US09708777B2
The present disclosure relates to a railroad track tool apparatus. The apparatus comprises a tool configured to perform an operation to the rail of the railroad track, a clamp assembly, and a coupling. The clamp assembly is moveable between a clamped position and an unclamped position to removably couple the tool with the rail. The clamp assembly is moveable along the rail. The coupling is configured to couple the tool to the clamp assembly. The coupling comprises a pivot, a linkage assembly comprising an arm coupled to the pivot, and a head coupled to the linkage assembly. The coupling is configured such that the tool is moveable between an inner side and an outer side of the rail, rotatable toward and away from the inner side or the outer side of the rail, and rotatable toward and away from an underside of the rail.
US09708776B2
An assembly for mounting a longitudinally extending track on a substrate has a track plate having a top face adapted to carry the track and formed unitarily below the top face with a plurality of longitudinally extending tongues, a base plate at least partially below the track plate, adapted to be anchored to the substrate, horizontally surrounding the tongues of the track plate, and formed with a plurality of longitudinally extending tongues transversely spaced from, longitudinally interleaved with, and horizontally at least partially level with the tongues of the track plate. The track plate and base plate are wholly out of direct engagement with and spaced vertically and/or horizontally from each other. An elastic jacket or liner is engaged between the plates and between the tongues of the track plate and the tongues of the base plate.
US09708768B2
A sealing strip for a positive or negative pressure zone of a suction or blower roller of a machine for processing and/or producing web material, in particular a paper, cardboard or tissue machine. The sealing strip has a sealing face to be set against and in frictional contact with the inner side of a roller shell for sealing the positive or negative pressure zone during a rotational movement of the roller shell. The sealing strip has a lubricant channel in the form of a cutout from the sealing strip. The lubricant channel is arranged in front of the sealing face. The sealing strip is formed with a first material section at the sealing face and with a second material section at the front wall. The first and second materials are different in at least one physical property, such as modulus of elasticity, abrasion resistance, hardness, brittleness.
US09708758B2
A hybrid rope (40) or a hybrid strand (50) comprising a core element (42, 52), a first (44, 54) and a second (46, 56) metallic closed layer surrounding said core element (42, 52). The core element (42, 52) includes a bundle of synthetic yarns. The first metallic closed layer (44, 54) includes a plurality of first strands of wires helically twisted together with the core element (42, 52) in a first direction. The second metallic closed layer (46, 56) includes a plurality of second wires or strands helically twisted together with said core element (42, 52) and said first metallic closed layer (44, 54) in a second direction. The cross-sectional area of the core element (42, 52) is larger than the total cross-sectional area of the first (44, 54) and second (46, 56) metallic closed layers. A corresponding method of producing such a hybrid rope or hybrid strand is also disclosed.
US09708757B2
A process of treatment of textile materials containing microcapsules of active ingredients, the fibers and/or textile materials resulting from this process and their cosmetic or pharmaceutical use and/or their use as a repellent.
US09708752B2
Iron including a body (2) and a metal soleplate (1) that is folded back against the body (2), the soleplate including a lower surface defining an ironing surface and including, at least locally, a peripheral edge (11) where the soleplate is folded up in the direction of the body (2) and comes into contact with the latter to help attach the soleplate (1) to the body, wherein the peripheral edge (11) includes a portion (12) that is folded 180° at the place where the soleplate (1) extends parallel to the ironing surface, and in that the portion (12) that is folded 180° is extended by a latch part (13) that comes into contact with the body (2).
US09708740B2
A washing machine having a balancer housing capable of transmitting electric power from an external power source to a balancing module. The washing machine includes a rotary drum, and a balancer to counterbalance an unbalanced load generated in the rotary drum. The balancer includes a balancer housing mounted to the rotary drum, and a balancing module having a moving unit to move inside the balancer housing. The balancer housing includes an electrode provided at an inner surface of the balancer housing in a circumferential direction thereof in order to transmit electric power to the moving unit of the balancing module, an electric wire electrically connected to the electrode in order to apply electric power from an external power source to the electrode, and a connector provided at an outer surface of the balancer housing in order to electrically connect the electric wire and the electrode.
US09708738B2
An embroidery frame includes a lower holding member, an upper holding member, and a first adjustment mechanism. The lower holding member is configured such that a sewing workpiece is placed on the lower holding member. The upper holding member is configured to press from above on the sewing workpiece that is placed on the lower holding member. The first adjustment mechanism is configured to adjust a distance between the lower holding member and the upper holding member in a state in which the upper holding member is pressing from above on the sewing workpiece that is placed on the lower holding member.
US09708733B2
The method for manufacturing an aluminum-based group III nitride single crystal includes the step of supplying an aluminum halide gas and a nitrogen source gas onto a base substrate, such that a reaction of the aluminum halide gas and the nitrogen source gas is conducted on the base substrate, wherein the reaction of the aluminum halide gas and the nitrogen source gas is conducted under coexistence of a halogen-based gas such that a halogen-based gas ratio (H) represented by the following formula (1) is no less than 0.1 and less than 1.0: H=VH/(VH+VAl) (1) (In the formula (1), VH represents a supply of the halogen-based gas; and VAl represents a supply of the aluminum halide gas); and a growth rate of the aluminum-based group III nitride single crystal is no less than 10 μm/h.
US09708732B2
The present invention provides a susceptor for supporting a semiconductor substrate at the time of performing vapor-phase epitaxy of an epitaxial layer, wherein a pocket in which the semiconductor substrate is to be placed is formed on an upper surface of the susceptor, the pocket has a two-stage structure having an upper-stage-pocket portion for supporting an outer peripheral edge portion of the semiconductor substrate and a lower-stage-pocket portion that is formed on a central side of the pocket below the upper-stage-pocket portion, through holes that penetrate to a back surface of the susceptor and are opened at the time of performing the vapor-phase epitaxy are formed in the lower-stage-pocket portion, and a groove is provided on the back surface of the susceptor at a position corresponding to that of the upper-stage-pocket portion.
US09708731B2
A method of producing a silicon single crystal is provided. The method may include taking a real image of a heat shield including a circular opening and a mirror image of the heat shield reflected on a surface of the silicon melt, measuring a spacing between the real image and the mirror image, calculating a position of the surface of the silicon melt, taking an image of a bright zone that appears in a vicinity of an interface between the silicon melt and the silicon single crystal, calculating a position of the surface of the silicon melt based on a center position of the silicon single crystal determined from the image of the bright zone, and controlling the position of the surface of the silicon melt during a pulling of the silicon single crystal while referring to data of the calculated positions of the surface of the silicon melt.
US09708729B2
The present invention provides an apparatus for manufacturing a single crystal according to a Czochralski method, including: a crucible configured to contain a raw material melt; a cylindrical heater surrounding the crucible, the heater being configured to heat the raw material melt; a main chamber that accommodates the crucible and the heater; an electrode that is inserted from the bottom of the main chamber and supports the cylindrical heater, the electrode being configured to supply electric power to the heater; and a melt-leakage receiving tray disposed on the bottom of the main chamber, the tray being configured to receive the raw material melt leaking from the crucible, wherein a melt-leakage cover is disposed below the crucible and above the electrode, the cover being configured to prevent contact between the raw material melt leaking from the crucible and the electrode.
US09708726B2
A silicon wafer heat treatment method includes: placing a silicon wafer on a SiC jig and into a heat treatment furnace; performing heat treatment on the silicon wafer in the heat treatment furnace in a first non-oxidizing atmosphere; reducing the temperature; and carrying the silicon wafer out of the heat treatment furnace. In the heat reduction step, after the temperature is reduced to the temperature at which the silicon wafer can be carried out of the heat treatment furnace, the first non-oxidizing atmosphere is switched to an atmosphere containing oxygen, an oxide film having a thickness of 1 to 10 nm is formed on the surface of the SiC jig in the atmosphere containing oxygen, and the atmosphere containing oxygen is then switched to a second non-oxidizing atmosphere. A silicon wafer heat treatment method can prevent carbon contamination from a jig and an environment during a heat treatment process.
US09708724B2
An anode unit capable of forming a metal film having a uniform thickness on a substrate is disclosed. The anode unit includes an anode, a first feeding portion connected to a central portion of the anode, a second feeding portion located on a central axis of the anode and located away from the anode, and arms extending radially from the second feeding portion. The arms are connected to a periphery of the anode.
US09708723B2
An electroplating cell includes: (i) an anode chamber in which an anode chamber solution is stored; and (ii) a separator that includes a base material and an organic plating additive contained in the base material, separates the anode chamber and a cathode from each other, and selectively allows permeation of metal ions contained in the anode chamber solution.
US09708718B2
There is provided a hydrogen production device which is high in the light use efficiency and can produce hydrogen with high efficiency without decreasing the hydrogen generation rate.The hydrogen production device according to the present invention comprises: a photoelectric conversion part having a light acceptance surface and a back surface; a first gas generation part and a second gas generation part provided on the back surface, wherein one of the first gas generation part and the second gas generation part is a hydrogen generation part to generate H2 from an electrolytic solution, and the other thereof is an oxygen generation part to generate O2 from the electrolytic solution, and at least one of the first gas generation part and the second gas generation part is plural, and the photoelectric conversion part is electrically connected to the first gas generation part and the second gas generation part so that an electromotive force generated by a light acceptance of the photoelectric conversion part is supplied to the first gas generation part and the second gas generation part.
US09708713B2
A method for coating a component for use in a semiconductor chamber for plasma etching includes providing the component and loading the component in a deposition chamber. A pressure in the deposition chamber is reduced to below atmospheric pressure. A coating is deposited on the component by spraying an aerosol comprising a suspension of a first type of metal oxide nanoparticle and a second type of metal oxide nanoparticle onto the component at approximately room temperature.
US09708702B2
A wiping device which blows a wiping gas toward a steel sheet from a pair of wiping nozzles disposed on both sides of the steel sheet so as to face sheet surfaces of the steel sheet, wherein the steel sheet is interposed between the pair of wiping nozzles and is pulled from a hot dip coating bath, the device includes a suctioning tube, wherein: the suctioning tube is disposed on both sides in a width direction of a section of the steel sheet, the section being positioned between the pair of wiping nozzles, so that the suctioning tube is in parallel to the steel sheet; the suctioning tube has a suctioning port that suctions an air; the suctioning port is disposed to face a side end surface of the steel sheet; a cross-sectional shape of the suctioning tube has the largest dimension thereof along a pulling direction of the steel sheet.
US09708699B2
The present disclosure provides specified ranges in the Fe—Mo—Ni—Cr—P—C—B alloys such that the alloys are capable of forming bulk glasses having unexpectedly high glass-forming ability. The critical rod diameter of the disclosed alloys is at least 10 mm.
US09708693B2
An electroless nickel plating bath comprising: i) a source of nickel ions; ii) an effective amount of thiourea; iii) an effective amount of saccharin; iv) a source of hypophosphite ions; v) one or more chelating agents; and vi) optionally, other additives and a method of using the same to provide a high phosphorus electroless nickel plating deposit on a substrate. The high phosphorus electroless nickel deposit is capable of passing an RCA nitric acid test, whereby the substrate with the high phosphorus nickel deposit thereon is immersed into concentrated nickel acid for 30 seconds and a deposit that does not turn black or grey is deemed to have passed the RCA nitric acid test.
US09708691B2
In an Ag, Cu, Ge alloy containing boron as grain refiner, investment castings of a clean bright silvery appearance and/or free from cracking defects are obtained by incorporation of silicon, in some embodiments in the absence of added zinc.
US09708690B2
The present disclosure relates to hydrometallurgical methods for the isolation and recovery of platinum from rhenium-containing materials, and more particularly, from superalloys containing rhenium, platinum, and other metals. The disclosure also relates to apparatuses capable of carrying out the hydrometallurgical methods and the product streams generated from the methods and apparatuses.
US09708686B2
An apparatus (102) for processing a metal ribbon (116) comprising a main portion (118) and a sacrificial portion (120) adjoining the main portion (118) of the metal ribbon (116), is disclosed. The apparatus (102) comprises a heater (108), configured to heat the main portion (118) of the metal ribbon (116) to a first temperature, a first cooler (110), configured to cool the main portion (118) of the metal ribbon (116) from the first temperature to a third temperature lower than the first temperature, a second cooler (112), configured to cool the main portion (118) of the metal ribbon (116) at a first rate from the third temperature to a fourth temperature lower than the third temperature, a drive system (124), configured to successively advance the main portion (118) of the metal ribbon (116) from the heater (108) to the second cooler (112) through the first cooler (110), and a guide system (114) configured to route the metal ribbon (116) from the heater (108) to the second cooler (112) through the first cooler (110).
US09708685B2
The invention provides a hot stamped structural component (20) for an automotive vehicle, such as a B-pillar, including a first part (22) formed of a high strength steel material joined to a second part (24) formed of a high ductility steel material. The structural component (20) also includes a locally tempered transition zone (26) along the joint (28) to reduce the potential for failure along the joint (28). The transition zone (26) has strength and ductility levels between the strength and ductility levels of the remaining portions of the first and second parts (22, 24). The tempering step can be incorporated into a laser trimming cell or assembly cell, and thus the transition zone (26) can be created without adding an additional process step or increasing cycle time.
US09708682B2
Grain-oriented electrical steel sheets with good magnetic properties are industrially stably produced, by using as the material, a steel slab having a predetermined composition, wherein after cold rolling and before the start of secondary recrystallization annealing, the cold rolled sheet is subjected to nitriding treatment with nitrogen content of 50 mass ppm or more and 1000 mass ppm or less, and a total content of 0.2 mass % to 15 mass % of a sulfide and/or sulfate is contained in an annealing separator, and a staying time in the temperature range of 300° C. to 800° C. in the heating stage of secondary recrystallization annealing of 5 hours or more is secured to precipitate silicon nitride (Si3N4) and MnS, and using the silicon nitride in combination with MnS as inhibiting force for normal grain growth to significantly reduce variation of magnetic properties.
US09708671B2
This invention relates to nucleic acids, reagents and methods for detecting Rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a sample from a subject. In one aspect, the invention provides methods of detecting Rifampicin resistant M. tuberculosis in a sample comprising (a) amplifying a nucleic acid containing the rifampicin resistance determining region (RRDR) of the rpoB gene in a sample to provide an amplified nucleic acid; (b) probing the amplified nucleic acid with at least three molecular beacon probes for an RRDR mutant target; (c) conducting melting temperature (Tm) analysis to determine a Tm value for each probe; and (d) comparing the Tm value for each probe with a Tm value for a wild-type RRDR region, wherein a Tm value for at least one of the molecular beacon probes that is greater than the Tm value for the wildtype RRDR indicates the presence of rifampicin resistant M. tuberculosis in the sample.
US09708663B2
Provided is uses of SAA1β/β(1.5/1.5) homozygote in prognosis and/diagnosis of liver cirrhosis, and in preparation of a reagent for liver cirrhosis prognosis and/or liver cirrhosis diagnosis. Recognition of liver cirrhosis susceptible populations can be achieved by detection of human SAA1β/β homozygote and non-SAA1β/β homozygote through real-time fluorescence quantitative allele specific PCR.
US09708649B2
The present invention relates to a method for nucleic acid amplification, which enables clusters of amplified nucleic acid fragments to be sequenced by a sequencer to be formed at a high density and improves throughput of nucleic acid sequence analysis by amplifying the number of nucleic acids in the cluster to 10,000 molecules or more; and a method for nucleic acid amplification for enhancing read accuracy, which achieves a high cluster density and increases the number of the amplified fragments in the cluster by the steps of previously forming a pattern of primer DNAs on a base material and fixing bulky template DNA molecules synthesized from DNA samples thereon to induce amplification reaction.
US09708646B2
The present disclosure provides variant Csy4 endoribonucleases, nucleic acids encoding the variant Csy4 endoribonucleases, and host cells genetically modified with the nucleic acids. The variant Csy4 endoribonucleases find use in a variety of applications, which are also provided. The present disclosure also provides methods of detecting a specific sequence in a target polyribonucleotide; and methods of regulating production of a target RNA in a eukaryotic cell.
US09708640B2
An electrospun nanofibrous membrane is sheet like and is formed by multiple glucose oxidase/potassium hexacyanoferrate(III) modified electrospun nanofibers. The glucose oxidase/potassium hexacyanoferrate(III) modified electrospun nanofibers are PVA electrospun nanofibers containing glucose oxidase and potassium hexacyanoferrate(III) homogeneously dispersed therein. The glucose oxidase/potassium hexacyanoferrate(III) modified electrospun nanofibers are PVA electrospun nanofibers and are cross-linked by glutaraldehyde vapor with ultrasonic energy assistance. Graphene modified PVA/GOx electrospun membranes were prepared to examine the immobilization mechanism between graphene and GOx. The electrochemical measurement results show that the sensitivities increased with increasing graphene concentrations up to 20 ppm. The highest sensitivity recorded 38.7 μA/mM was for a PVA/GOx membrane with 20 ppm graphene representing a 109% increase over a membrane made without graphene.
US09708637B2
A method for producing an L-amino acid is described, for example, L-phenylalanine and L-histidine, by fermentation using a bacterium of the Enterobacteriaceae family, wherein the bacterium has been modified by attaching a DNA fragment able to be transcribed encoding the peptide represented in SEQ ID NO: 2, or a variant thereof, particularly a portion of the ssrA gene, to the 3′-end of gene encoding for the bacterial enzyme, which influences on the L-amino acid biosynthesis, such as chorismate mutase/prephenate dehydrogenase or phosphoglucose isomerase.
US09708629B2
Genetically engineered mice having a corrected Crb1rd8 mutation and methods for correcting the Crb1rd8 mutation to produce the genetically engineered mice are provided according to aspects of the present invention. Kits, expression vectors and fusion proteins according to aspects of the invention are provided for use to produce the genetically engineered mice characterized by a corrected Crb1rd8 mutation.
US09708627B2
Vectors with modified initiation codon for the translation of AAV-REP78 useful for production of AAV
The present invention relates nucleic acid constructs for the production of recombinant parvoviral (e.g. adeno-associated viral) vectors in insect cells, to insect cells comprising such constructs and to methods wherein the cells are used to produce recombinant parvoviral virions. The insect cells preferably comprise a first nucleotide sequence encoding the parvoviral rep proteins whereby the initiation codon for translation of the parvoviral Rep78 protein is a suboptimal initiation codon that effects partial exon skipping upon expression in insect cells. The insect cell further comprises a second nucleotide sequence comprising at least one parvoviral (AAV) inverted terminal repeat (ITR) nucleotide sequence and a third nucleotide sequence comprising a sequences coding for the parvoviral capsid proteins.
US09708603B2
The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a method for preparing a sample for comprehensively and accurately analyzing gene expression in a single cell or a few cells, for example, by a large-scale DNA sequencer. The present invention relates to a method for amplifying cDNA from mRNA in a cell, comprising: (1) capturing mRNA derived from the cell by a first DNA probe containing a first tag sequence and a poly T sequence and being immobilized to a solid carrier in a single reaction vessel, and synthesizing a first strand cDNA from the mRNA by a reverse transcription reaction; (2) removing a reaction reagent from the reaction vessel while keeping the first strand cDNA synthesized onto the solid carrier in the reaction vessel; (3) adding a polynucleotide sequence consisting of one type of nucleotides to 3′ terminal of the first strand cDNA on the solid carrier; (4) hybridizing a second DNA probe containing a second tag sequence and a complementary sequence to the polynucleotide sequence with the cDNA to which the polynucleotide sequence is added, and synthesizing a second strand cDNA; and (5) performing a DNA amplification reaction using the second strand cDNA synthesized on the solid carrier as a template.
US09708593B2
This invention relates to cells and methods for producing lipids using cellulosic carbon source. More specifically the invention relates to oleaginous bacterial cells, wherein genes encoding at least one cellulolytic activity has been introduced. This invention also relates to methods for lipid production by cultivating an oleaginous bacterial strain or strains capable of expressing one or more cellulolytic activity.
US09708589B2
The invention relates to biotechnology and provides novel compositions and methods for sequence-specific or sequence-directed transcription activator-like effector recombinases. The invention also provides novel plant transformation vectors and expression cassettes, which include novel combinations of chimeric recombinases with plant expression and transformation elements. Methods for gene-targeting, DNA sequence removal, and molecular breeding are also provided.
US09708588B2
The present disclosure provides engineered transaminase polypeptides for the production of amines, polynucleotides encoding the engineered transaminases, host cells capable of expressing the engineered transaminases, and methods of using the engineered transaminases to prepare compounds useful in the production of active pharmaceutical agents.
US09708585B2
New influenza donor strains for the production of reassortant influenza A viruses are provided.
US09708584B2
The present invention relates to a medium composition for transforming stem cells from an aged person into young stem cells, and more particularly to a medium composition for culturing stem cells, which is used to rejuvenate stem cells from an aged person so as to have characteristics similar to those of the stem cells of young people, and to a method for rejuvenating stem cells, which comprises culturing stem cells from an aged person in the medium composition. According to the present invention, even mesenchymal stem cells collected from over 60 years old patients can be transformed into young mesenchymal stem cells having high differentiation ability, high telomerase activity, and high ability to express stem cell markers. Thus, the present invention can significantly increase the efficacy of cell therapy employing mesenchymal stem cells.
US09708583B2
The present invention relates to methods for stimulating antigen-specific T cell responses. In particular, the invention relates to a method for stimulating antigen (Ag)-specific T cell responses in a blood sample or PBMC sample isolated from a subject comprising the step consisting in culturing said blood or PBMC sample in a appropriate culture medium which comprises an amount of IL-1beta and an amount of a least one antigen.
US09708581B2
The present invention has its object to provide a material for separating stem cell and a filter for separating stem cell, each is capable of selectively separating and recovering, in a simple and easy manner, stem cells from body fluids or biological tissue-derived treated fluids, a method for separating and recovering stem cells, and stem cells obtained by such method. The present invention is a material for separating stem cell which has a density K of 1.0×104≦K≦1.0×106 and a fiber diameter of 3 to 40 μm; a filter for separating stem cell which comprises the material for separating stem cell as packed in a container having a fluid inlet port and a fluid outlet port; a method of separating and recovering stem cells which comprises using the material for separating stem cell or the filter for separating stem cell; and a method of producing a multipotent cell fraction.
US09708579B2
An object of the invention is to provide a lactic acid bacteria fermentation product, which has been obtained by culturing lactic acid bacteria on a medium containing an extract of at least one food material selected from the group consisting of rice bran, persimmon leaves, perilla, Houttuynia cordata Thunb, Eucommia ulmoides Oliv., turmeric, clove, cinnamon and Rubus suavissimus S. Lee (Rosaceae). By adding and mixing the extract used for the preparation of the fermentation product to a medium, it is possible to increase simply the viable cell count of lactic acid bacteria, without affecting the flavor of the product. It is possible, by using the extract, to obtain a lactic acid bacteria fermentation product which contains many viable lactic acid bacteria with their activities highly maintained, and further to provide beverages or foods using the product.
US09708578B2
A measuring unit which is to be attached to a cell culture container configured to accommodate cells to be cultured and a culture solution, includes: a measurer which is configured to measure information related to the cells and the culture solution, in a non-contact manner; and a sensor which is configured to detect at least one of a position, a posture, an impact, an orientation, and vibration.
