US09367570B1
Techniques are described for storing JavaScript Object Notion (JSON) formatted data in a database object. A server receives first and second JSON formatted data identifying the database object associated with a first user and second user, respectively. The first and second JSON formatted data are stored with audit records in a data store such that identification of changes to the database object is possible. The server judges whether it is possible to merge the stored first and second JSON formatted data by using operational transformation on the stored audit records. If the merging is judged possible, the server applies the stored first JSON formatted data along with the stored second JSON formatted data to the database object by using operational transformation.
US09367568B2
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, from a first user associated with an online social network, a request to view an image associated with the online social network, accessing the image, wherein the image includes multiple tags corresponding to multiple objects, generating an aggregated tag for two or more of the tags based on the proximity of the tags to each other, determining a social-graph affinity for each object in the aggregated tag, and rendering the image with a tag-label for the aggregated tag, where the description in the tag-label is based on the social-graph affinity for the objects associated with the aggregated tag.
US09367566B2
A tiled-map display control with a predictive caching technique that minimizes user wait time and provides at least the illusion of continuous panning, even while map tile images are being loaded. Important components of the tiled map display are its definition and cached use of map tiles, as well as the way that the map tiles are put together on a small screen. Easy, seamless, wait-free and convenient viewing of a map for a user of a wireless device provides information, e.g., mapped traffic conditions. The disclosed embodiments are techniques that have been reduced to practice in both a BREW platform, and then in a J2ME platform, and deployed for operation in major carrier wireless networks. The invention has particular applicability for use in wireless devices with typically smaller display screens requiring the need for panning, and limited bandwidth capabilities of the supporting wireless network.
US09367564B2
A method of organizing a first group of domain objects relating to hydrocarbon management is disclosed. User-defined logic conditions are established. A plurality of the domain objects in the first group of domain objects are selected. It is determined whether any of the selected plurality of domain objects satisfies the logic conditions. A second group of domain objects is created that includes the logic conditions and a list of the domain objects satisfying the logic conditions. An operation command is performed on the second group of domain objects such that the operation command is performed on all domain objects listed in the second group of domain objects.
US09367563B2
Methods, apparatus, and computer program products for managing an extended record data structure in a content management system. A plurality of records are stored in an extended record data structure that include first data containers containing standard data elements and second data containers containing non-standard data elements. A record identifier is assigned to each record in the extended data structure for which one or more of the standard data elements and one or more of the non-standard data elements are related. For each record, an entry is created in an auxiliary data structure. The entry shares the record identifier of the record and comprises an auxiliary data container. The auxiliary data container includes a set of attributes related to the first and second data containers sharing the same record identifier in the record data structure. The extended record data structure is managed based on the auxiliary data structures.
US09367562B2
A method of distributing data in a distributed storage system includes receiving a file into non-transitory memory and dividing the received file into chunks using a computer processor in communication with the non-transitory memory. The method also includes distributing chunks to storage devices of the distributed storage system based on a maintenance hierarchy of the distributed storage system. The maintenance hierarchy includes maintenance units each having active and inactive states. Moreover, each storage device is associated with a maintenance unit. The chunks are distributed across multiple maintenance units to maintain accessibility of the file when a maintenance unit is in an inactive state.
US09367561B1
A method, article of manufacture, and apparatus for backing up data, including backing up an object to a repository, segmenting the object into a plurality of sub-objects, and assigning a priority to a sub-object. Segmenting the object may include segmenting the object based on file access patterns. Assigning a priority may include assigning a high priority based on file access patterns, or based on policy, among others.
US09367551B2
A digitally signed file system in which data, metadata and files are objects, each object having a globally unique and content-derived fingerprint and wherein object references are mapped by the fingerprints; the file system has a root object comprising a mapping of all object fingerprints in the file system, such that a change to the file system results in a change in the root object, and tracking changes in the root object provides a history of file system activity.
US09367550B2
In an information processing apparatus, a file system manages files in a storage unit. Upon receipt of a boot instruction, a process boot unit starts an application. Once the application is started, a path acquisition unit acquires the path to an application file in the storage unit. A mount unit associates the path acquired by the path acquisition unit with a predetermined virtual mount point. A processor specifies the predetermined mount point and then accesses the file.
US09367547B2
A method for creating a deployable zone template of a source zone, involving receiving, from the user an instruction to create the deployable zone template of a source zone including a zonepath dataset (ZPDS) and an application image (AI), where the ZPDS is a hierarchy of file systems in which an operating system image of the source zone is installed, creating a zonepath image file of the ZPDS, creating an application image file of the AI, collecting auxiliary zone data describing a dependency of the source zone and configuration a parameter of the source zone, creating an archive file including the zonepath image file, the application image file, and the auxiliary zone data, and combining the archive file and an executable wrapper script to obtain the deployable zone template.
US09367536B2
In one embodiment, a method includes accessing a social graph that includes a plurality of nodes and edges, receiving from a user a structured query comprising references to selected nodes and selected edges, parsing the structure query to identify a first query constraint and one or more second query constraints, identifying a inverse constraint associated with the first query constraint, and generating a query command based on the structured query, where the query command includes the inverse constraint and the one or more second query constraints.
US09367535B2
Formulas in dashboards can be executed at a client executing web technologies such as HTML5 and JavaScript. The formulas specified by a spreadsheet file are transformed into a pre-defined notation format and then recursively evaluated. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described.
US09367533B2
Consistent with embodiments of the invention, computer-based systems and methods for annotating documents with a special type of graphical icon—referred to herein as a tick mark—are provided. Accordingly, utilizing a document annotation tool consistent with one embodiment of the invention, a user can quickly and easily place a tick mark next to an element of a document (e.g., a word, sentence, paragraph, number, chart, graph or figure) being displayed to visually convey some information about that particular element of the document. A second user, who is viewing the same document subsequent to the first user placing the tick mark, will immediately recognize and appreciate the information conveyed by the placement of the tick mark.
US09367531B2
A facility for managing a document conversion environment is described. In various embodiments, the facility includes a native application associated with a native document type and an isolation service. The isolation service determines whether a native application associated with the native document type has started and when it has not started, starts the native application and causes the started native application to load and convert a native document to a common document format, wherein the isolation service starts a single instance of the native application and monitors the single instance of the native application so that it complies with specified a parameter, condition, or setting of operation.
US09367525B2
A data processing apparatus extracts operators (including particular operators) describing character strings in a text format, at least one by one, from among acquired page data. The data processing apparatus determines an order in which two or more of the page data containing the particular operators whose font information coincides with each other are to be arranged according to a sequence indicated by particular characters.
US09367521B2
Instant message systems are enhanced by establishing at least one handling rule that is evaluated in an instant messaging environment, each established handling rule defining a condition based upon at least one of identified content or identified context, and a corresponding event handling action to be performed within the instant message environment. Upon identifying an instant message conversation within the instant message environment between a user and a correspondent, each handling rule is evaluated and the event handling action of an associated handling rule is performed if it is determined that the condition of handling rule is satisfied. Further, an indication that the corresponding event action was performed is conveyed to a corresponding user.
US09367513B2
To provide an image display device to simplify software for rewriting data, and shorten rewrite time, a vehicle meter 1 includes the image display device including: a display device 10 displaying the image data; a main microprocessor 30 including Flash-ROMa 31 and I/F 32 communicating with external; and GDC microprocessor 40 including Flash-ROMb 41 the image data is stored, controlled by the main microprocessor 30, and controlling the display device 10, whereby the GDC microprocessor 40 includes an I/F 42 for directly rewriting the image data from external.
US09367507B2
An expansion card includes a peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) slot, a PCI expansion controller, a PCIe/serial advanced technology attachment (PCIe/SATA) converter, a hard disk drive (HDD) controller, and a storage chip. An edge connector is arranged on a bottom side of the expansion card and includes power pins, ground pins, and signal pins. The power pins are connected to power pins of the PCIe slot, the PCIe expansion controller, the PCIe/SATA converter, the HDD controller, and the storage chip. The signal pins are connected to the PCIe expansion controller. The PCIe expansion controller expands a PCI signal into PCI signals and provides the PCI signals to the PCIe slot and the PCIe/SATA converter. The PCIe/SATA converter converts the PCI signal to SATA signals and provides the SATA signals to the HDD controller. The HDD controller controls the storage chip to read or write data.
US09367505B2
One or more systems, devices, methods, and/or processes described can receive, via an interconnect, messages from processing nodes, and a first portion of the messages can displace a second portion of the messages based on priorities of the first portion of messages or based on expirations times of the second portion of messages. In one example, the second portion of messages can be stored via a buffer of a fabric controller (FBC) of the interconnect, and the first portion of messages, associated with higher priorities than the second portion of messages, can displace the second portion of messages in the buffer. For instance, the second portion of messages can include speculative commands. In another example, the second portion of messages can be stored via the buffer, and the second portion of messages, associated with expiration times, can displace the second portion of messages based on the expiration times.
US09367504B2
One or more systems, devices, methods, and/or processes described can receive, via an interconnect, messages from processing nodes and a first portion of the messages can displace a second portion of the messages based on priorities of the first portion of messages or based on expirations times of the second portion of messages. In one example, the second portion of messages can be stored via a buffer of a fabric controller (FBC) of the interconnect, and the first portion of messages, associated with higher priorities than the second portion of messages, can displace the second portion of messages in the buffer. For instance, the second portion of messages can include speculative commands. In another example, the second portion of messages can be stored via the buffer, and the second portion of messages, associated with expiration times, can displace the second portion of messages based on the expiration times.
US09367499B2
A system on chip (SOC) include at least one slave device, a plurality of master devices, a plurality of service controllers and an interconnect device. The master devices generate requests to demand services from the slave device, respectively. The service controllers generate urgent information signals and priority information signals for each of the master devices. The interconnect device is coupled to the slave device and the master devices through respective channels. The interconnect device performs an arbitrating operation on the requests based on the priority information signals and controls request flows between the slave device and the master devices based on the urgent information signals.
US09367496B2
To provide a DMA transfer apparatus and a DMA transfer method capable of reducing traffic on a bus between an external shared memory and DMA controller with less additional hardware to effectively use a memory.A pattern generation section 11 is provided in a DMA controller 17 and generates data of a predetermined pattern, such as a zero matrix or unit matrix, in the DMA controller when data is transferred from an external shared memory 14 to an internal memory 15. Further, transfer data read out from the external shared memory is temporarily held in a queuing section 13 for queuing. At this time, switching between the transfer data from the queuing section and predetermined pattern data is made based on the number of the transfer data.
US09367486B2
Methods, systems and devices for configuring access to a memory device are disclosed. The configuration of the memory device may be carried out by creating a plurality of access profiles that are adapted to optimize access to the memory device in accordance with a type of access. For example, when an application with specific memory access needs is initiated, the memory access profile that is designed for that particular access need may be utilized to configure access to the memory device. The configuration may apply to a portion of the memory device, a partition of the memory device, a single access location on the memory device, or any combination thereof.
US09367485B2
A storage device includes a switching unit which switches an access destination in a storage area between a first storage area and a second storage area in response to an access request from a host device; and a nonvolatile storage medium which stores a first host device information used to identify the host device in the second storage area, and a software module executed by a CPU provided in the host device, the software module comprising causing an authority grant unit which transmits a control signal for switching the access destination to the first storage area to the switching unit of the storage device, when the acquired first and second host device information are compared to find that the first and second host device information match with each other.
US09367471B2
Various techniques for predicting instruction fetch widths. In one embodiment, a fetch prediction unit in a processor is configured to generate a fetch width that specifies a number of bits to be retrieved in a subsequent fetch from an instruction cache. The fetch prediction unit may also generate a fetch prediction that includes the fetch width in response to a current fetch request. A number of bits corresponding to the fetch width may be fetched from the instruction cache. The fetch width may correspond to a location of a predicted-taken control transfer instruction. This fetch width prediction may lead to power savings in instruction cache accesses.
US09367460B2
A computer system for implicit input-output send on cache operations of a central processing unit is provided. The computer system comprises an aggregation queue of a central processing unit, storing input-output data of the central processing unit, wherein the aggregation queue transmits the input-output data to an input-output adaptor, and wherein the input-output data is transmitted in parallel with operations of the central processing unit. The computer system further comprises, a memory management unit of the central processing unit, interpreting address space descriptors for implicit input-output transmittal of the input-output data of the aggregation queue. The computer system further comprises, a cache traffic monitor of the central processing unit, transmitting the input-output data in an implicit input-output transmittal range between the cache traffic monitor and the aggregation queue, wherein the cache traffic monitor transmits cache protocol of the central processing unit to the memory management unit.
US09367456B1
An integrated circuit including a cache and first and second modules. The cache is folded a predetermined number of times. The cache includes arrays and storage elements. Each of the arrays includes respective ones of the storage elements. The arrays store a cache line. The cache line includes segments of data. The segments of data are stored in two or more of the arrays. Each of the segments of data is stored in a corresponding one of the storage elements. The first module receives a first identifier of one of the segments of data and a second identifier of a set of the storage elements. The first module determines an index based on the first and second identifiers. The second module, based on the index, accesses one of the segments of data from the two or more of the arrays and outputs the one of the segments of data.
US09367453B1
A computer-implemented method, computer program product and computing system for moving at least a portion of cache data from a first cache storage device coupled to a first computing device included within a first virtual machine to a shared storage device. The at least a portion of cache data is moved from the shared storage device to a second cache storage device coupled to a second computing device included within a second virtual machine.
US09367450B1
Systems and methods are disclosed for reducing or eliminating address lines that need to be routed to multiple related embedded memory blocks. In particular, one or more inputs are added to a block Random Access Memory (RAM) such that when one or more of the inputs are asserted, the address input to the Block RAM may be incremented prior to being used to retrieve data contents of the block RAM. Thus, if address
US09367445B2
A data processing apparatus includes a first storage device which stores compressed data therein, a second storage device which accesses and temporarily stores the compressed data stored in the first storage device, a data decompressor which generates decompressed data by decompressing the compressed data and outputs the decompressed data to the second storage device so that the decompressed data is temporarily stored in the second storage device, and a controller which accesses the decompressed data temporarily stored in the second storage device. The data decompressor directly scatters the decompressed data into a page cache based on addresses of the page cache. Accordingly, the operating speed of the program and the data processing apparatus can be improved.
US09367441B2
A method is provided managing physical memory of a data storage, for example, a heap. The method includes requesting a memory portion having a memory portion size and identifying a pool. The pool is provided for storing at least one access information indicative of an address of a memory block of the data storage. The memory block has a memory block size equal to or larger than the memory portion size. The method further includes determining whether the access information is stored in the pool. If the access information is stored in the pool, address data of the memory block is returned, wherein the address data are based on the access information, and access information is removed from the pool. If the access information is not stored in the pool, the access information is created, and address data of the memory block is returned.
US09367439B2
In general, in one aspect, the invention relates to a system that includes memory and a prediction subsystem. The memory includes a first memgroup and a second memgroup, wherein the first memgroup comprises a first physical page and a second physical page, wherein the first physical page is a first subtype, and wherein the second physical page is a second subtype. The prediction subsystem is configured to obtain a status value indicating an amount of freed physical pages on the memory, store the status value in a sample buffer comprising a plurality of previous status values, determine, using the status value and the plurality of previous status values, a deficiency subtype state for the first subtype based on an anticipated need for the first subtype on the memory, and instruct, based on the determination, an allocation subsystem to coalesce the second physical page to the first subtype.
US09367432B2
The present subject matter relates a testing system for an application. The system includes a test data generation module to generate test data for a program code. The test data generation module in turn includes a relational expression creation module that determines a relational expression corresponding to a set of parameters of the program code based on a rule indicating a format of a valid test data for the parameters. A boundary recognition module identifies a set of boundary values of the parameters based on the relational expression. Further, a solver module then generates valid test data and invalid test data for the parameters based on the boundary values.
US09367426B2
In one embodiment, a method for call graph analysis is provided. The method includes determining a plurality of nodes in a call graph. The plurality of nodes represent resource consumption of functions of a software program executed in a software system. A simplification factor is determined. A first set of nodes in the plurality of nodes is then eliminated based on exclusive values for the plurality of nodes, inclusive values for the plurality of nodes, and the simplification factor. An inclusive value for a node is a first amount of resources consumed by the node and any descendent nodes of that node. An exclusive value for the node is a second amount of resources consumed by the node. A simplified call graph is output including a second set of nodes in the plurality of nodes. The second set of nodes does not include the eliminated first set of nodes.
US09367424B2
A method for identifying trends in system faults. During a generating stage, monitoring via a software based performance monitoring unit, a state of a server on a network and generating hardware or software performance information which indicate system faults of the server. During an analysis stage including, creating a dataset from the hardware or software performance information and isolating events from the dataset and categorizing each of the isolated events into a type, each type representing one application program call return. For each event in the dataset, assigning a trend score which decays with time such that recent events receive greater weight in the assigning than less recent events. Finally, performing one or more of: outputting a notification of the trend score, utilizing an optimization unit or triggering operation of a fault system handler for the event, when the trend score is above a threshold.
US09367410B2
The disclosure is directed to failover mechanisms in a distributed computing system. A region of data is managed by multiple region servers. One of the region servers is elected as a “leader” and the remaining are “followers.” The leader serves the read/write requests from a client. The leader writes the data received from the client into the in-memory store and a local write-ahead log (“WAL”), and synchronously replicates the WAL to the followers. A region server designated as an “active” region server synchronizes a distributed data store with the data from the WAL. Active witness followers apply the data from the WAL to their in-memory store while shadow witness followers do not. Different types of servers provide failover mechanisms with different characteristics. A leader is elected based on their associated ranks—higher the rank, higher the likelihood of electing itself as a leader.
US09367408B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods, and computer program products for optimizing a placement plan. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed in which a request for registration with an external advisor is received. A time to live is received from each external advisor and used to determine an overall timeout period value for a placement engine. After receiving a predictive failure alert, internal and external advisors are ranked according to criteria and advice is received from the qualified advisors. A placement plan is generated based on the advice received from the advisors.
US09367407B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods, and computer program products for optimizing a placement plan. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed in which a request for registration with an external advisor is received. A time to live is received from each external advisor and used to determine an overall timeout period value for a placement engine. After receiving a predictive failure alert, internal and external advisors are ranked according to criteria and advice is received from the qualified advisors. A placement plan is generated based on the advice received from the advisors.
US09367406B2
Technologies for providing manageability redundancy for micro server and clustered System-on-a-Chip (SoC) deployments are presented. A configurable multi-processor apparatus may include multiple integrated circuit (IC) blocks where each IC block includes a task block to perform one or more assignable task functions and a management block to perform management functions with respect to the corresponding IC block. Each task block and each management block may include one or more instruction processors and corresponding memory. Each IC block may be controllable to perform a function of one or more other IC blocks. The IC blocks may communicate with each other via a management communication infrastructure that may include a communication path from each of the management blocks to each of the other management blocks. Via the management communication infrastructure, the management blocks may bridge communication paths between pairs of management blocks.
US09367402B1
A method and system for write tracking for block based backup that supports multiple block based backup applications. The method includes creating a first bitmap for a first block based backup application by the block based backup engine, creating a second bitmap for a second block based backup application by the block based backup engine. In response to receiving a request from a block based backup application to start a backup a check is made whether the request indicates a full backup or incremental backup for the first block based backup application. A merging of the bitmaps for block based backup applications is performed such that the performance of the requested backup is taken into account for the first backup application without adversely affecting the tracking of the block based backup of other backup applications.
US09367401B2
Utilizing an incremental backup in a decremental backup system. In one example embodiment, a method for utilizing an incremental backup in a decremental backup system includes creating a base backup that includes all original allocated blocks in a source storage at a first point in time. Next, an incremental backup is created that includes allocated blocks in the source storage that were newly allocated or were changed between the first point in time and a second point in time. The changed allocated blocks in the incremental backup are identified. During a third time period, a decremental backup is created and the incremental backup is ingested into the base backup by copying, into the decremental backup, original allocated blocks from the base backup that correspond to the changed allocated blocks in the incremental backup. Lastly, the newly-allocated blocks and the changed allocated blocks from the incremental backup are added to the base backup.
US09367398B1
In one aspect, a method includes receiving and recording journal data at a client on a first server, providing the data to a journal component, transferring the journal data from the journal component to a reserve memory in a memory of a second server using a remote direct memory access (RDMA), after failure of the client, retrieving the journal data from the reserve memory using the RDMA and replacing the journal data lost from the failure of the client with the journal data from the reserve memory.
US09367388B2
Provided is a memory system including a semiconductor memory device including a buffer memory block suitable for storing page data, and including a main memory block, and a controller suitable for generating a combination seed by performing a logical operation on a randomizing seed, a derandomizing seed, and error information, and for providing the generated combination seed to the semiconductor memory device.
US09367381B2
Methods and system for exception detecting and alerting are described. An exception indicating an occurrence of an error in an application and a path to the exception in an application space may be received. The received exception may be compared to a stored exception in a prior version of an exception data structure to determine whether the received exception is a new exception. The exception data structure may include a plurality of stored exceptions. The results of the comparison may be provided.
US09367380B2
Dynamically altering error logging activities in a computing system, including: receiving, by an error logging manager, historical error resolution data; identifying, by the error logging manager in dependence upon the historical error resolution data, a plurality of computing components associated with each error contained in the historical error resolution data; and associating, by the error logging manager in a related component repository, an identification of each of the plurality of computing components associated with each error and an identification of the error.
US09367377B2
An apparatus and method for monitoring multiple micro-cores enable one watchdog to monitor a plurality of micro-cores. The multiple micro-core monitoring apparatus includes: a plurality of micro-cores that periodically output clear signals having different pulse waves; and a watchdog that respectively receives the clear signals having different pulse waves so as to determine presence or absence of an error in the micro-cores, and reset an erroneous micro-core.
US09367375B2
A system includes a safety relevant component that generates a data packet in response to receiving a request to perform a task and that communicates the data packet. The system further includes a first fail-safe chassis (FSC) that continuously generates a first and second chassis health signals, that determines whether the data packet is valid, and that selectively determines whether to de-assert the first and second chassis health signals based on the determination. The system also includes a second FSC that continuously generates a third a fourth chassis health signals, that determines whether a data packet is valid, and that selectively determines whether to de-assert the third and fourth chassis health signals based on the determination. The system includes a direct connect algorithm state machine that determines whether to instruct the one of the first and second FSCs to operate in a predetermined mode based on the chassis health signals.
US09367371B2
A method to optimize calls to a service by components of an application running on an application server is provided. The method includes receiving a first call and a second call, the first call made to a service by a first one of a plurality of components included in the application, and the second call made to the service by a second one of the plurality of components; selecting one of a plurality of optimizations, the plurality of optimizations including orchestrating the first call and the second call into a third call to the service; and, in response to the selecting of the orchestrating of the first call and the second call into the third call as the one of the plurality of optimizations, orchestrating the first call and the second call into the third call.
US09367364B2
Methods, parallel computers, and computer program products for broadcasting shared variable directory (SVD) information in a parallel computer are provided. Embodiments include a runtime optimizer detecting, by a runtime optimizer of the parallel computer, a change in SVD information within an SVD associated with a first thread. Embodiments also include a runtime optimizer identifying a plurality of threads requiring notification of the change in the SVD information. Embodiments also include the runtime optimizer in response to detecting the change in the SVD information, broadcasting to each thread of the identified plurality of threads, a broadcast message header and update data indicating the change in the SVD information.
US09367359B2
Embodiments of the present invention include a method for resource optimization of map/reduce computing in a computing cluster. The method can include receiving a computational problem for processing in a map/reduce module, subdividing the computational problem into a set of sub-problems and mapping a selection of the sub-problems in the set to respective nodes in a computing cluster, for example a cloud computing cluster, computing for a subset of the nodes in the computing cluster a required resource capacity of the subset of the nodes to process a mapped one of the sub-problems and an existing capacity of the subset of the nodes, and augmenting the existing capacity to an augmented capacity when the required resource capacity exceeds the existing capacity, and when a cost of augmenting the existing capacity to the augmented capacity does not exceed a penalty for breaching a service level agreement (SLA) for the subset of the nodes.
US09367357B2
Methods and systems for scheduling jobs to manycore nodes in a cluster include selecting a job to run according to the job's wait time and the job's expected execution time; sending job requirements to all nodes in a cluster, where each node includes a manycore processor; determining at each node whether said node has sufficient resources to ever satisfy the job requirements and, if no node has sufficient resources, deleting the job; creating a list of nodes that have sufficient free resources at a present time to satisfy the job requirements; and assigning the job to a node, based on a difference between an expected execution time and associated confidence value for each node and a hypothetical fastest execution time and associated hypothetical maximum confidence value.
US09367344B2
The present disclosure relates to assignment or generation of reducer virtual machines after the “map” phase is substantially complete in MapReduce. Instead of a priori placement, distribution of keys after the “map” phase over the mapper virtual machines can be used to efficiently reducer tasks in virtualized cloud infrastructure like OpenStack. By solving a constraint optimization problem, reducer VMs can be optimally assigned to process keys subject to certain constraints. In particular, the present disclosure describes a special variable matrix. Furthermore, the present disclosure describes several possible cost matrices for representing the costs determined based on the key distribution over the mapper VMs (and other suitable factors).
US09367343B2
Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing dynamic batch management of shared packet buffers are disclosed. A virtualized computer system may include a hypervisor with access to memory and executed by a processor to maintain a pool of host memory to store a plurality of incoming network packets received by a network device, adjust a number of memory buffers associated with the pool of host memory to resize the pool of host memory, receive an indication of an incoming network packet stored in the pool of host memory by the network device, and provide the incoming network packet to a guest. In an example, the hypervisor uses the pool of host memory to perform batch processing of the incoming network packets and dynamically adjusts the size of the pool during the processing by adding or removing memory buffers in response to an event, condition, request, etc.
US09367341B2
A mechanism for automatically encrypting and decrypting virtual disk content using a single user sign-on is disclosed. A method of embodiments of the invention includes receiving credentials of a user of a virtual machine (VM) provided as part of a single sign-on process to access the VM, referencing a configuration database with the received credentials of the user, determining encryption and decryption policy settings for the VM from the configuration database, and at least one of encrypting or decrypting, by the VM, files of the VM based on the determined encryption and decryption policy settings.
US09367339B2
Approaches to enable the configuration of computing resources for executing virtual machines on behalf of users to be cryptographically attested to or verified. When a user requests a virtual machine to be provisioned, an operator of the virtualized computing environment can initiate a two phase launch of the virtual machine. In the first phase, the operator provisions the virtual machine on a host computing device and obtains cryptographic measurements of the software and/or hardware resources on the host computing device. The operator may then provide those cryptographic measurements to the user that requested the virtual machine. If the user approves the cryptographic measurements, the operator may proceed with the second phase and actually launch the virtual machine on the host. In some cases, operator may compare the cryptographic measurements to a list of approved measurements to determine whether the host computing device is acceptable for hosting the virtual machine.
US09367336B1
Methods and systems for personalization in a shared environment are provided. Information is stored in memory regarding the shared environment to which a plurality of users are provided with access. A plurality of files are also stored in memory. Each file is specific to one of the users and may be updated to include information regarding changes to a resource as made in a session associated with the user. Subsequent access by the user to the resource may be based at least in part on the updated file. For example, in some embodiments, a request may be received over a communication network; the request may concern a rollback for an identified user. A session associated with the identified user may then be restored based on a file associated with the identified user and including information regarding changes to the session associated with the identified user.
US09367331B2
A device with multiple, co-existing, and independent environments interacting with a common kernel, and related methods of operation, are disclosed herein. Operation is altered or dependent on the device being or entering a docked mode.
US09367329B2
This disclosure is directed to use of shared initialization and configuration vectors, which are delivered to processing cores in a multi-core processor using packets. An initialization core may include reset logic that may read initialization and configuration vectors from a centralized storage location, which may be on a die containing the processing cores (e.g., a fuse, etc.), off the die (e.g., in volatile memory, flash memory, etc.), or a combination of both. The initialization core may then generate packets to transmit the initialization and configuration vectors to processing cores that await initialization (e.g., following a reset). In some instances, the initialization and configuration vector information may be shared by two or more cores of a same type.
US09367315B2
Provided is an image processing device capable of an image processing with using a general-purpose image processing hardware in accordance with video input without mediation of a CPU. The image processing device includes: a storage medium for storing an image data acquired by video inputting unit for acquiring video images; a CPU for a general processing; image processing unit for processing the image data stored in the storage medium; setting unit for determining a processing content of the image processing unit; a command list indicating an order of setting and activating the image processing unit; and command writing unit for setting and activating the image processing unit based on the command list in synchronization with input of the image data from the video inputting unit without mediation of the CPU.
US09367310B2
A processor employs a prediction table at a front end of its instruction pipeline, whereby the prediction table stores address register and offset information for store instructions; and stack offset information for stack access instructions. The stack offset information for a corresponding instruction indicates the location of the data accessed by the instruction at the processor stack relative to a base location. The processor uses pattern matching to identify predicted dependencies between load/store instructions and predicted dependencies between stack access instructions. A scheduler unit of the instruction pipeline uses the predicted dependencies to perform store-to-load forwarding or other operations that increase efficiency and reduce power consumption at the processing system.
US09367308B2
A system and method for monitoring software development and project flow in the insurance industry using user stories is disclosed. The system and method include a communication interface that receives information included in communications; a processor and memory to: identify from the monitored communication a plurality of user stories; estimate a priority and assign a value to each story; store each story and associated priority and value as a product backlog; calibrate the difference in the assigned value of each story by comparing each story and the associated assigned value, and iteratively adjusting the assigned value based on the calibrated difference; and update the product backlog of user stories and associated calibrated assigned value; and a display device for displaying the status of the software development and project flow based on the stories remaining in the product backlog as compared to the completed user stories.
US09367306B2
A technique is disclosed for executing a program designed for multi-threaded operation on a general purpose processor. Original source code for the program is transformed from a multi-threaded structure into a computationally equivalent single-threaded structure. A transform operation modifies the original source code to insert code constructs for serial thread execution. The transform operation also replaces synchronization barrier constructs in the original source code with synchronization barrier code that is configured to facilitate serialization. The transformed source code may then be conventionally compiled and advantageously executed on the general purpose processor.
US09367304B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide an approach for integrated development environment (IDE)-based repository searching (e.g., for library elements such as classes and/or functions) in a networked computing environment. In a typical embodiment, a first program code file is received from a first integrated development environment (IDE). The first program file may be associated with a set of attributes as stored in an annotation, header, or the like. Regardless, the first program file may be parsed and indexed into a repository based on the set of attributes. A search request may then be received from a second IDE. Based on the search request and the set of attributes, a matching program code file may then be identified as stored in the repository. Once identified, the matching program code file may be transmitted/communicated to the second IDE to fulfill the search request.
