US09493862B2
A wear-resistant aluminum alloy having a complex microstructure may include a range of about 19 to 27 wt % of zinc (Zn); a range of about 3 to 5 wt % of tin (Sn); a range of about 0.6 to 2.0 wt % of iron (Fe); and a balance of aluminum (Al).
US09493853B2
A cleaning tool that includes an acoustic cavitation duct that cleans particles within a continuous flow of slurry. In one embodiment, the acoustic cavitation duct includes an elongated fluid passageway for carrying the flow of slurry. A number of ultrasonic transducers are spaced from one another along the length of the passageway and induce cavitation into the slurry as it travels through the duct. The cavitation promotes the cleaning of the slurry particles. In one example, the transducers operate at differing frequencies.
US09493845B2
The present invention relates to methods for identifying compounds that modulate untranslated region-dependent expression of a target gene. The invention particularly relates to using untranslated regions of a target gene or fragments thereof linked to a reporter gene to identify compounds that modulate untranslated region-dependent expression of a target gene. The methods of the present invention provide a simple, sensitive assay for high-throughput screening of libraries of compounds to identify pharmaceutical leads.
US09493843B2
Various methods and compositions are provided for identifying and/or selecting soybean plants or soybean germplasm with tolerance or improved tolerance to Phytophthora infection. In certain embodiments, the method comprises detecting at least one marker locus that is associated with tolerance to Phytophthora infection. In other embodiments, the method further comprises detecting at least one marker profile or haplotype associated with tolerance to Phytophthora infection. In further embodiments, the method comprises crossing a selected soybean plant with a second soybean plant. Further provided are markers, primers, probes and kits useful for identifying and/or selecting soybean plants or soybean germplasm with tolerance or improved tolerance to Phytophthora infection.
US09493842B2
Disclosed are methods of determining the prognosis of thymic cancer in a subject comprising detecting a mutation in the general transcription factor IIi (GTF2I) genetic sequence or protein. The presence of a GTF2I mutation indicates that the thymic cancer is indolent.
US09493840B2
The presently disclosed subject matter provides methods of characterizing a melanoma in a subject by measuring amounts of one or more RNAs, miRNAs, and/or polypeptides present in cancer-derived microvesicles isolated from a biological sample from the subject.
US09493839B2
A non-invasive method for the diagnosis of adenocarcinoma or precursor lesions in a female subject and a kit for performing such diagnosis are provided. The method comprises the steps of (1) preparing epithelial cells of a sample of the subject obtained from a rinse of the uterine cavity and, optionally, the fallopian tubes, and (2) performing an analysis of the cells to determine an abnormality associated with ovarian or endometrial cancer, where the abnormality is indicative of adenocarcinoma or a precursor lesion.
US09493836B2
Disclosed is a method for the diagnosis, and/or the classification, of a hematological disorder, including the steps of: a). measuring, the expression level of at least the genes of a sub-group of 6 genes, b). comparing the expression level of each genes measured in step a)., with the expression level of the same genes in healthy control sample, and c). determining the status of the biological sample.
US09493834B2
The present invention relates to development, validation and application of new sets of biomarkers for diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related disorders including early diagnosis of MCI and early prodrome of AD, identification of disease sub types, prediction of their response to disease management procedures, drugs and their combinations and for monitoring response for these treatments, including validation of biomarkers for clinical trials.
US09493833B1
Methods and compositions for inhibiting Nrf1 activity are provided for enhancing apoptosis in mammalian cells. Apoptosis is enhanced in mammalian cells by co-inhibiting Nrf1 activity and proteasome activity. Methods for identifying Nrf1 inhibitors are provided using an assay for screening Nrf1 inhibitors that enhance proteasome inhibition by preventing induced proteasome expression.
US09493830B2
The present invention provides methods for determining a nucleic acid sequence by performing successive cycles of duplex extension along a single stranded template. The cycles comprise steps of extension, ligation, and, preferably, cleavage. In certain embodiments the methods make use of extension probes containing phosphorothiolate linkages and employ agents appropriate to cleave such linkages. The invention provides methods of determining information about a sequence using at least two distinguishably labeled probe families. In certain embodiments the methods acquire less than 2 bits of information from each of a plurality of nucleotides in the template in each cycle. In certain embodiments the sequencing reactions are performed on templates attached to immobilized beads. The invention further provides sets of labeled extension probes containing phosphorothiolate linkages. In addition, the invention includes performing multiple sequencing reactions on a single template by removing initializing oligonucleotides and extended strands and performing subsequent reactions using different initializing oligonucleotides.
US09493827B2
The present invention relates to a method for determining the in vivo localization of double-strand breaks in a host cell, comprising incubating a host cell suspected to comprise DNA double-strand breaks and a linear polynucleotide comprising a known sequence, detecting the in vivo insertion sites of said polynucleotide in the genome of said host cell, and assessing the in vivo localization of double-strand breaks. Further envisaged by the present invention is a method for obtaining an endonuclease with altered in vivo specificity. Finally, the present invention is directed to a kit for determining in vivo specificity of an endonuclease.
US09493819B2
A sensor device, which is adapted for detecting target molecules having a target nucleic acid sequence, comprises an optical whispering gallery mode (WGM) resonator having a resonance frequency, wherein the WGM resonator is functionalized with a double-strand DNA precursor compound and the resonance frequency depends on a mass load provided by the double-strand precursor compound, the double-strand precursor compound is capable of a target-specific strand displacement reaction with the target molecules, and in response to the strand displacement reaction, the double-strand precursor compound is capable to be partially decoupled from the WGM resonator, wherein the mass load can be decreased and the resonance frequency of the WGM resonator can be increased. Furthermore, a sensing method for detecting target molecules including nucleic acid sequences is described.
US09493818B2
Currently, the circularization of small RNAs is broadly regarded as an obstacle in ligation-related assays and explicitly avoided while short lengths of linear RNA targets is broadly recognized as a factor limiting use of conventional primers in PCR-related assays. In contrast, the disclosed invention capitalizes on circularization of small RNA targets or their conjugates with oligonucleotide adapters. The circular RNA templates provide amplification of the target sequences via synthesis of multimer nucleic acids that can be either labeled for direct detection or subjected to PCR amplification and detection. Structure of small circular RNAs and corresponding multimeric nucleic acids provide certain advantages over current methods including flexibility in design of conventional RT and PCR primers as well as use of 5′-overlapping dimer-primers for efficient and sequence-specific amplification of short target sequences. Our invention also reduces number of steps and reagents while increasing sensitivity and accuracy of detection of small RNAs with both 2′OH and 2′-OMe at their 3′ ends. Our invention increase sensitivity and specificity of detection of microRNAs and other small RNAs with both 2′OH and 2′-OMe at their 3′ ends while allowing us to distinguish these two forms from each other.
US09493813B2
The invention features methods for identifying compounds that modulate the activity of phosphatidylinositol 5-phosphate 4-kinase (PI5P4K). Inhibitors of PI5P4K can be used in, for example, the treatment or prevention of cell proliferation disorders (e.g., the prevention of tumor cell growth in p53 mutated cancers).
US09493812B2
The described invention provides a method for detecting a target analyte that exhibits protease enzyme activity. The described method includes contacting a sample with a hybrid oxidase enzyme engineered to exhibit increased catalytic activity over that of a starting oxidase enzyme upon cleavage of a mutated protease cleavage recognition sequence. The mutated protease cleavage recognition sequence is a recognition sequence specific for the target analyte. The described method further includes contacting a substrate with the engineered hybrid oxidase enzyme. The substrate comprises a cognate composition of matter to the engineered hybrid oxidase enzyme, and the engineered hybrid oxidase enzyme is configured to catalyze conversion of the cognate composition of matter into a detectable product upon proteolytic cleavage of the mutated protease cleavage recognition sequence by the target analyte.
US09493811B2
The present invention provides a method for determining the amino acid polymorphisms of heavy gamma chain of immunoglobulins G by a proteomic approach. This method distinguishes the immunoglobulins of the mother and those of the newborn in a blood sample obtained during the first months of the child's life. The invention also relates to the use of this method in the early diagnosis of vertically transmitted diseases in the neonate. The invention also provides peptides distinctive of G3m and IGHG3 alleles, and a kit comprising said peptides.
US09493801B2
Described herein are microorganisms that produce methionine and related products from endogenous genes in a transsulfuration pathway, as well as from exogenous genes providing a direct sulfhydrylation pathway. Novel genes that are useful for methionine and SAMe production are disclosed.
US09493800B2
Engineered polypeptides useful in synthesizing acyl amino acids are provided. Also provided are methods of making acyl amino acids using engineered polypeptides. In certain embodiments, an acyl amino acid produced using compositions and/or methods of the present invention comprises cocoyl glutamate.
US09493798B2
An edible oil obtained by culturing a microorganism belong to the genus Mortierella subgenus Mortierella in a medium containing a nitrogen source derived from soybean is discussed. The oils obtained have a low 24,25-methylenecholest-5-en-3β-ol content.
US09493790B2
The present invention relates to methods for constructing a filamentous fungal strain for production of multiple recombinant polypeptides having biological activity. The present invention also relates to methods for producing multiple recombinant polypeptides having biological activity in a filamentous fungal strain. The present invention also relates to filamentous fungal strains expressing multiple recombinant polypeptides having biological activity.
US09493786B2
The present invention provides a transgenic soybean comprising event MONS87712 that expresses a B-box zinc-finger protein 32 (BBX32) and exhibits increased yield. The invention also provides cells, plant parts, seeds, plants, commodity products related to the event, and DNA molecules that are unique to the event and were created by the insertion of transgenic DNA into the genome of a soybean plant. The invention further provides methods for detecting the presence of said soybean event nucleotide sequences in a sample, and probes and primers for use in detecting nucleotide sequences that are diagnostic for the presence of said soybean event.
US09493781B2
This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for targeting peptides, polypeptides, and proteins to plastids of plastid-containing cells. In some embodiments, the disclosure concerns chloroplast transit peptides that may direct a polypeptide to a plastid, and nucleic acid molecules encoding the same. In some embodiments, the disclosure concerns methods for producing a transgenic plant material (e.g., a transgenic plant) comprising a chloroplast transit peptide, as well as plant materials produced by such methods, and plant commodity products produced therefrom.
US09493776B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a method for increasing the expression of foreign genes, in particular, using a promoter, an enhancer, and the like, and an expression cassette containing a promoter, an enhancer, and the like, by which gene expression can be increased. The purpose is achieved with the use of the gene expression cassette comprising a DNA construct containing a gene to be expressed and a poly A addition sequence that are located downstream of a 1st promoter, and further comprising an enhancer or a 2nd promoter ligated downstream of the DNA construct.
US09493773B2
The present invention is directed towards the synthesis of high purity deuterated sugars, deuterated phosphoramidites, deuterated nucleobases, deuterated nucleosides, deuterated oligonucleotides, and deuterated RNA's of defined sequences which can exhibit biochemically useful and biologically valuable properties, thus having potential for therapeutic uses.
US09493771B2
Short interfering ribonucleic acid (siRNA) for oral administration, said siRNA comprising two separate RNA strands that are complementary to each other over at least 15 nucleotides, wherein each strand is 49 nucleotides or less, and wherein at least one of which strands contains at least one chemical modification.
US09493762B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a means for producing an optically active tropic acid that is a compound useful as a synthetic raw material or an intermediate for pharmaceutical products and the like. The present invention provides a novel polypeptide having activity to (R)-selectively hydrolyze a racemic tropic acid amide, DNA encoding the polypeptide, a vector containing the DNA, a transformant prepared by transformation with the vector, and a method for producing an optically active carboxylic acid amide and an optically active carboxylic acid using them.
US09493760B2
The present invention relates to methods of reducing, delaying, preventing and/or inhibiting the progression of a Cryptococcus infection into the central nervous system (CNS) of a subject by inhibiting the activity of a M36 fungalysin metalloprotease (e.g., MPR1) secreted by the Cryptococcus. The invention further provides methods of increasing, promoting and/or enhancing delivery of a therapeutic agent across the blood-brain-barrier, comprising systemically administering the therapeutic agent in conjunction with a M36 fungalysin metalloprotease (e.g., MPR1), or an enzymatically active fragment thereof.
US09493746B2
Recombinant butyraldehyde dehydrogenases (Blds) with improved production of 1,4-BDO, as well as recombinant microorganisms comprising polynucleotides encoding the recombinant Blds, and methods of producing 1,4-BDO by using the recombinant microorganisms.
US09493740B2
The present invention concerns immunotherapy for cancers having cells that comprise the ganglioside GD2 antigen. In specific embodiment, T cells having a chimeric receptor that targets GD2 is employed. In particular cases, the chimeric receptor comprises antibody, cytoplasmic signaling domain from the T cell receptor, and/or costimulatory molecule(s).
US09493729B2
Described herein are natural cleaning compositions comprising fermented fruit solutions, methods for making the same, and methods for using the same. The fermented fruit solutions can contain fruit, sugar and water. Further described herein are methods of making fermented fruit solutions for use with cleaning compositions. The fermented fruit solutions described herein can be used in cleaning compositions including laundry detergents, stain removers, fabric softeners, floor cleaners, bathroom cleaners, dishwashing products, kitchen cleaners, liquid soap, multi-purpose cleaners and the like.
US09493727B2
Fatty amine compositions made from a metathesis-derived C10-C17 monounsaturated acid, octadecene-1,18-dioic acid, or their ester derivatives are disclosed. In another aspect, fatty amidoamines made by reacting a metathesis-derived C10-C17 monounsaturated acid, octadecene-1,18-dioic acid, or their ester derivatives with an aminoalkyl-substituted tertiary amine are disclosed. The fatty amines or amidoamines are advantageously sulfonated, sulfitated, oxidized, or reduced. In other aspects, the ester derivative is a modified triglyceride made by self-metathesis of a natural oil or an unsaturated triglyceride made by cross-metathesis of a natural oil with an olefin.
US09493726B2
The present invention relates generally to detergent compositions and, more specifically, to detergent compositions containing a branched surfactant.
US09493725B2
The present invention relates generally to detergent compositions and, more specifically, to detergent compositions containing a branched surfactant.
US09493724B2
In accordance with the present invention, it has been discovered that an additive which is substantially insoluble in, has low solubility in and/or is otherwise incompatible with a functional fluid, may be supplied to the functional fluid by use of a gel composition and/or a solid additive composition containing the additive, such that the functional fluid can receive the benefit of the supplied additive and/or contain levels of the additive not otherwise achievable by conventional delivery method due to the incompatibility of the additive with the functional fluid.
US09493721B2
A method for producing high levels of methane based on a combination of steam hydrogasification and a shift reactor is provided using carbonaceous material. Hydrogen produced by the shift reactor can be recycled back into the steam hydrogasifier.
US09493714B2
Hydrocarbon oil obtained by Fischer-Tropsch (FT) synthesis reaction using a catalyst within a slurry bed reactor is fractionated into a distilled oil and a column bottom oil in a rectifying column, part of the column bottom oil is flowed into a first transfer line that connects a column bottom of the rectifying column to a hydrocracker, at least part of the column bottom oil is flowed into a second transfer line branched from the first transfer line and connected to the first transfer line downstream of the branching point, the amount of the catalyst fine powder to be captured is monitored while the catalyst fine powder in the column bottom oil that flows in the second transfer line are captured by a detachable filter provided in the second transfer line, and the column bottom oil is hydrocracked within the hydrocracker.
US09493707B2
A process of preparing a lamination film comprising two or more layers of a fixed cholesteric liquid-crystal phase is disclosed. The process comprises (a) applying a coating liquid of a curable liquid crystal composition comprising a rod-like liquid crystal compound, an alignment-control agent capable of controlling an alignment of the rod-like liquid crystal compound and a solvent to a surface; (b) drying the applied curable liquid crystal composition to form a cholesteric liquid-crystal phase; (c) carrying out a curing reaction of the composition and fixing the cholesteric liquid-crystal phase, thereby to form a lower layer; and (d) repeating the steps (a) to (c) on the lower layer, thereby to form an upper layer; wherein at least a part of the alignment-control agent in the lower layer diffuses into the upper layer.
US09493706B2
Disclosed is an aqueous effect basecoat material comprising at least one liquid-crystalline aqueous preparation (WZ) in fractions of 1% to 99% by weight, based on the aqueous basecoat material, at least one film-forming polymer (FP), and at least one effect pigment (EP).
US09493699B2
A chromic luminescent composition and method for fabricating the composition are disclosed. The chromic luminescent composition comprises at least one or more non-luminescent materials and one or more luminescent materials. The one or more non-luminescent materials having absorption spectra that at least partially overlap with the spectrum of incident electromagnetic radiation. The one or more luminescent materials convert at least a portion of energy of incident electromagnetic radiation to a lower energy wavelength. The one or more non-luminescent materials and the one or more luminescent materials are selected such that, when subsequently exposed to incident electromagnetic radiation, color and brightness are substantially modulated through absorption and emission as a function of incident electromagnetic radiation. Also disclosed are a chromic luminescent textile and a method for fabricating the textile.
US09493687B2
The present application provides heat-curing preparations containing (a) a triglyceride fraction, the fatty acid distribution of which has a proportion of at least 5 wt. %, in particular at least 60 wt. %, of one or more Ω-3 fatty acids and/or one or more Ω-6 fatty acids, (b) at least one vulcanizing agent selected from the group consisting of (b1) sulfur, (b2) peroxidic vulcanizing agents, (b3) quinones and/or quinone dioximes and/or (b4) dinitrosobenzenes, and (c) at least one inorganic filler.
US09493677B2
Provided are a polishing composition for chemical mechanical polishing, a method of preparing the polishing composition, and a chemical mechanical polishing method using the polishing composition. The polishing composition which is a water-based polishing composition for planarizing a metal compound thin film including two or more metal elements includes nano-diamond particles as a polishing material and poly(sodium 4-styrenesulfonate) as a dispersion stabilizer for the nano-diamond particles in the polishing composition. Since the nano-diamond particles in the polishing composition have hydrophobic surfaces and poly(sodium 4-styrenesulfonate) effectively stabilizes the nano-diamond particles to prevent the nano-diamond particles from aggregating, excellent polishing characteristics for the metal compound thin film may be obtained due to the nano-diamond particles which have a nano size, high hardness, and excellent dispersibility.
US09493672B2
Coating material for aluminum substrate for inkjet computer-to-plate and preparation and use of same
A coating material for an aluminum substrate for inkjet computer-to-plate and preparation method and use of same. The composition of the coating material is: high polymer 5-40 wt %; nano-sized and/or micro-sized oxide particles 5-30 wt %; organic solvent constituting the remainder. The high polymer is at least one selected from the group consisting of MMA-BMA-MA terpolymer resin, phenolic resin, epoxy resin, polyurethane, polyester, urea-formaldehyde resin, polyvinyl formal, polyvinyl butyral and gum arabic. The preparation method for obtaining the coating material is to mix the ingredients together and stir at room temperature. A spin coating method or a roll coating method is used to coat the coating material onto a clean aluminum substrate having not undergone electrolytic graining and anodic oxidation treatment, and then the substrate is baked, resulting in the required roughness.
US09493670B2
Hydrophilic coating compositions and methods to make and use the compositions are disclosed. The compositions include a polymer comprising one or more cyanate groups and a blocking agent contacting at least one of one or more cyanate groups. When exposed to atmospheric water, the blocked cyanate moieties at the surface may hydrolyze to expose hydrophilic groups. Thus, the hydrophobic polymeric surface may change to a hydrophilic surface upon reacting with atmospheric water and moisture.
US09493669B1
Provided are methods for using compositions of matter which exist in a powdered, free-flowing form to which water is added preferable just prior to the time of use, to yield flowable liquid compositions which are spreadable, dispersible or sprayable onto various substrates. In some embodiments the free-flowing compositions contain water-soluble styrene/acrylic acid copolymers, and can surprisingly comprise relatively large amounts of water on the order of about 20% or more, while remaining in the form of a free-flowing powder prior to their combination with additional water to yield the spreadable, dispersible or sprayable liquid compositions. By the present disclosure, shelf life concerns are eliminated, as the compositions provided have an essentially indefinite shelf life, and transportation and handling ease are greatly increased over prior art compositions due to less weight by the absence of large relative quantities of water present in prior art compositions.
US09493661B2
Described are glycerol diesters of the general formula (I) wherein one of the two radicals R1 or R2 is hydrogen, and the radical of the two radicals R1 and R2 that is not hydrogen is a radical: and the radicals R3, R4, R5, and R6 independently of one another are a saturated, aliphatic radical having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, with the proviso that the radicals R3 and R4 together contain at least 5 carbon atoms and the radicals R5 and R6 together contain at least 5 carbon atoms. Also described is a process for preparing the glycerol diesters, use thereof as reactive diluents, coating materials comprising the glycerol diesters, multicoat paint systems and their production, comprising the use of the coating materials, and also to substrates coated therewith.
US09493658B2
The present invention relates to a method of preparing calcium carbonate coated calcium hydroxide particles by combining calcium hydroxide and dry ice in an acquiescent manner. The invention further relates to an apparatus for carrying out the method and to the use of the calcium carbonate coated calcium hydroxide particles of the method as filler for use with thermoplastics polymers.
US09493651B2
Halogen-free resin composition, prepreg, and laminate for printed circuits using same. Based on 100 parts by weight of organic solid matter, the resin composition comprises: (A) bisphenol-type epoxy resin: 30˜60 parts by weight; (B) benzoxazine resin: 5˜45 parts by weight; (C) alkyl phenol novolac hardener: 10˜30 parts by weight; (D) phosphorus-containing flame retardant. The bisphenol-type epoxy resin, with numerous alkyl branched chains and benzene rings in its structure, makes the composition possess high glass transition temperature, low water absorption, good thermal resistance, and excellent dielectric properties. Taking the alkyl phenol novolac as the hardener can sufficiently exert the advantages of excellent dielectric properties and low water absorption resulted from containing numerous alkyls. The prepreg and laminate for printed circuits made from halogen-free resin composition have high glass transition temperature, low dielectric constant, low dielectric dissipation factor, low water absorption, high thermal resistance, and good flame retardancy, processability and chemical resistance.
US09493648B2
Disclosed is a thermoplastic resin composition including: (A) a polycarbonate resin; (B) an acrylate-styrene-acrylonitrile (ASA) graft copolymer; (C) a random copolymer of an alkyl(meth)acrylate, an aromatic vinyl compound, and a vinyl cyanide compound; and (D) a copolymer of an aromatic methacrylate and a monofunctional unsaturated monomer.
US09493647B2
The instant invention provides a thermoplastic composition, method of producing the same, and articles made therefrom. The thermoplastic composition according to present invention comprises the melt blending product of: (A) from 55 to 95 percent by weight of a thermoplastic matrix comprising one or more thermoplastic polymers; and (B) from 5 to 45 percent by weight of a dispersed phase which comprises a crosslinked (meth)acrylate copolymer, wherein the (meth)acrylate copolymer comprises at least 95 percent by weight derived from methyl methacrylate units and from greater than zero to less than 0.5 percent by weight derived from one or more multifunctional cross-linking monomers and/or graft-linking agents; wherein the difference in refractive index between components (A) and (B) is greater than 0.08.
US09493638B2
The present technology provides a rubber composition for a tire which improves the low rolling resistance, dry performance, wet performance, and workability so as to surpass conventional levels. In the rubber composition for a tire according to the present technology, silica is blended into the composition in an amount of 90 to 150 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of a diene rubber containing at least 25 mass % of a modified conjugated diene polymer rubber having a siloxane structure in at least some of the terminal-modifying groups. A silane coupling agent is blended into the composition in an amount of 3 to 20 mass % relative to the amount of silica, and an alkyltriethoxysilane having an alkyl group with 7 to 20 carbons is blended in an amount of 0.1 to 20 mass % relative to the amount of silica.
US09493636B2
The present invention provides a method for preparing a water insoluble gel composition comprising: mixing a water soluble polysaccharide, an epoxy cross-linking agent, an alkaline compound and a solvent; and drying the thus obtained mixture at 1 to 30° C. under vacuum to remove the solvent, and a water insoluble gel composition.
US09493634B2
An additive for a silicone encapsulant has the structure: (I) R1Ce(OSi—R2) I I a R3 wherein a is 3 or 4, wherein R1 and R2 are each —O—Si(R4)(R5)(R6) and each of R4, R5, and R6 is independently chosen from C1-C10 hydrocarbyl groups, C1-C10 alkyl groups, C2-C10 alkenyl groups, and C6-C10 aryl groups, and wherein R3 is independently chosen from C1-C10 hydrocarbyl groups, C1-C10 alkyl groups, C2-C10 alkenyl groups, and C6-C10 aryl groups. More specifically, the cerium is cerium (III) or (IV). The additive is formed using a method that includes the step of reacting cerium metal or a cerium (III) or (IV) compound with a hydroxyl functional organosiloxane. An encapsulant includes the additive and a polyorganosiloxane. The encapsulant can be utilized to form a device that includes an optoelectronic component and the encapsulant disposed on the optoelectronic component. The device is formed using a method that includes the step of disposing the encapsulant on the optoelectronic device.
US09493630B2
A cured product obtainable by curing an epoxy resin composition that is suitable for producing optical sheets. The epoxy resin composition includes a polyvalent carboxylic acid (A) represented by formula (I): wherein, R1's each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 15 carbon atoms, or a carboxyl group; q represents the number of substituent R1's, and represents an integer from 1 to 4; and P represents the following X: wherein there may be a plural number of R2's per ring, and R2's each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; and * represents a bonding site linked to the oxygen atom; and an epoxy resin (B) having an aliphatic cyclic structure in the molecule.
US09493625B2
The present invention provides a thermally expandable microcapsule that has a high expansion ratio and durability at high temperatures, and is not likely to cause discoloration and odor when used for foam molding. The thermally expandable microcapsule of the present invention includes: a shell formed from a polymer; and a volatile expansion agent as a core agent encapsulated by the shell, the shell obtained by polymerizing a monomer composition that contains a nitrile monomer and a compound having a glycidyl group in a molecule, the shell exhibiting a value y of 50% or higher and a ratio y/x of 1.1 or higher, in which x represents a gel fraction at ordinary temperature, and y represents a gel fraction upon heating at 180° C. for 30 minutes.
US09493623B2
The present invention provides a crosslinked foam having an excellent balance of various physical properties in terms of lightness, flexibility, permanent compression set, tear strength, impact resilience, and molding stability; a shoe midsole; and a crosslinkable and foamable composition that provides the crosslinked foam and shoe midsole. A crosslinkable and foamable composition comprising (A) an ethylene-based copolymer; (B) a copolymer comprising a vinyl aromatic monomer unit and an unsaturated bond-containing a conjugated diene monomer unit; (C) an organic peroxide; and (D) a foaming agent; a mass ratio of the component (A) to the component (B), (A/B), being from 97/3 to 50/50; and the component (B) comprising 5 mass % or more and 80 mass % or less of the vinyl aromatic monomer unit, and 5 mass % or more and 55 mass % or less of the conjugated diene monomer unit.
US09493620B2
Disclosed is an optical film that has excellent adhesion and surface hardness between the film substrate and a hard coat layer or other functional layer, has improved brittleness, is transparent, and has low moisture absorption and high heat resistance. Additionally disclosed are an antireflective film, a polarizing plate, and a display device using the same. The optical film has at least a hard coat layer or a back coat layer as a functional layer containing a resin on a film substrate, and is characterized in that said film substrate contains a thermoplastic acrylic resin (A) and a cellulose ester resin (B), with the content ratio by mass of said thermoplastic acrylic resin (A) and said cellulose ester resin (B) being in a range thermoplastic acrylic resin (A):cellulose ester resin (B)=95:5 to 50:50.
US09493615B2
The invention provides a composition comprising a polyolefin and a polyorganosiloxane in which at least 50 mole % of the siloxane units are D units as herein defined and which contains at least one unsaturated group, characterized in that the unsaturated group is group of the formula —X—CH═CH—R″ (I) or —X—C≡C—R″ (II), in which X represents a divalent organic linkage having an electron withdrawing effect with respect to the —CH═CH— or —C≡C— bond and/or containing an aromatic ring or a further olefinic double bond or acetylenic unsaturation, the aromatic ring or the further olefinic double bond or acetylenic unsaturation being conjugated with the olefinic unsaturation of —X—CH═CH—R″ or with the acetylenic unsaturation of —X—C≡C—R″ and R″ represents hydrogen or a group having an electron withdrawing effect or any other activation effect with respect to the —CH═CH— or —C≡C— bond.
US09493606B2
The present invention relates to the field of tailored di-, tri- and multi-block as well as gradient polyesters/polycarbonates copolymers prepared by introducing monomers simultaneously in the reaction medium in the presence of an organometallic, metal salt or organic catalyst.
US09493604B2
A composition comprising in Part 1: a) one or more isocyanate functional components having aromatic isocyanate functional groups; and b) one or more isocyanate functional components having aliphatic isocyanate functional groups; and in Part 2 c) one or more compounds having more than one isocyanate reactive groups: wherein the ratio of aromatic isocyanate functional groups to isocyanate reactive groups is from 0.95 to 1.05 and the ratio of aromatic isocyanate functional groups and aliphatic isocyanate functional groups (total isocyanate groups) to isocyanate reactive groups is from 1.10 to 1.30.
US09493596B2
An intermediate transfer member that includes a mixture of a polymer, a vinyl acetate crotonic acid copolymer, an optional conductive component, an optional fluoropolymer, and an optional polysiloxane.
US09493582B2
The present invention related to low-chloride alkylated cyclodextrin compositions, along with processes for preparing and using the same. The processes of the present invention provide alkylated cyclodextrins with low levels of drug-degrading agents and chloride.
US09493567B2
Natalizumab is a safe and efficacious treatment for inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis, Crohn's Disease, and rheumatoid arthritis. Rare occurrences of progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy during treatment suggest the possibility that it may be related to natalizumab treatment. Monitoring for JCV and informing caregivers and patients about the manifestations of progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy can improve the safety of natalizumab therapy.
US09493565B2
Human monoclonal antibodies directed against B7-H1 and uses of these antibodies in diagnostics and for the treatment of diseases associated with the activity and/or expression of B7-H1 are disclosed. Additionally, hybridomas or other cell lines expressing such antibodies are disclosed.
US09493552B2
The invention provides, inter alia, conjugates comprising a coagulating agent conjugated to an antibody, where the antibody specifically binds an extracellular domain epitope of a mammalian PLVAP protein. These agents specifically target HCC tumors and treat the HCC. The invention also provides methods of using these conjugates, such as methods of treating HCC by administering the conjugates provided by the invention or compositions provided by the invention, such as pharmaceutical compositions.
US09493543B2
The present invention relates to modified coagulation factors. In particular, the present invention relates to conjugated Factor VIII molecules fused to a polypeptide such as e.g. an antibody binding protein or a Fc domain.
US09493539B2
Antigenic peptides that bind to MHC Class II molecules with the shared epitope referred to as HLA-DR molecules are disclosed. More specifically, are citrullinated antigenic peptides having an increased affinity for HLA-DR molecules and associated with Rheumatoid arthritis. These novel peptides provide the basis for new methods of diagnosis and treatment of Rheumatoid arthritis.
