US09478122B2
A motorized furniture drive assembly (10) comprises at least one motorized furniture drive (3); at least one drive control device having a receiving device for wireless radio transmission; and at least one communication device (4) for operating the furniture drive (3). The motorized furniture drive assembly (10) is provided with at least one communication adaptation device (5), which is designed to communicate with the at least one communication device (4) by means of a primary wireless transmission path and to communicate with the at least one receiving device by means of a secondary wireless transmission path. An assembly comprises the motorized furniture drive assembly (10) and a piece of furniture (1).
US09478115B2
An operator system for a machine, in particular for a beverage processing machine, the system comprising a mobile operator device for the machine, a signal emitter for reporting alarm and/or warning signals and safely glasses for protecting the eyes of a user. The safety glasses have a display system that is designed in particular as a head-mounted display, or a virtual retina display, or a projector and the operator device and/or the signal emitter and/or the safety glasses have a respective data transmitter for exchanging machine information and/or alarm and/or warning signals.
US09478109B2
A system for generating haptic effects includes a virtual environment having environmental properties, virtual objects, and object property information. A programmatic virtual sensor is placed on a virtual object in the virtual environment. A rendering engine for the virtual environment renders the virtual environment. A module for the virtual sensor receives virtual sensor data including position and time for the sensor and calculates sensor output data including acceleration data and object interaction data for the virtual sensor. A haptic track generator generates a haptic track based on the sensor output data.
US09478107B2
A game machine includes a display device that displays a game screen in which virtual reels formed by symbols are arranged so as to correspond one-to-one to cells as symbol stop positions. And, a game machine determines the symbol to stop in each cell through drawing, and controls a movement to change the symbol and a stop of the movement for each virtual reel based on a drawing result. Furthermore, a game machine determines a number of specific symbols that stop in the cells, and controls a movement of each virtual reel, which causes the specific symbols to appear in the cells, as one virtual reel group and a stop of the movement in units of virtual reel group.
US09478098B2
An in-game advertising system that provides benefits to gamers, game publishers and casinos by offering in-game awards as part of the electronic game plot that the gamer is playing on the gamer's mobile device.
US09478092B2
The present invention discloses a plant selling device and a control method thereof, by which a ripe plant to be sold can be moved from a plant growth room to a sales room according to the information in a purchase order after the purchase order is generated. According to the technical solution of the present invention, plant factory technology can be combined effectively with automatic plant selling so that plants are sold automatically after ripening, thus providing a more convenient mode of production and sale.
US09478086B1
An access control system removes the human element from static protection by detecting a level of static energy when the user attempts to authenticate to the access control system, and when the user's detected level of static energy exceeds a defined threshold, access is denied until the user discharges the static energy. A static energy detection mechanism in a badge reader includes two conductive plates that form a first capacitor, and the space between an electrically conductive badge and one of the conductive plates on the badge reader forms a second capacitor. Using these two capacitors, the level of static energy on the user can be measured by the sum of the voltage across these two capacitors as the user presents the badge to the badge reader. The access control system assures the user is properly grounded before allowing access to an area, equipment, etc.
US09478084B1
A cloud-based common access entry point locking control system and method for centrally controlling access to common access entry points from a plurality of mobile devices via a network comprising a cloud based management system, a mobile guest and host application, and a premise-based lock control system.
US09478082B2
A wearable device is provided. The wearable device includes: a fingerprint recognition apparatus; a pulse sensor for detecting pulse information of a user; and a processor for determining whether the user is wearing the wearable device according to the pulse information detected by the pulse sensor. When the processor determines that the user is wearing the wearable device, the processor performs a first time of fingerprint recognition and a pulse recognition on the user according to a fingerprint image detected by the fingerprint recognition apparatus and the pulse information detected by the pulse sensor, respectively. When the processor determines that the first time of fingerprint recognition and the pulse recognition are approved, the processor controls the wearable device to enter a first working state from a locked state.
US09478080B2
A method of providing a condition report for a vehicle using a mobile device including a display includes constructing a plurality of condition report sections using a condition report application database residing in a cloud based server service and infrastructure to process requests from the mobile device including: capturing data, on the mobile device, for constructing at least one condition report section of the plurality of condition report sections; and accessing, from the mobile device, a condition report document database and/or a condition report images database residing in the cloud based server service and infrastructure for constructing and storing the plurality of condition report sections. The method includes providing user input indicative that the plurality of condition report sections have been completed, and providing user input indicative of a decision to publish the completed condition report sections as the condition report for the vehicle. The published condition report is viewable by a party by an Internet accessible web browsing device.
US09478076B2
System and methods are disclosed for gathering vehicle data from a vehicle engine computer installed in an engine of a vehicle and a plurality of sensors disposed about the vehicle and providing functionality for a third-party to install and then execute custom scripts within a telematics application to change default functionalities of the telematics application when processing the vehicle data.
US09478072B2
A controller in a form of an engine controller controls an aftertreatment device for a residual substance in exhaust gas. The engine controller includes a regeneration occurrence-condition output unit that outputs regeneration occurrence-condition data indicating occurrence of a regeneration treatment of the aftertreatment device, and a regeneration division detector that detects division of the regeneration treatment by a key-off operation conducted during execution of the regeneration treatment. The regeneration occurrence-condition output unit outputs regeneration occurrence-condition data that is analyzable to show that a regeneration treatment before the division detected by the regeneration division detector and a regeneration treatment after the division are a series of regeneration treatments.
US09478070B2
An object can be displayed on a screen of a two-dimensional coordinate system based on xyz-coordinate values of the object in a three-dimensional coordinate system, operation information of a two-dimensional coordinate system with respect to the object can be received from an input device, and whether the operation information is in accordance with a predetermined rule or not is determined. If the operation information is not in accordance with the predetermined rule, xy-coordinate values of the object can be updated in accordance with the operation information. If the operation information is in accordance with the predetermined rule, a z-coordinate value of the object can be updated in accordance with the operation information.
US09478063B2
Methods and arrangements involving portable user devices such smartphones and wearable electronic devices are disclosed, as well as other devices and sensors distributed within an ambient environment. Some arrangements enable a user to perform an object recognition process in a computationally- and time-efficient manner. Other arrangements enable users and other entities to, either individually or cooperatively, register or enroll physical objects into one or more object registries on which an object recognition process can be performed. Still other arrangements enable users and other entities to, either individually or cooperatively, associate registered or enrolled objects with one or more items of metadata. A great variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed.
US09478043B2
A method and system are presented for measuring the whiteness of teeth. This is accomplished by analyzing an average pixel value of teeth taken from a digital image. The pixel value is mathematically standardized to create an indicator that quantifies teeth whiteness. This eliminates subjectivity in measuring teeth whiteness and permits precise communication of the level of teeth whiteness.
US09478038B2
A method reduces processing time required to identify locations burned by fire by receiving a feature value for each pixel in an image, each pixel representing a sub-area of a location. Pixels are then grouped based on similarities of the feature values to form candidate burn events. For each candidate burn event, a probability that the candidate burn event is a true burn event is determined based on at least one further feature value for each pixel in the candidate burn event. Candidate burn events that have a probability below a threshold are removed from further consideration as burn events to produce a set of remaining candidate burn events.
US09478036B2
In an example embodiment, a method, apparatus and computer program product are provided. The method includes facilitating receipt of a plenoptic image associated with a scene, the plenoptic image including plenoptic micro-images and being captured by a focused plenoptic camera. The method includes generating plenoptic vectors for the plenoptic micro-images of the plenoptic image, where an individual plenoptic vector is generated for an individual plenoptic micro-image. The method includes assigning disparities for the plenoptic micro-images of the plenoptic image. A disparity for a plenoptic micro-image is assigned by accessing a plurality of subspaces associated with a set of pre-determined disparities, projecting a plenoptic vector for the plenoptic micro-image in the plurality of subspaces, calculating a plurality of residual errors based on projections of the plenoptic vector in the plurality of subspaces, and determining the disparity for the plenoptic micro-image based on a comparison of the plurality of residual errors.
US09478032B2
An image monitoring apparatus includes a foreground/background separator generating a foreground image by removing background pixels exhibiting no movement from pixels in an image and separating foreground pixels representing pixels of a moving object from the pixels; a foreground object information generator generating foreground object information containing a coordinate value of each of one or more foreground objects included in the foreground image and the number of pixels of the foreground objects; an clustering unit clustering the foreground object information into a plurality of groups; a singleton information detector determining at least one group from the plurality of groups as a group of singletons, and detecting singleton information on the singletons; and a singleton estimation calculator estimating a predetermined area calculation function using the singleton information and calculate at least one of estimates with respect to an area, a width and a height of each of the singletons.
US09478030B1
By evaluating readily available facts regarding an object, an item may be identified, or one or more characteristics of the item may be determined, and a destination for the item may be selected. An extraction module including a depth sensor may capture depth imaging data regarding the item, which may then be processed in order to estimate one or more dimensions of the item, and an appropriate container or storage area for the item may be selected. Additionally, the extraction module may further include a scale for determining a mass of the item, or digital cameras for capturing one or more images of the item. The images of the item may be analyzed in order to interpret any markings, labels or identifiers disposed on the item, and a destination for the item may be selected based on the mass, the analyzed images or the depth imaging data.
US09478021B2
An image display device comprises a first control part, a first storage, and a display part. The first storage holds rendering elements, each of which includes a combination of rendering target information and rendering setting information, and a priority order assigned to each rendering element. The rendering target information includes data identification information which designates three-dimensional data of a rendering target and mask information which designates a rendering target area. The rendering setting information includes information which designates a two-dimensional image rendering method and rendering parameter. The first control part determines, based on the rendering setting information and the mask information, whether executing priority processing is necessary. If it is determined that it is necessary to execute the priority processing, either the mask information or the rendering parameter is modified, and a two-dimensional image is rendered based on the rendering elements whereupon the priority processing is executed.
US09478018B2
A multifunctional interface for medical imaging has a lower limb operable multifunctional interface which includes at least one activation element, such as a foot switch pedal, a timing unit, and a control unit. The activation element is configured to provide an activation signal to the control unit when being activated. Further, the timing unit is configured to provide a timing signal to the control unit upon being provided with the activation signal from the activated activation element. The control unit is configured to provide at least two different control signals for triggering at least two different predetermined actions. Further, the control signal is dependent on a duration of the timing signal.
US09478014B2
An image processing apparatus of the disclosure performs image processing to an extraction image as an image of an extracted linear configuration appearing in an original image. Specifically, the image processing apparatus includes a line connecting processor configured to connect fragments of the linear configuration in the extraction image due to noises or the like to generate a fragment eliminated image. The line connecting processor interpolates pixels in the extraction image in an extending direction of the linear configuration based on a direction image while obtaining the extending direction of the linear configuration in the extraction image. Accordingly, the linear configuration is expanded in its extending direction. Such operation causes natural connection of the fragments of the linear configuration in the extraction image, achieving provision of an image with higher visibility.
US09478013B2
A system (100) for registering an image sequence includes an input (120) for obtaining the image sequence (200) which includes a plurality of images (201 -205) arranged sequentially within an image range. A transformation processor (140) establishes transformations between pairs of consecutive images in the image sequence (200) to obtain a plurality of transformations (211-214). An alignment processor (160) based on the plurality of transformations (211-214), establishes a reference image (203) from the plurality of images (201-205) based on a transformation metric and aligns the image sequence (200) to the reference image (203) to obtain a registered image sequence (230). The transformation metric quantifies a degree of transformation required for aligning the image sequence (200) to the reference image (203).
US09478011B2
XHD video is acquired from a camera fitted with an ultra-wide field-of-view lens such as a fish eye lens. The active picture portion of the images are divided into patterns each having a plurality of pixels. The patterns are assigned coordinate values and then reformatted into HD format using an encryption key which reorders the patterns. The images are processed in the HD format and then returned to XHD formation by applying the reverse reordering process under the control of the key.
US09478006B2
Content aware cropping techniques are described in which a combined crop and fill operation may be performed in one-step using an automated workflow. In one or more implementations, an image is exposed for editing in a user interface and input is obtained that indicates a position for a crop frame to select a portion of the image. The crop frame may be employed as a basis for a combined crop and fill operation that is initiated by a single input or trigger that causes a sequence of actions to automatically crop the image, recognize portions of empty pixels to fill, apply a content aware fill algorithm, and produce a resulting output image. In one or more implementations, a size of the crop frame may be controlled to maintain at least one of image size, aspect ratio, or pixel resolution.
US09478000B2
A method for sharing memory between a central processing unit (CPU) and an input/output (I/O) device of a computing device is described. The method may include creating an allocation of memory for the I/O device to operate on. The method includes detecting whether the allocation is not page-aligned, wherein an allocation is page-aligned when its base address and size be evenly divisible by the applicable page-size. The allocation may be successfully shared, even if not page-aligned, even if an operating system of the computing device doesn't support sharing of non-page-aligned allocations.
US09477994B2
The present application provides a peer-to-peer networking method and system for integrating heterogeneous social networks. The method applied in a server device includes the following steps: First, the server device connects with a plurality of peer nodes; each of the peer node defines a user end and accessing at least one social network. Then, the server device according to a social relationship of the social networks links to the corresponding peer nodes for integrating a peer-to-peer social network (P2P-iSN) which configures a plurality of social paths among the peer nodes from the different social networks.
US09477991B2
In one or more embodiments, one or more systems, devices, methods, and/or processes described can apply searches and/or filters to data of social networks with respect to one or more geographical search regions that intersect respective one or more geographical context regions. One or more social networks can be queried with search and/or filter parameters and one or more geographical context regions, and results received from the social network(s) can be based on the search and/or filter parameter(s) and the geographical context region(s) and presented to a user on a map or other user interface. One or more queries can be saved with their identification(s) of geographical context region(s) and their search and/or filter parameter(s) (e.g. saved queries) can continue to run and/or execute over one or more periods of time transpiring to provide continual and/or periodic reporting.
US09477985B2
A method and apparatus are facilitates category selection by user in a computerized auction. A category field is provided, containing a plurality of category entries used to categorize an item in the auction. One category entry is selected in the category field and at least one subcategory field is provided, containing a plurality of subcategory entries also used to categorize the item in the auction, the subcategory entries corresponding to the one selected category entry of the plurality of category entries. At least one subcategory entry corresponding to the one selected category entry is further selected in the at least one subcategory field for further processing.
US09477979B2
A product customization system and method are provided in which a consumer can insert user content, such as images or text, onto a product, such as a shoe, and then view the customized product before purchasing the customized product.
US09477973B2
A personalization enhancement method and system. The method includes retrieving and analyzing digital content associated with a user. Characteristics describing the digital content are tagged and transferred to a profile of said the user. The profile includes additional characteristics generated during previous analysis of data from the digital content and additional digital content associated with the user. User information associated with products, a location, and a time profile is assigned. The profile is analyzed based on selection and interaction of the user with respect to a consumer Website. The profile includes the characteristics and the additional characteristics with respect to products and services of the consumer Website. A presentation color setting and a group of products and services of are determined for presentation to the user. The group of products and services are presented to the user using the presentation color setting.
US09477971B2
Techniques are described for providing relevant information to users (e.g., information that is at least potentially of interest to the users). Relevant information for a user may be automatically determined based on a determined context of the user and/or on a request for that information from the user. For example, voice-based information may be obtained from a user in one or more ways, and then analyzed to identify requests or other indications of information of interest and/or to otherwise determine a context of the user that corresponds to potential information of interest. Relevant information for a user may be provided to the user in various ways, such as via a voice-based response during a telephone call and/or via one or more electronic messages sent to the user (e.g., via emails, instant messages, paging messages, SMS or other text messages, etc.).
US09477970B2
The disclosure includes a system and method for determining, based on vehicle sensor data associated with the vehicle, a current vehicle condition that is detrimental to operation of the vehicle, transmitting, by a mobile computing device programmed to perform the transmitting, a description of the current vehicle condition to a condition message provider, and receiving a condition message that includes offer data and mitigating plan data describing one or more steps configured to alter the current vehicle condition.
US09477963B2
Techniques are provided for automatically structuring free form heterogeneous data. In one aspect of the invention, the techniques include obtaining free form heterogeneous data, segmenting the free form heterogeneous data into one or more units, automatically labeling the one or more units based on one or more machine learning techniques, wherein each unit is associated with a label indicating an information type, and structuring the one or more labeled units in a format to facilitate one or more operations that use at least a portion of the labeled units, e.g., information technology (IT) operations.
US09477961B2
A computer system that is adapted for: (A) displaying a geographical map on a display screen; (B) displaying a plurality of icons on the geographical map, each of which generally represents the current location of at least one individual; (C) allowing a user to select a group of the icons; and (D) after the user selects the group of icons, providing messaging functionality for allowing the user to send a common message to the respective portable computing devices of at least substantially all of the individuals who correspond to the selected group of icons. In particular embodiments, the system allows the user to send the message by executing a single activity, such as selecting a single button. The system may also be configured to approximate the current location of an individual based on the individual's current travel itinerary.
US09477959B2
Method and apparatus for using at least a portion of a one-time password as a dynamic card verification value (CVV) are disclosed. A credit/debit card is able to generate a dynamic card verification value (CVV). Such a card may also include an indication that the dynamic CVV is to be used as a security code for purchasing or other transactions. A card-based financial transaction can be authorized in accordance with the use of a dynamic CVV by receiving a transaction authorization request for a specific credit/debit card, wherein the transaction authorization request includes a dynamic CVV. The dynamic CVV can be compared to at least a portion of a one-time password generated for the specific credit/debit card, and a transaction authorization can be sent to the merchant or vendor when the dynamic CVV matches all or a portion of the one-time password.
US09477958B2
A credit card reader is attached to a mobile device to process credit card transactions at the point of sale. A user of the credit card reader slides an authenticator card through the credit card reader to activate the credit card reader. Accordingly, the credit card reader may compare data stored in the authenticator card to an expected value for the data to determine whether the user is authorized to utilize the credit card reader. If there is a match, the credit card reader displays a unique password, known to the user, which the user can use to verify that the credit card reader is authentic. Further, if there is a match, the credit card reader may allow the user to process credit card transactions through the credit card reader.
US09477953B2
Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, or computer program product for receiving a customization that will be displayed on the screen of an ATM based on a customer initiating a session with the ATM. The customization is associated with a function to perform a financial transaction. The function is performed as a result of the customer interacting with the customization on the screen of the ATM. The customization may be altered based on a handicap impairment of the customer. The displaying of the customization may be restricted for security purposes or as a request of the customer.
US09477948B2
An electronic business postal system collects, clears and delivers electronic business mail through a closed access, secure messaging system. A collection subsystem consists of access portals that are associated with secured system nodes. The access portals provide authenticated users access to the system to send and retrieve electronic business mail that includes postal system electronic delivery addresses, physical delivery addresses, or both. Secured message servers that are associated with the respective access portals process the electronic business mail into uniquely identified messages for delivery over the system nodes and also process received messages to provide the corresponding electronic business mail to the intended recipients through associated access portals. A delivery subsystem directs the messages through the system nodes associated with the senders' access portals to the system nodes associated with the recipients' access portals. A clearance subsystem confirms the integrity of both the messages and their delivery and ensures that each message is delivered once and intact.
US09477941B2
A system for managing genealogy data is provided. The system includes a genealogy application for storing genealogy account identification data for a first genealogy account. A social network interface receives data from the first genealogy account and provides genealogical data to the genealogy application. A relative invitation system generates an invitation to a user to create a second genealogy account for the genealogy application.
US09477940B2
Relationship-centric resources are provided to users during a communication session. After establishing a communication session between a first communication device and a second communication device, content that meets a content descriptor is retrieved. This content descriptor describes a nature of a relationship between users of the first and second communication devices. The retrieved content, which meets the content descriptor, is then simultaneously displaying on both the first communication device and the second communication device.
US09477937B2
A new technique to analyze the control-flow, i.e., the workflow graph of a business process model, which is called symbolic execution, is provided. Acyclic workflow graphs that may contain inclusive OR-gateways are considered; a symbolic execution for them is defined, which runs in quadratic time. In particular, this symbolic execution essentially comprises labeling edges of nodes of the graph such that a label assigned to a first edge comprises a set of one or more edge identifiers, each identifying a second edge that is an outgoing edge of an XOR-split or an IOR-split node in the graph, whereby executing the second edge ensures that the first edge will be executed. Such a scheme may permit a decision for any pair of control-flow edges or tasks of the workflow graph whether they are sometimes, never, or always reached concurrently. This has different applications in finding control- and data-flow errors.
US09477934B2
The present disclosure describes methods, systems, and computer program products for providing enterprise collaboration content governance. One computer-implemented method includes receiving a content creation request associated with particular content and a context, transmitting the particular content and context for validation of the content creation request. comparing, by operation of a computer, at least one rule and at least one pattern to the transmitted content and context to generate a rule result, determining at least one action result based on the generated rule result, and performing at least one application action based on the determined at least one action result.
US09477909B2
An object investigation and classification system may include an object test system, a data storage system, and a data processing system. The object test system may receive a command to perform at least one action with a test object, perform the at least one action with the test object, and return test information indicative of at least one percept resulting from the at least one action. The data storage system may contain an experience database containing data indicative of multiple classifications and, for each classification, at least one action that was performed with at least one previously-observed reference object having this classification, and at least one percept value that is based in whole or in part on the test information resulting from the at least one action.
US09477905B2
A novel technique for unsupervised feature selection is disclosed. The disclosed methods include automatically selecting a subset of a feature of an image. Additionally, the selection of the subset of features may be incorporated with a congealing algorithm, such as a least-square-based congealing algorithm. By selecting a subset of the feature representation of an image, redundant and/or irrelevant features may be reduced or removed, and the efficiency and accuracy of least-square-based congealing may be improved.
US09477892B2
A method for training a vehicle detection system used in a street occupancy estimation of stationary vehicles. The method includes defining first and second areas on an image plane of an image capture device associated with monitoring for detection of vehicles. The method includes receiving video-data from a sequence of frames captured from the image capture device. The method includes determining candidate frames that include objects relevant to a classification task in the second area. The method includes extracting the objects from the candidate frames, extracting features of each extracted object, and assigning labels to the each extracted object. The method includes training at least one classifier using the labels and extracted features. The method includes using the at least one trained classifier to classify a stationary vehicle detected in the first area.
US09477885B2
An image processing apparatus according to one embodiment includes a first extraction unit, a second extraction unit, and a specifying unit. The first extraction unit performs stroke width transform on an image and thereby extracts a SWT region from the image. The second extraction unit performs clustering based on pixel values on the image and thereby extracts a single-color region from the image. The specifying unit specifies a pixel group included in a candidate text region based at least on the single-color region when a ratio of the number of pixels in an overlap part between the SWT region and the single-color region to the number of pixels in the single-color region is equal to or more than a first reference value, or more than the first reference value.
US09477884B2
An object (e.g., a driver's license) is tested for authenticity using imagery captured by a consumer device (e.g., a mobile phone camera). Corresponding data is sent from the consumer device to a remote system, which has secret knowledge about features indicating object authenticity. The phone, or the remote system, discerns the pose of the object relative to the camera from the captured imagery. The remote system tests the received data for the authentication features, and issues an output signal indicating whether the object is authentic. This testing involves modeling the image data that would be captured by the consumer device from an authentic object—based on the object's discerned pose (and optionally based on information about the camera optics), and then comparing this modeled data with the data sent from the consumer device. A great variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed.
US09477882B2
In an object detection apparatus (1), a window setting unit (12) extracts a window (52) from an edge image (22), to thereby generate an ordinary window image (23). When an edge strength of the ordinary window image (23) is not larger than a usage reference value, a used image determination unit (15) determines to use the ordinary window image (23) for calculation of an identification value (30) indicating a degree of presence of a pedestrian in the window (52). When the edge strength of the ordinary window image (23) is larger than the usage reference value, a pixel value correction unit (13) generates a corrected window image (24) having an edge strength smaller than that of the ordinary window image (23) from the ordinary window image (23). When the edge strength of the corrected window image (24) is not larger than the usage reference value, the used image determination unit (15) determines the corrected window image (24) to be used for calculation of the identification value (30).
US09477879B2
There is provided an information processing apparatus capable of recognizing a plurality of movable contents, obtaining movement history information about positions of the recognized contents, determining a relationship between the contents from the movement history information about the positions, and facilitating explanation of the contents by using the relationship. To this end, images of a plurality of contents having order information are projected based on the order information, which of the projected images is selected is detected, a projection unit is caused to project an image of a content related to a source content of the detected image by using a display mode based on a relationship between the source content and the related content. Through such control, the relationship between the source content and the related content is shown in an easy-to-understand manner.
US09477878B2
Systems and techniques for performing automatic rigid stabilization of facial expressions are provided. The systems and techniques may include obtaining one or more shapes, the one or more shapes including one or more facial expressions of a subject. The systems and techniques may further include generating a subject-specific skull representation, and performing rigid stabilization of the one or more facial expressions by fitting the subject-specific skull with the one or more facial expressions of the subject.
US09477875B2
A cell monitoring device includes an outline detecting section that detects edge pixels from a cell image in a captured image of cells arranged in a single layer and generates an edge image including the detected edge pixels; a pigmented region detecting section that detects pixels of a pigmented region of the cell image in the captured image, and generates a pigmented region image including the detected pixels of the pigmented region; and an image merging section that, in a merged image obtained by overlaying the edge image and the pigmented region image together, detects a cell image region and a background image region in the captured image based on the pixel intensity variance and thus detects the cell image region in the captured image.
US09477873B2
A portable device including a display unit, a control button and a controller. The display unit displays an execution screen of an application of the portable device. The control button receives a control input including at least one of a fingerprint input corresponding to a security authentication for the application and a push input corresponding to a cancel function. The controller displays a security authentication screen of the application, for which the fingerprint input is needed, receives a first control input including a first fingerprint input and a first push input when the security authentication screen of the application is displayed, and recognizes the first fingerprint input of the first control input by activating a fingerprint recognition function when the first fingerprint input is detected for more than a first threshold time and the first push input of the first control input is not detected.
US09477871B2
A dual lens fingerprint identification method comprises following steps. A first fingerprint image and a second fingerprint image of a finger in contact with a touch panel are captured by a first lens and a second lens respectively. The first fingerprint image and the second fingerprint image are partially overlapped with each other. An image processing procedure is performed to merge the first fingerprint image and the second fingerprint image into a third fingerprint image, and a calculation procedure is performed to compare a plurality of fingerprint characteristic points captured from the third fingerprint image with a plurality of preset characteristic points captured from a preset fingerprint image.
US09477865B2
A radio frequency (RF) identification (RFID) tag reading system and method accurately determine true bearings of RFID tags associated with items in a controlled area. An RFID reader has an array of antenna elements and a plurality of RF transceivers. A controller controls the transceivers by steering a primary transmit beam over the controlled area by transmitting a primary transmit signal to each tag, and steering a primary receive beam at a primary steering angle by receiving a primary receive signal from each tag. The controller thereupon steers a plurality of secondary receive offset beams at different secondary steering angles that are offset from the primary steering angle by receiving secondary receive offset signals from each tag, and by processing the offset signals to determine a true bearing for each tag.
US09477853B2
Systems and methods for generating an incremental information object (IIO) from an information object (IO). The method includes analyzing an IO to identify code, wherein the IO is made up of a number of tiles, and wherein the tiles make up a code. The method also includes confirming the code. If the code is successfully confirmed, the method further includes modifying the IO by adding binary information IO the IO through the use of color scales that are not recognizable by an optical IO reader, generating a new progressive code comprising a bitstream, and overwriting the bitstream on the tiles.
US09477852B1
A method implemented on an augmented reality (AR) electronic device includes receiving a request to activate a transaction card account on a transaction card. The transaction card account is activated on the transaction card. A virtual representation of account information corresponding to the transaction card account is displayed on the AR electronic device. The exterior of the transaction card is free of account identifying information.
US09477851B2
A combiner includes N coaxial cables each configured to connect to a respective output of N radio frequency power amplifiers, where N is an integer greater than one. Each of the N coaxial cables is configured to receive an amplified radio frequency signal from a respective one of the N radio frequency power amplifiers. A board includes capacitances and is configured to connect to each of the N coaxial cables and combine the radio frequency signals. The N coaxial cables and the capacitances provide N inductance and capacitance combinations. A connector is configured to connect an output of the board to a load.
US09477850B2
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes an output module, a sensing module, and a processor. The output module is configured to output contents. The sensing module is configured to obtain at least one of user information and environment information. The processor is configured to control an operation of the electronic device in response to at least one of the user information and the environment information depending on an attribute of the contents.
US09477847B2
The present disclosure improves upon existing systems and methods by providing a tool for managing processing resources. For instance, the presently described tool may be used to time replacement, plan for uplifts, budget for uplifts/decommissioning of hardware, and/or maintain a plurality of servers. This tool may lead to increased satisfaction, uptime, and a reduction of unexpected costs. The system may include initiating collection of variables to compile a prioritized list of servers, executing, a calculation application for determining a prioritized list of servers' end of life targets based on both technical and business parameters based on the entered variables, and prioritizing uplifts of the servers based on the technical and the business parameters.
US09477842B2
Various embodiments illustrated and described herein include at least one of systems, modules, processes, methods, and software that operate to keep customer, vendor, and business partner private information private.
US09477839B2
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system to facilitate collaboration for mitigating network threats. During operation, the system receives encrypted data sets from a plurality of entities. The data sets including data describing threats to network security. The system performs privacy-preserving operations on the encrypted data sets, such as private set intersection. The system then computes one or more metrics based on results of the private set intersection computations. The system may generate a similarity matrix based on the one or more metrics, and returns one or more similarity values from the similarity matrix to one or more entities of the plurality of entities.
US09477838B2
Systems and methods are provide for reconciling access rights of a computing system are described. Access right information that respectively corresponds to access rights of a computing system may be obtained and evaluated. Reconciliation tasks may be performed using the access right information, and a reconciliation report may be generated during performance of at least one of the reconciliation tasks. The reconciliation report may indicate that one or more of the access rights should either be provisioned or revoked at the computing system.
US09477831B2
An electronic device and a method thereof for releasing lock using an element combining color and symbol are provided. In the method, at least two groups including at least two elements combining color and symbol are displayed. One element included in each of the at least two groups is allowed to be sequentially selected at least one time. When it is determined that a sequence of the sequentially selected elements is the same as a set sequence, a lock of the electronic device is released.
US09477827B1
A mobile device comprising a touch screen display; at least one processor with computer executable instruction code executable by the at least one processor configured for detecting a finger gesture, heat or pressure exerted on the mobile device and for responding to the finger gesture, heat or pressure by activating a release mechanism for releasing biometric verification means to extend outward from the concealed housing positioned within the mobile device for user authorization for activating the mobile device with a valid biometric identifier, wherein upon activation the biometric verification means retracts into the concealed housing; and activating a verification module executable by the at least one processors configured for verifying an image of user's biometric identifier when the mobile device is in sleep mode or for communicating user's authorization to access at least one application program or a remote hardware device that requires biometric verification.
US09477816B2
A system for facilitating the manual filling of a pharmaceutical tray is provided. The system includes an electronic display device configured to display information adjacent the wells of the pharmaceutical tray. The system includes a controller configured to control the electronic display device to display information representative of a first type of pharmaceutical adjacent to a first well to direct manual placement of the first type of pharmaceutical into the first well and to control the electronic display device to selectively display information representative of a second type of pharmaceutical adjacent to a second well to direct manual placement of the second type of pharmaceutical into the second well.
US09477810B2
The present invention provides products, systems, and methods for the unique identification of individual drug dosage form units. The invention includes: random integrated optical identification marking of an individual drug unit; a lack of direct surface-to-surface contact between a marking instrument and the drug unit, i.e., deposition of a mark; drug unit image data based on the identification mark; a secondary product identifier associated with the individual drug unit; and comparing the marked drug unit to drug unit image data.