US09708576B2
A culture flask comprising a culture chamber in a flask body comprising an even bottom wall with a growth surface on the top side, an even cover wall at a section from the bottom wall, and side walls that bridge the distance between the margins of the bottom wall and cover wall, an opening that is in adjacent regions of a side wall and the even cover wall at a distance from the bottom wall, and a hollow cylindrical flask neck that is connected to the margin of the opening and is aligned at a sharp angle to the growth surface so that the serological pipette, a scraper, a cannula or another elongated device for adding or removing material can be placed on the rear corners of the growth surface from the outside through the flask neck.
US09708575B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to extracting the liquid from a container (such as a bottle of wine) in varying amounts at a desired serving temperature while preserving the liquid for later consumption. Various embodiments may be built within an appliance so the consumer experience is fully automated. Embodiments may include a variety of wine preservation techniques including the use of inert gases that prevent the oxidation of wine.
US09708571B2
Reduced color epoxidized fatty acid esters are provided which may be used as primary plasticizers for PVC, in replacement of phthalate plasticizers. The reduced color epoxidized fatty acid esters are prepared from natural fats or oils by transesterification and interesterification processes, whereby through the use of borohydride, materials having Pt—Co colors according to ASTM D1209 on the order of 50 and lower are possible.
US09708569B2
The present invention is a fragrance composition comprising methyl dihydrojasmonate and a compound (I), the fragrance composition containing 94.5 to 99% by mass of the methyl dihydrojasmonate and 1 to 5% by mass of the compound (I), the methyl dihydrojasmonate. In addition, the present invention is a method for producing the fragrance composition, the method comprising subjecting a composition that contains methyl dihydrojasmonate and the compound (I) sequentially to a concentration distillation step and a thin film distillation step, the composition containing 90 to 99.5% by mass of the methyl dihydrojasmonate and 0.1 to 1.5% by mass of the compound (I), the methyl dihydrojasmonate having a cis isomer content of less than 20 mol %.
US09708568B2
The present application relates to fragrance compositions comprising perfume raw materials that resist fragrance habituation, and methods for making and using the fragrance compositions.
US09708566B2
A cosmetic compositions including a crosspolymer obtained from copolymerization of at least two different polyols and at least one dicarboxylic acid and at least one fragrance.
US09708564B2
The presently claimed invention is directed to the use of carboxylic acid esters which are obtained by reacting aliphatic dicarboxylic acids and a mixture of structurally different monoalcohols having 10 carbon atoms as lubricants and a process for their preparation.
US09708557B2
A method for treating liquefied hydrocarbons comprising acid gases to remove said gases while minimizing loss of amine species, the method comprising the step of contacting the liquefied hydrocarbons with an absorbent aqueous solution of a first amine compound, the first amine compound having the structure: wherein R1 and R2 may each individually be hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, i-propyl, n-butyl, s-butyl, 2-hydroxyethyl or propane-2,3-diol.
US09708555B2
The present invention provides a method and a system for synthesizing a combustible gas composition as well as a combustible gas composition obtained by such a method. In particular, the method comprises providing a primary gas (30) obtained by splitting water (12) by means of an electric field; and mixing the primary gas (30) with a secondary gas (44) and with air, wherein the secondary gas (44) comprises a combustible gaseous hydrocarbon.
US09708551B2
The present invention concerns a moving bed catalyst regenerator (1) comprising a vessel (2) extending in a vertical direction, said vessel being divided into at least two regeneration zones extending along the vertical height of said vessel, in which particles of catalyst move under gravity, the regenerator being configured such that each regeneration zone is capable of separately regenerating a different composition of catalyst and in which each regeneration zone comprises, in succession and in the order in which the catalysts move: a) a combustion section (CO); b) an oxychlorination section (O) disposed below the combustion section and comprising means for bringing catalyst from the combustion section (CO) to the oxychlorination section (O); c) a calcining section (CA) disposed below the oxychlorination section.
US09708537B2
Disclosed are the use of fluorine substituted olefins, including tetra- and penta-fluoropropenes, in a variety of applications, including in methods of depositing catalyst on a solid support, methods of sterilizing articles, cleaning methods and compositions, methods of applying medicaments, fire extinguishing/suppression compositions and methods, flavor formulations, fragrance formulations and inflating agents.
US09708522B2
A refrigerant composition consisting essentially of a hydrofluorocarbon component consisting of: R227ea 3-9% R134a 25-70% R125 3-35% R32 10-35% together with an optional hydrocarbon component, wherein the amounts are by weight and are selected to total 100%, can be used as a replacement for refrigerant R22 in existing equipment.
US09708519B2
Heat-curable adhesive composition: (a) a polyurethane composition (A) of formula: (i) in which R1 is a hydrocarbon-based radical; R2 is a polyester block; R3 is a linear C1-C3 alkylene radical; R4 and R5 are a C1-C4 alkyl; m is an integer such that the molar mass of the said polyurethanes is 900-27 000 Da; p=0, 1 or 2; obtained by producing polyester diols by polycondensation of: (i) dimerized fatty acids with an acid number of 190-200 mg KOH/g with a C2-C44 diol optionally having O or S; or (ii) dimerized fatty alcohols with a hydroxyl number of 200-220 mg KOH/g with a C4-C44 dicarboxylic acid optionally having O or S; (b) 22-62% of a compatible tackifying resin (B); and (c) 0.01-3% of a crosslinking catalyst (C). Self-adhesive support obtained by preheating the adhesive composition, coating onto a support layer and then curing. Manufacture of self-adhesive labels and/or tapes.
US09708507B2
A method for improving a chemical resistance of a polymerized film, which is formed on a surface of a target object and to be processed by a chemical, includes: consecutively performing a treatment for improving the chemical resistance of the polymerized film subsequent to formation of the polymerized film within a processing chamber of a film forming apparatus where the polymerized film is formed, without unloading the target object from the processing chamber.
US09708498B2
The present invention relates to an ink comprising: a solvent having a relative permittivity, measured at a frequency of 1 kHz and a temperature of 22° C., of 3 or less and a solubility in water at 25° C. of 20 mg/L or less; and a specific azo compound.
US09708492B2
The present invention provides: an LED device from which light can be efficiently extracted for a long period of time because of less degradation of a reflective layer for reflecting light emitted from an LED element or the like; and a coating liquid that is used for the production of the LED device. The LED device includes a substrate, an LED element disposed on the substrate, a reflective layer disposed at least around the LED element on the substrate, wherein the reflective layer contains a white pigment and a polysiloxane, the rate of decrease in reflectance of light with a wavelength of 500 nm of the reflective layer after storage of the reflective layer at 180° C. for 1,000 hours is 10% or less of the reflectance before storage at 180° C., and the reflective layer has no glass transition point in the range of from −70° C. to 150° C.
US09708483B2
The invention relates to thermoplastic moulding materials based on acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, comprising a SAN-polymer matrix and a graft copolymer, structured from an agglomerated butadiene rubber-graft base and a SAN-graft envelope. The agglomerated graft base has a bimodal particle size distribution of a fraction x) of non-agglomerated particles having a d50-value in the range from 80 to 120 nm and a fraction y) of agglomerated particles having a d50-value in the range from 350 to 550 nm and a polydispersity U of less than 0.28. The invention further relates to a method for producing the graft copolymer, wherein an acrylate copolymer having a polydispersity U of less than 0.27 and a d50-value of 100 to 150 nm is used for agglomeration. The invention further relates to the use of thermoplastic moulding materials for producing moulded parts.
US09708477B2
Disclosed is a copolymer including a monomer unit (a) derived from a compound represented by the formula (1) and a monomer unit (b) derived from a compound represented by the formula (2), and having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of from 1,000 to 50,000 wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R2 represents a hydrogen atom, a linear alkyl group having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, or a branched alkyl group having from 3 to 8 carbon atoms, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 may be the same or different, at least one of those groups represents an aliphatic hydrocarbon group having from 3 to 8 carbon atoms, and the remainder represents a hydrogen atom or an aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 or 2 carbon atoms.
US09708476B2
Provided are a rubber composition for tires preventing discoloration and improving ozone resistance while maintaining or improving good elongation at break, and a pneumatic tire using the rubber composition. Included is a rubber composition for tires including: a rubber component; a naturally occurring wax containing 40-98% by mass of an ester component; a phenylenediamine antioxidant and/or a quinone antioxidant; and a specific nonionic surfactant, the rubber composition having an amount of diene rubber of 70-100% by mass per 100% by mass of the rubber component, the rubber composition having an amount of the naturally occurring wax of 0.01-5.0 parts by mass, an amount of petroleum-derived wax of 0-6.0 parts by mass, a combined amount of the phenylenediamine antioxidant and the quinone antioxidant of 1.0-8.0 parts by mass, and an amount of the nonionic surfactant of 0.1-5.0 parts by mass, each per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component.
US09708473B2
A tire component is provided comprising an elastomeric composition containing at least one non-fibril cellulose ester, at least one non-nitrile primary elastomer, optionally a starch, and at least 70 parts per hundred rubber (phr) of one or more fillers, wherein the weight ratio of the cellulose ester to the starch is at least 3:1, and wherein the cellulose ester is in the form of particles having an average diameter of not more than 10 μm.
US09708468B2
A thermosetting resin composition contains a thermosetting resin, a hardener capable of reacting with the thermosetting resin, and a flame retardant. The flame retardant contains a first phosphor compound compatible with a mixture of the thermosetting resin and the hardener, and a second phosphor compound incompatible with the mixture.
US09708462B2
A liquid colorant for use in molding or extruding plastic products comprises pigment dispersed in cottonseed oil.
US09708459B2
Tire components comprising rubber compositions based upon cross-linkable elastomer composition, the cross-linkable elastomer compositions including, per 100 parts by weight of rubber (phr), a highly unsaturated diene elastomer, a reinforcing filler and a methylene acceptor of the form wherein R is selected from H, an alkyl moiety, a cycloalkyl moiety, an aryl moiety, an amine moiety or combinations thereof. The rubber compositions include a methylene donor in an amount that provides little or no change in the rigidity of the cured rubber composition. Since the methylene acceptor may be described as having antidegradant properties, then resulting rubber composition has improved resistance to degradation.
US09708457B2
A moisture scavenger composition to address the processing of moisture sensitive materials or high moisture content materials in melt processable feed stocks. The moisture scavenger includes a desiccant, an elastomeric dispersant, and an optional hydrophillic synergist.
US09708456B2
The invention relates to systems and methods for creating a foamed part. An example method includes providing a polymer processing system, providing a mold having at least one expandable mold cavity in fluid communication with the polymer processing system, mixing polymeric material and blowing agent within the polymer processing system to produce a unfoamed mixture, injecting a volume of the mixture of polymeric material and blowing agent from the polymer processing system and into the expandable mold cavity, and expanding the mold cavity to expand the unfoamed mixture within the mold cavity and form the foamed part.
US09708455B2
The invention provides cryogels whose porosity, pore size, pore connectivity, swelling agent concentration, and/or specific volume undergoes a change from a first value to a second value in response to an electrical stimulus. The cryogels have interconnected macropores which greatly enhance their ability to rapidly undergo volumetric collapse when subjected to moderate electric fields. The cryogels of the invention can be easily integrated into arrays capable of rapid configurational and chromatic optical modulations, and when loaded with drugs, are able to coordinate the delivery profile of multiple drugs. The cryogel can be prepared by polymerizing an aqueous solution of charged monomers and cross-linker monomers at a temperature below the freezing temperature of the solvent.
US09708449B2
The present invention relates to a process for preparing an aliphatic or semiaromatic polyamide oligomer, in which an aqueous composition of the monomers is subjected to an oligomerization at elevated temperature and elevated pressure and the oligomerization output is preferably subjected to an expansion.
US09708446B2
The present invention relates to a process for preparing mercapto-crosslinked polyethercarbonate and sees polyethercarbonate polyols containing double bonds being reacted with polyfunctional mercaptans and/or sulfur with the involvement of initiator compounds.
US09708437B2
A resin formulation is provided. The resin formulation includes carboxy anhydride at 100 parts by weight, first diisocyanate having the following formula (I) at 20-90 parts by weight, second diisocyanate having the following formulas (II), (III) or a combination thereof at 45-103 parts by weight, and bismaleimide (BMI) at 50-200 parts by weight. A resin polymer and a composite material including the resin polymer are also provided. In formulas (I), (II) and (III), A includes benzene or cyclohexane, Q includes C1-C12 alkylene, —O—, —S— or —SO2—, X includes —H, —CH3 or —CH2CH3, R1 includes —H, —CH3 or —CH2CH3, and E includes —H, —CH3 or —CH2CH3.
US09708432B2
Provided is a (meth)acrylate and a radical curable material with which the sensitivity can be enhanced to improve the curability, the increase in viscosity can be suppressed due to good compatibility with various acrylate compounds, and there is no risk that the physical properties of the curable material are deteriorated. The (meth)acrylate has one or more structures represented by Formula 1 in the molecule, and when the (meth)acrylate is used for radical curing, the sensitivity is enhanced. In Formula 1, R1 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R2 is a C1-C10 alkyl chain, R3 is either Formula 2 or 3, and R4 is an alkyl chain constituted by carbon atoms and hydrogen atoms.
US09708431B2
The present invention provides a hydrophobic alkali soluble emulsion comprising a polymer obtainable by polymerization with the following monomer components: a) from 40 wt. % to 50 wt. %, based on the total weight of the polymer, of an α,β-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer; b) from 40 wt. % to 50 wt. %, based on the total weight of the polymer, of an α,β-ethylenically unsaturated nonionic monomer; c) from 5 wt. % to 8 wt. %, based on the total weight of the polymer, of a nonionic macromonomer; and d) from 1 wt. % to 3 wt. %, based on the total weight of the polymer, of a methyl polyglycol acrylic acid ester.
US09708425B2
A polyacrylate is obtained by radical polymerization of at least one acrylate monomer (Ac) in the presence of a polymeric photoinitiator. The polymeric photoinitiator is a co-polymer of at least one photoinitiator monomer (A) with at least one monomer (B), and optional additional monomers (C). Rapid polymerization of the acrylate monomer is provided. A method produces a polyacrylate using the polymeric photoinitiator as described, and a polymeric photoinitiator is used as the photoinitiator of radical polymerization of acrylate monomers.
US09708409B2
The invention concerns a method for obtaining and selecting monoclonal antibodies by an ADDC-type test, said antibodies capable of activating type III Fcy receptors and having a particular glycan structure. The inventive anti-D antibodies can be used for preventing Rhesus isoimmunisation in Rh negative persons, in particular for haemolytic disease in a new-born baby of for uses such as idiopathic thrombocytopenic pupura 9ITP).
US09708407B2
Anti-human CD52 antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof are provided. Also provided are isolated nucleic acids, recombinant vectors and host cells for making the antibodies and fragments. The antibodies and fragments can be used in therapeutic applications to treat, for example, autoimmune diseases, cancer, and graft rejection.
US09708399B2
Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for the isolation and purification of proteins from a sample. In particular, the present invention relates to compositions and methods for isolating and purifying proteins incorporating a displacement chromatographic step. The present invention is also directed toward pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more antibodies purified by a method described herein.
US09708397B2
This invention relates to the field of molecular physiology. Specifically, this invention relates to the treatment of vasculoproliferative conditions, especially those of the eye and in the treatment of tumours that exhibit vascular proliferation. Levels of leucine-rich alpha-2-glycoprotein (Lrg1) have been demonstrated to be increased in patients suffering from such conditions and animal models of such conditions. Antagonists of Lrg1 can be used to treat vasculoproliferative conditions.
US09708396B2
The present invention relates to bispecific antibodies against human VEGF and against human ANG-2, methods for their production, pharmaceutical compositions containing said antibodies, and uses thereof.
US09708394B2
The present invention provides anti-C1q antibodies and methods of using the same.
US09708392B2
The present invention relates to monoclonal antibodies that bind or neutralize Orthopoxviruses. The invention provides such antibodies, fragments of such antibodies retaining B5 or A33 binding ability, fully human antibodies retaining B5 or A33 binding ability, and pharmaceutical compositions including such antibodies. The invention further provides for isolated nucleic acids encoding the antibodies of the invention and host cells transformed therewith. Additionally, the invention provides for prophylactic, therapeutic, and diagnostic methods employing the antibodies and nucleic acids of the invention.
US09708377B2
A novel peptide analogue of the Heterometrus spinnifer toxin HsTX1 is disclosed along with its application as, for example, a therapeutic agent for treating an autoimmune disease such as multiple sclerosis (MS) or rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The analogue comprises a peptide with an amino acid substitution at amino acid position 14 of the wild-type (WT) peptide sequence (or a position corresponding to position 14 of the WT peptide sequence). The analogue exhibits selectivity for Kv1.3 over Kv1.1 and other potassium channels relative to the WT peptide.
US09708375B2
The present application is directed to avimers and peptides and various combinations thereof in addition to methods of making and using them.
US09708371B2
The present invention features peptides, compositions, and related methods for treating gastrointestinal disorders and conditions, including but not limited to, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), gastrointestinal motility disorders, functional gastrointestinal disorders, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), duodenogastric reflux, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, inflammatory bowel disease, functional heartburn, dyspepsia, visceral pain, gastroparesis, chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (or colonic pseudo-obstruction), disorders and conditions associated with constipation, and other conditions and disorders are described herein, using peptides and other agents that activate the guanylate cyclase C (GC-C) receptor.
US09708369B2
Disclosed are methods of altering metabolism of phosphate in a livestock via an antibody. The methods involve the development of an antibody against FGF-23 for the purpose of reducing phosphate excretion by an animal.
US09708368B2
Provided herein are antibacterial compounds, wherein the compounds in some embodiments have broad spectrum bioactivity. The compounds provided herein can in other embodiments overcome the resistance conferred by single amino acid mutations at defined positions of bacterial Signal Peptidases (SPases) and in other embodiments provide for a broad spectrum of antibiotic bioactivity. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treatment using the compounds described herein are also provided.
US09708367B2
This invention provides novel guanylate cyclase C (GC-C) agonists and their therapeutic use. The agonists may be used either alone or in combination with one or more additional agents.
US09708364B2
A method for producing a capsule for protein crystallization is provided. The method comprises adding a solution containing a protein and a gelling agent to an ionic cross-linking solution to form an ionically cross-linked gel capsule that encapsulates a solution of the protein.
US09708359B2
The present disclosure provides pyrrolopyrimidine nucleoside analogs of the Formula I, Formula IA, Formula IB, or Formula II and phospholipid conjugates and pharmaceutical compositions thereof wherein Rc and A are defined herein. Also presented are methods of treating and/or preventing viral infection and/or viral infection-associated disease or disorder with one or more compounds of Formula I, Formula IA, Formula IB, or Formula II.
US09708356B2
The present invention provides a method for efficiently producing monosaccharides, oligosaccharides, and furfurals from biomass. A biomass is hydrolyzed under conditions under which monosaccharides, oligosaccharides, and furfurals are produced while continuously supplying an aqueous suspension of the biomass from a supply port of a continuous primary hydrolysis device and moving the suspension through the device. A hydrolysis solution is continuously discharged from a discharge port of the continuous hydrolysis device, and a hydrolysis solution containing monosaccharides, oligosaccharides, and furfurals are extracted from an intermediate extraction port provided at any position between the supply port and the discharge port of the continuous primary hydrolysis device. The extracted hydrolysis solution is then subjected to secondary hydrolysis.
US09708351B2
Disclosed are methods for rerouting radical cascade cyclizations by using alkenes as alkyne equivalents. The reaction sequence is initiated by a novel 1,2 stannyl shift which achieves chemo- and regioselectivity in the process. The radical “hopping” leads to the formation of the radical center necessary for the sequence of selective cyclizations and fragmentations to follow. In the last step of the cascade, the elimination of a rationally designed radical leaving group via β-C—C bond scission aromatizes the product without the need for external oxidant. The Bu3Sn moiety, which is installed during the reaction sequence, allows further functionalization of the product via facile reactions with electrophiles as well as Stille and Suzuki cross-coupling reactions. This selective radical transformation opens a new approach for the controlled transformation of enynes into extended polycyclic structures of tunable dimensions.
US09708349B2
A borate compound for use as photoinduced chemical bleaching reagent is disclosed having improved bleaching performance under certain conditions, compared to neutral borates. The compounds are comprised of Formula I; R1R2R3R4BXa I where each R1, R2, and R3 and R4 is, independently, an alkyl, alkylaryl, or arylalkyl, with the proviso that at least one of R1, R2, and R3 and R4 is an alkyl group and at least two of R1, R2, R3 and R4 group is positively charged; X is an anion; and a equals 1, 2, or 3.
US09708345B1
The present invention provides a compound of Formula (I); or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US09708337B2
The present disclosure is generally directed to compounds which can inhibit AAK1 (adaptor associated kinase 1), compositions comprising such compounds, and methods for inhibiting AAK1.
US09708334B2
The invention provides a chemical entity of Formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and X have any of the values described herein, and compositions comprising such chemical entities; methods of making them; and their use in a wide range of methods, including metabolic and reaction kinetic studies; detection and imaging techniques; radioactive treatments; modulating and treating disorders mediated by GlyT1 activity; treating neurological disorders, CNS disorders, dementia, neurodegenerative diseases, and trauma-dependent losses of function; treating stroke, including cognitive and motor deficits during stroke rehabilitation; facilitating neuroprotection and neurorecovery; enhancing the efficiency of cognitive and motor training, including animal skill training; and treating other disorders, including pain and alcohol-dependence.
US09708333B2
This application relates to compounds of Formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which are inhibitors of TAM kinases which are useful for the treatment of disorders such as cancer.
US09708332B2
Compounds of Formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and n are defined herein, are useful as inhibitors of RSV.
US09708327B2
Polymorphs of a hydrochloride salt of (S)-2-(1-(9H-purin-6-ylamino)propyl)-5-fluoro-3-phenylquinazolin-4(3H)-one, compositions thereof, methods for their preparation, and methods for their use are disclosed. Solvent forms of a hydrochloride salt of (S)-2-(1-(9H-purin-6-ylamino)propyl)-5-fluoro-3-phenylquinazolin-4(3H)-one, compositions thereof, methods for their preparation, and methods for their use are also disclosed.
US09708325B2
Sulfonimidoylpurinone compounds and derivatives for the treatment and prophylaxis of virus infection
The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I), wherein R1, R2 and R3 are as described herein, and their prodrugs or pharmaceutically acceptable salt, enantiomer or diastereomer thereof, and compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds.
US09708322B2
The invention relates to substituted heterocycle fused gamma-carbolines of the Formula Q as described herein, in free base or pharmaceutically acceptable salt form, and/or pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of use in the treatment of diseases involving the 5-HT2A receptor pathway, the serotonin transporter (SERT) pathway and/or the dopamine D2 receptor pathway signaling systems.
US09708321B2
The present invention relates to novel spiro-quinazolinone derivatives as positive allosteric modulators for modulating metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 4 (mGluR4) and/or altering glutamate level or glutamatergic signalling.
US09708314B2
The present invention provides a heterocyclic amide compound of Formula (1), and an agricultural chemical containing it, particularly a herbicide: in which Q is an aromatic heterocycle of any one of Q-1 to Q-5, W is an aromatic heterocycle of W-1, W-2, or W-3, X is an oxygen atom, etc., R1a is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or C1-6 alkyl, etc., R1b is a hydrogen atom, R1c is C1-6 alkyl, R2a is a halogen atom, or C1-6 alkyl, etc., R2c is C1-6 haloalkyl, R3 is a hydrogen atom, etc., R4a, R4b, R4c and R4d are each independently a hydrogen atom, or C1-6 alkyl, etc., R5a, R5b and R5c are each independently a hydrogen atom, or C1-6 alkyl, etc., and n is an integer of 0, 1, 2 or 3.