US09493538B2
The present invention provides a snare molecules comprising an attachment moiety (which facilitates attachment of a receptor to a cell) and a receptor for a toxic pathogenic or infectious agent, e.g., a virus. Methods of producing such snare molecules and their therapeutic and/or prophylactic uses are also provided by the present invention.
US09493534B2
This invention is directed to a chorionic gonadotrophin carboxy terminal peptide (CTP) modified dual GLP-1/glucagon receptor agonist, and methods of producing and using the same. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a CTP-modified polypeptide comprising a dual GLP-1/glucagon receptor agonist and at least one chorionic gonadotrophin carboxy terminal peptide (CTP) attached to the amino terminus or carboxy terminus of the agonist.
US09493529B2
The present invention relates to a Robo1-Fc recombinant protein and to the use thereof for treating diseases in which a Slit protein is overexpressed, in particular cancer. The invention also relates to a composition including such a recombinant protein. Another aspect of the invention involves using a Robo1-Fc molecule as a diagnostic tool for detecting the overexpression of a molecule belonging to the Slit family in a patient.
US09493528B2
Provided are small peptide fragments derived from microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF) and a method for preventing or treating melanoma using the same as an active ingredient. Further provided is a method for skin-whitening and/or for inhibiting skin pigmentation, using the peptide fragments as an active ingredient.
US09493520B2
The invention provides isolated nucleic acid molecules which encode novel fatty acid desaturases and elongases from the organism Emiliana huxleyi. The invention also provides recombinant expression vectors containing desaturase or elongase nucleic acid molecules, host cells into which the expression vectors have been introduced, and methods for large-scale production of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs), e.g. arachidonic acid (ARA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) or docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).
US09493517B2
The invention provides a conjugate comprising an antigen and a carrier molecule, wherein the carrier molecule comprises a spr0096 antigen and a spr2021 antigen. spr0096 and spr2021 are Streptococcus pneumoniae antigens. The conjugate may be used in a method for raising an immune response in a mammal, the method comprising administering the conjugate to the mammal. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions, particularly vaccines, comprising the conjugate.
US09493516B2
The invention relates to agents and to pharmaceutical compositions for reducing the formation of amyloid and/or for promoting the disaggregation of amyloid proteins. The compositions may also be used to detect amyloid.
US09493514B2
The present invention relates to novel peptides and methods for inducing an immune response in a subject against an antigen and for treatment, diagnosis and prognosis of infections or autoimmune diseases including infections with HCV, HIV, CMV and Flu. The invention further relates to methods for identifying and providing peptides useful for the treatment and diagnosis. X1—X2—X3—X4—X5—X6 (formula I)
US09493511B2
Disclosed herein are novel analogs of cyclosporin, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and methods for their use in the treatment of dry eye and other conditions.
US09493507B2
Use of synthetic thiol-containing peptides as highly effective therapeutic and protective agents is described, in clinical and research applications where lifespan and/or viability and functioning of cells is compromised at least partially due to depletion of reduced glutathione, or where viability and functioning of cells can be improved by elevating reduced glutathione levels. More specifically, compositions and methods for treating blood disorders associated with glutathione dysregulation utilizing short thiol-containing peptides selected from the group consisting of Cys-Lys-Met-Cys (SEQ ID NO: 1), Cys-Met-Lys-Cys (SEQ ID NO: 2) and Cys-β-Ala-His-Cys (SEQ ID NO: 3) are described. Further described are compositions and methods for preserving biological samples using the peptides.
US09493503B2
Chemical entities that are novel compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment of cancer are described.
US09493496B2
The invention provides an alginate oligosaccharide and its derivatives with the degree of polymerization ranging from 2 to 22. The alginate oligosaccharide is composed of β-D-mannuronic acid linked by 1,4 glycosidic bonds. The derivatives with the reduced terminal in position 1 of carboxyl radical can be prepared by oxidative degradation. The invention also provides a process for preparing the alginate oligosaccharide and its derivatives, which includes the procedure that an alginate solution is reacted for 2 to 6 h in an autoclave at pH 2˜6 and the temperature of 100˜120° C., and adjusted pH to 7 after the reaction is stopped, after which the resultant oligosaccharide is oxidized in the presence of an oxidant to obtain an oxidative product. The alginate oligosaccharide and its derivatives of the invention can be used in the manufacture of a medicament for the prophylaxis and treatment of AD and diabetes.
US09493493B2
Disclosed herein, inter alia, are acyclic nucleotide analogs and methods of using an acyclic nucleotide analog for treating and/or ameliorating a papillomavirus infection.
US09493492B2
A method for producing a compound represented by General Formula (1), the method including: reacting a compound represented by General Formula (3) and a compound represented by General Formula (4): where R1 and R2 each represent aliphatic group which may have substituent, or aromatic group which may have substituent (with the proviso that R1 and R2 are different groups), R3 represents aromatic group which may have substituent, and R4 represents aliphatic group which may have substituent, or aromatic group which may have substituent, where R1 and R2 each represent aliphatic group which may have substituent, or aromatic group which may have substituent (with the proviso that R1 and R2 are different groups), and R3 represents aromatic group which may have substituent, where R4 represents aliphatic group which may have substituent, or aromatic group which may have substituent.
US09493484B2
Provided is a compound having an AMPA receptor function enhancing action, and useful as a prophylactic or therapeutic drug for depression, schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and the like. The compound represented by formula (I): wherein each symbol is as defined in the DESCRIPTION, or a salt thereof has an AMPA receptor function enhancing action, and is useful as a prophylactic or therapeutic drug for depression, schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and the like.
US09493480B2
Anilide derivatives of the natural trioxane artemisinin were prepared and evaluated for antimalarial efficacy in Plasmodium berghei-infected mice. Selected anilides derivatives administered orally as one single-digit dose combined with mefloquine hydrochloride were completely curative, i.e., all 5 of the mice in the particular treatment group had no detectable parasitemia on day 30 post infection, gained as much weight by day 30 post infection as the control mice (no infection), and behaved normally.
US09493468B2
The present invention is concerned with novel antifungal 5,6-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo-[1,2-a][1,4]benzodiazepines and 6H-pyrrolo[1,2-a][1,4]benzodiazepines substituted with heterocyclic derivatives of Formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and Het have the meaning defined in the claims. The compounds according to the present invention are active mainly against dermatophytes and systemic fungal infections. The invention further relates to processes for preparing such novel compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds as an active ingredient as well as the use of said compounds as a medicament.
US09493463B2
This invention relates to novel compounds that are substituted xanthine derivatives and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. For example, this invention relates to novel substituted xanthine derivatives that are derivatives of pentoxifylline. This invention also provides compositions comprising one or more compounds of this invention and a carrier and the use of the disclosed compounds and compositions in methods of treating diseases and conditions for which pentoxifylline and related compounds are beneficial.
US09493447B2
The present invention is directed to a pure enantiomer of 1-(5-(4-chloro-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)furan-2-yl)-2-ethoxy-2-(4-(5-methyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)phenyl)ethanone, in particular, (S)-1-(5-(4-chloro-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)furan-2-yl)-2-ethoxy-2-(4-(5-methyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)phenyl)ethanone. The present invention is also directed a crystal structure of (S)-1-(5-(4-chloro-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)furan-2-yl)-2-ethoxy-2-(4-(5-methyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)phenyl)ethanone, a pharmaceutical composition of (S)-1-(5-(4-chloro-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)furan-2-yl)-2-ethoxy-2-(4-(5-methyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)phenyl)ethanone, a method of inhibiting PDE10 with (S)-1-(5-(4-chloro-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)furan-2-yl)-2-ethoxy-2-(4-(5-methyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)phenyl)ethanone, and a process and particular individual intermediates used in the production of (S)-1-(5-(4-chloro-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)furan-2-yl)-2-ethoxy-2-(4-(5-methyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)phenyl)ethanone.
US09493445B2
The invention relates to compounds of formula (I): where A1, A2, A3, A4, G, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined in claim 1; or a salt or N-oxide thereof. Furthermore, the present invention relates to processes and intermediates for preparing compounds of formula (I), to insecticidal, acaricidal, nematicidal and molluscicidal compositions comprising the compounds of formula (I) and to methods of using the compounds of formula (I) to control insect, acarine, nematode and mollusc pests.
US09493437B2
The present application discloses a compound which is which activates Wnt/β-catenin signaling and thus treats or prevents diseases related to signal transduction, such as osteoporosis and osteoarthropathy; osteogenesis imperfecta, bone defects, bone fractures, periodontal disease, otosclerosis, wound healing, craniofacial defects, oncolytic bone disease, traumatic brain injuries related to the differentiation and development of the central nervous system, comprising Parkinson's disease, strokes, ischemic cerebral disease, epilepsy, Alzheimer's disease, depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia; eye diseases such as age related macular degeneration, diabetic macular edema or retinitis pigmentosa and diseases related to differentiation and growth of stem cell, comprising hair loss, hematopoiesis related diseases and tissue regeneration related diseases.
US09493436B2
A variety of benzofurans and indole derivatives some with an alkynyl linker are disclosed herein. These compounds are not highly charged at physiological pH and have good bioavailability characteristics. These compounds exhibit selective or at least preferential affinity for the active sites of various sub-sets of protein tyrosine phosphatases. Some of these compounds are excellent inhibitors of Mycobacterium protein tyrosine phosphatase B (mPTPB) a protein tyrosine phosphatase expressed in Mycobacterium tuberculosis and characterized as a virulence factor in the causal agent of tuberculosis. Accordingly, many of these compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are useful for the treatment of diseases such as tuberculosis.
US09493419B2
Quinoline derivatives showing anticancer activities against cancer cell lines of hepatocellular carcinoma (Hep3B), lung carcinoma (A549), esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (HKESC-1, HKESC-4 and KYSE150). The quinoline derivatives have a backbone structure of the following formulas:
US09493418B2
A method for producing a purified amine compound represented by the formula (1), including: step (A) of reacting a crude form of the amine compound represented by the formula (1) with a hydrogen halide in the presence of water and an organic solvent insoluble in water; step (B) of separating a phase in which a hydrogen halide salt of the amine compound represented by the formula (1) produced in step (A) is dissolved from the other phase(es); step (C) of precipitating the hydrogen halide salt of the amine compound represented by the formula (1) from the phase obtained in step (B) in which the hydrogen halide salt of the amine compound represented by the formula (1) is dissolved; and step (D) of isolating the hydrogen halide salt of the amine compound represented by the formula (1) precipitated in step (C), and reacting the salt with a base.
US09493416B2
The present application relates to a new salt of N-methyl-4-benzylcarbami-dopyridine, a process for its preparation, a pharmaceutical composition comprising this compound and its use for the treatment or prevention of viral diseases.
US09493414B2
This disclosure relates to novel detergents for use in various procedures including, for example, nucleic acid amplification reactions such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Methods for preparing the modified detergents are also described.
US09493410B2
A method for highly efficiently preparing high purity crystals of 2-amino-2-[2-[4-(3-benzyloxyphenylthio)-2-chloro-phenyl]-ethyl]-1,3-propanediol hydrochloride. The method involves dissolving 2-amino-2-[2-[4-(3-benzyloxyphenylthio)-2-chlorophenyl]ethyl]-1,3-propanediol in a mixed solvent comprising a solvent in which its hydrochloride is highly soluble and a solvent in which its hydrochloride is less soluble, to prepare a solution of 2-amino-2-[2-[4-(3-benzyloxyphenylthio)-2-chlorophenyl]ethyl]-1,3-propanediol; and then adding hydrochloric acid to the resulting solution with stirring, to crystallize the hydrochloride of 2-amino-2-[2-[4-(3-benzyloxyphenylthio)-2-chloro-phenyl]ethyl]-1,3-propanediol.
US09493404B2
The present invention relates to an oxo-nitrogenated complex of cobalt having the general formula (I) wherein the residues R1, R2, R3, X1 and X2 are as defined in the claims. Said oxo-nitrogenated complex of cobalt having general formula (I) can be advantageously used in a catalytic system for the (co) polymerization of conjugated dienes.
US09493401B2
The present invention relates to L-glutamate-derived compounds of general formula (I) in which the R radical is a linear or branched C5 to C2 alkyl group, .—or the benzyl radical, .—or the phenethyl radical, for topical use as a medicament (or as a dermatological active ingredient) intended for the treatment and/or prevention of inflammatory dermatoses.
US09493399B2
The present invention relates to a multi-branched Mannich base corrosion inhibitor and the method for preparing thereof. The method comprises (1) adding 3˜7 moles ketone and 3˜7 moles aldehyde to reaction kettle, adjusting pH to 2˜6 with acid, controlling temperature to 20˜50° C. and stirring for 20˜30 mins; (2) adding 1 mole organic polyamine to the reaction kettle under stirring, or adding the pH-adjusted ketone, aldehyde and organic solvent to organic polyamine, controlling temperature to 60˜90° C. and reacting for 1˜3 hrs, and after completion of the reaction, heating the system to 110° C. under nitrogen to remove water; the organic polyamine is organic compound comprising three or more primary amine groups and/or secondary amine groups. The Mannich base corrosion inhibitor of the present invention shows characters of strong adsorption force, high film strength, high film compactness, increase in corrosion inhibition efficiency by at least 2%, and overcomes the disadvantages in prior art of few adsorption centers, single adsorption group and weak adsorption force to metal surfaces.
US09493397B2
Ionomers comprising ionic groups such as, for example, tetraalkylammonium groups and methods of making such ionomers. For example, the ionomers can be produced by ring opening metathesis polymerization of alkene-containing monomers with tetraalkylammonium groups and, optionally, alkene-containing monomers without tetraalkylammonium groups. The ionomers can be used in applications such as, for example, fuel cell applications.
US09493393B2
A process is provided for chromatographically separating propionic acid from acrylic acid. By means of the inventive process, a reduced propionic acid content acrylic acid product is enabled having a propionic acid content comparable to acrylic acid products from the conventional two stage oxidation of propylene, but wherein the acrylic acid has been produced with a higher propionic acid content by alternative methods.
US09493375B2
Processes and systems for producing glass fibers having regions devoid of glass using submerged combustion melters, including feeding a vitrifiable feed material into a feed inlet of a melting zone of a melter vessel, and heating the vitrifiable material with at least one burner directing combustion products of an oxidant and a first fuel into the melting zone under a level of the molten material in the zone. One or more of the burners is configured to impart heat and turbulence to the molten material, producing a turbulent molten material comprising a plurality of bubbles suspended in the molten material, the bubbles comprising at least some of the combustion products, and optionally other gas species introduced by the burners. The molten material and bubbles are drawn through a bushing fluidly connected to a forehearth to produce a glass fiber comprising a plurality of interior regions substantially devoid of glass.
US09493352B2
The present disclosure is directed to a method of producing nitric oxide comprising (i) providing a composition comprising a metal-organic framework, and (ii) exposing the composition to a nitric oxide-releasing compound. The disclosure also is directed to compositions, coatings, and medical devices comprising a metal-organic framework.
US09493342B2
A composite wafer level MEMS force dies including a spacer coupled to a sensor is described herein. The sensor includes at least one flexible sensing element, such as a beam or diaphragm, which have one or more sensor elements formed thereon. Bonding pads connected to the sensor elements are placed on the outer periphery of the sensor. The spacer, which protects the flexible sensing element and the wire bonding pads, is bonded to the sensor. For the beam version, the bond is implemented at the outer edges of the die. For the diaphragm version, the bond is implemented in the center of the die. An interior gap between the spacer and the sensor allows the flexible sensing element to deflect. The gap can also be used to limit the amount of deflection of the flexible sensing element in order to provide overload protection.
US09493335B2
A process for making mouthpieces for the bits of horses and draught animals includes the following steps: making the mouthpiece with titanium or titanium alloys through a turning and removal operation, sandblasting with zirconium microspheres, and passivation through oxidation of the surface titanium by means of acid solutions. The mouthpiece obtained with such a process is completely made of titanium or titanium alloys and has a passivated surface, that is, a surface that is better resistant to corrosion.
US09493333B2
A dispensing apparatus for cooled fluid, provided with a fluid holder, a cooling system near the fluid holder for cooling fluid in the fluid holder, a tap for dispensing fluid from the fluid holder, and means for active heating of fluid in said fluid holder in order to prevent the temperature of said fluid from dropping below a reference temperature.
US09493317B2
A paper feed apparatus includes a paper feeding portion that sends-out a paper placed in a paper placing tray, and is used in an image forming apparatus such as a multifunction machine. The paper feed apparatus comprises a first regulating portion and a second regulating portion that are arranged in the vicinity of a downstream side of a paper feeding position by the paper feeding portion. The first regulating portion is arranged outside a second width paper passage area to regulate a movement of a first width paper such as A4 paper placed in the paper placing tray toward a feeding direction. On the other hand, the second regulating portion is arranged inside the second width paper passage area to regulate a movement of a second width paper such as a name card placed in the paper placing tray toward a feeding direction. Since there are provided with the first regulating portion and the second regulating portion that are arranged outside and inside the second width paper passage area, the second width paper such as a name card can be adequately fed in addition to the first width paper such as A4 paper.
US09493299B2
A lifting bag having at least one side wall and a closed bottom forming an interior, the bag further having a closable top portion connected to the sidewall and adapted to close the interior of the bag. The opening is a single slit centered on the bag top and closable with a zipper. The lifting bag includes a sling coupled to the bag, generally through a edge strip positioned at ore near the top edge of the bag. The bag can be constructed from a single multilayered sheet. The bag is used in conjunction with a lifting strap system.
US09493293B2
The invention relates to a dispensing apparatus for containing a pressurized composition. The dispensing apparatus comprises a reservoir for containing the composition, a flow conduit in fluid communication with the reservoir having a distal end forming a flow conduit orifice; and a displaceable actuator head comprising a side wall having an interior surface and a dispensing orifice formed through the side wall. An intermediate member having an aperture extending there through is interposed between the interior surface of the displaceable actuator head and the distal end of the flow conduit. The intermediate member is affixed to either the interior surface of the actuator head aligning the aperture with the dispensing orifice or to the distal end of the flow conduit aligning the aperture with the flow conduit orifice. The intermediate member seals the dispensing orifice when the displaceable actuator head is biased to an at-rest position.
US09493283B2
A bottle cap attachment mechanism that secures a cap to a bottle even when the cap is removed from the bottle. The cap stays secure to the bottle even while a user is drinking the contents of the bottle.
US09493274B2
A stopper for a bottle and a sealing element for sealing the stopper in the mouth of the bottle, which is separate from the bottle. The stopper comprises a stopper part for introduction into a mouth of the bottle, and a head part for remaining outside the mouth of the bottle, the head part having a diameter that is larger than that of the stopper part, wherein the stopper part comprises a an interlocking mechanism for engaging with a counterpart interlocking mechanism of the sealing element. The sealing element is forced against an inner wall of the mouth, thereby being brought into a sealed position, upon introducing the stopper part into the mouth, in which sealed position the stopper is held on the bottle. The interlocking mechanisms permit bringing the sealing element into an unsealed position by an unsealing action which comprises rotating the stopper with respect to the bottle.
US09493273B2
The present invention relates to a device (1) for packaging and dispensing a composition sensitive to oxidation by atmospheric oxygen, comprising a body (2) formed at least partially from a sheet of a multilayer complex, comprising within one layer at least one pulverulent filler in a mass proportion, within the layer, of preferably greater than or equal to 5%.
US09493266B1
A molded plastic container includes a bottom wall to define a closed end of the container, a side wall extending generally axially away from the bottom wall, and a neck finish terminating the side wall to define an open end of the container. The neck finish includes a finish wall having an inner and outer surfaces. Also, the neck finish may include a seamless external thread segment projecting from the outer surface of the finish wall, and/or a flange extending radially outwardly from the finish wall and also extending axially downwardly and having a section thickness less than that of the finish wall, and/or a bead extending radially inwardly from the inner surface of the finish wall wherein the thickest section of any of the walls of the container extends through the bead.
US09493261B2
A sterilizable containment that includes an inner packaging and an outer packaging. The outer packaging encloses the inner packaging and includes at least two electric feedthroughs. The inner packaging includes at least two electric contacts, wherein each of the at least two electric contacts of the inner packaging matches one of the at least two electric feedthroughs of the outer packaging to provide an electric connection between a respective feedthrough and the corresponding contact when the inner and the outer packaging are closed. Each of the contacts of the inner packaging feed electrical charge from outside of the inner packaging to the inside of the inner packaging and vice versa. The inner packaging includes electrically conducting media that allows propagation of electrical charge between the contacts of the inner packaging and an implantable medical device included inside in a packaging when the containment is filled.
US09493257B2
A container-packer includes a compartment and/or compressor unit, applicators, a linear transporter for transporting along a direction, and displaceable head guides. The unit compartmentalizes and compresses containers into packs. The applicators apply adhesive to a container contact surface. The linear transporter comprises three sections. A first section has first through third part regions. In the first, transport surfaces are parallel. In the second, the transport surfaces are brought together to form respective part-packs. In the third, the part packs are transverse to the direction and transported in a direction of the second section of the linear transporter in whose first and second sections the applicators are provided. The displaceable head guides are for single-container transport in the first section. The second section comprises a turning-and-feeding section for the part-packs. The third section brings part packs together oriented in the direction to produce a complete pack.
US09493250B2
An impact protection apparatus is provided, comprising a gas container configured to hold a compressed gas and an inflatable member configured to be inflated by the gas and function as an airbag of a movable object, such as an aerial vehicle. A valve controls flow of gas from the container to the inflatable member in response to a signal from a valve controller. The valve and valve controller are powered by an independent power source than one or more other systems of the movable object. A safety mechanism may also be provided that, unless deactivated, prevents inflation of the inflatable member.
US09493239B2
A seat monitor includes a display unit that displays various types of information, a frame provided so as to surround the display unit, and an indicator provided to call a staff. The indicator is disposed on a side portion of the frame.
US09493233B2
A cavity system that tends to increase the thickness (28) of the shear layer (22), comprising: a cavity (2) and a plurality of rods (4), for example between two and six rods; the rods (4) are positioned in the proximity of a leading edge (14) of the cavity (2) and extending across at least a part of a width of the cavity (2) in a perpendicular or oblique angle to the actual or intended flow direction (6). One or more of the rods (4) may be positioned further along the flow direction (6) compared to one or more of the other rods (4), for example to provide a zig-zag pattern of rod positions. One or more flow alteration elements (34, 38), for example channels (34) passing through the rods (4) and/or protrusions (38) extending from the rods (4), may be provided on one or more of the rods (4).
US09493224B2
An energy-absorbing connection arrangement with a multitude of connectors for joining two components, such as a transverse member and a circular frame element, of an aircraft fuselage. Each connector comprises a headed shaft and the shafts reach through component boreholes. On the shaft ends facing away from the heads, counter-bearings are provided. At least one of the components comprises a fiber-reinforced plastic material. A head and/or counter-bearing of at least one connector rests against at least one underlay device. The underlay device is received in a guide groove in the first component, with the guide groove commencing in the region of the boreholes. The underlay device, upon exceeding a mechanical threshold load, is slidable away from the boreholes. Energy absorption takes place along a longitudinal center axis of the guide groove as a result of hole-bearing-stress failure and/or the shearing of the fiber-reinforced plastic material component.
US09493217B2
A floating offshore facility for offshore hydrocarbon production, comprising an upper deck, a lower deck, a well bay comprising a plurality of drilling slots and a plurality of production slots surrounding said drilling slots, a cart supporting a drilling riser and being movable together with said drilling riser inside the opening of the plurality of the drilling slots, and a drilling rig movable above the well bay to drill the well through the drilling riser.
US09493206B1
A transformable folding electric scooter comprises a motor engine, a connecting frame, and a boarding plate. The connecting frame comprises a handle frame disposed upright and having a handle at a top portion thereof, a front frame extending forward from a lower portion of the handle frame and connected to the motor engine foldably at a first folding position provided on the motor engine, and a rear frame extending rearward from the lower portion of the handle frame. The boarding plate comprises a front plate portion connected to a lower portion of the rear frame fixedly, and a rear plate portion connected to the front plate portion foldably at a second folding position provided between the front plate portion and the rear plate portion of the connecting frame. The rear plate portion is folded upward with respect to the front plate portion at the second folding position.
US09493203B2
An apparatus and method for supporting a bicycle rider. The apparatus comprises an elongate central member and first and second independently biased members each located to a lateral side of the central member. The method comprises providing an elongate central member and biasing first and second members to lateral sides of the central member.
US09493194B1
A truck bed extender including an elongated support tube having a first and a second end whereby the first end is adapted for securement in a trailer hitch mounted on a truck, and two support arms pivotally mounted at the second end of the elongated support tube, for pivotal rotation from a collapsed position generally alongside the elongated support tube, to an angled position extending upwardly away from the elongated support tube. The support arms, when rotated upward rest on two rectangular shaped cam adjusters that are pivotally mounted on the sides of the elongated support tube at the second end, just behind the support arms. The support arm height is adjusted by rotating the cam adjusters. A crossbar is removed from its stored position inside the hollow, elongated support tube and mounted with a removable lock pin perpendicular and on top of the support arms.
US09493192B2
The present invention relates to a dashboard crossmember (1) for a vehicle, including a crossbar (2) as well as at least one connection flange (3) designed to enable said crossbar to be attached to the body of said vehicle, said crossmember being characterized in that said crossbar (2) includes a bearing web (10) made of a fiber-reinforced composite material including continuous libers (7) arranged within a matrix (8), and preferably results from the assembly of a plurality of preformed basic parts (13, 14, 15) each produced by bending a composite material lap piece (11) about a single direction of the space so as to avoid overstretching or dislocating the network of fibers (7) of each of said laps.
US09493191B2
An all-terrain 4 wheeled vehicle with a frame comprising an arcuate shape. In one embodiment, the arcuate shape extends from a rear axis to a front axis such that there is additional clearance over a typical non arcuate frame at a given ride height. The arcuate frame may also provide for additional structural strength. The frame may also include the ability to attach periphery accessories such as an engine cage, a passenger cage, trailing arms, power train and transmission.
US09493188B2
A vehicle lower portion structure has: a tunnel portion disposed at a vehicle transverse direction central portion of a floor portion; a front side member whose rear portion is disposed at a vehicle lower side of the floor portion and a vehicle transverse direction outer side of the tunnel portion; a first member including a first horizontal wall that extends from the rear portion toward a vehicle transverse direction inner side, and a first vertical wall bent toward a vehicle upper side from the first horizontal wall; and a second member spanning an opening portion of the tunnel portion. The second member includes a second horizontal wall joined to the first horizontal wall, and a second vertical wall that is bent toward the vehicle upper side from the second horizontal wall, is disposed parallel to the first vertical wall, and is joined to the first vertical wall.
US09493183B2
A friction compensation logic of an MDPS (motor driven power steering) system to receive and to process a column torque signal and to output a friction compensation torque comprises: an accumulation speed adjusting portion to adjust an accumulation speed of a compensation section information set in the column torque signal; and a compensation amount adjusting portion in accordance with a vehicle speed to control so that the accumulation speed adjusting portion adjusts the accumulation speed of the compensation section information fast or slow in accordance with the vehicle speed, to adjust a compensation amount gain small or large in accordance with the vehicle speed, and to output a friction compensation torque.
US09493180B2
A traveling vehicle includes: a traveling machine body supported by a pair of left and right driving wheels; a pair of left motor and the right motor configured to independently drive the driving wheels; a riding part disposed behind the traveling machine body and connected to the traveling machine body, and configured to enable riding of a worker; a handle connected to the traveling machine body so as to be swingable left and right with respect to the traveling machine body; a plurality of load sensors for detecting a forward and backward weight shift of the worker who is riding on the riding part; a rotation angle sensor for detecting a leftward and rightward swinging operation amount of the handle; and a controller for controlling operation of the left and right motors based on detection values by the plurality of load sensors and the rotation angle sensor.
US09493176B2
A method operates a railway safety system having at least one trackside device while taking into account a measured velocity value recorded when the rail vehicle drives into a switch-on section of the railway safety system. In order to minimize the closing times for a level crossing by such a method, the measured velocity value is used as the basis for checking whether a correction time for forwarding a signal from the one trackside device to an associated railway safety assembly is to be set according to the measured velocity value when the rail vehicle drives into the switch-on section. Thereafter, a set correction time is checked to determine if the set correction time should remain effective according to at least one further influencing variable of the rail vehicle that determines the travel time. A railway safety system for carrying out the method is also provided.
US09493172B2
An outlet gate assembly with a body, a discharge conduit having opposite ends defining discharge openings, an air flow conduit having an air flow opening adjacent each of the discharge openings and removable covers, each enclosing one of the discharge openings, and the adjacent air flow opening of the air flow conduit. The covers define a flow path between the discharge opening and adjacent air flow opening. In another form the air flow conduit from each air flow opening comprises a separate tube. Also a cover is disclosed for the discharge tube of an outlet gate for a railroad car that is vented to atmosphere.
US09493167B2
Before a communication control device ECU falls into a sleep state or a power-off state, a substitution request is transmitted to an ECU, among substitute candidate devices ECU to ECU, that is determined by a substitute transmission acceptability determining unit as being capable of taking over the communication control device. A substitution-capable processing load quantity, a substitution-capable process importance level, or a failure determination result of each of the ECUs is used as determination criteria when the substitute transmission acceptability determining unit of the ECU determines a substitute device, and the determination is carried out in an order that takes into consideration the process importance level of each of the ECUs during travelling or at a standstill, to prevent failures in a network or abnormal behaviors of a vehicle.
US09493155B2
A method for controlling a driving of a hybrid vehicle in which a motor may be selectively connected to a transmission side, may include measuring a rotating speed of the motor in an electric vehicle (EV) mode, increasing the rotating speed of the motor by performing a slip control on a clutch connected to the transmission side when the rotating speed of the motor may be less than a reference speed, at a time of switching the EV mode into a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) mode, starting an engine, and joining an engine clutch disposed between the motor and the engine when the rotating speed of the motor may be increased to reach a rotating speed of the engine.
US09493149B2
A driver authentication and safety system and method for monitoring and controlling vehicle usage by high-risk drivers. A centralized database comprising a software application can be accessed by an authorized user via a data communications network utilizing a remote computer in order to configure a desired operating profile that matches requirements of the high-risk driver. The operating profile can be loaded to a driver identification and data logging module in conjunction with the remote computer. A master control unit receives a unique identification code from the data logging device to authenticate the high-risk driver and to operate the vehicle within the desired operating profile. A slave control unit receives commands from the master control unit and generates a real time alarm signal if the driver violates the preprogrammed operating profile unique to the driver.
US09493146B1
A brake-aiding device includes a casing and a drive mechanism installed in the casing. The drive mechanism has a revolving axle, and first revolver, a second revolver and a driven revolver that rotate against the revolving axle. The driven revolver has at least one propping portion for providing unidirectional stop to the first revolver and the second revolver. When brake lever cables of a two-wheeled vehicle are connected to the first and second revolver, and front- and rear-wheel brake cables of the vehicle are connected to the driven revolver, by operating either of the vehicle's left and right brake levers, both of the vehicle's front and rear wheels are braked. During the braking, the rear wheel is brakes before the front wheel is brakes, and a braking force at the rear wheel keeps greater than a braking force at the front wheel braking force.