US09367300B2
A method of determining an installation order of multiple update programs corresponding to multiple pieces of software for updating current versions of the software on a computer to newer versions, includes applying a function outputting an index representing a degree of likelihood of existence of a version of software on the computer, to information about each piece of software existing on known computers, to calculate the index for each combination of the current and newer versions of the software; and searching for the installation order satisfying a predetermined condition based on a total of the indices corresponding to the combinations of the current and newer versions possibly realized when installing the update programs corresponding to the software one by one from a state of all the current versions to a state of all the new versions.
US09367277B2
An image processing apparatus is wirelessly connected to an external communication apparatus that includes a communicator that performs wireless communication with the image processing apparatus, a display that displays information on a screen, a sound generator that generates a sound, and a sound transmitter that sends the generated sound. The image processing apparatus includes a wireless communicator that performs wireless communication with the external communication apparatus, a display that displays information on a screen, a sound receiver that receives the sound sent from the sound transmitter, and a screen switch that switches a screen of the display based on the sound received by the sound receiver. When the sound transmitter sends the sound based on screen information displayed on the display of the external communication apparatus and the sound receiver receives the sound, the screen switch switches the screen of the display of the image processing apparatus according to the screen information.
US09367271B2
A method of printing a document from a mobile device coupling the mobile device to a print device. The method may also include launching a tap-to-print application software on the mobile device in response to the coupling, identifying a document to be printed via the tap-to-print application, and transmitting the document to be printed to the print device by the tap-to-print application. The tap-to-print application does not modify an operating system of the mobile device.
US09367263B2
A processing unit of a data processing system having a shared memory system executes a memory transaction including a transactional store instruction that causes a processing unit of the data processing system to make a conditional update to a target memory block of the shared memory system conditioned on successful commitment of the memory transaction. The memory transaction further includes a transaction check instruction. In response to executing the transaction check instruction, the processing unit determines, prior to conclusion of the memory transaction, whether the target memory block of the shared memory system was modified after the conditional update caused by execution of the transactional store instruction. In response to determining that the target memory block has been modified, a condition register within the processing unit is set to indicate a conflict for the memory transaction.
US09367258B2
The present invention relates to systems and methods for managing storage space in hybrid data storage systems. Specifically, the systems and methods of the present invention intelligently allocate data to solid state drives or other relatively high performance drives, and other data storage, such as, for example, hard drives or other like drives, based on data source, data type, data function or other like parameters. The intelligent allocation between at least one solid state drive, or other relatively high performance drive, and at least one other drive type allows for greater system performance through efficient use storage space. Specifically, the present invention adaptively uses the fastest necessary connected storage options in a hybrid data storage set to maintain maximum performance while most efficiently using minimum rewrites of data. Moreover, the allocation of data to storage in a hybrid data storage system may be controlled automatically or may be specifically set by a user thereof.
US09367257B2
An exemplary system includes a front-end component to receive requests for resources in a data center and configured to associate each request with identifying information, to locate one or more resources for each request and to store, in a log file, the identifying information and information about the location of the one or more resources; one or more distributed computation and storage components to acquire log file information and configured to analyze log information to decide if one or more resources associated with one or more requests should be migrated to a data center in a different geographical location; and a location service component to receive decisions made by the one or more distributed computation and storage components and configured to inform the front-end component when a decision causes one or more resources to be migrated to a data center in a different geographical location to thereby allow the front-end component to re-direct future requests for the one or more migrated resources to the data center in the different geographical location. Various other devices, systems and methods are also described.
US09367255B2
A storage device includes a variable resistance memory, a flash memory and a controller. The flash memory includes a plurality of memory cells connected to a plurality of word lines. The controller is configured to receive data from an external device and program the received data in the variable resistance memory or the flash memory according to a quantity of data to be programmed in the flash memory. Further, the controller is configured to read from the variable resistance memory and program the read data in the flash memory, when the quantity of data accumulated in the variable resistance memory corresponds to a super page of data.
US09367252B2
A system that implements a data storage service may store data on behalf of storage service clients. The system may maintain data in multiple replicas of various partitions that are stored on respective computing nodes in the system. The system may employ a single master failover protocol, usable when a replica attempts to become the master replica for a replica group of which it is a member. Attempting to become the master replica may include acquiring a lock associated with the replica group, and gathering state information from the other replicas in the group. The state information may indicate whether another replica supports the attempt (in which case it is included in a failover quorum) or stores more recent data or metadata than the replica attempting to become the master (in which case synchronization may be required). If the failover quorum includes enough replicas, the replica may become the master.
US09367245B2
An I/O processing stack includes a proxy that can provide processing services for access requests to initialized and uninitialized storage regions. For a write request, the proxy stores write information in a write metadata repository. If the write is requested for an address in an initialized storage region of the storage system, the proxy performs a write to the initialized region based on region information in the write I/O access request. If the write is requested for an address in an uninitialized storage region of the storage system, the proxy performs an on-demand initialization of the storage region and then performs a write to the storage region based on region information provided by the proxy.
US09367244B2
According to a system and method for composing a virtual disk for a virtual desktop, the virtual desktop is booted from a virtual disk comprised of a base disk image and a user delta disk image that receives all disk writes to the virtual disk. Disk space is allocated on the virtual disk for a file associated with a selected application to be provided to a user of the virtual desktop. Then the virtual desktop is recomposed offline by linking the base disk image, an application delta disk image including the file associated with the selected application, and the user delta disk image. The recomposing includes modifying meta data of the application delta disk and the user delta disk so that the file associated with the selected application is mapped to the disk space previously allocated.
US09367234B2
An image display device including a touchscreen display configured to display information; a controller configured to display a touch input window with a predetermined transparency while maintaining the information displayed on the touchscreen display based on a received request, the touch input window including a pad region for controlling a pointer displayed on the touchscreen display, move the pointer displayed on the touchscreen display in accordance with a touch movement on the mouse pad region, select and execute an application corresponding to a display object displayed on the touchscreen display when the pointer is displayed on the display object and an execute command is received, and select and execute the application corresponding to the display object when the pointer is not displayed on the display object and a touch direct input of the display object is received.
US09367228B2
There is disclosed a method of controlling the positioning of an object displayed on an interactive display surface, in which interactive display surface the display resolution is greater than the detection resolution, the method comprising: determining selection of a displayed object on the interactive display surface; detecting movement of an input at the interactive display surface associated with the selected displayed object; and in an object transformation mode, moving at least one displayed pixel of the selected displayed object by a distance which is less than the distance of the detected movement of the detected input.
US09367227B1
A user interface for a touch-screen display of an electronic book reader device is described. The user interface facilitates chapter navigation among the various chapters in digital content items, such as electronic books, in response to use input via the touch-screen display. Multiple techniques for navigating chapters include actuating a chapter navigation control, selecting a portion of a progress indicator depicted on the touch-screen display, and detecting patterns of multi-directional strokes made on the touch-screen display.
US09367224B2
A user interface(s) in which the displays of different devices become “synchronized” when the devices are brought into close proximity with one another. One exemplary embodiment permits drag-and-drop procedures that originate on one device to be terminated on the other. Illustratively, the solution could be handled in the following manner: The user would place the second device alongside or in close proximity to the first device, The two devices would detect each other, The user would touch the representation (such as an icon) of the party on the second device's display that they wish to add to the call, The user would slide the representation across the first device/second device border onto the first device's screen, The user would slide the representation to a spotlight or hot spot and then lift the finger from the screen, The party would be connected to the call.
US09367221B2
A system and method for sequencing rotatable images are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, an image database contains an at least one image collection comprising a plurality of view sets. The view sets each comprise a parallel sequence of images that depicts the same sequentially formatted subject matter as the other view sets in the image collection, but from a unique common perspective point. A unique view index is assigned to each view set in the at least one image collection, while a unique frame index is assigned to each image within each view set. Using these view and frame indices, the content module allows the user to dynamically and selectively choose the common perspective point at which to view the sequentially formatted subject matter at any step in the sequence of images, thereby providing a 360 degree, selectively rotatable view of the subject matter.
US09367220B2
An imaging apparatus includes a touch detection unit configured to detect a touch operation on a display unit, a display control unit configured to control display of an indicator indicating a reference value in an autobracketing shooting and an indicator indicating a bracketing value in the autobracketing shooting, a control unit configured to perform control to increase a width between the reference value and the bracketing value to be set when the touch detection unit detects a touch operation moving in a first direction while keeping touching a setting area for setting the bracketing value on the display unit and to decrease the width when the touch detection unit detects a touch operation moving in a second direction opposite the first direction while keeping touching the setting area, and a bracketing value setting unit configured to set the bracketing value based on the width.
US09367217B2
A mobile travel information system and method are disclosed for providing a variety of travel-related information and services to a traveler via a personal electronic device. A custom application installed on the personal electronic device provides, for example, itinerary management, navigational assistance, local recommendations, driving condition alerts, etc. The system may interface with airline, hotel and car rental reservation systems and obtain data from a variety of sources, so as to function as a mobile personal concierge for a traveler.
US09367211B1
Technology is described for generating an interface tab in an application. The method may include receiving an instruction to create an interface tab in the application. Another operation may be defining computing resources that are to be applied to loading of the interface tab and page content. The interface tab and the page content may be loaded using the computing resources defined.
US09367204B2
In accordance with one implementation, a method is illustrated that allows a computing device to determine a user input. The method includes detecting one or more user input objects in a 3-dimensional field relative to a 2-dimensional surface. The method also includes determining coordinates for the one or more user input objects relative to the 2-dimensional surface. And, the method further includes determining a user input based on the coordinates.
US09367203B1
Systems and approaches provide for user interfaces (UIs) that are based on a user's viewing angle and/or motion and orientation of the computing device. The UI elements of the framework can be rendered based on head tracking and/or device motion/orientation data to provide a user the impression that the UI elements exist in an environment having three-dimensional (3D) depth. To further enhance the impression of 3D depth, UI elements positioned at depths perceived to be closer to the user can cast shadows upon UI elements positioned at depths appearing to be further away from the user. During the course of operating the computing device, the depths of certain UI elements can change. The UI elements can be rendered to correspond to such changes in depth, and shadows for the UI elements can be recast to be consistent with the rendered UI elements.
US09367198B2
A spin control graphical user interface is used to display a currently applied option and to receive options from a user. The spin control is a circular graphical user interface that is positioned near a displayed document to which it applies. For example, the spin control may be positioned on or near a corner of the displayed document. The spin control comprises options that are presented to a user upon rotation of the spin control. An option may be manually selected or automatically selected and applied to the displayed document upon rotating the spin control clockwise or counterclockwise. More than one spin control may be associated with the displayed document. The spin control may be automatically shown and removed from a display in response to whether the document to which the spin control is attached is currently being displayed.
US09367193B2
A multi-touch pad having grid piezoresistor structure is disclosed. The grid structure conducts current to flow more linearly thereby allowing a more precise calculation of touch position.
US09367187B2
A touch panel having at least one non-right angle corner region on a corner of the touch panel is provided. The touch panel includes a first electrode and a second electrode. The first electrode crosses the second electrode, and the first electrode is electrically isolated from the second electrode. The first electrode includes a plurality of first stripe electrodes extending along a first direction. The second electrode includes a plurality of second stripe electrodes and at least one auxiliary electrode. The second stripe electrodes extend along a second direction. The auxiliary electrode is disposed on the non-right angle corner region. An included angle between the auxiliary electrode and the second direction is less than 90 degrees. The auxiliary electrode is electrically connected to at least one of the second stripe electrodes adjacent to the auxiliary electrode.
US09367182B2
Disclosed is a panel operating apparatus. The panel operating apparatus changes a state of a display device electrically connected to a circuit board located below a panel. The panel operating apparatus includes a tact member mounted on the circuit board, and a resilient member electrically connected to a circuit pattern of the circuit board and separated from the panel and the circuit board. The resilient member is selectively brought into contact with the panel or the tact member depending on a degree of pressure applied to the panel, thereby allowing the apparatus to be operated in a tact manner when the apparatus cannot be operated in a touch manner due to individual features of operators or external conditions.
US09367180B2
A projected capacitive touch panel has a substrate, an X-axis electrode layer formed on a top of the substrate and a Y-axis electrode layer formed on a bottom of the substrate. The X-axis and the Y-axis electrode layers respectively have a plurality of X-axis electrodes and Y-axis electrodes arranged in a matrix form and respectively connected with a plurality of X-axis and Y-axis signal transmission lines. Each of the X-axis signal transmission lines and the Y-axis signal transmission lines is connected with a conversion module. The conversion modules is mounted to be adjacent to the X-axis and Y-axis signal transmission lines, converts analog signals into relatively stable digital signals, and transmits the digital signals to an external controller to determine coordinates being touch. Accordingly, lengths of the X-axis and Y-axis signal transmission lines can be shortened and the size of a control area of the touch panel can be enlarged.
US09367178B2
The shape or position of an object is estimated using a device comprising one or more transmitters and one or more receivers, forming a set of at least two transmitter-receiver combinations. Signals are transmitted from the transmitters, through air, to the object. They are reflected by the object and received by the receivers. A subset of the transmitter-receiver combinations which give rise to a received signal meeting a predetermined clarity criterion is determined. The positions of points on the object are estimated using substantially only signals from the subset of combinations.
US09367177B2
The present invention is to provide a method and system for determining true touch points on input touch panel. Two optical sensing module pairs are used to determine two groups of possible touch regions, further with overlap checking with virtual shadow regions to find out potential touch points. Occlusion checking is implemented to acquire true touch points from the potential touch points. The method of the present invention is capable of acquiring true touch points in a fast and reliable way. Furthermore, an interactive input system of the present invention comprises optical sensing modules having their corresponding optical emitters with different wavelengths, and light filters with peak transmission at different wavelengths to avoid from interference effect and over-exposed signal during signal detection by the optical sensing modules.
US09367175B2
A camera module for an optical touchscreen includes a body part and a light emitting device coupling part. The body part may be disposed on one side corner of a touch region, provided with a light receiving hole at a portion thereof facing a center of the touch region, and provided with a lens mounted to correspond to the light receiving hole and an image sensor disposed to receive light collected through the lens. The light emitting device coupling part may be formed on at least one side of the body part that faces each edge of the touch region, and configured to be coupled to a light emitting device.
US09367168B2
A touch screen system includes a touch screen panel including first lines, second lines crossing the first lines, a plurality of sensing cells formed at the crossing regions between the first lines and the second lines, a driving circuit for sequentially applying a driving signal to the first lines, a first sensing circuit for receiving capacitance change information sensed by the first lines, and generating a first sensing signal corresponding to the capacitance change information, a selecting unit for selectively coupling the first lines to the driving circuit or the first sensing circuit, a second sensing circuit for receiving the capacitance change information sensed by the sensing cells from the second lines and generating a second sensing signal corresponding to the capacitance change information, and a processing unit for receiving a sensing signal from the first sensing circuit and/or the second sensing circuit and determining a detected touch position.
US09367163B2
The present invention provides an in-cell touch array substrate, and which includes alternatively arranged data lines and horizontal gate scanning lines; pixel switches electrically interconnected to the adjacent horizontal gate scanning lines and data lines pixel electrodes electrically interconnected to the pixel switches; and vertical gate scanning lines arranged alternatively between every two adjacent data lines, and being perpendicular to the horizontal gate scanning lines, wherein at lease one via is defined in an intersection between the vertical gate scanning line and the horizontal gate scanning line such that the vertical gate scanning line and the horizontal gate scanning lines are electrically interconnected with each other through the via. With at least one via is defined at the intersections of the vertical gate scanning lines and the horizontal gate scanning lines so as to create an electrical interconnection between the vertical gate scanning line and the horizontal gate scanning line. By this arrangement, both the gate scanning lines and the data lines have the same driving direction. Under the limitation of the requirement of the cell packaging, this also help to realize the purpose of providing the in-cell touch array substrate with narrow-border. As a result, a wider visual experience can be achieved.
US09367151B2
A multifunctional handheld device capable of operating in different modes includes a single input arrangement that provides inputs for each mode of the multifunctional handheld device. The single input arrangement includes at least an input pad that provides signals when touched or pressed. The input pad may for example be a touch pad. The input pad is divided into one or more input areas that change in accordance with the current mode of the multifunctional handheld device. The multifunctional handheld device also includes a display device that presents graphical elements to indicate the configuration of the input areas at the input pad. Each mode of the multifunctional handheld device provides a different configuration of input areas and graphical elements associated therewith.
US09367149B2
Input devices and methods for charging input devices are disclosed. A stylus input device has a tip configured to interact with a touch computing device and a body connected to the tip. The stylus has a nozzle housing between its body and tip, electrical components, and an internal rechargeable power source. The internal power source can store power received via a connection between an external power source and a conductive surface on the nozzle housing and supply power to the stylus' electrical components. A method for charging a stylus determines whether power is being received via an electrical connection between a conductive surface on a nozzle of the stylus and an external power source and then determines an amount of power stored in the stylus' battery. If the stylus is receiving power from the external power source and the battery is not fully charged, the method charges the rechargeable battery.
US09367147B2
An example stick type input device is attached to a main body portion, includes a columnar operation stick, and is for sensing, using a sensor, a content of an operation performed on the operation stick. With an attachment structure of attaching a cap of the stick type input device to the main body portion, the cap is attached to the operation stick so as to enclose an upper end thereof, and the cap is retained so as to resist against removal from the main body portion.
US09367140B2
A keyboard device includes an operation surface. One long side of the operation surface is referred to as a proximal side, which nears a user operating the keyboard device; and the other long side is referred to as a distal side. A key unit is positioned on the proximal side, wherein the key unit includes a plurality of keys. A camera module is positioned on the distal side. An angle between a border of a field of view of the light sensor and the operation surface is set at a particular angle thus user's hand lays outside the field of view of the light sensor when the user is manipulating the key unit.
US09367138B2
Disclosed is a remote control apparatus and method using a virtual touch of a three-dimensionally modeled electronic device. The remote control apparatus includes a 3D coordinate calculation unit, an electronic device detecting unit, a user detecting unit, an electronic device driving control unit, and an electronic device information database. The remote control apparatus enables the user to remotely control an operation of an electronic device using a virtual touch through a motion or gesture of the user's finger.
US09367134B2
A display device and method for controlling the display device are discussed. In one embodiment, the display device includes a display unit configured to display an object; a tactile feedback unit configured to generate tactile feedback; and a controller configured to: assign first tactile feedback to a first region corresponding to a first object and second feedback to a second region corresponding to a second object; detect a first control input in the first region corresponding to the first object, the first control input controlling the first object displayed on the display unit; generate the first tactile feedback according to properties of the first object; and maintain the first tactile feedback when the first control input is moving from the first region to the second region corresponding to the second object while the first object is controlled by the first control input.
US09367130B2
A including a first terminal and a second terminal that are configured to be coupled to each other over a local area wireless communication network, wherein the second terminal senses the amount of transformation of the second terminal and displays different information according to the amount of transformation of the second terminal.
US09367127B1
A control system enables a user to control an electronic device by moving parts of the face, including the eyes. Optical emitters and optical detectors are used to reflect light from the relevant parts of the user's face. Pattern matching or approximation of a pointing location are used to define the control input to the electronic device based on the user's motions. Visual feedback is optionally provided to the user during the controller's actions. Additional sensor elements are optionally provided to improve performance of the system. Hardware and software elements are combined to provide for the specified control actions.
US09367112B2
A method and apparatus to monitor architecture events is disclosed. The architecture events are linked together via a push bus mechanism with each architectural event having a designated time slot. There is at least one branch of the push bus in each core. Each branch of the push bus may monitor one core with all the architectural events. All the data collected from the events by the push bus is then sent to a power control unit.
US09367109B2
On embodiment of a device with a noise adaptive power supply includes a noise adaptation unit configured to receive a noise adaptation signal. The noise adaptation unit can provide processing, such as digital filter processing to reduce the effect of power supply noise. In one embodiment, a feedback signal is used to adjust the output voltage of the power supply. The noise adaptation signal can be similar to the feedback signal. The noise adaptation unit can provide the processing in response to the noise adaptation signal.
US09367106B2
A unit of information technology equipment (ITE), such as a compute node or a network switch, comprises a system board in communication with network connectors that selectively connect to a network interconnect, a gravity sensor for detecting a first orientation and a second orientation of the system board, and a basic input/output system (BIOS) in communication with the gravity sensor to receive a signal identifying whether the system board is in the first or second orientation. The ITE further comprises a network ASIC (application specific integrated circuit) that inverts the pinout of transmit and receive signals in the network connectors in response to a command from the BIOS indicating that the system board is in the second orientation. A system may comprise a first ITE in a first orientation that interlocks with a second ITE in a second orientation that is inverted 180 degrees from the first orientation.
US09367105B1
A heat dissipation structure for a wearable mobile device comprises a wearable mobile device and a flexible belt. The wearable mobile device has a receiving space which receives a plurality of electronic components having at least one heat source. The flexible belt is made of rubber or silicone and has a cavity which has at least one wick structure and a working liquid. A wall of the cavity protrudes to form a supporting portion. The flexible belt defines a heat absorbing portion and at least one heat dissipating portion. Two ends of the heat absorbing portion form the heat dissipating portion. The heat absorbing portion contacts the electronic components or the heat source to conduct heat. The present invention provides a heat dissipation structure using a vapor-liquid circulating chamber and structure disposed in a flexible belt for a wearable mobile device to enhance the whole heat dissipation efficiency.
US09367102B2
An electronic apparatus includes a first chamber in which a heat generator is arranged and a second chamber separated with a partition from the first chamber. The electronic apparatus is provided with a first cabinet having the partition and an isolation wall that encloses to seal the first chamber, a second cabinet enclosing the second chamber and having an intake port and an exhaust port, a thermoconductive member arranged in the first chamber and connected thermally to the heat generator and to the partition, a heat collecting-radiating member arranged in the second chamber and connected thermally to the partition, and an air blower arranged in the second chamber so as to circulate the air in the second chamber.
US09367100B2
A portable electronic device may include submersion detection circuitry for detecting when the electronic device is submerged in water or other liquids. The submersion detection circuitry may include a barometric pressure sensor that gathers air pressure information. Control circuitry in the electronic device may monitor the air pressure sensor for sharp changes in air pressure indicating that the electronic device has been dropped or submerged in water. Various actions may be taken in response to determining that the electronic device is in water. If the electronic device is not intended to operate underwater, a power management unit may automatically power down electrical components in the electronic device in response to determining that the electronic device is in water. If the electronic device is intended to operate underwater, control circuitry may determine and track a water depth level at which the electronic device is submerged based on the air pressure information.
US09367098B2
The present disclosure proposes a power saving technique to be used by a handheld mobile electronic device. In particular, the handheld mobile electronic device would execute functions including determining a tilting angle of the handheld mobile electronic device above and relative to a level surface by using a sensor, determining whether the tilting angle exceeds a first angle threshold and falls below a second angle threshold, using a first counting threshold when the tilting angle is above the first angle threshold and is below the second angle threshold, using a second counting threshold which is less than the first counting threshold when the tilting angle falls below the first angle threshold or exceeds the second angle threshold, and darkening a touch screen of the handheld mobile electronic device when the handheld mobile electronic does not receive an input within the first counting threshold or the second counting threshold.
US09367095B2
A consumer electronic product includes at least a transparent housing and a flexible display assembly enclosed within the transparent housing. In the described embodiment, the flexible display assembly is configured to present visual content at any portion of the transparent housing.
US09367093B2
A method and system for displaying images on a transparent display of an electronic device. The display may include one or more display screens as well as a flexible circuit for connecting the display screens with internal circuitry of the electronic device. Furthermore, the display screens may allow for overlaying of images over real world viewable objects, as well as a visible window to be present on an otherwise opaque display screen. Additionally, the display may include active and passive display screens that may be utilized based on images to be displayed.
US09367087B1
A description is provided of a wearable device that is made up of a display device and a securing device that provides at least an overlay portion to provide electrical connection to the display device. The display device and the securing device may both contain electrical circuitry. The overlay connection to the display device can create an electrical connection between the electrical circuitry on the display device and the electrical circuitry in the securing device.
US09367076B2
A semiconductor device comprises a plurality of semiconductor chips stacked on a substrate. The semiconductor chip comprises: an internal power supply voltage generating circuit that generates an internal power supply voltage based on an external power supply; a power supply line that supplies the internal power supply voltage; an internal power supply pad connected to the power supply line; and a stabilizing capacitance connected to the power supply line. The internal power supply pad is electrically short-circuited with the internal power supply pad included in another semiconductor chip.
US09367072B2
An AC-DC power converter includes a rectifying unit, an output stage, a controller and a soft-start circuit. The rectifying unit is configured to rectify an AC voltage to a rectified voltage. The output stage is coupled to the rectifying unit and configured to convert the rectified voltage into a DC voltage for a load. The controller is coupled to the output stage and configured to control the output stage. The soft-start circuit is coupled to the rectifying unit to receive the rectified voltage. The soft-start circuit is configured to detect whether the rectified voltage is at or below a predetermined level, and to enable the controller if the rectified voltage is detected to be at or below the predetermined level.
US09367061B2
Technology for dispensing medication from a wheeled medical cart is disclosed. A method comprises placing the medication in a medication storage compartment of a storage container of the wheeled medical cart. A method can further comprise entering medication data into a computing device operating on the wheeled medical cart. A method can further comprise electronically securing the medication stored in the medication storage compartment. A method further comprises repositioning the wheeled medical cart a patient location The method can further comprise electronically identifying at least one predetermined user of the wheeled medical cart at the patient location to enable the predetermined user to gain access to the medication in the medication storage compartment for a patient to enable the predetermined user to provide medication from the wheeled medical cart to the patient.
US09367055B2
A Model Predictive Control (MPC) framework is implemented as part of the run-time system function features of a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) system. Optimal control calculations are performed in the run-time MPC function block of the PLC. The optimal control function is determined by an MPC block in an engineering tool of the PLC, using a system dynamic matrix containing measurements from a unit step response test performed by the PLC.
US09367054B2
A method for powering up a circuit comprising a plurality of sections of progressively increasing size is described. The method comprises receiving a signal for powering up the circuit, and, in response to the signal, sequentially powering up the plurality of sections in an order of increasing size.
US09367053B2
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for coordinating and controlling a building automation system (such as building HVAC system) and a building shading system so as to provide efficient energy management and other benefits are provided.
US09367052B2
Apparatus, systems, and methods are described that can be used to generate an operating schedule for a controller of an energy storage asset that is in communication with a transport vehicle, based on an optimization process. The operating schedule is generated based on an operation characteristic of the energy storage asset, an energy-generating capacity of the transport vehicle in communication with the energy storage asset based on a motion of the transport vehicle, and a price associated with a market (including a regulation market and/or an energy market). Operation of the energy storage asset according to the generated operating schedule facilitates derivation of energy-related revenue, over a time period T. The energy-related revenue available to the energy customer over the time period T is based at least in part on the regulation market and/or the energy market.
US09367049B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for fabricating parts from photopolymer resin. In one aspect, a method includes iteratively determining a deviation measurement based on a simulated cured geometry and adjusted target geometry data until the deviation measurement is at or less than a threshold. The simulated cured geometry is determined, based in part, on an inhibition model.
US09367046B2
A motor controller, operatively connected to a motor having an output shaft, includes a rotary detector to detect a rotation direction and a rotation amount of the output shaft of the motor to generate an actual rotary signal, a drive controller to generate a control signal based on the actual rotary signal and a target rotary signal indicating a target rotary direction and a target rotary amount, and a driver to supply a driving power to the motor based on the control signal. When the motor is in a hold state, the control signal is reversed periodically for a predetermined reverse time period T2 per a predetermined one reverse cycle T1. When the control signal is not reversed for a certain lock detection time period Tr that is longer than the revere cycle T1 of the control signal, supply of the driving power to the motor is blocked.
US09367045B2
Servo control system includes a first repeat control unit for a first servo motor based on a reference angle and a first position error between a swing command and a position of the first servo motor, a multiplication unit which multiplies the swing command by a ratio according to a tilt angle of an inclined surface of a material to be ground to calculate a swing command after multiplication, and a second repeat control unit for a second servo motor based on a reference angle and second position error between the swing command after multiplication and a position of the second servo motor. The first and the second position error are respectively corrected, and driving of the first and the second servo motors are controlled based on the corrected first and second position error, thereby grinding the inclined surface of the material.
US09367034B2
An image forming apparatus includes a suction port, provided in a front side of a main assembly of the image forming apparatus, for sucking air; an air flow guiding portion for guiding the air sucked through the suction port; and a sound source, provided in a rear side of the main assembly so as to oppose a space connected with the air flow guiding portion, for generating a sound used to notify an operator.
US09367028B2
Disclosed is a packing structure of a developer container, including a developer container that contains a developer and is formed with a supply port for supply of the developer, a transport member that is provided in the developer container and transports the developer to the supply port while stirring the developer, a packing member that packs the developer container from an end portion of the transport member in an axial direction thereof to a central portion of the transport member in the axial direction, and a unit that moves the transport member by an operation of detaching the packing member from the developer container.
US09367025B2
A cartridge is detachably mountable to an apparatus main assembly of an image forming apparatus. The cartridge includes a cartridge electrode formed on a frame. The cartridge electrode includes a first contact portion provided for being electrically connected to a main assembly contact of the apparatus main assembly and a second contact portion contacted to an electroconductive member. The cartridge electrode is integrally molded with the frame and further includes a portion that (i) is formed in a buffer portion and (ii) is formed from electroconductive resin.
US09367023B2
A unit for use with an image forming apparatus, includes: a developer accommodating portion, constituted by a frame, for accommodating a developer; a sheet member, provided on the frame in contact with a rotatable member, for preventing the developer from leaking out from a gap between the developer accommodating portion and the rotatable member; and a resin member for fixing the sheet member on the frame, wherein the resin member is formed on the frame by injection molding of a resin material and is fixed to the sheet member by welding.
US09367022B2
A toner conveyance device includes a conveyance channel through which toner is transported, communicating with a conveyance origin and a destination container disposed inside an image forming apparatus, a conveyor disposed in the conveyance channel to rotate in the conveyance channel, a driving source to drive the conveyor; and a slide-assist sheet attached to an inner face of the conveyance channel positioned facing the conveyor.
US09367019B2
An electric wire member includes at least one bending portion that electrically connects a processing unit for performing an image forming process on a paper to a high voltage board for supplying a high voltage to the processing unit, and the at least one bending portion includes a coil type bending portion having a coil shape of one turn or more.
