain drugs and non-conventional warfare agents, as well as treatments for diseases and conditions associated with depressed cholinesterase levels.
US09062320B2
A eukaryotic input circuit: computationally designed receptors, synthetic eukaryotic signal transduction pathways, and a synthetic signal sensitive promoter that allow highly specific transcriptional induction in response to an externally provided ligand is disclosed. The input circuit is able to specifically bind a targeted substance and transmit a signal to the nucleus where transcription of a gene is activated. An output circuit serves as a simple readout system of the substance detected by the input circuit. The readout circuit exemplified here is a degreening circuit which causes plants to turn white. Activation of the degreening circuit can be detected by eye, or remotely with a variety of machines (hand-held, aircraft or satellite based) and is also resettable. When linked the input circuit if operably linked to the output circuit, produces a functional plant detector.
US09062307B2
The present invention relates to antagonists of the expression and/or the function of the micro RNA miRNA-29 for use in the prevention and/or treatment of aortic aneurysms. Further disclosed is a method for the identification of miRNA-29 antagonists, a pharmaceutical composition comprising said miRNA-29 antagonists and a method for preventing and treating age-related aortic aneurysm formation in a subject in need of such a treatment.
US09062306B2
The present invention provides methods of identifying candidate compounds for the treatment of type I diabetes by identifying those test compounds that inhibit an apoCIII-induced increase in intracellular calcium concentration in pancreatic β cells.
US09062303B2
The present invention provides methods for the rapid and efficient isolation of small RNA from a biological sample. In particular, small RNA is separated and isolated from large RNA, DNA, proteins, and other macromolecules in the biological sample.
US09062302B2
Provided are compositions comprising newly identified protein fragments of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases, polynucleotides that encode them and complements thereof, related agents, and methods of use thereof in diagnostic, drug discovery, research, and therapeutic applications.
US09062296B2
The present invention deals with examination of the alterability of part, or whole, of the surfaces of beta sheet-based protein structures, focusing especially on enzymes. The alteration is done by supplanting/transplanting a part, or whole, of the surface of one protein onto the surface of a homologous protein of superimposable polypeptide backbone, by exploiting the structural features of beta sheets to alter only the regions of the surface involved in substrate/ligand binding and catalysis. The transplantation involves replacement of a selected set of non-contiguous residues constituting the surface regions desired to be altered in one enzyme/protein, by a set of non-contiguous residues located at analogous positions in the other enzyme/protein, in a manner that is likely to facilitate folding and function of the new protein formed by combining residues from both enzymes/proteins. The present invention also deals with using this surface engineering approach to selectively combine enzyme/protein characteristics from different domains of life that are not ordinarily combined by natural evolution, such as the creation of novel proteins that retains the bulk of the thermostable scaffold of a thermophile enzyme onto which the active surface of a mesophile homolog is transplanted, so as to create a thermo-stable protein with meso-active functional characteristics of pH and temperature of optimal function.
US09062274B2
The low friction sliding member includes a substrate and an amorphous hard carbon film formed on the surface of the substrate and makes sliding contact with a mating member under a wet oiling condition. The lubricant oil includes at least one of sulfur (S) and phosphorus (P) and at least one of zinc (Zn), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), sodium (Na), barium (Ba) and copper (Cu). The amorphous hard carbon film comprises carbon (C) as a major component, and hydrogen (H) in the range from 5 to 25 atomic % and a predetermined amount of boron (B), aluminum (Al), manganese (Mn) or molybdenum (Mo) assuming that the total atomic % of the amorphous carbon film is 100.
US09062257B1
A process for converting carbonaceous materials or light hydrocarbon gases into products comprising predominately C5+ hydrocarbons. The process converts the feedstock into synthesis gas comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide and then uses the Fischer-Tropsch reaction to produce heavy hydrocarbons. A small excess of hydrogen is produced in the syngas generator or by water gas shift for use in product upgrading and for blending with Fischer-Tropsch tail gas for recycle back to syngas generation. A portion of the Fischer-Tropsch tail gas is used as fuel, thus purging combustible light gases and CO2 from the tail gas. Hydrogen rich purge gas is blended into the remaining tail gas resulting in a recycle stream that is returned to the syngas generator. The tail gas components are therefore efficiently used to produce more products.
US09062256B2
A process and apparatus for improving the production of coke having a high volatile combustible material content are disclosed. The process may include, for example: heating a coker feedstock to a coking temperature to produce a heated coker feedstock; contacting the heated coker feedstock with a quench medium to reduce a temperature of the heated coker feedstock and produce a quenched feedstock; feeding the quenched feedstock to a coking drum; subjecting the quenched feedstock to thermal cracking in the coking drum to (a) crack a portion of the quenched feedstock to produce a cracked vapor product, and (b) produce a coke product having a volatile combustible material (VCM) concentration in the range from about 13% to about 50% by weight, as measured by ASTM D3175.
US09062251B2
Phosphor particles of generally spherical shape have an average particle diameter of 5-50 μm and an average roundness of up to 0.3. The phosphor includes a garnet phase having formula: (A1-xBx)3C5O12 wherein A is Y, Gd, or Lu, B is Ce, Nd, or Tb, C is Al or Ga, and 0.002≦x≦0.2.
US09062248B2
A liquid crystal composition includes a first compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 and a second compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 2. (herein, in Chemical Formula 1, R1 is an alkenyl group including a double bond and R2 is an alkyl group or an alkoxy group, and in Chemical Formula 2, R and R′ are each independently an alkyl group or an alkoxy group).
US09062247B2
The liquid crystal composition of the present invention is used for liquid crystal display devices of an IPS mode, a TN mode, and the like that have a high response speed and do not easily cause display defectiveness such as ghosting or dropping marks. The liquid crystal composition contains a component which is a dielectrically positive component containing a dielectrically positive compound and a dielectrically neural component which exhibits dielectric anisotropy greater than −2 and smaller than +2. The liquid crystal composition has excellent properties in which the composition forms a liquid crystal phase in a wide temperature range, has a low viscosity, dissolves excellently at a low temperature, has a high degree of specific resistance and voltage holding ratio, and is stable with respect to heat or light.
US09062236B2
The present invention relates to polymeric oil-return agents which solubilize or disperse mineral oil and/or synthetic oil lubricants with hydrofluorocarbon, hydrochlorofluorocarbon, and hydrofluoroolefin-based refrigerants and refrigerant compositions containing them. The polymeric oil-return agents are random copolymers containing less than about 30 wt % fluorine and produced from at least one monomer providing compatibility with the oil phase and at least one monomer providing compatibility with the refrigerant phase. The polymeric oil-return agents provide for more efficient return of mineral oil and/or synthetic oil lubricants from non-compressor zones back to a compressor zone in a refrigeration system.
US09062229B2
Process for producing an organosiloxane polymer and novel organosiloxane polymer compositions. The process according to the invention comprises hydrolyzing tetraalkoxysilane monomers in a hydrolysis step; and polymerising said hydrolyzed monomers in a polymerization step by subjecting them to conditions conducive to polymerisation to form an organosiloxane polymer. The hydrolysis step is conducted in a reaction medium comprising an organic compound with hydroxy groups. The invention allows for the synthesis of siloxane polymer compositions suitable for thin-film applications using a high content of tetra- and trifunctional silixane polymer precursors.
US09062226B2
Compositions of pigment concentrate suitable for phase change ink comprising a an ink base and an amine based dispersant. Particularly, the ink base includes a diester crystalline compound having a structure of Formula I: wherein each R1, R2, R3, and R4 is independently H or alkyl; p is from about 1 to about 40, and q is from about 1 to about 40.
US09062214B2
A method of preparing a resin composition for hard coat, comprises: a first step of obtaining a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate monomer modifying agent by addition reaction between a modifying agent having a thiol group and a three- or more functional (meth)acrylate monomer to form a covalent bond between the thiol group and acryloyl group and/or methacryloyl group, and a second step of modifying metal oxide microparticles with the polyfunctional (meth)acrylate monomer modifying agent that is obtained from the first step.
US09062211B2
A reactive mixture for coating moldings by reaction injection molding includes at least 40% by weight of (meth)acrylates having at least two double bonds. The reactive mixture also includes at least one photoinitiator and at least one thermal initiator. Furthermore, a coated molding includes a molding obtainable by injection molding processes. The molding includes polymethyl methacrylate, polymethylmethacrylimide, styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer, styrene-maleic acid copolymer, polymethyl methacrylate copolymer, or a combination thereof. A coating is obtainable by polymerization of (meth)acrylates having at least two double bonds, the coating having an adhesive strength rating of not more than 1 according to the cross hatch test and a decrease in gloss at 20° after a scratch resistance test according to ASTM 1044 (12/05) (applied weight 500 g, number of cycles=100) of not more than 10%.
US09062208B2
The present invention relates to dyes of the formula (I), in which R1 to R4, D1, f, and M are defined as indicated in claim 1, to processes for preparing them, and to their use for dyeing and printing hydroxyl- and/or carboxamido-containing materials.
US09062199B2
A molded article selected from the group consisting of (1) a sheet or a film, (2) a thermoformed article, (3) a stretched film, wherein the molded article is made of a polyester resin composition containing a polyester resin and a polyester-based plasticizer represented by the following formula (I): R1O—CO—R2—CO—[(OR3)mO—CO—R2—CO—]nOR1 (I), wherein R1 is an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R2 is an alkylene group having from 2 to 4 carbon atoms, R3 is an alkylene group having from 2 to 6 carbon atoms, m is the number of from 1 to 6, and n is the number of from 1 to 12, with proviso that all the R2's may be identical or different, and that all the R3's may be identical or different. The molded article of the present invention can be, for example, suitably used, such as a sheet or film for use in various industrial applications in foods, agriculture, and industries, a thermoformed article for use in various applications such as food containers, wrapping materials for daily sundries and household electric appliances, and industrial trays of industrial parts, and a stretched film for use in various applications such as wrapping materials for food wrappings, daily sundries, and household electric appliances, and various industrial films, respectively.
US09062197B2
Polyester blends comprising (1) polyesters prepared from terephthalic acid, 100 to 5 mol % of 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol, and 0 to 95 mol % 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol and (b) polyesters prepared from terephthalic acid and alkylene glycol. The blends may also contain an impact modifier and a phosphorous stabilizer. These blends can have a combination of thermal stability and toughness—making the materials useful in engineering molding plastics, packaging, films, and fibers.
US09062190B2
A stone based copolymer substrate includes calcium carbonate (CaCO3) from approximately fifty to eighty-five percent (50-85%) by weight and varying in size generally from 1.0 to 3.0 microns, high-density polyethylene (HDPE) from approximately two to twenty-five percent (2-25%) by weight and a biopolymer from approximately two to twenty-five percent (2-25%) by weight. The substrate may include a biodegradation additive from approximately three fourths of a percent to two percent (0.75-2%) by weight. By selectively adjusting the ranges of the substrate's components, various products can be made to replace current tree-based and plastic-based products. The substrate can be configured to be tear proof, water proof, fade resistant and fire retardant while utilizing less energy and producing less waste during its manufacture. In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the stone used in the substrate includes limestone.
US09062184B2
The method of preparation of nucleated semi-crystalline polyolefin via coordination polymerization, wherein the nucleating agent is dosed in form of the suspension or the solution in a non-polar hydrocarbon solvent or in concentrated organoaluminum as part of the catalyst system for α-olefin polymerization.