US09708313B2
This present invention provides compounds of formula II: which are useful as modulators of GPR6, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, methods for treatment of conditions associated with GPR6, processes for making the compounds and intermediates thereof.
US09708312B2
A compound according to Formula (Ia), wherein Cy, L1, G, and R1 are as described herein. The present invention relates to novel compounds according to Formula (I) that antagonize GPR84, a G-protein-coupled receptor that is involved in inflammatory conditions, and methods for the production of these novel compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, and methods for the prevention and/or treatment of inflammatory conditions (for example inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), rheumatoid arthritis, vasculitis), lung diseases (e.g. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung interstitial diseases (e.g. idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF))), neuroinflammatory conditions, infectious diseases, autoimmune diseases, endocrine and/or metabolic diseases, and/or diseases involving impairment of immune cell functions by administering a compound of the invention.
US09708307B2
A compound which is useful as a dopamine D1 receptor positive allosteric modulator (D1 PAM) is provided. The present inventors have studied a compound which has a dopamine D1 receptor positive allosteric modulating activity and is useful as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical composition for preventing and/or treating cognitive impairment, negative symptoms of schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, drug addictions, or the like, and they have thus found that a heterocyclic acetamide compound has a dopamine D1 receptor positive allosteric modulating activity, thereby completing the present invention. The heterocyclic acetamide compound of the present invention has a dopamine D1 receptor positive allosteric modulating activity and can be used as an agent for preventing and/or treating cognitive impairment, negative symptoms of schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, drug addictions, or the like.
US09708301B2
The present invention relates to the novel solid forms of Afatinib monomaleate and preparation methods thereof; the solid forms of Afatinib monomaleate of the present invention have many improved properties as compared to the known crystalline form of Afatinib salt; and the present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing the novel solid forms of Afatinib monomaleate as well as the uses thereof for treating terminal non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLS) and HER2 positive advanced breast cancer.
US09708299B2
The present invention provides compounds which antagonize hedgehog signaling and inhibit HDAC activity. The compounds can be used in methods of treating proliferative diseases and disorders such as cancer.
US09708298B2
The meglumine salt of 1-(5,6-dichloro-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylic acid (compound (1)) and pharmaceutically acceptable formulations thereof are described. Such compounds may be used in pharmaceutical compositions and methods for the treatment of disease states, disorders, and conditions mediated by prolyl hydroxylase activity.
US09708296B2
The present invention provides compounds of the formula: which are useful as inhibitors of PHD, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, methods for treatment of conditions associated with HIF, processes for making the compounds and intermediates thereof.
US09708293B2
The present invention relates to N-(pyridin-2-yl)pyrimidin-4-amine derivatives containing a sulfone group of general formula (I) as described and defined herein, and methods for their preparation, their use for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of disorders, in particular of hyper-proliferative disorders and/or virally induced infectious diseases and/or of cardiovascular diseases. The invention further relates to intermediate compounds useful in the preparation of said compounds of general formula (I).
US09708289B2
Provided are imidazolidinedione compounds of formula (I), processes for preparation, uses and pharmaceutically compositions thereof. Said imidazolidinedione compounds possess androgen receptor antagonist activity and can be used for preventing and treating diseases and disorders related to androgen receptor, such as prostate cancer, alopecia, hair regeneration, acne and adolescent acne.
US09708286B2
The invention relates to compounds of general formula I wherein R is heteroaryl optionally substituted by R7; or R is heterocycloalkyl or heterocycloalkenyl, optionally substituted by R8; or R is X wherein X is —NR11R12; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates, or solvates thereof, for use—alone or in combination with one or more other pharmaceutically active compounds—in therapy, for preventing, treating or ameliorating diseases or conditions responsive to stimulation of neutrophil oxidative burst, responsive to stimulation of keratinocyte IL-8 release or responsive to induction of necrosis.
US09708278B2
In one aspect, the invention relates to N-substituted 3,4-dihydro-benzo[£][1,4]oxazine-2-carboxamide analogs, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as positive allosteric modulators of the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M1 (mAChR M1); synthesis methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with muscarinic acetylcholine receptor dysfunction using the compounds and compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
US09708276B2
A method for treating prostate cancer in a subject, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of at least one agent to the subject, wherein the agent is selected from: (a) a phenyl-substituted imidazole, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof; or (b) a compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, having a formula I of: wherein R20 is an aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heterocycloalkyl, substituted heterocycloalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, a silyl-containing group, a boryl-containing group, a phosphine-containing group, amino, a thio-containing group, a seleno-containing group, halide, or a nitro-containing group; R21 is an alkanediyl or a substituted alkanediyl; a is 0 or 1; c is 0 or 1; X is C or S; R22 is a moiety that includes at least one divalent amino radical; and R23 is an aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heterocycloalkyl, substituted heterocycloalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, a silyl-containing group, a boryl-containing group, a phosphine-containing group, amino, a thio-containing group, a seleno-containing group, halide, or a nitro-containing group.
US09708271B2
The present application relates to an extraction reactor with which granular material, in particular granular polyamide, can undergo extraction, soluble components being dissolved out of the granular material with an extraction liquid during the extraction. In the case of polyamide materials, these are for example oligomeric or monomeric components which have remained in the granular material during the polycondensation reaction for the production of the polyamide materials.
US09708270B2
The present invention relates to a compound represented by formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are disclosed as useful for treating or preventing diabetes, hyperlipidemia, obesity, inflammation related disorders, and related diseases and conditions. The compounds are useful as agonists of the G-protein coupled receptor GPR120. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment are also included.
US09708262B2
The present invention relates to compounds of the formula (I) and to the use thereof in organic electronic devices, and to organic electronic devices which comprise compounds of the formula (I), preferably as hole-transport materials and/or as matrix materials, in particular in combination with a further matrix material.
US09708260B2
A method for producing meta-xylylenediamines includes a reaction step in which monohalogenated benzenes, formaldehydes, and an amide compound having a primary amide group or a secondary amide group are allowed to react in the presence of an acidic liquid, a dehalogenation step in which the halogen atom derived from the monohalogenated benzenes is replaced with a hydrogen atom, and a deprotection step in which the primary amide group or the secondary amide group derived from the amide compound is converted to an amino group. In the reaction step, the acidic liquid contains inorganic acid, the equivalent ratio of the hydrogen atom of the inorganic acid relative to the monohalogenated benzenes is more than 16; the acidic liquid has an inorganic acid concentration of more than 80 mass %; and the reaction temperature is more than 40° C.
US09708257B2
A photoacid includes a nucleophilic (NuH) moiety having a photodissociable proton, an electron accepting (EA) moiety, and a bridge structure (X) bonded to both the NuH moiety and EA moiety positioned between the NuH and EA moieties. The NuH and EA moieties each include respective structure so that the EA moiety bonds to a proton photodissociated form of the NuH moiety during a reversible photoinduced intramolecular reaction to form a ring, which has been found to significantly increase the lifetime of the proton dissociation state.
US09708256B2
The present invention relates to apparatus and methods for making a peroxycarboxylic acid. The apparatus includes a reaction catalyst and a guard column for pretreating one or more reagents, which can increase the life, activity, and/or safety of the reaction catalyst. The peroxycarboxylic acid compositions made by the method and apparatus can include one or more peroxycarboxylic acids.
US09708254B2
The invention relates to a novel synthesis method for forming superacid functional molecules that include monomers, as well as new polymers and copolymers formed from the monomers, and uses for these superacid molecules, polymers, and copolymers. The superacid molecules have an alpha, alpha-difluorosulfonic acid functionality that can be obtained by a reaction between various Grignard reagents and an alkyl(2-fluorosulfonyl)-1,1-difluoroacetate, such as methyl (2-fluorosulfonyl-1,1-difluoroacetate. The molecules, polymers and copolymers would be expected to have enhanced ion conductivity, and would be useful in a variety of applications, including as ion-conductive materials, surfactants, and ion exchange resins.
US09708251B2
Unsaturated fatty alcohol alkoxylates, processes for making them, and methods of using them are disclosed. In one aspect, a monounsaturated fatty alcohol alkoxylate is made by reducing a metathesis-derived monounsaturated alkyl ester, followed by alkoxylation of the resulting monounsaturated alcohol. Microscopy reveals that the monounsaturated alkoxylates have isotropic and lamellar phases over a wider range of actives levels compared with their saturated analogs. This attribute expands formulating latitude for many end-use applications. The unsaturated fatty alcohol alkoxylates are valuable in, for example, agricultural solvents, nonionic emulsifiers for agricultural compositions, hard surface cleaners, laundry detergents, specialty foams, additives or surfactants for paints or coatings, and surfactant compositions for enhanced oil recovery.
US09708248B2
Ketimines of benzylated polyamines and MEK are disclosed. The ketimines can be used as an epoxy curing agent and impart improved potlife, and enhanced blush and chemical resistance of cured epoxy coatings.
US09708244B2
The present invention is to provide a color material with excellent dyeing property and excellent heat resistance, and a method for producing the color material, which is able to obtain the color material with high purity and at high yield. Disclosed is a color material represented by the following general formula (I): (symbols in the general formula (I) are as described in the Description.)
US09708241B2
Target compounds are synthesized simply, efficiently and selectively. More specifically, provided are a method for producing (2,4,4-trimethyl-1-cyclohexene)carbaldehyde, comprising the steps of: reacting the carbonyl group of 2,4,4-trimethyl-2-cyclohexenone (1) to obtain a 2,4,4-trimethyl-2-cyclohexenylidenemethyl ether compound (2) and hydrolyzing Compound (2) to obtain the (2,4,4-trimethyl-1-cyclohexene)carbaldehyde (3); a method for producing (2,4,4-trimethyl-1-cyclohexene)methanol, comprising a step of reducing Compound (3) to obtain the (2,4,4-trimethyl-1-cyclohexene)methanol (4); and a method for producing a (2,4,4-trimethyl-1-cyclohexenyl)methyl ester compound, comprising a step of esterifying Compound (4) to obtain the (2,4,4-trimethyl-1-cyclohexenyl)methyl ester compound (5).
US09708228B2
The invention relates to a process for the specific isotopic labeling of Valine, Leucine and Isoleucine amino acids. The process of the invention uses a 2-alkyl-2-hydroxy-3-oxobutanoic acid in which the alkyl substituent in position 2 is ethyl or methyl. The invention can be used for the analysis of proteins, in particular by NMR.
US09708225B2
A method of treating a ceramic surface containing zirconia, whereby the ceramic surface is ablated by directing a laser beam with a diameter of 200-400 μm produced by a CO2 laser with a pulse frequency of 1200-1800 Hz onto the ceramic surface, and a N2 assist gas is concurrently applied with a pressure of 550-650 KPa co-axially with the laser beam to form an ablated ceramic surface comprising microgrooves with ZrN present on a surface of the microgrooves, wherein the ablated ceramic surface has a higher surface hydrophobicity than the ceramic surface prior to the ablating.
US09708223B2
A dielectric ceramic material includes the composite ceramic powder of BaTiO3 and Ba2LiTa5O15, or BaTiO3 and Ba2LiNb5O15 that are based on the oxides of BaO, TiO2, Li2O and Ta2O5, or BaO, TiO2, Li2O and Nb2O5 as initial powder materials prepared subject to a respective predetermined percentage. This dielectric ceramic material simply uses simple binary oxides as initial powder materials that are easy to obtain and inexpensive, and that eliminate the complicated manufacturing process of synthesizing BaTiO3, Ba2LiTa5O15 or Ba2LiNb5O15, making the whole process more simple and the manufacturing cost more cheaper and preventing the formation of other compounds.
US09708222B2
A low-temperature sintering dielectric composition contains barium titanate (BaTiO3) as a main ingredient and accessory ingredients including 1.0 to 2.0 mol % of barium carbonate (BaCO3), 0.5 to 1.0 mol % of at least one rare earth oxide selected from the group consisting of Y2O3, Ho2O3, Dy2O3, and Yb2O3, 0.1 to 1.0 mol % of manganese oxide (MnO), and 1.0 to 2.0 mol % of borosilicate based glass, based on 100 mol % of the main ingredient.
US09708220B2
A cementitious hydrating patch composition is provided with improved strength and abrasion resistance. The patch comprises Portland cement in the amount from 2% to 10%, Calcium Sulfate Hemihydrate in the amount from 2% to 30%, Gypsum in the amount from 0% to 15%, Calcium Aluminate Cement in the amount from 15% to 40%, Calcium Carbonate in the amount from 0% to 40%, at least one filler in the amount from 1% to 30%; and at least one binder in the amount from 10% to 40%, wherein all amounts are based on dry weight of the composition. Methods of preparing and using the patch composition are provided as well.
US09708219B2
A cement including: an alkali silicate; an organic silicate; a compound selected from a group consisting of Pozzolanic compounds and synthetic Pozzolanic substitutes; a metal oxide; an activator.
US09708216B2
A strengthened antimicrobial glass including greater from about 50.0 mol. % to about 65.0 mol. % SiO2, about 14.0 mol. % to about 22.0 mol. % Al2O3, about 14.0 mol. % to about 22.0 mol. % R2O, wherein R is an alkali metal, and about 4.0 mol. % to 10.0 mol. % P2O5. The glass may have a compressive stress layer having a thickness of greater than or equal to about 20 μm to less than or equal to about 60 μm and having a compressive stress of greater than or equal to about 700 MPa. The glass may have an antimicrobial activity greater than or equal to about 1.0 log kill at about 23° C. and about 40.0% relative humidity. A method for making the glass may include obtaining a glass article, strengthening the glass article by contact with a first ion-exchange liquid, and contacting the glass article with second ion-exchange liquid comprising an antimicrobial agent.
US09708204B2
A multi-function water treatment container for magnetizing water comprises a base, a connection barrel, a son bottle body, a first magnetic element, a second magnetic element, a cap, and a mother bottle body. The N, S poles of the first magnetic element and the N, S poles of the second magnetic element are corresponding to each other and a repelling magnetic field is generated. When shaking the container, the water molecules may be affected by magnetic waves with low frequencies to make the water become the magnetizing and resonating water. The water molecules may become finer. After being cut by the magnetic fields and vibrating with the frequencies, the activity of the water may be enhanced and the molecule arrangement may be more orderly. Furthermore, the oxygen content, the solubility, and the permeability of the water molecules are enhanced substantially so as to being absorbed more easily by human body.
US09708199B2
Disclosed herein are surface-modified membranes and other surface-modified substrates exhibiting switchable oleophobicity and oleophilicity in aqueous media. These membranes and substrates may be used for variety of applications, including controllable oil/water separation processes, oil spill cleanup, and oil/water purification. Also provided are the making and processing of such surface-modified membranes and other surface-modified substrates.
US09708191B2
A method of preparing silica composite particles includes preparing an alkali catalyst solution containing an alkali catalyst at a concentration of from 0.6 mol/L to 0.85 mol/L, in a solvent containing alcohol; and supplying, into the alkali catalyst solution, (i) a mixed solution of tetraalkoxysilane and an organic titanium compound in which an organic group is coupled to a titanium atom through oxygen, and (ii) an alkali catalyst. The mixed solution is supplied at a supply amount of from 0.001 mol/(mol·min) to 0.01 mol/(mol·min) relative to the alcohol, and the alkali catalyst is supplied at a supply amount of from 0.1 mol to 0.4 mol, relative to 1 mol of a total supply amount of the tetraalkoxysilane and the organic titanium compound supplied per one minute.
US09708187B2
A thermal spray material comprising granules containing a rare earth oxyfluoride has a particle diameter of 1 to 150 μm at a cumulative volume of 50 vol % before ultrasonic dispersion and 10 μm or smaller after ultrasonic dispersion at 300 W for 15 minutes as determined by laser diffraction/scattering particle size distribution analysis. The particle diameter after ultrasonic dispersion is one-third or less of that before ultrasonic dispersion. The thermal spray material has an average aspect ratio of 2.0 or lower and a compressibility of 30% or less. When the granules further contain a rare earth fluoride, upon being analyzed by X-ray diffractometry using Cu-Kα or Cu-Kα1 radiation, S1/S2 is preferably ≧0.10. S1=intensity of the maximum peak assigned to the rare earth oxyfluoride. S2=intensity of the maximum peak assigned to the rare earth fluoride, both observed in a 2θ angle range of 20° to 40°.
US09708186B2
A convectively heated steam/methane reformer having a shell and tube reforming reactor for hydrogen production. A reactor core containing the reactants is convectively heated by hot air flowing through the shell or annulus of the reactor. Heated air is supplied to the reactor through several fluid inlets on the shell side of the reformer.
US09708183B2
A process for filling one or more etched holes defined in a frontside surface of a wafer substrate. The process includes the steps of: (i) depositing a layer of a thermoplastic first polymer onto the frontside surface and into each hole; (ii) reflowing the first polymer; (iii) exposing the wafer substrate to a controlled oxidative plasma; (iv) optionally repeating steps (i) to (iii); (v) depositing a layer of a photoimageable second polymer; (vi) selectively removing the second polymer from regions outside a periphery of the holes using exposure and development; and (vii) planarizing the frontside surface to provide holes filled with a plug comprising the first and second polymers, which are different than each other. Each plug has a respective upper surface coplanar with the frontside surface.
US09708182B2
A method for producing at least one cavity within a semiconductor substrate includes dry etching the semiconductor substrate from a surface of the semiconductor substrate at at least one intended cavity location in order to obtain at least one provisional cavity. The method includes depositing a protective material with regard to a subsequent wet-etching process at the surface of the semiconductor substrate and at cavity surfaces of the at least one provisional cavity. Furthermore, the method includes removing the protective material at least at a section of a bottom of the at least one provisional cavity in order to expose the semiconductor substrate. This is followed by electrochemically etching the semiconductor substrate at the exposed section of the bottom of the at least one provisional cavity. A method for producing a micromechanical sensor system in which this type of cavity formation is used and a corresponding MEMS are also disclosed.
US09708180B2
A MEMS device, a method of making a MEMS device and a system of a MEMS device are shown. In one embodiment, a MEMS device includes a first polymer layer, a MEMS substrate disposed on the first polymer layer and a MEMS structure supported by the MEMS substrate. The MEMS device further includes a first opening disposed in the MEMS substrate and a second opening disposed in the first polymer layer.
US09708164B2
The traction system comprises a plurality of substantially parallel tendons (2) movable for pulling a load, the tendons being disposed according to a pattern in a plane perpendicular to the tendons; and at least one deviator (3) for guiding the tendons, the deviator accommodating an angular deflection of the plurality of tendons. The deviator includes a support structure (4) and a plurality of segments (5) each having an inner surface facing a convex surface of the support structure, front and rear surfaces and a plurality of channels extending from the front surface to the rear surface. The channels are disposed according to said pattern in the front and rear surfaces of each segment, each tendon being received in a respective one of the channels. At least some of the segments (5) have their inner surfaces bearing on the convex surface of the support structure (4) in response to tensile forces applied to the tendons.
US09708162B2
An apparatus that permits a wheelchair to traverse stairs. A carriage platform supporting the wheelchair is housed in an inclined ways assembly and moves by means of a rotated threaded rod supported in the ways and traveling nuts fixed to the carriage; a debarkation ramp hinged to the carriage, spans the distance and elevation difference between the carriage and the desired landing point.
US09708160B2
A tensioning device and a tensioning method for a steel wire rope of a cage guide of an ultra-deep vertical shaft. The tensioning device comprises an upper rope clamping device, a rope adjustment guide frame, a lower hydraulic rope locking device, and a lower hydraulic rope adjustment device. The upper rope clamping device is provided with a rope clamp and a pressure sensor. The rope adjustment guide frame comprises a steel frame body, double fixed clamp-plates, a balance weight, and a balance weight steel wire rope. Double moving clamp-plates are disposed in a guide groove of the steel frame body. The double moving clamp-plates are provided with a rope clamp and a lower guide pulley. The double fixed clamp-plates are provided with an upper guide pulley. The balance weight is provided with a fastening joint. Each of the upper rope clamping device, the lower hydraulic rope locking device and the lower hydraulic rope adjustment device comprises a wedged iron block and a shim. Each of the lower hydraulic rope locking device and the lower hydraulic rope adjustment device further comprises a lever wedge adjustment mechanism and a wedge adjustment hydraulic cylinder. A wedge adjustment hydraulic pressing rod is connected to the wedged iron block. The bodies of the wedge adjustment hydraulic cylinders are connected to the shims. The tensioning device and the tensioning method can be used for implementing automatic adjustment and control of the tensile force of the steel wire rope of the cage guide of the ultra-deep vertical shaft.
US09708158B2
In a multi-car elevator, if two vertically adjacent cars among the cars are designated first and second cars, then: a zone that is a distance in which the second car can be stopped in response to an abnormality, and into which the first car is not permitted to enter is set as an exclusion zone of the second car; a position before which it is necessary for the first car to stop is set as a stopping limit position of the first car; and a plurality of threshold values that progressively detect the abnormal approach are set so as to enable the first car to decelerate and stop before the stopping limit position of the first car.
US09708153B2
The present invention relates to an easily removable paper tube used for winding material, such as fabric, a band, a film, and so forth, and a method for successively using articles, each of which uses the paper tube, and, more specifically, to an easily removable paper tube and a method for successively using articles that use the paper tube, in which the paper tube is effectively removed, without deforming a roll of material wound around the paper tube, such use of the material enabled by releasing it from the inside of the roll with the paper tube removed, thereby increasing the unrolling speed of the material, and a first article and a second article, each of which includes wound material, are connected to each other for use, thereby allowing successive provision of the articles, and thus remarkably increasing a rate of successive production.
US09708151B2
A device and a method for winding a roving onto bobbin tubes using a turret winding head is provided. The turret winding head has a turret base plate having a first and a second spindle that are held in the turret base plate and are provided for receiving the bobbin tubes. The turret base plate and the spindles are each provided with their own drive. The longitudinal axes of the spindles are aligned in the vertical direction.
US09708148B2
An image forming apparatus includes plural medium transport paths that branch at a predetermined branching position and along which a medium is transported in a curved state; a switching member disposed at the branching position and including a guide surface that allows the medium to be transported along one of the medium transport paths, the switching member switching between the medium transport paths; an output unit that outputs the medium toward a stacking portion, on which the medium is to be stacked, while corrugating the medium; and a guide portion that guides the medium from the branching position toward the output unit in a region in which the medium is corrugated.
US09708146B2
A multi-feed detection device is provided with: a base; an arm rotatably supported on the base; a magnet affixed to the arm; a Hall element which is affixed to the base, and which outputs an electric signal corresponding to the strength of the magnetic field; a differentiation circuit which outputs a voltage corresponding to the differential value of the output of the Hall element; and an integration circuit which outputs a voltage corresponding to the integral value of the output of the differentiation circuit. The arm applies a force against a conveyance path by way of a spring. One or more sheets of paper conveyed on the conveyance path raise the arm, separating the magnet from the Hall element. Accordingly, the output of the integration circuit varies, and the number of sheets of paper is detected on the basis of this variation.
US09708145B2
A first roller is driven, by a conveying motor rotating in a normal direction and in a reverse direction, to rotate in a forward direction and in a backward direction, respectively. The first roller and a second roller convey a sheet in a conveying direction by rotating in the forward direction. The transmission unit transmits a driving force of the conveying motor to the second roller and includes a first rotary member. The transmission unit has such play that when the conveying motor is switched from rotation in a normal direction to rotation in a reverse direction, rotation of the second roller in a backward direction is delayed by a predetermined time period from rotation of the first roller in the backward direction. The predetermined time period is greater than a time period corresponding to one tooth of the first rotary member.
