US09506806B2
An polarization information acquisition unit includes a phase adjuster configured to adjust phases of two linearly polarized components of incident light, which oscillate in directions orthogonal to each other, a detector configured to transmit a polarized component oscillating in one direction and not to transmit a polarized component oscillating in a direction orthogonal to the one direction, the polarized components being included in light emitted from the phase adjuster, and a photoelectric convertor configured to photoelectrically convert a polarized component transmitted through the detector. The phase adjuster has at least three areas. The at least three areas include at least two areas having phase adjusting amounts different from each other, and at least two areas having an identical phase adjusting amounts and having slow axes whose directions are different from each other by 20 to 90 degrees inclusive.
US09506805B2
A printing apparatus includes: a discharging unit configured to discharge liquid onto a medium: a color measuring unit configured to measure a color of the medium on which the liquid has been discharged; a carriage on which the discharging unit and the color measuring unit are mounted; and a relative transporting unit configured to transport the medium and the carriage with respect to each other. The color measuring unit includes a variable wavelength interference filter configured to change a gap between reflecting films on substrates that face each other with the gap therebetween and shock-absorbing members are provided between the carriage and the color measuring unit.
US09506796B2
An FMCW type radar level gauge configured to transmit an electromagnetic transmit signal and receive an electromagnetic return signal reflected from the surface, the electromagnetic transmit signal having a bandwidth of at least 1 GHz, a relative bandwidth (max frequency/min frequency) of less than 2.5 and an upper frequency limit less than 4 GHz. The gauge comprises a single conductor probe mechanically suspended in the tank and extending into the product in the tank, and a matching arrangement providing an electrically matched connection between an electrical feed-through and the single conductor probe.According to the present invention, the relatively expensive still-pipe is replaced with a relatively inexpensive a single conductor acting as a surface wave-guide (SWG).
US09506786B2
Apparatus, systems and methods are provided for monitoring yield while harvesting grain.
US09506784B2
A material medium, such as an optical fiber or electrical cable, is used to carry services. The material medium is monitored with at least one diagnostic sensor. The diagnostic sensor may measure the operational health of the material medium, or may measure local environmental conditions around the material medium.
US09506782B2
A method of controlling a system using a hybrid feedback signal includes providing an input signal with a predetermined waveform to the system and measuring an output of the system with a sensor. An output signal of the sensor is used in a first frequency band as a first portion of a feedback signal. A simulated signal is created in a second frequency band that has one or more of substantially reduced (i) resonances, (ii) phase delay and (iii) noise when compared to the output signal of the sensor in the second frequency band. The simulated signal is used in the second frequency band as a second portion of the feedback signal.
US09506777B2
A micro-electromechanical apparatus having a signal attenuation-proof function, and a manufacturing method and a signal attenuation-proof method thereof are disclosed. The micro-electromechanical apparatus includes a substrate, an insulation layer, and a sensing unit. The substrate has a doped region in which a majority of conductive carriers have the same polarity as an electronic signal. The insulation layer is located on the substrate, and the sensing unit is located above the insulation layer and forms the electronic signal when sensing a force.
US09506775B2
An example method of providing a fuel alert to a user includes calculating a range for a transportation device based on a determined level of fuel and an average fuel efficiency. The method also includes for one or more candidate fuel stations, determining a distance of a route to each fuel station, and alerting a user when the range is less than any of the one or more distances.
US09506763B2
An approach is provided for determining a plurality of notifications associated with one or more curved sections of at least one travel segment. The approach involves causing, at least in part, an aggregation of the plurality of notifications into at least one aggregated notification based, at least in part, on a road distance threshold between the one or more curved sections. The approach also involves causing, at least in part, a presentation of the at least one aggregated notification in place of separately presenting the plurality of notifications.
US09506760B2
A storage device includes a map database having at least two specified sub-blocks and at least one non-specified sub-block. Each specified sub-block is correlated to a measurement position coordinate obtained from an external server by a measurement. The measurement position coordinate of each specified sub-block is stored in the storage device. The non-specified sub-block is directly or indirectly sandwiched by the two specified sub-blocks along a road. A measurement position coordinate of the non-specified sub-block is stored in the storage device when a distance between the measurement position coordinate and an estimation position coordinate of the non-specified sub-block is equal to or longer than a predetermined distance, and the measurement position coordinate of the non-specified sub-block is not stored in the storage device when the distance between the measurement position coordinate and the estimation position coordinate of the non-specified sub-block is shorter than the predetermined distance.
US09506754B2
A parameter related to the Earth's magnetic field can be used to determine accuracy of a magnetometer of a mobile device. In one aspect, a first instance of a parameter related to Earth's magnetic field is determined using data generated by the magnetometer. The magnetometer data can be based in part on a position of the mobile device with respect to the Earth. A second instance of the parameter can be determined using data generated by a model of Earth's magnetic field. The model data can also be based in part on the position of the mobile device with respect to the Earth. The first instance of the parameter can be compared with the second instance of the parameter. An accuracy metric for the magnetometer can be determined based on a result of the comparison. An indication of the accuracy metric can be presented by the mobile device.
US09506750B2
Imaging range finding device and method are disclosed. The range finding device can include an array of emitters and photodetectors in optical communication with an imaging lens. During the range finding method, the emitters in the array can emit light that is directed by the lens toward a target object. The photodetectors in the array can detect light received from the object through the lens and onto the photodetectors. The lens, the array, or both can be movable to adjust the light emitted by the device. Characteristics of the emitted light and/or the received light can be used to find the object's range.
US09506746B2
The invention relates to a device for determining the location of a first mechanical element (10) and a second mechanical element (12) with respect to each other, having a first measurement unit (14) for positioning at the first mechanical element, a second measurement unit (18) for positioning at the second mechanical element, and an analysis unit (22), wherein the first measurement unit has means (24) for producing at least one light beam bundle (28, 30), a scattering surface (34) for scattering the light (WV, PV) impinging on the scattering surface, and a camera (36) for recording images of the scattering surface, wherein the second measurement unit has a reflector arrangement (38), which faces the first measurement unit when the measurement units are positioned at the respective mechanical element so as to reflect the light beam bundle (28′, 28″) onto the scattering surface.
US09506740B2
Systems and methods for enhancing spectral domain optical coherence tomography (OCT] are provided. In particular, a system and method for calibration of spectral interference signals using an acquired calibration signal are provided. The calibration signal may be logarithmically amplified to further improve the accuracy of the calibration. From the calibration signal, a series of more accurate calibration data are calculated. An acquired spectral interference signal is calibrated using these calibration data. Moreover, systems that include logarithmic amplification of the spectral interference signal and variable band-pass filtering of the spectral interference signal are provided. Such systems increase the dynamic range and visualization capabilities relative to conventional spectral domain OCT systems.
US09506734B2
An explosive matrix assembly of the present disclosure has a single detonating cord formed into a grid, and the grid has a first plurality of detonating cord portions lying in a first plane and a second plurality of detonating cord portions lying in a second plane and the first plurality of detonating cord portions perpendicularly overlay the second plurality of detonating portions, wherein the overlay creates a plurality of crossings between the first plurality of detonating cord portions and the second plurality of detonating cord portions. Additionally, the explosive matrix assembly has one or more point explosives coupled to the crossings for initiation of an explosion.
US09506729B2
A low-cost, reliable and easy to use kit for neutralizing surface exposed landmine and unexploded ordnance for humanitarian demining is based on a liquid fuel and a solid/soluble fuel. Both fuels are premeasured in separate, sealed containers. The addition of a small quantity of solid/soluble fuel into the liquid creates an explosive. The resulting mixture is capable of detonating with a standard No. 8 blasting cap. The solid/soluble fuel can be in the form of a powder, tablet, or its saturated solution in water. The solid/soluble fuel is hexamethylenetetramine. The liquid fuel, nitromethane, is provided in premeasured quantities. User is provided instructions for choosing the appropriate quantity of liquid fuel, the corresponding solid/soluble fuel required, the method of mixing, placement and detonation of the kits. Also disclosed is a simple wooden stand to hold the bottle of explosive in place. A special fuel, liquid 2-ethylhexylnitrate, is provided to desensitize the mixed and sensitized explosive.
US09506726B2
A firearm having a mounting surface which can include a recess formed on a slide of a pistol. The recess includes mounting posts and a plurality of sights include matching openings and fasteners so that mounting platforms of the plurality of sights can be mounted in the recess in a fixed orientation. The sights of the plurality of sights are movable relative to the platform but the platform is fixed with respect to the recess so that the platform is fixed with respect to the mounting surface. The recess is sized such that optical sights are aligned with original fixed sights.
US09506711B2
A fixture for use with AR15/M16 type firearms is provided herein. The fixture is made up of several parts that when used in conjunction with one another mitigate the transfer of torque from the barrel nut to the firearms receiver during barrel installation. The fixture affords the user a method and apparatus that holds the barrel in alignment with the firearm receiver and secures the barrel against rotational movement during installation of a barrel nut or similar device. The fixture may be configured to work with the legacy AR15/M16 type barrel nut, as well as other designs as disclosed herein.
US09506708B2
Tactical firearm systems and methods of manufacturing tactical firearm systems are discussed herein. In some embodiments, a tactical weapons platform can comprise a forend assembly adapted to house a portion of a barrel; a receiver assembly detachably coupled to the forend assembly and adapted to interface with a bolt action; and a butt stock assembly detachably coupled to the receiver assembly. In other embodiments, a modular stock assembly for a bolt action rifle can generally comprise a forend assembly, a receiver assembly, and a butt stock assembly. The forend assembly can have a body adapted to house a barrel in a free floating configuration, wherein the body surrounds at least a portion of the length of the barrel. The receiver assembly can be detachably coupled to the forend assembly and adapted to directly interface with a bolt action without bedding. The butt stock assembly can be detachably coupled the receiver assembly by a hinge. Other aspects, features, and embodiments are also claimed and described herein.
US09506705B1
A feeder delinker for a Gatling-type machine gun accepts an ammunition belt consisting of interconnecting rounds and clips. The feeder delinker contains a paddlewheel that separates the leading round from the leading clip by applying a side force directly to the round between the two C-shaped loops while the clip is restrained.
US09506703B1
A charging handle for a firearm having an elongate member, a bolt engaging element at a forward end, a handle portion at a rearward end, the handle portion including a first projection from the elongate member and a second projection from the elongate member opposing the first projection, the first projection having a first surface defining an elongate opening at least partially therethrough extending substantially parallel with a longitudinal axis of the elongate member and configured to receive a first end of a lanyard, and the second projection having at least one surface defining a pivot point opening with a pivot axis substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the elongate member, and a latch having a surface defining a first opening therethrough, where the latch pivots around a pivot pin positioned through the pivot opening and the first opening through the latch.
US09506696B2
A hand treatment device is provided for drying a user's hands with an airflow. The hand treatment device comprises a hand treatment chamber comprising a hand insertion section and an outflow sink for purging fluid carried by the airflow from the user's hands to the outflow sink. Therein, the airflow is generated by applying a negative pressure to the outflow sink, such that air is sucked from an environment of the hand treatment device through the hand insertion section into the outflow sink.
US09506690B2
A process for the production of a subcooled liquefied natural gas stream from a natural gas feed stream. Passing a first natural gas feed stream through a first heat exchanger for precooling by heat exchange with a first stream of gaseous refrigerant produced in a first refrigeration cycle comprising a first dynamic expansion turbine. Passing the precooled feed stream through a second heat exchanger for liquefying by heat exchange with a second stream of gaseous refrigerant produced in a second refrigeration cycle comprising a second dynamic expansion turbine. Passing the liquefied natural gas stream through a third heat exchanger for subcooling the liquefied gas by heat exchange with a third refrigerant stream produced in a third refrigeration cycle comprising a third dynamic expansion turbine separate from the first turbine and the second turbine. An installation includes devices for conveying the natural gas stream, the heat exchangers and the turbines and compression devices cooling the refrigerants for the heat exchangers.
US09506686B2
Disclosed herein is a refrigerator in which a level difference between an inner cabinet and an outer cabinet is improved in coupling the inner cabinet with the outer cabinet by forming a corner of the inner cabinet located at a portion coupled with the outer cabinet to have a smaller radius. The refrigerator includes an inner cabinet in which a storage chamber is formed. The refrigerator also includes an outer cabinet coupled with an outside of the inner cabinet and configured to form an exterior. The refrigerator further includes an insulating material filling between the inner cabinet and the outer cabinet. The inner cabinet includes a storage portion configured to form the storage chamber. The inner cabinet also includes an edge portion configured to extend in a vertical direction toward the outside of the storage portion from a front surface edge of the storage portion and exposed to the outside. The inner cabinet further includes a contact portion configured to extend in a vertical direction toward a rear direction from the edge portion and in contact with the outer cabinet when coupling with the outer cabinet. The inner cabinet includes a seating portion disposed in a rear direction of a front surface portion of the outer cabinet in contact with the contact portion and in parallel with the edge portion. The contact portion extends in a rear direction more than an end of the seating portion adjacent to the contact portion from the edge portion.
US09506675B1
A thermoelectric cooler that includes a hot side thermally conducting/electrically insulating cover plate with electrical connectors on the inner surface, a cold side thermally conducting/electrically insulating cover plate, the hot side thermally conducting/electrically insulating cover plate being displaced away from the cold side thermally conducting/electrically insulating cover plate with electrical connectors on the inner surface, one or more thermoelectric elements, each thermoelectric element comprising a p-doped semiconductor element and an n-doped semiconductor element, each one of the p-doped semiconductor element and the n-doped semiconductor element being disposed between the hot side thermally conducting/electrically insulating cover plate and the cold side thermally cover plate, and means for improving thermal conductance to the hot side thermally conducting/electrically insulating cover plate.
US09506673B2
A container is described having a wall with a thickness defined by inner and outer surfaces, said inner surface defining an internal cavity for receiving fluid, the container having an opening through which fluid can enter/exit the container, said opening being connected to a fluid conduit at least a length of which extends through the wall in between the inner and outer surfaces thereof which exits through the inner surface to communicate with the internal cavity. Also described is a pulse tube refrigerator/cryocooler system including such a container.
US09506667B2
A humidifier is provided that includes a main body having a discharge part, a base on which the main body is seated, the base having a suction part through which air is suctioned, a tray seated on the base to store water, and a disk assembly seated on the tray to humidify the air suctioned through the suction part.
US09506665B2
A remote control system for controlling operation of a fan assembly is provided. The system includes a first sensor module having a first housing, a first sensor, a first microprocessor, and a first RF transmitter. The first microprocessor is programmed to generate a first control signal to induce the first RF transmitter to transmit a first RF signal in response to a sensor signal from the first sensor. The first RF signal has a first address value and a first command value. The remote control system further includes a fan control module having a second housing, a second microprocessor, an AC power plug, an AC/DC voltage converter, a controllable switch, and an RF receiver. The RF receiver is configured to receive the first RF signal.
US09506653B2
A combustion chamber of a gas turbine, including an external combustion chamber wall as well as an internal combustion chamber wall, wherein the internal combustion chamber wall, at its frontal end area as it appears with respect to the flow direction of the combustion chamber, is supported in a longitudinally slidable manner inside a groove of a base plate that is arranged in the area of a combustion chamber head, and is fixedly attached at the external combustion chamber wall at its back end area.
US09506650B2
A survival tool intended for fire starting with a novel tinder generation element which creates fine, elongated slivers of combustible material which ignite and dry easily even in damp or wet environments. The device combination of a pyrophoric element, striker, ignitable material and other optional elements with the elongated tinder generation component reduces the risk of injury and subsequent infection over bladed alternatives, while also containing all required elements for wilderness fire starting in a small convenient package.
US09506644B2
A ceiling fan lighting system includes a fan assembly, a light assembly and a lift mechanism. The fan assembly includes a motor and a plurality of fan blades being operationally coupled to the motor to permit rotation of the fan blades when the motor is supplied with power. The light assembly is coupled to the fan assembly and has at least one light source and a lamp shade enclosing the light source. Moreover, the lift mechanism is configured to move the light assembly in a vertical plane with respect to the fan assembly in order to have the lamp shade of the light assembly enclose or disclose the fan blades of the fan assembly.
US09506643B1
A light effect material is used to create a viewing effect visible to a viewer on the opposite side of the light effect material than one or more LEDs which emit light which is dispersed by dispersive elements on the outer surface of the light effect material. A transparent space is used to space the LEDs apart from the dispersive elements of the light effect material and light emitting dies of the LEDs are substantially parallel to the light effect material.
US09506641B2
An AC LED module having surge protection function includes: an insulation seat, formed with a first surface and a second surface, wherein a concave area is formed on the first surface, and an opening is formed at a substantially central portion of the concave area; an annular fasten member, fastened in the concave area of the insulation seat, and formed with at least one buckle structure for being combined with a reflection cup; a circuit board, installed with a LED light source, wherein the circuit board is fastened on the second surface of the insulation seat, and the LED light source is aligned with the opening; and a surge absorbing member, disposed at the exterior of the insulation seat and electrically coupled to an AC power input port of the circuit board, thereby preventing the circuit board from being damaged by an AC surge.
US09506636B2
A display connector is provided and includes a plate body, a display assembly, and a power source. The plate body includes a panel fastener, and the display assembly is positioned on the plate body. The display assembly includes a light source, with the power source connecting to the light source through the plate body.
US09506635B2
Lighting appliance provided with an outer chassis made in such a way as to permit the operator to comfortably perform in situ a repair or maintenance operation if needed. Said chassis makes it possible to efficiently separate the light emission devices and the reflector and refractor means associated thereto from the power supply means guaranteeing that the section containing the LED devices is such as to ensure the required level of insulation from external elements, such as IP55 or more preferably IP67, even after the chassis has been opened and said section has been separated from the rest of the chassis.
US09506628B1
Lighting devices using selectively permeable barrier elements, graphite sheet materials, and/or browning agent destroyers/sequestering agents are disclosed. In one embodiment a lighting device may include a body or housing with a selectively permeable barrier element, such as a silicone membrane or o-ring to allow diffusion of contaminants from one or more interior volumes to the exterior environment. Contaminants may be mitigated through use of a sequestering agent/browning agent destroyer. Heat conduction between elements of the housing, such as to aid removal of heat generated from a lighting element such as an LED, may be improved through use of graphite materials, such as PGS sheets between housing elements.
US09506617B2
A combination lamp for use in a vehicle includes a number of reflector modules, with each reflector module including a reflector, a first light emitting diode (“LED”) positioned at a focus of the reflector, and a second LED offset from the focus of the reflector. The lamp may also include another reflector module having a reflector and a single, common LED positioned at a focus of the reflector. When the first LEDs and the common LED are energized, the combination lamp produces a first light pattern. When the second LEDs and the common LED are energized, the combination lamp produces a second light pattern. The first light pattern may be a fog lamp light pattern, and the second light pattern may be a daytime running lamp light pattern. The combination lamp may include four, five, or more reflector modules, including the one reflector module having the single, common LED.
US09506611B2
A recessed down-light fixture having a housing with a light source aperture, a control gear assembly containing control gear, and a guidance system that allows the control gear assembly to slide and align with the light source aperture. The aperture enables passage of a light source through a barrier such as a ceiling. The housing includes a latching or locking device for release and passage of components through the aperture for maintenance or re-lamping. The control gear assembly, or internal wiring compartment, includes a stop that secures the shuttle in a position above the aperture. The control gear assembly can then be detached and pass through the aperture, providing access to electrical components and splices within the assembly. A trim ring having a concealable surface is mounted around the aperture to increase the structural integrity of the aperture, allow for plastering and painting, and to provide a finished appearance.
US09506609B1
A lighting system includes a first elongate channel configured for mounting to a structure, a second elongate channel configured for being temporarily coupled to the first elongate channel and forming a substantially enclosed elongate space between the first and second elongate channels. A plurality of led lights, each having a translucent watertight housing, at least one led and a integrated circuit within the translucent housing, are coupled to the second elongate channel with each of the translucent watertight housings exposed through the second elongate channel. A controller is electrically connected to a plurality of segments of wire to communicate with each of the plurality of integrated circuits and has a plurality of programmable functions, each function providing at least one of a desired light color for each of the plurality of led lights, duration of illumination and timing of illumination.
US09506608B2
LED dies are suspended in an ink and printed on a first support substrate to form a light emitting layer having a light emitting surface emitting primary light, such as blue light. A mixture of a transparent binder, phosphor powder, and transparent glass beads is formed as an ink and printed over the light emitting surface. The mixture forms a wavelength conversion layer when cured. The beads are preferably sized so that the tops of the beads protrude completely through the conversion layer. Some of the primary light passes through the beads with virtually no attenuation or backscattering, and some of the primary light is converted by the phosphor to secondary light. The combination of the secondary light and the primary light passing though the beads may form white light. The overall color is highly controllable by controlling the percentage weight of the beads.
US09506597B2
Various systems are provided for a support structure. In one embodiment, a system comprises a support structure including a plurality of support legs, a first end of each support leg of the plurality of support legs coupled to a respective cylinder head of a plurality of cylinder heads mountable to an engine block, the plurality of support legs configurable to support an exhaust aftertreatment system.
US09506595B2
A fluid line including a pipe, a connector having a pipe connection, which is arranged on one end of the pipe, and an opening, and a heater arranged in an interior of the pipe. The heater includes a heater rod arranged to extend from the pipe into the pipe connection of the connector and out of the connector through the opening.
US09506593B2
In various embodiments, fluid conduits such as high pressure hoses deployed in-between two sea-fairing vessels may be released during an emergency by using a rapid release emergency disconnect system as described herein, where the rapid release emergency disconnect system may engage with a hanger such as an industry standard frac hanger and be used in-line with fluid conduits such as high-pressure lines. Various skid embodiments are described which can be configured to interface with one or more of the described rapid release emergency disconnect systems.
US09506589B2
An apparatus and method for positioning a length of flexible tubing in alignment with the exhaust pipe of an automotive vehicle located in an enclosed space. The apparatus includes a length of flexible tubing having an adapter or boot at its inner end. The boot is adapted to be positioned in operative alignment with the exhaust pipe to receive the exhaust gases therefrom and to direct them through the length of flexible tubing. A suction cup is secured to the rear bumper of the vehicle in the vicinity of the end of the exhaust pipe and a length of cord is connected between the boot and the suction cup. The cord is tightened and retained in a tensioned condition by means of a gripping device or keeper. This causes the boot to be retained in an operatively aligned position relative to the exhaust pipe.
US09506583B2
In various embodiments, a tubular comprises a tubular outer sheath defining an inner void; one or more core elements or assemblies disposed within the inner void; and a substantially solid filler in various embodiments disposed within and substantially filling the inner void, where the filler is adapted to give the tubular hoop strength in a crush situation and comprises a polymer with a density of at least 1.0. In some embodiments, these core assemblies comprise an extruded polymer layer typically extruded about core elements in a single pass, fitting about them without a sharp edge and defining an outer shape. The resulting tubular can comprise multiple regions which, though substantially filled, are filled with differing fillers densities.
US09506581B2
Retriever systems for marine geophysical survey cables. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods including causing a submerged sensor streamer to surface. The causing may be by moving a piston within a cylinder of a housing coupled to the sensor streamer, the moving of the piston responsive to pressure exerted on a face of the piston as the sensor streamer reaches or exceeds a predetermined depth, wherein the pressure exerted on the face of the piston overcomes a latching force tending to hold the piston in place at depths above the predetermined depth; and responsive to the piston overcoming the force that latches the piston releasing a ballast weight, wherein prior to the releasing the ballast weight is at least partially held in place based on position of the piston, and the releasing responsive to movement of the piston.
US09506577B2
A safety valve device as for use with a compressed gas cylinder and/or a control valve comprising a housing unit, a plug with controlled bleed off channels bored into the plug, an actuator, and an actuating rod, which is designed to engage in the event that a control valve is severed from a compressed gas cylinder, at least partially sealing the opening formed in the compressed gas cylinder from the severing of the control valve, and achieving a safer, controlled bleed off of the compressed gas contained therein.
US09506576B2
The present subject matter relates to check valve apparatuses and methods. In particular, the present subject matter relates to a flow control device that can be incorporated into a check valve. The flow control device can include a valve seat configured for positioning within an inlet of a check valve, the valve seat defining an opening, a plurality of flow routing vanes at least partially traversing the opening, and a disk movable between a first position and a second position in response to a fluid pressure. When the disk is in the first position, the disk blocks the opening of the valve seat, and when the disk is in the second position, the opening is substantially unobstructed. The flow routing vanes can function to smooth the flow of fluid into the valve, thereby reducing pressure drop, noise, erosion, corrosion, vibration, and cavitations.
US09506575B2
Disclosed is a check valve disc including a disc flapper, the disc flapper formed with urethane, a flexing portion formed by the disc flapper, and a rigid portion including a sealing surface. Also disclosed is a check valve including a valve body, the valve body having an inlet end, an outlet end, and an inner surface defining an inlet cavity proximate the inlet end and an outlet cavity proximate the outlet end, and a check valve disc, the check valve disc including a disc flapper, the disc flapper formed with urethane.
US09506573B2
A hydraulic valve for connecting a first fluid-conducting pressure line to a second fluid-conducting pressure line in an actuator for activating a high- or medium-voltage circuit breaker includes a housing with a first channel inlet for attachment to the first pressure line, and with a second channel inlet for attachment to the second pressure line, and a cavity situated between the first and the second channel inlet. The hydraulic valve includes a sealing body which can move in the cavity and has a circumference which is greater, at least at one point, than the respective circumference of openings adjoining the cavity, of the first and the second channel inlets. The sealing body is geometrically matched to the cross-section of these openings to completely seal the openings when seated. First and second spring elements connected to the sealing body project into the cavity in the relaxed state.
US09506562B2
A transmission having a plurality of tilting balls and opposing input and output discs provides an infinite number of speed combinations over its transmission ratio range. The transmission provides multiple powerpaths and can be combined with electrical components to provide motor/generator functionality, which reduces the overall size and complexity of the motor and transmission compared to when they are constructed separately. In one embodiment, rotatable components of a continuously variable transmission are coupled separately to an electrical rotor and to an electrical stator so that the rotor and stator rotate simultaneously in opposite directions relative to one another. In other embodiments, an electrical rotor is configured to transfer torque to or from a disc that is in contact with a plurality of speed adjusters, while an electrical stator is configured to transfer torque to a shaft that is operationally coupled to the speed adjusters via an idler.
US09506561B1
A flow divider assembly for use with a hydraulic pump provides flow to separate drive motors for use in a vehicle or other application. A pair of flow divider motors may be mounted on a block and have a common axis of rotation. The ratio between the two may be controlled by adjustment of the angles of the respective thrust bearings of the flow divider motors. A valve may connect the outlet of one of the flow divider motors or the outlet of the other flow divider motor. passage to the second outlet passage. Additional bypass valves may be provided to permit direct connection between the hydraulic pump and the separate drive motors.
US09506549B2
A differential assembly having a link that may extend from a first flange member to a second flange member. A pinion gear may be rotatably disposed on a pin that may be provided with the link.
US09506542B2
A linear actuator includes a gearbox, a motor structure, a lead screw, a telescopic tube, a quick release mechanism and a buffer mechanism. The motor structure is connected to the gearbox. The lead screw has a part inside the gearbox and the other part outside. The telescopic tube has a nut screwed with the lead screw. The quick release mechanism inside the gearbox is coupled to a cylindrical coupling member and a worm gear. The cylindrical coupling member is rotated with the lead screw, and the worm gear is driven by the motor structure to clutch the cylindrical coupling member. The buffer mechanism is installed at the external periphery of the lead screw and between the nut and gearbox for absorbing impact forces.
US09506530B2
A driving device includes a first rotary shaft, a second rotary shaft, a drive-transmission device including a plurality of drive-transmission paths, a first output target rotary body, and a second output target rotary body. The plurality of drive-transmission paths selectively transmits a drive force from the first rotary shaft to the second rotary shaft via any one of the plurality of drive-transmission paths. The first output target rotary body is mounted on the first rotary shaft to receive the drive force from the first rotary shaft. The second output target rotary body is mounted on the second rotary shaft to receive the drive force from the second rotary shaft.
US09506528B2
A lifting assembly is provided. The lifting assembly includes a cable end housing defining an inner cavity. The lifting assembly also includes a retainer ring disposed in the inner cavity at an end thereof. The lifting assembly further includes a cable retainer disposed in the inner cavity of the cable end housing and operative to retain a cable end fitting of a cable, the cable retainer extending from a first end to a second end and defining a slot extending from the first end to the second end to provide installation and removal access of the cable end fitting, the slot having a first slot portion and a second slot portion that are angularly oriented relative to each other.
US09506506B2
A drive assembly for a torque converter is provided. The drive assembly includes a spring retainer. The spring retainer includes at least one rounded portion contoured to wrap around an outer circumferential surface of at least one spring and an axial extension joined to the rounded portion. The axial extension extends axially away from rounded portion and includes a connecting portion for engaging a clutch plate. A torque converter and a method of forming a drive assembly for a torque converter are also provided.
US09506504B2
A transfer case is provided with a primary shaft which is selectively engagable with a secondary shaft via a clutch mechanism. The clutch mechanism is inclusive of a friction pack. A hub of the clutch mechanism is connected on the primary shaft and the clutch housing is torsionally fixed with a primary sprocket rotatively mounted on the primary shaft. A reservoir system is provided for delivering splashed oil axially along the primary shaft overlapping the friction pack. The reservoir system has a collective fluid receptacle that is connected via a stationary passage with a lubrication passage radially inward of the friction pack of the hub.
US09506490B2
A fastener includes a cylindrical shaft located between a head and a tapered point, threads integrally extending from the shaft and extending along a portion of a length thereof, and a burr cutoff area near the tapered point and including flank surfaces therein forming an angle greater than 90° therebetween. A flattened area can be located between the flank surfaces.
US09506484B2
A flow conditioner for a circular pipe having an axis. The flow conditioner includes a plate having a face to be disposed in the circular pipe with the face of the plate perpendicular to the axis of the pipe. The plate has a central circular passage area through which fluid flows surrounded by two or more concentric arrays of segmented annular passages for fluid flow defined by separating and subdividing ligaments, with at least one subdividing ligament having a width different than a width of a second subdividing ligament. Alternatively, or in addition, there is at least one array of annular passages having a radial width different than a radial width of a second array of annular passages and at least one subdividing ligament having a width different than a width of a second subdividing ligament. A method of producing an optimized geometry of flow conditioner for a circular pipe having an axis.
US09506477B2
A blower, especially combustion air blower for a vehicle heater, includes a blower housing (10) with a housing bottom (14) and with a circumferential wall (16) adjoining the housing bottom (14) and defining a housing interior space (20). A partition (18) divides the housing interior space (20) into a motor mounting space (22) and a sound insulation space (24).
US09506473B2
A fan includes a fan frame, a rotor, a stator module and a protection structure. The fan frame has a base seat and the stator module is disposed on the base seat. The stator module includes a silicon steel sheet assembly having multiple splits and multiple outer faces. The rotor is disposed in the fan frame corresponding to the outer faces of the silicon steel sheet assembly. The protection structure includes multiple posts corresponding to the splits of the silicon steel sheet assembly. The posts are welded with the splits by means of laser welding.