US09493145B2
A method of automatically preventing or reducing aquaplaning during the driving operation of a motor vehicle on a route provides that: a) a camera-based road sign recognition of a road sign on a section of the route determines whether the road sign indicates a risk of aquaplaning on the section of the route, b) at least one sensor device detects whether there is a wet road condition on the section of the route, and c) a driving assistance function for preventing or reducing aquaplaning is carried out if the road sign recognition determines that the road sign indicates the risk of aquaplaning and the sensor device detects the wet road condition on the section of the route.
US09493142B2
The invention relates to a lid which is pivotably attached by a link at a filling spout (1) of a windshield washing water container. The invention proposes to provide the link with pinions which are received in support eyelets with an intermediary space there between. During injection molding the intermediary space is filled by slides of an injection molding tool so that the lid is injection moldable in one step together with the filling spout.
US09493136B2
An inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14) for being inflated between an instrument panel (36) and a seat (22) of the vehicle (12) is provided. The protection device (14) includes a front portion (70) that has a panel (72) presented towards the vehicle seat (22), a rear portion (76) adjacent the instrument panel (36), and top and bottom portions (90, 92) interconnecting the front portion (70) and the rear portion (76) to define an inflatable volume (54). A pocket (100) defines an uninflated volume (102) outside of the inflatable volume (54). The pocket (100) is defined by a single panel (180) of the protection device (14). The panel (100) extends along a centerline (162) and includes an extension (180) of material on each side of the centerline (162). The extensions (180) overly one another and are interconnected along a seam (106) to form the pocket (100).
US09493130B2
Methods, systems and cloud processing are provided for coordinating and processing user input provided to vehicles during use. One example is for processing voice inputs at a vehicle to identify a mood of a user and then modifying or customizing the vehicle response based on the detected mood, physical characteristic and/or physiological characteristic of the user. One example includes sending, to a cloud processing server, data from the vehicle. The vehicle includes an on-board computer for processing instructions for the vehicle and processing wireless communication to exchange data with the cloud processing server. The method then receives, at the vehicle, data for a user account to use the vehicle. The cloud processing server uses the user account to identify a user profile of a user. Then, receiving, from the cloud processing server, voice profiles for the user profile. Each voice profile is associated with a tone identifier or audio signature. The voice profiles for the user are learned from a plurality of voice inputs made to the vehicle by the user in one or more prior sessions of use of the vehicle. The method further includes receiving, by on-board computer, a voice input. For the voice input, processing, by on-board computer, the voice input to identify a voice profile that is correlated to the voice input and generating a vehicle response for the voice input. The vehicle response is moderated based on the tone identifier of the identified voice profile. In one example, the tone identifier is used to infer a mood of the user, and the moderation of the vehicle response assists in selecting a type of response by the vehicle and/or setting made to a vehicle system.
US09493127B2
There is provided a semiconductor device including a power compensation circuit in an apparatus in order to notify of a power supply disconnection failure that a user of the apparatus may not recognize. The power compensation circuit includes a rectifier circuit and a detection circuit. The rectifier circuit is coupled between a first power supply line and a second power supply line. If the voltage of the second power supply line is lower than the voltage of the first power supply line by a predetermined value or more, the rectifier circuit supplies power from the first power supply line to the second power supply line. The detection circuit outputs a detection signal when the current flows through the rectifier circuit.
US09493125B2
An apparatus for controlling a vehicle includes: a communication module configured to perform wireless communication between a wearable device and at least one vehicle device provided in the vehicle; and a control module configured to control the at least one vehicle device based on an operation of the wearable device.
US09493123B2
The present teaching are related to an article and method comprising: a.) a horizontal rail capable of bearing loads; b.) affixed to the horizontal rail are two or more vertical support rails wherein the distance between the vertical support rails may be varied; c.) affixed to the horizontal rail are two or more carrying rails wherein the carrying rails are capable of carrying a load wherein the carrying rails may be moved to multiple positions; wherein the horizontal rail may be affixed to the vertical support rails and the carrying rails are affixed to the horizontal rail directly or through a clamping mechanism, and the vertical support rails are adapted to be affixed to a side wall of the bed of a pick-up truck. The system may be adapted with add-on accessories for carrying articles for transport.
US09493121B2
A passenger vehicle includes a windshield and a mirror. The mirror is positioned to view objects toward a rear of the passenger vehicle reflected off of the mirror. The mirror blocks a field of view of a user through the windshield.
US09493118B1
A cognitive-driver-assist system includes an object-detection device, an operator-detection device, and a controller. The object-detection device is operable to detect when an object is proximate to a host-vehicle. The operator-detection device is operable to determine when an operator of the host-vehicle is aware of the object. The controller is configured to output a warning-signal for the operator of the host-vehicle when the object-detection device detects the object. The warning-signal is characterized by a warning-intensity that is variable. The controller is configured to increase the warning-intensity when the operator is not aware of the object.
US09493116B2
A method of alerting a driver of a vehicle is provided. The method includes: receiving alert settings configured by a user through a user interface; and selectively generating an alert pattern for at least one of a haptic alert device, an auditory alert device, and a visual alert device based on the alert settings.
US09493113B2
A vehicle illumination apparatus is disclosed. The illumination apparatus comprises a storage compartment forming an interior cavity disposed in a cargo area and a cover. The cover comprises a handle configured to facilitate access to the storage compartment from a closed position to an open position. The illumination apparatus further comprises at least one photoluminescent portion disposed proximate the storage compartment configured to illuminate at least a portion of the handle in the closed position.
US09493112B2
A system and method for a customized ambient lighting environment for individuals in vehicles travelling rapidly across multiple time zones, that can be automated and/or based on user input and which allows each user to be exposed to light in accordance to selected preferences and circumstances, in order to begin acclimating the user to a new time zone, or avoid acclimating to a new time zone, and/or otherwise mitigate circadian desynchrony.
US09493111B2
A lamp unit, comprises a substrate on which a luminous element is mounted, a housing having an opening in which the luminous element is arranged, and a lens arranged at a light emitting side of the luminous element, wherein the housing is sandwiched and fixed between the substrate and the lens; and wherein the lens is provided with a first wall portion protruding from a side of the lens facing the housing and surrounding the opening of the housing, and the housing is provided with a second wall portion protruding from a side of the housing facing the substrate and surrounding the opening of the housing.
US09493109B2
A method for highlighting an expected movement path of a vehicle, the method including a step of determining a traffic situation using an item of information concerning a surrounding environment of the vehicle. In addition, the method includes a step of determining the expected movement path based on the traffic situation. In addition, the method includes a step of providing a control signal for controlling a roadway marking device using the movement path in order to highlight the expected movement path.
US09493106B2
An image displaying speedometer includes an input section configured to receive a movement input and a decision input among various inputs, and a display section that output information. The display section outputs a speed scale and either one of a first index which indicates a part of the speed scale and a second index which indicates a part of the speed scale as information, the first index being different from the second index. The display section outputs the first index so as to indicate the part of the speed scale in accordance with the movement input received by the input section, and outputs the second index, instead of the first index, so as to indicate the part of the speed scale which has been indicated by the first index after the input section receives the decision input.
US09493102B2
A multi-functional touch cooling cup holder includes an annular socket that can accommodate a beverage can or water bottle. At the top of the socket there is a bended edge that is larger than a cylinder of the socket and at the bottom of the socket there is an annular bottom cap. On the cylinder of the socket there is a vertical slot, within which there is a control circuit of the cup holder that is equipped with IC chip. A thermal radiator is installed under the bottom cap. The radiator contains multiple paralleled radiation fins and a cooling fan. A thermoelectric cooler that is installed between the thermal radiator and the thermal conductor and is electrically connected with the control circuit of the cup holder. The cooling side of the thermoelectric cooler faces up, the thermal side faces down and is adhered to the top of the thermal radiator.
US09493101B2
A bearing device for supporting a pivot lever that is pivotable around a pivot axis (A), in particular for adjusting seats in motor vehicles, having a receptacle (2) with at least two sections (2a, 2b) that are arranged at an angle to each other. The receptacle (2) has at least one recess (2c) as well as one inner side, which is defined between the inner side of the first section (2a) that faces away from the position of the pivot lever and the inner side of the second section (2b) that faces toward the inner side of the first section (2a). The bearing device includes additionally a holding element (1, 1′) that is connected to the receptacle (2). The holding element (1, 1′) is attached to the second section (2b) with at least one connecting surface (1b, 1b′) that faces the inner side of the second section (2b).
US09493095B2
A seat cushion is arranged on a riser. A strut is coupled, at lower end, to the rear end of the riser, and is provided at the back of the seat cushion. The seatback is secured to the strut, and is isolated from the seat cushion. The seatback and the seat cushion can therefore move, independent of each other. The seatback or the seat cushion, or both are lifted or lowered by a lifting/lowering means. Thus, the seatback and the seat cushion are lifted or lowered relative to each other. The lower half of the seatback, which supports the hips and lower ribs in the main, is made narrow than the upper half that supports the shoulder blades in the main. The seat cushion has, in the middle part of the rear end, a U-notch which loosely holds the narrow lower half.
US09493094B2
A seat tilt angle control device includes a tilt unit including a drive mechanism for tilting the tilt unit within a predetermined range and a mounting assembly, a control unit angularly adjustably mounted in the mounting assembly of the tilt unit and including a switch electrically coupled to the drive mechanism and movable between a first angle range where the switch controls the drive mechanism to be movable and a second angle range where the switch controls the drive mechanism to be immovable.
US09493089B2
An efficient way of predicting the power requirements of electric vehicles is proposed based on a history of vehicle power consumption, speed and acceleration as well as road information. By using this information and the operator's driving pattern, a model extracts the vehicles history of speed and acceleration, which in turn enables the prediction of the vehicle's future power requirements. That is, the power requirement prediction is achieved by combining a real-time power requirement model and the estimation of vehicle's acceleration and speed.
US09493086B2
A house-side ECU executes a program including the steps of, if a charging cable is being connected, if a vehicle can be externally charged by a reservation, and if there is reservation information by a user's input in the vehicle, receiving the reservation information from the vehicle, and if there is reservation information based on a state of the vehicle in the vehicle, receiving the reservation information from the vehicle, selecting one of the reservation information, and making a notification of the reservation information.
US09493085B2
A charging system for a vehicle. The charging system includes an on-board battery, a charger region and a wireless receiver for generating a charging signal in the charger region to charge a battery. The system also includes a plurality of sensors located to sense living beings and foreign objects in proximity to the charger region. The system further includes a controller for filtering transient conditions and terminating the charging signal when a being or a foreign object is near the charger region.
US09493081B2
A power conversion unit including a bidirectional converter, a sub DC-DC converter, and a main DC-DC converter selectively performs first power conversion converting power supplied from outside of a vehicle into charging power for a power storage unit, and second power conversion converting power stored in the power storage unit into output power to the outside of the vehicle. When charging of the power storage unit from the outside of the vehicle is performed in an emergency where power or a power amount to be output to the outside of the vehicle when the second power conversion is performed is requested to be greater than usual, the power conversion unit performs the first power conversion such that a state quantity indicating a state of charge of the power storage unit becomes greater than usual.
US09493070B2
A total certainty factor indicating a total degree of certainty of the parking frame certainty degree and the parking frame entering certainty degree is calculated based on a parking frame certainty degree indicating the degree of certainty that a parking frame is present in a travel direction of a vehicle, and a parking frame entering certainty degree indicating the degree of certainty that the vehicle enters the parking frame. When the total certainty factor is low, acceleration of the vehicle controlled according to an operation amount of an accelerator pedal for instructing a driving force by operation of a driver is suppressed with a low suppression degree, as compared with a case where the total certainty factor is high. Further, the acceleration of the vehicle is suppressed at a low suppression degree according to the travel direction of the vehicle.
US09493054B2
An auxiliary climate control system for a vehicle comprises a compressor, a condenser in fluid communication with the compressor, and an evaporator in fluid communication with the compressor and the condenser. The system further comprises an auxiliary controller configured to evaluate one or more system parameters to detect a malfunction. The controller is integrated with the main HVAC system and may control one or more elements of the main system.
US09493048B2
An axle mounting assembly for coupling a vehicle axle to an energy storing suspension component. The assembly includes a mounting pad, and a longitudinally extending energy storing suspension component such as a leaf spring is vertically aligned with respect to the mounting pad. An axle seat bracket is vertically aligned with and spaced from the mounting pad. The axle is transversely mounted to the axle seat bracket which includes at least one horizontally aligned open passage that is aligned parallel to the axle and which receives a U-shaped fastener assembly for coupling the axle and axle seat bracket to the mounting pad.
US09493044B2
A tire valve having a valve body engaging in a rim bore of a rim, in particular vehicle rim, which valve body forms a lower valve body section arranged on a side of the rim, in particular in the rim interior, in the assembled state, and an upper valve body section projecting from the rim bore, and in the region of the upper valve body section is designed to cooperate with a union nut, wherein the lower valve body section forms a ring shoulder offering an abutment for a flat edge section of the rim bore, and in which a ring groove which is open to the edge section is molded, and against which the edge section can be gripped by tightening the union nut, and a molded seal made from resilient material is provided to seal the rim bore with respect to the valve body, so that in the assembled and gripped state, an annular chamber section of the molded seal engages in the ring groove and rests in sealing manner on the edge section of the rim bore.
US09493042B2
A method of venting a tire inflation system includes providing a housing and providing a first valve assembly within the housing. The first valve assembly venting a first fluid conduit disposed within the housing. A second valve assembly is provided and attached to the first fluid conduit. The second valve assembly venting a first fluid control circuit.
US09493040B2
[Object] To provide a pneumatic tire 2 which is lightweight and is excellent in durability.[Solution] A tire 2 has a large number of dimples 62 on sidewalls 8 thereof. These dimples 62 are arranged along a circumferential direction. The contour of each dimple 62 is, for example, a rectangle. In each dimple 62, the length in a circumferential direction is larger than the length in a radial direction. The area occupation ratio of each dimple 62 is equal to or greater than 75% but equal to or less than 93%. The contour of each dimple is symmetrical about a straight line extending in the radial direction. Preferably, the depth of each dimple 62 is equal to or greater than 0.5 mm but equal to or less than 4.0 mm. The width of a land between each dimple 62 and another dimple 62 adjacent to this dimple 62 is preferably equal to or greater than 0.3 mm but equal to or less than 3.0 mm.
US09493036B2
The present invention relates to a film for a tire inner liner, particularly to a film for a tire inner liner including: a base film including a copolymer or a mixture of polyamide-based resin and a polyether-based resin; and an adhesive layer including a resorcinol-formalin-latex (RFL)-based adhesive, wherein the base film has a tensile recovery rate of 30% to 80%. The film for a tire inner liner of the present invention may exhibit an excellent gas barrier property with a thin thickness, and thus enables light weight of a tire and improvement in automobile mileage, and enables easier forming during a tire manufacturing process.
US09493035B2
A hub-bearing unit includes a bearing unit having a stationary radially outer ring, a rotatable radially inner ring, and a double row of rolling bodies. The first row of rolling bodies, are axially outwards, interposed between the radially outer ring and a rotor-hub. The rolling bodies centers are located along a radius of a first circle, respective to a hub-bearing unit symmetry axis. The second row of rolling bodies, axially inwards, being interposed between the radially outer ring and the radially inner ring. The radially inner ring is assembled on top of the rotatable rotor-hub. A flange portion is axially external and steadily fixed to a tubular portion of the rotor-hub. The flange includes a plurality of fixing holes, whose axes are located along a radius of a second circle, respective to the hub-bearing unit symmetry axis. The first circle radius is greater than the second circle radius.
US09493028B2
A rotating-operation type of writing tool is provided in which a front axial cylinder and a rear axial cylinder are separable and a tip portion of the writing tool is caused to protrude from a front portion of the front axial cylinder by a rotating operation of the rear axial cylinder. When the rear axial cylinder (3) is rotated, the cam cylinder (17) is also rotated, thereby the cam protrusion (18a) moves forward due to the functions of the cam groove (17a) and the slit (18b), so that the slider (18) moves forward to cause the writing body (14) to move forward against a biasing force by the biasing member (15). The slider (18) has the hollow body (18m), the coil spring (18c) and the flange body (18f). The O-ring (19) is provided on the outer circumference of the flange body (18f).
US09493013B2
An inkjet ink set includes a black ink, a yellow ink, a cyan ink, and a magenta ink. The magenta ink includes an ink vehicle including a polyurethane binder, and a dispersed magenta pigment in the ink vehicle. The magenta pigment is chosen from Pigment Red 282.
US09493009B2
Provided is a technique for allowing a test for a tank to be performed in a simple manner. A tank unit 20A has a plurality of ink tanks 25A, a substrate part 80, and a casing part 21A. Each ink tank 25A includes electrode pins 70a and 70b used for detection of ink IN. The substrate part 80 is connected to back ends 72a and 72b of the electrode pins 70a and 70b protruding outside of the ink tanks 25A. The casing part 21A stores the ink tanks 25A and the substrate part 80. Through windows 92 that expose the electrode pins 70a and 70b to the outside are provided in the back face of the casing part 21A.
US09493006B2
The printing fluid supply apparatus comprises the printing fluid cartridge and a cartridge accommodating portion. The cartridge accommodating portion comprises a casing, and an engage member. The printing fluid cartridge comprises a main body including a chamber, an ink outlet portion, an engage portion, a contact portion, and a biasing member. The contact portion allows the engage member to rotate toward the first position by contacting with the engage member and allows the biasing member to make elastic deformation while the printing fluid cartridge installing to the casing. The engage member in the first position engages the engage portion, and the printing fluid cartridge is held in an accommodated position against the biasing portion when the printing fluid cartridge is achieved to the accommodated position in the casing. The biasing portion allows the printing fluid cartridge being held in the casing to move opposite to the insertion direction when the engage member rotates to the second position.
US09493003B2
An inkjet head includes a substrate having plural ink inlet holes arranged along a first direction and plural ink outlet holes arranged generally along the first direction such that adjacent ink outlet holes are offset along the first direction, a plurality of partitioning walls made of piezoelectric material that define pressure chambers therebetween, each of the partitioning walls disposed on the substrate and generally extending in a second direction that crosses the first direction between the ink inlet holes and the ink outlet holes, and a nozzle plate disposed on the partitioning walls and having a plurality of nozzles, each of the nozzles being arranged on one of the pressure chambers.
US09493002B2
A fluid printhead including at least one fluid ejection element. The fluid ejection element includes a fluid chamber, a throat portion through which fluid is provided to the fluid chamber, and a heater element disposed within the fluid chamber. The fluid ejection element also includes a printhead condition detection system. The printhead condition detection system includes a first electrode at least a portion of which is disposed within the fluid chamber, the first electrode configured to receive a step voltage, a second electrode disposed within the throat portion, and a sense circuit electrically connected to the second electrode that generates an output based on the application of the step voltage to the first electrode as an indication of printhead condition.
US09493001B2
An inkjet recording method includes ejecting an ink having a temperature from 28° C. to 40° C. and attaching the ink to a non-porous substrate having a temperature 5° C. to 20° C. higher than that of the ink, wherein the ink contains a colorant, resin particles, water, a hydrosoluble organic solvent, and a silicone-based surfactant, wherein the silicone-based surfactant accounts for 1% by weight to 3% by weight in the ink.
US09492998B2
In a case in which a difference between a total value of numbers of ink discharge times for a target divided region and a representative value of the numbers of ink discharge times for a plurality of divided regions adjacent to the target divided region is large, the total value of the numbers of ink discharge times for the target divided region is reduced.
US09492992B2
The disclosure relates to a resin flow enhancing member, including a cavity with a first opening and a second opening as well as an resin flow adjusting arrangement for changing a resin flow cross section in a resin flow direction from the first opening to the second opening in the resin flow enhancing member by applying vacuum to the second opening. The disclosure further relates to a fiber reinforced plastic laminate including a fiber stack and at least one resin flow enhancing member as well as to a fiber reinforced plastic composite material prepared by using a resin flow enhancing member. The disclosure further relates to a vacuum assisted resin transfer molding process for injecting resin from a resin flow enhancing member into a fiber stack.
US09492985B2
Process for the production of a container (1) with first a sidewall (2) which comprises at least one compressed shaping (5.1, 5.2).
US09492972B2
Provided is a composite structure having a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction, having a longitudinally extending fiber insertion having a plurality of fiber layers, a first surface, a second surface, a first side, and a second side; a fiber insertion first zone at the first side of the fiber insertion; a fiber insertion second zone at the second side of the fiber insertion; an intermediate zone separating the first zone and the second zone; a distribution medium adjacent at least one of the first side and the second surface of the intermediate zone, the distribution medium comprising a resin distribution network; and a cured resin impregnating at least the resin distribution network and the fiber insertion.
US09492970B2
The invention relates to a method for manufacturing the impeller of a centrifugal, that is, a radial compressor or radial blower, said impeller being mounted directly on the shaft of an electric motor. An essential feature of the invention is that the composite material impeller is made using an RTM process, wherein the RTM mold has a core and accurately trimmed fabrics placed therein in such a manner that the fabric layers, or preforms, are pulled onto the core thus achieving a maximally optimized use of materials in the structure.
US09492969B2
A high-resolution PμSL system and method incorporating one or more of the following features with a standard PμSL system using a SLM projected digital image to form components in a stereolithographic bath: a far-field superlens for producing sub-diffraction-limited features, multiple spatial light modulators (SLM) to generate spatially-controlled three-dimensional interference holograms with nanoscale features, and the integration of microfluidic components into the resin bath of a PμSL system to fabricate microstructures of different materials.
US09492967B2
An electronic device assembly may have electronic components enclosed within plastic and/or metal housing structures. The assembly may include first and second housing structures that are joined using heat activated thermoset polymer film. The heat activated thermoset polymer film may be heated using a metal structure such as a strip or pattern of metal that is placed along or near a joint between the first and second housing structures. The temperature of the metal and associated layers of the thermoset polymer film may be raised by heating the metal using external equipment such as an induction heater. The metal layer that is heated using electromagnetic induction may be formed on the heat activated thermoset film or may be formed in or on one of the housing structures adjacent to the heat activated thermoset polymer film.
US09492964B2
The problem addressed by the invention lies in providing a method for producing an inorganic substance powder highly-oriented thin film sheet with which it is possible to produce a sheet of uniform thickness while preventing the generation of impurities, improving sheet surface properties, adjusting apparent specific gravity, and the like. The method for producing a thin film sheet comprises a step for preparing a predetermined inorganic substance powder, thermoplastic resin, and auxiliary agent, a step for exposing the starting materials mixed at a predetermined mixture ratio to high shear stress while kneading, a step for feeding the kneaded starting materials to a T die-type extrusion molding device and molding a sheet, and a step for adjusting the apparent gravity as desired by stretching under predetermined conditions.
US09492963B2
This invention relates to coupling of polyethylene resins, more specifically coupling of polyethylene resins for use in extruded profiles, especially extruded profiles for sheet extrusion and cut sheet thermoforming applications and geomembranes. The process involves conveying a HDPE resin through an extruder, wherein the extruder comprises a feed zone, a first melt zone downstream of the feed zone, a second melt zone downstream of the first melt zone, and a third melt zone downstream of the second melt zone. The resin is melted in the first zone, contacted with oxygen in the second melt zone, and contacted antioxidant in the third melt zone.
US09492956B2
A three-dimensional image forming apparatus and a three-dimensional image forming method convert a specific portion selectively extracted from an image to be printed into an image of a color having a high thermal energy absorptivity, print the conversion image on a foaming layer side surface or a back face of a thermally expandable sheet, and form a three-dimensional image by irradiating light on the thermally expandable sheet from a light/heat irradiator having a light/heat irradiation temperature of a first body part lower than that of a second body part, in which an image density of an area in the conversion image of the specific portion corresponding to the first body part is controlled to be higher than an image density of an area in the conversion image of the specific portion corresponding to the second body part when the conversion image is printed on the thermally expandable sheet.
US09492950B2
A preform (1) of plastic material for manufacturing bottles through a blow-moulding process includes a substantially cylindrical central body (3) having an open end (2) and a closed end (4). In correspondence of the central area of the closed end (4) there is provided a hollow appendix (5), projecting outwards of the preform, capable of internally housing the tip end of a stretching rod of the preform (1). Both the hollow appendix (5) and the remaining side portion of the closed end (4) of the preform may be spherical, conical, elliptical or parabolic.
US09492945B2
Fresh concrete is treated with carbon dioxide prior to delivery to a product mold for forming concrete products. Carbon dioxide gas is directed through a manifold, which may be coupled to a feedbox or a hopper, upstream from the product mold. Treating the fresh concrete with the carbon dioxide gas while it is in a loose state prior to placement in the product mold may generally promote uniform and enhanced carbon dioxide uptake.
US09492941B2
A powered apparatus having an elongate pole with a tool at a proximal region and a drive for operating the tool. A first operating component is repositionable between first and second positions to change a state of the drive. A second operating component is repositionable between: a) a locked position; and b) a released position wherein the first operating component can be changed from the first position into the second position. A handle assembly has a gripping portion with an extent that can be grasped by the user's one hand at a plurality of different locations along the extent of the gripping portion to control the operating components, including at a first location in a manner wherein with the elongate pole vertically oriented, a majority of a vertical weight force component of the apparatus is directed generally parallel to the length of a user's forearm below the user's one hand.
US09492930B2
A mechanically programmed actuator includes at least one soft actuator body configured to bend, linearly extend, contract, twist, or combinations thereof when actuated without constraint; an activation mechanism (e.g., a fluid pump) configured to actuate the soft actuator body; and at least one sleeve wrapped around part of the soft actuator body and configured to constrain the soft actuator body inside the sleeve when actuated and to cause the soft actuator body to deform where not covered by the sleeve.
US09492924B2
Example embodiments provide for robotic apparatuses that facilitate moving objects within an environment, such as to load or unload boxes or to construct or deconstruct pallets (e.g., from a container or truck bed). One example apparatus includes a horizontal conveyor and a robotic manipulator that are both provided on a moveable cart. A first end of the robotic manipulator is mounted to the moveable cart and a second end of the robotic manipulator has an end effector, such as a grasper. The apparatus also includes a control system configured to receive sensor data indicative of an environment containing a plurality of objects, and then cause the robotic manipulator to place an object from the plurality of objects on the horizontal conveyor.
US09492919B2
A handheld tool storage device, particularly to a handheld tool carrying case, having at least one base body unit which includes at least one movably supported base body element, and having at least one electric functional unit, and having at least one operating unit at least for operating the electric functional unit. The operating unit has at least one operating element that is at a minimum distance from an axis of motion of the base body element, which is less than 50% of a main extension of the base body element.
US09492902B2
A machine tool includes a base column having a base portion and a column portion provided on the base portion, a first saddle supported behind the column portion and movable in a left-right direction, a second saddle supported on the first saddle and movable in a vertical direction, a spindle unit supported on the second saddle and movable in a front-back direction, a pair of X-axis guide mechanisms for guiding movements of the first saddle in the left-right direction, a pair of Y-axis guide mechanisms for guiding movements of the second saddle in the vertical direction, and a pair of Z-axis guide mechanisms for guiding movements of the spindle unit in the front-back direction.
US09492895B2
Disclosed embodiments include methods of removing carbon dioxide from combustion gas from an engine of a vehicle, systems for removing carbon dioxide from combustion gas from an engine of a vehicle, vehicles, methods of managing carbon dioxide emissions from an engine of a vehicle, and computer software program products for managing carbon dioxide emissions from an engine of a vehicle.
US09492890B2
There is proposed a laser machining device (10) for a laser workpiece machining operation, having a laser (14) for producing laser radiation (50), and having at least two laser tools (18, 18′), to which the laser radiation (50) can be supplied by means of an optical-fiber cable (16). According to the invention, the optical-fiber cable (16) has an input-side end (20) having at least two optical fiber cores (22, 22′) and a plurality of output-side ends (26, 26′) each having one of the optical fiber cores (22, 22′), the optical fiber cores (22, 22′) each being connected to one of the laser tools (18, 18′). A switching device (28) is preferably provided for selectively coupling the laser radiation (50) in one or more of the optical fiber cores (22, 22′) of the optical-fiber cable (16).
US09492888B2
A welding position detecting apparatus for laser beam welding includes: an imaging device that captures, at a predetermined time interval, images of an irradiated portion of a welding material irradiated with a welding laser beam, and a surrounding area thereof, of a welding material; an image processing device that identifies a position of the irradiated portion irradiated with the welding laser beam by performing image processing calculating, from two or more images acquired by the imaging device, a direction and an amount of parallel movement of points in the images; and a display device that displays the position of the irradiated portion irradiated with the welding laser beam, the position being identified by the image processing device.
US09492887B2
A touch screen user interface for an optical device wherein the touch screen user interface is connected to a controller which controls motion stages permitting the motion stages to re-position, re-size, re-orient or focus the field of view of the optical device in response to commands input from the touch screen user interface.
US09492884B2
In a laser processing machine 100 including a plurality of element units containing at least a laser blower unit 3, an optical-path purge unit 24, and a temperature controlling unit 8, a measurement unit and a control unit 10 are provided. The measurement unit measures an elapsed time from a final trigger at which a laser processing operation of the laser processing machine has stopped and no user operation is applied with respect to the laser processing machine. The control unit 10 stops the element units based on the elapsed time after the final trigger, when a condition specified for each of the element units is satisfied.
US09492881B2
A welding device and method for powder welding. The welding device includes at least a first container for fluxing agent in powder form, which first container includes an outlet with an outlet direction arranged for outflow of powder. The welding device further includes a first member for inlet of heated gas into the first container. The welding method includes arranging powder in the first container. Gas is heated and is allowed to pass into the first container for heating of the powder. The powder is then deposited on a welding area.
US09492879B2
A method for controlling a welder including a fusible electrode stores the values of the welding parameters required for a welding process in a storage device and saves the values as so-called characteristic curves through at least one support point per characteristic curve. A working point is set by a value for the heat input into a workpiece and a value for the wire feed speed. Upon adjustment of any of the values to a welding application the other value is kept constant by a calculation method designed such that a plurality of characteristic curves that are compatible with one another are combined to form a characteristic curve field per welding process and the welding parameters of all support points of the characteristic curves of the characteristic curve field are saved according to defined values of specific welding parameters.
US09492878B2
A method and a toolset for manufacturing a metal liner for a composite vessel includes a mandrel configured in several mandrel elements forming support elements of primary parts constituting the metal liner.
US09492868B2
In a process for producing a lead-free sliding bearing material, a material which is based on copper and contains iron and phosphorous is atomized to form a powder.
US09492867B2
A forming die assembly for microcomponents includes a forming die and a punch. The forming die is formed with a cavity, a punch hole connected to the cavity, and a supply path for supplying a raw material with a metal powder and a binder having plasticity. The supply path is connected to the cavity so as to have a gate therebetween and is used for supplying the raw material into the cavity. The punch is slidably inserted into the punch hole, and it opens and closes the gate by reciprocatory sliding. The punch closes the gate and compresses the raw material in the cavity into a green compact by sliding in the direction of the cavity.