US09367014B2
An image forming apparatus has an image forming unit that forms an image on a sheet, a fixing unit that performs fixing of the sheet on which the image is formed, a first conveyance route that has a reverse conveyance route and a second conveyance route that does not pass the reverse conveyance route, and a control unit that performs first control for conveying a previously printed sheet which is printed previously via the first conveyance route and second control for conveying a subsequently printed sheet which is printed subsequently via the second conveyance route, and exerts control to feed the previously printed sheet and the subsequently printed sheet in an overlapped manner after the first conveyance route and the second conveyance route merge together.
US09367013B2
An imaging device includes: a housing having an opening in a surface thereof facing a subject; a light source that irradiates the subject with light; a two-dimensional image sensor that captures, from inside of the housing through the opening; an image of the subject illuminated by the light source; an optical member that is disposed between the two-dimensional image sensor and the opening and that transmits light reflected off the subject; and a contamination inspection member that is disposed between the opening and the optical member and that causes inspection light for inspecting contamination on the optical member to be incident upon the two-dimensional image sensor via the optical member.
US09367010B2
According to an embodiments, provided is a fixing device that includes: an endless fixing belt, heats and melts a toner image, and has flexibility; a stationary member that is set stationary on an inner peripheral surface side of the fixing belt and comes into contact under pressure to form a nip portion; and a reinforcement member that is set stationary on the inner peripheral surface side of the fixing belt and comes into abutment with the stationary member. If it is assumed that a length of the nip portion in a direction of conveyance of the recording medium is designated as A; and a length between an upstream-side abutment portion and a downstream-side abutment portion at which the stationary member and the reinforcement member come into abutment with each other is designated as B, following relation is established: A
US09367008B2
The present invention is directed to providing an electrophotographic member including a conductive elastic layer having high thermal insulation properties and excellent dimensional stability. The electrophotographic member having an elastic layer which includes a plurality of voids derived from resin microballoons connected to and made open to each other and contains an ion conducting agent.
US09367006B2
An image heating apparatus includes: an endless belt; a rotatable member configured to cooperate with the endless belt to form the nip; a back-up member including a heater and an electrode portion connected with the heater; an electric energy supply member mounted to the back-up member; a regulating member mounted to the back-up member to regulate movement of the endless belt in a longitudinal direction of the belt; and a covering member for covering the electrode portion when the endless belt is inserted and removed in a longitudinal direction in the state that the electric energy supply member and the regulating member are dismounted from the back-up member.
US09367005B2
An operational imaging device and method using a predetermined set of operating parameter determining (OPD) equations forming an OPD equation set for providing one or more operational parameter values for processing of a media sheet. The OPD equation set, stored in the operational imaging device, is solved using values for a set of N variables measured by an operational sensor set in the operational imaging device. Each equation solution determines a value for one of the operating parameters. The OPD equation set is generated by a training system using a continuum training engine. A training data set containing measured variable values of the set of N variables is collected using by a training sensor set. The training data set includes empirical best match data values for the one or more operational parameters based on a comparison of a model image to images produced by a training imaging device.
US09367003B2
An image heating apparatus includes: a rotatable cylindrical belt; a heater, provided inside the belt, for heating the belt; and an overheating preventing element, including a circuit which is opened when abnormal temperature rise occurs, for interrupting electric power supply to the heater. The overheating preventing element is provided at a position, inside the belt, where the overheating preventing element is free from direct heat radiation emitted from said heater.
US09367001B1
An image forming apparatus includes a fixing unit that fixes a toner image on a surface of a recording medium while transporting the recording medium with a contact portion of a first member and a second member, and a moving unit that moves at least one of the first member and the second member toward a direction intersecting with a transport direction of the recording medium, wherein a toner has a sea and island structure of a sea portion containing a binder resin and an island portion containing a release agent, a maximum frequent value in distribution of the eccentricity B of the island portion containing the release agent is in a range of from 0.75 to 0.95, a skewness in the distribution of the eccentricity B is from −1.10 to −0.50, and the eccentricity B is defined in the specification.
US09366997B2
An image forming apparatus (1) includes an image forming section (12), an intermediate transfer belt (125), a drive roller (125A), a secondary transfer roller (210), a brush section (80), a cleaning device (70), a power supply device (81), and a ground portion (82). The brush section (80) is disposed at a location downstream of the secondary transfer roller (210) in a direction of travel of the intermediate transfer belt (125) and facing the drive roller (125A) with the intermediate transfer belt (125) in between. A potential difference is applied between the brush section (80) and the secondary transfer roller (210) by the power supply device (81) and the ground portion (82), so that an electric current having the same polarity as a normal charge polarity flows from the brush section (80) through the drive roller (125A) to the secondary transfer roller (210).
US09366987B2
A developing roller is provided, which is capable of controlling a solid black density and a dot density at higher levels than currently available levels. An image forming apparatus employing the developing roller is also provided. The developing roller (1) includes a tubular base layer (4) of an elastic material, and a surface layer (6) of an elastic material provided on an outer peripheral surface (5) of the base layer (4), wherein the thickness d1 (mm) of the surface layer, the roller resistance R′ (log Ω as measured with an application voltage of 10 V) of the base layer, and the roller resistance R (log Ω as measured with an application voltage of 100 V) of a stack including the base layer and the surface layer satisfy the following expressions (1) to (3): 1.0≦R−R′ (1) 0.1≦d1≦2 (2) 7.5≦R≦8.5 (3) The image forming apparatus incorporates the developing roller.
US09366982B2
To provide a toner for developing an electrostatic image, the toner including toner particles, wherein the toner particles contain: a non-crystalline resin A; and a crystalline resin, wherein the crystalline resin contains a crystalline resin C containing a urethane bond, or a urea bond, or both thereof, and wherein the toner particles each have a sea-island structure, where the resin C is dispersed in the non-crystalline resin on a cross-section of the toner particle.
US09366981B2
A toner which includes a binder resin, a colorant and a hydrocarbon wax has a ratio W1/W2 of the half width W1 (° C.) of a endothermic peak derived from melting of the hydrocarbon wax in a first temperature rise process on the toner to the half width W2 (° C.) of a endothermic peak derived from melting of the hydrocarbon wax in a second temperature rise process, as measured with a differential scanning calorimeter, with the ratio W1/W2 being not less than 0.50 and not more than 0.90.
US09366980B2
A process for making colored polyester latex by phase inversion emulsification is described.
US09366974B2
A substrate stage and an empty-weight canceling mechanism that supports an empty weight of the substrate stage are made up of separate bodies. Accordingly, the size and weight of the substrate stage (a structure including the substrate stage) can be reduced, compared with the case where the substrate stage and the empty-weight canceling mechanism are integrally configured. Further, due to movement of an X coarse movement stage and a Y coarse movement stage by an X drive mechanism and a Y drive mechanism, the substrate stage is driven in an XY plane and also the empty-weight canceling mechanism that supports the empty weight of the substrate stage is driven. With this operation, the substrate stage can be driven without difficulty even when the substrate stage and the empty-weight canceling mechanism are configured of separate bodies.
US09366968B2
An imaging optical system for a projection exposure system has at least one anamorphically imaging optical element. This allows a complete illumination of an image field in a first direction with a large object-side numerical aperture in this direction, without the extent of the reticle to be imaged having to be enlarged and without a reduction in the throughput of the projection exposure system occurring.
US09366966B2
Methods and apparatuses for minimizing line edge/width roughness in lines formed by photolithography are provided. In one example, a method of processing a substrate, the method includes applying a photoresist layer comprising a photoacid generator to a substrate, exposing a first portion of the photoresist layer unprotected by a photomask to a radiation light in a lithographic exposure process, and applying an electric field or a magnetic field to alter movement of photoacid generated from the photoacid generator substantially in a vertical direction.
US09366964B2
A composition comprising: A) polymer that comprises: L is CX—CYZ, where X, Y, and Z are independently hydrogen, an alkyl, or a substituted alkyl; and, M is an alkylene, an arylene, a substituted alkylene, a substituted arylene, or C(O)O—W—, where W is an alkylene or a substituted alkylene; and R′, R″, and R′″ are independently selected from an aromatic hydrocarbon, an aliphatic hydrocarbon, or a substituted hydrocarbon that comprises one or more of O, N, S, or Si atoms, provided that at least one of R′, R″, and R′″ is selected from alkoxyl, aryloxyl, hydroxyl, halide, carboxyl, or carbonate; and, p is from 1 to 10,000; and the polymer does not comprise a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane structure; and B) a polymer formed from a composition comprising at least one Si-containing compound as described herein. Compositions are suitable for microelectronic applications, and have improved adhesion to photoresists polymers.
US09366948B2
A light source unit includes a red light source, a first blue-light source, a fluorescent material, a second blue light source and an optical system. The red light source emits light in red wavelength range. The first blue-light source emits light in a first blue-wavelength range. The fluorescent material receives the light in the first blue-wavelength range and emits light in a green wavelength range. The second blue-light source emits light in a second blue-wavelength range whose wavelengths are longer than those in the first blue-wavelength range. An optical system guides the light emitted from the red light source, the light emitted from the second blue-light source, and the light emitted from the fluorescent material, along a unique optical path.
US09366947B2
Light source device, apparatus for directing cooling air over the light source device, and projector
In one embodiment, a light source device includes a tubular body disposed in the front side of a reflection mirror in the light emission direction and surrounding an arc tube. A pair of ducts connects with the tubular body and are provided with a first channel and a second channel to guide air. A channel switching mechanism allows air to flow through the first channel or the second channel. The tubular body includes a pair of communicating ports configured to supply air flowing through the first channel and the second channel toward the light emission portion. The pair of communicating ports are disposed on a virtual line passing through the center line of the arc tube and crossing the vertical direction and the horizontal direction as viewed in a direction along the center line.
US09366946B2
A projection apparatus has an optical device configured to be capable of diffusing coherent light beams, an irradiation unit configured to irradiate the coherent light beams to the optical device so that the coherent light beams scan the optical device, a light modulator that is illuminated by coherent light beams incident on and diffused at respective points of the optical device from the irradiation unit, a projection optical system configured to project a modulated image generated by the light modulator onto a scattering plane, and an intermediate optical system provided between the optical device and the light modulator, configured to restrict an diffusion angle of coherent light beams diffused by the optical device.
US09366938B1
A substantially planar waveguide for dynamically controlling the out-of-plane angle at which a light beam exits the waveguide. Generally, liquid crystal materials may be disposed within a waveguide in a cladding proximate or adjacent to a core layer of the waveguide. In one example, the waveguide may contain one or more taper regions such that the light beam exits the waveguide and propagates out-of-the-plane of the waveguide into an out-coupling medium at a propagation angle. In one example, the waveguide may contain one or more electrodes onto which one or more voltages may be applied. The magnitude of the propagation angle may be electronically controlled by altered by controlling or altering the magnitude of the one or more applied voltages.
US09366930B2
A structure for preventing deteriorations of a light-emitting device and retaining sufficient capacitor elements (condenser) required by each pixel is provided. A first passivation film, a second metal layer, a flattening film, a barrier film, and a third metal layer are stacked in this order over a transistor. A side face of a first opening provided with the flattening film is covered by the barrier film, a second opening is formed inside the first opening, and a third metal layer is connected to a semiconductor via the first opening and the second opening. A capacitor element that is formed of a lamination of a semiconductor of a transistor, a gate insulating film, a gate electrode, the first passivation film, and the second metal layer is provided.
US09366928B2
A thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) array substrate comprises a display area comprising a gate line, a data line and a common electrode line, a pixel electrode and a first thin film transistor (TFT) formed in each sub-pixel area defined by the gate line and data line which are crossed with each other; and a test area located at the peripheral of the display area and comprising a first test one, a second test line, a testing electrode and a second TFT, and the common electrode line extending to the test area from the display area, wherein a part of the second test line constitutes a gate electrode of the second TFT; the source electrode of the second TFT is electrically connected with the first test line; a drain of the second TFT is electrically connected with the common electrode fine; and the common electrode line is connected with the testing electrode.
US09366913B2
An active matrix liquid crystal display device including a counter substrate and an element substrate firmly attached with each other with a sealant, and a liquid crystal layer between the counter substrate and the element substrate is provided. The counter substrate is provided with at least a resin layer. An outer end portion of the resin layer is not exposed to the outside atmosphere. The resin layer and the sealant at least partly overlap with each other when seen from a cross section of the liquid crystal display device. A moisture impermeable layer is formed between the resin layer and the sealant.
US09366906B2
The present invention relates to photoreactive compounds that are particularly useful in materials for the alignment of liquid crystals.
US09366896B2
A semiconductor layer of a transistor is formed of an oxide semiconductor film including a crystal part. An organic resin film covering the transistor is formed. By treatment such as drying treatment on the organic resin film in a cell process, variations in the threshold voltage of the oxide semiconductor transistor due to moisture can be suppressed. A common electrode faces a pixel electrode. The common electrode and the pixel electrode are formed over the organic resin film with an insulating film provided therebetween. Therefore, a capacitor can be provided to a liquid crystal element if a pixel does not include a wiring for a storage capacitor. An antistatic electrode is provided on the outer side of a color filter substrate and the capacitance between the antistatic electrode and the common electrode is utilized, so that the liquid crystal display device can be used as a touch panel.
US09366895B2
Various methods and apparatus relating to a multi-level layer (140, 440, 540, 640, 740) are disclosed.
US09366894B2
To suppress a variation in characteristics of a transistor due to a released gas from an organic insulating film so that reliability of a display device is increased. The display device includes a transistor, an organic insulating film which is provided over the transistor in order to reduce unevenness due to the transistor, and a capacitor over the organic insulating film. An entire surface of the organic insulating film is not covered with components (a transparent conductive layer and an inorganic insulating film) of the capacitor, and a released gas from the organic insulating film can be released to the outside from exposed part of an upper surface of the organic insulating film.
US09366893B2
A liquid crystal display device includes a bottom cover including a horizontal surface, and a side surface; a first guide panel coupled with the bottom cover, surrounding peripheral portions of a backlight unit using a first vertical portion, and including a first horizontal portion protruding perpendicularly toward an inner side of the first vertical portion; and a second guide panel including a second vertical portion placed right on an outer side surface of the first vertical portion, and a second horizontal portion protruding perpendicularly toward an inner side of the second vertical portion and onto a top surface of which the liquid crystal panel is fixed, wherein a rib protrudes at a top surface of the first horizontal portion, and a rib groove, into which the rib is inserted, is formed at a bottom surface of the second horizontal portion.
US09366892B2
A touch display device includes a case, a liquid crystal display unit and a frame body. The case has a receiving space. The liquid crystal display unit is disposed in the receiving space of the case. The liquid crystal display unit has a display surface. At least one printed circuit layer is disposed on the display surface. Multiple transmitters and multiple receivers are electrically connected on the printed circuit layer. The frame body is mounted on the case to cover the printed circuit layer. The printed circuit layer is directly formed on the display surface of the liquid crystal display unit so that the cost for the circuit boards is saved. In this case, the manufacturing cost of the touch display device is lowered. Moreover, the total thickness of the touch display device is reduced and the installation is facilitated.
US09366880B2
A replaceable arm structure for spectacles comprises a joint unit disposed between a frame and an arm. A front end of the joint unit is pivotally connected to the frame, and a rear end of the joint unit forms a horizontal spindle perpendicularly connected to a radial locating shaft. A horizontal axial hole and an axial cutout slot communicating with a radial locating slot perpendicularly are formed on a front end of the arm. The rear end of the joint unit is pivotally connected to the arm by fitting the horizontal spindle with the horizontal axial hole. The rear end of the joint unit and the arm are fixed together by fitting the radial locating shaft with the radial locating slot.
US09366877B2
A planar diffractive optical element (DOE) lens is described herein. The planar DOE lens includes a substrate. The planar DOE lens further includes a first layer, the first layer being formed upon the substrate. The planar DOE lens further includes a diffractive optical element, the diffractive optical element being formed upon the first layer. The planar DOE lens further includes a second layer, the second layer being formed upon the first layer. The second layer is also formed over the diffractive optical element. The second layer encloses the diffractive optical element between the first layer and the second layer. The second layer includes a planar surface.
US09366876B2
A lens component 10 comprises K unit lenses 11, each extending in the X direction and having a common structure, arranged in parallel at a minimum period PL in the Y direction. Each unit lens 11 includes two partial lenses 121, 122 sectioned within the minimum period PL in the Y direction and a flat part 13 disposed between the partial lenses 121, 122. The partial lenses 121, 122 have respective optical axes different from each other but parallel to the Z direction and form images of a common point on an object surface onto an image surface A at respective positions different from each other.
US09366861B1
An improved particle effect projector is disclosed that reduces the energy density of a laser beam projected through a movie theater or other entertainment venue, comprising an F-theta lens, a beam expander and a beam focuser with a long focal length that approximates the distance between the particle effect projector and the movie screen or other surface onto which the particle effect beam is being projected.
US09366852B2
A corner reflector for armored vehicles includes a housing, a one-part or multi-part prism block fitted in the housing, an inwardly viewing window, an outwardly viewing window and an electronic screen for simultaneously looking through and feeding in text and/or image information. The screen is formed of a thin flat or film-like component.
US09366841B2
An imaging lens includes a first lens; a second lens; a third lens; a fourth lens; a fifth lens; and a sixth lens, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side. The first lens has a surface thereof on the object side having a positive curvature radius. The second lens has surfaces on the object side and the image plane side having positive curvature radii. The third lens has a surface on the object side having a positive curvature radius and a surface on the image plane side having a negative curvature radius. The fifth lens is formed has an aspheric shape surface on the object side. The sixth lens has an aspheric shape surface on the image plane side. The first to fourth lenses have refractive power weaker than that of the fifth and sixth lenses.
US09366838B2
A secure cable housing system for use within a secure fiber optic communications network is provided. The secure cable housing system includes a non-secure cable box and a secure equipment box. The secure network equipment box includes a secure interior cavity, and the non-secure cable box is smaller than the secure interior cavity such that the non-secure cable box fits within the secure interior cavity. The secure network equipment box allows the optical cable to be received into the secure interior cavity without disconnecting the fiber optic cable from the non-secure box.
US09366834B2
A pluggable optical transceiver, which is to be engaged with a rail prepared in the host system, is disclosed. The optical transceiver includes a housing that encloses optical and electrical components therein, a fastening screw that screws that engages the optical transceiver with the rail, and an actuator, which moves synchronously with the rotation of the fastening screw, protrudes from the side of the housing to be latched with the rail.
US09366815B2
An opto-electric hybrid board which is excellent in the mountability of an optical element and in flexibility is provided. The opto-electric hybrid board includes an electric circuit board, an optical waveguide, and metal layers. The electric circuit board includes an insulative layer having front and back surfaces, and optical element mounting pads formed on the front surface of the insulative layer. The optical waveguide includes a first cladding layer, and is formed on the back surface of the insulative layer of the electric circuit board in such a manner that the first cladding layer is in contact with the back surface of the insulative layer. The metal layers are provided between the insulative layer and the first cladding layer and disposed in corresponding relation to the optical element mounting pads.
US09366813B1
This invention is an optical improvement to minerals that exhibit an image translation capability. These minerals translate an image between faces; however, the minerals exhibit considerable crosstalk between crystal fibers, which reduce image sharpness, contrast, and signal. This invention greatly reduces crystal fiber crosstalk.
US09366811B2
A highly nonlinear optical fiber having an improved stimulated Brillouin scattering threshold is provided. The fiber includes a central core region made substantially from silica doped with aluminum, a trench region surrounding the central core region, and a silica cladding surrounding the trench region. The refractive index profile of the fiber is optimized. A refractive index difference of the central core region relative to the cladding (Δn+) is less than 26×10−3, and more preferably at or near 21×10−3. A refractive index difference of the trench region relative to the cladding (Δn−) is less than −5×10−3. The trench region is preferably doped with fluorine. The aluminum doping level of the central core region is preferably less than 14 wt % Al. A fiber doped with aluminum having this refractive index profile exhibits a significantly higher figure of merit (PthγLeff) than conventional germanium-doped fibers.
US09366806B2
The cladding absorption of a single-mode, gain-producing fibers is increased in fiber designs that includes a trench region disposed between the core and inner cladding regions. Increased cladding absorption is achieved while maintaining single-mode operation.
US09366805B2
A LED module includes a printed circuit board, LEDs which are vertically mounted on the printed circuit board and which emit light onto a side surface, and a contact member which is provided to come into contact with a light guide plate. The printed circuit board may be movably coupled to a bottom chassis. When the light guide plate undergoes thermal expansion, the LED module may move by pressing of the light guide plate acting on the contact member. Accordingly, a gap between the light guide plate and the LEDs may be uniformly maintained even when the light guide plate undergoes thermal expansion or is returned to an original state.
US09366804B2
The present invention provides a backplane and a backlight module and a liquid crystal display device using the backplane. The backplane includes: a bottom plate (2) and multiple side plates (4) connected to the bottom plate (2). The bottom plate (2) includes a base section (22) and a mounting section (24) connected to a lateral edge of the base section (22). The base section (22) has two ends that are each provided with a stepwise structure (222) for mounting a curved light guide plate to an inner side thereof. The mounting sections (24) has an outside surface that is curved for mounting a circuit board. The base section (22) has an outside surface on which first reinforcement ribs (226) and second reinforcement ribs (228) perpendicularly connected thereto are formed. The backplane and the backlight module and the liquid crystal display device using the backplane of the present invention help make the backplane simple in structure and easy to manufacture and simplifies the assembling operation and reduces the manufacturing cost.
US09366801B2
A light emitting module includes at least one light emitting chip mounted on a substrate, a sidewall including a fastener fastened to the substrate and surrounding the light emitting chip, and a transparent resin mixed with phosphor configured to fill a space partitioned by the sidewall.
US09366793B2
A circularly polarizing plate includes a polarizing film, a first optically anisotropic layer, and a second optically anisotropic layer in this order, in which the first optically anisotropic layer contains a twisted aligned liquid crystal compound of which a helical axis is a thickness direction thereof, a helix angle of the liquid crystal compound is 28.6±10°, an absorption axis of the polarizing film and an in-plane slow axis of the second optically anisotropic layer are parallel or orthogonal to each other, Δnd and ReB(550) respectively fall in predetermined value ranges. The circularly polarizing plate can sufficiently suppress the mixing of black with other colors in a front direction when being stuck on a display apparatus. A retardation plate used for the circularly polarizing plate and an organic EL display apparatus that have the circularly polarizing plate are also provided.
US09366792B2
A uniaxially stretched multi-layer laminate film includes 251 or more layers in which a first layer and a second layer are alternately laminated, wherein the first layer is composed of a polyester containing a 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylic acid component; the second layer is composed of a thermoplastic resin having an average refractive index of 1.60 or more and not more than 1.65 and having negative optical anisotropy or isotropy; an S polarization component has an average reflectance of 90% or more relative to the incident polarized light at an angle of incidence of 0 degree and 50 degrees, respectively; and a P polarization component has an average reflectance of not more than 15% relative to the incident polarized light at an angle of incidence of 0 degree and an average reflectance of 20% or more relative to the incident polarized light at an angle of incidence of 50 degrees.
US09366790B2
Retroreflective articles and methods of making the same, wherein the retroreflective articles (10) include composite cube-corner elements (12) having a first light transmissive polymeric layer (30), a second light transmissive polymeric layer (32), and an interface therebetween, wherein the first light transmissive polymeric layer has a first index of refraction, the second light transmissive polymeric layer has a second index of refraction, and the first and second indices of refraction have an absolute difference of at least 0.0002.
US09366779B2
A method for detecting a target in a soil using a metal detector, including: generating a transmit magnetic field for transmission into the soil based on a transmit signal; receiving a receive magnetic field; providing a receive signal induced by the receive magnetic field; determining, based on the receive signal, a model of at least two independent components of the receive signal which are due to signals from the soil; processing the receive signal to produce a set of data which is with effects of the signals from the soil reduced therein or removed therefrom by fitting the model to the receive signal, then subtracting the fitted model from the receive signal; and producing, based on the set of data, an indicator output signal for indicating a presence and/or identity of the target.
US09366777B2
The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for evaluating a porous earth formation. The method may include: generating an acoustic wave in a borehole fluid; measuring an attenuation of the acoustic wave; and estimating a permeability of an earth formation acoustically coupled to the borehole fluid using the estimated attenuation and a theoretical attenuation. The method may also include estimating a theoretical attenuation for the borehole fluid using acoustic properties of the borehole fluid. The apparatus for performing the method may include: an acoustic source, an acoustic sensor, and a processor configured to estimate the attenuation of an acoustic wave generated by the acoustic source.
US09366771B2
A method of modifying a seismic image of a subsurface region includes identifying a location within the seismic image that includes a distortion, indicating a structural change associated with the distortion, that is selected to at least partially correct for the distortion, identifying a region causing the distortion in which corrections to a velocity model corresponding to the seismic image are to be applied, performing an inversion for the region in accordance with the indicated structural change, updating the velocity model on the basis of the inversion, and producing a modified seismic image on the basis of the updated velocity model.
US09366751B2
A method for ascertaining and compensating for a misalignment angle of a radar sensor of a vehicle, includes generating a first set of data which contains information about a measured alignment of the radar sensor with respect to an instantaneous movement of the vehicle; generating a second set of data which contains information about a measured alignment of the reference axes defined at the vehicle with respect to the instantaneous movement of the vehicle; ascertaining a misalignment angle by comparing the generated first set of data to the generated second set of data; compensating for the ascertained misalignment angle by changing an emission direction of the main lobe of the antenna characteristic as a function of the ascertained misalignment angle.
US09366744B2
A method and apparatus for testing a transformer. A controller generates a switching signal and supplies the switching signal to a solid state switch in circuit with a test load of known magnitude, switching the solid state switch to place the test load in circuit with the transformer. A signal through or across the transformer is then measured. Methods and apparatus for testing a transformer comprise the controller and solid state switch placing a series of test loads of different known magnitudes in circuit with the transformer from the lowest magnitude to the highest, from the highest to the lowest, or both. Additionally, a test load array comprises a plurality of power resistors, a heat sink for accommodating the plurality of power resistors, and a material providing electrical insulation of the power resistors from the heat sink and thermal conductivity between the power resistors and the heat sink.
US09366740B2
Described here are a system and method for obtaining a time series of images that depict a subject using an inversion recovery (“IR”) pulse sequence with a unique data acquisition scheme that allows for the retrospective identification of an image having an optimal tissue contrast. Data acquisition is performed using a radial acquisition scheme such as, preferably, a vastly undersampled isotropic projection reconstruction (“VIPR”) scheme. Using VIPR and IR, combined with a unique projection ordering, a series of three-dimensional, high spatial resolution images with multiple different image contrasts can be obtained.
US09366739B2
A method for activating a magnetic resonance system having a transmit antenna arrangement is provided. The transmit antenna arrangement includes a plurality of independent high-frequency transmit channels with a respectively assigned transmit antenna. Each high-frequency transmit channel has a controllable oscillator. The individual high-frequency transmit channels are activated with independent transmit pulses, and a frequency of the controllable oscillators is controlled independently. At least two of the controllable oscillators therefore oscillate in different frequencies.
US09366737B2
An electrically-controlled failsafe switch is included in an MRI transmit-and-receive RF coil assembly so as to protect it from induced RF currents in the event it is disconnected from an MRI system, but inadvertently left linked to strong MRI RF fields during imaging procedures using other RF coils.
US09366720B2
In a method for manufacturing a sensor chip a spacer (3) is arranged at the front side (11) of a substrate (1) at which front side (11) a sensing element (2) is arranged, too. Holes (14) are etched for building vias (15) extending through the substrate (1) between the front side (11) of the substrate (1) and its back side (12). After etching, the holes (14) are filled with conductive material to complete the vias (15). The spacer (3) provides protection to the sensing element (2) and the sensing chip throughout the manufacturing process.
US09366710B1
A wideband four noise parameter extraction method uses randomly distributed source states; the data are collected using wideband electro-mechanical tuners and noise and small signal receivers (network analyzers) in fast frequency sweeps; because of the random nature of source impedances reliable noise parameter values are extracted using selected source admittance states, distinctly regrouped in a cluster around the reflection factor associated with the optimum noise figure Fmin and a cluster located anti-diametric to it for determining the equivalent noise resistance Rn. Multiple noise parameter extractions for all possible cross-combinations of source impedance states in each cluster at each measured frequency allows reliable and physically meaningful generation of wideband noise parameters, even for very low noise and potentially unstable DUT's.
US09366706B2
A system for sensing human activity by monitoring impedance includes a signal generator for generating an alternating current (AC) signal, the AC signal applied to an object, a reactance altering element coupled to the AC signal, an envelope generator for converting a returned AC signal to a time-varying direct current (DC) signal, and an analog-to-digital converter for determining a defined impedance parameter of the time-varying DC signal, where the defined impedance parameter defines an electromagnetic resonant attribute of the object.
US09366704B2
A method for modeling power usage within a macrogrid uses data relating to the behavioral patterns and states (“BA”) of the users, data relating to external impacts on power usage and disaggregated power consumption data in at least one premises within the macrogrid (forming “power usage model data”) and thereafter a method of forecasting and predicting future power requirements within the macrogrid uses such power usage model data.
US09366701B2
A bidirectional voltage differentiator circuit comprises start-up circuitry, sensing circuitry, and output circuitry coupled to logic circuitry. The start-up circuitry acts to start-up the sensing circuitry when the circuit is powered on, and accelerates the response of the sensing circuitry thereafter. The sensing circuitry senses variation in an input voltage applied to an input node. Responsive to the voltage variation sensed by the sensing circuitry, the output circuitry produces a state change at a first or second output node. The logic circuitry receives the states of the output nodes and produces a logic output signal to indicate the occurrence of the variation sensed in the input voltage. The voltage sensing circuit is operable to sense variation of the input voltage regardless of whether the voltage is rising or falling and without regard to the DC value of the input voltage.
US09366700B2
A current sensor includes a conductive element, and at least two magnetic field sensors arranged on the conductive element and configured to sense a magnetic field generated by a current through the conductive element, wherein the at least two magnetic field sensors are arranged on opposite sides of a line perpendicular to a current flow direction in the conductive element. The current sensor further includes an insulating layer arranged between the conductive element and the magnetic field sensors, and at least two conductor traces provided on the insulating layer, wherein one end of the conductor traces connects to a respective magnetic field sensor, and the other end of the conductor traces providing a terminal for outputting the sensor signals. The conductor traces are arranged such that they do not extend entirely around the conductive element.