US09506469B2
An air compressor includes a compressor body, an electric motor, a gear mechanism, a gear casing, a partitioning wall, and a screw seal. The screw seal locates in a through hole formed to the partitioning wall, where a rotating shaft of the electric motor passes through, and makes an air flow from the electric motor side to the gear mechanism side in the through hole with rotating of the rotation shaft. The air compressor also includes a bearing that supports that rotating shaft is arranged to the gear mechanism side of the partitioning wall, such that a rotor of the electric motor has overhang structure. The air compressor also includes a communication hole that communicates the electric motor side from the screw seal of the through hole and an outside of the air compressor not through the internal space of the casing of the electric motor.
US09506466B2
In a gear pump, an outer rotor and an inner rotor are disposed in a rotor installation chamber defined by a pump body and a pump cover. A suction port groove and a discharge port groove are formed in at least one of the pump body and the pump cover. A narrowing portion is formed at a portion of a radially outer side wall portion of the suction port groove, the portion being close to a terminal end wall portion of the suction port groove. The narrowing portion narrows the groove width in the radial direction. A pressurizing region that pressurizes oil in the gear chamber is formed between the narrowing portion and the terminal end wall portion.
US09506460B2
A linear compressor is provided. The linear compressor includes a piston slidably received within a chamber of a cylinder assembly. A machined spring of the linear compressor extends between an inner back iron assembly of the linear compressor and the cylinder assembly in order to couple the inner back iron assembly to the cylinder assembly.
US09506454B2
A wind energy installation having a wind rotor, a generator which is driven thereby and interacts with a converter in order to produce electrical power, rotation-speed regulation and converter control which interacts therewith, wherein the rotation-speed regulation outputs a nominal rotation speed signal (nref). Furthermore, additional regulation is provided, which has an input for an additional power and is designed to produce a rotation speed change signal therefrom, taking account of a rotator inertia moment, and to output this as an output signal, which is added to the nominal rotation speed signal via a logic element. Kinetic energy is taken from the wind rotor in a controlled manner by reducing the rotation speed and is converted by the generator to additional electrical energy. This allows primary regulation power to be made available deliberately by rotation speed variation, to be precise even in unsteady wind conditions.
US09506453B2
Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided for actuating less than all of a plurality of load management devices on a wind turbine and/or a wind turbine blade. In some embodiments, the actuation sequences may be a root-to-tip, tip-to root, maximum-distributed-load, random, and/or a cycle-count actuation sequence. Further, a combination of two or more actuation sequences may be utilized to achieve a desired result. The system may choose an appropriate blade-based and/or rotor-based actuation sequence according to operating conditions, may alternate actuation sequences, and/or may employ different actuation sequences among the plurality of blades of a wind turbine. The load management devices may be actuated to different maximum heights and/or may be configured to be actuated to variable heights. The load management devices may be included as part of a distributed management system providing a corresponding controller and/or sensor at each load management device.
US09506446B2
An apparatus for providing power, the apparatus having a housing; a battery module positioned inside of the housing, the battery module having: a battery, a battery circuit board coupled to the battery and an ignition output port coupled to the battery circuit board; a circuit board positioned inside of the housing and coupled to the battery module, the circuit board having: a charge module, a discharge module, a lighting module and a control module coupled to the charge module, the discharge module and the lighting module; a light source coupled to the circuit board; and wherein the apparatus is configured to provide sufficient power to jump start a vehicle.
US09506442B2
A direct injector unit includes a fuel pipe and injectors fixed to the fuel pipe. The direct injector unit is assembled to a cylinder head by: mounting the cylinder head in a predetermined posture; holding the direct injector unit while positioning a reference injector and guiding remaining injectors such that their leading end portions are movable; and inserting the injectors into injector mounting holes of the cylinder head by relatively moving the direct injector unit toward the cylinder head in a state in which the reference injector is positioned with respect to a corresponding injector mounting hole.
US09506441B2
The present invention provides, with reference to FIG. 1, an internal combustion engine (10) having a fuel injector which comprises a sprung piston (55) or a resilient diaphragm piston (8155) and an electrical coil (57, 8158) for displacing the piston (55, 8155). The piston draws fuel into and expels fuel from a pumping chamber (52, 8152). The number of operations of the injector per engine cycle is controlled by an electronic controller (23, 8159) to control the quality of fuel delivered per cycle to a combustion chamber. A voltage measured in the coil (52, 8158) by movement of the piston under action of the spring or due to its own resilience is used to give an indication of vapor pressure of the fuel. A device akin to the injector can be used to draw fuel from a pipeline to measure the vapor pressure of the fluid.
US09506438B2
In a fuel injection valve support structure, a pair of contact surfaces are formed on an intermediate portion of the valve so as to be opposite to each other with a plane therebetween, the plane including a center axis of the valve and a center line of a coupler, the elastic support member includes a base plate placed on a second load receiving portion, an elastic piece extending from the base plate, coming into pressure contact with a fuel supply cap elastically, and biasing the valve against an engine by a reaction force resulting from the contact, and a pair of rotation locking pieces extending from the base plate and coming into contact with the respective contact surfaces to restrict rotation of the valve about the axis, and at least one of the contact surfaces has a positioning groove for elastically engaging corresponding one of the rotation locking pieces.
US09506435B2
In one aspect, a fuel injector includes an injector body that defines a fuel inlet, a drain outlet and a nozzle outlet. A direct operated check valve is positioned in the injector body and includes a needle valve member with an opening hydraulic surface exposed to fluid pressure in a nozzle supply passage, and a closing hydraulic surface exposed to fluid pressure in a needle control chamber. The needle valve member is movable between a first position at which the nozzle supply passage is blocked to the nozzle outlet, and a second position at which the nozzle supply passage is open to the nozzle outlet. A needle control valve is positioned in the injector body and includes a control valve member movable between a first position at which the needle control chamber is fluidly connected to the drain outlet, and a second position at which the needle control chamber is fluidly blocked to the drain outlet. A solenoid actuator is positioned in the injector body and includes a stator assembly and an armature assembly coupled to the control valve member. One of the stator assembly and the armature assembly includes a non-magnetic insert that moves into and out of contact with another of the stator assembly and the armature assembly at an energized position and a de-energized position, respectively.
US09506434B2
A fuel injector includes first and second check valve members that open and close first and second nozzle outlet sets, respectively, to inject two fuels that differ in at least one of chemical identity, pressure and molecular state. The first check valve member defines a through passage, includes a closing hydraulic surface exposed to fluid pressure in the first control chamber, and moves into and out of contact with a first seat on an injector body. The second check valve member includes a closing hydraulic surface exposed to fluid pressure in a second control chamber, and moves into and out of contact with a second seat located on the first check valve member. A control valve member is movable between first and second positions that respectively block and allow fluid communication between the first and second control chambers and a drain outlet.
US09506430B2
Embodiments for a charge air cooler are provided. In one example, a method comprises adjusting an operating parameter in response to a degraded grille shutter, the degraded grille shutter determined based on a temperature difference across a charge air cooler. In this way, degradation of the charge air cooler or engine may be reduced.
US09506419B2
Disclosed herein is a method of controlling combustion noise of diesel fuel. The method includes steps of setting a first target value indicating a crank angle at a maximum heat release rate and a second target value indicating a combustion noise index; calculating the value of X, which is the difference between a crank angle under the current conditions of a vehicle and the first target value and calculating the value of Y, which is the difference between a combustion noise index under the current conditions of the vehicle and the second target value; setting a third target value indicating a value of Y for the value of X, and calibrating the amount of pilot fuel injected into an engine according to the difference between the value of Y and the third target value.
US09506411B2
Methods and systems are provided for using selective cylinder deactivation for knock control with reduced fuel penalty. Cylinders with heavier knock and/or more borderline limited spark may be transiently deactivated until they are sufficiently cool. While reactivating the cylinders following cooling, other cylinders that are knocking, hot, or borderline spark limited may be deactivated.
US09506407B2
A system and method selectively reduce power of an engine having at least one piston movable in a cylinder and an exhaust port includes providing an exhaust valve in communication with the exhaust port of the engine. The exhaust valve has an adjustable position to change an effective size of the exhaust port. The system and method also include sensing a condition likely to cause damage to the piston of the engine and adjusting a position of the exhaust valve to reduce a size of the exhaust port in response to sensing the condition likely to cause damage to the piston of the engine, thereby limiting power of the engine.
US09506405B2
A vehicle includes at least one propulsion member and a power generation system. The power generation system includes a power source and a transmission configured to provide torque to the at least one propulsion member. The power generation system further includes a control apparatus comprising an input device and a processor. The processor is configured to receive signals indicative of a power output command, a plurality of detected ambient air conditions, and a plurality of detected power generation system parameters. The processor is also configured to determine a plurality of power generation system control settings for improving efficiency of the vehicle based on at least one of signals indicative of the power output command, the signals indicative of the plurality of detected ambient air conditions, and the signals indicative of a plurality of power generation system parameters.
US09506402B2
A gas turbine engine includes a core section having a low spool, intermediate spool and a high spool that rotate about a common axis. The intermediate spool is supported at an aft position by an inter-shaft bearing arrangement on the low spool. The low spool is supported for rotation in an aft position by an aft roller bearing supported on a turbine exhaust case of the gas turbine engine. The high spool is supported by a high spool aft roller bearing disposed within a high spool bearing compartment. The high spool bearing compartment is positioned within a radial space between the combustor and the axis.
US09506393B2
A muffler unit configured to be attached to a vehicle includes a first exhaust pipe. The muffler unit includes a muffler and a second exhaust pipe. The muffler includes a first main body preferably having a tubular shape and including a first support with a first opening and a second support with a second opening, and a first lid. The first and second openings are oriented in a radial direction of the first main body. The second exhaust pipe includes a second main body, a second lid covering a right end of the second main body, and an exhaust inlet disposed in a left end of the second main body. The second exhaust pipe extends into the first and second openings and is supported by the first and second supports. The second main body includes a communication port in communication with an inner space of the first main body.
US09506390B1
Methods and systems are provided for modeling a reductant temperature and storage distribution of a SCR catalyst axially and radially. In one example, a method may include modeling an expected distribution of stored reductant among a plurality of axial zones and a plurality of radial zones of an SCR catalyst arranged in an engine exhaust passage and comparing the expected distribution with a reductant storage setpoint of each zone to adjust radial and axial storage locations.
US09506389B2
A method for nitriding of at least one component of an aftertreatment system is provided. The method includes passing heated gases through the at least one component of the aftertreatment system. The method also includes heating the at least one component, based on the passage of the heated gases. The method further includes dosing a reductant into the at least one component. The method includes forming a nitride layer on an inner surface of the at least one component, based on the passage of the heated gases and the dosing of the reductant. The method also includes controlling the formation of the nitride layer on the at least one component based on adjusting at least one of the passage of the heated gases or the dosing of the reductant.
US09506373B2
A steam turbine arrangement is provided and includes a first steam turbine with a first steam outlet, wherein the first steam turbine exhibiting a first sealing leakage, a second steam turbine exhibiting a second sealing leakage, and a third steam turbine with a cooling steam inlet, a functional device and a cooling arrangement. The cooling arrangement is coupled to the cooling steam inlet. The cooling arrangement is adapted for guiding a cooling steam to the functional device for cooling purposes. A steam pipe is coupled to the first steam turbine and to the second steam turbine such that a first steam being provided by the first sealing leakage and a second steam being provided by the second sealing leakage is gathered to a cooling steam in the steam pipe. The steam pipe is coupled to the cooling steam inlet such that the cooling steam is injectable to the cooling arrangement.
US09506372B2
A damper (2) for damping a blade movement of a turbomachine (1), and to a method for producing the damper (2). The damper (2) has at least one side surface (21, 21′) which can be brought into frictional contact with a friction surface of the turbomachine (1) in order to damp a blade movement. The side surfaces (21, 21′) are asymmetrically convex in shape.
US09506364B2
At least one sealing arrangement is provided for a connecting mechanism between an inner annular member or an outer annular member and an associated segment to connect between the annular members and the segments. The sealing arrangement includes an elastic sealing member provided between the sealing surfaces, disposed linearly along a side of polygon defined around a central axis.
US09506361B2
A gas turbine having an annular casing with a series of circumferentially spaced openings defined therethrough; a plurality of vanes extending radially inwardly though respective casing openings, an outer end of the vanes projecting radially outwardly from the casing through the respective openings and located within the respective openings by grommets, and an inner end of the vanes being mounted to an inner portion of the casing; a flexible, segmented strap extending around the annular casing, surrounding the projecting outer ends of the vanes; and a spring radially loading the flexible strap configured to apply a tension force to the flexible strap.
US09506353B2
A gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a fan section including a fan with a plurality of fan blades rotatable about an axis. Each of the plurality of fan blades includes a mid-span shroud and a speed change device in communication with the fan.
US09506348B2
According to the method, a turbine aerofoil is made starting from a reference aerofoil, locally reducing the metallic exit angle at the trailing edge in two areas which substantially correspond, in use, to the position of the peaks of the secondary flows in the boundary layer.
US09506340B2
A system and method of monitoring a pressure, temperature, and/or vibration of a hostile environment without requiring the use of active electronics or an oscillator circuit in that environment. The system and method interrogate a resonant pressure sensor and a resonant or passive temperature sensor connected to a transmission line and located at least 100 feet (30.48 m) away from a network analyzer. The system and method use the reflected frequencies from the sensors to determine the pressure, temperature, and/or vibration. If the sensors are networked by the transmission line or a network filter, the reflected portion can include the reflected transmission energy. The applied signal and reflected portion travel along the transmission line, which is preferably impedance matched to that of the system. If a multi-conductor cable is used, the effects of the cable's length and temperature are compensated for via a system calibration when in field use.
US09506339B2
A method for managing a fracturing operation. In one implementation, the method may include positioning one or more sources and one or more receivers near a hydrocarbon reservoir; pumping a fracturing fluid into a well bore of the hydrocarbon reservoir; performing a survey with the sources and the receivers during the fracturing operation; comparing the baseline survey to the survey performed during the fracturing operation; analyzing one or more differences between the baseline survey and the survey performed during the fracturing operation; and modifying the fracturing operation based on the differences.
US09506335B1
Embodiments of a downhole drilling assembly generally include a rotatable lower drilling assembly, a rotatable upper drilling assembly, and a drill bit, wherein the upper drilling assembly contains a mud motor adapted for clockwise rotation of its stator and counter-clockwise rotation of its rotor, whereby the lower drilling assembly is rotatable in the opposite direction of the upper drilling assembly or maintainable in a non-rotating state. The apparatus further includes sensors adapted to continuously measure physical properties and/or drilling parameters and a mechanism for continuously transmitting information relating thereto to the surface.Embodiments of a method for operating a downhole drilling assembly generally include continuously measuring physical properties and/or drilling parameters proximate the drill bit, continuously transmitting information relating thereto to the surface, and controlling rotation of a lower drilling assembly in a non-rotating state or in the opposite direction of an upper drilling assembly by varying drill string rotation.
US09506332B2
A method for enhanced subsurface hydrocarbon recovery, comprising the use of at least one in-situ broadband antenna to radiate radio frequency energy into the reservoir to heat a target zone. The use of a broadband antenna allows for compensation of growing impedance mismatch between the antenna and the reservoir that occurs during recovery operations.
US09506330B2
Methods and apparatus are provided for conducting multiple successive same-location firings of a number of shaped charges carried by a perforating gun that is lowered into the wellbore and precisely positioned to align its charges with the penetration created by the first fired-charges in order to produce deeper and larger diameter penetrations that result in enhanced hydraulic fracturing of the reservoir and increased gas production from the completed well.
US09506325B2
A method for constructing a multilateral well includes drilling a main well, drilling a first lateral well from the main well, installing a production reentry deflection tool in the main well, proximate the first lateral, the first production reentry deflection tool having a first inner diameter, drilling a second lateral well from the main well and above the first lateral well, and installing a second production reentry deflection tool in the main well, proximate the second lateral, the second production reentry deflection tool having a second inner diameter. The first inner diameter is smaller than the second inner diameter.
US09506324B2
A system for use with a subterranean well can include a magnetic sensor, a magnetic device which propagates a magnetic field to the magnetic sensor, and a barrier positioned between the magnetic sensor and the magnetic device. The barrier can comprise a relatively low magnetic permeability material. A method of isolating a magnetic sensor from a magnetic device in a subterranean well can include separating the magnetic sensor from the magnetic device with a barrier interposed between the magnetic sensor and the magnetic device, the barrier comprising a relatively low magnetic permeability material. A well tool can include a housing having a flow passage formed through the housing, a magnetic sensor in the housing, and a barrier which separates the magnetic sensor from the flow passage, the barrier having a lower magnetic permeability as compared to the housing.
US09506320B2
A variable flow resistance system for use with a subterranean well can include a structure which displaces in response to a flow of a fluid composition, whereby a resistance to the flow of the fluid composition changes in response to a change in a ratio of desired to undesired fluid in the fluid composition. Another system can include a structure which rotates in response to flow of a fluid composition, and a fluid switch which deflects the fluid composition relative to at least two flow paths. A method of variably resisting flow in a subterranean well can include a structure displacing in response to a flow of a fluid composition, and a resistance to the flow of the fluid composition changing in response to a ratio of desired to undesired fluid in the fluid composition changing. Swellable materials and airfoils may be used in variable flow resistance systems.
US09506312B2
The invention discloses a test joint assembly for testing subsea BOP stack valves and annulars in one trip. The test joint assembly has an outer mandrel and a telescopically extendable inner mandrel. The inner mandrel seals against a bottom sub member using a bullnose sealing member.
US09506309B2
Downhole tools for use in oil and gas production which degrade into non-toxic materials, a method of making them and methods of using them. A frac ball and a bridge plug comprised of polyglycolic acid which can be used in fracking a well and then left in the well bore to predictably, quickly, and safely disintegrate into environmentally friendly products without needing to be milled out or retrieved.
US09506299B2
A downhole tool includes a body supported from a running string; and a releasing assembly for releasing from set liner hanger portions of the tool to be retrieved to the surface. The releasing assembly includes a connecting member for engaging the tool with a liner hanger, a piston hydraulically moveable in response to fluid pressure within the tool body from a lock position to a release position for releasing the connecting member, and a clutch for rotationally releasing the tool body from the liner hanger. Rotation of the running string moves a nut upward along the body so that the running string may then be picked up to disengage the tool from the liner hanger.
US09506290B2
A tension device for a corded-loop drive system has a base with a sprocket on the base such that the cord loop travels over the sprocket. At least one resilient finger has a first end attached to the base and a free end. Each finger is sized and positioned to engage the cord loop when the tension device is not properly mounted to a wall or window frame and prevent movement of the cord loop around the sprocket. There is a hole in the finger through which a screw passes. When the base is placed on a mounting surface and the screw is driven into the mounting surface, the free end of the finger will have moved from the first position to a second position away from the cord so that the cord loop may move around the sprocket and the window covering can be fully raised and fully lowered.
US09506288B2
An apparatus in accordance with the invention includes a headrail bracket configured to be inserted into a headrail at an angle from a top thereof. The headrail bracket includes clips to engage a top edge of the headrail, and an attachment mechanism to attach to a gearbox assembly configured to rotate a tilt rod of a window blind tilting mechanism. In certain embodiments, the headrail bracket is a single component with a substantially low profile. This headrail bracket may span a top of the headrail. In other embodiments, the headrail bracket includes a first component to secure a first end of the gearbox assembly to the headrail and a second component to secure a second end of the gearbox assembly to the headrail. In certain embodiments, the first component slides over the first end of the gearbox assembly and the second component slides over the second end of the gearbox assembly. A corresponding method is also disclosed herein.
US09506282B2
A support arm for a sliding door of a mobile platform may include a first housing slidably attached to the mobile platform proximate to an opening of the mobile platform and a second housing attached to the sliding door of the mobile platform and to the first housing. The second housing may be moveable relative to the first housing between a retracted state and an extended state.
US09506281B1
A load bearing rotation lock mechanism including disks or cylinders with teeth or a combination of both that interlock radially between their inner and outer surface areas, or frontal areas, or both, where one of the disks or cylinders is attached to a fixed surface area and the other disk or cylinder is attached to a pivoting arm, plate, or other kind of load bearing support element, and where one of the disks or cylinders is able to mesh (lock) and un-mesh (unlock) from the other disk or cylinder by protruding, retracting, or sliding laterally over a common, continuous or divided axis, shaft, or channel thereby freezing the angular position of the pivoting arm, plate, or other kind of load bearing support element with respect to the fixed surface area at the time the disks, cylinders, or a combination of both, mesh (lock) with each other and unfreezing the pivoting arm, plate, or other kind of load bearing support element to pivot freely with respect to the fixed surface area when the disks, cylinders, or combination of both un-mesh (unlock) from one another.
US09506273B2
The invention relates to a lock cylinder (1), comprising a housing (2), in which a sleeve (3) having a cylinder core (4) accommodated therein is rotatably supported and the cylinder core (4) has spring-loaded tumblers (5), which form a form closure with recesses arranged in the sleeve (3) when a key is removed. Inside the housing (2), the sleeve (3) is coupled to a coupling element (7) by means of a disengaging sleeve (6), wherein the coupling element (7) is supported inside the housing (2) and the coupling element (7) is connected to a bearing (8) in a rotationally-fixed manner, wherein the bearing (8) is used to support an output (9), wherein at least one means (6, 7), which forms a form closure with the bearing (8), is provided to block the rotation of the output (9) about the axis (A) if an improper object is used in operative connection with the cylinder core (4).
US09506262B2
A swimming pool cleaner comprising a housing (1, 2), drive means (4, 41), a water inlet (11), a water outlet (12), a filter (20) and a pump (3), arranged so that, in a first operation mode of the swimming pool cleaner, the pump (3) displaces water from said inlet (11) to said outlet (12) through said filter (20), so that debris entering with the water is retained in a first part of said filter (20). A dirt sensor (6) is provided to trigger switching between at least two cleaning programs.
US09506260B2
Continuous inflatable tube for canvas pools comprising an inflatable perimeter ring or tube that defines the upper edge of the swimming pool, wherein the ring or tube is a continuous and whole strip, without seams or seals, and comprising a lower longitudinal flange of about 3 or 4 cm which is used to weld said tube to the edge of the canvas pool.Said continuous inflatable tube consists in a strip of flexible material, preferably PVC, which forms a continuous cylindrical ring welded by radio frequency to the upper end edge of the sidewalls of the canvas pool, comprising at least one inflating valve, whereby the user will inflate the tube to the desired volume.
US09506248B1
A modular platform including a multiplicity of elongate interior frame members and elongate perimeter frame members forming a grid frame adapted to receive floor panels within interstitial zones. The modular platform may be elevated relative to the underlying ground to provide a level support surface even if the ground is not level. The modular platform is adapted to accommodate solid walls if a semi-permanent or permanent structure is desired. The platform may be easily assembled in various sizes and may be disassembled for reuse.
US09506247B2
A window assembly for partition walls. The window assembly includes a plurality of connector assemblies that are configured to be connected to a partition frame around an opening through the partition frame. Each connector assembly includes a base structure and at least one movable retainer that is biased towards an engaged position. The window assembly also includes a subframe including two pairs of elongated subframe members having opposite ends that are rigidly interconnected to define a generally rectangular central opening. The subframe further defines oppositely facing inner and outer side faces. The subframe includes a connecting portion protruding away from the inner side face and engaging the movable retainer to connect the subframe to the connector assemblies. The window assembly further includes at least one sheet of light-transmitting material secured to the subframe and extending across the central opening.
US09506241B1
A building with rotating housings has a main structure and multiple housing units. The main structure has a structure body, a housing track extending spirally upward outside of the structure body, and a temporary track moveably mounted in the structure body. When changing positions of the housing units, braking devices of all the housing units are released temporarily to make the housing units slide down by gravity along the housing track for a distance of one housing unit, and the housing unit at the lowest position slides to the temporary track. Then the temporary track and said housing unit are moved upward. Finally the braking device of said housing unit is released temporarily to make said housing unit slide down to the housing track to be the highest housing unit. The housing units can change their positions, heights, and angles at regular or predetermined timeline.
US09506238B2
A device for affixing a rail which has a fastening flange. The device includes a retaining plate having a notch and a clamping device. The notch has a front opening, a first edge portion, a second edge portion, and a third edge portion. The second edge portion and the third edge portion face each other. When the rail is inserted into the notch via the fastening flange, the rail penetrates and crosses the retaining plate and protrudes out of the notch through the front opening, the fastening flange is supported on the first edge portion, the clamping device jams between the fastening flange and the second edge portion and presses the fastening flange against the first edge portion, and the third edge portion acts as a stop so as to block the rail from escaping from the notch in a direction parallel to the first edge portion.
US09506237B2
A method of flow baffle installation is disclosed herein. The method, in various aspects includes the steps of orienting a side support at a specified elevation about a sidewall of a sump using a leveling support, bolting the side support to the sidewall of the sump following the step of orienting a side support at a specified elevation about a sidewall of a sump using a leveling support, orienting an opposing side support at the specified elevation about the sidewall of the sump using a corresponding leveling support, bolting the opposing side support to the sidewall of the sump following the step of orienting an opposing side support at the specified elevation about the sidewall of the sump using a corresponding leveling support, adjusting an adjustable cross-member to span between the side support and the opposing side support. This Abstract is presented to meet requirements of 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b) only. This Abstract is not intended to identify key elements of the apparatus and methods disclosed herein or to delineate the scope thereof.
US09506236B2
A device for removing floating material from a liquid, especially from sewage, has at least one sieve element shaped like a filter basket, for example, that in a front side has an inlet opening through which liquid can flow into the interior of the sieve element. The device is equipped with a drive so the sieve element can rotate around a rotation axis. A collection device is arranged within the sieve element for collecting the liquid and/or floating material, in which case the collection device is attached to a pumping-out device for the liquid and/or the floating material. A process for removing floating material from a liquid, especially from sewage, uses a sieve device that contains at least one sieve element that may be shaped like a filter basket, for example, and is equipped with a drive so it can rotate around a rotating axis. Liquid and/or floating material is collected with the help of a collection device arranged within the sieve element for subsequent withdrawal from the collecting device with a pumping-out device.
US09506224B2
A computer-implemented method for determining a cleanup pass profile is provided. The method may include identifying a pass target extending from a first end to a second end along a work surface, generating a plurality of primitives between the first end and the second end such that each primitive has endpoints configured to approximate at least one of the pass target, the work surface, and an endpoint of an adjoining primitive, and adjoining the primitives at the endpoints to form a substantially continuous cleanup pass profile.
US09506222B2
A system and a method for operating a hydraulic driven work machine including a hydraulic travel motor having a variable displacement is provided, wherein a flow of hydraulic fluid generated by a hydraulic pump is provided to the travel motor and wherein a control valve is provided for controlling the flow of hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic pump to the travel motor. The hydraulic pump is provided with a hydraulic control depending on a load signal generated by the travel control valve and the travel motor is provided with an electric control according to a desired driving behavior.
US09506214B1
A self-aligning and torque transmitting coupler assembly includes an outer coupler coupled to a first shaft of and an inner coupler coupled to a second shaft. The outer coupler comprises an inner surface having primary and secondary alignment and torque transmitting features, and the inner coupler comprises an outer surface having primary and secondary alignment features. The primary and secondary alignment features are configured to interlock and facilitate alignment of the first and second shafts along a common axis in an exemplary application of a foundation support system.
US09506206B2
A tool for concrete construction has a base provided with downwardly open channel for receiving an expansion joint with movement of tool effecting straightening of expansion joint. Generally upwardly directed flanges are structured to be cooperating with a straight edge for facilitating straight movement of tool during straightening of expansion joint. The tool may also be employed to establish control joints. Related methods are provided.
US09506197B2
A method for preparing aqueous furnish to be used in paper or paper board manufacturing. Filler and/or fibers are treated with cationic polyelectrolyte and nanofibrillated cellulose. The strength of the paper and the retention of the fillers in paper can be improved. A furnish prepared by a method, and a paper or a paper board manufactured from the furnish.
US09506196B2
Resin systems and methods for making and using same are provided. The method for making a paper product can include contacting a plurality of pulp fibers with a resin system. The resin system can include a first polyamidoamine-epihalohydrin resin and a second resin that can include a second polyamidoamine-epihalohydrin resin, a urea-formaldehyde resin, or a mixture thereof to produce a paper product. The first resin and the second resin can be sequentially or simultaneously contacted with the plurality of pulp fibers. The period for sequential addition between the first resin and the second resin is about 1 second to about 1 hour.
US09506187B2
Disclosed are various embodiments for dyeing a material using a dyed nanocellulose dispersion, thereby reducing or eliminating the need for water in dyeing materials, such as fabrics and textiles. A dyed nanocellulose dispersion or gel may be prepared from wood pulp fibers using a homogenizer and a dye, wherein the dyed nanocellulose dispersion comprises nanosized cellulose fibrils. The dyed nanocellulose gel may comprise an approximate concentration of 0.5% to 6%. The dyed nanocellulose dispersion may be applied to a material, such as a fabric or textile material. The fabric or textile material can be dried resulting in a dyed material.
US09506173B2
An electro-chargeable fiber includes a thermoplastic resin fiber having a nonionic fiber finish containing at least one major component selected from the group consisting of (a) at least one sorbitan fatty acid ester having formula (I) or formula (II) and (b) polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether having formula (III), wherein the nonionic fiber finish is present in an amount of 0.01-1.5% by weight of the thermoplastic resin fiber; wherein R1, R2, and R3 independently of one another represent a hydroxyl group, a polyoxyethylene group, or a polyoxypropylene group, the respective degree of polymerization (an ethylene oxide group or a propylene oxide group as a constitutional unit) independently of one another is from 0 to 55, and R4 represents a saturated or unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon group of 16-30 carbon atoms, R5—OCH2CHR6OkH formula (III) wherein R5 represents a saturated or unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon group of 12-30 carbon atoms, R6 represents hydrogen or a methyl group, and k is an integer from 5 to 50.
US09506142B2
A microwave plasma generation apparatus (4) includes: a rectangular waveguide (41) that transmits a microwave; a slot antenna (42) that has a slot (420) through which the microwave passes; and a dielectric portion (43) that is arranged so as to cover the slot (420) and of which a plasma generating region-side front face is parallel to an incident direction in which the microwave enters from the slot (420). The microwave plasma generation apparatus (4) is able to generate microwave plasma (P1) under a low pressure of lower than or equal to 1 Pa. A magnetron sputtering deposition system (1) includes the microwave plasma generation apparatus (4), and carries out film deposition using magnetron plasma (P2) while radiating microwave plasma (P1) between a base material (20) and a target (30). With the magnetron sputtering deposition system (1), it is possible to form a thin film having small asperities on its surface.
US09506138B2
The second compression ring is formed such that the outer peripheral surface shape has a tapered face, and the radial cross-sectional shape is a rectangular ring, a scraper ring, or a Napier ring, and has a piston ring base and a hard film provided at least on an outer peripheral sliding surface thereof. The piston ring base is composed of a low-alloy steel or carbon steel having a Vickers hardness of Hv 350 Hv 550. The outer peripheral sliding surface is formed so that the axial length is from 0.01 to 0.30 mm between the outer edge end part of the tapered outer peripheral sliding surface and an imaginary line contacting with a lower end surface where a curved surface having a diameter that decreases gradually inward from the outer edge end part toward the lower end in the axial direction is parallel to a ring underside.