US09477804B2
An IC design method includes: receiving a first layout including a first pattern; receiving a second layout including a second pattern, the first pattern separated from the second pattern when overlapping the first layout and the second layout; providing a cut pattern between the first pattern and the second pattern and overlapping the first pattern when overlapping the first layout, the second layout and the cut pattern; and providing a jog extending from the cut pattern to further overlap the first pattern with a length when a spacing between the second pattern and an edge of the cut pattern overlapping the first pattern is lower than a predetermined value, in which a ratio of the length of the jog to the spacing between the second pattern and the edge of the cut pattern overlapping the first pattern is in a range of 1/5 to 1/1.
US09477801B2
Some embodiments provide techniques and systems for routing nets in a circuit design in parallel. During operation, the system can receive a first set of partitions for a circuit design, wherein each partition in the first set of partitions extends across the circuit design along a first direction. Next, the system can perform, in parallel, track assignment in the first direction on non-overlapping partitions in the first set of partitions. The system can then receive a second set of partitions for the circuit design, wherein each partition in the second set of partitions extends across the circuit design along a second direction which is different from the first direction. Next, the system can perform, in parallel, track assignment in the second direction on non-overlapping partitions in the second set of partitions. In some embodiments, each track assignment process being performed in parallel performs track assignment on a different net.
US09477779B2
A method and apparatus for partitioning a graph database that includes nodes connected to one another is presented. The method entails determining a node type indicating a type of node that is to be used as mapped nodes, and upon receiving a new node, placing the new node in a partition according to one or more property values associated with the new node if it is a mapped node, and placing the new node in a partition according to its connections to other nodes if it is not a mapped node. The apparatus includes modules containing computer-executable instructions to perform the above method.
US09477775B2
An improved system and method for maintaining a view location during the rendering of content on a display of an electronic device. When a user views a web page or similar content while the content is in the process of being loaded onto the display of the electronic device, a reference point is selected corresponding to a portion of the web page that appears on the display. As additional material is downloaded, it is added to the web page. If the new material is located on a portion of the web page before the reference point, then the portion of the web page that appears on the display is substantially maintained.
US09477773B2
In various embodiments, a method, a system, and a computer-readable medium are disclosed for creating a pool of images available for display, such as in one or more web pages. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed that includes selecting images for a markup language document by determining a pre-determined number, N, of images to display in the markup language document, encoding an instruction in the markup language document to be executed by one or more hardware-based processors to select N images for insertion into the markup language document, retrieving the N images from a group of images, and placing the N retrieved images in the markup language document. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
US09477771B2
A uniform resource locator (URL) shortener relies on client-side support to embed links to websites into, for example, text messages, emails, tweets, or other forms of microblogging, and that provides additional capabilities. A method may include: recognizing a token indicator; recognizing a token in conjunction with the token indicator; selecting a template corresponding to the token indicator; and executing a process enabled according to the token and the template. Executing an enabled process may include one or more of: generating a URL; generating a URL that is itself a server-based URL shortener, in which the token indicator is substituted for the server-based URL shortener hostname to reduce the character count from that of the server-based URL shortener; displaying information from a destination website of the URL generated from the token and the template; or generating a URL according to a distinctive visual characteristic of the token indicator.
US09477767B1
Methods, systems, and apparatus are described that include receiving a sequence of one or more characters representing a first partial query entered into a search field on a computing device. A first list of query completions for the first partial query is provided for display on the computing device. One or more additional characters are then entered into the search field, where the sequence of characters and the additional characters cumulatively represent a second partial query. A second list of query completions are then obtained for the second partial query, and one or more query completions appearing in the first and the second lists are identified. Demotion scores for the identified query completions are then calculated which are used to demote the identified query completions to a lesser position within the second list, thereby forming a refined second list for display on the computing device.
US09477766B2
An improved search engine creates correlations linking terms from inputs provided by a user to selected target terms. The correlation search process receives pre-processed inputs from a user including a wide variety of input formats including keywords, phrases, sentences, concepts, compound queries, complex queries and orthogonal queries. The pre-processing also includes pre-processing of general digital information objects and static or dynamic generation of questions. After a correlation search of the information presented by the pre-processing, the search results are processed in novel ways to provide an improved relevance ranking of results.
US09477758B1
In one aspect, the present disclosure can be embodied in a method that includes identifying a collection of entities from one or more data sources, calculating a score for subsets of entities from the collection based on one or more seed entities associated with the collection, identifying one or more entities from each of the subsets based on the calculated score, assigning the calculated score to the identified one or more entities from the respective subset, and ranking the one or more entities based on the assigned score, so as to identify entities in the collection that are related to the one or more seed entities.
US09477739B2
A method and apparatus for distribution of applications amongst a number of servers, ensuring that changes to application data on a master for that application are asynchronously replicated to a number of slaves for that application. Servers may be located in geographically diverse locations; the invention permits data replication over high-latency and lossy network connections and failure-tolerance under hardware and network failure conditions. Access to applications is mediated by a distributed protocol handler which allows any request for any application to be addressed to any server, and which, when working in tandem with the replication system, pauses connections momentarily to allow seamless, consistent live-migration of applications and their state between servers. Additionally, a system which controls the aforementioned live-migration based on dynamic measurement of load generated by each application and the topological preferences of each application, in order to automatically keep servers at an optimum utilization level.
US09477734B2
One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for facilitating synchronizing of data between one or more servers and a mobile device. The mobile device can establish which servers comprise data that is to be synchronized, and inform the servers that a push notification gateway should be used to send notifications of a data state change. A connection can be opened between the mobile device and the push notification gateway so that when a data state change is detected by a server the server can send the notification to the gateway, which can forward it to the mobile device. The mobile device may then choose to initiate a data synchronization with the server. In this manner, an open connection is merely maintained between the mobile device and the gateway, as opposed to multiple resource intensive connections between the mobile device and multiple servers.
US09477731B2
A format conversion engine for Apache Hadoop that converts data from its original format to a database-like format at certain time points for use by a low latency (LL) query engine. The format conversion engine comprises a daemon that is installed on each data node in a Hadoop cluster. The daemon comprises a scheduler and a converter. The scheduler determines when to perform the format conversion and notifies the converter when the time comes. The converter converts data on the data node from its original format to a database-like format for use by the low latency (LL) query engine.
US09477730B2
Various aspects for providing a runtime for dataset transformation are disclosed. In one aspect, data consumption requests are received. The requested data is retrieved from a web service in an arbitrary form, and subsequently transformed into a standardized result from the arbitrary form. In another aspect, a user interface is displayed to a content provider, and an input identifying a transform function selected by the content provider is received via the user interface. A transform assembly is then generated based on the input, which facilitates retrieving data from a web service in an arbitrary form, and transforming the data into a standardized result by calling the selected transform function. In yet another aspect, third party code is associated with a transform assembly. An execution of the third party code is then managed such that at least one aspect of the transform assembly is operated according to the execution.
US09477719B2
A search system receives business intelligence dimensions and at least one text search term. The system generates and displays key performance indicators based on the business intelligence dimensions, and generates and displays search results based on the text search term. The search results are restricted by facets, and the facets are derived from the business intelligence dimensions.
US09477701B1
A method and associated systems for generic data compression. A mobile device receives realtime data from a medical-monitoring device, such as a heart monitor, worn by a patient. The invention compresses and encodes this data into ASCII text characters, which are transmitted via a commonly available low-bandwidth text-messaging service, such as the SMS service supported by most cell phones. The text messages are received by a second mobile device, which decodes the text characters into their original form and displays them to a healthcare practitioner. More critical portions of the data are encoded by a high-precision lossless compression mechanism. In some embodiments, the two mobile devices may be cell phones and the second device may have the ability to interpret the decoded information in order to determine whether to directly or indirectly alert the practitioner or other parties of an exceptional condition detected by the medical monitor.
US09477695B2
A request for a metadata object is received where the request includes an identifier. It is determined whether the metadata object is stored in a metadata cache, including by: selecting a sub-cache in the metadata cache based at least in part on the identifier and determining whether the metadata object is stored in that sub-cache. If it is determined the metadata object is not in the metadata cache, a request (in a format associated with the source) to obtain the metadata object is sent to a source with which the metadata object is associated. If the metadata object provided by the source is in a native format which is not the same as the common format, the metadata object is transformed from the native format into the common format. Access to the metadata object in the common format is provided.
US09477681B2
Apparatus and methods for managing files among different zones of storage media in at least one non-volatile storage device. At least a first zone is associated with a first type of storage media and a second zone is associated with a second type of storage media. A file having at least one attribute is accepted with the at least one attribute describing a characteristic of the file. It is determined whether the at least one attribute meets an attribute criteria and the file is stored in the first zone and/or the second zone based on the determination of whether the at least one attribute meets the attribute criteria.
US09477673B2
Embodiments are provided for using heuristics for selecting and saving content to a synced online content management system. In some embodiments, one or more content items and/or indices thereto may be received within a first application. For example, a user may receive a photograph within a text message application. In some embodiments, a first defined gesture may be detected by a user device and in response, a second application may open. In some embodiments, a second defined gesture may be detected, and in response a (a) store, (b) share, and/or (c) an assign to a collection, operation may be performed within the second application. Alternatively, these operations may be performed within the second application based on at least one predefined rule (without a second gesture required).
US09477669B2
A client publishes rich media content by receiving a message including a representation of imagery content. A publishing control is presented, in association with the message, that enables the user to transmit the imagery content to a publishing host. The user is enabled to interact with the publishing control and the representation of the imagery content to publish the imagery content using the publishing host.
US09477668B2
A system may include a communications device. The system may further include a content editor executed by said communications device and configured to present a content element including a plurality of contexts, each of said plurality of contexts associated with a version of content items to be included in a content presentation and a set of context attributes descriptive of user attributes for which said context is to be provided.
US09477667B2
The present disclosure describes a data association and retrieval facility. Attribute resources, such as metadata tags, that are not to be rendered along with a file, and content resources, such as annotations and commentary, which are to be rendered along with a file are associated with files, in particular multi-media files. The attribute and content resources may be searched and filtered against, and statistics on of file and resource accesses are tracked. Attribute and content resources may also be aggregated and redistributed. Altogether, these facilities constitute a platform to develop crowd-sourced applications and content packages. Finally, various user interfaces supporting particular applications are disclosed.
US09477665B2
In a process for creating media content, media submissions are requested and electronically received from end users and stored in a computer database. The submissions are searched for material to be included in the media content, and cross-checked against the other submissions for originality and timeliness. After the material is selected from one or more submissions, the content is developed and released to an audience for review. The end users whose submission material was included in the released content are rewarded. In one embodiment, third parties are permitted to access and search the submissions on an open exchange. The third parties can bid for rights in submissions on the open exchange. After receiving these bids, they are forwarded to the particular submission's end user for acceptance or rejection. Appropriate billing and payment processes are used to bill and pay the parties involved.
US09477664B2
An approach is provided for querying media based on media characteristics. A media platform processes and/or facilitates a processing of one or more images, one or more videos, or a combination thereof to determine one or more latent vectors associated with the one or more images, the one or more videos, or the combination thereof. The media platform further causes, at least in part, a comparison of the one or more latent vectors to one or more models. The media platform also causes, at least in part, an indexing of the one or more images, the one or more videos, or the combination thereof based, at least in part, on the one or more latent vectors, the one or more models, or a combination thereof.
US09477663B2
A method for automatically undoing an action in a music player application is provided. A method includes storing a first state in a media application. The first state may include at least one of: a list of one or more media items listed in a first order, and a first time position in a first media item of the one or more media items. An action changing the first state to a second state may be received. Next, a request to undo the action changing the first state to the second state may be received, and the first state may be restored based on the stored first state. The method may also include presenting a list of one or more prior actions and each prior action may change the media application to a corresponding state different from a preceding state.
US09477662B2
Methods and systems are disclosed for tracking quality measures in abstracted documents. Embodiments include, determining, based on the abstracted content, a quality measure category, obtaining a quality measure definition corresponding to a quality measure included in the determined quality measure category, determining, based on keywords corresponding to the criterion, whether a portion of the abstracted content satisfies a criterion, recording, in association with the criterion, a reference to the portion of the abstracted content that satisfies the criterion; and selectively generating, a report including the query corresponding to the criterion, a query response, and the portion of the abstracted content satisfying the criterion.
US09477652B2
Technology is disclosed for creating and tuning classifiers for language dialects and for generating dialect-specific language modules. A computing device can receive an initial training data set as a current training data set. The selection process for the initial training data set can be achieved by receiving one or more initial content items, establishing dialect parameters of each of the initial content items, and sorting each of the initial content items into one or more dialect groups based on the established dialect parameters. The computing device can generate, based on the initial training data set, a dialect classifier configured to detect language dialects of content items to be classified. The computing device can augment the current training data set with additional training data by applying the dialect classifier to candidate content items. The computing device can then update the dialect classifier based on the augmented current training data set.
US09477649B1
Objects displayed on a display component of a multi-touch display device may be assigned to and displayed at various visual layers, with each visual layer corresponding to a different depth relative to a foreground (or background) of the display component of the multi-touch display device. One or more annotations may be generated in response to user interaction with the multi-touch display device, with each annotation being assigned to an appropriate visual layer.
US09477641B2
The invention provides for a continuous air monitor for detecting Alpha emitting radionuclides. The monitor measures and records the energy of each detected Alpha count in one of a plurality of channels and compensates for counts due to the presence of Radon. It does this by carrying out a channel by channel statistical test comparing the measured count in each channel to the expected count due to radon daughter products, and determining if any deviation from the expected count is statistically significant.
US09477633B2
An electrical connector assembly adapted for military use comprising a high-density maintenance connector which supports high bandwidth video export and low level maintenance functions, a lower density I/O connector, the stacking feature allows multiple branches in a distribution center, custom to each user, and the programmability allows for identical cables/stacking connectors to be used in different configurations.
US09477632B2
A computer system and a method are provided for accessing a peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) endpoint device. The computer system includes a processor, a PCIe bus, and an access proxy. The access proxy connects to the processor and the PCIe endpoint device; the processor acquires an operation instruction, where the operation instruction instructs the processor to access the PCIe endpoint device through the access proxy, and send an access request to the access proxy according to the operation instruction; and the access proxy sends a response message of the access request to the processor after receiving the access request sent by the processor. Because the processor does not directly access the PCIe endpoint device to be accessed but completes access through the access proxy, thereby avoiding a machine check exception (MCE) reset for the processor.
US09477631B2
Method and apparatus for implementing an optimized credit return mechanism for packet sends. A Programmed Input/Output (PIO) send memory is partitioned into a plurality of send contexts, each comprising a memory buffer including a plurality of send blocks configured to store packet data. A storage scheme using FIFO semantics is implemented with each send block associated with a respective FIFO slot. In response to receiving packet data written to the send blocks and detecting the data in those send blocks has egressed from a send context, corresponding freed FIFO slots are detected, and a lowest slot for which credit return indicia has not be returned is determined. The highest slot in a sequence of freed slots from the lowest slot is then determined, and corresponding credit return indicia is returned. In one embodiment an absolute credit return count is implemented for each send context, with an associated absolute credit sent count tracked via software that writes to the PIO send memory, with the two absolute credit counts used for flow control.
US09477628B2
A collective communication apparatus and method for parallel computing systems. For example, one embodiment of an apparatus comprises a plurality of processor elements (PEs); collective interconnect logic to dynamically form a virtual collective interconnect (VCI) between the PEs at runtime without global communication among all of the PEs, the VCI defining a logical topology between the PEs in which each PE is directly communicatively coupled to a only a subset of the remaining PEs; and execution logic to execute collective operations across the PEs, wherein one or more of the PEs receive first results from a first portion of the subset of the remaining PEs, perform a portion of the collective operations, and provide second results to a second portion of the subset of the remaining PEs.
US09477623B2
Interconnect circuitry is configured to provide data routes via which at least one initiator device may access at least one recipient device. The circuitry including: at least one input for receiving transaction requests from at least one initiator device; at least one output for outputting transaction requests to the at least one recipient device; and at least one path for transmitting transaction requests between at least one input and at least one output. Also includes is control circuitry for routing the received transaction requests from at least one input to at least one output and responds to a barrier transaction request to maintain an ordering of at least some transaction requests with respect to said barrier transaction request within a stream of transaction requests passing along one of said at least one paths. Barrier transaction requests include an indicator of transaction requests whose ordering is to be maintained.
US09477615B1
A method for low latency data transfers between a wireless root device and a wireless endpoint device connected through a wireless peripheral-interconnect bus. The method comprises setting the wireless root device and the wireless endpoint device to operate in bi-directional low latency bus (BDLLB) mode; generating, by the wireless root device, a first data frame to be transmitted to the end-point device, wherein the first data frame includes at least a preamble, a block acknowledgment (ACK) frame and aggregation of a plurality of medium access control service data units (MSDUs) according to an order they received from a data link layer of the wireless peripheral-interconnect bus; and transmitting the first data frame to the wireless endpoint device over a wireless medium.
US09477614B2
To comply with a policy for a computing device indicating that data written by the computing device to the storage volume after activation of the policy be encrypted, a sector map is accessed. The sector map identifies one or more sectors of a storage volume and also identifies, for each of the one or more sectors of the storage volume, a signature of the content of the sector. In response to a request to read the content of a sector, the content of the sector is returned without decrypting the content if the sector is one of the one or more sectors and the signature of the content of the sector matches the signature of the sector identified in the sector map. Otherwise, the content of the sector is decrypted and the decrypted content is returned.
US09477598B2
When multiple regional data clusters are used to store data in a system, maintaining cache consistency across different regions is important for providing a desirable user experience. In one embodiment, there is a master data cluster where all data writes are performed, and the writes are replicated to each of the slave data clusters in the other regions. Appended to the replication statements are invalidations for cache values for the keys whose values have been changed in the master data cluster. An apparatus in the master data cluster logs replication statements sent to the slave databases. When a slave database fails, the apparatus extracts the invalidations intended for the failed database and publishes the invalidations to a subscriber in the region of the failed database. The subscriber sends the invalidations to the local caches to cause stale data for those keys to be deleted from the caches.
US09477597B2
Embodiments of the present technology are directed toward techniques for enabling different memory partitions to have different memory depths.
US09477594B2
A system-in-package semiconductor device with a CPU, a first flash memory configured to store first instructions to be executed by the CPU, and a second flash memory configured to store second instructions to be executed in accordance with a predetermined control instruction included in the first instructions. The semiconductor device determines, prior to the CPU executing the instruction, whether an instruction read out from the first flash memory is a branch instruction, and if it is determined to be the branch instruction, causes the second flash memory to perforin read-out operation using a branch destination address value indicated by the branch instruction, and if a value of a program counter of the CPU matches the branch destination address value, while the second flash memory is in a state of being ready for read-out operation in accordance with the instruction, starts reading out the second instructions from the second flash memory.
US09477590B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for providing a weave sequence counter (“WSC”) for non-volatile memory (“NVM”) systems. The WSC can identify the sequence in which each page of the NVM is programmed. The “weave” aspect can refer to the fact that multiple blocks can be open for programming at once, thus allowing the pages of these blocks to be programmed in a “woven” manner. Systems and methods are also disclosed for providing a host weave sequence counter (“HWSC”). Each time new data is initially programmed to the NVM, this data can be associated with a particular HWSC. The HWSC associated with the data may not change, even when the data is moved to a new page (e.g., for wear leveling purposes and the like). The WSC and HWSC may aid in, for example, performing rollback, building logical-to-physical mappings, determining static-versus-dynamic page statuses, and performing maintenance operations (e.g., wear leveling).
US09477587B2
Embodiments for partitioning a non-volatile memory device is described. In one embodiment a memory system includes a first addressable range of memory blocks for storing different types of data. The memory system is partitioned to include a second addressable range of memory blocks capable of storing data indicating attributes of the first addressable range of memory blocks. The second addressable range of memory blocks may also be periodically updated such that the capacities of the first addressable range of memory blocks may be dynamically adjusted depending on application needs and changes to the non-volatile memory device over time. In some embodiments, one partition of a memory device may be configured for high reliability data storage while a second partition is configured for normal reliability storage.
US09477585B2
System and method for testing a device under test (DUT) that includes a multiprocessor array (MPA) executing application software at operational speed. The application software may be configured for deployment on first hardware resources of the MPA and may be analyzed. Testing code for configuring hardware resources on the MPA to duplicate data generated in the application software for testing purposes may be created. The application software may be deployed on the first hardware resources. Input data may be provided to stimulate the DUT. The testing code may be executed to provide at least a subset of first data to a pin at an edge of the MPA for analyzing the DUT using a hardware resource of the MPA not used in executing the application software. The first data may be generated in response to a send statement executed by the application software based on the input data.
US09477575B2
A method for debugging and includes receiving a request for capturing a frame generated by a graphics application implementing application threads executing function calls. The function calls are associated with one or more thread specific resources used at the beginning of the capturing process. For each application thread, a corresponding state is determined for each thread specific resource utilized, and a corresponding capture stream is established. For each application thread, executed function calls are captured into the corresponding capture stream. A plurality of captured function calls is arranged in the order they were executed by the graphics application. For each capture stream, a corresponding replay thread is established. Application threads, capture streams, and replay threads exist in a one-to-one-to-one relationship. Captured function calls are replayed in order, wherein each captured function call is executed in a corresponding replay thread based on which application thread executed the captured function call.
US09477573B2
A method of monitoring the level of performance of a software application running on a network-attached computing device, comprises monitoring information exchange at least one station on the network; measuring at least two performance indicator metrics, such as delay, jitter, loss, response time, throughput, goodput, and object size; and deriving an indicator parameter from a non-linear combination of the indicator metrics. A transformation may be applied to each indicator metric to obtaining a corresponding derived value, and the derived values then additively combined, to obtain the said indicator parameter. The transformation has a first region in which the derived value depends relatively weakly on the corresponding metric, and a second region, in which the derived value depends relatively strongly on the corresponding metric. A score value may be entered by a user, indicative of the user's perception of the performance of the software application, and compared with the derived indicator parameter. The calculation used to derive the indicator parameter may be varied, in dependence on the user-entered score. Diagnostic traces may be triggered in dependence on the derived indicator parameter. Values of the indicator parameter and associated trace data may be collected in a database and collated to diagnose and/or predict problems in the said computer system.
US09477568B2
A mechanism is provided for determining a modeled age of a set of interconnect groups in a set of cores in a set of multi-core processors. For each interconnect group in the set of interconnect groups in the set of cores on the set of multi-core processors, a determination is made of a current modeled age of the interconnect group. A determination is then made as to whether at least one current modeled age of the interconnect group for the set of interconnect groups is greater than an end-of-life value. Responsive to at least one current modeled age of the interconnect group being greater than the end-of-life value, an indication to take corrective action with the at least one associated interconnect group is sent.
US09477565B2
A method for data access is disclosed. The method includes: receiving a file access request; acquiring one or more node lists corresponding to the file, wherein each node list comprises at least two nodes, and the mutually corresponding disks between the respective nodes store the same contents; accessing data chunks included in the file from the respective nodes selected from each of the node lists; and when an accessing from a certain node fails, selecting another node from the node list that comprises the certain node, and accessing a respective data chunk included in the file from the selected node according to the identifier of the file. A system and a device with tolerance of disk fault are also disclosed.
US09477564B2
Method and apparatus for dynamic Node healing in a Multi-Node environment. A multi-node platform controller hub (MN-PCH) is configured to support multiple nodes through use of dedicated interfaces and components and shared capabilities. Interfaces and components may be configured to be used by respective nodes, or may be configured to support enhanced resiliency as redundant primary and spare interfaces and components. In response to detecting a failing or failing primary interface or component, the MN-PCH automatically performs failover operations to replace the primary with the spare. Moreover, the failover operation is transparent to the operating systems running on the platform's nodes.
US09477563B2
A method for electing a master blade in a virtual application distribution chassis (VADC), includes: sending by each blade a VADC message to each of the other blades; determining by each blade that the VADC message was not received from the master blade within a predetermined period of time; in response, sending a master claim message including a blade priority by each blade to the other blades; determining by each blade whether any of the blade priorities obtained from the received master claim messages is higher than the blade priority of the receiving blade; in response to determining that none of the blade priorities obtained is higher, setting a status of a given receiving blade to a new master blade; and sending by the given receiving blade a second VADC message to the other blades indicating the status of the new master blade of the given receiving blade.
US09477555B1
Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The methods include, for instance: enabling a client of a source site protected by a disaster recovery service, to select one or more value-added service to be performed by a data protection service provider in addition to the disaster recovery service. Respective dataset associated with a service is identified and analyzed to minimize the amount of dataset to replicate from the source site to a target site run by the data protection service provider, and a policy dictating when and how to replicate which dataset is configured. Upon being triggered, the data protection service provider performs the service by use of the dataset at the target site, the dataset either replicated according to the policy from the source site or being reconstructed from the transferred dataset when necessary.
US09477550B2
A memory controller is equipped with multiple error correction circuits for different complexity levels of errors, but requested data is initially sent to a requesting unit (e.g., processor) via a bypass path which provides the lowest memory latency. The requesting unit performs error detection and, if an error is found, sends a retry select signal to the memory controller. The retry select signal provides an indication of which error correction unit should be used to provide complete correction of the error but add the minimum latency necessary. On the retry transmission, the controller uses the particular error correction unit indicated by the retry select signal. The memory controller can also have a persistent error detection circuit which identifies an address as being defective when an error is repeatedly indicated by multiple retry select signals, and the control logic can automatically transmits the requested data using the appropriate error correction unit.
US09477546B2
Systems and methods for optimizing lifespan of a storage device are provided. A request to store data to the storage device is received. The storage device includes a plurality of regions. A determination is made that a first group of regions of the plurality of regions is associated with an error measurement threshold that is lower than a second group of regions of the plurality of regions. A region of the storage device that is in the first group of regions is selected based on the determination. The data is stored to the selected region.
US09477545B2
An error correcting system applied to a server, the server comprising a central processing unit, the central processing unit configured to send a warning signal when the central processing unit generates error. The error correcting system includes a programmable logic device, a baseboard management controller coupled to the programmable logic device, and a basic input output system coupled to the baseboard management controller. The programmable logic device is configured to detect the warning signal and send an interrupt signal to the baseboard management controller after the warning signal is detected. The baseboard management controller is configured to send a notification signal to the basic input output system after receiving the interrupt signal. The basic input output system is configured to retrieve the error and correct the error after receiving the notification signal.
US09477543B2
The disclosure generally describes computer-implemented methods, software, and systems for presenting error information. Logs are received from different locations, the logs associated with a plurality of builds at the different locations and associated with one or more systems. The logs are stored in a centralized location. Build information is generated for a given build, including identifying errors associated with the given build. Information for a current log associated with the given build is analyzed, including accessing information for previous logs associated with previous related builds related to the given build. Based on the analyzing, error diagnostic information that is to be presented is determined, including an analysis of errors that occurred in the given build and previous related builds. Instructions are provided, the instructions operable to present the error diagnostic information to a user, including providing log information, for presentation in a user interface.
US09477531B2
Methods, systems, and techniques for facilitating access to content stored remotely, for example, as part of a virtual machine infrastructure or elsewhere in a networked environment, using a uniform mechanism are provided. Example embodiments provide an Enhanced Virtual Desktop Management Server/System with a Content Abstraction Layer which enables users to access their data stored as part of a virtual machine environment, or replicated otherwise on a network, using a generic API. The API can be incorporated into a web browser or other third party interface to provide access to the users' data without needing to remote a bitmap representation of a virtual desktop display. Accordingly, users can access their data, applications, and settings regardless of the type of access device and regardless of whether the corresponding virtual desktop is running in the data center, provisioned in the datacenter but running on a client device, or not running at all.
US09477530B2
A system for managing the provisioning of cloud based services includes a collection module, a configuration module, a licensing module and a set up module. The collection module automatically obtains and stores information from end user machines that relevant to the provisioning of the could-based services. The configuration module uses the obtained information to automatically configure the use of the cloud based services. The licensing module automatically configures the account and licensing information allowing an end-user machine to access the cloud based services. The setup module automatically configures the end user machines to access and use the cloud-based services.
US09477527B2
The present disclosure discloses a resource optimization method and apparatus. The method includes: detecting whether a currently started process is a process of a predetermined type; querying for suspendable processes among other currently running processes if it is detected that the currently started process is a process of the predetermined type; and suspending at least one process among the found suspendable processes.
US09477526B2
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for providing prioritized access for multithreaded processing. The method includes the steps of allocating threads to process a workload and assigning a set of priority tokens to at least a portion of the threads. Access to a resource, by each one of the threads, is based on the priority token assigned to the thread and the threads are executed by a multithreaded processor to process the workload.
US09477522B2
A system provides workflow management functions over a messaging or data protocol. A workflow management object defining functions and values and events for sending and receiving workflow management data is defined on a first device and transmitted to a second device. On the second device the workflow is rendered for interaction and response, and an interaction with the workflow object is captured. A captured or generated response is transmitted back to the first device or intermediary system via the messaging protocol. The response to the workflow object (e.g. an event) may be used by the device or intermediary systems to update a status of a workflow such as hosted by a remote server system. Events detected by a workflow system may invoke processing of subsequent workflow objects in a chain such that a complex workflow may be processed over the messaging protocol.
US09477517B2
In one implementation, a service broker system includes an authentication module to authenticate a plurality of devices with an account from a plurality of accounts of the service broker system based on a unique identifier of each device from the plurality of devices. Each device from the plurality of devices is associated with the account. The service broker system also includes a service access module to access data at a plurality of services using credentials stored at the account, and a delivery module to provide the data to each device from the plurality of devices.
US09477515B2
In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for receiving control in a kernel mode via a ring transition from a user thread during execution of an unbounded transactional memory (UTM) transaction, updating a state of a transaction status register (TSR) associated with the user thread and storing the TSR with a context of the user thread, and later restoring the context during a transition from the kernel mode to the user thread. In this way, the UTM transaction may continue on resumption of the user thread. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09477514B2
A TRANSACTION BEGIN instruction and a TRANSACTION END instruction are provided. The TRANSACTION BEGIN instruction causes either a constrained or nonconstrained transaction to be initiated, depending on a field of the instruction. A constrained transaction has one or more restrictions associated therewith, while a nonconstrained transaction is not limited in the manner of a constrained transaction. The TRANSACTION END instruction ends the transaction started by the TRANSACTION BEGIN instruction.
US09477506B2
An apparatus comprising a memory and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the memory contains instructions that when executed by the processor cause the apparatus to receive a migration request from a virtual machine (VM) proxy running on a first server hosting a VM, wherein the migration request comprises a VM identifier associated with the VM comprising a globally unique VM name and a current VM address associated with the first server, and wherein data packets associated with the VM are routed to the VM based upon the VM identifier and instruct a VM proxy running on a second server to receive the VM from the first server in response to the migration request, wherein the second server receives the VM, and wherein the VM name remains unchanged while the current VM address becomes associated with the second server after the second server receives the VM.
US09477505B2
A computerized method for efficient handling of a privileged instruction executed by a virtual machine (VM). The method comprises identifying when the privileged instruction causes a VM executed on a computing hardware to perform a VM exit; replacing a first virtual-to-physical address mapping to a second virtual-to-physical address mapping respective of a virtual pointer associated with the privileged instruction; and invalidating at least a cache entry in a cache memory allocated to the VM, thereby causing a new translation for the virtual pointer to the second virtual-to-physical address, wherein the second virtual-to-physical address provides a pointer to a physical address in a physical memory in the computing hardware allocated to the VM.