US09062183B2
The present disclosure relates to a molding composition and to molded products made from the composition. In accordance with the present disclosure, the polymer composition contains a polyoxymethylene copolymer having a relatively low amount of comonomer units. The polyoxymethylene polymer is combined with at least one reinforcing fiber and a coupling agent. The above polymer produces a composition have a relatively high heat deflection temperature, while also having excellent mechanical properties.
US09062181B2
A process for producing a rubber composition which includes mixing a silica and a sulfur-containing organic silicon compound represented by general formula (1): or the general formula (2): under a temperature of 130° to 180° C. to produce a surface-treated silica; and combining the surface-treated silica with a rubber component.
US09062177B2
An impact resistance enhancing agent for a polylactic acid-based resin, containing a polyglycerol fatty acid ester made from a fatty acid containing at least one member selected from the group consisting of caprylic acid, capric acid, lauric acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, and oleic acid, in an amount of 80% by mass or more of the constituting fatty acids, and a polyglycerol having an average degree of polymerization of from 2 to 40. The polylactic acid-based resin composition containing an impact resistance enhancing agent for a polylactic acid-based resin of the present invention has excellent impact resistance properties, so that the resin composition can be suitably used in, for example, agricultural materials, food wrapping materials, and other wrapping materials, and the like.
US09062176B2
A transparent film has a high glass transition temperature, yet retaining high transparency. The transparent film includes a glass fiber substrate impregnated with a resin composition in which a high refractive resin having refractive index higher than the glass fiber is mixed with a low refractive resin having refractive index lower than the glass fiber to have resultant refractive index approximate to that of the glass fiber when cured. The high refractive resin includes a cyanate-ester resin so as to increase a glass transition temperature, yet retaining high transparency.
US09062175B2
A semiconducting shield composition comprising a polyolefin and acetylene black having at least one of the following properties: (a) a DBP oil adsorption of 150 ml/100 g to 200 ml/100 g; (b) an iodine absorption of 85 mg/g to 105 mg/g; (c) an apparent density of 0.2 g/ml to 0.4 g/ml; (d) a crystallite size along (002) less than 30 Å; and (e) a carbon-carbon bond length along (100) less than 2.42 Å. The semiconducting shield may be incorporated into a semiconducting layer and/or a semiconductor apparatus.
US09062159B2
A method for synthesizing a medical grade biodegradable material, poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid), copolycondensation of lactic acid and glycolic acid catalyzed by biomass creatinine. The present invention uses commercialized creatinine (a type of biomaterial organic guanidine compounds—the arginine metabolite creatinine (CR) in human body) as the catalyst and industrial lactic acid (LA, mass content 85%, aqueous solution) and glycolic acid (GA, 95%) as the monomer to synthesize the high biosafety of medical poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) in terms of two steps polycondensation without solvent. The method of the present invention has the following characters: green technology is used, raw materials required are low in costs, operation is simple and convenient, and it is easy for industrialization; the catalyst, creatinine, used in the invention has high biocompatibility and biosafety, and no cytotoxicity; the poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) synthesized is free of any metal and other toxic residues; Further, the molecular weight distribution for all synthesized products is narrow and the molecular weight is controllable within 1.8-17.7×104; and the poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) synthesized is suitable for use as implantable material for hard tissue repair, surgical sutures, and the carrier for targeting drugs and controlled release drugs.
US09062158B2
The present invention relates to polyester polyols based on aromatic dicarboxylic acids and their use for producing rigid polyurethane foams.
US09062153B2
The present invention relates to novel compositions, to the preparation thereof and to the use thereof for the production of cast polyamides.
US09062150B2
A coated leather substrate having at least one surface that comprises at least one first layer above that surface and at least one second layer above that first layer and, the first layer comprises at least one polymer and wherein the second layer being different in its chemical composition from the first layer comprises the reaction product of a cross-linking reaction of at least one first composition said first composition comprising one or more compounds having at least one fluoropolyether segment and at least two cross-linkable groups and said second composition comprising at least one fluorinated polyolefin. Furthermore are provided a coating composition, methods of coating leather substrates and use of the coating compositions.
US09062138B2
Methods for dramatically altering the processability of ethylene copolymers made with a supported phosphinimine polymerization catalyst. The method involves changing the polymerization reactor temperature during the polymerization of ethylene and a least one alpha-olefin when a phosphinimine catalyst which comprises a substituted or unsubstituted indenyl ligand and a phosphinimine type ligand.
US09062130B2
A process for the crosslinking of at least one polymer selected from polysaccharides and derivatives thereof, which is carried out in an aqueous solvent by the action of an effective and non-excessive amount of at least one crosslinking agent, characterized in that it is carried out on a mixture containing at least one low-molecular weight polymer and at least one high-molecular weight polymer. A process for the preparation of an injectable monophase hydrogel of at least one crosslinked polymer selected from polysaccharides and derivatives thereof. Crosslinked polymers and injectable monophase hydrogels respectively obtainable by each of said processes.
US09062123B2
The present invention relates to an adrenomedullin derivative including an adrenomedullin peptide, or a fragment thereof chelated or otherwise bound to at least one active agent. Examples of active agents include a paramagnetic element, a radioactive element and a fibrinolytic agent, among others. Paramagnetic agents have a distribution that is relatively easily shown through Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Radioactive agents have applications in imaging and delivery of radiations, depending on the specific element included in the active agent. Delivery of fibrinolytic agents mainly to a specific organ, such as for example to the lungs, allows to substantially improve the specificity and efficacy of thrombolytic therapy by allowing local delivery of the fibrinolytic agent, thereby reducing the risks of major bleeding in the therapy of the organ. If the organ is the lungs, a non-limiting example of pathology treatable with the fibrinolytic agent is pulmonary embolus.
US09062122B2
The invention provides a method for generating a transgenic eukaryotic cell population having a modified human Rosa26 locus, which method includes introducing a functional DNA sequence into the human Rosa26 locus of starting eukaryotic cells. Also provided are targeting vectors useful in the method, as well as a cell population and a transgenic non-human animal comprising a modified human Rosa26 locus. Finally, the invention provides an isolated DNA sequence corresponding to the human Rosa26 locus.
US09062113B2
The present invention relates to novel antibodies, particularly antibodies directed against deletion mutants of epidermal growth factor receptor and particularly to the type III deletion mutant, EGFRvIII. The invention also relates to human monoclonal antibodies directed against deletion mutants of epidermal growth factor receptor and particularly to EGFRvIII. Diagnostic and therapeutic formulations of such antibodies, and immunoconjugates thereof, are also provided.
US09062101B2
The present invention relates to amyloid-beta (Aβ) binding proteins. Antibodies of the invention have high affinity to Aβ(20-42) globulomer or any Aβ form that comprises the globulomer epitope. Method of making and method of using the antibodies of the invention are also provided.
US09062092B2
Provided are compounds of Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof. The compounds, compositions, and methods provided are useful for the treatment of virus infections, particularly hepatitis C infections.
US09062071B2
The present invention provides a compound of Formula I (The formula should be inserted here) as described herein or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof. The representative compounds are useful as inhibitors of the HDM2 protein. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the above compounds and potential methods of treating cancer using the same.
US09062062B1
Synthetic methods are provided for preparation of oxycodone and salts thereof with an improved impurity profile. Thebaine is converted to 14-hydroxycodeinone sulfate intermediate to minimize a 7,8-dihydro-8,14-dihydroxycodeinone impurity. Efficient methods for conversion of oxycodone base to oxycodone hydrochloride are provided to minimize 14-hydroxycodeinone impurity in the final product.
US09062054B2
New phenanthroline derivatives as drug as well as methods for producing said compounds are provided.
US09062052B2
Disclosed are carboxamide compounds, as well as pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use. One embodiment is a compound having the structure in which R1, R2, R3, R4, D, J, Z, T, p, q, w and x are as described herein. In certain embodiments, a compound disclosed herein activates the AMPK pathway, and can be used to treat metabolism-related disorders and conditions.
US09062049B2
The present invention provides a process for the preparation of paliperidone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the process comprises condensing a compound of formula (II) with a compound of formula (III) or a salt thereof, in a suitable solvent and a base, in the presence of a catalyst and an inhibiting agent, wherein the inhibiting agent is added to the reaction system before the compound of formula (II) and compound of formula (III) have reacted or as the reaction of the compound of formula (II) and compound of formula (III) is initiated, and optionally converting the paliperidone to a salt thereof, wherein X is a suitable leaving group. The present invention also provides substantially pure paliperidone or a salt thereof, paliperidone or a salt thereof as prepared by the process and uses of the paliperidone or salt thereof.
US09062044B2
Certain disubstituted 3,8-diaza-bicyclo[4.2.0]octane and 3,6-diazabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane are described, which are useful as orexin inhibitors. Such compounds may be useful in pharmaceutical compositions and methods for the treatment of diseased states, disorders, and conditions mediated by orexin activity, such as insomnia.
US09062029B2
Compounds selected from the group according to Claim 1 are inhibitors of tyrosine kinases, in particular of Met kinase, and can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of tumours.
US09062028B2
Novel compounds of Formula I:or an enantiomer, diastereomer, tautomer, prodrug or salt thereof, wherein m, Q, T, U, V, ring A, X, Y, R3, R4, R4a, R5a, R5b, R5c, R5d, R5e, R6a, R6b, and R6c are defined herein, are provided which are TGR5 G protein-coupled receptor modulators. TGR5 G protein-coupled receptor modulators are useful in treating, preventing, or slowing the progression of diseases requiring TGR5 G protein-coupled receptor modulator therapy. Thus, the disclosure also concerns compositions comprising these novel compounds and methods of treating diseases or conditions related to the activity of the TGR5 G protein-coupled receptor by using any of these novel compounds or a composition comprising any of such novel compounds.
US09062027B2
The present invention relates to novel carboxamide compounds and their use for the manufacture of a medicament. The carboxamide compounds are inhibitors of calpain (calcium dependant cysteine proteases). The invention therefore also relates to the use of these carboxamide compounds for treating a disorder associated with an elevated calpain activity. The carboxamide compounds are compounds of the general formula (I) in which R1, R2, R3, R4, X, m and n have the meanings mentioned in the claims and the description, the tautomers thereof, the hydrates thereof and the pharmaceutically suitable salts thereof. Of these compounds those are preferred wherein R1 is optionally substituted benzyl or hetaryl-methyl, X is a single bond or an oxygen atom, R2 is C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C2-C4-alkenyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl-C1-C2-alkyl, C3-C6-heterocycloalkyl-C1-C2-alkyl, phenyl, phenyl-C1-C3-alkyl, pyridin-2-yl-C1-C3-alkyl or CH2—C(O)OCH3, R3 and R4 independently of one another are halogen, CN, CF3, CHF2, CH2F, C1-C2-alkyl or C1-C2-alkoxy, and m and n independently of one another are 0 or 1.
US09062023B2
The invention relates to chemical compounds, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof of the formula (Q) or (I), which penetrate the blood-brain barrier, inhibit the formation and accumulation of beta-amyloid, and are useful in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, particularly Alzheimer's disease. Further, the compounds of the present invention inhibit certain kinases, thereby being useful for the treatment of cancers of the central nervous system.
US09062019B2
The present invention relates to an improved process for preparing mono and poly epoxy functionalized fatty acids, their esters and mixtures thereof using solid catalyst i.e. supported group VIb metal oxide, said support comprising silica, alumina and mixtures thereof, optionally with a promoter from group VA wherein the group VIB metal oxide content in the catalyst is 5-20 wt % of support.