US09506132B2
A method for manufacturing a heavy wall steel pipe includes a cooling step in which a steel pipe, with a wall thickness of ½ inch or more, that has been heated to the gamma range is dipped in water while supporting and rotating the steel pipe about the axis of pipe, an axial stream which is a water flow in the direction of axis of pipe is applied to the inside surface of the steel pipe under rotation in the water, and an impinging stream which is a water flow impinging on the outer surface of the pipe is applied to the outer surface of the steel pipe under rotation in the water.
US09506122B2
A blast furnace installation includes a blast furnace and a chute transmission gearbox; the blast furnace having a top cone with a top cone ring arranged thereon for receiving a connection flange of the chute transmission gearbox. The connection flange is directly fixed onto the top cone ring by fixing means for establishing a firm connection between the top cone ring and the connection flange. According to an aspect of the present invention, the connection flange is fixed to the top cone ring in three separated fixation regions (30, 30′, 30″), each fixation region including one or more fixing means. According to a further aspect of the present invention, the blast furnace installation also includes a flexible sealing element arranged around the perimeter of the connection between the top cone ring and the chute transmission gearbox.
US09506115B2
An assay for mutations in JAK2 is described. The assay uses selective amplification of mutant alleles with a blocker probe which preferentially hybridizes to wild type alleles. The same probe is then used to detect presence or absence of wild type sequences. It is not necessary to know the specific mutant sequence beforehand.
US09506110B2
A processing method to trim ends of DNA fragments, exposing the internal DNA part to give original DNA sequence information enabling application of next generation sequencing for DNA samples to be amplified by DOP-PCR or other primer dependent amplification methods. Specifically, nucleic acids are amplified using primers comprising a recognition site for a restriction enzyme, for example Bpml or Mmel. Primer sequences are removed by cleavage with the restriction enzyme.
US09506109B2
The current invention relates to a method for analysis of a population of micro-organisms (e.g. bacterial population) of different taxonomic groups in an environment suspected to contain said bacteria, primers, primer sets and pair of primer sets suitable for use is such method, and use of such method in determining the effect of external factors like drugs, nutrients and pesticides on bacterial populations of different taxonomic groups.
US09506105B2
A method for amplifying a target nucleic acid present in a sample includes introducing, via an entrance opening of a planar fluidic assembly, a sample containing one or more target nucleic acids into a flow channel of the planar fluidic assembly, the flow channel extending from the entrance opening to an exit vent and having a substantially uniform cross-section. A plurality of nucleic acid primers that are complementary to a portion of the one or more target nucleic acids are disposed at locations within and along the flow channel. The method further includes subjecting the sample introduced into the flow channel to a primer-based amplification reaction using the nucleic acid primers, wherein the primer-based amplification reaction produces amplified product of the one or more target nucleic acids, and retaining the amplified product at one or more of the locations within the flow channel during the primer-based amplification reaction. The method also includes detecting localized accumulation of the retained amplified product, the localized accumulation occurring at the one or more locations.
US09506093B2
The present invention is related to a recombinant microorganism optimized for the fermentative production of methionine, wherein the activity of the cobalamin-independent methionine synthase MetE is attenuated in said microorganism. The invention is also related to a method for producing methionine by fermentation.
US09506080B2
This invention pertains to the discovery of mutant phytochromes that when introduced into a plant alter the photomorphogenic properties of that plant. In certain embodiments transfection of plants by nucleic acid constructs expressing the mutant phytochromes produced plants having a phenotype characterized by light-independent’ activation. Thus, in certain embodiments, this invention provides a transgenic plant or plant cell comprising a mutant phytochrome where the mutant phytochrome is a light-stable phytochrome; and the transgenic plant shows decreased shade avoidance as compared to the same species or strain of plant lacking the mutant phytochrome. In various embodiments the mutant phytochrome comprises a mutation at the position corresponding to tyrosine residue 276 in an Arabidopsis phytochrome where the mutation is to a residue other than tyrosine.
US09506074B2
The present invention relates to recombinant microorganisms comprising biosynthetic pathways and methods of using said recombinant microorganisms to produce various beneficial metabolites. In various aspects of the invention, the recombinant microorganisms may further comprise one or more modifications resulting in the reduction or elimination of 3 keto-acid (e.g., acetolactate and 2-aceto-2-hydroxybutyrate) and/or aldehyde-derived by-products. In various embodiments described herein, the recombinant microorganisms may be microorganisms of the Saccharomyces Glade, Crabtree-negative yeast microorganisms, Crabtree-positive yeast microorganisms, post-WGD (whole genome duplication) yeast microorganisms, pre-WGD (whole genome duplication) yeast microorganisms, and non-fermenting yeast microorganisms.
US09506072B2
Compositions and methods for nitrogen sensitive regulation of expression of a transcribable nucleic acid molecule. One aspect provides a nitrogen-sensitive expression system that includes a transcription factor region comprising an NtcA binding site and a core promoter region comprising a RuBisCo promoter or a variant or a functional fragment thereof. Another aspect provides a method of transforming a host cell with an expression system. Also provided are expression cassettes, transformed host cells, and kits.
US09506070B2
The present invention provides an aptamer binding to midkine and capable of forming a potential secondary structure represented by the formula (I): wherein X1, X2, X5 and X6 are the same or different and each is one or two nucleotides selected from the group consisting of A, G, C, U and T, or a bond, X1 and X6, and X2 and X5 each form a Watson-Crick base pairs, and X3 and X4 are the same or different and each is a nucleotide selected from A, G, C, U and T.
US09506069B2
Methods of inhibiting lymphangiogenesis and/or angiogenesis in a subject are provided. In one aspect, for example, a method of inhibiting angiogenesis in a subject can include binding an antisense morpholino to an mRNA splicing site of VEGFR1 selected from exon13_intron13 junction, intron13_exon14 junction, or a combination thereof. In another aspect, the morpholino includes a member selected from VEGFR1_MOe13, VEGFR1_MOi13, or a combination thereof.
US09506065B2
MicroRNA genes are highly associated with chromosomal features involved in the etiology of different cancers. The perturbations in the genomic structure or chromosomal architecture of a cell caused by these cancer-associated chromosomal features can affect the expression of the miR gene(s) located in close proximity to that chromosomal feature. Evaluation of miR gene expression can therefore be used to indicate the presence of a cancer-causing chromosomal lesion in a subject. As the change in miR gene expression level caused by a cancer-associated chromosomal feature may also contribute to cancerigenesis, a given cancer can be treated by restoring the level of miR gene expression to normal. microRNA expression profiling can be used to diagnose cancer and predict whether a particular cancer is associated with an adverse prognosis. The identification of specific mutations associated with genomic regions that harbor miR genes in CLL patients provides a means for diagnosing CLL and possibly other cancers.
US09506054B2
Using a biopanning method, a heat-stable antibody-displayed phage is acquired. More particularly, first, an antibody-displayed phage library aqueous solution containing plural types of antibody-displayed phages is supplied to a support comprising a polypeptide on the surface thereof, so as to bind the plural types of the antibody-displayed phages to the polypeptide specifically. Next, the support is heated to the temperature of not less than 37 degrees Celsius and not more than 70 degrees Celsius, so as to release a portion of the antibody-displayed phages from the support and so as to leave the other antibody-displayed phages on the support selectively. Finally, the other antibody-displayed phages which has been left on the support selectively in the previous step is collected to obtain the heat-stable antibody-displayed phage.
US09506048B2
The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellobiohydrolase activity, catalytic domains, and cellulose binding domains and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, catalytic domains, and cellulose binding domains. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides, catalytic domains, or cellulose binding domains.
US09506032B2
Biological pacemakers engineered to intrinsically generate rhythmic excitations are disclosed. In addition, methods of producing the biological pacemakers are disclosed. Methods of treating or preventing arrhythmia and heart disease associated with a defective pacemakers are also disclosed.
US09506030B2
Described herein are conjugated modified oligonucleotides that are complementary to a target RNA. The conjugate facilitates cellular uptake of the modified oligonucleotide, resulting improved potency.
US09506026B2
A culture apparatus includes a heat insulating box main body having an inner box; a culture vessel; a duct and a circulation blower forcing convection of a gas in the culture vessel; a humidifying pan disposed on the bottom of the culture vessel and positioned inside the duct; a heat pipe having a heat insulating section, a heat input section disposed at one end of the heat insulating section and a heat dissipation section disposed at the other end of the heat insulating section. The heat pipe is attached to the culture apparatus with the heat dissipation section being disposed outside the culture apparatus, the heat insulating section passing through the heat insulating box main body and the inner box, and the heat input section being disposed in a gas passage in the duct.
US09506025B2
A method of producing organized skeletal muscle tissue from precursor muscle cells in vitro comprises: (a) providing precursor muscle cells on a support in a tissue media; then (b) cyclically stretching and relaxing the support at least twice along a first axis during a first time period; and then (c) optionally but preferably maintaining the support in a substantially static position during a second time period; and then (d) repeating steps (b) and (c) for a number of times sufficient to enhance the functionality of the tissue formed on the support and/or produce organized skeletal muscle tissue on the solid support from the precursor muscle cells.
US09506021B2
To maintain a uniform etching rate during cleaning of a responsive glass in a glass electrode, a responsive-glass cleaning liquid for a glass electrode 1 serves to clean a responsive glass 2 used in the glass electrode 1, is used with a hydrated-layer forming solution for forming a hydrated layer on the surface of the responsive glass 2, and contains ammonium hydrogen fluoride having a predetermined concentration, or a salt of a strong base containing hydrofluoric acid and a fluoride ion.
US09506016B2
A solid composition for treating cooling or heated water systems to remove scale, microorganisms and biofilm, and corrosion by-products. The composition for cooling towers and chilled water systems comprises chelating agents and an anionic surfactant. The composition for boilers and heated water systems comprises a sulfite, neutralizing amines, sodium phosphate, a polymethacrylate or polyacrylate polymer. A method for using such a treatment composition comprises contacting the treatment composition with substantially all parts of the water system.
US09506009B2
A method for improving wear control, while maintaining or improving deposit control and fuel efficiency, in an engine lubricated with a lubricating oil by using as the lubricating oil a formulated oil. The formulated oil has a composition including a lubricating oil base stock as a major component, and at least one dispersant and a mixture of viscosity modifiers, as minor components. The at least one dispersant is a polyalkenyl succinic derivative and at least one viscosity modifier is a vinyl aromatic-containing polymer or copolymer. A lubricating engine oil having a composition including a lubricating oil base stock as a major component, at least one dispersant and a mixture of viscosity modifiers, as minor components. The lubricating engine oils are useful in internal combustion engines including direct injection, gasoline and diesel engines.
US09505999B1
A method to reduce formation of waste water in coal gasification and syngas pretreatment process by increasing the salinity of the waste water thereby reducing the overall volume of waste water formed.
US09505986B2
The aviation fuel oil base of the present invention is obtained by hydrotreating an oil to be treated containing an oxygen-containing hydrocarbon compound derived from an animal or vegetable oils and fat and a sulfur-containing hydrocarbon compound and then hydroisomerizing the resultant hydrotreated oil, wherein a yield of a fraction having a boiling range of 140 to 300° C. is 70 mass % or more; an isoparaffin content is 80 mass % or more; a content of isoparaffin having 2 or more branches is 17 mass % or more; an aromatic content is less than 0.1 vol %; an olefin content is less than 0.1 vol %; a sulfur content is less than 1 mass ppm; and an oxygen content is less than 0.1 mass %.
US09505981B2
A liquid crystal alignment agent, a liquid crystal alignment film, and a liquid crystal display device are provided. The liquid crystal alignment agent includes a polymer composition (A-1) and a solvent (B). The polymer composition (A-1) is obtained by reacting a tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride compound (a) with a diamine compound (b). The diamine compound (b) includes at least one type of diamine (b-1) represented by formula (I) and at least one type of diamine (b-2) having the structure represented by formula (II). The liquid crystal alignment agent can be made into a liquid crystal display device having good uniformity of pretilt angle after ultraviolet irradiation.
US09505979B2
The present invention relates to a polymerizable liquid crystal compound, a liquid crystal composition including the same, and an optical film including the same. The polymerizable liquid crystal compound according to the present invention has at least two functional groups making intermolecular interaction possible in its molecule, and thus it is possible to form a liquid crystal layer having high orientation stability by coating the composition including the same. According to this, the optical film prepared by using the composition can be suitably used in anti-reflection films and so on for liquid crystal displays or OLED displays.
US09505966B2
A method providing a replacement or alternative refrigerant, wherein the replacement of alternative refrigerant is a gaseous mixture, selected from: the gaseous mixture consisting of:dimethyl ether in a concentration from 85% to 95% by weight and propylene in a concentration from 5% to 15% by weight, and the gaseous mixture consisting of:dimethyl ether in a concentration from 71% to 85% by weight and propane in a concentration from 15% to 29% by weight as a replacement or alternative refrigerant for R134a and/or for other refrigerants which are replacements or alternatives to R134a containing HFC (hydrofluorocarbons), HFO (hydrofluoro olefins) and HFE (hydrofluoro ethers).
US09505965B2
The invention provides methods and compositions for blends of glycerin and polyvinyl acetate emulsions which effectively decrease the dust forming tendency of particulate materials such as mineral fertilizer(s). These blends also reduce the caking tendency of mineral fertilizer(s), helping to maintain a free flowing material. Formulations based on these components, possibly including other additives, may also be useful for dust control and/or anticaking on other particulate materials including fertilizers, ores, coal, grain, etc.
US09505964B2
The present disclosure provides an adhesive composition comprising derivatives of native lignin and an isocyanate-based binder such as methylene diphenyl diisocyanate. The present compositions may further comprise formaldehyde-based resins such as PF, UF, and MF. While not wishing to be bound by theory, it is believed that incorporating derivatives of native lignin in isocyanate compositions will reduce incidence of pre-curing.
US09505963B2
Membrane based on a binder compound with tall-oil pitch Membrane produced on the basis of a binder compound comprising a crude tall-oil pitch in a quantity of 1-65 w. %, more specifically a quantity of 20-55 w. %, even more specifically a quantity of 36-55 w. %, and a polymer in a quantity of 7-40 w. %, more specifically in a quantity of 8-20 w. %, even more specifically in a quantity of 9-17 w. %, and a filler.
US09505947B2
Provided is a paint composition for a two-step curing process including a binder resin containing a hydroxyl group and a hardener having a functional group reactable with the hydroxyl group. The paint composition includes: one or more binder resins selected from the group consisting of a polyester resin, an alkyd resin, an acryl resin, and a modified resin thereof; and a hardener including one or more selected from an isocyanate group and one or more selected from a melamine group, wherein mechanical processing is performed on a steel sheet coated with the composition and primarily cured, and then mechanical and chemical properties of a coating layer damaged during the mechanical processing are recovered through secondary curing.
US09505944B2
The present invention relates to a coatings composition comprising an aqueous dispersion of polymer particles, pigment particles, and extender particles. The polymer particles comprise from 35 to 99.8 weight percent structural units of vinyl acetate and from 0.1 to 6 weight percent structural units of a phosphorus acid monomer or a salt thereof, and the coating composition has a pigment volume concentration in the range of from 25 up to the critical pigment volume concentration of the composition.
US09505941B2
An ink used for an inkjet recording method for discharging the ink from a recording head by an action of thermal energy contains self-dispersing carbon black, a polyurethane polymer having an acid value of 40 mg KOH/g or more, and an acryl polymer having an acid value of 100 mg KOH/g or more and 200 mg KOH/g or less.
US09505926B2
The present invention includes a flame-retardant thermoplastic polyester resin composition which provides a molded article having excellent tracking resistance and excellent mechanical characteristics, while maintaining high flame retardancy; and a molded article which is obtained by molding the flame-retardant thermoplastic polyester resin composition. A flame-retardant thermoplastic polyester resin composition of an embodiment of the present invention contains 1-70 parts by weight of two or more (C) phosphorus-containing flame retardants that are selected from the group consisting of (C-1) condensed phosphoric acid esters, (C-2) phosphazene compounds and (C-3) organic metal phosphinates and 1-90 parts by weight of (D) a nitrogen-containing flame retardant per 100 parts by weight of the total of 50-95 parts by weight of (A) a thermoplastic polyester resin and 5-50 parts by weight of (B) a methacrylic resin.
US09505915B2
A fastening component is a molded article of a mixture in which microfibrillated cellulose fibers are dispersed in a thermoplastic resin, wherein the thermoplastic resin has a melting point of between 150 and 200° C., and wherein when the total mass % of the thermoplastic resin and the cellulose fibers is set to be 100 mass %, the mass % of the cellulose fibers included in the mixture is greater than 20 mass % and less than 60 mass %. When the total mass % of the thermoplastic resin and the cellulose fibers is set to be 100%, the mass % of the cellulose fibers included in the mixture is preferably equal to or greater than 30 mass % and equal to or less than 50 mass %.
US09505896B2
A method for making foamed thermoplastic materials includes processing a composition that contains (a) at least one thermoplastic material selected from one or more polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), poly(lactic acid) (PLA), or combinations thereof; and (b) at least one organic peroxide under conditions effective to permit the composition to foam. The foamed thermoplastic materials provide a low density and lightness in weight, can be used in a variety of useful articles spanning many industries, and can have, depending on the choice of thermoplastic materials, excellent biodegradability compared to foamed polymers derived from non-renewable resources.
US09505890B2
Method for preparing a silica/natural rubber masterbatch, including: doping the silica with magnesium; preparing at least one dispersion of the resulting doped silica in water; bringing a natural rubber field latex into contact with the aqueous doped-silica dispersion and mixing them together so as to obtain a coagulum; recovering the coagulum; and drying the recovered coagulum so as to obtain the masterbatch.
US09505887B2
A polyimide polymer represented by the following formula 1 is provided. In formula 1, Ar is Ar′ is A is and 0
US09505883B2
A binder comprising the products of a carbohydrate reactant and polyamine is disclosed. The binder is useful for consolidating loosely assembled matter, such as fibers. Uncured fibrous products comprising fibers in contact with a carbohydrate reactant and a polyamine are also disclosed. The binder composition may be cured to yield a fibrous product comprising fibers bound by a cross-linked polymer. Further disclosed are methods for binding fibers with the carbohydrate reactant and polyamine based binder.
US09505873B2
The invention relates to photopolymer formulations based on a polymeric network as a matrix and at least one photopolymerizable monomer dissolved therein and to a method for the production of holographic media from such photopolymers and to the use thereof.
US09505869B2
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon compounds having an S atom or S(═O)2 moiety incorporated in their basic polycyclic structure that can have a nitrogen-containing heterocycloaliphatic group and/or a substituted or unsubstituted phenoxy group and/or a polymeric moiety bonded to the polycyclic structure and to compositions such as, e.g., printing inks which comprise these polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons as colorants.
US09505868B2
The present invention relates to a thermoplastic polyolefin elastomer composition in powder form comprising an olefin block copolymer and optionally a high density polyethylene (HDPE), said composition having a Shore A hardness greater than 75, a Tg less than −45° C., a distinct melting peak greater than 95° C., a zero shear viscosity equal to or less than 1,200 Pa-s and a particle size distribution wherein 85 percent of the particles fall between 150 microns to 420 microns and no particles are greater than 500 microns. Said composition demonstrates good pulverizing and flow characteristics at a temperature of 5° C. or less than the distinct melting peak of the olefin block copolymer. In another aspect, this invention relates to a process for preparing said thermoplastic polyolefin elastomer powder and applications for using said powder. In a further aspect, this invention relates to slush molding or rotational molding said thermoplastic polyolefin elastomer composition into skins, for example skins for automotive interior applications, sporting good applications, housing and building applications, packaging materials, covering materials, toys, hollow parts, and the like.
US09505866B2
An acrylic rubber graft copolymer is obtained by graft polymerizing a vinyl monomer in the presence of a rubbery polymer including acrylate ester monomer units and polyfunctional monomer units, wherein the total amount of the polyfunctional monomer units in the rubbery polymer is 0.3 to 3 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the acrylate ester monomer units, and the polyfunctional monomer units include 30 to 95 mass % of polyfunctional monomer units having two unsaturated bonds and 5 to 70 mass % of polyfunctional monomer units having three unsaturated bonds with respect to 100 mass % of the total of the polyfunctional monomer units. A thermoplastic resin composition includes the acrylic rubber graft copolymer.
US09505864B2
Polyimides containing a backbone with at least one nanoparticle component and made from oligomers having endcaps that are difunctional or a mix of di- and monofunctionality are provided. The endcaps may be nadic or phenylethynyl. The backbone may be wholly inorganic or made from a mixture of inorganic and organic groups. The oligomers may be created in-situ using standard polymerization of monomeric reactants chemistry using a solvent or may be provided as a pre-imidized compound that may be either a solid or liquid. It is believed that the nanoparticle component of the polymer backbone provides superior thermo-oxidative stability verses unmodified organic backbones. It is further believed that providing difunctional or a mixture of di- and monofunctional endcaps allows for increased crosslinking to provide improved strength and stiffness verses wholly monofunctional endcapped oligomers for polyimides. The nanoparticle is part of the backbone of the polymer and not solely a pendant group.
US09505859B2
A method for producing a polydiene, the method comprising the steps of: (i) forming an active catalyst by combining a lanthanide-containing compound, an alkylating agent, and a halogen source in the substantial absence of a sulfone, a sulfoxide, and a phosphine oxide; and (ii) polymerizing conjugated diene monomer in the presence of the active catalyst and a polymerization modulator selected from the group consisting of a sulfone, a sulfoxide, and a phosphine oxide.
US09505856B1
Methods for preparing a fluorided chromium catalyst can include a step of calcining a supported chromium catalyst at a peak calcining temperature to produce a calcined supported chromium catalyst, followed by contacting the calcined supported chromium catalyst at a peak fluoriding temperature with a vapor comprising a fluorine-containing compound to produce the fluorided chromium catalyst. The peak fluoriding temperature can be at least 50° C. less, and often from 200° C. to 500° C. less, than the peak calcining temperature. Polymers produced using the fluorided chromium catalyst can have a beneficial combination of higher melt index, narrower molecular weight distribution, and lower long chain branch content.
US09505855B2
The present invention relates to catalysts systems for the polymerization of olefins CH2═CHR, wherein R is an alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl radical having 1-12 carbon atoms, comprising (A) a solid catalyst component comprising Ti, Mg, and halogen (B) an aluminum alkyl compound and (C) a mono or dihalogenated hydrocarbon compound. Said catalyst systems have improved polymerization activity.
US09505852B2
There is provided a method for the preparation of an N,N,N-trialkylaminopolymer having one or more unsubstituted heteroatoms different from nitrogen atom. The method comprises a first step of alkylating an aminopolymer to produce an N,N-dialkylaminopolymer, wherein substantially no N,N,N-trialkylaminopolymer is produced; and a second step of alkylating the N,N-diaminopolymer to produce the N,N,N-trialkylaminopolymer. The N,N,N-trialkylaminopolymer is produced with a satisfactory degree of quaternization and with only a low percentage of the unsubstituted heteroatoms alkylated. The N,N,N-trialkylaminopolymer can be an N,N,N-trialkylaminopolysaccharide or an N,N,N-trialkylchitosan such as N,N,N-trimethylchitosan.
US09505851B2
The invention provides an antifungal composite comprising an antifungal agent and β-cyclodextrin surface-modified with a long carbon chain compound, wherein the antifungal agent is clad in β-cyclodextrin surface-modified with a long carbon chain compound as a carrier, and thus a use of inhibiting harmful fungi can be provided by sustained release of the antifungal agent from the composite. The antifungal composite may be retained on the surface of the resin materials to increase the concentration of the antifungal composite on the surface of the resin materials by adjusting the difference of the lipophilic and hydrophilic characters between the antifungal composite and the resin materials, and thus an antifungal effect can be increased. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing an antifungal composite.
US09505846B2
The present invention provides multi-component inhibitors of nucleic acid polymerases, methods of making, and methods of using same. One component of the multi-component inhibitor is a molecule that binds to a polymerase (i.e., a polymerase-binding molecule (PBM)), but does not thereby substantially inhibit its polymerase activity. Another component is a molecule or complex of molecules that binds to a PBM (i.e., a PBM-binding molecule). The combination of the PBM and PBM-binding molecule/complex substantially inhibits polymerase activity. The disclosed multi-component inhibitors are useful for DNA sequencing, nucleic acid amplification, cloning and synthesis, and the like.
US09505842B2
The invention provides methods for inhibiting the interaction of endosialin with endosialin ligands. The inhibition is effectuated on the genetic level, by inhibiting endosialin gene expression, and on the protein level, by blocking the interaction of cell-surface expressed endosialin with ligands such as fibronectin and collagen. The invention provides methods for identifying inhibitors of the interaction of endosialin with endosialin ligands. Also provided are methods for inhibiting angiogenesis and neovascularization in vivo and in vitro.
US09505841B2
A method of preventing or treating cancer using an anti-Ang2 antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds to an angiogenesis-inducing factor Angiopoietin-2 (Ang2) and complexes to a Tie2 receptor while bound with Ang2.
US09505837B2
An anti-IL-23 antibody, including isolated nucleic acids that encode at least one anti-IL-23 antibody, vectors, host cells, transgenic animals or plants, and methods of making and using thereof have applications in diagnostic and/or therapeutic compositions, methods and devices.
US09505834B2
The present invention relates to methods for modulating the glycosylation profile of recombinantly-expressed proteins. In particular, the present invention relates to methods of controlling the galactosylation profile of recombinantly-expressed proteins by supplementing production medium, e.g., a hydrolysate-based or a chemically defined medium, with manganese and/or D-galactose
US09505829B2
The present disclosure encompasses NGF binding proteins, specifically to antibodies that are chimeric, CDR grafted and canonized antibodies, and methods of making and uses thereof. The antibodies, or antibody portions, of the disclosure are useful for detecting NGF and for inhibiting NGF activity, e.g., in a mammal subject suffering from a disorder in which NGF activity is detrimental.
US09505826B2
The present invention relates to antibodies, immunoglobulin constructs or immunoglobulin IgG4 fusion proteins whose in vivo half-lives are increased by the combination of (i) a modified IgG4 Fc region or FcRn binding domain thereof and (ii) a modified IgG4 hinge region sequence.
US09505822B2
Polypeptides comprising variant vascular endothelial growth factor sequences are provided. The polypeptides are useful in cancer imaging, cancer diagnosis, monitoring and treatment as well as treatment of diseases characterized by excessive neovascularization.
US09505818B2
The invention provides for peptides from syndecan 1 and methods of use therefor. These peptides can inhibit α4β6 interaction with HER2, thereby preventing tumor cell growth and tissue invasion.
US09505816B2
A series of stapled BCL-2 family peptide helices were identified as able to target the survival protein MCL-I with high affinity and a subset with unprecedented selectivity. Agents and methods for selective pharmacologic neutralization of MCL-I are provided for drug discovery and therapeutic uses, including use in overcoming the apoptotic resistance of cancer and other diseases associated with impaired cell death.
US09505813B2
In certain aspects, the present invention provides compositions and methods for increasing red blood cell and/or hemoglobin levels in vertebrates, including rodents and primates, and particularly in humans.
US09505808B2
Vaccination methods to control PCV2 infection with different PCV2 subtypes are disclosed. Specifically, a PCV2 subtype b (PCV2b) ORF2 proteins or immunogenic compositions comprising a PCV2b ORF2 protein are used in a method for the treatment or prevention of an infection with PCV2 of the same PCV2b and/or different subtype; the reduction, prevention or treatment of clinical signs caused by an infection with PCV2 of the same PCV2b or a different subtype; and/or the prevention or treatment of a disease caused by an infection with PCV2 of the same PCV2b and/or a different subtype. The present invention in particular relates to PCV2 subtype b (PCV2b) ORF2 proteins characterized in that they contain at least one mutation in the BC loop that such that the expressed protein is preferably expressed in a higher amount compared to a PCV2 ORF2 protein that does not contain such mutation.
US09505802B2
The present invention relates to a method for the isolation of proteins that comprise disulfide-bonds in their native conformation. Essentially, a method of the present makes the use of reducing agents such as β-mercaptoethanol or dithiothreitol in protein isolation methods obsolete. A method of the present invention is particularly suitable for the isolation of precursor proteins such as proinsulin from recombinant cells.
US09505794B2
The present invention discloses novel Ruthenium (II) polypyridyl complexes, preparation and its application as DNA imaging agents.
US09505775B2
Compounds of Formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3A, R3B, Y, Z1 and Z2 are defined herein, are useful for the treatment of cytomegalovirus disease and/or infection.
US09505769B2
The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I) as M1 receptor positive allosteric modulators for the treatment of diseases mediated by the muscarinic M1 mediator.
US09505767B2
The present invention relates to compounds formula (I): and to salts thereof, wherein R1-R4 and A have any of the values defined in the specification, and compositions and uses thereof. The compounds are useful as inhibitors of histone demethylases, such as KDM5. Also included are pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the present invention and methods of using said compositions in the treatment of various disorders.
US09505763B2
Methods for regulating cancer cell growth and survival, inhibiting cancer cell growth, promoting cancer cell death, and/or treating a cancer make use of antagonists of a type I BMP receptor. In some embodiments the cancer is a lung cancer and the cancer cell is a lung cancer cell.
US09505762B2
The invention relates to a compound of formula (I) wherein A and R1 to R4 are defined as in the description and in the claims. The compound of formula (I) can be used as a medicament.
US09505761B2
New bicyclic compounds, their preparation, and their use as antibacterial agents, either alone or in combination with an antibiotic for the treatment of infections caused by β-lactamase-producing pathogenic bacteria, are described.
US09505758B2
The present invention relates to a compound having the general formula (V), optionally in the form of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, polymorph, codrug, cocrystal, prodrug, tautomer, racemate, enantiomer, or diastereomer or mixture thereof, which are useful in treating, ameliorating or preventing a viral disease. Furthermore, specific combination therapies are disclosed.
US09505757B2
Disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition including a bicyclic pyridinol derivative as an active ingredient for preventing or treating diseases caused by angiogenesis. The bicyclic pyridinol derivative expressed by Chemical Formula 1 can be effectively used as a drug for preventing and treating diseases caused by angiogenesis since it inhibits neovascularization in a chorioallantoic membrane model.
US09505739B2
The present invention is directed to spiropyrrolidine compounds of formula (I) which are inhibitors of the beta-secretase enzyme and that are useful in the treatment of diseases in which the beta-secretase enzyme is involved, such as Alzheimer's disease. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the treatment of such diseases in which the beta-secretase enzyme is involved.
US09505733B2
The present invention discloses single step, highly enantioselective catalytic oxidative cyclization process for the synthesis of 3-substituted chiral phthalides. In particular, the invention discloses asymmetric synthesis of chiral phthalides via synergetic nitrile accelerated oxidative cyclization of o-cyano substituted aryl alkenes in high yield and enantiomeric excess (ee) in short reaction time. Also, disclosed herein is “one-pot” asymmetric synthesis of biologically important natural compounds having 3-substituted chiral phthalide structural framework in the molecule.