US09708143B2
A belt device for an image forming apparatus, includes an endless belt; a first and second support rollers, each including a rotary shaft, that support the belt with tension; a contacted member that contacts the belt; a shaft displacement device to displace any of the rotary shafts of the support rollers; and a main rotary shaft disposed at a side of the rotary shaft of the first support roller moved by the shaft displacement device along a stretching direction of the stretched surface of the endless belt that the contacted member contacts, relative to a contact portion between the endless belt and the contacted member, and at an opposite side of the contacted member in a direction perpendicular to the stretching direction of the endless belt. As the first support roller and the second roller rotate about the main rotary shaft, the endless belt is separated from the contacted member.
US09708139B2
A Solar power plant construction method includes a string formation step of arranging solar modules delivered to an assembly plant on support frames to form planar solar strings, a conveyance step of stacking the solar strings in a container and loading the container on a container truck to convey the container to a power plant site, and a solar string installation step of transferring the container delivered to the power plant site to a site machine and measuring distances and directions between a crane included in the site machine placed at a predetermined position of a stand array group for mounting solar array provided in the power plant site and stands to pull up the solar strings by the crane of the site machine to sequentially distribute the solar strings to respective stand positions measured in the stand position measurement step to form and fix a solar array.
US09708136B2
Non-contact, liquid-ejecting bearings (3) are provided for conveying flexible glass sheets (13), such as LCD substrates, at high conveyance speeds, e.g., speeds of 15 meters/minute and above. The operating parameters and physical properties of the bearings satisfy at least one of the following conditions: (a) the average flow rate from the bearing's orifices (22) is in the range of 100-800 milliliters/minute/orifice; (b) the orifices' average horizontal pitch (P) is in the range of 20-55 millimeters; and/or (c) the orifices' average size (e.g., D0) is in the range of 1.0-4.5 millimeters. The bearings (3) can reduce the time-averaged, peak-to-peak variation in the spacing between a LCD substrate (13) traveling at 15 meters/minute and the face (20) of the bearing (3) to less than 100 microns, thus reducing the chances that the bearing (3) will lose control of the substrate (13) or that the substrate (13) will hit the bearing (3).
US09708134B2
A machine for making single use capsules (1) for extract or infusion beverages comprises: a transport element (8) for transporting rigid containers (2) and configured to define a plurality of pockets (10) for receiving the rigid containers (2) and which are positioned one after the other, in succession, each having a respective vertical axis (Z10); a plurality of stations which are positioned along a path (P) followed by the transport element (8) and which are configured for operating in phase with the same transport element (8) and comprising: a feed station (11) for feeding the rigid containers (2) into respective pockets (10) of the transport element (8); a dosing station (12) for dosing the product into the rigid container (2); a closing station (13) for closing the rigid container (2) with a length of sheet (7); an outfeed station (14) which withdraws the capsules (1) from the transport element (8); the outfeed station (14) comprises a contact head (21) for contacting and picking a capsule (1) from a respective pocket (10) of the transport element (8) and placing the capsule (1) on a receiving table (20).
US09708133B2
A device for the sorted feeding of a packaging machine for bottles, which comprises elements for feeding the bottles to a carousel provided with receptacles, and comprises pickup star conveyors, each receptacle of the carousel being provided with a lever that is connected to a device for moving the lever between a first position for locking a bottle and a second, open position that allows the exit of the bottle toward a pickup star conveyor, the elements for moving the lever being actuated by a cam arranged at the position at which a bottle is accommodated in the corresponding receptacle and by a motor, which is activated by a signal that arrives from the lane connected to the pickup star conveyor that lacks a bottle.
US09708124B2
A vibrating conveyor having a conveyor chute which has a conveyor surface consisting of silicon, wherein plastic elements are provided between the base body of the conveyor chute and the conveyor surface. The vibrating conveyor is suitable for use in a method for conveying silicon chunks.
US09708123B2
A release device may include a lifting and pre-stopping element having an upper sliding surface, the part coupled to a drive such that the sliding surface is movable over the sliding plane into an enabled position and at the level of the sliding plane into a blocked position, the part having a stop which in the enabled position protrudes beyond the sliding plane. A blocking element, behind the part in the sliding direction, has an upper blocking element sliding surface, a blocking edge protruding beyond the sliding plane, and an extendable/retractable block coupled to the drive such that the block is movable below the blocking element sliding surface into an enabled position and above the blocking element sliding surface into a blocked position. The blocking edge may be in front of the block in the sliding direction, preventing contact between the piece good and the block in the blocked position.
US09708122B1
A storage and handling system for industrial sheet goods and bar stocks comprises a plurality of vertically stacked slide sets supported in a framework so that a rear half of the framework comprises an storage bay and a front half comprises a utilization bay. A material storage pallet is slidably disposed in each said slide set. The depth of each pallet is designed so that when pushed rearwardly into the storage bay region of the framework, the entire utilization bay is clear and open. As a result, when any one pallet is pulled into the utilization bay, workers can easily access the raw materials stored on that pallet. The system may be paired with a roller cart configured to transfer one of the pallets to and from the framework. The utilization bay is open from above to accommodate a crane-operated load lifter.
US09708116B2
A packing member for packing a cartridge detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus is molded with a thin resin material plate and includes: (i) a frame portion including an opening as an entrance for the cartridge, a first recessed portion for accommodating the cartridge, and a first limiting portion for limiting a position of the cartridge with respect to a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the cartridge; and (ii) a cap portion for openably covering the opening. The cap portion includes a second limiting portion for limiting movement of the cartridge, positionally-limited by the first limiting portion, in a direction in which the cartridge is spaced from the first limiting portion.
US09708104B2
Flexible film packages having a partial, initial seal against ambient atmosphere and are easily openable and reclosable. The flexible film packages are generally resealable to extend the shelf-life or freshness of products contained therein once the package is initially opened. By one approach, the flexible film has two opposing edge portions that meet to form a longitudinal seal extending from a first end seal to a second end seal. The flexible film may have a score that defines a package opening. An elongated closure layer (14) may extend over the score and may extend from a first end seal (26) to a second end seal (28) and within the opposing edge portions that form the longitudinal seal (24). The elongated closure layer may have a tack-free gripping portion (40) used to release at least a portion of the elongated closure from the flexible film to form the package opening.
US09708099B2
A check valve including a silica gel valve body, an upper valve cover, and a lower valve cover. The upper valve cover is provided with an air hole, and the lower valve cover is provided with an air inlet leg. The silica gel valve body includes an outer ring and an inner ring, a sealed valve plate is arranged inside the inner ring, and the outer ring is connected to the inner ring through elastic pieces. The outer ring is fixed between the upper valve cover and the lower valve cover. The inner ring is in a suspended state between the upper valve cover and the lower valve cover.
US09708097B2
A stackable bulk bin container having shock absorbing elements is provided. The bulk bin container includes a base portion and four collapsible sidewalls. The base includes feet extending downward. The feet are connected by stringers forming four corner portions. Shock absorbing elements are positioned proximate the corner portions in the base of the container. The shock absorbing elements absorb energy from impacts when the container is stacked on like containers.
US09708091B2
An improved hand tool for dispensing plastic fasteners having a novel anvil design that reduces inadvertent user needle sticks during operation of the hand tool and a needle having a novel casing that further reduces inadvertent user needle sticks during the replacement of the hand tool needle. The hand tool has a gun shaped casing with a barrel portion and a handle portion. The casing has a needle assembly opening at the front of the barrel portion and a trigger slot at the front of the handle portion. The hand tool further has a hollow needle disposed on one end of a needle assembly. The needle assembly is slidably movable back and forth between a retracted position disposed substantially within casing and an extend position disposed substantially out of the casing through the needle assembly opening. The hand tool further has a trigger that is pivotally mounted within the casing that extends out from the trigger slot. The trigger is capable of moving the needle assembly between the retracted and extended positions. The hand tool further has an anvil. The anvil has a finger guide portion, a main portion, and a tag slot. The tag slot separates the finger guide portion from the main portion.
US09708082B2
A release device having a multi-segment split spool with a central bore adapted to axially restrain a tensioned member. A tensioned tape is overlappingly wound around the spool segments thereby preventing radial movement of the spool segments. The overlapping winding allows for a low profile housing for the-release device. The multiple segments require less radial motion for release of the tensioned member.
US09708078B2
An airport terminal traffic and parking management system, which can be automated, is provided wherein one or more and preferably a plurality of the aircraft at an airport are moved on the ground between landing and takeoff without operation of aircraft engines or risks from jet blast and engine ingestion. Aircraft can be moved in a forward direction by tow vehicles, aircraft-moving transfer apparatus, or the like after landing to park in an efficient orientation relative to an airport terminal. Passengers deplaning and boarding and aircraft servicing can use all accessible aircraft doors to minimize time at a gate. Aircraft cleared for departure can be turned and moved in a forward direction to a takeoff runway, where the aircraft-moving apparatus is detached. Airport terminal aircraft traffic and parking are most effectively managed when a significant number of aircraft at an airport are moved by external vehicles as described.
US09708065B2
An aircraft configuration having a crown cabin above a main cabin, with the crown cabin having a hanging floor structure. This enables a fuselage design that substantially increases passenger seating capacity relative to traditional single-passenger-deck configurations, while minimizing fuselage perimeter and fuselage wetted area relative to double-passenger-deck configurations.
US09708063B2
An aircraft lavatory unit includes a toilet disposed in a lavatory in front of a rear wall. A wash basin is provided at a location on a second side wall between the toilet and front wall, and has a bowl. A bottom compartment, including a contour matching the contour of a section of a bowl on the rear wall side, is provided between a bottom wall and the bowl, and a trash receptacle, consisting of a trash can and a fire extinguisher, is provided in the bottom compartment. The toilet is disposed inclined at an angle relative to the second side wall, so that the center line passing through the center of the toilet in the widthwise direction is farther from the second side wall, as it gets closer to the front wall side relative to the second side wall.
US09708059B2
Systems, methods, and devices are provided that enable robust operations of a small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) using a compound wing. The various embodiments may provide a sUAS with vertical takeoff and landing capability, long endurance, and the capability to operate in adverse environmental conditions. In the various embodiments a sUAS may include a fuselage and a compound wing comprising a fixed portion coupled to the fuselage, a wing lifting portion outboard of the fixed portion comprising a rigid cross member and a controllable articulating portion configured to rotate controllable through a range of motion from a horizontal position to a vertical position, and a freely rotating wing portion outboard of the wing lifting portion and configured to rotate freely based on wind forces incident on the freely rotating wing portion.
US09708058B2
A device (20) for folding a blade (5), the device comprising a fitting (30) and a cuff (50) connected to said fitting (30). The fitting (30) has at least one horizontal pin axis (31) perpendicular to a radial direction (AX2) and a clevis (35) axially offset relative to the horizontal pin axis (31) in the radial direction (AX2). The cuff (50) has an insert (51) inserted in said clevis (35), a vertical pin (70) passing through said clevis (35) and said insert (51). The cuff (50) includes at least one horizontal fastener pin axis (55) axially offset relative to said insert (51) along the radial direction (AX2), at least one lateral arm (80) connects said horizontal pin axis (31) to said fastener pin axis (55).
US09708054B2
A method, apparatus, and computer program product for managing movement of a flight control surface on an aircraft. A control signal is received to move the flight control surface to a position. Travel in a number of actuators in a plurality of actuators coupled to the flight control surface is limited to an amount that reduces a load on the number of actuators in the plurality of actuators in response to receiving the control signal while the aircraft is on the ground and the speed of the aircraft is less than a threshold.
US09708048B2
The outboard motor includes a lower unit that rotatably supports a propeller shaft and a shift unit that switches a shift position. A drive shaft that transmits rotational power to the propeller shaft has upper and lower drive shafts provided coaxially and in series, end to end. The shift unit has an upper gear rotating in synchronization with the upper drive shaft, a lower gear provided rotatably with respect to the lower drive shaft, an intermediate gear that transmits rotation of the upper gear to the lower gear, and a bearing that rotatably supports the middle shaft provided with the intermediate gear. The intermediate gear and the bearing are modularized and are detachably installed to the lower unit.
US09708045B1
An outdrive for a marine vessel, such as a watercraft having an inboard engine, is provided. The outdrive can include an upper drive unit having a driveshaft that rotates in response to rotation of an input shaft coupled to an engine within a hull of the watercraft. The upper drive unit is movably joined with a lower drive unit, which includes a propeller shaft that rotates in response to rotation of the driveshaft, and an associated propeller. The lower drive unit is movable from a raised mode, in which it is adjacent the upper drive unit, to a lowered mode, in which it is a preselected distance from the upper drive unit, thereby lowering a thrust point produced by the propeller, all while the watercraft is moving through water and while the propeller is producing thrust. A related method and outdrive upper unit are also provided.
US09708044B2
Disclosed is an outboard motor including a drive shaft that transmits rotational power from an engine, a shift unit provided in the middle of the drive shaft, and a water pump that feeds a coolant to the engine. The drive shaft has a first input shaft that receives the rotational power transmitted from the engine and a second input shaft that receives the rotational power transmitted from the first input shaft. The shift unit and the water pump are integrated into a single shift unit module installed detachably to the lower unit casing.
US09708042B2
Watercraft automation and aquatic data utilization for aquatic efforts are utilized for updating map data with current position and current sonar information of a sonar device.
US09708041B2
The present invention relates to a canoe comprising at least two hull sections and a joint for releasable connection of the first hull section to the second hull section, wherein the joint comprises a first mating means comprising at least one protruding member and at least one corresponding groove, provided in respective one of said hull sections, wherein the joint further comprises a second mating means comprising at least one projecting member and at least one corresponding groove, provided in respective one of said hull sections, wherein said first mating means is positioned at a lower portion of the respective hull sections compared to said second mating means.
US09708036B2
To make secondary anchoring of small boats quick, safe, versatile, a low cost buoyant apparatus with an attached tripping strap has been invented to permit transport of a secondary anchor to its holding location. The invention, in addition serves to prevent excessive boat swings once anchored in restricted anchorage, and can also serve as a marker in the event that an earlier anchored boat needs to move and return to the same spot. This buoyant apparatus is very versatile; it can be used from the boat's bow, from the stern, and also as a lunch hook. Although the buoyant ring has an appearance of a life preserver, it is not intended for that use, and does not qualify as U.S. Coast Guard or Sheriff Regulation safety equipment.
US09708032B2
A method for disassembling and/or assembling an underwater section of a retractable thruster unit of a swimming vessel. A supporting cradle is detachably fixed to the underwater section from below, and the thruster unit is lifted so that the underwater section is at least partly brought inside the well formed in the bottom of the vessel. Lifting wires of an auxiliary lift are connected to the supporting cradle for supporting the thruster unit. Water is drained from the well, and the lower gear is disengaged and the intermediate section and the lower gear are sealed. After that water is let to ingress into the well and the underwater section is lowered down by the auxiliary lift to dock bottom or sea bed, from where the underwater section is picked up with a crane.
US09708021B2
A side stand mounted on a motorcycle includes: a leg portion brought into contact with a ground when the side stand stands; an attaching portion connected to a base end of the leg portion and having a pair of opposed walls; a collar extending through one opposed wall and brought into contact with an inner surface of the other opposed wall; a screw member inserted through the collar from an outer lateral side of the one opposed wall and screwed into a threaded hole of the other opposed wall; and a nut screwed onto a tip end portion of the screw member and tightened to an outer surface of the other opposed wall.
US09708018B2
An articulated vehicle. In an exemplary embodiment, an articulated vehicle of the present disclosure comprises a first unit and a second unit articulated together by a joint, wherein the joint comprises a first slew ring arranged to permit the two units to pivot relative to one another about an axis lying substantially perpendicular to a direction of travel of the vehicle in use, and a second slew ring arranged to permit the two units to pivot relative to one another about an axis lying substantially parallel to a direction of travel of the vehicle in use.
US09708014B1
An adaptable cargo rack system that is easily transformable between a plurality of modes for carrying different kinds of items and performing different kinds of tasks is provided. The cargo rack system provides mounting brackets and poles that interconnect via identical universal connectors that do not require tools to interconnect and move between a locked position and an unlocked position. The cargo rack system also provides a plurality of rails that extend between posts. Accordingly, the same cargo rack system can be transformed between a first framework mode, a second framework mode and an elongated mode to carry items that are rectangular and planar, bulky and boxy, and elongated, respectively.
US09708013B2
A reinforcer includes a carrier conforming generally to one or more inner walls of a cavity, and an adhesive arranged in one or more beads between the carrier and the one or more inner walls of the cavity, such that when the one or more adhesive beads is cured, the carrier is adhered to the one or more inner walls defining the cavity.
US09708009B2
The present invention involves a roofing assembly of a plurality of structural components arranged unattached as a frame in a mold. The frame is sprayed with foam and the structural components are encapsulated within the foam.
US09708002B2
A driver assistance system and a method for storing additional information for a road map for a driver assistance system are provided, the supplementary information concerning location- and/or time-specific compliance with traffic rules being stored. The supplementary information is taken into account by the driver assistance system.
US09708000B2
In one embodiment of the disclosed subject matter, a trailer backup assist system includes a state estimator that determines a current position of a trailer relative to a waypoint position. In addition, the trailer backup assist system includes a trajectory planner that generates first and second circular trajectories tangent to one another spanning between the current and waypoint positions. The trailer backup assist system also includes a controller that reverses the trailer to the waypoint position along the first and second circular trajectories, which are dynamically regenerated as the trailer reverses along the first circular trajectory.
US09707999B2
A steering unit includes a guide unit and a support unit having a second fastening section fixed to a first fastening section of the guide unit and a load-bearing section accommodating a spring unit, a second plane is oriented orthogonally with respect to a width of the second fastening section, the load-bearing section is asymmetrical with respect to the second plane, the guide unit extends predominantly along a first plane, wherein, in an assembled state, the first plane is oriented to the second plane, wherein the first plane is oriented orthogonally with respect to a pivot axis of a pivotable mounting of the guide unit in a bearing section, wherein, in a mounted state, at least one fastening structure is arranged in the first plane, and wherein the first plane runs centrally through the bearing section of the guide unit.
US09707994B2
A power steering apparatus includes: a steering load average value calculating circuit 39 which calculates a steering torque average value Trav which is the average value of steering torque Tr within a predetermined interval of time; and an abnormality detection circuit 40 which compares steering torque average value Trav with a specified steering torque value Trrf and detects the abnormality of the apparatus when steering torque average value Trav is larger than the specified value.
US09707983B2
Providing a track status monitoring device comprising an acceleration detection unit disposed on a railway car and detecting an acceleration at least in the axle direction among accelerations generated on a wheel of the railway car; a rail position detection unit disposed on the railway car and detecting a value indicating a position of the rail in relation to the wheel in the axle direction; an integration unit that calculates a value based on a 2nd-order integrated value of the acceleration detected by the acceleration detection unit; and a subtraction unit that counterbalances an undulating component of the wheel by subtracting a value detected by the rail position detection unit from a value calculated by the integration unit, and calculates an amount of horizontal-direction displacement of the rail.
US09707977B2
The invention relates to a system and method for the rail-bound transportation of objects, e.g. for delivering or collecting material to and/or from railway working vehicles, comprising several interconnected railway carriages (1), which respectively comprise at least one conveyor track (6, 7) on which the objects can be driven in a longitudinal manner in relation to the railway carriages (1) and which are designed such that the conveyor tracks (6, 7) join together the interconnected railway carriages (1). According to the invention, said system comprises conveyor bodies (8) for the objects, said bodies being designed to move from one railway carriage (1) to another railway carriage (1) along the conveyor tracks (6, 7) which are connected one to the other. The invention also relates to suitable railway carriages therefor.
US09707974B2
A vehicle may include an identification system configured to acquire information from a token in a vicinity of the vehicle and to classify a driver of the vehicle based on the information. The vehicle may also include at least one controller in communication with the identification system and configured to characterize a driver's control of the vehicle and to record a history of the characterization if the driver classification is of a particular type.
US09707973B2
Disclosed is a drive assist device including: a driver state detection unit that outputs a control start signal; a consent confirmation unit that inquires of a driver, whether the driver consents to execution of an emergency evacuation control, and receives a reply to the inquiry from the driver; a control section that executes the emergency evacuation control when receiving a consent reply of the execution of the emergency evacuation control from the driver; and an erroneous operation determination unit that determines whether the driving operation of the driver is an erroneous operation, in which the control section limits the driving operation of the driver when it is determined that the driving operation of the driver is an erroneous operation in a period from the time when the control start signal is received to the time when the consent reply of execution of the control is received.
US09707972B2
An operator assistance system for an agricultural machine which has at least one variable operating parameter which influences a plurality of different result parameters of the working result of the machine is equipped with an input device, a processor and a display device. The processor is programmed to receive, via the input device an input of a selectable result parameter, to be optimized, of the working result for an operation to be carried out, to calculate an optimized operating parameter on the basis of the input, and to output, on the display device, an expected value, associated with the optimized operating parameter, for the working result of the machine for the operation.
US09707964B2
The invention relates to a method and to a device, in particular a control and evaluation unit, for recognizing a water passage or a high water level for a vehicle, which has, as a drive, an internal combustion engine having an exhaust train, in which the functionality of an emission control system is monitored or controlled by at least one exhaust sensor and the exhaust sensor is operated at least intermittently at high temperatures and has thermal shock susceptibility by design. According to the invention, a water recognition criterion is determined based on one or a plurality of distance sensors and, at critical values of the water level which are predicted or have already been reached, protective measures are initiated for the emissions control system of the vehicle or for the exhaust sensor or exhaust sensors arranged in the exhaust duct. Damage to exhaust sensors or to components of the emissions control system as a result of the severe cooling upon contact with water can thus be minimized. In addition, misinformation of the exhaust sensors due to a thermal shock and a possible accompanying malfunction can also be recognized by said anticipatory protective measures and correspondingly suppressed.
US09707957B2
When a malfunction occurs in communication between an HV-ECU and an MG-ECU, inverterless running is performed to ensure that a driving torque of a vehicle is applied, by setting inverters in a gate shutoff state and using a braking torque generated in a motor generator rotated by an engine. When the inverterless running resulting from the malfunction in communication is performed, the MG-ECU uses a converter to control a system voltage VH to a predetermined voltage. During the inverterless running resulting from the malfunction in communication, the HV-ECU sets an assumed power range of a battery based on a detected value regarding a vehicle running state and the predetermined voltage. When an actual electric power determined from the voltage and current of the battery is out of the assumed power range, the HV-ECU performs a process for stopping the vehicle from running.
US09707956B2
A powertrain includes an engine that has a crankshaft. A first motor-generator is drivingly connected to the crankshaft via an endless rotatable device. The powertrain includes a transmission that has a transmission input member driven by the crankshaft and a transmission output member. A front differential is operatively connected with front half shafts. A transfer case is configured to distribute torque of the transmission output member to the front differential and to a driveshaft. A rear differential is configured to transfer torque from the driveshaft to rear half shafts. A second motor-generator is drivingly connected to the rear differential. A gearing arrangement is configured to multiply torque from the second motor-generator to the rear half shafts. A controller controls the second motor-generator to function as a motor that provides torque to the rear wheels through the rear differential. A modular rear drive unit operatively connects to the vehicle body.
