US09092593B2
A system for modeling a topology of an electrical power system may include a memory device to maintain a component database, a component control engine, and a power system topology modeling engine. A display device can be configured for displaying the topology of the electrical power system. An input device can be operative to select one of a plurality of power system components stored in the component database as a selected component, position the selected component within a framework, and interface the selected component with other selected components within the framework. A processor can be operative to execute instructions within the component control engine to control the position of the selected components within the framework and execute instructions within the power system topology modeling engine to render the topology of the electrical system after the selected components have been positioned.
US09092589B2
A system for designing an integrated circuit generates a schematic of the integrated circuit based on a set of system design rule constraints. The system also receives a proposed device array layout from a device array design module. The device array design module is configured to generate the proposed device array layout free from the set of system design rule constraints. The system further generates a revised schematic of the integrated circuit including the proposed device array layout. The system additionally determines if the revised schematic violates one or more of the system design rule constraints.
US09092587B2
A method analyzes RTL code to determine congestion of a logic design without completing a synthesis phase of a chip design process. The method can include receiving RTL code, and identifying a statement in the RTL code. The method can include determining that the statement in the RTL code corresponds to a structured device group in a component library, wherein the structured device group includes logic devices configured to occupy an area in a predefined spatial arrangement and with predetermined connectivity between the logic devices. The method can include determining congestion associated with the structured device group by performing operations including determining a congestion figure. The method can also include providing, based on the congestion figure, an indication of the congestion associated with the structured device group.
US09092584B2
A computer-implemented method of designing a modeled assembly of at least one object in a computer-aided design system, the method comprising the steps of providing a set of icons, each icon being representative of a range of scales of size; determining the dimensions of a view (40) of said modeled assembly; and displaying continuously the icon representative of the range of scales of size corresponding to said dimensions.
US09092583B2
In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a system may include a chassis and an information handling resource disposed in an associated slot of the chassis. The chassis may be configured to receive a plurality of modular information handling systems and a plurality of modular information handling resources, each information handling resource received through a slot in the chassis. The information handling resource may be configured to map a first virtual function to a first modular information handling system received by the chassis, map a second virtual function to a second modular information handling system received by the chassis, and communicate data between the first modular information handling system and the second modular information handling system via the first virtual function and the second virtual function.
US09092578B2
The development of automated tests that span end-to-end business processes, such as may be executed in part by each of multiple Enterprise Resource Planning systems, is a very complex activity. Beside expert know-how of various tools, such end-to-end business process testing requires various test automation tools to cover complex business processes to provide automated tests. Various embodiments herein are built on an approach for building and connecting automated end-to-end tests that combines test scripts from multiple test tools. These embodiments include functionality to assemble test scripts from multiple test tools into a single, composite test script that allows passing of information between the test scripts during performance of an end-to-end automated process test. These and other embodiments are illustrated and described herein.
US09092576B2
Validation and determination of business application program content quality destined for loading on a target production computing environment is automated by receiving an application program into a controlled production computing environment, and, during a dry run test in the production computing environment, logging changes to content from an initial state as loaded by the application program; applying a business rule to the content during data loading to validate against business objects; capturing validation errors produced by the validation and structural change commands to the content into a log file; and automatically rolling back changes made to the content during the dry run test to the initial state thereby avoiding committing content changes to the production computing environment.
US09092568B2
A system for automatically instrumenting and tracing an application program and related software components achieves a correlated tracing of the program execution. It includes tracing of endpoints that are the set of functions in the program execution path that the developers are interested. The tracing endpoints and related events become the total set of functions to be traced in the program (called instrument points). This invention automatically analyzes the program and generates such instrumentation points to enable correlated tracing. The generated set of instrumentation points addresses common questions that developers ask when they use monitoring tools.
US09092564B2
Embodiments provide call stacks for asynchronous programming. A set of all asynchronous call stacks is found by first identifying all threads and all outstanding tasks that have not yet been completed. Optionally, all outstanding continuation-delegates or lambdas that are in the windows queue waiting to be scheduled and/or all outstanding delegates or lambdas in a language-specific queue are also identified. Next, for each thread, identify whether it was invoked by a continuation-callback and, if so, find the corresponding task/promise. Next, given a task/promise, identify the logical parent task/promise. Optionally, given a delegate or lambda, identify its logical parent task/promise. The sequence of logical tasks/promises constitutes an asynchronous call stack in a program. Further information may optionally be retrieved to make the asynchronous call stack more useful. Finally, given a task/promise, identify the corresponding line number and location in source code.
US09092560B2
A method for performing trace based measurement for a plurality of CPUs in parallel includes receiving a signal to perform a CPU parallel trace mode and enabling a parallel trace mode multiplexer to output all trace data, representing all data writes to the local memory, to a single observation unit. In one embodiment, the single observation unit is a processor observation block (POB), and in another embodiment, a bus observation block (BOB). If the single observation unit is a BOB, then the parallel trace mode multiplexer first routes the local memory data trace through a BOB adaptation layer to convert the CPU trace output data to data which is understood by the BOB.
US09092549B2
Search keyword recommendation includes: receiving a set of search keywords input by a user; determining whether the set of search keywords indicate a clearly defined intention by the user, including comparing the set of search keywords with a plurality of predetermined words corresponding to intentions that are not clearly defined; in the event that the set of search keywords are determined not to indicate a clearly defined intention, executing a first recommendation method to obtain recommended search keywords; wherein: the first recommendation method is selected among a plurality of recommendation methods; and the first recommendation method includes a knowledge-based recommendation method, a session correlation-based method, or a combination.
US09092548B2
Systems and processes for accessing data from a graph database are described. The system receives a request comprising time-based information. Time-based information of the request is compared with a first time interval, which is associated with at least one node of a graph. The node of the graph is matched based on the time-based information being at least partially within the first time interval. The system returns a result comprising an indicator of the node of the graph, wherein the node of the graph is associated with an entity, and the node of the graph includes an attribute of the entity.
US09092537B2
Method and system for generating dynamic content. A request and associated information is received for generating a dynamic content page (DCP). The DCP is generated by a DCP generation engine by integrating a number of pieces of content accessible from respective sources. The content pieces to be included in the DCP are identified and arranged in a fashion consistent with the request and the associated information. A locator is then associated with the DCP, so that the DCP can be subsequently located through the locator. Such generated DCP and/or locator are provided as a response to the search query.
US09092536B2
Various embodiments enable particular CSS pseudo-classes to be employed, but limit particular functionality aspects of those pseudo-classes that can lead to divulging personally identifiable information. Thus, various embodiments can change how a CSS pseudo-class is allowed to function. For example, in at least some embodiments, CSS pseudo-classes are permitted to be used to make the visual formatting changes to a web page, but not structural formatting changes. That is, changes that do not affect the structure of content within a web document are allowed, while changes that affect the structure of the content are not allowed.
US09092535B1
The present invention includes a method and article of manufacture for a computer implemented textual hyperlink. A string of text is first displayed. Upon receipt of an indication of a selection of the string of text, a link is effected to a predetermined site. The string of text is then automatically entered as a parameter of input to the site upon linking thereto.
US09092533B1
Individual slides of a live presentation are isolated and processed in real-time. A digital presentation document comprising multiple slides in a specific sequence is read. For each specific slide in the presentation document, a corresponding separate slide object can be created. While the slides of the presentation are being displayed on a video output device, users can bookmark the specific slide currently being displayed. Associations are stored between specific users and their bookmarked slides, which can be used to subsequently provide the individual bookmarked slides to the corresponding users. Users can also post links to specific slides being displayed to their accounts on various sites, such as third-party social networking sites. Additionally, the specific slide currently being displayed on the video output device can be maintained at a single specific network location, which can be accessed by users operating mobile computing devices.
US09092531B2
A content processing device may be operable to analyze activity information associated with particular content identified in a content library associated with a user account. One or more entities associated with the particular content may be identified by the content processing device. The content processing device may collect, from various sources, information related to each of the identified one or more entities. The content processing device may determine, based on one or both of a result of the analysis and the collected information, update information for the particular content. The content processing device may then add, based on one or more ranking factors, item information comprising the particular content along with the determined update information to a list of items associated with the user account. Upon receiving an indication from a data processing device, the content processing device may communicate the list of items to the data processing device.
US09092519B2
A method and system are provided for delivering digital content. A first cataloged list of content is delivered from a user operated device to a media storage device, and attributes of the first cataloged list are determined. A second cataloged list of content is delivered from a content provider to the media storage device. The first cataloged list is modified based upon the second cataloged list and the attributes, and the modified first cataloged list is delivered to the user operated device. Content from the modified first cataloged list is delivered to the user operated device for storage and subsequent playback.
US09092515B2
This invention concerns a method for a computer system, a computer system and a computer readable medium. The computer system stores electronic objects being defined by metadata. The method comprises at least retrieving objects based on metadata of the metadata of the object.
US09092509B2
This disclosure describes, in part, techniques for operating a search query user interface to allow seamless creating, editing and/or refining of a search query using various interactive functions. The techniques described herein may display a search query divided into segments. A selection of a segment of the search query may then be received. One or more alternatives to the selected segment may then be presented. Next, a selection of one of the presented alternative may be received. As a result, the search query may be altered using the selected alternative. Furthermore, the techniques described herein allow a user to operate on a search query using query substitution, expansion, association and/or history functions.
US09092500B2
A method and system for utilizing snapshots to provide copies of a database or other application or large data structure to computing devices receives a request for access to a copy of a database, and performs a snapshot of a storage volume containing the requested database. The system then clones the snapshot and mounts the snapshot to a computing device, thus enabling the computing device to access a copy of the database. In some examples, the system automatically updates copies of a database on a scheduled basis (e.g., daily or weekly basis) to refresh a database regularly.
US09092499B2
Synchronizing data between multiple endpoint data stores that have disparate schemas is accomplished in a manner that reduces complexity. Each endpoint data store has an associated local schema that orders data into one or more fields. A synchronization server is disposed between the endpoints and keeps the multiple endpoints synchronized without the endpoints having to understand the various local schemas. A virtual schema is generated based on a set-intersection of the local schemas. The virtual schema maps a field in one local schema to a field in another local schema. Data is synchronized between the endpoint data stores using the virtual schema.
US09092479B1
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for generating synthetic queries using seed queries and structural similarity between documents are described. In one aspect, a method includes identifying embedded coding fragments (e.g., HTML tag) from a structured document and a seed query; generating one or more query templates, each query template corresponding to at least one coding fragment, the query template including a generative rule to be used in generating candidate synthetic queries; generating the candidate synthetic queries by applying the query templates to other documents that are hosted on the same web site as the document; identifying terms that match structure of the query templates as candidate synthetic queries; measuring a performance for each of the candidate synthetic queries; and designating as synthetic queries the candidate synthetic queries that have performance measurements exceeding a performance threshold.
US09092464B2
Nodes in a query execution data structure have monitor and dump methods defined. The monitor method enables the collection of information from the node. The dump method outputs the monitored information from each node. A monitor and debug mechanism of the preferred embodiments includes a graphical user interface that allows a user to graphically examine a query execution tree, to enable monitoring of the nodes on a node-by-node basis, and to view information dumped from the query execution data structure as the query is executed or after the query is executed. The result is a powerful tool that allows efficiently monitoring and debugging a query implemented in an object oriented query execution data structure.
US09092460B2
A system and method can support using a data source to connect an application server with a clustered database. The clustered database includes a plurality of database instances and is associated with a notification service. The notification service can be used by the clustered database to broadcast notifications that describe a state change in the plurality of database instances. The data source includes a connection pool, which manages a set of connections to the plurality of database instances in the clustered database. The data source operates to register with the notification service to receive notifications on the change of the clustered database, wherein the application server operates to configure and manage connection to the clustered database, adaptively according to the state change of the clustered database at run time.
US09092453B2
A monitoring device includes a detection unit which is inserted between the device to be monitored and a processing apparatus performing processing for the device to be monitored and detects a failure which occurs in the device to be monitored, a notification unit generating failure information indicating a content of the failure detected by the detection unit and notifying the generated failure information and the occurrence of the failure to the processing apparatus, and an acquisition unit acquiring status information after the occurrence of the failure of the device to be monitored from the device to be monitored and storing the acquired status information in a storage unit as the failure occurs.
US09092448B2
A method and system for collecting and transmitting data across or through a firewall using HTTP and/or XML between computer systems that do not otherwise grant access to each other. A method and system for preparing data reports using data and report generation modules using HTTP and/or XML between computer systems.
US09092446B2
In a first file storage apparatus, a first controller, which manages a first file system comprising a plurality of files, transfers a copy of the first file to a second file storage apparatus when managing the first file, manages the copy of the first file as a first replication file, configures the replication destination of the first replication file in the first file as a first pointer and, when processing a second file as a de-duplication target file, manages the first replication file as a copy of the first file and second file, configures a first pointer in the second file, and deletes the first data on condition that the storage destination of the first data which comprises the first file has been configured in the first file, or deletes the second data on condition that the storage destination of the second data which comprises the second file has been configured in the second file.
US09092442B2
Systems, methods and apparatus are disclosed for linking virtual content to various types of object, such a static physical objects, through the use of triggers of varying formats. The virtual content can be updated by a content curator over time. The virtual content can be translated into a plurality of languages and can be selectively transmitted to a mobile communications device upon receipt of the trigger.
US09092436B2
A programming interface for a media management application is described herein. The programming interface allows a media bundle to induce a media presentation at the media management application. More particularly, a media bundle can be provided at a client device, and the media bundle can include program instructions that at least in part use the programming interface to cause the media presentation to be provided at the client device. The media presentation can make use of digital media assets that are stored at a media library on the client device, that are stored within the media bundle, or that are remotely accessible to the client device. The media presentation can provide a multimedia experience for the user of the client device.
US09092432B2
In various embodiments, enhanced metadata for media files is provided. In one embodiment, a method is provided. The method includes receiving metadata and media data of a plurality of media data files. The method also includes combining the media data of the plurality of media data files into a combined media data file. The method further includes associating metadata of the plurality of media data files with the combined media data file. The method also includes adjusting the metadata of the plurality of media data files as associated with the combined media data file to reflect segments of the combined media data file corresponding to the plurality of media data files. The method may further include each media data file of the plurality of media data files including segments having metadata associated therewith and the combined media data file including metadata associated with each segment of the plurality of media data files.
US09092431B2
A document management system includes a document operation log recording unit configured to record as an operation log a history of operations for each document managed by the document management system, a print log collecting unit configured to collect a print log indicating a history of printing executed by a printing device, a log comparison unit configured to compare the operation log recorded by the document operation log recording unit with the print log collected by the print log collecting unit, a document printing determination unit configured to determine, based on a result of comparison by the log comparison unit, whether each document managed by the document management system was printed, and a document print information updating unit configured to update, based on a result of determination by the document printing determination unit, print information of each document managed by the document management system.
US09092428B1
A system with methods and user interface for discovering and presenting information in text content with different view formats, including steps of identifying the grammatical, semantic, contextual, and topical attributes of the words or phrases in the text content, and providing user interface objects to allow the user to specify an attribute of the words or phrases in the content and perform an action on the words or phrases. The supported actions include extracting, displaying in a specific format, showing or hiding, or highlighting the words or phrases.
US09092410B1
Highlights from a community of users highlighting portions of an electronic digital content are analyzed and popular highlights determined. The popular highlights are then distributed to the users.
US09092409B2
A geographic information system and method that facilitate the display of user-annotated datasets. The dataset can include data such as user-generated videos, photos, blogs, etc., and is processed to search for geo-annotations. The geo-annotations and other data signals are utilized by a scorer to determine a level-of-detail for the particular data. The level-of-detail provided by the scorer is utilized by the geographic information system to determine which data to display as a user navigates around a map.
US09092405B1
A remote browsing and searching process is directed to the generation and management of a remote browse session at a network computing provider. Responsive to a search request, the network computing provider provides search results corresponding to historical content representations associated with content previously requested by the client computing device, or search results corresponding to content representations associated with current content, or to both. The network computing and storage provider may determine the search results based on a navigation path associated with a previous request for content, based on navigation paths of other client computing devices, based on relationships or differences between various versions of content, or based on any number of other factors. Interactive displays may be provided to client computing devices, allowing a user to refine the search results, zoom and manipulate content representations, and view relationships, similarities, and differences in content representations.
US09092404B2
An information handling system includes a memory, a processor, and a management controller. The memory includes code to implement a power on self test (POST). The management controller operates to receive an indication that the POST has halted execution in response to a POST error, to log the indication and the POST error, and to send an input to the POST. The POST operates to receive the input and to continue execution based upon the input.
US09092402B2
Methods of analyzing a transcriptome that involves obtaining at least one pair of paired-end reads from a transcriptome from an organism, finding an alignment with an optimal score between a first read of the pair and a node in a directed acyclic data structure (the data structure has nodes representing RNA sequences such as exons or transcripts and edges connecting pairs of nodes), identifying candidate paths that include the node connected to a downstream node by a path having a length substantially similar to an insert length of the pair of paired-end reads, and aligning the paired-end rends to the candidate paths to determine an optimal-scoring alignment.
US09092393B2
Systems, methods, and devices for communicating with a serial/parallel interface are described herein. In an aspect, a wireless device includes a transceiver configured to output a plurality of transmission paths, and an antenna configured to output a signal corresponding to at least one of the transmission paths. The wireless device further includes a wireless switching component including a radio-frequency switch configured to selectively connect the antenna to one of the transmission paths, a plurality of signal pins, a serial interface including a plurality of serial inputs electrically coupled to at least one pin of the plurality of signal pins, a parallel interface including a plurality of parallel inputs electrically coupled to at least one pin of the plurality of signal pins, a decoder, and a level shifter configured to control the radio-frequency switch, the at least one pin electrically coupled to both a serial input and a parallel input.
US09092384B2
The quantifying method for intrinsic data transfer rate of algorithms is provided. The provided quantifying method for an intrinsic data transfer rate includes steps of: detecting whether or not a datum is used; providing a dataflow graph G including n vertices and m edges, and a Laplacian matrix L having ixj elements L(i,j) when the datum is not reused, wherein each of the vertices represents one of an operation and a datum, each of the edges represents a data transfer, and vi is the ith vertex; and using the Laplacian matrix L to estimate a maximum quantity of the intrinsic data transfer rate.
US09092382B2
A translation lookaside buffer coherency unit with Emulated Purge (TCUEP) fetches first instructions for execution in a multi-processor system. The TCUEP associates a first instruction timestamp with each of the first instructions. The TCUEP receives a multi-processor coherency operation and increments the first timestamp value in a master-tag register to form a second timestamp value after receiving the multi-processor coherency operation. The TCUEP fetches, by an instruction fetch unit in the first microprocessor, second instructions for execution in the multiprocessor system. The TCUEP associates a second instruction timestamp with each of the second instructions. The TCUEP enables an emulated purge mechanism to suppress hits in the translation lookaside buffers for the second instructions. The TCUEP after determining the first instructions are complete, purges entries in the translation lookaside buffers and disables the emulated purge mechanism.
US09092375B1
Various embodiments of a system and method for restoring a data volume to a client computer system from a backup image are disclosed. A backup image at a remote backup server computer system may first be selected as a data source for the volume. The volume may be “instantly restored” on the client computer system without first requiring all of the data in the remote backup image to be transmitted from the backup server computer system. Instead, a lazy restore technique may be used where volume data is retrieved from the backup image on the backup server computer system as needed. Further embodiments of the system and method may enable the data source for the volume to be switched from the remote backup server computer system to a local data source at a later time.
US09092358B2
Systems and method for memory management units (MMUs) configured to automatically pre-fill a translation lookaside buffer (TLB) with address translation entries expected to be used in the future, thereby reducing TLB miss rate and improving performance. The TLB may be pre-filled with translation entries, wherein addresses corresponding to the pre-fill may be selected based on predictions. Predictions may be derived from external devices, or based on stride values, wherein the stride values may be a predetermined constant or dynamically altered based on access patterns. Pre-filling the TLB may effectively remove latency involved in determining address translations for TLB misses from the critical path.
US09092335B2
An apparatus and a method for accessing data at a server node of a data grid system with distributed cache is described. The server receives a request to access a logical tree structure of cache nodes at a tree structure interface module of the server. The tree structure interface operates on a flat map structure of the cache nodes corresponding to the logical tree structure, transparent to the request. Each cache node is defined and operated on using a two-dimensional coordinate including a fully qualified name and a type.
US09092329B2
A computer implemented method may include identifying one or more business process runtime events received at an events queue of a process integration runtime component. One or more errors associated with the business process runtime events may be identified. The one or more errors may be evaluated based, at least in part, on one or more rules associated with the business process runtime event and configuration information associated with the process integration runtime component. The one or more rules may be associated with the business process runtime event and configuration information associated with the process integration runtime component having the same format. An alert for the one or more errors associated with the business process runtime event can be stored.
US09092321B2
A system and method of providing enhanced data processing and analysis in a storage node, such as a solid state drive (SSD). The SSD includes flash memory and an SSD processing unit capable of executing searches and analysis on the data in the flash memory without returning all of the data to be searched to a host CPU outside of the SSD. Other processing capabilities incorporated into the SSD may include encryption and decryption, compression and decompression, and in-line indexing of data, and data analytics.
US09092311B2
In a vehicular wireless communication apparatus in a subject vehicle, a rear vehicle determination process determines whether another vehicle is a rear vehicle within a predetermined range based on a past locus of the subject vehicle determined by a subject-vehicle locus determination process, and a locus information-set of the another vehicle received by a wireless communication portion. When the another vehicle is determined to be the rear vehicle, a necessary-position determination process determines position information-items of two end points of a line segment of the past locus of the subject vehicle which intersects with a perpendicular line drawn from a present position of the another vehicle. A simple transmission process transmits a locus information-set including (i) a present position information-item of the subject vehicle and (ii) the necessary-position information-item determined in the necessary-position determination process, from the wireless communication portion.
US09092309B2
A vehicle computing system enables one or more processors to control a plurality of vehicle features. The vehicle computing system may control a plurality of vehicle features while determining and selecting occupant preferences for those features. The vehicle computing system may receive input including occupant selections of an application requesting user control. The vehicle computing system may receive context variables at the time of occupant selections. The vehicle computing system may store in memory the occupant selections of the vehicle feature settings and/or controls with the associated context variables. The vehicle computing system may determine an occupant preference to an input request using an associative rule filter based on the occupant selections stored in memory. The vehicle computing system may assign a predetermined amount of time after the application input is requested to allow control of the vehicle feature based on an associative rule filter output.
US09092307B2
Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with adaptively determining a preventive maintenance schedule based on historical system operation are described. The prognostic parameter values are continuously partitioned into a number of operating states based on observed maintenance costs associated with the prognostic parameter values. The operating states range from absolutely healthy, one or more degrees of degradation, to fully degraded. A system cost function is used as the discriminant function. The system cost function is an expected maintenance cost when a given preventive maintenance (PM) schedule is adopted. The system cost function calculates the expected cost based on the observed cost of operation in each of the operating states and a probability of the computing system being in each of the operating states as determined by the PM schedule. The PM schedule that minimizes the cost function is determined to be the optimal PM schedule.
US09092306B1
Trap data is stored in a mobile computing device. A lightweight engine monitors outgoing communications in the mobile computing device for the trap data. Data leakage is deemed to have been detected in the mobile computing device when an outgoing communication includes the trap data. A cloud service hosted by a backend system may also be monitoring for the trap data. In the case where the trap data is a trap e-mail address, the cloud service may monitor for an e-mail that is addressed to the trap e-mail address. In response to receiving the e-mail, the cloud service may consult a database to determine that the trap e-mail address is stored in the mobile computing device. Receiving the e-mail indicates that data leakage is occurring in the mobile computing device.
US09092294B2
A method of upgrading software components within a dispersed data storage network is disclosed. A list of identifiers corresponding to devices within the dispersed data storage network is assembled. Each member of the list is assigned to an upgrade set based on the devices that are reachable by the vaults associated with the device.
US09092291B1
A method of renaming stub applications on a mobile communication device comprises installing a plurality of stub applications, wherein each of the stub applications comprises a generic file name. The method further comprises determining a plurality of interactive thumbnail images to present on a display, wherein the determining is done by a widget, displaying the plurality of interactive thumbnail images within a graphical user interface frame of the widget in response to the determining, wherein each of the interactive thumbnail images is linked to one of the stub applications, identifying that the generic file names of the stub applications do not match the file names of the interactive thumbnail images to which they are linked, and replacing the generic file names of the stub applications linked to the interactive thumbnail images with file names that match the file names of the interactive thumbnail images in response to the identifying.
US09092289B2
A system and Method to create and control a software appliance across a wired or wireless connection, such method allowing users to select and store app packages containing control apps and Appliance apps the latter of which are deployed and launched on a selected Software Appliance. The resulting approach provides for improved personalization of the App experience when deployed between a mobile device and a Software Appliance that is installed on a device that is traditionally a shared resource such as a Television.
US09092286B2
System to automatically process components on a device. A method is provided for automatically processing components on a device. The method includes receiving a version identifier associated with an action list, determining that the version identifier is not equivalent to a stored version identifier, receiving the action list, parsing the action list to obtain a component identifier and an associated action, and performing the action on a component identified by the component identifier.
US09092284B2
An entropy storage ring includes an input node, a plurality of serial-connected stages, and an output node. Each stage includes an XOR (or XNOR) circuit, a delay element having an input coupled to the XOR output, and a combinatorial circuit having an output coupled to a second input of the XOR. The combinatorial circuit may be a NAND, NOR, AND or OR gate. A first input of the XOR is the data input of the stage. The output of the delay element is the data output of the stage. A first input of the combinatorial circuit is coupled to receive an enable bit from a configuration register. A second input of the combinatorial circuit is coupled to the ring output node. In operation, a bit stream is supplied onto the ring input node. Feedback of multiple stages are enabled so that the bit stream undergoes complex permutation as it circulates.
US09092280B2
System, method, computer program product embodiments and combinations and sub-combinations thereof for data exchange and exception handling in a data processing environment are described. Aspects include providing a generic data structure to store a value object and a collection of value Objects based upon built-in programming capabilities of a client system and a server system that achieve a rich Internet application experience within a data processing network, and utilizing the generic data structure to exchange data between the client system and the server system of the data processing network. A specialized result form of the generic data structure is also provided and utilized to manage generated exceptions of the data exchanges.
US09092273B2
A multicore processor system includes a processor configured to detect any among a switching process and an assignment process of applications in a multicore processor; acquire upon detecting any among the switching process and the assignment process, a priority level concerning execution of each application assigned to each core of the multicore processor and number of accesses of a shared resource shared by the multicore processor; determine an access ratio of an application whose priority level is highest to each of application remaining after excluding the application whose priority level is highest, among the assigned applications, by comparing the number of accesses by each remaining application and the number of accesses by the application whose priority level is highest; notify an arbiter circuit of the determined access ratios; and arbitrate using the arbiter circuit, the access of the shared resource by the multicore processor, based on the access ratios.
US09092258B2
In an exemplary embodiment, a method includes intercepting a first task sent from a task scheduler of a first computing system to a second computing system. A number of active tasks initiated by the task scheduler that are being performed by the second computing system is determined. The sending of the first task to the second computing system is delayed in response to a determination that the number of active tasks being performed by the second computing system is greater than or equal to a predetermined task limit associated with the second computing system. The first task is sent to the second computing system in response to a determination that the number of active tasks being performed by the second computing system is less than the predetermined task limit associated with the second computing system.
US09092253B2
Monitoring performance of one or more architecturally significant processor caches coupled to a processor. The methods include executing an application on one or more processors coupled to one or more architecturally significant processor caches, where the application utilizes the architecturally significant portions of the architecturally significant processor caches. The methods further include at least one of generating metrics related to performance of the architecturally significant processor caches; implementing one or more debug exceptions related to performance of the architecturally significant processor caches; or implementing one or more transactional breakpoints related to performance of the architecturally significant processor caches as a result of utilizing the architecturally significant portions of the architecturally significant processor caches.
US09092250B1
To provide an arrangement of virtual machines on physical machines, at least one controller compares indicators associated with plural different layouts of the virtual machines on the physical machines, wherein the indicators provide information regarding performances of corresponding layouts. The at least one controller selects one of the plural layouts based on the comparing.
US09092249B2
Remote rendering of three-dimensional images using virtual machines includes using a hypervisor executing on a physical computer to allocate exclusive and direct access to a graphics processing unit in the physical computer, to a first virtual machine. An agent executing on a second virtual machine intercepts three-dimensional draw commands generated by a three-dimensional application and forwards the intercepted draw commands to a rendering agent executing on the first virtual machine. The rendering agent then transmits the intercepted draw commands to the graphics processing unit for rendering upon which the graphics processing unit renders a three-dimensional image from the draw commands. The rendering agent obtains the rendered image from the graphics processing unit and forwards the image to the second virtual machine. Upon receiving the rendered image, the second virtual machine transmits the rendered image to another remote, physical computer where the rendered image is displayed to a user.
US09092244B2
A method includes receiving packaged custom data transform element parameters at an information handling system wherein the information handling system hosts an automated development system platform for creating an integrated business process application. The method also includes registering a custom data transform element described by the custom data transform element parameters with the automated development system platform, and updating the automated development system platform with the custom data transform element.
US09092239B2
A method and an electronic device arranged to execute application programs, wherein the device comprises an operating system enabling a separation of user interface data from the rest of the data processing system, the device being arranged to check, in response to starting an execution of the application program, whether screen size information of the application program corresponds to a display size of the terminal; and download, in response to the screen size of the application program differing from the display size of the terminal, a new user interface file with an appropriate screen size from a network server.
US09092232B2
A mechanism for enabling a computer which includes an installer for providing Plug and Play (PnP) to obtain information for a network device is provided. Using an existing development resource, such as a PnP installer, a simple installation method is provided. By causing a proxy server to as a communication intermediary between the computer and a peripheral device which is not in compliance with a predetermined management method, the peripheral device can be managed using the predetermined management method.
US09092229B2
Systems and Methods are utilized for determining a software signature. A software program in a form of a sequence of instructions of the software program is obained. The software program is clustered into a software family. A signature for each software family is generated.
US09092228B2
A computer system includes a processor and program storage coupled to the processor. The program storage stores a software instruction translator that, when executed by the processor, is configured to receive source code and translate the source code to a low-level language. The source code is restricted to a subset of a high-level language and the low-level language is a specialized instruction set. Each statement of the subset of the high-level language directly maps to an instruction of the low-level language.
US09092227B2
A vector slot processor that is capable of supporting multiple signal processing operations for multiple demodulation standards is provided. The vector slot processor includes a plurality of micro execution slot (MES) that performs the multiple signal processing operations on the high speed streaming inputs. Each of the MES includes one or more n-way signal registers that receive the high speed streaming inputs, one or more n-way coefficient registers that store filter coefficients for the multiple signal processing, and one or more n-way Multiply and Accumulate (MAC) units that receive the high speed streaming inputs from the one or more n-way signal registers and filter coefficients from one or more n-way coefficient registers. The one or more n-way MAC units perform a vertical MAC operation and a horizontal multiply and add operation on the high speed streaming inputs.