US09505728B2
The invention disclosed herein is directed to compounds of Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which are useful in the treatment of prostate, breast, colon, pancreatic, human chronic lymphocytic leukemia, melanoma and other cancers. The invention also comprises pharmaceutical compositions comprising a therapeutically effective amount of compound of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The invention disclosed herein is also directed to methods of treating prostate, breast, ovarian, liver, kidney, colon, pancreatic, human chronic lymphocytic leukemia, melanoma and other cancers. The invention disclosed herein is further directed to methods of treating prostate, breast, colon, pancreatic, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, melanoma and other cancers comprising administration of a of a therapeutically effective amount of a selective PPARα antagonist. The compounds and pharmaceutical compositions of the invention are also useful in the treatment of viral infections, such as HCV infections and HIV infections. The invention disclosed herein is also directed to a methods of preventing the onset of and/or recurrence of acute and chronic myeloid leukemia, as well as other cancers, comprising administration of a of a therapeutically effective amount of a selective PPARα antagonist.
US09505724B2
The invention relates to novel substituted condensed pyrimidine compounds of general formula (I) in which the chemical groupings, substituents and indices are as defined in the description, and to their use as medicaments, in particular as medicaments for the treatment of conditions and diseases that can be treated by inhibition of the PDE4 enzyme.
US09505723B2
The present invention provides a dispersant excellent in the solubility to a solvent, the adsorption power to a coloring material, and the coloring material dispersibility, and reduced in the self-coloring property, a compound and a polymerizable compound for preparing the dispersant, and a toner using the dispersant.The dispersant has a structure in which a structure represented by the following specific formula (3) or a tautomer thereof is bonded with a polymer, and the toner contains the dispersant.
US09505712B2
Method for the production of urea from ammonia and carbon dioxide in a urea plant containing a high-pressure synthesis section with a horizontal pool condenser, wherein the method comprises exchanging heat from a high pressure process medium received in a shell section of the pool condenser to a medium pressure urea containing solution received in a first heat exchanging section provided in the pool condenser to at least decompose ammonium carbamate into NH3 and CO2, wherein the method further comprises exchanging heat from the high pressure process medium to a low pressure steam condensate received in a second heat exchanging section provided in the pool condenser to produce low pressure steam. The invention also relates to an apparatus for the production of urea from ammonia and carbon dioxide.
US09505709B2
The present invention relates to compounds of Formula I, compositions containing same, and methods of use.
US09505707B2
Disclosed and claimed is a composition and method of inhibiting the formation of hydrate agglomerates in a fluid comprising water, gas, and optionally liquid hydrocarbon. The composition comprises the following formula and the method comprises adding to the fluid an effective anti-agglomerant amount of any of the following formula and optionally salts thereof. R1, R2, and R3 are each independently CnH2n+1 or benzyl. R4 is C4-C20 alkyl or alkenyl. n is an integer from 0 to 10. X− is a counterion.
US09505706B2
Methods for synthesizing a lipoamino acid and a lipopeptide are provided. The method can include reacting a fatty acid with an amino acid or a peptide and a co-reactant salt to form a lipoamino acid or a lipopeptide, respectively. The co-reactant salt is generally a magnesium sulfate, magnesium carbonate, potassium carbonate, iron (II) sulfide (troilite), or a mixture thereof.
US09505699B2
The present invention is related to a novel and improved process for the production of dehydrolinalyl acetate (DLA), which IUPAC name is acetic acid 1-ethynyl-1,5-dimethyl-hex-4-enyl ester, starting from dehydrolinalool (DLL), which IUPAC name is 3,7-dimethyloct-6-en-1-yn-3-ol, by catalytic acetylation.
US09505679B2
The invention relates to a process for converting hydrocarbon feeds by thermal steamcracking to at least one olefin-containing product stream comprising at least ethylene and propylene, with at least partial conversion of a first hydrocarbon feed in at least one first cracking furnace (1) and of a second hydrocarbon feed in at least one second cracking furnace (2). According to the invention, the second hydrocarbon feed is converted in the second cracking furnace (2) with cracking conditions that lead to a ratio of propylene to ethylene of 0.7 to 1.6 kg/kg, and the first hydrocarbon feed is converted in the first cracking furnace (1) with cracking conditions that lead to a ratio of propylene to ethylene of 0.25 to 0.85 kg/kg at the cracking furnace exit, the value for the ratio of propylene to ethylene for the second hydrocarbon feed being above the value for the ratio of propylene to ethylene for the first hydrocarbon feed.
US09505678B2
A process for producing aromatics from a hydrocarbon source in the presence of supercritical water comprising the steps of mixing a pressurized, pre-heated water stream with a pressurized, pre-heated petroleum feedstock, the pressurized, pre-heated water stream at a pressure above the critical pressure of water and a temperature above the critical temperature of water, feeding the combined stream to a supercritical water reactor to create a modified stream, cooling and depressurizing the modified stream, separating the depressurized stream in a vapor-liquid separator, condensing the vapor stream, separating the condensed stream into a water recovery stream and a light product recovery stream, extracting the aromatics from the light product recovery stream, depressurizing the liquid stream, separating the depressurized liquid stream in a heavy separator into an upgraded product stream, and recycling part of the upgraded product stream to the pressurized, pre-heated petroleum feedstock as a product recycle.
US09505671B2
A process is described for making renewable para-xylene, comprising converting acetic acid to isobutene in the presence of a catalyst then converting the acetic acid-derived isobutene to a product composition including para-xylene. The catalyst can be a ZnxZryOz mixed oxide catalyst.
US09505663B2
A method for manufacturing sintered refractory grains containing Cr2CO3 from an initial refractory product including one or more chromium that includes: A) optionally, \crushing the starting refractory material; B) grinding a filler, comprising said starting refractory material in a liquid medium to obtain a suspension of particles of said starting refractory material; C) preparing a starting mixture including at least 1 wt % of particles of the suspension obtained during the preceding step; D) shaping the starting mixture into the shape of a preform; E) optionally drying the preform obtained in step D); F) sintering the preform so as to obtain a sintered body; G) optionally grinding the sintered body; and H) the optional selection by particle size.
US09505662B2
In a method of coloring a ceramic material, a coloring solution consisting of metallic salts is introduced to a ceramic slurry. In a slip casting process, a coloring solution consisting of metallic salts is introduced to a ceramic slurry which is cast into green state bodies. A coloring solution that may comprise for example a metallic salt, a solvent, an organic solvent such as derivatives of propylene oxides, and an acid can be introduced to the slip casting process. Such a coloring solution can be added to the slip casting process. In a method, the coloring solution is thoroughly mixed with the ceramic slurry, after which a ceramic body is cast, dried and finally subjected to a sintering process. After final sinter, the resulting ceramic body possesses an innate color that is homogenous throughout its composition. The method is especially useful for coloring zirconia ceramic material used for making dental restorations.
US09505661B2
Barium titanate (BaTiO3) and barium zirconate (BaZrO3) are made into a solid solution at a predetermined ratio. Specifically, a dielectric ceramic composition is represented by a basic composition (BaTiO3)(1-X)(BaZrO3)X (in the formula, X satisfies 0.70≦X≦0.95). More preferably, X satisfies 0.73≦X≦0.90 in this range. Such a dielectric ceramic composition may be integrated with alumina to form a composite ceramic structure.
US09505656B2
The process is described for the dry mixing of fibers of different types and sizes with materials formulated with cementants or agglutinant components, granular aggregates and able to include or otherwise other additional ingredients. The principal characteristics of the process are to ensure a correct incorporation of the fibers with the rest of the materials, increase the mechanical fastening of same with the rest of the components and facilitate the use of formulas with high fiber content (over-fibration).
US09505652B2
Provided is a low-emissivity transparent laminate comprising a transparent substrate and a coating layer placed on the transparent substrate, wherein the coating layer has a multilayered structure sequentially comprising a low-emissivity layer, a buffer layer comprising a ZnSe-based composite metal nitride, and a dielectric layer from the transparent substrate.
US09505651B2
Described herein are various systems and methods for using acidic media to enhance the surface characteristics of glass articles while reducing the adverse effects of precipitate/sludge formation. The systems and methods generally implement a precipitation-capturing device that is configured to 1) permit formation of sludge thereon and 2) reduce formation of the sludge on other solid surfaces involved in the systems and methods.
US09505648B2
Mold assemblies for forming shaped glass articles are disclosed herein. According to one embodiment, a mold assembly may include a mold body including a mold cavity, a support base, and a plenum body extending between the mold body and the support base. When the mold assembly is heated to an average temperature of greater than or equal to about 650° C. by an overhead heating source, the temperature at the center of the mold cavity may be less than at the perimeter of the mold cavity. The difference between the temperature at the center of the mold cavity and the temperature at the perimeter of the mold cavity may be at least about 12° C.
US09505642B2
Embodiments of the invention include water treatment systems and components for water treatment systems that possess a collapsed and an expanded configuration, that can be easily transported in the collapsed configuration and expeditiously set up in the field into their expanded configuration. The embodiments include trickle filter/clarifier combinations, upflow anaerobic digester reactors, recirculating anaerobic digesters and their components. In preferred embodiments the volume of the expanded configurations is at least four times the volume of the collapsed configurations.
US09505640B2
The present invention relates to a method for reduce treating ballast water which has been subjected to a biocidal treatment with a chlorine-based oxidizing agent or an oxygen-based oxidizing agent, by using a tablet or pellet of sodium sulfite.
US09505636B2
A modular device that is optimized for preliminary water treatment and energy generation and methods for operating the same are described.
US09505631B2
The present invention relates to positive electrode active substance particles for lithium ion batteries, comprising lithium manganate particles comprising Li and Mn as main components and having a cubic spinel structure (Fd-3m), wherein primary particles of the positive electrode active substance have a dodecahedral or higher-polyhedral shape in which none of crystal planes equivalent to the (111) plane are located adjacent to each other, and flat crystal planes are crossed with each other to form a clear ridge, and an average primary particle diameter of the primary particles is not less than 1 μm and not more than 20 μm. The positive electrode active substance particles according to the present invention are excellent in packing property, load characteristics and high-temperature stability.
US09505630B2
The present invention relates to a method for tuning shape, exposed crystal face and size of titanium dioxide by using inorganic salts and changing pH value of the reaction environment. The present invention changes the shape of titanium dioxide crystal and the exposed face thereof by adding different inorganic salts during the reaction to utilize different alkali metal ions of the inorganic salts and also can change the size of titanium dioxide crystal by tuning different pH value in the reaction. By this synthesis method, the shape and size of titanium dioxide can be tuned for different applications, such as photocatalysis, dye-sensitized solar cells, photolysis of water and other optoelectronic components or materials, to achieve their optimal efficiencies.
US09505626B2
A new crystalline molecular sieve designated SSZ-101 is disclosed. SSZ-101 is synthesized using a N-cyclohexylmethyl-N-ethylpiperidinium cation as a structure directing agent.
US09505625B2
A method for preparing a composition including synthetic mineral particles, in which: a hydrogel that is a precursor of the synthetic mineral particles is prepared, and the hydrogel is subjected to a hydrothermal treatment, characterized in that at least one step of the hydrothermal treatment is carried out with the addition of at least one carboxylate salt to the treatment medium, the carboxylate salt having the formula R—COOM′, where M′ denotes a metal selected from the group consisting of Na and K, and R is selected from H and the alkyl groups that include fewer than 10 carbon atoms.
US09505612B2
A method for thin film encapsulation (TFE) of a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) device, including providing a substrate; forming a MEMS device on the substrate; forming one or more etching channels adjacent to the MEMS device; providing one or more cavities below the MEMS device; and forming one or more cavities above the MEMS device.
US09505611B1
Semiconductor devices and methods are provided for integrally forming electromechanical devices (e.g. MEMS or NEMS devices) with CMOS devices in a FEOL (front-end-of-line) structure as part of a replacement metal gate process flow. For example, a method includes forming an electromechanical device in a first device region of a substrate and forming a transistor device in a second device region of the substrate. The electromechanical device includes a sacrificial anchor structure and a sacrificial cantilever structure formed of a sacrificial material. The transistor device includes a sacrificial gate electrode structure formed of the sacrificial material. A replacement metal gate process is performed to replace the sacrificial gate electrode structure of the transistor device with a metallic gate electrode, and to replace the sacrificial anchor structure and the sacrificial cantilever structure with a metallic anchor structure and a metallic cantilever structure. A release process is performed to release the metallic cantilever structure.
US09505602B2
A fuel can adapter is designed to be used with a fuel can having a neck that is internally and externally threaded. The fuel can adapter includes a plate having external threads for engaging internal threads of the neck, the plate including a hole. The adapter includes a sliding tube mounted to slide within the hole in the plate. The adapter includes an elbow mounted at an upper end of the tube, the elbow including an outlet. The adapter further includes a protrusion extending from the plate beside the hole. The elbow bears against the protrusion to exert a torque on the plate that threads or unthreads the plate from the neck of the fuel can.
US09505600B2
A dispenser machine for storing and dispensing viscous foods and beverages and provides for the efficient and safe dispensation of a viscous food or beverage product that is contained in a flexible product container and which does not come into direct contact with the dispenser equipment. The dispenser includes an evacuation system which includes a weighted roller or slidable weight in contact with one or more sides of the product container and which operates by force of gravity to pressure and direct the food or beverage product contained in the container toward and out of the bag or container tube spout. A pump unit, which is configurable to provide for the dispensation of both food and beverage products with different viscosities by the addition or removal of one or pump pins, draws product from the container as desired and the pump unit pins operate to pinch and prevent the flow of product from the container tube spout after the pump is shut off.
US09505599B2
An evacuated bottle system including a bottle defining a hollow interior, the bottle having a neck with a rim defining an opening; a cap assembly supported on the bottle, the cap assembly including a funnel having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being insertable within the interior of the bottle and the second portion engaging a portion of the bottle to support the funnel above the rim, the funnel defining a bore that fluidly communicates with the hollow interior of the bottle; a self-sealing membrane that covers the bore formed by the funnel to selectively seal the hollow interior of the bottle; a cap attachable to the bottle, the cap including a cover portion that extends at least partially over the self-sealing membrane to restrain movement thereof, the cover portion being axially spaced from the self-sealing membrane to define a gap that permits axial movement of the self-sealing membrane to selectively open the bottle to fluid communication outside of the bottle.
US09505586B2
An assigned car information display apparatus for elevators is provided which is capable of providing a suitable display for a user by changing a representation method (such as a displayed graphic figure and color) of one and the same assigned car based on elevator user's attributes (such as a working department name, and personal preferences) even when the one and the same car is assigned to plural different destination floors. An assigned car information display device displays assigned car information for a specific user by changing, based on an attribute of a user, an attribute of the display screen when the assigned elevator car is displayed.
US09505578B2
A sheet conveying device is provided in a paper sheet discharge portion of an image forming apparatus. The sheet conveying device includes, inside thereof, a pair of conveyance guides forming a curved path. A stiffening member is attached to an upper conveyance guide. The stiffening member includes a first pressing portion on the downstream side in the conveyance direction, and a guide portion on the upstream side. The first pressing portion is positioned at a lower position than a nip portion of a pair of discharge rollers. The guide portion is positioned at an upper position than the nip portion. The guide portion is narrower in the width direction than the first pressing portion.
US09505569B2
A method of reducing silicosis caused by inhalation of silica-containing proppant, such as silica sand and resin-coated silica sand, and apparatus therefor.
US09505567B2
A system and method for automatically controlling the flow of asphalt material from a truck-unloading hopper of a material transfer vehicle into the entry end of an adjacent truck-unloading conveyor in order to optimize at least one vehicle operating parameter includes a baffle mounted to the truck-unloading hopper adjacent to the entry end of the truck-unloading conveyor. The baffle is adapted to increase or decrease the hopper opening into the truck-unloading conveyor. A controller is operatively connected to the baffle and adapted to cause the baffle to increase or decrease the hopper opening into the truck-unloading conveyor. A sensor is provided for detecting at least one vehicle operating parameter. This sensor is operatively connected to the controller so that changes in the at least one vehicle operating parameter can be communicated to the controller. The controller is adapted to control the flow rate of asphalt material into the truck-unloading hopper in order to optimize the at least one vehicle operating parameter.
US09505566B2
A powder fluidizing system, comprising a pressure vessel, a powder container removably mounted within the pressure vessel, and comprising a bottom sieve; a vibrator generating vibrations and transmitting the vibrations to the powder container above the sieve; and a guide directly secured under said powder container to the bottom sieve; wherein a bulk powder fed within the powder container is vibrated within the powder container and flows through the sieve to the guide, and a powder fluidizing method, comprising feeding a bulk powder within a powder reservoir maintained under pressure; vibrating the powder reservoir; and passing the powder through a sieve positioned at the bottom of the powder reservoir.
US09505546B2
A sprayhead including; a chassis capable of firm attachment to an aerosol container, the chassis including a circular platform and a peripheral skirt; a rotatable circular collar that includes a bridge that spans a diameter of the collar; and a spray channel and associated actuator button, the spray channel being designed to pass through a central aperture in the circular platform of the chassis and through a central aperture in the bridge; the chassis holding the spray channel and associated actuator button in a non-rotatable manner, and the collar being rotatable between a first position in which the spray channel is incapable of depression and a second position in which the spray channel is capable of depression when pressure is applied to the associated actuator button.
US09505538B2
A system for dispensing articles provided initially in a package is disclosed that comprises a frame configured to support the package of articles and a package-opening tool associated with the frame. The frame includes longitudinally opposed front and rear end sections, and an upper support deck extending at least partially between the front and rear end sections and below which a product display area is provided. The opening tool associated with the frame such that its open the package when the package is moved longitudinally on the upper support deck and relative to the opening tool, thereby allowing the articles to be at least partially dispensed from the package into the product display area.
US09505529B2
An overcap is provided for placement on a cap for a container. The overcap includes a pair of mating components separated by a hinge. Interlocking means is provided for securing the components together about the cap. The interlocking means couples the components for rotation about the cap without causing removable rotation of the cap and preventing non-destructible detachment of the components. The components define a lip for positioning beneath the cap for preventing removal of the overcap therefrom without destructible detachment of the components. The overcap supports an electronic tag therein. The mating components of the overcap include a severable location for removing the overcap from the cap.
US09505527B1
A protective bottle enclosure for enclosing and sealing a bottle with an open mouth carried within the enclosure. The enclosure includes a container having an upper portion and a base removably coupled to the upper portion, and an external cap applicable to the container in a seated position of the cap. In the seated position of the cap, the cap seals the open mouth of the bottle carried in the enclosure and forms an impermeable inner seal between the cap and the bottle. A stopper carried by the cap forms the impermeable inner seal between the cap and the bottle, and in the seated position of the cap, the cap is fully seated against the upper portion of the container and forms an impermeable outer seal between the cap and the container.
US09505524B2
Pursuant to some embodiments, a container system includes a main container having a bottom wall and a plurality of sidewalls integrally connected to the sidewalls, the bottom wall and sidewalls having an interior face defining an interior holding area of the main container, a container coupling formed in or on at least one of the interior faces of at least one of the sidewalls within the interior holding area of the main container, and a sub-container adapted to be removably coupled to the container coupling and disposed in the interior holding area of the main container, the sub-container having a bottom wall integrally connected with a plurality of sidewalls of the sub-container, the bottom wall and sidewalls of the sub-container having an interior face defining an interior holding area of the sub-container.
US09505507B2
An automatic analyzer of the present invention includes: a cap opening and closing mechanism including a plurality of types of support bodies, each being adaptable to a specific type of cap; an information control mechanism for sample containers; a cap opening and closing mechanism that performs uncapping and capping operations based on a sample container identifying process; and an uncapping/capping monitoring mechanism that determines an uncapping or capping operation. The cap opening and closing mechanism is thus configured so as to be capable of performing the uncapping and capping processes for different types of caps. This provides a cap opening and closing mechanism that enables the single cap opening and closing mechanism to perform the uncapping process and the capping process for different types of caps on a transfer path of sample containers in the automatic analyzer.
US09505493B2
A system for facilitating automated landing and takeoff of an autonomous or pilot controlled hovering air vehicle with a cooperative underbody at a stationary or mobile landing place and an automated storage system used in conjunction with the landing and takeoff mechanism that stores and services a plurality of UAVs is described. The system is primarily characterized in that the landing mechanism is settable with 6 axes in roll, pitch, yaw, and x, y and z and becomes aligned with and intercepts the air vehicle in flight and decelerates the vehicle with respect to vehicle's inertial limits. The air vehicle and capture mechanism are provided with a transmitter and receiver to coordinate vehicle priority and distance and angles between landing mechanism and air vehicle. The landing and takeoff system has means of tracking the position and orientation of the UAV in real time. The landing mechanism will be substantially aligned to the base of the air vehicle. With small UAVs, their lifting capacity is limited. Reducing sensing and computation requirements by having the landing plate perform the precision adjustments for the landing operation allows for increased flight time and/or payload capacity.
US09505485B2
A vortex generation apparatus including a vortex generator that deploys in response to deployment of a wing leading edge lift augmentation device. The vortex generator deploys into a position to generate vortices over a main wing body upper surface region trailing the vortex generator.
US09505483B2
A forward part of an aircraft comprising a fuselage and a landing gear well housing a forward landing gear comprising a breaker strut designed to adopt an extended configuration when the landing gear is extended, configuration in which said breaker strut lies in a strut plane parallel to the transverse direction of the forward part. The forward part comprises a transverse beam resisting strut reactions located above the landing gear well and mounted on the fuselage at its two ends, the beam having a globally rectangular cross-section, in which the median plane parallel to the length of the rectangle is coincident with said strut plane.
US09505482B2
A facing arrangement for a hold of an aircraft or spacecraft. The facing arrangement comprises a first and a second panel which form a gap between them; a first mounting part which is to be attached to a primary structure of the hold and which has at least one locking arrangement, and a second mounting part which has at least one counter locking arrangement. The locking arrangement and/or the counter locking arrangement passing, at least in portions, through the gap between the first and the second panel. The locking arrangement and the counter locking arrangement being locked together in order to connect the first mounting part to the second mounting part for holding the first and second panels between the first mounting part and the second mounting part.
US09505476B2
A motorized watercraft is a vehicle that is used to transport a user across the water. The motorized watercraft includes a floating board, a control unit, a propulsion system, a power source, and a plurality of conduit stringers. The floating board allows a user to float above the water. The propulsion system is used to supplement or replace human exertion as a means of propelling the floating board across the water. The control unit is mounted to the deck of the floating board and is used to regulate the speed of the propulsion system and may be used to control lights which are mounted into the floating board. The power source is used to provide the energy needed for running the propulsion system and the lights. The plurality of conduit stringers run through the floating board, strengthening the floating board and providing channels through which wiring may run.
US09505474B1
A low-disturbance trolling transducer mount system and method for shallow-water fishing and similar situations presenting a need to navigate through vegetation and obstructions, protecting against obstructions, without disturbing or destroying the fish-inhabited vegetation, without disturbing the water around the vegetation, placing and maintaining the transducer in the proper relation to the vegetation and to the trolling motor to avoid entanglement and turbulence affecting reliability of readings, including prevention of the trolling motor hindering the operation of the transducer, or vice versa, allowing for movement of the transducer around obstructions and heavy vegetation, with a streamlined design and durable construction.
US09505470B1
The present invention relates to a sports device, such as a surf board, water board, and the like for use by persons in moving over a water surface. The device generally has: a) a central foam core; b) a cover fabric laminated around the central foam core; c) a laminating adhesive securing the cover fabric to the central foam core; and d) a water resistant polymeric coating covering the laminated cover fabric and laminating adhesive. The laminating adhesive generally has a specific gravity of less than 2.0 g/m3. The laminating adhesive may have a Shore A hardness of at least 70 and may be a water-based polyurethane emulsion, a methacrylate-acrylate copolymer emulsion, an epoxy or epoxy-acrylate hybrid emulsion adhesive or a mixture of at least any two of these adhesives.
US09505462B2
The present invention refers to a bicycle gearshift with improved precision control, comprising a kinematic mechanism in the form of a four-bar linkage with a base body and a mobile body connected together through a pair of connecting rods articulated to the base body and to the mobile body at four pin elements, each pair of opposite pin elements of the four pin elements defining a diagonal of the four-bar linkage kinematic mechanism, and a first attachment group of the base body to a bicycle frame, the mobile body being connected to a chain guide at a second attachment group, the four-bar linkage kinematic mechanism being associated with gearshift actuation means suitable for deforming the four-bar linkage kinematic mechanism so as to determine a displacement of the mobile body with respect to the base body and consequently a primary displacement of the chain guide in the axial direction with respect to the axis (A) of a cogset, and it is characterised in that the first attachment group comprises a kinematic mechanism for changing the relative angular position between the base body of the four-bar linkage kinematic mechanism and the frame as a function of the primary displacement of the chain guide.
US09505460B2
A saddle-ride type vehicle which includes a rear suspension supporting portion disposed on a cross member of a body frame, and an engine supported on the body frame, wherein the load transmission between the front and rear of the body frame is suppressed while mass concentration is achieved. The saddle-ride type vehicle supports a shock absorber upper end coupling portion on the cross member coupling left and right pivot frames, and supports the engine E below main frames forwardly of the pivot frames. The cross member is disposed closer to the seat rail coupling portions between upper rear portions of the left and right pivot frames. The shock absorber upper end coupling portion is provided at a leading end portion of a shock absorber support bracket extending forwardly and downwardly from the cross member.
US09505459B2
In an inverted pendulum type vehicle no excessive load is exerted on a sub-wheel even in the case where some downward load is exerted on a sub-wheel arm. The inverted pendulum type vehicle includes a main wheel capable of moving forward, rearward, to the left and to the right with a vehicle body frame supported by the main wheel. The inverted pendulum type vehicle further includes the sub-wheel arm turnably supported on the vehicle body frame with the sub-wheel being supported by the sub-wheel arm and being grounded. The sub-wheel is supported through a deformable biasing device, and is biased into a predetermined position in relation to the sub-wheel arm. When a downward load is exerted on the sub-wheel arm, the biasing device deforms, whereby at least part of the sub-wheel arm is grounded.
US09505458B2
A link mechanism includes a shock absorber rod pivotally supported in an upwardly and downwardly swingable manner on a body frame. A shock absorber arm is disposed between a pair of left and right rod portions constituting the shock absorber rod. A front end portion of the shock absorber arm is connected to a lower end portion of a shock absorber unit, a rear upper end portion is connected to a swing arm, and a rear lower end portion is connected to a rear end portion of the shock absorber rod. A link guard covers at least an area from a front end portion of the shock absorber rod to the front end portion of the shock absorber arm on the lower side thereof to be fixed to and to spread over the pair of left and right rod portions.
US09505451B2
An endless track for traction of an off-road vehicle, such as an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) or a snowmobile. The endless track comprises an inner side for facing track-contacting wheels around which it is mountable and a ground-engaging outer side for engaging the ground. The ground-engaging outer side comprises a plurality of traction projections distributed along a longitudinal direction of the endless track. The traction projections may be designed to control rigidity characteristics, such as a longitudinal rigidity and a widthwise rigidity, of the endless track, while maintaining a weight of the endless track relatively low.
US09505443B2
A B-pillar for a vehicle is made by the press-hardening method. The blank is made by placing together two blank elements (20,21) with an overlap (23) and welding the elements together before the shaping process.
US09505433B2
A power steering apparatus includes a worm gear that transmits a rotational force of an electric motor to a steering mechanism through engagement of a worm shaft and a worm wheel and a backlash adjustment mechanism that reduces backlash between the worm shaft and the worm wheel. The backlash adjustment mechanism has a ball bearing mounted to the worm shaft, a slider movable in a movement direction substantially perpendicular to a rotation axis of the worm shaft, a first sliding surface provided on an outer circumferential side of an outer race of the ball bearing, and a second sliding surface provided on the slider and brought in sliding contact with the first sliding surface such that forward movement of the slider in the movement direction causes relative sliding of the first and second sliding surfaces to bring the worm shaft closer to the worm wheel.
US09505430B2
Techniques are provided for deactivating or disabling one or more actuators of a steering wheel of a vehicle to prevent unintended actuation. In one example, the techniques include detecting, at a controller of the vehicle, a deactivation condition, which includes an operating condition of the vehicle indicative of a lack of interaction by a driver with the one or more actuators of the steering wheel. The one or more actuators are configured to receive an input from the driver to control or actuate one or more associated vehicle systems. In response to detecting the deactivation condition, the techniques include deactivating or disabling, by the controller, the one or more actuators of the steering wheel until the deactivation condition is no longer present.
US09505423B2
A stroller is provided herein. The stroller includes a frame configured to transition between an open position and a closed position and having a right side and a left side. The stroller also includes a linkage having one or more substantially rigid members connected between the right side and the left side. Each of the substantially rigid members has a right end and a left end. The right end and the left end respectively are slidably connected to a portion of the right side and the left side of the frame. The stroller can include at least one stand structure connected to the frame and configured to maintain the stroller in a substantially upright orientation when the stroller is in the closed position.
US09505421B2
Fuel tank support systems for use with grill carts or stands.
US09505410B1
A transmission system is disclosed for use with a machine. The transmission system may have a first clutch to transfer power in a first direction, a second clutch to transfer power in a second direction, a brake, a sensor to generate a first signal indicative of speed, and an input device to generate a second signal indicative of a desire to shift directions. The transmission system may also have a controller to cause disengagement of the first directional clutch in response to the second signal, and to cause the brake to apply retarding torque. The controller may also be configured to determine an error value based on the second signal and a target transmission system speed, to selectively increase retarding torque when the error value increases, and to selectively transfer retarding torque to the second directional clutch when a value of the second signal is less than a threshold value.
US09505409B2
A travel controller carries out acceleration suppression control of suppressing acceleration of a vehicle depending on an accelerator manipulation amount based on a parking frame existing ahead in a driven direction of the vehicle. Then, the travel controller is configured to gradually release the acceleration suppression control when detecting that the vehicle is in a stop state while carrying out the acceleration suppression control. In addition, the travel controller is configured to hold a release state of the acceleration suppression control at the time of detection of the travel state, when the travel state detector detects that the vehicle is in a travel state while releasing the acceleration suppression control.
US09505403B2
A parking assistance system for supporting a parking maneuver of a motor vehicle, during which the motor vehicle is automatically moved into a parked position. The parking assistance system has an unloading mode that can be activated by a user to enable the unloading of an object and/or to enable the disembarkation of a passenger before completion of the parking maneuver, wherein a temporary stop of the motor vehicle in an unloading position is automatically caused before reaching the parked position in response to the activation of said unloading mode.
US09505398B2
A vehicle control apparatus computes a fuel consumption decrease or a fuel consumption increase for each of a plurality of travel modes. The vehicle control apparatus includes a control section that calculates an engine efficiency of an engine and an MG-INV efficiency which is a combined efficiency of a motor generator and an inverter. The engine efficiency is calculated based on an engine power and an ideal fuel consumption line. The MG-INV efficiency is calculated based on an MG power. As such, based on the engine efficiency and the MG-INV efficiency, the control section computes the per-unit-electric-power fuel consumption decrease or the per-unit-electric-power fuel consumption increase.