US09707951B2
A rail vehicle braking device has at least one electrodynamic brake, which comprises a drive unit, which has at least one drive motor and a power supply unit for supplying the drive motor when the drive unit is in a traction mode. The rail vehicle braking device has at least two brake control units in order to increase the safety of the electrodynamic brake. In a first braking mode, a first brake control unit in an active state controls the power supply unit for providing a braking effect, a first brake effect monitoring unit and a switching unit, which serves to switch, depending on a brake effect parameter in the first braking mode, into a second braking mode, in which the second brake control unit in an active state controls the power supply unit for providing a brake effect.
US09707945B2
A brake system includes a master cylinder, a first solenoid valve, a stroke simulator, a slave cylinder apparatus, and a control apparatus. The master cylinder generates a brake hydraulic pressure in response to an operation on a brake operator. The first solenoid valve is provided between the master cylinder and a wheel brake. The stroke simulator is connected to the master cylinder through a second solenoid valve. The slave cylinder apparatus includes an electric actuator and a cylinder mechanism. The cylinder mechanism generates a brake hydraulic pressure. The control apparatus closes the first solenoid valve and opens the second solenoid valve when the brake hydraulic pressure is increased by the electric actuator. The control apparatus controls the electric actuator so that the larger a carried load on a vehicle is, the larger the brake hydraulic pressure is.
US09707941B2
An adjustable auxiliary brake control system for an educational driving vehicle with a main brake and a driver seat comprises an auxiliary brake assembly, a connecting frame, a supporting structure and a brake cable. The system attains strong and reliable support from a driver-seat-bracket to achieve auxiliary brake control from the passenger compartment through the brake cable. The system is easy to install and uninstall, universally fits to variable vehicle models, and has a non-damaging installation process.
US09707937B2
A wiper blade with integral washer nozzles including a blade rubber for wiping a glass of a vehicle, a spoiler combined with a retainer of a wiper arm, secondary levers combined with the spoiler, and yokes combined with the secondary levers, respectively, and supporting the blade rubber, may have a washer nozzle module integrally combined with the spoiler and spraying washer fluid supplied through washer fluid hoses in two directions with respect to the spoiler, wherein the washer nozzle module has washer fluid channels formed therein in a longitudinal direction of the spoiler to spray the washer fluid in two directions, nozzles formed along the washer fluid channels and spraying the washer fluid supplied through the washer fluid channels, and inlets communicating with the washer fluid channels, respectively, and connected with the washer fluid hoses for supplying the washer fluid.
US09707935B1
A windshield touch and clean system that can clean either the entire windshield of an automobile or spot clean a localized area of the windshield is disclosed. The windshield touch and clean system may control a cleaning head in a number of ways including but not limited to two articulating extension members or a gantry system. The cleaning head may be retrofitted with a spray nozzle for spraying cleaning fluid and also a vibration unit to assist in cleaning of residue on the windshield.
US09707929B2
A sensor unit is provided that is not susceptible to errors for contactlessly actuating a vehicle door. The sensor unit includes a first proximity sensor and a second proximity sensor. Each of the two proximity sensors has an elongate detection field extending substantially in a Y direction. The detection fields of the two proximity sensors are spaced from one another in a direction perpendicular to the Y direction. In addition, the detection field of the first proximity sensor projects beyond the detection field of the second proximity sensor in the Y direction at least on one side by a projecting length.
US09707928B2
Certain embodiments described herein are directed to devices, systems and methods for use in vehicle operations. In some examples, the devices, systems and methods described herein can be used to permit safe operation of a vehicle where the vehicle operator may have one or more mobile devices in their possession.
US09707927B1
A seatbelt buckle apparatus for a motor vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a buckle housing that provides at least part of a structure for selectively coupling a seatbelt latch plate to the apparatus. A switch housing houses at least part of a switch. The switch monitors whether or not the seatbelt latch plate is coupled to the seatbelt buckle apparatus. A switch wire harness is in communication with the switch. A strain relief-guide feature carries and guides a section of the switch wire harness so as to provide strain relief to the switch wire harness when a force is applied to the switch wire harness downstream from the strain relief-guide feature.
US09707926B2
An emergency reporting system includes a seat belt detection unit, a speed change detection unit, an injury determination unit, and an emergency reporting unit. The seat belt detection unit detects a fastening state of seat belt when the vehicle stops moving assisted by collision prevention process that prevents vehicle collision in advance. The speed change detection unit detects a speed change during a time interval from when the collision prevention process is performed to when the vehicle is stopped. The injury determination unit determines the injury level of the vehicle occupant based on the detection results of the seat belt detection unit and the speed change detection unit. The emergency reporting unit emergently reports determined injury level of the vehicle occupant to a prescribed reporting destination. The emergency reporting system can properly determine the injury level of the vehicle occupant when vehicle collision is prevented in advance, and can emergently report the determined injury level.
US09707919B2
An airbag deployment system is provided that includes a support structure, and a fabric material configured to form a show surface of a vehicle interior panel. A first portion of the fabric material is coupled to the support structure by a rigid connection, a second portion of the fabric material is coupled to the support structure by a detachable connection, and the detachable connection is configured to release the second portion of the fabric material from the support structure upon contact between an airbag and the fabric material.
US09707917B2
A vehicle seat includes a side airbag device that includes an inflator and a bag body that inflates in a case in which the bag body is internally supplied with gas generated by the inflator, a side frame to which the side airbag device is attached, and a seatback pad that is attached to the side frame. The seatback pad is provided with an opening through which the inflating bag body passes, and a door that closes off the opening and that is pushed and swung by the inflating bag body so as to open up the opening. A depression is formed on a swing axis side of the door.
US09707916B2
Grille assemblies, vehicles including grille assemblies, and methods of concealing one or more components of a vehicle are disclosed herein. A grille assembly may include an inner frame defining a central opening therethrough. The inner frame may include a lower portion having a concealment flange. The concealment flange may extend from the inner frame toward an engine compartment portion of the vehicle at a depth. The concealment flange may extend such that it obscures one or more vehicle components positioned adjacent to the central opening when viewed from a location outside the engine compartment through the grille assembly.
US09707911B1
The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for identifying a person as a driver of a vehicle. Aspects include using in-vehicle sensors to increase the accuracy of driver identification initially determined using other mechanisms. As such, at least two different types of sensory devices can be utilized to gather data in an effort to identify the driver. The data gathered from the first sensor (e.g., at a key fob) is processed to identify the driver based on learned characteristic patterns, such as the driver's gait, before the driver enters the vehicle. The data gathered from the second sensor (e.g., in an in-vehicle face or voice recognition system) is processed to confirm the driver. The confirmation is based on biometric data and learned characteristic patterns. Data from the second sensor is provided back to the first sensor to confirm the driver identity.
US09707909B2
Methods and systems for determining deviations is expected range, expected fuel economy, or both, for a vehicle. In accordance with one embodiment, a system includes a sensor unit and a processor. The sensor unit is configured to at least facilitate obtaining inputs for one or more factors having an effect on energy performance and/or fuel efficiency for a vehicle. The processor is coupled to the sensor unit, and is configured to at least facilitate determining a change in expected range for the vehicle from the one or more factors based on the inputs.
US09707907B2
A metallic tube body is expanded in an exterior member to be an expanded state, so that an outer surface of an insulator comes into close contact with an inner surface of the exterior member.
US09707901B2
An apparatus for supporting cellular telephones and similar portable devices to vehicle mounts is provided in which the portable devices may be manipulated to different angular orientations relative to the vehicle without altering the connection of the vehicle mount thereto, and wherein the support is easily laterally adjustable to accommodate portable devices of different size.
US09707900B1
Vehicle rooftop cargo systems and methods for transporting cargo such as baled hay upon the rooftop of vehicles are provided.
US09707899B2
A vehicle center console assembly includes a console having a side wall dimensioned to receive a bin therein and a bin including a side wall having a top edge including a pair of opposed strikers. A hinged bin lid includes a dual pawl latching mechanism disposed on a bottom surface thereof whereby the dual pawl latching mechanism does not extend beyond an exterior dimension defined by the bin lid. The bin lid may include a pair of opposed bin lid side walls. The latching mechanism is disposed on the bin lid bottom surface whereby a gap is defined between an outer portion of the latching mechanism and an inner portion of the opposed bin lid side walls. The console side wall includes a top edge configured to define a mating surface for the bin lid side walls.
US09707896B2
A vision system for a vehicle includes a camera having an imager and a lens. The camera is disposed at an exterior portion of a vehicle and has a field of view exterior of the vehicle. An air flow element has an inlet port and an outlet port, with the outlet port configured to direct air flow in front of the lens to direct debris away from the lens. The outlet port is configured to direct air flow at a velocity that is greater than a velocity of air flow that is flowing into the inlet port. The inlet port may have an inlet area that is substantially greater than an outlet area of the outlet port. The system may include an air flow generating device for generating or enhancing air flow through the air flow device.
US09707894B2
A folding drive with an electric motor having a first component, a second component operatively connected to the first component for movement relative thereto, and an axial ball bearing arranged between the first component and the second component such that a rolling friction and a sliding friction are present in different percentage proportions depending on a direction of rotation of the axial ball bearing. The first component and the second component are rotatable relative to each other about a rotary axis which deviates from the vertical.
US09707890B2
The present invention relates to an automobile camera module by which an estimated traveling trace can be grasped to prevent fender-bender (minor collision) with a parked vehicle to reduce inconvenience and time loss caused by a parking failure.
US09707886B2
A lighting and/or signaling module that includes a housing delimiting a volume intended to receive at least one light source, an outer lens disposed on the housing and delimiting the volume and means for supporting the housing in rotation about a generally transverse axis. The outer lens has an exterior surface of revolution about the rotation axis. The module is preferably a fog lamp mounted on a vehicle front bumper. Bumper includes on its rear face means for fixing the lamp.
US09707885B2
A motor vehicle includes a headlamp configured to project an adjustable light beam; a plurality of cameras positioned at different locations in the motor vehicle and oriented to capture a head of a driver; a controller in data communication with the cameras to determine at least one region of attention of the driver from data captured by the cameras, and adaptively control the light beam of the headlamp based on the region of attention of the driver.
US09707876B2
An apparatus includes a central panel attachable to a seatback and at least one flexible, insulating wing cooperative with the central panel that can be wrapped around a seated user for warmth. The central panel can be strapped to the seatback, or can be part of a central pocket that fits over the seatback. The central pocket can include solid net polyester and/or an elastic material such as polyester spandex. The wings can include tweed, micro-velvet, fleece, and/or imitation fur. In embodiments, when not in use, the wings can be stowed behind the seatback by hook-and-loop attachment or by insertion into a rear stowage pouch. In some automotive embodiments, the central pocket can include a top opening through which a head restraint of a front or rear seat can extend. Various automotive embodiments include a side opening through which a side-impact airbag installed in the seatback can be deployed.
US09707871B2
A headrest has a pad that is formed integrally with an outer cover by foam molding, and is also provided with: a low-resilience layer that is set in a front part of the pad and has lower resilience than the pad; a support member that is harder than the pad and supports the low-resilience layer from a backside of the low-resilience layer; and a blocking member that is located at a position to cover a contact area of the low-resilience layer and the support member from an outer circumference side while being in contact with at least one of the low-resilience layer and the support member and blocks infiltration of a foamed resin material of the pad into the contact area.
US09707865B1
An operator seat for a work vehicle is disclosed. The operator seat includes an operator support rotatably mountable to the work vehicle and an arm coupled to the operator support to rotate with the operator support. The arm includes at least one human-machine interface device. The operator seat includes a hinge pivotally connecting the arm to the operator support, and a linkage having a first end and a second end. The first end is coupled to the operator support, and the linkage is configured such that rotation of the operator support in a first direction causes the second end of the linkage to move the arm in a second direction substantially opposite the first direction.
US09707863B2
An occupant detection method includes detecting a load applied to a seat for a vehicle, determining whether or not an occupant is seated at the seat, calculating a load deviation value indicating deviation of the load, determining whether or not the deviation exists at the seat on the basis of the load deviation value, and estimating that a seating posture of the occupant is inclined in a direction in which the load is deviated in a case where it is determined that the deviation exists and that a stable state is established, the stable state corresponding to a state in which a difference between a first change amount in a first cycle and a second change amount in a second cycle is within a predetermined range.
US09707855B1
A diagnostic system for a vehicle includes a traction battery including a plurality of cells, and a controller configured to indicate an overcurrent condition in response to battery current being greater than a value of an upper limit of a current sensor and a difference between a measured battery voltage and an estimated battery voltage, that is based on the value, being greater than a threshold.
US09707848B2
A braking control method of an eco-friendly vehicle includes: determining a total braking amount according to a driver braking input; determining a regenerative braking permissible amount from the total braking amount through distribution of braking power; determining a regenerative braking torque according to the regenerative braking permissible amount; determining a reference regenerative braking execution amount to which a transmission state is reflected from the regenerative braking torque; determining a final regenerative braking execution amount by correcting the reference regenerative braking execution amount according to environmental information; determining a friction braking amount from the total braking amount and the final regenerative braking execution amount; and performing friction braking for controlling a friction braking device based on the friction braking amount.
US09707844B2
A refrigeration system can include an electrical generator coupled to a mechanical interface, the mechanical interface configured to transfer mechanical energy from a vehicle to the electrical generator, and a control module connected to the electrical generator via electrical wiring. The refrigeration system can also include an electrically-driven refrigeration unit coupled to the control module, and a battery coupled to the control module via electrical wiring. The control module can be adapted to provide electrical power to the refrigeration unit from the electrical generator or the battery and is further adapted to charge the battery with electrical energy not needed for operating the refrigeration unit.
US09707840B2
A fuel cap is described as having a top assembly and a bottom assembly slidably engaged with, and concentric to, the top assembly. The top assembly having a cap cover and a cylindrical cap body concentric with and protruding substantially perpendicularly from, an underside surface of the cap cover. The bottom assembly having a vacuum valve operatively coupled with a valve body. A wire-form keeper may slidably secure the bottom assembly to the top assembly. A pressure spring may impart a force that biases said bottom assembly away from said top assembly.
US09707838B2
A powertrain housing assembly (200) for a vehicle powertrain has a powertrain housing (210) configured to house at least a portion of the vehicle powertrain (10). A mount (230) is configured to directly receive a torque roll restrictor (120) for attaching the powertrain housing to a vehicle sub-frame, wherein the mount is integral with the powertrain housing and the mount is configured to movably receive the torque roll restrictor such that the torque roll restrictor is movable relative to the mount during use.
US09707833B2
A retractable pickup truck box cover system includes a pivot joint with improved strength, durability, and manufacturability between panels of a panel assembly of the cover system. A sealing system between the panels and along ends of the panel assembly provides improved weather resistance to the cover system. A lateral support system provides resistance to binding loads when opening and closing the panel assembly. The lateral support system may also aid installation of the cover system. A ramp adjustment system allows fine tuning of the ramps that guide folding and unfolding of the panel assembly. An improved locking system and the pivot joints allow more compact storage of the panel assembly. The improved locking system includes lock rods that engage rails of the cover system. Connecting structures connect adjacent panel pairs when the cover system is deployed and do not connect the adjacent panels when the cover system is stowed.
US09707830B2
A dimming control device includes a transmittance changing part provided on a windshield of a vehicle and configured to change light transmittance of the windshield; a detector configured to detect a position of a contact operation on the windshield by a user; and a dimming control part configured to change the transmittance according to the position of the contact operation on a detection surface of the detector on condition that the detector has detected a contact operation at a control start region which is preset within the detection surface.
US09707827B2
A window lifter assembly is provided which comprises at least one carrier component and a guide rail fixed at the carrier component, which defines a path of adjustment for a window pane to be adjusted. At least three geometrically differently designed first, second and third fixing regions are provided at the guide rail, which in the properly connected state with a tab each engage into a cutout of an associated fixing region at the carrier component. Identically formed screws are used at the different first, second and third fixing points defined thereby, in order to fix the guide rail at the carrier component.
US09707818B2
The invention relates to a method for operating a motor vehicle in order to detect an overload on a roll stabilizer which is supported so that it can rotate on a vehicle body and includes two stabilizer parts that can be rotated relative to each other by a torsional angle (Φ) via a rotary drive arranged between these parts. In order to detect an impairment to the driving safety of the vehicle in a timely manner, a ratio of the torsional angle (Φ) to a variable which is equivalent to an applied torque (M) of the rotary drive is ascertained, and an overload is determined if the ratio lies outside of a specified tolerance range.
US09707816B2
A synthetic resin-made sliding bearing includes a synthetic resin-made upper casing which is fixed to a vehicle body side through a mounting member; a synthetic resin-made lower casing which is superposed on the upper casing so as to be rotatable about an axis in a circumferential direction relative to the upper casing; and a synthetic resin-made sliding bearing piece disposed in a space between the upper casing and the lower casing.
US09707814B2
An active suspension system for a truck cabin that actively responds to and mitigates external force inputs between the truck chassis and the cabin. The system greatly reduces pitch, roll, and heave motions that lead to operator discomfort. The assembly is comprised of two or more self-contained actuators that respond to commands from an electronic controller. The controller commands the actuators based on feedback from one or more sensors on the cabin and/or chassis.
US09707809B2
An article handling apparatus comprising a handling frame comprising a plurality of arm members adapted to grip the article, at least one of the plurality of arm members being of variable length. There is also disclosed means for dismounting a tire from a wheel, the means comprising a housing and a pad, the housing being adapted to be releasably attached to gripping means and the pad adapted to break the bead of the tire to facilitate removal of the tire from the wheel.
US09707799B2
A process for creating a stable 3D pattern on a non-fibrous substrate comprises depositing a heat-expandable composition on the substrate; causing the disposed composition to expand in volume, thereby forming a 3D pattern having a perimeter; causing the composition to solidify; and applying a varnish coating over the pattern's perimeter and an area of the substrate adjacent thereto such that the varnish covers a sealing region extending at least 0.5 mm from the perimeter on both sides thereof. An article of manufacture comprises a non-fibrous outer surface having a 3D decorative pattern applied thereto and coated with a varnish coating covering a sealing region extending at least 0.5 mm from the pattern's perimeter on both sides thereof.
US09707798B2
A pamphlet with a plurality of pages with a placard attached to the fold line of the pamphlet at a plurality of connection points by, staples. The placard attached to the fold line can be pivoted about the fold line to a position perpendicular or parallel to the pamphlet.
US09707786B2
Self-inking stamp comprises: a porous marking block; an ink storage body disposed on an upper surface of the porous marking block; an absorber disposed on an upper surface of the ink storage body and configured to generate a capillary force less than that of the ink storage body, and absorb excess ink from the ink storage body; an ink tank comprising an ink supply tube having an open distal end connected to the ink storage body; a wall member covering an outer lateral peripheral surface of the ink storage body in such a manner as to prevent ink leakage; an ink outlet opening provided in a part or an entirety of a lower surface of the ink storage body; and an air passage opening provided in at least a part of an outer lateral peripheral surface of the absorber in communicating relation with atmospheric air.
US09707775B2
An ink-jet recording apparatus is provided, including a first transport section which transports a recording medium; a recording section which is formed with a plurality of nozzles and which records an image on the recording medium by discharging ink droplets from the nozzles; an interference member which is provided at a position separated from the recording section; and a control unit which controls the recording section so that only a part of the nozzles is used for a certain area of the recording medium.
US09707774B2
An ink jet image recording method includes applying a first ink and a second ink onto a recording medium. The first ink contains a surfactant expressed by general formula (1) with a content of V1 percent by mass relative to the total mass of the first ink and a liquid X being the portion other than the surfactant, and the second ink contains the surfactant with a content of V2 percent by mass lower than V1 relative to the total mass of the second ink and a liquid Y being the portion other than the surfactant. The liquids X and Y satisfy the specific requirement, and when liquids X′ and Y′ are prepared by adding the surfactant to the liquid X and Y, respectively, to a content of V2 percent by mass relative to the total mass of the respective liquids, the liquids X′ and Y′ satisfy a specific requirement.
US09707771B2
In an embodiment, a fluid ejection device includes a fluid feed slot formed in a printhead die and a plurality of printhead-integrated ink level sensors (PILS). A fluid ejection device may include a first PILS to sense an ink level of a first chamber in fluid communication with the fluid feed slot, the first PILS to detect an empty ink level of the first chamber when the fluid ejection device is at a first ink level state, and a second PILS to sense an ink level of a second chamber in fluid communication with the fluid feed slot, the second PILS to detect an empty ink level of the second chamber when the fluid ejection device is at a second ink level state, different than the first ink level state.
US09707767B1
A fluidic dispensing device includes a housing having an exterior wall and a chamber. The exterior wall has a chip mounting surface defining a first plane and has an opening. The chamber has an interior space and has a port coupled in fluid communication with the opening. An ejection chip is mounted to the chip mounting surface of the exterior wall, and is oriented along the first plane. The ejection chip is in fluid communication with the opening. The ejection chip has a plurality of ejection nozzles. A stir bar is located in the chamber. The stir bar has a rotational axis. A guide portion confines the stir bar in a predetermined portion of the interior space of the chamber at a predefined orientation.
US09707764B2
The method of operating an inkjet printing system includes ejecting usable fluid on a substrate in a print mode and in a purge container in a maintenance mode by a print head. The method also includes receiving recovered fluid from the purge container and source fluid from the source supply to form the usable fluid in a primary fluid tank. The method also includes receiving and providing an amount of the usable fluid from the primary fluid tank to the print head by at least one of a first supplemental fluid tank and a second supplemental fluid tank. The method also includes determining a consumed amount of the usable fluid corresponding to an amount of the usable fluid used by the print head reduced by an amount of the recovered fluid received by the primary fluid tank from the purge container.
US09707763B2
A printing apparatus performs a printing operation where mist that is generated in inkjet printing is efficiently collected. Specifically, a fan is rotated during a mist collection operation at a maintenance operation with a rotating speed that is greater than the rotating speed of the fan during printing.
US09707759B2
Provided is a liquid-ejecting head, including a member having opened therein an ejection orifice configured to eject a liquid, in which the liquid-ejecting head has, on a side being positioned on the member and having opened therein the ejection orifice, a cured layer of a mixture containing: (a) a condensate of hydrolyzable silane compounds containing a hydrolyzable silane compound having 20 or more fluorine atoms and a hydrolyzable silane compound having a cationically polymerizable group; (b) a fluorine atom-containing nonionic surfactant; and (c) an epoxy resin.
US09707745B2
A machine and method for making an inflatable product is disclosed. The inflatable product has an upper layer and a lower layer. The machine having a presser, a welder press frame, an upper flat plate secured to the presser, and a lower flat plate secured to the welder press frame. Each flat plate has a plurality of slide rests, each slide rest having a plurality of detachable plates positioned along the slide rest. A lower layer of material is placed on top of the lower flat plate and on top of the plurality of detachable plates on the lower flat plate. A plurality of die assemblies is positioned on top of the lower layer of material in a manner where each die assembly is aligned with a corresponding slide rest. Then, an upper layer of material is placed on top of the die assemblies and below the upper flat plate. The upper flat plate is pressed on top of the upper layer of material to perform heat welding.
US09707737B2
A composite material includes: a heat dissipation sheet; a heat insulation material that is placed on one surface of the heat dissipation sheet; and a support layer that is placed on at least one of the other surface of the heat dissipation sheet and the other surface of the heat insulation material, wherein silica aerogel is included between fibers in an inner region of the heat insulation material, an outer peripheral region of the heat insulation material includes the fibers, and the heat dissipation sheet and the heat insulation material are fixed onto each other through the fibers. Furthermore, provided is an electronic apparatus, including a heat generating component; and the above composite material, wherein the composite material is placed between the housing and the heat generating component.