US09477503B2
It is provided a resource management server comprising: a resource management module for managing virtual machines and use amounts of resources used by the virtual machines for deployment; a pool management module for managing a total amount of the resources and a total amount of available resources; a requirement specification reception module for receiving an allocation requirement for a new virtual machine along with requirement specifications including amounts of resources; and a search module for searching the virtual machines for deployment included in the resource management information for virtual machines for deployment having amounts of resources that satisfy the requirement specifications, and for virtual machines for deployment which do not have the amounts of resources that satisfy the requirement specifications but which allow the amounts of resources that satisfy the requirement specifications to be secured by adding the available resources included in the pool management information.
US09477498B2
Provided is an information processing device and others in which a plurality of applications are capable of appropriately using a plurality of libraries requested to be loaded with an identical name and including different contents. The information processing device includes an identifier generation unit which generates identifier information used for identifying contents of a library file, generates load request association information representing a relationship between the identifier information and request target information; a load request interpretation unit which obtains identifier information about the library file including a target of a load request; and a load unit which loads at least a part corresponding to the target of the load request from the library file indicated by the obtained identifier information when the load unit determines that the part corresponding to the target of the load request is not loaded.
US09477495B2
A computer implemented method, a computer program product and a data processing system for executing an application written in a dynamic language are provided. An execution point of the application is loaded. A list of classes associated with the execution point is generated. The loading of each class in the list of classes is simulated. New execution points and new classes accessible from each execution point within each class in the list of classes are identified by recursively parsing instructions associated with each execution point. The list is modified to include the identified new execution points and new classes. Responsive to a determination that new execution points and new classes have been identified, the steps of identifying new execution points and new classes and modifying the list is repeated. The list is saved.
US09477492B2
Various user interface components and features can be tested and simulated with the unified framework module, and the full application user experience can be tested, experienced and evaluated. This can assist the design process of an application in providing the ability to test and explore different user interface components. During this process the user components can be simulated to provide the user experience so it can be determined whether the user components are organized properly and the prototype can be validated before the full blown application is launched. Also user interface features can be further modified or added based on the user feedback. The unified framework module can be configured to package a program in a form that is suitable for any targeted device and/or channel to make deployment across various devices and channels more efficient and cost effective.
US09477491B2
Methods and systems for n-way cloning and synchronization of a user desktop image are provided. Example embodiments provide a Cloning and Synchronization System (“CSS”) which binds a server stored CVD object representing the user's desktop image to one or more endpoint devices. Each endpoint device receives a clone of the CVD object that comprises one or more layers of the server CVD depending upon the suitability of the endpoint device hardware and operating system to the server stored desktop. The cloned CVDs in the endpoint devices are then kept synchronized by synchronization operations. In one embodiment, the CSS allows only one endpoint device to act as a master device and push up changes to the server CVD. These changes are then pushed down to the other devices using different synchronization methods dependent upon the layer.
US09477482B2
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for implementing a multi-cycle register file bypass mechanism. The method includes the steps of receiving a set of control bits, combining the set of control bits with a set of valid bits associated with previously issued instructions, and enabling a bypass path for each thread based on the set of control bits and the set of valid bits. Each valid bit in the set of valid bits indicates whether execution of an instruction of the previously issued instructions was enabled for a thread in a thread block.
US09477478B2
The disclosure relates to predicting simple and polymorphic branch instructions. An embodiment of the disclosure detects that a program instruction is a branch instruction, determines whether a program counter for the branch instruction is stored in a program counter filter, and, if the program counter is stored in the program counter filter, prevents the program counter from being stored in a first level predictor.
US09477477B2
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for executing casting-arithmetic instructions. The method comprises receiving a casting-arithmetic instruction that specifies an arithmetic operation to be performed on input data and at least one casting operation of an input casting operation and an output casting operation. Upon determining that the casting-arithmetic instruction specifies the input casting operation, the input casting operation is performed on identified terms comprising the input data. Then the arithmetic operation is performed on the input data to generate an arithmetic result. Upon determining that the casting-arithmetic instruction specifies the output casting operation, the output casting operation is performed on the arithmetic result.
US09477471B1
A first and second thread-local counter is allocated to a first and second thread respectively, where the first thread-local counter is updatable only by or on behalf of the first thread and the second thread-local counter is updatable only by or on behalf of the second thread. The first and second thread-local counter are updated and the updated values are communicated to a central process. The central process updates a single counter in a central database by a value equal to the sum of the updated counter values.
US09477463B2
Systems and methods are provided for an online programming community. A user may be able to view pre-existing code, modify the code, and save it as a spin-off program. Spin-offs of programs may be tracked. A social aspect may be provided where users can vote on community programs. Users may also be able to earn points or awards for various coding or programming community activities.
US09477459B2
A server, terminal device, and a non-transitory data storage medium for supporting wireless terminal devices of a cellular network for implementing program updates are described. The server includes a memory, a processor which receives instructions from the memory for execution, programs utilized in the wireless terminal devices, a receiver, and a transmitter. The receiver is configured to receive a message from a wireless terminal device requesting installation of a program to the wireless terminal device. The installation is caused by a change of an activated use profile of the wireless terminal device to another use profile, when the wireless terminal device is in an operating state with power on. The activated use profile and the another use profile include dissimilar lists of programs required in certain use situations of a user. The transmitter is configured to send the program to the wireless terminal device as an over-the-air message.
US09477455B2
A set of artifacts is identified for deployment on a target device in a deployment. The set of artifacts are from a source computing system remote from the target device. A cache device can be determined as corresponding to the target device, the cache device separate from the target device. The set of artifacts are pre-distributed on the cache device in advance of the deployment. The set of artifacts are sent to the cache device from the source computing system to be held at the cache device prior to the artifacts being distributed to the target device. The deployment follows distribution of the set of artifacts on the target device.
US09477452B2
A software engine for decomposing work to be done into tasks, and distributing the tasks to multiple, independent CPUs for execution is described. The engine utilizes dynamic code generation, with run-time specialization of variables, to achieve high performance. Problems are decomposed according to methods that enhance parallel CPU operation, and provide better opportunities for specialization and optimization of dynamically generated code. A specific application of this engine, a software three dimensional (3D) graphical image renderer, is described.
US09477451B1
Techniques are described for improving compilation and optimization of application code based on generated metadata based on one or more dynamic measurements of the application code. In one example, a method comprises generating metadata based on one or more dynamic measurements of a code portion. The method further comprises associating the metadata with one or more selected segments of the code portion. The method further comprises deploying the one or more selected segments of the code portion with the associated metadata to a target unit for compilation and optimization.
US09477431B1
A method is used in managing storage space of storage tiers. Storage space utilization characteristics of a storage tier of a set of storage tiers in a storage system are evaluated. Based on the evaluation, reservation of headroom storage space in the storage tier is adjusted. The headroom storage space indicates an amount of the storage space reserved as unused storage space in the storage tier.
US09477429B2
Disclosed herein is a block storage gateway module comprising a receiver unit and an access unit. The receiver unit intercepts an operating system call indicating a local access to a storage volume in order to generate a proximal access command. The access unit proximally accesses a storage array based on the said command. The storage array corresponds to the storage volume; the proximal access corresponds to the local access. Also disclosed herein is a mediator system for storage, the system comprising a load balancer device and one or more storage resource devices. Each storage resource device comprises an aforementioned module and a daemon module. The load balancer device receives a remote access request, selects one storage resource device, and sends an address of the selected storage resource device in a grant message.
US09477428B2
Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for providing access information to a storage controller to determine a storage tier for storing data. Access information is maintained for each data record in a data store, wherein the access information indicates a level of access to each data record in the data store. A write request directed to a data record in the data store is received. A command is generated identifying the data record and including the access information for the data record. The command is transmitted to the storage controller, wherein the storage controller uses the access information to determine one of the plurality of storage tiers on which to store the data record.
US09477427B2
To optimize front-end operations performed on virtual machines, a storage tiering module preemptively guides the placement of virtual volumes in storage tiers within a storage system. Upon detecting a front-end operation request, the storage tiering module identifies a storage requirement, such as an expected provisioning activity level during the front-end operation. Based on the identified storage requirement, the storage tiering module selects an appropriate storage tier. Subsequently, in preparation for the front-end operation, the storage tiering module places the virtual volume at the selected storage tier. Because the storage tiering module places the virtual volume in a tier that reflects the resource consumption expected during the front-end operation, the storage system does not incur the performance degradation that often precedes tier movement in conventional, reactive approaches to storage tiering.
US09477422B2
In a storage system including plural source storage devices, a target storage device selects which source storage device to accept a copy request from the target storage device so as to minimize the load on the entire system. The system calculates first and second load values for job loads being processed. System load values for the system are derived from job load value of a specific data, and respective load values for first and second source storage devices. The system compares the system load values to select a storage device to provide the data copy so as to minimize the load on the entire system.
US09477416B2
Provided are a device and method of controlling a dish cache, wherein a time of seeking a disk cache may be shortened and a hit rate of a disk cache may be increased. The device includes a main memory including a buffer cache, a flash memory including a flash cache, and a controller controlling the buffer cache and the flash cache, wherein the buffer cache and the flash cache are enabled to cache a data block stored in a disk, and the controller identifies a position where the data block is cached using metadata.
US09477415B2
A VM management server receives a request from a backup application server to back up a first VM. The VM management server determines a first of the host systems based on the request, wherein the first host system hosts the first VM. A first request is transmitted from the VM management server to a VMM of the first host system hosting the first VM via a VM application programming interface (VM API) over a network. The first request requests the VMM to capture a VM snapshot representing a consistent state of the first VM. In response to determining that the consistent state of the VM has been captured, a second request is transmitted to a first storage system associated with the first host system to send one or more VM disk images associated with the consistent state of the first VM to a second storage system over the network.
US09477407B1
A virtual storage unit from one data storage system may be migrated to another data storage system. Utilization impacts on system resources by one or more virtual storage units on multiple data storage systems may be quantified, for each data storage system as a whole, or for a functional component of each data storage system. Based on these quantifications, multiple “what-if” scenarios may be considered to determine the consequences of migrating one or more virtual storage units from one of the data storage systems to another one of the data storage systems. If it is determined that a virtual storage unit is to be migrated, a live migration may be performed such that one or more hosts maintain access to the data of the virtual storage unit while the virtual storage unit is being migrated.
US09477405B2
A storage system, which comprises multiple memory cells and a storage controller, wherein the storage controller manages cell mode information, which either directly or indirectly denotes the number of bits to be stored in multiple memory cells. The cell mode information can be changed in accordance with a request from a management system.
US09477403B2
A touchscreen device may be configured to facilitate drawing lines, circles, and shapes through use of a guide device placed on the touchscreen. The touchscreen device may detect the position and orientation of the guide device, for example, by determining an axis of the guide device based on a set of locations at which the guide device triggered contact signals on the touchscreen. Based on the detected position and orientation of the guide device on its touchscreen, the touchscreen device may display one or more lines or shapes on the touchscreen. If a user traces a portion of such a displayed line or shape, the touchscreen device may display the traced portion. A button on the guide device may be configured to cause the touchscreen device to sequentially display available lines and shapes. The user may also configure the button to display one or more user-generated shapes.
US09477394B2
A multi-display device is adapted to be dockable or otherwise associatable with an additional device. In accordance with one exemplary embodiment, the multi-display device is dockable with a smartpad. The exemplary smartpad can include a screen, a touch sensitive display, a configurable area, a gesture capture region(s) and a camera. The smartpad can also include a port adapted to receive the device. The exemplary smartpad is able to cooperate with the device such that information displayable on the device is also displayable on the smartpad. Furthermore, any one or more of the functions on the device are extendable to the smartpad, with the smartpad capable of acting as an input/output interface or extension of the smartpad. Therefore, for example, information from one or more of the displays on the multi-screen device is displayable on the smartpad.
US09477393B2
An electronic device with a display concurrently displays a device status region, and an application user interface that includes a content region and an application input field. While concurrently displaying the device status region and the application user interface, the device receives first input in the application input field. In response, the device concurrently displays respective content in the content region in accordance with the first input, and first text that corresponds to the first input in the application input field. While concurrently displaying the respective content and the first text, the device detects a second input that corresponds to a request to scroll the respective content in a first direction. In response, the device scrolls the respective content in the first direction, ceases to display the application input field, and displays, adjacent to the device status region, the first text.
US09477388B2
There is provided an image processing device including a map screen generation portion that, based on image pickup position information indicating a plurality of image pickup positions of moving images picked up, generates a map screen including a map on which a trajectory line indicating a movement trajectory of the image pickup position is drawn, a display control portion that causes a display portion to display the map screen, and a position detecting portion that detects a position on a display screen of the display portion which a user specifies using an operating body, wherein the position detecting portion detects a point on the trajectory line specified by the operating body, and, based on the image pickup position information, the display control portion causes a thumbnail image of the moving image picked up at an image pickup position corresponding to the detected point to be displayed on the map screen.
US09477387B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for identifying an object. In one aspect, a method includes receiving an image of a first location. The image depicts a layout of objects located at the first location and a visual code for each object. A user interface is generated for the first location using the image and the codes. The user interface depicts the objects and a user interface element for each visual code. Each user interface element is selectable to identify the object associated with the visual code. The user interface is provided for display at a second location. Selection data is received that specifies a selection of a particular user interface element. Command data is sent to a computer located at the first location, which causes the computer to highlight the object associated with the visual code of the selected user interface element.
US09477386B2
Various embodiments of methods and associated devices for increasing throughput in a programmable hardware element using interleaved data converters are disclosed. A device comprising a programmable hardware element may be configured to comprise a plurality N of processing portions. The device may receive an input signal, and sample the signal in an interleaved fashion, on a per sample basis, at an effective rate K, to produce N parallel data streams. The N parallel data streams may be processed in parallel by the plurality N of processing portions. Outputs of the plurality N of processing portions may be combined to produce output data. The effective rate K and/or the number N of parallel data streams may be specified by user input. Alternatively, these values may be determined automatically. For example, the effective rate K may be determined automatically based on a bandwidth of the input signal.
US09477385B2
Methods and systems for managing a graphical user interface involve, for example, defining, using a processor coupled to memory, a threshold distance between windows on a display screen at which a mutual attraction between the windows is activated to draw the windows together as components of a picture of windows. Also using the processor, all windows of a same functional type that are components of the picture of windows are resized simultaneously without affecting the size of windows of other functional types that are also components of the picture of windows. Likewise using the processor, all windows on the display screen are maintained in an active state regardless of a focus of a user input device.
US09477374B1
A system and machine-implemented method for providing integrated instant messaging functionality in a social networking service, the method including receiving a request from a user having a first user account at a social networking service to view contacts belonging to a social group associated with the first user account, wherein the social group is maintained at the social networking service, identifying one or more contacts belonging to the social group in response to the request, determining a status associated with a user account for each of the identified one or more contacts, the status indicating whether each of the one or more contacts is available for instant messaging communication and providing a listing including the identified one or more contacts and the status associated with each of the identified one or more contacts for display to the user at a social networking site of the social networking service.
US09477373B1
Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to a technique for generating simultaneous zoom in windows on a touch sensitive device. A first portion of the user content is zooming into by touching the display screen in a proximity of the first portion using the touch input device while retaining an original zoom size of a first remaining portion of the user content. A second portion of the user content from the first remaining portion is zoomed into by touching the display screen in a proximity of the second portion using the touch input device while retaining a zoomed in first portion and an original zoom size of a second remaining portion of the of the first remaining portion, the original zoom size of the first and the second remaining portions being the same.
US09477372B2
Various systems and methods are provided that allow reviewers to quickly save, identify, retrieve, and share communications. For example, systems and methods described herein may allow a reviewer to store at least a portion of a communication, called a snippet, in a postboard. For example, a reviewer can highlight a portion of the content of a communication. Once the portion is highlighted, the reviewer can select a snippet command, which stores the highlighted portion in the postboard. Each snippet stored in a postboard includes at least a portion of the content that was highlighted and a link to the communication from which the snippet originates.
US09477370B2
A method of displaying a plurality of pages on a screen of a terminal is provided. The method includes detecting a user's gesture that requests movement of the plurality of pages, identifying a movement mode relating to the movement of the plurality of pages, and moving and displaying a first page displayed on the screen and a second page connected to the first page displayed on the screen according to the identified movement mode, wherein the movement mode is one of a discrete mode and a continuous mode.
US09477369B2
In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for displaying a record as part of a selected grouping of data, including for example, identifying a record of a multi-tenant on-demand database system, displaying a plurality of actions associated with the record, and displaying the record as part of a selected grouping of data within the system in response to the user selecting an option to view the record as part of a selected grouping included within the table of the record. These mechanisms and methods for displaying a record as part of a selected grouping of data can enable improved data access, simplify and expedite a user's workflow, etc.
US09477346B2
An abrasion resistant coating is applied to a display of a mobile device. In an embodiment, the coating includes a first layer including siloxane; a second layer including siloxane, wherein the second layer has opposing sides and a hardness greater than the first layer; and a third layer including an amorphous carbon selected from a diamond-like carbon and a diamond-like nano-composite. The first layer and third layer are positioned on opposing sides of the second layer. The third layer has a hardness greater than the second layer.
US09477342B2
Described are methods and devices including a touch sensor layer configured to receive touch input and a force sensor layer stacked with the touch sensor layer, the force sensor layer includes an array of force sensors configured to receive force input. The force sensor array includes individual force sensors. Specific sensors of the disclosed force sensor array are associated with specific locations of the touch screen to add information that can be used to decipher which key is actually being pressed and may avoid falsing. Both a touch signal and a force signal are utilized to determine the validity of a user touch input. In one embodiment each force sensor may operate independently of the others. Particular embodiments are described that utilize a coarse grid to determine valid touch inputs and that make a determination of a centroid location based on a plurality of force sensors to determine valid touch inputs.
US09477339B2
A stretchable display device includes: a stretchable display panel including: pixels; a first resistive film extending in a first direction; and a second resistive film extending in a second direction; a scan driver to provide a scan signal to the pixels; a data driver to provide a data signal or a compensated data signal to the pixels; a row detection driver to detect a first current flowing through the first resistive film to generate a first detection signal; a column detection driver to detect a second current flowing through the second resistive film to generate a second detection signal; a compensation control signal generator to receive the first and the second detection signals to detect amounts of variations of the first and the second currents, and to generate a compensation control signal; and a timing controller to generate the compensated data signal based on the compensation control signal.
US09477337B2
Conductive trace routing techniques for display and bezel sensors are described. In one or more implementations, an apparatus includes display sensors, bezel sensors, and a plurality of conductive traces. The display sensors are configured to detect proximity of an object and are arranged in conjunction with a display area of a display device to support interaction with a user interface displayed by the display device. The bezel sensors are configured to detect proximity of an object and are disposed in a bezel that at least partially surrounds the display device and is outside the display area. The plurality of conductive traces are disposed between the display and bezel sensors and communicatively couple the display sensors and the bezel sensors to one or more computing components that are configured to process inputs received from the display sensors and the bezel sensors.
US09477335B2
A portable terminal includes a touchpad that detects contact made thereto and output a value indicating a degree of the contact, and stores a first threshold and a second threshold less than the first threshold. The portable terminal calculates, based on the output value, an area contact value indicating a degree of the contact for each of contacted areas of the touchpad. The portable terminal judges whether the contacted areas include two areas that are not directly adjacent to each other and each have a calculated area contact value equal to or greater than the second threshold. When judging negatively, the portable terminal determines, as a target area to which processing to be performed is allocated, one of the contacted areas having an area contact value equal to or greater than the first threshold, and when judging affirmatively, the portable terminal does not to determine the target area.
US09477329B1
System for controlling the interior of a vehicle including a center button for selecting a mode, an inner knob for selecting a function, and an outer knob for adjusting that function. The system may include an outer display for graphically displaying different options for adjusting the selected function. The system may also include a processor which may generate instructions to effectuate the function adjustment upon the user actuating the knobs and/or the center button. A display on the center button may display modes, and an inner display located behind the inner knob may display functions.
US09477326B2
The present invention provides a method for determining an object position, including the following steps: determining the intensities of a plurality of pixels; determining that a portion of pixels in the plurality of pixels belong to an object image corresponding to an object; and determining coordinate data of the object based on a number of pixels in each row or column of the portion of the plurality of pixels belonging to the object image and the coordinates of pixels in the portion of the plurality of pixels belonging to the object image. The present invention also provides a pointing system.
US09477319B1
The amount of power and processing needed to process gesture input for a computing device can be reduced by utilizing a separate gesture sensor. The gesture sensor can have a form factor similar to that of conventional cameras to reduce costs by being able to utilize readily available low cost parts, but can have a lower resolution and adjustable virtual shutter such that fast motions can be captured and/or recognized by the device. In some devices, a subset of the pixels of the gesture sensor can be used as a motion detector, enabling the gesture sensor to run in a low power state unless there is likely gesture input to process. Further, at least some of the processing and circuitry can be included with the gesture sensor such that various functionality can be performed without accessing a central processor or system bus, thus further reducing power consumption.
US09477316B2
Computing devices, computer-readable storage media, and methods associated with human computer interaction. In embodiments, a computing device may include a display, a processor coupled with the display, a user interface engine and one or more applications to be operated on the processor. In embodiments, the user interface engine or the one or more applications may be configured to detect movement of the portable computing device indicating a direction a user of the portable computing device would like a portion of the user interface to move and cause the portion of the user interface to be moved, from a current location on the display to another location on the display, in accordance with the indicated direction. Such movement may facilitate the user to interact with the portion of the user interface via the interaction zone of the display. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
US09477314B2
A method and apparatus for selecting between multiple gesture recognition systems includes an electronic device determining a context of operation for the electronic device that affects a gesture recognition function performed by the electronic device. The electronic device also selects, based on the context of operation, one of a plurality of gesture recognition systems in the electronic device as an active gesture recognition system for receiving gesturing input to perform the gesture recognition function, wherein the plurality of gesture recognition systems comprises an image-based gesture recognition system and a non-image-based gesture recognition system.
US09477285B2
The present invention aims to easily maintain a state of less power consumption, by providing a data processing apparatus comprising: a registering unit to register therein data for identifying a packet; a receiving unit to receive a packet transmitted through a network; a determining unit to, in a case where the receiving unit receives the packet while the data processing apparatus is operating in a power saving mode, determine whether or not to return the data processing apparatus from the power saving mode, on the basis of the data registered in the registering unit; an analyzing unit to perform an analysis process to the packet flowing on the network; a displaying unit to display a screen indicating a result of the analysis process by the analyzing unit; and an indicating unit to indicate the data to be registered in the registering unit, through the screen displayed by the displaying unit.
US09477282B2
A power supply method includes providing a plurality of output powers to a plurality of power devices (PDs); acquiring a plurality of power statuses of the PDs (power devices); calculating a summation of the output powers provided to the PDs (power devices); determining whether the summation of the output powers exceeds a predetermined threshold; and under a condition that the summation of the output powers exceeds the predetermined threshold, adjusting the output powers provided to the PDs (power devices) based upon the power statuses of the PDs (power devices).
US09477281B2
Distributed information technology infrastructure dynamic policy driven peak power management system
A peak power management system for networked smart IT devices. These smart devices have computing capability with at least one CPU and memory and can be networked. An uninterruptible power supply provides power to the smart devices. A central intelligent power management server controls the power consumed by all the smart devices networked with the server. The system uses priority based peak power management policies for smart IT devices assisted by fine grain control of external power drawn by each device. By applying different power management policies at different scheduled intervals and controlling the power consumption on the smart devices, the aggregated peak power demand is controlled. The policies can be adapted in-time to suit the actual, real-time power requirement of devices, their priorities, and applicable peak power limit at that time. Also, dynamic policy based peak power management can be extended to an intelligent hierarchical power distribution network.
US09477279B1
A data storage system is implemented with an active power monitoring and control performed by a control node elected among a number of nodes. A real-time power monitoring information is supplied to the control node from, a power monitoring logic residing at each device in the system. The devices in the data storage system are pre-allocated with respective individual power budgets which are below the maximum power usage thereof. The power budgets of all the equipment cumulatively constitute a power budget assigned to the group of equipment. The control node controls dynamically and in real time power sharing between the plurality devices so that the devices with required power usage below the pre-allocated power budget can share their extra power credits with devices which are in need for extra power for performing its operation. The control node provides sharing of the power among the equipment in the data storage system with a goal of avoiding exceeding of the cumulative power budget assigned for the entire system or the cluster of the equipment.
US09477269B2
An information handling system includes a flexible display screen, first and second display platforms, and a sliding pivot hinge. The sliding pivot hinge has at least two sliding pivot hinge sides, at least one sliding pivot hinge side is in physical communication with the first display platform. The flexible display screen is supported across the first and second display platforms by translation of the first display platform relative to the sliding pivot hinge.
US09477264B2
Provided are a window member for a display device of a portable terminal and a method for fabricating the window member. An inner surface of the window member is formed as a flat surface from a first end portion to a position adjacent to a second end portion, and an inner surface of the second end portion is formed inclined with respect to the flat surface in a direction toward an outer surface. According to the window member and the method for fabricating the same, shrinkage is minimized during hardening of melt resin by sufficiently delivering injection pressure for the melt resin over the entire molding space of a mold, thereby improving a product defect rate.
US09477255B2
A method for suspending an idle device includes receiving, by a processor, an indication that a device having a communication channel is connected to a host device. The method then includes determining a first timeout value associated with the communication channel and a second timeout value associated with the first device. The first timeout value corresponds to an amount of time allotted for an operation to complete in the communication channel, and the second timeout value corresponds to an amount of time allotted for the device to be designated as idle before the device is suspended. The device is determined to be idle when the operation is pending in the communication channel for an amount of time that is greater than the first timeout value. The device is suspended when the device has been idle for an amount of time that is greater than the second timeout value.
US09477251B2
A reference voltage circuit including a constant voltage circuit and a resistance voltage divider circuit. The constant voltage circuit includes a Zener diode, and a bias current circuit connected in series with the Zener diode and causing a constant current to flow into the Zener diode. The resistance voltage divider circuit is connected in parallel with the Zener diode, and includes first and second resistors connected in series. The first resistor is connected to a cathode side of the Zener diode, and is formed of a low temperature coefficient resistor body that is temperature-independent. The second resistor is connected to an anode side of the Zener diode, and is formed of a resistor body having temperature characteristics that are the reverse of output temperature characteristics of the Zener diode.
US09477246B2
In an embodiment, a voltage regulator is disclosed. The voltage regulator circuit includes a switch, a first feedback circuit and a second feedback circuit. The switch is configured to receive an input signal at a first terminal and an error signal at a second terminal and configured to generate an output signal at a third terminal. The first feedback circuit includes a first transistor and a second transistor configured to control the error signal at the second terminal of the switch in response to a difference between the output signal and a reference signal. The second feedback circuit is configured to sense the error signal and generate a tail current at the second node and the fourth node to maintain substantially equal currents in the first transistor and the second transistor, respectively, thereby causing a voltage of the output signal as substantially equal to a voltage of the reference signal.
US09477243B2
A method and apparatus for providing proactive current protection. In one embodiment, the method comprises: prior to transitioning to a new state for an integrated circuit (IC), calculating a sum of expected powers for a plurality of domains in the IC by calculating an expected current for each of the plurality of domains based on an individual domain frequency in the new state and multiplying the expected current with its associated voltage for each of the plurality of domains for the new state; comparing the sum to a power limit; and if the sum is greater than the power limit, then reducing the individual domain frequency associated with at least one domain in the plurality of domains to maintain the total instantaneous power of the IC below the power limit.
US09477242B2
Hydronic heating systems, controllers for such systems, and methods of using/operating same are disclosed herein. In one example embodiment, such a system includes at least one condensing boiler and at least one non-condensing boiler, and at least one controller configured for utilizing at least one PID control program to generate at least one signal for controlling firing rates of one or more of the boilers based upon sensed water temperature and temperature setpoint inputs. Depending upon the mode of operation, the at least one PID control program is a first PID control program dedicated to controlling only the at least one condensing boiler, or is a second PID control program dedicated to controlling only the at least one non-condensing boiler, or includes both the first and second PID control programs. Also, outside air temperature serves as a basis for generating the temperature setpoint inputs.
US09477241B2
Message latency between an HVAC controller located within a building and a remote server may be reduced in response to a determination that a user is in proximity to the HVAC controller, and message latency may be increased when a user is not expected to be proximity to the HVAC controller. This may reduce the overall power consumption of an HVAC controller while still maintaining a good user experience. This can be particularly important for HVAC controllers that are powered by a local energy storage device, such as a battery.
US09477238B2
This disclosure relates to systems, methods, and devices useful for monitoring and controlling water to be used, for example, in oil and natural gas production and hydraulic fracturing processes. An on-line unit for measuring, controlling, and optimizing the quality of water being used during the hydrocarbon production or hydraulic fracturing processes is also disclosed. Optimizing and controlling can include measuring one or more properties associated with the production water to be sure that the one or more properties are within an acceptable range and, if the one or more properties are not within the acceptable range for each respective property being measured, causing a change in flow of one or more water sources and/or one or more chemicals.
US09477236B2
A method according to an exemplary aspect of the present discourse includes, among other things, controlling a vehicle by pressurizing a transmission pump in response to an anticipated shift change trigger. The anticipated shift change trigger may include touching a shift device of the vehicle, or detecting that a vehicle occupant is in proximity to the shift device of the vehicle.
US09477232B2
An apparatus for dividing and supplying gas is provided with a flow rate control device, a plurality of divided flow passages of gas flowing from the flow rate control device, thermal-type mass flow sensors disposed to the divided flow passages, electrically-operated valves disposed on a downstream side of the thermal-type mass flow sensors, controllers that control the electrically-operated valves, and a flow ratio setting calculator that calculates a total flow rate, then calculates flow rates of the divided flow passages, and then inputs the calculated flow rates as set flow rates to each controllers. One of the divided flow passages with the highest set flow rate is put in an uncontrolled state, and opening degree for each of the rest divided flow passages is controlled, and then feedback control of the divided flow rate of each of the divided flow passages is implemented by each of the controllers.
US09477229B1
A control method for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is provided. The UAV includes an accelerometer, a gyroscope, at least one drive unit and at least one rotor. The method includes: detecting current motion data from the accelerometer, wherein the motion data includes displacement of the UAV; determining whether the UAV is thrown up based on the motion data; detecting current ascending velocity of the UAV; determining whether the current ascending velocity of the UAV is substantially equal to zero; detecting current pitch angle and current angular velocity from the gyroscope if the current ascending velocity of the UAV is substantially equal to zero; calculating drive data based on the current pitch angle and current angular velocity; and enabling the at least one drive unit to drive at least one rotor to rotate so as to cause the UAV to hover evenly.
US09477228B2
An apparatus and method for transporting a payload over a surface is provided. A vehicle supports a payload with a support partially enclosed by an enclosure. Two laterally disposed ground-contacting elements are coupled to at least one of the enclosure or support. A motorized drive is coupled to the ground-contacting elements. A controller coupled to the drive governs the operation of the drive at least in response to the position of the center of gravity of the vehicle to dynamically control balancing of the vehicle.
US09477212B2
A safety switching device for the failsafe shutdown of an electrical load has at least one input circuit for receiving an input signal from a signaling device which signals a safety-related state, an evaluation and control unit for evaluating the input signal, and at least one output circuit for outputting an output signal. The safety switching device further has at least one switching element for interrupting a current supply path to the load in dependence on the input signal. The input circuit and the output circuit are joined at a device connector so that the device connector can selectively be used as an input for receiving the input signal or as an output for outputting the output signal. The input circuit has a test switch which is coupled to the evaluation and control unit which is designed for selectively suppressing the input signal using the test switch.