US09092223B1
A network may assign or reassign data paths to allow the network to shut down servers or switches and meet network demand at a lower energy cost. By assigning or reassigning data paths, network demand is met using only a subset of the network elements, allowing a subset of servers and switches to be temporarily shut down, thereby saving power while maintaining the ability to meet network demand.
US09092222B2
A three-dimensional (“3D”) image display includes a signal controller which receives two-dimensional (“2D”) image information and 3D image information and generates control signals based on the 2D image information and the 3D image information, a clock generator which receives the control signals from the signal controller and generates a first clock signal corresponding to the 3D image information and a second clock signal corresponding to the 2D image information, and a gate driver which generates a gate-on voltage based on at least one of the first clock signal and the second clock signal, where a frequency of the second clock signal is lower than a frequency of the first clock signal and an amplitude of the second clock signal is less than an amplitude of the first clock signal.
US09092217B2
A power management integrated circuit incorporates (a) a microprocessor; (b) a non-volatile memory accessible by the microprocessor for storing programs executable by the microprocessor; (c) a random access memory accessible by the microprocessor; (d) an external interface which allows an external device to communicate with the power management integrated circuit; and (e) power regulators providing regulated output voltages from the power management integrated circuit, each power regulator being controllable by the microprocessor and the external interface over the register-controlled bus. A second external interface may be provided, which is used to provide a configuration file descriptive of power requirements of a system in which the power management integrated circuit is deployed. Such a system may include a system-on-a-chip (SOC) integrated circuit. Initially, the microprocessor of the power management integrated circuit executes a power sequence to provide the power-up power supply voltages to the SOC integrated circuit. Thereafter, the SOC integrated circuit controls power-up sequences for the peripheral devices. The configuration file is derived from a script file that is editable by a text editor or a word processor. The script file may be based on a scripting language that allows specifying control of the power regulators of the power management integrated circuit.
US09092210B2
In one embodiment, a processor includes a core with a front end unit, at least one execution unit, and a back end unit. Multiple voltage drop detectors can be located within the core each to output a voltage drop signal when a detected voltage falls below a threshold voltage. In turn, a current transient logic coupled to receive the voltage drop signals can control a micro-architectural parameter of at least one of the front end unit, execution unit and back end unit responsive to receipt of a voltage drop signal. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09092208B2
A midspan device for providing power and data from a one-pair power sourcing equipment to a two-pair powered device is described. The midspan device is connected to the one-pair power sourcing equipment and takes a portion of the power from the power sourcing equipment to power a converter. The converter converts one-pair data into a two-pair data and forwards the converted data to the two pairs of the powered device. Another portion of the power from the power sourcing equipment is on a DC path and coupled through center tap transformers to provide power to the powered device.
US09092207B2
A data bus can supply power from a first power source to a sink device. The data bus is coupled to a second power source. An electrical current from the second power source supplements an electrical current on the data bus if the voltage on the data bus decreases to less than a threshold value.
US09092204B2
A portable electrical device with heat dissipation mechanism includes a housing with an acoustic hole, an earphone receptacle with a earphone hole, and two fans. The earphone receptacle and the fans are disposed in the housing. The fans are respectively located adjacent to the acoustic hole and the earphone hole, and generate airflow passing through the acoustic hole and the earphone hole. Thus, the portable electrical device dissipating heat utilizes the holes existing on the housing, without additional heat-dissipation holes.
US09092193B2
An electronic device is disclosed, which includes a first unit and a second unit. The first unit includes a housing and a connecting member disposed on the housing. The second unit includes a stand, wherein a guiding rail is formed on the support. When the first unit is selectively connected to the second unit, the connecting member of the first unit is inserted into the guiding rail of the second unit and moves therein so as to allow the electronic device to be adjusted into different configurations.
US09092191B2
A computational device divides, by a seam, a screen into first and second logical displays; in a first mode, moves the seam to a first position to provide logical displays having different selected aspect ratios, viewing angles, and/or a viewable image sizes and, in a second mode, moves the seam to a second different position to provide logical displays having still different selected aspect ratios, viewing angles, and/or a viewable image sizes.
US09092189B2
A privacy screen mounting system, comprising a bezel having a recess for receiving a movable retention member therein, the retention member positionable from a retracted position to an extended position relative to a display screen to secure a privacy screen over the display screen.
US09092184B2
Systems and method for displaying interactive content. The systems and method include a host device configured to receive register commands from a plurality of client devices, the register commands including arrangement information of the plurality of client devices. The host device registers the plurality of client devices with the host device. The host device is further configured to determine a position for each of the plurality of client devices based on the arrangement information, and transmit display instructions to the plurality of client devices to start display of respective portions of a whole presentation corresponding to the position of the client devices in a synchronized fashion.
US09092182B2
An image forming apparatus that functions as a client of a distributed file system is provided, in which the image forming apparatus includes: a distributed file system process part for mounting a file system of a server apparatus on the image forming apparatus to enable the image forming apparatus to access the file system of the server apparatus as the distributed file system of the image forming apparatus; and a storing process part for accessing the file system of the server apparatus and storing, in the file system, information that is stored in a storage unit used by the image forming apparatus.
US09092173B1
Methods and systems, including computer program products, implementing techniques for reviewing and editing word processing documents. The techniques include receiving from a reviewer a plurality of comments about a word processing document. The comments include a first and second comment. The techniques further include associating the comments with the word processing document; and assigning the comments to one or more editors. The first comment is assigned to a first editor, and the second comment is assigned to a second editor.
US09092165B2
A method for printing an electronic document (ED) using a printer and a mobile device, including: receiving, by the printer, a request to print; generating, by the printer, a unique identifier (UID) in response to the request, where the mobile device sends a print job associated with the UID and the ED to a print server over a network; sending, by the printer, the UID to the print server; receiving, by the printer, the print job from the print server in response to sending the UID; and printing, by the printer, a hardcopy of the ED based on the print job.
US09092160B2
Selective enablement of operating modes or features of a storage system via host transfer rate detection enables, in some situations, enhanced performance. For example, a Solid-State Disk (SSD) having a serial interface compatible with a particular serial interface standard selectively enables coalescing of status information for return to a host based on detecting a particular host transfer rate capability. Some hosts are not fully compliant with the particular standard, being unable to properly process the coalesced status information. The selective enablement disables status coalescing for a non-compliant host and enables status coalescing for at least some compliant hosts, without the SSD having prior knowledge of coupling to a noncompliant/compliant host. The SSD conservatively determines the host is non-compliant/compliant based on a negotiated speed of the serial interface, and selectively disables/enables status coalescing in response to the negotiated speed.
US09092157B2
A communication method for a host and a wireless Internet access module, and a data card, are provided so that the host implements wireless Internet access with the wireless Internet access module of a secure digital interface. The method includes simulating each port on a wireless Internet access processing function unit in a wireless Internet access module into a secure digital card partition and reporting the secure digital card partition to a host side; receiving downlink interaction information from the host side encapsulated in a secure digital card interface format, decapsulating the downlink interaction information, and delivering the decapsulated downlink interaction information to a corresponding port; and receiving uplink interaction information reported to the host side from each port, encapsulating the received uplink interaction information in the secure digital card interface format, and sending the encapsulated uplink interaction information to the host side.
US09092152B1
Distributed Compute Engine (DCE) memory controller in a data storage environment contains embedded logic and arithmetic functionality for Boolean logical and arithmetic operations. “Write” or “Read” requests which are received from data generating entities, contain a Physical Address field identifying an address of a data block to be retrieved from the external memory, and a Control bits field identifying a type of computational operation to be performed. The DCE memory controller decodes the request, and applies the desired compute operation autonomically to the contents of an external memory and/or the incoming data without burdening the CPU with the computational activity.
US09092151B1
In one aspect, in general, a method for managing data includes receiving, at a data deduplication engine of a computer system, data to be stored in a data storage system, computing a first value corresponding to at least one portion of the received data, determining that the first value matches a second value stored in a collection of identifiers, each identifier corresponding to a particular portion of data stored in the data storage system, each identifier comprising a computed value corresponding to the particular portion of data and including metadata indicating a location where the particular portion of data is being stored in the data storage system, and based on the determination that the first value matches a second value stored in the collection of identifiers, reallocating one or more physical locations from corresponding one or more virtual locations to different respective one or more virtual locations.
US09092148B2
A method begins dispersed storage error encoding data in accordance with dispersed storage error encoding parameters to produce a plurality of set of encoded data slices. The method continues by determining access control information for the plurality of sets of encoded data slices. The method continues by determining whether one or more encoded data slices of the plurality of sets of encoded data slices has individual access control information. The method continues when the one or more encoded data slices has individual access control information by creating a plurality of sets of appended slices, which is done by appending corresponding individual access control information to each of the one or more encoded data slices and appending a representation of the access control information to remaining encoded data slices of the plurality of sets of encoded data slices. The method continues by outputting the appended slices.
US09092143B1
An improved technique for measuring I/O latency in an I/O driver of a host computing system includes obtaining the tick size of a high resolution clock of the host and setting the boundaries of I/O latency buckets at different calculated numbers of high resolution clock ticks. The I/O latency buckets are used for binning latency measurements made by the I/O driver. The boundaries of the I/O latency buckets are expressed as numbers of high resolution clock ticks and correspond to a sequence of predetermined time values. At runtime, the I/O driver measures the latency of I/O requests using timestamps obtained from the high resolution clock. The latency measurements are expressed as numbers of elapsed ticks. The I/O driver then assigns measured latency values to data buckets by comparing ticks to ticks, without the need for unit conversion or resource-intensive arithmetic.
US09092132B2
An electronic device with a display, a touch-sensitive surface, one or more processors, and memory detects a first portion of a gesture, and determines that the first portion has a first gesture characteristic. The device selects a dynamic disambiguation threshold in accordance with the first gesture characteristic. The dynamic disambiguation threshold is used to determine whether to perform a first type of operation or a second type of operation when a first kind of gesture is detected. The device determines that the gesture is of the first kind of gesture. After selecting the dynamic disambiguation threshold, the device determines whether the gesture meets the dynamic disambiguation threshold. When the gesture meets the dynamic disambiguation threshold, the device performs the first type of operation, and when the gesture does not meet the dynamic disambiguation threshold, the device performs the second type of operation.
US09092127B2
In a terminal device 10, when a slide operation performed on at least either of a plurality of touch screens TD1 and TD2 is detected, a control section 1 performs display control based on a judgment result indicating whether or not another screen is present in the sliding direction. For example, when another screen is not present in the sliding direction, the control section 1 instructs the screens to perform page turning by an amount equivalent to a single screen, or when another screen is present, the control section 1 instructs the screens to perform page turning by a number of pages calculated by the number of screens present in the sliding direction being added to the number of the operation screen.
US09092123B1
A visual display of user data, based on a motion sensor is described. In one embodiment, the visual display comprises a first plurality of time units, indicating an activity level for each time unit during a day portion of a day, and a fitted smooth goal curve, indicating a goal activity level, the goal activity level indicating a goal activity for each of the first time units, the goal activity level based on an overall goal setting and a goal curve defining activity levels throughout the day.
US09092116B2
A handheld communication device having a logic to transfer information from a first application to a second application by using a user interface which displays a screen shot of the information gathered at the first application, and the interface also displays a list of icons indicative of other applications that is capable of receiving such information and using such information. The logic is configured to transfer the information to the second application by a drag-and-drop motion on the interface page.
US09092113B2
Provided is a cursor display method of displaying a cursor, indicating a focus point while being manipulatable to move, in a two-dimensional image in which sets of laser point cloud data distributed on a three-dimensional coordinate system are shown on the basis of a predetermined view point position. The cursor display method includes: performing arithmetic on a position on the three-dimensional coordinate system which corresponds to the focus point in the two-dimensional image; defining a predetermined plane graphic region, including the corresponding position and being orthogonal to a view point position direction, on the three-dimensional coordinate system on the basis of the corresponding position; dividing a view region, originating from the view point position passing through the plane graphic region, into segments on the basis of the plane graphic region; and performing non-display processing on sets of laser point cloud data placed in any one of the divided segments.
US09092110B2
An approach is described for implementing a GUI that an account for illegal operations by the user. Visual ghosting is implemented that includes separation support. If an object is manipulated into an impermissible/unacceptable configuration, ghosting separation is performed to display multiple ghost images, where a first ghost image shows a legal configuration of the object and a second ghost image shows the current configuration of the object. The second ghost continues to track the user's manipulation of the object until a legal configuration is achieved. The improved approach provides a visual representation that corresponds to the expected end result, but is also be useful to track the user's actions if there is a violation.
US09092098B2
A method for improving noise immunity of capacitive sensing circuit associated with a touch sense array is disclosed. The capacitive sensing circuit receives a response signal from a touch sense array. The capacitive sensing circuit measures a noise component of the response signal. When a level of noise of the noise component within a passband of the capacitive sensing circuit is greater than a threshold, the capacitive sensing circuit changes at least one parameter of capacitive sensing circuit to move the passband substantially outside the frequency spectrum of the noise component.
US09092097B2
A touch panel includes a substrate comprising divided regions; first electrodes, each of the first electrodes comprising first rhombus patterns spaced apart a predetermined distance from each other in a predetermined first direction and first connection patterns configured to connect the first rhombus patterns second electrodes, each of the second electrodes comprising second rhombus patterns spaced apart a predetermined distance from each other in the second direction and second connection patterns configured to connect the second rhombus patterns; third electrodes formed in border areas between the divided regions and outer areas of the divided regions; a touch controller formed in each of the divided regions correspondingly; and pad electrodes connected with the touch controller.
US09092095B2
An information input device includes a touch panel configured to be provided with a touch sensor that detects a position at which a sensing object is brought close to a sensing surface. In this information input device, the touch sensor has a scanning electrode and a detecting electrode that is opposed to the scanning electrode with the intermediary of a dielectric substance, and is a capacitive sensor whose electrostatic capacitance changes if the sensing object is brought close to the detecting electrode. Furthermore, a slit is formed in a surface of the detecting electrode opposed to the scanning electrode.
US09092090B2
The subject matter disclosed herein relates to optical projection and image detection to detect touch or gesture action.
US09092082B2
A touch sensor device assembly is mechanically coupled to an electronic system having a casing. The touch sensor device assembly includes a touch sensor device and a deformable material disposed on the touch sensor device. The deformable material has a non-adhesive surface that can be compressed against an interior surface of the casing by a holding element such that the touch sensor device is stationary with respect to the casing.
US09092081B2
A remote touch panel includes a plurality of light sensor cells arranged in two dimensions. Each light sensor cell may include a light-sensitive semiconductor layer and first and second electrodes electrically connected to the light-sensitive semiconductor layer. The remote touch panel may be controlled at a remote distance. For example, a large display apparatus can be easily controlled by using a simple light source device, for example, a laser pointer.
US09092078B2
In one embodiment, a computing device displays a graphical parameter-control element in a graphical user interface indicating a range and a position value of a controllable parameter of an application of the computing device. The computing device may detect a touch event on a touchpad of the computing device. The computing device may determine that the touch event is a scrolling event, and scroll the position value along the range based on a direction of the scrolling event, and adjust the position value by a relative amount within the range mapping to a relative distance of the scrolling event along the touchpad.
US09092077B2
A writing device for marking on a capacitive touch screen and a paper substrate is disclosed. The device features a writing tip deployable through a hole in a conductive rubber stylus tip. The stylus tip connects to a distal end of a shaft. The stylus tip may be held in place by a ring. Electric connection is formed from a human user, through the shaft, and to the stylus tip onto the touch screen when a sufficient contact patch if formed through pressing lightly on the stylus tip. The stylus tip may be coated with a protective material that adjusts the coefficient of friction and prevents carbon from depositing on the touch screen. The writing tip (e.g., pen or pencil) moves from a working position where it extends through a hole in the stylus tip to a position where it is disposed within a hollow cavity formed by the stylus tip.
US09092068B1
An apparatus includes a processor and a keyboard having multiple, separately moveable keys. The keyboard is configured to function as both a keyboard and a trackpad.
US09092062B2
A user interface system has an input device for collecting gesture inputs of a user, a computing device for processing the gesture inputs collected by the input device, a memory for storing a set of executive gestures for executing various functions, and an output device for displaying information processed by the computing device, wherein each executive gesture is defined as an executive input for each function, so that, when a gesture input performed by the user corresponds to an executive gesture, a function corresponding thereto is executed, and wherein the executive gestures are capable of being changed and stored by the user.
US09092053B2
An electronic device for providing a display that changes based on the user's perspective is provided. The electronic device may include a sensing mechanism operative to detect the user's position relative a display of the electronic device. For example, the electronic device may include a camera operative to detect the position of the user's head. Using the detected position, the electronic device may be operative to transform displayed objects such that the displayed perspective reflects the detected position of the user. The electronic device may use any suitable approach for modifying a displayed object, including for example a parallax transform or a perspective transform. In some embodiments, the electronic device may overlay the environment detected by the sensing mechanism (e.g., by a camera) to provide a more realistic experience for the user (e.g., display a reflection of the image detected by the camera on reflective surfaces of a displayed object).
US09092050B2
A checkout device including a multi-touch surface display which can also weigh items. An example checkout device includes a surface element for displaying transaction screens and for receiving touch inputs during a transaction, and a load cell below the surface element for producing a weight signal corresponding to a weight of an item of the transaction on the surface element.
US09092033B1
An automatic timing measurement system provides a measure of time of passage of a watercraft through a prescribed course. Inertial or other estimates augmented by GPS speed/position measurements are used to track position of a watercraft, and those estimates are used to allow the locations of prescribed courses to be mapped and memorized. The apparatus may automatically detect passage of a watercraft through mapped courses for the purpose of measuring and reporting time of passage past key points in the course, and for modifying the behavior of the speed control of the apparatus if necessary at certain points in the mapped course. GPS speed control may be augmented with a secondary velocity measurement device that measures speed over water resulting in an optional user selectable real-time compensation for water current. Furthermore, GPS may be used as the key input to produce boat speed-based pull-up profiles.
US09092026B2
Various sensors are provided inside control equipment, and it is determined whether environment inside the control equipment is abnormal or not, based on data obtained from the sensors.
US09092022B2
A chassis may be configured to receive a plurality of modular information handling systems and a plurality of modular information handling resources including one or more storage controllers, and have at least two internal switching fabrics for communicating data between the modular information handling systems and the information handling resources. The chassis management controller disposed in the chassis may be configured to retrieve information regarding at least one of relative priorities among modular information handling systems disposed in the chassis, associations between modular information handling systems disposed in the chassis and storage resources disposed in the chassis, and input/output metrics from storage resources disposed in the chassis. The chassis management controller may also be configured to determine whether load balancing among the storage controllers of logical units associated with the storage controller would optimize performance between the modular information handling systems and modular information handling resources disposed in the chassis.
US09092011B2
An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body, an image forming portion, a hold portion, a cooling air passage, and a communication opening. The apparatus body includes a front wall, and a side wall standing perpendicularly to the front wall, the front wall and the side wall defining an internal space. The image forming portion is disposed in the internal space, and forms an image on a sheet. The hold portion is in the form of a hollow at a part of the side wall, and adapted to be held when moving the apparatus body. The cooling air passage extends in the internal space vertically along the side wall. The communication opening allows communication between a space defined by the hold portion and a lower part of the cooling air passage.
US09092010B2
An image forming apparatus prevents heat in an in-body copy receiving portion from reaching a bottom face of a scanner portion disposed above the in-body copy receiving portion. The image forming apparatus includes an in-body copy receiving portion, a scanner portion, and an air blow portion. The in-body copy receiving portion includes a copy receiving tray to stack image-formed sheets thereon. The in-body copy receiving portion is disposed in the image forming apparatus. The scanner portion reads a document. The scanner portion is disposed above the in-body copy receiving portion. The air blow portion generates airflow between a maximum sheet loadable position on the copy receiving tray and the scanner portion so as to flow along a bottom face of the scanner portion.
US09092008B2
The automatic document feeder includes a document tray, a document delivery tray, a document feed path, a feed roller, a housing member, and an ion generating unit. The housing member has at least an air intake portion and an air exhaust portion and is designed to accommodate a driving section therein. The ion generating unit is disposed laterally of the driving section within the housing member.
US09092007B2
An information processing apparatus includes a first storage unit that stores first information regarding a first unit, a second storage unit that stores second information regarding a second unit, and a reading unit disposed so as to face the first unit and the second unit. The reading unit reads the first information stored in the first storage unit and the second information stored in the second storage unit.
US09091992B2
An image forming apparatus, in a case where a print setting for printing an image on a preprinted surface of a preprinted sheet has been set and a surface of the sheet read by a reading unit is a preprinted surface, executes printing on the sheet. The image forming apparatus, in a case where a print setting for printing an image on an unprinted surface of a preprinted sheet has been set and a surface of the sheet read by the reading unit is not a preprinted surface, executes printing on the sheet.
US09091986B2
An image forming apparatus includes a document reader, a storage for storing image data, an image output unit and a control unit. The control unit includes: a function setup controller for setting up the image output conditions of output images; and a control-unit side controller having a function of displaying a function setup screen corresponding to the function setup controller, on a display panel. The function setup controller has an additional input mode having a function of reading documents a multiple number of times to form multiple sheaves of documents. The additional input mode includes: an individual setup function of setting up individual image output conditions for each sheaf of documents and an all-in setup function of setting up identical image output conditions for all sheaves of documents. When the additional input mode is set up, the control unit-side controller offers a display of a setup change suggestion of the image output conditions for the next input on the display screen at the stage where the first image data input has been completed.
US09091985B2
The image forming apparatus includes photosensitive drums, drive motors for driving the photosensitive drums, a motor control unit for controlling operations of the drive motors, and a printer control unit. The printer control unit stops rotations of the photosensitive drums at reference positions after a print job is finished. After prescribed time elapses from the end of the print job, microscale driving of the photosensitive drums is performed for a microscale driving time period. Then, drive amounts by the drive motors during the microscale driving are calculated. At the start of a next print job, activation timing of each of the drive motors is adjusted in accordance with the drive amount so as to reduce a variation generated due to the microscale driving.
US09091983B2
A recording material detecting apparatus includes a light guiding unit that allows first and second light to enter a surface of a recording material, respectively, in two directions which are not parallel; an imaging device that images a first light irradiated area and a second light irradiated area, on the surface of the recording material; and an output device that outputs information on a surface condition of the recording material based on an output of the imaging device. When viewed in a direction along the center optical axes of first and second light sources which are of the same type, the first and second light sources are arranged such that the respective reference lines of the rotational phases around the center optical axes are rotated in opposite directions by approximately the same angles from a line perpendicular to the direction where the first and second light sources are arrayed.
US09091974B2
The image forming apparatus includes an image processing section that converts image data into pixel data, an image forming section that forms a toner image based on the pixel data, and a fixing section that fixes the toner image to the recording material by heating the recording material with the toner image formed thereon while conveying the recording material through a nip portion. The image processing section divides the pixel data corresponding to one recording material into a plurality of areas each formed of a predetermined number of pixels and acquires density information on some of the pixels within each of the areas as representative values. The fixing section carries out a process of fixing the toner image for which the density information has been acquired, under a fixing condition according to a maximum value of the representative values.
US09091962B2
A cartridge includes: a developer accommodating chamber, provided with an opening, for accommodating a developer; a sealing member, provided with an electroconductive portion, for sealing the opening; and a storing element, provided with an electrical contact at a surface thereof, for storing information on the cartridge. The electroconductive portion covers the electrical contact.
US09091955B2
An image forming apparatus controls a semiconductor laser such that first and second light beams among multiple light beams are successively incident on a BD sensor and measures the time interval between BD signals that correspond to the first and second light beams and are output from the BD sensor. Two light emitting elements that output two light beams for which the ratio between the light powers of two light beams detected by the detection unit falls within a predetermined range are set as light emitting elements that are to emit the first and second light beams when the time interval is to be measured. This suppresses measurement errors when measuring the interval between light beams emitted from two light emitting elements and improves correction accuracy for the image writing start positions of the light emitting elements.
US09091952B2
Specification of a printing mode or medium is identified, and gray axis correction control is performed based on the identified printing mode or medium. Subsequently, determination is made regarding whether or not to predict a value equivalent to the results of the gray axis correction control, for a different printing mode or medium, based on the results. If certain conditions are satisfied, the results of prediction are taken as the results of the gray axis correction control for the different printing mode.
US09091948B2
A surface layer of the electrophotographic photosensitive member has a change region in which a ratio of the number of carbon atoms with respect to the sum of the number of silicon atoms and the number of carbon atoms gradually increases toward a surface side of the electrophotographic photosensitive member from a photoconductive layer side, wherein the change region has an upper charge injection prohibiting portion containing a Group 13 atom, and a surface-side portion which is positioned closer to the surface side of the electrophotographic photosensitive member than the upper charge injection prohibiting portion and does not contain the Group 13 atom, and the distribution of the Group 13 atom in a boundary portion between the surface-side portion and the upper charge injection prohibiting portion is precipitous.
US09091943B2
Asymmetric heating and/or thermal expansion of a reticle or an image field is reduced. Embodiments include exposing a wafer with an actual image field (including a pattern for a chip layer) on a multilayer reticle, and performing a dummy exposure with another image field of the reticle. Other embodiments include exposing a wafer with a reticle area including both the actual and one or more other image fields of a multilayer reticle, sacrificing any die on the wafer that is exposed with substantial illumination with an image field other than the actual image field. Further embodiments include dummy exposures or enlargement of the illuminated reticle area of a single layer reticle with variation in pattern density between regions of the image field. Further embodiments include changing the image field geometry of a multilayer or single layer reticle.
US09091941B2
Method of predicting a distribution of light in an illumination pupil of an illumination system includes identifying component(s) of the illumination system the adjustment of which affects this distribution and simulating the distribution based on a point spread function defined in part by the identified components. The point spread function has functional relationship with configurable setting of the illumination settings.
US09091932B2
The disclosure relates to a three-dimensional integrated structure comprising a substrate and a plurality of projecting elements projecting from a flat surface thereof and obtained from a patterned and developed dry film photoresist. Advantageously, the three-dimensional integrated structure is highly defined, the projecting elements obtained by the patterned and developed dry film photoresist having a shape factor greater than 6. The three-dimensional integrated structure can be used to directly realize different type of electronic devices, such as microfluidic devices, microreactors or sensor devices.
US09091928B2
A method for manufacturing a planarized reflective layer disposed on a hinge layer connected to a hinge support post (210) is disclosed. The method comprises depositing a first layer of a first material to form the hinge layer (206), patterning a first mask over the first layer and selectively removing the first material not covered by any of the first mask to form a plurality of recesses, depositing a second layer of a second material over the first layer, patterning a second mask over the second layer and selectively removing the second material not covered by any of the second mask to form a hinge component (212), depositing a reflective layer (202) of a reflective material over the second layer and planarizing the reflective layer (202) to form a substantially planar reflective surface.
US09091914B2
A resist composition comprising a complex of a β-diketone with a metal selected from magnesium, chromium, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, silver, cadmium, indium, tin, antimony, cesium, zirconium, and hafnium, and a solvent is improved in film uniformity when coated, and exhibits a high resolution, high sensitivity, and minimal LER when processed by the EB or EUV lithography.
US09091908B2
An image projection apparatus includes a light source, light from which is used to form an image to be projected, a first flow path, a control unit configured to control a light emission from the light source, an electrical power stabilizing unit configured to stabilize an electrical power to be supplied to the light source, and an electrical power source unit configured to supply the electrical power to at least one of the control unit and the electrical power stabilizing unit. One or both of the electrical power source unit and the electrical power stabilizing unit is/are divided into a plurality of boards. The light source is arranged on a normal line of a surface of any of the plurality of boards. The plurality of boards configure surfaces of the first flow path except a surface nearest to the light source.
US09091907B2
A projector apparatus which may include a light-emitting tube emitting illumination light, a reflector arranged to cover at least a portion of periphery of the light-emitting tube and formed so as to reflect the illumination light emitted by the light-emitting tube in a forward direction, a cooling fan disposed beside the reflector for blowing cooling air on the light-emitting tube, and an apparatus housing containing the reflector and the cooling fan. The reflector may have an intake port facing an air discharging port of the cooling fan and two discharging ports opening in direction perpendicular to or substantially perpendicular to the intake port. The two discharging ports of the reflector may have a combined discharge area which is twice or substantially twice an intake area of the intake port of the reflector.
US09091905B2
A system comprising a flashlight and continuous light reflector arm for fixing to a photographic apparatus, a flashlight, a continuous light unit, or to film or video cameras. Flash units are often mounted centrally onto a camera causing the flash to come from the same direction from which the photograph is taken. The system allows targeted illumination from a direction different from that from which the photograph is taken, does not require complicated measures with regard to flash control, manages with comparatively little light power and does not further influence the center of gravity of the camera. The system is composed of camera and flashlight or continuous light unit, including a fixing arm fixed to the photographic apparatus by a fixing means and includes means for fixing a reflection element, wherein the reflector arm is designed such that the reflection means is positioned laterally alongside the photographic apparatus.
US09091904B2
A camera device with a rotary base has an automatic panning function of imaging a predetermined zone while reciprocating in a preset panning direction. The camera device includes: an imaging unit configured to image a subject and output a video signal; a rotary base configured to cause the imaging unit to rotate in a panning direction and a tilting direction; a motion and face detecting unit configured to detect the motion or face of the subject based on the video signal output from the imaging unit; and a tilt control instruction creating unit configured to create a tilt control instruction based on the detection result from the motion and face detecting unit and give the tilt control instruction to the rotary base to cause the imaging unit to rotate in the tilting direction.
US09091893B2
A display device including: a first substrate with a pixel switch and drivers mounted thereon; a second substrate disposed in facing relation to the first substrate; a material layer held between the first substrate and the second substrate and having peripheral edges sealed by a seal member, the material layer having an electrooptical effect; and a semiconductor chip mounted as a COG component on the first substrate, the semiconductor chip having a control system configured to control the drivers; wherein the semiconductor chip having a thickness equal to the total thickness of the seal member and the second substrate or larger than the thickness of the seal member and smaller than the total thickness.
US09091886B2
A liquid crystal display apparatus including first and second substrates which are disposed facing each other, with liquid crystal sealed between said first and second substrates, a first electrode formed on the first substrate and a second electrode formed on the second substrate. There are alignment control layers covering the first and second electrodes, wherein the alignment control layers control the alignment direction of liquid crystal molecules, when no voltage is applied, to be roughly vertical to faces of the first and second substrates. Bumps are formed on at least one surface of the first and second substrates, wherein the bumps determine tilting directions of the liquid crystal molecules when voltage is applied. Both of the alignment control layers and the bumps are made of a polymerizable compound included in and mixed with said liquid crystal.
US09091884B2
A display apparatus including a first insulating substrate, a plurality of pixels, a second insulating substrate, a color filter layer, and a pattern retarder. The first insulating substrate includes a plurality of pixel areas arranged in an array of rows and columns, which has a length in the row direction longer than a length in the column direction, and has a length in a row direction longer than a length in a column direction. The pixels are arranged in the pixel areas, respectively, to display a 2D image and a 3D image. Among the pixels, first to fourth pixels successively arranged in the column direction define a unit pixel that displays one color information, and the fourth pixel corresponds to the white color pixel.