US09366688B2
Systems and methods for determining an effective wind speed are disclosed. A system includes a first detector, a second detector and a processing unit. The first detector includes a heated temperature-sensing element having a heater and a first temperature sensor, and a first housing at least partially housing the heated temperature-sensing element. The second detector includes a non-heated temperature-sensing element having a second temperature sensor, a second housing at least partially housing the non-heated temperature-sensing element. The processing unit can be adapted to determine the effective wind speed according to a temperature at the heated temperature-sensing element, a temperature at the non-heated temperature-sensing element, and/or a difference between these temperatures and in accordance with an algorithm or table of values. The heated and non-heated temperature-sensing elements and their respective first housing and second housing are collinear, proximal and parallel to the conductor, and protected from precipitation by a shield.
US09366685B1
The present invention provides a rapid, sensitive method for forensic drug testing in a post-mortem subject using oral fluid collected from the post-mortem subject. The method comprises collecting a sample of oral fluid from a post-mortem subject, analyzing the oral fluid sample qualitatively to detect the presence of one or more drugs, and analyzing the oral fluid sample quantitatively to determine the concentration of the one or more drugs in the post-mortem subject. The method is about three times more effective with respect to detection of one or more drugs compared to the conventional use of blood, urine, bile, and liver tissue collected from the same post-mortem subject. Further, the amount of time needed to obtain the qualitative and quantitative results from the method of the present invention is at least twice as fast compared to conventional methods using blood, urine, bile, and liver tissue.
US09366683B2
The present invention relates to methods and compositions for monitoring subjects suffering from a renal injury. In particular, the invention relates to using assays that detect Beta-2-glycoprotein 1 as a prognostic biomarker in renal injuries.
US09366672B2
Methods of binding and detecting a microorganism on a solid substrate. The microorganism is bound on a solid substrate covalently bound to a capture agent having a saccharide moiety. A lectin capable of binding to the microorganism and the saccharide moiety of the capture agent is added to the sample to bind the microorganism on the solid substrate. Further provided are biosensor devices, such as a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) device or a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) device, that incorporate the solid substrate for the detection of microorganisms.
US09366668B2
A device and array coupled to capture molecules are provided. Specifically, the device and array can be used for detecting the presence and concentration of biomarkers in a sample from a subject. The device and array can also allow the use of a method for scoring a sample for, e.g., the purpose of diagnosing a disease. The method can also be advantageous to applications where there is a need to accurately determine the disease stage of a subject for the purpose of making therapeutic decisions.
US09366667B2
The invention is directed to a isolated a Piscine reovirus associated with HSMI in teleosts, and isolated nucleic acids sequences and peptides thereof. The invention also relates to diagnostic antibodies against antigens derived from Piscine reoviruses. In another aspect, the invention relates to iRNAs which target nucleic acid sequences of Piscine reoviruses. In another aspect, the invention is related to methods for detecting the presence or absence of Piscine reoviruses in an animal.
US09366663B2
A sample cartridge for measuring the electrical characteristics of a liquid sample, which is made by forming an insulating material into a tubular body and is capable of holding the liquid sample in a region that is constituted by the surfaces of electrodes that are respectively inserted from openings of both ends into an inner cavity and the surface of the inner cavity, and in which a narrowing portion located between two facing electrodes and having a narrowed inner cavity is provided in the region.
US09366655B2
System and method for enabling ultrasonic inspection of a variable and irregular shape. The system comprises one or more ultrasonic pulser/receivers, one or more ultrasonic transducer arrays, a shoe or jig to hold and position the array(s), data acquisition software to drive the array(s), and data analysis software to select a respective best return signal for each pixel to be displayed. This system starts with information about the general orientation of the array relative to the part and a general predicted part shape. More specific orientation of the transmitted ultrasound beams relative to the part surface is done electronically by phasing the elements in the array(s) to cover the expected (i.e., predicted) surface as well as the full range of part surface variability.
US09366637B2
A method for establishing distortion properties of an optical system in a microlithographic measurement system is provided. The optical system has at least one pupil plane, in which the distortion properties of the optical system are established on the basis of measuring at least one distortion pattern, which the optical system generates when imaging a predetermined structure in an image field. The distortion properties of the optical system are established on the basis of a plurality of measurements of distortion patterns, in which these measurements differ from one another in respect of the intensity distribution present in each case in the pupil plane.
US09366629B2
Process for metering lead in a sample of original water, in which is placed a sample of the water of which at least a substantial portion of the colloidal and organic material is passed in solution (sample of pretreated water), having: a first stage, starting from a sample of pretreated water with an adjusted pH, the lead is concentrated and the other parasitic ions are at least partially eliminated to obtain a sample of water that is concentrated with lead and substantially lacking in other parasitic ions (sample of lead-concentrated water); and a second stage in which, starting from the sample of lead-concentrated water, the sample of lead-concentrated water is mixed with a selective, lead-sensitive fluorescent probe whose fluorescence intensity/lead metering function is known; then, the thus produced water/fluorescent probe mixture is excited by the light, and the fluorescence intensity of the thus excited water/fluorescent probe mixture is collected optically; finally, starting from the thus detected fluorescence intensity, the lead metering of the sample to be metered is determined based on the fluorescence intensity/lead metering function.
US09366627B2
A light transmittance measuring apparatus includes a housing made of opaque material, a light source device disposed in the housing and for emitting a first light beam and a second light beam to the object, a light sensor and a microcontroller. The first light beam and the second light beam have different wavelength ranges and have a first light intensity value and a second light intensity value, respectively. The light sensor is for sensing the first and second light beams after passing through the object and obtaining a third and fourth light intensity values, respectively. The microcontroller is for comparing the first and third light intensity values to obtain the light transmittance of the object under the first light beam and compare the second and fourth light intensity values to obtain the light transmittance of the object under the second light beam.
US09366624B2
Disclosed is an apparatus for measuring turbidity, which includes a body case and includes a light source device, a light path absorption cell, a light path reception and detection module, a screen and a central processing unit, all of which are disposed on the body case. Spectrum of the light ray emitted by the light source device mainly has wavelengths in a range of 350 nm to 1000 nm. The spectrum has two peak wavelengths, one of which is in a range of 400 nm to 500 nm and has a half-peak width in a range of 5 nm to 50 nm, and the other of which is in a range of 550 nm to 750 nm and has a half-peak width in a range of 50 nm to 150 nm. Also disclosed is a method for rapidly measuring turbidity. By means of the present invention, turbidity of water sample can be measured accurately, simply, steadily and in high sensitivity.
US09366623B2
The invention relates to a method for optically analyzing a sample liquid (34) contained in a sample container (24a-h), wherein the sample liquid (34) contains at least one substance (40) in at least partially dissolved form, comprising the following steps: providing at least one sample container (24a-h) filled with sample liquid (34); illuminating the at least one sample container (24a-h) by means of a light source (18a-h); and recording an image of an identification pattern (32a-h) associated with the at least one sample container (24a-h) by means of an image recording device (22) that produces image data, wherein the optical path (OP) is selected in such a way that the sample liquid (34) contained in the at least one sample container (24a-h) lies at least partially between the image recording plane (36) of the image recording device (22) and the identification pattern (32a-h). The invention further relates to an analysis device for carrying out the method.
US09366618B2
An arrangement for monitoring the functionality of a structural adhesive layer to be fabricated between a first surface of a stiffening element and another component. A sensor block is bonded to a second surface of the stiffening component opposite to the first surface. The area of the structural adhesive layer incorporates a plurality of air openings and vacuum openings that vertically extend through the stiffening component and structural adhesive layer and the sensor block. The air openings are interconnected among each other by at least one air channel, and the vacuum openings by at least one vacuum channel. At least one of the channels is connected to an evaluator unit to detect a failure of the structural adhesive layer.
US09366616B2
Apparatus and methods are described for automatically performing set-up steps for flow cytometry operations. The invention provides for the spatial determination of a flow stream and the subsequent automatic alignment of analysis devices and/or collection vessels. The automatic determination of flow stream properties provides for the automatic configuration flow cytometer parameters.
US09366615B2
In a process for testing filters (4) and (13) of treatment fluid of a hemodiafiltration apparatus (1), each filter has a wet semipermeable membrane (5, 14) which separates a gas-filled first chamber (6 and 15) from a liquid-filled second chamber (7 and 16). The first chambers are pressurized by a pump (19) supplying air, while the second chambers are placed in depression by a drainage pump (17) of used dialysis fluid. A first closed system is formed which includes the first chambers and a second closed system is formed which includes the second chambers. Two pressure gauges (P1 and P2) monitor the pressure in the two closed systems for a predetermined time. The monitoring provides indications relating to the filter integrity.
US09366609B2
Provided is a hardness tester and method including an indentation former creating an indentation in a sample surface with an indenter; a first area calculator calculating an area of the indentation during application of pressure, the indentation being formed in the sample surface while the indenter is pressed against the sample; an image capture controller controlling a CCD camera to obtain image data of the sample surface; a second area calculator calculating the area of the indentation remaining in the sample surface based on the obtained image data; an elasticity index calculator calculating an elasticity index of the sample based on the area of the indentation during application of pressure and the area of the indentation calculated by the second area calculator; and a hardness value calculator calculating a hardness value of the sample based on the indentation remaining in the sample surface.
US09366606B1
The present description provides, in some embodiments, an apparatus for mixing a fluid in a circuit having an inlet channel defining a flow path for a fluid including particulate matter, a first reagent channel in fluid communication with the inlet channel and defining a first reagent flow path for a first reagent, the inlet channel and first reagent channel configured to shear the fluid entering the first reagent channel from the inlet channel at a first junction, a shearing channel in fluid communication with the inlet channel and first reagent channel at the first junction, and a diffusion channel in fluid communication with the shearing channel at a second junction, the sheared fluid collectable into the diffusion channel such that the fluid is compressed at least in part by the first reagent to have a thickness close to a diameter of the particulate matter in the fluid.
US09366601B1
A wafer fabrication monitoring/control system and method is disclosed. The invention utilizes Multiple Internal Reflection Infrared Detection (MIR-IR) to provide a highly sensitive (sub-10 nm, in-situ, ex-situ) on-wafer monitoring and characterization apparatus and method. The disclosed system and method has many practical applications to the development of advanced microfabrication technologies for sub-32 nm node CMOS semiconductor devices and provides support for formulation design, photolithographic patterning, etching/ashing of photoresists, plasma reactive ion etching (RIE) for trench/via patterning of low k dielectric, bottom anti-reflective coatings (BARCs), etch stop layers, and minimization/removal of plasma-etch polymers, development/confirmation of wet cleaning formulations and effectiveness for post CMP and post-etch cleaning.
US09366592B2
An arm type three-dimensional measuring apparatus includes: a multi-jointed arm mechanism including a probe in a distal end; a processing part for computing a position of the probe, the probe being manually moved; a sensor which is formed in each axis of the multi-jointed arm mechanism and detects at least a force in one predetermined direction and torques in two predetermined axial directions generated in an attitude state of the multi-jointed arm mechanism, wherein the processing part computes a deflection amount in each axis of the multi-jointed arm mechanism based on an output of the sensor and sequentially computes a position of the probe based on the deflection amount.
US09366579B2
A thermal processing and control system (10) includes a thermal processing station (12) for receiving food products (14) being carried on a conveyor system (16). A first scanning station (18) is located upstream from a similar processing station (12) for scanning the food products being carried by the conveyor (16). A second scanning station (20) is located downstream of the thermal processing station (12). A diverter conveyor (24) diverts selected food products (14) from the conveyor (16) to a transverse conveyor (26) which is capable of positioning the diverted food product onto a temperature measurement station (28), whereat the temperature of the food product is measured, either manually or automatically.
US09366576B2
An apparatus for detecting electromagnetic radiation within a target frequency range is provided. The apparatus includes a substrate and one or more resonator structures disposed on the substrate. The substrate can be a dielectric or semiconductor material. Each of the one or more resonator structures has at least one dimension that is less than the wavelength of target electromagnetic radiation within the target frequency range, and each of the resonator structures includes at least two conductive structures separated by a spacing. Charge carriers are induced in the substrate near the spacing when the resonator structures are exposed to the target electromagnetic radiation. A measure of the change in conductivity of the substrate due to the induced charge carriers provides an indication of the presence of the target electromagnetic radiation.
US09366563B2
A scale assembly for determining a weight and converted volume of fluid and gas withdrawn from a tank. A plurality of lift cylinders and cam linkages are arranged in paired and perimeter spaced fashion about a perimeter of the tank in extending fashion through an associated support flange. The cam linkages are normally biased in a first position to restrain the tank into contact with the support surface, the linkages being actuated in a second position to release the tank for subsequent elevation by the lift cylinders. A load cell is arranged in communication between each of the lift cylinders and the pallet support surfaces and, upon being recalibrated following tank elevation, measures the weight and converted volume of the delivered fluid.
US09366562B2
A liquid proving system is provided with a small volume liquid prover draining into a liquid holding tank that has capacity for multiple proving measurements. The small volume liquid prover can either be top-filled or bottom-filled, or exclusively bottom-filled. A liquid holding tank baffle assembly contains saturated vapor from an initial number of fills of the liquid holding tank within the small volume prover to improve overall accuracy of the proving measurements. When liquid is pumped into the prover evaporation of the liquid being pumped into the prover, and release of vapors from the prover, is inhibited due to the saturated vapor environment established by a saturated vapor volume in the prover, which results in a more accurate prover measurement of liquid pumped into the prover. The saturated vapor volume is contained with a vapor tank baffle assembly in the liquid holding tank; a vapor conduit connecting the interior of the liquid holding tank to the interior of the prover; and the interior volume of the prover.
US09366557B2
Thermal flow sensors are disclosed. An example thermal flow sensor includes a chip substrate; a heater mounted to a first membrane on the chip substrate; and a temperature sensor mounted to a second membrane on the chip substrate, the second membrane being isolated from the first membrane by material of the chip substrate.
US09366552B2
A sensor assembly for use in downhole deployment is disclosed. The assembly has a cylindrical housing having a hollow interior and a cartridge sub-assembly housed in the cylindrical housing. The cartridge sub-assembly has a sensor element, a first printed circuit board (PCB) securing the sensor element in a holding position, and a first potting sealing the first PCB and the sensor element in the holding position. The cartridge sub-assembly is secured in the hollow interior by a second potting. Additionally, a method of manufacturing the sensor assembly and an array of sensor assemblies are disclosed.
US09366548B2
The embodiments described herein include systems with a variable reluctance sensor (VRS) interface and methods of their operation that may reduce the probability of erroneous transitions in a resulting generated detect signal. As such, the VRS interface can improve the accuracy of position and/or motion determinations, and thus can improve the performance of a wide variety of devices that use variable reluctance sensors. In one embodiment the VRS interface uses a comparator with hysteresis to generate a trailing edge signal. In another embodiment the VRS interface uses bias voltages to reduce the probability of erroneous transitions in a trailing edge signal. In either case the VRS interface can prevent erroneous transitions in the detect signal and thus may improve the performance and accuracy of the system.
US09366541B2
The present invention includes a method for sequencing a meter route. The method may include a step for adding routes or premises to a map. This step may be implemented as a user initiated action with the operator creating a new route based on preexisting routes as a starting point. The premises or existing routes may correspond to a particular zip code. In one embodiment, every premise may be tied to a route.
US09366537B2
A compass system configured to compensate for electromagnetic interference in a vehicle is provided that includes an electronic device that is sensitive to electromagnetic interference (EMI), wherein the electronic device is positioned in a vehicle such that the electronic device receives EMI from another accessory in the vehicle, and wherein the electronic device is configured to compensate for the EMI, such that the EMI field caused by the accessory can be detected and added to existing calibration point while the accessory is powered on.
US09366533B2
Control section (160) is configured to measure the azimuth of electronic device (100) on the basis of the result detected by geomagnetic sensor (120) for detecting geomagnetism, and on the basis of the result detected by motion sensor (130) for detecting movement of electronic device (100), and is configured, while motion sensor (130) is detecting that electronic device (100) is stationary, to measure the azimuth of electronic device (100) only on the basis of the result detected by motion sensor (130), and the azimuth measured by control section (160) is displayed by display section (170).
US09366529B2
A texture automatic monitoring system for measuring surface texture of a road surface compacted by a road roller is measured by texture measurement equipment mounted on the road roller. The road surface texture measurement equipment comprises a height measurement instrument disposed on the compaction roller that measures height from the road surface, a moving distance detecting instrument that generates a signal corresponding to the moving distance of the road roller, a data processing unit that calculates the moving distance of the road roller based on the moving distance detecting signal, and calculates one or more road surface property values indicating the road surface texture by using the measured value of the height acquired from the height measurement instrument and the calculated moving distance, and a displaying unit which displays the calculated road surface property value.
US09366528B2
Instruments for measuring and/or controlling the thickness of a coating applied to a substrate are provided. Methods for measuring the dry thickness of the coating utilizing instruments of the invention are also provided.
US09366525B2
A detector for detecting a position of a mark comprises: an image sensing device; an optical system which projects the mark onto an image sensing surface of the image sensing device; a pattern located in a position between the image sensing surface and an optical element located closest to a plane on which the mark is to be located, among optical elements forming the optical system, the position being optically conjugated with the plane; and a processor which calculates a position of the mark with respect to one of a position of the pattern and a position already known from the position of the pattern, based on a moire pattern formed on the image sensing surface by the mark and the pattern.
US09366518B2
A system for triggering includes a plurality of electronic detonator assemblies (11), where each electronic detonator assembly (11) is connected to a leading wire (12) linked to a local fire control unit (12). At least one of the local fire control units (13S) includes an electronic synchronization module (14) connected to a leading wire linked to a master local fire control unit (13M), which is one of the local fire control units (13). The system is suitable for use in triggering a plurality of electronic detonator assemblies (11) according to a single blasting pattern.
US09366516B2
Improvements in a reusable polyurethane projectile are presented. The reusable polyurethane projectile performs like a bullet or projectile because the projectile is essentially the same size and shape of a bullet and can be fed through a normal bullet clip into the breach of a gun, fired and ejected. The reusable polyurethane projectile conforms to the rifling of the barrel of the firearm to spin the projectile and provide equivalent accuracy to a metallic bullet. Upon impact the projectile will flatten and then rebound to the original shape. Standard re-loading mechanisms can be used to install the projectile back into a prepared cartridge. The reusable projectile is fabricated from a casting process that increases the resistance of the polyurethane from melting when the hot gun gunpowder pushes the reusable projectile out of the barrel of the gun.
US09366514B1
Embodiments relate to a projectile system, method and computer program product for controlling the flight of a projectile to make a course change by approximately 90°, greater than 90° or up to 90°. The projectile system comprises a gun-fired projectile having a body, at least one tail fin, a motor firing during a first flight phase and during a second flight phase and at least one controllable canard. The projectile system includes one or more processors configured to determine a turn maneuver profile to a target during the first flight phase, produce control signals to destabilize the body, create a pitch attitude change for the turn maneuver profile and effectuate a turn of the projectile in a direction corresponding to the turn maneuver profile during the first flight phase. The processors control the motor to start the second flight phase to the target after the turn.
US09366508B2
Multiple embodiments of a system are disclosed for defeating enemy missiles and rockets by the use of a non-lethal cloud of pellets that collide with the missile a certain distance away from the target causing premature detonation of the missile, and/or possible severe damage to the missile, and/or deflection of the missile, and/or a deformation to the ogive cones to cause a short in the fuze circuit, and/or deposition of conductive material to cause a short in the fuze circuit.
US09366507B1
A structural blast tunnel for a vehicle includes a frame member, a first mounting interface, and a second mounting interface. The frame member includes an elongated curved portion having a first end, a second end, and a middle portion disposed between the first end and the second end. The frame member further includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall extending downwardly from the elongated curved portion. The frame member forms a structurally rigid section configured to direct blast energy outwards towards the first end and the second end.
US09366498B2
An archery bow press is disclosed including a frame having at least two arm members and being actuatable to move the at least two arm members relative to one another. The frame also includes at least one elongate member having a first end portion adapted for insertion into an opening of one of the at least two arm members and at least one gripper defining an opening therein for the reception of a second end portion of the at least one elongate member. The gripper is adapted to at least partially surround an archery bow limb and removably attach to the archery bow limb.
US09366496B2
The present disclosure pertains to systems and methods for cleaning implements for firearms. In one embodiment, a cleaning implement may include a distal end, a proximal end, and a shaft extending between the distal end and the proximal end, the shaft configured to be coupled to a cleaning rod. A cleaning surface may be disposed along a length of the shaft and configured to be received within a barrel of a firearm. The proximal end of the shaft may be sized to create a friction fit with the cleaning rod and the cleaning implement such that engagement between the cleaning implement and cleaning rod is maintained while the cleaning rod is pushed through the barrel from the proximal end, and the cleaning implement and the cleaning rod disengage when the cleaning rod is pulled away from the proximal end.
US09366494B2
A stacked ordnance device provides a disposable and optionally non-reusable projectile weapon. A gun barrel can be formed by holding two half barrels together such that separating the halves exposes the length of the bore. Stacked ordnance devices have multiple projectiles, seals, and charges positioned sequentially in the gun barrel. A controller can electronically trigger igniters that ignite the charges and fire the projectiles. The device can have more than one gun barrel and the gun barrels can be made from plastic. Multi-barrel devices can have gun barrels arranged radially around and damped to a backbone.
US09366488B2
An apparatus for recovering and depurating a cooling fluid having at least one passage duct of cooling fluid that extends entering or exiting the apparatus. Each passage duct has a distal end configured to be connected to a high and/or low pressure connection of high and low pressure lines of a refrigeration circuit and a proximal end connected to a coolant inlet/outlet fitting. The apparatus also includes a coolant recovery and depuration pathway, and a collection container of accumulated cooling fluid that receives depurated cooling fluid from the recovery and depuration pathway.
US09366483B2
In some embodiments, a temperature-controlled container for use within a refrigeration device includes: one or more sections of insulation material substantially defining one or more walls of a temperature-controlled container, the temperature-controlled container including an internal region; a thermally-insulated partition dividing the internal region to form a storage region and a phase change material region internal to the container, the thermally-insulated partition including a conduit between the storage region and the phase change material region; a thermal control device within the conduit; an aperture within a section of the insulation material substantially defining the container, the aperture between the phase change material region internal to the container and an external surface of the container; and a unidirectional thermal conductor positioned within the aperture, the unidirectional thermal conductor configured to transmit heat in a direction from the phase change material region to the external surface of the container.
US09366481B2
The invention describes a method for producing a plate heat exchanger 1. Wavy profiled sheets 9 and separating sheets 10, together with sidebars 11, are stacked one above the other, provided with solder and soldered together in such a way that a block 2 is obtained. The block is closed off outwardly by means of the cover sheets 12. The contours of the intermediate pieces 3 are milled out at the respective positions 4 on the block 2 thus obtained. In a refinement of the invention, frames are used as intermediate pieces 3. The frames 3 are positioned in the milled-out portions at the positions 4, provided with solder and tacked on by means of spot welding. Subsequently, in a second step, the frames 3 are soldered onto the heat exchanger block 2. The headers 5a and 5b are in each case welded onto the frames 3.
US09366472B2
A door coupling and rotation assembly and a refrigerator having the same are provided. The refrigerator may include a main body having a storage compartment, at least one door to open and close the storage compartment, and a door coupling and rotation assembly that rotatably couples the at least one door to the main body. A door opening/closing determination device may determine whether or not a user wishes to open the door, and a controller may drive at least one motor in response a signal sensed by the door opening/closing determination device to open or close the at least one door. The assembly may include a hinge bracket coupled to the main body, a hinge shaft coupled to the hinge bracket and defining an axis of rotation of the door, and a motor coupled to the hinge shaft to rotate the at least one door in a forward or reverse direction.
US09366470B2
A refrigerator comprises a main body having an enclosable interior compartment, the compartment including at least one wall having and at least one channel recessed into the wall; at least one shelf mounted in the compartment; and a fixing rail mounted to the wall and within the channel so that the fixing rail and portions of the wall adjacent the channel are substantially flush. The fixing rail has a plurality of mounting locations for the shelf to allow adjustable mounting of the shelf relative to the wall.
US09366468B2
Multiple food storage systems are disclosed herein. One food storage system includes a main bowl that defines a first food receiving cavity. A secondary bowl is positioned in the first food receiving cavity and defines a second food receiving cavity. The secondary bowl includes a sidewall containing thermal energy storage material therein. A separate food storage system includes a main lid configured for use with a main bowl that defines a first food receiving cavity. A secondary bowl is positioned at least partially on and/or in the main lid. The secondary bowl includes a sidewall containing thermal energy storage material therein.
US09366464B2
The invention relates to a device (1) for separating droplets, which comprises—an outer casing (2), which has a substantially horizontal cylindrical shell (14) and substantially vertical ends (9);—an inlet connection (7) for a substance to be vaporized for leading a substance to be vaporized into the outer casing;′—a plate pack (3) functioning as an evaporator, which is arranged inside the outer casing, in its lower part (23);—an inlet connection (10) and an outlet connection (11) for a heating substance for leading a heating substance into the plate pack and out of it;—a gravitational droplet separator (4), which is arranged inside the outer casing, above the plate pack;—an outlet connection (8) for vaporized substance for leading the vaporized substance out of the outer casing from its upper part (15);—one or more filler units (12a, 12b) arranged between the outer casing (2) and the plate pack (3) for decreasing the liquid volume of the substance to be vaporized inside the outer casing. The invention is suited to be used for example as a flooded evaporator (3) of a refrigerating machinery and a thereto related droplet separator (4, 5).
US09366463B2
A leeward upper header portion of an evaporator includes first through third sections which communicate with upper ends of heat exchange tubes of first through third tube groups of a leeward tube row. The second tube group, which is an upward flow tube group, and the third tube group, which is a downward flow tube group, form a tube group set. A baffle plate is provided in the second section to be located on the side toward the third section. The baffle plate divides a portion of the interior of the second section into upper and lower spaces and prevents flow of refrigerant toward the upper space. A flow prevention member is provided below the baffle plate so as to prevent flow of refrigerant from the second section into the third section. These two sections communicate with each other in a region above the baffle plate.
US09366458B2
A solar receiver is disclosed. The solar receiver is modular, has multiple tube panels in a rectangular/square/polygonal/circular configuration, and is designed for use with molten salt or another heat transfer fluid. The heat transfer fluid flows in a vertical serpentine path through the sides (facets) of the solar receiver. The solar receiver can be shop assembled and can be used with a support tower to form a solar power system.
US09366443B2
An apparatus and method for lean/rich combustion in a gas turbine engine (10), which includes a combustor (12), a transition (14) and a combustor extender (16) that is positioned between the combustor (12) and the transition (14) to connect the combustor (12) to the transition (14). Openings (18) are formed along an outer surface (20) of the combustor extender (16). The gas turbine (10) also includes a fuel manifold (28) to extend along the outer surface (20) of the combustor extender (16), with fuel nozzles (30) to align with the respective openings (18). A method (200) for axial stage combustion in the gas turbine engine (10) is also presented.
US09366434B2
A well test burner system includes a plurality of burner nozzles. At least one of the burner nozzles includes a well product inlet, an air inlet, an air/well product mixture outlet, and an automatic valve. The automatic valve is configured to automatically adjust a ratio of air and well product supplied to the air/well product mixture outlet based on the well product received via the well product inlet.
US09366429B2
A method and system of processing animal waste is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the method includes transferring animal waste to a gasifier to burn the animal waste, circulating water through a heat exchanger in a flue stack of the gasifier to generate heated water, and pumping the heated water to either an organic Rankine cycle system to generate electricity, a radiant heater, or any combination thereof. In addition, the method includes circulating the heated water through an evaporator of the organic Rankine cycle system to vaporize a refrigerant, and circulating the vaporized refrigerant from the evaporator, through a turbine to generate the electricity. Also, the method includes using a manure spreader to feed the animal waste to the gasifier at a varying feed rate that is based on contemporaneously calculating a British thermal units (BTU) of the animal waste being fed to the gasifier.
US09366420B2
A lighting equipment has a configuration including an illumination section capable of illuminating a surface to be an illumination object, an image projection section making it possible to project an image on the surface to be the illumination object, and a control section adapted to electrically control the illumination section and the image projection section.
US09366418B2
A method, apparatus and system for connecting a light fixture having a light emitting diode (LED) lighting element to a mains power conductor in an electrical junction box is disclosed. The apparatus includes a support configured to attach to the electrical junction box and an electrical converter operable to receive electrical power from the mains power conductor and to generate an output power suitable for powering the LED lighting element. The apparatus also includes an output connector disposed on the support and in electrical connection with the electrical converter for receiving the output power, the output connector being operable to receive a connector of the light fixture for powering the LED lighting element, the output connector being oriented to receive the connector of the light fixture when the support is attached to the electrical junction box.
US09366408B2
There is provided a vehicle lamp which uses a lamp body formed from a resin composition containing a base resin and a plant fiber, wherein a mold which is used to mold the lamp body is not corroded, and wherein if the lamp is manufactured by using the lamp body, fogging or an appearance failure is suppressed from being generated on an inner side of a front cover during usage. A vehicle lamp includes a lamp body which is opened at a front thereof, and a front cover which is attached to the lamp body to close a front opening portion of the lamp body, and the lamp body is formed from a resin composition which contains a base resin, a plant fiber and an acid scavenger.
US09366407B2
In the present invention, an inner lens of a turn signal lamp is provided with: a lens cut part that inhibits the transmission of light travelling, when seen in a front view, linearly from a substrate toward an outer lens; a projection part that projects toward an LED; and an eave part that extends from the base end side of the projection part inwardly in the vehicle width direction. A harness that is electrically connected with the LED is connected to the substrate through a partial space that is surrounded by the substrate, the projection part, and the eave part.
US09366404B1
A decorative lighting system for sporting equipment includes at least one strip of electrical lights, such as LED lamps, which are connected to an electrical power source via wiring, and which are attached to an article of sporting equipment such as a snowboard, snow skis, snowshoes, a skateboard, a bicycle, or the like. The decorative lighting system may be substantially waterproof, and may provide both an attractive appearance when the sporting equipment is used in low-light conditions, while making the sporting equipment more visible in darkness.
US09366402B2
An electronic lighting device may comprise an enclosure, a flame component, and an electrically powered driving mechanism. The flame component may be movably supported or suspended on the enclosure, and may comprise a first portion which is of a flame-like shape. The first portion may be exposed above the top of the enclosure. Light from a light-emitting element may intersect with the surface of the first portion so that the light projects onto the surface of the first portion. The electrically powered driving mechanism may be disposed adjacent the flame component and can apply a force on the flame component to actuate the flame component to sway or swing. By the present application, a visual experience of true fire can be achieved and an interestedness and appreciation can be improved.