US09062017B2
An oxolanyl compound-containing composition comprising specified amounts of the meso-isomer of one or more of the oxolanyl compounds of specified structure is provided. Also provided are methods for the use of such compositions as vinyl content modifiers in polymerization processes. Formula (I)
US09062015B2
The present invention relates to compounds of the formula (I), in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, R16, R17, M1, M2, M3, M4, Y1, Y2, V, W, n, m and o have the meanings given in Claim 1, and physiologically acceptable salts, derivatives, prodrugs, solvates, tautomers and stereoisomers thereof, including mixtures thereof in all ratios, for use in the treatment of diseases which are influenced by inhibition of Sph kinase 1.
US09062005B2
Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1, including all geometric and stereoisomers, N-oxides, and salts thereof, wherein Q1 is a phenyl ring, naphthalenyl ring system, a 5- to 6-membered fully unsaturated heterocyclic ring or an 8- to 10-membered heteroaromatic bicyclic ring system, each as described with optional substituents as defined in the disclosure; Q2 is a phenyl ring, a naphthalenyl ring system, a 5- to 6-membered saturated, partially unsaturated or fully unsaturated heterocyclic ring, or an 8- to 10-membered heteroaromatic bicyclic ring system, each as described with optional substituents as defined in the disclosure; X is O, S(O)m, NR4, CR15R16, C(═O) or C(═S); and R1, R1a, R2, R4, R15, R16 and m are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are compositions containing the compounds of Formula 1 and methods for controlling plant disease caused by a fungal pathogen comprising applying an effective amount of a compound or a composition of the invention. Also disclosed are compounds of Formula 2, including all geometric and stereoisomers, and salts thereof, wherein X is NH; and Q1, Q2 and R2 are as defined for Formula 1; which are useful as intermediates for preparing compounds of Formula 1.
US09062002B2
The present invention provides substituted pyridine derivatives of formula (I), which may be therapeutically useful as as anti-bacterial agents, more particularly FabI inhibitors. Formula (I) in which R1 to R5 and L have the meanings given in the specification, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof that are useful in the treatment and prevention in diseases or disorder, in particular their use in diseases or disorder where there is an advantage anti-bacterial agents, more particularly FabI inhibitors. The present invention also provides methods for synthesizing and administering the FabI inhibitor compounds. The present invention also provides pharmaceutical formulations comprising at least one of the FabI inhibitor compounds together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, diluent or excipient therefor.
US09061987B2
This invention relates to a corn oil composition comprising unrefined corn oil having a free fatty acid content of less than about 5 weight percent, and methods for producing the same.
US09061986B2
A method for preparing a carboxylic acid, includes the steps of: providing magnesium carboxylate, wherein the carboxylic acid corresponding with the carboxylate is selected from the group made of 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid, fumaric acid, adipic acid, itaconic acid, citric acid, glutaric acid, maleic acid, malonic acid, oxalic acid and fatty acids having more than 10 carbon atoms; acidifying the magnesium carboxylate with hydrogen chloride (HCl), thereby obtaining a solution including carboxylic acid and magnesium chloride (MgCl2); optionally a concentration step, wherein the solution including carboxylic acid and MgCl2 is concentrated; and precipitating the carboxylic acid from the solution including the carboxylic acid and MgCl2, thereby obtaining a carboxylic acid precipitate and a MgCl2 solution.
US09061984B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide compounds (such as Formula (I) compounds, Formula (II) compounds, and various embodiments thereof). Compositions comprising those compounds are also provided. Methods for their preparation are included. Also, uses of the compounds are included, such as administering and treating diseases (e.g., cancer and infections).
US09061970B2
Compounds containing at least one nitrile functional group are produced by hydrocyanation of an organic compound having at least one site of non-conjugated unsaturation, having from 2 to 20 carbon atoms, by reaction with hydrogen cyanide in the presence of a catalytic system containing a complex of nickel having the oxidation state of zero with at least one organophosphorus ligand selected from the group consisting of organophosphites, organophosphonites, organophosphinites and organosphosphines and a cocatalyst of the Lewis acid type of formula: in which M1 and M2 are each elements selected from the group consisting of zinc, boron, aluminum, cadmium, gallium, indium and tin.
US09061960B2
Method for working up a mixture comprising at least one alcohol of the general formula (I) R1—CH2—CH2—OH (I) or at least one branched alcohol of the general formula (II) R1—CH2—CH2—CHR1—CH2—OH (II), furthermore at least one oil-soluble complex compound of at least one metal of the 8th, 9th or 10th group of the Periodic Table of the Elements, which is selected from complex compounds which have at least one ligand L1 which is at least bidentate, where at least one coordination site of L1 is a nitrogen atom, and at least one acid of the general formula (III) R1—CH2—COOH (III) in the form of one of its salts, where the groups R1 are selected from C2-C10-alkyl, linear or branched, wherein (a) the mixture is treated with water which can comprise an alkali metal hydroxide, (b) the salt or salts of acid of the general formula (III) are extracted.
US09061943B2
A process for metalizing a ceramic surface or attaching a ceramic to a metal is provided. The process may comprise: immersing the ceramic into an aluminum or aluminum alloy melt, making the ceramic move or stay still relative to the melt to adhere the melt to the ceramic; and then removing the ceramic from the melt to unaffectedly cool the film adhered thereto. The process can attach an aluminum or aluminum alloy thin film having a thickness of several to tens of micrometers on a ceramic surface. The thin film is formed by solidification, and does not have microscopic faults such as oxide film inclusions or pores, therefore having proper physical of mechanical properties of aluminum. Ceramics or a ceramic and a metal can be brazed via the surface metalizing film, the bonding strength of their interface can over the strength of aluminum itself.
US09061940B2
Provided herein are compositions, methods, and systems for cementitious compositions containing calcium carbonate compositions and aggregate. The compositions find use in a variety of applications, including use in a variety of building materials and building applications.
US09061933B2
Provided is a method of producing a tempered glass sheet, comprising applying tempering treatment to a glass sheet by increasing the content of SiO2 in terms of mass in a surface region of a glass sheet through application of thermal treatment to the glass sheet to 1.03 or more times that in an interior region positioned at a depth of 1 μm from a surface of the glass sheet.
US09061926B2
The present invention provides a composition and method for inhibiting the growth of microorganisms in industrial water systems. Methods employing the composition comprising halogen-based hydantoin or hydantoin-stabilized halogen in combination with peracetic acid demonstrate synergistic control of microbial growth, particularly control of slime deposition.
US09061925B2
A liquid or water treatment apparatus comprising one or both of an electrodialysis cell and a cavitation unit. The cavitation unit generates cavitation in the liquid by flow of the liquid into a constriction where cavitation bubbles are formed and then to an outlet where cavitation bubbles implode, and the constriction includes an aperture formed by walls which are long and narrowly spaced in a plane normal to the flow direction. The electrodialysis cell is arranged with an inlet flow path for directing only part of a quantity of water to be treated through the electrodialysis cell, and an outlet flow path for returning a product of the electrodialysis cell to the remainder of the water.
US09061924B2
A water treatment system includes a weak acid cation resin where a portion of the feed water is exposed to the resin and then blended with untreated feed water to produce a stream of water with reduced mineral scaling and potential. Feed water is split into a first fluid stream, fed to a bypass conduit and a second fluid stream that is conveyed through a weak acid cation treatment bed. After passing through the bed, the treated fluid is combined with the bypass fluid stream to produce a blended feed water at the outlet. The ratio of the bypass fluid stream and treated fluid stream is a function of pH and L.S.I. A controller and associated sensors may control the relative flow rates between the bypass fluid stream and the treated stream to maintain a predetermined water parameter such pH, L.S.I., etc. within a predetermined range.
US09061917B2
A combinatorial synthesis of the diamond unit cell is disclosed wherein a carbon atom free of meta-stable radical impurities reacts with cyclic hydrocarbon compounds or heterocyclic compounds whose structure is tetrahedral or nearly tetrahedral. Reactions conducted in the vapor phase and in the solid state are disclosed.
US09061916B2
Processes and systems for purifying silane-containing streams and, in particular, for purifying silane-containing streams that also contain ethylene are disclosed. The processes and systems may be arranged such that one or more ethylene reactors are downstream of light-end distillation operations.
US09061914B2
Disclosed herein are a novel catalyst for recovering good-quality light oil from materials such as woody hydrocarbons, woody plastics and waste oils, and a preparation method thereof. The catalyst has a three-dimensional network structure and a cubic crystal structure sharing oxygen atoms, and has a Si/Al ratio greater than 1, and includes an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal and a water molecule of crystallization. The catalyst enables good-quality light oil to be recovered from waste plastics, woody hydrocarbons and waste oils and is highly advantageous in terms of environmental problems.
US09061904B2
Embodiments of the invention provide a cellulose-sheathed carbon nanotube fiber. One aspect of the invention provides a sheathed nanotube fiber comprising: a carbon nanotube fiber; and a cellulose sheath extending co-axially along at least a first portion of a length of the carbon nanotube fiber. Another aspect of the invention provides a method of forming a sheathed carbon nanotube fiber, the method comprising: co-electrospinning a carbon nanotube fiber gel core within a cellulose solution sheath.
US09061898B2
According to one embodiment, a memory device includes the following structure. A first double tunnel junction structure includes a first nanocrystal layer that includes first conductive minute particles, and first and second tunnel insulating films arranged to sandwich the first nanocrystal layer. A second double tunnel junction structure includes a second nanocrystal layer that includes second conductive minute particles, and third and fourth tunnel insulating films arranged to sandwich the second nanocrystal layer. A charge storage layer is arranged between the first and second double tunnel junction structures. First and second conductive layers are arranged to sandwich the first double tunnel junction structure, the charge storage layer, and the second double tunnel junction structure. The first conductive minute particles has an average grain size which is different from that of the second conductive minute particles.
US09061895B2
A process for producing a micromechanical structure including a substrate and a stack of at least two layers arranged on the substrate is provided. A mobile part is formed in the stack and a fixed part relative to the substrate is formed in the stack, and an opposite surface is formed between the fixed part and the mobile part, to present a stop device to limit displacement of the mobile part in a direction substantially perpendicular to the stack. The process uses at least one sacrificial layer between the substrate and the stack made of material suitable to be etched selectively relative to the materials of the stack.
US09061890B2
Methods of forming integrated MEMS structures are described. Those methods and structures may include forming at least one MEMS structure on a first substrate, forming a first bonding layer on a top surface of the first substrate, and then coupling the first bonding layer disposed on the first substrate to a second substrate, wherein the second substrate comprises a device layer. The bonding may comprise a layer transfer process, wherein an integrated MEMS device is formed.
US09061886B1
A resonator includes a base substrate with anchor pads, and a quartz resonator device including a resonant microbridge with an electrode, a first flexure beam connected to an end of the microbridge, a second flexure beam connected to a second end of the microbridge, a first and second spring connected between the first flexure beam and first and second anchor mounts, respectively, a third and fourth spring connected between the second flexure beam and third and fourth anchor mounts, respectively, the anchor mounts connected to anchor pads on the base substrate. A single crystal quartz includes the microbridge, the flexure beams, the springs, and the anchor mounts. The flexure beams and the springs prevent buildup of stress in the microbridge.