US09091876B2
A time-division liquid crystal barrier includes an upper substrate having first electrodes, second electrodes, and a first insulation layer between the first and second electrodes, the first electrodes being arranged with a first gap, and the second electrodes being arranged with a second gap, a lower substrate having third electrodes, fourth electrodes, and a second insulation layer between the third and fourth electrodes, the third electrodes being arranged with the first gap, and the fourth electrodes being arranged with the second gap, and a liquid crystal layer between the upper substrate and the lower substrate, the first and second electrodes being alternately arranged with respect to the first insulation layer, the third and fourth electrodes being alternately arranged with respect to the second insulation layer, the first electrodes overlap the third electrodes, and the second electrodes overlap the fourth electrodes.
US09091873B2
A fabricating method and apparatus of a thin film pattern improves the reliability of forming the thin film pattern by a resist printing method. The apparatus includes a print roller device of a roll shape around which a blanket is wound; a spray device located around the print roller device for spraying an etch resist solution to the blanket; and a print plate of an engraved shape where a groove of a desired thin film shape and a projected part except the groove are formed, and the etch resist solution has a surfactant inclusive of an ethylene oxide fluorinated polymer material.
US09091868B2
A multi-layer device comprising a first substrate, a first electrically conductive layer and a first current modulating structure on a surface thereof, the first current modulating structure comprising a composite of a resistive material and a patterned insulating material, the first current modulating structure having a cross-layer resistance to the flow of electrical current through the first current modulating structure that varies as a function of position.
US09091866B2
Contact lens designs are provided with improved stabilization wherein the moments of momentum are balanced.
US09091865B2
Feature patterns may be incorporated into the peripheral region of the back curve surface of contact lenses in order to increase tear exchange between the contact lens and the cornea. The feature patterns may be based upon fractal geometry and be incorporated anywhere in the periphery of the lens. The placement feature patterns are preferably determined utilizing a combination of simulations and experimentation.
US09091863B2
A system for vibrating optical components using an airflow device is provided. The system includes: one or more elongated fibers, each of the one or more elongated fibers comprising a respective diameter; one or more optical components for at least one of conveying coherent light and interacting with the coherent light; and, an airflow device arranged to flow air over, and about perpendicular to, the one or more elongated fibers at a velocity, a combination of the respective diameter of each of the one or more elongated fibers and the velocity of the air configured to cause the one or more elongated fibers to produce shedding vortices that cause the one or more elongated fibers and the one or more optical components to each vibrate.
US09091861B2
The present invention relates to a scanning microscope, which can acquire an undistorted image of a desired area of a sample using a simple configuration. When a sample is observed, a galvano-scanner rotates a scanning mirror based on a supplied driving signal, so as to scan the sample with illumination light. A sampling circuit samples an electric signal acquired by performing photoelectric conversion on observation light from the sample, in synchronization with a sampling clock. If the scanning mirror is driven so that the rotation angle thereof non-linearly changes with respect to time, the sampling circuit appropriately suppresses sampling based on the sampling clock, so that sampling is executed only when the scanning mirror is at a predetermined position. The present invention can be applied to a scanning microscope.
US09091860B2
Systems and methods configured for outputting light having a polarization state distribution that is spatially uniform by applying a correction to, for example, a beam of light with a spatially uniform polarization state distribution that has been altered (unintentionally or otherwise) to become spatially non-uniform are described. A projection system can include an optical element and a polarization-altering device (PAD). The optical element can cause a polarization of light in the projection system to be spatially non-uniform. The PAD can change the polarization state distribution of the light spatially based on an amount of spatial non-uniformity on the light caused by the optical element and before the light enters the optical element. The projection system can output the light having a spatially uniform polarization state distribution.
US09091859B2
A display apparatus includes: a display unit that displays a two-dimensional image; and a variable lens array disposed to face the display unit, wherein the variable lens array includes a first substrate having a transparent first common electrode, a second substrate having a transparent second common electrode, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and forming liquid crystal lens columns, the liquid crystal layer is processed in such a way that liquid crystal molecules are so oriented that each of the liquid crystal lens columns produces refracting power in a state in which no potential difference is present between the first common electrode and the second common electrode, and a voltage applied between the first common electrode and the second common electrode controls the refracting power of each of the liquid crystal lens columns.
US09091840B1
A continuous zoom lens arrangement can image MWIR and LWIR spectral bands to a common image plane. Such an exemplary optical system comprises eight infrared imaging lenses that all transmit over the wavelengths 3.5-11.0 microns and form a collocated image plane for the MWIR and LWIR spectral bands. The lens has six stationary lenses, and two lenses that move in an axial fashion. A cold stop inside the dewar can act as the aperture stop of the system and control the stray light from reaching the FPA. The pupil is reimaged from the cold stop to near the first lens of the system to minimize the size of the lens.
US09091829B2
Disclosed are optical connections having a coupling portion that includes a piston and a magnet along with complimentary optical connections. In one embodiment, the optical connection includes an optical interface portion having at least one optical channel and a coupling portion. The coupling portion includes a piston that is movable between a first position and a second position, a resilient member for biasing the piston to the first position and a magnet for retaining the piston at the second position. In one embodiment, the piston may be disposed in a body of the optical connection. The piston may be formed from a ferrous material and since it is not magnetic it does not attract metal trash; however, it still allows coupling (e.g., mating) of optical connections using magnetic retention. Additionally, the piston may optionally include a cover portion if desired.
US09091827B2
Methods and systems for grating couplers incorporating perturbed waveguides are disclosed and may include in a semiconductor photonics die, communicating optical signals into and/or out of the die utilizing a grating coupler on the die, where the grating coupler comprises perturbed waveguides. The perturbed waveguides may comprise a variable width along their length. The grating coupler may comprise a single polarization grating coupler comprising perturbed waveguides and a non-perturbed grating. The grating coupler may comprise a polarization splitting grating coupler (PSCC) that includes two sets of perturbed waveguides at a non-zero angle, or a plurality of non-linear rows of discrete shapes. The PSCC may comprise discrete scatterers at an intersection of the sets of perturbed waveguides. The grating couplers may be etched in a silicon layer on the semiconductor photonics die or deposited on the semiconductor photonics die. The grating coupler may comprise individual scatterers between the perturbed waveguides.
US09091825B2
An optical fiber connector includes a ferrule, an inserted optical fiber, an external optical fiber, and a pair of reinforcing members that pinches and reinforces a fusion-spliced portion of the other end portion of the inserted optical fiber and the front end portion of the external optical fiber. The reinforcing members include adhesion layer on the inner surface thereof which comes in contact with the other end portion of the inserted optical fiber and the front end portion of the external optical fiber. The adhesion layer is depressed at the position where the inserted optical fiber and the external optical fiber come in contact with each other so as to closely adhere to the outer circumferential surfaces of the optical fibers in the fusion-spliced portion.
US09091819B2
An apparatus for optical coupling comprises a substrate, a first waveguide formed on the substrate and includes a grating structure directing light in a first direction, and a second waveguide formed on the first waveguide and including an angled portion directing the light in a second direction different from the first direction.
US09091815B2
A retardation element allowing a reduction in ghosts caused by optical anisotropy of a base film, and a display including the retardation element are provided. A retardation element includes: a base film having optical anisotropy; and a retardation layer formed on the base film and having optical anisotropy, in which the retardation layer includes retardation regions of two or more kinds of which slow axes are oriented in different directions from one another, the retardation regions of two or more kinds are arranged regularly adjacent to one another in an in-plane direction of the base film, and each of the retardation regions has a slow axis in a direction intersecting with a slow axis of the base film at an angle larger than 45°.
US09091806B2
An integrated circuit includes a holographic recording material substantially filling a cavity in a semiconductor layer. During operation of the integrated circuit, a holographic pattern in the holographic recording is reconstructed and used to diffract an optical signal propagating in a plane of an optical waveguide, which is defined in the semiconductor layer out of the plane through the cavity. In this way, the holographic recording material may be used to couple the optical signal to an optical fiber or another integrated circuit.
US09091796B2
An optical coupling device is used for optically coupling light sources with a light guide plate. The optical coupling device includes transparent light guide portions. Each light guide portion has a light incident surface, a light emitting surface, a top surface, and a bottom surface. The light incident surface is opposite to the light emitting surface. The top surface is opposite to the bottom surface. Along a direction perpendicular to the top surface, a thickness of the light incident surface is greater than a thickness of the light emitting surface. The light incident surface is optically coupled with a corresponding one of the light sources. The light emitting surface is optically coupled with the light guide plate.
US09091780B2
Methods of making classifications. One method acquires groups of data, derives features of potential interest in a first data group, and analyzes features using a classification tree and a statistically based classification process to draw a classification conclusion on identity with an associated level of confidence. Features associated with a signal of potential interest may be derived with at least a second group of data. A statistical algorithm may perform linear discrimination analysis, or a quadratic discrimination analysis or a logistic regression classification analysis. A related method includes acquiring signal data with a sensor device comprising piezo-electric material and detecting a signal by performing detections on signal data from the sensor device. Determinations are provided when detections surpass defined thresholds of confidence.
US09091766B2
Embodiments relate to an advanced fast and thermal neutron detector material composition with the properties useful for Special Nuclear Material (SNM) detection. Specific embodiments of the material composition result in two excimer scintillation light production mechanisms that provide two corresponding independent techniques for gamma discrimination; namely Pulse Shape Discrimination and Pulse Height Discrimination. A dual discrimination method, Pulse Shape and Pulse Height Discrimination (PSHD), can be implemented relying on both pulse height discrimination and pulse shape discrimination, and can allow the operation of large area, fast and thermal neutron detectors.
US09091755B2
A system that facilitates collecting data is described herein. The system includes a digital camera that is configured to capture images in a visible light spectrum and a near-infrared camera that is configured to capture near infrared images, wherein a field of view of the digital camera and the field of view of the near-infrared camera are substantially similar. The system further includes a trigger component that is configured to cause the digital camera and the near-infrared camera to capture images at a substantially similar point in time, and also includes a mounting mechanism that facilitates mounting the digital camera and the near-infrared camera to an automobile.
US09091751B2
A sound source detection system for detecting a sound source (e.g., running sound of a vehicle) based on sound collected by microphones extracts characteristic amounts from the sound collected by the microphones, sets a plurality of classes according to the position of the sound source by a multi-class pattern recognition method (e.g., multi-class SVM) using the characteristic amounts, extracts characteristic amounts from sound collected by the microphones for detection of a sound source, determines a class to which the extracted characteristic amounts belong, from the preset plurality of classes, and estimates the sound source based on the class.
US09091750B1
A device for deflecting acoustic waves for an object in a liquid environment includes a power source located in the object. A heating grid and a cooling grid are positioned about the object in the liquid environment such that the heating grid is located between the object and the cooling grid. A heat pump is joined the power source, the heating grid and the cooling grid. The heat pump is capable of removing heat from said cooling grid and adding heat to said heating grid.
US09091748B2
A 3D ultraviolet (UV) imaging LADAR system includes a UV source configured to generate a UV interrogation beam, a sensor configured to receive a UV return beam reflected from a target and to produce an electrical signal, and an imaging module coupled to the sensor and configured to receive the electrical signal and to generate a corresponding 3D image of the target. In one example, the sensor includes a down-shifting device configured to down-shift the UV return beam to a down-shifted light beam of a different wavelength, for example, in the visible or SWIR wavelength ranges.
US09091746B2
Positions of non-reference wireless transceivers to be added to a wireless communication network are determined as follows. Each non-reference wireless transceiver performs measurements of times of arrival (TOA) of signals transmitted by other non-reference wireless transceivers, as well as reference wireless transceivers. Thereafter, time difference of arrival (TDOA) values are computed from at least two types of pairs of measurements as follows: (a) unknown-unknown TDOA values are obtained as differences between TOA measurements of signals transmitted by non-reference wireless transceivers and (b) unknown-known TDOA values are obtained as differences between a TOA measurement of a signal transmitted by a non-reference wireless transceiver and another TOA measurement of another signal transmitted by a reference wireless transceiver. Both types of TDOA values are used to solve simultaneous equations to identify the positions of the non-reference wireless transceivers and optionally times of transmission of the signals by the non-reference wireless transceivers.
US09091744B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a measuring technique which allows in the MRS measurement to suppress with a high degree of precision, incorporation of a signal of unwanted compounds which hinders measurement of a measurement object signal, independent of an imaging object region and the measurement object signal, thereby obtaining a stable and favorable signal spectrum. In the MRS measuring sequence, a spectrum selective inversion RF pulse, having a narrow band characteristic for selectively inverting only a signal peak of a compounds to be suppressed, and phase dispersion-refocusing GC pulses are applied at least one of before and after a region selective RF pulse. This MRS measuring sequence is repeated while changing the echo time TE at predetermined intervals, and nuclear magnetic resonance signals being obtained by the repetition are integrated. The amount of the spectrum selective inversion RF pulse to be applied may be changed according to the echo time TE.
US09091741B2
Embodiments of a method for testing a Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) analog controller of a Direct Current (DC)/DC converter and a PID analog controller of a DC/DC converter are described. In one embodiment, a method for testing a PID analog controller of a DC/DC converter involves setting an analog regulation loop, which is formed by an operational transconductance amplifier (OTA) of the PID analog controller and a feedback network of the PID analog controller, to a stable condition and testing a DC parameter of the PID analog controller and setting the analog regulation loop to an unstable condition and testing an Alternate Current (AC) parameter of the PID analog controller. Other embodiments are also described.
US09091736B2
Systems and methods for cell anomaly detection are provided. The disclosed systems and methods of cell anomaly detection may use a single circuit to detect both cell-open and imbalance conditions. Disclosed embodiments may incorporate a continuous or a sampled time system (i.e. cell anomaly detection is performed when an enable signal is active). An example embodiment includes receiving voltages of a plurality of cells of a battery pack; converting the received voltages to currents; determining a maximum current of the currents; determining whether at least one of the currents is anomalous; and reporting the at least one anomalous current as indicative of a bad cell.
US09091735B2
A method of determining and predicting a state of a rechargeable battery device in real time involves measuring a current and a voltage of the rechargeable battery in real time, inputting the measured current and voltage into an algorithm, and applying the algorithm to determine the state of the rechargeable battery. The algorithm includes a first mathematical model based on a direct solution of at least one differential equation characterizing an equivalent RC circuit of the battery as a function of time. The first model generates a plurality of parameters that are usable to determine the state of the battery. The algorithm further includes a second mathematical model configured to regress the parameters over time, and a third mathematical model configured to estimate the state of the battery.
US09091732B2
This invention relates to a method of and system for monitoring shaft signals associated with a shaft of a rotating machine. The method comprising receiving voltage signals associated with the shaft; receiving current signals associated with the shaft; determining, from the received voltage and current signals, voltage and current data relating to the machine; presenting at least some of the determined voltage and current data to a user; trending at least the determined voltage data to at least determine voltage data trends associated with the machine; and determining from the voltage and current data if a fault condition has occurred and generating an alarm signal or condition in response thereto.
US09091730B2
A method for providing ordered capture clocks to detect or locate faults within N clock domains and faults crossing any two clock domains in an integrated circuit or circuit assembly in scan-test or self-test mode, where N>1, each clock domain having one capture clock and a plurality of scan cells, each capture clock comprising a plurality of capture clock pulses; said method comprising: (a) generating and shifting-in N test stimuli to all said scan cells within said N clock domains in said integrated circuit or circuit assembly during a shift-in operation; (b) applying an ordered sequence of capture clocks to all said scan cells within said N clock domains, the ordered sequence of capture clocks comprising at least a plurality of capture clock pulses from two or more selected capture clocks placed in a sequential order such that all clock domains are never triggered simultaneously during a capture operation; and (c) analyzing output responses of all said scan cells to locate any faults therein.
US09091727B1
In one embodiment, a configuration data sequence is input to a master programmable integrated circuit (IC). In response to control bits in the configuration data sequence, the master programmable IC transmits the configuration data sequence to one or more slave programmable ICs. The master programmable IC and the one or more slave programmable ICs are configured in parallel with configuration bits from the configuration data sequence.
US09091720B2
Provided is a detection system using a magnetic resistance sensor. The detection system includes a magnetic resistance sensor for detecting a magnetic element of a specimen containing a magnetic particle. An external magnetic-field application device applies external magnetic fields to the magnetic resistance sensor in first and second directions, and has a space for entrance or exit of a specimen holding unit. A horizontal drive module receives the specimen holding unit to horizontally move the specimen holding unit under the magnetic resistance sensor. A vertical drive module receives the magnetic resistance sensor to vertically move the magnetic resistance sensor to the specimen holding unit.
US09091709B2
A circuit arrangement detects a maximum in a profile of a measurement signal. The circuit arrangement has an operational amplifier with a non-inverting input connected to a reference potential and an output connected to an inverting input via a first resistor. The first resistor has an input connection, to which the measurement signal is applied and which is connected to the inverting input of the operational amplifier via a series circuit containing a capacitor and a second resistor. The connection point between the capacitor and the second resistor is connected to the negative supply potential of the operational amplifier via a third resistor and a first, reverse-biased diode. The connection point between the third resistor and the first diode is connected to the output of the operational amplifier via a second, forward-biased diode. The reference potential is a positive potential.
US09091705B2
A high-speed atomic force microscope (HSAFM) is disclosed herein. The HSAFM includes a cantilever, a piezotube, an optical detector, a circuit element, and a feedback controller. The cantilever has a probe, and the piezotube is arranged in proximity to the probe. The optical detector is configured to detect deflection of the cantilever, and the circuit element is abutting a first end of the cantilever and is configured to exert a force on the cantilever to resist deflection of the cantilever. The circuit element is communicably connected to the optical detector by a first feedback loop. The feedback controller is communicably connected to the piezotube and configured to modulate the piezotube along the Z-axis towards and away from the probe. And the feedback controller is communicably connected to the optical detector through a second feedback loop.
US09091696B2
The application provides methods of modulating NR2F6 in a cell or animal in need thereof by administering an effective amount of a NR2F6 modulator.
US09091694B2
The present invention relates to reagents for separating proteins from detergent, reagents for detecting proteins in the presence of a detergent, and methods of using the same. The separating reagents contain a cyclic oligomer such as cyclodextrin and a cellulose derivative such as 2-hydroxyethyl cellulose. When used in combination with standard protein-complexing dyes, the reagents allow detection of proteins in electrophoresis gels at nanogram levels.
US09091692B2
There is provided a fluorescent dye which can improve the fluorescent intensity at the time of labeling to thereby detect a biomolecule with higher sensitivity. The fluorescent dye of the present invention includes a nitrogen cation-containing group or a nitrogen-containing group. Its high water solubility can improve the rate of labeling for a biomolecule to thereby detect a biomolecule with high sensitivity.
US09091677B2
The present invention discloses multi-purpose metering fluid/rinse reagents for use in automated cellular analyzers that use liquid volumetric metering. The compositions contain a chelating agent, an ionizing salt, optionally a stabilizing ion, a buffer, a non-hemolytic surfactant, and optionally an antimicrobial agent. Advantageously, the compositions produce less than one part-per-million of formaldehyde over the course of one year. Methods for using the compositions are also described.
US09091676B2
Systems and methods for analyzing multiple components of a fluid sample are provided. In certain embodiments, a system can include an analyte detection system configured to measure first analyte data in a first component of a fluid sample received from a patient and measure second analyte data in a second component of a fluid sample. In some embodiments, one or more portions of an optical system is movable with respect to other portions of the system in order to optically and/or electrochemically analyze multiple components of a fluid sample. In other embodiments, optical and/or electrochemical analysis can be performed simultaneously on multiple components of a fluid sample. In some embodiments, a first analyte can be measured in a sample (e.g., whole blood) before the sample is separated into its components (e.g., plasma, red blood cells, etc.), and a second analyte can be measured in a component of the sample after separation.
US09091675B2
The present invention relates to cells (1) for a centrifugal partition chromatography column, consisting of stacked discs and comprising a network of three-dimensional cells interconnected in series and communicating with liquid phase circulation channels, said cells being distributed over the periphery of at least one disc driven into rotation about a main axis (8); the cells have a geometric shape of revolution about a substantially radial axis with respect to said disc and they are connected by channels (2, 4) of substantially circular, elliptical or parallelepipedic section, the main two dimensions of which are smaller than the largest cross-section of the cell.The invention also relates to methods of manufacturing these cells.
US09091672B2
The invention relates to a retaining device (1) for a hollow needle (12) of a pipetting device in an automatic analysis apparatus. The retaining device (1) comprises a first retaining element (2), which can be secured releasably on a base plate that is movable in an automated manner, and a second retaining element (4), which is connected to the first retaining element (2), wherein at least one bearing bushing (14) is provided, which is fixed between the retaining elements (2, 4) and in which the hollow needle (12) is mounted.
US09091668B2
Disclosed herein is a joint inspection apparatus for judging whether an electronic component mounted on a board is appropriately soldered to the board capable of increasing accuracy in judging a state of a joint by combining at least two joint features with each other and capable of allowing a user to intuitively and easily change a reference for judging the state of the joint. The joint inspection apparatus includes: a three-dimensional shape measuring device measuring joint features; a classifying device judging a state of a joint by at least two joint features transmitted by the three-dimensional shape measuring device; and a user interface device displaying the state of the joint, wherein the state of the joint is displayed in a joint space graph in which a user may easily adjust a judgment reference.
US09091666B2
Various embodiments for extended defect sizing range for wafer inspection are provided. One inspection system includes an illumination subsystem configured to direct light to the wafer. The system also includes an image sensor configured to detect light scattered from wafer defects and to generate output responsive to the scattered light. The image sensor is also configured to not have an anti-blooming feature such that when a pixel in the image sensor reaches full well capacity, excess charge flows from the pixel to one or more neighboring pixels in the image sensor. The system further includes a computer subsystem configured to detect the defects on the wafer using the output and to determine a size of the defects on the wafer using the output generated by a pixel and any neighboring pixels of the pixel to which the excess charge flows.
US09091659B2
A qualitative and quantitative hydrolase detection method includes providing a caged coelenterazine molecule having a detection molecule bonded between a first bonding site or a second bonding site of a coelenterazine molecule and a steric caging group; activating an uncaged coelenterazine molecule by cleaving the detection molecule in the caged coelenterazine molecule with a hydrolase enzyme; determining a light emission from a coelenterazine-activated bioluminescent enzyme reacting with the uncaged coelenterazine molecule activated in the presence of the hydrolase enzyme; and correlating the light emission for quantitatively and qualitatively determining the presence of the hydrolase enzyme.
US09091656B2
Solid-type SERS-active substrates (e.g., noble metallic nanostructured powders or noble metallic nanoparticle-coatings on beads, microbeads, particles, etc.) are contained within optically-transparent modules. The modules allow for the controlled introduction of analyte-bearing fluid(s) into SERS-active substrates. The modules also allow for the monitoring of SERS signals emanating from analyte(s) which have accumulated on the confined SERS-active substrates. These SERS signals may be monitored over time by direct readout of the SERS substrates through the optically transparent module for chemical analysis and chemical detection applications.
US09091652B2
An organic diode operated in photovoltaic mode is used as a sensor for nitroaromatic electron accepting compounds. While illuminated by a light source with a wavelength within the organic materials absorption the device produces a small photovoltaic response due to inefficient separation of charges. Upon exposure to an electron accepting compound, the device produces an increase in photovoltaic activity due to more efficient charge separation, producing a larger measurable open circuit voltage. Upon removal of the compound the measured voltage decreases and returns to near its baseline value.
US09091642B2
A measuring transducer embodied to produce and output a measurement signal dependent on an activity of a target ion present in a measured medium, wherein the measuring transducer has, in a region provided for contact with the measured medium, at least one membrane conducting the target ion; wherein the measuring transducer has a first potential sensing element and a second potential sensing element, and wherein at least one section of the second potential sensing element is arranged in the interior of the membrane and the first potential sensing element is arranged in an inner electrolyte, which is separated from the measured medium by the membrane and is in contact with the membrane.
US09091637B2
Smart fiber optic sensors, systems, and methods for performing quantitative optical spectroscopy are disclosed. In one embodiment, smart fiber optic sensor can include a sensing channel, a calibration channel, and a pressure sensing channel. External force or pressure can be calculated at pressure sensing channel for monitoring and controlling pressure at a sensor-specimen interface thereby ensuring more accurate specimen spectral data is collected. Contact pressure can be adjusted to remain within a specified range. A calibration light of the calibration channel and an illumination light of the sensing channel can be generated simultaneously from a shared light source. Pressure sensing channel can transmit light from a second light source and collect pressure spectral data.
US09091633B2
A method for locating the center of a beam profile, comprises the steps of: providing a beam profile; selecting one or more strips through the beam profile; identifying distinct regions of intensity along the one or more strips and labelling them consistently; calculating a combined average intensity for each labelled region, using data from the one or more strips; plotting the average intensity against the labelled regions and comparing the results with a plot of the actual intensity obtained by taking a cross-section through the center of at least one of the one or more strips; and optimizing the location of the center of at least one of the one or more strips so as to obtain the best fit between the average intensity plot and the actual intensity plot to thereby identify the center of the beam profile.
US09091632B2
A dye binding method for protein analysis is disclosed. The method includes the steps of preparing an initial reference dye solution of unknown concentration from an initial reference dye concentrate and creating an electronic signal based upon the absorbance of the initial reference dye solution. Thereafter, an electronic signal is created based upon the absorbance of a dye filtrate solution prepared from the initial reference dye solution and an initial protein sample. The absorbance signals from the reference dye solution and the dye filtrate solution are sent to a processor that compares the respective absorbances and calculates the protein content of the protein sample based upon the difference between the absorbances. An electronic signal is created based upon the absorbance of a successive dye filtrate solution prepared from the reference dye solution and a successive protein sample, and the absorbance signal from the successive sample dye filtrate solution is sent to the processor to calculate the protein content of the successive sample based upon the difference between the absorbance of the initial reference dye solution and the absorbance of the successive dye filtrate solution.
US09091631B2
In one aspect, a diagnostic test system includes a housing, a reader, and a data analyzer. The housing includes a port for receiving a test strip. The reader obtains separable light intensity measurements from localized regions of an area of the detection zone exposed for optical inspection, wherein each of the localized regions is characterized by at least one surface dimension smaller than the first dimension. The data analyzer identifies ones of the light intensity measurements obtained from the at least one test region and computes at least one parameter from the identified ones of the light intensity measurements. In another aspect, the reader obtains a respective set of light intensity measurements from each of multiple corresponding regions of the exposed surface area of the detection zone, and the data analyzer computes at least one parameter from at least one of the sets of light intensity measurements.
US09091616B2
An operations support system is provided for an engine receiving fuel. The system includes a diagnostic engine model unit configured to receive engine data from the engine and to generate diagnostics data based on the engine data, the diagnostics data including scalars. The system further includes an engine-specific model unit coupled to the diagnostic engine model unit and configured to receive the scalars and the engine data. The engine-specific model unit includes a fuel flow calculation module configured to determine a current fuel flow for the engine and a set point module configured to generate set point information for the engine using a thermodynamic model that reduces the current fuel flow to the engine, the thermodynamic model being based on component maps associated with the engine. The system further includes a data storage unit coupled to the engine-specific model unit and configured to store the set point information.
US09091610B2
According to one embodiment, a first joint unit and a second joint unit are disposed with space on a heat radiation substrate. A joint area of the second joint unit is larger than that of the first joint unit. An insulated substrate is disposed on the first joint unit and the second joint unit. A corner region of the insulated substrate contacts the first joint unit. A first sensor to measure an acceleration of vibration applied to the insulated substrate is disposed thereon. The first sensor is more adjacent to the first joint unit than the second joint unit. A response spectrum of the acceleration is calculated. An extension status of joint failure of the first joint unit is decided by comparing a frequency of a maximum peak of the response spectrum with a reference frequency. A break of the second joint unit is estimated based on the extension status
US09091609B2
A protective casing for a household appliance includes an encapsulation and a support fitted therein. The support has an upper recess for the sensor, also housing a cushion with a central hole, and an electrical connector; and the encapsulation with a horizontal structural portion, from which a mechanical engagement, a bed and a connection project. The bed is generally cylindrical, with a flat top with a central hole and an octagonal side surface with alternate round and flat walls, the internal surface delimited by the walls has a similar and/or cooperative geometry with the side surface of the support. Particularly, a bottom surface, the cushion and top of the bed define an open chamber, housing the sensor. The chamber being in fluid communication with the source of the pressure to be measured through the lumen of the connector and the central hole as included on the top of the bed.
US09091608B2
Disclosed is an apparatus for measuring a shearing force upon sitting in a seat in a vehicle. The apparatus includes a shearing force sensor, a signal processor, and a monitoring device. The shearing force sensor is disposed in a compartment in a seat and senses the shearing force generated upon sitting on the seat. The signal processor filters and amplifies a signal from the shearing force sensor 10, and converts an amplified analog signal into a digital signal. The monitoring device analyzes the signal converted by the signal processor and displays the signal. As a result, the apparatus measures all directions of shearing forces generated upon sitting.
US09091607B2
A sensor element is formed by, when an α axis, a β axis orthogonal to the α axis, and a γ axis orthogonal to the α axis and the β axis are set, laminating piezoelectric substrates and electrodes in the γ axis direction. The sensor element includes connecting sections arranged such that a part of external sections of the electrodes aligns with a part of external sections of the piezoelectric substrates. The connecting sections are arranged not to align with one another in a direction of the γ axis. Conductors that electrically connect the connecting sections and external connecting sections are formed along outer peripheral sections of the piezoelectric substrates.
US09091598B2
Systems for determining differential and average temperatures from resistive temperature devices are provided. In one embodiment, a device comprises a bridge network including a first node and second node, wherein the first node receives a constant current from a current source; a first branch coupled between a first node and a second node, the first branch including a first temperature sensing element of a first resistive temperature device; a second branch coupled in parallel with the first branch between the first node and the second node, the second branch including a second temperature sensing element of a second resistive temperature device; a first output that provides a signal representing a difference between a voltage developed across the first temperature sensing element and a voltage developed across the second temperature sensing element; and a second output that provides a signal representing a voltage developed across first node and the second node.
US09091594B2
A non-destructive method for chemical imaging with ˜1 nm to 10 μm spatial resolution (depending on the type of heat source) without sample preparation and in a non-contact manner. In one embodiment, a sample undergoes photo-thermal heating using an IR laser and the resulting increase in thermal emissions is measured with either an IR detector or a laser probe having a visible laser reflected from the sample. In another embodiment, the infrared laser is replaced with a focused electron or ion source while the thermal emission is collected in the same manner as with the infrared heating. The achievable spatial resolution of this embodiment is in the 1-50 nm range.
US09091586B2
In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a payload determination method associated with a machine includes determining first head-end and first rod-end pressures of a first actuator operably connected to a boom of the machine as the boom is raised across a position at a reference lift angle. The method further includes determining first head-end and first rod-end pressures of a second actuator operably connected to a work tool of the machine as the boom is raised across the position. The method further includes determining a weight of a payload carried by the work tool based on the first head-end pressure of the first actuator, the first rod-end pressure of the first actuator, the first head-end pressure of the second actuator, the first rod-end pressure of the second actuator, and a determined pitch angle of the machine. In such an exemplary method, the payload is carried by the work tool during at least one of the determining steps described above.