US09366400B2
An illumination lamp with integrated switch and alarm functions includes a main body (1), batteries (2), a conductive seat (3), a controller (4), a light source assembly (5), an end cover (6) and an alarm (8). The alarm (8) is disposed within the inner cavity of the end cover (6), and the housing of the alarm (8) slidably matches the inner cavity of the end cover (6). The alarm (8) is electrically connected to the controller (4). The bottom of the alarm (8) works together with a light-touch switch (7), and the top of the alarm (8) is an operation end. During use, the alarm (8) is pressed downwards to touch and activate the light-touch switch (7), thereby realizing lighting function or alarming function.
US09366395B2
An optical element for light outcoupling and/or conversion of light includes a light-emitting semiconductor chip with at least one layer selected from a wavelength conversion layer, a scattering layer, a light outcoupling layer and a lens layer, which each includes a plastics material processable in a compression molding method.
US09366394B2
A lighting assembly includes a cooling system configured to enable the dissipation of a large amount of energy in the form of heat generated by a light source. The cooling system is configured as a gravity feed cooling loop that does not require a powered fluid pump. The light source can be a plurality of LEDs mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB). The PCB is aligned and mounted vertically onto an evaporator. The evaporator is configured to enable the vertical alignment of the PCB and to cool the PCB while in this vertical alignment. The vertical alignment of the PCB enables horizontal projection of light emitted by the LEDs, such as in an automotive headlight application.
US09366391B2
A low voltage spot light for use as substitute for a mains voltage PAR38 reflector lamp which comprises a chamber for LED clusters with reflectors and an enclosure for an electronic power supply to step down the incoming mains voltage. The LED clusters are mounted in the central area of the heat sink within the chamber and are accessible via a removable window. The LED chamber is weatherproof ventilated to prevent condensation. The spotlight is designed for outdoor use in conjunction with the PAR38 style weather proof lamp holder but can be operated indoors from any standard E 27 lamp holder.
US09366390B2
A light emitting diode (LED) device includes a transparent substrate, a first reflection layer, a LED chip, a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a wavelength-converting layer. The LED chip is disposed on a surface of the transparent substrate, and the first reflection layer is disposed between the LED chip and the transparent substrate. The positive electrode and the negative electrode are disposed on an end portion of the transparent substrate and are electrically connected with the LED chip. The wavelength-converting layer covers the first reflection layer and the LED chip.
US09366387B2
A process allows working with viscous petroleum referred to as “heavy and extra heavy crudes” such as 20 to 6° API by adding an appropriate biosurfactant to an aqueous phase containing a biosurfactant active compound. The surfactant can be alkyl glycosides, glycerol esters and alkyl betaines. The result is the formation of a stable crude/water emulsion even with salt present therein.
US09366381B1
A device for spreading fowl decoys on the surface of a body of water. A hub sits below the surface is removably coupleable with up to four arm arrangements. Arm arrangements are jointed, allowing hub and arm arrangements to sit below the surface of the water while decoys float on surface. Hub is connected to an anchor on the bottom of the body of water, and can be displaced horizontally with a pull cord. Cords in the arm arrangements allow for near-random motion of attached decoys, simulating a swimming motion of fowl. Hub can be displaced vertically with a pull cord, causing the decoys to dip head first into the water, simulating a feeding motion of water fowl. Hubs can be combined by coupling arm arrangements from each hub. When displaced horizontally in the water, hubs not attached to the pull cord move semi-randomly, creating more random motion in decoys.
US09366380B2
Improvements in a fixture housing with dog ears is disclosed that can be installed from one side of a wall or ceiling. This increases the ability of the installer to place the fixture in a desired location as opposed to using a location that provides the best access on stud or joists. Once the ideal location is identified the installer uses a saw to cut an opening in the desired location. The housing is pushed into the opening for installation without requiring access to the back of the wall, ceiling or floor. The fixture housing uses a plurality of spring loaded dogs that are operated from the visible wall or ceiling surface. It is also possible for the fixture to be removed by lifting the locking tabs and sliding securing ears where the entire fixture can then be pulled back through the open hole.
US09366376B2
This invention provides a portable camera jib assembly that is retractable between a relatively short retracted position and a significantly extended fully elongated position. The jib assembly is constructed from a series of upper and lower telescoping tubes that nest within each other. It includes a bottom bracket that is pivotally attached to a tripod base and a top, camera-supporting bracket that is attached to an end of the upper and lower telescoping tubes. The tubes include twist-lock rings to maintain a predetermined length of extension, and notably, the bottom bracket includes upper and lower knuckles that slidably guide the respective upper and lower tubes so as to allow complete retraction of the tubes that brings the top bracket into close proximity with the bottom bracket—thereby ensuring a highly compact shape when fully retracted for enhanced portability.
US09366370B2
A coupling device for piping including a duct; a coupling with a hermetic longitudinal sliding connection with an extremity of the duct along a total distance parallel to a longitudinal axis of the duct; a device to stop the translational movement of a first extremity of the duct in the coupling for a travel distance less than the total distance. The device being withdrawable for a defined compression condition of the duct.
US09366366B2
A flexible HVAC duct is made with a support structure-containing duct liner, insulation layer, and reinforcing layer-containing vapor barrier. At least the duct liner and vapor barrier are constructed of polymer materials that enable them to be placed in the same recycling stream once the flexible HVAC duct is removed from its installed location. The insulation layer can also be made of a polymer material compatible with that used for the duct liner and vapor barrier so that the entire duct can be recycled once removed.
US09366359B2
A float valve apparatus is provided for regulating the level of fluid within a tank. The apparatus may include a housing having one or more inlet ports and an outlet port that are each fluidly connected via a channel disposed within the housing. A float disposed within the housing may move relative to the housing between a first position and a second position when a fluid level in the tank reaches a preset level. A shaft may extend from the float into a chamber, and as the float moves from the first position to the second position, fluid may enter a chamber and bias the float further upward. In some examples, the shaft is further configured to increasingly obstruct the flow of fluid in the channel as the float moves from the first position to the second position.
US09366347B2
A multiport severe service ball valve comprising a main bore in fluid communication with a plurality of auxiliary bores arranged about the main bore such that a maximum spacing between a flow control element of the auxiliary bore and an outer surface of the main bore is less than two times a diameter of the main bore. Systems comprising the multiport severe service ball valve and methods of using it are also disclosed.
US09366340B2
A labyrinth seal assembly is provided for forming a seal between a shaft and housing. The seal assembly includes a stationary element configured to be coupled to the housing and having an annular shape defining a space through which the shaft extends; a rotary element disposed within the space and coupled to the shaft so as to rotate therewith, the rotary element having an outer surface that extends in an axial direction and having a groove formed therein, the rotary element being disposed between the stationary element and the shaft; and a valve element mounted within the groove and disposed between the stationary element and the rotary element when assembled to form the seal. The valve element is formed from an elastomeric material.
US09366336B2
A service warm-up feature warms transmission fluid to normal operating temperature faster than normal idle without requiring continuous technician attention. This facilitates checking the transmission fluid level. The feature increases the warm-up rate by commanding an increased line pressure and an increased idle speed, which causes more heat to be generated as the fluid flows through restrictions at an increased flow rate with an increased pressure drop. The warm-up rate may be further increased by holding the turbine shaft stationary to increase torque converter heat generation. Various precautions prevent accidental vehicle movement.
US09366329B2
In a chain drive, the wear of a chain having a plurality of links, each of which is provided with a pair of pivot pins parallel to each other and transversally spaced apart from each other and at least three strips parallel to one another and arranged side by side is controlled by means of a detection device adapted to detect the breakage of at least one of the strips and to emit a signal indicating to replace the chain itself.
US09366325B2
An apparatus for moving a slide-out room disposed in an aperture of a side wall of a vehicle from a retracted position to an extended position in a drive direction. The apparatus includes a drive assembly supported by the side wall of the vehicle and a driven assembly driven by the drive assembly. The driven assembly is connected to a wall of the slide-out room such that the slide-out room moves with the driven assembly from the retracted position to the extended position in the drive direction and the driven assembly is movable in a transverse direction generally perpendicular to the drive direction relative to the wall of the slide-out room.
US09366324B2
Disclosed is an actuation system for adjusting the rigidity of elastic elements by using two sets of transmission modules together with a link gear and two sets of nonlinear elastic elements. The actuation system actuates an external arm by controlling the two sets of transmission modules to rotate in different directions and adjusts the rigidity of the elastic elements by controlling the two sets of transmission modules to rotate in the same direction, so as to achieve the effects of reducing the number of actuation modules used, minimizing the volume of the actuation system, and reducing production cost.
US09366323B1
An example variable transmission system is provided. As an example, a variable transmission system may include a frame, an output hub coupled to the frame, a first linear actuator coupled to the frame, and a second linear actuator coupled to the frame. The variable transmission system may also include a tension-bearing element positioned around the output hub. A first end of the tension-bearing element may be coupled to the first linear actuator, and a second end of the tension-bearing element may be coupled to the second linear actuator. The tension-bearing element may include a variable stiffness profile such that a transmission ratio of the output hub may be adjusted based on a position of the second linear actuator relative to the output hub.
US09366321B2
A planetary gear transmission includes a planetary gear train having a sub gear, a fixed annular gear, at least one planet gear and a planet carrier; a synchronizer configured to be driven into a first coupling state in which it couples the sun gear with a prime mover, and a second coupling state in which it couples the planet carrier with the prime mover; and an actuator configured for selectively driving the synchronizer into one of its first and second coupling states.
US09366315B2
A locking quick connect fitting allows for the attachment and detachment of stays and rigging on sailboats and other related applications. The invention eliminates the need to handle clevis pins and cotter pins when setting up or tearing down the rigging of a sailboat, and especially for the standing rigging of a trailer able sailboat. Further, it can be tightened by wrench. In addition, the fitting helps keep the connection secure even if in the unlocked state. The presented invention is also modular and readily connectable to the rigging or fittings on existing sailboats.In order to avoid abandonment of the application, applicant must make these above agreed upon changes.
US09366308B2
In a vibration damping device (10), a plurality of pressure-receiving liquid chambers (25, 26) of which portions of wall surfaces are constituted of an elastic body (14) are disposed within the first mounting member (12). The pressure-receiving liquid chambers (25, 26) include a pair of first pressure-receiving liquid chambers (25) that communicate with each other through a first limiting path (27), and a second pressure-receiving liquid chamber (26) that communicates with an auxiliary liquid chamber (28) through a second limiting path. The pair of first pressure-receiving liquid chambers (25) sandwich a second mounting member (13) therebetween. The second pressure-receiving liquid chamber (26) is arranged side by side with the second mounting member (13) in an orthogonal direction (D1) orthogonal to both an axial direction of the first mounting member (12) and a sandwiching direction (D2) in which the pair of first pressure-receiving liquid chambers (25) sandwich the second mounting member (13). The second mounting member (13) extends over the entire length of each of the pair of first pressure-receiving liquid chambers (25) and the second pressure-receiving liquid chamber (26) in the axial direction. The first limiting path (27) does not contact the auxiliary liquid chamber (28). According to the vibration damping device (10), the performance of the elastic body (14) can be easily maintained for a prolonged period of time.
US09366307B2
A method and apparatus for a damper. The damper comprises a fluid chamber having a piston dividing the chamber into a compression and rebound sides, a reservoir in fluid communication with the compression side of the chamber, and an isolator disposed between the compression side and the reservoir, whereby the isolator obstructs fluid flow between the compression side and the reservoir. In one embodiment, a bypass provides a fluid path between the compression side and the isolator.
US09366304B2
A flexible spring member includes a flexible wall that is at least partially formed from an elastomeric material. The flexible wall can have a longitudinal axis and extend peripherally about the axis and longitudinally between first and second ends. The flexible wall can also include an outside surface and an inside surface that can at least partially define a spring chamber. A radial-biasing band can be disposed along the outside surface of the flexible wall in longitudinally-spaced relation to the first and second ends. The radial-biasing band can be at least partially formed from an elastomeric material and can be operative to elastically bias at least a portion of the flexible wall in one of a radially-inward direction and a radially-outward direction in an inflated condition of the gas spring assembly. A gas spring assembly and a method of manufacture including such a flexible spring member are also included.
US09366303B2
A tractor, including: an engine; a forward/backward movement clutch which is provided on a motive power transmission route from the engine to one or more traveling apparatuses, and is configured to carry out changes among forward movement, backward movement, and neutral; one or more brake pedals; and a control unit which is configured to allow, in association with stepping manipulation of the one or more brake pedals, one or more brakes to operate on the one or more traveling apparatuses and allow operating-pressure of the forward/backward movement clutch to lower.
US09366300B2
A caliper brake apparatus includes a piston configured to advance and retreat in accordance with a pressure in a pressure chamber of a caliper main body, a guide plate attached to the piston so as to support a brake shoe, and a fastening member configured to fasten the piston to the guide plate. The fastening member includes a tapered seating surface, and at least one of the piston and the guide plate includes a tapered contact portion on which the seating surface of the fastening member is seated.
US09366299B2
A handheld drill/driver device having a mechanical torque coupling that is provided to limit a maximum torque that can be transmitted to an insertion tool. The handheld drill/driver device have at least one monitoring unit that is provided to electrically output a characteristic quantity that is a function at least of a torque transmitted to the insertion tool.
US09366293B2
A tapered roller bearing includes cage segments each having a pocket that retains one conical rolling element. The pocket is formed by two mutually-opposing circumferential bridges, which each extend between first and second circumferential ends of the cage segment, and at least two mutually-opposing connecting bridges, which connect the two circumferential bridges. The circumferential and connecting bridges have pocket sides, which delimit the pocket. The connecting bridges disposed in the region of the first and second circumferential ends each have a concavely-shaped first guide surface on their pocket and circumferential sides that partially enclose one rolling element. When a rolling element is disposed between the first circumferential end of one cage segment and the second circumferential end of the adjacent cage segment, the circumferential bridges of the two adjacent cage segments do not touch during operation.
US09366285B2
A retaining device is provided for an instrument, including at least one joint having at least two parts, and at least one drive unit associated with the joint designed to move the joint by driving at least one of the parts. The retaining device includes a securing device, which has a locking mechanism associated with the joint and a release unit that can be activated, wherein the locking mechanism interacts with the release unit such that the locking mechanism holds the joint in a locked position as long as the release unit is not activated. The securing device permits motion of the joint out of the particular locked position within a specified range of motion even if the release unit is not activated. A corresponding securing device for a retaining device and to an operating method for the securing device are also provided.
US09366282B2
A torque controlling break screw is provided for securing a wire or cable within a connector. The break screw comprises a nut, a thin-walled, hollow screw and a torque limiting feature between the nut and the screw.
US09366280B2
A method and apparatus for retaining accessories to a vehicle.
US09366277B2
A mechanical assembly such as a torque transfer strut for a rotating superconducting machine. The torque transfer strut includes a composite tube having a first end received in a clamping fitting, which may include an end housing or lug, a clamping wedge screwed onto a threaded end housing, and an annular clamping member applying a radial clamping force to the first end of the composite tube at ambient temperature. When cooled, shrinkage of the end housing in the axial direction causes the annular clamping member to maintain or increase radial clamping force, causing the clamping wedge to apply increasing radial force to an inner member deflecting outwardly a plurality of axial fingers. The first end of the composite tube remains clamped between the inner member and an outer member, together defining an annular channel receiving the first end of the composite tube.
US09366268B2
Apparatus and methods for supporting a compression system are provided. The apparatus includes a compressor support coupled to a compressor, and a motor support coupled to a motor, the motor and the compressor being stand-alone units and having a shaft extending therebetween. The apparatus also includes a subframe connector coupled to the compressor support and the motor support and configured to prevent radial and axial misalignment of the shaft.
US09366266B2
A reconfigurable grille for use in association with an axial fan, and a fan assembly including the reconfigurable grille. The reconfigurable grille includes a central hub, an outer rim, and a plurality of vanes each extending from the central hub to the outer rim. The plurality of vanes are configured to switch between at least a first configuration and a second configuration, for example, by a rotation of the central hub relative to the outer rim. The grille can further include a control element to switch the vanes between different configurations.
US09366263B2
A bearing apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a bearing portion having a bottom and being substantially cylindrical; a shaft inserted in the bearing portion, and arranged to rotate about a central axis relative to the bearing portion; a bearing opposing portion defined in one piece, arranged above the bearing portion, and arranged to hold an upper end portion of the shaft while covering an outer circumferential surface upper portion and an upper end surface of the shaft; and a cylindrical seal portion arranged to extend downward from the bearing opposing portion. An inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical seal portion and an outer circumferential surface of the bearing portion are arranged to together define a seal gap therebetween, the seal gap including a seal portion having a surface of a lubricating oil defined therein.
US09366259B2
An electric fluid pump may include a wet section having a pump wheel and a permanently excited rotor of an electric motor arranged therein. The electric fluid pump may include a dry section having a stator of the electric motor arranged therein. A containment shell may be included configured to separate the wet section from the dry section. The dry section may include control electronics for controlling the fluid pump. The control electronics may connect in a heat-transferring manner to the containment shell and the wet section via the containment shell.
US09366258B2
A compressor has a housing which includes a compression mechanism for compressing and then discharging sucked air, and an intercooler core for cooling the discharged air and mitigating a pressure fluctuation thereof. The housing has a cylinder block integrally formed so as to include a rotor chamber which accommodates the compression mechanism, a silencing and cooling chamber which accommodates the intercooler core, and a discharge hole which provides communication between the rotor chamber and the silencing and cooling chamber.
US09366246B2
A compressor control apparatus and method, and a refrigerator including the same, are provided. In a refrigerator having two compressors, starting of two compressors may be staggered to reduce an effect of the suction pressure and discharge pressure between the two compressors, to provide for stable operation of the compressors, and improve reliability and power consumption.
US09366245B2
A tube pump comprises a rotor configured to have a roller and to hold the roller to be able to make an orbital motion along the inner circumferential surface of the cap. The rotor includes a disk part which holds the roller on a base side, and a tube press member that engages with the disk part so that the tube does not move to the base side with respect to the disk part, seals a gap formed with respect to the inner circumferential surface of the cap, and is capable of rotating along an outer circumferential part of the disk part is provided at the outer circumferential part of the disk part.
US09366239B2
A vehicle energy harvester including a subunit having an upper surface forming a roadway surface; a vehicle activated treadle on the subunit, the vehicle activated treadle moveable between a first position in which an upper surface of the treadle is at an angle with respect to the upper surface of the roadway surface and a second position in which the upper surface of the treadle is flush with the upper surface of the roadway surface; a generator that generates power in response to movement of the vehicle activated treadle; and a treadle locking device that selectively locks the vehicle activated treadle in the second position.
US09366238B2
A cooling system and process in an OTEC system are described where the sub-cooled working liquid from the working fluid pump outlet is used to cool the working fluid pump motor, either directly or indirectly via heat exchange with a secondary fluid. The heat from the motor that is being rejected into the working fluid just prior to the working fluid flowing to the evaporator helps to alleviate heat duty in the evaporator meaning more potential for the evaporator to create energy. Also, because two-phase evaporators, such as those in an OTEC system, are less efficient than single-phase heat exchangers at single-phase heating, this pre-heating of the working fluid will help the evaporator performance substantially.
US09366234B2
A wind energy recovery apparatus and related methods are disclosed. The apparatus is comprised of a first wind receiving member displaceable by a wind having a variable velocity, a first elastic member coupled to the first wind receiving member, and an electrical generator operatively connected to the first wind receiving member and configured to convert mechanical energy of the first wind receiving member to electrical energy. An energy storage device may be provided in communication with the electrical generator. A self-powered signal communications system including the apparatus is also disclosed. A method of identifying a site for recovering variational wind energy is also disclosed.
US09366227B2
A method of controlling an electric output of a wind park is carried out jointly by wind turbines with their local wind-turbine controllers and a central wind-park controller. The central wind-park controller generates a reference value for a wind turbine, based on the measured value of an electric quantity at a point of common measurement, and provides it to the local wind-turbine controller. The local wind-turbine controller produces a voltage or a reactive-power in the electric grid at the location of the wind turbine corresponding to the reference value, but which is corrected by a local correction. The local correction takes into account a voltage or a reactive-power change expected at the point of common measurement for the electric current supplied by the wind turbine due to the electric impedance of the grid connection to the point of common measurement.
US09366214B2
An electromagnetic solenoid that controls a motor current of a starter includes: a first switch including a pair of first fixed contacts and a first movable contact, intermitting the motor current; a suppression resistor that suppresses the motor current; a second switch including a pair of second fixed contacts and a second movable contact, making a short circuit path to bypass the suppression resistor; a regulation member being driven by a sub solenoid, regulating the second switch being closed and releasing the second switch from being regulated after predetermined time elapses when a plunger is pulled by a main electromagnet. The regulation member is disposed between a regulated position and a released position to regulate the second switch.
US09366213B2
An aircraft starter motor assembly for starting an aircraft engine is provided, and includes a DC motor, a planetary gearset, a ring gear clutch, and a starter adapter. The sun gear from the gearset is mounted to the motor output shaft. The ring gear clutch is used to rotationally fix the ring gear or to permit the ring gear to freewheel. The starter adapter including a worm, a spring, a worm gear, a wrap spring clutch and an output shaft. The worm drives the worm gear, which drives the output shaft via the wrap spring clutch. By using the ring gear clutch to let the ring gear freewheel, the wrap spring clutch can more easily unwind and disengage from the output shaft after the engine has been started.
US09366212B2
A method of diagnosis of a drift of at least one injector of an injection system with a common ramp, which includes a pressure regulating control unit and a richness regulating control unit, the pressure and richness regulating control units being driven by an electronic computer according to values of pressure setpoint and of richness setpoint which are recorded in the computer, the method of diagnosis including checking for existence of a drift of the pressure regulating control and checking for existence of a drift of the richness regulating control when the two units operate in closed loop, the drift of the injector being established upon the joint detection of a drift of the pressure regulating control unit and of a drift of the richness regulating control unit.
US09366209B2
An injection hole inlet is disposed at the upstream side face of the injection hole plate in such a way that, assuming that α denotes the angle between respective lines obtained by vertically projecting a straight line that passes through the center of the injection hole inlet and the center of the valve seat and the major axis of the injection hole inlet onto a perpendicular plane that passes through the center of the injection hole inlet and is perpendicular to the center axis of the valve seat and assuming that β denotes the angle between respective lines obtained by vertically projecting the straight line that passes through the center of the injection hole inlet and the center of the valve seat and the minor axis of the injection hole inlet onto the perpendicular plane, α<β is satisfied.
US09366176B2
A system and method for cooling an internal combustion engine. In one embodiment of the invention a cooling system for an internal combustion engine is disclosed, comprising an engine; an intercooler for receiving combustion air from a turbocharger, the intercooler comprising an air-to-liquid heat exchanger for exchanging heat between the combustion air and a liquid coolant; an intercooler radiator; at least one engine coolant radiator; an expansion tank; an oil cooler; and at least one pump, wherein the dedicated fan is controlled by a temperature switch or controller and wherein the at least one engine coolant radiator and the intercooler radiator are located on opposite sides of the engine.
US09366175B2
A muffler has a first flared part provided at an opening end portion of an upper half body of a muffler shell. A flange is provided at a tip of a peripheral wall extending substantially vertically and belonging to the first flared part. The flange is bent to project outwardly. A second flared part is provided at the opening end portion of the lower half body of the shell. A peripheral wall of the second flared part is press fitted inside the peripheral wall of the first flared part to fit into the peripheral wall so as to extend substantially along the peripheral wall. A part of the peripheral wall of the first flared part and a part of the peripheral wall of the second flared part that fit into each other are laser welded along their entire peripheries, thereby forming a welded part.
US09366165B2
The invention relates to a liquid removal module (1) for removing liquid from a liquid tank (18), in particular of an exhaust gas aftertreament system of a motor vehicle, comprising a main body (2) that can be arranged in and/or on the liquid tank (18). The main body has a liquid removal device (36) having at least one removal opening (7) that can be associated with the tank interior (27) and bears at least one filter element (9) associated with the removal opening (7). The filter element (9), which is elastically deformable at least in some areas, is arranged/designed in such a way that the filter element has at least one bulge (17) directed opposite the removal flow direction (26). The invention further relates to a liquid tank (18) for a vehicle, in particular for an exhaust gas aftertreament system of a motor vehicle.
US09366148B2
An assembly of an axial turbomachine includes at least one outlet guide vane of a compressor and a diffuser arranged downstream of the outlet guide vane in the flow direction. The outlet guide vane is connected to the compressor and the diffuser is connected to the combustion chamber, without there being a direct mechanical connection between the diffuser and the outlet guide vane.
US09366145B2
A turbine engine rotor assembly includes a turbine engine rotor disk that extends axially along a centerline between a first disk end and a second disk end, and radially to an outer disk surface. The rotor disk includes one or more blade retention slots arranged circumferentially around the centerline. A first of the blade retention slots extends axially into the rotor disk from a disk end surface at the first disk end to a slot end surface, and radially into the rotor disk from the outer disk surface to a slot base surface.
US09366134B2
A wellbore servicing system includes a tool node disposed within a wellbore, and a transitory sensing node configured to be communicated through the wellbore, wherein the transitory sensing node is configured to measure a wellbore parameter, and wherein the transitory sensing node communicates with the tool node via a near field communication (NFC) signal. A wellbore servicing method includes positioning a tool node within a wellbore, moving a transitory sensing node through the wellbore such that the transitory sensing node comes into communication with the tool node, wherein the transitory sensing node is configured to measure a wellbore parameter during movement through the wellbore, and wherein the transitory sensing node communicates with the tool node via a near field communication (NFC) signal.
US09366128B2
An apparatus for manipulating objects include a plurality of actuators distributed on a rig. The actuators cooperate to orient and move the well equipment. Each actuator may include at least one non-rigid tension member configured to engage the well equipment, and at least one sensor generating a signal representative of at least one parameter of: (i) a length of at least one of the at least one non-rigid tension members, (ii) a tension along at least one of the at least one non-rigid tension members, (iii) a position of at least one of the at least one non-rigid tension members; and (iv) an orientation of at least one of the at least one non-rigid tension members. The actuators may also each include a drum guiding each of the at least one non-rigid tension members and a motor rotating each drum. The apparatus further includes a controller in communication with the actuators, the controller being programmed to move the object based on the at least one sensor signals.
US09366124B2
A packer on a tubing string and diverting material pumped down the tubing string may be used to isolate a fracture cluster in a multizone horizontal wellbore that has been previously hydraulically fractured. Once hydraulically isolated, fluid may be pumped down the tubing string to re-fracture the previously fractured fracture cluster in an effort to increase hydrocarbon production from the horizontal wellbore. The tubing string may include a testing device used to determine whether a specific fracture cluster within the horizontal wellbore should be re-fractured. Diverting material may be pumped down the tubing string and positioned adjacent a fracture cluster to hydraulically isolate the fracture cluster during the re-fracturing process. The diverting material may be cleaned out of the horizontal wellbore after all desired fracture clusters along the horizontal wellbore have been individually re-fractured.
US09366115B2
A jumper tube for use with a shunt tube assembly comprises a first tubular member configured to engage a first shunt tube, a second tubular member axially disposed within the first tubular member, and a locking member configured to prevent the second tubular member from axially displacing into the first tubular member. The second tubular member is configured to slidingly engage within the first tubular member, and the second tubular member is configured to engage a second shunt tube.
US09366110B2
A multi-level sliding sleeve including an outer cylinder, an inner sliding sleeve, a combined ball socket, a guider, an expander, an upper gland, a lower gland, and a ball. The outer cylinder includes internal threads in an upper end and external threads in a lower end, and the outer cylinder including an external wall including a plurality of drainage holes along the peripheral direction. The inner sliding sleeve is mounted to an inner wall of the outer cylinder through shear pins. The inner sliding sleeve includes a plurality of square holes in the middle along the peripheral direction, each of which is equipped with a ball socket inside. The ball sockets combine together to form a combined ball socket. The combined ball socket is equipped with the guider in the upper end and the expander in the lower end.
US09366104B2
A mandrel harnesses torque from a progressing cavity pump stator to which it is coupled. Operation of the pump rotor induces a torque on the pump stator, and that torque is harnessed by the mandrel. A rate of rotation of the mandrel due to the torque from the pump stator is controlled, and the rotation rate is hydraulically reduced in an embodiment. A rotation in a direction opposite to a direction of rotation of the mandrel due to the torque from the pump stator is applied to a production tubing string. The direction of rotation of the mandrel could be reduced and applied to the production tubing string by a planetary gear system, for example.
US09366100B1
A vibrator apparatus to be positioned onto a pipe string is disclosed. The apparatus is comprised of a tubular housing, a tubular stator having a radial fluid opening, and a rotating rotor shaft with a longitudinally extending fluid bore and at least one radially extending fluid passage that intermittently aligns with the stator fluid opening. A rotation generator is provided to rotate the rotor shaft in response to fluid flow. Fluid flow through the fluid bore of the rotor shaft is discharged from the radially extending fluid passage of the rotor as it rotates in response to fluid flow and is intermittently interrupted by the stator as the rotor is rotated past the radial fluid opening in the stator thereby creating pulses in the fluid column and vibrating the pipe string.
US09366097B2
A power tong having a self-contained hydraulic power system within its rotating body converts mechanical energy from at least one mechanical link to hydraulic energy within the self-contained hydraulic power system. Energy applied from the non-rotating portion of the power tong is transferred to the mechanical link that links the fixed portion with the rotating portion of the power tong thus removing the need for rotary seals. The mechanical energy transferred to the self-contained hydraulic power system within the rotating body is used to extend and retract one or more grippers in contact with, for example, a tubular of well equipment drill strings.
US09366072B1
A buildable, collapsible and lightweight screen comprising a frame constructed with at least two longitudinal profiles, at least two transverse profiles, having hollow extruded profiles and which include at least one inner groove which runs along one side, in a longitudinal direction. Each of said profiles, one or more panels of sheet material are confined within said frame along said inside groove, and connectors that align and fasten the longitudinal and transverse profiles by fasteners and connectors which act as intermediaries to avoid direct contact between these profiles. A method of assembling an adjustable frame assembly is also disclosed.
US09366070B2
A water management system for a fenestration assembly including a sash and a frame having a sill with a sash receiving region. A water collection space may be defined within a hollow portion of the sill. An active water management system may include a pump positioned within the frame of the fenestration assembly, a power source, a water sensor positioned within the hollow portion of the sill, a water intake positioned within the hollow portion of the sill, and a water outlet extending out of the fenestration assembly, with the water inlet and the water outlet in fluid communication with the pump.
US09366065B2
Methods and systems are described for determining operation of an openable barrier into a building. A method for determining an open state of a barrier includes confirming a first position for the barrier, the barrier having at least one hinge and a hinge sensor mounted to the at least one hinge, determining with the hinge sensor when the barrier changes position from the first position to a second position, and wirelessly transmitting data concerning the change in barrier position.