US09477205B2
A timepiece oscillator including a resonator formed by a tuning fork which includes at least two mobile oscillating parts, fixed to a connection element by flexible elements whose geometry determines a virtual pivot axis having a determined position with respect to this connection element and around which the respective mobile part oscillates, and the center of mass of the mobile part coincides in the rest position with the respective virtual pivot axis, and, for at least one of the two mobile parts the flexible elements are formed of intersecting resilient strips extending at a distance from each other in two parallel planes, and whose directions, in projection on one of the parallel planes, intersect at the virtual pivot axis of the mobile part.
US09477190B2
The present teachings provide a fuser member. The fuser member includes a substrate layer. The substrate layer substrate layer includes a polyimide having dispersed therein a plurality of poly(p-phenylene benzobisthiazole) fibers. An intermediate layer is disposed on the substrate layer. A release layer is disposed on the intermediate layer.
US09477183B2
An image forming apparatus includes a transport module that is capable of being pulled out from an apparatus body of the image forming apparatus and in which a transport path along which a recording material, to which a toner image has been transferred, is to be transported is formed and a fixing unit that is provided in the transport module and that includes a fixing member, which fixes the toner image onto the recording material, and a pressure member, which forms a pressing part to which the recording material is to be transported between the fixing member and the pressure member. When the recording material whose length in a transport direction is longer than that of the transport module is present in the transport path, the transport module is pulled out from the apparatus body while the recording material is being nipped by the fixing member and the pressure member.
US09477171B2
An image forming apparatus includes a controller configured to apply a charging bias to a charger during image formation on a photoconductive body, an absolute value of the charging bias being a first absolute value. The controller applies a development bias to a development roller during the image formation, places the development roller in a development position during the image formation, after the image formation, reduces the absolute value of the charging bias to a second absolute value less than the first absolute value, after reducing the absolute value of the charging bias, separates the development roller away from the photoconductive body and places the development roller in a non-development position, and after placing the development roller in the non-development position, stops applying the development bias to the development roller.
US09477162B2
A substrate processing apparatus comprises an indexer block, an anti-reflection film processing block, a resist film processing block, a development processing block, a resist cover film processing block, a resist cover film removal block, a cleaning/drying processing block, and an interface block. An exposure device is arranged adjacent to the interface block in the substrate processing apparatus. The exposure device subjects a substrate to exposure processing by means of an immersion method. In the edge cleaning unit in the cleaning/drying processing block, a brush abuts against an end of the rotating substrate, so that the edge of the substrate before the exposure processing is cleaned. At this time, the position where the substrate is cleaned is corrected.
US09477161B2
A method and system is provided to extend operational life of a mirror array of an image generating system, wherein the image generating system further includes a high intensity power light source to cause light to impinge on the mirror array, sufficient to cause deleterious plastic deformation of associated hinges of the mirror array, and an image output generating section configured to receive light from the mirror array. Image date is received by the image generating system image data to control mirrors of the mirror array and to generate an output image. A required level of illumination is provided from the mirror array to the image output generating section over a predetermined time period, in accordance with the received image data. Then during at least a portion of the same predetermined time period of providing the required level of illumination from the mirror array to the image output generating section, de-stress switching operations are performed for selected ones of the mirrors of the mirror array to reduce the plastic deformation of the associated hinges. Next, an output image is generated based on the received image data, wherein the de-stress switching operations occurring during at least a portion of the providing of the desired level of illumination is undetected.
US09477159B2
In an embodiment, a lithographic projection apparatus has an off-axis image field and a concave refractive lens as the final element of the projection system. The concave lens can be cut-away in parts not used optically to prevent bubbles from being trapped under the lens.
US09477158B2
A plurality of extraction conduits are provided to remove immersion liquid into a chamber. The extraction conduits are arranged at different distances from a target portion of the substrate. From the chamber, a passage is provided to which a suction force is applied. When all the conduits are filled with immersion liquid, the extraction capacity will be greater than when one or more of the conduits comprise gas.
US09477151B2
The present invention provides, as a chemically amplified resist, a well-balanced resist or compound which results in improved sensitivity, resolution and line edge roughness (LER) without impairing the fundamental physical properties required as a resist (e.g., pattern shape, dry etching resistance, heat resistance). A mixture of cycloaliphatic ester compounds represented by general formulae (1) to (3), and a process for preparation thereof, as well as a (meth)acrylic copolymer comprising the cycloaliphatic ester compounds of general formulae (1) to (3) and a photosensitive resin composition thereof are provided.
US09477149B2
A photoresist composition containing (A) a polymer having a structural unit (I) that includes an acid-labile group, and (I) a compound represented by the following formula (1). In the following formula (1), R1, R2, R3 and R represent a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms. X represents a single bond, an oxygen atom or —NRa—. Ra represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group or a monovalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and optionally taken together represents a ring structure by binding with R each other. A− represents —SO3− or —CO2−. M+ represents a monovalent onium cation.
US09477137B2
To provide a blade drive device capable of suppressing operation failures due to the leakage flux. The blade drive device 1 attached to a camera module including a lens and a lens drive device 60 having plural permanent magnets 61 arranged with gaps around an optical axis P of the lens in an annular manner so as to overlap the camera module in an axial direction of the optical axis P, which includes a lower plate 2 having an opening 4 formed around the optical axis P, blades 20 regulating the opening 4 and respective actuators 10A, 10B arranged in the lower plate 2 and driving the blades 20. Each of respective actuators 10A, 10B is arranged in a position corresponding to a gap between a pair of adjacent permanent magnets 61 seen from the axial direction.
US09477134B2
An apparatus comprising a modulation block comprising a plurality of modulators, wherein each of the plurality of modulators comprises an optical input port and an optical output port, and wherein all of the optical input ports and all of the optical output ports are positioned on one face of the modulation block. Another apparatus comprising a modulation block comprising one or more Mach-Zehnder modulators (MZMs), wherein each MZM is coupled to an optical input port, an optical output port, and at least one electrical trace, wherein all of the optical input ports and all of the optical output ports are positioned on a first side of the modulation block, and wherein all of the electrical traces are positioned on a second side of the modulation block, and a planar lightwave circuit (PLC) coupled to the modulation block via an optical interface.
US09477132B2
An embodiment of the invention provides a method for forming microcapsules for electrophoresis display by forming microcapsules through a complex coacervation reaction between a sulfonated styrene maleic anhydride copolymer and gelatin, wherein a mass ratio of the sulfonated styrene maleic anhydride copolymer to the gelatin is 1:10˜10:1. The method of the embodiment of the invention not only can obtain microcapsules with good sealability and stability, but also can obtain microcapsules having evenly distributed particle sizes and low cost.
US09477127B2
The present invention provides a manufacture method of a thin film transistor substrate: forming a first metal layer, a first chemical vapor deposition layer, a second metal layer and a second chemical vapor deposition layer on a substrate; forming photoresistor on the second chemical vapor deposition layer; implementing exposure and development to the photoresistor; implementing via etching to a via area where the photoresistor on the second chemical vapor deposition layer is removed; implementing photoresistor ashing to remove the photoresistor in the area of the common capacitor; etching the silicon nitride layer; forming a pixel electrode layer. The present invention is capable of promoting video quality and saving the backlight power consumption.
US09477125B2
A liquid crystal display includes a substrate including a plurality of pixels, each pixel having a first sub-pixel and a second sub-pixel; a pixel electrode including a first pixel electrode formed in a region corresponding to the first sub-pixel and a second pixel electrode formed in a region corresponding to the second sub-pixel on the substrate; a common electrode including a first common electrode formed to be spaced from the first pixel electrode and a second common electrode formed to be spaced from the second pixel electrode on the substrate; and a thin film transistor formed on the substrate to be electrically connected to the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode.
US09477124B2
A display device includes a display panel, a flexible circuit board, a signal transmission board, a driver component, a frame-shaped member, and a heat dissipation member. The signal transmission board is configured to transmit signals to the flexible circuit board. The driver component is mounted on the flexible circuit board and configured to process the signals from the signal transmission board and supply the processed signals to the display panel. The frame-shaped member retains the liquid crystal panel by holding edges of the display panel on a display surface side. The heat dissipation member has higher thermal conductivity than the frame-shaped member and embedded in a portion of the frame-shaped member. The heat dissipation member includes a contact portion that projects toward the signal transmission board and a distal end that is in contact with a portion of the flexible circuit board on which the driver component is mounted.
US09477121B2
A liquid crystal display (LCD) is provided, which includes: first and second gate lines, a data line intersecting the gate lines, first to fourth drain electrodes located near the intersections between the first and second gate lines and the data line, and a coupling electrode. First to fourth pixel electrodes respectively connected to the first to fourth drain electrodes are also provided, and the first pixel electrode is connected to the coupling electrode while the fourth pixel electrode overlaps the coupling electrode. The LCD further includes a common electrode opposite the pixel electrodes, a liquid crystal layer interposed between the pixel electrodes and the common electrode, and a domain partitioning member formed on at least one of the pixel electrode and the common electrode. Two long edges of the domains are angled with respect to the first and the second gate lines or the data line substantially by about 45°.
US09477119B2
The array substrate according to the present disclosure may include gate lines, data lines, pixel units defined by the gate lines and the data lines, and an alignment film formed above the pixel units. The gate lines may extend in a horizontal direction, and a rubbing direction of the alignment film may be angled relative to a longitudinal direction at a first non-zero angle β.
US09477101B2
An acousto-optic device capable of increasing a range of a diffraction angle of output light by using a nanostructured acousto-optic medium, and an optical scanner, an optical modulator, a two-dimensional/three-dimensional (2D/3D) conversion stereoscopic image display apparatus, and a holographic display apparatus using the acousto-optic device. The acousto-optic device may include a nanostructured acousto-optic medium formed by at least two different mediums repeatedly alternating with each other, wherein at least one of the at least two different mediums includes an acousto-optic medium. The acousto-optic device having the aforementioned structure may increase the range of a diffraction angle of output light. Thus, various systems such as the optical scanner, the optical modulator, the 2D/3D conversion stereoscopic image display apparatus, and the holographic display apparatus may not require a separate optical system to increase an operational angle range, thereby decreasing a size of the system and/or improving a resolution of the system.
US09477098B2
Ophthalmic lenses and spectacles for enhanced experience due to right-handedness or left-handedness.
US09477093B2
A lens drive apparatus that displaces a lens holder in a direction of an optical axis and a direction orthogonal to the optical axis comprises: a drive section that displaces an assembly, which is formed by assembling a lens holder displaceable in the direction of the optical axis together with a plurality of magnets disposed around the lens holder, in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis by the plurality of magnets and a plurality of coils disposed at positions facing the magnets in collaboration with each other; and a Hall device that is disposed between any two of the plurality of coils and detects a position of any one of the plurality of magnets in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis.
US09477081B2
An imaging lens, consisting of a first lens group, a top, and a second lens group having a positive refractive power, in order from the object side, in which the first lens group is composed of a first front lens group having a negative refractive power and a first rear lens group having a positive refractive power in order from the object side, the first rear lens group is composed of a cemented lens formed of a negative lens and a positive lens, the first front lens group at least includes four negative lenses, and at least two of the negative lenses included in the first front lens group satisfy a conditional expression given below: 70<νd1n (1).
US09477079B2
Systems, devices, and methods for transparent displays that are well-suited for use in wearable heads-up displays are described. Such transparent displays include a register of light-emitting diodes that sequentially generates pixels or other discrete portions of an image. Respective sets of light signals corresponding to the respective portions (e.g., rows) of the image are sequentially directed into the user's field of view by a combination of a dynamic reflector and a set of static light-redirection elements. The dynamic reflector is an elongated reflective strip (including, for example, one or more MEMS-based digital micromirror(s)) mounted outside of the field of view of the user and the set of static light-redirection elements are substantially transparent and mounted directly in a field of view of the user. Successive portions of the image are generated in rapid succession until the entire image is displayed to the user.
US09477077B2
A projection device with a color wheel locking function is provided. The projection device includes a light source, a first color wheel unit, a first spindle motor, a magnetic locking mechanism and a control unit. The light source generates a light beam. The first color wheel unit has at least one transparent region through which the light beam transmits. The first spindle motor is to be enabled to rotate the first color wheel unit, and disabled to stop rotating in correspondence with an external magnetic force. The magnetic locking mechanism abuts upon the first spindle motor and generates the external magnetic force. The control unit controls the magnetic locking mechanism. When the first spindle motor stops in correspondence with the external magnetic force, a position of the at least one transparent region corresponds to the light source so that the light beam transmits through the transparent region.
US09477059B2
A system for adhering a length of continuous substrate to a mounting surface is disclosed. The continuous substrate can be attached to a mounting surface by a regular array of spaced apart adhesive segments disposed longitudinally along the continuous substrate and between the mounting surface and the continuous substrate.
US09477048B2
A sleeve for optical communication and method for manufacture for the sleeve for optical communication, for which withdrawal force for ferrules, which are generally used in the technical field of optical communication, or connection loss between ferrules is a predetermined value, and for which manufacturing steps are reduced so as to allow reduction of manufacturing cost. The invention is made by press-molding ceramic feedstock, which after cold isostatic pressing and sintering are performed thereto, and is made so that an inner circumferential surface, of a through-hole for inserting a ferrule formed on the length-direction of the axis, has a sintered state.
US09477034B2
A twinkling suspender mainly includes a main body, main seat and light guiding unit. The main seat is configured on one side of the main body, and has an accepting space and a through hole in communication with the accepting space. The accepting space is configured with at least two light-emitting elements adapted to illuminate toward the through hole and controlled by a control circuit to wink in sequence. The light guiding unit has two light guiding plates pervious to light stacked together, fixed to one side of the main seat and sealing up the through hole. One side of each light guiding plate has staggered decorative patterns and a light incidence face corresponding to the light-emitting element. Whereby, light beams can be scattered into the light guiding plate to form an effect of staggered twinkling of decorative patterns.
US09477029B2
A lighting assembly includes a light guide having opposed major surfaces between which light propagates by total internal reflection, a light input edge, and two light output regions of different optical characteristics and at least one of which is associated with a corresponding one of the major surfaces. The lighting assembly also includes a light source located adjacent the light input edge. The light source and the light guide variably positionable relative to one another to vary a location on the light input edge at which the light is input to the light guide such that the light is emitted from the light guide selectively apportioned between the light output regions so that a characteristic of the light output from the lighting assembly is modified based on the optical characteristics associated with the light output regions and the relative positioning of the light source and the light guide.
US09477026B2
The light source system includes a plurality of light source modules configured to respectively emit light source lights having optical characteristics different from each other, and an irradiation module to which the light source modules are mechanically and detachably attached. The irradiation module includes a first light guide member, a second light guide member, and a first light conversion unit. The first light guide member has a central axis set in parallel with a central axis of the second light guide member. The first light conversion unit is optically connected to the first light guide member and is optically separated from the second light guide member.
US09477025B2
A light source includes: a generation device configured to generate a first EUV beam having a polarization that is a superimposition of two linearly polarized waves with directions of polarization that are perpendicular to each other and that have a phase difference with respect to each other that is non-zero and not an integral multiple of π; and a polarization setting device configured to interact with the first EUV beam to provide a second EUV beam by exerting an effect on the first EUV beam that is linearly polarizing with respect to the direction of polarization to set a polarization of the second EUV beam.
US09477021B2
An energy efficient optical window has different optical properties when irradiated by solar light from front or back side of the window. The window is used to reflect most of the infrared light at summer times, leaving the interior cooler and to absorb most of the infrared light at winter times, making the interior hotter by heat transfer from the hot window pane. Mechanical reversal of the window, inside out, is used to apply the needed version for winter and summer. The window is coated with alternating thin metallic and dielectric layers that transmit most of the visible light while reflecting most of the infrared part of the spectrum when impinged by solar light on one side and transmit most of the visible light while absorbing most of the infrared part of the spectrum when impinged by solar light on the other side.
US09477019B2
The present invention relates to the field of displays and discloses a color filter substrate, a display device and a method for manufacturing a color filter substrate. The color filter substrate comprises: a transparent substrate; a light-electricity converting module, provided on the transparent substrate and configured to convert a light beam incident from the transparent substrate into electric energy. The display device comprises the color filter substrate. In the invention, a light-electricity converting module is set on a transparent substrate, thus a light beam incident from the transparent substrate may be converted into electric energy, so that the sunlight transmitted into a display panel may be transformed into electric energy; because the solar energy is abundant, it may meet the demand of the display panel, and the service time of the display panel may be prolonged.
US09477018B2
Disclosed are a diffractive optical element and a measurement device that are capable of reliably suppressing occurrence of a zero-order diffracted light beam and generating light spots in a wide range. The diffractive optical element has concave and convex portions and diffracts incident light in two dimensions to generate diffracted light. When a maximum diffraction angle with reference to an optical axis of the incident light is an angle range θ, the angle range θ is 7.5° or greater, and diffraction efficiency in a zero-order diffracted light beam is 5% or less.
US09477016B2
A display includes an effective display area and a frame area; an image overlap display area is disposed at a position in the effective display area, close to the frame area, and includes first display positions related to an image to be displayed in the effective display area and second display positions related to an image to be displayed in the frame area; the first and second display positions are distributed in an alternate form; a polarization splitting prism is disposed on a light-emitting surface of the display and at a position at least corresponding to the frame area and the image overlap display area; and a convergent prism configured to converge light from the second display positions in the image overlap display area to the frame area is disposed on a light-emitting surface of the polarization splitting prism. Also a tiled display is disclosed.
US09477010B2
A method and system for computing and visualizing sedimentary attributes may include receiving, by a processor, paleo-geographic coordinates representing predicted approximate positions of particles of sediment deposited at a time period when a layer was originally formed. The processor may numerically compute or determine a sedimentation rate that varies laterally along the layer. The processor may determine a sedimentary attribute based on the lateral variation of the sedimentation rate along the layer with respect to the paleo-geographic coordinates. A monitor or display may display the sedimentary attribute of the layer in the present-day geological space.
US09477009B2
The invention is a method of evaluating a recovery potential for hydrocarbons contained in a fractured reservoir, using an enhanced recovery technique. Characteristic reservoir data, data obtained from well test results and data relative to the development conditions are acquired. A pressure gradient related to the flow of a fluid injected to improve recovery is then estimated from the previously acquired data. A recovery coefficient is calculated for the hydrocarbons initially in place in matrix blocks by estimating water saturation for a state of equilibrium of the matrix blocks. Finally, the oil recovery time under the effect of the fluid circulation in fractures is estimated by determining the required for the matrix blocks to change from the initial state to a state of equilibrium.
US09477007B2
A laser scanner, in particular a safety laser scanner, in accordance with the operating principle of the time of flight process, comprising a light transmission unit having at least one light transmitter for transmitting a polarized transmitted light beam into a monitored zone; a light reception unit having at least one light receiver for detecting the polarization component of the light reflected in the monitored zone being orthogonal to the polarization direction of the transmitted light beam, and/or the polarization component of the light reflected in the monitored zone being parallel to the polarization direction of the transmitted light beam, and for generating a received signal corresponding to the detected orthogonal polarization component and/or the detected parallel polarization component; and an evaluation unit configured to evaluate the time development of the detected orthogonal polarization component and/or of the detected parallel polarization component.
US09476998B2
A method and apparatus for assessing induced fractures in a subterranean formation including acquiring sonic data before and after a hydraulic fracturing operation, calculating a shear modulus in the borehole cross-sectional plane from Stoneley data, and calculating two shear moduli in two borehole orthogonal axial planes from cross dipole data. A method and apparatus for assessing induced fractures in a subterranean formation including collecting sonic data before and after fracturing the formation, calculating a far-field shear modulus in the borehole cross-sectional plane and a far-field shear moduli in the two orthogonal borehole axial planes, inferring the open or closed status of a fracture, and estimating a radial width or height or both of a vertical fracture.
US09476994B2
A positron emission tomography (PET) system includes a memory (18), a subject support (3), a categorizing unit (20), and a reconstruction unit (22). The memory (18) continuously records detected coincident event pairs detected by PET detectors (4). The subject support (3) supports a subject and moves in a continuous movement through a field of view (10) of the PET detectors (4). The categorizing unit (20) categorizes the recorded coincident pairs into each of a plurality of spatially defined virtual frame (14). The reconstruction unit (22) reconstructs the categorized coincident pairs of each virtual frame into a frame image and combines the frame images into a common elongated image.
US09476984B2
A system for indoor localization using satellite navigation signals in a Distributed Antenna System includes a plurality of Off-Air Access Units (OAAUs). Each of the plurality of OAAUs is operable to receive an individual satellite navigation signal from at least one of a plurality of satellites and operable to route signals optically to one or more DAUs. The system also includes a plurality of remote DRUs located at a remote location. The plurality of remote DRUs are operable to receive signals from a plurality of local DAUs. The system further includes an algorithm to delay each individual satellite navigation signal for providing indoor localization at each of the plurality of DRUs and a GPS receiver at the remote location used in a feedback loop with the DRU to control the delays.
US09476978B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a photosensor unit with a structure which is simple and does not lower the detection accuracy. Provided is a photosensor unit configured such that reflected light of detection light emitted from one or more light emitting elements 2 housed in a unit case 1 to the outside of the unit case 1 is detected with a light receiving element 4 mounted on a mounting board 3, the reflected light being reflected from a detection region set on the outside of the unit case 1. A passage space for the reflected light inside the unit case 1 is separated from the other space in the unit case 1 by a partition member 6 placed on the mounting board 3 with an annular packing 5 therebetween which surrounds the light receiving element 4 and is made of an elastic material. The partition member 6 is provided with a pressing wall 7 configured to come into pressure contact with the outer peripheral wall of the annular packing 5 when the partition member 6 is placed on the mounting board 3, and thereby apply pressure contact force to the annular packing 5 while dividing the pressure contact force in a radially compressing direction, the pressure contact force being force with which the annular packing 5 comes into contact with the mounting board 3.
US09476974B2
A method for measuring the position of a surface of a vehicle on a roadway comprising the following steps: transmitting and receiving radar beams at transmitting and receiving positions in various primary transmitting and primary receiving directions and converting these beams into received signals; selecting the received signal having the greatest signal strength; and determining the aforementioned position from the transmitting and receiving positions and the primary transmitting and primary receiving directions of the received signal having the greatest signal strength.
US09476972B2
Disclosed is an apparatus for processing a radar signal, including: a transmitting unit which irradiates a plurality of baseband signals as a plurality of division band penetration signals to a target object based on a channel frequency; a receiving unit which receives a plurality of reflection signals reflected from the target object to integrate the received reflection signals as an integration band response signal; and a control unit which sets the channel frequency so that at least some bands of adjacent division band penetration signals among the plurality of division band penetration signals are overlapped with each other.
US09476971B2
A radar includes an antennal structure, with means for transmitting an impulse signal in a band centered on F1 according to a repetition period centered on a recurrence period Tr1 and pulse width T1, with means for receiving signals by the antenna in frequency band ΔF, with a unit for processing the signals received on a set of N distance bins. The signals received are transmitted by another radar in a frequency band centered on F2 where F2−F1≦ΔF, according to a repetition period centered on a period Tr2 and pulse width T2. The signals transmitted by the two radars are asynchronous. The method comprises: slaving frequency F1 to frequency F2, by measuring the power received integrated over the N distance bins and over several recurrences, determination of period Tr2 and T2 and slaving the period centered on Tr1 to a period centered on Tr2 with Tr1=k*Tr2.
US09476959B2
A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, method and/or computer readable medium is configured to effect MR imaging with reduced ghosting artifacts by operations including determining spatially varying signal magnitude differences associated with first and second parts of a reference MR data, and reconstructing a diagnostic image based upon a first and a second parts of main scan data and the determined spatially varying signal magnitude differences. The first parts of the reference data and main scan data is acquired using a first readout gradient, and the second parts of the reference data and main scan data is acquired using a second readout gradient that is different from the first readout gradient.
US09476955B2
In a method and a control device for operation of a magnetic resonance tomography system to generate image data, multiple of slices in an examination subject are initially excited at a first time interval by a respective RF slice excitation pulse of a series of spatially selective slice excitation pulses. An RF refocusing pulse is then emitted at a second time interval after the first excitation pulse or after the last excitation pulse of the series of RF slice excitation pulses. At least one additional RF refocusing pulse is emitted at a third time interval after a preceding RF refocusing pulse. The third time interval is twice as long as the second time interval. The width of the RF refocusing pulses is selected to generate a number of chronologically separate echo signals per RF refocusing pulse for simultaneous refocusing of all excited slices.
US09476952B2
A structure for measuring iron loss of a motor stator core is provided. The structure includes an auxiliary core whose both end surfaces in a longitudinal direction come in contact with inner end surfaces of two adjacent stator teeth among a plurality of stator teeth in a radial direction in order to measure iron loss of a stator core in which a plurality of slots and the plurality of stator teeth are alternately formed on an inner circumferential surface of a stator yoke in a circumferential direction. A pair of excitation windings is provided at portions of the auxiliary core in the longitudinal direction spaced-apart from each other. A B-coil that is a sensor coil is provided at the auxiliary core so as to be positioned inside any one excitation winding of the pair of excitation windings. Fixing protrusions protrude from the both end surfaces of the auxiliary core to extend in the longitudinal direction, and inserted into the slot between the two adjacent stator teeth to be fitted and fixed in the circumferential direction. Accordingly, it is possible to quantitatively and accurately measure iron loss of the motor stator core for each manufacturing process.
US09476928B2
A test system for testing a sensor system includes a high-impedance resistor for forming a voltage divider with any corrosion or foreign substance that might be present between a signal conductor and a ground conductor. While a voltage is applied across the voltage divider, the voltage can be measured across the high-impedance resistor for determining whether an undesirable amount of conductance exists between the signal wire and ground. The test system also includes switching means for switching between any number of signal wires of a system undergoing testing.
US09476911B2
The present invention is a probe having a distal end made of one material, a tip and a portion disposed between the distal end and the tip that is a different second material. The probe is laser machined manufactured using a nanosecond or picosecond laser.
US09476905B2
A sensor element includes: a detection electrode section; a movable body that is provided to face the detection electrode section; and a protruding section that is provided in a region where the detection electrode section is provided in a plan view of the detection electrode section seen in a vertical direction and protrudes toward the movable body. At least a part of a surface of the protruding section is made of an insulating material.
US09476898B2
A sensor device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided in which no resin seal is used when a sensor is packaged, a change in connection relation according to a change in specifications of the control IC and others is facilitated when a control IC is packaged together with the sensor and high reliability is kept. The sensor device of the present invention includes a substrate containing an organic material and being formed a wiring, a sensor arranged on the substrate and electrically connected to the wiring, and a package cap arranged on the substrate and containing an organic material and covering the sensor, and the inside of the package cap is hollow.
US09476897B2
A physical quantity sensor has a resonance frequency f1 in same-phase mode and a resonance frequency f3 in same-phase absorptive mode greater than the resonance frequency f1. An absolute value Δf3 is a difference between the resonance frequency f3 in the same-phase absorptive mode and a value that is the product of the resonance frequency f1 in the same-phase mode multiplied by n; an avoidance difference D indicates a degree of deviation of the absolute value Δf3 from the resonance frequency f1 in the same-phase mode. A relation (Δf3>n·f1·D) is satisfied, and, simultaneously, the avoidance difference D is provided to be greater than 0%. This can avoid the vibrational excitation by resonance interference from becoming the maximum displacement.
US09476891B2
The present invention provides an insulin-specific assay and an assay reagent capable of sensitively and specifically assaying insulin using an antibody having a property of reacting with insulin bound to an anti-insulin antibody while not reacting with insulin not bound to an anti-insulin antibody, without being affected by proinsulin and insulin analogs.
US09476890B2
The present invention relates to haptoglobin-haemoglobin (Hp-Hb) complex or a part thereof or a mimic thereof being operably linked to a substance and capable of binding a CD163 receptor. Furthermore, the invention relates to a CD163 variant, membrane bound or soluble, capable of binding at least one haptoglobin-haemoglobin (Hp-Hb) complex, and the use of the Hp-Hb complex and the CD163 receptor for therapy.
US09476869B2
Newly identified mammalian taste-cell-specific G protein-coupled receptors which function as hetero-oligomeric complexes in the sweet taste transduction pathway, and the genes and cDNA encoding said receptors are described. Specifically, T1R G protein-coupled receptors active in sweet taste signaling as hetero-oligomeric complexes, and the genes and cDNA encoding the same, are described, along with methods for isolating such genes and for isolating and expressing such receptors. Methods for identifying putative taste modulating compounds using such hetero-oligomeric complexes also described, as is a novel surface expression facilitating peptide useful for targeting integral plasma membrane proteins to the surface of a cell.
US09476868B2
The present invention provides methods for: diagnosing of, devising and monitoring a treatment plan for, and monitoring the status of a kidney disorder characterized by an abnormal loss of renal function, renal failure, reduced glomerular filtration rate or glomerulonephritis, in a canine, wherein the kidney disorder is detectable by utilizing at least one relevant biomarker isolated and measured from a biological test sample taken from such canine. The invention additionally relates to compositions, reagents and kits for carrying out the specified methods.
US09476861B2
In order to reduce the variation of transmitting and receiving sensitivity among a plurality of CMUT cells, an ultrasound diagnostic device comprises: a plurality of CMUT cells each having a vibrating membrane that vibrates when ultrasound is transmitted to or received from a subject; an upper electrode and a lower electrode disposed facing each other on mutually opposite sides of each of the CMUT cells to apply a bias voltage to each of the CMUT cells by a bias power supply; and transmitting and receiving correction units for each correcting the voltage supplied from the bias power supply by using a function using at least one parameter of the thickness and resonance frequency of the vibrating membrane of each of the CMUT cells.
US09476842B2
A method and system are provided for inspecting a plurality of target features arrayed in spaced arrangement on a surface of a target object, such as but not limited to inspection of the location of cooling air holes in the surface of a turbine blade or vane.
US09476840B2
Inventive concepts provide a method of inspecting a semiconductor device including obtaining inspection image data of an inspection pattern of an inspection layer on a substrate. The method may include extracting inspection contour data including an inspection pattern contour from the inspection image data, and merging the inspection contour data with comparison contour data of a comparison layer to obtain merged data. The comparison layer may overlap the inspection layer. The method may also include determining a horizontal distance between the inspection pattern contour and a comparison pattern contour of the comparison contour data based on the merged data.
US09476838B2
Metrology targets, design files, and design and production methods thereof are provided. The metrology targets are hybrid in that they comprise at least one imaging target structure configured to be measurable by imaging and at least one scatterometry target structure configured to be measurable by scatterometry. Thus, the hybrid targets may be measured by imaging and scatterometry simultaneously or alternatingly and/or the measurement techniques may be optimized with respect to wafer regions and other spatial parameters, as well as with respect to temporal process parameters. The hybrid targets may be used to monitor process parameters, for example via comparative overlay measurements and/or high resolution measurements.
US09476826B2
Systems and methods for differentiating the spectral response of various optical coatings between a transmitter and receiver. The system is effective in determining if an optical coating produces an authorized spectral response for determining if a product having that optical coating is authorized to be used with another product.
US09476825B2
An optical imaging system for use with an infusion tube including: at least one light source for emitting at least two of first, second, or third spectrums of light; an optics system including a single lens for receiving and transmitting at least two of the first spectrum light transmitted through a first portion of the chamber, the second spectrum light transmitted through a second portion of the chamber, or the third spectrum light transmitted through a third portion of the chamber. The system includes a sensor receiving the at least two of the spectrums from the lens and generating and transmitting data characterizing the at least two of the spectrums. The system includes a memory element storing computer readable instructions and a processor to execute the instructions to generate, using the data, at least two of first, second, or third images of the first, second, and third portions, respectively.