US09091581B2
A first apparent property of a multi-phase process fluid is determined based on the motion of the vibratable flowtube. One or more apparent intermediate values associated with the multi-phase process fluid are determined based on the first apparent property. A measure of wetness of the multi-phase process fluid is determined based on a mapping between one or more of the apparent intermediate values and the measure of wetness. A second apparent property of the multi-phase process fluid is determined using the differential pressure flowmeter. One or more phase-specific properties of the multi-phase process fluid is determined based on the measure of wetness and the second apparent property.
US09091575B2
An ultrasonic flow-meter of the present invention includes a partition plate which partitions a passage of a target fluid into a measurement passage and a non-measurement passage, a pair of ultrasonic transducers which is disposed in the measurement passage, a measuring unit which measures a propagation time of an ultrasonic wave between the pair of ultrasonic transducers, and a calculating unit which calculates a flow rate of the target fluid. Further, the calculating unit has a computing unit which computes at least one of a flow velocity and a flow rate of the target fluid in the measurement passage based on the propagation time and an estimating unit which estimates the flow rate of the target fluid in the passage based on the flow velocity or the flow rate in the measurement passage. As a result, an ultrasonic flow-meter which highly accurately measures a target fluid by using a simple configuration can be realized.
US09091574B2
A magnetic-inductive flow meter including a measuring tube, a magnetic circuit device, and two electrodes for detecting a measurement voltage. The measuring tube includes an inflow section, a measurement section that adjoins an inflow section, and an outflow section that adjoins the measurement section. A flow cross section of the measurement section is smaller than an inlet-side flow cross section of the inflow section and smaller than an outlet-side flow cross section of the outflow section. The electrodes are located on or in opposite electrode sections in the measurement section.
US09091567B2
A measuring body device is provided for a position/path measurement system, having at least one fixing band, with a first and a second end, to fix the measuring body device to an application. A measuring body in the form of a band is provided with at least one coding layer associated with the fixing band. At least one connecting mechanism fixes the first and second ends of the fixing band relative to one another. The connecting mechanism is a bridge element, fixed or fixable relative to the ends of the fixing band. At least one path storage device is arranged on the bridge element with a first transverse element, a second transverse element, spaced apart from the first transverse element, and a web element which connects the first and second transverse elements and which is integrally connected thereto. A spacing between the first and second transverse elements is determinably adjustable.
US09091556B2
A map data is disclosed. The map data comprises a link data and a segment data. The link data describes a characteristic of each link in a group of links on a link-by-link basis. The group of links forms a road network. The segment data relates to each segment in a group of segments on a segment-by-segment basis. The segments are defined in units of link string. Each link string is a string of multiple links and corresponds to a main road. Each link string terminates at least at an intersection of the main road. The multiple links are a part of the group of links. The segment data of each segment describes information on a storage destination of the link data corresponding to the link string that forms the each segment.
US09091553B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide improved systems and methods for matching scenes. In one embodiment, a processor for implementing robust feature matching between images comprises: a first process for extracting a first feature set from a first image projection and extracting a second feature set from a second image projection; a memory for storing the first feature set and the second feature set; and a second process for feature matching using invariant mutual relations between features of the first feature set and the second feature set; wherein the second feature set is selected from the second image projection based on the identification of similar descriptive subsets between the second image projection and the first image projection.
US09091551B2
A system is disclosed for tracking and controlling shopping carts or other types of human-propelled vehicles. In one embodiment, the system includes a wheel or wheel assembly with a braking mechanism that is activated in response to signals received by multiple receivers. The receivers may, for example, include a VLF (Very Low Frequency) receiver for detecting a VLF signal transmitted by a buried cable, and an RF transceiver for communicating over a wireless network. The receivers may, but need not, be included in the wheel. The multiple receivers may be used in combination to control a shopping cart; for example, a command received by a shopping cart's RF transceiver may cause the cart to ignore (not activate the brake in response to) a detected VLF signal.
US09091549B2
A system and method for estimating the position of an object, such as a person, animal, or machine. The system includes first and second inertial measurement units, a first and second originator antennas, and a first and second transponder antennas. The system uses data from the inertial measurement units to estimate a position of the object. The system also calculates a range measurement between the first originator antenna and first transponder antenna. The system calculates a first CPD measurement between the second transponder antenna and the first originator antenna, and a second CPD measurement between the second originator antenna and the first transponder antenna. The range measurement and at least one CPD measurement are used to update a Kalman filter for estimating the position of the object. The system determines also updates the Kalman filter when one of the inertial measurement units is in a zero-velocity condition.
US09091546B2
A navigation device is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the navigation device includes a storage device to store points of interest (POIs); and an integrated input and display device to display at least one of the stored POIs and to enable selection of the displayed at least one POI; and a processor to execute an action, upon selection of one of the displayed at least one POI, associated with the selected one of the displayed at least one POI.
US09091545B2
An integrated flight instrument which provides unambiguous information regarding the motion of a hovering aircraft. The instrument accurately depicts motion in six degrees of freedom (roll, pitch, yaw, forward translation, lateral translation, and vertical translation), as well as aircraft power requirements and utilization.
US09091533B2
The invention proposes an optical monitoring device for monitoring the activity of a tool in a monitoring area, having at least one camera (1). In order to improve the capture of the lateral regions of a three-dimensional object in the monitoring area (20), at least one mirror (2) is provided that is concavely bent in at least one partial region and that is disposed in the optical path between the monitoring area (20) and the camera (1).
US09091532B1
This disclosure describes an optical method of detecting the presence of pressure-sensitive labels, using the reflective properties of their edges. Labels that are removably attached to a liner are moved through a light beam that is directed across their direction of motion so the light impinges on the labels at a predetermined angle of incidence. The light remains in its initial incidence and reflection plane when it reflects off all parts of the liner and labels except the labels' edges. Due to the angularity of the labels' edges, the light beam is deflected out of the plane of incidence upon reflection off the edges, thus enabling detection of the label edges by light reflected out of the plane of incidence.
US09091531B2
The invention relates to the positioning of an additional photo receiver in addition to the known laser sensors for detecting double parts during transport and during the loading of machines, which are situated opposite each other. The additional photo receiver receives the laser beam from a laser sensor located opposite, exactly when there is no material in the measuring gap and the two laser sensors are precisely aligned. This arrangement makes it possible to improve the measuring process and the analysis of the measurement, and thereby increases process reliability during the monitoring of transport and the loading of machines.
US09091529B2
A method for determining three-dimensional coordinates of an object point on a surface of an object, the method including steps of: sending a beam of light to a diffraction grating; sending a first diffracted beam and a second diffracted beam to an objective lens to form at least two spots of light, which are passed through transparent regions of a plate to produce a first fringe pattern on the surface of the object; imaging the object point illuminated by the first fringe pattern onto a photosensitive array to obtain a first electrical data value; moving the plate to a second position; sending spots through plate to produce a second fringe pattern on the surface of the object; imaging the point onto the array point to obtain a second electrical data value; and calculating the three-dimensional coordinates of the first object point.
US09091525B2
A method for focusing an object plane (42) through an objective (30) and an optical assembly (10), with which the method can be carried out, are disclosed. A geometric reference structure (21) is positioned in a plane (36) conjugate to a field plane (34) of the objective (30) and is imaged onto the object plane (42). The geometric reference structure (21) is illuminated with a light beam (24), which encloses a non-zero angle (φ) with a normal direction (38) of the conjugate plane (36). Therefore a position (Y) of an image (22) of the geometric reference structure (21) in the object plane (42) depends on the signed distance (37) between the object plane (42) and the field plane (34), and correspondingly is evaluated for the determination of the focus position. The optical assembly (10) preferentially may be a metrology tool (100) for measuring structures (120) on masks (100), wherein the objective (30) is the measurement objective of the metrology tool (100).
US09091524B2
In part, the invention relates to optical caps having at least one lensed surface configured to redirect and focus light outside of the cap. The cap is placed over an optical fiber. Optical radiation travels through the fiber and interacts with the optical surface or optical surfaces of the cap, resulting in a beam that is either focused at a distance outside of the cap or substantially collimated. The optical elements such as the elongate caps described herein can be used with various data collection modalities such optical coherence tomography. In part, the invention relates to a lens assembly that includes a micro-lens; a beam director in optical communication with the micro-lens; and a substantially transparent film or cover. The substantially transparent film is capable of bi-directionally transmitting light, and generating a controlled amount of backscatter. The film can surround a portion of the beam director.
US09091520B2
An explosives detonator system for detonating an explosive charge with which it is, in use, arranged in a detonating relationship is provided. On acceptance of a detonation initiating signal having a detonation initiating property, the system initiates and thus detonates the explosive charge. The system includes an initiating device which accepts the detonation initiating signal and initiates and thus detonates the explosive charge. The initiating device is initially in a non-detonation initiating condition, in which it is not capable of accepting the detonation initiating signal. The system also includes a radio frequency identification (RFID) based switching device that detects a switching property of a radio switching signal that is transmitted to the detonator system and switches the initiating device, on detection of the detonation initiating property, to a standby condition in which the initiating device is capable of operatively accepting the detonation initiating signal when it is transmitted thereto.
US09091518B2
Disclosed herein are significant improvements in security and safety of blasting apparatuses intended for use in mining operations. These include the development of an apparatus and method for blasting that involves activation or deactivation of the blasting apparatus in accordance with pre-determined parameters. For example, these parameters may include one or more of: a location of the blast site, a time for the blasting event, a number of previous blasts, a number of previous blasts within a given time period, and identification of detonator identification codes. The activation or deactivation may involve cross-communication between components of the blasting apparatus and/or associated detonators. Such cross-communication may involve electronic or wireless communication means, including for example the use of cell phone technology, or the internet. In this way, preferred apparatuses and methods disclosed herein permit rapid analysis and verification of a geographical location and time for a blasting event, as well as control and logging of the blasting event, all from a remote location.
US09091515B1
The present invention relates to an arrowhead and an arrow, and more particularly, to an arrowhead which enables a plurality of expanding blades to be rapidly and surely retracted or expanded without a separate binding means, and an arrow. According to embodiments of the present invention, since the plurality of expanding blades is adapted to be expanded at an entrance of a target at the same time when hitting the target, the plurality of expanding blades penetrates the target in an expanded state, and thus it is possible to induce excessive bleeding of game as the target.
US09091511B2
Apparatus and related methods of utilizing a common mounting provision within an armored vehicle. The common mounting provision includes a plurality of common mounting bosses that are arranged in a grid type pattern formed by attaching a plurality of mounting bars to an interior wall of an armored hull with each mounting bar including at least one of the common mounting bosses. The grid type pattern provides for a common spatial distance between adjacent apertures in rows and columns. When engineering changes are needed, the grid type pattern provides the engineer with known mounting bosses having a known spacing allowing the engineer to readily design the component to attach to the common mounting provision. By knowing the size and location of each mounting boss, the engineer will spend less time designing and fitting new components and will avoid having to continually update drawings to illustrate new mounting provisions.
US09091510B2
A transparent armor system includes a hard face fabricated from a substantially transparent glass-ceramic material exhibiting crystalline bodies throughout the mass of the glass-ceramic material and a backing covering a rear surface of the hard face opposite an anticipated incoming projectile. The backing has a refractive index substantially matching that of the hard face such as to allow substantial transparency of the transparent armor system. In certain embodiments, a bonding layer is provided to bond the backing to the hard face. The hard face serves to disburse energy caused by the impact of an incoming projectile with the transparent armor system, while the backing serves to retain any pieces of the hard face fractured during ballistic impact.
US09091505B1
A rifle assembly includes a central chassis for carrying an action including a trigger and a trigger guard, the central chassis having a front portion and a rear portion, a rifle fore-end for carrying a barrel, the fore-end having a rear portion, and a fore-end adapter having a rear portion removably secured to the central chassis front portion and a front portion removably secured to the fore-end rear portion. The rifle assembly further includes a rifle butt stock having a front portion and a butt stock adapter having a rear portion removably secured to the butt stock front portion and a front portion removably secured to the central chassis front portion.
US09091501B2
A forward set trigger device for a firearm, includes a striking element that is acted upon by a main spring and has a catch interacting with a locking element, which can be disengaged from the catch by a trigger blade via a release member. The forward set trigger further includes an uncocking mechanism for the main spring by means of which a main spring support facing away from the striking element can be brought into a position that uncocks the main spring. A forward setting mechanism having a spring element, is articulated to the trigger blade and supported on a stop and which can be brought into an unstable cocked position during a forward setting movement of the trigger blade, and wherein the uncocking mechanism brings the spring element out of its unstable cocked position when the main spring support is moved into the uncocked position.
US09091500B1
The invention provides a sealed ammunition storage box that loads stored ammunition into a firearms magazine. The box includes a hollow interior channel configured to host ammunition cartridges, an opening leading into the channel configured to facilitate the positioning cartridges into the channel and another opening leading into the channel configured to dispense cartridges hosted within the channel into a magazine that is interfaced with the box. The box also includes a handle with a pressing block, the pressing block positioned within the channel through an opening in the box and configured to traverse within the channel to urge cartridges positioned within the channel into a magazine that is interfaced with the box. The box also includes a cover that is selectively engaged and disengaged with the box to encapsulate the openings of the box so as to prevent the movement of objects into and out of the channel.
US09091497B2
A water boiling chamber for a steam humidifier may include an enclosure having a water volume and scale collection surfaces that are exposed to water in the enclosure. The scale collection surfaces may have a scale collection surface area that is at least two times greater than a reference surface area, where the reference surface area is defined as the surface area of a sphere having a volume equal to the water volume of the enclosure. Scale collection surfaces may be part of the enclosure and project into an interior of the enclosure. Alternatively, or in addition, one or more scale collectors may be disposed within the enclosure. Methods for capturing scale in a steam humidifier are also described.
US09091495B2
A cooling passage defined between first and second spaced apart sidewalls of a turbine engine component includes a turbulator system including a plurality of rows of turbulator members. Each row includes a first side turbulator member extending from the first sidewall, and a second side turbulator member extending from the second sidewall. The first and second side turbulator members are arranged such that a space is defined therebetween. The first and second side turbulator members are staggered with respect to one another such that respective forward and aft ends thereof are offset from one another. Each row further includes at least one elongate intermediate turbulator member located at least partially in the space between the respective first and second side turbulator members.
US09091485B2
A hybrid heat exchanger apparatus includes a direct heat exchanger device and an indirect heat exchanger device and a method of operating the same encompasses conveying a hot fluid to be cooled from a hot fluid source through the indirect heat exchanger device to a cooling fluid distribution system. The hot fluid to be cooled is distributed from the cooling fluid distribution system onto the direct heat exchanger device. In a hybrid wet/dry mode, ambient air flows across both the indirect heat exchanger device and the direct heat exchanger device to generate hot humid air from the ambient air flowing across the direct heat exchanger device and hot dry air from the ambient air flowing across the indirect heat exchanger device.
US09091478B2
The invention relates to equipment for separating air by cryogenic distillation, including: a double air separation column; an exchange line (91); a hot air supercharger (CI) and a cold air supercharger (C2); a first turbine (TI) and a second turbine (T2), each of which is coupled to one of the superchargers; means for bringing all the air to a high pressure that is greater than the mean pressure; means for purifying the air at said high pressure; means for dividing the purified air into two fractions and sending one fraction thereof to the hot air supercharger and one fraction to the cold air supercharger after cooling in the exchange line; means for feeding the second air fraction from the cold air supercharger back into the exchange line; means for sending at least one pressurized liquid from one of the columns into the exchange line; a valve (4, 5); means for sending the non-supercharged air, purified at a high pressure, to the exchange line, so as to be cooled therein, and then to the valve; and means for sending the air, expanded in the valve, to be distilled and/or to the atmosphere.
US09091464B2
An air conditioner includes a plurality of compressors, a condenser that condenses a refrigerant compressed in the plurality of the compressors, an expansion device that expands the refrigerant discharged from the condenser, and an evaporator that evaporates the refrigerant expanded in the expansion device. A first path diverges between the condenser and the evaporator to supply a portion of the refrigerant discharged from the condenser to at least one of the plurality of compressors. A second path diverges between the condenser and the evaporator to supply a portion of the refrigerant discharged from the condenser to a path between the plurality of compressors.
US09091462B2
A solar canopy system includes support towers and an upper canopy suspended therefrom, the upper canopy forming a catenary shape. A method of generating electricity includes deploying mirrors upon a canopy that forms a catenary shape, to focus sunlight on a Dewar tube containing a heat transfer fluid, utilizing heat from the sunlight collected within the heat transfer fluid to generate steam, and generating the electricity with a turbine powered by the steam. A method of generating electricity includes deploying first and second photovoltaic cell grids upon a canopy that forms a catenary shape, the second grid being movable relative to the first grid. The method also includes positioning the second grid with respect to the first grid so as to maximize light collection and electricity generation during daylight hours, and repositioning the grids so as to maximize transparency of the canopy during nighttime hours.
US09091461B2
A grounding system for a photovoltaic or solar cell array includes a strap positioned over adjacent solar module frames and a grounding clip positioned between the adjacent solar module frames and a docking support surface. The grounding clip has two regions of upwardly and downwardly extending protrusions and a through-hole disposed between the two regions. Each protrusion has a serrate portion adapted to penetrate through anodized layers of the solar module frames and the docking support surface for the solar module frames.
US09091445B2
A turbine engine combustion chamber including at least one ignition sparkplug carried by an outer casing and extending through a guide mechanism carried by a wall forming a body of revolution of the chamber. The guide mechanism includes a tubular guide having the sparkplug passing axially therethrough, which guide is mounted with axial and transverse clearance on a chimney fastened to the wall of the chamber and opening out therein. The guide includes an annular collar engaged with clearance in an internal annular groove of the chimney. The annular collar is urged to press against a wall of the groove by a resilient member mounted in the groove.
US09091434B2
A meso-scaled combustion system. In one aspect, the system has a housing with a housing wall, a top portion defining an exhaust port, and a bottom portion having a bottom surface. A combustion chamber is positioned therein the interior volume of the housing. The combustion chamber wall has a proximal portion adjacent the top portion of the housing and a distal portion spaced from the bottom surface of the housing. In another aspect, there is a lid that is in sealed relation with the housing wall and the combustion chamber wall. An annulus is defined by the lid, the combustion chamber wall, and the housing wall.
US09091432B2
The present invention discloses a biomass fuel internal circulation mechanical fluidized-bed corner tube intelligent boiler which is highly effective in energy-conservation and emission-reduction, which comprises a primary combustion chamber, a secondary combustion chamber, a burning-out chamber, a high temperature multi-tube cyclone dust collector, a heat convection pipe bundle, the hearth of the primary combustion chamber consists of a square membrane water-cooled wall and a profiled seat with a square top and a circular bottom, at the four corners of the seat, there are mounted Venturi tube internal circulators, at the bottom of the hearth, there is mounted a mechanical fluidizing machine; the profiled cyclone separation hearth of the secondary combustion chamber consists of a square membrane water-cooled wall, a profiled seat with a square top and a circular bottom, a profiled fume-venting tube, at the bottom of the hearth, there is mounted a mechanical fluidizing machine.
US09091426B2
A light fixture that allows for customization and easy adjustability of various properties of the distributed light. The light fixture includes a threaded ring that engages with threads of a heat sink to support and retain a lens and/or reflector within the fixture. Because the threaded ring retains the lens and reflector within the fixture, unscrewing the threaded ring allows the lens and/or the reflector to be replaced without having to remove the entire fixture.
US09091423B2
A LED street lamp comprises a power source box at front section, a lamp holder at middle section and an end cap at end section. The lamp holder includes a turn-able framework, a frame fixing unit connected with frame to limit frame rotation and a several LED lighting modules installed side by side in the frame. A LED lighting module is turn-able to connect with the frame on which a module positioning unit is set to limit the rotation of LED lighting module. The LED street lamp base includes two bilateral symmetrical frames, each of which is set with several LED lighting modules side by side. Both angles of frame and LED lighting module are adjustable, therefore, the LED street lamp can be adjusted at any time according to practical street situation in order to ensure ideal street lighting brightness and evenness.
US09091421B2
The present invention provides an LED array module having an improved heat-dissipating effect, and a manufacturing method thereof. To this end, an LED array module includes one or more LED unit modules, the LED unit module comprising: an LED; a heat conductive heat-dissipating slug attached to the lower portion of the LED; and leads connected to the cathode and anode of the LED, respectively, wherein the LED array module comprises: a heat-dissipating plate; a heat conductive solder layer disposed and bonded between the upper surface of the heat-dissipating plate and the lower surface of the heat-dissipating slug; a first insulating layer formed on the upper surface of the heat-dissipating plate; and array electrodes which are formed on the upper surface of the insulating layer and are electrically connected to the leads to drive the LED.
US09091420B2
An illumination apparatus, a method of manufacture of the same and a heat sink apparatus for use in said illumination apparatus in which an array of optical elements directs light from an array of light emitting elements through a heat dissipating structure to achieve a thin and efficient light source that provides directional illumination with efficient dissipation of generated heat into the illuminated environment.
US09091417B2
A lighting apparatus is provided with a housing having an upper assembly, a lower assembly, and a middle assembly. A lighting module is positioned within the housing in which the lighting module includes at least one light emitting diode (LED). A reflector is positioned within an outer lens of the middle portion of the housing above the lighting module. A reflector plate is positioned within the housing at approximately the same level or below the lighting module. The reflector plate is configured to reflect light emitted by the at least one LED after the light is reflected by the reflector. The outer lens is configured to refract light emitted by the at least one LED after the light has been reflected by the reflector.
US09091407B2
The invention deals with a light module, notably for motor vehicles, comprising a reflector with a reflecting surface , a screen arranged facing the reflector, the screen a semi-reflecting area, and a light guide extending longitudinally along the screen and the reflector. The guide comprises a diffusing output face extending transversally from the semi-reflecting area of the screen to the reflector. A portion of the rays exiting from the output face passes through the semi-transparent area, the other portion being also reflected toward the reflecting surface to form successive images with a depth effect of 3D type, without dark areas between these images.
US09091397B2
Apparatus and methods for sharing a gas panel among a plurality of multi-zone gas feed chambers of a plasma processing chamber. Each multi-zone gas feed chamber is provided with its own multi-zone gas feed device to adjustably split the incoming gas flow into each chamber and provide the different gas flows to different zones of the multi-zone gas feed chamber.
US09091395B2
A vessel and method for forming the vessel is disclosed, the vessel having a hollow liner, at least one boss, and a filament wound outer shell, wherein at least a portion of the hollow liner if formed by at least one of an co-extrusion blow film molding process, a thermoplastic foiling process, and a coating process.
US09091386B2
A mounting system for attaching a device to a surface and housing a wireless receiver for communicating a wireless signal to the device. According to various embodiments, the mounting system includes a surface mount portion, a device mount portion, and a receiver housing assembly. The surface mount portion is configured to attach to the surface and is operatively connected to the device mount portion. The receiver housing is connected to the device mount portion and is sized and configured to house a wireless receiver for receiving and communicating a wireless high definition signal to a device mounted to the mounting system.
US09091372B2
A pipe hanger for supporting a pipe below an overhead support, such as a slab foundation, is disclosed. A plurality of grooves is formed in the bottom of the slab foundation. A conical wedge is frictionally engaged with each groove to secure a first threaded suspension rod to the slab foundation. A second threaded J-shaped suspension rod is operationally connected to the first suspension rod through a connector plate, in relation to which the suspension rods can axially rotate. A pipe engaging loop is connected to the second suspension rod. The pipe engaging loop can be adjusted vertically and horizontally to accommodate natural position of the pipe.
US09091356B2
An impeller type water-hammer proof and silent check valve includes a shell, a sealing ring, a cowl, a flow guide body and a spring. Turbulent-flow blades are provided on the outer surface of the flow guide body. Two groups of axial-flow blades are arranged in the flow passage, and the blades are fixed on the streamline outer surface. The valve continuously converts pressure energy and kinetic energy to a torque surrounding an axial direction to the flow guide body during a process of backflow liquid flowing through the turbulent-flow blades. The valve forms a pair of torques counteracting each other as the turbulent-flow directions of the two groups of blades are opposite. The liquid pressure energy and kinetic energy are continuously and gradually converted to the torque to the flow guide body in the turbulent-flow blades, so that an abrupt impact to the valve by the water hammer is eliminated.
US09091347B2
A cell cap including a base, a top, a connector, one or more wings between the base and the top, and a lock. The top may engage the base and be moveable relative to the base. The connector may be moveable relative to only one of the base and the top. Each wing may have a first portion engaging the connector and a second portion engaging the cell. When pressure within the cell exceeds pressure outside the cell, the lock may lie in a first position, preventing relative movement between the base and the top. When pressure within the cell does not exceed pressure outside the cell, the lock may lie in a second position, allowing relative movement between the base and the top to cause the connector to move the first portion of the wing, thereby causing the second portion of the wing to move.
US09091341B2
A transmission includes an input shaft which rotates synchronously with a crankshaft, an output shaft, which rotates synchronously with a driving wheel, a shift drum of a rotary type which engages with a shift fork to drive at least one slide gear, and a rotary stopper mechanism including a friction spring frictionally engaged in a circumferential recessed groove provided in an outer periphery of the output shaft, a rocker arm biased by the friction spring toward the shift drum in accordance with rotation of the output shaft, and an engagement recessed portion provided in an outer periphery of the shift drum to restrict rotation of the shift drum through engagement with the rocker arm. Accordingly, cost is reduced as compared to a conventional transmission, and heat generation of the friction spring is minimized.
US09091338B2
A transmission gear has a tooth surface formed of a free-form surface instead of an involute surface and a root area formed of a free-form surface instead of a trochoid surface. With such a transmission gear, the fatigue strength against contact pressure can be increased by reducing the Hertzian stress in the area around the meshing point of the tooth surface. The tooth surface is formed of a free-form surface in which the smallest radius of curvature in an area around a mating pitch point is maximized, and the fatigue strength against bending can be increased by reducing the bending stress at a tooth root portion of the bottom land. In addition, the gear noise can be reduced. The bottom land is formed of a free-form surface in which the smallest radius of curvature in an area around a tooth root is maximized.
US09091332B2
Drive structure is provided for connection between an actuating assembly of a circuit breaker and linkage structure for opening and closing a movable electrical contact disposed in a volume of insulating material in a pole assembly. The drive structure includes a drive lever constructed and arranged to connect with the at least one actuating assembly. A drive shaft has first and second ends, with the first end being removably coupled to the drive lever so that rotation of the drive shaft rotates the drive lever. Seal structure is disposed between the drive lever and the actuating assembly such that the drive shaft can be removed from the drive lever without disrupting the volume of insulating material.
US09091330B2
A transmission has an input member, an output member, at least four planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes first, second and third members. The torque transmitting devices include clutches, a one-way clutch and brakes actuatable in combinations of two to establish a plurality of forward gear ratios and at least one reverse gear ratio.
US09091326B2
An air bleeding valve includes an annular valve element for removing air from oil contained in a hydraulic circuit of a hydraulic tensioner and for suppressing the removal of the oil. An air bleeding valve body is fitted in an air bleeding valve accommodating hole formed in the hydraulic tensioner. A circumferential groove having a rectangular cross section is formed on an outer circumferential surface of the air bleeding valve body. The annular valve element having a rectangular cross section is fitted in the circumferential groove so as to be movable in an axial direction parallel to the axis of the annular valve element, and displaceable in a radial direction toward and away from the axis of the annular valve element. Such air bleeding valve removes air in a hydraulic circuit while suppressing the removal of oil in the hydraulic circuit during starting operation of an engine.
US09091316B2
A damper for a crankshaft of a reciprocating engine includes an inner shell and an inertia ring, the inner shell and the inertia ring having a plurality of teeth and grooves that are intermeshed with one another. The damper further includes a plurality of damping pads positioned between the teeth of the inner shell and the grooves of the inertia ring. The inertia ring is constrained from translating in the axial direction and the radial direction with respect to the inner shell and is rotatable with respect to the inner shell in the circumferential direction through a constrained range by compressing the damping pads.
US09091312B2
A one-way clutch, including: an outer race including a pocket and a strut. The strut includes a body and a retention segment. The body is at least partially locatable in the pocket. The retention segment includes a neck portion and a spring retention portion. The neck portion is directly connected to the body and extends from the body in a first direction. The spring retention portion extends from the neck portion in the first direction and includes first and second segments extending in second and third opposite directions, orthogonal to the first direction, from the neck portion.
US09091305B2
A clutch assembly with a rotatable clutch hub which is connected rotationally fixedly to several inner plates which may be brought into friction connection with outer plates of an associated clutch basket and form a plate pack. The clutch hub has at least one bore which allows a throughflow of a fluid from the interior of the clutch to the plates, and an oil conduction device attached to the clutch hub at the at least one bore.
US09091303B2
Construction is achieved that is able to prevent strain deformation in the axial direction of a flat plate section 21 of a cover 19a when a cylinder section 20 of the cover 19a, which covers the opening on the inside end in the axial direction of an internal space where an encoder 1 is located, is fitted into and fastened to the inside end section in the axial direction of an outer ring 7. A non-contact section 26a is formed all the way around the inside end section in the axial direction of the cylinder section 20 such that the outer diameter is smaller than the inner diameter of the inside end section in the axial direction of the outer ring, and the dimension L26 in the axial direction is two times or more the thickness dimension t19 of a plate member of the cover 19a. With the cover 19a fitted into the inside end section in the axial direction of the outer ring 7, only the portion of the cylinder section 20 that is nearer the outside in the axial direction than the non-contact section 26a is substantially fitted into the inside end section in the axial direction of the outer ring 7 with an interference fit.
US09091298B2
The present disclosure relates to pinion assembly preloading systems. Disclosed are systems including a press actuator configured to apply an axial force against a pinion assembly; a force sensor configured to measure a reaction force at the pinion assembly; and a controller configured to control the press actuator according to a change in the reaction force.
US09091297B2
A sliding bearing 1 includes an upper casing; a synthetic resin-made lower casing which is superposed on the upper casing so as to be rotatable about an axis in a circumferential direction relative to the upper casing; a synthetic resin-made sliding bearing piece disposed in an annular space between the upper casing and the lower casing; and a synthetic resin-made seal member for sealing respective other annular end portions, communicating with the outside, of a gap on an inner peripheral side and a gap on an outer peripheral side in a radial direction between the upper casing and the lower casing. The gap and the gap respectively communicate with the annular space at their one annular end portions.
US09091296B2
The invention relates to a cable assembly. Specifically, the cable assembly includes a segment having a first cable and a second cable. The first cable defines an inner channel. The second has a non-circular cross-sectional shape and is slidably disposed in the inner channel. The non-circular cross-sectional shape of the second cable may improve the frictional coefficient between the first cable and the second cable.
US09091295B1
A safety hook including a hook body, a latch member, a locking portion, and a control member is disclosed. The latch member is capable of rotating about a guide pin and swinging along a guide slot in an arc-shaped path to open or close a hook opening, wherein when the latch member locks and closes the hook opening, the locking portion and the guide pin form a locked chain structure to bear a lateral impact force on the latch member. When the latch member rotates about the guide pin and swings along the guide slot in an arc-shaped path to open or close the hook opening, the control member is capable of driving the locking edge to release the locking portion, so as to open the hook opening by a swinging movement of the latch member.