US09366061B2
A draw-out handle of a tailgate is a tailgate handle pushed by a user is drawn out by the operation of a motor and the tailgate is opened and closed using the drawn-out tailgate handle. For this purpose, a draw-out handle of a tailgate includes a slidably movable tailgate handle, a motor unit for moving the tailgate to be drawn out or returned, a handle operation detection unit for detecting the operation of the tailgate handle pushed by a user, and/or a body control module (BCM) for drawing out the tailgate handle and unlocking a latch unit when receiving a handle operation signal of the handle operation detection unit.
US09366057B1
The present invention discloses a padlock, comprising a lock cylinder rotatable between a lock position and an unlock position with rotation of a key. The lock cylinder comprises a keyhole, at least one first through hole extending along a first direction for housing at least one first pin, and at least one second through hole extending along a second direction for housing at least one second pin. When the key is in the keyhole, the teeth of the key are aligned with the at least one first pin and the at least one indentations are aligned with the at least one second pin, allowing the lock cylinder to rotate between the lock position and the unlock position with rotation of the key.
US09366056B2
In order to determine the particular cut possessed by a tumbler of a mechanical lock, the tumbler is stimulated with mechanical energy. The vibrational response of the tumbler is detected, and the detected response is used in determining which of the possible cuts the tumbler possesses. The cut of a lock tumbler is defined by its shape and/or size. For example, in the case of a pin tumbler lock, the cut of a pin is defined by its length. Different cuts of tumbler will therefore exhibit different vibrational responses to stimulation by mechanical energy, and these different vibrational responses can be used to determine which cut the tumbler possesses, for example by comparing with the vibrational responses of real or modeled tumblers with known cuts. The tumbler may be stimulated by an impulse of mechanical energy, and, after stimulating the tumbler, the vibrational response of the tumbler may be detected over a period of time.
US09366050B1
An inflatable hangar for an airship is provided with retractable support frames so that the structure retains sufficient shape when the structure is opened and deflated to permit entrance and exit of an airship. The inflatable structure is thus easily re-inflated. The resulting membrane structure is transportable and cost-effective.
US09366048B1
The disclosed swimming pool includes an upslope pool deck section. The upslope pool deck section extends from the deck inner edge to a crown line, where the crown line, which is further from the water than the deck inner edge, is the high point of the upslope pool deck section. The upslope pool deck section has a surface gradient which slopes upwards in a direction away from the pool water. The deck inner edge is the low point in elevation of the upslope pool deck section. The crown line is the high point in elevation of the upslope pool deck section. This configuration of pool deck allows the water line to approach the deck inner edge without water overflowing over the deck inner edge. The pool has an appealing look similar to a zero-edge pool because the deck inner edge does not extend much higher than the water line.
US09366045B2
The invention relates to a device (1) for covering a surface (3), comprising: (a) a cover (10), each longitudinal edge of which is provided with a roll (12) formed by a core (12c) contained in a tubular sheath (12t) provided with a strip (12b) along the length thereof, said strip being attached to at least one surface of the cover; (b) a rotatably mounted drum (2) that can wind or unwind the cover (10), said drum (2) being mounted on a longitudinal translation mechanism comprising rails (6) arranged either side of said surface (3); and (c) a system for continuously locking the roll (12) of the longitudinal edges of the cover (10) in the rails (5), and unlocking said roll from same, during the translation of the drum, characterized in that the core (12c) of the roll is attached to the tubular sheath (12t) in such a way as to prevent it from sliding along the sheath.
US09366042B2
A collapsible structure is described that can be erected to provide an elevated working platform having two ends and two sides. Two telescopically collapsible ladder frames (10, 12) are disposed above the level of the platform, one on each end of the platform. Each ladder frame (10, 12) is formed of two stiles (20, 22) having telescopically collapsible sections, rungs each extending between respective sections of the two stiles and latch mechanisms for locking the stile sections in the extended position of the ladder frame. Each of the ladder frames (10, 12) further incorporates a guardrail (30, 32) that lies parallel to the rungs (24) when the ladder frame is collapsed. The guardrail (30, 32) is mounted for rotation about a first stile and releasably secured to the second stile. After release from the second stile of the same ladder frame and rotation about the first stile each guardrail is connectable to the second stile of the other ladder frame to lie parallel to a side of the platform.
US09366012B2
An electrically driven working vehicle that requiring reduced power assistance from an electrical storage device is provided. The vehicle has an engine, a generator motor connected to the engine, a generator inverter for controlling the amount of power generated by the generator motor, a traveling motor for driving the vehicle, an electrical storage device connected to the generator inverter and the traveling motor, and a forward/reverse switching device for switching the traveling direction of the vehicle. The vehicle further includes a control device for outputting to the generator inverter an instruction to increase the amount of power generated by the generator motor when the voltage of the electrical storage device is equal to or lower than a maximum voltage level and a speed signal of the traveling motor given upon switching of the forward/reverse switching device is equal to or lower than a predetermined speed.
US09366005B2
Provided is a sufficiently reinforced swing bracket of a construction machine. The swing bracket includes a bracket body, a main connection portion connected to an upper slewing body of the construction machine, a swing-cylinder connection portion being protruded from one of right and left side parts of a lower end region of the bracket body to be connected to an end part of the swing cylinder and having a pair of supporting arms vertically opposed to each other with an interval, and a reinforcement portion for reinforcing a basal part of the swing-cylinder connection portion. The reinforcement portion has a main rib briding the supporting arms, and upper, lower, front, and rear ribs each extending from the main rib to an opposite side from the swing-cylinder connection portion. The upper and lower ribs and the front and rear ribs are continuous to form a box-shaped body.
US09366000B1
A modular retaining wall system 100 comprises a reinforcement frame structure 700 supporting a retaining member 105, buttress 300, impact pad 500 and foot component 400. The buttress may contain a trumpet pipe 750 attached to a faceplate 755. The trumpet pipe and faceplate may be used to secure a post tension cable within the retaining wall system. The trumpet pipe may also retain accessory components such as guard rail supports. The modular retaining walls may be placed side by side and secured together by use of a pin and rod system. A second tier embodiment 200 may be secured to the top of the first embodiment 100. The impact pad 500 faces toward the hillside and protects the system from falling rocks and debris allowing for the use of native soil for backfill.
US09365998B2
An elevated equipment assembly includes operating equipment situated atop a platform above grade. Piles are installed into the ground with free ends thereof extending above grade, and pile caps are coupled to the free ends of the piles. Each pile cap includes a cap plate disposed in a generally horizontal orientation. A platform is situated atop the pile caps and includes two longitudinally-extending structural beams and cross beams spanning between the two structural beams. Attachment members are secured to and extend outwardly from the outboard side of each structural beam. Each attachment member includes a generally flat attachment plate disposed in a generally horizontal orientation and secured to a cap plate of a pile cap.
US09365995B2
An oil skimmer and vacuum recovery apparatus providing a method for removing the contaminating oil floating on the surface of a water body is disclosed. The apparatus may be mounted on an oil recovery vessel and includes a vacuum head mounted to a vacuum system. The vacuum head is configured at a desired proximity above a horizontally disposed separation plate that is adjustably positionable to be placed between the water surface and a contaminating layer of floating oil. The vacuum system includes a vacuum pump and motor and an associated vacuum tank configured to a fluids collection chamber that is in communication with a fluids vacuum line attached to the vacuum head. A vacuum force is directed by the vacuum head to the layer of floating oil above the separation plate whereby and the oil layer is skimmed from over the separation plate and drawn through the vacuum head the fluids vacuum line to the fluids collection chamber where it is collected for disposal.
US09365990B2
A floating-type sandy beach growing device includes wave absorbing bodies arranged in parallel at appropriate intervals, each of them including a floating body having an offing side end oriented toward offing side and a land side end having a larger buoyancy and oriented toward land side, rocking following a wave vertical movement, offing side end being pivotally supported, and a stand erected in a relatively shallow shore for pivotally supporting offing side end, floating body being level-adjusted so as to be horizontal during low tide in neap tide, and installed angled with respect to wave progress direction in a horizontal plane.
US09365988B2
A method of marking a curved median with a passive elongated flexible roadway marking device entails bending the device to conform to the curved bullnose shape of a roadway median, adhesively attaching the device to the surface of the median and then mechanically fastening the device to the median. Bending notches with stress relief vertices may be provided in a flange of the spline to facilitate concave bending of that flange. Attachment holes may be provided in flanges of the spline, in an alternating arrangement. Spaced apart retro-reflective tape strips are applied to the curved outer surface of the protrusion.
US09365975B2
A press felt includes a base structure providing dimensional stability in a machine and a cross machine direction of the felt, a batt fiber structure including batt fiber layers attached to the base structure which provide a paper contacting side and a machine contacting side of the felt. The base structure includes a first and second side. Polymeric beads or strands made from a polymeric material are arranged on at least one of the two sides of the base structure. The polymeric beads or strands arranged on the at least one side have a longitudinal expansion in the machine direction of the felt and are arranged side-by-side when viewed in the cross machine direction of the felt to generate space between adjacent beads or strands. At least one of the batt fiber layers is arranged to cover both the at least one side and the polymeric beads or strands thereon.
US09365953B2
Multi-filament ultra high molecular weight polyethylene fibers can be produced according to processes that result in improved properties. The ultra high molecular weight polyethylene can have an intrinsic viscosity in decalin at 135° C. of at least about 30 dl/g, and can be processed under optimal conditions to achieve a gel spun fiber having a tenacity of greater than about 45 g/denier (40.5 g/dtex).
US09365949B2
A device includes an epitaxially grown crystalline material within an area confined by an insulator. A surface of the crystalline material has a reduced roughness. One example includes obtaining a surface with reduced roughness by creating process parameters which result in the dominant growth component of the crystal to be supplied laterally from side walls of the insulator. In a preferred embodiment, the area confined by the insulator is an opening in the insulator having an aspect ratio sufficient to trap defects using an ART technique.
US09365940B2
The present invention provides a method for producing a porous copper foil. The method of the present invention includes the steps of forming an oxide film by providing a chromium-containing compound to a metal surface of a cathode; forming a copper foil on the oxide film by performing electrolysis of copper; and removing the copper foil from the metal surface of the cathode. The method of the present invention is simple and time-saving, and the porous copper foil of the present invention has reduced roughness difference between both sides of the porous copper foil.
US09365938B2
A differential pressure water electrolysis apparatus includes a cell unit, a first end plate, a second end plate, and a pressing mechanism. The pressing mechanism is provided between the first end plate and a first end of the cell unit to press the cell unit in a stacking direction and includes a first corrosion-resistant member, a second corrosion-resistant member, a third corrosion-resistant member, and a pressure-resistant member. The first corrosion-resistant member is connected to the first end plate. The second corrosion-resistant member is engaged with the first end of the cell unit and is movable in the stacking direction. The third corrosion-resistant member is connected to the first corrosion-resistant member or the second corrosion-resistant member and covers an outer peripheral part of the first corrosion-resistant member and an outer peripheral part of the second corrosion-resistant member to provide a fluid introduction chamber communicating with a cathode side.
US09365936B2
Semi-circuit systems, methods and apparatus for the protection of metallic elements immersed in an electrolytic fluid against electrochemical corrosion. The apparatus preferably comprises four components: a housing component, an anode component, an electrically conductive cord component, and electrical connector component. In preferred handheld examples, the housing component is positively buoyant, featuring impact and water resistant materials, partially encapsulating the anode, thereby protecting nearby structures from impact damage, while shielding the anode component from sunlight, thereby reducing the rate of marine growth thereon.
US09365932B2
A compressor blade for use in a compressor section of a gas turbine engine, comprising: a martensitic stainless steel compressor blade and an abrasive coating having an anodic component. The compressor blade has a blade portion, a dovetail portion and a platform portion intermediate the blade portion and the dovetail portion, the blade portion terminating in a tip opposite the dovetail portion. A cobalt-based coating overlies at least the blade portion of the compressor blade. The cobalt-based coating comprises a cobalt based material that includes precipitates of tungsten carbide that provide erosion resistance and particles of a sacrificial metal-based material distributed through the cobalt-based coating that provide galvanic corrosion resistance to the system.
US09365931B2
An aluminum alloy for use in a plate-fin heat exchanger having a heat transfer portion with seawater as a coolant includes an organic phosphonic acid underlying coating disposed on the surface of the aluminum alloy and a fluorocarbon resin coating disposed on the organic phosphonic acid underlying coating, the fluorocarbon resin coating having an average thickness of 1 to 100 μm after drying. The aluminum alloy has improved durability of coating adhesion and excellent seawater corrosion resistance.
US09365924B2
A method for forming a dielectric film on a substrate by plasma-assisted deposition, includes: introducing a Si-containing process gas to a reaction space wherein a substrate having a surface with patterned recesses is placed; and applying RF power to the process gas in the reaction space to form a dielectric film on the surface by plasma reaction. The RF power is comprised of pulses of high-frequency RF power and pulses of low-frequency RF power, which overlap and are synchronized.
US09365923B2
The vapor deposition device includes a plurality of vapor deposition masks whose lengths in Y axis and X axis directions are shorter than those of a film formation target substrate. Vapor deposition masks adjacent to each other in the Y axis direction is positionally displaced in the X axis direction. In an overlapping area in which mask opening group areas adjacent to each other in the Y axis direction overlap with each other in the X axis direction, opening lengths in the Y axis direction become shorter toward the outer side of each of the mask opening group areas in the plan view.
US09365921B2
A light-emitting element and its fabrication method are provided. The light-emitting element includes an EL layer between a pair of electrode, and the EL layer is formed by evaporation of an organic compound. The evaporation is conducted so that the partial pressure of a component with a specific molecular weight in a film-formation chamber, which is monitored by a mass spectrometer, does not exceed a specific value during the evaporation. This method allows the formation of a light-emitting element having an improved lifetime.
US09365916B2
An alloy comprising Fe, Ni, P, B and Ge is disclosed, having a composition according to the formula [Fe1-yNiy](100-a-b-c)PaBbGec, where a, b, c subscripts denote atomic percent; y subscript denotes atomic fraction, a is between 9 and 12, b is between 5.5 and 7.5, c is between 2 and 6, and y is between 0.45 and 0.55. Metallic glass rods with diameter of at least 1 mm can be formed from the alloy by rapid quenching from the molten state.
US09365915B2
Provided is a ferritic stainless steel excellent in terms of thermal fatigue resistance and oxidation resistance without adding Mo or W, which is an expensive chemical element and with controlling the Nb content to be as small as possible. The chemical composition contains, by mass %, C: 0.020% or less, Si: 3.0% or less, Mn: 3.0% or less, P: 0.040% or less, S: 0.030% or less, Cr: 10% to 25%, N: 0.020% or less, Nb: 0.005% to 0.15%, Al: less than 0.20%, Ti: 5×(C %+N %) to 0.5%, Mo: 0.1% or less, W: 0.1% or less, Cu: 0.55% to 2.0%, B: 0.0002% to 0.0050%, Ni: 0.05% to 1.0%, and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, where C % and C5 in the expression 5×(C %+N %) respectively represent the contents (mass %) of the chemical elements C and N.
US09365914B2
A nitrogen-rich two-phase stainless steel that has corrosion resistance equal to that of standard type of two-phase stainless steel and is not susceptible to corrosion in a welding heat-affected part, wherein the austenite phase area ratio is 40-70%, the PI value expressed by formula (1) is 30-38, the NI value expressed by formula (2) is 100-140, and the γpre expressed by formula (3) is 1350-1450. (1) PI=Cr+3.3Mo+16N (2) NI=(Cr+Mo)/N.
US09365913B2
The present invention relates to a high-hardness hardfacing alloy powder, containing: 0.5
US09365907B1
Crushed flux lime to be used in a BOF converter is processed to minimize waste dust, obviate environmental complications caused by high pH in waste water, and to utilize a very high percentage of the original crushed lime for useful products. The crushed flux lime is screened to provide a fine grain fraction and a modified flux lime fraction. Only a small percentage of the modified flux lime fraction is dust which may be removed in a dust collection system, and the modified flux lime fraction is then passed to the BOF converter. The fine grain fraction is made into a highly fluidized lime of very small dimensions by pulverizing it further in the presence of a fluidizing agent.
US09365901B2
The invention is directed to methods of monitoring B-cell lymphoid proliferative disorders, such as B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemias, by measuring the presence, absence and/or levels of correlating, or index, clonotypes and related clonotypes that have evolved therefrom, for example, as part of the disease condition. In one aspect, such methods are implemented by generating sequencing-based clonotype profiles and determining frequencies of correlating, or index, clonotypes present, including new clonotypes that have evolved therefrom, particularly, in the case of B-cell ALL, by VH substitution. The invention also includes use of such monitoring information to modify treatment status of a patient.
US09365897B2
Methods for the selective enrichment of nucleic acids.
US09365895B2
An automated nucleic acid analysis method and analytical system are described comprising separate modules, wherein the air flow of any one of said modules is controlled and wherein at least the air flow between the module for isolation and purification of the analyte and the module for analysis of the analyte are separated.
US09365894B2
A method of amplifying a nucleic acid of interest comprises (i) treating a biological sample chemically or enzymatically to permit conversion of one type of nucleic acid base to another type of base, (ii) purifying the treated biological sample before adding amplification primers and amplification reagents to the biological sample, (iii) adding the amplification primers and amplification reagents to the biological sample, each primer being constituted of three different types of bases and being specific to a converted nucleic acid of interest or to a nucleic acid that is complementary to the converted nucleic acid of interest, and (iv) amplifying the converted nucleic acid of interest provided that the nucleic acid of interest was present in the biological sample. In the method, amplification of contaminating nucleic acids is avoided by converting the one type of nucleic acid base to another type of base prior to adding the amplification reagents to the biological sample.
US09365887B2
A method for rational mining for induced enzymes in microbial communities is described. The method is characterized in that a community of microorganisms is provided and that the microbial populations of the community are cultivated in a container under conditions of choice, where the microorganisms are given a defined culturing medium, to eliminate matter deriving from the natural habitat and to allow the microbial community to reach a metabolic steady-state. The method is further characterized in that at least one fraction of microorganisms is taken from the container and transferred into at least two separate containers, where at least one of the fractions of microorganisms is provided with a defined medium which includes an inducing substance and/or a substance against which enzyme/enzymes is/are desired, to induce regulation of expression of the desired enzyme/enzymes, and at least one fraction is provided with a defined medium without said inducing substance and without said substance against which enzyme/enzymes is/are desired, for the purpose of comparison, and the fractions are maintained and/or cultivated. Samples of the two fractions are then withdrawn and analyzed for identification of the induced enzyme/enzymes.
US09365879B2
The genomic DNA of Streptoverticillium sp. 3-7, which produces UK-2, was analyzed to identify a region expected to be a UK-2 biosynthetic gene cluster. Moreover, by colony hybridization, DNAs in the region were successfully isolated. Further, the DNAs were used to prepare a strain in which the genes present in the region were disrupted. The strain was found not to produce UK-2. It was verified that the genomic region was the UK-2 biosynthetic gene cluster. Furthermore, Streptoverticillium sp. 3-7 was transformed by introduction of a vector in which the isolated UK-2 biosynthetic gene cluster was inserted. It was also found out that the UK-2 productivity by the transformant was improved about 10 to 60 times or more in comparison with that of the parental strain. Moreover, it was revealed that 2 copies of the UK-2 biosynthetic gene cluster were present per cell in these transformants, respectively.
US09365878B2
The present disclosure relates to biocatalysts and its uses for the efficient preparation of eslicarbazepine, eslicarbazepine acetate, and analogs thereof.
US09365875B2
Provided herein are recombinant yeast cells having an active 3-Hydroxypropionic Acid (3-HP) pathway and further comprising a heterologous polynucleotide encoding a non-phosphorylating NADP-dependent glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPN). Also described are methods of using the recombinant yeast cells to produce 3-HP and acrylic acid.
US09365860B2
Method for targeted alteration of a duplex acceptor DNA sequence in a plant cell protoplast, comprising combining the duplex acceptor DNA sequence with a donor mutagenic nucleobase, wherein the duplex acceptor DNA sequence contains a first DNA sequence and a second DNA sequence which is the complement of the first DNA sequence and wherein the donor mutagenic nucleobase comprises at least one mismatch with respect to the duplex acceptor DNA sequence to be altered, preferably with respect to the first DNA sequence, wherein the method further comprises a step of introducing the donor mutagenic nucleobase into the cell protoplasts using polyethylene glycol (PEG) mediated transformation and the use of PEG protoplast transformation for enhancing the rate of targeted mutagenesis.
US09365849B2
The invention provides compositions and methods for selectively reducing the expression of a gene product from a desired target gene, as well as treating diseases caused by expression of the gene. The method involves introducing into the environment of a cell an amount of a double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) such that a sufficient portion of the dsRNA can enter the cytoplasm of the cell to cause a reduction in the expression of the target gene. The dsRNA has a first oligonucleotide sequence that is between 26 and about 30 nucleotides in length and a second oligonucleotide sequence that anneals to the first sequence under biological conditions. In addition, a region of one of the sequences of the dsRNA having a sequence length of from about 19 to about 23 nucleotides is complementary to a nucleotide sequence of the RNA produced from the target gene.
US09365842B2
The present invention provides for heterologous expression of polypeptides encoded by wild-type and codon-optimized variants of cbh1 and/or cbh2 from the fungal organisms Talaromyces emersonii (T. emersonii), Humicola grisea (H. grisea), Thermoascus aurantiacus (T. aurantiacus), and Trichoderma reesei (T. reesei) in host cells, such as the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The expression in such host cells of the corresponding genes, and variants and combinations thereof, result in improved specific activity of the expressed cellobiohydrolases. Thus, such genes and expression systems are useful for efficient and cost-effective consolidated bioprocessing systems.
US09365841B1
Butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) polypeptide variants of the presently-disclosed subject matter have enhanced catalytic efficiency for (−)-cocaine, as compared to wild-type BChE. Pharmaceutical compositions of the presently-disclosed subject matter include a BChE polypeptide variant having an enhanced catalytic efficiency for (−)-cocaine. A method of the presently-disclosed subject matter for treating a cocaine-induced condition includes administering to an individual an effective amount of a BChE polypeptide variant, as disclosed herein, to lower blood cocaine concentration.
US09365822B2
Improved flow cytometer system particularly adapted to use for sex-selected sperm sorting include enhanced sheath fluid and other strategies which minimize stress on the sperm cells, including a 2.9 percent sodium citrate sheath solution for bovine species and a hepes bovine gamete media for equine species. Improved collection systems and techniques for the process are described so that commercial applications of sperms samples as well as the resulting animals may be achieved.
US09365813B2
The invention relates to a bioreactor system characterized by its capacity in cultivating cells in all three states: static, dynamic, or alternating between static and dynamic states in the same cell culture container or containers, with the even distribution of cells in cell static culture following a dynamic culture. In the invented bioreactor system, the combined application of the magnetically controlled agitation and the cell culture container inversion as well as the combined application of the vertical rotating culture and horizontal static culture are the two strategies in building ideal bioreactors for the cell culture alternating between static and dynamic states in the same cell culture container, which can minimize the sheer-stress and provide cells an ideal metabolic environment.
US09365810B2
A composition including HCl, urea, complex substituted keto-amine-hydrochloride, an alcohol, an ethoxylate, and a ketone is provided in a method for solubilizing calcium carbonate in an aqueous suspension or dispersion of calcium carbonate.
US09365805B2
The present invention is a dimensionally stable solid detergent composition which can be used as a soaking composition. The composition includes a bio-based content of 58% or greater and includes an alkalinity source, a metal protector, a surfactant system, water, a threshold agent, and a polysaccharide hybrid polymer composition. The polymer the polysaccharide hybrid polymer composition includes a polysaccharide residue present in an amount from approximately 5% to 90% by weight of the polysaccharide hybrid polymer composition and a residue of at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer or salts thereof present in an amount from approximately 10% to 75% by weight of the polysaccharide hybrid polymer composition.
US09365797B2
A lubricating oil composition for a transmission includes a base oil in a range of 1 mass % to 80 mass %, the base oil having a kinematic viscosity at 40 degrees C. in a range of 0.5 mm2/s to 20 mm2/s and a viscosity index of 200 or more. Since the composition exhibits a high viscosity index and a high shear stability, the composition is suitable for a continuously variable transmission.
US09365794B2
A wet friction clutch—lubricant system wherein a wet friction clutch having a cellulose—based friction lining having a surface coating of silica based particles, or a device including such a clutch, is lubricated with a lubricant composition a major amount of oil of lubricating viscosity and minor effective amounts of performance enhancing additives including (a) ashless dispersant; (b) organic phosphorus compound and (c) borated detergents; and optionally, (d) an auxiliary friction modifier.
US09365781B2
A process of hydroprocessing a hydrocarbon in a down flow reactor comprising one or more hydroprocessing-catalyst beds. The hydrocarbon feed is mixed with hydrogen and optionally diluent to form a liquid feed mixture wherein hydrogen is dissolved in the mixture, and the liquid feed mixture is introduced into the down flow reactor under hydroprocessing conditions. The hydroprocessing-catalyst bed(s) are liquid-full and the feed reacts by contact with the catalyst. Hydrogen gas is injected into at least one of the hydroprocessing-catalyst beds such that at least part of the hydrogen consumed in that bed is replenished and the liquid-full condition is maintained. In a multi-bed reactor, hydrogen gas may be injected into more than one or all of the hydroprocessing-catalyst beds.
US09365778B2
A process for liquefying a cellulosic material to produce a liquefied product from cellulosic material is provided. Products obtained from such process and use of such products to prepare biofuels is also provided.
US09365776B2
The present invention relates to a process for the hydrotreatment of a vegetal biomass. Specifically, the present invention relates to a process for the hydrotreatment of a vegetal biomass comprising: a) subjecting said vegetal biomass to a hydrotreatment in a first reactor, said hydrotreatment comprises contacting said vegetal biomass in an aqueous medium and a metal oxide, a mixed metal oxide, or a metal-metalloid oxide catalyst comprising at least 35% by weight of metal oxide, mixed metal oxide, or metal-metalloid oxide relative to the total weight of the catalyst, with hydrogen at a pressure in the range of 10 to 400 bar and at a temperature in the range of 50° C. to 300° C. until a predetermined level of the hydrotreatment of said biomass is obtained and wherein the metal oxide, a mixed metal oxide, or a metal-metalloid oxide catalyst comprises nickel. Further, the present invention relates to a metal oxide, mixed metal oxide or metal-metalloid oxide catalyst. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of the catalyst.
US09365774B2
A liquid crystal compound having high stability to heat, light and so forth, a high clearing point, a low minimum temperature of a liquid crystal phase, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large dielectric anisotropy, a suitable elastic constant and excellent compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds, a liquid crystal composition containing the compound, and a liquid crystal display device including the composition. The compound is represented by formula (1-1): wherein, for example, R1 is hydrogen, halogen or alkyl having 1 to 20 carbons; ring A1, ring A2, ring A3, ring A4 and ring A5 are independently 1,4-cyclohexylene or 1,4-phenylene; Z1, Z2, Z3 and Z4 are independently a single bond, —(CH2)2—, —CH═CH— or —CF═CF—: and a, b, c and d are independently 0 or 1, and a sum of a, b, c and d is one or more.
US09365773B2
There is provided a liquid crystal composition containing a compound represented by General Formula (i) (where Ri represents an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms) and a compound represented by Formula (ii), and there is also provided a liquid crystal display device using such a liquid crystal composition.
US09365762B1
The present subject matter relates to a dimer acid-organic amine copolymer, comprising structural units from a dimer acid, structural units from an alkyl amine, and structural units from an aromatic amine, wherein, the dimer acid is a dimer of oleic acid and linoleic acid, the alkyl amine is one or more of C10-C20 alkyl primary amines, and the aromatic amine is one or more of aniline and aniline with one or more sites on the benzene ring substituted by C1-C3 alkyl. The present subject matter provides a shearing strength improving agent for water in oil emulsion drilling fluids and a drilling fluid containing the shearing strength improving agent. The shearing strength improving agent provided in the present invention can be used to significantly improve the yield point, ratio of yield point to plastic viscosity, gel strength of water in oil emulsion drilling fluids even in a small concentration, and is applicable to water in oil emulsion drilling fluids that contain or don't contain organic clay.
US09365761B2
The present invention relates to an aqueous glycol-free heat transfer fluid comprising sebacic acid, benzotriazole, morpholine, and at least one of sodium nitrite and sodium molybdate dihydrate, wherein a sum of concentrations of sodium molybdate dihydrate, sebacic acid, benzotriazole, morpholine, sodium nitrite is equal to or less than 1% (w/w). Preferably, the sum of concentrations of sodium molybdate dihydrate, sodium nitrite, sebacic acid, benzotriazole and morpholine is less than 0.65% (w/w). Preferably, the respective concentration is: 0-0.134% (w/w) sodium molybdate dihydrate; 0-0.028% (w/w) sebacic acid; 0-0.028% (w/w) benzotriazole; 0.08-0.812% (w/w) morpholine and 0-0.134% (w/w) sodium nitrite.
US09365759B2
The present invention relates, in part, to heat transfer and refrigerant compositions and methods that include HFC-32; HFO-1234ze and HFC-125.
US09365747B2
A spall cover repair patch includes a flexible substrate. A pressure sensitive adhesive is configured to adhere to a spall cover of protective panel. A release liner is configured to protect the pressure sensitive adhesive prior to use and releasably engage the pressure sensitive adhesive.
US09365743B2
A polyurethane resin composition comprising a prepolymer and a polymerizable plasticizer, and which may also comprise at least one constituent chosen from the group comprising: a masked polyisocyanate; a diluent; bitumen or a bituminous mixture; and mixtures thereof, and uses thereof.
US09365736B2
A non-aqueous pigment ink includes a pigment, a non-aqueous solvent, a non-water-soluble resin and a water-soluble resin, wherein the non-water-soluble resin is an acrylic polymer formed by a copolymer of a monomer mixture containing at least an alkyl(meth)acrylate (A) having a C8 to C18 alkyl group and a monomer (B) having a β-diketone group or β-keto acid ester group.
US09365732B2
An oil-based ink composition for a ballpoint pen has an ink viscosity at 25° C. is 200,000 mPa·s or more at a shear rate of 0.019 s−1 and 5,000 mPa·s or less at a shear rate of 10,000 s−1 and a storage modulus at an angular frequency of 0.019 rad/sec is 10 Pa or more. The ink composition ensures a thin-width writing line, without bleeding or feathering, and prevents ink-depleted regions at the central part of the writing line so that the writing line is uniform and clear.