US09492858B2
A multiple tube processing coil for processing two or more elements that are ring-shaped in the processing area thereof, are made of an electrically conductive material and each element tightly encompasses a pressing zone of a mating piece. The multiple tube processing coil includes a pulsed power source and an electric conductor that is connected thereto, entirely surrounds the elements in the processing area thereof and is U-shaped. The two legs of the U-shape are each provided, across from one another, with at least one concavity. The internal edges of the two opposite concavities jointly have a shape that is complementary to the external edge of the cross-section of the elements and is equidistantly enlarged. At least the concavities on the internal faces of the two legs of the U-shape are covered with an electrically insulating layer.
US09492855B2
The invention relates to a dummy block (10) to be installed on the extrusion ram (20) of an extrusion device, whereby the dummy block (10) comprises at least one filler piece (30) having a pressing surface via which a force can be exerted onto a material that is to be extruded, and the outer diameter of the filler piece (30) is configured conically with an outer conical surface (31) and is surrounded by a sealing ring (40) which likewise forms part of the dummy block and whose inner diameter is dimensioned in such a way that the inner conical surface (41) of the sealing ring (40) and the outer conical surface (31) of the filler piece (30) form a gap (50). Between the filler piece (30) and the sealing ring (40), there is at least one radial gap (51) that widens conically from the inside towards the outside, whereby the filler piece (30) and the sealing ring (40) can be installed on the extrusion ram (20) by means of a connecting element (HO1), and the return force of the extrusion ram (20) can be transmitted to the sealing ring (40) via the connecting element (HO1). According to the invention, by rotating the sealing ring (40) around the axis of rotation of the dummy block (10), depending on the direction of rotation, it is possible to establish or release a secured connection of the dummy block (10) to the extrusion ram (20) against axial movement, as a result of which the sealing ring (40) and the filler piece (30) can be installed in and dismantled from the extrusion ram (20) via the front of the dummy block (10), whereby the dummy block (10) comprises the connecting element (HO1), and whereby the connecting element is a circumferential connecting member having an end face that can absorb the compressive forces during the extrusion process.
US09492854B2
A food waste management system includes a tank having an internal chamber for containing food waste and sufficient water for fully submersing the food waste. The system further includes a water supply system for supplying water to the internal chamber, a gas supply system for supplying a gas to the internal chamber, a discharge system for discharging water and food waste from the internal chamber, a grinder system for grinding the food waste, the grinder system being disposed in the internal chamber to be fully submersed in the water, a circulation system disposed in the internal chamber for circulating water and food waste and a control system for controlling operation of the food waste management system in accordance with a desired control process. The system further includes a nutrient additive to be supplied to the internal chamber in predetermined amounts at predetermined intervals.
US09492849B2
The present invention is related to an apparatus for sorting products, in particular granular products such as raisins, blueberries but also pellets e.g. plastic pellets. The sorting apparatus comprises a supply system, a detecting system, a selecting system and a chute. The chute comprises a first guiding element having an upwardly-curved surface for guiding the stream of product moving under influence of gravity towards the detecting system and the selecting system. Optionally the chute comprises a second guiding element having a surface which is downward-curved at least over a certain distance along the movement of the stream of products, such that products which are propelled by the first guiding element and received by the second guiding element are redirected in an essentially vertical downward direction. The detection system will inspect the products when moving in a substantially vertical direction.
US09492841B2
Method for pore sealing a porous substrate, comprising: forming a continuous monolayer of a polyimide precursor on a liquid surface, transferring said polyimide precursor monolayer onto the porous substrate with the Langmuir-Blodgett technique, and imidization of the transferred polyimide precursor monolayers, thereby forming a polyimide sealing layer on the porous substrate. Porous substrate having at least one surface on which a sealing layer is provided to seal pores of the substrate, wherein the sealing layer is a polyimide having a thickness of a few monolayers and wherein there is no penetration of the polyimide into the pores.
US09492840B2
A method for removing an organic ligand from a surface of a particle including: obtaining a particle having an organic ligand disposed on a surface thereof; contacting the particle with an alkylammonium salt represented by Chemical Formula 1: NR′4+A− Chemical Formula 1 wherein groups R′ are the same or different and are each independently hydrogen or a C1 to C20 alkyl group, provided that at least one group R′ is an alkyl group, and A is a hydroxide anion, a halide anion, a borohydride anion, a nitrate anion, a phosphate anion, or a sulfate anion; and heat-treating the particle to carry out a reaction between the alkylammonium salt and the organic ligand.
US09492837B2
A coating system component which may be used to be wetted and/or flown through at least in some sections by a coating agent. The component may include a fastening base and at least one holding part which is arranged on the fastening base for being fastened to or in a coating system device. The holding part may be an external thread having a special configuration in order to meet the special requirements of painting facilities, according to various exemplary illustrations. Furthermore, a corresponding coating system device may be provided, to which the coating system component can be fastened in a detachable manner.
US09492831B2
Methods and systems for de-stabilizing foam produced in submerged combustion melters. A molten mass of glass and bubbles is flowed into an apparatus downstream of a submerged combustion melter. The downstream apparatus includes a floor, a roof and a wall connecting the floor and roof, but is devoid of submerged combustion burners and other components that would increase turbulence of the molten mass. The molten mass has foam on at least a portion of a top surface of the molten mass. One method includes directly impinging an impinging composition onto at least a portion of the foam in the downstream apparatus. Systems for carrying out the methods are described.
US09492830B2
A perforated plate produced as a plastics component by injection moulding, there being provided for this purpose a mould with two mould halves which together define a cavity filled with plastics material during injection moulding, wherein the first mould half has a planar abutment surface directed towards the cavity, and the second mould half has a multiplicity of elevations rising up over a base surface, wherein, in the closed state of the mould, distal contact regions at the distal ends of the elevations butt against the abutment surface, and therefore keep the dispensing openings free of plastics material when the plastics material is being injected.
US09492827B2
Embodiments of the invention are directed to roll assemblies configured to exhibit improved wear resistance of stud elements. Accordingly, the roll assemblies of may improve and/or increase the useful life of high pressure grinding roll apparatuses. In an embodiment, one or more stud elements may include superhard material, which may provide superior wear resistance characteristics and may increase the useful life of the rolls assemblies and high pressure grinding roll apparatuses.
US09492825B2
An apparatus (40) for a PCR reaction includes an array (41) of reaction vessels (42) is mounted on a thermal mount (43). The thermal mount (43) is positioned on a on a heater/cooler (45), such as a Peltier module. The array (41) is covered by a sealing film (44), which is sealed to the upper rims (49) of the vessels (42) to keep the reagents and reaction products within each vessel (42). A heated lid (50) is used to heat the underside of the sealing film to reduce condensation thereon of reagents vaporized during the reaction. The reaction vessels (42) are formed of an upper, thermally insulating part (25) and a lower, thermally conducting part (21) so as to facilitate accurate temperature control within the vessels but so as to reduce the amount of thermal energy conducted from the heated lid to the vessels, which would reduce the accuracy of the temperature control. The heated lid (50) may include a conformal layer (51) on its lower surface to conform to any variations in the configuration of the upper rims (49) of the vessels (42). The apparatus may include a thermal barrier between the lower portion (21) of the reaction vessels (42) and the heated lid (50).
US09492820B2
A filling apparatus for filling a microplate. The microplate can comprise a plurality of wells each sized to receive an assay. A substrate can comprise a first surface and an opposing second surface, a first assay input port for receiving the assay disposed on the first surface, a plurality of staging capillaries extending through the substrate, and a first plurality of microfluidic channels fluidly coupling the first assay input port with at least one of the plurality of staging capillaries. Each of the plurality of staging capillaries can comprise an inlet and an outlet and be sized to receive the assay.
US09492819B2
This disclosure is directed to an apparatus, system and method for retrieving a target material from a suspension. A system includes a processing vessel, such as an Eppendorf tube, a syringe or a test tube, and a collector. The collector is sized and shaped to fit into a primary vessel, such as a test tube. The collector funnels the target material from the suspension through a cannula and into the processing vessel. The cannula extends into a cavity at a first end of the collector that holds the processing vessel. The collector includes a funnel at a second end in fluid communication with the cannula. In one implementation, the processing vessel includes at least one displacement fluid to be expelled, such that the at least one displacement fluid pushes the target material into the collector.
US09492816B2
A method for producing a tetrafluoroolefin, such as 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf), comprises dehydrofluorinating a pentafluoroalkane in a gas phase in the presence of a catalyst comprising chromium oxyfluoride. In a preferred embodiment, 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf) is produced by forming a catalyst comprising chromium oxyfluoride by calcining CrF3?xH2O, where x is 1-10, in the presence of a flowing gas comprising nitrogen to form a calcined chromium oxyfluoride, and dehydrofluorinating 1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane (HFC-245cb) in a gas phase in the presence of the catalyst to form the 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf).
US09492810B2
The present invention relates to a photocatalyst and a method of manufacturing a photocatalyst. More specifically, the present invention relates to a high surface area TiO 2 photocatalyst formed by electrolytic discharge oxidation (EDO) of a substrate comprising titanium. A flexible high surface area photocatalyst architecture comprising a compliant, cohesive, well-adhered and highly porous surface layer of the anatase phase of titanium dioxide is provided. The highly porous surface layer of the anatase phase of titanium dioxide is formed in a single step by the electrolytic oxidation of a titanium surface on a permeable, flexible, and electrically conductive substrate sponge structure.
US09492801B2
A method and an apparatus for mixing a first fluid with a second fluid.The apparatus has a mixing chamber, and a turbine chamber. The mixing chamber has a mixer rotor, and an inlet channel, through which the first fluid is introduced from a pipeline. The turbine chamber has an inlet conduit for the second fluid, and a turbine wheel, connected operatively to the mixer rotor. The first fluid is introduced into the mixing chamber from the pipeline. The second fluid is introduced into the turbine chamber to thereby rotate the turbine wheel by a motive force of the second fluid. The rotation of the turbine wheel imparts rotation to the mixer rotor, thus affecting the mixing of the second fluid into said first fluid. The second fluid is discharged from the turbine chamber to the mixing chamber, where the first and second fluids are mixed.
US09492799B1
A paint agitating system having a mixing cup and a paint agitating paddle. A plurality of paddle blades is fixedly attached to a paddle shaft so as to prevent independent rotation of the paddle blade relative to the paddle shaft. A blade arm extends outwardly and away from a blade shoulder to for the paddle blade. An interior blade area disposed between the blade arm and the blade shoulder of each paddle blade has at least one interior opening being devoid of obstruction. A flexible blade is disposed on each paddle blade. When paint is poured into the mixing cup, the paint is mixed by rotating the paddle via the paddle shaft. The flexible blade scrapes off the paint from the cup interior surface to ensure uniform mixing of the paint.
US09492797B2
Method of detection for droplet-based assays. In an exemplary method, an open end of a channel network may be placed into an emulsion. Droplets of the emulsion may be driven along a flow path from the open end, through a confluence region where a dilution fluid is introduced into the flow path from at least one dilution inlet channel to increase an average distance between droplets, and through an examination region disposed downstream of the confluence region. Light may be detected from the examination region as droplets pass through. The channel network may include a droplet inlet channel that meets the at least one dilution inlet channel at the confluence region. The droplet inlet channel may form a tapered region that is sized such that droplets leave the tapered region in single file.
US09492795B2
A membrane device and processes for fabrication and for using are disclosed. The membrane device may include a number of porous metal membranes that provide a high membrane surface area per unit volume. The membrane device provides various operation modes that enhance throughput and selectivity for mass exchange, mass transfer, separation, and/or filtration applications between feed flow streams and permeate flow streams.
US09492794B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a porous hollow fiber membrane for the treatment of a protein-containing liquid where the substances to be removed such as small-sized virus contained in a solution can be efficiently separated and removed and, at the same time, useful substances to be recovered such as protein can be efficiently permeated and the decrease in the permeation characteristics thereof with elapse of time is small. The porous hollow fiber membrane for the treatment of a protein-containing liquid of the present invention is characterized in that the membrane comprises a hydrophobic polymer and a hydrophilic polymer, its permeability for pure water is 10 to 300 L/(h·m2·bar) and, when a 0.5% immunoglobulin solution is subjected to filtration at a constant pressure of 1.0 bar for 60 minutes in dead-end filtration mode, its filtration time and accumulated amount of recovered filtrate are substantially in a linear relation.
US09492792B2
A piece of substrate material is formed under heat and pressure against a cavity into a shaped substrate sheet having one or more depressions. Two substrate sheets are bonded together to form a substrate wherein the one or more depressions form one or more interior channels. The substrate, if not formed with pre-coated substrate material, is coated with a dope and quenched to form a filtering membrane. A plurality of membranes may be placed side by side to form a bundle with permeating ends of the membrane, which are open to the one or more interior channels, separated by gaps or spacers. The bundle is connected to a header to produce a module. The module can be assembled into a cassette.
US09492790B2
Process for producing an injection water for an oil reservoir by pressurizing water having a total dissolved solids content of 20,000 to 45,000 ppm and a sulfate concentration of 1,000 to 4,000 ppm to 350 to 1250 psi absolute; and dividing the water into first and second feeds for reverse osmosis (RO) and nanofiltration (NF) units respectively. The units are operated in single-pass, single-stage mode or single-pass, two-stage mode, the NF permeate has a pressure at least 5 psi higher than the RO permeate, and the recoveries of the RO and NF permeates are 35 to 75% and 35 to 60% by volume respectively. RO permeate and NF permeate are mixed in a ratio of 2:1 to 40:1 to provide injection water having a TDS content of 500 to 5,000 ppm, and a sulfate concentration of less than 7.5 ppm.
US09492787B2
The invention relates to a method for preventing the contamination by platinum of an SCR catalyst in an exhaust-gas treatment system, said system comprising an oxidation catalyst containing platinum on the inflow side of the SCR catalyst. The outflow side of the oxidation catalyst comprises a material zone which removes traces of platinum contained in the exhaust-gas stream.
US09492786B2
Systems and methods directed to cleaning a flue gas are described, in which a column housing can be configured to receive a feed stream, and includes an absorber configured to produce a clean stream that is substantially depleted of at least one of SOx and CO2. The absorber can comprise at least one of (1) a primary CO2 capture system disposed downstream of a gas conditioning system and (2) a primary acid gas removal system disposed upstream of a gas conditioning system. The gas conditioning system can also be disposed in the column housing.
US09492782B2
Branch flow channels configured respectively to supply compressed air to two sieve beds respectively are provided with air supply valves each including a diaphragm valve and an electromagnetic pilot valve for driving the diaphragm valve and configured to open and close the respective branch flow channels, a pilot flow channel configured to supply pilot air to the electromagnetic pilot valves is branched from the branch flow channels, and check valves for preventing reverse flows in the respective branch flow channels are provided.
US09492780B2
A sorption arrangement for a gas turbine includes a sorbent-laden media. The sorbent-laden media is positioned within an inlet system for the gas turbine. The sorbent-laden media includes one or more sorbents. The sorbent-laden media contacts inlet air passing through the inlet system for the gas turbine such that gas phase contaminants are removed from the inlet air by the sorbent-laden media. A method of removing gas phase contaminants within an inlet system of a gas turbine is provided.
US09492778B1
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for hydrophobic multi-component metal-organic materials (MOMs) (also referred to as “hydrophobic MOM”), systems that exhibit permanent porosity and using hydrophobic MOMs to separate components in a gas, methods of separating CO2 from a gas, and the like.
US09492777B2
A hydrogen generation device of the present invention comprises a first path (31) used to supply a raw material to a reformer (1) through at least a first desulfurization unit (2); a second path (32) used to supply the raw material to the reformer (1) through only the second desulfurization unit (3); a switch unit (6); a flow control unit (8) which selectively enables or inhibits a flow of the hydrogen-containing gas generated in the reformer 1 toward the second desulfurization unit (3); and a controller (12) configured to execute processing in such a manner that in at least either a time point before generation of the hydrogen-containing gas is stopped, or start-up, the switch unit 6 performs switching to select the first path (31), and the flow control unit (8) enables the flow of the hydrogen-containing gas, while the reformer 1 is generating the hydrogen-containing gas.
US09492765B2
A valve unit includes a housing which has a partition wall in which an opening portion is formed, a float valve which is disposed within a valve chamber R1 thereof, and a check valve which is disposed within a valve chamber R2. A valve seat is provided on a lower surface side of the partition wall, and plural radially-extending thin ribs are formed therearound. Plural axially-extending check valve guide ribs are provided at predetermined circumferential intervals with in the vent chamber R2, and plural axially-extending float valve guide ribs are provided at predetermined circumferential intervals within the valve chamber R1. The thin ribs and the check valve guide ribs are formed circumferentially alternately so as not to be superposed on each other when viewed from an axial direction of the housing.
US09492763B2
At least two types of fluids to be processed are mixed in a thin film fluid formed between at least two processing surfaces which are approachably and separably disposed facing each other. At least one processing surface rotates relative to the other, and a substance to be separated giving a controlled crystallite diameter is caused to separate. Specific conditions related to a fluid to be processed are varied to control the crystallite diameter of the substance to be separated. The specific conditions are the type of substance to be separated; the concentration of the substance to be separated included in the raw material fluid and/or substance included in the separating fluid; the pH of the raw material fluid and/or separating material fluid; the introduction temperature of the raw material fluid and/or separating fluid; and the introduction velocity of the raw material fluid and/or separating fluid.
US09492752B2
In an online game for providing special characters, a skill for providing special characters having capability points that cannot be generally acquired in the game and allowing the user to acquire the special characters according to a predetermined probability to increase scarcity values of the special characters, and increasing other users' interests in the user owning the special characters to increase a positive image on the game by the users and also increase interest in the game, is provided. A method for providing a character of an online game includes: by a character providing device, receiving a using signal on a special character item that is one of items owned by a user from a user terminal; when receiving the using signal, setting at least one special character that is a character generated according to a predetermined standard and at least one other character excluding the special character as characters that may be won; setting a probability for the user to acquire one of the at least one special character; casting lots according to the predetermined probability, and determining one character, from among one of the at least one special character that is set to be a character that may be won and the at least one other character, as a won character; and registering the won character to a database of characters owned by the user.
US09492751B2
Method, article and apparatus for executing computer games, and in particular, computer-based platform games. In a platform game, a user may interact directly with and articulate pop-up book elements to modify the game level. The modified game level may be navigable by a game character also controlled by the user.
US09492744B2
An improved controller (10) for a games console. The invention is a games controller (10) that is intended to be held by a user in both hands in the same manner as a conventional controller (1). Additionally, the controller of the invention (10) may comprise the same controls (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) as a conventional controller (1). The controller of the present invention (10) is advantageous as it additionally comprises four additional controls (11A, 11B, 11C, 11D) located on the rear of the controller (10) in a position to be operated by the middle fingers of a user (12). The additional controllers (11A, 11B, 11C, 11D) may be paddle levers and may replicate the functions of one or more of the controls (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) located on the front or top of the controller (10).
US09492743B2
On the basis of data based on an attitude and/or a motion of a portable display apparatus body, at least a direction of rotation and an amount of rotation of the portable display apparatus about a predetermined direction in real space are calculated, and a corrected amount of rotation is calculated by correcting the calculated amount of rotation by a predetermined factor. Then, an operation indication direction based on the direction of rotation and the corrected amount of rotation is calculated with respect to a direction that corresponds to the predetermined direction and is set in a virtual world, and predetermined processing is performed on the virtual world. A first image including at least a part of the virtual world is displayed on the portable display apparatus.
US09492742B2
On the basis of data based on an attitude and/or a motion of a portable display apparatus body, at least a direction of rotation and an amount of rotation of the portable display apparatus about a predetermined direction in real space are calculated, and a corrected amount of rotation is calculated by offsetting the calculated amount of rotation by a predetermined amount. Then, an operation indication direction based on the direction of rotation and the corrected amount of rotation is calculated with respect to a direction that corresponds to the predetermined direction and is set in a virtual world, and predetermined processing is performed on the virtual world. A first image including at least a part of the virtual world is displayed on the portable display apparatus.
US09492739B2
Disclosed herein is a virtual world processing apparatus. The virtual world processing apparatus includes a gas sensor unit and an engine. The gas sensor unit obtains scent information in the real world. The engine receives information about the capabilities of the gas sensor unit from the gas sensor unit, and transmits the scent information obtained by the sensor unit to a virtual world or the real world.
US09492736B2
Examples disclosed herein relate to systems and methods, which allow a player, the gaming device, and/or the gaming system to utilize domino symbols and/or domino gaming structures. The electronic gaming device may include a plurality of reels, a memory, and a processor. The plurality of reels may include one or more areas. The processor may generate one or more symbols to be located in the one or more areas. The one or more symbols may include one or more domino symbols. The processor may determine a payout based on a domino game structure.
US09492728B2
A golf swing training device and method that provides audio feedback during practice swings for club head speed, orientation and release. The audible golf swing training device comprises: a whistle having an air inlet on the front end and an air outlet on the top; an air funnel affixed or integral to the front end to direct air into the air inlet; an air throttle means affixed over or between the air funnel and the air inlet to adjust the amount of air received by the whistle through the air funnel; and a connecting means affixed or integral to the base of the whistle for removably affixing the training device to a golf club.
US09492725B2
The inventions disclosed herein relate to designs of climbing surfaces, fall safety pads and/or accessories related thereto. According to some embodiments, different impact zones of a fall safety pad can have different cushioning attributes. The different cushioning attributes of the different impact zones of the safety pad can be based on a vertical distance to a directly overlying portion of the climbing surface. The different cushioning attributes of the different impact zones of the safety pad can also consider a predicted or measured frequency of falling from a portion of the climbing surface directly overlying each impact zone of the safety pad. Other intended climber attributes, enjoyment, and safety concerns can be considered in the design of the climbing surface(s), safety pad(s), and accessories disclosed. Further, wear, replicability, customizations of enjoyment, and updates to safety concerns in the climbing sport are further understood in view of this disclosure.
US09492724B2
A player training apparatus for use with a portable performance system. The portable performance system includes a processor, a memory and a display. The training apparatus includes an American-style football, at least one sensor coupled to the football, at least one transmitter coupled to the football and operably coupled to the sensor, and a non-transient computer-readable medium containing code. The code directs the processor to: receive input pertaining to motion of the football; determine a target accuracy based upon the input; and display the determined target accuracy.
US09492715B2
A golf ball having an inner core layer, an outer core layer essentially enclosing the inner core layer, an inner cover layer essentially enclosing the outer core layer, and an outer cover layer essentially enclosing the inner cover layer. The golf ball includes a blend of at least first and second highly neutralized acid polymers, each having a Vicat softening temperature and a specific gravity. The absolute value of the difference between the Vicat softening temperatures is no more than about 15° C. and the absolute value of the difference between the specific gravities is no more than about 0.015. Also, the method of making the blend and the golf ball is disclosed.
US09492709B2
This gait analysis apparatus comprises three, and preferably four, vertical force sensors disposed between a treadmill and the ground. When a person walks on the treadmill belt, each force sensor emits an electronic signal proportional to the load on the frame. The sensors measure the load hundreds of times per second and that data, in combination with the speed of the treadmill belt, enables a processing unit to calculate many gait parameters. The resultant calculations are displayed to the clinician in numeric and graphical formats. Due largely to the few number of force sensors, the apparatus is relatively inexpensive compared to existing gait parameter apparatuses and can be easily retrofitted to existing treadmills by either replacing the treadmill's existing ground supports with force sensors or resting the treadmill on top of a frame that has integral force sensors.
US09492702B1
A strength training apparatus comprises a frame and press arm that is connected to a resistance arm at a pivot point so that the press arm is pivotable with respect to the resistance arm and so that the press arm and resistance arm are pivotable together with respect to the frame. A locking device is configured to retain the press arm in first and second fixed angular pivot positions with respect to the resistance arm. A resistance device is configured to resist pivoting movement of the press arm together with the resistance arm with respect to the frame. A biasing device is configured to bias the press arm with respect to the resistance arm so as to remove any slop in the locking device that otherwise would be caused by gravity, and so that an initial movement of the press arm is resisted by the resistance device.
US09492697B2
Tissue digestion methods and apparatuses that provide easy, safe and inexpensive disposal of biological tissue, for example animal carcasses and human cadavers, are disclosed. Embodiments include tissue digesters with elongated cylindrical vessels for holding digestive fluid and baskets for holding tissue within said vessel. Embodiments include baskets with perforations to allow circulation of digestive fluid around and about the tissue. In one form the basket holding the tissue is horizontally loaded into a horizontally disposed vessel. The vessel is then tilted to a more vertical orientation. Gravity helps to collect the tissue fragments in a sloped collection region of the basket, which is located near a mixer to allow continual agitation of the tissue fragments as they are digested. The tissue digester can operate efficiently at lower temperature and pressures, is mechanically less complicated, consumes less power and is less expensive to manufacture than conventional tissue digesting systems.
US09492692B2
An attachable arrangement, including a plurality of straps removably attachable to a body of a user. The plurality of straps includes: at least one strap removably attachable around a first leg of the user; and at least one strap removably attachable around a second leg of the user. When attached, the at least one strap extends around the leg of the user in a direction of equal to or less than about 30° from a substantially horizontal line perpendicular to a substantially vertical axis extending down the leg of the user. A full body harness is also disclosed.
US09492687B2
The present invention relates to a low-profile ultrasound transducer. The low-profile ultrasound transducer includes a piezoelectric component operative to receive a driving signal from an energy generating module and to emit the driving signal as ultrasonic energy. The piezoelectric component has a front surface and a back surface, and the energy generating module includes a plurality of electronic components. The low-profile ultrasound transducer also includes a lens component directly or indirectly deposited on the front surface of the piezoelectric component. The lens component includes a lens portion and a support portion. The lens portion of the lens component is configured to control the direction and wave pattern of the ultrasonic energy emitted from the piezoelectric component. The support portion of the lens component is configured to hold the piezoelectric component in place and to provide a chamber for housing at least one electronic component of the energy generating module. Methods of use and related devices are also disclosed.
US09492684B2
The present invention provides a particle therapy system including an irradiation compensating device made up of an energy absorber, a first collimator, and a second collimator for use in a short-range region. The irradiation compensating device is characterized by a mechanism for attaching and detaching the first energy absorber, first collimator, and second collimator. The first collimator is located upstream where the beam diameter is small with a view to suppressing the width of the compensating device, thereby contributing to making the compensating device small and lightweight. The second collimator is located downstream to improve penumbrae.
US09492679B2
Described herein are methods for modulating the susceptibility of one or more target or tissue regions, and particularly one or more brain regions, to a therapeutic agent such as a drug, immune agent, compound, radiation, etc. In particular, the methods and systems described herein may include magnetic stimulation (including transcranial magnetic stimulation) of target or non-target regions to modulate the susceptibility of the one or more target or tissue regions to a therapeutic agent.
US09492669B2
In some examples, a leadless pacing device (hereinafter, “LPD”) is configured for implantation in a ventricle of a heart of a patient, and is configured to switch between an atrio-ventricular synchronous pacing mode and an asynchronous ventricular pacing mode in response to detection of one or more sensing events, which may be, for example, undersensing events. In some examples, an LPD is configured to switch from a sensing without pacing mode to an atrio-ventricular synchronous pacing mode in response to determining, for a threshold number of cardiac cycles, a ventricular depolarization was not detected within a ventricular event detection window that begins at an atrial activation event.
US09492662B2
A pelvic floor treatment apparatus (100) includes a head portion (A) and a body portion (B) connected to the head portion (A) at a first end. The body portion (B) comprises: one or more pressure transducers (D1) located along a length of the body portion (B) and configured to determine pressure at one or more locations within an organ, wherein at least one of the one or more pressure transducers (D1) is selectively movable along the length of the body portion (B); and one or more electrodes (D2) configured to selectively electrically stimulate a location within the organ.
US09492659B2
A co-fired hermetically sealed feedthrough is attachable to an active implantable medical device. The feedthrough comprises an alumina dielectric substrate comprising at least 96 or 99% alumina. A via hole is disposed through the alumina dielectric substrate from a body fluid side to a device side. A substantially closed pore, fritless and substantially pure platinum fill is disposed within the via hole forming a platinum filled via electrically conductive between the body fluid side and the device side. A hermetic seal is between the platinum fill and the alumina dielectric substrate, wherein the hermetic seal comprises a tortuous and mutually conformal interface between the alumina dielectric substrate and the platinum fill.
US09492658B2
Various embodiments concern a guide catheter for delivery of an implantable lead within the coronary vein. Such a guide catheter can comprise a tubular body having a main lumen and at least one preformed bend. The tubular body can comprise a liner defining an inner surface, braiding circumferentially surrounding the liner, a jacket covering the braiding and defining an exterior surface of the tubular body, and a plurality of inflation tubes embedded within the jacket. The guide catheter can include a balloon mounted on the tubular body, each of the plurality of inflation tubes in communication with the balloon. The guide catheter can further include a hub providing access to the main lumen, the hub comprising a first port for introduction of contrast media into the main lumen and a second port in communication with the plurality of inflation tubes.
US09492655B2
An implantable lead includes an expandable paddle body and a plurality of electrodes disposed on the paddle body. The electrodes are configured and arranged to provide electrical stimulation to adjacent tissue when implanted and the lead is coupled to a control module. The paddle body is configured for percutaneous implantation through an introducer followed by expansion of a volume of the paddle body by at least 10%. Alternatively, the paddle body is configured for percutaneous implantation and when implanted the lead is configured and arranged so that a position or orientation of the plurality of electrodes relative to the paddle body can be altered.
US09492639B2
A catheter is responsive to external and internal magnetic field generators for generating signals representing position and pressure data, with a reduced number of sensing coil leads for minimizing lead breakage and failure. The catheter includes a flexible joint with pressure sensing and position coils, at least pair of a pressure sensing coil and a position coil are serially connected. Methods of calibrating a catheter for position and pressure sensing, and detecting magnetic field interference with one catheter by another catheter or other metal or ferrous object advantageously use signals between two sets of sensors as a “back up” or “error check”.
US09492616B2
A medicament delivery device is shown for the administration of one or more drug agents. The device comprises a medicament cartridge retainer for holding a medicament cartridge. A dispense interface can be attached to an attachment of the device for facilitating fluidic communication from the device. Further, an interface sensor is configured to provide an output indicative of whether the dispense interface is attached to the attachment. The device also comprises a piston rod for driving a bung of the medicament cartridge, and a drive train for advancing the piston rod to the bung. A controller is configured to control the drive train to advance the piston rod towards the bung when the output of the interface sensor indicates that the dispense interface is not on the attachment. The controller is further configured to disable advancement of the piston rod when the output of the interface sensor indicates that the dispense interface is at least partially on the attachment.
US09492604B2
An apparatus and methods for dispensing a sanitized saline solution for rinsing the nasal passages and sinuses. The disclosure includes methods for bulk storage of granular sodium salt mixtures (pH balanced sodium chloride and sodium bicarbonate), bulk storage of water, heating and sensing elements, filtering elements, and dispensing elements. The apparatus provides controls for customizing the concentration and temperature of the dispensed saline solution, and provides for dispensing the solution into a delivery device, with a water catch basin and area for drying a delivery device after use.