US09505391B2
A brake cylinder maintaining system produces a brake cylinder reference pressure based on the difference between the brake pipe pressure and the auxiliary reservoir pressure and then feeds that pressure to a choke and a volume so that the ratio of the reference area of the choke to the volume of stored brake cylinder reference pressure is substantively equal to the ratio of a brake cylinder charging valve area to the brake cylinder volume. The resulting reference pressure may be used to adjust brake cylinder pressure by providing the reference pressure to a standard quick service limiting valve or to a relay that can selectively charge or exhaust the brake cylinder.
US09505388B2
A hydraulic brake system includes: a master cylinder including a pressurizing piston; a brake cylinder for a hydraulic brake operable by a hydraulic pressure in a front pressure chamber defined in front of the pressurizing piston; and a rear-hydraulic pressure controller connected to a rear chamber defined at a rear of the pressurizing piston. The rear-hydraulic pressure controller controls a hydraulic pressure in the rear chamber and includes: a regulator, operable by at least one of the hydraulic pressure in the front pressure chamber and a control pressure controlled electrically, for supplying an output hydraulic pressure to the rear chamber; and a master-pressure-operating-state detector configured to, when the output hydraulic pressure is greater than a threshold value, detect that the regulator is in a master-pressure operating state in which the regulator is operated by at least the hydraulic pressure in the front pressure chamber.
US09505384B2
A device for removing rust on a brake disk of a wheel brake includes a control unit which automatically activates a brake actuator in order to apply brake shoes to the brake disk of the brake if at least one vehicle parameter satisfies a predefined activation condition.
US09505383B2
A system including an instrument and a vehicle control system is provided. The instrument can include a display and a vehicle controller in communication with the vehicle control system. The instrument can be docked in a docking station of the vehicle, for example in a driver space, and used as primary instrumentation for a driver to directly control the vehicle. The instrument can be undocked and removed physically from the vehicle and used to remotely control vehicle operations from a location distant from the vehicle. A method of using the system and instrument is also provided in which a user can directly or remotely operate a vehicle with the instrument in communication with the vehicle control system. A method of using the system and/or instrument to directly or remotely operate one or more vehicles is also provided.
US09505378B2
A drive arrangement (1) comprising an input (2) from a primary power source (5) and an auxiliary power source (7). The drive arrangement (1) incorporates a DC-DC converter (8) and a motor driver circuit (14). The motor driver circuit (14) is connected to a motor (18) in a motorized seat belt retractor. The drive arrangement (1) drives the motor (18) in the event of a crash situation. If the connection between the drive arrangement (1) and the primary power source (5) is lost then the drive arrangement (1) draws power from the auxiliary power source (7) to drive the motor (18). The auxiliary power source (7) can also assist the primary power source (5) by limiting the current drawn from the primary power source (5).
US09505369B2
A lateral partition divides the interior of an airbag main body into an upper inflation chamber including a first section and a lower inflation chamber including a second section. The upper inflation chamber is located above the second section of the lower inflation chamber. An upper restricting portion is provided in a bridging manner in the first section. The upper restricting portion has a front-rear length that is shorter than a circumferential length in a front-rear direction of the first section. The upper restricting portion is tensioned in the front-rear direction when the upper inflation chamber is inflated. The upper restricting portion restricts an inflated dimension in the front-rear direction of the upper inflation chamber such that an inflated dimension of the first section in a lateral direction of the automobile is greater than an inflated dimension of the lower inflation chamber in the lateral direction.
US09505368B2
A fastener for mounting an airbag to a vehicle includes a first fastening element and a second fastening element. The first and second fastening elements are configured to be positioned on opposite sides of an airbag panel. The first fastening element includes a protrusion configured to be positioned within an opening located in the second fastening element. The fastener has a locked condition in which the first and second fastening elements are locked together. A wall of the second fastening element forming the opening includes a recess configured to receive the protrusion when the fastener is in the locked condition. The second fastening element is configured to be rotated relative to the first fastening element in order to change the condition of the fastener to locked.
US09505365B1
A computer is programmed to receive data from one or more vehicle sensors. The computer identifies an incident based on the data. The computer sends a first instruction to a wearable portable device requesting data representing movement of the portable device for a first predetermined time period. The computer receives data from the portable device representing movement of the first portable device for the first predetermined time period.
US09505362B2
Provided is a shock-absorbing member that does not increase the cost of automobile and that can increase the absorbed energy per unit weight of the shock-absorbing member. A shock-absorbing member 1 includes a tubular main body portion 3, a bent portion 5 that is formed continuous with the main body portion 3, and a flange 7 provided at the proximal end of the main body portion 3 via the bent portion 5. The main body portion 3 is caused to undergo eversion deformation by a shock power acting on the distal end of the main body portion 3 so that shock energy is absorbed. The main body portion 3 has regular polygonal cross-section orthogonal to the axial direction, and has a tapered shape that an area of the cross-section orthogonal to the axial direction decreases toward the distal end.
US09505354B2
A cargo beam assembly for an aircraft including a carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) cargo beam and a plurality of CFRP stanchions and CFRP c-splice plates each connected to the CFRP cargo beam by overlapping CFRP plies. The flanges of the cargo beam assembly may all be facing a single direction. The components of the assembly may all be formed with CFRP plies configured in a traditional and non-traditional layup. The CFRP stanchions and CFRP c-splice plates are configured to connect the cargo beam assembly to a keel frame of an aircraft. The upper flange of the CFRP cargo beam may include a pad up above each CFRP stanchion connected to the CFRP cargo beam. The interface between each CFRP stanchion and the CFRP cargo beam may be a flange radius that includes a ramped pad up. Darting may provide load transfer between a CFRP stanchion and the CFRP cargo beam.
US09505353B2
A lockable carrier mount including a main body, an actuating mechanism and interference locking member, and a securement member. The actuating mechanism is configurable between locked and released configurations. The actuating mechanism includes rotatable actuator having a blocking portion with at least one protrusion extending radially further from a rotational axis of the actuator than other parts of the blocking portion. The interference locking member is coupled to the main body and has an engagement surface for selectively engaging the blocking portion. The engagement surface can abut the protrusion in the locked configuration to prevent rotation of the actuator relative to the locking member. The securement member is operably coupled to the actuating mechanism and configured to move toward a secured configuration when the actuator is rotated in one direction and move toward a released configuration when the actuator is rotated in an opposite direction.
US09505351B2
The invention relates to a mount for an accessory of the interior of a motor vehicle on components of the vehicle body, comprising a bracket (8) mounted to the vehicle body and a support (1) removably connected to the bracket (8) as part of the accessory, with the bracket (8) forming a support surface against which the support piece (1) rests with the retaining surface, with at least one hook (9) projecting from the support surface of the bracket (8) that traverses a suitable hole (2) of the retaining surface of the support piece (1) and projects past the retaining surface on the side facing away from the bracket (8), with at least one latch bar (4) being slidable parallel to its retaining surface that, before installation, forms a cutout (5 and 6) for the hook (9) and that fits with the hook (9) in the desired installed position.
US09505350B2
A mirror reflective element sub-assembly suitable for use in an exterior rearview mirror assembly of a vehicle includes a mirror reflective element and a mirror back plate. The mirror back plate includes an aperture extending therethrough and includes walls established at a first side of said mirror back plate by the plastic injection molding operation, with the walls at least partially circumscribing the aperture and extending outward from the first side of the mirror back plate. A heater pad is disposed between the rear side of the glass substrate and the second side of the mirror back plate. The heater pad has a light transmitting portion that is generally aligned with the aperture of the mirror back plate and with a light-transmitting portion of the mirror reflector. The walls include walls of a housing accommodating an indicator associated with a blind spot detection system of the vehicle.
US09505347B2
An electrical supply system for at least one electrical unit of a vehicle, in particular for a lighting unit of a vehicle, the system comprising: at least one converter capable of transmitting a basic electrical supply propagating on a basic supply line to the electrical unit as a function of a supply command, the converter being capable of receiving an operational supply via an operational supply line; a command module capable of sending the supply command to the converter; and at least one interrupt module controlled by the command module, the interrupt module having a state interrupting the operation of the command module when it receives a command to interrupt the command module; wherein the interrupt module is capable of maintaining its state when the operation of the command module is interrupted.
US09505344B1
An illuminated circuit print seat cover assembly for synchronizing the lighting up of tape arranged in a pattern on the seat cover with the playing of music in the vehicle. The illuminated circuit print seat cover assembly includes a seat cover including a front sheet of material and a back sheet of material attached to one another; and a lighting assembly attached to the seat cover for displaying flashing and pulsating light with varying degrees of brightness and intensity.
US09505322B2
A pump assembly for a vehicle seatback includes a plurality of air bladders defining a lumbar support. A valve body has an inlet and a plurality of outlets that are coupled with the associated plurality of air bladders. A selection device is operably coupled with the valve body for engaging a select one of the plurality of air bladders with the inlet. A manually compressible air chamber is coupled with the inlet for inflating the select one.
US09505318B2
An electric vehicle charging system comprises one or more system power and control modules (SPCM) and vehicle charging stations (VCS); wherein the SPCM distributes power from a power source to the VCS, and the VCS distributes power to one or more electric vehicles. Another electric vehicle charging system comprises an SPCM, VCS, a fleet management system (FMS) for monitoring and controlling the charging system, and a communications network for sharing information. A system for managing a plurality of electric vehicles comprises a plug-in module configured to collect and store information from an on-board diagnostics system of at least one of the plurality of electric vehicles, management software, a communications network, and a smart device software application for displaying system information. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for supporting a management system for a plurality of electric vehicles to extract, organize, and display information from the management system.
US09505309B2
An electric vehicle control device includes a calculation unit that calculates a regenerative-brake-torque load factor when a braking command is detected. The calculation unit includes a brake-torque load-factor determination unit that determines the regenerative-brake-torque load factor according to vehicle speed information that is a detection value of vehicle speed; and a brake-torque load-factor correction unit that corrects the regenerative-brake-torque load factor determined by the brake-torque load-factor determination unit using element temperature information that is temperature information of a switching element included in an inverter.
US09505308B2
The disclosure is related to a battery management of an electric vehicle. Particularly, the disclosure relates to performing the battery management according to a ‘state of charge’ (SOC) management condition predetermined for an electric vehicle battery.
US09505305B2
A vehicle device includes a controller configured to: receive a signal indicative of a travelling environment of the vehicle; and output a display signal to a display device to instruct the display device to display a mark at a position in the vehicle where safety should be confirmed by a driver of the vehicle, the display signal being output in accordance with the travelling environment. Accordingly, it is possible to prompt a user to confirm the safety at suitable positions and at proper timing.
US09505304B1
A drive system for a vehicle having a pair of front wheels and a pair of rear wheels is disclosed having a rear drive assembly having a first pair of axles extending from opposite sides of the vehicle, each axle of the first pair of axles drivingly engaged to one of the pair of rear wheels, a prime mover drivingly engaged to the rear drive assembly, a power source disposed on the vehicle, a front drive assembly in selective electrical communication with the power source and having a second pair of axles extending from opposite sides of the vehicle, each axle of the second pair of axles is drivingly engaged to one of the pair of front wheels and has a pivotable segment along its length, a steering mechanism in communication with the pivotable segment of each of the second pair of axles, an accelerator mechanism in communication with the rear drive assembly and the front drive assembly, a selector switch having a first position which prevents electrical communication between the front drive assembly and the power source and a second position which places the front drive assembly in electrical communication with the power source, where the rear drive assembly can power the vehicle when the selector switch is in the first position, and both the rear drive assembly and the front drive assembly can power the vehicle when the selector switch is in the second position.
US09505302B2
A misfueling preventing apparatus discriminates a fuel filler nozzle based on an outer diameter of the fuel filler nozzle. The misfueling preventing apparatus includes a base, a first link arm, a second link arm, a flapper and a stopper. The first link arm has a first trigger projection. The second link arm has a second trigger projection. If the fuel filler nozzle of light diesel oil pushes the first trigger projection and the second trigger projection, the first link arm and second link arm swing to a direction to which the first link arm and second link arm open to, placing the flapper in an openable state.
US09505299B1
A drive arrangement includes a housing having two chambers and a partition defining an annular space within the housing. A disk is mounted on a shaft of the drive arrangement and includes an annular portion disposed within the annular space. A face of the annular portion is axially spaced from the partition by a gap clearance. An axial dimension of the gap clearance is such that rotation of the disk generates a negative pressure gradient for drawing fluid from the first chamber through the gap clearance in a radial direction toward the rotation axis. The fluid then moves along the face of the disk in a radial direction away from the rotation axis under centrifugal action of the rotating disk. The outer periphery of the disk is spaced from the housing to permit fluid to pass, by centrifugal action, from the outer periphery toward a second chamber.
US09505298B2
A drive system (1) for a vehicle includes an electric motor (12) and a gas turbine assembly (28). The electric motor (12) includes a rotor (16) coupled to a drive shaft (14). The gas turbine assembly (28) includes a turbine (30) including a turbine wheel (34) mounted on the drive shaft (14), a burner (70) that burns fuel and provides exhaust gas to drive the turbine wheel (34), and a compressor (50) that provides compressed air to the burner (70). The gas turbine assembly (28) is coupled to the drive shaft (14) of the electric motor (12). The drive system (1) also includes gear train unit (90) that has the drive shaft (14) as an input shaft, has an output shaft (94) connected to vehicle wheels (100), and transmits power from one of the electric motor (12) or gas turbine assembly (28) to the wheels (100).
US09505297B2
A drive train for a hybrid motor vehicle has an internal combustion engine (12) with a motor shaft (18) for providing a torque for driving the hybrid motor vehicle, and an electric machine (30) for providing a torque for driving the hybrid motor vehicle. The motor shaft (18) can be coupled via a transmission clutch (14) to a motor vehicle transmission (16) to shift transmission gears (1 to 8), and the motor vehicle transmission (16) has a transmission output shaft (28). A ring gear of a differential gear mechanism (29) of the hybrid motor vehicle can be driven by the transmission output shaft (28). The electric machine (30) can be coupled by a clutch (K3) to a drive shaft (60) and the ring gear (62) can be driven by the drive shaft (60).
US09505295B2
A structure for the front section of a vehicle body is provided with: a pair of left and right front side frames; a sub-frame which is disposed between the front side frames; a pair of left and right first mount members which are disposed below the front side frames; first affixation members which affix the first mount members to the lower sections of the front side frames; first support members which are provided within the front side frames and which support the first affixation members; and reinforcement members which reinforce damper housings. The reinforcement members are joined to the upper sections of the front side frames. The first support members are affixed to the inner surfaces of the front side frames at positions below the portions to which the reinforcement members are joined.
US09505276B2
A pneumatic tire assembly includes a tire having a pneumatic cavity and a filter disposed between the pneumatic cavity and atmosphere. The filter is constructed of a hydrophobic material for avoiding all liquid adhesion. First and second sidewalls extend respectively from first and second tire bead regions to a tire tread region. The first sidewall has at least one bending region operatively bending when radially within a rolling tire footprint. A sidewall groove is defined by groove walls positioned within the bending region of the first tire sidewall. The sidewall groove deforms segment by segment between a non-deformed state and a deformed, constricted state in response to bending of the bending region of the first sidewall while radially within the rolling tire footprint.
US09505274B2
A pneumatic tire comprises a sidewall portion is provided in the outer surface with a circumferentially continuous or discontinuous serrated zone in which radially extending serration ridges are arranged circumferentially of the tire. The serration ridges are grouped into circumferentially successively arranged groups each consisting of serration ridges whose angles θ with respect to the respective tire radial directions are different from each other, and gradually increased toward one circumferential direction. Each group has an equally-spaced position at which the serration ridges are equally spaced in the tire circumferential direction.
US09505270B2
A pneumatic radial tire according to the present invention has a tread pattern specifying a tire rotation direction and an optimized shape of a groove wall on a kicking-out side of a lateral groove.
US09505266B2
A recess-projection fitting structure includes projections extending in an axial direction on an outer diameter surface of a shaft section of an outer joint member or an inner diameter surface of a hole of a hub wheel, press-fitting the projections in another of the outer diameter surface and the inner diameter surface along the axial direction, and forming recesses brought into contact and fitted with the projections by press fitting in the other of the outer diameter surface and the inner diameter surface, the projections and the recesses being held in contact with each other through intermediation. An outer member is fitted in a hole of a knuckle of a vehicle. Annular grooves are formed respectively in an outer peripheral surface of the outer member and an inner peripheral surface of the hole of the knuckle, and a snap ring is engaged with both the annular grooves.
US09505248B2
A printing equipment housing box includes an equipment housing portion, an outer wall, a cover, a handle, a holding member, and a button. The equipment housing portion houses printing equipment. The outer wall includes a paper discharge port penetrating through the outer wall. The cover is provided between the outer wall and the equipment housing portion, and moves along the outer wall to close the paper discharge port in the closed position and to open the paper discharge port in the open position. The handle is provided on the cover and protrudes further to the outside than the outer wall. The holding member holds the cover in the open position. The button is connected to the holding member and is provided to be aligned with the handle along the outer wall. The button moves between a first position and a second position in a direction orthogonal to the outer wall.
US09505247B2
A portable printer and a member having a two-layer configuration formed from members having different mold shrinkage ratios and having a superior shock resistance without distortion may be achieved. The member (50) including an inner layer (52) formed from a first material and an outer layer (54) formed from a second material. The second material has a higher mold shrinkage ratio than the first material. A protrusion (52A) included on at least at one end of the inner layer (52), such that an end surface (54a) of the outer layer (54) is covered by the protrusion (52A).
US09505246B2
A control device may create, in a case where one of a first printing method and a second printing method is selected, first print data for causing all of K groups of nozzles to discharge ink so as to perform a color printing of a target image, and create, in a case where the other of the first printing method and the second printing method is selected, second print data for causing (K−k) groups of nozzles to discharge ink so as to perform a color printing the target image, the (K−k) groups of nozzles being nozzle groups excluding k groups of nozzles (k being an odd integer satisfying 1≦k
US09505240B2
An apparatus for conveying a substrate, wherein the apparatus comprises a rail-like track section having a longitudinal extension and a moving unit, which is configured to perform a movement relative to the track section along the longitudinal extension of the track section, wherein the track section and the moving unit are configured to interact such that the movement of the moving unit is effected by magnetic interaction between the track section and the moving unit, and wherein the moving unit comprises a holding unit which is configured to assume an opened and a closed state, wherein, in the opened state, a section of the substrate can be inserted into the holding unit and, in the closed state, the section is held by the holding unit. Further, a system for printing on a substrate with a previously described apparatus is disclosed.
US09505239B2
The present disclosure relates to a method of printing a radiation-curable ink composition on a substrate. A radiation-curable ink composition is deposited onto a substrate. The radiation-curable ink composition comprises a photoinitiator in an amount of not more than about 4.5 weight %. The deposited ink composition is irradiated with UV radiation. The irradiated ink composition is heated to a temperature of at least about 75 degrees C. The UV radiation is from an LED source or is centered at a wavelength selected from the group consisting of 375 nm, about 385 nm and about 395 nm.
US09505233B2
A tensioning control device having a first motor that applies a torque to a first end of a substrate in a first direction and a second motor that applies a torque to a second end of the substrate in a second direction that is generally opposite the first direction is disclosed. In this manner, the first motor and the second motor apply torque to the substrate in opposing directions, thereby placing the substrate in tension. In one embodiment, the first motor applies a torque to the first end of the substrate that is equal to the torque applied to the second end of the substrate by the second motor. By placing the substrate in tension in this manner, an actuator is able to incrementally move the substrate in a forward direction and a backward direction independent of the tension applied to the substrate.
US09505216B2
A liquid ejecting device has a fluid passage structure formed with multiple nozzles and multiple passages respectively communicating with the multiple nozzles. The fluid passage structure has a nozzle plate formed with the multiple nozzles, and a passage body laminated and bonded with the nozzle plate, the passage body being formed with multiple individual passages respectively communicating with the multiple nozzles, the passage body being formed with provided with multiple convex parts made of a material harder than the nozzle plate. The multiple convex parts protruding toward a nozzle plate side, and the multiple convex parts are covered by the nozzle plate. Further, the multiple convex parts protrude with respect to a liquid ejection surface on which ejection openings of the multiple nozzles arranged.
US09505215B2
Features for various embodiments of a self-contained printhead unit, including an on-board fluidic system, quick-coupling electrical and pneumatic interfacing, in conjunction with the features of various embodiments of a kinematic mounting and air bearing clamping assembly, as well as contactless integration to a waste assembly, together provide for the ready interchangeability of a plurality of printhead units in a printing system during a printing process, while at the same time preventing cross-contamination of a plurality of end-user selected inks contained in each of a plurality of printhead units.
US09505208B2
A printing system for printing on a substrate, comprises a movable intermediate transfer member in the form of a flexible, substantially inextensible, belt guided to follow a closed path, an image forming station for depositing droplets of a liquid ink onto an outer surface of the belt to form an ink image, a drying station for drying the ink image on the belt to leave an ink residue film on the outer surface of the belt, first and second impression stations spaced from one another in the direction of movement of the belt, each impression station comprising an impression cylinder for supporting and transporting the substrate and a pressure cylinder carrying a compressible blanket for urging the belt against the substrate supported on the impression cylinder, and a transport system for transporting the substrate from the first impression station to the second impression station. The pressure cylinder of at least the first impression station is movable between a first position in which the belt is urged towards the impression cylinder to cause the residue film on the outer surface of the belt to be transferred onto the front side of the substrate supported on the impression cylinder, and a second position in which the belt is spaced from the impression cylinder to allow the ink image on the belt to pass through the first impression station and arrive intact at the second impression station for transfer onto the reverse side of the substrate supported on the second impression cylinder.
US09505206B1
A cladless anilox sleeve mountable on a mandrel suitable for commercial use as an anilox roll in flexographic printing. The anilox sleeve of the present invention basically comprises a cylindrical body of a predetermined axial length, the cylindrical body having inner and outer cylindrical peripheral surfaces and end faces at opposite ends of the cylindrical body extending radially between the inner and outer cylindrical peripheral surfaces. The cylindrical body is formed substantially entirely of non-metallic material and without an exterior metallic cladding thereon. Each end face of the cylindrical body has a circular recess formed therein at a radial spacing from the inner and outer cylindrical peripheral surfaces, and a metal ring is secured in each circular recess to promote maintenance of cylindricality of the cylindrical body. Each metal ring extends axially beyond the respective end face for deterring damaging contact therewith.
US09505196B2
The present invention provides a laminate material having a polyester film and a layer of polyester fibers cohesively bonded thereto. Generally, a metal layer deposited at least one surface of the laminate. The invention may also include a glass reinforced polymer layer formed on the laminated facer where the polymer of the glass reinforced polymer layer is commingled with the nonwoven of the laminated facer. The laminate may further include a second polymer layer having a thickness joined to the fiber layer and/or a layer of hot melt adhesive applied to the polyester fibers. Also presented is a composite material having a polyester film, a layer of polyester fibers bonded to the second polymer layer; a second polymer layer joined to the polyester film; and a glass reinforced polymer layer formed on the laminated facer, where the polymer of the glass reinforced polymer layer is commingled with the nonwoven of the laminated facer.
US09505192B2
A method for making a nanoporous membrane is disclosed. The method provides a composite film comprising an atomically thin material layer and a polymer layer, and then bombarding the composite film with energetic particles to form a plurality of pores through at least the atomically thin material layer. The nanoporous membrane also has a atomically thin material layer with a plurality of apertures therethrough and a polymer film layer adjacent one side of the graphene layer. The polymer film layer has a plurality of enlarged pores therethrough, which are aligned with the plurality of apertures. All of the enlarged pores may be concentrically aligned with all the apertures. In one embodiment the atomically thin material layer is graphene.
US09505172B2
The present invention relates to a method for forming a three-dimensional article through successive fusion of applied powder. Said method comprising the steps of: providing at least one powder hopper comprising powder to be used for forming said three-dimensional article, providing a predetermined amount of powder at a build support, directing an energy beam over said build support causing at least a portion of said powder to sinter and causing at least a portion of said powder to bond to said build support, directing an energy beam over said build support causing said powder to fuse in selected locations according to a model to form a first portion of said three-dimensional article, rotating said build support around an axis of rotation for creating said three-dimensional article, which three-dimensional article is build up layer by layer in a radial direction with respect to said axis of rotation.
US09505159B2
A method of dimensionally stabilizing a lumen of a multi-lumen device during manufacture wherein one or more minor lumens may contain a fluid that maintains patency of the one or more minor lumens without the need for a solid core within. The at least one second lumen tube may be in fluid communication with a fluid source during the manufacturing process, such as during extrusion and/or mesh overlay steps. Preventing collapse of the one or more minor lumens during manufacture using a fluid instead of a solid core allows the lumens to have any of a variety of shapes and configurations that would be difficult, cost prohibitive, or impossible for a solid core to be used. Also, obviating the need for a solid core within one or more lumens reduces cost and production complexity. The fluid may be a non-compressible liquid or a pressurized gas.
US09505157B2
An injection mold product ejection apparatus comprising: an ejection element; and a displacing member for displacing the ejection element between a retracted molding position and a first extended ejection position; wherein, the ejection element is an ejection assembly and comprises: a) an inner ejection sub-assembly, and b) an outer ejection bush surrounding the inner ejection sub-assembly, said displacing member comprises: a collective displacing member, for displacing the whole ejection assembly from the retracted molding position to an intermediate ejection position, and a sub-assembly displacing member, for converting the ejection assembly from the intermediate ejection position to the first extended ejection position by extending the sub-assembly relative to the outer ejection bush.
US09505153B2
Reusable cartridges allow the time consuming resin preparation and processing steps to occur offline and not affect the cycling time of the injector. Cartridges also greatly simplify the operation of RTM injectors as preparation simply consists of loading a warmed ready-to-use resin cartridge and performing the injection.
US09505152B2
A porous hardenable drainage element is produced from a molding compound of expanded plastics granulate and a bonding agent by virtue of the fact that the molding compound is received in a ladle having a pouring opening closed off by a mold bottom, the molding compound is pressurized in the ladle, the element is molded from the molding compound in a mold formed by lowering of the mold bottom down into an opening cross section consistent with a cross section of the pouring opening, and the element is separated from the molding compound by mutual lateral displacement of the mold and the ladle.
US09505147B2
A cutting platform for supporting a cutter adjacent a concrete pad and a method of making clean cuts into the pad is disclosed. The platform includes a base having an upper surface positioned so that it is level with an upper surface of the pad. The cutter is received on the base's upper surface and is rollable onto the pad's upper surface. One or more support legs extend downwardly from a lower surface of the base and are adjustable in length. At least one arm extends outwardly from the base and rests on the pad's upper surface. A replaceable insert is received in a recess in the first end of the base adjacent the pad. The cutter's blade is actuated and cuts initially into the insert. As the cutter rolls from the base onto the pad, a clean cut is made into the side and upper surface of the pad.
US09505140B1
A robot includes a body and a bumper. The body is movable relative to a surface and includes a first portion of a sensor. The bumper is mounted on the body and movable relative to the body and includes a backing and a second portion of the sensor. The backing is movable relative to the body in response to a force applied to the bumper. The second portion of the sensor is attached to the backing and movable with the backing relative to the first portion of the sensor in response to a force applied to the bumper. The sensor is configured to output an electrical signal in response to a movement of the backing. The electrical signal is proportional to an amount of displacement of the second portion relative to the first portion.
US09505136B1
Examples for precision assembly of robotic components are described herein. A robotic manipulator may require the assembly and disassembly of its components. To enable efficient assembly of the robotic manipulator, an example assembly may include connection links between robotic components that enable functional and precise assembly. In one embodiment, an example assembly may include connection links having various structural features positioned incrementally at respective positions proximal to outside edges of the connection links for securing the connection links together in a fixed, immovable geometric configuration. In some instances, the connection links may further include electrical components or slots for electrical components of components for establishing electrical connections between the connection links within the assembly. Further, an example assembly may include a clamping component for providing axial force to secure the connection links in the precise configuration.
US09505135B1
A gripper section for use with a clamp arm for use with automated machinery. The gripper section includes a plurality of beam members which extend from a base, with each beam member of the plurality of beam members having a fixed end and a free end. The gripper section also includes a plurality of gripper surfaces proximate to the free ends, with each gripper surface attached to a respective beam member of the plurality of beam member. Each gripper surface of the plurality of gripper surfaces and its respective beam member move independently of the other plurality of gripper surfaces and plurality of beam members. Wherein the plurality of gripper surfaces and the plurality of beam members conform to the shape of an object/part to be manipulated by the gripper section.
US09505132B1
Examples are provided that describe calibration of a sensor of a robotic device. In one example, a system includes least one processor and data storage comprising instructions executable by the at least one processor to cause the system to perform operations. The operations include simulating a movement of a robotic component of a robotic device to a plurality of positions. The operations may also include determining a relationship between a simulated torque values and simulated force values at the plurality of positions. The operations may also include determining expected torque values based on detected force values and the determined relationship. Based on the expected torque values satisfying a threshold associated with the simulated torque values, determining a plurality of calibration parameters of the one or more sensors according to the optimization.
US09505128B1
Proposed is a method of teaching an industrial robotic station with elimination of errors of assembling and installation as well as errors accumulated during operation for a predetermined operation time or a number of operation cycles. The method consists of providing a robotic station with a coordinate system fixed relative to the frame and all other stationary components including at least two reference objects, one of which is a tactile sensor and another is a hard body such as a hard spherical ball. A position of the center of the hard precision in the fixed coordinate system of the robotic station is determined via contact with a changeable tactile sensor attached to the coupling of the robot arm and is assumed as center of coordinates of an operative coordinate system which is then used for moving the robot arm to working positions memorized in a CPU and in accordance with a memorized sequence.
US09505125B2
An articulate probe device includes a first mechanism, a second mechanism, and an overtube mechanism. The first mechanism includes a proximal link which is movable coupled to a first intermediate link, a plurality of intermediate links, and a distal link which is moveably coupled to a second one of the intermediate links. The second mechanism includes a proximal link which is movable coupled to a first intermediate link, a plurality of intermediate links, and a distal link which is moveably coupled to a second one of the intermediate links. The overtube mechanism includes a proximal link which is movable coupled to a first intermediate link, a plurality of intermediate links, and a proximal link which is moveably coupled to a second one of the intermediate links. Further, at least one of the first mechanism, second mechanism, and overtube mechanism is steerable and extendable beyond the other mechanisms.
US09505117B2
A claw hammer includes a handle having a handle head, a claw pivotally mounted at the handle head of the handle, and a hammer head mounted at the handle head and movable relative to the handle head between a locking position where the hammer head and the claw are engaged together to lock the claw to the handle head and an unlocking position where the hammer head and the claw are disengaged from each other for allowing the claw to be rotatable relative to the handle head to the desired operating angle.