US09365727B2
A process for the coating of surfaces of a metallic component to be formed by contacting the surfaces of the metallic component prior to forming operation with an aqueous composition containing 80% by weight of at least one organic film-forming ionomeric polymer or copolymer, whereby the total organic polymeric material has an average acid number in the range from 20 to 300, optionally at least one further organic film-forming polymer different from the organic film-forming ionomeric polymer or copolymer; optionally a neutralizing agent; a low temperature corrosion inhibiting cross-linking agent and water. The pH of the aqueous composition at the beginning of the coating process is in the range from 6 to 10.5.
US09365724B2
The invention pertains to a process for manufacturing filler modified with functional particles in a high energy blending process through collisions of sufficient energy to bound, adhere, or otherwise associate the pigment particles to the filler.
US09365723B2
The present invention relates to a process for preparing self-binding pigment particles from an aqueous mineral pigment material suspension having a solid content of 45 to 80 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the suspension.
US09365717B2
The present invention aims to provide a carboxyl group-containing polyimide, and prepolymer thereof which give a cured product highly satisfying thermosetting property, PCT resistance, solvent resistance and peel strength at the same time. The present invention relates to a terminal acid anhydride group-containing imide prepolymer which is characterized by being produced by reacting an acid anhydride group in a tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride with an isocyanate group in a diisocyanate compound, and a carboxyl group-containing polyimide which is characterized in having such a structure where the chain of said terminal acid anhydride group-containing imide prepolymer is extended via a polyol compound. The present invention also relates to a thermosetting resin composition and a flexible metal-clad laminate which utilize such carboxyl group-containing polyimide.
US09365716B2
Disclosed are a thermoplastic resin composition which has a reduced tendency to mold staining while being shaped and a high flowability, and a shaped article which, when used as a lamp component, has good surface appearance and generates little volatiles by the heat of the lamp. Specifically disclosed are a thermoplastic resin composition containing a polyester resin (A), a cresol novolac epoxy resin (B), and a vinyl cyanide-aromatic vinyl copolymer containing epoxy group (C), and a shaped article shaped therefrom, wherein the cresol novolac epoxy resin (B) and the vinyl cyanide-aromatic vinyl copolymer containing epoxy group (C) are compounded in amounts of 0.01 to 3 parts by mass and 2 to 12 parts by mass, respectively, relative to 100 parts by mass of the polyester resin (A).
US09365715B2
A thermoplastic elastomer composition, containing a) 5 to 99 wt % of a block copolymer, which is constructed of hard blocks (A) made of vinyl aromatic monomers and one or more random soft blocks (B) of non-hydrogenated or hydrogenated block copolymer materials made of dienes and vinyl aromatic monomers, b) 1 to 95 wt % of a plasticizer having a higher polarity than white oil and a lower polarity than dinonyl adipate, c) 0 to 50 wt % of a polyolefin, and d) 0 to 60 wt % of additives, has advantageous properties in regard to processability.
US09365708B2
A cable comprising a semiconductive layer and an insulation layer with improved DC electrical properties is provided.
US09365704B2
A method for producing a rubber composition includes kneading: a rubber component comprising a conjugated diene polymer having at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of a thiol group, an oxetane group and a hydrocarbylthio group; silica particles; and a catalyst for condensing silanol to form an aggregate of the silica particles. Preferably, at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of a conjugate diene polymer having no functional group bondable to silica, and a polymer having no functional group bondable to silica and the polymer being other than conjugated diene polymer is also kneaded as a rubber component other than the conjugated diene polymer.
US09365699B2
The invention is a process for producing a rubber composition containing at least one rubber component (A) selected from natural rubbers and synthetic diene rubbers, a filler containing an inorganic filler (B), a silane coupling agent (C) and a vulcanization accelerator (D), wherein the rubber composition is kneaded in multiple stages, the rubber component (A), all or a portion of the inorganic filler (B), all or a portion of the silane coupling agent (C) and the vulcanization accelerator (D) are added and kneaded in the first stage of kneading, and the specific energy for kneading in the first stage is from 0.05 to 1.50 kWh/kg. The specific energy is obtained by dividing the power consumption by the motor in the kneading device in the first stage of kneading by the total mass of the rubber composition therein.
US09365693B2
Provided is a thermoplastic resin composition which is excellent in platability (appearance of plating), and keeps high reflectance even after thermal aging. A thermoplastic resin composition comprising: per (A) 100 parts by weight of a crystalline thermoplastic resin having a melting point, measured by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) at a heating rate of 10° C./min, of 250° C. or above; (B) 10 to 80 parts by weight of a glass filler; (C) 1 to 30 parts by weight of a laser direct structuring additive having a reflectance at 450 nm of 25% or above; and (D) 20 to 150 parts by weight of titanium oxide.
US09365689B2
A method of manufacturing an impact-resistant material is described. Embodiments of the method includes hydrating a reinforcing material, which can be, for example, a fabric comprised of para-aramid fiber, infusing the hydrated reinforcing material with a resin, and curing the infused reinforcing material. Certain embodiments include hydrating the reinforcing material by exposing the reinforcing material to humidity and infusing the material by with a prepolymer-based diisocynate, for example, methylene diphenyl 4, 4′diisocyanate.
US09365688B2
The present invention is directed to compositions useful for use in separators for use in lithium ion batteries, and membranes, separators, and devices derived therefrom.
US09365685B2
A functionalized carbon fiber having covalently bound on its surface a partially cured epoxy or amine-containing sizing agent, wherein at least a portion of epoxide or amine groups in the sizing agent are available as uncrosslinked epoxide or amine groups, which corresponds to a curing degree of epoxide or amine groups of no more than about 0.6. Composites comprised of these functionalized carbon fibers embedded in a polymeric matrix are also described. Methods for producing the functionalized carbon fibers and composites thereof are also described.
US09365682B2
The present invention is directed to a series of silicone containing polymers that contain photostabilizers that act as photo stabilizers for Ultra Violet radiation. The polymers of the present invention are multi functional sun-screening additives that allow in addition to photostabilizing the active sunscreen agent found in sunscreens, additionally provide high levels of UV protection in a cosmetically elegant base. The compounds are made by the reaction of a benzatriazole compound and a methyl ester silicone compound.
US09365672B2
A polylactic acid triblock copolymer and a preparation method thereof are described. The polylactic acid triblock copolymer comprises an aromatic polyester oligomer block and a polylactic acid block. The polylactic acid triblock copolymer is obtained by reacting an aromatic polyester oligomer with a monomer lactide at a desired temperature. The polylactic acid block copolymer has a regular structure indicated by peak melting temperatures (Tm) corresponding to the aromatic polyester oligomer block and the polylactic acid block, respectively. Examples of the aromatic polyester oligomer block include polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, and polyethylene 1,4-naphthalate. Examples of the monomer lactide include L-lactide and D-lactide.
US09365664B2
The invention concerns catalysts comprising (i) a clad catalyst support comprising (a) a core which comprises alumina particles and (b) about 1 to about 40 weight percent silica cladding, based on the weight of the clad catalyst support, on the surface of the core; the catalyst support having a BET surface area of greater than 20 m2/g and a porosity of at least about 0.2 cc/g; and (ii) 0.1 to 10 weight percent, based on the weight of the catalyst, of catalytically active transition metal on the surface of the clad catalyst support; wherein the catalyst support has a normalized sulfur uptake (NSU) of up to 25 μg/m2. The invention also concerns the production and use of such catalyst.
US09365648B1
The invention features methods for preventing or treating CGRP associated disorders such as vasomotor symptoms, including headaches (e.g., migraine, cluster headache, and tension headache) and hot flushes, by administering an anti-CGRP antagonist antibody. Antagonist antibody G1 and antibodies derived from G1 directed to CGRP are also described.
US09365639B2
Antibody molecules that specifically bind to dengue virus are disclosed. In certain embodiments, the antibody molecule bind to dengue virus serotypes DV-1, DV-2, DV-3, and DV-4. The antibody molecules can be used to treat, prevent, and/or diagnose dengue virus.
US09365628B2
The present disclosure provides opsins, including variant opsins with increased activity and/or increased trafficking to the plasma membrane. The opsins are useful in therapeutic and screening applications, which are also provided.
US09365621B2
Method for preventing neoplastic transformation by inhibition of retinoblastoma protein inactivation
A method for preventing neoplastic transformation by inhibition of cell cycle progression into S phase by preventing the inactivation of Retinoblastoma protein (Rb).
US09365614B2
A compound of Formula I or a salt thereof, methods for the preparation thereof, and related methods and compositions.
US09365613B2
The invention relates to the use of acylated 4-amidino- or 4-guanidinobenzylamine in accordance with the general formula I P4-P3-P2-P1 (I), where P4 is a monosubstituted or polysubstituted or unsubstituted benzylsulfonyl group, P3 is a monosubstituted or polysubstituted or unsubstituted, natural or unnatural α-amino acid or α-imino acid in the D configuration, P2 is a monosubstituted or polysubstituted or unsubstituted, natural or unnatural α-amino acid or α-imino acid in the L configuration, and P1 is a monosubstituted or polysubstituted or unsubstituted 4-amidino- or 4-guanidinobenzylamine group, for inhibiting plasma kallikrein (PK), factor XIa and factor XIIa, in particular for preventing the activation of coagulation at synthetic surfaces and for systemic administration as anticoagulants/antithrombotic agents, in particular for preventing the activation of coagulation at synthetic surfaces for the purpose of averting thromboembolic events.
US09365611B2
Provided herein are 3,3-disubstituted 19-nor-steroidal compounds according to Formula (I): and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Such compounds are contemplated useful for the prevention and treatment of a variety of CNS-related conditions, for example, treatment of sleep disorders, mood disorders, schizophrenia spectrum disorders, disorders of memory and/or cognition, movement disorders, personality disorders, autism spectrum disorders, pain, traumatic brain injury, vascular diseases, substance abuse disorders and/or withdrawal syndromes, tinnitus, and status epilepticus.
US09365610B2
What is described is a compound of formula I wherein R1 consists of a linear or branched alkyl consisting of 1-18 carbons, an alkenyl or alkynyl consisting of 2 to 12 carbons, or a cholesteryl; R2 consists of a linear or branched alkyl or an alkenyl consisting of 1 to 18 carbons; L1 consists of a linear alkyl consisting of 5 to 9 carbons or, when R1 consists of a cholesteryl then L1 consists of a linear alkylene or alkenyl consisting of 3 to 4 carbons; X1 consists of —O—(CO)— or —(CO)—O—; X2 consists of S or O; L2 consists of a bond or a linear alkylene of 1 to 6 carbons; R3 consists of a linear or branched alkylene with 1 to 6 carbons; and R4 and R5 are the same or different, each consisting of a linear or branched alkyl of 1 to 6 carbons; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US09365609B2
The present invention provides a process for preparing a crystalline form of halobetasol propionate, comprising the step of crystallizing halobetasol propionate from absolute ethanol or a mixture of ethanol and water, wherein the crystalline form of halobetasol propionate is characterized by an x-ray powder diffraction pattern having peaks at 10.0, 11.6, 12.9, 13.4, 14.5, 16.4, 17.6, and 23.5±0.2 degrees 2θ.
US09365606B2
Orthogonally protected 3′-amino nucleoside monomers and efficient methods for their synthesis are described. The methods employ selective protection of the 3′-amino group in the presence of the unprotected nucleoside base.
US09365601B2
The present invention describes the dihydrate of 1,2-cyclohexanediaminplatinum(II)-bis-(4-methylbenzenesulfonate), a method for producing 1,2-cyclohexanediaminplatinum(II)-bis-(4-methylbenzenesulfonate) and the hydrates thereof, and the use of 1,2-cyclohexanediaminplatinum(II)-bis-(4-methylbenzenesulfonate) and of the hydrates thereof.
US09365599B2
Novel N3S1 chelator-folate derivatives, a preparation method thereof, and a composition for diagnosis and treatment of tumor including the same as an active ingredient are provided. The novel N3S1 chelator-folate derivatives or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof are easily introduced into the cells using receptor binding to tumor expressing α-folate receptor (α-FR). Accordingly, the folate derivatives, labeled with radioisotope such as technetium, or rhenium, can be advantageously used for the diagnosis and treatment of tumor using tumor imaging and irradiation from the isotope, and therefore, can be widely used for the purpose of labeling a variety of radiopharmaceuticals.
US09365585B2
The invention relates to novel polymers containing repeating units based on benzodithiophene or derivatives thereof, monomers and methods for their preparation, their use as semiconductors in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, and to OE and OPV devices comprising these polymers.
US09365576B2
The invention relates to compounds of formula (I): as described herein, pharmaceutical preparations comprising such compounds, uses and methods of use for such compounds in the treatment of a disorder or a disease mediated by the activity of MDM2 and/or MDM4, and combinations comprising such compounds.
US09365568B2
Compounds of Formula I are useful for inhibition of CHK1 and/or CHK2. Methods of using compounds of Formula I and stereoisomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, for in vitro, in situ, and in vivo diagnosis, prevention or treatment of such disorders in mammalian cells, or associated pathological conditions are disclosed.
US09365550B2
The present invention relates to compounds of general formula wherein R1 hydrogen, lower alkyl, halogen or lower alkyl substituted by halogen; R2 is hydrogen or halogen; X1 is N or CH; X2 is N or CH; with the proviso that only one of X1 or X2 is N; X3 is C(R) or N; and R is hydrogen, lower alkyl, halogen, lower alkyl substituted by halogen, lower alkoxy or SO2-lower alkyl; or to a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt, to a racemic mixture or to its corresponding enantiomer and/or optical isomers thereof. The compounds may be used for the treatment of schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, major depression, bipolar disorders, anxiety disorders, normal aging, epilepsy, retinal degeneration, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, panic disorder, Parkinson's disease, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment, chemotherapy-induced cognitive dysfunction, Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorders, hearing loss, tinnitus, spinocerebellar ataxia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, Huntington's disease, stroke, radiation therapy, chronic stress, abuse of neuro-active drugs, such as alcohol, opiates, methamphetamine, phencyclidine and cocaine.
US09365549B2
The invention provides compounds of formulas (I) or (II): wherein the variables are defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof, that are inhibitors of replication of the hepatitis C virus. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, methods of using such compounds to treat hepatitis C viral infections, and processes and intermediates useful for preparing such compounds.
US09365528B2
Derivatives of sulindac that lack cyclooxygenase inhibitory activity are provided along with pharmaceutical compositions containing them and use for treatment or prevention of cancer. The derivatives of sulindac are also suitable for treating chronic inflammatory conditions. A method for preparing the derivatives is also provided.
US09365524B2
Provided herein are formulations, processes, solid forms and methods of use relating to 2-(tert-butylamino)-4-((1R,3R,4R)-3-hydroxy-4-methylcyclohexylamino)-pyrimidine-5-carboxamide.
US09365518B2
6-Amino isoquinoline compounds are provided that influence, inhibit or reduce the action of a kinase. Pharmaceutical compositions including therapeutically effective amounts of the 6-aminoisoquinoline compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable carriers are also provided. Various methods using the compounds and/or compositions to affect disease states or conditions such as cancer, obesity and glaucoma are also provided.
US09365514B2
A composition which comprises substance represented by Formula (I), [Meanings of the symbols that are included in the formula are given in the specification as definitions] a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and a dissolution aid is useful for improving solubility, oral absorbability and/or absorbability in blood of a poorly water-soluble or water insoluble tetracyclic compounds having an ALK inhibitory activity that are useful as a prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent for cancer, depression, and cognitive function disorder.
US09365512B2
The present invention relates to isoindoline derivatives of the formula (I) or a physiologically tolerated salt thereof. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such isoindoline derivatives, and the use of such isoindoline derivatives for therapeutic purposes.
US09365507B2
The present invention provides a diaryl sulfone compound represented by Formula (1): wherein R1 to R4 and R1′ to R4′ are the same or different, and each represents hydrogen, C1-4 alkyl, or halogen, and R5 represents C2-6 alkenyl, C1-4 alkyl, or aromatic heterocyclic group; a method for producing the diaryl sulfone compound represented by Formula (1) by reacting a 4,4′-dihaloarylsulfone compound with thiol salt compound having an alkylene group; and a method for producing the diaryl sulfone compound represented by Formula (1) by reacting a 4,4′-dihaloarylsulfone compound with a thiol salt compound having a hydroxyl group, and subjecting the resulting compound to reaction with a halogenating agent, followed by a dehydrohalogenation reaction.
US09365502B2
The present disclosure is generally directed to neuroactive substituted cyclopenta[b]phenanthrenes as referenced herein, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, for use as, for example, an anesthetic, and/or in the treatment of disorders relating to GABA function and activity. The present disclosure is further directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds.
US09365497B2
A rubber composition comprising a hydrate of a compound represented by formula (I-2) or a salt thereof; or a methanol solvate of a compound represented by formula (I) or a salt thereof.
US09365494B2
Methods for producing a compound of formula k1 or k2 by reducing a dihydronapthalene amide compound of formula i with hydrogen gas in the presence of a ruthenium catalyst of formula j1 or j2 Ru(Z)2(L) j1; Ru(E)(E′)(L)(D) j2; wherein m, n, Ar, Y, R1E, E′, D, Z and L are as defined herein.
US09365491B2
Compounds that are central nervous system drug candidates for the treatment of cognitive decline and, more particularly, Alzheimer's disease are provided. Methods of treating, inhibiting, and/or abatement of cognitive decline and/or Alzheimer's disease with a compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the invention are also provided. Also provided are methods of preparing the compounds/compositions of the invention.
US09365490B2
A method for preparing 1-adamantyltrimethylammonium hydroxide is disclosed. The method comprises reacting 1-adamantyldimethylamine with dimethyl carbonate to produce 1-adamantyltrimethylammonium methylcarbonate, which is then reacted with calcium hydroxide or magnesium hydroxide in the presence of water to produce 1-adamantyltrimethylammonium hydroxide.
US09365487B2
Methods and systems for making dibasic esters and/or dibasic acids using metathesis are generally disclosed. In some embodiments, the methods comprise reacting a terminal olefin ester with an internal olefin ester in the presence of a metathesis catalyst to form a dibasic ester and/or dibasic acid. In some embodiments, the terminal olefin ester or the internal olefin ester are derived from a renewable feedstock, such as a natural oil feedstock. In some such embodiments, the natural oil feedstock, or a transesterified derivative thereof, is metathesized to make the terminal olefin ester or the internal olefin ester.
US09365482B2
Methods for the efficient synthesis of fatty acid derivatives and their intermediates are provided.
US09365477B2
Provided is a method of producing lavandulal at a high yield by controlling formation of its isomer of lavandulal as a by-product.In a method of producing lavandulal by making an acetal compound represented by the following formula (I) react with 3-methyl-1-butene-3-ol in the presence of an acid catalyst, the method includes: adding, to a liquid mixture comprising an acid catalyst, an acetal compound represented by the following formula (I), and 3-methyl-1-butene-3-ol in at least a portion of an amount to be used (3-methyl-1-butene-3-ol (a)), 3-methyl-1-butene-3-ol in the other portion of the amount to be used (3-methyl-1-butene-3-ol (b)); and maintaining the liquid mixture at a temperature of 110° C. or higher: in which Each R in the formula (I) represents an alkyl group.
US09365476B2
A compound of formula (I) wherein Rf is CF3, —C2F5, —CF2CFXCF3; X is —F, or —OC3F7; Y is —H, —Cl, or —Br; R1 is —(CH2)q—, —(OCH2CH2)t—, or —(CH2)q(OCH2CH2)t—; Rf1 is —OCF2CFY1—O—Rf2; Rf2 is —CF3, —C2F5, —CF2CFX1CF3; X1 is —F, or —OC3F7; Y1 is —H, —Cl, or —Br; q is 0 to 10; t is 1 to 10; a is 1 to 5; and b is 1 to 5.
US09365471B2
Novel substituted phenylsulfur trifluorides that act as fluorinating agents are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for their preparation and methods for their use in introducing one or more fluorine atoms into target substrate compounds. Finally, various intermediate compounds for use in preparing substituted phenylsulfur trifluorides are provided.
US09365470B2
A simulated moving bed separation process is characterized in that the feed and desorbant injection streams are each divided into N streams (N being a whole number strictly greater than 1) injected respectively at N distinct feed injection points and at N distinct desorbant injection points, and in that the extract and raffinate withdrawal points are also each divided into N streams each withdrawn from N distinct withdrawal points, the device being constituted by 4×N chromatographic zones.
US09365469B2
The present invention is a process for transalkylating aromatic hydrocarbon compounds, the process comprising introducing an aromatic hydrocarbon feed stream into a transalkylation zone to yield high-purity benzene as a byproduct while meeting transalkylation objectives. The feed stream contacts a catalyst in the transalkylation zone under conditions adjusted to control benzene purity as well as transalkylation performance.
US09365464B2
The present invention provides novel phosphate-solubilizing fungal strains, compositions comprising novel phosphate-solubilizing fungal strains, and methods of using novel phosphate-solubilizing fungal strains to increase the availability of phosphate for plant uptake in soil. In some embodiments, one or more of the novel phosphate-solubilizing fungal strains is coated onto a seed.
US09365458B2
A dielectric ceramic material includes the composite ceramic powder of BaTiO3 and Ba2LiTa5O15, or BaTiO3 and Ba2LiNb5O15 that are based on the oxides of BaO, TiO2, Li2O and Ta2O5, or BaO, TiO2, Li2O and Nb2O5 as initial powder materials prepared subject to a respective predetermined percentage. This dielectric ceramic material simply uses simple binary oxides as initial powder materials that are easy to obtain and inexpensive, and that eliminate the complicated manufacturing process of synthesizing BaTiO3, Ba2LiTa5O15 or Ba2LiNb5O15, making the whole process more simple and the manufacturing cost more cheaper and preventing the formation of other compounds.
US09365457B2
The disclosure provides a low-temperature manufacturing method for an inorganic foam material including the following steps. A mixing process is performed, and the mixing process includes mixing a glass and a cement to form a raw material of inorganic foam material. A low temperature process is performed, for producing a gas inside the raw material of inorganic foam material by a foaming agent, and for forming an inorganic foam material made from the glass and the cement. The manufactured inorganic foam material has a low density, a high compressive strength and is capable of insulating heat. Also, the manufactured inorganic foam material has advantages of noise insulation, thermal insulation, fireproof, as well as featuring lower water absorption and lower shrinkage.
US09365449B2
Technologies are generally described for designing a window glazing for a particular geographical location. In some examples, a window glazing can be designed to selectively block sunlight from entering the window during summer when it may be desirable to have inside temperatures substantially lower than outside temperatures. The glazing can also be designed to selectively allow sunlight to enter the window during winter months when heat from sunlight may be desirable to raise indoor temperatures. The glazing can be prepared from a transparent material that can allow substantially full transmission of sunlight.
US09365445B2
Provided are a method for producing a phosphor-encapsulating capillary tube in which, when a phosphor is encapsulated thereinto, fluorescence from the phosphor is less likely to leak from an end of the capillary tube; and such a phosphor-encapsulating capillary tube. One end portion 10A of an elongate glass capillary tube 10 having an outer shape of a transverse cross-section elongated in a width direction thereof is heated until the one end portion 10A of the glass capillary tube 10 has been melted, integrated, and thus sealed.
US09365444B2
Formulations of the present invention contain compounds of Formula (I) that are used as Sulfur Scale Inhibition and/or Removal Agents in the treatment of Industrial Water Systems.
US09365438B2
There is provided an apparatus 2 for desalinating non-potable water. The apparatus has a first vapor producing module 5 configured to receive a heated working fluid for producing vapor from a volume of non-potable water for driving at least one first distillation module 10 for producing condensate 12. The apparatus also includes a second vapor producing module 14 configured to receive working fluid from the first vapor producing module 5 for producing additional vapor from a further volume of non-potable water 8′.
US09365435B2
A method and system of providing ultrapure water for semiconductor fabrication operations is provided. The water is treated by utilizing a free radical scavenging system and a free radical removal system. The free radical scavenging system can utilize actinic radiation with a free radical precursor compound, such as ammonium persulfate. The free radical removal system can comprise use of a reducing agent. The ultrapure water may be further treated by utilizing ion exchange media and degasification apparatus. A control system can be utilized to regulate addition of the precursor compound, the intensity of the actinic radiation, and addition of the reducing agent to the water.
US09365432B2
The invention relates to nanomaterials and assemblies including, a micrometer-scale spherical aggregate comprising: a plurality of one-dimensional nanostructures comprising titanium and oxygen, wherein the one-dimensional nanostructures radiate from a hollow central core thereby forming a spherical aggregate.
US09365429B2
A graphene screening and separation method comprises the following steps. At least one pair of electrodes and an energy barrier layer is provided, wherein the pair of electrodes is a first electrode and a second electrode, and the energy barrier layer is formed on the first electrode. The pair of electrodes and the energy barrier layer are covered with a graphene suspension. When a graphene sheet in the graphene suspension materially couples the second electrode and the energy barrier layer and is located above the first electrode, a bias voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode of the pair of electrodes is changed and a corresponding tunneling current is measured. Screening and separation are performed by using differential conductance (i.e., the derivative of the tunneling current with respect to the bias voltage) of different layers of graphene.
US09365428B2
Methods are provided for fabricating graphene nanoribbons. The methods rely on laser irradiation that is applied to a carbon nanotube film to unzip one or more carbon nanotubes of the carbon nanotube film. Graphene nanoribbons can be cross-linked via laser irradiation to form a graphene nanoribbon network.
US09365421B2
A process for increasing the hydrogen content of a synthesis gas including hydrogen and carbon oxides and having a carbon monoxide content ≧45 mole % on a dry-gas basis, including the steps of: (i) combining the synthesis gas with steam to form a steam-enriched feed gas mixture (ii) passing the feed gas mixture at an inlet temperature in the range 220-370° C. over an iron-based water-gas shift catalyst to form a hydrogen-enriched shifted gas mixture having a carbon monoxide content 10 mole % on a dry gas basis, and (iii) recovering the hydrogen-enriched shifted gas mixture, where a portion of the hydrogen-enriched shifted gas mixture is recycled to the feed gas mixture.
US09365420B2
A three-dimensional nanoresonator structure has a stack of laterally confined layers including at least a first layer and a second layer of different conductive materials between which a dielectric layer is interposed. The layers have at least a respective accessible surface area exposed to an environment in which the structure is immersed. Multiple three-dimensional nanoresonators that can be dispersed in an environment are formed from an array of nanoresonators fixed to a sacrificial substrate. The nanoresonators are subsequently separated from the substrate and conjugated with a chemical agent adapted to promote the formation of a stable colloidal suspension of nanoresonators in a liquid medium.
US09365409B2
Apparatus for metering liquids includes a tank for liquid being metered, a pipe for drawing off the liquid, having an end nozzle. A recirculation pipe communicates with the pipe and the tank. A reversible pump operable in suction or compression mode includes a non-return valve to close the recirculation pipe to draw off metered liquid and open the recirculation pipe, closing the pipe when the pump is in compression mode. A shut-off valve communicates with the pump, the delivery nozzle and the pipe for closing in the delivery nozzle direction and for opening in the pump direction, to allow, in suction mode, drawing a metered quantity of liquid and, in compression mode, selective recirculation of the liquid. At a second position in compression mode, the valve opens in the delivery nozzle direction and closes the pipe to deliver a metered quantity of liquid into a storage container.
US09365408B2
A refillable perfume atomizer apparatus is described, capable of refill without requiring pouring or exposure of an interior of the liquid storage chamber to the external atmosphere. The perfume atomizer includes an internal pump that creates a negative air pressure within the sealed liquid storage container so that refill liquid is drawn into the liquid storage chamber when the perfume atomizer dispenser is engaged to a refill reservoir container.
US09365405B2
A combination beverage concentrate and concentrate bag and an apparatus for using the combination. The combination is adapted for use in the preparation of a finished beverage having a first volume of the beverage concentrate and a second volume of diluent. The concentrate bag is flexible, disposable and has a volume equal to or greater than the sum of the first volume and the second volume. A first volume of the beverage concentrate is disposed within the concentrate bag. The apparatus is adapted to accept the diluent-filled combination, mix the diluent with the beverage concentrate and dispense finished beverage from a dispenser. In the dispensing system, connections for providing diluent or a pressurizing agent to the beverage concentrate or to the finished beverage are located at the dispenser outlet opening or upstream of that opening.
US09365399B2
The invention relates to a concealing device for the separable connection of the at least one loose drum rotatably mounted on the main shaft (11) of a conveyor machine to the main shaft (11), wherein the separable connection of the loose drum to the main shaft (11) is positively realized by means of a guided coupling wheel (3a, 3b) that is engageable and disengageable by actuating devices (7). The guidance of the coupling wheel (3a, 3b) is arranged on the sides of the loose drum.
US09365394B2
An electronic bridge system includes a first interface to couple to an electrical or electro-mechanical installation to receive system information from the installation, and a second interface to couple to a second component of the installation, wherein the second component is to be bypassed or interrupted by the bridge system. Further, the system includes a bridge circuit coupled to the second interface and having a control port, and a safety circuit coupled to the first interface and having an output coupled to the control port. The bridge circuit is configured to cause bypassing or interrupting the second component upon activation, and the safety circuit is configured to output one of an enable signal and a disable signal as a function of the system information, wherein the enable signal activates the bridge circuit.
US09365391B2
An elevator control device includes a non-service function prohibiting registration of call to each of floors and a non-service level setting part which sets two non-service levels of level 1 and level 2 for each floor, a call registration part for a user to perform a call registration operation for a desired floor, and a call registration control part in which when the call registration part is operated, in the case level 1 or level 2 has been set for the desired floor, prohibits a registration of call to that floor, and in the case neither level 1 nor level 2 has been set for the desired floor, performs the registration of call to that floor. Even if level 1 has been set for the desired floor, in the case a temporary cancel signal designating that floor has been inputted, the call to that floor is registered.
US09365374B2
A sheet transport device includes first to third rotating members, a sheet position detector, and a controller. The first member transports a sheet at a first speed. The second member transports the sheet at a second speed that is lower than the first speed. The third member in a stopped state receives the sheet and subsequently resumes transporting to perform positional correction thereon. The detector detects positions of leading and trailing edges of the sheet. The controller performs control such that, when a preset time elapses after the detector detects that the leading edge has reached the third member, the third member is caused to resume transporting at the second speed, and when the detector detects that the leading edge has passed the second member, the third member is increased in speed from the second speed to the first speed.
US09365372B2
A printing medium supplying apparatus may include a body, a feed tray configured to rotate between a first position in which the feed tray forms an external appearance of the body and a second position in which a printing medium is loaded, a knock-up plate provided on the feed tray configured to ascend and descend, a pickup roller configured to make contact with the loaded printing medium as the knock-up plate ascends, and a rotating lever configured to allow the knock-up plate to be restricted at a side of the feed tray when the feed tray rotates from the first position to the second position. Accordingly, the knock-up plate are restricted and released together with operations of the pickup roller and the feed tray.