US09707725B2
A method of making a sandwich-type, compression-molded, composite component having improved surface appearance is provided. Reinforced thermoplastic skins, first and second sheets of thermoplastic adhesive and a cellulose-based core of a blank or stack of sandwich materials are heated to a softening temperature of the thermoplastics. The heated blank or stack is allowed to cool in the mold cavity until inner surfaces of the skins are bonded to top and bottom surfaces of the core by the sheets to seal core cavities. Air in the sealed cavities urges softened portions of the sheets and portions of the core inwardly towards the cavities of the core as the air in the cavities cools to inhibit debossing and improve surface appearance of a first outer surface of the blank or stack.
US09707722B2
There is provided a method for producing a porous polyimide film, including a first step of forming a coating film containing a polyimide precursor solution where a polyimide precursor and an organic amine compound are dissolved in an aqueous solvent, and a resin particle incapable of dissolving in the polyimide precursor solution, followed by drying of the coating film to form a coat containing the polyimide precursor and the resin particle, and a second step of heating the coat to imidize the polyimide precursor and form a polyimide film, the second step including a treatment for removing the resin particle.
US09707721B2
An assembly mountable on a machine including a gantry displaceable along an x-axis, a carriage mounted on such gantry displaceable along the y-axis, provided with means for extruding a beam of molten thermoplastic material, a tool carrier mounted on such carriage displaceable along a z-axis, a tool holder mounted on such tool carrier displaceable about a z-axis, a tool support shaft provided with an axis disposed in an x-y plane journalled in such tool holder and rotatable about the axis thereof, a dispenser conduit mounted on such shaft, perpendicular to such shaft axis, means on such dispenser conduit for ejection of a beam of molten thermoplastic material and a flexible hose with a first end supported on such carrier forming a rotary union with such material extrusion means, and a second end communicating with an inlet of such dispenser conduit.
US09707716B2
Self-assembled tunable networks of microscopic polymer fibers ranging from wavy colloidal “fur” to highly interconnected networks are created from polymer systems and an applied electric field. The networks emerge via dynamic self-assembly in an alternating (ac) electric field from a non-aqueous suspension of “sticky” polymeric colloidal particles with a controlled degree of polymerization. The resulting architectures are tuned by the frequency and amplitude of the electric field and surface properties of the particles.
US09707709B2
Disclosed herein is a method of injection molding at low, substantially constant melt pressures. Embodiments of the disclosed method now make possible a method of injection molding that is more energy—and cost—effective than conventional high-velocity injection molding processes. Embodiments of the disclosed method surprisingly allow for the filling of a mold cavity at low melt pressure without undesirable premature hardening of the thermoplastic material in the mold cavity and without the need for maintaining a constant temperature or heated mold cavity. Heretofore, it would not have been expected that a constant pressure method could be performed at low pressure without such premature hardening of the thermoplastic material when using an unheated mold cavity or cooled mold cavity.
US09707708B2
A cup holder assembly includes a liner configured to support a beverage container and a resilient element with a light transmissive element formed within the liner and configured to receive light from a light source to illuminate an inner surface of the liner.
US09707703B2
This invention relates to apparatus, kits and methods for the production of biomimetic constructs by plastically compressing a gel, such as a collagen gel, in a well using a plunger, which may be porous. The apparatus, kits and methods allow biomimetic constructs to be produced in a controlled and reproducible manner and are suitable for the production of multilayered constructs.
US09707696B2
A device for injecting a fluid internally of a flow of loose material, comprising: a feeder (2) of loose material (100), provided with a lower discharge mouth (24) through which the loose material (100) flows along a descending direction (Y); an injector (3), predisposed to inject a fluid onto the loose material (100), which injector (3) is located below the discharge mouth (24) such as to be positioned internally of the flow of loose material (100).
US09707684B2
A method of force estimation for a minimally invasive medical system including a robot manipulator having an effector unit equipped with a 6-degrees-of-freedom force/torque sensor and being configured to hold a minimally invasive instrument having a first end mounted to the effector unit and a second end located beyond an external fulcrum that limits the instrument in motion, where the method includes determining a position of the instrument relative to the fulcrum, measuring by means of the 6 degrees of freedom force/torque sensor a force and a torque exerted onto the effector unit by the first end of the instrument, and calculating by means of the principle of superposition an estimate of a force exerted onto the second end of the instrument based on the determined position, the measured force and the measured torque.
US09707667B2
A fastener staging and placement system comprising a staging member capable of temporarily attaching to structures and storing a plurality of ring type fasteners, and a placement member with a means for gripping and removing one or more fasteners to and from the staging member. The staging member comprises a removable and substantially vertically oriented dowel, configured to present a series of ordered sets of fasteners to the placement member, and an attachment means that may be removably attached to various structures. The placement member comprises two or more gripping arms that are configured to flex and exert pressure on at least one fastener thereby securing an ordered set of fasteners.
US09707665B1
A log vice providing a partially disassembable stand alone log vice and a trailer hitch attachable log vice that have an upper support member that telescopically engages the upright member, a pair of V-shaped upper and lower vice arms with teeth attached to the outer ends of the respective upper and lower vice arms such that the vice arm teeth approach and retract from each other in accommodating the various diameter logs, and a pair of separate braces adding structural integrity to the upright member and the lower vice arm. The trailer hitch log vice also includes a hollow lower horizontal member removably attachable to a vehicle receiver hitch, while the stand alone log vice has a support stand member.
US09707663B2
A polishing pad is provided with a compression elastic modulus of 0.17 MPa or more and 0.32 MPa or less produced by preparing a nonwoven fabric formed of bundles of ultrafine fibers with an average monofilament diameter of 3.0 μm or more and 8.0 μm or less, preparing a polishing pad base by impregnating the nonwoven fabric with a polyurethane based elastomer in an amount of 20 mass % or more and 50 mass % or less relative to the mass of the polishing pad base, and laminating the polishing pad base with a porous polyurethane layer containing wet-solidified polyurethane as primary component which has openings with an average opening diameter of 10 μm or more and 90 μm or less in its surface to serve as polishing surface layer.
US09707658B2
An edge finishing apparatus includes a surface, a fluid delivery device configured to deliver at least one magnetorheological polishing fluid (MPF) ribbon to the at least one well, at least one magnet placed adjacent to the surface to selectively apply a magnetic field in a vicinity of the surface, and at least one holder placed in opposing relation to the surface, the at least one holder being configured to support at least one article such that an edge of the at least one article can be selectively immersed in the MPF ribbon delivered to the at least one well.
US09707649B2
In a thread grinder which grinds a thread grove on an inner surface of a workpiece while a rotation axis of a grinding wheel shaft is inclined with respect to an axis of a main shaft, a centering master which has a cylindrical outer surface is mounted to the main shaft. A measuring unit including two measuring instruments such that probes can contact two edges of a grinding wheel is mounted to the centering master. The origins of the measuring instruments are set by the probes contacting the cylindrical outer surface of the centering master. The measuring unit is moved in the axial direction of the centering master to bring the probes of the two measuring instruments into contact with the edges of the grinding wheel, respectively. The position of the grinding wheel shaft is adjusted such that measured values obtained by measuring instruments become same.
US09707644B2
A method is provided for connecting a first component to a second component. The two components are placed against each other and pre-fixed, wherein the two components are attached and immovably connected to each other at at least one first connection point via a first detachable component connection and are attached and connected to each other so as to be movable relative to each other in a sliding direction at at least one second connection point via a second detachable component connection. The pre-fixed components are rigidly connected, in particular, by welding.
US09707640B2
A vibration dampening device for the manufacture by rotational friction welding of a turbomachine rotor including a first disc and a second disc each having a hub with an internal surface is provided. The device includes a first clamping device configured to be positioned coaxially to the hub of the first disc and having a pair of radially opposite jaws suited to come into contact with the internal surface of the hub of the first disc.
US09707639B2
A rotary cutter includes a pair of recessed receivers which receive the respective tip ends of a pair of electrode tips, and a through portion which runs through in a rotation axis direction and provides an opening that communicates with each of the recessed receivers. A cover case covers the lower recessed receiver of the rotary cutter and has a notch which is associated with the lower recessed receiver. Over the upper recessed receiver of the rotary cutter, a cover plate is fixed to cover the upper recessed receiver. An electrode tip insertion hole is cut through a center portion of the cover plate.
US09707627B2
A radius end mill includes a corner R cutting edge which extends between the end cutting edge and the outer peripheral cutting edge; and a corner gash disposed adjacent to the corner R cutting edge of the rake face, wherein the corner gash in a planar shape has an edge, part of which is located at the center portion of the corner R cutting edge, and an axial rake at an end portion on the side of the end cutting edge which is in contact with the corner gash on the corner R cutting edge is in the range of 5 to 20 degrees.
US09707626B2
A hole saw assembly is revealed. The hole saw assembly is a hole saw with a quick change drill rod. The hole saw assembly includes a quick release device and the drill rod, both arranged at the hole saw. The drill rod is inserted through the quick release device and the quick release device is for fastening and releasing a drill head of the drill rod. Thereby the drill rod is fitted over the quick release device and users can fasten and release the drill rod quickly. Users can also quickly mount a shank of the drill rod quickly into the hole saw. The drill rod is fast slid out of the quick release device for replacement of a new drill rod. Then the shank is locked on the hole saw so that the shank and the hole saw can rotate synchronously.
US09707615B2
A shaped metal container having less metal than prior art shaped metal containers while still able to handle sufficient axial load and undergo shaping processes, including necking, without wrinkling, buckling, collapsing or other physical defect is disclosed. Processes for shaping a metal container having a sidewall of variable thickness, wherein a portion of the sidewall having a variable thickness is shaped using a die or dies are also disclosed.
US09707612B2
There are provided a die cushion force control method and a die cushion device that can improve response delay of die cushion force without changing die cushion waiting position upward. In the die cushion force control method, a servo motor is driven according to a die cushion force command B previously set and the die cushion force is generated on the cushion pad. The die cushion force control method includes a step of allowing the cushion pad to wait in a predetermined die cushion waiting position at which a die cushion force action will start, and a preliminary pressurization step of outputting the die cushion force command B and preliminary applying pressure to the cushion pad before a slide of a press machine reaches the die cushion waiting position.
US09707596B2
A device for cleaning a surface (e.g., a barbeque grill, etc.) generally includes an enclosure having at least a lower side, an upper side, and a peripheral edge. The device includes one or more motors having one or more rotational shafts selectively fixable with one or more rotatable brushes. The one or more rotatable brushes have a plurality of bristles. At least a portion of bristles projects below a plane of the lower side of the enclosure. The device also includes a circuit adapted for connecting power from a power source to the one or more motors for a preset period of time upon actuation of an electrical switch connected thereto. The circuit is adapted to run the one or more motors in a first direction and then an opposing direction, such that if the device becomes stuck at an obstruction, it will eventually turn around due to the alternating directions of the one or more motors.
US09707586B2
In an embodiment, a method of forming a printhead includes forming on a front-side surface of a substrate, a thin film layer and a plurality of fluidic channels and ejection chambers. The method also includes forming a slot through the substrate from the back-side surface to the front-side surface, where the back-side and front-side surfaces generally oppose one another. The slot has a length extending along a long axis of the substrate and a width extending along a short axis of the substrate. The method includes forming recessed regions into the back-side surface of the substrate at both ends of the slot that extend beyond the length of the slot.
US09707585B2
A changer device for coating media having a housing, which has a delivery port which can be connected to an application device. At least one change unit is provided which includes at least a first and second inlet port, at least one outlet port and a valve device which may connect the first inlet port or the second inlet port to the outlet port, or which may block the flow channel to the outlet port. The valve device may be a rotating element and/or sliding element that is arranged in a valve chamber and includes a plurality of passage ducts which are able to connect fluidically the outlet port with one or both of the at least two inlet ports of the changer unit. The at least one such change unit may be provided in a coating system for coating objects with an application device and a plurality of reservoirs.
US09707572B2
A fluid control valve includes a body, a first diverter, a second diverter, and a first actuator. The body includes an inlet configured to receive a supply of fluid. The first diverter is movable in a radial direction within the body between a first radial position and a second radial position. The second diverter is movable in a longitudinal direction within the body between a first longitudinal position and a second longitudinal position. The first actuator is operatively coupled to the first diverter and to the second diverter. The first actuator is configured to simultaneously move the first diverter between the first and second radial positions and the second diverter between the first and second longitudinal positions.
US09707571B2
A method of providing a liquid over a substrate is provided. The method includes providing the liquid over the substrate via a first opening of a flow path formed in a spray nozzle. The method further includes sucking back the liquid away from the first opening of the flow path. The method also includes holding the chemical solution in the flow path to keep a front surface of the chemical solution located in a tapered flow path section of the flow path.
US09707568B2
Devices are provided comprising one or more insulated hollow vertical pipes inserted into a bed of soil, each pipe having a descending and an ascending conductive element forming a loop within the interior of the pipe. A plurality of such vertical pipes can be attached to a straight pipe, forming a two dimensional array of vertical pipes, in which the loops are connected in series. Further, a series of such one-dimensional straight pipes can be attached together to provide a two-dimensional array. When vertical pipes are inserted into the bed of soil and an electrical current applied to the array, one or more magnetic fields is produced within the bed and parallel to the surface of the bed. The magnetic fields so produced impede downward flow of ionic fertilizers into the ground water, and retaining the fertilizer near growing plants when the bed is irrigated.
US09707567B2
Oil is extracted from processed hemp which is better suited for transportation than whole hemp stalks particularly when oil extraction and initial processing of the hemp from the whole hemp stalks is performed at separate facilities. For example, the processed hemp may be characterized in that it was pelletized as part of its processing from the whole hemp stalks. Used processed hemp lacking/deprived of oil that is generated from the step of extracting the cannabinoid oil may be reused in a vendible product, for example where the lack of oil does not alter performance of the hemp in use of that vendible product.
US09707558B2
A fluidic coupler assembly (10) for use in a light-guided flow cell comprises a coupler body (12) having a sealing face (10a), a tubular insert such as an optical fiber (16) passing through a through bore (14) of the coupler body and through a ferrule (18) located adjacent the sealing face of the coupler body. A backing plug (20) holds the ferrule in position within the coupler body.
US09707554B2
The present invention relates to a disposable device (100) for amplifying at least one target nucleic acid present in a liquid and biological sample of interest, which consists of a solid body (2), at least one fluid channel (3) connecting an inlet (4), via which all or part of the sample of interest can be drawn up and/or discharged, and an outlet (5), which is itself connected to a means for the drawing up/discharging of the said sample of interest, the fluid channel (3) further comprising from the inlet (4) to the outlet (5): a first compartment (8) containing all or part of the thermostable constituents, a means (15) for mixing the constituents with the sample of interest, a second compartment (9) containing all or part of the non-thermostable constituents, and in addition, at least one zone intended for heating the said sample of interest (6) mixed with the said amplification constituents in order to allow the amplification of the target nucleic acid. The invention also proposes an amplification method using such a device.The said invention has a preferred application in the field of medical diagnosis.
US09707547B2
An oxidation catalyst includes a nickel-containing material, a manganese-containing material and a bromine-containing material, wherein the molar number of the element bromine (Br) in the oxidation catalyst to the total molar number of the element nickel (Ni) and the element manganese (Mn) in the oxidation catalyst substantially ranges from 0.01 to 7.5.
US09707537B2
Novel nail gel curing devices and methods of their use are disclosed. Novel shields for nail gel curing devices and methods of their use are also disclosed. The devices and shields are useful for curing nail gels and more particularly where light emitting diode “LED” equipped devices are used to cure UV-VIS curable nail gel resins.
US09707535B2
The present disclosure generally pertains to systems and methods for the chemical synthesis of micro-quantities of oligonucleotides or other chemical molecules. The system includes a reusable glass micro-reactor containing a paramagnetic solid support, a magnet, an electronic drive controller and an optical spectroscopy system capable of driving a plurality individual reactors. The system utilizes the electroosmotic movement of reactants through microfluidic channels. Spectrophotometric monitoring of the reaction products allows for the real-time determination of synthesis yield.
US09707521B2
An automated test apparatus for risk and integrity testing for pharmaceutical filtration membranes, including at least the following components: a liquid injection inlet, a pump, a fluid pressure gauge, a gas pressure gauge, a plurality of solenoid valves, a plurality of membranes, a gas pressure regulator valve, a pharmaceutical product bottle, and a bubble generation bottle. The automated test apparatus of the present invention is controlled by computer software in connection with an automatic pharmaceutical synthesis apparatus for automated testing. In use of the automated test apparatus of the present invention, it needs only to start the operating system of the automated test apparatus for membrane risk and integrity test after the completion of the automatic pharmaceutical synthesis. The membrane risk and integrity test can be accomplished in a short time by measuring pressures of gas and liquid with pressure gauges deposed online concurrently.
US09707514B2
The nitric oxide reducing catalyst contains a negatively charged copper cluster.
US09707508B2
A polarity swing-assisted regeneration (PSAR) process is disclosed for improving the efficiency of releasing gases chemically bound to switchable ionic liquids. Regeneration of the SWIL involves addition of a quantity of non-polar organic compound as an anti-solvent to destabilize the SWIL, which aids in release of the chemically bound gas. The PSAR decreases gas loading of a SWIL at a given temperature and increases the rate of gas release compared to heating in the absence of anti-solvent.
US09707497B2
A filter assembly and cage and/or capsule apparatus including upstream and downstream and optional intermediary supports having modified features to maximize fluid flow through the filter assembly. The cage apparatus has a plurality of posts with stacked ridges that function as cap engaging teeth. A cage end cap is formed with a plurality of slots corresponding in configuration and position to the plurality of posts. The combination of slots and ridges interact to create a locking mechanism to adjustably secure the end cap to the cage and to generate the necessary compression to seal the enclosed filter discs and supports. The upstream supports are formed with channels in an outer ring and optional channels in radially extending ribs to improve fluid ingress and transfer to the filter discs. The downstream supports are formed with channels or tunnels in an inner ring to facilitate filtrate egress into a filter assembly outlet.
US09707492B1
Some embodiments of the present disclosure include a sparking jump rope configured to emit sparks while a user is jumping rope. The sparking jump rope may include a rope; and a sparking portion positioned along a length of the rope, the sparking portion configured to create sparks when the jump rope contacts a ground surface. The sparking portion may be a solid piece of sparking material or a hollow portion configured to accommodate at least one spark rock. In some embodiments, the sparking portion may be a removable attachment, such that the sparking portion may be removably attached to any conventional jump rope.
US09707486B1
The APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREW MECHANICS IN MULTIPLAYER GAMES (hereinafter “CMMG”) the CMMG platform transforms in game status of a user's social content item via CMMG components into a content item with layered integration of additional content indicative of status.
US09707480B2
A wearable display device, system and method are described. The display system includes a wearable display to be worn by a person; a display buffer to receive display data from a graphics engine, which data includes data regarding position of a wearer in a virtual environment; a display processor unit to process vision direction data using the display data from the graphics engine, wherein the display processor unit sends the display data to the wearable display. In an example, the display system is a component to a gaming system or environment.
US09707472B2
A tethered ball toy is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the tethered ball toy includes a handle, first and second tethers, first and second balls, a tether cavity configured to receive and secure the tethers, and first and second fasteners to secure the tethers to the balls. In at least one embodiment, each ball is tethered at equal distance to the handle by a tether cord and configured to be set in motion and subsequently to collide with one another, thereby remaining in motion through a basic level of acquired skill in use of the tethered ball toy. In at least one embodiment, a ball is filled with one or more inert gases. In at least one embodiment, the tethered ball toy includes lights within each ball that illuminate upon impact.
US09707465B2
A robotic putting system includes a mechanism for actively and physically guiding a putter head along a determined preferred putting path. The golfer need only hold the putter and allow the robotic mechanism to guide the motion of the putter head. The system enables a golfer to develop and practice a feel for the preferred path/stroke.
US09707448B2
An exercise machine with a two directional pivoting user support assembly has a user support or platform which supports the user and pivots about a first pivot axis during an exercise movement, and is also pivotable about at least one second pivot axis to involve the user's core muscles in balancing and maintaining the user support in a stable position. A manually operable locking device with a simple flip switch lever is provided for selectively locking the user support against rotation about the second pivot axis, so that the user can easily chose whether to perform the exercise with a stable support or to add a level of difficulty by using the unstable seat mode and exercising core muscles during the exercise.
US09707442B2
Embodiments for systems and methods of a variable stiffness treadmill for gait rehabilitation using mechanical perturbations on the unimpaired leg to provide therapy to the impaired leg are disclosed.
US09707440B2
An upright bike includes a main frame including a front portion and a rear portion. A rail structure is connected to the rear portion of the main frame. An X-shaped frame is slidably mounted to the rail structure and pivotally connected to the front portion of the main frame. A slide end is formed on the X-shaped frame and slidably mounted onto the rail structure. A stepping structure is mounted on a lower section of the first trestle of the X-shaped frame. A seat is secured on a top of the first trestle of the X-shaped frame. A handlebar is transversally secured on the X-shaped frame. A restitute element has two opposite ends respectively secured on the first trestle and the second trestle of the X-shaped frame for providing restitution force to the X-shaped frame when the handlebar is upwardly pulled.
US09707432B2
An exercise apparatus for performing a back extension exercise comprising: a frame, a seat having a seating surface (PS) and a pelvic stabilization pad having a lower back engagement surface (ES), an input arm assembly interconnected by a first interconnection to a first resistance mechanism, the input arm assembly including a manually graspable mechanism and being arranged on the apparatus such that the input arm assembly is pivotable beginning from a start motionless position along a path of travel toward the pelvic stabilization pad under resistance exerted by one or both of the resistance mechanisms, wherein the first resistance mechanism is adapted to increase resistance as the degree of pivoting of the input arm assembly increases along the path of travel away from the start motionless position rearwardly toward the pelvic stabilization pad.
US09707428B1
The present invention relates to exercise apparatuses, systems and methods of using the same. Specifically, the exercise apparatuses and system utilize one or a plurality of multifunctional straps and grips to provide the ability to use the same in a plurality of ways. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a user with a great number of exercises for strengthening and health that the user can perform anywhere.
US09707420B2
A rappelling-ascending apparatus for rock-climbing and industrial alpinism comprises an all-metal body defined by a front, a rear, and two lateral sides, a clamping element, and a handle. The body is made with a widening in its lower portion and two cuts along the lateral sides, the first being lengthwise the widening, the second being lengthwise the side and forming flanges. The handle is spring-biased and rotatably mounted on an axis between the front and rear sides. It comprises a two-prong friction fork on one side thereof relative to the axis, the friction fork being located on the side of the first cut. There is a ring on the opposite side of the handle and on the side of the second cut. The clamping element is mounted on the handle facing depressions in the flanges and adapted to hold a rope passing along the flanges when pressed against the rope.
US09707414B2
Apparatus comprising a reflection-facilitation element, which is disposed in the pericardial cavity of a subject and on a first side of a tissue of the subject. The reflection-facilitation element comprises an inflatable member, having a first side and a second side, and configured to be inflated while disposed in the pericardial cavity, and a plurality of electrodes, comprising at least a first electrode and a second electrode, the first electrode being disposed on the first side of the inflatable member. The apparatus further comprises an ultrasound transducer placed on a second side of the tissue of the subject, and configured to apply ultrasound energy to the tissue of the subject such that at least a portion of the energy reaches the inflatable member. The inflatable member reflects at least a portion of the ultrasound energy that reaches the inflatable member.