US09061885B2
A wafer structure (88) includes a device wafer (20) and a cap wafer (60). Semiconductor dies (22) on the device wafer (20) each include a microelectronic device (26) and terminal elements (28, 30). Barriers (36, 52) are positioned in inactive regions (32, 50) of the device wafer (20). The cap wafer (60) is coupled to the device wafer (20) and covers the semiconductor dies (22). Portions (72) of the cap wafer (60) are removed to expose the terminal elements (28, 30). The barriers (36, 52) may be taller than the elements (28, 30) and function to prevent the portions (72) from contacting the terminal elements (28, 30) when the portions (72) are removed. The wafer structure (88) is singulated to form multiple semiconductor devices (89), each device (89) including the microelectronic device (26) covered by a section of the cap wafer (60) and terminal elements (28, 30) exposed from the cap wafer (60).
US09061882B2
A fastening member according to the invention includes right and left sewn areas which are sewn to one member out of a cushion member and a cover material, a hook-and-loop fastener area which is disposed between the right and left sewn areas and which has a plurality of female engagement elements formed on one face thereof, and a connection area which connects between the hook-and-loop fastener area and the respective sewn areas. Here, the connection area is configured to have a lower yarn density than that of the sewn areas and allows the hook-and-loop fastener area to be displaced relatively to the sewn areas. According to the fastening member of the invention, since the fastened cover material can be easily displaced against the cushion member, wrinkling occurrence at the cover material can be prevented when the cover material is assembled to the cushion member.
US09061879B2
A secure liquid drug dispenser for delivering pre-determined doses of medication for oral administration, including an airtight container (1) pressurized thanks to a micro pump (28) defining a pressurized area (10) in which a flexible bag (13) containing the drug to deliver is attached, the flexible bag (13) being connected to a valve (20) located within a second non pressurized area (21) of the container for delivering doses of drug trough a delivery port (23). A microcontroller within the pressurized area (21) controls the opening of the valve for precise delivery of drug doses and monitors the pressure within the pressurized area (21). The drug dispenser is further equipped with a neutralization subsystem (16) for inactivating the medication contained in the flexible bag (13) and biometrics elements are provided to identify the patient. A method of delivering doses of liquid medication is also disclosed.
US09061876B2
A faucet for controlling the dispensing of liquids includes a valve body having a valve chamber with an inlet and an outlet. A valve element is located in the valve chamber and is movable from a first position for blocking flow between the inlet and outlet to a second position for permitting flow between the inlet and the outlet. An operating stem has an inner end operatively connected to the valve element and an outer end located external to the body. A bonnet is included, and an insert member is rotatably connected to the bonnet and defines an opening through which the stem extends. The bonnet and insert member are secured to the body and enclose the valve element in the valve chamber. The insert is located such that no portion of the insert member is clamped between the bonnet and the body.
US09061873B2
A method for producing plastic containers includes feeding plastic preforms to a shaping unit, shaping the plastic preforms to plastic containers, and filling the plastic containers with a liquid. The method further includes closing the plastic containers with plastic closures, wherein the plastic closures are produced of a plastic material and are heated during the manufacturing process.
US09061870B2
A winch for a sailboat comprises a support for mounting the winch with respect to a sailboat, a winch drum rotatable with respect to the support, a ring gear fixed with respect to the winch drum, a main drive gear meshing with the ring gear for driving rotation of the winch drum, a manual drive spindle 300 and a motor gear shaft 114. Forward winding of the winch drum in a first gearing ratio and in a second gearing ratio which are selected depending on the direction of rotation of the manual drive spindle. Gear trains provide the first and second gearing ratios. Manual and motorized operational arrangements are possible.
US09061868B1
An automated vacuum carton lifter has a movable chassis with at least one vacuum cup mounted thereon, oriented so as to provide for gripping the carton or box from one of its vertical sides. A slack cable sensor used to turn on and off a vacuum. Alternatively, an air valve with an associated lever can be used, wherein the valve is depressed when the apparatus engages the carton or box. A vacuum generator is operatively connected to the vacuum cup(s). A device is provided for lifting and lowering the carton or box, the device having a cable slidably mounted to an air cylinder-operated carriage retained by a track; the device being movable to a position at the balance point of the carton or box. An adjustable control handle is provided and is associated with a force transducer that controls the lifting and lowering device. A microprocessor-based controller is operatively connected to a slack cable sensor, the vacuum generator, and the device for lifting and lowering the carton or box.
US09061865B2
An electromechanical monitoring device for detecting undesired departure of an elevator cage from standstill includes a co-running wheel which when required is pressed against a guide track of the elevator cage, possibly against a running diameter of the speed limiter. A sensor detects rotation of the co-running wheel and actuates a braking device if a rotational angle of the co-running wheel exceeds a predetermined value. This electromechanical monitoring device can be suitable for attachment to or installation in a speed limiter and can be suitable for retrofitting to elevator installations.
US09061863B2
A safety circuit in an elevator system includes at least one series connection of safety-relevant contacts that are closed during trouble-free operation of the elevator system, wherein in the case of certain operating conditions in which at least one contact is opened, the at least one contact can be bridged by semiconductor switches, and wherein the semiconductor switches are controlled by at least one processor and monitored by at least one monitoring circuit for short circuits. At least one electromechanical relay circuit, having relay contacts connected in series with the contacts of the bridged series connection can be controlled by the at least one processor and the bridgable series connection can be interrupted by the relay contacts in the case of short-circuiting of the semiconductor switches.
US09061861B2
An apparatus (1) for guiding a flexible member (6) comprising a drum (4) mounted for rotation about a drum axis (5) and a pulley (2) mounted for rotation about a pulley axis (3), the drum and pulley axes being inclined. The apparatus defines a path for the flexible member including first and second drum wrap portions (7,9) on axially spaced first and second fixed drum diametric planes, a pulley wrap portion (8) on a fixed pulley diametric plane, and first and second connecting portions (7a, 7b). The arrangement is such that the connecting portions (7a, 7b) lie on the respective first and second drum diametric planes and both lie on the pulley diametric plane. As the drum (4) and pulley (2) rotate with the flexible member (6) in use, the arrangement is such that the first and second drum wrap portions (7,9) remain on the fixed drum diametric planes and the pulley portion of wrap (8) remains on the fixed diametrical plane of the pulley. The apparatus reduces slippage of the flexible member (6) and associated wear.
US09061856B2
In the control of a cutting mechanism of a sheet processing apparatus, when rear end cut region of a sheet is finely cut and divided into predetermined fine-cutting unit length, if sheet conveying direction length of rearmost end divided region is equal to or more than minimum reference length corresponding to the distance between cutting position of the cutting mechanism and nipping position of a pair of first conveying rollers and is less than maximum reference length in which predetermined fine-cutting unit length is added to minimum reference length, upper and lower blades of the cutting mechanism are held opened immediately after the downstream edge of rearmost end divided region is cut and the pair of first conveying rollers are driven at limited conveying speed lower than normal conveying speed.
US09061851B2
A sheet feeding device includes a sheet accommodating unit supported by an apparatus main body in an insertable and withdrawable manner in a direction orthogonal to a feeding direction of the sheets, a leading edge regulating unit provided fixedly to the sheet accommodating unit, a trailing edge regulating unit provided in the sheet accommodating unit, a side edge regulating unit provided in the sheet accommodating unit, and an insertion position limiting unit configured to contact a frame on a rear of the apparatus main body in an inserting direction of the sheet accommodating unit to limit an insertion position of the sheet accommodating unit, wherein the insertion position limiting unit is arranged on a rear of the sheet accommodating unit and on an upstream of a position of center of gravity of the sheet accommodating unit along a sheet feeding direction.
US09061841B2
A stacking device for assembling a slack of uniformly sized articles 1, has a receiving station for successively receiving said articles 1, and a lifting means to raise said articles from the receiving station to a stacking station The stacking station includes catching means 3 to catch and retain the articles in the stacking station, the catching means comprising at least two catchers 3 located on opposite sides of the station to engage opposite side edges of the article. The article 1 when being raised contacts the catchers 3 to displace the catchers to a closed position to enable the article to override the catchers 3 to move to a position above the catchers 3, the catchers 3 having biassing means to bias the catchers 3 back to an open position to engage and support the article 1 in the stacking station when the lifting means is withdrawn. The catchers 3 have a uniform cross-section and are pivotally mounted in a frame member 5 having a uniform cross-section.
US09061839B2
Guide rails for an article transport vehicle are provided and include a pair of right and left rail portion which are spaced apart from each other in a rail lateral direction. The guide rails are diverged into a straight forward path, a left diverging path, and a right diverging path at a three-directional diverging portion of the travel paths. The pair of right and left rail portions provided along the straight forward path are spaced apart in the path longitudinal direction from the pair of right and left rail portions provided along the upstream-side travel path of the three-directional diverging portion. In addition, an auxiliary receiving mechanism is provided for receiving and supporting the article transport vehicle traveling between the pair of right and left rail portion of the upstream-side travel path and the pair of right and left rail portions of the straight forward path.
US09061827B1
The present invention is a waste container and comprises a hollow base, a drawer assembly, drawer receiver, laterally-slidable drawer, tray, pivot mechanism, and air freshener actuator. The drawer assembly and drawer receiver provide a mechanical means to push in and pull out the laterally-slidable drawer. The laterally-slidable drawer contains the tray responsible unto which waste is deposited. The pivot mechanism positions the tray horizontally and vertically for receiving waste and disposing of it in the base. Because the drawer assembly is separated from the hollow base the user is provided with two separate compartments, one for inserting waste and one for storing it. Also, the nuisance of coming into contact with harmful odors and bacteria in the base is eliminated. Furthermore, the air freshener actuator releases an air freshener into the base to prevent unwanted odors from permeating through the container.
US09061824B2
Provided is an oral pouch flavor product with a fibrous flavored wrapper that encloses an inner filling material. Preferably, the fibrous flavored wrapper includes embedded flavorants. The fibrous flavored wrapper may also include a softening agent, colorants, and/or browning inhibitors. The inner material may include non-tobacco, plant material fibers and preferably has a low moisture content so as to prevent the need for preservatives or refrigeration.
US09061820B2
There is a reusable and recyclable storage and shipping container for fluorescent lamp tubes, particularly linear fluorescent lamps commonly used in commercial and industrial fixtures.
US09061815B2
A container assembly and methods for making and using such an assembly are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an assembly is configured to hold an amount of catalyst. The assembly includes a first layer forming an inner liner that, when sealed, contains the amount of catalyst. Additionally, the assembly includes a second layer that at least partly surrounds the first layer and that is substantially rigid. Further, the assembly includes a third layer that substantially completely surrounds the second layer and that is at least partly made from a woven material, the third layer including a portion forming a spout structure, and a fourth layer that at least partly surrounds the third layer.
US09061813B2
A liquid metering assembly is described and which includes a container for enclosing a source of liquid to be dispensed, a container cap defining a dispensing aperture, and a vent aperture, and which is releasably affixed to container; a movable diaphragm releasably cooperating with the container cap, and coupled in fluid flowing relation relative to the dispensing aperture; and a movable liquid volume control member which cooperates with the movable diaphragm, and which further allows a user to withdraw a given volume of liquid from the beverage container.
US09061801B2
The disclosure includes a cap having a first portion made of a plastic material and forming a bottom for covering a container neck and a protective side wall for surrounding the container neck, and a second portion made of a flexible material that is compatible with the plastic material of the first portion and separate from the plastic material of the first portion, the second portion being annular and consisting of a flexible seal, which projects from the bottom toward the interior of the side wall and which is welded to the first portion. Thus, the manufacture of the stopper by molding includes injecting a flexible material to produce the flexible annular seal and then the movable portions of the mold are placed such that the flexible material is in a groove that is set back from the planar surface of the mold.