US09091291B2
The present invention relates to a security bolt understand a threaded bolt screw body (2) topped by an intermediate part (4) and a bolt head (3), joined together by weakened connections links (5, 6), the weakened connection (5) between the intermediate part and the bolt head torque being less resistant to torque than the weakened connection (6) between the intermediate part (4) and threaded body (2). A cap (8) covers the bolt head (3), the intermediate part (4) and the two weakened connections (5, 6), and is engaged in its lower region with a ring (7) positioned below the intermediate part, around the threaded body (2). The top surface of the cap (8) is formed with an lower formation (12) that cooperates with a formation (13) on the bolt head (3) to transmit rotation of the screw body. After a torque threshold, the first weakened connection (5) breaks, allowing the cap to rotate without transmitting the rotation to the screw. Both the cap (8) and the screw body (2) are individualized with the same or complementary alphanumeric identification. The top of the screw body 2 is formed with a diametric rib (14) that can be used to unscrew the screw when the second weakened connection (6) is physically ruptured by manipulation of the cap (8) and the assembly comprising the cap, the bolt head and the intermediate part so released is removed to uncover the screw body and its upper rib (14).
US09091288B2
Expandable splice blocks can be configured to mechanically couple a first rod to a second rod. Expandable splice blocks can include a top plate and a bottom plate. Bottom plates can include a first side coupled to a second side by a neck.
US09091280B2
A system and method for controlling noise produced by an air handling system is provided. The system includes a source microphone to collect sound measurements from the air handling system and a processor to define a cancellation signal that at least partially cancels out the sound measurements. The system also includes a speaker to generate the cancellation signal. The sound measurements are at least partially canceled out within a region of cancellation. Accordingly, the system further includes a response microphone to collect response sound measurements at the region of cancellation. The processor tunes the cancellation signal based on the response sound measurements.
US09091278B2
Aspects of the invention provided herein include heat engine systems, methods for generating electricity, and methods for starting a turbo pump. In some configurations, the heat engine system contains a start pump and a turbo pump disposed in series along a working fluid circuit and configured to circulate a working fluid within the working fluid circuit. The start pump may have a pump portion coupled to a motor-driven portion and the turbo pump may have a pump portion coupled to a drive turbine. In one configuration, the pump portion of the start pump is fluidly coupled to the working fluid circuit downstream of and in series with the pump portion of the turbo pump. In another configuration, the pump portion of the start pump is fluidly coupled to the working fluid circuit upstream of and in series with the pump portion of the turbo pump.
US09091277B1
Multipart shrouded impellers and methods for manufacturing multi-part shrouded impellers are described. Components of the shrouded impeller include alignment features that, when brought into contact, provide concentric and spatial alignment of the component parts. Upon alignment a gap remains between portions of the components, which permits the introduction of a filler material that joins the components into a unitized whole.
US09091275B2
An exemplary compressor housing includes a compressor volute; concentric walls that define an annular passage and a compressor wheel shroud disposed about a central axis where a compressor wheel positioned with respect to the shroud has an intended direction of rotation about the central axis; positioned with respect to the central axis, from a lower axial position to a higher axial position, a gas inlet to the annular passage, one or more ports extending between the shroud and the annular passage and a nozzle; and a gas volute to provide, to the gas inlet to the annular passage, gas having swirl in a direction opposite the intended direction of rotation of the compressor wheel. Various other exemplary devices, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.
US09091270B2
A fan assembly includes a mounting bracket, a fan mounted on the mounting bracket and a fixing bracket. The fixing bracket includes two sidewalls mounted on two sides of the fan and a connecting wall mounted on a top of the fan. Two first protrusions are located on each side of the fan; two second protrusions adjacent to the two first protrusions are located on each side of the fan; two first slots are defined in each of the two sidewalls corresponding to the first protrusions; a plurality of second slots are defined in the connecting wall corresponding to the second protrusions; the first protrusions are engaged with the first slots; the second protrusions are engaged with the second slots; and one of the two sidewalls is mounted to the mounting bracket to fix the fan and the fixing bracket on the mounting bracket.
US09091268B2
A multi-staged screw compressor system includes a gearbox, a drive gear located in the gearbox, and a first, second and third screw compressor that are fastened to the gearbox and coupled to the drive gear such that the first, second, and third screw compressors are all driven in common by the drive gear. During operation the first screw compressor compresses a flow of gaseous fluid from an inlet pressure to a first intermediate pressure, the second screw compressor compresses the flow of fluid from the first intermediate pressure to a second intermediate pressure, and the third screw compressor compresses the flow of fluid from the second intermediate pressure to a final pressure. The final pressure is at least thirty times the inlet pressure.
US09091261B2
Embodiments of the invention provide a pump including an inlet port, an outlet port, a pumping chamber, and a porting system. The porting system includes an inlet tube including a trap in which a first volume of fluid can be collected. The porting system includes a reservoir with a first chamber and a second chamber separated by a partial port wall. The second chamber receives fluid directed over the partial port wall from the pumping chamber. The reservoir collects a second volume of fluid substantially equal to the first volume of fluid. The first volume of fluid and second volume of fluid provide enough fluid trapped inside the pump to allow the pump to temporarily operate when substantially no fluid is flowing into the inlet port.
US09091258B2
A system can include a skid, a support structure to support the skid on a sea floor, mounts connected to the skid, an electrical connector for each of the mounts to power an electric submersible pump housed by a tubular housing, fluid connectors for each of the mounts, tubular housing fluid isolation valves for each of the mounts, at least one fluid bypass that comprises a fluid bypass isolation valve, and a subsea control module for control of the tubular housing fluid isolation valves, the fluid bypass isolation valve and electricity to each of the electrical connectors. Various other devices, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.
US09091257B2
A compressor for generating compressed air in a vehicle includes at least one piston, a cylinder, a crankshaft, a lubricant connection, a lubricant supply channel, and a clutch device by means of which the crankshaft can be connected to or disconnected from a drive device. The lubricant supply channel opens into at least one lubricant outlet in the interior of the compressor directed toward a piston running surface of the cylinder at least in particular rotational positions of the crankshaft.
US09091255B2
A leak recovery groove is formed in a slide clearance between a slidable surface of a cylinder body and a slidable surface of a plunger to recover leaked fuel, which is leaked from a pressurizing chamber. A leak recovery groove direct communication passage is branched from a supply passage, which supplies fuel to the pressurizing chamber, and is connected to the leak recovery groove without passing through the pressurizing chamber to supply the fuel from the supply passage to the leak recovery groove.
US09091253B2
A fluid working machine comprises a controller and a working chamber of cyclically varying volume having an electronically controllable primary low pressure valve and a secondary low pressure port associated therewith, each of which is openable and closable in phased relation to cycles of working chamber volume to bring the working chamber into fluid communication with a low pressure manifold. At least the primary low pressure valve is under the active control of the controller to enable the controller to determine the net displacement of fluid by the working chamber on a cycle by cycle basis. The primary low pressure valve and the secondary low pressure port are openable concurrently and in parallel during a portion of at least some cycles of working chamber volume, including at the point in the expansion or contraction stroke where the rate of change of volume of the working chamber is greatest.
US09091250B2
A low friction joint apparatus for chain links is provided. The apparatus may include a first link pin rigidly coupled to a first chain link, a second link pin rigidly coupled to a second chain link, a sprocket roller coaxially and pivotally disposed about the second link pin, a plurality of radial bearings radially disposed between the second link pin and each of the first link pin and the sprocket roller, and a plurality of axial bearings axially disposed between the second link pin and the first chain link, and between the sprocket roller and the second chain link. The second link pin may be coaxially and pivotally disposed about the first link pin. The sprocket roller may be rotatable relative to each of the first and second chain links.
US09091244B2
The present invention relates to a method for monitoring the combustion chamber of a cyclically operating combustion engine in which an air-fuel-mixture is ignited by means of a corona discharge generated by an electrical oscillating circuit in which an ignition electrode, which is electrically isolated from the combustion chamber walls, and the combustion chamber walls form a capacitor, wherein by evaluating an electrical parameter of the oscillating circuit information about the combustion chamber is gained. The voltage exciting the oscillating circuit is reduced after the beginning of the combustion and the oscillating circuit is then excited with a reduced voltage.
US09091241B2
In an in-cylinder injection type multicylinder internal combustion engine for uneven interval firing, including a plurality of air-fuel mixture injection valves for directly injecting an air-fuel mixture into a combustion chamber of each cylinder, the air-fuel mixture injection valves being mounted on a multicylinder engine body and each having a fuel injection valve and an air injection valve, and an air pump actuatable by power transmitted from a crankshaft for discharging compressed air. The air pump is connected in common to the air-fuel mixture injection valves with the injection pressure of the air-fuel mixture injection valves in each cylinder being prevented from changing for good combustibility. The discharge timing of the air pump is set out of synchronism with the injection timings of the fuel injection valves and the air injection valves of all the cylinders.
US09091240B2
A system, related method and computer program product are disclosed for controlling fuel mass of CNG received by an engine. The system may comprise a heat exchanger configured to receive CLNG and supply coolant and to output CNG and return coolant, an injector configured to inject CNG into the engine, a gas line between the injector and heat exchanger, a control valve configured to receive return coolant from the heat exchanger and to change the amount of return coolant flowing through control valve, and a controller connected to the control valve. The gas line may be configured to carry CNG from the heat exchanger to the injector. The controller may be configured to maintain a Gas Line Temperature within an operating range by adjusting the amount of return coolant flowing through the control valve based, at least in part, on the Gas Line Temperature and a Target Return Coolant Temperature.
US09091236B2
There is provided an engine device structured such that it can improve a workability for processing a common rail system, or attaching and detaching it, in spite that it is possible to reduce a damage of a common rail due to a collision. In the engine device structured such that the common rail is provided in one side of an engine block, and the common rail is arranged so as to come close to an air intake manifold, the common rail is provided in parallel obliquely below the air intake manifold, and the common rail is tilted in such an attitude that a fuel injection pipe connector arranged in an upper surface side of the common rail is directed outward and obliquely upward.
US09091234B2
A housing for a vehicle component includes a first case and a second case. The first case has an opening and a retainer hole at an edge of the opening. The second case has an opening and a protrusion at an edge of the opening. With the protrusion engaged with the retainer hole, the openings of the first case and the second case are selectively opened and closed by pivoting the second case with respect to the first case. The first case and the second case have separation portions. When the second case is pivoted in the opening direction, the separation portions engage with each other to move the first case and the second case relative to each other such that the protrusion is pulled out of the retainer hole.
US09091219B2
A control system includes a driver torque determination module, a lash zone torque determination module, a rate limit determination module, and an immediate torque determination module. The driver torque determination module determines a driver torque request when a driver depresses an accelerator pedal while a vehicle is coasting. The lash zone torque determination module determines a lash zone torque based on a transmission gear and an engine speed. The rate limit determination module determines an adjustment rate limit based on a previous immediate torque request, the lash zone torque, and the transmission gear. The immediate torque determination module determines a present immediate torque request based on the driver torque request and selectively determines the present immediate torque request based on the adjustment rate limit.
US09091217B2
High-pressure fuel is supplied at a controlled rate to a combustion chamber via a position-controlled valve and a variable-restriction stop-and-pressurizing cut-off valve. A value representative of the real mass flow rate of fuel as delivered is calculated by a calculation unit on the basis of information representative of the pressure difference between the inlet and the outlet of the cut-off valve and of the flow section through the cut-off valve, e.g. as represented by the position X of the slide of the cut-off valve. The position-controlled valve has a variable position that is controlled by the calculation unit as a function of the difference between the calculated value representative of the real mass flow rate and a value representative of a desired mass flow rate.
US09091215B2
A turbine ventilation system includes at least one fan configured to provide a first air flow into a gas turbine enclosure, a fan bypass configured to circumvent the at least one fan to provide a second air flow into the gas turbine enclosure, and an eductor configured to draw the first or second air flows through and out of the gas turbine enclosure.
US09091194B2
An exhaust gas treatment system includes a SCR device that stores a reductant that reacts with the NOx emissions and a reductant supply system to inject the reductant according to a reductant load model. At least one temperature sensor or model generates a temperature signal indicating an SCR temperature of the SCR device. The exhaust gas treatment system further includes a control module in electrical communication with the reductant supply system. The control module is configured to determine an amount of reductant that slips from the SCR device based on the at least one temperature signal and the rate of change of the SCR temperature. The control module further determines a correction factor based on the amount of slipped reductant to modify the reductant load model.
US09091190B2
A method of correcting a soot mass estimate in a vehicle exhaust aftertreatment device includes monitoring an exhaust gas pressure drop across a particulate filter included with the vehicle exhaust aftertreatment device. Following the detection of a pressure drop, a controller may determine a soot mass estimate from the monitored pressure drop; determine an ash volume estimate representative of an amount of ash within the particulate filter; determine an ash correction factor from the soot mass estimate and the ash volume estimate; and calculate a corrected soot mass value by multiplying the ash correction factor with the soot mass estimate. If the corrected soot mass value exceeds a threshold, the controller may generate a corresponding particulate filter regeneration request.
US09091187B2
An assembly clip for holding together a stationary hydraulic lash adjuster (SHLA) and a roller finger follower (RFF) in a valve train of an internal combustion engine (ICE) is provided. The SHLA has a pivot, and the RFF has a pivot cap configured to fit around the pivot. The assembly clip includes a first attachment section and a second attachment section configured to engage with the pivot cap and pivot, respectively, to attach the assembly clip to the RFF and SHLA, respectively. When assembled, the pivot and the pivot end are substantially located between the first attachment section and the second attachment section, the pivot cap covering at least a portion of the pivot. The assembly clip is made of an oil soluble material such that it may dissolve and break away after the valve train is assembled into the ICE, and the assembly clip no longer serves a function.
US09091180B2
An airfoil assembly including an endwall and an airfoil extending from the into a gas flow path. The endwall includes upstream and downstream edges, and is defined on a platform structure having a front surface extending radially in a direction of a thickness of the platform structure. At least one fluid injection passage extends through the platform structure in a direction from the upstream edge toward the downstream edge of the endwall. The fluid injection passage has an outlet opening defined at the endwall and an inlet opening in fluid communication with a pressurized fluid source. The fluid injection passage extends at a shallow angle relative to a plane of the endwall wherein the fluid injection passage defines a passage axis passing through the front surface and the endwall for effecting energization of a boundary layer between the outlet opening and the airfoil leading edge.
US09091177B2
An airfoil includes a leading edge, a trailing edge, a suction surface, a pressure surface, and a tip shelf. The suction surface and the pressure surface both extend axially to connect the leading edge to the trailing edge. The suction surface and the pressure surface both extend radially from a root section of the airfoil a tip section of the airfoil. The tip shelf is formed along the tip section, and includes a triangular pocket.
US09091174B2
A method of reducing the fluid flow effects of one or more flow modifiers (19) in a passage (16), the method comprising: providing a plurality of aerofoil structures (15) in the passage (16), wherein the geometry of each aerofoil structure (15) is initially substantially the same; and shortening the trailing edge (18) of one or more selected aerofoil structures (17) in a chordwise direction and over at least a spanwise portion of the one or more selected aerofoil structures such that, when in use, the direction of the fluid flow (20a, 20e) in the vicinity of the one or more selected aerofoil structures is altered and the fluid flow effects of the one or more flow modifiers (19) in the passage are reduced.
US09091168B2
This rotary internal combustion engine has two rotatable vane type pistons mounted for axial rotation in a sealed casing. In an exemplary cycle, one piston is released to rotate at or prior to initiating combustion in the combustion space between the two pistons, while the other remains fixed. As the free piston rotates around to the position where the fixed piston is located, it drives exhaust from a prior cycle out of an exhaust outlet and then compresses air towards the combustion space. The roles of the pistons are reversed on the next cycle. Two units may be operated in tandem so that the power stroke of one unit provides power to help finalize the cycle of the other. Hydrogen is used as a preferred fuel, and water preferably serves as a lubricant.
US09091149B2
In accordance with aspects of the present disclosure, techniques for predicting, classifying, preventing, and remedying drilling fluid circulation loss events are disclosed. Tools for gathering relevant data are disclosed, and techniques for interpreting the resultant data as giving rise to an actual or potential drilling fluid lost circulation event are also disclosed.
US09091148B2
A method of cementing a liner in a well includes mounting a valve assembly that is biased in a closed position to a running tool assembly. The running tool assembly has a stinger inserted through the valve assembly, retaining the valve assembly in an open position. The stinger has a cement retainer releasably mounted to it. After lowering the running tool assembly into engagement with the liner string, the operator pumps a cement slurry through the stinger and the valve assembly. The operator then pumps the cement retainer down the liner string into latching engagement with a lower portion of the liner string. Afterward, the operator lifts the stinger from the valve assembly, causing the valve assembly to move to the closed position. The valve assembly blocks upward flow of fluid from the well conduit through the valve assembly in the event of leakage of the cement retainer.
US09091144B2
A method, apparatus and system for performing an operation in a borehole is disclosed. A device is disposed in a downhole environment of the borehole to perform the downhole operation. An energy harvesting unit coupled to the device harvests energy from an energy source in a downhole environment of the device and provides the harvested energy to the device to perform the downhole operation.
US09091139B2
A method for determining characteristics of a tubing deployed in a wellbore includes positioning a first sensor within the wellbore, wherein the first sensor generates a first feedback signal representing a downhole parameter measured by the first sensor, positioning a second sensor adjacent a surface of the formation in which the wellbore is formed, wherein the second sensor generates a second feedback signal representing a surface parameter measured by the second sensor, generating a simulated model representing a simulated surface weight indicator of the tubing, wherein the simulated model is derived from at least the first feedback signal, generating a data model representing a measured weight indicator of the tubing, wherein the data model is derived from the second feedback signal, comparing the data model to the simulated model, and adjusting a parameter of the simulated model to substantially match the simulated model to the data model.
US09091132B1
A cutting element assembly for use on a rotary drill bit for forming a borehole in a subterranean formation. A cutting element assembly includes a cutting element having a substrate. The cutting element assembly additionally includes a superabrasive material bonded to the substrate. The substrate extends from an end surface to a back surface. A base member is also coupled to the back surface of the substrate. Additionally, a recess is defined in the base member and a structural element is coupled to the base member. The cutting element assembly also includes a biasing element configured to selectively bias the structural element.
US09091129B2
An injector head used in coiled tubing systems including at least two opposed counter-rotating chain loops having a first end and a second end, the chain loops having a chain. The injector head further includes a fixed drive sprocket disposed at the first end of a chain loop and a floating sprocket disposed at the second end of the chain loop. In the injector head, there is a force applied to the floating bottom sprocket to maintain the chain loop at a desired chain tension. Additionally, the injector head includes a tension cylinder that automatically maintains the chain loop at the desired chain tension.
US09091126B2
Disclosed herein is a telescoping substructure of a drilling rig that includes first and second telescoping substructure boxes. The first and second telescoping substructure boxes each include, among other things, a lower substructure box and an upper substructure box that is adapted to be telescopically raised and lowered relative to the lower substructure box. Furthermore, each telescoping substructure box also includes raising means for telescopically raising and lowering the upper substructure box relative to the lower substructure box between a collapsed configuration for transportation and a raised configuration for drilling operations, wherein each of the first and second telescoping substructure boxes are adapted to facilitate movement of the telescoping substructure in at least one of a lateral direction and a longitudinal direction over wellhead equipment positioned above a wellbore location when the upper substructure boxes are in the raised configuration.
US09091119B2
There is provided a prefabricated window/door structure with interconnecting 45 degree joints where a horizontal bar has its both ends cut at an angle of 45 degrees and includes: a first connection space formed in the direction of the length of the horizontal bar so that the inner space of the horizontal bar is open to the outside, and a screw fastening part with a screw fastening groove protruding in the first connection space; a vertical bar has its both ends cut at an angle of 45 degrees to form a joint of 45 degrees when each of the ends of the vertical bar faces each of the ends of the horizontal bar and includes: a second connection space formed in the direction of the length of the vertical bar so that the inner space of the vertical bar is open to the outside, and a screw hole formed on a side wall in the second connection space, to be aligned with the screw fastening groove; and a support block includes: a first support part to be inserted into the first connection space of the horizontal bar and a second support part to be inserted into the second connection space of the vertical bar. The first support part includes a fastening part receiving channel formed to receive the screw fastening part when the first support part is inserted into the first connection space.Accordingly, since the horizontal bar and the vertical bar are simply attached to and/or detached from each other, it is easy to install and repair the window/door. Further, since the thickness of the horizontal bar and the vertical bar is able to be minimized, the window/door is light in weight. In addition, the joint of the horizontal bar and the vertical bar is more strongly reinforced by the reinforcing piece(s).
US09091109B2
A revolving door with a drive unit drivingly connected to a turnstile of the revolving door. The revolving door has at least one glass ceiling element. The drive unit is gearlessly constructed and has an electronically commutated multipole motor. The multipole motor is arranged at the glass ceiling element.
US09091108B2
A sensing edge for providing a signal to a controller indicating that a forward edge of a door is obstructed during operation. The sensing edge includes an elongate sheath, a first end plug and a first end flap. The elongate sheath has a first end and a second end. A first cavity is located at the first end. The elongate sheath is mounted to the forward edge. The first end plug includes an inner end, an outer end, first engaging structures extending from the inner end and a first vertical groove in the outer end. The engaging structures are positioned within the first cavity in an assembled configuration. The first end flap includes a relatively flat first body and a first flange structure. The first flange structure is positioned in the first vertical groove in the assembled configuration to secure the first end flap to the first end plug.
US09091088B2
An improved method and apparatus for making structures and forts out of snow or other types of formable material. The apparatus includes a collapsible and stackable form comprising a plurality of vertical wall members connected along adjacent vertical edges to form a geometric volume that include support openings along its wall members lower edges for receiving a support member, and further having an open top and bottom perimeter which allows the stackable form to be continuously filled, removed and stacked on top of previously formed block members thus allowing the user to create multiple tiered structures.
US09091084B2
A corrugated sheet in a roof construction or wall construction is fastened to an underlying support structure by a screw extending through the sheet or wall construction and into the support structure. The screw includes a head, a washer, and a threading. The washer includes an upper metallic cap and an underlying sealant.
US09091082B2
An approximately planar roofing material body is arranged adjacent to another roofing material body. A side end part of the roofing material body is overlapped and laid to the another roofing material body. The roofing material body is provided with an inclined piece formed at a side end edge part of the roofing material body so as to be inclined downward. Further, a tip of the inclined piece (an inclined-piece tip) of the roofing material body is formed so as to abut on a front face bent downward of the another roofing material body laid to a downside of the roofing material body.
US09091068B2
A wall stud for positioning between an opposing pair of formwork boards. The wall stud including a body and two side walls located on opposing sides of the body. Each side wall having an inner face and an outer face, wherein: the body has at least one opening adapted to receive at least one reinforcing rod. The outer face of the side walls are securable to a formwork board, and the body is affixed to approximately the center of the inner face of each side wall so that a horizontal cross-section of the stud is substantially an H shape.
US09091067B2
A structured-core laminate panel can be made in an efficient, structurally sound manner without the use of adhesives (film or liquid forms) using materials with different melt or glass transition temperatures. In one implementation, a manufacturer positions one or more resin substrates about a structured core, which comprises a relatively high melt or glass transition temperature compared with that of the one or more resin substrates. The manufacturer heats the assembly to at least the glass transition temperature of the resin substrates, but not to the melt or glass transition temperature of the structured core. This allows the one or more resin substrates to melt and bond (mechanically, chemically, or both) to the structured core on one side (or inner surface), while maintaining a substantially planar or original conformation on an opposing side (or outer surface).
US09091063B2
Hidden frame airloop wall systems. The airloop wall systems disclosed here provide for systems that may accommodate various types of glass, including vision glass and spandrel glass. In some examples, the same airloop wall unit may accommodate both a vision glass panel and a spandrel glass panel. The disclosed airloop wall systems permit the use of glass of varying thickness, while at the same time presenting a consistent surface. Additionally, the window frame will be hidden from exterior view after the airloop wall system is installed.
US09091058B2
The invention provides an aqueously-swellable water stop having an elongate body formed by shaping or extruding a composition mixture comprising water swelling fillers and/or polymers (e.g. Bentonite, super absorbent polymers, hydrophilic polymers), at least one elastomer or polymer, and preferably at least one plasticizer, the composition mixture when formed into an elongate water stop body having a Shore A hardness (durometer) of less than 35 and more preferably in the range of 5-35 (measured at 21° C.). The water stop body has at least one major face and a layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive attached to the face for bonding to a concrete substrate. The water stop of the invention does not require use of rigid metal and hard plastic inner cores as in prior water stop designs, and avoids curling and snaking that would allow concrete poured against the water stop to invade between the first substrate and the water stop body, and thereby providing full bonding between the water stop and thus protecting against leakage through concrete construction joints.
US09091036B2
Extensible shells and related methods for constructing a support pier are disclosed. A shell can define an interior for holding granular construction material and define an opening for receiving the granular construction material into the interior. The shell can be flexible such that the shell expands when granular construction material is compacted in the interior of the shell. A method may include positioning the shell in the ground and filling at least a portion of the interior of the shell with the granular construction material. The granular construction material may be compacted in the interior of the shell to form a support pier.
US09091034B2
An apparatus, system and method for removing and treating contaminated materials on a bottom of a body of water and introducing growth packets to revitalize the treated bottom of the body of water. The structure may comprise a vessel with an open face. The vessel may be lowered down to the bottom of the body of water with the face facing down. As a result, the vessel and the bottom form an isolated space. The structure may comprise at least one agitating device(s) for stirring up the materials inside the vessel so as to form a mixture containing the sediment materials which in turn contain the contaminants. Multiple at least one pipe(s) may be coupled to the vessel for transporting the mixture out of the vessel for processing (filtering, treating with chemicals, etc.) so as to neutralize or eliminate the contaminants in the mixture. Then, the treated mixture can be returned to the inside of the vessel via the at least one pipe(s).
US09091032B2
A containment berm comprising a containment material that is durable, flexible and chemically resistant and configured to provide at least a floor and four walls of the berm and a plurality of quick latch stays situated around the perimeter of the berm, each quick latch stay comprising a first stay member, second stay member, third stay member, latch block, and flexible connecting member. To engage the quick latch stay, a distal end of the second stay member is inserted underneath a bottom end of the latch block.
US09091030B2
A patcher capable of performing patching operations even when operating in confined spaces and having a pressurized aggregate storage tank and driving devices for opening and air-tightly closing the tank lid and locking/unlocking the tank lid in proper sequence. Tandem linear accelerators control the flow of aggregate from the tank to a dispensing outlet. An articulated boom assembly is operated to position an aggregate dispenser over the repair location. The boom assembly is movable to a vertical position to prevent the assembly from extending beyond the right and left sides of the patcher to provide a safe condition when travelling during a non-patching operating mode. All of the electrically-operated devices on the patcher derive energy from a common battery pack which is charged by the patcher engine during a non-patching mode and alternatively during a patching mode when the stored energy in the battery pack drops below a given threshold.
US09091026B2
An arrangement of a suspension and of a rail is provided, in particular for suspending a travel and/or carrier rail or a lifting gear on a chassis or frame, having a tension element supporting the rail at one end thereof in the region of a profile head by a mounting element, with the head being substantially C-shaped in cross section, and forming a gap running at the top along a longitudinal center plane of the rail. The mounting element comprises a pivotable part that can be pivoted with respect to the tension element, the profile head and the pivotable part being designed such that the pivotable part can be guided through the gap from outside into the profile head in a loading position, and can be pivoted into a mounting position in which the pivotable part contacts the profile head from the inside, bridging the gap.
US09090999B2
A fiber is prepared by melt extruding a composition including specific amounts of a polyamide and a polyphenylene ether along with a compatabilizer. Particular combinations produce fibers having a desirable combination of good tenacity and low denier per fiber. Compared to a fiber prepared from polyamide alone, the present fiber exhibits improved heat resistance and flame resistance.
US09090997B2
A fabrication of natural cellulose fiber with flame-retarding capability comprises following steps. Blend pulp and solvent of N-methylmorpholine N-oxide (NMMO) to form slurry. Evaporate extra water content from slurry by a Thin Film Evaporator (TFE) to form dope. By Dry-Jet Wet Spinning, spin and extrude dope for coagulating and regenerating. Water-rinse and dry to form natural cellulose fiber. Soaking roll natural cellulose fiber by flame retardant of N-(hydroxymethyl)-3-(methoxy phosphorus acyl). Orderly dry, bake, neutralize, soaping clean, water rinse, baking dry, soaking rolled, alkaline clean, water rinse, dry and oil the natural cellulose fiber to produce natural cellulose fiber of flame retarding capacity. Because of cross-linking reaction for the flame retardant of N-(hydroxymethyl)-3-(methoxy phosphorus acyl) with natural cellulose fiber, the flame-retarding capability thereof meet requirements of testing standards in American ASTM D6413-1999 and ASTM D2863-1995. Moreover, the wastes thereof meet the requirements of environment protections without harm.
US09090995B2
Disclosed is an antibacterial nanofiber which comprises a polymer having an electron-withdrawing group and/or an electron-withdrawing atomic group and has an average fiber diameter of not less than 1 nm and less than 1000 nm, wherein the ratio of the binding energy of the minimum unit of the polymer at 25° C. to the binding energy of the electron-withdrawing group and/or the electron-withdrawing atomic group contained in the minimum unit of the polymer at 25° C. is 0.13 or greater. The nanofiber has an antibacterial activity by itself, and therefore can exhibit an antibacterial activity without the need of adding any antibacterial agent.
US09090989B2
In a crystal growth apparatus and method, polycrystalline source material and a seed crystal are introduced into a growth ambient comprised of a growth crucible disposed inside of a furnace chamber. In the presence of a first sublimation growth pressure, a single crystal is sublimation grown on the seed crystal via precipitation of sublimated source material on the seed crystal in the presence of a flow of a first gas that includes a reactive component that reacts with and removes donor and/or acceptor background impurities from the growth ambient during said sublimation growth. Then, in the presence of a second sublimation growth pressure, the single crystal is sublimation grown on the seed crystal via precipitation of sublimated source material on the seed crystal in the presence of a flow of a second gas that includes dopant vapors, but which does not include the reactive component.
US09090986B1
Electrode foils suitable for use in electrolytic capacitors, including those having multiple configurations, have improved strength, reduced brittleness, and increased capacitance compared to conventional anode foils for electrolytic capacitors. Exemplary methods of manufacturing an anode foil suitable for use in an electrolytic capacitor include forming a pattern of etch resist on a surface of a substrate; etching a first area of the surface substantially enclosed by the pattern and a second area in intervals between the pattern to form tunnels in first and second areas of the surface; and removing the resist material revealing a non-etched frame. The resist material may be deposited, for example, by ink-jet printing, stamping or screen printing. Additionally, an etch resist pattern may be used to form strength lines on the substrate surface.
US09090978B2
The invention relates to a process for generating hydrogen. In this process an aqueous liquid is exposed to carbon dioxide and a current is passed through the aqueous liquid so as to generate hydrogen.