US09505116B2
An override mechanism for a nailer includes a nose unit, a magazine, a safety bar, a lever, a pivotal plate and a restriction member. The safety bar has one side slidably engaged with the guide slot of the nose unit. The lever has an extension and a pressing portion on two ends thereof. The pivotal plate has a base portion and an operation end, and the pivotal plate is pivotable relative to the extension of the lever. The operation end extends through the magazine and enters one of the grooves in the magazine. The operation end is located on the movement track of the side plate of the push plate. The restriction member is movably located in the longitudinal hole of the base. The user is acknowledged when a pre-set number of nails is remained in the magazine by restricting movement of the safety bar.
US09505114B2
The present invention relates to a device for providing access to a space, wherein the space is provided with an access element, such as for instance a door or window, wherein the device is provided with pressing elements for exerting an impact force on one or more parts of the access element, such as for instance a door frame, comprising: an elongate housing, an elongate impact element for exerting the impact force on the access element which is adjustably movable between a starting position and an end position by a first drive, the first drive adapted to produce the impact force, the impact element is comprised in a first guide extending along the impact element, the impact element is provided from close to the first outer end up to at least an exit opening with a narrowed portion, the first drive comprises a first fluid reservoir provided with a first fluid suitable for high-pressure application, wherein in the starting position of the impact element the first fluid is arranged compressed in the first fluid reservoir and the first fluid reservoir is in fluid communication with a first side of the first outer end of the impact element, and activating elements for activating the device.
US09505108B2
A tool bit holder assembly includes a shank receivable in a tool holder of a rotary tool, and a body defining a socket that removably receives a tool bit. An annular recess, defined in an exterior surface of the body, has a front and rear shoulders and an axial length. A floating sleeve with a ring magnet at its front end is slidably received over the body with an elastic retainer movably received in the annular recess. The elastic retainer has an axial length less than the axial length of the annular recess to enable the sleeve to float axially between a rear position where the retainer abuts the rear shoulder and a front position where the retainer abuts the front shoulder. The sleeve is axially moveable rearward from the rear position to a parked position where the elastic retainer engages the body rearward of the rear shoulder.
US09505106B2
A method for rotating a rotatable part using a hydraulic piston-cylinder drive operated by a hydraulic pressure source and having at least one piston and a ratchet, wherein a torque is applied to the rotatable part during a loading stroke and the piston is moved into a starting position via a return stroke. The loading stroke ends when an end position of the piston is reached and subsequently the return stroke is started, wherein the end position is a position of the piston before the piston abuts against an end stop.
US09505101B1
A sanding system may include a leading roller assembly having a first measuring device that is configured to measure a first thickness of a component at a location proximate the leading roller assembly. A trailing roller assembly may include a second measuring device that is configured to measure a second thickness of the component at a location proximate the trailing roller assembly. A sander disposed between the leading and trailing roller assemblies is configured to sand a portion of the component. A control unit is coupled to the leading roller assembly, the trailing roller assembly, and the sander. The control unit may be configured to drive the sanding system in relation to the component and operate the sander based on analysis of the first thickness measured by the first measuring device and the second thickness measured by the second measuring device.
US09505092B2
Fan assemblies, and in particular fan wheels and stator assemblies for fan assemblies, are disclosed. In one embodiment, the fan wheel includes a wheel back having an outer surface forming one of a curved dome-shape and a truncated cone-shape. The fan wheel may also include a plurality of fan blades radially spaced about and mounted to the outer surface of the wheel back. In one embodiment, each of the fan blades is formed from a segment of an airfoil-shaped aluminum extrusion defining at least one internal cavity. The fan blade first ends can be provided with a compound cut profile with at least one curved cut such that the first end of the blade is mounted flush to the wheel back outer surface. The stator assembly can also be provided with a plurality of stator blades formed from airfoil-shaped aluminum extrusion segments and provided with compound cut profiles.
US09505069B2
A sliding table assembly for a main table of a saw machine includes a sliding table member having a planar upper surface, a miter slot, and a rail structure, and a bracket structure configured to be attached to a mounting structure on the main table of the table saw. The bracket structure is configured to squeeze the rail structure to provide zero clearance support for slidably retaining the sliding table member. Vertical and horizontal position adjustment mechanisms are operably connected to the bracket structure and configured to move at least a portion of the bracket structure horizontally as well as vertically with respect to the mounting structure to align the upper surface of the sliding table member in plane with the upper surface of the main table and to align the miter slot parallel to a blade of the saw machine.
US09505062B2
The invention relates to a method and device for producing an oscillatory motion of a mass, in particular of a tool, wherein the mass is mechanically connected to at least two clamping elements between said clamping elements in the direction of oscillation propagation and the mass (50) is clamped in by the two clamping elements (10, 20) under the application of pressing force (F), and at least the clamping elements are designed as components of a resonance system, and an excitation oscillation is introduced into the resonance system, the frequency of the excitation oscillation substantially corresponding to the resonance frequency of the resonance system so that the resonance system oscillates. The invention further relates to a method for processing solid or liquid material while using the method according to the invention in order to produce an oscillatory motion of a mass.
US09505055B2
A method for removing a part from a mold and to a machine for molding the part, the part made of a material having a glass-transition temperature and a melting temperature that is higher than the glass-transition temperature, and which is shaped in the cavity of a mold, includes at least two mold portions defining the shaping cavity therebetween. The mold is at a temperature between the glass-transition temperature and the melting temperature. The method includes opening the mold by spacing apart the mold portions, locally spraying a cooling gas toward the part remaining in a portion of the mold using at least one nozzle, and, after a predetermined time period following the start of spraying the gas, ejecting the part from the portion of the mold, the time period being such that the part reaches a temperature that is lower than the glass-transition temperature thereof.
US09505052B2
A tooling for fabricating a foundry core, for making a circuit for cooling a blade of a turbine engine, the tooling including: a mold for injecting a paste and including imprints for a first portion and a second portion of the core; a mechanism bearing against and/or engaging end portions of a ceramic rod that interconnects the portions of the core and that passes through the imprint for the first portion of the core; and a support mechanism in the imprint for the first portion of the core to support a substantially middle portion of the rod.
US09505035B1
An apparatus for washing a shopping cart may include a wash chamber with a main door and/or a pivoting ramp under the main door. A platform may be disposed in the wash chamber and may be elevated above a floor of the wash chamber. A sump may be included in the basin. The cart washer may include an automatic and/or a manual mode of operation. During use, the shopping cart may be placed in the wash chamber and may be elevated above the floor while it is washed and/or rinsed. A wash detergent may be used during a wash cycle and/or a rinse solution may be used during a rinse cycle. Dirty water may be drained from the apparatus between carts that are to be washed.
US09505026B2
A flexible pipe body and method of producing a flexible pipe body are disclosed. The method includes providing a tubular layer; and directing a chemical reagent towards a surface portion of the tubular layer, wherein the tubular layer comprises an extruded polymer, and wherein the chemical reagent is suitable for changing one or more physical or mechanical property of a proportion of the extruded tubular layer thickness.
US09505025B2
A golf ball comprising: a core; a casing layer surrounding the core; and a cover layer surrounding the casing layer and being formed from a cover composition that is produced by a reaction of a prepolymer and a chain extender, wherein the prepolymer is formed from the reaction product of: (i) an isocyanate comprising an allophanate (“ICA”) and having an average NCO functionality in the range of 1.9 to 2.8 and (ii) a polyol-containing component or an amine-containing component or a blend thereof; and wherein the chain-extender is selected from the group consisting of amine-terminated chain-extenders, hydroxyl-terminated chain-extenders, and mixtures thereof. The ICA may comprise a reaction product of hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI), at least one monoalcohol, and a bismuth-containing catalyst. The ICA may have an average equivalent weight of from about 200 to about 350; and the prepolymer may have an average equivalent weight of from about 420 to about 840. The cover has a thickness of at least about 0.010 in. and a flexural modulus of about 10,000 psi or greater.
US09505016B2
Manually operated dispenser for media, with a reservoir (1), with a pump part (2) which is mounted on the reservoir (1) and comprises a nozzle-shaped discharge portion (3) with a discharge portion end (5) having a discharge opening (4), with an actuation mechanism (6) assigned to the pump part (2), and with a protective cap (7) covering at least the discharge portion end (5), wherein a soft porous insert (8) is inserted into the protective cap (7) and can be pressed when the protective cap (7) is fitted from above onto the discharge portion end (5), and the discharge portion (3) forms a stand surface (9) for a free end (10) of a torsion spring (11), which is clamped in the protective cap (7) and whose loading introduces a torque that turns the protective cap (7) relative to the discharge portion (3).
US09505010B2
Provided is a flow channel device including: a flow channel through which a fluid including particles flow; a plurality of branch channels branching from the flow channel; a measurement portion that is provided at a predetermined position in the flow channel and configured to measure electrical characteristics when the particles pass the predetermined position; an operation portion that is provided on a downstream side of the measurement portion and on an upstream side of the plurality of branch channels and configured to apply a dielectrophoretic force to the particles by forming an electric field; and an electrical first guard portion provided between the measurement portion and the operation portion.
US09505002B2
An incubator is provided for exposing samples accommodated in sample containers to a specifically specifiable temperature, comprising a sample chamber, the temperature of which can be controlled and which has at least one closable access opening, and at least one insertion and removal mechanism, which bears a sample container carrier and by means of which the sample container carrier, which in turn bears a sample container, can be moved into the sample chamber and out of the sample chamber through an access opening of the incubator. The incubator according to the invention is furthermore characterized in that the at least one insertion and removal mechanism is installed completely outside of the sample chamber and bears the sample container carrier inserted into the sample chamber even while the access opening is closed.
US09505000B2
The invention provides a description of a method and a device suitable for producing a cell suspension spray with living cells, and the produced cell preparation, suitable for grafting to a patient. In contrast to other methods, the spraying is performed through a disposable needle which is inserted into a disposable air tube; which provides a cell distribution avoiding spray nozzles. Small suspension droplets are provided instead of cell nebulization. By using medical grade sterile Luer-lock disposables from medical routine praxis, biocompatibility and easy application is addressed. In applying the method and/or in using the device, cells suitable for grafting to a patient are dispersed in a solution and sprayed with the device for distribution over the recipient graft site.
US09504994B2
Disclosed is an oxidation process to produce a crude carboxylic acid product carboxylic acid product. The process comprises oxidizing a feed stream comprising at least one oxidizable compound to generate a crude carboxylic acid slurry comprising furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid (FDCA) and compositions thereof. Also disclosed is a process to produce a dry purified carboxylic acid product by utilizing various purification methods on the crude carboxylic acid.
US09504993B2
The invention relates to a self-supported mixed metal sulfide (MMS) catalyst for hydrotreating hydrocarbon feedstock and to a method for preparing the catalyst. The self-supported MMS catalyst consists essentially of molybdenum sulfide and tungsten sulfide, wherein the catalyst contains at least 0.1 mol % of Mo and at least 0.1 mol % of W, on a transition metal basis.
US09504983B2
A system for converting animal waste into fuel, oil and other useful products is presented and includes a confinement building, a waste storage facility or lagoon for holding animal waste, a solids separating system for separating solids from liquids, a mixing and macerating unit for mixing the proper combination of fluids and solids and for managing the particle size, a pumping unit for pressurizing the system, a first heat exchanger unit, a reactor vessel, a second heat exchanger unit, an oil and water separating unit and an oil storage facility. The reactor vessel includes at least one auger blade that extend around a centrally positioned column that conducts heat into the reactor vessel. The animal waste is pumped through the reactor vessel as heated is applied. The heat and pressure converts the animal waste to oil and water which is later separated.
US09504963B2
A spiral separation membrane element (1A) includes: a wound body (3) including a separation membrane; a core tube (2) that penetrates the wound body (3) along the central axis of the wound body (3); and a joining portion (4) that joins the wound body (3) to the core tube (2) at at least one end face (3a) of the wound body (3). The joining portion (4) has a holding portion (41) disposed inwardly of the end face (3a) of the wound body (3) and an extending portion (42) formed integrally with the holding portion (41). The spiral separation membrane element (1A) further includes a restraining member (5A) that secures the extending portion (42) to the core tube (2).
US09504955B2
A process for separating a carbon dioxide from a gas stream is disclosed. The process can include passing the gas stream over a sorbent that adsorbs the carbon dioxide by concentration swing adsorption and adsorptive displacement. The sorbent can be regenerated and the carbon dioxide recaptured by desorbing the carbon dioxide from the sorbent using concentration swing adsorption and desorptive displacement. A carbon dioxide separation system is also disclosed. Neither the system nor the process rely on temperature swing or pressure swing adsorption.
US09504938B2
A filtering device (100) for high-viscosity fluids has a partial channel (34) in the housing (30) and a displacing piston (40) which can be inserted into the partial channel (34, 35). The displacing piston (40) has at least one inner fluid line (42) that extends from an inlet opening (41) therein to an outlet opening (43) on its circumference. The outer diameter of the displacing piston (40) corresponds to the inside diameter of the partial channel (34, 35). The displacing piston (40) can be positioned, in a production position, with its outlet opening (43) in front of the inlet of the discharge channel (33) into the partial channel (34, 35) and can be retracted to a backflushing initial position within the partial channel (34). Along a backflushing travel path of the displacing piston, the inlet of the discharge channel (33) into the partial channel (35) is covered by the outer wall of the displacing piston (40) and/or the outlet opening (43) of the displacing piston (40) is covered by the inner wall of the partial channel (34).
US09504927B2
A system of transportation is provided. The system embodies sail-equipped vehicles and vertically mounted, directional air fans, wherein a sail is attached along a framework of the vehicle so as to define an arcuate capture profile adapted to convert the downwardly directed air from the air fans into horizontal thrust, propelling the vehicles along a track.
US09504926B2
A relay segment for a toy track set, the relay segment having: an incoming track segment pivotally mounted to the relay segment for adjustable movement with respect to the relay segment in a first plane; a trigger movably mounted to the relay segment for movement between a first position and a second position, the trigger being located proximate to the incoming track segment such that a portion of the trigger is positioned above the incoming track segment, wherein the portion moves away from the incoming track segment as the trigger is moved from the first position to the second position; and a launching element for launching a vehicle away from the relay segment when the trigger is moved from the first position to the second position.
US09504924B2
A slide feature is adapted to carry one or more riders and/or ride vehicles sliding thereon. The slide feature includes a sliding surface having an entry end and an exit end. The sliding surface comprising at least a lower portion of a sideways tilted funnel shape wherein a radius of the sliding surface tapers from the entry end to the exit end. A lowermost surface of the sliding surface is horizontal or slightly inclined from horizontal descending from the entry end to the exit end. The sliding surface comprising side walls each extending upward from the lowermost surface about a longitudinal axis which would be defined by the complete sideways tilted funnel shape through an angle of more than 90°. The entry end is substantially larger in diameter than the exit end.
US09504913B2
The present invention relates to a gaming machine and/or entertainment machine, in particular in the form of slot machines and/or gambling machines operable by coins and/or by monetary equivalents, having a plurality of screens for the presentation of information, in particular of game contents and/or of game information, which are directed toward a machine operating position, and having a control device for the control of the screens and/or for the control of game procedures. It is proposed to arrange a plurality of screens staggered behind one another and overlapping one another so that the viewing window onto at least one screen remains behind the actual screen surface of the screen with respect to format and/or size in order to accommodate a maximum number of screens in a compact arrangement, on the one hand, and in order not to be restricted to the desired field of view with respect to the formats of the screens to be used. Provision is made in accordance with the invention that at least one of the screens is arranged partly or fully hidden behind at least one further screen viewed from the machine operating position.
US09504911B2
A game controller is provided. In one embodiment, the game controller includes a main body, a trigger device, and a first adjustment mechanism. The trigger device has a trigger body that extends from the main body and that pivots along a pivotal axis. The first adjustment mechanism has a first surface that contacts a second surface of the trigger body at a first point of contact when the trigger body is depressed, wherein the first adjustment mechanism is adjustable along a first axis such that the first point of contact is adjusted along the first axis.
US09504909B2
Apparatuses for motion capture are disclosed that includes a surface configured to support an object; and at least one sensor arranged with the surface, wherein the at least one sensor is configured to obtain at least one of ranging or inertial information for use in estimating a motion of the surface with respect to the object. A method for motion capture is also disclosed that includes providing a surface configured to support an object; and obtaining at least one of ranging or inertial information for use in estimating a motion of the surface with respect to the object via at least one sensor.
US09504898B2
A decorative headgear simulating the appearance of an American-football helmet is disclosed. It is in the form of a sheet of thin flexible material. The sheet is shaped and configured with a back panel (BP), a right panel (RP), a left panel (LP), a top panel (TP), a front panel (FP), and a facemask (FM), all of which are adapted for inter-connection to form the helmet.
US09504895B2
A golf club head includes a club face with at least one impact sensor, where the sensor has a passive piezoelectric element that is integrated into the club face, the passive piezoelectric element being able to generate a signal when an impact force is applied to the club face. An energy storage assembly includes a battery, a capacitor, or both. An energy harvesting assembly includes a signal divider with at least one input and at least two outputs, the at least two outputs providing a known ratio of a given input signal, wherein the at least one input of the signal divider is electrically coupled to one or more of the piezoelectric elements and a first of the at least two signal divider outputs is electrically coupled to the energy storage assembly.
US09504892B2
Provided are various embodiments of a net system which includes a perpendicularly intersecting net apparatus which allows individuals to play a game combining features of conventional volleyball and conventional four square. The net system includes a first net portion, a second net portion, a third net portion, and a fourth net portion which intersect at a midpoint to form a cross or “+” shape.
US09504890B2
The present invention provides a device for repairing a pitch mark in a playing surface such as a golf green, the device comprising a head from which projects a plurality of generally parallel prongs of fixed length each having a proximal end and a distal end, and wherein each prong is undulated along its length, the undulations of each prong lying within a respective plane, such that the prongs may be inserted into a pitch mark in a playing surface, where the prongs engage with the material of the playing surface and as the prongs are retracted they act to restore the playing surface by drawing out the pitch mark.
US09504887B2
An iron type golf club head comprising a blade portion located near a terminal end of said iron type golf club head, wherein over 50% of said blade portion is made out of a first material; a hosel portion located near a proximal end of said iron type golf club head, wherein over 50% of said hosel portion is made out of a second material; and a bifurcation plane defined as a plane that is perpendicular to said striking face positioned at a distance of 30 mm heel-ward along an X-axis from a face center of said iron type golf club head, said bifurcation plane separating said blade portion from said hosel portion; wherein said first material has a yield strength greater than about 570 MPa; wherein said second material has a yield strength less than about 570 MPa.
US09504886B2
A multi-material aerodynamic golf club head producing reduced aerodynamic drag forces via the curvature of a crown section. At least a portion of the crown section may be composed of low density materials, including nonmetallic materials.
US09504884B2
A golf club head comprising a sole including a body sole portion and a sole plate portion that form the sole surface of the golf club head. The sole plate portion includes a sole plate member that is coupled to the body sole portion and that includes a weight mount. The sole plate member is constructed from a material having a density that is greater than a material of the body sole portion. A weight member is secured to the weight mount.
US09504881B2
A device and method for marking a spherical golf ball component, comprising: at least one rotation support; at least one spherical golf ball component having a center and an outer surface; wherein each spherical golf ball component is mountable on the rotation support such that the spherical golf ball component is rotatable in any direction about its center; and at least one marking arm that marks the outer surface while the spherical golf ball component is rotating. At least one marking arm may be motionless while marking the spherical golf ball component, or the marking arm may be motionless at least temporarily while marking the spherical golf ball component, or the marking arm may be movable to mark the outer surface.
US09504871B2
A wall structure for exercising and attaching fitness and physical activity elements includes one or more modular panels configured to be fixed to a wall. The panels are configured receive at plurality of handles at various fixing positions distributed over a surface of the panel. Each panel has one more anchoring points distributed over the surface of the panel and configured for fixing accessory elements thereto.
US09504868B2
A dumbbell apparatus which is adapted with a series of weight plates, the number of which can be safely and reliably adjusted with a single simple motion. The apparatus comprises a cradle for storing and deploying the apparatus, weight plates, and a handle apparatus which has two spline bolts which support the weight plates and are used to simultaneously be adjusted by means of an adjusting pin which moves the spline members together through a motion transmitting gear. The apparatus may be further enhance with permanent weights and gripping options.
US09504864B2
A containment apparatus includes a clamp having an axially extending passage and a containment assembly having an engagement element and a flexible elongated hose connected to the engagement element. A method of removing a fire sprinkler head from a pipe entails installing the clamp onto the pipe such that an end of said pipe and the sprinkler head extend from the clamp, and attaching the engagement element to the clamp so that the sprinkler head and the pipe end reside in the interior of the hose. The method further entails grasping the sprinkler head through the hose without breaching the sidewall of the hose, detaching the sprinkler head from the pipe, and releasing the sprinkler head to allow the sprinkler head and any residual water in the pipe to fall into and be contained by a lower portion of the hose.
US09504857B2
Described herein are oral care compositions comprising an orally acceptable carrier; and a film, wherein said film comprises an odor controlling active; a mucoadhesive polymer; a release-rate modulating polymer; a polymeric base; and optionally a flavorant; and wherein said film controls release of said odor controlling active.
US09504841B2
One aspect provides a method of securing a feedthrough to a metal housing for an implantable medical device. The feedthrough is provided comprising an insulating section and at least one conductive section extending through the insulating section. At least a portion of the insulating section is metalized and the metalized feedthrough is placed within an opening in the metal housing of the implantable medical device. The feedthrough and metal housing are positioning within an ultrasonic welding system and the ultrasonic welding system is energized such that sonic energy welds the feedthrough directly to the metal housing. The temperature of the metal housing is not raised above the β-transus temperature of the metal housing during the ultrasonic welding.
US09504832B2
Systems and methods are provided for delivering neurostimulation therapies to patients. A titration process is used to gradually increase the stimulation intensity to a desired therapeutic level. Between titration sessions one or more parameters, such as, for example, an acclimation interval, may be adjusted based on the patient's response to the stimulation. This personalized titration process can minimize the amount of time required to complete titration so as to begin delivery of the stimulation at therapeutically desirable levels.
US09504830B2
The present disclosure involves a method of measuring a physiological feedback from a patient in response to electrical stimulation. A stimulation parameter of a sacral nerve stimulation therapy is ramped up. The sacral nerve stimulation therapy includes electrical pulses generated by a pulse generator based on programming instructions received from an electronic programmer. The electrical pulses are delivered to a patient via a stimulation lead that is implanted in the patient. Via an anal electrode device that is at least partially inserted inside an anal canal of the patient, a compound motor action potential (CMAP) is measured from an anal sphincter of the patient while the stimulation parameter of the sacral nerve stimulation therapy is being ramped up. A stimulation threshold is determined based on the measured CMAP.
US09504821B2
A medical device lead includes a tubular conductive element disposed over a lead body. The tubular conductive element includes at least one segment having one or more kerfs formed radially therethrough in a predetermined configuration so as to affect at least one electrical property, e.g., electrical impedance, of the segment. The segment may form a shocking conductor of the medical device lead. The tubular conductive element may alternatively include proximal, intermediate and distal segments each having one or more kerfs formed radially therethrough, where the one or more kerfs in each of the proximal and intermediate segments are configured so that these segments each have a higher electrical impedance than the distal segment. A layer of insulative material is disposed over the proximal and intermediate segments, so that the proximal and intermediate segments of the tubular conductive element are operable to filter electromagnetic energy from an external source.
US09504819B2
A system for facilitating placement of a lead in or on a patient's heart includes a first lead apparatus, a second lead apparatus, a user interface, and a processor. The processor is configured to measure a distance parameter indicative of a distance between a reference sensor element at a right heart location and a lead apparatus sensor element at each of a plurality of left heart locations in either the left ventricle or a coronary venous pathway, determine a separation distance for each of the plurality of left heart locations from the right heart location based on the distance parameter measurements, and determine that the separation distance for a location of the plurality of left heart locations from the right heart location is less than a threshold distance based on the separation distance for the location. The threshold distance representative of unsuitability for pacing.
US09504815B2
A venous access port assembly having a housing base with a discharge stem, a septum, and a cap. An interior reservoir is defined by a well in the housing base and the bottom surface of the septum, and a passageway extends from the reservoir through the discharge stem. The cap is secured to the housing base and securely retains the septum in the assembly, compressing an annular flange of the septum against a septum seat of the housing base. Horizontal ribs on the interior of the cap snap into complementary grooves on the side wall of the housing base to mechanically lock together the cap and housing base during curing of the solvent bonding agent. The cap is mechanically secured and bonded to the housing base. Crush ribs on the interior surface of the cap, precisely center the cap about the housing base during assembly and compensating for manufacturing tolerances.
US09504812B2
Medical devices which are adapted to be inserted into a patient for a limited period of time using minimally invasive insertion procedures for dilating a stenotic opening, such as a stenotic sinus opening, are provided. The devices and methods can be used for treating sinusitis and other nasal and/or sinus disorders.
US09504809B2
A catheter with a balloon element is provided with ribs under the balloon element so as to prevent the balloon from being attached to the shaft of the catheter to an extent where the balloon is difficult to inflate. The number of ribs can be any number above 3, but 6 to 16 ribs are preferred.
US09504803B2
The present invention relates to a catheter set for nerve treatment used for delivering a stimulus or a drug to nerves in the human body. According to the present invention, the catheter set for nerve treatment includes: a catheter capable of delivering a drug to a target nerve through a tube line, having a tube shape; a cylindrical cannula for supporting the catheter when inserted into the body tissue while slidably accommodating the catheter inside; a conductive guide wire to be accommodated inside the catheter, having one exposed end; and a conductive first stimulator connector for delivering an electric stimulus to the one exposed end of the guide wire, electrically connected to the other end of the guide wire. Therefore, it is possible to accurately place the end of the catheter at the location of the target nerve, to prevent the end of the catheter from deviating from the target nerve during an operation, and to finely adjust the location of the catheter even after removing the cannula.
US09504799B2
A valve (30) for controlling a flow of fluid, the valve having a conduit, first valve portion having an inlet, a first humidifier interface, and a first conduit opening to the conduit. The first valve portion defines a switchable flow path between the inlet and either the first humidifier interface or the first conduit opening. A second valve portion has an outlet, a second humidifier interface, and a second conduit opening to the conduit. The second valve portion defines a switchable flow path between the outlet and either the second humidifier interface or the second conduit opening. Responsive to the first and/or second humidifier interfaces being connected to a humidifier chamber, the fluid flows from the inlet to the outlet through the humidifier chamber, and responsive to the first and second humidifier interfaces being disconnected from the humidifier chamber, the fluid flows from the inlet to the outlet through the conduit.
US09504797B2
The system and method of the present application predicts if there is sufficient CO2 absorbent capacity for the next anesthesia case. If insufficient, the canister can be preemptively replaced when no patient is connected to the breathing system. Such prediction also allows clinicians to determine if the CO2 canister has to be changed during the present case or to wait until the end of the case. In the latter, the clinician may buy time by increasing the fresh gas flow rate to reduce the amount of patient CO2 gases recirculated. A predictive estimation of CO2 breakthrough allows more time to prepare for an orderly CO2 canister replacement during a quiet period in the anesthesia care.
US09504786B2
A safety shield apparatus is provided that includes a housing that defines a cavity. A distal end of the housing includes a cover having a movable tab. A hub is disposed for movement within the housing and includes a needle having a distal end and a movable projection. The hub is biased between an extended position, such that the distal end of the needle is exposed and the movable projection is releasably disposed with the cavity, and a retracted position whereby the distal end of the needle is disposed within the housing. The movable tab is engageable with the movable projection to release the movable projection from the cavity to facilitate movement of the hub. The distal end of the housing may define a lip that is configured to capture the distal end of the needle. The hub can define an angled distal surface to orient the needle out of axial alignment with the housing and into capture with the lip.
US09504785B2
Infusion devices and methods are provided for a drug delivery system and can include an infusion needle (1) having a tip end (2) and a drive unit (D) coupled to the infusion needle and arranged for advancing the tip end of the infusion needle to penetrate any fibrosis when the infusion device is implanted in a patient's body. The infusion needle and drive unit are designed for implantation in a patient's body. Other components of the drug delivery system may be part of the implantable infusion device or, alternatively, be for extracorporal use cooperating with the implanted infusion device. Preferably, the infusion needle can be advanced and retracted with each infusion cycle. Furthermore, upon each advancement and/or retraction, the needle may be moved laterally so as to vary the injection site. Needle (1) and drive unit (D) are preferably disposed within a body (15), with the infusion needle being arranged for penetrating a self-sealing penetration membrane (18).
US09504768B2
A biodegradable material has an improved biodegradability, an enhanced shape recovery rate after deformation of the material and an improved flexibility. The biodegradable material is a chemically cross-linked product of: a multivalent compound A having 3 or more functional groups X such as hydroxyl group; a multivalent compound B having 3 or more functional groups Y such as carboxyl group; and a compound C having a structure originated from a hydroxycarboxylic acid whose homopolymer formed by homopolymerization has a glass transition point of −40° C. or lower.
US09504766B2
A blower featuring a hollow casing, a centrifugal fan, a fragrance cartridge, and an air intake grille. The casing has an air inlet and outlet. The centrifugal fan is housed within the casing and contains a rotational motor and a impeller. The impeller is coupled to a motor axle. The air intake grille is housed at the air inlet and can provide a housing for the fragrance cartridge. The fragrance cartridge is removable and can be fixed to the grille by inserting it into the impeller along the axial plane. The blower is easy to use and is able to diffuse fragrances quickly, creating a fragrant atmosphere while promoting air flow.
US09504758B2
An antibody comprising a GlcNAc—S(A)x substituent is disclosed, wherein S(A)x is a sugar derivative comprising x functional groups A wherein A is independently selected from the group consisting of an azido group, a keto group and an alkynyl group and x is 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein said GlcNAc—S(A)x substituent is bonded to the antibody via C1 of the N-acetylglucosamine of said GlcNAc—S(A)x substituent, and wherein said N-acetylglucosamine is optionally fucosylated. Also disclosed is an antibody-conjugate, in particular to an antibody-conjugate according to the Formula (20) or (20b), wherein AB is an antibody, S is a sugar or a sugar derivative, D is a molecule of interest, and wherein said N-acetylglucosamine is optionally fucosylated (b is 0 or 1). Also disclosed is a process for the preparation of a modified antibody, to a process for the preparation of an antibody-conjugate, and to said antibody-conjugate for use as a medicament.
US09504749B2
Improved medical devices and methods are provided that are implantable at or near a target tissue site beneath the skin of a patient, the medical device comprises an adhesive sheet having a region configured to receive a drug depot, the drug depot disposed within the region of the adhesive sheet and the drug depot having at least one surface configured to release a therapeutically effective amount of the drug over a period of at least one day, wherein the adhesive sheet limits movement of the medical device at or near the target tissue site. In some embodiments, the medical device provided can include an effective amount of at least one analgesic and/or at least one anti-inflammatory agent at or near a target site, and can reduce, prevent or treat inflammation and/or pain, particularly postoperative pain or orthopedic degenerative pathology pain.
US09504744B2
The present invention concerns methods for the treatment of diffuse large cell lymphoma by administration of an anti-CD20 antibody and chemotherapy. Particular embodiments include the administration of anti-CD20 antibody in combination with chemotherapy comprising CHOP (cyclophosphamide, hydroxydaunorubicin/doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone/prednisolone) and/or in combination with a transplantation regimen.