US09061800B2
A flexible bag for food storage includes an oxygen remover, a water impermeable membrane, a frangible seal, and walls having low oxygen transmission. The wall comprises two facing sheets, and at least one sheet is a multilayer sheet having an inner layer of polymer enabling the facing sheets to be joined by melt sealing at less than 95° C. The bag may be sealed at location other than the frangible seal. A machine-readable image (e.g. QR code) may direct a computer or phone to a video on the Internet that shows re-sealing the bag at a location separate from the frangible seal to isolate the storage region from air surrounding the bag.
US09061793B2
A cover for a food holder includes a body having an inner surface and an outer surface, the body having at least one aperture provided therein, the at least one aperture providing communication between the inner surface and the outer surface; and a serving implement having a first portion extending through the aperture along one of the inner and outer surfaces, and a second portion extending along the other of the inner and outer surfaces.
US09061791B2
Blanks are provided for forming boxes with side supports formed from flaps extending from the front and back of the box. The side supports are on the outside of the box and are of full height, i.e., as tall as the total height of the box, or flush with the top and bottom of the box. The side supports may be double-layer supports formed by folding the flaps. Boxes having full-height side supports and processes for forming such boxes are also provided.
US09061783B2
The disclosure relates to relates to the use of trim sensors, registration sensors or pressure sensors to sense the position of a zipper during the manufacture of reclosable packages, particularly manufacturing processes wherein the ends of the zipper need to line up at the fin seal to insure success of the closure. The output of the sensors is used to adjust belt or roller speeds, or similar operational parameters to bring the zipper profiles into alignment at the fin seal.
US09061780B2
The invention relates to a packaging method for packing plastic injection moulded parts (9), including: simultaneously removing K parts (9) from K cavities (3), and depositing the parts (9) in an intermediate storage (5) and loading V packaging units (8), each having A parts (9), from the intermediate storage (5). A plurality of depositing positions (6) arranged next to each other in a deposition plane (7) is used as intermediate storage (5), and the K parts (9) are deposited equally divided among U subgroups (11) in the intermediate storage (5), and K parts (9) are removed from the K cavities (3) and are divided evenly among the U subgroups (11) until each subgroup (11) has L parts (9), wherein the quantity L of the parts (9) of a subgroup (11) corresponds to the quantity A of parts (9) to be loaded into a packaging unit (8), or an integral divisor of A. The invention further relates to a packaging device and to an injection moulding machine having such a packaging device.
US09061778B2
A packaging apparatus includes a wrapping material applicator for helically wrapping together a collation of articles, a first conveyor for transporting unwrapped collations of articles to the applicator; a second conveyor for transporting wrapped collations of articles away from the applicator; a base band applicator upstream of the wrapping material applicator for providing a base band of wrapping material underneath the unwrapped collations of articles such that the base band extends between wrapped collations of articles downstream of the applicator and unwrapped collations of articles upstream of the applicator, the base band being wrapped together with the collations of articles; and a tensioning mechanism configured, in use, to place at least a portion of the base band under tension before an unwrapped collation of articles is placed onto that portion of the base band. The first and second conveyors are spaced apart and the applicator is provided between them.
US09061775B2
A method, apparatus and system is provided for reducing an amount of information transmitted to a vehicle in order to implement attitude control of the vehicle. In accordance with the present invention, data corresponding to at least one time-varying attitude command trajectory defining an attitude of the vehicle is reduced, for example, into a vector of polynomial coefficients. The vector of polynomial coefficients then are transmitted to the vehicle, where they are used to reconstruct the at least one time-varying attitude command trajectory via a polynomial interpolation operation.
US09061773B2
A method for final assembly of at least two aircraft includes assembling the at least two aircraft in a transverse direction on a carousel, the at least two aircraft disposed side-by-side, and rotating the carousel on a vertical rotation axis 360°.
US09061772B1
A system and methods for automatic intensity control of dual mode lights are presented. An ambient light level is sensed on a first side of a vehicle to obtain a sensed ambient light level, and a light level of a light source on a second side of the vehicle opposite the first side is adjusted based on the sensed ambient light level.
US09061766B2
A seat for use in an aircraft having a floor is provided. The seat has a support assembly, a seat, a seat back pivotably coupled to the support assembly for movement between an upright position and a reclined position relative to the support assembly, and an occupant back support having an upper portion and lower portion pivotally coupled to the seat back at the upper portion. A pivot link pivotally couples to the rear portion of the seat at a first end and pivotally couples to the lower portion of the occupant back support at a second end. The pivot link causes the lower portion of the occupant back support to move downwardly and forward relative to the seat as the seat back moves from the upright position to the reclined position.
US09061757B2
The automatic piloting system includes an element for automatically supplying a computation unit, when the aircraft is guided according to a descending corrected speed and a new corrected speed which is greater than the corrected speed used for guidance of the aircraft is input by the pilot, with a predetermined maximum Mach number which replaces the current Mach number and which is intended to form, together with the new input corrected speed, a pair of speeds which is taken into account by the computation unit for determining the guidance instructions for the aircraft.
US09061754B2
A structure may comprise a skin member and a hat stringer. The hat stringer may include a base portion and first and second webs extending outwardly from the base portion. The first and second webs may be formed of a wrap laminate having wrap plies and a cover laminate having cover plies. The first and second webs may be interconnected by a cap. The hat stringer and skin member may be co-cured.
US09061740B2
The present invention provides a system for launch and recovery of a vessel (1) from a host ship or platform (13), said host ship or platform comprising a lifting device (2) having at least one first lifting cable (9), characterized in that the vessel (1) comprises at least one fastening device (3), releasably connectable to said at least one first lifting cable (9), and at least one lifting winch (5) comprising a lifting winch cable (11), and at least one mast system comprising a mast (14) connected to at least one lifting winch (5) by one end of the corresponding lifting winch cable (11), said mast system being capable of raising the connected end of the lifting winch cable in a vertical direction. In addition, a vessel suitable for said system, and a method for launch and recovery of such a vessel, is provided.
US09061737B2
A system adapted to position a floating object having a slide assembly with a contact surface, the floating object selectively engaging the contact surface, a track operatively connected to the slide assembly, and a locking mechanism secured to the slide assembly, the locking mechanism having a plug at one end.
US09061730B2
A bicycle front derailleur that includes a main body and a chain guide operatively coupled to the main body. The chain guide includes a first plate, a second plate, and a contact member affixed to the first plate. The contact member includes a flexible portion that is adapted to flex when contacted by a chain running through the chain guide.
US09061729B2
A suspension system for supporting a frame of a vehicle on at least one wheel that is coupled via a chain to a chain ring on the frame. The suspension system includes a structural member supporting an axle of the wheel, a first linkage arm connecting the structural member to the frame, a second linkage arm connecting the structural member to the frame, and a shock absorber coupled between the frame and one of the structural member, the first linkage arm and the second linkage arm. Additionally, the center of curvature (CC) of the axle of the wheel is located within a predetermined radius of a tangent contact point between a tension segment of the chain and the chain ring throughout a range motion of the suspension system.
US09061720B2
A track member (2) for a track (1) of a vehicle of the tracked type, comprises a pin (3), a bushing (4) associated to the pin (3) and rotatable relative to the pin (3), a first (6′) and a second (6″) inner track link assemblies associated to the pin (3) and rotatable relative to the latter and arranged on two opposite sides of said bushing (4), a first (7′) and a second (7″) outer track link assemblies associated to the pin (3) and rotatingly integral to the latter. The first inner track link assembly (6′) is arranged between the first outer track link assembly (7′) and the bushing (4), and the second inner track link assembly (6″) is arranged between the second outer track link assembly (7″) and the bushing (4). The pin (5) comprises an extended portion (8) defining a first abutting surface (9′) and a second abutting surface (9″) against which the first (6′) and the second (6″) inner track link assemblies respectively abut.
US09061705B2
A parking assistance system using a projector and a method thereof are provided. The parking assistance system includes a projector, a capture module, and a control unit. The projector projects an image to outside a vehicle. The capture module captures a projection region of the projector. The control unit controls the projector to illuminate the projection region, and controls a screen output of an image captured by the capture module.
US09061703B2
There is provided an electric power steering apparatus which includes a monitoring/controlling means that monitors a failure of a CPU, and controls a drive signal for driving a motor at the time of the failure of the CPU, wherein the monitoring/controlling means has a first control mode for suspending driving of the motor, and a second control mode for continuously controlling the motor with a provisional drive signal, in place of and for restricting the drive signal from the CPU; and wherein, when the monitoring/controlling means detects the failure of the CPU, the monitoring/controlling means selects the second control mode to thereby continue controlling the motor with the provisional drive signal in place of the drive signal from the CPU, and then selects, after the controlling in the second control mode, the first control mode to thereby suspend driving of the motor.
US09061700B2
Provided is an electric power steering control apparatus for an electric power steering system equipped with a torque sensor for detecting a steering torque of the steering system and a motor for generating a torque for assisting the steering torque, including a motor target torque calculation unit for calculating a torque of the motor in response to a steering torque signal from the torque sensor and a motor-applied voltage calculation unit for calculating a voltage applied to the motor in response to a motor target torque signal from the motor target torque calculation unit, in which the motor target torque calculation unit generates the motor target torque signal indicating a motor target torque whose ratio to a steering torque indicated by the steering torque signal is set such that an influence of a torque fluctuation of the motor on a driver becomes equal to or smaller than a predetermined value.
US09061697B2
A transportation dolly for transporting tools, such as Measurement While Drilling (MWD) tools, is provided. The dolly includes a base plate with a front end, a rear end, a top surface, and a bottom surface. A plurality of wheels may be attached to the bottom surface. A cradle forming a channel within may be attached to the top surface. A plurality of dollies may be linked together. The channel may be shaped and sized to receive the MWD tool. Therefore, the MWD tool may be strapped to the plurality of dollies and transported in a safe manner.
US09061690B2
A guide rail type vehicle of the present invention comprises a guide frame provided so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis perpendicular to the floor surface of a vehicle body; a plurality of guide wheels which forms gripping pairs aligned in the vehicle width direction so as to be able to grip a center guide rail, and which is arranged in the front-and-rear direction of the guide frame; equalizing links supporting two guide wheels, which are adjacent to each other in the front-and-rear direction, so as to be able to roll about a guide wheel shaft parallel to the rotation axis, and connecting the two guide wheels as a connected pair and being attached to the guide frame so as to be rotatable about a link shaft parallel to the rotation axis; and a steering link mechanism changing the steering angle of tires.
US09061682B2
When a determination is made that the running mode is an HV running mode at S10, an ECU sets the system voltage for an HV running mode. When a determination is made that the running mode is an EV running mode at S10, the ECU sets the system voltage for an EV running mode. The setting of the system voltage for an EV running mode is lower than the setting for an HV running mode.
US09061678B2
An ECU serving as a control device of a hybrid vehicle including an engine; a first motor generator and a second motor generator capable of generating power and generating regenerative power; and a battery configured to supply and receive power to and from the first motor generator and the second motor generator includes a plurality prediction arithmetic expressions configured to predict a regenerative power generation amount generated by the first motor generator (or the second motor generator) at the time an own vehicle travels on a downhill road in a travel scheduled path of the own vehicle, wherein one of the plurality of prediction arithmetic expressions is selected and used for the predicting the regenerative power generation amount according to a gradient of the downhill road.