US09090976B2
Methods and systems for electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide using advanced aromatic amine heterocyclic catalysts are disclosed. A method for electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide may include, but is not limited to, steps (A) to (C). Step (A) may introduce water to a first compartment of an electrochemical cell. The first compartment may include an anode. Step (B) may introduce carbon dioxide to a second compartment of the electrochemical cell. The second compartment may include a solution of an electrolyte, a catalyst, and a cathode. The catalyst may include at least two aromatic amine heterocycles that are at least one of (a) fused or (b) configured to become electronically conjugated upon one electron reduction. Step (C) may apply an electrical potential between the anode and the cathode in the electrochemical cell sufficient for the cathode to reduce the carbon dioxide to a product mixture.
US09090968B2
An apparatus and method for applying a voltage across silicon rods in a CVD reactor has a series connection wherein the silicon rods may be inserted as resistors A first power supply unit has first transformers connected with one silicon rod. A second power supply unit has second transformers connected to the same number of silicon rods as the first transformers in parallel to one or more of the first transformers. The second transformers have an open circuit voltage lower than the first transformers and a short circuit current higher than the first transformers. A third power supply unit has outputs connected with the silicon rods in parallel to the first and second transformers. The third power supply unit is capable of providing a current in a voltage range below the open circuit voltage of the second transformer and higher than the short circuit current of the second transformer.
US09090966B2
Process for coating plastics with metals, wherein the plastics are pretreated with a composition comprising at least one salt having a melting point of less than 100° C. at 1 bar (hereinafter referred to as ionic liquid).
US09090962B2
A silicon seed rod assembly used for producing polycrystalline silicon by means of a vapor deposition method includes two rod-shape silicon seed rods; and a silicon connection member bridging the silicon seed rods, wherein an opening-end peripheral edge of a through-hole on one side surface of the connection member is sharper than that on the other side surface thereof, and an opening-end peripheral surface on the one side surface thereof is formed into a flat contact surface disposed in a direction perpendicular to a perforation direction of the through-hole, and wherein a upper end portion of the silicon seed rod is inserted into the through-hole so that the contact surface comes into contact with the support surface of the silicon seed rod.
US09090959B2
This bearing steel material satisfies a predetermined elemental composition, and is characterized by having, in the region (boundary region) from the boundary surface of spheroidal cementite to a position at 20 nm away in a base material, no greater than 0.6% (excluding 0%) of Si (boundary Si), no greater than 0.10% (excluding 0%) of Ni (boundary Ni), no greater than 0.10% (excluding 0%) of Cu (boundary Cu), no greater than 0.03% (including 0%) of Mo (boundary Mo), no greater than 0.10% (excluding 0%) of Mn (boundary Mn), and no greater than 0.9% (excluding 0%) of Cr (boundary Cr), and the circularity coefficient of the spheroidized cementite being at least 0.80. The bearing steel material exhibits favorable cold-workability during the production of a bearing component by means of cold working.
US09090957B2
A martensitic stainless steel oil country tubular good contains, by mass, 0.005% to 0.1% C, 0.05% to 1% Si, 1.5% to 5% Mn, at most 0.05% P, at most 0.01% S, 9% to 13% Cr, at most 0.5% Ni, at most 2% Mo, at most 2% Cu, 0.001% to 0.1% Al, and 0.001% to 0.1% N, with the balance being Fe and impurities, and the pipe has a Cr-depleted region under the surface. The martensitic stainless steel oil country tubular good according to the present invention does not have a passive film on the surface and corrodes wholly at low speed. In addition, the Ni content is reduced, which allows uneven corrosion to be prevented. Therefore, SCC can be prevented from being generated in spite of the presence of a Cr-depleted region.
US09090952B2
A high-strength cold-rolled steel sheet having high chemical convertibility and a tensile strength of 590 MPa or more and a method for producing such a steel sheet are provided. The steel sheet contains, in terms of percent by mass, C: 0.05 to 0.3%, Si: 0.6 to 3.0%, Mn: 1.0 to 3.0%, P: 0.1% or less, S: 0.05% or less, Al: 0.01 to 1%, N: 0.01% or less, and the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities. The coverage ratio of reduced iron on a steel sheet surface is 40% or more. In order to produce such a steel sheet, an oxidation treatment is performed after cold rolling. Subsequently, annealing is conducted in a furnace in a 1 to 10 vol % H2+balance N2 gas atmosphere with a dew point of −25° C. or less.
US09090946B2
Disclosed are primer set compositions, methods and kits for human identification using the highly complex sequence locus, SE33 (ACTBP2) in single and multiplex PCR reactions. Additionally, disclosed are three newly discovered single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within the SE33 locus that can cause discordance seen as mobility shift or allelic dropout. Also disclosed are kits useful in human identification.
US09090944B2
The present invention provides a method for diagnosing and determining prognosis of gastric cancer in a subject by detecting suppressed expression of the DACT1 gene, which in some cases is due to elevated methylation level in the genomic sequence of this gene. A kit and device useful for such a method are also provided. In addition, the present invention provides a method for treating gastric cancer by increasing DACT1 gene expression or activity.
US09090939B1
A device and method for providing a portable wireless communication device having an external device interface, and which is capable of intelligently configuring itself to operate according to one of a plurality of operating modes according to the needs of an individual user are disclosed. An exemplary device comprises an interface configured to communicatively couple the portable wireless communication device with an external device, and circuitry configured to record an instance of a first operation configuration, detect a coupled external device, predict a most likely next operation mode responsive to recording the instance of the first operation configuration, configure the portable wireless communication device to operate according to a first operating mode in response to the predicted the most likely next operation mode, and communicate with the external device.
US09090925B2
A process for the large-scale chemoenzymatic production of (6S)-5-methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolic acid, also known as (6S)-5-methylTHFA, the process comprising the steps of: (1) reducing folic acid (FA) so as to yield dihydrofolic acid (DHFA); (2) stereoselectively reducing DHFA with dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) in the presence of NADP/NADPH, glucose and GluDH so as to yield (6S)-THFA; (3) converting (6S)-THFA to (6S)-5-methlTHFA; and (4) isolating (6S)-5-methylTHFA.
US09090921B2
A method for producing at least one compound selected from the group consisting of 1,8-cineole, and 1-methyl-1,4-cyclohexadiene is also described. The method includes culturing a microorganism on or within a culturing media in a container under conditions sufficient for producing the at least one compound.
US09090919B2
The present invention relates to a novel method of producing 3-hydroxypropionic acid from glycerol, and more particularly to a method of producing 3-hydroxypropionic acid by culturing in a glycerol-containing medium a mutant microorganism obtained by amplifying an aldehyde dehydrogenase-encoding gene in a microorganism having the abilities to produce coenzyme B12 and produce 3-hydroxypropionic acid using glycerol as a carbon source. The present invention enables the fermentation of glycerol even under microaerobic or aerobic conditions without having to add coenzyme B12. Thus, the invention will be very suitable for the development of biological processes for producing large amounts of 3-hydroxypropionic acid.
US09090918B2
The present application discloses genetically modified yeast cells comprising an active 3-HP fermentation pathway, and the use of these cells to produce 3-HP.
US09090916B2
The present invention relates to a method of producing sweet juice from lignocellulosic substrate, wherein enzymatic hydrolysis is carried out by performing cellulase supplementation with supported β-glucosidases used in a reactor separate from the lignocellulose enzymatic hydrolysis reactor.
US09090912B1
This invention relates to a nucleic acid complex with low toxicity and high safety that can maintain a nucleic acid molecule capable of RNA interference or translation inhibition, such as siRNA or the like, in a cell; and a nucleic acid delivery composition that can efficiently deliver the nucleic acid complex into a cell. A nucleic acid complex with low toxicity and high safety that can maintain a nucleic acid in a cell can be obtained by forming a complex using a nucleic acid molecule capable of RNA interference or translation inhibition and a cycloamirose. Further, by using a carrier comprising (A) a diacylphosphatidylcholine, (B) cholesterol and/or a derivative thereof, and (C) an aliphatic primary amine as a nucleic acid delivery carrier to introduce the nucleic acid complex into a cell, the safety, efficiency of intracellular delivery, and persistence of the nucleic acid in the cell can be further improved.
US09090911B2
A modified arthropod, an arthropod-modifying bacterium, and use thereof as an agent for control of diseases transmitted by arthropods, particularly mosquitoes, is provided. More specifically, an isolated arthropod-adapted Wolbachia bacterium capable of modifying one or more biological properties of a mosquito host is provided. The modified arthropod may be characterized as having a shortened life-span, a reduced ability to transmit disease, a reduced susceptibility to a pathogen, a reduced fecundity, and/or a reduced ability to feed from a host, when compared to a corresponding wild-type arthropod.
US09090907B2
A modification of the existing INSM1 promoter region has been discovered that incorporated DNA elements that silence expression of neuronal genes in non-neuronal cells and that has increased the effectiveness and safety of using the INSM1 promoter for tumor treatment. One modification was addition of one or two tandem copies of neuronal restrictive silencer elements (NRSEs) derived either from the mouse nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) or the rat superior cervical ganglion 10 (SCG10) promoters. These NRSEs were placed in the expression construct either directly upstream or downstream of the INSM1 promoter sequence. The most effective expression construct was the nAChR NRSE element positioned downstream of the INSM1 promoter. This expression construct increased the tissue specificity of the INSM1 promoter without a significant decrease in its activity. In addition, the modified INSM1 promoter was placed into a viral vector, adenovirus 5. Constructs with an insulator element, the chicken HS4 β-globin insulator element, with the INSM1 promoter was shown to decrease the interference of the viral genome on its expression. Constructs have been made that do not decrease the INSM1 promoter activity but significantly augment the tumor specificity of the promoter. Linking the construct to a reporter gene allowed for detection of the placement of the viral vector, and this detection can be used for diagnosing or locating neuroendocrine tumors.
US09090898B2
Recombinant hosts for producing polyhydroxyalkanoates and methods of producing polyhydroxyalkanoates from renewable carbon substrates are provided. Certain recombinant hosts that produce 5 carbon chemicals such as 5-aminopentanoate (5AP), 5-hydroxyvalerate (5HV), glutarate, and 1,5 pentanediol (PDO) are also provided. One embodiment provides a recombinant host expressing a gene encoding a heterologous enzyme selected from the group consisting of a polyhydroxyalkanoate synthase and a 5-hydroxyvalerate-CoA (5HV-CoA) transferase, wherein the host produces a polymer containing 5-hydroxyvalerate. Preferably, the host expresses both a polyhydroxyalkanoate synthase and a 5HV-CoA transferase. The host can be prokaryotic or eukaryotic. A preferred prokaryotic host is E. coli. The polymers produced by the recombinant hosts can be homopolymers or copolymers of 5-hydroxyvalerate. A preferred copolymer is poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-5-hydroxyvalerate).
US09090896B2
The present invention relates to a molecule capable of binding to adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) with high affinity. The present invention also relates to use of the molecule for detection and/or purification of ACTH.
US09090895B2
The invention relates to a double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) for inhibiting the expression of the HAMP gene (HAMP gene), comprising an antisense strand having a nucleotide sequence which is less that 30 nucleotides in length, generally 19-25 nucleotides in length, and which is substantially complementary to at least a part of the HAMP gene. The invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the dsRNA together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier; methods for treating diseases caused by HAMP gene expression and the expression of the HAMP gene using the pharmaceutical composition.
US09090889B2
This disclosure relates to novel xylose isomerases and their uses, particularly in fermentation processes that employ xylose-containing media.
US09090888B2
The disclosure provides an isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding a 7-epizingiberene synthase, a chimeric gene comprising said nucleic acid molecule, vectors comprising the same, as well as isolated 7-epizingiberene synthase proteins themselves. In addition, transgenic plants and plant cells comprising a gene encoding a 7-epizingiberene synthase, optionally integrated in its genome, and methods for making such plants and cells, are provided. Especially Solanaceae plants and plant parts (seeds, fruit, leaves, etc.) with enhanced insect pest resistance are provided.
US09090887B2
Alpha-amylases from Bacillus subtilis (AmyE), variants thereof, nucleic acids encoding the same, and host cells comprising the nucleic acids are provided. Methods of using AmyE or variants thereof are disclosed, including liquefaction and/or saccharification of starch. Such methods may yield sugars useful for ethanol production or high fructose corn syrup production. In some cases, the amylases can be used at low pH, in the absence of calcium, and/or in the absence of a glucoamylase.
US09090870B2
Polypeptide with an amino acid sequence according to SEQ ID No. 1 or a variant in which up to 10% of the amino acids have been altered by insertions, deletions or substitution.
US09090867B2
The invention describes improved methods and compositions for producing a recombinant protein, e.g., an antibody, in mammalian cell culture. In addition, the invention provides improved cell culture media, including improved production media, feed solutions, and combination feeds, which may be used to improve protein productivity in mammalian cell culture.
US09090864B2
Disclosed is a multi-tube biofilter system for treating waste gas. The multi-tube biofilter system includes a multi-tube biofilter and a nutrient solution supply system. The multi-tube biofilter includes an outer casing, at least two reticulated tubes disposed in the outer casing, a packing medium portion, and a nutrient solution spraying system. The outer casing is opened to define a gas inlet, a gas outlet, and a water outlet therein. The packing medium portion is attached to an outer surface of each of the reticulated tubes, wherein a liquid entering end of the nutrient solution spraying system is in communication with the nutrient solution supply system via a pipeline, and solution spraying ends of the nutrient solution spraying system face the reticulated tubes.
US09090863B2
Systems are provided for convenient and sterile isolation, collection, and seeding of cells onto a scaffold or tissue graft. The systems may be closed. Methods for use of the disclosed systems for isolation, collection and seeding of cells and generation of tissue engineered vascular grafts are also provided. The systems may be supplied in kits for efficient and expeditious use.
US09090862B2
The invention provides an algae cultivation system and a process for cultivating algae. The algae cultivation system includes a conduit system having a first portion exposed to illumination and a second portion occluded from illumination that is capable of containing and moving a first type of algae, and a heat exchanger in thermal contact with the second portion of the conduit system. The algae cultivation system also includes a vertical conduit connected to the first portion of the conduit system and extending vertically upward from the first portion of the conduit system, a gas collection chamber communicating with an upper end region of the vertical conduit, and an algae processing unit that is capable of processing algae from the first portion of the conduit system, and that directs the extracted sugar, water and nutrients into the second portion of the conduit system to interact with the second type of algae therein.
US09090847B2
An ashless additive for lubricating oil compositions, lubricating oil compositions and methods for lubricating that are effective to improve the total base number (TBN) of a lubricant composition. The additive is a reaction product of a compound of the formula: with NH3, an alcohol, an amine, or a hydrocarbyl amine, wherein R1 is selected from H, a hydrocarbyl group, the alcohol or amine contains from 1 to about 24 carbon atoms, and the hydrocarbyl amine has a number average molecular weight ranging from about 100 to about 6000.
US09090841B2
Method of marking a hydrocarbon liquid includes adding to the liquid a tracer compound of Formula I: wherein, each X is independently hydrogen, bromine, fluorine, a halogenated alkyl group, a linear, branched or cyclic C1-C20 alkyl group, or a phenyl group substituted with one or more halogen atoms, an alkyl group or a halogenated alkyl group; each Y is independently bromine, fluorine, a halogenated alkyl group, a branched or cyclic C1-C9 alkyl group, or a phenyl group substituted with at least one alkyl and/or a halogenated alkyl group; Z is a phenyl group substituted with one or more halogen atoms, an aliphatic or halogenated aliphatic group, a halogenated alkyl group or a linear, branched or cyclic C1-C20 alkyl group, provided that when each Y is a fluorine atom, Z is not a linear or branched C1-C20 alkyl group.
US09090837B2
The present invention relates to the field of processing hydrocarbons which causes corrosion in the metal surfaces of processing units. The invention addresses the technical problem of high temperature naphthenic acid corrosion and sulphur corrosion and provides a solution to inhibit these types of corrosion. The composition formed by reacting high reactive polyisobutylene (HRPIB) with phosphorous pentasulphide in presence of catalytic amount of sulphur provides high corrosion inhibition efficiency in case of high temperature naphthenic acid corrosion inhibition and sulphur corrosion inhibition. The invention is useful in all hydrocarbon processing units, such as, refineries, distillation columns and other petrochemical industries.
US09090833B2
A method for producing a C1-5 hydrocarbon from a solution containing a C2-6 carboxylic acid or a C2-6 carboxylate which is derived from biomass by contacting the solution with a solid catalyst to decarboxylate the C2-6 carboxylic acid or the C2-6 carboxylate, thereby forming a C1-5 hydrocarbon.
US09090832B2
The invention relates to a process for synthesising hydrocarbons starting from a feedstock containing synthesis gas. In the process a solid Fischer-Tropsch catalyst is employed in a three-phase reaction section operated so that the catalyst is maintained in suspension in a liquid phase by the circulation of a gaseous phase from the bottom to the top of the reaction section. The process utilizes conditions to control and maintain the homogeneity of the concentration of catalyst particles in the reaction section.
US09090829B1
An apparatus for controlled blowing of asphalt comprises a stator block, a rotor, a motor, a gap, a gas conduit, and a porous plug. The rotor resides within a cylindrical interior chamber of the stator block. When engaged, the motor causes the rotor to rotate about the longitudinal axis of the rotor. A porous plug is within a gas conduit at an opening into the interior chamber of the stator block. The porous plug allows the gas to pass from the gas conduit into the gap as tiny bubbles. In this way, the asphalt continuously enters the apparatus at the inlet end of the interior chamber, passes through a gap between the interior chamber and the rotor where gas is blown through the porous plug and into the asphalt while the motor rotates the rotor, and exits the apparatus at the outlet end of the interior chamber as blown asphalt.
US09090828B2
A device for converting biomass with a water content of at least 50% to gaseous products includes a reactor filled at least partially with a packing including at least one filler body for accommodating supercritical water and a hydrothermal molten salt. A heater is arranged to heat up the reactor and its content. A first feeding pipe is coupled to the reactor to feed water and salt solution into the reactor. A second feeding pipe is coupled to the reactor to feed to biomass into the reactor. A discharge pipe is coupled to the reactor to discharge gaseous products from the reactor. An outlet is proved in the bottom of the reactor for removing portions of the molten salt.
US09090820B2
Disclosed is a production method of a thermoplastic resin composition comprising: blending a thermoplastic resin (A) and a metal complex (B) and a ligand (C2), wherein the metal complex (B) has a ligand (C1) coordinated therein, and wherein the ligand (C2) has a higher boiling point than the ligand (C1) under atmospheric pressure, and then heating and mixing the resulting blend at a temperature of not less than a boiling point of the ligand (C1) and not more than a boiling point of the ligand (C2), to produce a thermoplastic resin composition that can provide a light-emitting body at low cost in which a light-emitting material is dispersed in the resin in a good dispersion state, excellent in transparency and excellent in light-emitting properties of visible light; a molding material obtained by molding the thermoplastic resin composition; and a light-emitting body obtained by molding the thermoplastic resin composition.
US09090808B1
Abrasive materials for use in abrasive jet systems and associated materials, apparatuses, systems, and methods are disclosed. An abrasive material configured in accordance with a particular embodiment includes abrasive particles individually including an abrasive core and a fluid-repelling coating. The individual abrasive cores can be monolithic and have outer surfaces. The individual fluid-repelling coatings can include an amide wax and/or other suitable materials and can extend around at least about 95% of the outer surfaces of the corresponding abrasive cores. An average sieve diameter of the abrasive particles can be from about 5 microns to about 35 microns. A method for making abrasive materials in accordance with a particular embodiment includes introducing abrasive cores into a mixer, introducing particles of a non-liquid fluid-repelling material into the mixer, introducing an anti-clumping material into the mixer, and mixing the abrasive cores, the fluid-repelling material, and the anti-clumping material.
US09090798B2
Bi-modal water continuous emulsions are disclosed comprising at least 70 weight percent of: a first dispersed phase containing a hydrophobic oil, wherein the hydrophobic oil is provided as a non-emulsified hydrophobic oil, a second dispersed phase containing a silicone, wherein the silicone is provided from a water continuous silicone emulsion containing at least one surfactant.
US09090797B2
The present invention is directed to a method of mitigating ice build-up on a substrate, comprising applying to the substrate curable film-forming compositions comprising isocyanate-functional curing agents, film-forming compositions with functional groups reactive with the isocyanates, acrylic polymers having polysiloxane side chains, and polysiloxanes.
US09090793B2
Disclosed are aqueous latex-based coating compositions which comprise a blend of an ethylene-vinyl acetate emulsion copolymer component and a selected type of acrylic emulsion copolymer component. The acrylic copolymer component comprises primarily acrylate ester co-monomers or acrylic ester co-monomers and vinyl aromatic, e.g., styrene, co-monomers. The blend of these two emulsion copolymer types also contains a specific type of hydrazine-based, water-soluble cross-linking agent which can eventually react with the acrylic emulsion copolymer component. The acrylic emulsion copolymer is one which contains minor amounts of both 1) carboxy functional co-monomers such as itaconic and/or (meth)acrylic acids, and 2) keto- or aldehyde-containing co-monomers such as diacetone acrylamide. Such latex-based coating compositions can be formulated in the form of water-based paint compositions. These paint products provide paint coatings that exhibit desirable dry and wet adhesion characteristics and desirable resistance to blocking.
US09090791B2
The disclosure provides amorphous materials comprising mixtures of ester of tartaric acid and ester of citric acid, which are suitable for phase change inks.
US09090790B2
There is provided a water-based ink for ink-jet recording including a self-dispersible carbon black modified by carboxylic acid group, a water, and a water-soluble organic solvent, wherein a weight concentration of phosphate ion in the water-based ink is not more than 35 ppm. The water-based ink for ink-jet recording has excellent water resistance and is capable of lowering or preventing corrosion of a metal member, in an ink-jet recording apparatus, contacting with the water-based ink for ink-jet recording.
US09090786B2
An inkjet printing fluid composition including water, a colorant, and a first polymer and a second polymer, wherein the first and second polymers have interactive functional groups and the second polymer is selected to form in the fluid a water soluble associated complex with the first polymer. Each of the first and second polymers are present at a concentration of at least 0.1 wt %, and the first and second polymers are present at a combined concentration of at least 1 wt %.
US09090785B2
The present invention relates to a silver ink composition comprising: silver complexes obtained by reacting one or more silver compounds selected from chemical formula 1 with one or more ammonium carbamate-based compounds or ammonium carbonate-based compounds selected from chemical formula 2 to chemical formula 4; and oxime-based compounds.
US09090775B2
Fluorescent phenyl xanthene dyes are described that comprise any fluorescein, rhodamine or rhodol comprising a particular C9 phenyl ring. One or both of the ortho groups on the lower C9 phenyl ring is ortho substituted with a group selected from alkyl, heteroalkyl, alkoxy, halo, haloalkyl, amino, mercapto, alkylthio, cyano, isocyano, cyanato, mercaptocyanato, nitroso, nitro, azido, sulfeno, sulfinyl, and sulfino. In one embodiment, halo and/or hydroxy groups are used. Optimal dyes contain a lower C9 phenyl ring in which both ortho groups are the same and the lower ring exhibits some form a symmetry relative to an imaginary axis running from the phenyl rings point of attachment to the remainder of the xanthene dye through a point para to the point of attachment. The phenyl xanthene dyes may be activated. Furthermore, the phenyl xanthene dyes may be conjugated to one or more substances including other dyes. The phenyl xanthene dyes are useful for a number of purposes, including labels for use in automated DNA sequencing as well the formation of fluorescent “bar codes” for polymeric particles used in the multiplexed analysis of analytes.
US09090772B2
The invention relates to a composition of ionisable fluoropolymers, in particular to polymer compositions comprising: a) at least one fluorinated ionisable polymer (A), which comprises recurring fluorinated blocks and recurring functional blocks, each of said recurring functional blocks comprising at least one ionisable anionic group, and in which polymer (A) at least one of the said recurring functional blocks is comprised between two fluorinated blocks; b) at least one fluorinated ionisable polymer (B), which comprises recurring fluorinated blocks and recurring functional blocks, each of said recurring functional blocks comprising at least one ionisable cationic group, and in which polymer (B) at least one of the said recurring functional blocks is comprised between two fluorinated blocks; wherein the ratio between the ionic equivalents of polymer (A) and the ionic equivalents of polymer (B) ranges from 1.1 to 0.9.
US09090771B2
Polylactic acid-containing resin composition that includes a polylactic acid; and a (meth)acryl-silicone copolymer that includes a methyl (meth)acrylate; and a reactive silicone, wherein the (meth)acryl-silicone copolymer has a weight average molecular weight of 25,000 or more. Methods for producing a polylactic acid-containing resin composition, polylactic acid-containing resin films, polylactic acid-containing resin release films, polylactic acid-containing resin release films, and methods for producing polylactic acid-containing resin films are also disclosed.
US09090769B2
Polymer compositions are described that contain at least two different immiscible phases for producing molded articles having a swirl-like or marble-like appearance. The first phase, for instance, may contain one or more polyoxymethylene polymers. The second phase, on the other hand, contains one or more polymers that together have a melting point that is from about 5° to about 30° different than the melting point of the polyoxymethylene polymer. In one embodiment, the second phase may contain a thermoplastic elastomer, a glycol-modified polyethylene terephthalate, or a polyamide and may have a melting point that is higher than the melting point of the polyoxymethylene polymer. The second phase is present in the polymer composition in relatively low amounts, such as in amounts less than about 5% by weight. The second phase can contain a high concentration of colorants that creates a contrast of colors when the molded article is produced.
US09090767B2
Provided are a polycarbonate resin composition that includes (A) a polycarbonate resin, (B) a first rubber modified vinyl-based graft copolymer including a first rubber having an average particle diameter of about 6 to about 20 μm and a span of about 0.8 to about 2.8 and (C) a second rubber modified vinyl-based graft copolymer including a second rubber having an average particle diameter of about 0.1 to about 0.5 μm, and a molded product using the same.
US09090760B2
Processes for continuously producing latex emulsions are disclosed. A multi-screw extruder is used for the production of the emulsion. A resin is fed into the extruder, heated, optionally dissolved in a solvent, mixed with a base to neutralize the resin and form particles, then mixed with a surfactant and water to form a phase inverted emulsion (PIE). The PIE may be sent to a distillation column to separate out the solvent, and the resulting latex emulsion is then sent to a receiving tank. These processes are useful for making precursors for toner compositions.
US09090759B2
In an embodiment, a polycarbonate composition comprises: polycarbonate; 7 wt % to 20 wt % titanium dioxide, based upon a total weight of the polycarbonate composition; an optional flame retardant; and an optional UV stabilizer. A plaque formed from the polycarbonate composition has a reflectance of greater than or equal to 95%, as determined by reflectance measurements using a Gretag Macbeth Coloreye spectrophotometer (D65 light source, 10 degree observer, UV included) made at a wavelength of 680 nm. In an embodiment, a polycarbonate composition comprises: a polycarbonate; 7 to 20 wt % titanium dioxide; a flame retardant; and an optional UV stabilizer; wherein the polycarbonate composition has a maximum reflectance of greater than or equal to 95%. The melt volume rate as determined at 300° C. using a 1.2 kilogram weight, in accordance with ASTM D1238-04 is from 5 to 30 grams per 10 minutes.
US09090755B2
An organopolysiloxane polymer having a glycerol derivative which can swell up by containing at least its own weight of a liquid oil, a pasty composition comprising a liquid oil blended with this polymer, and a cosmetic material containing these polymers or pasty compositions.
US09090753B2
The present invention provides a rubber composition exhibiting good workability and suitable for use in an inner liner of a tire. Specifically, the present invention provides a rubber composition, comprising: a rubber component; an inorganic filler having an aspect ratio of 2 to 200; and optionally at least one of carbon black and a metal salt of aliphatic acid, wherein contents of the inorganic filler, the carbon black and the metal salt of aliphatic acid satisfy following formula (1): C≧0.016×(A−0.5×B)−1.18 (1) In formula (1), “A” represents a content (parts by mass) of the inorganic filler with respect to 100 parts by mass of the rubber component, “B” represents a content (parts by mass) of the carbon black with respect to 100 parts by mass of the rubber component, and “C” represents a content (parts by mass) of the metal salt of aliphatic acid with respect to 100 parts by mass of the rubber component.
US09090748B2
Provided is a nonaqueous dispersion of resin particles, in which the resin particles have uniform particle diameters and shapes and which exhibits excellent fixing properties, particularly when used as a liquid electrophotographic developer. More specifically, provided is a nonaqueous dispersion (X) in which resin particles (C) are dispersed in a nonhydrophilic organic solvent (L) that exhibits a relative permittivity of 1 to 4 at 20° C., the resin particles (C) being core-shell type resin particles each of which comprise a resin particle (B) that contains a resin (b) and fine particles (A) that contain a resin (a) and that either adhere to the surface of the resin particle (B) or form a film on the surface of the resin particle (B), wherein the solubility of (a) in (L) at 25° C. is 10 wt % or less relative to the weight of (a).
US09090742B2
A method is provided for synthesizing a metal (M) meso-tetraphenylporphyrin polymer. The method begins with the provision of a free-base (H2)-meso-tetra-4-(trialkylsilyl)ethynylphenylporphyrin (H2-tetra-C≡C-TriAS-TPP) including a trialkylsilyl (TriAS) moiety attached to an ethynyl termini. In response to a reaction with a metal (M)-containing material, the H2-tetra-C≡C-TriAS-TPP is converted to a metal (M)-tetra-4-(trialkylsilyl)ethynylphenylporphyrin (M-tetra-C≡C-TriAS-TPP). Then, the M-tetra-C≡C-TriAS-TPP is converted to a M-tetra-4-ethynylphenylporphyrin (M-tetra-C≡C-TPP) monomer by removing the trialkylsilyl (TriAS) moiety from the ethynyl termini. Finally, a plurality of M-tetra-C≡C-TPP monomers are coupled together to supply a metal (M)-meso-tetraphenylporphyrin polymer (M-poly-meso-TPP), whereby meso-phenyl groups of adjacent M-tetra-C≡C-TPP monomers in the M-poly-meso-TPP are connected through a butadiyne linking moiety. In one aspect, the metal is zinc.
US09090741B2
The invention relates to a comb polymer made of a polymer main chain and polyester side chains linked to said polymer main chain via ester groups, characterized in that (i) the polymer main chain is a polycarbolic acid or a copolymer polycarbolic acid (A), (ii) the polyester side chains comprises the components (B1) C8-dicarbolic acids, optionally sulfonated, (B2) dioles and/or polyolethers having 2 OH groups, and (C) non-ionic terminal groups of the formula -0-(AO)xR, where A means ethylene, propylene, or butylene, x is a number from 1 to 100, and R is a hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 30 C atoms; (iii) the total percent by mass of the polyester side chains B1+B2+C is 80 to 99.9%, relative to the total mass of the comb polymer; (iv) the polyester side chains are obtained from an esterification reaction of the components B1, B2, and C at a mass ratio B1+B2/C of 2:1 to 100:1.
US09090731B2
Liquid kraft lignin compositions, methods of their production, and various methods of their use, including in preparing kraft lignin-containing LPF resins, which may in turn be used in producing OSB or other wood-based composites, and methods of assaying lignin content in such compositions, are disclosed. In an illustrative and non-exclusive embodiment, a liquid kraft lignin composition includes water in the amount of about 60-95% by weight, urea about 5-30% by weight, a group 1 alkaline metal hydroxide about 0.5-3.0% by weight, and kraft about 5-25% by weight on a dry basis.