US09492601B2
The presence or absence of a suction condition in an implantable blood pump is determined at least in part based on a parameter related to flow, such as a parameter related to thrust on the rotor of the pump. A local extreme of the parameter representing the minimum flow during ventricular diastole in an earlier interval is used to establish a threshold value. A value of the parameter representing the minimum flow during ventricular diastole in a later interval is compared to this threshold. If the comparison indicates a substantial decline in the minimum flow between the earlier and later intervals is associated with a suction condition. During the absence of a suction condition, the threshold is continually updated, so that the system does not indicate presence of a suction condition if the flow decreases gradually.
US09492599B2
A molded interconnect device can carry a Hall sensor for transducing a position of a rotor of the implantable blood pump. The molded interconnect device includes one or more integrated electronic circuit traces configured to electrically connect the hall sensor with a printed circuit board of the implantable blood pump, and the molded interconnect device is configured to be mounted to the printed circuit board.
US09492597B2
A catheter tube for a fecal drainage system has a first layer and a second layer. At least one of the first and second layers is an odor barrier layer of material and at least one of the first and second layers is a thermoplastic elastomer material.
US09492594B2
A coating for an expandable portion of a catheter comprising a hydrophobic matrix and a dispersed phase is disclosed. The dispersed phase comprises a plurality of micro-reservoirs dispersed in the hydrophobic matrix, wherein the plurality of micro-reservoirs comprises a first active agent and a first biodegradable or bioerodable polymer. A coating formulation and a method for forming the coating are also disclosed. A catheter comprising the coating on the expandable portion and a method for treating a condition are also provided.
US09492581B2
A contact lens solution comprising 0.001 to 10 weight percent or a preservative enhancer chosen from the group consisting of: inositol; mannitol; sorbitol; sucrose; dextrose; glycerin and propylene glycol; and at least 0.0001 weight percent of a cationic polymeric preservative, and where the concentration of chloride in said solution is less than 0.2 percent by weight.
US09492578B2
Surfaces for information security and protection of physical biometrics, such as a fingerprint, is described. Such biometric information recording surface includes a plurality of raised structures that can reproduce a biometric information when a body part containing the biometric information is applied to the biometric metric information recording surface. The reproduced biometric information can be completely removed by applying a liquid to the plurality of raised structures without need to apply an external physical contact.
US09492576B1
An apparatus includes a display screen including a first array of first light-emitting diodes for emitting visible light and a second array of second light-emitting diodes for emitting ultraviolet light, wherein the second light-emitting diodes are interspersed among the first light-emitting diodes. A method includes a computing device receiving input from a remote server indicating that a surface of the computing device should be disinfected, the computing device detecting that a display screen is in a closed positioning facing the surface, wherein the display screen includes an array of light-emitting diodes for emitting ultraviolet light, and controlling operation of the light-emitting diodes to disinfect the surface in response to the input received. The surface may, for example, be selected from a keyboard, a touchpad, and a cover.
US09492575B2
An apparatus configured to disinfect a vehicle is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a first electrode substantially coating a portion of a partially light transmissive panel. A plurality of printed light emitting diodes (LEDs) is suspended in a semiconductor ink on the first electrode and configured to emit a disinfecting emission. A second electrode is in electrical connection with the plurality of LEDs. In connection with the second electrode and/or one or more intermediate layers a light transmitting layer is disposed forming an interior surface of the glass panel. The light transmitting layer is operable to transmit at least a portion of the disinfecting emission therethrough such that the portion of the disinfecting emission impinges upon an interior surface of the vehicle.
US09492571B2
The invention relates to novel multi-modality probes for imaging, tracking and analyzing stem cells and related biological samples, and methods of preparation and use thereof. The molecular probes of the invention are constructed, for example, by utilizing (a) the high selectivity of long hydrocarbon chains for binding to plasma membranes of cells, (b) a near-infrared (NIR) dye for optical imaging, and (c) a radionuclide for PET or SPECT imaging. The in vitro and in vivo data of the optical and radiolabeled probes demonstrated their utility for detecting the presence of stem cells with multiple imaging modalities.
US09492570B2
Cavity and sentinel lymph node marking devices, marker delivery devices, and methods are disclosed. More particularly, upon insertion into a body, the cavity marking device and method enable one to determine the center, orientation, and periphery of the cavity by radiographic, mammography, echogenic, or other noninvasive imaging techniques. A composition and method are disclosed for locating the sentinel lymph node in a mammalian body to determine if cancerous cells have spread thereto. The composition is preferably a fluid composition consisting of a carrier fluid and some type of contrast agent; alternatively, the contrast agent may itself be a fluid and therefore not need a separate carrier fluid. This composition is capable of (1) deposition in or around a lesion and migration to and accumulation in the associated sentinel node, and (2) remote detection via any number of noninvasive techniques. Also disclosed is a method for remotely detecting the location of a sentinel node by (1) depositing a remotely detectable fluid in or around a lesion for migration to and accumulation in the associated sentinel node and (2) remotely detecting the location of that node with a minimum of trauma and toxicity to the patient. The composition and method may serve to mark a biopsy cavity, as well as mark the sentinel lymph node. The marking methods also may combine any of the features as described with the marking device and delivery device.
US09492569B2
Provided herein are antibodies with high affinity for the β8 subunit of αvβ8.
US09492562B2
This disclosure relates to a modified α-helical bundle cytokine, with reduced activity via an α-helical bundle cytokine receptor, wherein the α-helical bundle cytokine is specifically delivered to target cells. Preferably, the α-helical bundle cytokine is a mutant, more preferably it is a mutant interferon, with low affinity to the interferon receptor, wherein the mutant interferon is specifically delivered to target cells. The targeting is realized by fusion of the modified α-helical bundle cytokine to a targeting moiety, preferably an antibody. This disclosure relates further to the use of such targeted modified α-helical bundle cytokine to treat diseases. A preferred embodiment is the use of a targeted mutant interferon, to treat diseases, preferably viral diseases and tumors.
US09492560B2
Compounds are provided herein which are emetine derivatives that can be used as prodrugs which selectively undergo activation to release emetine in specific cellular conditions. In one aspect, a blocking group is incorporated onto the emetine molecule by the derivization of the N2′-position with moieties that can be selectively removed by hydrolysis in the cancer/tumor microenvironment. Such compounds are less cytotoxic than emetine and are substantially inactive in non-cancerous cells. In one aspect, the compounds described herein can be used for the treatment of metastatic and non-metastatic cancers, including, for example, breast cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer, and leukemia.
US09492558B2
Carrier-induced epitopic suppression is of particular concern where multiple conjugates with the same carrier protein are administered simultaneously. To avoid the suppression, the invention minimizes the amount of unconjugated carrier protein in a vaccine. The invention provides a composition for immunizing a patient against a disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis, wherein (1) the composition comprises conjugates for at least two of the four meningococcal serogroups A, C, W135 and Y, where at least two of the conjugates have a common carrier protein; and (2) the composition includes the common carrier in an unconjugated form at less than 10 μg/ml.
US09492556B2
The present invention relates to methods for producing N-terminal derivatives of proteins in which a polysaccharide, preferably having at least terminal sialic units, and preferably consisting essentially only of sialic acid units, is reacted at the N-terminus of a protein or peptide under controlled conditions to produce an N-terminal derivative. The controlled conditions include use of acidic pH for the derivatization step and a higher pH for purification. The derivatives are useful for improving pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of proteins and peptides.
US09492548B2
The present invention pertains to an emulsion comprising an aqueous phase and an oily phase, the aqueous phase containing a non-live medicinal substance, wherein the aqueous phase comprises at least 30% w/w sugar. The invention also pertains to a method to shield a medicinal substance present in an aqueous phase emulsified with an oily phase, from interaction with the oily phase, and to a vaccine comprising as an antigen a killed micro-organism or a subunit of a micro-organism, the antigen being present in an aqueous phase that is dispersed in an oily phase, wherein the aqueous phase comprises at least 30% w/w sugar.
US09492547B2
The present invention relates to a new polymorphic form of inulin, designated delta inulin (dIN), to methods for the preparation of dIN, compositions comprising dIN and uses thereof. The present invention also relates to the use of dIN and compositions comprising dIN in the preparation of gamma inulin (gIN), compositions comprising gIN and uses thereof.
US09492542B2
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a combination of 1-benzyl-3-hydroxymethylindazole derivative, a pressure lowering agent selected from ACE-inhibitors, renin inhibitors, ARBs and CCBs, and/or a cholesterol lowering agent selected from statin derivatives. The combination showed an additive and synergistic activity in reducing MCP-1 levels, thus significantly improving inflammatory response inhibition and consequently reducing complications occurring in patients suffering from inflammatory diseases.
US09492532B2
The disclosure generally relates to an immunogenic composition (e.g., a vaccine) and, in particular, to a polyvalent immunogenic composition, such as a polyvalent HIV vaccine, and to methods of using same.
US09492529B2
The present invention relates to an in vitro method for priming T cells suitable for administration to a patient having a viral infection. The invention is also directed to the composition obtained by the method and uses thereof.
US09492514B2
The present invention relates to a method for treating or preventing pathogenic infections in a subject having Cystic Fibrosis, COPD, and/or an open wound. This method involves selecting a subject having Cystic Fibrosis, COPD, and/or an open wound and administering to the selected subject a ceramidase under conditions effective to reduce ceramide and to treat or prevent the pathogenic infection. The method also involves the use of a ceramidase in combination with other drugs to reduce infection, reduce ceramide, or improve lung function in Cystic Fibrosis, COPD, and/or open wound patients.
US09492512B2
The present invention refers to a combination of growth factors, cytokines, antibacterial/antiviral factors, stem cell stimulating factors, complement proteins C3a/C4a, and chemotactic factors. The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of said combination from serum, placenta or colostrum and to composition containing said combination for use in the treatment of conditions requiring tissue repair and regeneration and for the substitution of stem cell therapies.
US09492507B2
The present invention relates to an insulin conjugate having improved in vivo duration and stability, which is prepared by covalently linking insulin with an immunoglobulin Fc region via a non-peptidyl polymer, a long-acting formulation comprising the same, and a preparation method thereof. The insulin conjugate of the present invention maintains in vivo activity of the peptide at a relatively high level and remarkably increases the serum half-life thereof, thereby greatly improving drug compliance upon insulin treatment.
US09492502B2
A process of producing a composition comprising at least two different proteins is disclosed, of which at least one is a coagulating protein, such as a casein and/or a caseinate, and at least one is an anti-coagulating protein, such as a leguminous protein (for example pea and/or soy) combined or not with whey protein, comprising the steps of: a) heat-sterilizing a first liquid component comprising the coagulating protein, b) heat-sterilizing a second liquid component comprising the anti-coagulating protein, and c) mixing the first component with the second component to obtain a mixture thereof. The obtained mixture is useful as a food constituent having reduced coagulation in the upper gastro-intestinal tract, more in particular in the stomach.
US09492490B1
According to an aspect of the present application, a composition for controlling a target pest comprises 0.1% to 4% isopropyl myristate, 0.1% to 15% thyme oil white, 0.1% to 2% geraniol, and at least one additional active ingredient selected from thymyl acetate, linalyl acetate, amyl butyrate, anise star oil, black seed oil, p-cymene, linalool, d-limonene, isopropyl myristate, lilac flower oil, methyl salicylate, alpha-pinene, piperonal, piperonyl alcohol, tetrahydrolinalool, thyme oil white, thyme oil red, thymol, vanillin, and wintergreen oil. The composition causes synergistic control of the target pest.
US09492476B2
The present invention generally relates to methods of treating hypertension (HTN) in patients in need thereof wherein the patient optionally further suffers from chronic kidney disease (CKD) or Type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The invention also relates to methods of treating hyperkalemia in a patient in need thereof, wherein the patient suffers from CKD, T2DM or HTN and are optionally being treated with an effective amount of a renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) agent. The invention also relates to methods of treating kidney disease in a patient in need thereof, wherein the patient is optionally being treated with an effective amount of a renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) agent. The methods can comprise administering an effective amount of a potassium-binding agent to the patient to lower the patient's blood pressure and/or increase or stabilize the patient's kidney function.
US09492458B2
The present invention generally relates to the transdermal delivery of various compounds. In some aspects, transdermal delivery may be facilitated by the use of a hostile biophysical environment. One set of embodiments provides a composition for topical delivery comprising a phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor and/or a salt thereof, and optionally, a hostile biophysical environment and/or a nitric oxide donor. In some cases, the composition may be stabilized using a combination of a stabilization polymer (such as xanthan gum, KELTROL® BT and/or KELTROL® RD), propylene glycol, and a polysorbate surfactant such as Polysorbate 20, which combination unexpectedly provides temperature stability to the composition, e.g., at elevated temperatures such as at least 40° C. (at least about 104° F.), as compared to compositions lacking one or more of these.
US09492454B2
According to the invention there is provided pemirolast, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in the therapeutic treatment of asthma, such as an acute asthma attack. Suitable lower doses of pemirolast are least about 110 mg per day.
US09492448B2
The present invention encompasses the use of compounds for a novel approach to treat and prevent diseases, conditions, and disorders such as diabetes and ischemic reperfusion injury. Compounds of the invention, including but not limited to BAM15 ((2-fluorophenyl){6-[(2-fluorophenyl)amino](1,2,5-oxadiazolo[3,4-e]pyrazin-5-yl)}amine), a mitochondrial uncoupler, can improve glucose tolerance, increases cellular oxygen consumption, treat or prevent kidney ischemia reperfusion injury reverse insulin resistance, reverse or treat hyperinsulinemia, and reverse or treat hyperlipidemia. The present invention further provides novel compounds as well as methods for identifying compounds with the same or similar properties as BAM15.
US09492439B2
Amido compounds are disclosed that have a formula represented by the following: and wherein n1, n2, R1a, R1b, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 are as described herein. The compounds may be prepared as pharmaceutical compositions, and may be used for the prevention and treatment of a variety of conditions in mammals including humans, including by way of non-limiting example, inflammatory conditions, autoimmune disorders, cancer, and graft-versus-host disease.
US09492438B2
A pharmaceutical composition including an amphiphilic pyridinium compound for treating neurological disorders or seizure disorders, in particular epilepsy, and other disorders of the nervous system. The pharmaceutical composition may be used as a primary treatment or as an adjuvant treatment. Administration of the amphiphilic pyridinium compound(s) may occur prior to the manifestation of symptoms characteristic of epilepsy, such that epilepsy is prevented, or alternatively, delayed in its progression.
US09492436B2
The present invention relates to compounds of general formula I, wherein the group R1, R2, X and Y are defined as in claim 1, which have valuable pharmacological properties, in particular bind to the AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and modulate its activity. The compounds are suitable for treatment and prevention of diseases which can be influenced by this receptor, such as metabolic diseases, in particular diabetes type 2.
US09492434B2
The instant invention describes macrocyclic compounds having therapeutic activity, and methods of treating disorders such as methods of modulating cellular proliferation processes, and methods of treating disease, disorders, and symptoms thereof.
US09492428B2
Certain embodiments of the invention include compositions comprising a compound of Formula (I), and salts, isomers, and derivatives thereof. Pharmaceutical compositions of some embodiments of the present invention comprise a compound of Formula (I), and salts, isomers, and derivatives thereof. Other embodiments of this invention include methods for treating disease (e.g., cancer) and methods for administering a compound of Formula (I), and salts, isomers, and derivatives thereof.
US09492426B2
In some embodiments, the present invention provides methods of treating a tumor in a subject. In some embodiments, the methods may include a step of administering to the subject a therapeutic composition that comprises: (a) mycophenolic acid, an analog thereof, or a derivative thereof; and (b) at least one anti-neoplastic agent. In some embodiments, the antineoplastic agent may include at least one of 5-fluouracil (5-FU), paclitaxel, oxaliplatin, doxorubicin, etoposide, irinotecan, bleomycin, imiquimod, 13-cis-retinoic acid, and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the relative concentrations of the mycophenolic acid, the analog thereof, or the derivative thereof, and the at least one anti-neoplastic agent correspond to their respective IC50 values. In some embodiments, the methods of the present invention may be used to treat tumors associated with at least one of an oral cancer, a skin cancer, a breast cancer, a prostate cancer, precancerous lesions thereof, hyperplastic lesions thereof, and benign tumors thereof.
US09492423B2
Dosing regimens, methods of treatment, controlled release formulations, and combination therapies that include bendamustine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and an HDAC inhibitor, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, are described.
US09492416B2
The present invention relates generally to the field of cosmetic and/or food supplement. More specifically, the present invention aims to provide the use of at least an ingredient containing caftaric acid and/or derivatives and a micro-organism and/or an enzyme capable of hydrolyzing caftaric acid and/or derivatives thereof to generate tartaric and/or caffeic acid, for improving skin tone and preventing and/or treating hyper-pigmentation of skin and/or skin color imperfections such as age-spots and other skin disorders characterized by abnormal pigments. Also, the present invention aims at providing a skin lightening agent.
US09492413B2
The invention relates to a method of use of a composition comprising a salt of the o-acetylsalicylic acid with a basic amino acid for producing a pharmaceutical composition for the prophylaxis or treatment of viral infections of humans or of animals, in particular mammals and birds.
US09492409B2
The invention relates to the compounds of formula I or its pharmaceutical acceptable salts, as well as polymorphs, solvates, enantiomers, stereoisomers and hydrates thereof. The pharmaceutical compositions comprising an effective amount of compounds of formula I, and methods for the treatment of local pain may be formulated for oral, buccal, rectal, topical, transdermal, transmucosal, intravenous, parenteral administration, syrup, or injection. Such compositions may be used to treatment of moderate to severe pain, neuropathic pain, post herpetic neuralgia and rheumatic pains.
US09492408B2
Methods are provided herein for treating an individual having a disease, disorder or condition affecting the lungs, wherein said disease, disorder, or condition of the lung is an acute lung injury. In specific embodiments, the acute lung injury is chemical induced acute lung injury (CIALI). In some embodiments, the methods are provided for treating or protecting a subject from chemical induced acute lung injury that include administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a phosphatase located on chromosome 10 (PTEN) inhibitor such as N(9,10-dioxo-9,10-di-hydrophenanthren-2-yl)pivalamide (SF1670). In some embodiments, the method products a subject from CAILI or reduces CAILI that results from a subsequent exposure to a chemical that induces chemical induced acute lung injury.
US09492393B2
The present invention relates to pharmaceutical dosage forms, for example to a tamper resistant dosage form including an opioid analgesic, and processes of manufacture, uses, and methods of treatment thereof.
US09492389B2
The present invention relates to pharmaceutical dosage forms, for example to a tamper resistant dosage form including an opioid analgesic, and processes of manufacture, uses, and methods of treatment thereof.
US09492382B2
The present invention provides a composition comprising an active ingredient with a maximum solubility in water at 20° C. of 10 g/l, and a hyperbranched polyester which is joined to a polar polymer which comprises a polycondensate or a polymer comprising ethylenically unsaturated monomers. The invention further relates to the hyperbranched polyester mentioned and to a process for preparation thereof. It further relates to the use of the hyperbranched polyester for solubilizing the active ingredient in aqueous compositions.
US09492378B2
Embodiments of the invention provide swallowable devices, preparations and methods for delivering drugs and other therapeutic agents within the GI tract. Many embodiments provide a swallowable device for delivering the agents. Particular embodiments provide a swallowable device such as a capsule for delivering drugs into the intestinal wall or other GI lumen. Embodiments also provide various drug preparations that are configured to be contained within the capsule, advanced from the capsule into the intestinal wall and degrade to release the drug into the bloodstream to produce a therapeutic effect. The preparation can be operably coupled to delivery means having a first configuration where the preparation is contained in the capsule and a second configuration where the preparation is advanced out of the capsule into the intestinal wall. Embodiments of the invention are particularly useful for the delivery of drugs which are poorly absorbed, tolerated and/or degraded within the GI tract.
US09492377B2
The present invention relates to an effervescent composition in solid form for use in vaginal applications for the treatment of vaginal infections.
US09492367B2
The present invention relates to a mixture comprising or consisting of a) 2,2-Dimethyl-3-(3-methylphenyl)-propanol (Majantol) b) 4,4a,5,9b-Tetrahydro-2,4-dimethylindenol[1,2-d]-m-dioxin (Magnolan) and optionally, one, two, three or all of the compounds selected from the group consisting of: c) 2-Isobutyl-4-methyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-ol (Florosa) d) Citronellyloxyacetaldehyde (Mugenal) e) 4-n-decylpyridine (Symmarine) f) 4-(4-methyl-3-penten-1-yl)-3-cyclohexene carboxaldehyde (Vertomugal), to a fragrance composition containing an organoleptically effective amount of said mixture and to a perfumed product containing said mixture or said fragrance composition and to a method of imparting an odor to a product or enhancing an odor of a product by adding to the product or incorporating into the product an organoleptically effective amount of a mixture or a fragrance composition according to the invention.
US09492366B2
The invention relates to an agent for dyeing keratinic fibers, particularly human hair, containing in a cosmetic base (a) at least one cationic anthraquinone derivative of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3 stand independently of one another for a C1-C6 alkyl group, n stands for an integer from 2 to 8 and A− for a physiologically compatible anion, (b) at least one further cationic direct dyeing pigment, different from formula (I), (c) at least one amphoteric and/or zwitterionic surfactant and (d) at least one cationic polymer.
US09492360B2
An obturator in which a filling material includes a biodegradable thermoplastic polymer. A bioactive substance may also be included in the filling material. The thermoplastic polymer acts as a matrix for the bioactive substance. The composition may include other polymeric resins, fillers, plasticizers and other additives typically used in dental materials.
US09492356B2
The current disclosure is directed to a container with a dispensing schedule. In one implementation, the container with a dispensing schedule comprises a bottle with a threaded neck and a complementarily threaded cap having a cylindrical rim and an internal schedule display. An indication on or within the internal schedule display is displayed through an aperture in the cap rim. Features included in the cap and schedule display interoperate to ensure that the displayed indication is advanced when the cap is removed from, and subsequently threaded onto, the bottle container. The displayed indication is relatively large and clear, to facilitate viewing by vision-impaired users, and the indication-advancement mechanism is robust and reliable. In addition, the cap and internal schedule display include features that allow the displayed indication to be set to a particular indication.
US09492354B2
Provided are methods, systems and apparatuses for producing delivery devices, for example, for oral intake of an agent. In the broadest aspect, the method can include assembling one or more layers including one or more materials with an agent or an agent-releasing formulation to form an integrated, for example a laminated, device; folding the integrated delivery device to form a folded integrated delivery device; and at least partially enclosing the fold delivery device to a form suitable for oral delivery. The integrated device can include a first external layer of a first material; a frame of a second material mounted on the first external layer; an agent-releasing formulation housed within the frame; and a second external layer of the first material mounted on the frame.
US09492352B2
A portable device for mixing a dilute disinfectant solution comprising a first reservoir comprising a predetermined amount of said disinfectant solution, a chamber which is connected to said first reservoir and which holds a predetermined amount of dilutant, and means for discharging said predetermined amount of said disinfectant solution from said first reservoir into said chamber to be mixed with said predetermined amount of dilutant in said chamber wherein said device provides the dilute disinfectant solution at a fixed dilution determined by the ratio of the predetermined amount of said disinfectant solution to the predetermined amount of dilutant.
US09492350B2
A dialysis bag is provided, including a first layer of film and a second layer of film each having a closed end and an opposite outlet end, the layers sealed together about corresponding peripheral edges to define a bag chamber. An outlet assembly is sealingly disposed at the corresponding outlet ends and has a tubular administrative outlet with an inlet and is in fluid communication with the bag chamber. A dimple is formed in at least one of the layers adjacent to the inlet for preventing occlusion as a fluid level decreases in the bag.
US09492339B2
A system for supporting, lifting, moving, mobilizing, ambulating, and physically rehabilitating a user such as patients in hospitals comprises a chair 100, a frame 200, and a lifting garment 300. The chair 100 has a seat 102 having a front portion 104 and a rear portion 106 and is so constructed that as the seat 102 moves towards a standing position, the rear portion 106 of the seat 102 remains substantially horizontally so a user does not slide out of the seat. The frame 200 is constructed so that the user can enter the frame 200 from either the front side 202 or the rear side 204. The lifting garment 300 is made of a fabric that contracts normal to a direction in which it is pulled for ease in raising a patient in or out of a bed, a chair, or a toilet, to or from a standing position.
US09492334B2
The present invention is method for forming a sandwich structure having a pattern of particulate material enveloped between a carrier material and a cover material. The method allows accurate forming of pre-determined pattern at high production speed. Such a method is particularly useful in the manufacture of disposable absorbent articles, such as baby diapers.
US09492332B2
Breathable, thermoplastic films, laminates, and methods of making films having a basis weight less than or equal to 15 gsm and a water vapor transmission rate of at least about 500 grams H2O/24-hour/m2, wherein the film has a ratio of the MD load at break to the CD load at break of less than about 10, and at least one of a machine-direction notched Elmendorf tear strength of at least about 5 g or a machine-direction notched trapezoidal tear strength of at least about 15 g.
US09492331B2
To provide an absorbent article that can further reduce leakage of body fluid from an end portion in a longitudinal direction. An elongated shaped absorbent article includes: a top sheet that has a skin contacting surface; a back sheet; and an absorbent core that is disposed between the top sheet and the back sheet, in which a compressed groove is formed on the skin contacting surface; the skin contacting surface has an excretory contact region, a front region, and a rear region; the compressed groove has a pair of first central grooves and a first circular groove that is provided in at least any one of the front region and the rear region; and the first circular groove is arranged at a position overlapping a vertical center line.
US09492321B2
A microfluidic valve for implantation in an eye of a patient is disclosed. The valve may include a chamber formed between a substrate and a flexible membrane. The valve may also include a boss disposed in the chamber and having a top edge in selective contact with the flexible membrane. The top edge includes a relief portion and a non-relief portion, with the relief portion being structurally arranged so that a pressure required to separate the membrane from the relief portion is less than a pressure required to separate the membrane from the non-relief portion. The valve also may include an inlet extending through the boss and the substrate through which fluid enters the chamber and an outlet configured to allow fluid to exit the chamber. Methods for priming a microfluidic valve are also disclosed.
US09492303B2
A shoulder immobilizer (20) includes a semi-rigid or rigid orthosis, in the form of an arm support (22), which supports the upper arm, elbow, forearm and wrist of a patient. A bolster (24) is positioned between the patient and the arm support (22). A body strap (26) extends around the patient and attaches to the arm support (22) and/or the bolster (24), holding the arm support and bolster in position against the body of the patient. In embodiments, the shoulder immobilizer (20) may utilize a shoulder strap (28), but such a shoulder strap is not necessary for shoulder immobilization of the patient.
US09492298B2
An operating unit in a stent delivery system comprises a displacement body including a first body connected to an outer tube body and a second body which is connected to the first body and meshed with a rotary roller. A first connection surface of the first body is formed with a first convex portion and a first concave portion recessed relative to the first convex portion. The first convex portion engages a second concave portion of the second body and a second convex portion engages the first concave portion. When movement of the displacement body becomes difficult for some reason and the operator forcibly rotates the rotary roller, the engaged state of the second body and the first body is released and the second body is relatively moved, thus preventing movement of the first body in the axial direction.
US09492297B2
An expandable medical balloon useful for treatment at a vessel bifurcation, the balloon having at least one expanded state, the balloon having at least one inner layer and at least one outer layer, the outer layer having at least one cavity therein through which the inner layer protrudes when the balloon is in its at least one expanded state, and methods of making and using the same.
US09492291B2
A tissue prosthesis insertion system includes a first assembly comprising a plurality of nested tubes, one of the tubes being a carrier tube which, in use, receives a component of a tissue prosthesis at a distal end of the carrier tube. A magnetic mount is carried at a proximal end of the first assembly. A second assembly is removably attachable to the first assembly. An attachment device is carried at a distal end of the second assembly, the attachment device being responsive to the magnetic mount of the first assembly, the magnetic mount and the attachment device carrying complementary engaging formations to facilitate hermetic sealing between the magnetic mount and the attachment device.
US09492279B2
A bioabsorbable plug implant, suitable for bone tissue regeneration, includes a first portion, and a second portion extending outwardly from the first portion, the first and second portions formed from expandable material. A method for bone tissue regeneration includes providing a bioabsorbable plug implant, wherein the implant has a first portion and a second portion extending outwardly from the first portion. The first and second portions are formed from expandable material. The second portion is inserted into a defect or gap of a bone. The first surface engages the outside contour of the defect or gap. The plug implant is allowed to contact body fluids, thereby expanding the size of the plug implant so that the plug fits into the defect or gap.
US09492274B2
An assembly for collapsing a prosthetic heart valve includes a compression member and a pusher member. The compression member has a first open end with a first diameter, a second open end with a second diameter less than the first diameter, and a tapered wall between the first open end and the second open end. The pusher member has a base adapted to engage an end of the valve. The pusher member and the compression member are movable relative to one another between an initial position in which the base of the pusher member is relatively far from the first open end of the compression member and an operative position in which the base of the pusher member is relatively close to the first open end of the compression member. Movement of the pusher and compression members from the initial position to the operative position radially compresses the valve.
US09492272B2
Intraocular implants and methods of making intraocular implants are provided. The intraocular implants can improve the vision of a patient, such as by increasing the depth of focus of an eye of a patient. In particular, the intraocular implants can include a mask having an annular portion with a relatively low visible light transmission surrounding a relatively high transmission central portion such as a clear lens or aperture. This construct is adapted to provide an annular mask with a small aperture for light to pass through to the retina to increase depth of focus. The intraocular implant may have an optical power for refractive correction. The intraocular implant may be implanted in any location along the optical pathway in the eye, e.g., as an implant in the anterior or posterior chamber.
US09492262B2
Provided is a device for capturing debris in blood vessels, which enables a filter member to be smoothly recovered, and has a simple structure leading to an easy operation. For this purpose, provided is an elastic steel wire that, in a folded state, extends in a direction toward a base of a slide tube from a fore end part of a holding part in a ringlike elastic wire rod along an outer side of the slide tube.
US09492251B2
The invention relates to a blank for the production of a dental shaped body, wherein the blank has a corpus (2) of tooth restoration material, from which the shaped part to be fabricated is carved by means of a tool (4) by removal of material. The blank has coding means (1) formed on part of the surface (6) of the blank corpus (2), which coding means (1) has at least one structure (8, 9) for identification of the blank. The coding means (1) consists of a plurality of panels (5.1) at the level of the surface (6) of the corpus (2) and a plurality of panels (5.2, 5.3) incorporating a flat structure (8, 9) at a level (h1, h2) which is distinguishable from at least the level of the surface (6) of the corpus (2).The invention further relates to a method for identifying a blank with the aid of coding means (1).
US09492248B2
A dental implant includes a male threading part and an implantation torque increasing part from the tip side. The male threading part includes multiple threading parts that have the same lead but different pitches, with the pitch increasing toward the tip side. The outer diameter of the male threading part is constant or increases toward the implantation torque increasing part. The implantation torque increasing part includes thread crests that have a different lead from the lead of the male threading part or a projecting row that is continuous circumferentially. In cross-section, a contour line connecting tops of the thread crests of the threading part that is adjacent to the implantation torque increasing part is a straight line, and the tops of the thread crests or the top of the projecting row of the implantation torque increasing part are located on an extension line of the contour line.