US09061677B2
A steering wheel apparatus for adjusting stiffness and receiving a pressure is provided. The apparatus includes a rim having a ring-shaped frame structure and an air container disposed around an outer surface of the rim. An outer sheath covers an outer surface of the air container and an air nozzle is connected to an inside of the air container. A pressure sensor is mounted to the rim to detect a pressure by which the steering wheel apparatus is gripped and an air compressor and a vacuum pump are connected to the air nozzle. A steering controller analyzes signals input from sensors to maintain an air pressure of the air container and operate the air compressor or the vacuum pump when present condition information is satisfied. An engine controller analyzes a signal input from the pressure sensor and when the signal corresponds to a predetermined pressure or greater decelerate the vehicle.
US09061676B2
A vehicle control apparatus includes an opening degree determination unit that determines the opening degree of a throttle valve based on an accelerator operation amount, and a change suppression unit that reduces a time rate of changing of the opening degree of the throttle valve in a gear change period with a decrease of the rotation speed of the engine, when the opening degree of the throttle valve is changed from a value at which an output torque is greater than a load torque input from a transmission path to an engine toward a boundary value where the output torque is equal to the load torque.
US09061675B2
A vehicle includes an engine and a transmission assembly having a stationary member, gear sets, an input member connected to one of the plurality of gear sets, a binary clutch assembly, and a transmission control module (TCM). The binary clutch assembly includes a freewheeling element which holds torque only in a first rotational direction and a binary device that, when engaged, prevents rotation of the binary clutch assembly in a second rotational direction, and that allows the binary clutch assembly to freewheel in the second rotational direction when released. The TCM executes a method via instructions to determine a total amount of clutch energy of the binary clutch assembly, compare the determined total amount of clutch energy to a calibrated clutch energy threshold, and delay an execution of the requested shift when the determined total amount of clutch energy exceeds the calibrated clutch energy threshold.
US09061673B2
A brake system includes: a brake actuating element; a first piston-cylinder unit having a first piston displaceable by the brake actuating element actuated by at least a predefined minimum actuation such that a first internal pressure in the first piston-cylinder unit is increased; at least one wheel brake cylinder having a brake pressure which is increased using the increased first internal pressure; a first brake booster; and a second piston-cylinder unit having a second piston displaceable by the first brake booster so that a second internal pressure in the second piston-cylinder unit is increased, and to which the at least one wheel brake cylinder is hydraulically connected such that the brake pressure of the at least one wheel brake cylinder is increased by the increased second internal pressure.
US09061665B2
A magnet valve has a core sleeve in which a valve element is longitudinally movably arranged and has at least one housing sleeve overlaying the core sleeve which is connected to the core sleeve by welding from the outside. The weld is designed via a circumferential section or a plurality of circumferential sections of the housing sleeve forming at least one weld-free zone. A method for welding such a core sleeve of a magnet valve to the housing sleeve is also disclosed. The weld is made via a circumferential section or a plurality of circumferential sections of the housing sleeve, leaving at least one weld-free zone.
US09061662B2
In order to more accurately determine wheel state variables of a wheel, physical variables of the wheels are continuously measured and evaluated on the vehicle side. In addition, physical variables of the wheel are intermittently measured on the wheel side. The variables measured on the wheel side or the evaluated measurement results thereof are used to correct the variables measured on the vehicle side and/or the determined wheel state variables.
US09061657B2
A wiper device comprising a wiper motor; a storage section storing specific positions at an upper and a lower portions of a region on the window glass where the wiper blade swings as a first upper stop target position and a first lower stop target position, and also storing specific ranges from the first upper stop target position to a lower side and from the first lower stop target position to an upper side as an upper and a lower permissible stop ranges; a detection section that detects rotation speed and rotation angle of the wiper motor; and a control section that identifies the wiper blade position, reduces the rotation speed of the wiper motor as the swinging wiper blade approaches the upper or the lower permissible stop range, and stops the wiper motor rotation when the wiper blade has stopped in the upper or the lower permissible stop range.
US09061649B2
A molded trim component for covering an airbag in a motor vehicle comprises a support, an intermediate layer, and a decorative layer. The decorative layer is adhesively bonded to the surface of the intermediate layer, at least in the region of a tear-open line of the intermediate layer or at least in the vicinity of the tear-open line.
US09061646B2
A vehicle occupant restraint system comprises an inflatable knee airbag (10). The knee airbag (10) includes an airbag sheath (12) and at least one vent hole (18) formed therein. The vent hole (18) is arranged in the upper half of the knee airbag (10) and is provided on a side of the knee airbag (10) facing away from the vehicle occupant which in the operating position of the knee airbag (10) is directly opposed to a fixed component (28) in the vehicle interior. A method of protecting a vehicle occupant comprises the following steps of: Inflating a knee airbag (10) with gas so that the knee airbag (10) adopts an operating position; and adapting the gas discharge behavior in accordance with the constitution, especially the body height of the vehicle occupant, in that a vent hole (18) formed in an upper section (36) of the knee airbag (10) is pressed against a fixed component (28) in the vehicle interior by the knee (38) of a normal size vehicle occupant moving forward and is closed thereby, or is not pressed against a fixed component (28) in the vehicle interior by the knee (38) of a small size vehicle occupant moving forward.
US09061643B1
An active bolster for an automotive vehicle has a plastic-molded outer trim panel with a closed-loop welding section. A plastic-molded expandable bladder member has a central attachment section, a welding flange along a peripheral edge, and a pleated region between the central attachment section and the welding flange. The welding section and the welding flange are joined by a hot weld. An inflator couples an inflation gas into a space between the trim panel and bladder member to expand the bladder member in response to a crash event. The bladder member includes a first blocking rib projecting toward the trim panel between the welding flange and the pleated region. The trim panel includes a second blocking rib projecting toward the bladder member. The blocking ribs mechanically interlock to resist separation of the bladder member and trim panel during expansion and to shield the hot weld from the inflation gas.
US09061640B2
A safing decision is executed using a first integrator for integrating acceleration sensor output values for a first integration interval to obtain a first arithmetic operation value, a second integrator for cumulative integration of the acceleration sensor output values using it as a trigger that the first arithmetic operation value exceeds a first predetermined value to obtain a second arithmetic operation value, a third integrator for integrating the second arithmetic operation value for a third integration interval to obtain a third arithmetic operation value as a second order integration value of the output values of the acceleration sensors, and a comparator for comparing a map derivation value derived by substituting the third arithmetic operation value into a threshold value map and the first arithmetic operation value with each other. The airbag is started up when the main decision and the safing decision are carried out as an on decision.
US09061617B2
An air conditioning unit includes a shaped body forming at least one part of a seat cushion. The shaped body has a seating surface and an opposite lower side. An air flow module is arranged at the lower side of the shaped body. The air flow module includes an air mover and has an air inlet opening and an air outlet opening. The shaped body has at least one air through-hole extending from the seating surface to the air flow module. The air flow module is in fluid communication with the at least one air through-hole in the shaped body. At least one channel extends in a radial direction adjacent the lower surface of the shaped body. The air flow module is in fluid communication with the at least one channel, and provides airflow between the seating surface of the shaped body and the at least one channel.
US09061616B2
A vehicle seating assembly includes a seatback, a headrest, and a support structure that extends between the headrest and the seatback. The support structure includes a primary member, a secondary member, and a trim piece that encloses the primary and secondary members. The primary member pivotally couples with the headrest and the seatback. The secondary member has an upper end and a lower end. The upper end pivotally couples with the headrest about a lateral axis and is spaced from the primary member. A first actuator couples between with the primary member and the seatback for rotating the headrest between a rearward position and a forward position. A second actuator couples between the lower end of the secondary member and the seatback to move the headrest between a first angle and a second angle.
US09061611B2
Apparatus for securing a child safety seat and for impact dispersal. A tether system secures the child safety seat to the LATCH anchors in a vehicle. The tether tightening system attached to a frame tightens the tethers after they are snugged to the vehicle, thereby ensuring the safety seat is secured. In one embodiment, a screw-type adjustment allows for fully tightening the tethers after they are snugged up with a locking device. The child safety seat is attached to the frame with a hydraulic impact dispersal system connected to a platform that pivots. The force of an impact applies a rotational force to the platform. The energy from the impact is dispersed by the application of the platform's rotational force to a hydraulic cylinder that has a fluid connection to a dispersal valve.
US09061610B2
A seat cushion for a vehicle seat having attachment members for selectively attaching a child seat thereto includes a first layer having a first hardness and a second layer having a second hardness. The second layer is less hard than the first layer and defines a support surface upon which the child seat sets.
US09061609B2
A car seat base with a self-keeping lock mechanism for releasably locking a car seat rested thereon. The car seat has a pair of rods fixed at its underside, and the self-keeping lock mechanism is characterized by including at least a front hook element and a rear hook element and at least a front positioner and a rear positioner. The front hook element and the rear hook element are spaced apart from each other and pivoted inside the car seat base for locking the rods in a closed position, and releasing the rod in an opened position; the front positioner and the rear positioner are pivoted near the hook elements for keeping the hook elements in the opened position before the rods being entered into and caught by the hook elements, and may keep the hook elements in the closed position when the rods have been locked by the hook elements.
US09061606B2
A release mechanism of a seat, including a two way motion actuator that moves in both a first direction and in a second direction; a recliner release mechanism that releases a recliner of the seat in response to the two way motion actuator moving in the first direction; and a slide release mechanism that releases a slide mechanism of the seat in response to the two way motion actuator moving in the second direction. The release mechanism also including a first unintentional movement prevention device that prevents the slide mechanism from being released when the two way motion actuator moves in the first direction; and a second unintentional movement prevention device that prevents the recliner from being released when the two way motion actuator moves in the second direction.
US09061603B2
An occupant detection system and method that uses an isolation assembly to isolate electrically a power supply providing power to a heater element for heating a vehicle seat from a sensing circuit that uses the heater element as an electrode for electric field or capacitance type occupant detection. The isolation assembly includes a common mode choke that by itself provides sufficient isolation when the sensing circuit excitation signal frequency is high enough, and provides switches that infrequently interrupt electrical power to the heater element so a humidity level can be determined using a relatively low excitation signal frequency. Knowing the humidity level is desirable to adjust a threshold use to determine if the sensing circuit indicates that the seat is empty, or is occupied.
US09061601B2
A vehicle includes a cargo area having folding seats and rear doors. The rear doors are provided with a seat stopper on an inner side. The seat stopper presses a seat back plate from above when the door is closed and the seat back plate is folded down to prevent the seat back plate from being lifted.
US09061597B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a quick charger for an electric vehicle in which a quick charging cable can be compactly stored, which is excellent in safety, and in which the burden on a user in operations is lightened.Provided is a quick charger for an electric vehicle including: an operation panel provided on the front face of a body housing; an outlet for a charging cable provided on one side face of the body housing; a charging connector housing unit that is provided on the other side face of the body housing to hold a charging connector in the body housing; and a charging cable receiver that is provided at a lower part of the body housing, wherein the charging cable receiver has a function of holding an intermediate part of the charging cable.
US09061595B2
An auxiliary drive circuit includes a first energy storage device coupled to a first DC bus and configured to output electrical power to the first DC bus, a first switch-mode power supply coupled to the first DC bus and to a second DC bus, the first switch-mode power supply configured to convert the electrical power to a first voltage and to output the first voltage to the second DC bus, and a second switch-mode power supply coupled to the second DC bus and coupled to an auxiliary bus, the second switch-mode power supply configured to convert the first voltage to a second voltage and to provide the second voltage to the auxiliary bus, the auxiliary bus configured to provide an auxiliary voltage to an auxiliary drive system, wherein the second voltage is different from the first voltage.