US09090730B1
The present invention is directed to a rubber composition comprising a bifunctionalized elastomer comprising the reaction product of 1) a living anionic elastomeric polymer initiated with a functional initiator and 2) a functional polymerization terminator; and a filler selected from silica and carbon black. The invention is further directed to a pneumatic tire comprising the rubber composition.
US09090727B2
A polymer includes (a) one or more first monomeric units, each independently comprising at least one bicycloheptyl-polyether, bicycloheptenyl-polyether or branched (C5-C50)alkyl-polyether group per monomeric unit, wherein the bicycloheptyl-polyether or bicycloheptenyl-polyether group may optionally be substituted on one or more ring carbon atoms by one or two (C1-C6)alkyl groups per carbon atom, and (b) one or more second monomeric units, each independently comprising at least one pendant linear or branched (C5-C50)alkyl-polyether group per monomeric unit, provided that the first and second monomeric units cannot both comprise a branched (C5-C50)alkyl-polyether group and is useful as a component in liquid compositions, such as aqueous latex coating compositions, personal care compositions, home care compositions, and institutional or industrial care compositions.
US09090724B2
A rheology modifier copolymer of formula (I), wherein A is a macromonomer; B is an acrylic or methacrylic acid or salt thereof; C is a polyacidic vinyl monomer selected from maleic, fumaric, itaconic, citraconic and acids combinations thereof and anhydrides and salts thereof; and D optionally when present is a crosslinking monomer.
US09090721B2
Provided is an acrylic copolymer comprising; an alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer; a monomer comprising a cyclic pendant structure; and a tert-butyl (meth)acrylate monomer and/or (meth)acrylamide monomer. Also provided is a resin composition comprising the same and an optical film and an IPS mode liquid crystal display device using the same.
US09090713B2
The present disclosure describes an implant for tissue replacement or augmentation including a resorbable non-pyrogenic porous body of irradiated oxidized cellulose, formed from a precurosr reactive mixture of irradiated cellulose and an oxidizing agent, where the body forms a heterogeneous three-dimensional fibrillar network. Also disclosed is a method for producing a body of oxidized cellulose including irradiating a body of cellulose to form an irradiated body of cellulose, and reacting the irradiated body of cellulose with an oxidizing agent to form a non-pyrogenic porous and resorbable body of oxidized cellulose.
US09090700B2
The present invention provides a method of treating a breast cancer disease in a patient who has failed prior treatment with an anti-VEGF antibody, comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-HER2 antibody while continuing said anti-VEGF antibody therapy. The invention also provides corresponding pharmaceutical kits and pharmaceutical compositions.
US09090697B2
Disclosed are methods for treating bleeding disorders, such as hemophilia, in subjects in need thereof by administering an antibody that specifically binds CD73. The methods reduce production of adenosine, increase platelet activation and/or enhance the level of coagulation on the platelet surface to reduce and/or stop bleeding. In some embodiments, the methods can further include co-administering Factor VIII to treat the bleeding disorder.
US09090696B2
The present invention relates to new humanized antagonistic anti-CD40 antibodies and therapeutic and diagnostic methods and compositions for using the same.
US09090694B2
The present invention relates to ST2L antagonists, polynucleotides encoding the antagonists or fragments thereof, and methods of making and using the foregoing.
US09090693B2
The present invention relates to the treatment of EGFR-mediated disease, particularly cancer, which is resistant to tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapies. Methods for treatment of cancer and reduction of tumor growth in individuals with secondary EGFR mutations, particularly tyrosine kinase domain mutations, resistant to standard therapy are provided. The invention provides methods for the treatment of tyrosine kinase inhibitor resistant cancers with anti-EGFR antibodies. Methods for treatment of recurrent lung cancer, including non-small cell lung carcinoma which is resistant to tyrosine kinase inhibitors, with the antibody anti-EGFR mAb806 are described.
US09090691B2
The field of the present invention relates, in part, to a strategy for novel pharmaceutical applications. More specifically, the present invention relates to a genetically detoxified form of Vibrio cholera exotoxin (cholix) and the use of cholix-derived polypeptide sequences to enhance intestinal delivery of biologically-active therapeutics. Importantly, the systems and methods described herein provide for the following: the ability to deliver macromolecule doses without injections; the ability to deliver cargo, such as (but not limited to) siRNA or antisense molecules into intracellular compartments where their activity is required; and the delivery of nanoparticles and dendrimer-based carriers across biological membranes, which otherwise would have been impeded due to the barrier properties of most such membranes.
US09090670B2
The current invention relates to the use of a peptide comprising an amino acid sequence in the preparation of a medicament for the regeneration of tissue, preferably for the treatment of a wound. Further the invention relates to compositions comprising such peptides, and use of said peptides in both medical and nonmedical (cosmetic) applications.
US09090663B2
Systems and methods are provided for capturing and/or isolating target microparticles. In one aspect, a method for capturing target microparticles is disclosed. The method includes: forming a fluid including the target microparticles, non-target microparticles, and magnetic beads, the magnetic beads having a stronger affinity with the target microparticles than with the non-target microparticles; flowing the fluid through a multidirectional microchannel; and applying a magnetic field to the fluid while the fluid is flowing through at least a portion of the microchannel to effect capture of at least a portion of the target microparticles onto the magnetic beads. Such a method can further includes passing the fluid having exited from the microchannel through a separator while subjecting the fluid to a second magnetic field so as to isolate the target microparticles. In addition, devices and systems are disclosed for capturing and/or isolating target microparticles based on magnetic manipulation.
US09090651B2
Compounds having the structure or their salts: are used to treat or reduce le likelihood of acquiring androgen-dependent diseases, such as prostate cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia, polycystic ovarian syndrome, acne, hirsutism, seborrhea, androgenic alopecia and male baldness. They can be formulated together with pharmaceutically acceptable diluent or carrier or otherwise made into any pharmaceutical dosage form. Some of these compounds having tissue-specific antiandrogenic activity and tissue-specific androgenic activity can be used to treat or reduce the risk of developing diseases related to loss of androgenic stimulation. Combinations with other active pharmaceutical agents are also disclosed.
US09090647B2
A process for production of crystalline rebaudioside B from rebaudioside A is described. Additionally, four distinct crystal polymorphic forms of rebaudioside B are described, as well as methods for converting from one crystal polymorphic form of rebaudioside B to another crystal polymorphic form of rebaudioside B.
US09090645B2
The present invention discloses the use of certain compounds as therapeutic agents, and in particular as analgesics and anti-inflammatory agents. Such compounds include, for example, certain diterpene monoglycosides and diterpene diglycosides. The compounds of the present invention may be synthesized or isolated from the fruit of the genus Capsicum, and in particular may be isolated from sweet bell peppers (C. annuum). Pharmaceutically-acceptable salts, enantiomers, diasteriomers, racemic mixtures, enantomerically-enriched mixtures, solvates, and prodrugs of such compounds are also disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of using such compounds, including pharmaceutical compositions and methods of using such compounds in combination with one or more active ingredients, are also disclosed.
US09090642B2
Provided are methods and intermediates for preparing diastereomerically pure phosphoramidate prodrugs of nucleosides of Formulas Ia and Ib: The compounds of Formula Ia and Ib are useful for the treatment Hepatitis C infections.
US09090641B2
Provided are metal coordination complexes comprising a pyrrole or imidazole-based ligands and cobalt or manganese. Also provided are methods for the selective deposition of cobalt and/or manganese films on metal surfaces using these metal coordination complexes comprising a pyrrole or imidazole-based ligand.
US09090637B2
The invention relates to a process for preparing a rare-earth organophosphate in the form of a fluid or not very viscous solution that can be used as is for the preparation of a “preformed” catalyst system intended, in particular, for the cis-1,4 stereospecific polymerization of conjugated dienes.
US09090633B2
The invention discloses 4-(arylamino)selenophenopyrimidine derivatives of formula (I), hydrates, solvates, isomers, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; process for their preparation and methods of treating or inhibiting or controlling a cell proliferative disorders, particularly cancer using said compounds. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising 4-(arylamino)selenophenopyrimidine derivatives of formula (I) are useful for the treatment, inhibition, or control of cancer.
US09090632B2
In one aspect, the invention relates to novel bicyclic oxazole and thiazole compounds which are positive allosteric modulators of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (“mGluR5”); synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction using the compounds and compositions; and methods for the treatment or prevention of disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction and diseases in which the mGluR5 subtype of receptors is involved. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
US09090615B2
The invention relates to a compound of formula (I) wherein A1, R1 and R2 are defined as in the description and in the claims. The compound of formula (I) can be used as a medicament.
US09090605B2
Disclosed are compounds represented by Formula (I): or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, enantiomers or diastereomers thereof. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, enantiomers or diastereomers thereof for the therapeutic treatment of diseases associated with the modulation or inhibition of 11β-HSD1 in mammals. Values for the variables of Formula (I) are defined herein.
US09090604B2
Disclosed are compounds of Formulae 1, 1A, 1B and 1C including all geometric and stereoisomers, N-oxides, and salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R4a1, R4a2, A, Aa, G, M, W, Z1, Z3, X, J, J1 and n 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.
US09090603B2
The invention relates to compounds of structural formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, clathrate, and prodrug thereof, wherein Ra, Rb, and R2 are defined herein. These compounds inhibit tubulin polymerization and/or target vasculature and are useful for treating proliferative disorders, such as cancer.
US09090602B2
2,5-Bis(benzoxazol-2′-yl)benzene-1,4-diol derivatives (Zinhbo derivatives) are used to detect zinc ions and have particular application in vivo and in vitro. Zinhbo derivatives upon excitation give a florescence response emission that can be used to determine the presence of zinc cation in solution. Zinhbo derivatives complexed with zinc cations upon excitation can produce a florescence response emission in the visible and near infrared range. Zinhbo derivatives complexed with zinc cations exhibit a large stoke shift between the excitation and emission wavelengths.
US09090596B2
Disubstituted 3,4-diamino-3-cyclobutene-1,2-dione compounds are disclosed that are represented by general formula (I). Also disclosed, are pharmaceutical compositions including these compounds and methods of using these compounds and compositions for the treatment of chemokine-mediated pathologies.
US09090594B2
PIM kinase inhibitor compound having a structure as represented by Formula I, and isomers, diastereomers, enantiomers, tautomers, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds as represented by Formula I. The compounds significantly inhibit the Pim kinase activity and are used to prepare drugs to treat PIM kinase mediated diseases, such as cancers, autoimmune diseases, allergic reactions, or organ transplant rejection. Also provided are methods for preparing the compounds represented by Formula I.
US09090593B2
The invention relates to bicyclic compounds of formula (1′), and salts thereof. In some embodiments, the invention relates to inhibitors or modulators of Pim-1 and/or Pim-2, and/or Pim-3 protein kinase activity or enzyme function. In still further embodiments, the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds disclosed herein, and their use in the prevention and treatment of Pim kinase related conditions and diseases, preferably cancer.
US09090586B2
The present invention provides a compound represented by the formula (1): wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, or a salt thereof, a prodrug of the compound or a salt thereof, a medicament containing the compound or a salt thereof, the medicament which is a phosphodiesterase 10A inhibitor, and a medicament which is for preventing or treating schizophrenia.
US09090584B2
The invention provides well-defined amides for treating glaucoma and ocular hypertension.
US09090583B2
The present invention provides a kind of benzopyrone compounds having a structure of formula (I) and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts or prodrugs thereof, and the pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, which can be used to regulate the novel estrogen receptor ER-a36, and prevent and/or treat the related diseases mediated by the ER-a36 receptor, such as cancers, etc.
US09090574B2
This invention provides, but is not limited to, novel oleanolic acid derivatives having the formula: wherein the variables are defined herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions, kits and articles of manufacture comprising such compounds, methods and intermediates useful for making the compounds, and methods of using the compounds and compositions.
US09090569B2
The present invention relates to substituted triazole compounds and compositions comprising substituted triazole compounds. The invention further relates to methods of inhibiting the activity of Hsp90 in a subject in need thereof and methods for preventing or treating hyperproliferative disorders, such as cancer, in a subject in need thereof comprising administering to the subject a substituted triazole compound of the invention, or a composition comprising such a compound.
US09090567B2
Process for preparing salts K+ X−, where K+ is an organic cation and X− is an anion, by anion exchange, wherein a salt K+ Y−, where K+ is as defined above and Y− is an organic anion having a carboxylate, sulfonate or sulfate group, is used as starting material and K+ Y− is reacted with a hydrogen acid HX whose pKa is less than the pKa of the hydrogen acid HY and after the reaction, the salt K+ X− obtained and the hydrogen acid HY obtained are present in separate liquid phases.
US09090560B2
The present invention relates to a process for microwave assisted synthesis of N-methyl pyrrolidone (NMP). Particularly the process relates to the synthesis of N-methyl succinimide or corresponding analogs by using microwave irradiation which on hydrogenation in the presence of a hydrogenating catalyst gives N-methyl pyrrolidone. Compared to the conventional heating microwave process requires less energy inputs and reduces the reaction time drastically from 5-6 h to 2-5 min.
US09090558B2
The present invention provides compounds of formula (I), wherein: R1 is unsubstituted C1-C6 alkyl; La is substituted or unsubstituted C1-C6 alkyl linker, substituted or unsubstituted C3-C10 carbocycle, substituted or unsubstituted heterocycle comprising one or two 5- or 6-member rings and 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O and S, or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl comprising one or two 5- or 6-member rings and 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O and S; and R2 and R3 are each, independently, H, substituted or unsubstituted C1-C6 alkyl, or substituted or unsubstituted C6-C10 aryl; or alternatively, R2 and R3, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, form a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl comprising one or two 5- or 6-member rings and 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O and S or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocycle comprising one or two 5- or 6-member rings and 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O and S. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating neurological diseases, such as multiple sclerosis.
US09090556B2
The disclosure relates to a process for forming an acyloxy carboxylic acid or a derivative of the acid. A hydroxy acid compound is reacted with a carboxylic acid in a reaction vessel and in the presence of a catalyst, such as in a reactive distillation column containing the catalyst. The reaction product formed in the reaction vessel includes an acyloxy carboxylic acid compound, which can be removed continuously from the vessel in a product stream. Another product stream containing unreacted (excess) carboxylic acid and/or reaction byproducts such as water can be separately removed continuously from the reaction vessel.
US09090554B2
The phase separation in the decanter of a process for producing acetic acid by carbonylating methanol in the presence of a catalyst under low water-high acid conditions is improved by forming a liquid mixture (D) which has a water content of at most 20% by weight, based on the weight of the liquid mixture, and a weight ratio of acetic acid to water of at least 1:1, and partitioning the liquid mixture by providing for an alkane(s) content of D of from 0.1 to 15% by weight, based on the weight of D, to obtain a light, aqueous phase and a heavy, organic phase.
US09090553B2
The present invention relates to a process for preparing at least one cyclohexanepolycarboxylic acid or a derivative thereof by bringing at least one corresponding benzenepolycarboxylic acid or a derivative thereof into contact with a hydrogen-comprising gas in the presence of at least one coated catalyst comprising an active metal selected from the group consisting of ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, platinum and mixes thereof, applied to a support material comprising silicon dioxide, where the pore volume of the support material is from 0.6 to 1.0 ml/g, determined by Hg porosimetry, the BET surface area is from 280 to 500 m2/g, at least 90% of the pores present have a diameter of from 6 to 12 nm, and from 40 to 70% by weight of the active metal, based on the total amount of the active metal, are present in the catalyst coating up to a penetration depth of 200 μm, wherein the contacting is carried out at a superficial velocity of not more than 50 m/h.
US09090552B2
A method of oxidative molecular cleavage of a fatty compound, includes:—forming a liquid composition, referred to as a fatty composition, consisting of at least one aliphatic carboxylic acid, the fatty composition including the fatty compound; characterized in that it then involves:—adding, to the fatty composition, a solution of at least one quaternary ammonium salt in water capable of forming an emulsion from the fatty compound and water, then;—adding, to the emulsion, a liquid solution of at least one tungstophosphoric acid in a composition including hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), in such a way as to form, in situ in the emulsion, a quantity of a phase-transfer catalyst, formed from tungstophosphoric acid and at least one quaternary ammonium from the quaternary ammonium salt(s), and to allow the oxidative molecular cleavage of the fatty compound.
US09090547B2
Trisphenols of general formula (1), which are useful as starting materials for polymer, are industrially easily produced by a method using as a starting material 4-aralkylphenol derivatives expressed by general formula (2): wherein X represents a hydrogen atom or leaving group that can be substituted with a hydrogen atom.
US09090544B2
The present invention relates to a process for the production of 1,3-butadiene which comprises the following phases: a) extracting, by means of extractive distillation, in an extraction section, an end-product containing 1,3-butadiene and a raffinate product, starting from mixtures of saturated and unsaturated compounds having from 2 to 10 carbon atoms in the chain; b) sending the raffinate product to a dehydrogenation section; c) dehydrogenating the raffinate product in the dehydrogenation section in the presence of a dehydrogenation catalyst and an inert product so as to form a reaction effluent containing 1,3-butadiene; d) recirculating the reaction effluent containing 1,3-butadiene directly to the extraction section after separating the incondensable compounds.
US09090542B2
Methods for labeling a substrate using a hetero-Diels-Alder reaction are disclosed. The hetero-Diels-Alder reaction includes the reaction of an o-quinone methide (e.g., an o-naphthoquinone methide) with a polarized olefin to form a hetero-Diels-Alder adduct. The o-quinone methide or the polarized olefin can be attached to a surface of a substrate, and the other of the o-quinone methide or the polarized olefin can include a detectable label. The o-quinone methide can conveniently be generated by irradiation of a precursor compound, preferably in an aqueous solution, suspension, or dispersion.
US09090541B2
The present invention pertains, at least in part, to novel 9-substituted minocycline compounds. These minocycline compounds can be used to treat numerous tetracycline compound-responsive states, such as bacterial infections and neoplasms, as well as other known applications for minocycline and tetracycline compounds in general, such as blocking tetracycline efflux and modulation of gene expression.
US09090536B2
The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a mixture of aspartic acid diethoxy succinate and an amino acid derivative of the general formula (I) wherein n is 1-10, m is 0 or 1, and R is hydrogen or an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal ion, comprising reacting maleate with diethanol amine under alkaline conditions in the presence of a lanthanoid catalyst to form aspartic acid diethoxy succinate followed by adding aspartic acid which reacts with unreacted maleate to form imino disuccinic acid, i.e. an amino acid derivative of formula (I) wherein m is 0, or by adding a diamine derivative of the general formula (II) NH2(CH2)nNH2 wherein n is as defined above, which reacts with unreacted maleate to form an amino acid derivative of formula (I) wherein m is 1 and n is as defined above.
US09090533B2
The present invention relates to the field of perfumery. More particularly, it concerns a process for the preparation of 2-methyl-4-phenyl-2-butanol, or even 4-cyclohexyl-2-methyl-2-butanol from 4,4-dimethyl-2,6-diphenyl-1,3-dioxane.
US09090527B2
A silicon-bridged Cp-Ar transition metal complex serves as a catalytic component capable of efficiently and highly selectively producing 1-hexene through trimerization reaction of ethylene. The transition metal complex is represented by formula (1): wherein M represents a transition metal atom of Group 4 of the Periodic Table of the Elements; X1, X2, X3, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, and R9 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, an aryloxy group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, an aralkyl group having 7 to 20 carbon atoms, and an aralkyloxy group having 7 to 20 carbon atoms, and wherein each of the groups may have a halogen atom as a substituent.
US09090517B2
A controlled-release fertilizer comprising fertilizer particles encapsulated in a biodegradable polyurethane obtained from a reaction between a polyisocyanate and an isocyanate-reactive component, which is formed by a polyol and a methyl ester derivative of a natural oil, in the presence of an amine catalyst.
US09090511B2
Process for producing an inorganic-inorganic composite material, in which an open-pore, crystalline oxide ceramic shaped part is produced from an oxide ceramic powder or a powder of an oxide ceramic mixture after shape-imparting processing and presintering, an infiltration substance is applied to this shaped part in vacuo and at room temperature, and the oxide ceramic is sintered in a densifying manner under an air atmosphere and at ambient pressure to form an inorganic-inorganic composite material.
US09090497B2
A modular methane digester facility includes prefabricated portable concrete panels and a flexible membrane roof sealing an interior space of the methane digester. A separator-conveyor dewatering device, integratable into the front end of the methane digester facility, separates a semi-solid liquid manure into a liquid portion and a solid portion. A method of dual-stage methane digestion includes stacking a solid stage in a methane digester and supplying a liquid stage to the top of the solid stage. The liquid stage percolates by gravity through the solid stage, the solid stage acts as a filter for the liquid stage, and the liquid stage acts as a methanogenic buffer for the solid stage. A method of pre-heating a mass of solids in a methane digester to a mesophilic temperature includes supplying oxygen to the mass of solids in the form of ambient air supplied to the methane digester by a reverse-air pump.
US09090494B2
The current invention relates to a process for stabilising a phosphorus-containing compound aqueous composition, comprising the step of adding to the composition an efficient arsenic stabilizing amount of a compound selected from the group consisting of ammonia, ammonium salt, organic amino acid, peptide and polypeptide; application of the stabilized composition for treating an aqueous system optionally containing or in contact with metal sulphide scale, which method comprises adding to the system, separately or together, an efficient anti-scale amount of a stabilized aqueous composition or for treating a water system to kill or inhibit the growth of micro organisms comprising applying thereto or forming in situ an efficient inhibiting amount of the stabilized aqueous composition.
US09090493B2
A fluid treatment apparatus comprises an electrochemical cell having fluid orifices to receive input fluid and release output fluid, the input fluid having a first level of a microorganism. First and second electrodes are about a water-splitting membrane in the electrochemical cell. A valve controls the flow of fluid through fluid orifices of the electrochemical cell. A power supply supplies a current to the first and second electrodes. A control module comprises program code to operate the valve to flow the input fluid into a fluid orifice of the electrochemical cell and provide a residence time of the fluid in the cell of at least 0.05 minutes, while controlling the power supply to supply to the first and second electrodes, a current having a current density of from about 0.01 to about 20 mA/cm2.
US09090486B2
A system and method for treating wastewater using concentrated solar energy are described herein. The system includes a lens that is positioned either on or adjacent, or forms part of a façade of a building. A fluid passageway, through which the wastewater is circulated, is positioned either within or adjacent the lens. The lens is configured to direct solar energy onto the wastewater to treat the wastewater.
US09090485B2
A core column simulator device and methods of assessing the efficacy of a wastewater biotreatment system using the core column simulator device are disclosed.
US09090477B2
A method of manufacturing silica nanowires includes: providing an object to be processed into a reaction chamber; supplying a precursor having a heteroleptic structure, which has a chemical formula SiA2B2 (A and B are different functional groups), into the reaction chamber; supplying an oxygen-containing gas that preferentially reacts with any one of the functional groups A and B of the precursor; and growing an intermediate on a surface of the object to be processed due to a reaction between the precursor and the oxygen-containing gas.
US09090456B2
A system and method for manufacturing a display device having an electrically connected front plate and back plate are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises printing conductive raised contours onto a non-conductive back plate, aligning the back plate with a non-conductive front plate such that the raised contours align with conductive routings on the front plate to electrically connect the raised contours and the routings, and sealing the back plate and the front plate.
US09090455B2
An assembly (20) includes a MEMS die (22) having a pressure transducer device (40) formed on a substrate (44) and a cap layer (38). A packaging process (74) entails forming the device (40) on the substrate, creating an aperture (70) through a back side (58) of the substrate underlying a diaphragm (46) of the device (40), and coupling a cap layer (38) to the front side of the substrate overlying the device. A trench (54) is produced extending through both the cap layer and the substrate, and the trench surrounds a cantilevered platform (48) at which the diaphragm resides. The MEMS die is suspended above a substrate (26) so that a clearance space (60) is formed between the cantilevered platform and the substrate. The diaphragm is exposed to an external environment (68) via the aperture, the clearance space, and an external port.
US09090453B2
A sensor module and semiconductor chip. One embodiment provides a carrier. A semiconductor chip includes a first recess and a second recess and a main surface of the semiconductor chip. The semiconductor chip is mounted to the carrier such that the first recess forms a first cavity with the carrier and the second recess forms a second cavity with the carrier. The first cavity is in fluid connection with the second cavity.
US09090452B2
Embodiments of mechanisms for forming a micro-electro mechanical system (MEMS) device are provided. The MEMS device includes a substrate and a MEMS substrate disposed on the substrate. The MEMS substrate includes a movable element, a fixed element and at least a spring connected to the movable element and the fixed element. The MEMS device also includes a polysilicon layer on the movable element.
US09090450B2
A method and device to insure that a particular dispensing package (18) can only be engaged into an appropriate dispensing location (14). Specifically, the package and the dispenser have mating concentric rings (24, 30) (or portions thereof) to prevent engagement and dispensing of an inappropriate product. In one embodiment, the package (18) is provided with one or more concentric ring projections (24) (or portions thereof) and the dispenser (10) is provided with one or more matching concentric ring recesses (30). The projections and the recesses have similar diameters to define a mating set. In some embodiments, the concentric ring projections are placed on a closure (20), such as a cap, of the package. In alternative embodiments, the projections are placed on the dispenser and the recesses are placed on the package.
US09090449B2
An appliance including a housing, a dispenser, and a water supply mechanism. The appliance includes a drink supply mechanism configured to removably hold a plurality of drink supply containers, a user interface panel, and a computer. The computer is configured to: cause the user interface panel to display a plurality of different images, each image associated with a different one of a plurality of different beverages which correspond to a drink supply in at least one of the plurality of drink supply containers held by the drink supply mechanism, enable the user interface panel to receive an input from a user of a selected one of the plurality of different displayed images, and after receiving the input from the user of the selected one of the plurality of different displayed images, cause the dispenser to dispense the beverage corresponding to the selected image.
US09090447B2
An appliance including a housing, a dispenser, and a water supply mechanism. The appliance includes a drink supply mechanism configured to removably hold a plurality of drink supply containers, a user interface panel, and a computer. The computer is configured to: cause the user interface panel to display a plurality of different images, each image associated with a different one of a plurality of different beverages which correspond to a drink supply in at least one of the plurality of drink supply containers held by the drink supply mechanism, enable the user interface panel to receive an input from a user of a selected one of the plurality of different displayed images, and after receiving the input from the user of the selected one of the plurality of different displayed images, cause the dispenser to dispense the beverage corresponding to the selected image.
US09090444B2
A faucet assembly for use with a beverage retaining container. The faucet assembly includes a nozzle having a plurality of axially oriented ribs extending inwardly from an inside wall of the nozzle. Each rib of the plurality of ribs defining an axial projection having a generally triangular cross sectional shape. Neighboring ribs defining a corresponding void having a complementary generally triangular cross section. The nozzle having a relatively short axial dimension and the ribs providing desirable flow characteristics.
US09090443B1
An apparatus for dispensing pre-packaged wine comprises a housing configured substantially in the shape of a wine barrel. A shelf positioned within the barrel extends from a front face toward a removable back panel. A shelf support for supporting the shelf includes a semi-circular contour for engaging a lower portion of the circumferential wall. A wine insert, supportable by the shelf, is disposable within the housing with the back panel removed. The wine insert includes a floor having a declined portion allowing wine contained therein to be drawn by gravity towards the rear of the housing. A spigot and conduit fluidly connected to the wine insert are provided for selectively dispensing the wine.
US09090425B2
A recording-material processing apparatus includes a biding mechanism that moves along a predetermined movement path and binds a recording material stack; a recording-material transport path along which the recording material is transported, the recording-material transport path extending from a first area to a second area, which are next to each other with the movement path therebetween, and extending beside the movement path; a first transport member that is provided in the first area, at a position away from the portion of the recording-material transport path extending beside the movement path, to transport the recording material on the recording-material transport path to the second area; and a second transport member that is provided in the second area, at a position away from the portion of the recording-material transport path extending beside the movement path, to transport the recording material transported by the first transport member to the further downstream side.
US09090422B2
A recording device includes a recording head for recording on a sheet; a first paper roll accommodating part for accommodating the first paper roll; a second paper roll accommodating part for accommodating the second paper roll; and a conveyance mechanism for conveying a sheet unwound from the first paper roll or a sheet unwound from the second paper roll to the recording head. The first paper roll accommodating part is provided inside the device body and is capable of being pulled to the outside of the device body by being slid in relation to the device body; and the second paper roll accommodating part is provided outside the device body, and can be rotated in relation to the device body.
US09090417B2
A medium feeding apparatus includes a rotating unit, a fixed unit, a separating roller and a conveying roller that are installed in the rotating unit and convey a medium present on a conveying path in a conveying direction, a braking roller and a driven roller that are installed in the fixed unit and come into press contact with the separating roller and the conveying roller on the conveying path, respectively, a lock arm that is installed in the rotating unit, a lock shaft that is installed in the fixed unit and keeps the position of the rotating unit relative to the fixed unit by locking the lock arm, and a position changing unit (a link member and a rotating member) that changes the position of the rotating unit relative to the fixed unit by the movement of the lock shaft in a up-and-down direction.
US09090415B2
A system for rolling a vehicle includes first and second guide tracks. The guide tracks extend over a receptacle positioned to receive cargo being carried by the vehicle. The guide tracks are elongated from an input segment to an output segment of the route. The first and second guide tracks are disposed on opposite sides of the input and output segments. The guide tracks are shaped to engage first and second guides, respectively, that are coupled to the vehicle when the vehicle travels from the input segment of the route toward the output segment of the route and over the receptacle. The guide tracks are curved over the receptacle to translate movement of the vehicle over the receptacle from the input segment of the route to the output segment of the route into a rolling motion of the vehicle that causes the cargo to be dumped into the receptacle.
US09090412B2
Disclosed is an apparatus and method for characterizing attributes of a moving glass sheet comprising complementary mechanical material handling technologies that progressively stabilize, position, capture, flatten, and release the lower portion of glass sheets traveling past the apparatus while posing minimal constraint on the top section of the sheet. The apparatus includes a pressure-vacuum (PV)-type device comprising distinct regions such that the glass sheets experience a non-contact but gradual increase in constraining force until the point where measurements can be performed, then a gradual decrease in constraining force until the glass sheets are released from the inspection station. This graduated force technique is applied along the direction of travel of the sheets and may also be applied vertically upwards along the height of the sheet to restrict the motion of the sheet without constraining it at pinch points near the conveyor.
US09090409B2
A work stopping apparatus according to this invention includes a swing unit pivotable about a first pivot shaft between an abutment position and a retracted position, and a driving unit pivoting the swing unit. The swing unit includes a swing portion and a movable portion including a work abutment portion. The movable portion is pivotable about a second pivot shaft parallel to the first pivot shaft. A distance between the first pivot shaft and the work abutment portion becomes short along with pivoting motion of the swing unit from the abutment position to the retracted position.