US09492247B2
An orthodontic bracket includes a bracket body and a ligating member. The ligating member retains an archwire in an archwire slot and includes archwire control structure including projecting portions spaced apart in a mesial-distal direction with a recessed area therebetween. The recessed area and the projecting portions overlie the archwire slot. The recessed area may include a flat or a curved surface in a mesial-distal direction. The recessed area and projecting portions may define a radius of curvature that is less than the radius of curvature of the archwire seated in the slot. The archwire contacts one or both the projecting portions resulting in a larger moment arm and better rotational control of the bracket with the force applied by the archwire.
US09492244B2
Systems and methods for using a liquid jet apparatus for dental treatments are disclosed. In one implementation, the liquid jet apparatus may include a handpiece configured to deliver a high velocity liquid jet to a desired location in the mouth of a patient. The handpiece may include a positioning member having a channel through or along which the jet can propagate. The positioning member may have a distal end portion configured to be at least partially disposed in a pulp cavity, canal space, or opening in the tooth under treatment. During operation, the jet may impact an impingement surface of the distal end portion of the positioning member and be deflected as a spray through one or more openings in the distal end portion. The liquid jet apparatus may be used for root canal treatments.
US09492230B2
Methods for the conditioning of bioprosthetic material employ bovine pericardial membrane. A laser directed at the fibrous surface of the membrane and moved relative thereto reduces the thickness of the membrane to a specific uniform thickness and smoothes the surface. The wavelength, power and pulse rate of the laser are selected which will smooth the fibrous surface as well as ablate the surface to the appropriate thickness. Alternatively, a dermatome is used to remove a layer of material from the fibrous surface of the membrane. Thinning may also employ compression. Stepwise compression with cross-linking to stabilize the membrane is used to avoid damaging the membrane through inelastic compression. Rather, the membrane is bound in the elastic compressed state through addition cross-linking. The foregoing several thinning techniques may be employed together to achieve strong thin membranes.
US09492226B2
A system for displaying characteristics of target tissue during an ablation procedure is provided that includes an electronic control unit (ECU) configured to receive data regarding electrical properties of the target tissue for a time period. The ECU is also configured to determine a value responsive to the data and indicative of at least one of a predicted depth of a lesion in the target tissue, a predicted temperature of the target tissue, and a likelihood of steam pop of the target tissue for the time period. The system further includes a display device operatively connected to the ECU. The display device is configured to receive the value and display a visual representation indicative of at least one of a predicted depth of a lesion in the target tissue, a predicted temperature of the target tissue, and a likelihood of steam pop of the target tissue for the time period.
US09492225B2
An endoscopic bipolar forceps includes a housing, a shaft affixed to the housing, and a pair of jaw members attached to a distal end of the shaft. The forceps also includes a drive assembly for moving one of the jaw members relative to the other jaw member from a first position to a second position for manipulating tissue. A movable handle is included which is rotatable about a pivot to force a drive flange of the movable handle into mechanical cooperation with the drive assembly to move the jaw members from the first position to the second position. The forceps is connected to a source of electrosurgical energy connected to each jaw member such that the jaw members are capable of conducting bipolar energy through tissue held therebetween.
US09492224B2
An end effector is disclosed. The end effector includes a first jaw member. The first jaw member comprises a first electrode. The first jaw member defines a first aperture at a distal end. The end effector includes a second jaw member. The second jaw member comprises a second electrode. The second jaw member defines a second aperture at a distal end. The second jaw member is operatively coupled to the first jaw member. The first and second apertures are configured to define a single aperture when the first and second jaw members are in a closed position. The first and second electrodes are configured to deliver energy.
US09492223B2
An endoscopic forceps is provided and includes a housing having a shaft that extends therefrom. An end effector assembly is operatively connected to a distal end of the shaft and includes a pair of pivotably coupled first and second jaw members. One of the jaw members is movable relative to the other jaw member. A drive mechanism includes a driving structure in operative communication with a cam slot operably disposed on one of the first and second jaw members. The driving structure includes a detent.
US09492221B2
A surgical instrument includes an end effector and a housing mechanically coupled to the end effector. The end effector includes a first actuating device configured to perform a first surgical procedure and a second actuating device integrally associated with the first actuating device and configured to perform a second surgical procedure, the second surgical procedure being independently operable and different than the first surgical procedure. An outer portion of the first actuating device and an outer portion of the second actuating device form a portion of an outer housing of the end effector. The housing includes a first actuator, mechanically coupled to the first actuating device and configured to impart movement to the first actuating device and a second actuator, mechanically coupled to the second actuating device and configured to impart movement to the second actuating device.
US09492211B2
A bone plate system is provided that includes bone plates and bone anchor assemblies for being inserted into bone plate bores to secure the bone plates to one or more bones. In one aspect, the bone plate system includes a bone anchor assembly having a locking cap and a locking fastener connected to a head portion of a bone anchor. The bone anchor assembly is driven into a bone plate bore before the locking fastener is shifted to expand the locking cap and fix the bone anchor assembly within the bore. In another aspect, the bone plate system includes a bone anchor assembly having a locking cap that deflects radially inward due to contact with the bone plate at large bone anchor assembly insertion angles. In addition, a bone anchor assembly having a preassembled condition with a locking cap resisting back out of a locking fastener.
US09492203B2
A facet joint replacement system includes an inferior implant with an inferior articular surface, a superior implant with a superior articular surface, and an optional crossbar. The inferior implant and the superior implant are each polyaxially adjustably connected to fixation elements which anchor the implants to adjacent vertebrae. The optional crossbar may be polyaxially adjustably connected to bilateral implants. The system components may be provided in kits which provide components of various sizes and shapes. A set of surgical instruments may facilitate implantation of the facet joint replacement system by providing tools for bone preparation, trialing, implant insertion, implant alignment, and lock-out of modular interconnections.
US09492200B2
A suture system including a suture construct having a first reduction construct configured to be selectively arranged in an expanded state and a reduced state. The first reduction construct includes a first locking limb, a first contractible loop, and a first opposed loop disposed generally opposite to the first contractible loop, wherein reduction of the first opposed loop contracts the first contractible loop from the expanded state into the reduced state and secures the suture construct in the reduced state. The suture construct may also include a second reduction construct. Optionally, the suture system includes a first and a second pusher tube defining a first and a second lumen, respectively, wherein each pusher tubes are advanced over portions of opposed loops, respectively, and wherein distal portions of opposed loops extend beyond the pusher tubes, respectively.
US09492196B2
A hair implant anchor usable with a hair implant anchor deployment device for inserting one or more hairs into a tissue portion is provided. The hair implant anchor includes a holder configured to grip one or more hairs and one or more selectably deployable leaves formed with the holder. When the anchor is in its first configuration prior to implantation of the hairs, the leaves are constrained by the deployment device in a position generally parallel to an insertion axis, and in a second configuration, subsequent to implantation of the hair, the leaves adopt a position extended away from the insertion axis, thereby securing the holder and hair gripped thereby within the tissue portion. The invention also provides a method for use of the anchor, a hair implantation system, a multi-hair implantation system and a hair implantation assembly.
US09492195B2
A surgical port comprising a body and first and second cannula extending from the body and movable with respect to the body via an instrument inserted through the respective cannula. The cannulas can extend distally from the body and can include one or more seals. A port assembly and first and second instruments manipulatable in a crossed configuration are also disclosed.
US09492191B2
Surgical procedures, systems, implants, devices, tools, and methods that are used for treating pelvic conditions in a male or female, the pelvic conditions including incontinence (various forms such as fecal incontinence, stress urinary incontinence, urge incontinence, mixed incontinence, etc.), vaginal prolapse (including various forms such as enterocele, cystocele, rectocele, apical or vault prolapse, uterine descent, etc.), and other conditions caused by muscle and ligament weakness, the devices and tools including devices and tools for anchoring an implant to tissue, adjusting the length of implant components, and cutting the implant to a desired length.
US09492190B2
A tissue dissector is provided. The tissue dissector includes a cannula and an introducer coaxially coupled to the cannula and movable therein from a retracted position to an extended position. An introducer is coaxially coupleable to the cannula and movable therein from a retracted position to an extended position. The introducer including a generally annular lumen disposed in fluid communication with an inflation port operably disposed on the introducer and in fluid communication with an inflatable balloon that couples to the introducer. The inflatable balloon is movable from a deflated condition for positioning the introducer adjacent target tissue, to an inflated condition for separating the target tissue from nearby tissue and for providing a barrier therebetween such that the nearby tissue is not affected during the electrosurgical procedure.
US09492187B2
A minimally invasive surgical assembly broadly includes an outer hollow needle which has an outer diameter of 3.0 mm or smaller, and a coaxial surgical instrument having a shaft which extends through the outer hollow needle. The coaxial surgical instrument includes end effectors at the end of the shaft which are biased to an open position such that when the end effectors of the surgical instrument extended out of the needle they open, and they are closed by relative movement of the needle over them. The assembly preferably includes a first fixing element which is used to fix the relative location of the surgical instrument and the needle. The assembly also preferably includes a second fixing element which moves relative to the needle and is located on the outside thereof and which is used to fix the relative location of the needle to the patient.
US09492184B2
Disclosed are systems, methods, devices and surgical techniques for joint arthroplasty, including implant components that facilitate the position and implantation of a hip replacement using cutting guides and various femoral implant arrangements.
US09492180B2
A combination of a first assembly for guiding resection of a femur and tibia of a knee joint and a second assembly including femoral and tibial knee components. The combination of the first assembly and the second assembly provides optimal placement and positioning of the femoral and tibial knee components to achieve near-normal knee kinematics and tension. The preparation for and placement of the prosthetic knee components provides medial-pivoting kinematics mimicking that of the natural knee thereby promoting improved outcome for the patient.
US09492179B2
An assembly for guiding resection of a femur and tibia of a knee joint in preparation for installing a femoral and tibial knee components. For example, the assembly can include tibial and femoral IM rods to which are connected through a tensioning bolt that allows controlled adjustment of the distraction of the tibia and femur during cut positioning in a range of flexion angles. Also, the assembly is usable with relatively small, noninvasive approaches to the knee joint by way of relatively narrow, low profile components that attach to tibial and femoral IM rods. Further, the assembly includes several quick-release components to allow fast assembly and disassembly in a surgical setting. Each of these aspects, along with the ability of the assembly to accurately guide initial reference cuts to the tibia and femur, promotes an improved outcome for the patient.
US09492177B2
The present invention is a tourniquet comprising: a strap; a pelvic pad included in the strap having a pocket defined in the pelvic pad for receiving a semi-rigid stiffening member; base plates slidably attached to the strap allowing the base plates to be positioned along the strap; a threaded shaft received in each of the base plates; a pressure pad removable attached to a distal end of each of the shafts; a handle attached to a proximal end of each of the shafts having openings defined in each end of the handle; and, a rotational arresting strap attached to each base plate having a securing tab that can be received in one of the handle openings thereby preventing the shaft from rotating when the securing tab is received in sand handle opening.
US09492176B2
A clamping and ligation device, comprising a ligation unit (10), a conveying unit (20), a protective sleeve (30), a connecting unit (40), a operation unit (50), and a traction unit (60); the connecting unit (40) connects the conveying unit (20) with the ligation unit (10), and can be disengaged to separate the conveying unit (20) from the ligation unit (10); the traction unit (60) controls the ligation unit (10) via push and pull movement; the end of the traction unit (60) connected to the ligation unit (10) is breakable, so that the traction unit (60) can be broken away from the ligation unit (10) under a definite force; the protective sleeve pipe (30) can accommodate the whole ligation unit (10) therein, thus, during endoscope penetration, avoiding the damage to the endoscope tube wall and the increase of penetration force.
US09492175B2
In one embodiment, an umbilicus support apparatus includes a base and an armature that extends from the base, the armature including a flexible arm having a proximal end and a distal end, the armature further including a support head attached to the distal end of the arm, the support head including umbilicus securing means for securing an umbilicus.
US09492172B2
In order to so improve a surgical system for connecting body tissue, comprising a surgical instrument having two tool elements movable relative to each other, each of which comprises a high-frequency electrode, the high-frequency electrodes, in an approach position of the tool elements, defining a minimum distance from each other, lying opposite each other and facing each other, that an overstretching of connections of parts of body tissue, in particular, made by a flow of current, is avoided when removing the surgical instrument, it is proposed that the instrument comprise a shaft at the distal end of which at least a first one of the tool elements is arranged or formed, and that a second tool element be adapted to be moved from an operating position, in which it is adapted for movement into the approach position, into a removal position and/or vice versa, a surface area of a perpendicular projection of the second tool element onto a projection plane extending perpendicularly to the shaft direction in the region of the second tool element being smaller in the removal position than in the operating position.
US09492169B2
A surgical instrument for surgically joining tissue is provided. The surgical instrument includes a handle assembly that includes an actuator member. An end effector is operatively disposed adjacent a distal portion of an elongated shaft of the surgical instrument. The end effector includes a first jaw member pivotably disposed with respect to a second jaw member. The end effector is movable between a first position where the jaw members are spaced from one another, and a second position where the jaw members are in an approximated position. Each of the first and second jaw members includes a respective longitudinal track. An actuation assembly is disposed in mechanical cooperation with the end effector, wherein actuation of the actuation member causes the actuation assembly to translate from a distal portion of the end effector towards a proximal portion of the end effector through the tracks in the first and second jaw members.
US09492166B2
An end effector for use with a surgical instrument comprising an anvil shaft, a first anvil assembly disposed at a distal portion of the anvil shaft and a second anvil assembly mountable on the anvil shaft proximally of the first anvil assembly. Also, a method for performing a surgical procedure is provided including the steps of providing a surgical instrument including a first cartridge assembly and a first anvil assembly having an anvil shaft, approximating the first anvil assembly and first cartridge assembly and ejecting staples from the first cartridge assembly. The method further includes removing the first cartridge assembly from the tubular organ, and inserting a second anvil assembly into the tubular organ to engage the anvil shaft of the first anvil assembly and ejecting staples from a second cartridge assembly towards the second anvil assembly.
US09492123B2
A nuclear imaging chain (100) includes a molecular agent (102), an acquisition system (104), a reconstruction system (106), a detection system (108), and a display system (110). The various components of the imaging chain are optimized according to desired optimization criteria. The optimized characteristics of the imaging chain (100) may include one or more an agent characteristic, an acquisition characteristic (127), a reconstruction characteristic (143), a detection characteristic (159), and a display characteristic.
US09492106B2
A sensor for measuring a respiration is disclosed herein. The sensor includes at least one housing (7) having a first cavity (12) with a first port (11) allowing a respiration gas flow, and a second cavity (22) with a second port (21) also allowing a respiration gas flow. The sensor also includes at least one breathing detector (51) for acquiring a signal indicative of the respiration gas flowing through the first cavity and the second cavity. The at least one housing is equipped with at least one additional port (31) for removing the respiration gas flow coming from the first cavity and the second cavity, which additional port being separate from the first port and the second port.
US09492104B2
A catheter is responsive to external and internal magnetic field generators for generating position data of the catheter position and pressure data to determine pressured exerted on a distal end of the catheter when engaged with tissue, with a reduced number of sensing coils and reduced number of sensing coil leads for minimizing lead breakage and failure. The catheter includes a distal section adapted for engagement with patient tissue, where the distal section has a proximal portion, a distal portion and a flexible joint with a resilient member adapted to allow axial displacement and angular deflection between the proximal and distal portions of the distal section. The catheter may have three or less sensing coils with three or less leads, each transmitting signals between a respective sensing coil and the signal processor.
US09492087B2
A voice call is established using a computing device. A user is instructed to prepare a first device for pairing with the computing device and a server may instruct the computing device to scan for additional devices. The server may identify a first device from a list of devices and may instruct the computing device to pair with the first device.
US09492079B2
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, an optical coherence tomography-based ophthalmic testing center system includes an optical coherence tomography instrument comprising an eyepiece for receiving at least one eye of a user or subject; a light source that outputs light that is directed through the eyepiece into the user's or subject's eye, an interferometer configured to produce optical interference using light reflected from the user's/subject's eye, an optical detector disposed so as to detect said optical interference; and a processing unit coupled to the detector. The ophthalmic testing center system can be configured to perform a multitude of self-administered functional and/or structural ophthalmic tests and output the test data.
US09492078B2
An imager that can provide separated images corresponding to differing depths in a sample is presented. In accordance with some embodiments of the invention, an imager can include a light source; a sample arm that receives light from the light source, directs the light to a sample, and captures light returning from the sample; a modulation source that provides different modulations corresponding to differing imaging depths in the sample; a detector system to receive the captured light from the sample with the different modulations; and a processor that receives signals from the detector system and separates a plurality of images corresponding with the differing image depths in the sample.
US09492072B2
A laparoscopic surgical device comprising an anchor element comprising a pair of jaws defining a mouth within which at least a portion of an organ or tissue may be grasped is described. The jaws are biased towards one another so as to normally adopt a closed configuration. The anchor element is coupled to a support member, the support member being moveable about the anchor element. The device is dimensioned to be operably passed fully through a trocar into the abdominal cavity wherein it may be manipulated by a surgeon or other operator to grasp the desired target organ or tissue.
US09492069B2
A surgical camera assembly includes a camera member and a receptacle member. The camera member includes a camera head and a shaft. The shaft includes at least one electrical contact positioned towards a free end thereof. The at least one electrical contact is electrically coupled to the camera head. The receptacle member is configured to releasably receive the free end of the shaft and includes at least one electrical contact that is configured to electrically couple to the at least one electrical contact of the shaft to establish electrical communication between the camera head and the receptacle member when the free end of the shaft is received within the receptacle member.
US09492067B2
An apparatus having a tube section and an expanded end. The tube section is flexible while the end section is rigid. The apparatus has a central bore, large enough to loosely receive an endoscope tube, and the end section has two peripheral bores which communicate with the central bore. There is a collar around the central bore which allows formation of air- and water-tight seal with the head of an endoscope. The tube may be fenestrated at its proximal end and may include medial pleats. This apparatus is mainly used by: sliding an endoscope into the central bore until the endoscope head forms an air- and water-tight seal with the central bore; connecting a lavage tube to one peripheral bore and a vacuum tube to the other peripheral bore; inserting the endoscope and the apparatus into a GI tract; and manually controlling the apparatus to apply lavage and vacuum.
US09492060B2
The disclosure extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for producing an image in light deficient environments and correction of white balance and/or fixed pattern noise at startup or at any other time during a procedure.
US09492047B2
A suction cleaner (60) comprising a body (50); a compartment (42) for accommodating a dust collection bag (44); and a source of suction (32) for causing suction airflow into a bag in the compartment, wherein the source of suction is disposed at least partially beneath the compartment and communicates therewith by a passage (46) which extends from an upper region of the compartment.
US09492042B2
A method for automatically configuring an electronic toilet device includes detecting usage of the electronic toilet device throughout a first time period. The first time period is divided into a plurality of discrete time units. The method further includes recording a usage state for each of the plurality of time units in the first time period based on the detecting and using the recorded usage states to configure an operating schedule for the electronic toilet device for a next time period. The method further includes operating the electronic toilet device throughout the next time period according to the operating schedule while detecting and recording a usage state for each of the plurality of time units in the next time period and periodically configuring an operating schedule for each subsequent time period using the recorded usage states associated with a preceding time period.
US09492041B1
A damper, including: a tube body, a central spindle, and two laminae. The laminae each include a curved plate, an oil-sealing rib plate and an oil-discharging rib plate which are disposed at two ends of the curved plate, respectively. The inner wall of the tube body is provided with two convex splitters. One end of the central spindle is inserted into an inner chamber of the tube body and sealed in the tube body; the other end of the central spindle extends outside the tube body. The central spindle includes two ribs, and the laminae are disposed between the ribs and the tube body. The ribs, the laminae and the splitters combined divide the inner chamber of the tube body into two pressure chambers and two nonpressure chambers; both the pressure chambers and the nonpressure chambers are filled with damping oil.
US09492039B2
An arrangement incorporates a sink and a hand dryer which extends over the sink. The hand dryer is of the type which uses an air-knife mechanically to wipe the water from the user's hands. The hand dryer comprising two elongate air-knife discharge outlets—each outlet discharging a respective air-knife down onto a hand of the user—the air-knife outlets being arranged side-by-side over the basin of the sink. Each air-knife outlet is arranged on an angle such that the inboard end the air-knife outlet is below the outboard end of the air-knife outlet.
US09492038B2
A shower sealing system includes a sliding shower door slidable along a length of an upper track assembly and configured to slide horizontally and freely above a surface and a sealing element configured to provide a fluid seal between the surface and at least a portion of the shower door. The system also includes a trigger mechanism coupled to the sealing element and a stop configured to activate the trigger mechanism when at least partially in contact with the trigger mechanism. The trigger mechanism is configured to move the sealing element from a storage position to a sealing position when the stop activates the trigger mechanism. The sealing element provides a fluid seal between the shower door and the surface when the sealing element is in the sealing position.
US09492034B2
A foldable pan includes a pan body, and a handle connected to an outside of the pan body. A horizontal rotation mechanism is arranged between the handle and the pan body. The handle and the pan body form a horizontal rotation connection by the horizontal rotation mechanism. The horizontal rotation mechanism includes a rotation head, a base, and a spindle assembly. The rotation head is formed at an end of the handle. The spindle assembly passes through a top of the base and the rotation head to form the horizontal rotation connection, and further, a bottom of the base is fastened to the pan body by a connection assembly. The foldable pan with a foldable handle provided in the present invention reduces store space of the pan and is convenient to store, further the package volume is reduced after being folded, thus reducing transfer cost.
US09492033B2
A collapsible travel tumbler is described. The tumbler includes a collapsible container made of flexible material. The collapsible container is inserted through a rigid collar, on the top edge of which the collapsible cup sits. A lid with a sealable drinking hole is then screwed onto the collar, providing a complete and secure closure of the collapsible tumbler. When not in use the collapsible container can be collapsed into the housing created by the combination of the collar and the lid for easy storage and transport.
US09492015B1
An infant car seat cover is adapted to be attached to an existing infant car seat and is configured to extend over the surface thereof creating an enclosed internal cavity. The cover has an interior mesh surface, which is selectively covered by a protective exterior surface. Additionally, the interior and exterior surfaces are supported by pivotally attached support frames, which define an internal cavity for the infant to occupy. When fully extended over the surface of the car seat, the cover is capable of opening at multiple points, allowing various access and breathability configurations.
US09492002B2
A molded plastic applicator for cosmetics, such as a mascara brush, including an integral molded plastic panel that lies substantially in a mold plane when formed and is bent out of the mold plane to surround an extended longitudinal axis when the applicator is assembled. A plurality of openings, or projections such as bristles, are formed in or on the panel so as to be oriented substantially in a common pull direction transverse to the mold plane when the panel lies in the mold plane and to be oriented substantially radially of the longitudinal axis in directions distributed around the axis when the panel is bent to surround the axis. A retainer holds the panel bent out of the plane in surrounding relation to the axis. The panel may be formed as a plurality of free-ended limbs, radiating from a hub through which the longitudinal axis extends, and bent down around the axis; alternatively, it may be generally rectangular as formed, and bent into a cylinder about the axis, or it may be formed as a band that is wound helically about the axis. A method of making the applicator includes steps of molding the panel, bending the panel about the axis, and retaining the panel in the bent configuration.
US09491992B2
A bracelet clasp including three strips, and a cover hinged to one of the strips. The clasp is provided with first and second push-pieces and with a safety device preventing lateral movement of the cover causing the clasp to unlock when pressure is simultaneously exerted on the push-pieces. The safety device includes a spacer being received between the cover flaps, the ends of the spacer abutting against the cover flaps so as to prevent lateral movement of the cover causing the clasp to unlock when pressure is simultaneously exerted both on a push-piece and on a flap of the cover opposite the push-piece.
US09491990B1
Apparatuses and system are provided for securing loads. In one embodiment, a buckle system is provided that includes two buckle portions that are adapted to interlock with each other. Each of the buckle portions includes a spine, two longitudinal/long member connected to the spine, a neck connected to the spine and a V-shaped member, and two horizontal members connected to the V-shaped member. Each of the two buckle portions has a plurality of bends on its top surface. The plurality of bends one buckle portion corresponds with the plurality of bends on the other buckle portion. In various embodiments, each spine has at least one portion that has greater dimensions than at least one other portion on the spine, respectively.
US09491986B1
A high-heeled shoe is provided that includes a base with a receiving area defined in the ball support portion of the base and a cushioning insert positioned in the receiving area. The shoe further includes a support assembly that includes a first heel and a second heel, and is attached to the bottom surface of the base. The first heel and the second heel can be positioned on the support assembly such that the first heel and the second heel are aligned with one another, or the first heel and the second heel can be positioned on the support assembly such that the first heel and the second heel are angled with the first heel crossing the second heel.
US09491984B2
An article of footwear is provided having an elevated plate structure incorporated in the sole structure and optionally including a fluid-filled chamber. The elevated plate structure can include an upper plate and a plurality of legs extending downward toward the outsole. End portions of the legs can engage an upper region of the outsole. The elevated plate structure can form a cage region that can optionally include a fluid-filled chamber substantially disposed therein. The elevated plate structure can further include a lower plate disposed at an upper region of the outsole, which can form a lower portion of the cage region. Portions of the legs can be integrated with impact-attenuating members in the heel region in various configurations and can provide features for the impact-attenuating members, such as support, impact-attenuation and adjustable impact-attenuation features.
US09491980B2
A latching mechanism including a pedestal provided with a first hole on the surface, a second member provided with a second hole opened at a position overlapping with the first hole, and a fastening member whose one end part is inserted into and pulled from the first hole through the second hole, so that the second member is engaged with the pedestal in an attachable and detachable manner. In the mechanism, the fastening member is inserted through the second hole into the first hole and then rotated such that an outer shape of the one end part intersects with one of the first hole and the second hole so that the second member is mounted onto the pedestal, and then it is rotated further or reversely so that the second member is separated from the pedestal.
US09491978B2
A hair extension for attachment to a person's head including a plurality of hair sections held together by a track, and methods of attaching the same are provided. The hair extension is configured such that the plurality of hair sections can move upward and downward freely with person's natural hair when styling.
US09491967B2
Apparatuses and methods for battering and breading food items are disclosed. A cart is provided with a shelf including a hole for receiving a batter dip bucket and a hole for receiving a breading pan. A batter basket is disposed within the batter dip bucket.
US09491962B2
The present invention relates generally to the field of food supplements for cosmetic purpose. More specifically, the present invention aims to provide an ingredient containing chicoric acid and/or derivatives for preventing and/or treating hyper-pigmentation of skin, skin color imperfections such as age-spots and other skin disorders characterized by abnormal pigments. The present invention also aims at improving skin tone as well as providing a skin lightening agent.
US09491960B2
A low calorie sweetener composition with sweetness synergy, providing a reduction in off-taste and a desirable temporal profile. The sweetener composition is suitable for use as a substitute for high calorie sugars. The sweetener composition may be used in food and beverage products, pharmaceutical products, nutritional product and cosmetic products.
US09491954B2
The present invention relates to a treatment method for reducing the bacterial content of a food and/or biological medium of interest containing lipid droplets, which method comprises the following steps: (a) a step of homogenization applied to said medium of interest, (b) a step of microfiltration applied to said homogenized medium of interest resulting from step (a), on a membrane having a cut-off threshold which allows at least some of said lipid droplets to penetrate into the permeate, while at the same time retaining at least some of said bacteria in the retentate, and (c) the recovery of said permeate resulting from step (b), constituting a homogenized food and/or biological medium in which the bacterial content is lower than in the medium before the implementation of said method. The method according to the invention is characterized in that:—firstly, said homogenization step (a) comprises at least two successive homogenization operations applied to said medium of interest, said homogenization operations each resulting in a reduction in the size of said lipid droplets, and—secondly, said microfiltration step (b) consists of a tangential microfiltration process.
US09491951B2
A cooking device may include a refractory oven and a housing. The refractory oven may define a cooking chamber that may be configured to receive thermal energy from an external heat source. The refractory oven may further define an opening configured to allow foodstuffs to be introduced into the cooking chamber. The refractory oven may be further configured to substantially surround the foodstuffs while the foodstuffs are positioned inside the cooking chamber. The housing may at least partially surround the refractory oven. The housing and the refractory oven may define a heated volume between an external surface of the refractory oven and an internal surface of the housing. The heated volume may be configured to receive thermal energy from the external heat source and to reduce transfer of thermal energy from the cooking chamber through refractory oven.
US09491944B2
A pesticidal composition comprises a pyridine triazole compound of formula I or any agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, Z, and x are as described herein. A method of controlling pests comprises applying the pesticidal composition near a population of pests.
US09491941B2
The present invention relates to new compounds of formula (I) wherein the variables have the meaning as indicated in the claims; in free form and in salt form; and optionally the enantiomers and geometrical isomers thereof. The compounds of formula (I) are useful in the control of parasites, in particular ectoparasites, in and on vertebrates.
US09491939B2
A top motor broadcast spreader having a container for storing material and having an opening at its lower end for releasing material from the container. A closure spreader member below the container covers container opening and is movable downward away from the opening to release and spread material onto a surface. A motor is mounted inside the container and above the opening at the lower end of the container having a motor shaft extending downwardly from the motor through the opening at the lower end of the container and is connected to the closure spreader member to move the closure spreader member downward upon rotation of the motor shaft to release and spread material onto a surface. The closure spreader member comprises a flat horizontal and circular plate having flat rectangular spreader flaps extending vertically up and flat rectangular spreader flaps extending vertically down in an alternating pattern on the circular plate.
US09491936B2
The method for manufacturing a fishhook with as fish attractant comprises the following steps: (1) pouring the attractant and clad material into ethanol, then stirring them uniform to form suspension, wherein solid content of the suspension is controlled between 10% and 50%; (2) making the suspension stick to the surface of the fishhook by spraying or soaking, then evaporating the solvent by blowing hot wind so that the attractant acting as solute is coagulated on the surface of the fishhook, covers the whole fishhook. When using the fishhook of the present invention for fishing, there is no need to bring your own bait. The fishhook can be directly put into water, and the attractant enveloping the fishhook will send out scent and attract fish school in water. The combination of fishing bait and fishhook as an organic whole cannot only improve fishing rate but also be easier to carry.
US09491933B2
The invention can produce an infected nail of an animal and an infected animal model in which the nail plate and nail bed of the nail are sufficiently infected with a superficial fungus which were difficult to be produced in the past, and provides an evaluation method useful for development of a therapeutic agent for intractable infectious diseases such as tinea unguium using the nail and the infected animal model. For producing the infected nail of an animal and the infected animal model infected with a superficial fungus, an immunosuppressive component is administered to an animal in advance to decrease immunocompetence, and then, a superficial fungus is inoculated into the animal, whereby the infected nail of an animal and the infected animal model reflecting clinical manifestation in which the nail plate and nail bed of the nail are sufficiently infected with the superficial fungus can be produced with good reproducibility in a short period of time.