US09476818B1
A detector assembly includes a dewar chamber having an aperture and an infrared radiation detector. The detector assembly also includes a mirror disposed adjacent the aperture of the dewar chamber, where the mirror has a reflective surface and an emitting region facing the aperture. The infrared radiation detector is configured to detect first radiation and second radiation from the mirror. The first radiation originates from at least one relatively cold surface in the dewar chamber and reflects off the reflective surface of the mirror. The second warm radiation originates from at least one relatively warm surface at or behind the emitting region. The infrared radiation detector is also configured to detect an artifact caused by a particle in the dewar chamber that blocks a portion of the first or second radiation.
US09476814B2
Provided are a carrier-enclosed transformable container, a carrier-enclosed transformable container processing apparatus, and a carrier-enclosed transformable container processing method about which a carrier to which various substances such as biogenic substances are bonded or bondable is held in a transformable container as the container to be in a substantially stationary state, thereby making it possible to make the handling of the carrier, measurement, and other treatments effective, speedy, and easy. The container is formed to have: a containing part which can contain liquid and gas at its inside surrounded by a wall face, a part of this wall face having a transformable wall face capable of undergoing a predetermined transformation without changing the entire internal surface area of the wall face substantially; an orifice part which is connected to the containing part and can undergo the inflow and outflow of a liquid sucked and discharged by the expansion and contraction of the inside by the transformation of the transformable wall face, respectively; and a carrier to which a predetermined substance enclosed in the containing part to be in a substantially stationary state is bonded or bondable.
US09476807B2
A particulate sensor including a sensor unit (300) having an ion generation section (611, 361, 322); an electric charge section (612) for electrically charging at least portion of particulates S using ions PI; a capture section (616, 617, 316, 326, 362) for trapping at least portion of the ions PI not used for electrically charging the particulates S; and a sensor ground section (340, 310v, 330v3) connected to the capture section and having a first floating potential corresponding to the amount of the ions PI trapped by the capture section. The sensor unit can detect the amount of the particulates S in the gas on the basis of the electric potential of the sensor ground section. The sensor ground section is covered with insulating ceramic at that outer portion of the sensor unit which comes into contact with the gas.
US09476805B2
Systems and methods are described for performing, verifying, and managing testing of backflow preventers. A method can include aspects directed toward confirming proper performance of tests on a backflow preventer by interrogating an inspector's location and credentials before producing test results. Systems are described to perform aspects of such methods. Further, a mobile device is provided for use by an inspector, the mobile device being directed toward confirming proper performance of tests on a backflow preventer. Aspects can also relate to the management of data related to the tests and backflow preventers.
US09476804B1
An apparatus and method for testing a lift in the tower of a wind turbine comprising a pneumatic fixture that is placed in the tower and attached to the lift. The pneumatic fixture has a pneumatic cylinder which is attached to the floor. In one embodiment, the cylinder is attached to the strap which is attached to the lift. In another embodiment, the cylinder is attached directly to the lift. The claimed method is a method for testing the safety breaking system in the lift using the pneumatic fixture.
US09476800B2
An apparatus is mounted to a vehicle for obtaining a camber angle measurement. The apparatus includes a lower elongated member, a vertical elongated member, and an upper elongated member. The apparatus further includes a lower coupling that connects the lower elongated member to the vertical elongated member. The lower coupling allows the vertical elongated member to rotate about an axis, and prevents the lower elongated member from rotating about its longitudinal axis. The apparatus also includes an upper coupling that connects the vertical elongated member to the upper elongated member. A lower connector is connected to the lower elongated member, and is configured to be connected to a wheel of a vehicle. An upper connector is connected to the upper elongated member, and is configured to be connected to the vehicle.
US09476799B2
A mobile body corrosion measuring apparatus having a corrosion sensor installed in at least one portion of a mobile body, the corrosion sensor measuring a corrosion state at the portion and outputting corrosion data; a vehicle (mobile body) running speed sensor installed in the mobile body, the running speed sensor measuring a running speed of the mobile body and outputting the running speed data; and a data collection unit that acquires the corrosion data from the corrosion sensor and the running speed data from the vehicle speed sensor at the same time and collects the corrosion data and the running speed data with the corrosion data and the running speed data associated with each other. Due to above structure, a corrosion state specific to the mobile body can be accurately measured.
US09476790B2
This is an easy-to-use pressure gauge calibration apparatus, which uses a pressure gauge as a standard device and is not affected by an order of calibration pressure points or pressure holding time. The pressure gauge calibration apparatus includes a pressure gauge serving as a standard device, the pressure gauge being calibrated in advance by a calibration procedure to repeat necessarily restoring a predetermined pressure state after data acquisition at each calibration pressure point, and adjusting pressure to a subsequent calibration pressure point, a pressure generation control device, a shut-off valve, and a measurement control unit.
US09476787B1
A system for continuous measurement of multiple fluids in multiple tanks and computation of physical properties for each of the multiple fluids continuously. The system can use a plurality of probes, a plurality of client devices, a master control processor, and a master control data storage. The master control data storage can have computer instructions for receiving data from the plurality of probes, receiving data from other detection devices associated with the fluid in each tank, mapping collected data to a relational database, and comparing mapped data to stored values associated with prioritized alarm functions. The master control data storage can also have computer instructions for generating alarms to both a display connected with the master control processor and to the plurality of client devices using a network, generating reports associated with each generated alarm, generating an alarm log, and generating a history of actions taken by a user.
US09476786B2
A pressure sensor unit to be attached to an air inlet port of an air tool, comprising a valve portion configured to shut off an air supply from an air passage through an induction pipe insertion portion when an air induction pipe of the air tool is not inserted in the induction pipe inserting portion, and configured to open the air supply from the air passage into the air induction pipe by the valve portion being pushed by the air induction pipe when the air induction pipe is inserted into the induction pipe inserting portion.
US09476773B2
In a composite sensor, an arrangement region of thermal image sensors and an arrangement region of range image sensors are arranged so as to overlap each other as seen in the mounting direction. This makes it possible to acquire thermal and range images coaxially, thereby suppressing image misalignment between the thermal and range images. In the composite sensor, a seal body formed by mounting the first and second substrates on top of each other seals a space about the thermal image sensors in a vacuum state. This can prevent the heat occurring about the range image sensors from affecting the thermal image sensor side. In addition, the substrate arranged with the thermal image sensors and the substrate arranged with the range image sensors are separate from each other, which can secure a degree of freedom in designing.
US09476769B2
An optical system includes a tunable semiconductor light emitter that generates an input beam having a wavelength shorter than about 2.5 microns, an optical isolator coupled to the emitter and configured to block reflected light into the emitter, an optical amplifier receiving the input beam and outputting an intermediate beam, and optical fibers receiving the intermediate beam and forming an output beam. A subsystem includes lenses or mirrors that deliver the output beam to a sample. The subsystem may include an Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) apparatus having a sample arm and a reference arm, the output beam having a temporal duration greater than approximately 30 picoseconds, a repetition rate between continuous wave and Megahertz or higher, and a time averaged intensity less than approximately 50 MW/cm2. The system may also include a light detection system collecting any of the output beam that reflects or transmits from the sample.
US09476766B2
A method and an apparatus for examining a sample. The apparatus has a light source for generating excitation light in pulses which occur in succession at an excitation pulse frequency, for illuminating a sample region with the excitation pulse, and having a detector for detecting the detection light emanating from the sample region. The apparatus is characterized in that, for each detected photon of the detection light, the detector generates an electrical pulse and thereby a sequence of electrical pulses, and an analog-digital converter is provided that generates a digital data sequence by sampling the sequence of electrical pulses at a sampling rate.
US09476760B2
A fiber optic distributed vibration sensor provides a highly sensitive measurement of a measurand with a high degree of linearity. The distributed vibration sensor includes subsections configured to have a high sensitivity to a measurand of interest interspaced in an alternating manner with subsections having a low sensitivity to the measurand. The distributed vibration sensor is interrogated such that a phase difference between the backscattered signals generated in low sensitivity subsections surrounding a high sensitivity subsection can be determined. Characteristics of the measurand may then be determined based on the phase difference.
US09476757B2
A conveyor belt and a weighing system for weighing articles conveyed on a conveyor belt. The conveyor belt includes an array of force-sensing elements embedded in the belt to measure forces normal to the belt's conveying surface. The force-sensing elements form parts of passive resonant circuits that each include a capacitor and an inductive coil. Either the capacitor or the inductive coil can be a force-sensitive element. Measuring circuits external to the belt include an oscillator having a coil that inductively couples to the resonant circuit in the belt as it passes closely by. A force applied to the belt at a force-sensitive element changes the resonant frequency of its resonant circuit, which also causes a change in the oscillator frequency. Frequency detectors in the measuring circuits measure that frequency change and convert it into a proportional force value used to compute the weights of conveyed articles on the fly.
US09476756B2
This invention relates to a weighing platform and a weighing system including such a weighing platform for dynamically weighing a flow of items while being conveyed over the weighing platform. The weighing platform includes one or more load sensors used in conjunction with two or more flat weighing sections adapted to be placed on the load sensors. A first support connects the adjacent ends of the two or more flat weighing sections so as to form a continuous 2-dimensional planar surface there between. A second support maintains the distal ends of the two or more weighing sections, when connected together via the first support, at fixed height so as to create a zero weighing sensitivity at the distal ends.
US09476753B2
A coaxial feed-through device (feed-through) for coupling a received process connection to a storage tank (tank) including an inner electrical conductor (probe), an outer electrical conductor; and a dielectric sleeve disposed between the probe and the outer electrical conductor. The dielectric sleeve is configured to provide an upper coaxial transmission line segment (upper CTL segment) providing a substantially 50 ohm impedance and a lower coaxial transmission line segment (lower CTL segment) which includes one or more sub-segments having an impedance that is at least forty (40%) percent higher as compared to the substantially 50 ohm impedance.
US09476733B2
A method for assisting the piloting of an aircraft landing on a runway comprising determining current flight conditions of the aircraft, determining, with the help of the current flight conditions, the following distances between projections, in a horizontal plane, of the current position of the aircraft and a position of contact with the ground: a minimum approach distance; a standard approach distance; and a distance to destination according to a predetermined flight path. The method includes placing the three distances in order according to their respective values, and displaying, along a scale of a screen in the aircraft cockpit, a first, a second and a third symbol respectively associated with the minimum approach distance, with the standard approach distance and with the distance to destination, these three symbols being placed in order on the scale according to the order of the distances with which they are associated.
US09476691B2
Contactless measurement sensor for measuring at least one of a distance to an object to be sensed, a motion with respect to an object to be sensed, a speed with respect to an object to be sensed, a torque applied to an object to be sensed and a force applied to an object to be sensed the contactless measurement sensor comprises a first magnetic field generating unit being adapted for generating a magnetic field towards the object to be sensed, a first magnetic field detector unit being adapted for detecting a first magnetic field which field being generated by the first field generator unit and being influenced by a respective distance, motion, speed, applied torque and applied force to be measured, wherein the first magnetic field detector unit is further adapted for outputting a first signal being representative for the detected magnetic field, and an evaluating unit being adapted for evaluating a signal strength of the first signal and determining the respective distance, motion, speed, applied torque and applied force based on the first signal.
US09476690B2
A method controlling a clearance between tips of blades of a turbine rotor of a gas turbine aircraft engine and a ring-shaped turbine shroud of a housing surrounding the blades, the method including: controlling flow and/or temperature of air directed toward the housing according to an estimate of the clearance, the estimate of the clearance is determined upon start-up of the aircraft engine, according to a temperature measured by a temperature sensor including a sensitive element positioned in a free space of the aircraft engine.
US09476681B2
A cartridge for use in a gun comprises a case, a gas generator, a piston, a stopper, and at least one channel for the passage of gas in and/or around the stopper wherein the piston is axially slideably contained in the case, the gas generator is located within the case adjacent a first end of the case, and the stopper is slideably contained within the piston for closing the at least one channel.
US09476667B2
A mating arrow mounted slide and arrow rest cradle assembly for bowfishing and bowhunting utilizes an arrow shaft mounted slide that is releasably snapped into a cradle carried by the riser of a bow, in which the slide cradle combination provides a tight arrow rest as well as an anchoring mechanism for one end of a line when used for bowfishing. When the arrow is released the slide unsnaps from the cradle and moves in unison with the arrow as the arrow moves out of the bow.
US09476661B2
A suppressor for reducing muzzle blasts in firearms includes mounting apparatus with a rear end designed to mate with a firearm barrel. A blast cap includes aligning and joining features mating the blast cap with the mounting apparatus. A plurality of baffles each includes aligning and joining features mating one baffle with the blast cap and the remaining baffles to each other. Each baffle includes a plate having gas ports therethrough positioned within a cylindrically shaped sidewall. The gas ports are positioned intermediate a central aperture and an outer edge of the plate. An end cap includes aligning and joining features mating the end cap with the adjacent baffle. The mounting apparatus, the blast cap, the plurality of baffles, and the end cap are affixed together using the aligning and joining features to form a suppressor and each includes a central aperture longitudinally aligned with the firearm barrel.
US09476660B2
A firearm with safety mechanism in one embodiment comprises a receiver, a trigger-actuated firing mechanism with movable trigger operable to discharge the firearm, and a safety mechanism configured to arrest the firing mechanism. The safety mechanism is movable between a first position preventing movement of the trigger and a second position allowing movement of the trigger for discharging the firearm. In one embodiment, an elongated stock bolt attaches a buttstock to the receiver. The stock bolt passes through a portion of the safety mechanism to engage the receiver. This allows an operating button of the safety to be ergonomically mounted on a top surface of the firearm above the stock bolt. In one implementation, the firing and safety mechanisms may each be operably mounted in a fire control module disposed in the receiver and removable therefrom as a separate self-supported unit.
US09476628B2
The invention discloses an industrial shell and tube heat exchanger for providing freezing or chilling of brine to produce slurry ice, which includes a shell and tube heat exchanger located in a horizontal position and which includes at least one tube within the shell and tube heat exchanger; and at least one rotatable spiral driven in at least the one tube, and which is adapted to move or pump the brine and slurry ice through the respective tube to ensure individual supply of brine for the production of slurry ice.
US09476619B2
The present invention relates to a refrigeration facility and a method for maintaining the temperature of an isothermal enclosure (3) including: a refrigerating unit (5) comprising a compressor (7) driven by a heat engine (8) and an evaporator (13); and a thermochemical cooling system (15) including a vessel (23) containing a liquefied gas capable, after evaporation, of combining with a reactive product, consisting of a mixture of a reactive salt and natural expanded graphite, contained in a reactor (17), the reaction product obtained being capable of being regenerated by a heating means, said cooling system including an evaporator (25) and a condenser (21). The facility is characterized in that: the evaporator (25) of said cooling system is in thermal contact with the refrigerant circuit of the refrigerating unit (5) upstream from the evaporator (13) thereof; the reactor of the cooling system is in thermal contact with a heating means using the heat energy dissipated by the heat engine during the operation thereof; the natural expanded graphite used has an apparent density of 100 to 120 kg/m3; and the weight percentage of the salt in the reactive product is of 50% to 75%.
US09476615B2
Disclosed herein is an autonomous induction heat exchange method using a pressure difference caused by heat exchange in a single pipeline. In addition, the present invention relates to a gas compressor and a heat pump using the method. The present invention does not require a separate drive device. Therefore, occurrence of vibration or noise can be fundamentally prevented. Consumption of power for compressing gas or heat exchange can be minimized. Furthermore, gas circulates in an autonomous induction manner using a pressure difference. Thus, the length, size and structural shape of a gas compressor or a heat pump can be modified in a variety of ways. Thereby, the present invention can be easily used in different kinds of apparatus and systems and can be easily applied to small heat exchange modules using micro-channels as well as large heat exchange systems.
US09476609B2
A water separator and system includes a compressed air aftercooler and water/moisture separator with a demister core comprising a plurality of offset fins. In one embodiment, the compressed air aftercooler comprises a compressed air core having an aftercooler inlet, an aftercooler outlet at the bottom of the compressed air core, and one or more heat transfer passages. In one aspect, the system comprises a moisture separator substantially integral to the aftercooler. In another aspect, the system includes a first generally horizontal region beneath and adjacent to the aftercooler outlet; and an expansion zone adjacent to and in fluid communication with the first region, the expansion zone being configured to reduce the horizontal velocity of compressed air passing therethrough. In another aspect, the demister core is in fluid communication with the expansion zone. In certain aspects, the demister core comprises a plurality of offset fins creating an undulating/uneven flow and/or creating air flow direction change. Another aspect includes an exit zone downstream from the demister core, wherein the exit zone has a compressed air outlet and a condensate drain.
US09476607B2
An insulated HVAC duct component such as a transition box includes a first insulation layer and a second, different insulation layer. The transition box includes at least four sidewalls and one of a top and a back wall, the transition box further including a first access port and a second access port, the first access port having a different cross section than the second access port, one of the access ports being spaced from a nearest sidewall by less than 2 inches. The first insulation layer is located along an inside surface of the box. The second different insulation layer overlies the first insulation layer, the second different insulation layer having an air impervious surface, wherein the combined thickness of the first insulation layer and the second different insulation layer is less than 2 inches.
US09476597B1
An adjustable oven having a floor and heating element that can be adjusted from a lower position to an upper position forming a smaller cooking space. An oven door has grooves to accommodate an adjustable oven floor, and a handle extending perpendicular to the face of the oven the door, and along the plane of the side wall, for opening the door in which one hand may be used.
US09476590B2
The present invention provides a method of testing gas supply of a gas appliance, which includes the steps of: monitoring a flow rate of a gas flow through a gas regulator of a pipeline to have a detected gas flow rate; comparing the detected gas flow rate with the ideal range of gas flow rate; and providing an alarm when the detected gas flow rate exceeds the ideal range of gas flow rate. The present invention further provides a compensating method when an abnormal condition is detected. The compensating method will change the gas flow rate or the air flow rate to get a proper air fuel ratio of the mixed gas.
US09476589B2
A method supplies reactants, including fuel gas, to burners that discharge the reactants into a furnace process chamber. In a stable flame mode of operation, stable flames are projected from the burners into the furnace process chamber. At a time when the furnace process chamber has a temperature at or above an autoignition temperature of the fuel gas, a diffuse combustion mode is initiated by supplying a selected burner with additional reactants, including reactants diverted from another burner, to blow off the stable flame at the selected burner.
US09476585B2
A water-cooling U-valve is composed of a downcomer (1), a riser (2), and a return chute (3), which are sequentially connected. An intermediate partition (4) is disposed between the downcomer (1) and the riser (2), the lower parts of the downcomer (1) and the riser (2) are interconnected. A material returning partition (5) is disposed between the riser (2) and the return chute (3), the upper parts of the riser (2) and the return chute (3) are interconnected. The casing of U-valve comprises membrane walls, the inside of the membrane walls are laid with refractory. Some water-cooling tubes of the membrane walls extend into the inside of the U-valve, forming the water cooing intermediate partition (4) and material returning partition (5). The headers (40, 50) are connected with the headers (33, 13) formed by some water-cooling tubes of membrane walls by connecting tubes (7, 8).
US09476584B2
A method of controlling a water level in a steam drum includes predicting a transient in the steam drum based on plant characteristics including steam flow from the steam drum, drum pressure in the steam drum, and one or both of a gas turbine load and a position of a bypass valve configured to control the steam flow from the steam drum to two or more steam flow conduits. The method further includes generating a sliding setpoint to control the water level based on predicting the transient in the steam drum.
US09476583B2
A recovery system of waste heat from flue gas. The system includes a first heat exchanger and a second exchanger. The first heat exchanger includes a heat absorption section, a heat release section, and a first pipeline. The second heat exchanger includes a second pipeline including an inlet header and an outlet header. The system further includes a third pipeline. The first heat exchanger is disposed at a relatively high temperature side of a flue, the second heat exchanger is disposed at a relatively low temperature side of the flue, and the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger are connected by the third pipeline. The heat absorption section and the heat release section are connected by the first pipeline to form a circulation loop; the heat absorption section is disposed in the flue; the heat release section is disposed in the third pipeline.
US09476567B2
An optical element, a lighting system and a luminaire is provided. The optical element comprises a plate 100 and a plurality of collimating means. The optical element is to be used in front of a light source comprising a light emitting surface 106, and the optical element is configured to obtain a skylight appearance. The plate 100 is to be arranged parallel to the light emitting surface 106. The plate 100 is opaque and comprises a plurality of holes 104. The plate 100 further comprises a reflective surface 102 which is to be arranged parallel to the light emitting surface 106. The reflective surface 102 is light reflective in a predetermined spectral range to obtain a blue light emission 100. The plurality of collimating means collimate a part of the light received from the light source to obtain a collimated light beam 112 in a specific direction. Each one of the collimating means comprises one of the plurality of holes of the plate 104.
US09476561B2
A vehicle lamp that can form a light distribution pattern required therefor effectively even with the existing DMD is provided. A vehicle lamp 1 includes a projection lens 6, a two-dimensional image forming device 10, 30 including a projection surface 11 positioned near a rear focal point F of the projection lens, and a light source 4 configured to irradiate the two-dimensional image forming device 10 with light, wherein the projection surface 11 is formed by a plurality of optical elements 12 that can be driven independently of the others, in the projection surface 11, illumination patterns 14a, 14b can be formed simultaneously and individually on a plurality of projection areas 13a, 13b, and the plurality of illumination patterns 14a, 14b are projected to the front of the lamp by the projection lens 6 so as to form a single or a plurality of light distribution patterns 20.
US09476554B2
The present disclosure describes light delivery and distribution components of a ducted lighting system having a cross-section that includes planar duct portions, and a light source. The delivery and distribution system (that is, light duct and light duct extractor) can function effectively with any light source that is capable of delivering light which is substantially collimated about the longitudinal axis of the light duct, and which is also preferably substantially uniform over the inlet of the light duct.
US09476553B2
A flashing night light includes: a night light base, a casing mounted to the night light base, a control circuit mounted to the casing and including a control substrate and light-emitting elements, and a light-transmitting unit including first and second light-transmitting plates. The light-emitting elements are controlled by the control substrate to lighten in sequence. Each of the first and second light-transmitting plates has a surface on which a predetermined pattern is formed. The patterns are arranged according to a sequence for desired displaying. The first and second light-transmitting plates include light receiving sections that are arranged to alternate in position and respectively correspond to the light-emitting elements and are fixed to the control substrate. With the light-emitting elements being arranged to lighten in sequence, lights emitting from the light-emitting elements may provide the patterns with an effect of image displaying and achieve a dynamic visual effect.
US09476545B2
Provided is a pressure vessel having a vessel main body and a partition wall. The vessel main body is provided with a top wall, a bottom wall, and a peripheral wall. The top wall is provided with: a top-wall main body; a top-wall protruded part having a shape which protrudes externally from an outer surface of the top-wall main body; top-wall first-chamber-side ribs; and top-wall second-chamber-side ribs. The bottom wall is provided with: a bottom-wall main body; a bottom-wall protruded part having a shape which protrudes externally from an outer surface of the bottom-wall main body; bottom-wall first-chamber-side ribs; and bottom-wall second-chamber-side ribs. The top-wall first-chamber-side ribs and the top-wall second-chamber-side ribs each have a shape which connects with the top-wall protruded part. The bottom-wall first-chamber-side ribs and the bottom-wall second-chamber-side ribs each have a shape which connects with the bottom-wall protruded part.
US09476544B2
A holder for a display arm includes a body from which extend two bent arms for mounting in a pegboard or slat wall. A tapered slot at the top receives a mounting end of the display arm. The body is inverted and flipped over and magnetically attached to a steel surface by a magnet in the body. A second tapered slot at the top of the body in the inverted orientation receives a mounting end of the display arm.
US09476539B2
The invention relates to the envelopment of a connection of at least two pipes or parts thereof by an open-celled rigid foam, the production of such an envelope and also the use of open-celled rigid foam for protecting connections of two pipes.
US09476536B2
A pipe splitting assembly includes an articulating hammer nose assembly having a pipe splitting cutter and a rotatable joint coupled with the pipe splitting cutter. A pneumatic hammer is distal to the articulating hammer nose assembly. The pneumatic hammer is configured to drive the articulating hammer nose assembly proximally away from the pneumatic hammer. The rotatable joint is coupled between the pipe splitting cutter and the pneumatic hammer, and the articulating hammer nose assembly is rotatable into one or more angles relative to the pneumatic hammer through the rotatable joint. A cable coupling is interposed between the pneumatic hammer and the articulated hammer nose assembly. The cable coupling is configured to attach a cable to the pipe splitting assembly. The cable coupling and the rotatable joint are configured to transmit to the pipe splitting cutter a compression force from the cable coupling and dynamic percussive forces from the pneumatic hammer.
US09476534B2
A foreign material exclusion device adapted for use in an opening or cavity of a system or construction, for example a tube, pipe or the like that can be utilized in one embodiment to prevent entry of debris into a particular area of the construction, the device having a body that is adapted to seal a first side of the cavity from a second side of the cavity, the device further including a body comprising a resilient material that can be compressed to fit into the desired opening or cavity and then can be re-expanded to provide a snug fit about the opening such that the device supports itself, the device further including an inflatable apparatus operatively connected to the body, wherein upon inflation, the apparatus contacts desired surfaces of the construction and aids in maintaining the device at a desired location within the system or construction and also aids in forming a desired seal.
US09476523B2
A mounting bracket for a shower head includes a hollow, cylindrical mounting member including a recess, a channel, and external threads; a screw driven through the channel into a wall; a fastening element including a well, a protuberance, an annular flange, and a receptacle in the well; a sleeve including internal threads secured to the external threads to fasten the sleeve, the fastening element, and the mounting member together; a main body including a channel for receiving a section of a pipe, a hollow, cylindrical projection put on the protuberance to engage the flange, an externally threaded protrusion, and a tunnel member projecting out of the projection; a screw driven through the tunnel member into the receptacle to fasten the main body and the fastening element together; and a cap including internal threads secured to the protrusion to fasten the cap and the main body together.
US09476506B2
A slide ring seal has a slide ring, supported such that the slide ring is axially movable, and a counter ring. The slide ring and the counter ring have respective sealing surfaces contacting one another. The slide ring sealing surface faces the counter ring sealing surface. The slide ring is pressed against the counter ring by a bellows-like spring element. The slide ring seal may be designed so the slide ring seal has an especially flexible slide ring and/or counter ring after economical and trouble-free production, the slide ring seal has at least one sealing surface with elevations or unevenness of a magnitude from 0.1 μm to W mm, W conforms to the formula W=0.03 Dm/s, wherein the average diameter Dm is the average of the circular-ring-shaped sealing surface's outside (Da) and inside (Di) diameter, and s is the slide ring or counter ring thickness.
US09476505B2
A system for the contactless sealing of a rotatably mounted shaft with respect to a housing, and a gear unit, oil being provided in the interior of the housing, in particular, the rotating shaft protruding from the interior into the outer area; a centrifugal disk, joined in rotatably fixed manner to the shaft, having at least partially radially extending bores that connect oil from a centrifugal chamber to a collection chamber surrounding the centrifugal disk.
US09476501B2
An apparatus for a gear shifter for use with a transmission is provided. The gear shifter includes a housing that defines a gate and a gear shift lever having a first end and a second end. The gear shift lever is at least partially received within the housing so that the first end is guided by the gate. The gear shifter includes a shifter block received within the housing and including a plurality of detents. One of the plurality of detents includes at least one pocket defined adjacent to the one of the plurality of detents so as to be in communication with the one of the plurality of detents. The at least one pocket and the plurality of detents are each sized to receive a portion of the second end of the gear shift lever.
US09476500B2
A manual gear shifter assembly includes a shifter housing, a shift lever pivotally mounted to the shifter housing displaceable in a select direction to move between at least a first shift gate and a second shift gate, and in at least one shift direction for shifting the gears of the transmission, a shift cable coupled to the shift lever and the transmission, a blocker mounted in the shifter housing and operatively cooperating with the shift lever, a select lever pivotally mounted to the shifter housing with the select lever cooperating with the shift lever to allow displacement of the shift lever in the select direction to move between the shift gates, and a solenoid disposed in the shifter housing and cooperating with the blocker to physically block the displacement of the shift lever into a predetermined gear for inhibiting shifting of the transmission during a predetermined condition.
US09476495B2
A rotary member (10) of an endless loop power transmission system can have a hub (12) for a centered connection to a shaft. The hub (12) can have a central aperture (18) extending therethrough and a plurality of radially inwardly projecting and axially extending flutes (14) formed on an inner circumferential surface (16) of the central aperture (18) defining reduced circumferential surface areas (16a) for machining a central bore (18a) through the hub (12). An interrupted finishing machining cut along the reduced circumferential surface areas (16a) of the central aperture (18) provides increased coolant flushing, while reducing finishing machining cycle times, and reducing load and wear on a bore cutter.
US09476489B2
An electric linear actuator has a housing, an electric motor mounted on the housing, a speed reduction mechanism, and a ball screw mechanism. The ball screw mechanism has a nut and screw shaft. Both have helical screw grooves. The screw shaft is inserted into the nut, via a large number of balls. A sleeve is secured on the housing to prevent rotation of the screw shaft relative to the housing. At least one axially extending recessed groove is formed on the inner circumference of the sleeve. At least one guide pin, mounted on the end of the screw shaft, engages the recessed groove. A tapering chamfered portion is formed on the end of the nut.
US09476487B2
A transmission includes a toroidal variator including a nested endload assembly. The nested endload assembly has two chambers configured to develop a clamping force on components of the variator. The endload assembly includes a housing, a backing plate, a piston positioned adjacent the backing plate and cooperating with the backing plate to define a first chamber for receiving pressurized fluid to act on the piston. The endload assembly also includes a load plate and an input race that cooperate to define a second chamber. The input race of the variator is acted upon by the piston when the piston is acted upon by pressurized fluid in the first chamber. The input race is also acted upon by pressurized fluid in the second chamber.
US09476485B2
A nylon chain tensioning arm and nylon chain guide having diamond-like carbon coatings are provided. The diamond-like carbon coating is formed on the substrate by methods including physical vapor deposition, for example, by sputtering or chemical vapor deposition of coating systems composed of various combinations of amorphous carbon. A preferred method for applying the diamond-like carbon coating to the nylon substrate is a hybrid process of plasma-based ion implantation and deposition. The chain tensioning arm or guide may be formed from any number of plastics appropriate to the purpose, although a synthetic polymer, such as the aliphatic polyamide nylon, is the preferred material. The substrate may be a conventional nylon or may be a composite reinforced with glass or carbon fibers. The diamond-like carbon coating may be applied to the nylon substrate by vapor deposition, either directly to the chain-contacting surface or upon a primed surface formed on the substrate prior to deposition.
US09476484B2
A gearbox apparatus comprising a base gear, output gear, center gear set, and input cam. The input cam has eccentricity to allow simultaneous gear interaction between the center gear set and the base gear, and the center gear set and the output gear. The center gear set's gear interacting with the output gear having number of teeth A. The output gear with number of teeth being B. The center gear set's gear interacting with the base gear having number of teeth C. The base gear with number of teeth being D. For gears of the same pitch the number of teeth is A−B is equal to N while C−D is also equal to N. The resultant ratio between the output gear and the input cam when the base gear is held stationary is equal a predetermined ratio of 1:(1/(A/B−C/D)).
US09476483B2
A multi stage transmission for the vehicle may include an input shaft and an output shaft, a first planetary gear device, a second planetary gear device, a third planetary gear device, and a fourth planetary gear device configured to transfer a rotating force between the input shaft and the output shaft and each including three rotating elements, and at least six shift elements connected to the rotating elements of the planetary gear devices.