US09061588B2
A vehicle includes a wheel, an electric motor that drives the wheel, a drive torque operator that is operated by an operator, a slip detection unit that detects a slipping state of the wheel, a torque command value calculation unit that calculates a torque command value for the electric motor, and a motor drive unit that drives the electric motor according to a calculated torque command value. When the slip detection unit has not detected a slipping state of the wheel, the torque command value calculation unit calculates a torque command value for the electric motor according to an input to the drive torque operator. When the slip detection unit has detected a slipping state of the wheel, the torque command value calculation unit calculates a torque command value that repeatedly fluctuates alternately between a first value not more than a torque command value at the time when wheel slip has been detected and a second value smaller than the first value.
US09061583B2
A fuel cell powered vehicle fuel storage system is disclosed having a suspension system, a fuel tank, and a support system, wherein the suspension system, fuel tank, and support system cooperate to carry vehicle structural loads and the reaction loads of the suspension system and to maximize a volume of the fuel tank.
US09061574B2
A window frame (7, 8, 8′) for a window (4, 5, 6, 5′, 6′) of a passenger car, has at least one seal having one or a plurality of sealing profiles (17.1, 17.2, 17.3, 17.4, 18.1, 18.4) that abut one another at seams in the longitudinal direction of the seal, and further have a fastening profile cooperating with the seal and comprising one or more fastening profile pieces (13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4) that abut one another on at least one seam in the longitudinal direction of the fastening profile. The fastening profile pieces (13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4) have a metal ornamental molding (9, 10, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3) attached to them and a molding flange (14.1, 14.2, 14.3, 14.4) fastened with at least one fastening element (15.1, 15.2, 15.3, 15.4) to secure the fastening profile to the passenger car. The ornamental molding (9, 10) is crimped on the molding flange (14.1, 14.2, 14.4) of the fastening profile piece or pieces (13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4) such that it covers the seam in one piece. The window frame may be produced by a defined method of construction.
US09061571B2
The invention relates to a method for controlling a motorized flap, wherein the flap arrangement comprises a flap which may be a pivotable flap, a drive arrangement associated with the flap and a control arrangement associated with the drive arrangement, wherein the deflection of the flap is limited in at least one first direction of movement, by a mechanical end stop on the motor vehicle side, wherein the motorized flap movement in the first direction of movement is limited by means of the control arrangement by an end stop provided by control technology, in order to prevent the flap from running in a motorized manner in the first direction of movement into the mechanical end stop.
US09061570B1
A sliding door for a vehicle includes a rail unit may include a center rail provided on an outer surface of a rear side inner panel in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, and an auxiliary rail provided along a lower end of the center rail, a drive unit that has front and rear pulleys respectively provided at front and rear sides of an inner surface of the rear side inner panel, and a wire wound around the front and rear pulleys to be moved by a driving power of a driving motor, a roller bracket that is provided at the center rail to be slidably moved, and is connected to both ends of the wire to be moved along the center rail by the driving power, and a door whose one side is fixed to the roller bracket to be slid with respect to the vehicle body.
US09061565B2
The present invention relates to an air conditioner for a vehicle, which includes coupling portions formed on both sides of a scroll case, a connection cover coupled to one coupling portion and having an inlet ring and a dual ring, a motor housing coupled to the other coupling portion of the scroll case, air holes respectively formed on faces at the same height as both sides of a discharge part of the scroll case, and a blocking portion formed on the connection cover to close one of the air holes. The air conditioner can reduce investment costs, development expenses and the development period of time because all parts excepting an intake duct can be used commonly in RHDs (Right Handle Drives) and LHDs (Left Handle Drives) and can reduce a loss of air volume because air holes for cooling a motor are formed at positions to minimize resistance of the air discharged from a scroll case.
US09061562B2
A suspension control apparatus includes a single-wheel model calculating unit that calculates a sprung speed and a stroke speed using a single-wheel model on the basis of a wheel speed variation detected by a wheel speed sensor and a damper control unit that controls the damping force of a variable damping force damper by setting a skyhook control target current and an unsprung vibration damping control target current of the variable damping force damper on the basis of the calculated sprung speed and stroke speed. When a slip determining unit determines that the wheel is in a slipping state based on deviation of a value detected by the wheel speed sensor from a wheel speed estimated by the vehicle body speed estimating unit by a predetermined value or more, the damper control unit suppresses skyhook and unsprung vibration damping control by fixing or gradually decreasing the control target currents.
US09061559B2
A rear wheel suspension device includes a knuckle configured to support a rear wheel, a trailing arm configured to link the knuckle to a vehicle body, and an actuator configured to drive the knuckle in the general width direction of the vehicle, so as to adjust the rear wheel camber angle and toe angle. The knuckle is linked to the trailing arm via linking portions enabling turning of the knuckle in a direction of changing the rear wheel camber angle and toe angle. A turning axis defined by the linking portions is set so as to be tilted with respect to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. Particularly, the turning axis defined by the linking portions is set so as to be tilted with respect to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle in side view.
US09061556B2
The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire with an elongate substantially annular air passageway enclosed within a bending region of the tire and extending substantially in a circumferential direction, wherein upon rolling of the tire air is pressed through the air passageway and a valve assembly in air flow communication with the tire cavity, the annular air passageway and the exterior of the tire and having an air inlet for allowing air to enter the valve assembly from the exterior of the tire as well as an air outlet for allowing air to enter the tire cavity.
US09061549B2
A pneumatic tire comprises a sidewall portion provided in the outer surface thereof with an embossed mark. The embossed mark has a top surface axially outwardly away from the outer surface, a side surface extending from the outer surface to the top surface, an outside edge at which the side surface intersects with the top surface to form an outside corner, and an inside edge at which the side surface intersects with the outer surface to form an inside corner. The outside edge has a circumferential segment extending parallel with the tire circumferential direction, and the inside edge has a nearly-circumferential segment positioned oppositely to the circumferential segment and extending at an angle of from 0.5 to 2.5 degrees so that a warped plane is formed between the circumferential segment and nearly-circumferential segment.
US09061548B2
The invention provides a rubber composition for a tire, and a pneumatic tire that are capable of achieving both good fuel economy and a good elongation at break. The rubber composition for a tire according to the invention includes a rubber component containing an isoprene-based rubber; sulfur; and a coumarone-indene resin having a softening point of −20° C. to 45° C., wherein the coumarone-indene resin is contained in an amount of 0.5 to 20 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component.
US09061547B2
A power-operated caster brake mechanism includes a driving device having a driving motor; a linking mechanism having a shifting member connected to a moving bar of the driving motor, and two rotating members connected to two ends of the shifting member; a caster connected to each rotating member and including a wheel and a brake and direction-lock mechanism, the latter including a brake block located in a wheel support, and a pin connected at an end to the brake block and another end to the rotating member; and a mechanical switch connected to the moving bar. When the driving motor shifts the shifting member, the rotating members rotate the brake blocks to different positions, bringing the casters to a braked, a direction-locked, or a freely swiveling state. In case the driving motor is failed, the casters can still be set to a desired operating state with the mechanical switch.
US09061534B2
Aspects of the present invention are directed toward donor substrate, method of manufacturing donor substrate, and method of manufacturing organic light-emitting display device. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a donor substrate includes a base layer which includes an element region and an encapsulation region surrounding the element region; a transfer assist layer which is disposed on the base layer and includes a first uneven portion disposed on the encapsulation region; and a transfer layer which is disposed on the transfer assist layer. The first uneven portion is formed on a surface of the transfer assist layer which contacts the transfer layer.
US09061533B2
A label information degrader for substantially and permanently degrading the legibility of label information on a label attached to a container, said label information degrader including an abrasion component positioned to contact the label of the container during use, an abrasion cleaning component, a powered drive component that rotates the abrasion component and may rotate the abrasion cleaning component, a housing component that positions and provides direct or indirect structural support to the device components, and one or more user protection components, designed to avoid unintended user contact or injury from the label information degrader.
US09061525B2
An image forming method uses an ink set that includes applying a liquid composition onto a recording medium; further applying a ink composition onto the recording medium with an ink jet method to form an image; drying the image at a surface temperature of the image of 35° C. to 55° C. until a difference between a residual water content of a non-image portion on the recording medium and a residual water content of a image portion where an application amount of the ink composition is the maximum is 2 g/m2 to 4 g/m2; and irradiating the image with active energy rays: the ink set includes the ink composition containing at least a pigment, water, 3% by mass or less of polymer particles, and 5% by mass to 15% by mass of polymerizable compound having an acrylamide structure represented by the formula (1); and the liquid composition containing an aggregation component.
US09061524B2
A paper processing apparatus includes a tray, a conveying section, a catching member, a paper processing section, a moving mechanism, and a control section. The catching member includes an abutting surface which abuts a top part of paper in a conveying direction of the paper and a covering part which covers one of one surface and the other surface of the paper, and is disposed at a downstream side in the paper conveying direction. The control section controls the moving mechanism to move a paper processing section between a standby position at which the catching member is received in a processing region and a processing position at which the paper is received in the processing region. The control unit controls the conveying section to convey the paper to the tray in a state in which the moving mechanism positions the paper processing unit at the standby position.
US09061522B2
A method and apparatus for printing labels with reduced waste. The method includes printing a label on an end-portion of a label roll and advancing the label roll such that the end-portion passes a cutter mechanism. The cutter mechanism cuts the end-portion, thereby defining a new end-portion. The method further includes reversing the label roll to align the new end-portion with a printer head. The apparatus may be a drive mechanism that includes a roller for feeding label material in a forward feed mode and in a reverse feed mode. The drive mechanism has a drive clutch configured to engage with a take-up printer ribbon spool. The drive clutch may be operated to (i) transfer a driving force to the take-up printer ribbon spool in a forward feed mode and (ii) allow a release of printer ribbon in a reverse feed mode. The drive mechanism further includes a reverse clutch having a return spring. The reverse clutch may engage with a payout printer ribbon spool and may be operated to (i) prime the return spring of the in the forward feed mode and (ii) transfer a driving force from the return spring to the payout printer ribbon spool in the reverse feed mode. The drive mechanism may be incorporated into a hand-held printer, and therein interact with a removable label cassette to reduce waste of the label material and/or ink ribbon.
US09061521B2
Techniques are presented for digital ink jet printing upon a substrate with a significant third dimension. Droplets in the range of 120 pL to 200 pL have been found suitable for substrates with variability, in the third dimension, of up to approximately 4 cm. A larger droplet can be generated by utilizing a plurality of drive pulses, each of which generates a smaller droplet, and having the plurality of smaller droplets combine in mid-air. The data to be printed can be derived from a 3D model and such 3D model can also be used to guide shaping of the substrate. The 3D model can be produced from 2D image data. If the 2D image data is a two-dimensional portrait photograph, a result, of using the present invention, can be a realistic portrait in the form of a bas-relief sculpture.
US09061510B2
Provided is a liquid ejecting apparatus that includes a liquid ejecting head having nozzles through which liquid can be ejected, a liquid supply path through which the liquid is supplied to the liquid ejecting head, and a filter chamber which is disposed in the middle of the liquid supply path and of which an inner portion is divided into a first chamber on a downstream side and a second chamber on an upstream side by a filter which filters the liquid, in which a liquid outlet through which the liquid is introduced from the first chamber of the filter chamber to a downstream side of the liquid supply path is formed in an upper position of the first chamber in a vertical direction.