US09491932B1
A dispenser for pet waste disposal bags including a housing formed with an storage compartment and a lid moveable between open and closed positions; an opening formed in the lid providing access to the storage compartment; a plurality of disposable bags stored in the housing and accessible through the opening in the lid when the lid is in the closed position; and a cord attached to the housing. The cord may be engaged with a pet leash or pet collar and be cinched in order to tightly retain a bottom wall of the housing in close contact with an exterior surface of the pet leash or collar.
US09491913B2
The present invention provides an irrigation system with cheap humidity sensors and cheap automatic faucets preferably by using at the end nodes of the system low water pressure, so that much less force is needed to open and close the local waterway, and then either using simple electrical valves that do not require engines, or using for example mechanical sensors based on a bi-material of two or more materials which expand differently when they become wet, thus converting the difference of the expansion into convenient movement. Another possible variation, instead of mechanical sensors and valves, is to use for example a preferably synthetic material that tends to behave like a normal root preferably at the edge of each side channel, so that the “root” counter-balances the water supply and reaches equilibrium with it when the soil becomes wet enough, based preferably on asymmetric capillary materials.
US09491905B2
A lawnmower uses thin, replaceable blades with a hardened cutting edge and a cross-section defining an airfoil. Such blades are held by blade holding elements in a horizontally rotating mower blade assembly. The blade assembly and blade assembly housing are configured in a specialized cross-flow mower assembly to reduce grass leave tip damage, increase cut quality and overall aesthetic appeal, and create a cross-flow air current while consuming less power and providing a reduced environmental impact.
US09491904B2
A robotic vehicle may include a power module and a working module. The power module may include control circuitry configured to execute stored instructions to direct operation of the robotic vehicle on a defined area, and a drive motor for propelling the robotic vehicle responsive to control by the control circuitry. The working module may be configured to perform a function with respect to the defined area responsive to being propelled by the power module. The working module may be one of a plurality of interchangeable working modules that are attachable to the power module. At least one of the interchangeable working modules may have a different function than the working module.
US09491903B2
A riding lawn care vehicle may include a steering assembly and an indicator system may be incorporated into a portion of the steering assembly. The steering assembly, which may be, for example, a steering lever on a zero-turn vehicle, is coupled to a mechanism to move at least one wheel, and the indicator system may includes at least one illuminating element and/or display device that is configured to visually communicate information to an operator in response to detection of a predetermined trigger or condition occurring.
US09497889B2
Various embodiments described herein include systems, methods and/or devices used to dissipate heat generated by electronic components in an electronic system (e.g., a memory system that includes closely spaced memory modules). In one aspect, an electronic system includes a substrate, at least one electronic component, and a heat sink. The at least one electronic component is mechanically coupled to the substrate and thermally coupled to a ground plane of the substrate, such that heat generated by the at least one electronic component is dissipated at least partially to the ground plane of the substrate. The heat sink is mechanically coupled to an edge of the substrate, and thermally coupled to the ground plane of the substrate to at least partially dissipate the heat generated by the at least one electronic component. In some embodiments, the heat sink further includes an attachment structure, a tab and a plurality of heat dissipaters.
US09497888B2
Cooling apparatuses and coolant-cooled electronic assemblies are provided which include a thermal transfer structure configured to couple to one or more sides of an electronics card having one or more electronic components to be cooled. The thermal transfer structure includes a thermal spreader and at least one coolant-carrying channel associated with the thermal spreader to facilitate removal of heat from the thermal spreader to coolant flowing through the coolant-carrying channel(s). The cooling apparatus further includes a coolant manifold structure disposed adjacent to a socket of the electronic system within which the electronics card operatively docks, and a fluidic and mechanical attachment mechanism which facilitates selective, fluidic and mechanical coupling or decoupling the thermal transfer structure and coolant manifold structure, the attachment mechanism facilitating the flow of coolant between the coolant manifold structure and the coolant-carrying channel(s) of the thermal transfer structure.
US09497879B2
A hard drive rack includes a frame. The frame includes a plurality of plates surrounding to form an accommodating space and at least one insertion opening. The plates include a bottom plate, a cover plate, and a supporting plate. The latch arm of the actuator assembly includes a first buckle part and is pivotally connected to the frame. The buckle arm includes a pivotal end and a hooking end, the buckle arm connects to the bottom plate through the pivotal end and is able to pivotally rotate. The hooking end is formed with a second buckle part which is selectively blocked by the first buckle part to encircle the insertion opening.
US09497878B2
A retaining mechanism for holding a circuit board and a related electronic device include a supporter, a first fixing component, a second fixing component and a third fixing component. The first fixing component is disposed on a supporting wall of the supporter, to buckle an edge of the circuit board and to constrain a movement of the circuit board in a first direction. The second fixing component is disposed on another supporting wall of the supporter, to contact against another edge of the circuit board and to constrain a movement of the circuit board in a second direction. The third fixing component is disposed on a base of the supporter. A holding portion and a hooking unit of the third fixing component respectively holds a bottom of the circuit board and inserts into an opening on the circuit board, to prevent the circuit board and the holding portion from separation.
US09497874B2
An electronic device includes: an enclosure that has an opening formed therein; a switch disposed in the enclosure opposite the opening; a key top member disposed inside the opening; and a water sealing member that has a wall part which extends such that a height direction of the wall part coincides with an opening direction of the opening and which seals an inner surface of the opening, an arm part which extends from the wall part to the inner side of the opening and supports the key top member, and a wall part reinforcer provided in the wall part.
US09497867B2
A thin display device includes a display unit and an outer casing accommodating a device component constituting a display unit together with the display unit. Upper corner regions and lower corner regions of the outer casing are held by upper corner shock-absorbing members and lower corner shock-absorbing members disposed separately at upper corners and lower corners of a packing box when the thin display device is accommodated in the packing box. The device component is accommodated in a peripheral portion in the outer casing. A center of gravity of the device component is positioned within a region of the outer casing where the upper corner shock-absorbing member holds the outer casing and a region of the outer casing where the lower shock-absorbing member holds the outer casing.
US09497857B2
An object of the present invention is to provide an insulating sheet superior in heat dissipation efficiency, heat resistance, insulation efficiency and moldability. Provided is a sheet-shaped insulating sheet of a resin composition containing an epoxy resin, a curing agent and an inorganic filler, wherein one or both of the epoxy resin and the curing agent have a naphthalene structure, the inorganic filler contains hexagonal boron nitride, and the inorganic filler is contained in an amount of 70 to 85 vol % in the entire resin composition. It is possible to increase the filling efficiency of an inorganic filler in the insulating sheet by using an epoxy resin and/or a curing agent having a naphthalene structure, which are favorably compatible with the hexagonal boron nitride contained in the inorganic filler.
US09497842B2
A system includes a chamber, a laser beam apparatus configured to generate a laser beam to be introduced into the chamber, a laser controller for the laser beam apparatus to control at least a beam intensity and an output timing of the laser beam, and a target supply unit configured to supply a target material into the chamber, the target material being irradiated with the laser beam for generating extreme ultraviolet light.
US09497837B2
An electrostatic protection device with an improved durability with repeated use and an excellent discharging property is provided. The electrostatic protection device 100 comprising an insulating laminate 11, a pair of discharge electrodes 12 and 13 inside the insulating laminate 11 and a discharge triggered part 14 disposed between these discharge electrodes and at the periphery of the end portion of the discharge electrode is configured by disposing glass-containing insulating layers 15 and 16 on the surfaces of the discharge electrodes. The flow of conductive inorganic materials in the discharge electrodes towards the discharge triggered part caused by the discharging process can be inhibited by arranging the insulating layer containing glass on the surfaces of the discharge electrodes.
US09497836B2
A lighting system (100) for illuminating an environment and a method of starting the installation of a program on a programmable controller of a lighting module are provided. The lighting system (100) comprises a particular lighting module (110), a neighboring lighting module (120) and an installation decision generator (112). A portion of the environment is illuminated by both lighting modules (110, 120). Both lighting modules (110, 120) have a programmable controller (114, 124) and may receive a program via a network interface for installation on the programmable controller (114, 124). The installation decision generator (112) decides whether the installation of the program on the particular lighting module (110) may start, based on operational information as to whether the light emission capabilities of the neighboring lighting module (120) enable illumination of the portion of the environment to be sufficiently close to a desired illumination of the portion.
US09497835B2
For the relative activation of a luminaire, actuation of an actuating element, particularly of a pushbutton, is detected. During actuation of the actuating element, the following steps are performed cyclically: ascertainment of a target control point (P_1, P_2) that corresponds to one of a plurality of sampling points (61, 62) encountered sequentially during the actuation; generation of a control command (71, 72) on the basis of the target control point (P_1, P_2); and issuing of the control command (71, 72) in order to reach a sampling point (61, 62) corresponding to the target control point (P_1, P_2) at a predefined change-over time (68). During continued actuation of the actuating element, a predefined period of time (68) is allowed to pass after a control command (71) is issued before a further control command (72) is issued in order to reach another sampling point (62) that corresponds to a further target control point (P_2).
US09497826B2
A light-emitting diode arrangement includes a piezoelectric transformer having at least one output connection position, and a high-voltage light-emitting diode including a high-voltage light-emitting diode chip including at least two active regions connected in series with one another, wherein the high-voltage light-emitting diode is electrically connected to the output connection position of the piezo transformer.
US09497825B2
The invention describes an electro-luminescent wire comprising at least two conductors, having substantially longitudinal extensions, parallel to each other and insulated electrically, the conductors being supplied electrically to generate an electromagnetic field therebetween. A luminescent gelatinous substance covers at least one of the conductors and a transparent plastic film encloses the luminescent gelatinous substance and the conductors; the luminescent gelatinous substance emits light in presence of an electromagnetic field generated by the conductors.
US09497823B2
A lighting device formed of a FIPEL panel driven by electrical connection. For example, a frequency generator can create a frequency that creates a light output having any frequency in the spectrum. The light emitting panel can be flexible, and can be coded along a curved surface, such as the inner surface of a light bulb.
US09497820B2
A method of operating a lighting fixture comprising a plurality of discrete illumination sources of distinguishably different color coordinates comprises determining target color coordinates and luminous flux at which to operate the lighting fixture, determining input electrical power values for each of the plurality of discrete illumination sources that substantially produce the target color coordinates and luminous flux by referencing a calibration data lookup table having calibration data based on measurements of the plurality of discrete illumination sources, determining a color mixing zone defined by three distinguishably different color coordinates of the plurality of discrete illumination sources within which the target color coordinates lie according to the calibration data, determining luminous flux ratios for each of the plurality of discrete illumination sources having one of the three distinguishably different color coordinates defining the color mixing zone that substantially produces the target color coordinates, and determining input electrical power levels for each of the plurality of discrete illumination sources that generate the determined luminous flux ratios.
US09497818B2
Apparatuses for controlling light modules (5) comprise first circuits (1) for detecting first control information transported via first signals and second circuits (2) for converting first control information into second control information. The second control information is transported via second signals. The first and second control information define light settings of the light modules (5) and have different representations. The first control information may be phase-cut information or first data. The second control information may be a parameter of the second signal or second data. The apparatus may further comprise a third circuit (3) for converting power from the first signals into third signals destined for power inputs (51) of the light modules (5). The second signals may be destined for control inputs (52) of the light modules (5). This way, a control of a light module (5) has been separated from powering the light module (5). Many more control options have become possible.
US09497817B2
A load control device for controlling the intensity of a lighting load, such as a light-emitting diode (LED) light source, may include a power converter circuit operable to receive a rectified AC voltage and to generate a DC bus voltage, a load regulation circuit operable to receive the bus voltage and to control the magnitude of a load current conducted through the lighting load, and a control circuit operatively coupled to the load regulation circuit for pulse width modulating or pulse frequency modulating the load current to control the intensity of the lighting load to a target intensity. The control circuit may control the intensity of the lighting load by pulse width modulating the load current when the target intensity is above a predetermined threshold and control the intensity of the lighting load by pulse frequency modulating the load current when the target intensity is below the predetermined threshold.
US09497807B2
In one embodiment, a dimmer circuit is coupled to an electronic load and receives an alternating current (AC) signal. A phase control circuit turns the dimmer circuit on for a first portion of the AC signal to turn on the electronic load. The dimmer circuit turns off during a second portion of the AC signal to turn off the electronic load. A switch is coupled to the phase control circuit. The switch is controlled to couple the phase control circuit to ground when the dimmer circuit is off where the switch is part of a power supply supplying power to the electronic load.
US09497798B2
A radio network node, a user equipment and methods therein for managing a transmission from the user equipment to the radio network node are disclosed. In one embodiment, the radio network node adapts a transport format relating to the transmission based on information indicating at least one mode switching point of a radio transmitter. The radio transmitter is comprised in the user equipment. In another embodiment, the user equipment adapts the transmission based on the information indicating at least one mode switching point of the radio transmitter comprised in the user equipment.
US09497794B2
A method provides data communication to a vehicle. The method comprises a first data packet from a device associated with said vehicle at an intermediate device, said first data packet comprising a first identifier identifying said vehicle, modifying said first identifier to identify said intermediate device and forwarding said modified first data packet from said intermediate device to a further device. A communications session between said device associated with said further device is established, and a session identifier is associated with the communications session, and said first data packet comprises said session identifier and said modified data packet comprises said session identifier.
US09497789B1
The present disclosure describes methods and apparatus for wirelessly connecting a plurality of devices for communication in a network. A wireless transceiver device can attempt to wirelessly connect to another wireless transceiver device using a first technique or a second technique. At various times while performing the first technique and the second technique, one or both of the wireless transceiver devices can listen for packets for the different techniques concurrently. In response to receiving a particular type of packet used by the second technique, the wireless transceiver device interrupts the first technique to perform the second technique to connect to another wireless transceiver device (from which the particular type of packet was received). The wireless transceiver device can then proceed with again attempting to wirelessly connect to another wireless transceiver device using the first technique.
US09497783B2
A method for transmitting information includes: by a NodeB, receiving information reported by a User Equipment (UE) through an Enhanced Dedicated Channel (E-DCH) transmission channel, and determining the UE corresponding to the received information according to UE ID information carried in the received information. A system and NodeB for transmitting information are also provided. Therefore, when random access data is transmitted between the UE and the NodeB, the NodeB can determine the UE from which the data is received, thus ensuring practicability of the transmission solution that uses High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA) to implement random access.
US09497777B2
In UMTS WCDMA a new RACH-based uplink is being discussed. The request for uplink transmission resource is made using a mechanism based on the conventional RACH. The main difference from the conventional RACH is that the data transmission uses a high-speed uplink packet data channel, known as Enhanced Dedicated Channel (E-DCH), instead of a single short message associated directly with the RACH preamble. One proposed scheme for indicating the E-DCH resources to be used creates a link between the values of each of a group of multiple signatures sent on the AICH (to acknowledge the E-RACH access) and a specific set of E-DCH parameters defined in a table. We propose to signal the set of resources to be used independently from acknowledging the E-RACH access. One possible method is to transmit information in the unused portion of the AICH (corresponding to 1024 chips every slot) indicating the resource set.
US09497770B2
Interference potential may be determined between user equipment (UE) based on distance between the UEs and location information. Half duplex communication on orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) resources may be scheduled based on the determined interference potential.
US09497767B2
A mobile terminal measures a first wireless quality that is a wireless quality of a first communication network, and measures a second wireless quality that is a wireless quality of a second communication network. The mobile terminal then determines a ratio between the number of first sockets used for the first communication network and the number of second sockets used for the second communication network, based on the first wireless quality or the second wireless quality. The mobile terminal then generates the first sockets and the second sockets at the determined ratio and transmits data by using each of the generated sockets.
US09497759B2
A method for a communication apparatus to transmit an uplink signal in a wireless communication system. The communication apparatus receives a control channel signal including resource allocation information for two or more non-consecutive resource block sets. Each resource block set includes a single resource block group (RBG) or at least two consecutive RBGs. The communication apparatus transmits the uplink signal in accordance with the control channel signal for data transmission. The resource allocation information uses a combinatorial index corresponding to at least four indices to indicate the two or more non-consecutive resource block sets.
US09497752B2
The present invention relates to a method for a terminal to receive an enhanced physical downlink control channel (EPDCCH) from a based station in a wireless communication system. More particularly, the method includes the steps of: defining a first number of enhanced resource element groups (EREGs) for each resource block for the EPDCCH; monitoring EPDCCH candidates consisting of one or more enhanced control channel elements (ECCEs) in resource blocks so as to receive the EPDCCH, wherein each of the one or more ECCEs consists of a second number of EREGs included in different resource blocks, and the indexes of the resource blocks including the second number of EREGs are determined on the basis of a specific value obtained by dividing the number of resource blocks by the second number.
US09497751B2
Network identifiers used for control information are typically correlated in time. This correlation in time may be leveraged to reduce the control space searched, and thus the number of blind decodes performed by a UE during blind decoding of neighbor cell control information. An apparatus that exploits this correlation in time decodes a control channel transmitted by a neighbor cell to obtain a current network identifier used to perform an operation on the control channel transmission, compares the current network identifier with a set of network identifiers obtained from previously decoded control channels transmitted from the neighbor cell, and determines if the decoded control channel is valid based at least in part on the comparison. The set of network identifiers may be a list of network identifiers, or a range of network identifiers. The set of network identifiers may further include aggregation level information and frequency of occurrence information.
US09497750B2
The present invention discloses a method and an apparatus for transmitting control signaling. The method includes: determining that a physical downlink shared channel PDSCH transmission scheme for a non-backward compatible component carrier is a user equipment-specific reference signal UE RS-based non-precoding matrix indicator Non-PMI feedback transmission scheme or a UE RS-based up to 8 layer transmission scheme; and sending downlink control information DCI to a UE, where the DCI is used to indicate the determined PDSCH transmission scheme. The apparatus includes a determining module and a first sending module. The method and apparatus in embodiments of the present invention can expand application scenarios of the non-backward compatible component carrier, increase spectrum utilization of the system, and avoid a system capacity decrease problem caused by limitations on the application scenarios of the non-backward compatible component carrier.
US09497749B2
Disclosed is a method for transmitting and receiving control information. The method for transmitting control information according to the present invention, in a mobile communication system in which a control channel region and a data channel region are separated from each other, comprises the steps of: determining a control channel resource for transmitting control information by means of the data channel region; and transmitting the control information using the determined control channel resource. According to the present invention, a capacity for control information, which increases for multiple user multiple-input multiple-out (MIMOs) in a heterogeneous network environment, for heterogeneous network interference control using carrier aggregation, for frequent use of a multicast-broadcast single frequency network (MBSFN) subframe, and for a CoMP transmission control, may be satisfied. Further, an adaptive resource allocation based on a requested capacity for control information may be enabled, and the efficient utilization of resources may also be enabled.
US09497739B2
A method and apparatus for mitigating interference in a wireless communication system supporting heterogeneous networks are disclosed. When the wireless communication system includes a first network and a second network, the method includes generating information indicating whether each of uplink component carriers is used for transmission of control information in the first network, and transmitting the information to a UE. A component carrier used for transmission of control information in the first network is different from a component carrier used for transmission of control information in the second network.
US09497738B2
The present invention relates to a method for transmitting and receiving signals in a wireless communication system, where a second terminal transmits and receives a signal to and from a first terminal for device-to-device communication. The method includes the steps of: receiving a first signal from a first terminal; measuring a channel using the first signal and transmitting channel state information to a third terminal; and receiving control information from the third terminal in response to the transmission of the channel state information, wherein the channel state information pertains to a communication link between the first and second terminals.
US09497736B2
In a transmitting device, each of the plurality of mapping candidates that make up the search space is configured from the same number of control channel elements as an aggregation level value, the control channel elements are obtained by dividing each physical resource block into a predetermined number, and the quantity of resource elements contained in each of the predetermined number of control channel elements in each physical resource block adopts at least two types of values. A search space setting unit (102) sets a search space of which the aggregation level value is 2 or more so that, between a plurality of mapping candidates, variation in the total quantity of resource elements contained in the control channel elements that make up the mapping candidates is as small as possible.
US09497733B2
Single-frequency network (SFN) operation for machine-type communications (MTC) coverage enhancements
Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communications and, more particularly, to techniques for single-frequency network (SFN) operation for machine-type communications (MTC) coverage enhancements. A method is provided for wireless communications by a user equipment (UE). The method generally includes detecting a synchronization signal transmitted from at least one of a plurality of transmission points, wherein each of the plurality of transmission points transmits a synchronization signal at a different offset time relative to a subframe boundary in a synchronized network, determining a subframe occurring a fixed time after detecting the synchronization signal to monitor for system information transmitted from at least one of the plurality of transmission points, and monitoring for a system information block during the determined subframe.
US09497731B2
A mobile communication system according to the present invention is a mobile communication system including base stations each of which forms a cell and transmits MBMS data to a mobile station existing in the cell, and control stations each of which controls the base station connected thereto, wherein the control stations include at least a control station and a second control station that determines a frequency and timing for transmitting the MBMS data in the cell and instructs the first control station of the determined frequency and timing, and wherein each of the first and second control stations establishes time synchronization with another control station and instructs the connected base station to set the cell to the frequency determined by the second control station and transmits the MBMS data to the connected base station in accordance with the transmission timing determined by the second control station.
US09497724B2
When a cellular telephone is powered down, it sends a power-down message to a network it was previously registered with. If the network does not send, or if the cellular telephone does not receive, an acknowledgement of the power-down message from the network, a status bit referred to as a flag is set (or reset) in a non-volatile memory device in the cellular telephone. The power-down sequence is concluded by the cellular telephone and, the cellular telephone is shut off or put into a reduced power consumption state. When the telephone is turned back on, i.e., returned to its previous state, the flag is evaluated or “tested” to see if it was set (or reset) during the course of powering down. The status or value of the flag when the phone is powered up is then used by the cellular telephone to determine whether it should make a network access request to a network the telephone was registered to, during the power-up operation in order to cause that cellular network to update its database regarding the whereabouts of the powered-up cellular telephone.
US09497722B2
Methods and systems for coherent distributed communication techniques using time reversal are disclosed. In one aspect, cooperating nodes of a cluster can move relative to each other and relative to an intended receiver of the nodes' data transmissions. The nodes are synchronized to a common time reference, and data for transmission from the cluster is distributed to the nodes. The intended receiver sends a sounding signal to the nodes. Each node receives the sounding signal, obtains the channel response between the intended receiver and itself, and time-reverses the channel response. Each node then convolves its time-reversed channel response with the data to obtain the node's convolved data. Each node waits a predetermined time following the time reference signal, as determined based on the common time reference. At the expiration of the predetermined time period, the nodes simultaneously transmit their convolved data.
US09497721B2
Provided are an uplink frequency control method and a terminal apparatus using the same. The uplink frequency control method includes measuring a frequency offset with respect to a downlink, deriving a frequency offset component with respect to an uplink through the measured frequency offset, and correcting an uplink frequency offset using the derived frequency offset component. Therefore, by controlling an uplink frequency through a simple operation in a terminal, baseband design of a base station can be simplified, and uplink SNR performance can be improved.
US09497717B2
Power consumption in a receiving device is avoided by receiving packets from a transmitting device in a first band of frequencies (such as around 60 GHz) and providing acknowledgments in a second band of frequencies that is different than the first band of frequencies (such as around 5 GHz). These out-of-band acknowledgments may allow the receiving device to avoid transmissions in the first band of frequencies and the associated power consumption. Moreover, the transmissions by the transmitting device in the first band of frequencies and the second band of frequencies may be synchronized so that packets are transmitted in the first band of frequencies when transmission in the second band of frequencies is enabled. In these ways, this communication technique may improve the performance of the transmitting device and the receiving device.
US09497711B2
Provided is a terminal with which it is possible, in a heterogeneous cell network, to transmit a Periodic-Sounding Reference Signal (P-SRS) at a transmission bandwidth and power density necessary for carrying out both a process of selection of a transceiving participating base station and a process of frequency scheduling of a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH). A terminal (300) comprises a receiving unit (301) which receives control information which includes information which denotes a P-SRS transmission parameter, and a transmission unit (303) which, using a transmission parameter which is included in the received control information, transmits a first P-SRS provided with a first bandwidth and a first power density at a first period, and transmits a second P-SRS provided with a second bandwidth which is narrower than the first bandwidth and second power density which is higher than the first power density at a second period.
US09497708B2
One example method of operation of a basestation in a mobile communications network is disclosed. The basestation may operate on a carrier channel and may be a member of a group of such basestations within the network. The method comprises establishing the presence of an adjacent basestation outside the group, which basestation operates on a carrier channel at least partially overlapping the carrier channel of the basestation and determining a degree of association between the basestation and the adjacent basestation with reference to other group members. The method further comprises setting at least one of a maximum downlink power for transmissions from the basestation and a maximum uplink power for transmissions from user equipment devices attached to the basestation, based on the degree of association between the basestation and the adjacent basestation. Also disclosed is a basestation operating in accordance with such a method.
US09497699B2
An access point may advertise (e.g., broadcast) identifying information (e.g., a neighbor report and access point capability information) on a dedicated channel in a wireless network. The identifying information may include information about neighboring access points in the wireless network. The neighboring access points may operate on the dedicated channel, a different primary operating channel, or a combination thereof. A station entering the wireless network may scan the dedicated channel to detect the identifying information from the access point to aid relatively quick discovery of the neighboring access points without scanning multiple channels.
US09497695B2
Provided is an operation method for sensing a cell which is performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system. The operation method comprises: obtaining wireless fingerprint information from a network; obtaining an intra-frequency measurement result by performing an intra-frequency measurement; evaluating a correlation on the basis of the wireless fingerprint information and the intra-frequency measurement result; and determining whether or not to search for a cell on the basis of the evaluation result on the correlation.
US09497692B2
In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus, comprising: a receiver configured to receive a first message, the first message comprising an indication of a determination that a user equipment is in physical proximity of a first cell, at least one processor configured to determine whether the first cell is available to the user equipment, and the at least one processor being configured to, responsive to a determination the first cell is available to the user equipment, cause a second message to be transmitted to the user equipment, the second message comprising an instruction for the user equipment to perform at least one measurement to discover the first cell.
US09497690B2
The present description relates to a method in which a terminal accesses a base station in a wireless communication system and to a terminal thereof. The method includes broadcasting, to at least one base station, an advertisement message containing identification information for advertising existence of the terminal; receiving, from the base station, an inviting message which allows access to the base station; and performing an access procedure with the base station in accordance with the received inviting message. The present description further relates to a method in which a base station accesses a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method including receiving an advertisement message which is broadcasted by the terminal and contains identification information for advertising existence of the terminal; transmitting, to the terminal, an inviting message which allows access to the base station; and performing an access procedure with the terminal in accordance with the inviting message.
US09497676B2
A user equipment 10 according to the present invention is provided with a RSSI measuring unit 107 that, with regard to a predetermined sub-frame, is configured to measure a radio quality of a serving cell and a neighboring cell for all OFDM symbols within the predetermined sub-frame and that, with regard to sub-frames other than the predetermined sub-frame, is configured to measure the radio quality of the serving cell and the neighboring cell for OFDM symbols containing a reference signal within the sub-frames.
US09497672B2
The present invention provides a ceaseless communication method between devices in a wireless access system for supporting communication between the devices, a method for switching the communication to a cellular network, and an apparatus for supporting the same. A method for performing a handover to the cellular network in the wireless access system for supporting the direct communication between the devices according to one embodiment of the present invention, includes the steps of: detecting the generation of a handover condition to the cellular network in a first device for performing the direction communication between the devices; transmitting a message for requesting a bandwidth for the cellular network to a base station; receiving a bandwidth response message including the bandwidth allocation information for the bandwidth allocated to the first device as a response to a bandwidth request from the base station; and enabling the first device to transmit data through the base station and the cellular network on the basis of the bandwidth allocation information for the bandwidth.
US09497668B2
The present invention relates to a solution for handling handover of connections for a user equipment from a packet switch network to a circuit switched network. This is provided as a method implemented in a node and system. The method is provided in a telecommunications network connecting user equipment, i.e. UE, communicating wirelessly with the network. The method comprising steps of detecting that handover is required from a packet switched, i.e. PS, based network to a circuit switched, i.e. CS, based network, initiating in a source mobility management node a single radio voice call continuity, i.e. SVRCC, initiating a PC to CS handover for non-voice components with information about voice related parameters and a PS to CS handover indicator, executing hand over, sending an update request to a serving gateway, i.e. SGW, from a target mobility management node with non-voice related parameters and the PS to CS handover indicator, forwarding the update request from the SGW to a packet data network gateway, i.e. PGW, receiving the update request in the PGW, detecting the PS to CS handover indicator, and handling in the PGW the PS to CS handover indicator.
US09497663B2
The invention is directed to transmitting a data packet from a first station to an access point or another station. An exemplary method comprises receiving, at a first station, a beacon from the access point or another station; receiving, at the first station, information associated with an opportunity window from the access point or another station; and transmitting, during the opportunity window, a data packet from the first station to the access point or another station.
US09497662B2
A method for reducing signaling overhead in user equipment (UE) connected to a base station is provided. The method includes: when the UE sends Radio Resource Control (RRC) layer messages to the base station, the UE compresses RRC layer messages and sends the compressed RRC layer messages to the base station; and when the UE receives the compressed RRC layer messages from the base station, the UE decompresses the compressed RRC layer messages received from the base station.
US09497657B2
Systems, devices, and configurations to implement trusted connections within wireless networks and associated devices and systems are generally disclosed herein. In some examples, a wireless local area network (WLAN) may be attached to a 3GPP evolved packet core (EPC) as a trusted access network, without use of an evolved packet data gateway (ePDG) and overhead from related tunneling and encryption. Information to create the trusted attachment between a mobile device and a WLAN may be exchanged using Access Network Query Protocol (ANQP) extensions defined by IEEE standard 802.11u-2011, or using other protocols or standards such as DHCP or EAP. A trusted WLAN container with defined data structure fields may be transferred in the ANQP elements to exchange information used in the establishment and operation of the trusted attachment.
US09497645B2
Methods and apparatuses are provided that include selecting reference signal (RS) or other tones to utilize in estimating a channel for decoding one or more channels. Where the RS tones are interfered by other base stations, interference cancelation can be performed over the RS tones. Since interference can vary over the tones, interference cancelation can yield RS tones of varying quality. Thus, a quality of each of the RS tones can be determined, and at least a subset of the RS tones can be selected for estimating a channel. Additionally or alternatively, the RS tones can be weighted or otherwise classified for performing channel estimation using the RS tones.
US09497640B2
Aspects described herein relate to a base station for providing air-to-ground wireless communication over various altitudes. The base station includes a first antenna array comprising one or more antennas configured to form a first cell coverage area extending substantially from a horizon up to a first elevation angle away from the first antenna array to a predetermined distance from the first antenna array. The base station further includes a second antenna array configured at an uptilt elevation angle to form a second cell coverage area extending at least from the first elevation angle to a second elevation away from the second antenna array, wherein the first cell coverage area and the second cell coverage area are concentric to define the ATG cell at least to the predetermined distance and up to a predetermined elevation.
US09497630B2
A cellular network system comprises a device identifier comparator and a connection enable indicator. A device identifier comparator for comparing a received device identifier with one of a plurality of stored device identifiers, wherein the one of the stored plurality of stored device identifiers is associated with a stored subscriber identifier. A connection enable indicator for indicating whether a connection from a cellular device associated with the received device identifier to a data network associated with the cellular network system should be enabled.