US09504742B2
Embodiments of the invention are directed to methods of treating, inhibiting or attenuating a microbial infection in an individual who has or is at risk for developing such an infection, comprising the step of administering an effective amount of a StIR composition to the individual.
US09504738B2
Provided herein are compositions and methods for the treatment of cancers. The compositions comprise at least one VEGF peptide mimic, HER-2 epitope, immunogenic VEGF peptides, and HER-2 immunogenic epitopes. The peptides and epitopes may be linear, cyclized, retro-inverso, or a combination of such forms. Also provided herein are antibodies raised to VEGF peptide mimics, HER-2 epitopes, immunogenic VEGF peptides, and HER-2 immunogenic epitopes.
US09504736B2
The inventors have unexpectedly discovered that shock and/or potential multi-organ failure due to shock can be effectively treated by administration of liquid high-dose protease inhibitor formulations to a location upstream of where pancreatic proteases are introduced into the gastrointestinal tract. Most preferably, administration is directly to the stomach, for example, via nasogastric tube under a protocol effective to treat shock by such administration without the need of providing significant quantities of the protease inhibitor to the jejunum and/or ileum.
US09504734B2
The invention relates to compositions and methods for the preparation, manufacture and therapeutic use of polynucleotides, primary transcripts and mmRNA molecules.
US09504733B2
Provided herein are methods and compositions for modulating energy metabolism and weight in mammals, in particular by modulating thermogenesis associated with brown fat, including thermogenesis by brown fat or brown fat cells, adaptive thermogenesis by brown fat or brown fat cells, thermogenic capacity of brown fat or brown fat cells, or a combination thereof. More specifically, methods and compositions provided herein for treating or preventing obesity, or methods and compositions for identifying compounds effective for treating or preventing obesity are taught in connection with ligands such as B-cell activating factor (BAFF) and a proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL), their receptors, and molecules that modulate the interactions between the ligands and receptors.
US09504731B2
The present invention provides a therapeutic agent, a treatment method and an inspection method for diseases caused by activation of neutrophils. More specifically, the invention relates to a neutrophil activation regulator which comprising a histidine-rich glycoprotein (HRG) as an active ingredient, and provides a therapeutic agent for diseases caused by neutrophil activation comprising the neutrophil activation regulator, a treatment method for diseases caused by neutrophil activation, and further an inspection method for diseases caused by neutrophil activation. The present invention is based on the neutrophil activation regulator including the HRG as an active ingredient. The present invention extends to the depressant agent for neutrophil-vascular endothelial cell interaction including the HRG of the present invention as an active ingredient, the treatment method for diseases caused by neutrophil activation and/or inflammatory diseases accompanied by neutrophil activation. The present invention also extends to the inspection method for inflammatory diseases accompanied by neutrophil activation by measuring the blood HRG level.
US09504725B2
The present invention relates to the obesity-curative or obesity-preventive effect of a Polygonum cuspidatum butanol fraction and a Polygonum cuspidatum ethylacetate fraction, and more particularly, to a pharmaceutical composition and a functional food for treating obesity, the pharmaceutical composition and the functional food comprising a Polygonum cuspidatum butanol fraction (POCU-1b) and an ethylacetate fraction as active ingredients, wherein the Polygonum cuspidatum butanol fraction and the ethylacetate fraction inhibit effectively the activity of pancreatic lipase, an important enzyme involving in fat absorption in a living body, and have excellent inhibitory effect on fat absorption in the short term fat absorption-inhibitory animal experiments using lipid emulsions.
US09504717B2
Methods and compositions are provided for combined transplantation of a solid organ and hematopoietic cells to an HLA mismatched recipient, where tolerance to the graft is established through development of a persistent mixed chimerism. An individual with persistent mixed chimerism, usually for a period of at least six months, is able to withdraw from the use of immunosuppressive drugs after a period of time sufficient to establish tolerance.
US09504715B2
Methods and compositions are provided to augment the conversion of mixed hematopoietic cell chimerism to complete donor cell chimerism following allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT), where such transplantation may be utilized for treatment of cancer such as leukemia and lymphoma or for other conditions requiring reconstitution of the hematopoietic system, e.g. treatment of anemias, thalassemias, autoimmune conditions, and the like. The present invention improves on conventional DLI by utilizing a composition of substantially purified donor memory CD8+ T cells as DLI following allogeneic HCT, where the cells are administered at a suitable time following transplantation. The methods provide for a more complete donor chimerism, and have the further benefit of killing tumor cells without GVHD. The memory CD8+ T cells may include one or both of central and effector memory T cells, usually both.
US09504710B2
A process to preserve a carbohydrate feedstock against contaminant microorganisms comprises contacting the carbohydrate feedstock with a stabilized chlorine dioxide at a pH of at least 2.6. The carbohydrate feedstock preferably comprises a naturally-occurring carbohydrate, particularly a carbohydrate having a reducing end group. The process is particularly suitable to treat feedstocks used in biorefining processes, such as in ethanol fermentation.
US09504687B2
Discovery of a new Bax isoform, BaxΔ2, in cancer cell lines and primary tumors is described. The BaxΔ2 isoform resulted from combination of Bax microsatellite mutation and alternative splicing Bax exon 2. It is also discovered that BaxΔ2 renders cancer cells sensitive to certain chemotherapeutic drugs that target caspase 8. Also provided are methods for treating colorectal cancer by administering to a colorectal cancer patient a chemotherapeutic agent that is capable of activating caspase 8, wherein the patient contains a cancer cell that expresses a BaxΔ2 protein (SEQ ID NO. 2).
US09504686B2
The present invention provides compounds, compositions thereof, and methods of using the same.
US09504684B2
The present disclosure relates to compounds that are Syk inhibitors and to their use in the treatment of various disease states, including cancer and inflammatory conditions. In particular embodiments, the structure of the compounds is given by Formula I: wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are as described herein. The present disclosure further provides pharmaceutical compositions that include a compound of Formula I, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and methods of using these compounds and compositions to treat conditions mediated by Syk. In certain embodiments, also disclosed are methods for treating a cancer in a subject (e.g., a human) in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in combination with a vinca-alkaloid, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US09504682B2
The invention relates to compounds of Formula I, wherein R1, R2, and R3 are defined in the specification, useful for the synthesis of novel conjugates and immunogens derived from aripiprazole. The invention also relates to conjugates of an aripiprazole hapten and a protein.
US09504677B2
Disclosed herein are substituted N-Aryl pyridinone fibrotic inhibitors and/or collagen infiltration modulators of Formula I, process of preparation thereof, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of use thereof.
US09504663B2
The present invention provides a composition comprising at least one prostacyclin or prostacyclin analog or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and at least one phosphodiesterase (PDE) 4 inhibitor and optionally a further PDE inhibitor for use in preventing or treating cystic fibrosis by selectively increasing the cAMP levels in bronchoepithelial cells.
US09504654B2
The present invention is directed to immediate release film coating compositions for use on oral dosage forms such as compressed tablets and other orally-ingestible substrates which contain medium chain glycerides as detackifiers. The film coating compositions can be applied either directly to a substrate or after the substrate has been coated with a subcoat. In preferred aspects, the polymer is polyvinyl alcohol and the medium chain glycerides are mixtures of caprylic (8 carbon chain) and capric (10 carbon chain) mono- and diesters of glycerin. Aqueous suspensions comprising the inventive film coating compositions, methods of applying the coatings to substrates and the coated substrates themselves are also disclosed.
US09504640B2
The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions, formulations and medicaments comprising a bupropion salt, in particular, modified-release tablets comprising an effective amount of bupropion hydrobromide, and the use of the bupropion salt to prepare a medicament to treat a condition.
US09504635B2
A composition comprising 4-oxovaleric acid present in an amount of 0.05 to 1% by weight (as supplied) of the composition and leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate present at 0.2 to 2% by weight (as supplied) of the composition.
US09504614B2
A packaged absorbent article having a body surface and a garment surface; and a wrapper sheet for wrapping the absorbent article so that at least a portion of the garment surface of the absorbent article can be seen through the wrapper sheet.
US09504605B2
A biomaterial mass is inserted through a punctum into a canaliculus in the lacrimal outflow system with a syringe. The mass has an outer cross section that is less than the inner cross section of the canaliculus. The mass absorbs liquid to swell to form a lacrimal filler or sealing mechanism. The lacrimal filler has an external cross section that conforms to the internal cross section of the canaliculus and a soft outer surface relative to the surrounding tissues to prevent erosion of the canaliculus lining. The lacrimal filler forms an occlusion that prevents the outflow of liquid through the lacrimal outflow system to retain tears within the eye to maintain eye lubrication and wetness. The mass and syringe are provided in kit with a rubber stopper and, optionally, a punctal dilator, an injecting catheter, and an enzyme for dissolving or degrading the lacrimal filler at a later time.
US09504600B2
A device includes a rolled tubular section and at least two strips rolled together with the tubular section. The strips extend from a rim of the tubular section and are spaced a distance apart from each other, with at least a portion of an inside area of the tubular section provided with an adhesive. When rolled, the adhesive on the inside area of the tubular section contacts at least a part of one of the two strips and the two strips form a path along the tubular section. Each of the two strips has a release layer that is configured to provide each of the two strips with a release value away from the adhesive on the inside of the tubular section of between 15-50 dynes.
US09504590B2
A balloon is inflated from a collapsed configuration, then deflated. A polymeric stem is then disposed over the deflated balloon and the stent crimped to the balloon.
US09504587B2
An expandable stent for implanting in a body lumen, such as a coronary artery, peripheral artery, or other body lumen. In one aspect, the stent includes a butterfly pattern to which connecting links are attached. In another aspect, the stent embodies a non-directional structure.
US09504582B2
A toe bone implant for correction of toe bone deformities is provided. The toe bone implant includes a first portion having a socket portion. The toe bone implant also includes a second portion having a ball portion operatively connected to the socket portion. The toe bone implant is implanted in a joint such that the ball portion is configured to rotate a predetermined amount respective to the socket portion.
US09504579B2
Methods for predetermining a contour of a resected bone surface and assessing a fit of a prosthesis on the resected bone surface, for designing prostheses to fit discrete patient populations, and for designing customized prostheses.
US09504577B2
A partial rim implant for an acetabulum in a pelvic bone comprises a ridge, a bearing surface, and a fixation surface. The ridge is oriented to replace a labrum. The bearing surface is configured to align with the articulating surface of the acetabulum. The bearing surface extends from the ridge toward the apex of the acetabulum. The fixation surface is configured to fix the implant to a prepared bone surface of the pelvic bone.
US09504560B2
An intraocular lens for insertion into the capsular bag of an eye contains an optic, an outer periphery, and an outer support structure. The optic has a periphery and centered about an optical axis. The outer periphery is disposed about the optic and configured to engage an equatorial region of the capsular bag of an eye. The outer support structure is disposed along the periphery and spaced from the optic with voids outer support structure and the optic. The intraocular lens further comprises a first intermediate member and a weakened region disposed along the outer periphery between the outer support structure and the first intermediate member. The first intermediate member operably couples the optic and the outer support structure. The weakened region is attached to, and configured to provide relative motion between, the outer support structure and the first intermediate member in response to the ciliary muscle of the eye.
US09504558B2
A prosthetic capsular device configured to be inserted in an eye includes a housing structure and a ring structure. The housing structure includes a first side, a second side opposite the first side, a third side, a fourth side opposite the third side, a posterior side including a refractive surface, an anterior side opposite the posterior side, and a longitudinal axis. The first side, the second side, the third side, the fourth side, the posterior side, and the anterior side at least partially define a cavity configured to contain an intraocular device (e.g., an IOL). The anterior side includes an opening. The ring structure includes a ring structure portion extending radially outward from proximate one of an end of the first side and an end of the second side.
US09504546B2
The attenuation and other optical properties of a medium are exploited to measure a thickness of the medium between a sensor and a target surface. Disclosed herein are various mediums, arrangements of hardware, and processing techniques that can be used to capture these thickness measurements and obtain three-dimensional images of the target surface in a variety of imaging contexts. This includes general techniques for imaging interior/concave surfaces as well as exterior/convex surfaces, as well as specific adaptations of these techniques to imaging ear canals, human dentition, and so forth.
US09504540B2
A dental prosthesis includes an implanting end, a coupling end, and a screw portion between the implanting end and the coupling end. The dental prosthesis further includes a positioning marker portion located adjacent to the coupling end of the dental prosthesis. The dental prosthesis can be precisely located in an alveolar bone of a patient. A dental implant includes the dental prosthesis and an abutment. The abutment includes a prosthesis coupling end. The prosthesis coupling end of the abutment is coupled to the coupling end of the dental prosthesis.
US09504538B2
A method and apparatus are disclosed enabling an orthodontist or a user to create an unified three dimensional virtual craniofacial and dentition model of actual, as-is static and functional anatomy of a patient, from data representing facial bone structure; upper jaw and lower jaw; facial soft tissue; teeth including crowns and roots; information of the position of the roots relative to each other; and relative to the facial bone structure of the patient; obtained by scanning as-is anatomy of craniofacial and dentition structures of the patient with a volume scanning device; and data representing three dimensional virtual models of the patient's upper and lower gingiva, obtained from scanning the patient's upper and lower gingiva either (a) with a volume scanning device, or (a) with a surface scanning device. Such craniofacial and dentition models of the patient can be used in optimally planning treatment of a patient.
US09504536B2
A dental treatment system can include a console, a tooth coupler, and an interface member that provides at least one of fluidic, electrical, mechanical, and data communication between the tooth coupler and the console. The tooth coupler (which may comprise a handpiece or a treatment cap) can act as a working end of the system to administer a suitable treatment procedure, such as a cleaning procedure, an obturation procedure, a restoration procedure, etc. The tooth coupler can removably engage the interface member such that the clinician can easily engage and disengage the tooth coupler and interface member.
US09504534B2
The invention includes apparatuses and methods for implanting dental implants in a patient's mouth that ensure that the implants are in the proper rotational position and depth. In one aspect, the invention includes a surgical guide with a guide tube having an indexing mechanism that mates with a corresponding indexing mechanism on a flange of an implant mount when the mount is used to screw an implant into a patient's mouth. This mating signals that the dental implant is in the proper rotational position and depth.
US09504523B2
A system for ablating internal heart tissue in an ablation pattern on a surface of the tissue within the heart. The system includes an ablation catheter with a distal end having an ablating tip portion operative to allow selective ablation of tissue. A guiding device is engageable with the ablation catheter and includes a tissue anchoring portion operable to engage with tissue proximate to the tissue to be ablated so as to temporarily anchor the guiding device relative to the tissue. Engagement of the guiding device with the ablation catheter operates to assist with guiding the ablating tip portion in moving along the pattern. Various devices and methods of use are further disclosed.
US09504521B2
A surgical tool arrangement including a powered handpiece which cooperates with a combined electrosurgical and mechanical cutting instrument. The electrosurgical and mechanical cutting instrument includes an outer static housing element which defines an electrode for delivering electrical energy to the surgical site, and a cutting element disposed within the outer housing and movable relative thereto for manipulating patient tissue. The electrosurgical and mechanical cutting instrument is an integral component attachable to the surgical tool to provide multiple functions in a single instrument, such as cauterization, ablation and mechanical cutting, without the need for attachment of additional housing structures or other adapters. The tool arrangement also includes a universal handpiece which is capable of accepting and operating a number of different surgical instruments, each having one or multiple functions.
US09504518B2
A medical method, device, and system are provided, including advancing an ablation element of a medical device into contact with tissue to be treated, selecting a power level of energy to ablate the tissue, delivering energy at the selected power level to the ablation element, determining whether the ablation element is in continuous contact with the tissue, and reducing the selected power level when the ablation element ceases to be in continuous contact with the tissue.
US09504511B2
A device for circulating fluid to a target site within a living body, comprises a longitudinal member including an inlet lumen supplying fluid to the target site and a return lumen withdrawing fluid from the target site, the return lumen surrounding the inlet lumen and a screen coupled to a distal end of the longitudinal member, the screen including a plurality of openings extending therethrough from a radially inner surface forming a radially outer wall of a distal portion of the return lumen to an outer surface thereof.
US09504487B2
A scalpel blade remover comprises a housing, and a planar member mounted in the housing with a longitudinal slot therein. A slider is adapted to slide along the planar member, and has an opening for receiving a portion of a tang therein. The slider is movable along the planar member when pressed by the tang being inserted into the opening and moved along the slot, with the blade being located under the slider. Movement of the slider along the planar member causes the planar member to separate the rear end of the blade from the tang. A stop formation on the planar member engages the rear end of the blade after it has been separated from the tang and prevents the blade being withdrawn along the member. Upon withdrawal of the tang, the blade is stripped from the tang.
US09504484B2
Thermal monitoring of tissue during a thermal therapy may include identifying an imaging plane bisection axis lying along at least one of a longitudinal axis of a thermal therapy instrument and a vector through a region of interest. The method may include identifying multiple thermal monitoring planes used in monitoring thermal therapy of the volume, where each thermal monitoring plane intersects the region of interest, where a first thermal monitoring plane intersects a second thermal monitoring plane at the imaging plane bisection axis, and the first thermal monitoring plane is offset from the second thermal monitoring plane by an angle of intersection. The method may include and performing thermal monitoring of the thermal therapy by obtaining magnetic resonance (MR) images obtained from the first monitoring plane and the second monitoring plane, and calculating, based on the images, temperature data of the volume.
US09504468B2
A vascular prosthesis comprising a hollow, tubular body (10) having suturing means (20 . . . 22) on at least a first outer end for suturing the body to a vessel wall of a bodily vessel of a user. The suturing means comprise a suturing ring (20), from which at least one suturing member (21) extends radially in order to penetrate the vessel wall. On at least the first outer end the tubular body (10) is double-walled, with an inner wall (11) and an outer wall (12) between which the suturing ring (20) lies enclosed. The suturing ring preferably comprises three such suturing members (21) and a closing ring (40) is arranged locally round the vessel.
US09504467B2
In some embodiments, a method includes extending a dilator into a body of a patient in a first direction such that a distal end portion of the dilator extends from the body. The dilator defines a lumen therethrough. At least a portion of the dilator is disposed within the body when the distal end portion extends from the body. At least a portion of an implant is passed through the lumen defined by the dilator. The dilator is removed from the body by moving the dilator in the first direction.
US09504456B2
A surgical controlling system comprising: at least one location estimating means to real-time locate the 3D spatial position of at least one surgical tool; at least one movement detection means in communication with a movement database and with the location estimating means; and a controller, which controls the position of at least one surgical tool, in communication with a movement database, a control database and the movement detection means. The movement database stores the 3D spatial position of each surgical tool at the present time and at at least one previous time; a tool has moved if its present position is different from its previous position. The control database stores rules to identify a movement of a tool as either an ALLOWED movement or a RESTRICTED movement.
US09504451B2
An inventive ultrasound diagnostic device is provided, which can display information on the temperature rise in a biological object under ultrasound radiation for measurement of a shear elasticity of a biological tissue of interest, thereby drawing attention of an examiner of the device and enabling him to retain the temperature rise within a predetermined safe range while performing the shear elasticity measurement. The device is adapted to measure the shear elasticity of a tissue by ultrasonic waves emitted from a probe. The device has a calculation unit configured to calculate a rise in temperature of the biological tissue irradiated with a focused ultrasonic (US) beam, and a display unit configured to display the temperature information obtained.
US09504446B2
This disclosure provides systems and methods for sensing coupling of an ultrasound source to a target and for providing a constant average output of power from an ultrasound source. The systems and methods can include a frequency sweep function. The systems and methods can also include receiving reflected energy from an acoustic window and determining a feedback using the reflected energy. The systems and methods can also include comparing the feedback with a threshold level and using the comparison to determine if the ultrasound source is coupled with a target.
US09504445B2
An ultrasound imaging system and method includes acquiring motion data from a motion sensing system on a probe while acquiring ultrasound data with the probe. The system and method includes acquiring probe motion data with a motion sensing system, acquiring probe position data with a position sensing system and calculating a drift compensation using the probe motion data and the probe position data.
US09504436B2
A method for use in medical imaging of a patient including, with the patient immobilized with respect to an imaging reference frame, acquiring first digital imaging information including a first region of interest using a first imaging modality; processing the first digital imaging information to identify a feature for analysis; and using a second imaging modality to acquire targeted second imaging information for a second region of interest, the second region of interest corresponding to a subset of the first region of interest, wherein the second region of interest includes the feature for analysis. An apparatus for use in medical imaging comprising structure for immobilizing a patient with respect to an imaging reference frame; a first imaging system for acquiring first digital imaging information including a first region of interest using a first imaging modality; a processor processing the first digital imaging information using a diagnostic tool to identify a feature of interest; and a second imaging system for acquiring second imaging information using a second imaging modality, the second imaging information corresponding to a second region of interest including the feature for analysis.
US09504425B2
Systems and methods for location coordination between multiple devices are provided. In one example, a method includes receiving by a wearable device, a location signal from a positioning device having location-determining capabilities indicative of the location of the positioning device and calculating a first location of the wearable device based, at least in part, on the location of the positioning device and the strength of the location signal received by the wearable device. The wearable device may include at least one sensor configured to measure at least one physiological parameter.
US09504421B2
The present invention relates at least in part to devices which are capable of indicating the presence of moisture. Embodiments of the present invention involve the provision of a solid dispersion of a color-forming material in a hydrophilic polyurethane material. In particular, although not exclusively, the present invention relates to devices comprising foam, e.g., hydrophilic polyurethane foam and a color former. Also included in the embodiments of the present invention are methods comprising the use of the devices, and other subject matter.
US09504404B1
A high-performance, broad-band antenna that is small enough to be used in an array for biomedical imaging, yet has an aperture large enough to allow operations in the 1 GHz to 2.7 GHz frequency range. The present antenna advantageously uses a Vivaldi antenna with unique lobe designs to provide a small antenna that provides excellent near field imaging. The ends of each lobe have a tilted half-disc shape that increases the aperture of the antenna without increasing overall size. Other unique features of the lobes include exponential structures and an impedance matching design. Multiple units of the present antipodal Vivaldi antenna can be used in an array of antennas. Such an array, or stack or multiple arrays, can be used in many microwave applications for biomedical imaging.
US09504400B2
An atrial fibrillation analyzer includes: an acquisition unit that acquires a waveform signal indicating a temporal change of a pulse wave or an electrocardiogram; an RR interval calculation unit that calculates a parameter corresponding to an average RR interval for each frame on the basis of a spectrum of each frame obtained by frequency analysis of the acquired waveform signal, and calculates an RR waveform signal indicating a temporal change of the parameter; a power calculation unit that calculates a temporal change of power of a predetermined frequency band in a frequency spectrum of the RR waveform signal; a variation coefficient calculation unit that calculates a variation coefficient of the average RR interval; an analysis unit that analyzes presence of atrial fibrillation on the basis of a set of the power and the variation coefficient; and a measurement unit that measures an amount of activity of a user.
US09504394B2
An electro-optical system, apparatus, and method allow long-term, ambulatory measurements to be made on a patient using light transmitted into the patient and resulting light received from the patient.
US09504392B2
An apparatus, control system and methods are disclosed for directly measuring a blood pressure gradient, i.e. by real-time pressure measurements, with particular application for in situ measurement of transvalvular blood pressure gradients for the aortic valve and other heart valves, using minimally-invasive techniques. The apparatus takes the form of a multi-sensor assembly, enclosed within a micro-catheter or a steerable guidewire, and comprises a plurality of optical pressure sensors arranged along a length of the distal end portion, for measuring pressure simultaneously at each sensor location. For example, four MOMS optical pressure sensors, and optionally, a temperature and/or flow sensor, are incorporated into a distal end portion having a diameter of 0.89 mm or less, and preferably 0.46 mm or less. Beneficially, all sensors are optically coupled, via respective optical fibers, to an optical coupler at the proximal end of the multi-sensor apparatus, without requiring electrical connections.
US09504381B2
Combined equipment for non-contacting determination of axial length (AL), anterior chamber depth (VKT) and corneal curvature (HHK) of the eye, are also important for the selection of the intraocular lens IOL to be implanted, particularly the selection of an intraocular lens (IOL) to be implanted, preferably with fixation of the eye by means of a fixating lamp and/or illumination through light sources grouped eccentrically about the observation axis.
US09504379B2
The present method describes a new method for the measurement of dark adaptation. The dark adaptation status of subjects may then be used to identify those subjects who are at risk of developing and/or who are currently suffering from a variety of disease states having their clinical manifestations in impaired dark adaptation. The disease states include, but are not limited to, age related macular degeneration, vitamin A deficiency, Sorsby's Fundus Dystrophy, late autosomal dominant retinal degeneration, retinal impairment related to diabetes and diabetic retinopathy. An apparatus for administering the test method described is also provided.
US09504368B2
A robot cleaner to perform a cleaning process by changing a traveling pattern according to a cleaning start position and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. The robot cleaner recognizes a current position of the robot cleaner upon receiving the automatic cleaning command. If the automatic cleaning process starts from the charger, the robot cleaner performs the automatic cleaning process using a conventional cleaning method. Otherwise, if the automatic cleaning process starts from the outside of the charger, the robot cleaner changes a traveling pattern, performs the spot cleaning process and then selectively performs the automatic cleaning process.
US09504366B2
A bare floor cleaner with an upright assembly pivotally mounted to a base assembly, a steam generator, a fluid distributor which distributes steam onto the surface to be cleaned, and a mop cloth provided on the base assembly. The mop cloth is mounted to the base assembly by a mop cloth plate that is removable from the base assembly.
US09504362B1
A head towel cap including an elasticized circular cap having a front area, a back area, a right area, and a left area. A V-shaped attachment has a substantially rectangular right flap, a substantially rectangular left flap, and a concave apex continuously attached to the back area of the cap. The cap and the attachment is an absorptive material. A pair of hook and loop fasteners includes a right hook fastener and a left hook fastener. The right hook fastener is disposed on an exterior surface of the right flap proximal the bottom edge, and the left hook fastener is disposed on an exterior surface of the left flap proximal the bottom edge.
US09504360B2
A dispenser having a base unit with an actuation mechanism for dispensing liquid and a refill unit insertable into the base in an inverted configuration with its outlet lowermost to supply liquid to the base. The refill comprises an annular wall projecting into the base and defining an outlet from the refill. The annular wall is closable by a valve element. The base comprises a hollow spigot and an annular seal surrounding and spaced from the spigot whereby insertion of the refill into the base causes the spigot to enter the annular wall and lift the valve element from the annular wall to define a flow path from the refill to the spigot. The base also comprises a proximity sensor and an inclination sensor each of which may independently or jointly trigger the actuation mechanism causing the device to operate to deliver one or more doses of liquid from the dispenser.
US09504357B2
An insulating pot bottom for stockpots has a connecting base, a flame guiding block, and multiple insulating mounts. The connecting base has a bottom panel, an inlet hole, and multiple abutting ribs. The inlet hole is formed through the bottom panel. The abutting ribs are formed on and protrude from the bottom panel at spaced intervals around the inlet hole, and each one of the abutting ribs has at least one protrusion. The flame guiding block is mounted in the inlet hole of the connecting base and abuts the protrusions of the abutting ribs. The insulating mounts are mounted on the connecting base, and respectively abut the abutting ribs around the flame guiding block.
US09504349B2
A vacuum insulated carafe has a stainless steel body, with a stainless steel outer sidewall closed off, in part, by a cap. The cap has an eccentric opening and a reservoir affixed to the rim. The eccentric opening of the cap forms an off centre mouth that leads into the interior of the reservoir.
US09504341B2
A convertible beverage container includes a pod configured to hold an otherwise separate container containing a beverage or ingredient for a beverage (such as a nip bottle of alcohol) in such a way that the pod with container can be distributed as a unit and is convertible to an article of stemware in which a top portion of the pod that secures the container becomes the foot of the stemware, the container becomes the stem of the stemware, and a bottom portion of the pod can be attached to the top of the container to become the bowl of the stemware.
US09504336B2
A sleep system includes a sleep surface with a customized profile. The profile of the sleep surface is particularly and specifically designed to maintain a proper sleeping position for an individual. The sleeping surface can include two or more portions that have configurations that ensure the straight alignment of the spine for a person sleeping on the sleep surface. This type of sleep system is customized to each person and, thus, provides a beneficial sleeping position that is individualized and provides the best support for the particular sleeper.
US09504329B2
A rocking chair has a seat, a back attached to the seat, a right rocker, at least one right leg connected to the seat and to the right rocker, a left rocker and at least one left leg connected to the seat and to the left rocker. The rockers each have a base having an inside edge and an outside edge the base having a slope such that when the rocking chair is placed on a flat surface a portion of the inside edge will be in contact with the flat surface and the outside edge will not be in contact will the flat surface. The rockers may alternatively or additionally each have an inwardly curving center portion. These features alone or in combination can prevent the rockers from splaying outward when a weight is dropped on the chair or while a person is rocking the chair.
US09504317B1
A leg assembly for a table comprises an elongated body portion having a wireway extending along a length of the body portion and configured to receive electrical power and communication lines therein, one or more wire retaining assemblies located within the wireway of the body portion, each of the one or more wire retaining assemblies movable between a first position, wherein electrical power and communication lines are retained within the wireway, and a second position, wherein electrical power and communication lines may be readily removed from within the wireway, and a cover member releasably connected to the one or more wire retaining assemblies.
US09504307B1
A flexible load bearing system includes a plurality of vertebrae. Each vertebra has a first portion, a second portion, and a socket formed in it. A plurality of links each has a ball at a first end and at a second end. At least one of the plurality of balls is disposed in one of the plurality of sockets, thus forming a column. A tension mechanism is mated to the first portion and to the second portion and configured to pull or push the first portion and the second portion together or apart, respectively.
US09504306B2
In various embodiments, there are provided different methods of batch sizing. One method provides for the stylist having a matrix chart outlining as a percentage of or total amount of ingredients needed to create a mixture based on customer characteristics and/or service requested. In another method, batch sizing adjustment criteria includes a series of questions that provide user input. These methods enable the stylist to be capable of creating a more accurate batch sizing using the batch sizing adjustment criteria. The batch sizing of the formula may be performed by the stylist themselves or automatically done by a computer-driven system.
US09504304B2
An applicator (10) for a flowable application medium, in particular nail polish. The applicator comprises a reservoir (12) accommodating the application medium, said reservoir having, at its front end, a tip portion (14) with centrally arranged passage hole (16) for an application element (18) and, at its rear end, an actuating device for a piston rod (20), with the application element (18) being arranged at the front end of said piston rod and said rod serving to move the application element (18) out of the tip portion (14) and into an application medium discharge position, retain the application element (18) temporarily in the discharge position and, with the help of a spring element (48), retract the application element (18) into the tip portion (14). A closure cap (38) serves to close and seal off the tip portion (14). In the central section piston rod (20) is provided with flange (26). A sealing element (30) enables the piston rod (20) to be sealed off along its circumference.