US09061509B2
A liquid holding container includes a holding body case, a film and a reinforcing member. The holding body case has a case opening section. The film adheres to the holding body case to cover the case opening section and form a liquid holding chamber configured and arranged to accommodate liquid between the holding body case. The reinforcing member is provided along a surface of the film at a position which is on an opposite side to the liquid holding chamber with respect to the film so as to suppress deformation of the film toward the opposite side.
US09061507B2
An inkjet printer for the labeling of goods includes a main device having at least one outlet opening for ink, in particular for ink droplets, at least one storage container for a liquid flowing through the outlet opening, such as, for example, ink, pigments or solvents, the storage container being detachably connected to the main device, and liquid and mechanical couplings. The liquid coupling has a first coupling portion on the main device and a second coupling portion on the storage container. The mechanical coupling includes a first coupling means on the main device and a second coupling means on the storage container. The storage container further includes a ring-shaped transponder having a ring-shaped second antenna extending about the second coupling portion and a control unit storing data on the liquid contained in the storage container.
US09061504B2
There is provided a liquid jetting apparatus including: a liquid jetting head including a pressure generating element and a plurality of nozzles arranged in rows in a nozzle-row direction; and a controller. The controller is configured to: determine a basic flushing amount for each nozzle; make the liquid jetting head carry out flushing with the basic flushing amount for inner-side nozzles positioned at an inner side in the nozzle-row direction; and make the liquid jetting head carry out flushing with a flushing amount larger than the basic flushing amount, for outer-side nozzles positioned at an outer side in the nozzle-row direction, of the inner-side nozzles.
US09061501B2
Provided is a manufacturing method of a liquid ejecting head having a flow-path forming substrate in which a liquid flow path is provided to communicate with a nozzle opening through which liquid is discharged. The method includes performing wet etching on both surfaces of the flow-path forming substrate and forming the liquid flow path by removing a burr that is formed when the wet etching is performed on the flow-path forming substrate.
US09061500B2
A method of manufacturing a printhead substrate, including forming a metal pattern, including a portion forming a pair of electrodes, on an insulating member, forming a conductive film which covers the insulating member and the metal pattern, including a first portion forming a temperature detection element and a second portion except for the first portion, etching the second portion so as to form the pair of electrodes, and etching the first portion so as to form the temperature detection element which is connected to the pair of electrodes, wherein an etching amount in the etching the second portion is larger than a thickness of the conductive film, and an etching amount in the etching the first portion is smaller than the etching amount in the etching the second portion.
US09061497B2
A liquid ejecting head includes: a first-member that has a first liquid-flow-path and discharges liquid in the first liquid-flow-path from a nozzle; a second-member that has a second liquid-flow-path communicating with the first liquid-flow-path; a seal-member that seals a coupling portion between the first liquid-flow-path of the first-member and the second liquid-flow-path of the second-member; and a support-member that is fixed to the first-member at a fixing area side which is located in a position different from a position where the nozzle is located when a plane in which the nozzle is formed is seen from above. The support-member is supported at the fixing area and projects toward the coupling portion, and supports, at a coupling portion side, the seal member at a first-member-side of the seal-member. The seal-member seals the coupling portion by applying pressure in a diameter direction of the first liquid-flow-path.
US09061496B2
A printer includes a first printing unit configured in printing a code image to form first dots on respective pixels of the code image and a second printing unit configured in printing the code image to form second dots between the first dots in a width direction of a region with a width of two or more pixels having the first dots formed by the first printing unit.
US09061494B2
Provided are high-resolution electrohydrodynamic inkjet (e-jet) printing systems and related methods for printing functional materials on a substrate surface. In an embodiment, a nozzle with an ejection orifice that dispenses a printing fluid faces a surface that is to be printed. The nozzle is electrically connected to a voltage source that applies an electric charge to the fluid in the nozzle to controllably deposit the printing fluid on the surface. In an aspect, a nozzle that dispenses printing fluid has a small ejection orifice, such as an orifice with an area less than 700 μm2 and is capable of printing nanofeatures or microfeatures. In an embodiment the nozzle is an integrated-electrode nozzle system that is directly connected to an electrode and a counter-electrode. The systems and methods provide printing resolutions that can encompass the sub-micron range.
US09061491B2
A liquid discharging apparatus including: a nozzle which discharges a liquid; a pressure chamber which communicates with the nozzle; a piezoelectric element which is provided in order to discharge the liquid corresponding to the pressure chamber; a driving signal generation unit which generates a driving signal in order to drive the piezoelectric element; and a residual vibration detection unit which detects a residual vibration. The driving signal generation unit generates a driving signal for inspection which is a first electric potential during a first period, is a second electric potential during a second period, is a third electric potential during a third period, is shifted from the first electric potential to the second electric potential, and is shifted from the second electric potential to the third electric potential. The third electric potential is an electric potential between the first electric potential and the second electric potential.
US09061488B2
An image forming apparatus allowing a user to easily access an operating section even in a large-size apparatus can be provided. An image forming apparatus 100 includes a main machine 110 including an operating section 113 and capable of functioning as a multifunction machine by itself, and at least one option machine 120 to 190 added to a side-face side of an enclosure 111 of the main machine. The apparatus 100 includes the operating section 113 at a fixed position in the width direction of the enclosure. The enclosure has a unified first color of a same tone at a front face thereof, and an operating position line 101 is formed at a part of the front face of the enclosure and has a second color that is clearly different from the first color so as to be a guide indicating a position of the operating section 113.
US09061486B2
An ID document includes a document core and a multi-layer laminate. The multi-layer laminate includes at least three layers: a top layer, a middle layer, and a bottom layer. The top layer, in combination with other layers, provides durability to the ID document. The top layer can be made of a material with strong intrusion or scratch resistance and a high thermal softening/deformation point and can also have high resistance to solvents. The middle layer may be made of a material with a low melting point, and may also have high resistance to solvents. The bottom layer helps to facilitate strong binding to the document core or inlay and may be made of a material with a relatively high melting point.
US09061485B2
Provided is a method for manufacturing a translucent rigid substrate laminate which can improve a thickness precision while decreasing the risk of fractures. In the method for manufacturing a translucent rigid substrate laminate according to the present invention, translucent rigid substrates are placed opposite to each other such that bonding surfaces thereof are parallel to each other, both rigid substrates are brought toward each other while being kept parallel, the both rigid substrates are preliminarily bonded using a photo-curable fixing agent, the bonded translucent rigid substrates are roll-pressed, and the fixing agent is then cured.
US09061481B2
Certain example embodiments relate to robust semi-transparent coatings that are suitable for use in a wide variety of display-on-demand mirror applications, and methods of making the same. In certain example embodiments, a coated article includes a coating supported by a glass substrate. A reflective metal-inclusive layer is formed, directly or indirectly, on the glass substrate. A silicon oxide inclusive layer is formed, directly or indirectly, on the reflective metallic layer. A titanium oxide inclusive layer is formed, directly or indirectly, on the silicon oxide inclusive layer. The metal-inclusive layer is formed so as to reflect incoming light away from the glass substrate such that substantially less incoming light would be reflected away from the glass substrate if lighting were provided on a side of the glass substrate opposite the coating than if no lighting were provided. The surface of the coated article need not necessarily be conductive. The metal-inclusive layer may be connected to a power source so as to heat it (e.g., for defogging purposes).
US09061476B2
In an assembly station, a carcass sleeve and an outer sleeve manufactured along respective building lines are mutually coupled. Integrated into the assembly station are engagement devices that can be alternatively-coupled to an auxiliary drum carrying an outer sleeve and to a building drum carrying a carcass sleeve. The building drum is engaged on the assembly station before removal of the auxiliary drum. A grip unit picks up the outer sleeve from the auxiliary drum associated with the engagement devices in order to position it around the carcass sleeve carried by the building drum.
US09061473B2
High accuracy positioning relative to an absolute reference position (guide pin holes in ferrules, etc.) is provided for a plurality of cores constituting a polymer waveguide array for connection to ferrules at ends of a plurality of these assemblies to form a single-mode polymer waveguide array assembly. A method for forming a single-mode polymer waveguide array assembly enables a plurality of cores constituting a polymer waveguide array to be positioned with high accuracy. Also provided is a combination of process molds (an initial process mold and intermediate process mold) used in the processes unique to the present methods.
US09061471B2
A kit for repairing and inflating inflatable articles has a compressor assembly; a sealing fluid canister assembly connectable fluidically to the compressor assembly; a pressure sensor connected to the compressor assembly; a display device for displaying a pressure signal generated by the pressure sensor; and control means connected between the pressure sensor and the display device, and designed to cut off the signal to the display device for a predetermined time interval.
US09061469B2
A component to be repaired includes a relatively rigid plate. On a surface that may have been subject to fracture, a resin material is first laid down, then a relatively flexible material is positioned outwardly of the resin material to repair the barrier. A part may also be formed initially with the flexible material. In another feature of this application, a method of forming a barrier includes providing a composite material, and applying a relatively flexible material on a surface of the composite material, and concurrently molding the relatively flexible material with the composite material using a composite mold.
US09061464B2
A re-rollable membrane for wrapping around and protecting a cylindrical tissue having an injury site. The membrane includes a sheet of a porous matrix formed of cross-linked biopolymeric fibers. In one implementation, the sheet can be spirally rolled so that at least one portion overlaps another portion of the sheet and, upon absorption of a fluid, the overlapping portions adhere to each other closely so as to exclude penetration of cells. In another implementation, the sheet can be helically rolled to form a helix having a pitch of 2 mm to 40 mm and an inner diameter of 1 mm to 50 mm. Also disclosed are methods for making and using such re-rollable membranes.
US09061463B2
A method of making an embossed micro-structure includes providing a transfer substrate, an emboss substrate, and an embossing stamp having one or more stamp structures. Transfer material is coated on the transfer substrate. The transfer material on the transfer substrate is contacted with the stamp structures to adhere transfer material to the stamp structures. A curable emboss layer is coated on the emboss substrate. The stamp structures and adhered transfer material are contacted to the curable emboss layer on the emboss substrate to emboss a micro-structure in the curable emboss layer and transfer the transfer material to the embossed micro-structure. The curable emboss layer is cured to form a cured emboss layer having embossed micro-structures corresponding to the stamp structures and having transfer material in the embossed micro-structures. The stamp structures is removed from the cured emboss layer, substantially leaving the transfer material in the micro-structure.
US09061459B2
Apparatus for transforming plastic preforms into containers includes a blow molding station arranged on a movable carrier. The station includes a carrier for holding a blow mold, and the carrier includes a first part and a second part, pivotable with respect to the first part relative to a predefined first pivot axis. The station includes a lock mechanism for locking the first part with respect to the second part. Lock mechanism includes a first element arranged on the first part and a second element arranged on the second part. At least the first element is movable with respect to the carrier relative to a second predefined axis. Pivoting movement of the first part and movement of the first element are coupled to one another by a coupling device such that the second axis moves with respect to the carrier in a direction perpendicular to the second axis.
US09061458B2
A forming method, in a mold fitted with a wall forming a cavity, of a container from an intermediate container including at least one lateral protrusion projecting toward the exterior of the container. The method includes a boxing operation of pushing back the lateral protrusion in order to form, by turning it around an articulation zone, a hollow reserve projecting toward the interior of the container and a local cooling operation, after turning the protrusion over, of sweeping a circulation fluid over the articulation zone.