US09476482B2
A four-stage multi-stage transmission in which carrier of first gear set and ring gear of fourth gear set can be coupled to housing via first brake or to drive shaft via first clutch. Sun of first gear set can be coupled to housing via second brake. Ring gear of first gear set and sun of second gear set can be coupled to drive shaft via second clutch. Drive shaft can be coupled to ring gear of second gear set via third clutch. Carrier of second gear set is permanently connected to carrier of fourth gear set, and carrier of third gear set and sun of fourth gear set are permanently connected to drive shaft. By varying further couplings within the multi-stage transmission, a set of gears having similar properties is provided.
US09476475B2
A polymer spring has a hollow tubular polymer body, wherein the first end portion of the body, the second end portion of the body, and the mid-portion of the body together substantially maintain an annular cylindrical column structure throughout the length of the body from the first end portion of the body to the second end portion of the body, such that the mid-portion of the body has a substantial portion that is in direct alignment with the first end portion of the body and the second end portion of the body when the spring is compressed to eliminate or reduce the chances of the spring failing caused by the spring folding or buckling and to reduce material fatigue in the polymer spring associated with folding or buckling.
US09476473B2
A brake actuator comprising a sleeve (1), a piston (3) sealingly slidably mounted in the sleeve to apply a braking force, the piston being provided with an internal cage (21), and a wear compensating device (10) which defines a retracted position of the piston in the sleeve by means of an axially mobile stop which is able to be moved forward by the piston during the application of a braking force and/in frictional relationship with a fixed part (12) of the wear compensating device attached to the sleeve. The mobile stop comprises a radially deformable bushing (16) which cooperates with an olive (15) which is attached to a distal end of the fixed part of the wear compensating device. The bushing comprises means for guiding its proximal end (17) against an internal face of the internal cage (21).
US09476471B2
A braking actuator for a hydraulic aircraft brake, received in a cavity of a ring of the brake. The actuator comprises a liner structure (1) sealed in the cavity of the ring, and a piston (3) slidably mounted in the liner structure to apply a braking force. A wear-compensating device (10) defines a retreated position of the piston in the liner structure by an axially movable stop (11) which can be advanced by the piston during the application of a braking force and in frictional relationship with a fixed part (18) of the wear-compensating device secured to the liner. An elastic member (24) returns the piston to the retreated position defined by the piston bearing against the movable stop, the movable stop being in frictional relationship with the fixed part via at least one telescopic intermediate element (16) interposed between the movable stop (11) and the fixed part (18).
US09476466B2
Apparatus for controlling a clutch using a fail-safe valve, and the apparatus includes: a fail-safe valve which is moved to the left or right according to an on-off operation of an on-off solenoid valve; and a control unit configured to control the fail-safe valve through the on-off solenoid valve; wherein when engine torque is a predetermined reference value or more, the control unit turns off the on-off solenoid valve to move the fail-safe valve for applying line pressure to the clutch, and when the engine torque is lower than the predetermined reference value, the control unit turns on the on-off solenoid valve to move the fail-safe valve for applying control pressure to the clutch.
US09476461B2
An adapter module for a dual clutch transmission in a drivetrain is provided. The dual clutch transmission has a first input shaft and a second input shaft concentric with the first input shaft, a mainshaft, an output shaft, and a countershaft offset from the first and second input shafts. The countershaft is drivably connected to the first input shaft, the second input shaft, and the mainshaft. An alternative power source including an electric machine is provided for the drivetrain. An adapter module is disposed between the dual clutch transmission and the alternative power source. The adapter module has an adapter gearset connecting the electric machine to the dual clutch transmission and at least one clutch configured to (i) selectively drivingly connect the electric machine to the output shaft, and (ii) selectively drivingly connect the electric machine to the countershaft.
US09476458B2
A pair of radial flanged bearings with rolling bodies, each of the bearings comprising a radially outer ring, radially confined by an external surface, a radially inner ring, co-axially and internally assembled, with respect to the outer ring, a row of rolling bodies, which is interposed between the outer ring and the inner ring, to allow the relative rotation of the two rings and a flange steadily fixed to the outer rings. The correspondent outer rings are provided with an assembly groove, which is obtained along said external surface. The flange is not in one piece with the outer rings, but is detachable from the outer rings in correspondence of the assembly grooves.
US09476456B2
A rolling bearing is provided wherein one open end of a bearing space formed between an outer race and an inner race is covered with a sealing ring provided with oil flow holes provided with filters. The sealing ring includes engaging portions provided on the sealing ring in a protruding manner along a circumferential direction thereof, and engaged in recesses provided on the inner race. An annular member made of a material softer than that of the sealing ring is fixed to the sealing ring. The annular member includes a lip portion facing the outer race with a gap or kept in contact with the outer race. The sealing ring is formed by injection molding a resin, and weld lines generated during the injection molding are formed in portions of the sealing ring corresponding to radial directions along which the oil flow holes are not disposed.
US09476444B2
An insert according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a body extending along an axis between a proximal portion and a distal portion and a plurality of tabs that protrude radially outwardly from an outermost surface of the body at a location between the proximal portion and the distal portion.
US09476443B2
A nut and washer assembly, wherein the assembly includes a nut having a body configured with a pair of flanges defining a channel there between, wherein the first flange includes a gap there through, and a washer having an outer perimeter and an inner perimeter, wherein the washer also includes a plurality of projections, wherein a first projection arises proximate the inner perimeter and is complementary to the gap in the first flange of the nut and a second projection arises proximate the outer perimeter and is complementary to the channel of the nut.
US09476434B2
A rotary actuator includes a piston housing assembly including a cavity, a fluid port in cavity, and an open end. A rotor assembly is rotatably journaled in the piston housing assembly and includes a rotary output shaft, a rotor arm extending radially outward from the rotary output shaft, an arcuate-shaped piston disposed in said piston housing assembly for reciprocal movement in the piston housing assembly through the open end along a radius of curvature. A seal, the cavity, and the piston define a pressure chamber, and a portion of the piston connects to the rotor arm at an end portion.
US09476432B2
An apparatus has a pilot-operated spool valve connecting first and second work passages selectively to a supply conduit and a tank conduit. A first check valve normally allows fluid flow only in one direction from the first work passage to a first workport and when pilot-operated allows bidirectional fluid flow. A second check valve normally allows fluid flow only from the second work passage to a second workport and when pilot-operated allows bidirectional fluid flow. A first pilot valve selectively applies pressure to one end of the spool and to pilot operate the first check valve. A second pilot valve selectively applies pressure to another end of the spool and to pilot operate the second check valve. When fluid drains from a workport to the tank conduit, the associated check valve operates to maintain a predefined pressure in the first or second work passage through which that fluid flows.
US09476427B2
A counter-rotating wet gas compressor for deployment and operation on the sea floor is described. The compressor has alternating rows of impellers, with each successive row of impellers being mounted a central hub or to an outer sleeve. According to some embodiments, no static diffusers are positioned between the alternating counter-rotating rows of impellers such that the design is structurally robust, compact and capable of compressing fluids that contain significant portions of liquid phase.
US09476399B1
An acoustic resonance igniter uses high-pressure helium to heat a resonance cavity so a hot surface of the resonance cavity forms a source of ignition to a combustion chamber. The resonance cavity may be round or may extend linearly to increase the size of the hot surface. The combustion chamber is cooled by arranging a feed of hydrogen and oxygen which is oxygen rich and which becomes more so when ignition occurs. A second combustion chamber receives the combustion chamber output and adds additional hydrogen through ports tangential to the wall of the second combustion chamber to enrich the fuel ratio and cool the second combustion chamber. The acoustic resonance igniter is used to ignite a large rocket engine or to form a rocket thruster.
US09476386B2
A turbocharger device includes a turbine and a compressor coaxially connected to each other. The turbine is equipped to an exhaust system of an engine. The compressor is equipped to an intake air system of the engine. An EGR device recirculates a part of exhaust gas as EGR gas from a downstream of the turbine to an upstream of the compressor. The EGR device includes an EGR cooler, which is to cool EGR gas, and an EGR valve unit, which is to control a flow of EGR gas according to an opening of an EGR valve. The EGR cooler, the EGR valve unit, and the turbocharger device are screwed to a common bracket and are positioned relative to each other.
US09476383B2
A thrust reverser with grids includes a jet engine pylon, a one piece cowl either directly or indirectly slidably mounted on the jet engine pylon between a direct jet position and a reverse jet position, and a system for locking this cowl on a beam. The system has a single tertiary lock, which is positioned on one side of the jet engine pylon being capable of locking a corresponding upper edge of the cowl. In addition, the tertiary lock includes a locker to lock the cowl, a blocker for blocking the locker, and a position detector in order to detect the position of the locker. The system further includes another detector to detect proper closing of the other upper edge of the cowl.
US09476382B2
A gasket having a first upper layer, a second lower layer and a spacer layer is provided. The first upper layer has a bead located between two lands. The second lower layer also has a bead located between two lands. The spacer layer has an embossment located between two lands. A coating may be located within the embossment. The beads are located in an axial relationship with respect to the embossment.
US09476379B2
An injection unit (9) for injection of a first fuel (f1) and a second fuel (f2) in a combustion space. The injection unit (9) receives the first fuel (f1) from a fuel source (7) at a high pressure, and a second fuel (f2) from a second fuel source (15) at a lower pressure, an actuator (29) initiates a process of injecting at least the second fuel (f2) in the combustion space, and an injection nozzle (36) injects at least the second fuel (f2) in the combustion space. The injection unit includes a pressure boosting device (40) for increasing the pressure of the second fuel (f2) higher than the pressure in the second fuel source (15) by means of the pressure of the first fuel (f1), before the second fuel is injected.
US09476375B2
Methods are provided for controlling an engine in response to a pre-ignition event. A pre-ignition threshold and a pre-ignition mitigating action are adjusted based on a rate of change of cylinder aircharge. As a result, pre-ignition events occurring during transient engine operating conditions are detected and addressed different from pre-ignition events occurring during steady-state engine operating conditions.
US09476374B2
In a method for regeneration of nitrogen oxide storage catalytic converters in the exhaust gas tract of a gasoline engine assigned an exhaust aftertreatment system in the form of a Y system including two three-way catalytic converters, two downstream nitrogen oxide storage catalytic converters, one shared catalytic converter for selective catalytic reduction, and a rear nitrogen oxide storage catalytic converter, a first part of the exhaust gas in the first exhaust bank is set to rich and a second part of the exhaust gas in the second exhaust bank is set to lean in a first regeneration phase and subsequently, the second part of the exhaust gas in the second exhaust bank is set to rich and the first part of the exhaust gas in the first exhaust bank is set to lean in a second regeneration phase.
US09476361B2
A system includes a gas turbine system including a compressor, a combustor, and a turbine. The system also includes a controller communicatively coupled to the gas turbine system and configured to control operations of the gas turbine system. The system further includes a life consumption model configured to determine an operating life of the gas turbine system based on both a health status of one or more components of the gas turbine system and operating conditions of the gas turbine system. The controller is configured to utilize at least the life consumption model to derive a control action for the gas turbine system.
US09476360B2
The present invention relates to an automatic method of regulating a power plant (3′) of an aircraft (1), the power plant having at least one turbine engine (3), each engine (3) being capable of operating in an idling mode of operation. A calculation system (15) executes stored instructions in order to implement the idling mode of operation as a function of operational and ordered conditions either via a first regulation mode by regulating a first speed of rotation (Ng) of said gas generator (4), or via a second mode of regulation by regulating a second speed of rotation (NTL) of said free turbine (7).
US09476358B2
A fuel pressure regulation system is provided. The fuel pressure regulation system includes a supply arrangement for supplying an outlet flow. A primary metering circuit is provided, an inlet of which receives a first portion of the outlet flow of the supply arrangement, the primary metering circuit comprising a fuel metering valve and a primary pressure regulator. The primary pressure regulator is connected to an outlet of the fuel metering valve. The system also includes at least one secondary metering circuit. The primary pressure regulator is operably connected to the at least one secondary metering circuit to sense a pressure of the at least one secondary metering circuit. The system also includes a bypass regulator connected in parallel with the primary metering circuit and the least one secondary metering circuit such that an inlet of the bypass regulator receives a second portion of the outlet flow of the supply arrangement.
US09476357B2
A portable on-demand hydrogen supplemental system producing hydrogen gas and mixing the hydrogen gas with the air used for combustion of the jet fuel to increase the combustion efficiency of said jet fuel. Hydrogen increases the laminar flame speed of the jet fuel during combustion thus causing more fuel to be burned and lowering particulate matter emissions. Hydrogen is supplied to the jet engine at levels well below its lower flammability limit in air of 4%. Hydrogen and oxygen is produced by an electrolyzer from nonelectrolyte water in a nonelectrolyte water tank. The system utilizes an onboard diagnostic (OBD) interface in communication with the jet's control systems, to regulate power to the system so that hydrogen production for the jet engine only occurs when the jet engine is running. The hydrogen gas produced is immediately consumed by the jet engine. No hydrogen is stored on, in or around the jet.
US09476354B2
A wave motion gearing speed reducer (20) is disposed between a driving motor (15) and a control shaft (11) of a variable compression ratio mechanism. There are provided a input shaft rotation sensing sensor (31) to sense the rotational position of an input shaft (16) of the speed reducer (20), and an output shaft rotation sensing sensor (32) to sense the rotational position of an output shaft (12) of the speed reducer (20). When a discrepancy quantity (Δε) between sensed quantities of both sensors is greater than or equal to a predetermined value, a judgment is made that a ratcheting of slippage of an engaging position between internal teeth (22) and external teeth (25) is generated.
US09476350B2
A turbocharger for an internal combustion engine includes an oil-lubricated bearing, a feed line for the oil and a throughflow limiter for the oil.
US09476345B2
Methods and systems are provided for reducing corrosion of a charge air cooler and preventing engine misfire due to condensate formation. In response to condensate forming in a charge air cooler, engine cooling fan operation is adjusted. Engine cooling fan operation may also be controlled in response to vehicle operating conditions.
US09476341B2
An exhaust treatment system configured to treat exhaust gas generated by an internal combustion engine includes a reductant delivery system that injects a reductant solution into an exhaust gas. A selective catalyst reduction (SCR) device reacts with the reductant solution to reduce NOx from the exhaust gas. A control module is in electrical communication with the SCR device and the reductant delivery system. The control module determines at least one of an injection status of the reduction delivery system and a performance of the SCR device. The control module further determines at least one debounce time for delaying diagnosis of a NOx sensor based on at least one of the injection status and the performance of the SCR device.
US09476340B2
In accordance with exemplary embodiments, a Stirling engine is integrated into an exhaust system of a vehicle. The system comprises an engine coupled to a cooling system and an exhaust system. An emission control system is coupled to the exhaust system. A Stirling engine has one end coupled to the cooling system and another end selectively coupled to the exhaust system between the engine and the emission control system, and configured be driven from heat extracted from exhaust gas flow. The Stirling engine drives an electrical energy generator that provides electrical energy for storage in an energy storage system.
US09476330B2
An electromagnetic valve driver, in normal operation, supplies peak current from a capacitor to a coil of an injector by turning ON a transistor on a downstream side of the coil and a discharge transistor that discharges electricity from the capacitor to the coil. Thereafter, the driver supplies constant current to the coil by an ON-OFF control of a transistor disposed between a battery and an upstream side of the coil until an end of the electricity supply period. When an open failure of the discharge transistor is detected, the driver controls the current to prevent a voltage rise of the capacitor to reduce flyback energy collected from a downstream side of the coil by the capacitor based on a transistor OFF timing delay scheme, in which an OFF timing of a transistor is delayed by a preset delay time from a normal OFF timing thereof.
US09476323B2
An exemplary gear assembly support for use in a gas turbine engine includes a support member having a portion that is configured to be coupled to a gear assembly. Another portion of the support member is configured to be coupled to a housing in a gas turbine engine. The support member includes a plurality of removal features that each have a plurality of engaging surfaces to facilitate a pulling force on the support member in a direction parallel to an axis through a center of the support member. The engaging surfaces on each of the removal features are oriented relative to each other to resist any bending moment on the support member during application of the pulling force.
US09476318B2
A method is presented. The method includes selecting a first window of signals and a second window of signals from clearance signals representative of clearances between a rotating component and a stationary casing surrounding the rotating component, determining a first signed average power value corresponding to the first window of signals, and a second signed average power value corresponding to the second window of signals, determining a resultant value based upon the first signed average power value and the second signed average power value, and determining one or more defects or potential defects in the rotating component based upon the resultant value.
US09476316B2
A component of a gas turbine engine is formed from a continuous fiber reinforced ceramic matrix composite (CMC). The component has a sealing portion which, in use, makes sealing contact with an adjacent component of the engine. The sealing portion comprises a recess formed in the CMC and filled with a finer grade ceramic relative to the surrounding CMC, a metal or an intermetallic.
US09476309B2
A method of fabricating a part, for example a reinforcing edge for a turbomachine blade, the method including: making at least one fiber structure by three-dimensionally weaving metal yarns; and subjecting the fiber structure to hot isostatic pressing to cause the metal yarns to agglomerate so as to obtain a solid part. A composite solid part, for example a reinforcing edge for a turbomachine blade, includes a reinforcing structure of three-dimensionally woven ceramic fibers and a metal or metal alloy matrix.
US09476308B2
A gas turbine engine component includes a structure having a cooling passage providing upstream and downstream portions separated from one another by an inner wall and fluidly connected by a bend. First and second trip strips are respectively arranged in the upstream and downstream portions. The first trip strips are arranged at a first spacing from one another. The second trip strips are arranged at a second spacing from one another. A turbulence promoter is arranged in the bend and at a third spacing from the first trip strips that is different than the first spacing. The turbulence promoter is arranged at a fourth spacing from the second trip strips that is different than the second spacing.
US09476304B2
A method for repairing a rotor wheel including an airfoil using a blade repair assembly is disclosed. The blade repair assembly includes a first block and a second block, each including a contact surface with a shape of at least a portion of the airfoil and a cavity surface adjacent the contact surface. The method includes pre-machining an airfoil edge to a uniform height. The method also includes clamping the first block and the second block to the airfoil forming a cavity with the cavity surfaces and the airfoil edge. The method also includes filling the cavity with a metal including metallurgically bonding the metal to the airfoil.
US09476296B2
The embodiments described herein generally relate to a fluid pressure pulse generating apparatus with a primary seal assembly, back up seal assembly and pressure compensation device. The pressure compensation device comprises a membrane support and a longitudinally extending membrane system. The membrane support has a longitudinally extending bore therethrough for receiving a drive-shaft of the fluid pressure pulse generating apparatus. The longitudinally extending membrane system comprising a longitudinally extending outer membrane sleeve and a longitudinally extending inner membrane sleeve with the inner membrane sleeve positioned inside the outer membrane sleeve. The membrane system is sealed to the membrane support to allow flexing of the membrane system in response to fluid pressure on either an inner longitudinal surface of the membrane system or an outer longitudinal surface of the membrane system and to prevent fluid on the inner longitudinal surface mixing with fluid on the outer longitudinal surface.
US09476293B2
Methods and related systems are described relating to a sealed acoustic transducer assembly for use in a wellbore is provided. A tool body is deployed in the wellbore, having a groove and a sealed acoustic transducer assembly removeably mounted therein. The transducer assembly includes an acoustic transducer element, and an elongated fluid filled sealed container housing the transducer element. The container includes flexible portions along the length of the container which allows for volume changes when exposed to changes in external pressure and/or temperature. Acoustic measurements downhole are made using the transducer element.
US09476291B2
This invention is a solvent based gravity drainage process whereby the vertical growth rate of the chamber is restricted by placing, monitoring and managing a buoyant gas blanket at the top of the vapor chamber. This invention reduces the heat loss to the overburden as well as providing a means to preserve a barrier layer of bitumen saturated reservoir sand at the top of the pay zone in reservoirs where there is limited or no confining layer present.
US09476289B2
A plug and shoot assembly including a perforating gun to perforate a subterranean wellbore, a setting tool to install a plug within the wellbore, and an adapter configured to connect to each of the perforating gun and the setting tool. The adapter includes a single outer housing, the outer housing further including a first end to directly connect to the perforating gun, a second end to directly connect to the setting tool, and an internal passage extending between the first and second ends of the outer housing. In addition, the adapter includes a diode housing disposed within the internal passage and configured to receive a diode member, and an internal contact assembly also disposed within the internal passage. The internal contact assembly is configured to route an electrical signal to cause the setting tool to install a plug within the wellbore.
US09476271B2
A flow control system for drilling a well comprises a conduit defining a channel configured to accommodate a drill pipe and a flow of a returning drilling fluid, and an acoustic sensor array configured to detect a flow rate of the returning drilling fluid. The flow control system further comprises a flow control device configured to control the flow rate of the returning drilling fluid and to be actuated in response to an event detected by the sensor array, the flow control device being proximate to the sensor array.
US09476270B2
Disclosed is an apparatus and method for shearing well drilling fluid mixtures containing an emulsifier, and utilizing pumping the fluids through a plurality of nozzles, reducing the size of the fluid droplets as they pass through the nozzles, discharging the fluid droplets into a output chamber where the emulsifier surrounds the smaller droplets with the nozzle discharges aligned to intersect in the stabilization chamber.
US09476267B2
The present invention relates to a new apparatus and method for use in subterranean exploration. The present invention provides a rapid rig-up and rig-down of a drill floor mounted device such as a pipe racking system. In particular, the present invention discloses a system and method for rapid deployment of a drill floor mounted pipe racking system that is capable of being retrofit to an existing drilling rig.
US09476266B2
A drive system for a catwalk skate that uses a hydraulic skate-cable drive system. The system includes two counteracting hydraulic cylinders, each with a sheave connected to the cylinder rods, and a cable that winds around each of the sheaves and connects to both ends of the skate.
US09476264B2
A coiled tubing lift frame assembly for use as a back-up heave compensator on a floating vessel is described. The assembly includes a frame having an upper frame section adapted for attachment to a top drive system and a lower frame section adapted to interface with a flowhead assembly. The assembly also includes a pair of hydraulic cylinders spaced apart from one another, the hydraulic cylinders having a respective cylinder barrel and a piston rod translatable therein with free end of the piston rods being fixed to the upper frame section. The assembly also includes a piston accumulator disposed adjacent to a first of the hydraulic cylinders and in fluid communication therewith via a hydraulic fluid line and an air accumulator disposed adjacent to a second of the hydraulic cylinders and in fluid communication with the piston accumulator via a pneumatic fluid line.
US09476263B2
A steerable drilling apparatus includes a control system inside a cylindrical housing connected to a drill bit having radially-extendable pistons. A fluid-metering assembly directs a piston-actuating fluid into fluid channels leading to respective pistons. The control system controls the fluid-metering assembly to allow fluid flow to selected pistons, causing the actuated pistons to temporarily extend in the opposite direction to a desired wellbore deviation, thereby deflecting the drill bit away from the borehole centerline. An upper member in the fluid-metering assembly can be moved to stabilize, steer, and change TFA within the drill bit. The control system and drill bit are connected so as to facilitate removal to change the drill bit's steering section and cutting structure configuration or gauge simultaneously. The apparatus may incorporate a fluid filter module mounted to the control system. The pistons may incorporate auxiliary cutting elements to provide near-bit reaming capability.
US09476262B2
A wear bushing assembly protects and locks down a hanger in a wellhead housing; and which includes a wear bushing body that inserts into a wear bushing sleeve. A lock ring extends into registered recesses on the body and sleeve to couple together the body and sleeve. The wellhead housing has a profiled recess circumscribing its inner surface. A lockdown ring selectively mates with the profiled recess; and when mated is in interfering contact with an upper surface of the wear bushing sleeve, thereby coupling the sleeve to the wellhead housing. The sleeve outer surface is profiled to interfere with upward movement of the hanger, so that force is transferred from the hanger to the housing through the sleeve which locks down the housing.
US09476261B2
An apparatus for reducing vibration includes a damping assembly configured to be fixedly attached to a downhole component. The downhole component is configured to rotate within a borehole in an earth formation, and the damping assembly has a damping frequency that is tuned relative to a selected natural vibration frequency of the rotating downhole component to reduce vibration due to component rotation.
US09476258B2
A superabrasive cutter and a method of making the superabrasive cutter are disclosed. The superabrasive cutter may comprise a plurality of polycrystalline superabrasive particles and about 0.01% to about 4% by weight of the superabrasive particles of a metal or metal alloy. The metal or the metal alloy may be immiscible with a catalyst for forming the polycrystalline superabrasive particles.
US09476257B2
A formation-engaging assembly includes a formation-engaging structure holder with a side surface between a proximal end and a distal end, a receptacle in the distal end, and a lateral protrusion extending from a portion of the side surface of the formation-engaging structure holder adjacent the distal end. A formation-engaging structure may include a formation-engaging surface at a distal end, a proximal end and a sidewall therebetween. The proximal end and at least a portion of the sidewall of the formation-engaging structure may be received within the receptacle of the formation-engaging structure holder. Earth-boring tools may include such formation-engaging assemblies.
US09476248B2
Header assemblies for movable partitions comprise an overhead track. A header pan is configured to abut against and be secured to the overhead track and comprises at least two header pan members defining opposing lateral portions of the header pan. The header pan is configured to form at least a portion of a fire-resistant barrier. Methods of forming fire-resistant header assemblies comprise forming a first header pan member to define a first lateral portion of a header pan. A second header pan member is formed to define a second, opposing lateral portion of the header pan. The header pan is configured to extend laterally across a header space between a wall of an adjoining structure and an opposing wall of the adjoining structure and to at least substantially longitudinally occlude the header space when the first and second header pan members jointly form the header pan.
US09476247B2
A shower threshold and a method of implementing a shower threshold are disclosed. The shower threshold includes an elongated base component having one or more sidewalls extending from a base region of the elongated base component to an apex of the elongated base portion. The shower threshold also includes a flexible cap coupled to and extending from the elongated base component along the apex of the elongated base component. The flexible cap may be composed of a plurality of layers. The plurality of layers includes a core layer and a shell layer. The core layer is composed of a material that is softer than the shell layer.
US09476232B1
A wireless remote control system and method for activating a switch including a transmitter assembly and a receiver assembly. The receiver assembly attaches to and is stabilized by connecting a flex rod to an object near the switch. The receiver assembly includes a servo that connects to an object, such as a key or switch. The transmitter assembly can send differing signals to cause the servo to take alternate actions.
US09476214B2
This application describes a device to convert an existing pool skimmer assembly into a pressurizable pool skimmer assembly which allows the existing pool skimmer assembly to act with this existing pool pump in emergency situations, such as assisting firefighters with pool water for extinguishing local wildfires or house fires. This method utilizes a removable plug cap and o-rings to allow the pool pump to draw the pool water from the poolmaid drain using the existing pool skimmer. This device can also be used to drain the pool for cleaning the pool or for winterizing the pool, with out the need for an electrical sump pump.
US09476213B2
A wave park for an open or large body of water is disclosed. The wave park includes a body of water, and a track positioned in or proximate the body of water. The wave park further includes at least one foil coupled to move along the track, the at least one foil being at least partially submerged in the body of water. The at least one foil has a curvilinear cross-sectional geometry that includes a leading surface that is concave about a vertical axis to provide drag to generate a primary wave laterally in water of the body of water that contacts the leading surface of the foil, and a trailing surface that narrows from a maximum width of the foil adjacent the leading surface to a point at an end of the foil, the trailing surface to decrease the drag of the foil and to minimize oscillatory waves that trail the primary wave from the water moving past the leading surface of the foil.
US09476212B2
The present invention discloses system and method for rehabilitation and enhancement of structural integrity of a reinforced concrete structures, comprising exposing beyond a deteriorated portion of a reinforcement where a non-deteriorated portion is visible, covering a surround of the exposed reinforcement by a tensile member that is coupled with an exterior surface of the reinforced concrete structure, and encapsulating the exposed reinforcement, with the encapsulation formed by the tensile member.
US09476211B2
A working device has a substructure for receiving a supporting device for ground support and an elongated working boom. The one end of the working boom is mounted on a rotary head bearing block, which projects beyond the substructure, in a pivotal manner about a horizontal axis. Furthermore, the rotary head is mounted on a rotary bearing of the substructure in a rotatable manner about a vertical axis by a radially projecting bearing ring. The bearing block and the bearing ring of the rotary head are rigidly connected to each other via a base plate provided with a central opening. The rotary head has an annular reinforcing structure which points away from the mounting plate in the direction of the substructure and is concentric about the bearing ring, the reinforcing structure compensating for the non-roundness of the support structure of the bearing block in the circumferential direction of the bearing ring.
US09476201B2
A saddle connector, having an inverted channel, engages a bulb of a beam in the grid of a suspended ceiling. The channel has hardened teeth staggered along the opposing walls of the channel. The teeth are forced into the bulb of the beam, one at a time, by the full force exerted by hand operated pliers.
US09476190B2
An undermount sink that can be integrally mounted to a laminate or solid surface countertop. The undermount sink has a novel mounting structure to accomplish mounting to a laminate countertop. A mounting flange is attached to an outer perimeter of the undermount sink bowl, and is reinforced by way of a mounting flange support within the mounting flange that is mechanically fastened to the upper outer perimeter of the undermount sink bowl.
US09476181B2
A drag head of a trailing suction hopper dredger, comprises a visor which is dragged over the bottom in a dragging direction and herein loosens soil, and a suction conduit which connects to the visor and which discharges the loosened soil. The drag head is provided with cutting bodies for loosening the soil, with the proviso that the cutting bodies comprise conical bits. Harder soil can be dredged efficiently with a trailing suction hopper dredger equipped with the drag head.
US09476177B2
The present disclosure describes embodiments of an adherent layer that may be used to attach a geo-membrane to a concrete slab and methods that include installation of the adherent layer. The adherent layer can be used to inhibit the geo-membrane from becoming disengaged with the concrete slab and can thereby help prevent water from penetrating the geo-membrane and causing moisture damage to the structure above.
US09476167B2
A semi-permanent walkway construction comprising multiple sections of walkway decking configured to be longitudinally connected by rail and splicer structure on lower surfaces of the decking. The rail and splicer structure is generally U-shaped and mates in a male/female fashion, with the rails downward-facing, and the splicers upward-facing with perforated bottom walls so that the rail and splicer structure buries itself in soft terrain to anchor the joined walkway sections. In a further form, a junction rail is provided to create a welding shelf to connect walkway sections in lateral and parallel configurations in addition to the longitudinal configuration provided by the rails and splicers.
US09476164B2
An industrial mat that has a support core configured and arranged to support other components of the mat; and upper and lower layers that provide upper and lower surfaces of the mat, with the layers protecting the support core. Bumpers are provided upon the longitudinal sides of the core, the front and rear end sides of the core, or upon all sides to protect the core from damage due to transport or installation of the mat. The bumpers are typically made of wood, or of a plastic or elastomeric material and have a shape that absorbs impact and shock forces. The mat also includes lifting elements of D-shaped rings, O-shaped rings, chains, or cables attached to the upper or lower layer or the support core, with the lifting elements configured and dimensioned to provide certified overhead lifting of the mat for installation and reclamation thereof.
US09476137B2
A metal oxide film suitable for protection of metals, composed mainly of aluminum. A metal oxide film includes a film of an oxide of a metal composed mainly of aluminum, having a thickness of 10 nm or greater, and exhibiting a moisture release rate from the film of 1E18 mol./cm2 or less. Further, there is provided a process for producing a metal oxide film, wherein a metal composed mainly of aluminum is subjected to anodic oxidation in a chemical solution of 4 to 10 pH value so as to obtain a metal oxide film.