US09365370B2
Systems and methods for reclaiming bulk solid material from storage stockpiles or from watercraft. A storage and reclaim system includes a support surface for supporting a stockpile of bulk material. The support surface is defined by a plurality of individual material support structures geometrically arranged and positioned with reference to each other so that the support surface is essentially continuous. Each of the material support structures in turn includes a dish or funnel-like structure having a generally conical floor surface sloping towards an individual discharge opening fitted with a discharge control gate. An array of vibrators is mechanically connected to each of the material support structures so as to introduce vibrational energy into the dish or funnel-like structures sufficient to either avoid a stable reclaim cone or to destabilize a stable reclaim cone which may form in order to maintain material discharge flow.
US09365369B2
A method and apparatus are disclosed that allow items to be placed on a stack of items in a manner that minimizes interference with the existing stack. Further, a method and apparatus are disclosed for stacking items such that marking of the items is minimized while the item is stacked. In some embodiments, the method and apparatus may include employing a plurality of forks, where a first fork in the plurality includes a belt that rotates at least partially within a tapered housing of the fork. In some embodiments, the plurality of forks is vertically movable, and the method and apparatus may include a squaring mechanism that is separate from the plurality of forks. The overall throughput of the method and apparatus may be increased by employing this independent squaring mechanism.
US09365368B2
A noise reduction unit for inserting in a vacuum suction drain is adapted to be flown through by a material to be conveyed through the vacuum suction drain and comprises an inlet section with a first diameter, a middle section with a second diameter and an outlet section with a third diameter. The middle section is adapted to affect a flow velocity reduction of the material to be conveyed such that the noise level arising during the conveying process is being reduced.
US09365367B2
A pneumatic conveyor for transporting bulk materials, in particular tablets, has a compressor for conveyor gas and has a bulk material feed and a conveyor line, in particular hose, arranged therebetween, and a bulk material discharge. To prevent contamination of the environment during operation, a shut-off device is provided between a collection volume and the conveyor line. A method for operating a pneumatic conveyor conveys sample volumes intermittently.
US09365366B2
A robotic container reorganizer has a robot arm that holds a robotic tool. The robotic tool can reconfigure a plurality of articles from a first configuration to a second configuration. The robotic arm may pick up a collection of articles in a first configuration with the robotic tool, and may reconfigure the articles with the robotic tool into a second configuration. The second configuration of articles may be set down after reconfiguration. The first configuration of articles has a first width and a first length, and the second configuration has a second length and a second width. The first width and the first length of the first configuration differ from the second width and the second length of the second configuration.
US09365365B2
A wood veneer diverter system comprises a plurality of veneer diverters operable to divert veneer downwardly and away from a belt based on the category or grade of the veneer. These veneer diverters are desirably rotated so that they pass through a veneer flow path in the direction of veneer flow. The veneer diverters may be configured to enhance their effectiveness in diverting veneer away from belts that move the veneer.
US09365356B2
A floating hanger for assembling a vehicle body roof sets a roof panel at a home position of a roof surface of a vehicle body which is transferred to a work position along a transfer line. The floating hanger includes: i) a fixing frame fixed to an arm of a robot; ii) a hanger frame configured to restrict the roof panel and installed at the fixing frame to be floatable in a width direction of the vehicle body, and iii) a position corrector installed at the hanger frame and configured to float the hanger frame to a set position of the roof panel by using pressure which is applied to both sides of the roof panel in a width direction.
US09365353B2
A longitudinal member is provided for a load conveyor, including a main body having a plurality of holes suitable for receiving one end of a load supporting element. The main body has a C-section with first and second side flanges extending substantially perpendicularly from first and second ends of a central web. The longitudinal member includes a guiding element extending from the second side flange. The longitudinal member is reversible. In a first direction, the guiding element is located above the main body, the cavity opens opposite the load supporting elements and each of a first group of holes receives one end of one of the load supporting elements. In a second direction, the guiding element is located below the main body, the cavity opens opposite the load supporting elements and each of a second group of holes receives one end of one of the load supporting elements.
US09365350B2
This invention is a vacuum belt conveyor designed to operate inverted and move articles suspended from its lower side rather than laying on top. This is achieved by the use of a matching toothed drive roller and toothed belt having its teeth facing outward and pierced between strategic teeth with vacuum cups secured through the holes. Vacuum is applied when needed to sections of a vacuum rail spring loaded against the smooth inner surface of the belt, the rail having a machined vacuum groove in horizontal alignment with the holes in the belt to provide vacuum to the cups. The belt and suspended articles secured to it by suction are held to the main frame by two retaining rails having clearance allowing passage of the cups.
US09365348B1
Disclosed are various embodiments that may facilitate items being retrieved from a storage location. A robotic drive unit transports a carrier storage unit to be proximate to a target storage unit that comprises a container in which an item is located. The robotic drive unit aligns a receptacle in the carrier storage unit with the container in the target storage unit. The container is transferred from the target storage unit to the carrier storage unit. The robotic drive unit transports the carrier storage unit with the container to a destination.
US09365347B2
A transfer device includes a conveyor, a slide arm, hooks, and a controller. The conveyor can is configured to transport an article placed on a top surface thereof in the direction parallel or substantially parallel to the article transporting direction. The slide arm is configured to slide and move in the direction parallel or substantially parallel to the article transporting direction. The hooks are attached to the slide arm and are configured to move between action position protruding toward the article placed on the conveyor in a direction crossing a sliding direction of the slide arm and a retract position to avoid contact with the article placed on the conveyor. The controller controls the conveyor to transport the article in the direction opposite to the article transporting direction so that an end of the article in the opposite direction of the article transporting direction reaches a position adjacent to the hook, and then moves the slide arm in the article transporting direction.
US09365343B2
An assembly including a drive motor and a gear plate. The gear plate includes a seat for retaining the drive motor. The assembly also includes a motor cap having at least one pawl for snap-fitting into the seat. The assembly further includes at least one post, which is adapted to receive a gear.
US09365336B2
A tie strip (1) comprising a strip of material having teeth (2) on at least one face thereof wherein along the length of the strip there is provided a plurality of apertures each covered by a flap, (3) wherein the tie strip is such that when an end thereof is passed through an aperture the flap engages with the teeth to inhibit withdrawal of the strip in the opposite direction.
US09365334B2
A beverage container that includes a main body portion having an open top and a closed bottom, an interior, a circular rim and a first set of threads on an inside surface thereof that are positioned adjacent the rim at a first height. The rim includes a downwardly depending portion that extends below the first set of threads. The container also includes a removable cover with a bottom, a generally cylindrical side wall, an annular flange extending outwardly from the generally cylindrical side wall and an annular collar. The collar, the annular flange and the side wall define a first channel that receives the rim, and the bottom and the generally cylindrical side wall cooperate to define a cover cavity. The side wall includes a second set of threads on an outside surface thereof that are matingly engaged with the first set of threads.
US09365330B2
Methods, systems, caps, containers, and assemblies for a gecko-like container capping system are described. A gecko-like cap configured to cover an opening in a container may include an inner surface configured to mate with an opening surface of a container. Setae may be located on a surface of the cap and/or a surface of the container that are configured to oppose movement of the cap away from the container by creating an adhesion force between the inner surface and the opening surface. The cap may include one or more release mechanisms configured to deflect the inner surface away from the opening surface, thereby reducing the adhesion force such that the cap is removable from the container.
US09365323B1
The present invention relates to a thermoplastic film having improved tear and puncture resistance. The thermoplastic has a plurality of embossed regions that are comprised of a plurality of parallel, linear embosses. The plurality of embossed regions is arranged so that a straight line cannot traverse the thermoplastic film without intersecting at least one of the plurality of embossed regions.
US09365320B1
A storage container apparatus comprises four elements. The first element is a top of a compartment with a substantially horizontal surface and an outer edge that is within 0.25 inches of the sides proximate the bottom of a commercial material container. The second element is sides of the compartment that joins the outer edge of the top, extends downward, and ends in a beaded edge. The third element is a base of the compartment with a top, bottom, and edge. The top of the base has a groove channel proximate the edge that is able to detachably attach to the beaded edge of the side and the edge of the base extends outward from the channel at least 0.13 inches. The fourth element is a joining element that affixes the top of the storage compartment to the bottom of one of at least two differently branded commercial material containers.
US09365316B2
A container including a first side wall and a second side wall that are permanently joined by at least one seam such that a chamber is formed between the side walls. A peelable seal separates the chamber into a first sub-chamber and a second sub-chamber that are capable of receiving liquid contents, which may be mixed if the peelable seal is opened. The seam includes a protrusion that extends into the chamber, and the peelable seal extends over the protrusion.
US09365308B2
The invention addresses the problem of providing a medication cassette, which in addition to being capable of smooth automated dispensing despite being capable of storing large amounts of medication, allows accurate ascertainment of whether the medication has run out or is jammed. This medication cassette is provided with: a cylindrical body in which the medication is stored; a first rotating body capable of reciprocating movement inside the cylindrical body in the direction of the shaft center thereof; a second rotating body disposed on the outer circumference of the cylindrical body; a conveyed medication-detecting element for detecting medication that has been conveyed by the second rotating body; and a control element for moving the first rotating body upward when a medication detection signal is not output from the conveyed medication-detecting element.
US09365306B2
A sterile packaging system for use in the manufacture and sale of combination medical product preferably one that is attachable to an injection system to co-deliver at least two medicaments is disclosed where a tray grid comprises sterile receptacles that are removably connected, sealable and configured for use in an automated drug filling and assembly line.
US09365295B2
A latch assembly for a RAT actuator includes a lever block having spaced apart first and second lateral walls interconnected to one another by a bridge wall. The first and second lateral walls provide a pivot axis at one end. A latch pin is at another end opposite the one end. The latch pin extends between the first and second lateral walls. A latch bearing is arranged in each of the first and second lateral walls. Each bearing receives an end of the latch pin and is configured to permit the latch pin to rotate relative to the lever block. A lever block is arranged within a housing and has first and second lateral walls interconnected to one another by a bridge wall. A solenoid is configured to push the lever block about the pivot axis during a deploy sequence.
US09365290B1
An aircraft includes a fuselage, a wing, a ducted fan and a controller. The wing and the ducted fan are coupled to the fuselage. The controller is operable to control the aircraft in a vertical flight mode, a horizontal flight more, and transition the aircraft from the vertical flight mode to the horizontal flight mode.
US09365289B2
A rotorcraft provided with an anti-torque tail rotor having a drive axis of constant orientation and having a rotor disk that is arranged mainly to one side of the tail boom of the rotorcraft. A control mechanism for controlling the blades of the tail rotor includes a rotary control plate engaged with the blades and movable by a control rod extending along the drive axis of the tail rotor. The control plate is arranged in a constant mounting plane (PM) and serves to provide permanent cyclic variation in the pitch of the blades. Turning the control rod changes the way in which the cyclical variation of the pitch of the blades is operated between providing a contribution to lift and providing a contribution to propulsion in translation of the rotorcraft, depending on the angular orientation of the control plate in its mounting plane (PM).
US09365288B2
The present application includes a blade-pitch control system with an indexing swashplate. A swashplate assembly has a non-rotating portion and a rotating portion and an indexing portion of the mast. The swashplate assembly is translatably affixed to the indexing portion. A pitch link connects the rotating portion of the swashplate assembly to each blade. Translation of the swashplate assembly along the indexing portion causes a change in pitch of the blades and a corresponding indexing of the rotating portion of the swashplate assembly relative to the mast, the indexing causing a change in an angular orientation of each pitch link, thus providing for selected pitch-flap coupling between flapping motion of the yoke and pitch motion of the blades.
US09365286B2
A reversible decoupling device is connected to an electromechanical actuator. The reversible decoupling device has an energy storage element configured to store the energy required for a decoupling in the decoupling device. The decoupling device can be re-coupled again after a completed test run so that the decoupling functionality can be easily tested.
US09365273B2
An outboard motor for a marine vessel application, and related methods of making and operating same, are disclosed herein. In at least one embodiment, the outboard motor includes a horizontal-crankshaft engine in an upper portion of the outboard motor, positioned substantially positioned above a trimming axis of the outboard motor. In at least another embodiment, first, second and third transmission devices are employed to transmit rotational power from the engine to one or more propellers at a lower portion of the outboard motor. In at least a further embodiment, the outboard motor is made to include a rigid interior assembly formed by the engine, multiple transmission devices, and a further structural component. In further embodiments, the outboard motor includes numerous cooling, exhaust, and/or oil system components, as well as other transmission features.
US09365260B2
A bicycle hydraulic operating device is basically provided with a main body, a hydraulic unit, a handlebar mounting structure and a lever. The main body includes a gripping portion. The hydraulic unit is mounted to the main body. The handlebar mounting structure is disposed on one of the main body and the hydraulic unit. The lever is pivotally mounted to one of the main body and the hydraulic unit.
US09365259B2
A disc brake caliper comprises a caliper main body and an insert member. The caliper main body comprises a first portion, a second portion, a connecting portion, a first hole and a second hole. The connecting portion, the first portion and the second portion are formed as a single unitary member. A banjo fixing member is to be attached to the first hole. The second hole is provided apart from the first hole and extending from the first portion to the connecting portion so as to at least partially overlap the slit in the connecting portion. The insert member is configured to be inserted into the second hole. The insert member extends from the first portion to the connecting portion so as to at least partially overlap the slit in the second hole.
US09365250B1
An attachable track overlay apparatus that includes a parallelepiped member sized appropriate to fit into a track bed of an extant track machine track, said parallelepiped member securable therein by hooked engagement of a first end around an interior side of said track, and rotational engagement of a lock member disposed at a second end of said parallelepiped member for selective engagement around an outer side of said track, whereby a rubberlike pad disposed atop the parallelepiped member is secured in a plane parallel with the track bed and elevated relative each of a pair of extant grouters disposed upon the track, whereby a tractable surface is installable covering a track for operation of a particular track machine over ground surfaces otherwise susceptible to damage by operation of the track machine thereupon.
US09365249B2
A vehicle front part structure includes: a spats having a mounting portion attached to an under wall that constitutes an under floor in front of a front wheel, and a main body portion extending from the mounting portion toward an underside of a vehicle to restrain a traveling wind under the under wall from hitting the front wheel; and a recess portion formed at the vehicular rearward portion on, the under wall and opening to a downward direction of the vehicle and to a rearward direction of the vehicle. A mounting wall is disposed above a front end portion of the under wall to attach the mounting portion to it. An inclined wall is disposed to ascend linearly toward an upper part of the vehicle and connects the mounting wall and the front end portion of the under wall.
US09365248B1
The telescopic trailer bed extension is an accessory that is installed on an existing trailer in order to extend the useful surface of a trailer bed by locking the tailgate in a parallel orientation with the trailer bed. The telescopic truck bed extension includes a pair of telescoping members that are slideably engaged on a bottom surface of the trailer bed. The telescoping members extend rearwardly so as to extend beyond the trailer bed, and enable the tailgate to rest thereon in a parallel orientation with respect to the trailer bed. The telescoping members are each further defined with an inner member and an outer member. The tailgate includes a pair of tailgate brackets that align with and secure to inner members of the telescoping members.
US09365244B2
The invention relates to a vehicle dashboard crossmember (2) including a crossbar which extends lengthwise along a generatrix line (G) that is directed substantially along the width of the vehicle body and transversely relative to the direction of travel of said vehicle, as well as at least one connection flange (3, 4) designed to enable said crossbar (2) to be attached to said body, said crossbar (2) consisting, over at least a portion of the length thereof, of a load-bearing web (10) that has a side wall (11) rounded about said generatrix line (G) so as to have, in a cross-section perpendicular to the generatrix line, a first arm (12) and a second arm (13) that are connected to one another via a common connection portion (14) and which thus define a cavity (15), and of a reinforcing brace (20) made of a fibrous composite material.
US09365241B1
A crash management system includes a main frame that is configured to define a vehicular passenger compartment and that includes a lower cross member generally extending along a transverse direction of the vehicle. A front sub-frame includes a pair of bent members. Each of the bent members includes a longitudinal portion that extends along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and that is configured to support the suspension components. Each of the bent members also includes a bend portion that extends from the respective longitudinal portion at an angle and that is disposed between the respective longitudinal portion and the lower cross member of the main frame. The longitudinal and bend portions are configured such that each of the bend portions deform, and each of the longitudinal portions continue to extend substantially longitudinally, if the impact energy applied to the vehicle exceeds a first threshold.
US09365233B2
The invention relates to a steering column for a motor vehicle, comprising a steering spindle mounted rotatably in a steering spindle bearing unit, and comprising a guide bracket for connecting the steering spindle bearing unit to a body of the motor vehicle, wherein at least one component of the steering column is formed at least in part from a fiber-reinforced composite material, wherein a component has a thin-walled braided core which corresponds to the shape of the subsequent component, is formed from a thermoplastic material, and is braided with a fiber material, wherein the braided core is produced in an injection molding method and contains functional elements molded therein.
US09365228B2
In one embodiment, a coast control system, or dead-man brake inhibitor, is associated with a tiller arm that is used for steering a vehicle. A spring acts upon the tiller arm when an operator releases a control handle attached to the tiller arm to move the tiller arm to a braking position which causes an electronically or mechanically actuated brake to be applied. Before releasing the control handle, the operator may actuate the coast control system to inhibit movement of the tiller arm towards the braking position when the control handle is released. The operator may vertically reposition the tiller arm while the coast control system remains actuated by overcoming the inhibiting force applied by the coast control system when the tiller arm is moved toward the braking position and by overcoming the spring acting on the tiller arm when the tiller arm is moved away from the braking position.
US09365215B2
A collision avoidance ECU sets a model deceleration change amount to smaller value in a state in which it is difficult to reduce the speed of a host vehicle than in a state in which it is easy to reduce the speed of the host vehicle. The collision avoidance ECU calculates a first target value by multiplying the model deceleration change amount by the elapsed time. The collision avoidance ECU obtains a subtraction value by subtracting the current reference relative deceleration from the first target value. Then, the collision avoidance ECU determines a target relative deceleration to be a greater value when the subtraction value is large than when the subtraction value is small, and carries out brake control so that the reference relative deceleration approaches the target relative deceleration.
US09365213B2
An autonomous vehicle may be operable in an autonomous mode and a manual mode. A confidence threshold is accessed from a database. The confidence threshold may be associated with a particular geographic area containing the autonomous vehicle. The confidence threshold may be constant for the geographic area accessible by the autonomous vehicle. A computing device calculates a vehicle confidence level based on at least one confidence factor and compares the confidence threshold to the vehicle confidence level. The computing device generates a driving mode command for a vehicle based on the comparison. In one example, the driving mode command transitions the autonomous vehicle to the autonomous mode, if applicable, when the vehicle confidence score exceeds the confidence threshold. In one example, the driving mode command transitions the autonomous vehicle to the manual mode, if applicable, when the vehicle confidence score does not exceed the confidence threshold.
US09365212B2
A method for controlling a hybrid vehicle having an internal combustion engine and an electric machine includes the following steps: (a) sending data indicative of a current location of the hybrid vehicle to a command center after the hybrid vehicle experiences the loss of propulsion; (b) sending data indicative of a desired destination to the command center; (c) receiving a remedial action command from the command center, wherein the remedial action command is based, at least in part, on vehicle operating parameters, the current location of the hybrid vehicle, and the desired destination; and (d) commanding the hybrid vehicle to perform a remedial action corresponding to the remedial action command, wherein the remedial action allows the hybrid vehicle to travel from the current location to a predetermined location after the hybrid vehicle has experienced the loss of propulsion.
US09365206B2
A method of controlling a dual clutch transmission power on up shift including an on-coming clutch and an off-going clutch. The method includes implementing a prep phase comprised of decreasing torque on the off-going clutch, monitoring the off-going clutch speed to determine a slip point, and adding a bump torque to the off-going clutch when the off-going clutch reaches the slip point. The method implements a torque phase transferring torque from the off-going clutch to the on-coming clutch by increasing torque on the on-coming clutch towards an engine torque, decreasing torque on the off-going clutch, and simultaneously keeping the combination of torques greater than the slip point.
US09365202B2
When a request of a warming-up of a transmission is generated, a hybrid ECU sets a target input rotational speed of the transmission where a heat loss quantity of a MG becomes maximum, based on a request driving force of a vehicle. In this case, the heat loss quantity is a quantity of a heat loss causing an increasing of a temperature of an ATF in the MG. Thus, the hybrid ECU sets the target input rotational speed where the heat loss quantity becomes maximum and controls the transmission and the MG to output power that meets the request driving force of the vehicle. Since the hybrid ECU controls a torque of the MG, a torque of the engine, and a transmission ratio of the transmission to achieve the target input rotational speed, the hybrid ECU controls the MG, the engine, and the transmission in a condition that the heat loss quantity becomes maximum.
US09365199B2
A method and system for operating a motor vehicle brake system, actuated in a “Brake-by-Wire” operating mode both by the vehicle driver and also independent of the vehicle driver, preferably operated in the “Brake-by-Wire” operating mode, and which can be operated in at least one fall-back operating mode, in which only operation by the vehicle driver is possible. The brake system has an electrohydraulic pressure and volume setting device, which electronically emits a brake system pressure under control, and a pressure modulation unit having, for each wheel brake, inlet and outlet valves for setting wheel-specific brake pressures. For setting wheel-specific brake pressures, the inlet and outlet valves are actuated analogously by being energized by different electrical currents, in order to assign a pressurizing agent volume flow provided by the pressure and volume setting device to the wheel brakes that have a pressure change requirement.
US09365196B2
A method and device for operating a wheel slip control apparatus, including determining wheel speeds of wheels compensated with respect to wheel speed differences during a turn as input variables for the wheel slip control apparatus, with which a) a neutral steering, understeering or oversteering driving condition of the vehicle is determined from the driving behavior during a turn, b) depending on the determined condition of the vehicle, either the reference or actual yaw rate is used to calculate a turn radius related to a selected point on the vehicle, c) wheel-related turn radii for at least some wheels are determined from the turn radius related to the selected point, d) reference factors are determined from the wheel-related turn radii and a common reference turn radius for at least some wheels, and e) the compensated wheel speeds are each determined from the reference factors and measured wheel speeds for at least some wheels, and f) the compensated wheel speeds are used as input variables for a wheel slip control apparatus.
US09365185B2
In a through anchor (10), a guide piece (24) is molded in an area around a through hole (16) in an anchor plate (12), webbing (30) is inserted through an insertion hole (26) in the guide piece (24) in such a way that the webbing is movable along a lengthwise direction, and the webbing (30) is slidably supported on a sliding surface (28) of the guide piece (24). Here, the guide piece (24) is placed only on the whole circumference of the through hole (16) in the anchor plate (12) and allows an entire outer peripheral end surface (12C) of the anchor plate (12) to be exposed. For this reason, the use amount of molding resin of the guide piece (24), which is molded from a relatively high-grade resin, and the cost of the through anchor (10) can be reduced.
US09365182B2
An airbag device for a vehicle including at least one airbag housing interface chamber that attaches to an airbag housing; at least one airbag cushion chamber downstream of the at least one interface chamber; an elbow that fluidly connects the housing interface chamber with the cushion chamber and configured so that it controllably regulates gas flow into the at least one airbag cushion chamber; the elbow having an internal configuration, which includes at least one opening that permits back and forth gas flow between the elbow and the at least one airbag cushion chamber, and which controls the directional deployment of the airbag cushion chamber so that upon deployment the downstream end of the cushion chamber exits an airbag housing outwardly in a first direction and then in at least one second direction, so that the direction of deployment of the cushion chamber changes in direction to thereby wrap at least partially around a structure of a vehicle of the vehicle and at least temporarily interpose the cushion chamber between any occupant and the vehicle structure.
US09365162B2
A method of obtaining data relating to a driver assistance system installed on a vehicle, including capturing sensory data (such as images) external to the vehicle via a sensor of the driver assistance system, buffering a first group of vehicle signals and storing a pre-event value for a signal of the first group in a pre-event buffer, and analyzing the sensory data to detect one or more types of probability events. After a probability event is detected, the method includes monitoring a second group of vehicle signals for a post-event time period after the occurrence of the detected probability event, and during the post event time period processing signals of the second group with a predetermined function to generate a post-event signal value, and recording data in a memory, with the recorded data including the type of detected probability event, a pre-event signal value and a post-event signal value.
US09365161B2
A vehicle windshield with a top edge extended such as to provide a lower drag coefficient and giving the driver a wider panoramic vertical viewing angle and having an integrated shading means, having no movable parts and utilizing a material which is capable changing its light transmittance electrically and with a controlling means which mimics the aesthetics of a conventional mechanical blind. Aspects of the various embodiments include: switchable segmented sun visors, integrated solid state lighting, a mounting means for attachment of a center console, mirrors, cameras and other devices, a controlling means capable of providing a variety of opening and closing sequences, a user programmable interface, a touch screen interface, touch sensitive activation, a sound emitting means to provide for the audible aesthetic of the blind, inclusion of substantially the entire roof, inclusion of substantially the entire roof and the rear window, and any combination of a tinted, heat reflecting, heat absorbing or photo-chromic coating, film or interlayer in all or a portion of the glazing area.
US09365152B2
There is provided a vehicle lamp control apparatus including a receiver and a controller. The receive receives an output value of an inclination sensor and a signal output from at least one of a foot brake sensor, a parking brake sensor and a shift position sensor. A total angle which is an inclination angle of a vehicle with respect to a horizontal plane can be derived from the output value of the inclination sensor. The controller adjusts an optical axis angle of a vehicle lamp using the output value of the inclination sensor. The controller outputs an adjustment signal to adjust the optical axis angle of the vehicle lamp in response to change in the total amount when the vehicle is static, except for non-static load change caused by changeover in at least one of a foot brake, a parking brake and a shift position.
US09365149B2
A truck having a truck body with lift track and a battery electrically connected to the body and a platform for moving along the lift track. A box holding a hydraulic unit with solenoid valves for moving the platform is attached to the truck body. A movable wireless switch having an internal power source is on the platform. When a user operates a switch the movable wireless switch emits a movement signal from a movable antenna electrically connected to the truck body. A fixed wireless switch is on the truck body. When a user operates a switch the fixed wireless switch emits a movement signal from an antenna electrically connected to the body. A wireless receiver receives the movement signal and then applies control signals to the hydraulic unit. The wireless receiver also receives a sensor signal and emits an alert if the hydraulic unit has a problem.
US09365148B2
A truck body includes a front wall, side walls, and a floor. The floor has panels disposed at predetermined angles from the horizontal that, with the other parts of the body, form a payload volume within the body. The floor also includes a tail panel disposed at a lesser angle from the horizontal to facilitate the shedding of the payload when dumping, and further to maintain the center of mass of the payload in a generally forward position during dumping.
US09365140B2
A headrest system comprises a headrest, a bracket to which the headrest is mounted and an actuator. The actuator is configured to displace at least a portion of the headrest relative to the bracket in a displacement direction which is transverse to a longitudinal member of the bracket. The actuator comprises a spindle transmission and a power drive coupled to the spindle transmission. The spindle transmission comprises a spindle and a spindle nut engaged with the spindle. The power drive is arranged in a cavity defined within an outer shell of the headrest.
US09365128B2
The invention provides systems and methods for connecting an electric or hybrid electric vehicle to a charging station. Automated charging and docking processes may be provided. In some embodiments, a vehicle arrival and position may be detected. The vehicle may be charged with a charging arm and some automated vehicle positioning may occur. The vehicle may be charged and released. Fault detection may occur.
US09365111B2
A vehicle having a prime mover and a driveline to connect the prime mover to first and second groups of wheels such that the first group is driven by the prime mover when the driveline is in a first mode, and the first and second groups are driven when the driveline is in a second mode. The driveline comprises an auxiliary portion comprising first and second releasable torque transmitting mechanisms and a prop shaft. The first and second torque transmitting mechanisms are respectively operable to connect the prop shaft to the prime mover and to the second group of wheels. The driveline is operable to transition to the second mode when a second condition is met that includes a vehicle operating parameter exceeding a first threshold, and to transition to the first mode when a first condition is met that includes the operating parameter being less than a second threshold.
US09365108B2
One embodiment of an integrated anti-siphon fuel filler assembly includes a fuel tank and tube means including a first end region adapted to be secured directly to the fuel tank for allowing fuel to flow therethrough into an opening of the tank, and restriction means positioned in the tube and defining apertures for the flow of fuel there through.
US09365102B2
A power transmission system of a hybrid electric vehicle may include an input device including a first input shaft receiving torque of the engine and a second input shaft disposed without rotational interference with the first input shaft, a planetary gear set including a first rotation element directly connected to the second input shaft, a second rotation element directly connected to the first input shaft, and a third rotation element, a supplemental input device including a first intermediate shaft and a second intermediate shaft, a friction member selectively connecting the first intermediate shaft to a transmission housing, an output device operably connected to the input device and the supplemental input device and outputting torque transmitted from the input device or the supplemental input device, and a final reduction device decelerating torque transmitted from the output device and outputting the decelerated torque.
US09365100B2
A vehicle includes a cradle having a structure substantially aligned along a horizontal plane, and a tower extending vertically upward from the structure. A powertrain is supported by the cradle, and includes an elastic axis, and a torque axis. An engine mounting system interconnects the powertrain and the cradle. The engine mounting system includes an engine mount that is attached to the tower, and a mounting bracket attached to the powertrain and the engine mount. An elastic center of the tower is laterally offset from the torque axis, and is vertically offset from the torque axis to position the engine mounting system, such that the elastic axis of the powertrain is substantially aligned with the torque axis of the powertrain.
US09365096B2
A motor vehicle has a body including a header margin at least partially defining a body side opening. The motor vehicle further includes a first door received in and closing at least a first portion of the body side opening and a drip resistant textured surface feature provided along the header margin above the first door.
US09365095B2
A vehicle door swingably attached to a vehicle body via door hinges and able to open and close an opening formed in the vehicle body, includes: an inner panel formed of a resin and having outer and inner surfaces respectively facing outer and inner sides, and in which hinge attaching portions, on which the hinges are attached, and a door lock attaching portion on which a door locking device causing the vehicle door to engage with the vehicle body is attached are formed at different positions from each other; and an outer reinforcement member formed of a resin, arranged on the outer side than the inner panel, having outer and inner surfaces respectively facing the outer and inner sides, coupled to the inner panel, and having a first reinforcement portion facing the door lock attaching portion, a second reinforcement portion continuous with the first reinforcement portion and extending from the first reinforcement portion, and a third reinforcement portion continuous with the second reinforcement portion and facing the hinge attaching portions.