US09707409B2
Light therapy is provided to a subject through a sleep mask. The sleep mask is configured to deliver electromagnetic radiation to the closed eyelids of the subject within a defined optimal wavelength band that is therapeutically impactful in modulating circadian and related systems of the subject.
US09707403B2
A process, method, and devices thereof for the rapid destruction of cancer tumor(s) which are made up of thousands to millions of living malignant cancer cells. Such an approach seeks to kill said tumor(s) by causing apoptosis or excitotoxicity and/or osmotic-shock within a human or animal for medical treatment.
US09707401B2
An apparatus comprises a cardiac signal sensing circuit configured to sense a plurality of intrinsic cardiac signals using a plurality of cardiac pacing sites, a heart sound sensing circuit, a stimulus circuit configured to provide an electrical cardiac pacing stimulus to the plurality of pacing sites, and a control circuit electrically coupled to the cardiac signal sensing circuit and the stimulus circuit. The control circuit includes a pacing site locating circuit configured to generate an indication of a preferred pacing site as one of a) a subset of the respective cardiac pacing sites selected using the intrinsic ventricular activation time interval value, from which subset the preferred pacing site is selected using the heart sound characteristic value; or b) a subset of the respective cardiac pacing sites selected using the heart sound characteristic value, from which subset the preferred pacing site is selected using the ventricular activation time interval value.
US09707400B2
Systems, methods, and interfaces are described herein for assisting in a user in configuring cardiac therapy. A projection of a phrenic nerve stimulation map may be projected on a graphical depiction of a portion of a patient's heart. The phrenic nerve stimulation map may indicate to a user the regions of the patient's heart that may have a likelihood of stimulating the patient's phrenic nerve.
US09707398B2
The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatus for the treatment of spasmodic dysphonia, such as methods of treating spasmodic dysphonia that include providing a system that includes a stimulating electrode operably connected with a processor configured to set one or more stimulation parameters for an electrical impulse deliverable by said electrode, placing the electrode in electrical contact with the superior laryngeal nerve, using the processor to set the stimulation parameters such that the electrical impulse causes a level of stimulation that does not exceed the excitability threshold of one or more alpha motor neurons located within the thyroarytenoid muscle; and delivering the electrical impulse to the superior laryngeal nerve.
US09707395B2
An algorithm programmed into the control circuitry of a rechargeable-battery Implantable Medical Device (IMD) is disclosed that can adjust the charging current (Ibat) provided to the rechargeable battery over time (e.g., the life of the IMD) in accordance with one or more of the parameters having an effect on rechargeable battery capacity, such as number of charging cycles, charging current, discharge depth, load current, and battery calendar age. The algorithm consults such parameters as stored over the history of the operation of the IMD in a parameter log, and in conjunction with a battery capacity database reflective of the effect of these parameters on battery capacity, estimates a change in the capacity of the battery, and adjust the charging current in one or both of trickle and active charging paths to slow the loss of battery capacity and extend the life of the IMD.
US09707393B2
A feedback-control wearable upper-limb electrical stimulation device includes a plurality of electrical stimulation electrodes (10), a plurality of electromyography signal sensors (20), an electrical stimulation output unit (30), an electromyography signal acquisition unit (35), an electromyography signal operation unit (40), and a control module (50). Each electrical stimulation electrode (10) is adhered to or fixed in contact with a human trunk and applies an electrical stimulation signal to the neuromuscular system of the human trunk. Each electromyography signal sensor (20) is adhered to or fixed in contact with the human trunk at a corresponding position of the neuromuscular system of the human trunk where each electrical stimulation electrode (10) is disposed in an adhered manner. The electrical stimulation output unit (30) is connected to each electrical stimulation electrode (10) and provides an electrical stimulation signal. The electromyography signal acquisition unit (35) is connected to each electromyography signal sensor (20) and receives a myoelectric signal. The electromyography signal operation unit (40) is connected to the electromyography signal acquisition unit (35). The control module (50) is electrically connected to the electrical stimulation output unit (30) and the electromyography signal operation unit (40). The device first determines, according to the intensity of a myoelectric signal of a human trunk, the intensity of an electrical stimulation signal required for the human trunk to perform a specified action and gives a patient suitable assistance. Therefore, a local disabled limb of a patient can be effectively activated, and a patient can be effectively exercised in controlling a diseased limb.
US09707390B2
Modulation of target effector organs in vertebrate beings using direct current stimulation for stimulation of spinal cord at regions of autonomic innervation, using direct current for peripheral nerve stimulation, by modulating central autonomic outflow and combinations thereof.
US09707388B2
An electrode for use with a cochlear implant system includes an electrode array with at least one electrode contact, and an electrode lead adjacent to the electrode array. The electrode lead has a flexible region configured to allow the electrode lead to bend and has an attachment mechanism with an internal portion positioned within the electrode lead and an external portion configured to be bent and secured to bone. A method of securing the electrode to bone is also disclosed.
US09707383B2
The proposed invention is a ureteral stent (2) comprising a kidney end part (200) and a bladder end part (210), the kidney end part (200) being tubular and curved, said stent (2) being characterized in that the bladder end part (210) has at least one thread, and in that the stent additionally comprises a tubular intermediate portion (220) extending between the kidney end part and the bladder end part, said portion having an external diameter decreasing towards the bladder end part, and the minimal external diameter of said portion (220), at the connection to the thread of the bladder end part (210), is substantially equal to the diameter of the thread, said portion having a length of between 0.5 cm and 12 cm.
US09707381B2
Balloon catheter comprises an elongate catheter shaft having a proximal section, a distal section, and an inflation lumen, and a multilayer balloon on the distal section of the shaft. The multilayer balloon comprises a first layer made of a first polymer material having a first Shore durometer hardness, a second layer made of a second polymer material having a second Shore durometer hardness lower than the first shore durometer hardness, wherein the second layer is an inner layer relative to the first layer, and an outer-most layer made of a third polymer material having a third Shore durometer hardness lower than the second Shore durometer hardness.
US09707373B2
A catheter (40) or sheath (14) is provided with a strengthening element (30) embedded within the walls of the catheter (40). The strengthening element (30) is formed of a plurality of short strengthening members (32) arranged in longitudinally overlapping manner but which are radially spaced from one another and fixed to one another by annular coupling elements (36). The strengthening element (32) is made of a metal or metallic material, whereas the coupling elements (36) are made of a non-conductive material. The coupling elements (36) prevent electrical conduction through the length of the catheter (40) but retain a strengthening structure which provides torque strength and kink resistance. The short sections of conductive strengthening members (32) provide shielding of electromagnetic waves but prevent the strengthening element (30) acting as an aerial.
US09707361B2
CPAP treatment apparatus (10), as one form of positive pressure ventilatory assistance, is disclosed. A turbine/blower (14), operated by a mechanically coupled electrical motor (16), receives air or breathable gas at an inlet (18) thereof, and supplies the breathable gas at a delivery pressure to a delivery tube/hose (20) having connection at the other end thereof with a nose mask (12). A microcontroller (38) has an operational “Mask-Fit” mode. An initial constant pressure level is applied by the blower (14) to the mask (12). If the functional mode is a Manual mode, then the mask-fit test pressure is the current ‘set’ pressure. If the functional mode is the Automatic Titration mode, the mask-fit test pressure is the 95th percentile pressure of the previous session, otherwise it is the base treatment pressure, e.g. 10-12 cm H2O. This constant pressure is applied for a period of time, typically 1-3 minutes. The microcontroller (38) continuously determines mask leak as the value, fLEAK, from a flow sensor (32), comparing this to a threshold, and providing the patient with a visual indication of degree of leak. In this way the patient can manipulate the mask to ensure correct fitting as indicated by the appropriate message or indication.
US09707352B2
A drug delivery device is provided comprising a housing comprising a distal end and a proximal end and a cartridge adapted and arranged to contain at least one dose of a drug, a bung being movably arranged within the cartridge. In an initial state of the device, the bung is arranged in a proximal end position with respect to the cartridge. The device further comprises a piston rod adapted and arranged to move the bung in the distal direction with respect to the cartridge for delivering a dose of the drug. The device further comprises a mechanism operable such that, after a dose delivery operation was completed, the piston rod is moved into the proximal direction with respect to the bung by a back off distance (D), wherein in the initial state, a distance between a distal end of the piston rod and a proximal end of the bung is greater than zero, with the distance between the piston rod and the bung in the initial state being defined by the back off distance (D). Furthermore, a method for assembling a drug delivery device is provided.
US09707346B2
Disclosed herein is a valve assembly comprising a male luer end portion and a female luer end portion and a passage for the transfer of fluids extending between the male and female luer end portions, valve means movable between a first position, in which the passage is closed, and a second position, in which the passage is open, biasing means for biasing the valve means toward the first position, and actuating means extending into the male luer end portion and coupled to the valve means to actuate the valve means when a female luer end portion of a medical accessory is engaged with the male luer end portion.
US09707345B2
The invention relates to a method for delivering at least one fluid medicament from a medical device. The invention also relates to a medical device. The technical problem of improving the dose accuracy is solved by a method for delivering at least one fluid medicament from a medical device comprising a first reservoir containing a first fluid medicament, a second reservoir containing a fluid, and a fluid element connected to said first reservoir and said second reservoir. The method comprises receiving information about a desired dose of the first fluid medicament to be ejected, adjusting said dose to be ejected from said first reservoir based at least in part on information about a content of said fluid element, and ejecting said adjusted dose from said first reservoir through said fluid element. The technical problem is further solved by a medical device configured to work according to the method.
US09707341B2
To detect air in a fluid delivery line of an infusion system, infusion fluid is pumped through a fluid delivery line adjacent to at least one sensor. A signal is transmitted and received using the at least one sensor into and from the fluid delivery line. The at least one sensor is operated, using at least one processor, at a modified frequency which is different than a resonant frequency of the at least one sensor to reduce an amplitude of an output of the signal transmitted from the at least one sensor to a level which is lower than a saturation level of the analog-to-digital converter to avoid over-saturating the analog-to-digital converter. The signal received by the at least one sensor is converted from analog to digital using an analog-to-digital converter. The at least one processor determines whether air is in the fluid delivery line based on the converted digital signal.
US09707338B2
An ambulatory infusion device includes a common module having a pump mechanism and a fluid flow path in communication with the pump mechanism. The device also includes a custom module operably coupleable to the common module. The custom module includes a reservoir for housing a liquid composition comprising a medicament and control electronics. The reservoir is configured to fluidly couple with the fluid flow path, and the control electronics are configured to electrically couple to the pump mechanism when the common module and the custom module are operably coupled. When the common module and the custom module are operably coupled, the pump mechanism is configured to drive the liquid composition from the reservoir to a patient via the fluid flow path, and the control electronics are configured to control the rate at which the pump mechanism drives the liquid composition.
US09707333B2
The invention described herein teaches methods of removing microvesicular particles, which include but are not limited to exosomes, from the systemic circulation of a subject in need thereof with the goal of reversing antigen-specific and antigen-nonspecific immune suppression. Said microvesicular particles could be generated by host cells that have been reprogrammed by neoplastic tissue, or the neoplastic tissue itself. Compositions of matter, medical devices, and novel utilities of existing medical devices are disclosed.
US09707331B2
A filter apparatus for removing small molecule chemotherapy agents from blood is provided. The filter apparatus comprises a housing with an extraction media comprised of polymer coated carbon cores. Also provided are methods of treating a subject with cancer of an organ or region comprising administering a chemotherapeutic agent to the organ or region, collecting blood laded with chemotherapeutic agent from the isolated organ, filtering the blood laden with chemotherapeutic agent to reduce the chemotherapeutic agent in the blood and returning the blood to the subject.
US09707324B2
A medical waste container comprises a bag with a flexible body defining a cavity and having a fill opening. A tube has a closed end in the bag and an opposite open end projecting from the bag. An elastic ring attached to the bag around the fill opening presses against the tube. A lip projects from the tube adjacent its closed end. A tab also projects from the tube, and a discharge opening is formed in the tube between the lip and the tab. A flow path extends from the open end of the tube into the cavity when the elastic ring encircles the tube at a first position between the tab and the open end. The ring slips over the tab from the first position to a second position in which the ring covers the discharge opening as liquid passes through the flow path, adding weight to the bag.
US09707323B2
Methods and compositions are provided for reducing, treating or preventing adhesions in a patient in need of such treatment. In one embodiment, an implantable device is provided for reducing or preventing adhesion formation at a post-operative tissue site in a patient, the implantable device including a biodegradable porous matrix comprising dextran, wherein the implantable device is capable of releasing the dextran over at least 2 days.
US09707311B2
The invention relates to a wound care article (100; 200; 300; 400; 500) comprising at least one body (1; 11; 21) absorbing the liquid wound exudates, and at least one shell (2; 12; 22) at least partially encompassing the body (1; 11; 21). The shell (2; 12; 22) itself is designed to absorb fluids.
US09707308B2
The sterilizing tool is configured to wipe debris from and to sterilize and/or dry a working end-site of medical device; using a wiping, twisting, dabbing, push/pull, and/or screwing motion around all of the surface aspects of the device to be sterilized. Additionally, the sterilizing tool is configured to form fit to the surfaces of the end-site and to apply an inclusive layer of an anti-pathogenic agent to the inner and outer surfaces of the working end-site. The sterilizing tool may be frictionally engaged with and retained on the working end-site until removed and the end-site is ready for use. The sterilizing tool is intended for a one time, single use, disposable application.
US09707304B2
The subject invention provides materials and methods useful in safely and effectively preventing pathological proliferation of blood vessels. The prevention of the over-proliferation of blood vessels according to the subject invention is particularly advantageous for treatment of certain ocular conditions including age-related macular degeneration (AMD), retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and diabetic retinopathy. In preferred embodiments, the subject invention provides materials and methods for effective treatment of pathological ocular neovascularization using gene therapy. In a specific embodiment the materials and methods of the subject invention can be used to treat AMD.
US09707302B2
The present invention relates to combination therapy with drugs, such as microtubule inhibitors, PARP inhibitors, Bruton kinase inhibitors or PI3K inhibitors, with antibodies or immunoconjugates against HLA-DR or Trop-2. Where immunoconjugates are used, they preferably incorporate SN-38 or pro-2PDOX. The immunoconjugate may be administered at a dosage of between 1 mg/kg and 18 mg/kg, preferably 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 16 or 18 mg/kg, more preferably 8 or 10 mg/kg. The combination therapy can reduce solid tumors in size, reduce or eliminate metastases and is effective to treat cancers resistant to standard therapies, such as radiation therapy, chemotherapy or immunotherapy. Preferably, the combination therapy has an additive effect on inhibiting tumor growth. Most preferably, the combination therapy has a synergistic effect on inhibiting tumor growth.
US09707299B2
The invention provides a method for delivering a cargo molecule into a cell using a targeted DNA-based carrier (e.g., DNA dendrimer). Compositions and kits useful in the practice of the methods are also provided.
US09707294B2
The invention includes a magnetic nanoparticle molecular delivery vehicle to be used for transfection and delivery of therapeutic molecules across cell membranes and to specific sites in the body, using magnetic forces and ultrasound.
US09707291B2
The invention relates to compositions and methods for inducing a protective immune response against a poxvirus in a human neonate or infant of less than 6 months of age. The invention encompasses administering a single high dose of an MVA to a human neonate or infant of less than 6 months of age, wherein the administration induces protective T- and B-cell responses against a poxvirus in the human neonate or infant.
US09707287B2
The invention features novel attenuated dengue virus mutants and compositions thereof. The invention further features an attenuated dengue virus comprising a proline to leucine change at amino acid position 2343 of non-structural protein 4B (NS4B), wherein the numbering is based upon the prototypic isolate DEN4 Dominica 1981 and the attenuated mutant DEN virus has at least one of the following properties: improved replication in Vero cells or restricted replication in mosquito cells.
US09707280B2
The invention provides compositions and methods for treating celiac sprue.
US09707277B2
The instant invention is the storage of Type II collagen containing tissue in carbonated water. Such Type II collagen is useful for alleviating the symptoms of arthritis in mammals as well as the treatment of arthritis in mammals. Such Type II collagen is also useful for the prevention of arthritis in mammals. The instant invention is also a method for the preparation of a nutritional supplement that includes the steps of: (a) separating water-insoluble undenatured Type II collagen containing animal tissue from animal tissue not containing Type II collagen; (b) subdividing and sterilizing said tissue under conditions which do not change the original structure of the Type II collagen to produce a subdivided and sterilized product; (c) packaging the subdivided and sterilized product in carbonated water.
US09707274B2
Methods for preventing and/or treating symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) are provided. The preferred method comprises administration of an effective amount of insulin to the upper one-third of a mammal's, preferably a human, nasal cavity, thereby enabling the administered at least one effective amount of insulin to bypass the patient's blood-brain barrier and be directly delivered to the patient's CNS. Another embodiment comprises utilizing vasoconstrictors to enhance targeting of an effective amount of insulin to the CNS while reducing non-target exposure.
US09707273B2
Peptides with a sequence length from 13 to 50 amino acids, the N-terminal region of said peptides consisting in the sequence HXaa1EGTFTSDXaa2SXaa3Xaa4 (SEQ ID NO: 1) wherein: Xaa1 is an amino acid selected from alanine and glycine; Xaa2 is an amino acid selected from valine and leucine; Xaa3 is an amino acid selected from serine and lysine; Xaa4 is an amino acid selected from tyrosine and glutamine; and Hystidine is the N-terminal residue; for use in the topical treatment and/or prevention of retinal neurodegenerative diseases, in particular diabetic retinopathy are described. Pharmaceutical topical compositions for use in the topical treatment and/or prevention of these diseases are also described.
US09707272B2
The invention provides inhibitors capable of binding to a member of the inflammasome group comprised of IL-1β, IL-1 receptor type 1, NLRP3, ASC, Caspase-1 and cathepsin B with a dissociation constant of 10-8 mol/l or smaller for the prevention and treatment of acne, specifically an antibody, an antibody fragment, an antibody-like molecule, an oligopeptide of 6 to 30 amino acid residues, a nucleic acid aptamer molecule of 10 to 75 nucleotides in length or a soluble polypeptide comprising a contiguous amino acid sequence of at least 30 amino acids comprised within the protein sequence of a member of the group comprised of IL-1β, IL-1 receptor type 1, IL-1 receptor type 2, NLRP3, ASC and Caspase-1. Similarly, an interfering RNA or an antisense modulator of gene expression of IL-1β, I L-1β receptor type 1, NLRP3, ASC, Caspase-1 and cathepsin B are provided for the prevention or treatment of acne.
US09707258B2
The present invention relates to the use of a Bifidobacterium strain for the preparation of compositions, in particular of an infant formula, intended for the prevention and/or treatment of allergic-type manifestations. These compositions are obtained from a Bifidobacterium culture, without hydrolyzing milk proteins. The bacteria, which preferably belong to the species Bifidobacterium breve, may be killed or removed from the composition during the process.
US09707254B1
A method for preventing and treating one or more disease states including the steps of altering the diet of an individual and then administering a drug to the individual. Plasma vitamin C level is reduced from a first level to a second level that is lower than the first level, such that a pharmacological response of the body of the individual to a drug at the first level is different from the pharmacological response of the body of said individual to the drug at the second level.
US09707251B2
Two siloxane-based mixtures combine to form a soft or semi-solid matrix for forming an artificial blockage to control bleeding, particularly moderate to severe bleeding. The first component includes a homogeneous mixture or solution that includes a polymeric matrix, a surfactant, filler(s) and metal compound(s). The second component includes a homogeneous mixture or solution that includes a polymer(s), a filler(s), a surfactant, and hydrogen peroxide. The combination of the two components is carried out with adequate mixing using mechanical and micro-kinetic mixing mechanisms and can be performed in a field-ready delivery device.
US09707248B2
There is disclosed is a method of treating cancer using compound having formula SX-682 alone or in combination with an antineoplastic agent, microtubule affecting agents, antineoplastic agents, anti-angiogenesis agents, VEGF receptor kinase inhibitors, antibodies against the VEGF receptor, interferon, or radiation.
US09707246B2
The invention is directed to a method for treatment of viral infections, particularly HIV infection. The method involves administering compounds which are substituted (3S,11aR)-N-[(2,4-difluorophenyl)methyl]-6-oxy-3-methyl-5,7-dioxo-2,3,5,7,11,11a-hexahydro[1,3]oxazolo[3,2-a]pyrido[1,2-d]pyrazine-8-carboxamides of formula (I).
US09707244B2
The present invention relates to the compositions and methods for treating or alleviating conditions that affect the epidermis (e.g., wrinkles, sun damaged skin, symptoms of aged skin, or the like).
US09707239B2
The present invention provides methods of identifying compounds that selectively induce an oxidative stress response in a biological sample. The present invention further provides methods of treating a subject having a disease associated with oxidative stress using compounds that selectively induce an oxidative stress response in the subject. The invention further provides methods of selectively inducing an oxidative stress response in a cell.
US09707238B2
Biocompatible microparticles include an ophthalmically active cyclic lipid component and a biodegradable polymer that is effective, when placed into the subconjunctival space, in facilitating release of the cyclic lipid component into the anterior and posterior segments of an eye for an extended period of time. The cyclic lipid component can be associated with a biodegradable polymer matrix, such as a matrix of a two biodegradable polymers. Or, the cyclic lipid component can be encapsulated by the polymeric component. The present microparticles include oil-in-water emulsified microparticles. The subconjunctivally administered microparticles can be used to treat or to reduce at least one symptom of an ocular condition, such as glaucoma or age related macular degeneration.
US09707236B2
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. The subject may be very high risk or high risk for the cancer and may not respond to either agent administered as a sole therapy. The subject who has the cancer may also be refractory to at least one chemotherapy treatment, or is in relapse after treatment with chemotherapy, or both. The cancer may be a hematologic malignancy, such as leukemia or lymphoma, or a solid tumor cancer, such as pancreatic, lung and colon cancer.
US09707227B2
The invention provides a method of treating T-cell mediated diseases and a method of inhibiting the activation of T-cells using certain diketopiperazines. The invention also provides methods of synthesizing diketopiperazines and pharmaceutical compositions comprising certain diketopiperazines. The invention further provides methods of making improved pharmaceutical compositions of proteins and peptides by either increasing or decreasing the content of diketopiperazines in the compositions and the resultant improved pharmaceutical compositions.
US09707219B2
The present invention relates to a method of treating a glomerular disease with 6-(5-cyclopropylcarbamoyl-3-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-N-(2,2-dimethylpropyl)-nicotinamide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US09707217B1
The present invention provides a simple and improved dose form that is capable of providing a controlled release of methylphenidate contained in the core thereof. The invention also provides methods of administering the dosage form and of treating conditions that are therapeutically responsive to methylphenidate. The dosage form exhibits improved resistance to alcohol-related dose dumping.
US09707208B2
The invention relates to methods for treating pruritus with NK-1 receptor antagonists such as serlopitant. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising NK-1 receptor antagonists such as serlopitant. In addition, the invention encompasses treatment of a pruritus-associated condition with serlopitant and an additional antipruritic agent, and the use of serlopitant as a sleep aid, optionally in combination with an additional sleep-aiding agent.