US09090401B2
A chain link for a curved conveyor chain, the chain link comprising a base body and a bolt, the base body having an articulation section and a fork section and a carrier means for carrying material that is to be conveyed, the bolt being elongated and designed in a circular cylindrical manner in at least one central section. In the articulation section, a bolt opening is provided through which the bolt can pass and can rotate relative to at least two axes. The fork section has an articulation recess for receiving the articulation section of an adjoining identical chain link, the fork section having two opposite bolt recesses which can receive the opposite ends of the bolt of the adjoining chain link. The articulation and fork sections of two adjoining, identical chain links are maintained at a distance by two slide sections.
US09090399B2
A closing system and associated method for closing and handling waste or recyclable material which utilizes in the closing system a closing device which is provided with at least one, visible, RFID identifier and which contains an adhesive surface which is used to close and secure the waste or recyclable material within the receptacle.
US09090394B2
An insulated bag for protecting the cape of a big game animal. The bag comprises a top panel having at least one port for accommodating the antlers of the big game animal. Pockets formed in the interior of the bag can be utilized to prevent the cape of the animal from degrading.
US09090389B2
A package of plastic film for articles to be packaged is made by first forming in an inner layer of longitudinally extending plastic film or in an outer layer of longitudinally extending plastic film a plurality of longitudinally spaced labels each having an outer periphery releasably joined to the respective layer. The inner and outer layers are juxtaposed and welded together along transverse welds between the labels so as to form between the layers a longitudinal row of compartments each having a respective one of the labels. A respective article is inserted into each of the compartments a respective article. Only the labels are adhered to the respective articles such that when one of the articles is removed from the respective compartment the respective label is separated from the respective layer and stays on the removed article.
US09090379B2
A pallet device for storing and shipping goods is disclosed. The pallet device may include a planar surface having a top and a bottom. The pallet device further may include cross braces having two openings extending therethrough and separated by a partition. The partition includes a row of slits that each extend along the depth of the cross brace. The lower surface of the cross brace also may include a row of slits that each extend along the width of the cross brace. The cross brace is secured to the bottom of the planar surface. The pallet device also includes a plurality of ribs that are each inserted into a slit of the partition as well as a slit of the lower surface of the cross brace.
US09090373B2
A container having sides with contours that readily and essentially automatically orient the container upon grasping the container. The container may have distinct, discontinuous contours on opposite sides, defining grasping sides of the container. If a dispensing portion is offset from the container's central axis, then upon grasping the container at the distinct contoured grasping sides, the dispensing orifice is automatically positioned at a predetermined orientation with respect to the user's grasping hand. Such contours thus provide a tactile indicator of the orientation of the container, permitting orienting of the container in a user's hand without the need for visual assessment or inspection of the container. The container closure may further be shaped and configured to provide another tactile indicator of the container orientation. For instance, the closure may be asymmetrical. Preferably, such asymmetry is about the axis extending between the container's contoured sides.
US09090367B2
The subject invention relates to a knotter assembly for use in a wire-tieing system, and method for removing a twist-module sub-assembly in a knotter assembly on a material baling apparatus. Embodiments of the knotter assembly include a slidably removable twist module assembly, a ratcheted cover arm assembly, and a torque tube assembly having two operating arms that carry all of the operating components for actuating various elements of the knotter assembly.
US09090353B2
A mounting assembly for attaching a ducted fan gas turbine engine that includes an intake, a propulsive fan, a fan case surrounding the fan, and a core engine. The air intake is attached to the front of the fan case such that loads acting on the air intake are transmitted to the fan case. The mounting assembly includes: a support structure extending in an axial direction of the engine and having a rearward region adapted to attach to the aircraft; and a load distribution ring coaxial with and rearward of the fan case, adapted to join to the fan case, and joined to a forward region of the support structure. The support structure and the load distribution ring are adapted such that the primary load path for the loads transmitted to the fan case by the air intake is through the load distribution ring and the support structure.
US09090349B2
The invention relates to a bearing application for staircases in an aircraft with at least two decks. According to the invention at least two bearings, each with at least partially different possibilities of movement about and along or parallel to the x-axis, y-axis and z-axis of a system of coordinates, are arranged on each staircase at the lower and upper staircase end (rotatory and/or translational movements). Due to the presence of at least four bearings on each staircase, the relative movements between decks can be compensated for. Consequently the static design of the staircases can be limited to the intrinsic weight and operation-related loads by the mass of the users, thereby providing weight savings.
US09090341B2
A wing tip device has a lighting device arranged to project from a spanwise portion onto a substantially vertical portion of the wing tip device.
US09090337B2
A servo-controlled system is disclosed for providing simulated feel equivalent to that of traditional mechanical hand controllers. Processed position and force sensor signals are used in a feedback loop that controls the motor mechanically connected to the stick. The feedback loop comprises a low-level motor feedback loop, and high-level force feel loop. The latter comprises static and dynamic performance components. The system allows variable and additional force cues to be specified externally to the system and felt by the operator, and/or external signal to backdrive die stick to follow a specified motion. The control framework permits the electronic coupling of motion and applied forces by pilots in a dual arrangement while retaining the above-mentioned features. It simulates cross-coupling mechanical compliance due to force fight between pilots detents and asymmetric force feel gradients. Parameters associated with loops and performance components can be specified independently.
US09090332B2
A noise reduction device, including a microphone for detecting noise, a noise controller for reversing the phase of noise detected by the microphone based on information outputted from the microphone, and a speaker for outputting sound based on information outputted from the noise controller, is arranged at a seat surrounded by a shell portion having a cavity, wherein a speaker is disposed in the cavity of the shell portion.
US09090331B2
A support strut designed as a passive safety strut for the support of a floor structure of an aircraft including a local instability formed by a strut section. For example, for purposes of defining a design fracture point in the event of unusual compressive loading to improve the safety of the occupants of the aircraft.
US09090321B1
One embodiment of the invention provides a multihull watercraft having outermost hulls, a length, and a pair of propulsion units positioned inboard of its outermost hulls in a central ½ of the watercraft length. The propulsion units include propellers which are positioned to engage the water within the central ½ of the watercraft length and draft less than the outermost hulls. Because the outermost hulls provide protection from obstacles, the propulsion units can be operated propeller-end first, at a sufficiently high efficiency so that solar power for electric motors becomes an economically viable power source.
US09090320B2
An underwater vehicle includes a fore-body and a flexible aft. The flexible aft includes a flexible body. The flexible body includes a spring body including a spring element extending along a main axis, and a cavity. Related apparatus, systems, techniques, and articles are also described.
US09090312B2
A continuously variable bicycle transmission includes a ring roller, a first conical planetary roller, a first carrier and a sun roller. The first conical planetary roller is frictionally engaged with the ring roller. The first carrier rotatably supports the first conical planetary roller. The sun roller is movable along an axis. The sun roller is frictionally engaged with the first conical planetary roller.
US09090298B2
The invention relates to a seat pillar with a seat pillar tube, a seat pillar head fastened to one of the two ends of the seat pillar tube, and a clamping device, which is arranged on the seat pillar head, for a seat frame.In order to provide a seat pillar which, in particular in the case of sports bikes, reduces the high loadings in the genitals/perineum region of the cyclist and restricts the maximum pivoting angle of the clamping device from a starting position, it is proposed that the seat pillar head has a pivot axis which runs perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the seat pillar tube, and the clamping device is arranged pivotably about a defined pivot axis counter to the force of a spring element, wherein the pivoting angle is restricted by stop means integrated in the seat pillar head.
US09090293B1
A cargo bed assembly for a pickup truck includes an aluminum truck bed above a pair of frame rails. A plurality of roll-formed 6000-series aluminum cross-members extend along a width of the truck bed and contact the underside of the truck bed. The cross-members include longitudinal channels. Each cross-member contacts a pair of extruded 6000-series aluminum spacers underneath the cross-member at spaced locations to align with the frame rails. The spacers contact the frame rails and at least partially surround a portion of the outer surface of the cross-members to separate the cross-members from the frame rails.
US09090289B2
A motor vehicle body includes stiffening struts created from a composite fiber material. Each stiffening strut is connected at both ends to the adjoining body components via a connection section. The fibers of the stiffening strut run essentially unidirectionally in the direction of loading of the stiffening strut and the cross-sectional area of the stiffening strut remains constant at least between the connection sections of the stiffening strut along a length of the stiffening strut.
US09090288B2
A sheet material (1) includes a stiffness-increasing concave-convex part (20). A first reference plane (K1), an intermediate reference plane (K3), and a second reference plane (K2) serve as a reference system. The intermediate reference plane is partitioned by first lattice straight lines (L1), second lattice straight lines (L2), and third lattice straight lines (L3) so as to define hexagonal unit areas (24) and triangular unit areas (25) in the intermediate reference plane. Areas that include a plurality of the hexagonal unit areas and the triangular unit areas are designated as first, second and third reference areas (214, 224, 234), respectively. Combinations thereof constitute new first, second and third reference areas (213, 223, 233), respectively. The concave-convex part includes first areas (21) and second areas (22), which respectively include the new first reference areas and the new second reference areas, and third areas (23), which include the new third reference areas.
US09090284B2
The invention relates to a steering column for a motor vehicle, which steering column can be displaced in at least one displacement direction, which comprises, for the purpose of displacement in the displacement direction or in at least one of the displacement directions, a spindle drive driven by a drive motor, which spindle drive has a threaded spindle extending in an axial direction. The drive motor is connected to a part of the steering column, which carries the drive motor, via a damping unit that has a primary connecting part having a first contact surface and a secondary connecting part having a second contact surface, wherein the first and the second contact surface are spaced apart from each other in the axial direction of the threaded spindle, and an elastomer or viscoelastic damping material is arranged between the first and the second contact surfaces.
US09090258B2
In order to propose a vehicle motion control apparatus providing a good operability for a driver and capable of reducing a pedal operation, motional state information acquiring means configured to acquire longitudinal acceleration, lateral acceleration, and a vehicle speed generated in a vehicle; pedal operating amount acquiring means configured to acquire pedal operation information performed by the driver; and vehicle motion control command calculating means configured to calculate a longitudinal acceleration command value on the basis of information acquired therefrom and output a command value realizing the calculated longitudinal acceleration command value are provided, and the vehicle motion control command calculating means is configured to calculate the longitudinal acceleration command value on the basis of the acquired information so as to generate longitudinal acceleration which provides a longitudinal jerk of a value comparable to a longitudinal jerk on the basis of a pedal opening operation performed by the driver.
US09090240B2
A method of managing clutch thermal loads in a multi-speed dual-clutch transmission (DCT) that is paired with an internal combustion engine in a vehicle is provided. The method includes assessing operation of the DCT and ascertaining a mode of operation of a clutch in the DCT. The method also includes predicting, in response to the ascertained mode of operation of the clutch, an amount of time remaining until the clutch reaches a threshold temperature. The method additionally includes ascertaining whether the predicted amount of time remaining until the clutch reaches the threshold temperature is within a predetermined range of time. Furthermore, the method includes activating an indicator configured to signal that the predicted amount of time remaining is within the predetermined range of time. A vehicle having a DCT, an internal combustion engine, and a controller configured to predict thermal loading on a clutch in the DCT is also disclosed.
US09090236B2
A valve cartridge for a magnet valve includes a capsule, a valve core, a valve body, a lower valve part and a flat filter. The valve core has a first end and a second end. The first end is inserted into the capsule. The valve body has a main valve seat. The valve body is inserted into the second end. The lower valve part is axially supported on the valve core and includes a nonreturn valve. The nonreturn valve includes a nonreturn valve seat and a nonreturn valve closing element. The flat filter has an inserted filter screen for filtering dirt particles. The filter screen is connected to the lower valve part. The nonreturn valve seat is placed in the lower valve part. An opening stroke of the nonreturn valve closing element is limited by an abutment contour arranged on the flat filter level with the filter screen.
US09090234B2
A braking control system for a vehicle includes at least one sensor having a field of view exterior of the vehicle. A control, after actuation of the vehicle brake system, determines the speed of the vehicle and relative speed of the vehicle to another vehicle or object, and, responsive to the speed of the vehicle and the relative speed, the control controls the vehicle brake system. Responsive to a determination that at least one of (i) a collision has occurred, (ii) the vehicle speed is greater than a threshold amount and (iii) the relative speed is greater than a threshold amount, the system determines if the vehicle driver is impaired, and, responsive to a determination that the driver is impaired, the control controls braking of the subject vehicle, and responsive to a determination that the driver is not impaired, the control allows the driver to override the system.
US09090228B2
In a reclining sensor of a webbing take-up device, when a case turns together with a seat back that tilts towards the seat rear, rotation of a pulley is restricted by a pressing tab of an operation plate. Accordingly, when relative rotation of the pulley occurs with respect to the case, a wire is pulled out from another end of a tube, turning a sensor housing of an acceleration sensor. The wire pulled out from the other end of the tube is wound up onto a winding portion that is an outer peripheral portion of the pulley that rotates. Since the pulley that pulls the wire merely rotates about its center of rotation, the inside of the case is sufficient as long as rotation range of the pulley is secured, enabling a reduction in size of the case.
US09090220B2
A seat belt is provided for the protection of vehicle occupants of an automobile against accidents that includes, but is not limited to a webbing for restraining the vehicle occupant, a locking tongue movably connected to the webbing in a longitudinal direction of the webbing for locking with a belt lock, and a textile retaining device connected immovably to the webbing, having an insertion opening for at least partial receipt of the locking tongue. The retaining device forms an outlet opening opposite the insertion opening. Since the region opposite the insertion opening is not closed, but open, the design structure of the retaining device can be simplified and a simpler fastening of the retaining device to the webbing can be achieved, so that the manufacture of the seat belt is simplified.
US09090218B2
A vehicle battery system component layout structure is basically provided with a center room, a rear room, a vehicle propulsion battery and an auxiliary battery. The center room of a vehicle is configured to seat a driver and a passenger. The rear room of the vehicle is disposed rearward of the center room. The vehicle propulsion battery is disposed in a vehicle front side space in the rear room. The auxiliary battery is disposed in a vehicle rear side space in the rear room rearward of the propulsion battery and in a position in which the auxiliary battery overlaps with the propulsion battery in a vehicle longitudinal direction as viewed from a rear end of the vehicle.
US09090212B2
An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a mirror casing and an electro-optic reflective element. The reflective element has an electro-optic active region where an electro-optic medium is disposed and bounded by a perimeter seal. A transparent electrically conductive coating is established at the rear surface of the front substrate at the electro-optic active region. A perimeter portion of the front substrate extends beyond a corresponding perimeter portion of the rear substrate to establish a user input region that is outboard of the electro-optic active region. A user input, such as a touch sensor, is disposed at the user input region, and the user input is not in electrical contact with the transparent electrically conductive coating at the rear surface of the front substrate. The user input is operable to detect the presence or touch of a person's finger at the user input region.
US09090203B2
A rear end collision apparatus. The rear end collision apparatus includes a first warning light to capture a driver's attention indicating a slow down or stop event is about to occur or is occurring and re-focuses a drivers' visual attention point and a different type of second warning light indicating the vehicle has not yet started re-accelerating after a slowing or stop event. The rear end collision prevention apparatus may be integrated into a Center High Mount Stop Lamp (CHMSL) on a vehicle or used as a separate apparatus. The read end collision apparatus helps reduce or prevent rear end collisions of vehicles and reducing or preventing driver acclimatization to warning lights in a CHMSL or other rear end collision warning lights.
US09090198B2
A hopper trailer for hauling bulk material. The trailer has a hopper, a gate mounted to the hopper, and a discharge system mounted to the gate. The gate has a frame with first and second discharge outlets. The first discharge outlet is positioned to discharge material by gravity beneath the gate. The discharge system receives material passing through the second discharge outlet, moves the material to an elevation that is above the gate, and discharges the material from that elevation. Preferably, the gate frame has first and second side walls within which the first and second discharge outlets are formed, respectively. Preferably, the gate has first and second doors each of which being moveable between a closed position that blocks one of the discharge outlets and an open position in which material can pass through one of the discharge outlets.
US09090196B2
A snow melting vehicle includes a receptacle for receiving a snow load to be melted inside the receptacle into meltwater and a debris collecting system for moving the debris fallen to the bottom of the receptacle into a collecting chamber disposed adjacent the receptacle. A debris lifting system is also provided for raising the debris from the collecting chamber to a position above the meltwater filling the collecting chamber, whereby the meltwater is substantially drained before the debris is gravity discharged outside the snow melting vehicle.
US09090194B1
A set of load restraint strips may be detachably joined by splice panels. Each of the load restraint strips may include a base layer comprising a base layer material, a reinforcement layer comprising a reinforcing material fixed relative to the base layer material, and an attachment layer comprising an adhesive material layer extending less than an entire length of the load restraint strip.
US09090187B2
A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat base and a seat back. A coverstock is disposed over the seat base and the seat back. A plurality of button-tufts are disposed on a top surface of at least one of the seat base and the seat back and are operably coupled with the coverstock. The plurality of button-tufts include an orifice extending through the button-tufts. A fan is in communication with the orifice and is configured to move air through the orifice, thereby providing air flow to a vehicle passenger resting on the coverstock.
US09090184B2
A vehicle headrest device capable of both securing the comfort of an occupant under normal conditions and enhancing the whiplash injury prevention effect, while enabling the headrest body to be made thinner. In this device, a dilatant pad formed from a material with dilatant characteristics is disposed at a front portion of a headrest body. The pad is soft in normal circumstances, and so the occupant's head can be softly supported by the headrest body. However, the pad instantly becomes hard when load from the occupant's head is imparted to the front portion of the headrest body such as during an impact to the rear face of a vehicle, suppressing rearward head movement. Moreover, a thinner headrest body can be achieved due to being able to dispense with a foam body disposed at the front portion of the headrest body to secure the comfort of the occupant.
US09090182B2
A child car seat includes a base to be positioned on the seat section of a vehicle seat and a seat body pivotably mounted between a forward facing travel position, a rear facing travel position, and at least one right or left arranging position.
US09090178B2
A bicycle control apparatus is basically provided for controlling a bicycle in which a first rotational force of a crank and a second rotational force of an electric riding assistance motor for riding assistance are transmitted to a rear sprocket. The bicycle control apparatus includes a rotational force detector and a controller. The rotational force detector is configured to detecting the first rotational force imparted to the bicycle crank. The controller is programmed to reduce the second rotational force of the electric riding assistance motor to actuate a transmission of the bicycle in accordance with the first rotational force detected by the rotational force detector.
US09090175B2
A power share module is employed to sense the power usage of an electric utility at a residence and to selectively provide power to an EVSE for charging an electric vehicle. If the power drawn by the utility such as an electric dryer or a range is above a certain threshold, power is not supplied to the EVSE. When power is less than the threshold, the power sharing module allows power to be supplied to the EVSE.
US09090171B2
Embodiments described herein describe an immobilization device configured to simulate the communication of safety signals of a charging cable to a charging port of an electric vehicle; such that a processor of the electric vehicle may determine that the charging state of electric vehicle is ready to charge, thus immobilizing the vehicle. In embodiments, the immobilization device may be configured to restrict the movement of the electric vehicle without supplying power to the electric vehicle, and be configured to allow the components of the electric vehicle to be utilized if the immobilization device is coupled to the charging port of the electric vehicle.
US09090170B2
A system and method to provide fast charge and discharge of electrical power without wires between two elements configured to have resonant tuned coils and circuits. The coils are energized by a power source that includes super capacitors, fast charging batteries and oscillating power management system.
US09090166B2
Provided is a method of managing a program for an electric vehicle. The method of managing the program for the electric vehicle include reading metadata of an operating program for an electronic subassembly equipped in an electric vehicle, reading metadata of a parameter corresponding to the operating program, comparing the metadata of the operating program with the metadata of the parameter, and updating the parameter or executing the operating program according to comparison results.
US09090150B1
An open roof construction for a vehicle comprises a stationary roof part, a roof opening provided therein and a panel movably mounted in said stationary roof part for opening and closing said roof opening. A movable wind deflector is disposed proximate a forward edge of the opening and comprises an upper elongate member extending substantially parallel to said forward edge. The wind deflector includes a flexible wind deflecting material having an upper end attached to said elongate member and a lower end attached to the stationary roof part. A movable control part extends parallel to said forward edge and was a first end attached to the stationary roof part and an opposite second end connected to the wind deflecting material at an engagement position between the upper and lower ends of the wind deflecting material.
US09090141B2
A vehicle wheel suspension is provided having a hydraulic vibration damper, which is connected in parallel to a suspension spring which proportionally supports the vehicle body. A rebound spring is provided, which preferably and typically becomes effective in the event of larger spring deflection distances. The support point of the rebound spring is displaceable in relation to the damper housing by way of a spring support piston, which is provided therein and is displaceable by fluid externally supplied with pressure via pump. In this case, the pump is connected to a pressure accumulator for the fluid and delivers fluid out of the pressure accumulator into the damper housing or out of the damper housing back into the pressure accumulator. The absolute value of the spring constant of the pressure accumulator is at least in the order of magnitude of the spring constant of the associated suspension spring or springs, or is greater.
US09090137B2
An agricultural implement with a ballasted hitch having an open ended tube and removable ballast blocks sized so that they can be loaded into the hitch tube by hand. The blocks are removably retained in the hitch by a bolted plate or, alternatively, a retaining bolt or pin. The number of ballast blocks needed is determined by the weight and size of any rear implement attachment chosen by a customer.
US09090127B2
A composition includes a diene rubber and a metal soap of the formula: M being a metal with an oxidation state of +3 or +4, and each R being any independently selected organic moiety including hydrogen. In addition, a method of making a rubber composition includes combining a polar solvent, a base, and a carboxylic acid and mixing these to form a Solution A. A source of metal ions in solution is added to Solution A, whereby mixing forms Product A. The metal in the source of metal ions is selected from the group consisting of metals with an oxidation state of +3 or +4. The product is isolated from Solution A and then is combined with a diene rubber composition to form a useful article, such as the tread of a tire.
US09090125B2
The invention relates to a mounting plate (4) which is placeable on a fork (3) or a rotary bearing of a caster (1) and which is connectable to the fork (3) or to a part of the rotary bearing (43), the invention also relating to a caster (1) comprising a fork (3) and/or a rotary bearing (43), and also a wheel (2), and a mounting plate (4) that is disposed at the upper side of the fork (4) and/or the rotary bearing (43), as well as a caster (1) comprising a wheel (2) and a fork (3), the fork (3) being rotatable relative to a locking part (33) about a vertical axis (A), and a first spring part (21) that is fixed to the fork being provided for interacting with the locking part (33) with regard to rotational locking. In order to provide a configuration of a mounting plate that is advantageous with regard to a lockable caster, and/or to provide an advantageous caster having a locking device and a mounting plate, and/or to provide an advantageous embodiment of a caster having a locking device, it is proposed that a transmission part (7) is provided on the underside on the mounting plate (4) and is connected thereto for locking the caster (1), the transmission part (7) to be acted on by a sliding part (8) that likewise is connected to the mounting plate (4).
US09090108B2
A tape placement apparatus has a roll placement section in which a roll portion Ra of a tape roll is placed in a width direction, a feeding path on which a pulled-out portion Rb of the tape roll is set in the width direction and a set position regulation section that is provided in an outer surface side path formation section forming the feeding path and positionally regulates a width end at an upstream side in a set direction of the pulled-out portion set on the feeding path in the width direction.
US09090107B2
An image recording apparatus includes: a conveyor roller pair for conveying a sheet along a first path in a conveying direction; a reversible roller pair including first and second rollers and for conveying the sheet in the conveying direction and to a second path; a state switching mechanism for switching the reversible roller pair between a first state in which the first roller is pressed against the second roller and a second state in which the first roller is distant from or pressed against the second roller with smaller force; and a controller for controlling: the reversible roller pair to convey the sheet along the second path until its leading edge reaches a position downstream of the conveyor roller pair and upstream of the reversible roller pair; the reversible roller pair to switch from the first state to the second state; and a recorder to perform image recording.
US09090106B2
In a recording device which performs recording on a recording medium, a transport driving roller which carries out transporting of the recording medium as a medium transport roller is formed by processing a plate member into a cylindrical shape. A bonding portion where the pair of edge portions of the plate material are bonded has a transport region, which is a region where at least the recording medium comes into contact with, extends in a straight line shape in a direction which intersects a circumference line.
US09090098B2
An image recording apparatus includes a first upper-position guide member, a first lower-position guide member defining a first feeding path and a first feeding portion feeding a sheet in a feeding direction along the first feeding path. The image recording apparatus further includes a recording portion located downstream of the first feeding portion in the feeding direction, a second upper-position guide member, a second lower-position guide member defining a second feeding path and a second feeding portion comprising at least one pair of rollers each consisting of an upper-position roller and a lower-position roller. The second feeding portion feeds the sheet along the second feeding path and a first axis of the upper-position roller is located upstream of a second axis of the lower-position roller in the feeding direction.
US09090093B2
An ink jet recording apparatus in which a fabric as a recording medium is intermittently conveyed in an ink jet recording section is capable of printing an image on the fabric with precision and at high quality. The ink jet recording section of serial printing type includes a conveyer for intermittently conveying the fabric. Printing on the fabric intermittently conveyed in the ink jet recording section, the fabric printing ink jet recording apparatus with the conveyer intermittently conveying the fabric while it is temporarily stuck on the conveyer, includes: a feed roll for continuously feeding the fabric onto an upstream end of the conveyer, and a dancer roll unit, the feed roll and dancer roll unit being disposed upstream of the ink jet recording section in order from upstream in the traveling direction of the fabric; and a drying section, and a traction roll for continuously pulling the fabric from a downstream end of the conveyer for unsticking the fabric from the latter, the drying section and traction roll unit being disposed downstream of the ink jet recording section in order from upstream in the traveling direction of the fabric.
US09090080B2
Image formation device having: an image formation drum (50) for rotationally conveying a recording medium while holding the recording medium; a supply means (22) for supplying the recording medium (P) to the drum; a recording head (71) for forming an image on the recording medium on the drum; and a conveyance mechanism (80) for receiving the recording medium from the drum at a reception position (m2) on the downstream side in a conveyance direction from the recording head and distributing the recording medium to a paper discharge path or an inversion path. The conveyance mechanism returns the recording medium to the drum at a return position (m9) on the downstream side in the conveyance direction from the reception position (m2) after the front and back surfaces thereof are inverted, and a drum heating means (94) for heating the surface drum is provided between the reception position and the return position.
US09090077B2
A liquid container detachably mountable to first and second locking portions of a mounting portion of an apparatus. The liquid container includes a casing for containing liquid and a supply port for supplying the liquid to an ink jet head. At respective first and second sides of the casing, first and second engaging portions are provided, respectively engageable with the first and second locking portions. A supporting member displaceably supports the second engaging portion, and a contact is contactable to a member provided in the mounting portion to permit of display information relating to the liquid container. The supply port is disposed in a third side of the casing which is between the first and second sides, and the contact is disposed at a corner region between the second and third sides.
US09090071B2
An end section part of a cover member is bent across a predetermined length toward a wiping direction, and a bending angle with respect to a plane is between 45° and 80°. When the wiper relatively begins to abut against the end section of the cover member, a top of the wiper first abuts against the bent end section of the cover member and then is gradually bent and wipes a lower surface of the cover member and a surface of a nozzle plate to wipe contamination such as ink. The ink that remains on the wiper is likely to be attached to a vicinity of the bent end section against which the wiper abuts first, but is likely to come off because a water-repellent treatment is performed in both the wiper and the bent end section.
US09090064B2
An object of the invention is to provide a method of manufacturing a liquid droplet ejection head that is capable of realizing cost reduction by a simple process and obtaining ejection reliability over a long period of time. The method includes: forming a water repellent film on a nozzle forming substrate having a nozzle hole and inside the nozzle hole; adhering a protective film on the water repellent film that is formed on the surface of the nozzle forming substrate; removing the water repellent film formed inside the nozzle by a plasma treatment; and peeling the protective film, wherein polysiloxane is not contained in an adhesion component and a base material of the protective film.
US09090048B2
A counter electrode and a dye-sensitized photovoltaic cell having the counter electrode are provided. The counter electrode includes a conductive substrate, an adhesive layer formed on the conductive substrate, and a porous carbon material layer formed on the adhesive layer.
US09090041B2
A method and apparatus for applying a wear coating to the back side of a wear part.
US09090040B2
An embossing roll for producing fibrous products, has a structurized embossing surface suitable to run against an anvil roll. The structurized embossing surface includes male protrusions or female depressions starting from a base circumferential surface of the roll. The embossing pattern includes the following features: the base areas of selected male protrusions or female depressions in the base circumferential surface are different; the heights or depths of selected male protrusions or selected female depressions in a radial direction of the roll and starting from the base circumferential surface are different; and the angles between sidewall sections and the adjacent base circumferential surface of selected male protrusions and/or female depressions are different.
US09090029B2
An improved pultrusion process for preparing composite materials having about 10 percent to about 45 percent by volume of reinforcing fibers so as to produce a composite material having enhanced flexibility as compared with composite materials having a higher percent of reinforcing fibers by volume. Articles of manufacture made from composite material produced by the improved pultrusion process, specifically spinal implants, are also provided.
US09090028B2
A method is provided for forming a composite part contoured along its length and having at least one leg. The method includes forming a stack of fiber reinforced, pre-preg plies by laying down individual segments of unidirectional fibers in each ply. Each of the segments is placed in a preselected orientation related to the contour of the part. The leg is formed by bending a portion of the stack over a tool.
US09090022B1
A portable belt splicing apparatus is provided for joining the ends of one or more conveyor belts together. In one form, the belt splicing apparatus has upper and lower platens, with one formed of a metallic material that allows for operational deflection of the platens under elevated operation pressures while resisting permanent deformation upon being subjected to elevated operation temperatures. An elongate central region of the platens is heated by a heating element and the metallic material restricts the flow of heat from the elongate central region to elongate side edge portions so that the side edge portions remain cooler. In another form, a self-contained portable conveyor belt splicing apparatus is provided having an on-board fan device for rapid cooling of the clamped belt end and platens. An on-board control system is configured to receive power from different types of standard power supplies and supplies power to on-board components.
US09090018B2
A crosslaminate is formed from two oriented plies of thermoplastic polymer material, arranged so that their orientation directions cross one another, the plies being heat sealed together. Each ply is semi-fibrillated, that is consist of linear thin regions of biaxially oriented material and thicker linear bosses between the thinner regions. The webs are sealed primarily through bonds formed at the intersection of the bosses (thicker regions). The array of bosses has a division less than 2 mm. The laminate has improved aesthetic and strength properties. A method for forming the crosslaminate involves segmental stretching of the material to form the thinner regions, and apparatus comprising intermeshing grooved stretching rollers having sharp-edged crests is described.
US09090016B2
An injection molding machine includes first and second friction members, an expandable/retractable member provided in a periphery of the first and second friction members and including first and second end parts, a first attachment member attached to the first end part, and a second attachment member attached to the second end part. A lubricating oil is fed to an area between first and second friction members. A position of the second attachment member relative to the first attachment member is displaced in cooperation with a position of the second friction member relative to the first friction member. The expandable/retractable member is configured to form a reservoir space that stores the lubricating oil in the periphery of the first and second friction members. The expandable/retractable member is configured to expand/retract in correspondence with an interval between the first attachment member and the second attachment member.