US09476103B2
Disclosed are compositions including primers and probes, which are capable of interacting with the disclosed nucleic acids, such as the nucleic acids encoding the reverse transcriptase or protease of HIV as disclosed herein. Thus, provided is an oligonucleotide comprising any one of the nucleotide sequences set for in SEQ ID NOS:1-89, and 96-104. Also provided are the oligonucleotides consisting of the nucleotides as set forth in SEQ ID NOS:1-89, and 96-104. Each of the disclosed oligonucleotides is a probe or a primer. Also provided are mixtures of primers and probes and for use in RT-PCR and primary PCR reactions disclosed herein. Provided are methods for the specific detection of several mutations in HIV. Mutations in both the reverse transcriptase and the protease of HIV can be detected using the methods described herein.
US09476102B2
Provided are devices adapted to isolate, amplify, and detect nucleic acids that may be present in a biological sample. The devices can, in some embodiments, isolate, amplify, and detect nucleic acid in a single chamber. In other embodiments, the devices are adapted to isolate and amplify nucleic acids in a reaction chamber, after which the nucleic acids may be communicated to a pervious medium—such as a lateral flow strip—where the user may label and detect the nucleic acids.
US09476091B2
The present invention includes a method of allele-specific amplification, utilizing an allele-specific oligonucleotide, at least partially complementary to more than one variant of the target sequence, but having at least one selective nucleotide complementary to only one variant of the target sequence and incorporating at least one “G-clamp” nucleotide.
US09476080B2
Novel methods of generating a localized population of immobilized clonal amplicons on a support are provided.
US09476074B2
The invention relates to a novel strain of Schizochytrium sp. that can produce large quantities of squalene, the methods for the production of lipid compounds of interest using said strain and the products and compositions prepared with said strain.
US09476065B2
Provided herein are methods of integrating one or more exogenous nucleic acids into one or more selected target sites of a host cell genome. In certain embodiments, the methods comprise contacting the host cell genome with one or more integration polynucleotides comprising an exogenous nucleic acid to be integrated into a genomic target site, a nuclease capable of causing a break at the genomic target site, and a linear nucleic acid capable of homologous recombination with itself or with one or more additional linear nucleic acids contacted with the population of cells, whereupon said homologous recombination results in formation of a circular extrachromosomal nucleic acid comprising a coding sequence for a selectable marker. In some embodiments, the methods further comprise selecting a host cell that expresses the selectable marker.
US09476061B2
The invention relates to the field of gene transfer, and in particular to the use of adenoviral vectors of serotype Ad49 for gene delivery to vascular tissue.
US09476060B2
A method of generating genotypic variation in a genome of a plant is disclosed. The method comprising introducing into a gamete or a gamete producing tissue of the plant at least one viral expression vector encoding at least one chimeric nuclease which comprises a DNA binding domain, a nuclease and a localization signal to a DNA-containing organelle, wherein the DNA binding domain mediates specific targeting of the nuclease to the genome of the plant, wherein the introducing is performed such that the gamete or gamete producing tissue expresses the chimeric nuclease but not all plant tissues express the chimeric nuclease, thereby generating genotypic variation in the genome of the plant.
US09476049B2
Provided herein is a method of treating Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) infection in a cell. The method involves administering the guanosine-rich oligonucleotide (GRO) AS 1411 (5′-GGTGGTGGTGG TTGTGGTGGTGGTGG-3′—also known as GR026B and AGRO100) to the cell.
US09476043B2
The present invention is directed to oligonucleotides based on peptide nucleic acid oligonucleotide or an equivalent oligonucleotide analogue, such as morpholino or a locked nucleic acid sequences and the use of such oligonucleotides for the dissociation of higher order structures, including triplex-helix DNA structures, in repeated sequences of DNA in Friedreich's ataxia. The dissociation of such structures may be used in the diagnosis and/or treatment of Friedreich's ataxia. Consequently, the present invention is also directed to a method for diagnosing Friedreich's ataxia and the use of peptide nucleic acid oligonucleotide or an equivalent oligonucleotide analogue, such as morpholino or a locked nucleic acid sequences in the treatment of Friedreich's ataxia. Preferably, the oligonucleotides comprise a sequence selected from the group consisting of (GAA)n, (CTT)n, (JTT)n or a mixed (JTT/CTT)n sequence.
US09476040B2
The present invention provides methods for obtaining plants that exhibit useful traits by transient suppression of the MSH1 gene of the plants. Methods for identifying genetic loci that provide for useful traits in plants and plants produced with those loci are also provided. In addition, plants that exhibit the useful traits, parts of the plants including seeds, and products of the plants are provided as well as methods of using the plants.
US09476034B2
The present disclosure provides engineered ketoreductase enzymes having improved properties as compared to a naturally occurring wild-type ketoreductase enzyme. Also provided are polynucleotides encoding the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, host cells capable of expressing the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, and methods of using the engineered ketoreductase enzymes to synthesize a variety of chiral compounds.
US09476032B2
This invention provides an attenuated virus which comprises a modified viral genome containing nucleotide substitutions engineered in multiple locations in the genome, wherein the substitutions introduce synonymous deoptimized codons into the genome. The instant attenuated virus may be used in a vaccine composition for inducing a protective immune response in a subject. The invention also provides a method of synthesizing the instant attenuated virus. Further, this invention further provides a method for preventing a subject from becoming afflicted with a virus-associated disease comprising administering to the subject a prophylactically effective dose of a vaccine composition comprising the instant attenuated virus.
US09476027B2
The present invention describes transgenic animals with human(ized) immunoglobulin loci and transgenes encoding human(ized) Igα and/or Igβ sequences. Of particular interest are animals with transgenic heavy and light chain immunoglobulin loci capable of producing a diversified human(ized) antibody repertoire that have their endogenous production of Ig and/or endogenous Igα and/or Igβ sequences suppressed. Simultaneous expression of human(ized) immunoglobulin and human(ized) Igα and/or Igβ results in normal B-cell development, affinity maturation and efficient expression of human(ized) antibodies.
US09476026B2
Provided is an electroactive structure and method for growing isolated differentiable cells comprising a three dimensional matrix of fibers formed of a biocompatible synthetic piezoelectric polymeric material, wherein the matrix of fibers is seeded with the isolated differentiable cells and forms a supporting scaffold for growing the isolated differentiable cells, and wherein the matrix of fibers stimulates differentiation of the isolated differentiable cells into a mature cell phenotype on the structure.
US09476017B2
Methods are provided which include a method of cleaning, sanitizing, or disinfecting, wherein the method comprises: contacting a soiled substrate with a cleaning, sanitizing, or disinfecting composition, such that at least a portion of the soil is removed from the substrate; wherein the cleaning, sanitizing, or disinfecting composition consists essentially of one or more food grade agents or a salt thereof; and wherein the method is effluent neutral.
US09476011B2
An automatic dishwashing liquor comprising: a) from about 0.5 to about 10 ppm of orthophosphate expressed as elementary phosphorous; b) from about 40 to about 600 ppm of a first polymer comprising: i) carboxylic acid monomers; ii) monomers comprising a sulfonic acid group wherein the monomers comprising a sulfonic acid group represent 10% or less of the polymer on a molar basis; c) from about 15 to about 150 ppm of a phosphonate; d) a bleach system comprising bleach and a bleach catalyst; and e) less than 30 ppm of polyphosphate.
US09476006B2
A method for producing a highly aromatic base oil of the present invention includes a step of hydrorefining a clarified oil to obtain a highly aromatic base oil having an aromatic content of 50% by mass or more determined by a column chromatography analysis method. The step of hydrorefining a clarified oil is preferably performed under conditions of a hydrogen pressure of 5.0 to 20.0 MPa, a temperature of 280 to 400° C., a hydrogen oil ratio of 300 to 750 NL/L, and a space velocity of 0.3 to 2.0 h−1. According to the present invention, a highly aromatic base oil used for rubber processing, asphalt reclamation and the like, and a novel method for producing a highly aromatic base oil can be provided.
US09476003B2
Process for producing a clean burning coal from low grade coal, having a higher heating value per unit mass, as compared to the feed stock coal. The clean coal may be used in coal-fired power plants, industrial boilers, and homes since it produces fewer to none of the emissions commonly associated with coal burning devices. The process treats coal prior to its combustion and removes about 90 percent of the pollutants. These pollutants are removed within 6 to 18 minutes, many of which may be recycled into products such as roofing tar, chemical feed stocks, and light hydrocarbons that can be used as gaseous fuels. The product may be used for cooking and heating, and improves the health of persons exposed to toxic fumes from burning uncleaned coal. The process is fueled by its own by-products, recycles heat, and reduces coal weight, thereby saving energy in transportation to the user.
US09475996B2
The Centrifugal Fluid Ring Plasma Reactor employs a centrifugal impeller and a fluid barrier to mix multi-phase fluids and repeatedly move the mixture through a reaction zone, where the mixture contacts catalysts and/or is subjected to electromagnetic, mechanical, nuclear, and/or sonic energy to create ions, free radicals or activated molecules, which initiate or promote a desired reaction. In one embodiment, high-voltage electromagnetic energy is applied to Cobalt and Tungsten/Thorium electrodes in the reaction zone to create plasma. The Centrifugal Fluid Ring Plasma Reactor is suitable for converting carbon dioxide and methane into useful fuel products and for performing other multi-phase chemical reactions.
US09475988B2
Provided are a stable alignment type liquid crystal composition and use thereof. The liquid crystal composition has negative dielectric anisotropy, better stability and a large absolute value of dielectric anisotropy. The liquid crystal composition comprises a compound of general formula (I) accounting for 10%-80% of the total weight of the liquid crystal composition, a compound of general formula (II) accounting for 0.0005%-0.5% of the total weight of the liquid crystal composition, a compound of general formula (IV) accounting for 15%-90% of the total weight of the liquid crystal composition, and a polymerizable compound accounting for 0.1%-5% of the total weight of the liquid crystal composition. The liquid crystal composition is less subject to interference of such factors as radicals, oxygen, heat or the like. Also provided is the use of the liquid crystal composition in a liquid crystal display device.
US09475987B2
Disclosed are phosphors and, more particularly, yellow light emitting phosphors and light emitting device packages using the same. The yellow light emitting phosphor includes a first phosphor including at least one of Lu3Al5O12:Ce, SrSi2O2N2, and β-type SiAlON and a second phosphor mixed with the first phosphor to form a mixture, the second phosphor including α-type SiAlON(Li-α-SiAlON) containing Li as a metal component, wherein the second phosphor emits light having a central wavelength in a range of 550 nm to 590 nm by being excited by near ultraviolet (UV) or blue light, The mixture of the first phosphor and the second phosphor is excited by the near UV or blue light to emit yellow light.
US09475985B2
A composite of the invention is a homogenous mixture of room temperature vulcanizing material or polymer and luminescent silicon nanoparticles. The composite can be formed into a film and can serve as a paint, adhesive, or coating, depending upon the material or polymer used. A preferred polymer is polyurethane. A method for forming a silicon nanoparticle and room temperature vulcanizing (RTV) material or polymer composite of the invention includes steps of providing silicon nanoparticles that were prepared in a solvent. The solvent is mixed with RTV or polymer precursors. The RTV or polymer components are permitted to cure. A preferred solvent is isopropynol alcohol.
US09475981B2
A method of treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore includes introducing a treatment fluid comprised at least a crosslinkable component, and a metal crosslinker to the subterranean formation, forming a crosslinked treatment fluid, and de-crosslinking bonds of the crosslinked treatment fluid by manipulating a pH of the treatment fluid with a pH triggering agent, wherein the pH triggering agent is an amine-precursor compound or a derivative thereof.
US09475978B2
The present invention relates to a surfactant mixture comprising at least three ionic surfactants which differ in terms of the hydrocarbyl moiety (R1)(R2)—CH—CH2— and are of the general formula (I) where R1, R2, A0, k, X, o, Y, a, b, M are each as defined in the description and the claims. The invention further relates to the use and preparation thereof, and to aqueous surfactant formulations comprising the mixtures, and to processes for producing mineral oil by means of Winsor type III microemulsion flooding, in which the aqueous surfactant formulation is injected into a mineral oil deposit through injection wells and crude oil is withdrawn from the deposit through production wells.
US09475975B2
Cement compositions and processes for reducing air entrainment in a cement composition generally include mixing a hydraulic cement with a defoamer composition including an organic acid ester of a polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene block copolymer.
US09475973B2
In the method of embodiments of the invention, the metal seeded carbon allotropes are reacted in solution forming zero valent metallic nanowires at the seeded sites. A polymeric passivating reagent, which selects for anisotropic growth is also used in the reaction to facilitate nanowire formation. The resulting structure resembles a porcupine, where carbon allotropes have metallic wires of nanometer dimensions that emanate from the seed sites on the carbon allotrope. These sites are populated by nanowires having approximately the same diameter as the starting nanoparticle diameter.
US09475966B2
Pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, having at least one polymer component formed of a monomer mixture of at least (a) one acrylic ester and/or methacrylic ester of the formula CH2═C(R1)(COOR2), where R1═H and R2 is a linear alkyl radical with 2 to 10 C atoms or a branched alkyl radical with at least 4 C atoms, (b) at least one N-alkyl substituted acrylamide, (c) at least one acrylic ester and/or methacrylic ester of the formula CH2═C(R3)(COOR4), where R3═H or CH3 and R4 is a linear alky radical with at least 12 C atoms, (d) acrylic acid and/or methacrylic acid.
US09475964B2
A method and apparatus comprising a sol-gel solution. Zirconium n-propoxide is aged in a solvent to form a first part for the sol-gel solution. The first part is combined with deionized water to form a second part for the sol-gel solution. Aminoaryltrialkoxysilane is combined with an alcohol to form a third part for the sol-gel solution. The third part is combined with the second part to form a mixture for the sol-gel solution. The deionized water, or the alcohol, or a combination thereof is combined with the mixture to form a solution. The solution is aged to form the sol-gel solution comprising a mole balance ratio of approximately 1:5 between the zirconium n-propoxide and the aminoaryltrialkoxysilane.
US09475962B2
Provided is a manufacture method of a laminate film accurately precut into a desired shape. The manufactured laminate film comprises an elongated release film having thereon a plurality of insular adhesive films (A) and (B) mutually adjacent in the lengthwise direction, and the method includes: obtaining an elongated laminate having a release film and an adhesive film; precutting the adhesive film to obtain a first peeling part; and peeling off the first peeling part from the release film. The first peeling part includes peripheral parts (A1) and (B2) of insular adhesive films (A) and (B) respectively positioned at one and the other widthwise end side of the release film; and connection part (C) connecting peripheral parts (A1) and (B2), but not including peripheral parts (A2) and (B1) of insular adhesive films (A) and (B) respectively positioned at the other and the one widthwise end side of the release film.
US09475956B2
The present invention discloses powder coating compositions and to components and ingredients for incorporation therein, suitable for low temperature curing schedule and with excellent resistance to outside aging. The powder coating composition can be cured at a temperature from 140° C. to lead to a coating with excellent flow and high gloss. In one aspect of the invention, a composition having a polyester resin comprises 0.1 to 60 weight percent of mono or poly-functional satured or unsatured fatty acids of mixtures of them, 30 to 60 weight percent of an aromatic diacid or cycloalkyl diacids or anhydride 20 to 30 weight percent of aliphatic diol, 0 to 6 weight percent of aliphatic triol, 0 to 10 weight percent of isosorbide and isomers or cycloalkyl diol, 0 to 10 weight percent of C3-C12 aliphatic diacid, and with total weight percent of the monomers equal to 100.
US09475953B2
Embodiments include coating compositions, methods of coating a substrate, and substrates having at least one surface coated according to the methods of the present disclosure. The aqueous, substantially volatile organic compound (VOC)-free coating compositions includes an acrylic latex and a vinyl acetate-ethylene latex including from about 10 to about 90 weight percent of a vinyl acetate-ethylene polymer, based on total weight of acrylic polymer and vinyl acetate-ethylene polymer, having a Tg from about −20 to about 20 degrees Celsius; and from about 10 to about 90 weight percent of an acrylic polymer, based on the total weight of acrylic polymer and vinyl acetate-ethylene polymer, the acrylic polymer comprising, in polymerized form, at least one ethylenically unsaturated (meth)acrylic monomer and from about 0.01 to about 10 weight percent, based on total weight of the acrylic polymer, of an acetoacetate moiety containing monomer, where the acrylic polymer has a Tg of from about −20 to about 20 degrees Celsius.
US09475946B2
Co-dispersions of different types of graphenic carbon particles are produced using a polymeric dispersant. A portion of the graphenic carbon particles may be thermally produced. The polymeric dispersant may include an anchor block comprising glycidyl (meth)acrylate, 3,4-epoxycyclohexylmethyl(meth)acrylate, 2-(3,4-epoxycyclohexyl)ethyl(meth)acrylate, allyl glycidyl ether and mixtures thereof, reacted with a carboxylic acid comprising 3-hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid, para-nitrobenzoic acid, hexanoic acid, 2-ethyl hexanoic acid, decanoic acid and/or undecanoic acid. The polymeric dispersant may also include at least one tail block comprising at least one (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester.
US09475938B2
A method and compositions are described which improve extrusion-and creep-resistance of components for use in a high temperature applications including sealing elements and seal connectors among others. The method includes providing a composition having an aromatic polymer and a crosslinking compound, and subjecting the composition to a heat molding process to form the component and crosslink the aromatic polymer.
US09475930B2
Compositions of polymer blends of polyvinylchloride (PVC) or polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) or polyoxymethylene (POM) and polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) are described. In certain embodiments, the PHA is a poly-3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate copolymer having a weight percent 4-hydroxybutyrate of 30-45%. In other embodiments the PHA is a multiphase P3HB-4HB copolymer blend having one phase fully amorphous. The PHA is mixed with the PVC or PMMA or POM to optimize its optical, thermal and mechanical properties. In certain embodiments, the polymer is branched with optionally additives that improve properties. Methods of making the compositions of the invention are also described. The invention also includes articles, films and laminates comprising the compositions.
US09475928B2
The present disclosure provides a composition comprising: a) a polypropylene; b) a polyolefin elastomer; and c) a block composite. The polyolefin elastomer has an I10/I2 from greater than 7.5 to 15.0. The composition may optionally include a filler.
US09475927B2
A dual reactor solution polymerization process gives high density polyethylene compositions containing a first ethylene copolymer and a second ethylene copolymer and which have high dimensional stability, excellent processability as well as good organoleptic properties and reasonable stress cracking resistance. The polyethylene compositions are suitable for compression molding or injection molding applications and are useful, for example, in the manufacture of caps and closures for bottles, and for example, in bottles containing non-pressurized liquids.
US09475920B2
The present invention relates to a carbon fiber-reinforced polypropylene sheet which comprises carbon fibers having a weight-average fiber length of 1.5 mm to 20 mm and a matrix resin composed of a polypropylene and an acid-modified polypropylene, wherein the carbon fibers are dispersed in the form of single fibers and the interfacial shear strength between the carbon fibers and said matrix resin is 5.50 to 10.5 MPa. Provided is a carbon fiber-reinforced polypropylene sheet for obtaining a molded article having excellent mechanical properties and impact resistance, which carbon fiber-reinforced polypropylene sheet comprises discontinuous carbon fibers and a polypropylene, can be molded into a complex shape and has isotropic mechanical properties.
US09475915B2
TASK It is an object of the present invention to provide a hydrogel having excellent mechanical properties and capable of being produced simply by using and mixing an industrially easily obtainable polymer having high versatility and clay particles, and to provide a method of producing the hydrogel.MEANS OF SOLVING THE PROBLEM A hydrogel-forming composition is characterized by containing a polyelectrolyte (A), clay particles (B), and a dispersant (C) for the clay particles.
US09475914B2
The present invention generally relates to porous polymer monoliths. The present invention also relates to processes for the preparation of porous polymer monoliths, storage mediums formed from porous polymer monoliths and use thereof in the drying and storage of body fluids including blood and blood plasma samples.
US09475910B2
This disclosure is directed to nanocomposite compositions that are suitable for air bladders, innertubes, innerliners and other desirable air-retention articles. In particular, this disclosure is directed to compositions that include the nanocomposite, the nanocomposite made in such that its air-retention properties are much improved over what is known, while maintaining desirable elasticity and processability. In a particular aspect, an air-retention article such as an innerliner if formed by first contacting a desirable elastomer, especially a functionalized poly(isobutylene-co-p-methylstyrene) elastomer, with one or more layered fillers such as a clay described further below, and also contacting one or more processing aids, and one or more solvents to form an nanocomposite composition. The nanocomposite composition is then precipitated to form the solid nanocomposite composition which can be dried and further blended with other suitable ingredients such as, for example, curative agents, thus forming an innerliner suitable for a tire or other article.
US09475909B2
TASK It is an object of the present invention to provide a hydrogel having excellent mechanical properties and capable of being produced simply by using and mixing an industrially easily obtainable polymer having high versatility and clay particles, and to provide a method of producing the hydrogel.MEANS OF SOLVING THE PROBLEM A hydrogel-forming composition is characterized by containing a polyelectrolyte (A), clay particles (B), and a dispersant (C) for the clay particles.
US09475908B2
The present invention aims to provide an industrially advantageous method for producing an aqueous dispersion of pseudopolyrotaxane enabling to produce an aqueous dispersion of pseudopolyrotaxane having good fluidity and excellent dispersion stability of the pseudopolyrotaxane particles therein. The present invention relates to a method for producing an aqueous dispersion of pseudopolyrotaxane. The method includes: a mixing step of a dissolving polyethylene glycol and a cyclodextrin in an aqueous medium to prepare a mixed solution; and a cooling step of continuously or intermittently cooling the mixed solution in a state of flux to precipitate pseudopolyrotaxane particles. The pseudopolyrotaxane particles contain the polyethylene glycol which is included in the cavities of the cyclodextrin molecules in a skewered manner.
US09475906B2
The present invention relates to an arc-extinguishing insulation material molded product provided in the vicinity of a contact point between contactors in a gas circuit breaker. The arc-extinguishing insulation material molded product includes a polymer which contains a carbon-oxygen bond in the main chain, and in which a part of or all of terminal atoms are non-hydrogen atoms.
US09475905B2
An aliphatic polycarbonate is disclosed in which a salt consisting of a metal or onium cation and an anion having a pKa not greater than 3 is dispersed. The aliphatic polycarbonate includes repeating units of Formula 1: [-A-OC(O)O-] (wherein A is a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C60 alkylene, or a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C60 heteroalkylene and the O-A-O units in one polymer chain may be identical to or different from each other).
US09475903B2
1,4-bis(isocyanatomethyl)cyclohexane contains 70 mol % or more and 95 mol % or less of a trans isomer relative to a total amount of a cis isomer and the trans isomer, and 0.1 ppm or more and 300 ppm or less of the compound represented by formula (1) below:
US09475893B2
A supported catalyst system may include a titanated silica-containing catalyst support having at least 0.1 wt % of Ti and a specific surface area of from 150 m2/g to 800 m2/g. The Ti may be of a titanium compound of the general formula selected from RnTi(OR′)m, and (RO)nTi(OR′)m, wherein R and R′ are the same or different and are selected from hydrocarbyl groups containing from 1 to 12 carbons or halogens, wherein n is 0 to 4, wherein m is 0 to 4, and wherein m+n equals 4. The supported catalyst system may include a catalyst activating agent and a metallocene. The supported catalyst system may be obtained by a process including titanating a silica-containing catalyst support with at least one vaporized titanium compound, and treating the titanated silica-containing catalyst support with a catalyst activating agent and a metallocene.
US09475888B2
Non anti-coagulative glycosaminoglycans comprising repeating disaccharide unit and their medical use
The present invention relates to a chemically modified glycosaminoglycan with an antifactor II activity of less than 10 IU/mg, an antifactor Xa activity of less than 10 IU/mg and an average molecular weight (Mw, weight average) from about 4.6 to 6.9 kDa. Also disclosed is a method of preparing the modified glycosaminoglycan and its medical uses.
US09475886B2
The present invention relates to a recombinant antibody composition having higher complement-dependent cytotoxic activity than a human IgG1 antibody and a human IgG3 antibody, wherein a polypeptide comprising a CH2 domain in the Fc region of a human IgG1 antibody is replaced by a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence which corresponds to the same position of a human IgG3 antibody indicated by the EU index as in Kabat, et al.; a DNA encoding the antibody molecule or a heavy chain constant region of the antibody molecule contained in the recombinant antibody composition; a transformant obtainable by introducing the recombinant vector into a host cell; a process for producing the recombinant antibody composition using the transformant; and a medicament comprising the recombinant antibody composition as an active ingredient.
US09475883B2
Disclosed are methods and compositions of anti-B cell antibodies, preferably anti-CD22 antibodies, for diagnosis, prognosis and therapy of B-cell associated diseases, such as B-cell malignancies, autoimmune disease and immune dysfunction disease. In certain embodiments, trogocytosis induced by anti-B cell antibodies may determine antibody efficacy, disease responsiveness and prognosis of therapeutic intervention. In other embodiments, optimal dosages of therapeutic antibody may be selected by monitoring the degree of trogocytosis induced by anti-B cell antibodies. Other characteristics of anti-B-cell antibodies that may be monitored include inducing phosphorylation of CD22, CD79a and CD79b; inducing translocation of CD22, CD79a and CD79b to lipid rafts; inducing caspase-dependent apoptosis; increasing pLyn, pERKs and pJNKs; decreasing constitutively-active p38; or inducing mitochondrial membrane depolarization, generation of reactive oxygen species, upregulation of pro-apoptotic Bax and downregulation of anti-apoptotic Bcl-xl, Mcl-1 and Bcl-2.
US09475882B2
Provided herein is technology relating to antagonists that inhibit, reduce, or minimize the interaction of integrin associated protein (IAP) with Src homology 2 (SH2) domain-containing protein tyrosine phosphatase substrate 1 (SHPS1) and particularly, but not exclusively, to compositions comprising such antagonists and methods of treatment comprising administering such antagonists.
US09475874B2
The present invention provides compositions for the production of an antibody or functional fragment thereof directed against Sialyl-Lewisa (sLea). The compositions of the invention include polynucleotides encoding a heavy chain and/or a light chain variable domain that binds to sLea. The invention also provides an isolated antibody or functional fragment thereof and methods of treating or preventing a disease, such as cancer or tumor formation, wherein the antibody or functional fragment includes a variable heavy chain domain and a variable light chain domain that has an amino acid sequence provided herein. The invention further provides a conjugate of an antibody or functional fragment thereof conjugated or recombinantly fused to a diagnostic agent, detectable agent or therapeutic agent, and methods of treating, preventing or diagnosing a disease in a subject in need thereof.
US09475865B2
This invention provides an inducer of apoptosis in cancer cells comprising a fragment of the REIC/Dkk-3 gene and a cancer therapeutic agent comprising the same. This invention also provides a polynucleotide fragment encoding the REIC/Dkk-3 protein (a) or (b), which encodes a polypeptide having apoptosis activity: (a) a polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence of amino acid 1 to any of amino acids 39 to 78 of the amino acid sequence of the REIC/Dkk-3 protein as shown in SEQ ID NO: 2; or (b) a polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence derived from the amino acid sequence of amino acid 1 to any of amino acids 39 to 78 of the amino acid sequence of the REIC/Dkk-3 protein as shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 by substitution, deletion, or addition of 1 or several amino acids and having apoptosis activity.
US09475860B2
Suggested is a process for obtaining immunoglobulins, wherein (a) colostral milk from days 0 to 7 is subjected to thermal treatment, skimming the cream, (b) the skimmed milk such obtained is subjected to sterile microfiltration thus producing a first retentate R1 which contains the casein, and a first permeate P1, (c) the first permeate P1 is subjected to ultrafiltration thus producing a second permeate P2 which contains lactose and minerals, and a second retentate R2, in which the immunoglobulins are concentrated.
US09475856B2
The present invention relates to chimeric proteins that include an N-terminus coupled to a C-terminus, where the N-terminus includes an N-terminal portion of fibroblast growth factor 21 (“FGF21”) and the C-terminus includes a C-terminal portion of fibroblast growth factor 19 (“FGF19”). The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions including chimeric proteins according to the present invention, as well as methods for treating a subject suffering from diabetes, obesity, or metabolic syndrome, methods of treating a subject in need of increased FGF21-βKlotho-FGF receptor complex formation, methods of causing increased FGF21 receptor agonist-βKlotho-FGF receptor complex formation, and methods of screening for compounds with enhanced binding affinity for the βKlotho-FGF receptor complex involving the use of chimeric proteins of the present invention.
US09475842B2
This invention relates to an isolated compound of Formula (1) or derivatives or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The invention also includes all isomeric and tautomeric forms of the compound of Formula (1) or the derivatives thereof. The present invention further relates to processes for the production of the compound of Formula (1) by fermentation of the fungal strain of Actinomycetes (PM0895172/MTCC 684), pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compound of Formula (1) as the active ingredient; and use of the compounds or composition containing them in the treatment of cancer.
US09475832B2
There are provided, inter alia, acyclic nucleoside phosphonate compounds having reduced toxicity and enhanced antiviral activity, and pharmaceutically accepted salts and solvates thereof. There are also provided methods of using the disclosed compounds for inhibiting viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, inhibiting viral reverse transcriptase, inhibiting replication of virus, including hepatitis C virus or a human retrovirus, and treating a subject infected with a virus, including hepatitis C virus or a human retrovirus.
US09475829B2
The invention concerns a method of hydrosilylation between a siloxane compound (A) comprising at least one hydrogen atom bonded to a silicon atom and an unsaturated compound (B) comprising at least one alkene function and/or at least one alkyne function, the method being characterized in that it is catalyzed by a photocatalyst selected from among the polyoxometalates.
US09475828B2
The present invention provides a co-modified organopolysiloxane having a specified chemical structure in which a sugar alcohol-modified group and a silylalkyl group having a siloxane dendron structure, and optionally a long-chain hydrocarbon group are present. The co-modified organopolysiloxane is blended, as a surfactant, a powder treatment agent, a gelling agent or the like, or as a cosmetic raw material together with powder (s), oil agent (s) or the like, in a preparation for external use, and in particular, a cosmetic.
US09475823B2
The present application relates to methods for the preparation of morphine derivatives. In particular, the present application relates to methods for the preparation of hydromorphone from oripavine and oripavine from thebaine.
US09475820B2
A series of imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazine derivatives, being potent modulators of human TNFα activity, are accordingly of benefit in the treatment and/or prevention of various human ailments, including autoimmune and inflammatory disorders; neurological and neurodegenerative disorders; pain and nociceptive disorders; cardiovascular disorders; metabolic disorders; ocular disorders; and oncological disorders. The imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazine derivatives of the disclosure are of general formula
US09475819B2
The present invention is directed to compounds of Formula I: wherein ring A is phenyl, naphthalenyl, pyridyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, imidazopyridyl, furanyl, thiazolyl, isoxazolyl, pyrazolyl, imidazothiazolyl, benzimidazolyl, or indazolyl; R1 is H, alkyl, alkoxy, hydroxyalkylene, OH, halo, phenyl, triazolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, piperazinyl, pyrazolyl, oxadiazolyl, pyrrolidinyl, thiophenyl, morpholinyl, or dialkylamino; R2 is H, alkyl, alkoxy, hydroxyalkylene, or halo; Z is NH, N-alkyl, or O; R5 is pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, quinazolinyl, quinoxalinyl, pyrazolyl, benzoxazolyl, imidazopyrazinyl, triazolopyrazinyl, optionally substituted with a one or two substituents independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkoxy, or halo; and n is 0 or 1. Methods of making the compounds of Formula I are also described. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula I. Methods of using the compounds of the invention are also within the scope of the invention.
US09475817B2
The invention provides compounds of Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The compounds of Formula (I) inhibit protein kinase activity thereby making them useful as anticancer agents.
US09475814B2
The present invention relates to novel compounds of Formula I and their use in therapeutic treatments. The invention further relates to a novel chiral synthesis of 5,6,7,(8-substituted)-tetrahydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazines using N-sp3 protective groups. The invention also provides intermediates for use in the synthesis of compounds of Formula I.