US09504294B2
A female snap is provided with: a first member for at least partially establishing an opening into which a post is inserted; and a second member which is able to restrict expansion of the opening in order to either increase the force needed for engagement/disengagement, or prohibit engagement/disengagement, of the post with respect to the female snap. The extent of expansion of the opening that is permitted by the second member varies depending on the relative positions of a contracting part of the second member and a contacted part of the first member in a peripheral direction going around the direction of insertion of the post into the opening.
US09504293B2
An outsole element may include a first side configured for attachment to a midsole or other shoe component and an exposed second side opposite the first side. A plurality of recesses can be formed in the second side. Each of those recesses may include a concave region aligned with a corresponding raised region located on the first side and may further include a corresponding traction element.
US09504287B1
A head and eye protection apparatus for use in conjunction with a helmet that envelops a wearer's head, the helmet having a front opening that enables the wearer to see. The helmet has upper and side edges that surround the front opening. A goggle provides a transparent viewing lens supported by a peripheral frame. The frame includes an upper frame section, left and right side frame sections and a lower frame section. The goggle frame is suspended via a dual suspension system wherein a first apparatus seats the goggle frame to the helmet, and a second apparatus seats the goggle frame to the user's face.
US09504286B2
A decorative headgear simulating the appearance of a racing helmet is disclosed. It is in the form of a sheet of thin flexible material. The sheet is shaped and configured with a back panel (BP), a right panel (RP), a left panel (LP), a top panel (TP), a front panel (FP), and a chin cover (CC), all of which are adapted for inter-connection to form the helmet.
US09504283B2
An article of apparel comprising: a pocket, the pocket comprising an opening to permit insertion and removal of an electronic device, the pocket further comprising at least one raised portion, wherein when the electronic device is located in the pocket, at least one operational control button of the electronic device is positioned adjacent the at least one raised portion.
US09504262B2
A film-forming collagen concentrate is provided containing at least 18% by weight dry matter. At least 50% by weight of the protein of a homogeneous suspension produced from the concentrate in a 0.15 molar aqueous sodium dihydrogenphosphate buffer having a pH of 7 and a calculated dry matter fraction of 0.5% by weight may be separated as sediment by 15 min centrifugation at 1780 RFC and 15° C. A process is also disclosed for producing a collagen-concentrate-containing food casing that includes (a) producing an aqueous collagen mass; (b) concentrating the aqueous collagen mass until it has a solids fraction of 18% by weight or more; (c) admixing the concentrate with dilute acid to obtain a (co)extrudable or castable collagen mass; (d) coextruding or casting the collagen mass to from a casing; (e) solidifying the casing and, optionally, (f) drying the casing.
US09504254B2
The present invention relates to compositions for controlling plant pests, which contain the compound of the formula (I) in a mixture with fungicidally active compounds, except for cyclopropylcarboxamide derivatives and azolylmethylcycloalkanes.
US09504231B2
The invention relates to a measuring device for the measurement of at least one physiological parameter of a farm animal's organism, whereby the measuring device is placeable in the gastro-intestinal tract of livestock and comprises the following components arranged in a casing: at least one sensor for the measurement of at least one physiological parameter of a farm animal, at least one transmitter with antenna for the wireless transmission of information, at least one control unit for controlling the measuring device, and at least one power supply device for the measuring device, whereby a hollow protective guard is provided inside the casing which covers at least the power supply unit in order to protect it from mechanical impact.
US09504225B2
A method comprises receiving a flow of milk at an inlet of a manifold. The inlet comprises a first end coupled to a hose that receives a flow of milk from a teat cup and a second end terminating in a chamber of the manifold. The manifold comprises one or more other inlets and a plurality of outlets. The plurality of outlets includes one or more milk collector outlets and one or more drain outlets. The method proceeds by causing the flow of milk to be directed to a corresponding milk collector outlet by causing a shut-off valve corresponding to the inlet to open, and by causing a drain valve corresponding to the inlet to close. The method concludes by causing the flow of milk to be directed to a corresponding drain outlet by causing the drain valve corresponding to the inlet to open.
US09504223B2
The invention relates to the wheat cultivar designated BZ9WM09-1663. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the wheat cultivar BZ9WM09-1663. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the wheat cultivar BZ9WM09-1663 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing wheat plants by crossing the wheat cultivar BZ9WM09-1663 with itself or another wheat cultivar and plants produced by such methods.
US09504218B2
The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated GAV0001, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line GAV0001 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line GAV0001, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line GAV0001, and plants produced according to these methods.
US09504211B2
The current invention discloses several methodologies that mitigate shock loading and propensity to resonance in agricultural spray boom structures. These include a near planar linkage for decoupling the boom assembly from the vehicle. This serves to permit further aspects of the invention to: Use the combined mass of the booms and center section as the tuned mass of a tuned mass damper: Act as an enabling part of a boom compliant suspension system to mitigate shock loadings otherwise imposed on the boom system, and: Act as an enabling part of an active boom height and roll control systems to permit the accurate navigation of the boom over undulating terrain. Further aspects include the incorporation of tuned mass dampers in the boom structure and components; and the use of the mass and operation of the boom outboard “breakaway” sections as tuned mass dampers.
US09504201B2
A trunk shaker harvester includes a shaker assembly with four synchronized shaker drives. The shaker drives are mounted on a frame of trunk engagement members. The shaker drives include offset weights that are synchronized so that all are directed to the left or right side at the same time. However, the front and rear motors on each side of the drive rotate in the opposite direction so that the weights face toward or away from one another at the same time and cancel out longitudinal forces.
US09504200B2
A rechopper for chopped crop includes first and second rollers having axially parallel rotational axes, peripheral surfaces disposed opposite one another delimiting a comminution gap and truncated-cone shaped sections. The truncated cone-shaped sections have a base surface (G, G′), a top surface (D, D′) and peripheral surfaces extending at a slant relative to the rotational axis of the respective roller. The base surface (G, G′) and the top surface (D; D;) disposed on the first roller and the second roller have diameters that vary in an alternating manner as viewed in an axial direction (R).
US09504199B2
An agricultural implement including at least one container for granular or powder material and a feed device for airflow-based feeding of the granular or powder material. The feed device includes a fan including an impeller accommodated in a fan housing. At least one wall portion of the fan housing is integrated with a wall portion of the container.
US09510492B2
A manufacturing method of a casing is provided. First, a plate, a frame and a main shell are provided, wherein the plate has an adhering region and at least one thermal fusion region, and the frame has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. Then, the plate is stacked on the first surface of the frame, wherein the thermal fusion region is overlapped with the frame, and the adhering region is not overlapped with the frame. The main shell is adhered to the adhering region of the plate and the second surface of the frame. The thermal fusion region is fixed to the frame by thermal fusion. In addition, a casing manufactured through the above-mentioned method is also provided.
US09510487B2
A power conversion apparatus includes: a power semiconductor module (150a); a flow channel forming body (20) for housing the power semiconductor module (150a); and a cover (5) for fixing the power semiconductor module (150a) to the flow channel forming body (20), and the power semiconductor module (150a) includes a power semiconductor element, main terminals (157b, 158b) electrically connected to the power semiconductor element, and a case for housing the power semiconductor element, the cover (5) has a recessed portion (5c) and an opening (5a) provided in a bottom surface portion of the recessed portion (5c), the power semiconductor module (150a) is placed to be fitted into the recessed portion (5c), the power semiconductor module (150a) is fixed to the cover (5) so that the main terminals (157b, 158b) pass through the opening (5a), the case and an inner wall of the recessed portion (5c) have an airtight structure, and therefore prevents intrusion of a coolant into the power semiconductor module having a double-sided cooling structure and outflow of the coolant to outside of the module.
US09510485B2
An Expandable Modular Information Technology (EMIT) Facility (EMITF) includes: an EMIT Building Infrastructure (EMITBI) having an initial enclosure that includes: a base pad providing a fixed usable space area on which one or more modular IT components are placed; and a plurality of exterior walls, including at least one removable expansion wall (REW) that enables expansion of the usable space area of the EMITBI; a plurality of modular IT components placed within the EMITBI on the usable space, and which dissipate heat; and at least one air handling unit (AHU) in fluid communication with the enclosure to support cooling of one or more of the IT components within the enclosure. As the EMITBI is expanded to include more IT components, additional AHUs are added to the EMITF in fluid communication with a respective area of the EMITBI to provide cooling to the added IT components.
US09510475B2
An Intelligent Electronic Device (IED) includes a plurality of hardware modules including a pair of analog input modules (AIM) modules, a Power Supply Module (PSM), and a Binary Input/Output (BIO) module. Each module is configured for mounting in a first IED housing that has a first form factor. The PSM and BIO module are constructed and arranged to directly connect with electrical connections of the first housing. A second IED housing is provided that has a second form factor that is different from the first form factor. The AIM modules are mounted to a bottom panel of the second housing. The PSM and the BIO module are mounted in the second housing. Wiring electrically connects the AIM modules to connections on the second housing. Adaptor structure electrically connects the PSM and the BIO module with associated connections of the second housing.
US09510474B2
A solid state drive (SSD) assembly and an assembly method for solid state drives, which does not require using screws. The assembly method includes aligning a printed circuit board with a first cover and a second cover, the first cover having pre-installed standoffs on an inner surface thereof. The printed circuit board and the second cover respectively having a first set of through-holes, and the first set of through-holes correspond to the standoffs. The assembly method further includes placing the printed circuit board between the first and second covers, thereby exposing an end portion of each of the standoffs in the through-holes of the second cover, and deforming the end portion of each of the standoffs about the through-holes, thereby fastening the first and second covers with one another.
US09510472B2
An upper cover attaching concavity and a lower cover attaching concavity are respectively formed on rear surfaces of an upper housing and a lower housing of a non-limiting example portable game apparatus, and hook recesses each having a portion existing beneath an area are formed on a flat surface of the upper cover attaching concavity and fitting recesses are formed on side surfaces. Hook recesses each having a portion existing beneath an area are formed on a flat surface of the lower cover attaching concavity and fitting recesses are formed on side surfaces. Hooks are inserted into the hook recesses and fitting projections fit into the fitting recesses, whereby an upper cover is attached to the upper cover attaching concavity. Hooks are inserted into the hook recesses and fitting projections fit into the fitting recesses, whereby a lower cover is attached to the lower cover attaching concavity.
US09510468B2
The invention relates to a mobile terminal comprising a lid unit arranged to substantially block an opening in a mobile terminal housing in an assembled state of the mobile terminal and arranged to allow access through the opening into the interior of the mobile terminal when removed from the opening, wherein the mobile terminal lid unit comprises at least one key device for controlling at least one function on the mobile terminal.
US09510460B2
For aligning an electronic component to a required orientation, the electronic component is picked up and it is inspected while it is being held to determine its initial orientation. A précising mechanism is then rotated to correspond to the initial orientation of the electronic component. After the electronic component is secured on the précising mechanism in the initial orientation, the précising mechanism is rotated to align the electronic component to the required orientation. Thereafter, the electronic component that has been aligned to the required orientation may be picked up for further testing and/or processing.
US09510458B2
High aspect ratio trace circuits and methods of manufacture and use are provided herein. A method may include obtaining a substrate, the substrate having a reservoir for receiving a conductive ink and a plurality of trace voids that are arranged in a pattern, the plurality of trace voids each having a path of fluid connection to the reservoir, filling the reservoir with a conductive ink, placing a cover film over the plurality of trace voids, allowing the conductive ink to fill the plurality of trace voids via capillary action to create a plurality of conductive traces, and allowing the conductive ink in the plurality of conductive traces to dry.
US09510454B2
An integrated interposer between a first component and a second component includes a substrate. The substrate may have thermal and/or mechanical properties with values lying between the thermal and/or mechanical properties of the first component and the second component. Active devices are disposed on a first surface of the substrate. A contact layer is coupled to the active devices and configured to couple at least the first component and a third component to the integrated interposer. At least one through via(s) is coupled to the contact layer and extends through the substrate to a second surface of the substrate. An interconnect layer is disposed on the second surface of the substrate and coupled to the at least one through via(s). The interconnect layer is configured to couple the second component to the integrated interposer.
US09510451B2
A laminated electronic component is configured such that insulator layers and conductor patterns are laminated and a coil is formed in a laminate of the insulator layers and the conductor patterns by connecting the conductor patterns among the insulator layers, where the coil includes conductor pattern pairs each composed of two conductor patterns arranged so as to sandwich each insulator layer, and includes a first connecting portion connecting both end portions of the two conductor patterns so as to connect the two connecting patterns in parallel and a second connecting portion connecting a plurality of the conductor pattern pairs in series, where the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion are arranged so as to be displaced from each other in a direction of a line length of a coil pattern.
US09510435B2
A plasma arc torch is provided that includes a torch head, a pre-flow gas conduit for directing a pre-flow gas through the plasma arc torch, at least one plasma gas conduit for directing a plasma gas through the plasma arc torch, and a gas control device. The pre-flow gas conduit and the plasma gas conduit extend into a proximal end portion of the torch head. The gas control device is disposed proximate the torch head and extends between a distal end portion of the pre-flow gas conduit and a distal end portion of the plasma gas conduit. The gas control device is operatively connected to each of the pre-flow gas conduit and the plasma gas conduit. The gas control device selectively allows one of the pilot gas and the plasma gas to flow through the plasma arc torch.
US09510430B2
An illumination regulating system in synchronization with an AC power frequency comprises: an illumination regulating device and a regulated device, wherein the illumination regulating device and the regulated device are a light source device or a remote control device respectively. A light detector of the regulated device receives a regulating light emitted from a luminous element of the illumination regulating device to make the regulated device controlled by the illumination regulating device, and wherein the illumination regulating device and the regulated device perform wireless data transmission in synchronization with an AC power frequency. The regulating light performs data transmission via an optical transmission frame, and the light source and the remote control device are respectively provided with a light source identifying information and a remote control device identifying information. The data transmission between the illumination regulating device and the regulated device includes: one-to-one, one-to-many, many-to-one, and many-to-many transmission.
US09510427B2
A processor receives data associated with a device. On the basis of the data associated with the device, the processor modulates a light from the artificial light source at a rate imperceptible to a human eye while detectable by a light sensor device. The modulated light is representative of the data associated with the device. The modulated light is detected, demodulated, and decoded by the light sensor device to retrieve the data associated with the device. Further, the data associated with the device is presented by the light sensor device to a user. In addition, the light sensor device is configured to receive input data from the user and communicate the input data to the processor via a wireless link. The processor is configured to receive the input data from the light sensor device and effect a change in a characteristic of the device based on the received input data.
US09510426B2
An ambient light sensor measures an ambient light level at one point in an illuminated environment, such as a warehouse, office, shop, cold-storage facility, or industrial facility, and provides an indication of the measured ambient light level to a processor. The processor maps the measured ambient light level to an estimated ambient light level at a different point in the illuminated environment from the measured ambient light level (e.g., a “task height” about three feet from a warehouse floor). The processor may determine the difference between the estimated ambient light level and a desired light level at the task height, and may change the artificial illumination provided by a light fixture to make the actual ambient light level at task height match the desired light level at the task height.
US09510416B2
An illumination device and method is provided herein for controlling an LED illumination device, so that a desired luminous flux and a desired chromaticity of the device can be maintained over time as the LEDs age. According to one embodiment, the method determines an expected wavelength value and an expected intensity value for each emission LED included within the illumination device at the drive current currently applied to the emission LED and the present emitter forward voltage. In addition, the method determines a photodetector responsivity for each emission LED at the expected wavelength value and the present photodetector forward voltage. The photodetector responsivity calculated for each emission LED is used as a reference for adjusting the lumen output of the emission LED to account for LED aging affects.
US09510415B1
A LED lighting system performs no flicking. A rectifier receives an AC input voltage to generate a rectified input voltage at an input power line and a ground voltage at a ground line. A LED string comprises LEDs connected in series to have a main anode and a main cathode. The main anode is coupled to the input power line. A power bank is connected to the input power line and the main cathode. The circuit conducts a first driving current from the main cathode to the ground line, and a second driving current from the power bank to the ground line. The second driving current increases electric energy stored in the power bank. Both the first and second driving currents flow through the LED string. The power bank releases the electric energy to make at least one of the LEDs illuminate when the AC input voltage is about 0V.
US09510411B2
An illumination device includes a light emitting unit; and a lighting circuit, to which the light emitting unit is installed, for supplying an output voltage to the light emitting unit. The light emitting unit includes a light emitting element which is connected to an output terminal of the lighting circuit and emits light by the output voltage supplied from the lighting circuit; and a current limiting unit which limits a current flowing into the light emitting element portion from the lighting circuit at the time when the light emitting unit is installed to the lighting circuit.
US09510406B2
An enhanced control mechanism for an LED light string system is provided for switching between one of two DC output phases or polarities so as to actuate one or the other of two LEDs within the bulbs on the light string. The control mechanism is further configured to allow switching so as to pass through the input power provided by a high-to-low voltage converter that is plugged into its electrical power feeding end. The control mechanism may then provide rectified AC voltage, or DC voltage, of various switched values to the LED string according to the particular needs of the LED bulbs.
US09510403B2
A two-stage light emitting diode (LED) driver for powering an LED load at a substantially constant current, and related methods and systems. The first or front end stage of the LED driver includes a buck topology power factor correction (PFC) circuit, the buck PFC circuit and a PFC controller. The second stage of the LED driver includes a conventional isolation and regulator circuit configured to receive the DC voltage and DC current output by the buck PFC and then to provide the substantially constant current to the LED load. By multiplying the rectified input voltage sensed by the PFC controller, the input AC current drawn by the buck PFC circuit has a much improved total harmonic distortion (THD), which is achievable without the need for using an expensive PFC controller. The rectified input voltage is multiplied using a Zener diode ladder.
US09510393B2
An apparatus for heating surfaces in the internal space of a motor vehicle comprises at least one heating element, having at least one heating conductor that forms an electrical heating circuit, and at least one carrier material, wherein the heating conductor has at least two HC terminal ends and the temperature acquisition element has at least two TA terminal ends. This apparatus for heating is characterized in that at least two of the HC and TA terminal ends are electrically connected to first HC terminal areas or first TA terminal areas of a printed circuit board and in that the printed circuit board has second HC terminal areas and second TA terminal areas, wherein the first HC terminal areas and the second HC terminal areas are at least in part connected to each other via first pcb traces and the first TA terminal areas and the second TA terminal areas via second pcb traces, wherein the first and the second pcb traces are part of the printed circuit board, and wherein the printed circuit board is arranged on, under or at the at least one carrier material.
US09510390B2
A method of discontinuous reception (DRX) in a wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) includes the WTRU receiving DRX setting information over a radio resource control (RRC) signal, and the WTRU receiving DRX activation information over medium access control (MAC) signal.
US09510388B1
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for automatically determining a location-based network connection policy by a mobile device, where the location-based network connection policy can be determined from information provided by a server. In use, a network connection policy for a network-enabled mobile device of a user is stored by the mobile device. Additionally, an identifier specific to a location of the mobile device is identified. An updated network connection policy is then automatically determined by the mobile device, using the identifier, for example via information sent to the mobile device by a server based on the identifier. Further, the updated network connection policy is implemented by the mobile device for controlling a network connection of the mobile device.
US09510387B2
A method is disclosed, comprising sending a local connection re-establishment request to a local access apparatus in response to a failure of a radio link by which a user equipment was connected to a local network and operated in a single radio mode to use bearer services provided by a macro network; and recovering local signalling radio bearer in response to successfully verifying, by the local access apparatus, local context of the user equipment.
US09510380B2
A communication apparatus is capable of making wireless communication without using an access point, by using a network identifier having communication identification information identifying a class of communication setting containing an IP address and frequency information. The communication apparatus includes: a detecting unit that detects another communication apparatus causing failure of the wireless communication due to overlap of the network identifier; and a changing unit that changes the network identifier when the detecting unit detects another communication apparatus causing failure of the wireless communication. The changing unit changes the network identifier so as to change the IP address of the communication apparatus or a frequency that the communication apparatus uses.
US09510374B2
Entity of a 3rd Generation Partnership Project, 3GPP, network including a 3GPP Radio Access Network, RAN. The entity includes a receiver and a processor. The receiver is operable to receive the WLAN identifier associated with the device. The processor is operable to cause storage of the WLAN identifier in association with a 3GPP identifier identifying the device in the 3GPP network. The entity may also be provided with a transmitter operable to transmit a request to device in communication with the 3GPP RAN, the request including a request for a WLAN identifier associated with the device. There is also provided a device in communication with a 3rd Generation Partnership Project, 3GPP, network. The device includes a processor and a transmitter. The processor is operable to retrieve a WLAN identifier associated with the device in response to the request. The transmitter is operable to transmit the retrieved WLAN identifier to the 3GPP network. Methods of operating the 3GPP entity and the device are also described. The device may also include a receiver operable to receive a request from an entity of the 3GPP network at the device, the request including a request for a WLAN identifier associated with the device.
US09510364B2
Methods and apparatuses are described for the transmission of Scheduling Assignments (SAs) from a base station to User Equipments (UEs) for data reception in the downlink or data transmission in the uplink of a communication system. A method for wireless communication includes receiving a scheduling assignment in a search space on a primary component carrier, the scheduling assignment including information indicating a component carrier on which data is transmitted; and receiving the data on the indicated component carrier. The search space for the primary component carrier is different from a search space for a secondary component carrier.
US09510362B2
In one embodiment, a time at which a first device in a frequency-hopping communication network is expected to transmit a data message is determined. A first schedule is then generated based on the determined time, and the first schedule is overlaid on a frequency-hopping schedule for a second device in the network. The first schedule defines a first timeslot during which the second device listens for the data message, while the frequency-hopping schedule defines second timeslots during which the second device listens for data messages from other devices in the network. Notably, a duration of the first timeslot is greater than respective durations of the second timeslots.
US09510359B2
Methods and apparatus related to peer to peer communication networks are described. Embodiments directed to methods and apparatus for establishing traffic data transmission rates and/or transmission power levels between wireless terminals is described. Embodiments direct to methods and apparatus of making decisions whether or not to transmit as a function of the received power of the received response signals are also described. Transmission of pilot signals after granting of a transmission request and a decision to transmit traffic data has been made occurs in some embodiments. Rate information to be used in determining a traffic rate may be received in response to the pilot signal from a peer to peer (P2P) device.
US09510355B2
The disclosed subject matter provides for selecting a radio access technology resource based on historical data related to the radio access technology resource. Location information can be employed to determine a radio access technology resource. Historical information related to the radio access technology resource can then be employed to determine the suitability of the radio access technology resource. A set of radio access technology resources can be ordered or ranked to allow selection of a suitable radio access technology resource from the set. Incorporation of historical information can provide for additional metrics in the selection of a radio access technology resource over simple contemporaneous radio access technology resource information. In some embodiments, timed fingerprint location (TFL) information can be employed to determine a location.
US09510354B2
A method and a device are provided for estimating the bandwidth available at the level of the IP layer for a stream between a source node and a destination node connected by a path made up of one or more links. The stream is transported by a heterogeneous telecommunications network that may include at least one radio segment over a portion of the path. The method includes: a receive step of the destination node receiving a single train of N packet frames, at a certain constant or variable send rate; a determination step of the destination node determining accumulated reception delay values; an identification step of the destination node identifying atypical jitter values among the successive packet transmission delays; and a utilization step of the destination node using a regression model applied to the accumulated reception delay values.
US09510337B2
A base station apparatus in the present invention includes a terminal-specific control channel generation unit that generates terminal-specific control channels mapped in a terminal-specific control channel region that is configured specifically to the terminal apparatus and that is constituted by a prescribed number of resource block pairs and transmitted. If a number of candidate specific control channels monitored by the terminal apparatus is smaller than or equal to a number of resource block pairs in the terminal-specific control channel region at each aggregation level, which indicates a number of the enhanced control channel elements used in each of the terminal-specific control channels, each of the candidate terminal-specific control channels corresponds to a different resource block pair in the terminal-specific control channel region. The terminal-specific control channels are mapped in one of the candidates.As a result, in a radio communication system in which a base station and a terminal communicate with each other, the base station can efficiently transmit control information to the terminal, which is advantageous.
US09510336B2
A wireless communication system includes an upper transmission station and a lower transmission station, each serving as a transmission station, a terminal serving as a reception station. The upper transmission station allocates a downlink control channel for each terminal to part of a predetermined data-channel region ascribed to the lower transmission station based on a demodulation reference signal for each transmission station. Based on the allocation result, the lower transmission station allocates the downlink control channel for each terminal, which is disposed at art of the data-channel region thereof. The terminal decodes the downlink control channel based on the demodulation reference signal.
US09510327B2
Methods and apparatus of a base station or a User Equipment (UE) in communication with each other are provided. The UE is configured by the base station for simultaneous communication with at least a cell using Frequency Division Duplexing (FDD) and at least a cell using Time Division Duplexing (TDD). Processes enabling transmission of control information associated with scheduling data reception or data transmission from the UE are provided.
US09510325B2
The present invention provides a channel selection method and an apparatus, relates to the field of communications, can improve channel scan and detection efficiency. The method includes: randomly selecting m channels from a preset channel page; determining, from the m channels, a working channel and a spare channel that meet a preset condition; scanning, the working channel of the first superframes and the spare channel of the first superframes in an inactive period of each of the n first superframes according to preset first scan duration, to acquire n energy levels of the working channel and n energy levels of the spare channel; and determining, in an inactive period of the nth first superframe, a working channel for sending a second superframe and a spare channel of the second superframe according to the n energy levels of the working channel and the n energy levels of the spare channel.
US09510322B2
There is a method and apparatus for transmitting a beacon for D2D communications in a first radio resource selected from among a first set of radio resources of a beacon frame; and for transmitting a broadcast message in a second radio resource selected from among a second set of radio resources of the same beacon frame. In various particular embodiments: the beacon has an indication that the broadcast message is to be transmitted in the beacon frame; the beacon has an indication specifying the second radio resource; there is transmitted a broadcast message header in the second radio resource during an initial subframe of the beacon frame and the broadcast message header has an indication of how many subframes are allocated for the broadcast message; and the broadcast message header has a retransmission control field that selectively indicates which broadcast partners are to re-transmit the broadcast message.
US09510320B2
For a wireless network, a tuning system in which mobile phones using the network are routinely located. With the location of the mobile phones identified, load adjustments for the system are easily accomplished so that the wireless network is not subject to an overload situation. Ideally the location of the mobile phones is accomplished whether the mobile phones are transmitting voice data or not.
US09510319B2
Several methods and systems for location estimation are disclosed. In an embodiment, the method includes performing a primary wireless scan to identify a first set of access points at a user location associated with a first user location estimate. A secondary wireless scan is performed at pre-defined time intervals subsequent to the primary wireless scan. A set of access points is identified corresponding to each secondary wireless scan. The method further comprises detecting a presence or an absence of user motion based on a number of shared access points between the first set of access points and a set of access points corresponding to each secondary wireless scan. A current user location is estimated to be the first user location estimate if the user motion is detected to be absent, or a second user location estimate computed based on geolocation signals if the user motion is detected to be present.
US09510318B2
A method and apparatus can ascertain a location of a personal portable wireless communication device. Movement of the personal portable wireless communication device can be sensed using a plurality of movement sensors on the personal portable wireless communication device. Wireless network signal strengths can be measured by the personal portable wireless communication device. A location of the personal portable wireless communication device can be ascertained based on the sensed movement of the personal portable wireless communication device and the measured wireless network signal strengths through Bayesian filtering.
US09510311B2
Methods, systems, and devices are described for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE). A UE may establish a connection with a cell based on an initial access procedure. The UE may also receive a downlink signal from the cell which includes a first cyclic prefix. The UE may transmit an uplink signal with a second cyclic prefix to the cell. The second cyclic prefix may have a different length than the first cyclic prefix.
US09510309B2
A device includes a receiver and a processor. The receiver is configured to receive a signal. The processor is configured to generate a first flag indicating whether the signal satisfies one or more first conditions that are based on a number of detected correlation peaks associated with the signal, a correlation peak amplitude, or both, and to generate a second flag indicating whether an inverted signal satisfies one or more second conditions. The processor is further configured to generate a first value of a first synchronization sign indicator associated with the signal and to generate a second value of a second synchronization sign indicator associated with the inverted signal. The processor is also configured to generate an invert flag that indicates whether synchronization inversion is detected in the signal based at least in part on the first flag, the second flag, the first value, and the second value.
US09510308B2
A LEX signal tracking method of continuously tracking a LEX signal is provided. The LEX signal broadcast from a Quasi-Zenith Satellite is demodulated. A weekend approach notification signal Snear is generated based on a time within a week obtained from the demodulated LEX signal. A state of a Long code, which is generated when a code correlation processing is performed, is analyzed. If the analyzed code state is in agreement with a stored 997425th code state, a pulse signal dplus is generated. If the generation of the pulse signal dplus is immediately after the detection of the weekend approach notification signal Snear, the Long code is reset to an initial state.
US09510304B2
Disclosed is a method for implementing a Primary Synchronization Signal (PSS) in the time domain, including that: PSS time domain sequences with different sampling rates and with configuration represented by NID(2) are pre-stored; a PSS time domain power weighting related parameter is obtained according to a PSS power control related parameter, a cell related parameter and timing information; power weighting processing is performed on the PSS time domain sequences to obtain weighted PSS time domain sequences according to the pre-stored PSS time domain sequences with different sampling rates and with configuration represented by NID(2) and the PSS time domain power weighting related parameter; and addition operation is performed on the weighted PSS time domain sequences and time domain data of signals and channels other than the PSS. Also disclosed are an apparatus for implementing a PSS in the time domain and a computer storage medium.
US09510296B2
Disclosed are a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) power control method and device, which relate to the technique of communications. When a user equipment (UE) supports the transmission of a PUCCH on different uplink carriers corresponding to different carrier groups, an uplink carrier where the PUCCH is transmitted in a current uplink subframe is determined (S501); for each uplink carrier where the PUCCH is transmitted, based on a transmission power control (TPC) command received over at least one downlink carrier in at least one carrier group transmitting uplink control information (UCI) in the PUCCH on the uplink carrier in the current uplink subframe, the UE determines a power regulation cumulant corresponding to the PUCCH transmitted on the uplink carrier in the current uplink subframe (S502); and for each uplink carrier where the PUCCH is transmitted, according to a PUCCH power control parameter and the power regulation cumulant corresponding to the uplink carrier, the UE determines the transmission power of the PUCCH transmitted on the uplink carrier in the current uplink subframe (S503), thereby realizing the PUCCH power control.
US09510295B2
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system and, more specifically, provides a method for controlling uplink power and a device therefor. The method whereby user equipment controls uplink transmission power in a wireless communication system according to one embodiment of the present invention may comprise the steps of: receiving configuration information regarding a plurality of subframe sets from a base station; receiving, in the subframe index j, transmission power control (TPC) information from the base station; and determining transmission power for an uplink channel in the subframe index i on the basis of the TPC information. The TPC information may be applied to a power control process related to a first subframe set, to which the subframe index i belongs, among the plurality of subframe sets.
US09510294B2
A base station and a method of operating the base station is disclosed for controlling an uplink power. A total uplink transmission power employed when transmitting via a single antenna may be offset by a total power offset value from a total uplink transmission power employed when transmitting via a plurality of antennas.