US09497625B2
Methods of security negotiation for idle state mobility from a first network to a long term evolution (LTE) network are disclosed. In one embodiment, a service general packet radio service (GPRS) support node (SGSN) of the first network transmits an authentication vector-related key to a mobility management entity (MME). A user equipment (UE) sends its security capabilities including non-access stratum (NAS) security capabilities to the MME. The MME selects a NAS security algorithm, in accordance with the NAS security capabilities of the UE, and sends a message that indicates the selected NAS security algorithm to the UE. The MME also derives, in accordance with the selected NAS security algorithm, a NAS protection key from an authentication vector-related key so as to security communication between the UE and the LTE network.
US09497616B2
A method in a switching node of a circuit-switched telecommunications network comprises the steps of receiving from a packet-switched telecommunications network a request to establish a call towards a mobile station of the circuit-switched telecommunications network, and sending a request message to a location register for an instruction comprising one or more parameters for allowing the continuation of the establishment of the call to the mobile station. Upon receiving the one or more parameters from the location register, at least one of the one or more parameters is used to establish the call towards the mobile station. Furthermore, at least one of the one or more parameters is sent to the packet-switched telecommunications network. The at least one or more parameters sent to the packet-switched telecommunications network relates to the location of the mobile station. Therefore, entities within a packet-switched telecommunications network (e.g. an IMS network) that handle the terminating call for a call that is delivered to circuit-switched telecommunications network access (e.g. GSM), receive location information related to the connected party, i.e. the party (mobile terminal) receiving the call. This information is received transparently in SIP signalling.
US09497610B2
An incident management system includes some form of portable machine-readable data and a collector unit and optionally a manager unit for receiving the machine-readable data where one or all of the portable machine-readable data, the collector unit or the manager unit is provided in the form of a cell-enabled device. The portable machine-readable data may include identification information of a person or a resource/asset. By providing the portable machine-readable data in the form of cell-enabled devices each having a GPS unit, the location of the responders to the incident may be tracked in real time.
US09497590B1
A system comprising a plurality of first subsystems respectively operable to manage a plurality of first regions in a geographic space; and a plurality of second subsystems respectively operable to manage a plurality of second regions in the geographic space, wherein the plurality of first regions and the plurality of second regions are arranged such that at least one of the first regions covers a border of one or more of the second regions and at least of the second regions covers a border of one or more of the first regions.
US09497580B1
A method is provided for pairing a computing device with a peripheral device. The method includes identifying an application that is running on a computing device, and accessing a list of applications, wherein the list of applications identifies a context description associated with each application. The method further includes identifying accessible peripheral devices and a peripheral device type of each accessible peripheral device, and accessing a list of peripheral device types, wherein the list of peripheral device types identifies a context description associated with each peripheral device type. Still further, the method includes selecting a first one of the accessible peripheral devices having an identified peripheral device type that is, according to the list of peripheral device types, associated with a context description that is, according to the list of applications, associated with the identified application. The method then automatically pairs the computing device with the first accessible peripheral device.
US09497567B2
Techniques for facilitating the activation or establishing of a data session between an M2M device and a service provider external to the wireless communications network serving the M2M device are disclosed. In an example method, a trigger message is received from the service provider, the trigger message including an external identifier for the wireless device. An internal network identifier for the wireless device and an associated data network identifier are identified, based on the external identifier. The internal network identifier and the data network identifier are then forwarded towards the wireless device, for use by the wireless device in activating or selecting a data session. The data network identifier may include an APN, or an NSAPI, or both, in some embodiments. The disclosed techniques are particularly useful in the context of wireless devices having subscriptions to more than one M2M service provider.
US09497563B2
A computer-implemented method includes displaying within a web browser executing on a computing device an offer to activate a data communication service for the computing device to communicate over a cellular network. A communication link is establish, through the web browser, between the computing device and a data plan web portal configured to receive information from a user of the computing device, where the information is used to activate the data communication service. An encrypted message including a unique identifier of the computing device is transmitted from the computing device, through the web browser, to the data plan web portal. A message including instructions to execute a process on the computing device to activate the data communication service for the computing device to communicate over the cellular network is received, through the web browser, at the computing device.
US09497560B2
An audio reproducing apparatus includes: an obtainment unit configured to obtain a stereo audio signal including an L channel signal and an R channel signal; and a control unit configured to (i) generate a first audio signal for a speaker disposed at an upper position in a listening space and a second audio signal for a speaker disposed at a lower position in the listening space, using the L channel signal and the R channel signal and (ii) determine a gain coefficient corresponding to a degree of correlation between the L channel signal and the R channel signal and multiply by the determined gain coefficient at least one of the first audio signal and the second audio signal, to approximate a ratio between energy of sound reproduced from the first audio signal and energy of sound reproduced from the second audio signal to a predetermined value.
US09497557B2
This invention provides an RFID-equipped retainer for hearing aids. In one embodiment, the retainer consists of a hollow string or tube. Located at one end of the retainer is a clasp that can attach to a hearing aid, and at the other end is a clip or similar fastener for optionally attaching the retainer to the clothing of the wearer. Also provided are the designs for passive and battery-assisted-passive, ultra high frequency, far-field RFID tags that can be embedded within this retainer. The tags consist of an RFID microchip with an impedance matching circuit mounted on a substrate and an antenna connected to the microchip. In another embodiment, the retainer consists of an RFID tag enclosed in a package or case that sits behind the wearer's ear and is physically connected to the hearing aid in the ear. The RFID microchip can be optionally programmed with an identification number that can be associated with information about the hearing aid to which it is attached. The identification number of the microchip can be read by an RFID reader at a distance of up to 10 feet or more. Also provided is an RFID system intended to be used in conjunction with the RFID-equipped hearing aid retainers to facilitate loss prevention, detection, tracking and identification of hearing aids.
US09497554B2
Described herein is a multi-pin flex-based electrical plug and socket that can be incorporated into a hearing aid and be used to serve two purposes depending on the orientation with which the plug is inserted into the socket. For example, the plug may be inserted into the socket in a first orientation (e.g., right-side up) for programming the hearing aid and inserted in a second orientation (e.g., upside down) for inputting a DAI signal. In an alternate embodiment, the plug and socket forms a both-ways-okay connector such that the plug can be inserted in a either a first orientation or a second orientation (e.g., either right-side up or upside down) and still function.
US09497553B2
Various system embodiments comprise a plurality of devices configured to wirelessly communicate with each other. The plurality of devices includes a battery-operated hearing aid configured to communicate with another device using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) wireless communication technology. A BLE tester is configured to test the hearing aid for the performance of BLE wireless communication via a wireless link. One embodiment uses a wireless test mode as a diagnostic tool for analyzing the wireless communication environment, such as when the communication with the hearing aid is interfered in a noisy environment.
US09497550B2
The vibration device includes a vibration body, an exciter, and a load member. The exciter causes the vibration body to vibrate. The load member is attached to a part of the vibration body. The load member is not contacted to the exciter. The load member is configured to reduce an amplitude of the part of the vibration body where the load member is attached.
US09497544B2
A method for echo reduction by an electronic device is described. The method includes nulling at least one speaker. The method also includes mixing a set of runtime audio signals based on a set of acoustic paths to determine a reference signal. The method also includes receiving at least one composite audio signal that is based on the set of runtime audio signals. The method further includes reducing echo in the at least one composite audio signal based on the reference signal.
US09497540B2
An audio driver with reduced rub and buzz distortion that includes a digital processing module. A digital to audio converter (DAC) operable to receive a digital audio signal supplied by the digital processing module. One or more analog driver stages operable to receive an analog audio signal supplied by the DAC. A peak amplitude compressor.
US09497535B1
Apparatus comprises adapter and speaker system. Adapter is configured to plug into port of personal digital audio player. Speaker system is in communication with adapter, and comprises multiple acoustic transducers, programmable processor circuit, and wireless communication circuit. In first operational mode, processor circuit receives, via adapter, and processes digital audio content from personal digital audio player into which adapter is plugged, and the multiple acoustic transducers output the received audio content from the personal digital audio player. In second operational mode, wireless communication circuit receives digital audio content from a remote digital audio source over a wireless network, processor circuit processes the digital audio content received from remote digital audio source, and the multiple acoustic transducers output the audio content received from the remote digital audio source.
US09497522B2
A flexible smart sleeve system for a pluggable transceiver includes a pluggable sleeve configured to selectively engage a pluggable transceiver; a smart enclosure configured to selectively engage a host device, wherein the host device is configured for the pluggable transceiver; and a flexible cable connecting the pluggable sleeve to the smart enclosure. A network with a flexible smart sleeve system for a pluggable transceiver includes a network switch; a customer premises switch comprising a host cage configured for the pluggable transceiver; and a flexible smart sleeve system configured to engage the host cage and to engage the pluggable transceiver, wherein the flexible smart sleeve system is configured to provide Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) to the network switch.
US09497514B2
A method for DTCP to HLS conversion is provided that starts with a standard DTCP Protected Content Packet (PCP) structure. The PCP payload data is chunked at defined chunk boundaries. Each chunk is then appended with a pad to be compatible with HLS. An HLS playlist is then provided using the PCP header with identification of the chunks and a keytag. The chunk is encrypted with a DTCP key calculated by the DTCP standard using: (a) copy control bits; (b) a nonce, and (c) an exchange key ID. Relevant PCP header fields are provided in the keytag for the HLS playlist, including the value of the copy control bits, the nonce and the exchange key ID, supporting the transaction that enables calculation of the DTCP content key to enable later decryption of the chunks.
US09497513B2
An apparatus, system and method for use in for use in dynamically adjusting an encoder bit rate according to a determined available bandwidth for wirelessly communicating source data. A method detects a first available bandwidth, determines a first encoder bit rate according to the available bandwidth, encodes a signal at the first encoder bit rate, detects a change in the available bandwidth such that there is a second available bandwidth, determines a second encoder bit rate according to the second available bandwidth, and encodes the signal at the second encoder bit rate. Encoding the signal at the second encoder bit rate can include encoding a subsequent frame of the signal. The method can further wirelessly communicate the signal encoded at the first encoder bit rate in real-time and wirelessly communicate the signal encoded at the second encoder bit rate in real-time.
US09497508B2
A method for providing configurable access to media in a media-on-demand system also can include delivering the media to a first client device in a format compatible with the first client device; interrupting the delivery of the media; recording a bookmark specifying a position in the media where the interruption occurred; and resuming delivery of the media to a second client device, the resumed delivery beginning at a position in the media specified by the recorded bookmark. The method further can include identifying device properties for each of the first and second client devices; delivering the media to the first client device in a format compatible with the identified device properties for the first client device; and, delivering the media to the second client device in a format compatible with the identified device properties for the second client device.
US09497498B2
Embodiments of the present invention are generally directed towards systems and methods for generating and streaming live content. Specifically, embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for recording and encoding content on a single system prior to transmitting the encoded content to a content delivery network (CDN) via a network for consumption by remote end users. Further embodiments of the present invention are configured to allow for the provision of multiple encoded content streams, wherein the content streams are provided to users based on subscription type, with certain subscription types receiving varying content types (e.g., advertisements, premium content) based on the subscription type.
US09497477B1
The present invention discloses a method and an apparatus for encoding and decoding video. A video decoding method comprises reconstructing a residual value by entropy-decoding received bitstream and dequantizing and inverse-transforming residual value information, generating a final prediction unit by performing inter prediction on a prediction unit which is partitioned from a coding unit into at least two prediction units by asymmetric motion partitioning (AMP), the two partitioned prediction units comprising a first partitioned prediction unit and a second partitioned prediction unit, and reconstructing a picture by adding the final prediction unit to the residual values.
US09497466B2
An exemplary buffering apparatus for buffering a multi-partition video/image bitstream which transmits a plurality of compressed frames each having a plurality of partitions includes a first bitstream buffer and a second bitstream buffer. The first bitstream buffer is arranged to buffer data of a first partition of the partitions of a specific compressed frame. The second bitstream buffer is arranged to buffer data of a second partition of the partitions of the specific compressed frame.
US09497461B2
A video encoding/decoding apparatus including a video encoder for generating a prediction block, generating a residual block by subtracting the prediction block from the current block. The video encoder is for generating a frequency-transformed block by transforming and quantizing the residual block, generating a masked frequency-transformed block by masking the frequency-transformed block by using one or more frequency mask tables. The video encoder is for encoding information about a frequency mask table used for masking the masked frequency-transformed block. The apparatus includes a video decoder for extracting a masked quantized frequency coefficient string recorded in the bitstream. The video decoder is for generating a quantized frequency coefficient string by zero setting all quantized frequency coefficients at positions of no records in the bitstream from a masked quantized frequency coefficient string. The video decoder is for generating a quantized frequency-transformed block by inversely scanning the generated quantized frequency coefficient string.
US09497459B2
Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and an apparatus for detecting frame types. The method includes: detecting play time of each frame; and if the play time of a current frame is less than the maximum play time of received frames, determining the current frame as a bi-directional predicted frame, B-frame. In the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present invention, the frame types are determined according to a coding sequence of various frames and comparison between data amounts of various frames received earlier and later, without decoding a payload. Therefore the impact of a reduction factor is eliminated and the frame types can be detected more accurately.
US09497457B1
A method encoding panoramic video is enclosed. The method comprises: determining repacking parameters for repacking input panoramic video into corresponding encoded panoramic frames without down-scaling; performing a repacking operation to repack the input panoramic video into the encoded panoramic frames.
US09497454B2
A video encoding apparatus, a decoding apparatus and method thereof by using feature vectors of at least one neighboring block are provided. In the video encoding apparatus, the decoding apparatus and the method, the feature vector is extracted from pixels of at least one neighboring block, and an optimal prediction mode represented by the feature vector is extracted with reference to a preset feature vector distribution of image blocks. The extracted optimal prediction mode is decided as a most probable mode (MPM) or an intra mode of a current block, and the current block is intra-predicted and encoded or decoded by using pixels of the at least one neighboring block adjacent to the current block.
US09497449B2
A monitor for representing autostereoscopically, three-dimensionally perceivable pictures includes a matrix screen with a multitude of subpixels which are arranged in lines and columns and which may be changed in their illumination intensity and may be put together into a multitude of picture points, a control device for activating the subpixels in dependence on picture information of at least two stereoscopic fields, in a manner such that the picture points are divided in at least two subgroups for reproducing in each case one of the fields, and a barrier raster, with which light coming from the picture points of each of the subgroups may be led into in each case one of several observation zones which lie in a laterally displaced manner, said one of several observation zones being assigned to this subgroup by way of this.
US09497448B2
There are provided an image processing method. Perspective is calculated from an image, the image is divided into a plurality of objects in consideration of the perspective, and processing levels of the plurality of objects are assigned. A light shielding rate of a transparent display apparatus is calculated based on the processing levels. Further, image processing is performed on the objects on the basis of the processing levels, so that it is possible to improve a stereoscopic effect being felt while using the transparent display apparatus. Furthermore, a shielding rate of light entering from the rear side of the transparent display apparatus is effectively adjusted, and the image is processed to improve the visibility of the image.
US09497440B2
An imager includes an emitter, an array of pixel elements, and driver logic. The emitter releases bursts of light pulses with pauses between bursts. Each element of the array has a finger gate biasable to attract charge to the surface, a reading node to collect the charge, and a transfer gate to admit such charge to the reading node and to deter such charge from being absorbed into the finger gate. The driver logic biases the finger gates with the modulated light pulses such that the finger gates of adjacent first and second elements cycle with unequal phase into and out of a charge-attracting state. To reduce the effects of ambient light on the imager, the driver logic is configured to bias the transfer gates so that the charge is admitted to the reading node only during the bursts and is prevented from reaching the reading node during the pauses.
US09497437B2
A digital refocusing method includes: a plurality of images corresponding to multiple views in a scene are obtained, the images include a central view image and at least one non-central view image; a pixel shift or a pixel index shift is performed to the non-central view image; a line scan along a pre-determined linear path is performed to the central view image and the non-central view images to obtain corresponding pixels of the central view image and corresponding pixels of the non-central view images; view interpolation based on the disparities defined in a disparity map is performed, target pixels corresponded to a novel view image are obtained from the corresponding pixels of the central view image and the corresponding pixels of the non-central view according to a target disparity; and a refocused novel view image is obtained by averaging and compositing the target pixels of novel views.
US09497433B2
An imaging device includes an imaging section, a main subject detecting section, a main subject color determining section, a background color setting section, an exposure control section, and a photography control section. The imaging section images a subject. The main subject detecting section detects a region of a main subject in image data. The main subject color determining section determines a color of the region of the main subject. The background color setting section sets a color of a region that becomes a background of the region of the main subject. The exposure control section sets an exposure setting value in accordance with the color of the region that becomes the background. The photography control section controls main imaging in accordance with the exposure setting value.
US09497413B2
In an approach to video filtering, a computer receives a first video frame of a presenter from a video feed that includes an audio feed. The computer receives a second video frame. The computer determines whether a difference between the first video frame and the second video frame exceeds a pre-defined threshold. In response to determining the difference between the first video frame and the second video frame exceeds the pre-defined threshold, the computer determines whether the difference between the first video frame and the second video frame is expected. In response to determining the difference between the first video frame and the second video frame is expected, the computer discards video data associated with the difference between the first video frame and the second video frame. The computer creates a third video frame, based, at least in part, on non-discarded video data.
US09497412B1
In one embodiment, a method implemented on a video conference participant device includes: receiving video conference data for a video conference session, performing at least one of the following diagnostic tests: verifying receipt of a presenter image from a presenter video conference device where the presenter video conference device is in use by a participant of the video conference meeting, the participant designated as a presenter for said video conference meeting, verifying receipt of shared desktop content from the presenter video conference device, or verifying receipt of audio data from the presenter video conference device; and transmitting results of said performing to said presenter video conference device.
US09497411B2
A system and method for conducting a video call between an originating device and a terminating device by establishing a peer-to-peer (P2P) connection between the devices. The originating and terminating devices exchange candidate information through a P2P server, except that the candidate information for the terminating device is altered before arriving at the originating device. The altering includes changing the IP address and corresponding port for each candidate. The originating device uses the altered candidate information to derive new candidate pairs that are sent to the terminating device, which uses the new candidate pairs to also derive a second candidate list. If the candidate pairs match, a P2P connection is established between the devices.
US09497408B2
A method, system, and article of manufacture that allows amateur camera operators to share video and audio with other amateur camera operators at the same event over a cooperative, ad hoc network. One embodiment of the present invention comprises forming an ad hoc network comprising a plurality of recording devices, and communicating audiovisual signals between the plurality of recording devices in the ad hoc network. In some embodiments, this method may further comprise transmitting a replay request to the plurality of recording devices and receiving an audiovisual signal corresponding to the replay request, transmitting a push request to the plurality of recording devices, and/or transmitting a message to at least one of the plurality of recording devices.
US09497404B2
The invention relates to an auto zapping function corresponding to user' taste. A block receives a particular channel and disassembles the received channel into intervals (chapters) of predetermined length. The block calculates scores of chapters, based on a result of comparison of EPG information of a program from an EPG acquiring part, symbol information from a symbol information managing part, viewing history from a viewing history managing part, and news information from WWW news site and the like in an RSS acquiring part, etc. with meta information obtained from the chapters, viewer responsiveness obtained from the chapters, etc., and provides a result of calculation and starting time and ending time of the chapters to a chapter selecting part. The chapter selecting part selects chapters to be most highly recommended to a user, based on scores, which are provided from the block, for chapters of a program being broadcasted in each channel. The selected chapters are sequentially reproduced. The present invention is applied to a television receiver.
US09497401B2
A solid-state imaging element including pixel signal read lines, and a pixel signal reading unit for reading pixel signals from a pixel unit via the pixel signal read line. The pixel unit includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix form, each pixel including a photoelectric conversion element. In the pixel unit, a shared pixel in which an output node is shared among a plurality of pixels is formed, and a pixel signal of each pixel in the shared pixel is capable of being selectively output from the shared output node to a corresponding one of the pixel signal read lines. The pixel signal reading unit sets a bias voltage for a load element which is connected to the pixel signal read line and in which current dependent on a bias voltage flows in the load element, to a voltage causing a current value to be higher than current upon a reference bias voltage when there is no difference between added charge amounts, when addition of pixel signals of the respective pixels in the shared pixel is driven.
US09497394B2
A thermal imaging device includes an optical module gathering infrared radiation of a circuit board and correspondingly providing infrared light, a photo sensor converting the infrared light into a first electrical signal, a processor, and a thermal imaging control system having one or more programs stored in a storage and executed by the processor. The system includes an image processing unit converting the first electrical signal into a thermal image signal, a comparing unit comparing the thermal image signal with circuit diagram of the circuit board to determine at least one abnormal temperature element, and a display control unit controlling a screen to display a thermal image of the circuit board together with a label comprising at least one name of the at least one abnormal temperature element on the screen.
US09497379B2
Certain aspects pertain to Fourier ptychographic imaging systems, devices, and methods such as, for example, high NA Fourier ptychographic imaging systems and reflective-mode NA Fourier ptychographic imaging systems.
US09497377B2
A digital camera includes a communicator that communicates with other digital camera, a receiver that receives a camera information of another digital camera and an imaging device that forms a digital image of an object. The digital camera further includes a processor that creates a digital image data from the digital image based upon the camera information.
US09497374B2
A focus detection device includes: an image sensor that generates a first image signal string and a second image signal string in correspondence to a pair of images formed with a pair of light fluxes passing through an optical system; an image shift amount detection unit that generates a plurality of synthetic image signals each by adding together a first image signal and a second image signal, the first image signal and the second image signal corresponding to each other, each time the first image signal string and the second image signal string are shifted relative to each other by a predetermined extent, and detects an image shift amount indicating an extent of relative image shift between the pair of images based upon an evaluation value for the plurality of synthetic image signals; and a defocus amount calculation unit that calculates a defocus amount based upon the image shift amount.
US09497371B2
An automatic image-capturing apparatus including an image-capturing unit configured to capture an image of a subject so as to obtain captured image data; an automatic captured-image obtaining unit configured to automatically obtain the captured image data obtained by the image-capturing unit without being based on an operation of a user; an inclination detection unit configured to detect an inclination in at least one of a pan direction and a tilt direction; and a control unit configured to control the obtaining operation performed by the automatic captured-image obtaining unit on the basis of information on the inclination in the pan direction or in the tilt direction, the inclination being detected by the inclination detection unit.
US09497363B2
A photographic apparatus includes a photoelectric conversion element, an electrochromic element, and an image processor. The electrochromic element is disposed on a main path by which light travels to the photoelectric conversion element. The image processor is electrically connected to the electrochromic element for adjusting a transmittance of the electrochromic element.
US09497358B2
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to video capture. In particular, aspects of the present related to systems and methods for reducing latency in the capture of video frames. Various implementations of the present disclosure may add extra pixels to a video frame so that visible pixels within each frame may be transferred faster through a video interface. In particular, adding extra pixels to a frame may cause an increase in a pixel clock that is generated based on the total number of pixels within each frame. As a result of the corresponding decrease in the time needed to transfer visible pixels in each frame, latency due to delay in a video capture process may be reduced.
US09497339B2
An information processing system includes a computer programmed to execute a process. The process includes receiving operation information indicating an operating state of a device at a predetermined time interval from the device through a network. The received operation information is stored in a first storing part. With respect to the device from which the operation information indicating that the operating state is abnormal is received, elimination information indicating elimination of the abnormality is received in asynchronization with the predetermined time interval. When the elimination information is received within a period from a reception of the operation information indicating that the operating state is abnormal and until a subsequent reception of the operation information, information is added to the first storing part, which indicates that the abnormality indicated by the operation information lasts from the reception of the operation information to the reception of the elimination information.
US09497336B2
A wireless communication device may have a processing unit for executing a first program and a communication interface configured to communicate with an external apparatus such as an image forming apparatus by way of a short-range communication protocol. The wireless communication device may determine whether a prescribed condition is satisfied under a condition that a specific display screen has been displayed on the wireless communication device by a second program different from the first program. The specific display screen may be displayed based on the wireless communication device being in communication with the external apparatus using a short-range communication protocol. The wireless communication device may display a message regarding communication between the wireless communication device and the external apparatus using the short-range communication protocol in response to determining that the prescribed condition is satisfied.
US09497329B2
An approach is described for providing shared trunking between a telephony gateway and an end office switch. The telephony gateway processes a packetized voice call, and interfaces a shared trunk to an end office switch (e.g., Class 5 switch) configured to switch calls over a circuit-switched telephone network. The trunk utilizes out-of-band signaling (e.g., Primary Rate Interface (PRI) signaling) in support of call establishment or teardown of the packetized voice call.
US09497323B2
A computer-implemented method for distributing phone calls includes the steps of receiving or initiating a telephone call from or with a caller associated with caller identification information, generating masked caller identification information by masking a portion of the caller identification information, transmitting the masked caller identification information to a plurality of potential call-buyers, determining a call-buyer of the plurality of potential call-buyers to receive the incoming phone call, and storing the caller identification information with the masked caller identification information. A system and computer-readable medium are also disclosed.
US09497310B2
A method for controlling a mobile phone to be mute through flip, and a mobile phone are provided. The method comprises, when a mobile phone receives a call, detecting a situational pattern of the mobile phone. If the situational pattern is a ringing pattern, the method includes controlling a front-facing camera to acquire image data every preset time and if the current image data is representative of an all-black image and image data acquired in the previous time is not representative of an all-black image, switching the situational pattern of the mobile phone into a mute pattern and controlling the front-facing camera to stop acquiring image data. By means of the present invention, a user can conveniently and quickly switch a situational pattern of a mobile phone into a mute pattern by simply flipping over the user's mobile phone.
US09497304B1
A call calculator and method thereof used to automate testing of a voice self service platform. The call calculator may have functional logic to calculate an estimated call load. The type of load may be least one of cyclic, peak, burst, choppy, and sustained. The call calculator may use a set of input parameters of an algorithm to calculate the estimated call load, wherein the algorithm may be based on an integral calculus model.
US09497302B1
A mobile device can include a unibody component (e.g. chassis shell) with at least a co-mold feature that isolates a contiguous portion of the unibody component from an outer portion of the unibody component. For example, the outer portion and the contiguous portion can be made of an electrically conductive material. The co-mold feature can be made of non-conductive material that electrically isolates the contiguous portion from the outer portion. The co-mold feature can be made by co-molding a resin material in a channel cut into a piece of metal and later exposing the cured resin material on two sides.
US09497294B2
Embodiments of the apparatus for modifying packet headers relate to a packet generalization scheme that maintains information across protocol layers of packets. The packet generalization scheme uses a protocol table that includes layer information for all possible protocol layer combinations. The protocol layer combinations in the protocol table are manually configured through software. Each protocol layer combination in the protocol table is uniquely identified by a PktID. A rewrite engine of a network device receives the PktID for a packet and uses that unique identifier as key to the protocol table to access information for each protocol layer of the packet that the rewrite engine requires during modification of the packet. The packet generalization scheme eliminates the need for a parser engine of the network device to pass parsed data to the rewrite engine, which is resource intensive.
US09497289B2
A method for prioritizing processing of interactions at a contact center, the method including: identifying an interaction to be prioritized for processing; identifying a person associated with the interaction; identifying an influence level of the person associated with the interaction; and prioritizing the interaction for processing based on the influence level of the person associated with the interaction.
US09497288B2
Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and computer system for prioritizing messages based on subscriber preferences. In an embodiment of the invention, an application server computer determines that a subscriber is subscribed to at least one topic space. The application server computer receives one or more topic priority preferences from the subscriber, and a plurality of messages from the at least one topic space. The application server computer prioritizes the plurality of messages based on the received topic priority preference, and sends the prioritized plurality of messages to the subscriber.
US09497281B2
The present disclosure is directed towards methods and systems for caching packet steering sessions for steering data packets between intermediary devices of a cluster of intermediary devices intermediary to a client and a plurality of servers. A first intermediary device receives a first data packet and determines, from a hash of a tuple of the first packet, a second intermediary device to which to steer the first packet. The first device stores, to a session for storing packet steering information, the identity of the second device and the tuple. The first device receives a second packet having a corresponding tuple that matches the tuple of the first packet and determines, based on a lookup for the session using the tuple of the second packet, that the second device is the intermediary device to which to steer the second packet. The first device steers the second packet to the second device.
US09497254B2
The present invention discloses a communication method, a communication apparatus, and an electronic device. The communication method is used in a hybrid architecture system comprising a first terminal and a second terminal, the first terminal comprising a first hardware system, the second terminal comprising a second hardware system, there being a first data channel and a second data channel between the first hardware system and the second hardware system, the communication method comprising: obtaining data to be transmitted which are to be transmitted from the first hardware system to the second hardware system; obtaining a channel selection parameter; selecting at least one data channel from the first data channel and the second data channel according to the channel selection parameter; and transmitting the data to be transmitted from the first hardware system to the second hardware system via the selected at least one data channel. The present invention improves flexibility of data transmission.
US09497251B2
In one embodiment, a request identifying a first Uniform Resource Locator (URL) may be received. It may be ascertained whether a launch time associated with the first URL has been attained. An Edge Side Includes (ESI) response may be automatically provided according to a result of the ascertaining, wherein the ESI response includes instructions to fetch a web page associated with the first URL from an origin server.
US09497247B2
Transferring session state information between two or more web-based applications of a server system
In certain embodiments, a method for transferring session state information between web applications comprises receiving control of a first session from a first web application via a second session with the first web application. The first session comprises interaction between a browser and a first web application and is associated with session state information for the first session. The method further comprises receiving from the first web application via the second session at least a portion of the session state information for the first session. The method further comprises storing, in a first message queue using a first message service, at least a portion of the session state information for the first session received from the first application, a first message key being generated for the stored session state information for the first session and stored in association with the stored session state information for the first session.
US09497236B2
Aspects of the present disclosure disclose system, apparatus and methods for providing an integrated web conferencing. In various aspects, the disclosure is directed to integrating a VoIP client for audio conferencing with a web client. In particular, the system provides for integrating a web portion of a web conference with an audio portion of the web conference. More specifically, the system, apparatus and methods provide for connecting a VoIP client to an audio conferencing portion of the system to facilitate communications between client and server.
US09497231B2
Methods, devices, and systems are provided for placeshifting a media program. An exemplary method involves a media device storing identification information for a client device coupled to a network and receiving a request to transfer a media program available for presentation on a primary display device in a first format via the media device. In response to the request, a peer-to-peer communication session with the client device over the network is established using the identification information and an encoded content stream corresponding to the media program is transferred to the client device via the peer-to-peer communication session.
US09497223B2
Method and system for configuration of a computer system according to security policies. The configuration of an employee's personal computer system according to the security policies of the corporate network provides for security of access to the corporate network. Configuration change instructions are generated according to the security policy and applied to the configuration of the computer system. The configuration system includes at least one computer system used to access a corporate network, a policy application module configured to determine configuration parameters of the computer system and to pass the configuration data to an instruction forming module. The computer system is configured according to the selected security policy by execution of at least one configuration change instruction. The configuration system also includes a database of security policies.