US09475813B2
To provide a novel tricyclic pyrrolopyridine compound having a JAK inhibitory activity and useful for prevention, treatment and/or improvement of particularly autoimmune diseases, inflammatory diseases and allergic diseases.A novel tricyclic pyrrolopyridine compound represented by the formula (I), a tautomer or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound or a solvate thereof: wherein the respective substituents are defined in detail in the specification, and R1 is a C1-6 alkyl group or the like, R2 is a hydrogen atom or the like, R3 is a hydrogen atom or the like, the ring A is C3-11 cycloalkane or the like, L1 is a C1-6 alkylene group or the like, and R4 is NRaRb or the like.
US09475811B2
The present invention relates to 1-aza-bicycloalkyl derivatives of Formula (I); wherein the substituents are as defined in the specification, to processes for their production, their use as pharmaceuticals and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them. Formula (I), wherein A represents O or N(R1); Y represents a group of formula, or wherein the left bond is attached to the A group and the right bond is attached to the R group; R represents a substituted or unsubstituted C5-C10aryl, substituted or unsubstituted hetero-C5-C10aryl, a group N(R1)(R4), or a group N(R2)(CHP3R4); R represent a hydrogen, C1-C4alkyl, or CF3; R2 represents hydrogen, C1-C4alkyl, or CF3; R3 represents hydrogen, C1-C4alkyl, or CF3; R4 represents a substituted or unsubstituted C5-C10 aryl or a substituted or unsubstituted C5-C10heteroaryl; in free base or acid addition salt form.
US09475810B2
The present invention relates to compositions and methods of using free radical scavengers with reduced 1O2 generation. In certain embodiments, these compositions and methods of use relate to fullerene-derived ketolactams and fullerene-derived ketolactam derivatives, fullerene derivatives, and/or fullerenes. In yet other embodiments, the invention relates to cosmetic or dermatological compositions comprising said free radical scavengers with reduced 1O2 generation.
US09475805B2
The invention provides a method of activating PPAR γ and a method of treating or preventing a disease associated with PPAR γ by administering a tricyclic compound having a PPAR γ agonist activity, which is represented by the formula (I) wherein Z represents a single bond or the like, Y represents a hydrogen atom, lower alkyl optionally having substituent(s) or the like, X represents a hydrogen atom or the like, A represents aryl or the like, B and C are the same or different and each represents an aromatic carbocycle or the like, R4-R9 are the same or different and each represents hydrogen or the like, V represents a single bond or the like, R10 and R11 are the same or different and each represents hydrogen or the like, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or the like:
US09475804B2
Conjugates of an immune response modifier, a linker, and an antigen are disclosed. The linker is represented by formula (I): wherein A is CH or N, p is in a range from 1 to 50, R″ is a bond or -alkylene-O—, R′ is alkylene that is optionally interrupted or terminated with one or more amide or ether groups, and E is an amine- or thiol-reactive group. Pharmaceutical compositions containing the compound or the conjugate, methods of making a conjugate, and methods of use of the compounds or conjugates as immunomodulators for inducing cytokine biosynthesis in an animal and for vaccinating an animal are also disclosed. An antigen modified by the linker is also disclosed.
US09475800B2
Compounds of formula (I) are inhibitors of fatty acid amide hydrolase, (FAAH), and which are useful in the treatment of diseases or medical conditions which benefit from inhibition of FAAH activity, such as anxiety, depression pain, inflammation, and eating, sleep, neurodegenerative and movement disorders: Wherein Ar1 is optionally substituted phenyl or optionally substituted monocyclic heteroaryl having 5 or 6 ring atoms; Ar2 is optionally substituted phenyl, optionally substituted monocyclic heteroaryl having 5 or 6 ring atoms or optionally substituted fused bicyclic heteroaryl having 5 or 6 ring atoms in each fused ring; and Ar3 is a divalent radical selected from the group consisting of optionally substituted phenylene and optionally substituted monocyclic heteroarylene radicals having 5 or 6 ring atoms.
US09475798B2
Described herein are compounds that are estrogen receptor modulators. Also described are pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments that include the compounds described herein, as well as methods of using such estrogen receptor modulators, alone and in combination with other compounds, for treating diseases or conditions that are mediated or dependent upon estrogen receptors.
US09475797B2
This invention relates to a novel phenyl triazole derivative, pharmaceutical compositions containing this compound, and methods of treatment therewith. The compound of the invention is in particular considered useful for the treatment of central nervous system diseases and disorders which are responsive to modulation of GABAA receptors containing the α5 subunit.
US09475789B2
The preset invention relates to a method for treating inflammation comprising administering a subject in need thereof with a therapeutically effective amount of polyenylpyrrole derivatives of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US09475776B2
Described herein are compounds of Formula (I), pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Compounds described herein are useful for inhibiting PRMT1 activity. Methods of using the compounds for treating PRMT1-mediated disorders are also described.
US09475773B2
A method for treating polycystic ovarian syndrome and related conditions with a compound (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US09475772B2
The invention relates to new and improved processes for the preparation of Indacaterol and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof as well as intermediates for the preparation of Indacaterol. The new process avoids the use of the epoxide compound known in the art and the impurities associated therewith and results in a higher yield.
US09475770B2
The present invention describes a process for the preparation of methylphenidate hydrochloride. The process involves the esterification of ritalinic acid and methanol in the presence of an acid catalyst at a low temperature. The process may optionally involve the addition of an orthoester.
US09475761B2
A method for efficiently producing a cyanogen halide with suppressed side effects, and a method for producing a high-purity cyanate ester compound at a high yield includes contacting a halogen molecule with an aqueous solution containing hydrogen cyanide and/or a metal cyanide, so that the hydrogen cyanide and/or the metal cyanide is allowed to react with the halogen molecule in the reaction solution to obtain the cyanogen halide, wherein more than 1 mole of the hydrogen cyanide or the metal cyanide is used based on 1 mole of the halogen molecule, and when an amount of substance of an unreacted hydrogen cyanide or an unreacted metal cyanide is defined as mole (A) and an amount of substance of the generated cyanogen halide is defined as mole (B), the reaction is terminated in a state in which (A):(A)+(B) is between 0.00009:1 and 0.2:1.
US09475757B2
The present invention relates to an improved process for synthesis of anti-Parkinson compound of formula (I) from commercially available (R)-benzyl glycidyl ether, wherein the compound obtained has enantiopurity greater than >98%. Formula (I) wherein R1 and R2 are each independently selected from hydrogen or halogen.
US09475751B2
The present invention relates to a continuous process for producing lower dialkyl carbonates as a main product and alkylene glycol as a by-product by transesterification of a cyclic alkylene carbonate (e.g. ethylene or propylene carbonate) with lower alkyl alcohols in the presence of a catalyst and also the necessary purification of the dialkyl carbonate in a subsequent process step. For optimization of the economic efficiency and energy efficiency of the process, additional devices are used for intermediate heating of the internal liquid streams within the apparatus.
US09475749B2
This invention is directed to novel compounds isolated or derived from Alpiniae oxyphyllae fructus, chemically synthesized novel compounds, methods of preparing the novel compounds and uses thereof as neuroprotectants or drugs for treating neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease.
US09475738B2
Disclosed herein are methods and apparatus for deactivating a catalyst composition in an reaction product stream. One such method and apparatus contact the catalyst composition with a catalyst-deactivating composition and a diluent in a vapor phase of a product-receiving vessel, wherein the boiling point of the diluent is at least 5.0° C. greater than the boiling point of the catalyst-deactivating composition. Also disclosed are oligomerization systems for producing oligomers.
US09475722B2
An apparatus includes a susceptor and a protective pipe. A gas containing 50% or more of argon or nitrogen is used as a gas to be supplied into the susceptor. The protective pipe has a heat insulating region (17a) enclosed with a heat insulator (18) with a length of Db (mm) at the upper section thereof and a non-heat insulating region (17b) not enclosed with any heat insulators at the lower section thereof. The temperature of the glass fiber at the outlet of the protective pipe becomes 1700° C. or less. The outer diameter of the glass fiber at the outlet of the protective pipe is within a range of the target outer diameter of the glass fiber+6 μm or less.
US09475721B2
An apparatus for manufacturing a glass optical element includes: a heating unit that heats a glass material; a pressurizing unit that pressurizes the glass material; a cooling unit that cools the glass material; a molding room in which the heating unit, the pressurizing unit, and the cooling unit are located; an inert-gas supplying unit that forms a plurality of flows of an inert gas within the molding room by blowing the inert gas in a plurality of directions crossing each other; and an inert-gas emitting unit that emits, from within the molding room, the inert gas supplied into the molding room by the inert-gas supplying unit.
US09475720B2
Hydrogen may permeate into an interior space of an article in response to molten glass being in contact with the outer surface of the article. The permeation may be restricted by having a fluid in a length of the interior space. The fluid may be in contact with the inner surface of the article, the fluid may fill at least about 33% of the volume of the length of the interior space, and the fluid may provide a predetermined partial pressure of hydrogen. Features may be provided for causing the fluid to flow within the interior space.
US09475719B2
A pool water purifying device includes a rough filtration module having a first housing. A rough filter is received in the first housing. An electrolyzing module includes a second housing. Two electrodes and an ultraviolet lamp are mounted to the second housing and extend into the second housing. The electrodes are electrically connected to a power supply. A fine filtration module includes a third housing receiving a fine filter. A piping unit includes a plurality of pipes and a plurality of valves. The valves connect the first, second, and third housings to intercommunicate the first, second, and third housings with each other. The valves are mounted on the pipes to control communication between the pipes.
US09475711B2
A desalination system comprises a silica removal unit. The silica removal unit comprises first and second electrodes, a plurality of ion exchange membranes disposed between the first and second electrodes and a plurality of spacers disposed between adjacent ion exchange membranes and between the first and second electrodes and the respective ion exchange membranes. The plurality of the ion exchange membranes comprises a pair of cation exchange membranes and a pair of anion exchange membranes disposed between the pair of cation exchange membranes. A first channel is defined between the anion exchange membranes and second and third channels are defined between each anion exchange membrane and an adjacent cation exchange membrane. A silica removal apparatus and a desalination method are also presented.
US09475710B2
A point of use irrigation water fertigation system utilizes plasma production of nitrogen-bearing species. Soluble nitrogen-bearing species are generated using an atmospheric air plasma treatment of an irrigation water supply. A plasma is generated by a tube having an air intake. A high frequency generator generates atmospheric plasma. The end of the tube is placed above the surface of the irrigation water supply and the plasma emanating from the tube generates nitrogen species in the water. The non-thermal plasma discharge efficiently produces highly reactive radicals and NOx species that have impact on water chemistry including inactivation of microorganisms with high efficacy and accelerated removal of persistent organic pollutants such as perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) from water samples. Plasma ignition can be initiated with a low flow of helium gas injection. Upon ignition, the gas is transitioned to a helium/room air mix, immediately followed by a transition to ambient room air only.
US09475707B2
A system for extraction of water from air includes a salt plate, a moisture absorption unit and a filter unit. The system further includes a storage unit. A method for extraction of water using the system includes placing the salt plate beneath the moisture absorption unit during a moisture absorption phase and placing the salt plate beneath the filter unit during a water extraction phase. The extracted water is stored in the storage unit for drinking and cleaning purposes. Further, a system for cleaning solar panels includes a moisture absorbing unit, a filter unit, a salt plate, a water storage unit, a solar panel, a wiper mechanism to receive water from the storage unit to clean the solar panel, and support elements to moveably support wiper mechanism.
US09475701B2
The present invention is directed to a method for enriching specific species of carbon nanotubes, comprising contacting a composition of carbon nanotubes with one or more quinone compounds, reacting the carbon nanotubes with the quinone compounds, and separating the carbon nanotubes reacted with the quinone compounds from the unreacted carbon nanotubes. The present invention is also directed to a field-effect transistor comprising a semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotube enriched using a method described herein.
US09475690B2
Nanocrystalline diamond coatings exhibit stress in nano/micro-electro mechanical systems (MEMS). Doped nanocrstalline diamond coatings exhibit increased stress. A carbide forming metal coating reduces the in-plane stress. In addition, without any metal coating, simply growing UNCD or NCD with thickness in the range of 3-4 micron also reduces in-plane stress significantly. Such coatings can be used in MEMS applications.
US09475680B2
A power machine with an engine, a drive pump driven by the engine, and a drive motor operably coupled to the drive pump to receive a drive signal and provide a motor output to effect travel of the power machine is disclosed. A brake system on the power machine includes a brake for reducing or stopping movement of the power machine. A controller receives indications of a braking condition and whether the drive pump is outputting the drive signal. The controller determines in response to receipt of the indication of the braking condition whether the drive pump is outputting the drive signal to the drive motor shuts down the engine if the drive pump is providing the drive signal to the drive motor upon receipt of the braking condition.
US09475677B2
A method for handling a wind turbine blade and mounting said blade on a wind turbine hub located at a nacelle at the top of a wind turbine tower is described. The wind turbine blade is lifted with a lifting system for handling wind turbine blades, in doing so said wind turbine blade is oriented in a substantially horizontal position. The wind turbine blade is fixed in the substantially horizontal position to the wind turbine hub. The lifting device is released from the blade using a remote control unit. The lifting device is further on removed from the blade.
US09475675B2
A car and a counterweight are suspended by a main rope that is wound onto a driving sheave, a car suspending sheave, and a counterweight suspending sheave. A first main rope portion between the driving sheave and the car suspending sheave and a second main rope portion between the car suspending sheave and the car-side rope fastener portion are passed through a common car-side penetrating aperture so as to cross each other when viewed in an axial direction of the driving sheave. A third main rope portion between the driving sheave and the counterweight suspending sheave and a fourth main rope portion the counterweight suspending sheave and the counterweight-side rope fastener portion are passed through a common counterweight-side penetrating aperture that is disposed on the machine room floor so as to cross each other when viewed in the axial direction of the driving sheave.
US09475674B2
A method reduces a sway of an elevator rope supporting an elevator car by controlling a tension of the elevator rope. The tension is controlled using a movement of the elevator sheave according to a control law of the tension of the elevator rope between two points. The first point is associated with a contact of the elevator rope with the elevator sheave. The second point is associated with a contact of the elevator rope with the elevator car or a counterweight of the elevator car. The control law is a function of one or combination of a relative position, a relative velocity and a relative acceleration between the first and the second points.
US09475672B2
A tubular cylinder (2) is disclosed for handling plastic film webs in connection with production of thin plastic film, e.g. thin packing film. The cylinder (2) includes an outer tube (4) having radial apertures (6) that communicate with an inner tube (8) which is coaxial relative to the outer tube (4). Radial longitudinal partitionings (10) divide the space between the inner and outer tube into longitudinal curving ducts (12). The inner tube (8) is connected with a tubular duct (14) for the supply of air. The cylinder (2) includes bearings at opposite ends which rotatably support the cylinder (2) to rotate. The radial nozzle apertures (6) are disposed along two helical lines so that a helix at the first side of the center plane (20) is wound in a direction opposite a helix at the second side of the center plane (20). The radial nozzle apertures (6) are disposed at an outward angle outward relative to the radial center plane.
US09475671B2
A method of manufacture for a vaginal insert. The vaginal insert may have a core, a cover, and a removal element. In various embodiments, the cover can be conformed to the vaginal insert. The removal element can be attached to the cover during the method of manufacture of the vaginal insert utilizing a string and knot module.
US09475663B2
An image forming apparatus includes a stacking portion on which a sheet is to be stacked, an image forming unit, a size detection unit, a setting unit, a notification unit, and a control unit. The image forming unit forms an image on a sheet fed from the stacking portion. The size detection unit detects a size of a sheet stacked on the stacking portion. The setting unit sets at least one sheet size to be allowed for use at the image forming apparatus. The notification unit provides notification of information. The control unit causes the notification unit to provide a warning in a case where the size of the sheet detected by the size detection unit is not included in the at least one sheet size set by the setting unit.
US09475660B2
Techniques that palletize bundles at high-speed. A robotic controller includes a vision system that determines a location and orientation of incoming bundles, a tracking system that communicates between the controller and a conveyor, and a robot that coordinates its movement with the bundles. The tracking system identifies the location and orientation of each bundle, informs the controller, and causes the robot to track its location and orientation with incoming bundles. The controller receives information on the location and orientation of each bundle. The controller instructs the robot to move in coordination with each incoming bundle, instructs the robot where and at what orientation to pick up the bundle, and instructs the robot how to move the bundle to a tier-and-stacking position. The controller can instruct the robot how to pick up each bundle on the fly as the bundle moves into range on the incoming conveyor.
US09475650B2
A screw supply apparatus includes a screw feeding unit, a screw transfer unit, and an escape unit. In the screw supply apparatus, the screw feeding unit includes a rotating drum having a horizontal rotating shaft. At a rear surface fixation bearing portion positioned on the rear surface side of the rotating drum, a screw input portion is provided for introducing screws into the rotating drum. Also, at a front surface fixation bearing portion positioned on the front surface side of the rotating drum, an opening is formed. The screw transfer unit includes a pair of transfer rails, which has a central groove and is inserted from the opening of the front surface fixation bearing portion into the rotating drum. In the vicinity of the outer circumference of the rotating drum, a drive cam is provided.
US09475649B2
A pickface builder for a storage and retrieval system for storing goods units and having an in-feed conveyor and a picking device, each goods unit holding at least one product package therein, the pickface builder including a frame, a pusher member movably coupled to the frame, and a snugger member movably coupled to the frame, wherein the pickface builder is configured to receive goods units from the in-feed conveyor and the pusher member and snugger member are movable at least in a direction transverse to a direction of goods unit travel on the in-feed conveyor and configured to form the goods units into a pickface picked by the picking device as a unit and having a predetermined reference datum relating the pickface to a placement position of goods units forming the pickface along a storage surface of the storage and retrieval system.
US09475648B2
A transport apparatus includes a bearing assembly for transporting an article. The bearing assembly includes a support structure for receiving the article, and a plenum housing for receiving the support structure. The plenum housing and the support structure define a plenum cavity, the plenum cavity being configured to receive and direct a flowing gas for floatingly supporting the article above the support structure. The bearing assembly further includes at least one sensor assembly, which includes a sensor for transmitting and receiving energy emissions for determining a location of the article relative to the support structure. The sensor assembly may determine the location of the article relative to the support structure substantially through at least one aperture located on the bearing assembly. The article location determined by the sensor assembly may be communicated to a display panel or a control unit for adjusting the location if necessary.
US09475645B2
A conveyor belt module has a conveying surface and a drive surface having a skewed drive edge for engaging a sprocket tooth. The skewed drive edge is skewed relative to the conveying surface. The skewed drive edge is formed on an interior drive surface in a sprocket pocket and—or an exterior drive surface on a drive element. The skewed drive edge is parallel to a corresponding downwardly-angled drive shaft accommodating sprockets of increasing size for driving a radius conveyor belt formed of a plurality of conveyor belt modules with skewed drive edges.
US09475640B2
A tool for selective attachment to pipe or other elongated objects. The tool includes a handgrip for gripping the tool by hand, which is attached to a base. The tool includes a flexible fastener or strap for wrapping around the pipe, and a tensioner for exerting tension on the fastener to clamp the pipe between the fastener and the base.
US09475636B2
A valve assembly in which contents respectively packed in multiple storage parts which cannot be reacted with each other in the middle of passage, an aerosol container equipped with the valve assembly, and an aerosol products are provided.An aerosol container comprises an outer container, two inner bags inserted into the outer container, and valve assembly which closes inner bags and outer container. The valve assembly comprises aerosol valves which are separated independently from each other and a holding member for holding the aerosol valves and for fixing the aerosol valves to the outer container.
US09475634B2
A spray apparatus has a container and a nozzle assembly. The nozzle assembly includes a cup member and a retention ring. The cup member has a central concave surface and a hole open to the central concave surface. A conduit extends downward below the hole and cooperates with the container to allow depression of the cup member from a first condition to a second condition to, in turn, pass product from the container out the hole. The retention ring has an inner portion secured to the container and an outer portion cooperating with the sidewall to resist upward movement of the sidewall of the cup member beyond the first condition.
US09475633B2
An apparatus for dispensing medications, including: a portable cassette including with a body portion including a plurality of cassette compartments and at least one lid displaceable with respect to the body portion to enable access to the cassette compartments in a predetermined sequence; and a pill-dispenser including at least one dispensing compartment arranged to store respective pills of at least one respective medication; a dispensing element configured to release the respective pills from the at least one dispensing compartment; and a cassette element arranged to receive the portable cassette and displace the portable cassette so that at least one of the in respective pills falls into each cassette compartment. After the at least one of the respective pills fall into said each cassette compartment: the portable cassette is removable from the pill-dispenser; and the lid is displaceable to control access to the cassette compartments.
US09475632B2
Provided is a syringe-type ejecting container that is capable of ejecting even a small amount of a content medium. Such an ejecting container includes an ejecting unit and an operation unit. The operation unit includes a syringe having a front end tubular portion, a rod extending through an inside of the front end tubular portion, and an operation shaft that causes the rod to project from the front end tubular portion. The ejecting unit includes a pipe that is mounted to the front end tubular portion and that is filled with a content medium, a plunger that is arranged inside the pipe, a nozzle that is mounted over an outside of a front end of the pipe, and a spin element that is arranged inside the nozzle close to the ejection hole and that is formed with a swirling groove leading to the ejection hole.
US09475624B2
A child-resistant container including a bottle having an annular flange associated therewith, an intermediate member selectively engageable with the bottle and having an annular flange associated therewith, and an outer lid selectively engageable with both the intermediate member and the bottle, the outer lid including a plurality of lower projections for selectively engaging the annular flange of the intermediate member when the outer lid is engaged therewith and for selectively engaging the annular flange of the bottle when the intermediate member is removed from the bottle and the outer lid is engaged with the bottle. Removal of the intermediate member from the bottle allows the plurality of lower projections associated with the outer lid to engage the annular flange associated with the bottle thereby activating the child-resistant locking mechanism.
US09475603B2
A packaging box, cutouts, method and device for producing corrugated cardboard boxes comprising walls, a base (6) and a cover (7), the inner face of the base being provided with at least two recesses (33) and the cover comprising at least two tabs (38) adhered to the upper face thereof, directly above the recesses of complementary shape. The recesses and/or the tabs are situated fully inside the corresponding face or faces (31, 32).
US09475602B2
A tray for storing and transporting bottles includes a plurality of base walls each for supporting a bottle thereon. A plurality of interior columns extend upwardly between the base walls. Longitudinal dividers connect the interior columns. Lateral dividers connect the interior columns to side columns along side edges of the tray. At least one band extends along the side edges of the tray connecting the side columns.
US09475600B2
A plastic container includes a neck with an opening to an interior of the container, where the neck opening having a first diameter and a second diameter of different lengths. A shoulder portion surrounds the neck of the plastic container. A transfer bead is located on the neck above the shoulder portion where the first diameter of the neck opening is above the transfer bead and the second diameter is below the transfer bead. The transfer bead is advantageously shaped and sized so as to facilitate application and removal of a sterilization solution during the aseptic packaging process.
US09475592B2
A system and method for controlling and stabilizing a satellite or other vehicle about any axis is disclosed. Embodiments achieve this three-axis control and stabilization with a spherical motor system or reaction sphere capable of storing momentum in a rotor. The spherical motor system comprises a spherical rotor having permanent magnets arranged in evenly-spaced antipodal pairs. Each of the permanent magnets are oriented with the same magnetic pole facing outward from a center of the rotor. The spherical motor system also comprises a stator which has magnetic sensors surrounding electromagnets. The spherical motor system further comprises a control system that controls timing and duration of energization of the electromagnets based on the detection of one of the permanent magnets by the magnetic sensors. Such a spherical motor system provides three-axis stabilization and control of a satellite (or other vehicle).
US09475587B2
To provide a jig for forming a sealant layer which enables to quickly and accurately form a sealant layer having a required film thickness. The jig includes: a sealant cup 13 that overlays a sealant 28 around a collar 26; a cup holder 12 that determines a position of the sealant cup 13 with respect to a fastener member 24; and a dummy cup 11 that determines a position of the cup holder 12 with respect to the fastener member 24. The cup holder 12 is determined in position with respect to the fastener member 24 by being guided along the dummy cup 11 determined in position with respect to the fastener member 24. The sealant cup 13 is guided along a guide of the cup holder 12 so as to overlay the sealant 28 around the collar 26 after removing the dummy cup 11 from the cup holder 12 determined in position with respect to the fastener member 24.
US09475584B2
A thrust recovery outflow valve and method for controlling the transfer of air between a cabin in an aircraft and atmosphere outside of the aircraft are provided. An outflow valve is mounted on the aircraft that includes a valve frame, a first valve door, and a second valve door. The first valve door is rotated to a first predetermined open position while the second valve door is in the second door closed position to thereby open first and second flow passages that place the aircraft cabin in fluid communication with the atmosphere. When the first valve door is at a first predetermined open position, a flap is rotated, relative to the first valve door, to at least partially cover the second flow passage and thereby at least inhibit flow through the second flow passage.
US09475572B2
A method of and apparatus for operating a propeller, the propeller moving through a fluid, the method including: measuring a value of a property of the fluid (e.g. a parameter related to the density of the fluid); measuring a value of a parameter, the parameter related to one or more forces applied to the propeller (e.g. a torque applied to the propeller) or derived at least in part from the action of the propeller (e.g. a thrust produced by the action of the propeller, a drag produced by the action of the propeller, or a velocity produced by the action of the propeller); and controlling the propeller depending on a function of the measured value of the property of the fluid and the measured value of parameter. The propeller may be a propeller on an aircraft.
US09475567B1
A balloon envelope, having a base layer of ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) and a layer of a second material, that is not EVOH, bonded to at least a portion of an outer-facing surface of the EVOH layer, is provided. The second material may be polyethylene, or a biaxially-oriented polyethylene terephthalate, such as Mylar®. The envelope may also be provided with another layer of the second material bonded to at least a portion of an inner-facing surface of the EVOH layer. The combination of the EVOH layer and the layer of the second material may be less gas-permeable than the EVOH layer alone and the layer of the second material alone.
US09475557B2
The invention addresses the basic problem of providing a lifesaving means 1 for a life jacket RW, wherein said life jacket offers a higher degree of buoyancy in an emergency. This is achieved in principle by inserting an additional lifesaving means 1 into a life jacket RW and activating the additional lifesaving means 1 via sensors S in conjunction with a control unit 9 or by manual actuation, such that the buoyancy is greater overall than that of the life jacket RW itself. Buoyancy that is reliable in an emergency is present if the body of a person can be kept above water without additional movement by the person. Depending on the clothing worn, the buoyancy is greater than 150N. Triggering preferably occurs automatically.
US09475553B2
A wing releasing system is provided for releasing at least one wing of a set of wing or wings of a navigation control device. The navigation control device is adapted for controlling depth and/or lateral position of a towed acoustic linear antenna and includes a body to which is attached the set of wing or wings. The wing releasing system includes: a releasing decision circuit, for generating a release request signal when detecting that a foreign object is caught by at least one wing of the set of wing or wings; and an actuator comprised in the navigation control device, for releasing from the body the at least one wing of the set of wing or wings, when receiving the release request signal.
US09475552B2
In one embodiment, a marine vessel is provided. The vessel includes a cable storage device disposed on a deck of the vessel, a workstation disposed on the vessel, a ramp at least partially disposed on the deck, and a node storage and handling system disposed on the vessel. The node storage and handling system comprises a cable handler disposed between the cable storage device and the ramp, the cable handler having a cable disposed thereon and the cable defining a cable path passing over the workstation during a node deployment or retrieval operation, a node storage rack positioned between a bow and a stern of the vessel, and at least one conveyor belt to transfer nodes between the workstation and the node storage rack.
US09475549B2
An inflatable shallow draft fishing boat having a removable, inflatable paddleboard floor that provides stable flotation for at least two standing adults, the boat also including an adjustable, detachable rowing frame. The boat can be maneuvered and propelled by oars, a push pole or a small motor. A detachable rowing frame allows the rower to switch his rowing position from facing the stern (for best speed) or face the bow (for better visibility when searching for fish). The paddleboard floor may be held in place by frictional engagement when the boat and the paddleboard are inflated; alternatively, the paddleboard may be removed and function independently as a stand-up paddleboard that can be used for fishing, swimming, or similar recreational water sports. The transom may be shortened for navigating rocky rivers, and measurement markings may be included on the outer side for measuring fish while the fish remain in the water.
US09475540B1
A handlebar attachment for use with an existing handlebar of a bicycle is provided. The handlebar attachment includes a curvature to provide a user with different hand placement positions to enhance rider comfort and safety. The handlebar attachment includes a bar member pivotably mounted to the existing handlebar of the bicycle, the bar member having a pair of symmetric halves continuously connected together, each symmetric half of the pair of symmetric halves having a plurality of bent sections continuously connected together. The bar member is designed to pivotably adjust relative to the existing handlebar to one of a plurality of locking positions to permit hands of the user to rest on any of the plurality of bent sections of the symmetric halves.
US09475535B2
A vehicle includes a center transmission plate, a first center turnable portion configured to turn about a first center turning axis extending in an up-down direction, a second center turnable portion configured to turn about a second center turning axis extending in a front-rear direction, a left transmission plate, a first left turnable portion configured to turn about a first left turning axis extending in the up-down direction, a second left turnable portion configured to turn about a second left turning axis extending in the front-rear direction, a right transmission plate, a first right turnable portion configured to turn about a first right turning axis extending in the up-down direction, and a second right turnable portion configured to turn about a second right turning axis extending in the front-rear direction. A tie rod is supported on the second center turnable portion, the second left turnable portion, and the second right turnable portion.
US09475533B2
A training wheel apparatus for learning to ride a bicycle includes a lift activation assembly, wherein the lift activation assembly includes a grip. The training wheel apparatus further includes a wheel mount assembly configured to operatively connect to a wheel. The training wheel apparatus further includes a cable configured to operatively connect to the lift activation assembly and the wheel mount assembly via the grip. When activated by rotation of the grip in a first direction, the lift activation assembly is configured to use the cable to change an elevation of the wheel between a first position and a second position while the wheel is in motion.
US09475532B2
Variable-attitude systems used with training wheels for children's bicycles and mini-motorcycles are provided, which include a metal arm, mounted on a bicycle or mini-motorcycle frame, by a second metal arm and by a hinge joint, wherein elastic elements are provided, housed around the joint which, through the two arms thereof, imparts a pressure which may be modulated on the second arm which supports the training wheels to adhere to the sliding plane.
US09475531B2
A method of replacing an interior assembly includes removing a first interior assembly from a vehicle by detaching a first mounting base of the first interior assembly from a first mounting element adhesively attached at an in-cabin surface of the windshield of the vehicle. A second mounting element is provided and is attached at the in-cabin surface of the vehicle windshield at or near or at least partially around the first mounting element. A second mounting base of a second interior assembly is mounted at the first and second mounting elements, whereby the first and second mounting elements cooperate to support the second interior assembly at the vehicle windshield.
US09475523B2
A vehicular steering control device which comprises a rudder angle varying device which changes a relationship between an operational position of steering wheel operated for steering by a driver and a rudder angle of front wheels; and a rudder angle control device which performs an automatic steering control of the front wheels for a trajectory control of a vehicle by controlling the rudder angle varying device. The rudder angle control device performs a termination control which removes a deviation in the relationship between an operational position and a rudder angle of the front wheels, namely, an N deviation when the automatic steering control is terminated. A speed of removing the N deviation is lowered when a magnitude of a steering operation speed is small, compared to when a magnitude of a steering operation speed is large.