US09707207B2
The invention provides for methods of treating autism associated with Desulfovibrio overgrowth in the gastrointestinal tract of a patient, said method comprising administering to the patient suffering from said autism a treatment course of aztreonam in an amount effective to treat autism in the patient, thereby treating autism.
US09707203B1
A method of killing bacteria. The method includes contacting the bacteria with an effective amount of at least one oxidation product of safranal selected from the group consisting of a compound of formula II, a compound of formula III, and stereoisomers thereof. The oxidation products of safranal of formula II and/or formula III are preferably synthesized by subjecting safranal to oxidation reactions either photochemically with at least one peroxide in the presence of light or thermally with at least one organic peracid.
US09707201B2
Improvements in or relating to Allium extracts. In particular, improvements in or relating to extending the therapeutic half-life or duration of Allium extracts. The invention further relates to the synthesis of methyl methyl thiosulfinate in a mixture with varying molar or mass ratios depending on the reaction conditions, in particular from either methiin or alliin alone or a mixture of both. Methods of treatment methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus are also provided. Also provided is a kit comprising methiin in a first container and alliin in a second container.
US09707200B2
The present invention provides a metabolism improving agent comprising an oxo fatty acid having 18 carbon atoms and a carbonyl group at the 10- or 12-position, and/or a hydroxy fatty acid having 18 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl group at the 10- and/or 12-position(s), and use of the metabolism improving agent as a food, a pharmaceutical product and the like.
US09707197B2
The composition comprises 0.5% to 10% by weight of a neuropathic analgesic; 0.5% to 10% by weight of a muscle relaxant; 0.5% to 20% by weight of an anti-inflammatory analgesic; and 0.5% to 10% by weight of an anesthetic.
US09707192B2
Compositions, formulations, methods, and systems for treating regional fat deposits comprise contacting a targeted fat deposit with a composition comprising long acting beta-2 adrenergic receptor agonist and a compound that reduces desensitization of the target tissue to the long acting beta-2 adrenergic receptor agonist, for example, glucocorticosteroids and/or ketotifen. Embodiments of the composition are administered, for example, by injection, and/or transdermally.
US09707191B2
This disclosure relates to methods administering various compounds in conjunction with dextromethorphan to a human being. Dosage forms, drug delivery systems, and methods related to dextromethorphan or dextrorphan and bupropion, hydroxybupropion, erythrohydroxybupropion, threohydroxybupropion, or a metabolite or prodrug of any of these compounds are also disclosed.
US09707185B2
Nanoparticles with entrapped, nonpolar compounds are disclosed, and a method for their synthesis. The nanoparticles are readily dissolved or dispersed in water. For example, the entrapped nonpolar compounds may include pharmaceutically-active compounds, or natural colorants. The nanoparticles have a nonpolar compound core, an intermediate surfactant layer, and an outer crosslinked polymeric protective layer. In a prototype example, alginic acid nanoparticles were prepared with beta-carotene entrapped in the core, with lecithin as the intermediate surfactant layer. In an alternative embodiment, a layer-by-layer assembly technique may be used to entrap the colorant within nanoparticles.
US09707184B2
The present disclosure relates to an oral, immediate release, abuse deterrent liquid filled capsule containing polyethylene glycol and at least one active pharmaceutical ingredient susceptible to abuse. The dosage form is abuse deterrent to parenteral administration. The present disclosure also relates to processes of preparing the dosage form.
US09707168B2
An agent for oxidatively dyeing of keratinic fibers includes, in a cosmetic carrier, (A) 4,5-diamino-1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1H-pyrazole and/or one of the physiologically acceptable salts thereof as developer, (B) at least one pyrimidine derivative selected from 2,4,5,6-tetraaminopyrimidin, 4-hydroxy-2,5,6-triaminopyrimidin, 2-hydroxy-4,5,6-triaminopyrimidin and/or one of the physiologically acceptable salts thereof as developer, (C) at least one m-diaminobenzene derivative selected from 2-(2,4-diaminophenoxy)ethanol, 1-methoxy-2-amino-4-(2′-hydroxyethylamino)benzene, 2,6-bis(2′-hydroxy-ethylamino)-1-methylbenzene, and/or one of the physiologically acceptable salts thereof as coupler, and (D) at least one m-dihydroxybenzoyl derivative selected from resorcinol, 2-methylresorcinol and/or 4-chlororesorcinol as coupler.
US09707156B2
People can damage their medicines by taking them outside in hot or cold weather. On the other hand, some people need to carry their medicines with them wherever they go (even if the weather is extremely hot or cold). Specially constructed storage systems can protect medicines from damage due to hot and cold weather without requiring bulky structures or expensive components that consume electricity to regulate temperature.
US09707151B2
An automated cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ACPR) device includes a compression element for acting on a compression location on a chest of a patient, and an optical alignment aid configured and arranged for projecting, at least temporarily, a light pattern on the patient's chest. The light pattern projected by the optical alignment aid guides the user during the placement procedure of the ACPR device. The light pattern projected by the optical alignment aid allows the user to monitor whether the position of the automated cardiopulmonary resuscitation device has moved during the administration of CPR.
US09707149B1
A folding walker is provided, including methods of using the folding walker. The folding walker includes two side members. Each of the side members includes a leg assembly; a handle assembly; and two first hinges coupled between the leg assembly and the handle assembly. The folding walker also includes a front member. The front member includes a horizontal member having a first portion and a second portion; and a second hinge coupled between a first end of the first portion and a first end the second portion, wherein a second end of the first portion is rotatably coupled to one side member and a second end of the second portion is rotatably coupled to the other side member.
US09707148B1
An attachment to a walker that automatically positions a slip resistant surface under the foot of the user. Side-by-side slip resistant surfaces are attached to a walker. A retraction mechanism biases each of the slip resistant surfaces towards the walker. Upon stepping on one of the slip resistant surfaces and advancing the walker the retraction mechanism is extended. When taking a step removing pressure from the slip resistant surface, the slip resistant surface moves towards the walker positioned for receiving the user's foot during another step. Secure footing is obtained on wet or slippery surfaces preventing falls. The attachment is easily folded and closed to be positioned out of the way or removed for storage.
US09707145B2
The present invention relates to an inversion exercise machine having a rocking-chair function. An inversion exercise machine having a chair function has been developed that can combine the functions of inverted exercise and a chair, such that the invention can be transformed into an inversion exercise machine from being used as a chair; the invention being easy to use and the versatility of the machine being enhanced.
US09707139B2
The invention relates to a seat, backrest, lateral support bracket, and footrest that are able to be adapted to suit the needs of a physically disabled user. In general, the seat comprises a base frame, a seat base that is supported by the base frame, and a backrest. The backrest may be adapted to tilt with respect to the seat base and comprises a backrest angle adjustment system including a vertically extending angle adjustment slot located centrally on the backrest support and a pair of links pivotally attached to the seat frame and the angle adjuster wherein the angle adjuster comprises a lock with a projection through the angle adjustment slot and a fastener that engages with the projection.
US09707138B2
Apparatus for a manually-powered wheelchair comprising a frame and first and second wheel rotatably coupled to the frame. Each wheel includes a hand rim and a drive wheel. For each of the first and second wheels, a multiple speed transmission coupled to the wheel comprises a transmission output coupled to the drive wheel, a transmission input coupled to the hand rim, and at least two gears selectively coupling the transmission output to the transmission input. The transmission allows the drive wheel and the hand rim to rotate concentrically with one another but at different speeds. A selector is provided for selecting one of the at least two gears. A controller controls the selector to operate the transmission for the first and/or second wheel.
US09707135B2
A disposable absorbent undergarment is disclosed. It includes an absorbent assembly comprising a core formed of a synthetic tow or of synthetic nonwoven layers and having first section comprising a slow acting but high absorption capacity SAP and a second section comprising a fast acting but lower absorption capacity SAP, all of which is wrapped in a wrapper to hold the SAP in place. The absorbent assembly may be quilted and corrugated. The undergarment also includes releasably securable fasteners to enable it to be readily removed and a suspension system to ensure that the garment fits properly and doesn't leak even when holding a large amount of exudate. Odor removal/masking and treatment features may be provided. It addition the undergarment may include a wetness indicator.
US09707130B2
Protective eyeshields have two lenses, which are interconnected at their proximal ends by an adjustable nose-bridge and are releasably connectable at their distal ends by two conjugate connecting straps. The lenses have a longitudinal convex curvature so that they follow the contours of the wearer's face. They are substantially trapezoidal in shape, tapering from the proximal end to the distal end. The lenses are made of a light-weight semi-rigid plastic, such as plexi-glass, and may be clear transparent or tinted. Plastic foam padding is provided along the longitudinal edges of the lenses to cushion the area of contact between the lenses and the wearer's face. The weight of the lenses is support from below by four support struts, two of which are nose supports and two which are cheek supports. Each of the support struts integrally comprises a stem element and a contact pad element.
US09707109B2
A tubular stent has first and second ends and a longitudinal axis therebetween. The tubular stent is formed from a network of struts which defines a cylindrical surface about the longitudinal axis, the struts delineating a plurality of cells within the network, there being rows of cells parallel to the longitudinal axis. At least one cell in each row is a nodal cell. There is an increase in the maximum length parallel to the longitudinal axis of cells from the nodal cell to a first distal cell in the row that is closer to the first or second end of the tubular stent. There is a second distal cell in the row which has a different maximum length parallel to the longitudinal axis from the nodal cell and the first distal cell. The network of struts comprises a plurality of circumferential rings. Each ring extends perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis and the rings are located adjacent to each other parallel to the longitudinal axis to define the cylindrical surface. The circumferential rings are of a wave form. Each circumferential ring has an amplitude parallel to the longitudinal axis, such that each wave form comprises a plurality of peaks which extend towards the axial center of the tubular stent and a plurality of troughs which extend away from the axial center of the tubular stent.
US09707104B2
Prosthetic devices and methods of controlling the same are provided. A prosthetic ankle device includes a foot unit and lower limb member moveable relative to one another and defining an ankle angle therebetween. The prosthetic ankle device further includes a controller to operate the device using different ankle angles depending on, for example, a user's gait speed. Methods of controlling the prosthetic ankle device include operating the device at different ankle angles depending on gait speed. For example, the prosthetic ankle device can provide for relatively more dorsiflexion at relatively slower gait speeds and relatively more plantarflexion at relatively faster gait speeds.
US09707101B2
The disclosure provides apparatus and methods of use pertaining to a prosthetic finger assembly. In one embodiment, the assembly includes a coupling tip and a distal ring coupled with the coupling tip. The assembly further includes a proximal ring coupled with the distal ring. A rocker formed in a Y-shape with a first end forming a single prong and a second end forming a split prong may extend between the coupling tip and the proximal ring. The coupling tip, distal ring, proximal ring, and Y-shaped rocker may all be hingedly connected such that movements of the residual finger within the proximal ring and the distal articulate the distal ring together with the rocker to curl and bend the coupling tip. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
US09707100B2
Implant fixation systems, kits and methods for interbody fusions are described herein. Preferably, the implant has a cage containing two deployable blades and one or more strike plates that are able to deploy the blades. The blades are positioned inside the cage such that one blade faces upward and the other blade faces downward. Protrusions on the ends of the blades fit into correspondingly shaped tracks on the interior surface of the cage, allowing movement of the blades inside the cage. The implant also has two wedge-shaped strike plates that fit into attachment regions located on the blades, which allow the strike plates to slide. Impaction of the strike plate(s) causes them to push the blades superiorly or inferiorly. In the impaction position, a portion of the blades protrudes beyond the superior and the inferior surfaces of the cage and fixes the cage in the adjacent vertebral bodies.
US09707092B2
An implant for therapeutically separating bones of a joint has two endplates each having an opening through the endplate, and at least one ramped surface on a side opposite a bone engaging side. A frame is slideably connected to the endplates to enable the endplates to move relative to each other at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the implant, in sliding connection with the frame. An actuator screw is rotatably connected to the frame. A carriage forms an open area aligned with the openings in the endplates. The openings in the endplates pass through the carriage to form an unimpeded passage from bone to bone of the joint. The carriage has ramps which mate with the ramped surfaces of the endplates, wherein when the carriage is moved by rotation of the actuator screw, the endplates move closer or farther apart.
US09707091B2
The present invention relates to an expandable implant for engagement between vertebrae generally comprising an inner member, outer member, and gear member positioned coaxial with respect to each other such that the inner and outer members are moveable relative to each other along an axis. The gear member is axially fixed to the outer member and freely rotatable with respect to the outer member and the gear member threadedly engages a threaded portion of the inner member to translate inner member along the axis. The implant is configured to engage the vertebrae in a predetermined alignment and the gear member includes gear teeth exposed to the exterior and configured to be accessible by a tool member at a plurality of angular positions around the perimeter of the implant device.
US09707084B2
System, including apparatus, methods, and kits, for replacement of the proximal end of a radial bone with a prosthesis having a floating articular member. The prosthesis may include a head portion connected or connectable to a stem portion. While the stem portion remains operatively connected to the head portion, the head portion and/or an articular member thereof may be permitted to float in position relative to the stem portion. The head portion/articular member may float transversely (e.g., translationally) and/or rotationally with respect to the stem portion. The articular member may articulate with a humeral bone or both a humeral bone and an ulnar bone. In some embodiments, the head portion may include a fixed member for articulation with an ulnar bone and a floating member for articulation with a humeral bone.
US09707063B2
A dental diagnosis device has an occlusion sound detection member that detects occlusion sounds by teeth and an analysis member that analyzes the teeth occlusion based on detected occlusion sounds by the occlusion detection member. The occlusion detection member comprises a sucker shaped suction member that sticks to a tooth, a hollow passage connected to a through-hole installed in the suction member and it is operably controlled to appropriate negative pressure by which the suction member is adhered to a tooth, and a detection member connected to the suction member, which detects occlusion sound via the suction member.
US09707061B2
The present application describes a method for designing and manufacturing an implant-supported denture device for a patient. A method is described for designing a virtual denture and manufacturing an implant-supported functional fitting replica denture from the virtual denture. An apparatus comprising a functional fitting replica denture is prepared having denture teeth having a fit substantially similar to the final denture. The methods and apparatus described herein reduce the number of visits required to manufacture the final denture.
US09707060B1
Endodontically treated teeth can be restored with porcelain facial veneer restorations-layering ceramic and porcelains. The method includes the steps of providing a cement material for preventing microleakage into gutta percha and for forming a post-barrier space. A rhomboid access inlay-shaped porcelain core is provided with an anatomical post extension extending below a level of an existing crest of bone into a root canal space, the length of the post extension being less than one-half the length of a root canal. The modified post is seated into a post barrier cement to prevent the egress of moisture or bacterial microleakage to the apex of the root canal.
US09707057B2
A bracket system for orthodontic appliances including a bracket combinatorial library having a plurality of brackets each interchangeably fixedly mountable to each of a plurality of teeth within a dentition group in a dental arch, whereby the plurality of brackets can be configured to provide incremental variation in tipping force moments, in-out force moments, and torqueing force moments over the entire useful range of orthodontic mechanics, allowing an orthodontic practitioner to prescribe a combination of tipping force moments, in-out force moments, and torqueing force moments unique for each tooth in relation to the plurality of teeth of a patient.
US09707054B2
An apparatus and method define a fit of a set of upper and lower teeth of a patient by generating a computer representation of the teeth; and determining an occlusion from the computer representation of the teeth using one or more keys.
US09707051B1
A depth limiting bur is provided. The depth limiting bur can include a cutting head with a diameter of at least two millimeters, a depth cut limiter with a convex surface, and a rod.
US09707048B2
A medical pendant is disclosed. The medical pendant has a medical pendant post that extends along a longitudinal direction of the medical pendant, the medical pendant post including an electric interface. The electric interface includes a groove disposed in the medical pendant post and extending along the longitudinal direction of the medical pendant post, an insulator disposed in the groove, and a conductor disposed within the insulator.
US09707041B2
The present invention relates to a model based positioning system that includes a positioning device having at least one transmitter configured to be in a tracking environment, e.g. inserted into a body, a receiver having a plurality of receiver elements arranged outside the tracking environment, a control unit configured to measure amplitude and/or phase information of a signal transmitted from the at least one transmitter and received at each receiving element, and a memory unit for storing a model for each receiving element. The control unit is also configured to estimate the position P of the positioning device by comparing the model for each receiving element with the measured received signal for each receiving element.
US09707021B2
A bone plate sized and shaped for fixation to one of a phalangeal and metacarpal bone includes a head extending from a first end to a second end and having an elongated curved plate hole extending therethrough along a curved path from a first end to a second end, a plate hole axis of the elongated curved plate hole extending orthogonally from a top surface to a bone contacting surface of the bone plate and a shaft extending from the head, the shaft including an elongated shaft plate hole extending therethrough and elongated in a direction extending orthogonal to a central longitudinal axis of the bone plate, a plate hole axis of the elongated shaft plate hole extending orthogonally from the top surface to the bone contacting surface.
US09707019B2
Embodiments described herein provide systems and methods for vertebral reduction using sleeves detachably coupled to collars of bone fasteners. The reduction can be performed during a minimally invasive procedure for implanting spinal stabilization systems. A sleeve can include internal threads that match threads on the respective collar to form a continuous set of threads. Threads on a closure member can be engaged with the threads on the sleeve and the closure member turned to translate the closure member along the sleeve. The closure member can be used to push a rod relative to the collar to which the sleeve is attached to cause a vertebral body to move.
US09707015B2
A spinal implant for immobilizing the C1 vertebra with respect to the C2 vertebra of the spine provides controlled coupling between the C1 and C2 vertebrae, and includes a C1 component attachable to the C1 vertebra, two C2 components attachable to the C2 vertebra, and a transverse element. The C1 component has two wings each of which retains a rod holder that rotates and translate for capturing a C2 component rod. Each C2 component has a hook for connection with a side of the C2 vertebra lamina and a rod for attachment to one of the rod holders of the C1 component. Each C2 component receives and secures the transverse connector which holds position of the C2 components relative to one another. Each C2 component may include a plate configured for compression against the C2 vertebra spinous process, with each plate including spikes to aid in preventing construct migration.
US09707013B2
A bone fastener comprises a first member including an inner surface defining an implant cavity and a wall defining a groove. A first element is disposed within the groove. A second member is configured to penetrate tissue and engageable with the first element to dispose the first element in a capture orientation within the groove to connect the members. A second element is engageable with the first element to urge the first element to the capture orientation. Systems, instruments and methods are disclosed.
US09707005B2
Various surgical devices are provided having mechanisms for preventing premature actuation of a cutting mechanism. These devices generally include a handle having one or more actuators and an effector disposed at a distal end of the device and configured to grasp tissue. When the end effector is in an open position, a firing actuator can be positioned so that it cannot be actuated by a user. For example, the firing actuator can be obstructed by a shield or arm when the end effector is in the open position. In other embodiments, the firing actuator can be hidden in a recess formed in the closure actuator until the end effector is moved to the closed position. When the end effector is in the closed position, the firing actuator can be engaged to advance a cutting mechanism, thereby cutting the tissue grasped by the end effector.
US09707003B2
A surgical instrument is provided having articulating, distal end rotation and tip rotational functions. The articulating function includes a wheel rotatable relative to a handle of the surgical instrument and operable to move an articulating section of the surgical instrument from a neutral or straight position to an articulated or bent position. The wheel incorporates a groove in the form of an Archimedes spiral to drive the articulating section between the neutral and bent positions.
US09707000B2
The present invention is directed to the compositions and methods of preparing hydrogel-grafted nerve guides for peripheral nerve regeneration. Particularly, the present invention describes the nerve guides and methods for preparation of hydrogel-grafted nerve guides with encapsulated neurotrophic factors and a nanofiber mesh lining the inner surface of the guide. The present invention also provides methods for peripheral nerve repair using these hydrogel-grafted nerve guides.
US09706994B2
A surgical stapling instrument including a handle portion, a body portion, an articulating tool assembly and an articulation mechanism is disclosed. The body portion extends distally from the handle portion. The articulation mechanism includes an articulation link for articulating the tool assembly, an articulation knob operatively coupled to the articulation link, wherein rotational motion of the articulation knob is translated into axial motion of the articulation link thereby articulating the articulating tool assembly.
US09706982B2
A method is provided that includes inserting a catheter into an atrium of a subject, and deploying at least one loop from a wall of the catheter, such that a distal end of the loop is distal to a distal end of the catheter. The method further includes inserting the loop partially into an appendage of the atrium, and, while inserting the loop, atraumatically contacting a portion of a perimeter of an opening of the appendage with a portion of the loop. Thereafter, the loop is further inserted into the appendage. Thereafter, a size of the opening of the appendage is measured using the loop. Other applications are also described.
US09706978B2
Provided are an ultrasound system and method for providing a guide line corresponding to a pathway through which a needle is introduced or inserted. The ultrasound system includes an ultrasound data acquisition unit that transmits an ultrasound signal to a living body into which the needle is inserted, receives an ultrasound echo signal reflected from the living body, and acquires ultrasound data corresponding to each of a plurality of ultrasound images, and a processor that generates the plurality of ultrasound images by using the ultrasound data, creates a mask image for detecting a position and an angle at which the needle is introduced, detects the position and angle by using the mask image, and sets a guide line of the needle on the ultrasound image by using the position and angle.
US09706973B2
A medical image processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a separating unit, a reconstructing unit, and an extracting unit. The separating unit separates projection data into pieces of line-integrated data each of which corresponds to a different one of basis materials set in advance. The reconstructing unit reconstructs pieces of basis material image data from the pieces of line-integrated data each of which corresponds to a different one of the basis materials, the pieces of basis material image data being configured so that each pixel value of each of pixels indicates an abundance ratio of corresponding each of the basis materials that is present at each of the pixel. The extracting unit extracts an artifact region, on a basis of attenuation coefficients of each of the pixels calculated from the pieces of basis material image data each of which corresponds to a different one of the basis materials.
US09706972B1
Aspects of the invention relate to generating an emission activity image as well as an emission attenuation map using an iterative updation based on both the raw emission projection data and the raw radiography projection data, and an optimization function. The outputs include an optimized emission activity image, and at least one of an optimized emission attenuation map or an optimized radiography image. In some aspects an attenuated corrected emission activity image is obtained using the optimized emission activity image, and the optimized emission attenuation map.
US09706970B2
Systems and methods are provided for determining the composition of a kidney stone from a medical image. A feature extractor is configured to provide a plurality of features from the medical image. The plurality of features includes either a pair of an attenuation values including a first attenuation value from a first location in or on the kidney stone and a second attenuation value from a second location in or on the kidney stone or a function of the first and second attenuation values. The second location is spatially distinct from the first location. A classifier is configured to select one of a plurality of classes for the kidney stone from the plurality of features. Each class represents a specific constituent material. A user interface is configured to display the class to a user in a human comprehensible form.
US09706968B2
A digital image (40) comprises pixels with intensities relating to different energy levels. A method for processing the digital image (40) comprises the steps of: receiving first image data (42a) and second image data (42b) of the digital image (40), the first image data (42a) encoding a first energy level and the second image data (42b) encoding a second energy level; determining a regression model (44) from the first image data (42a) and the second image data (42b), the regression model (44) establishing a correlation between intensities of pixels of the first image data (42a) with intensities of pixels of the second image data (42b); and calculating residual mode image data (46) from the first image data (42a) and the second image data (42b), such that a pixel of the residual mode image data (46) has an intensity based on the difference of an intensity of the second image data (42b) at the pixel and a correlated intensity of the pixel of the first image data (42a), the correlated intensity determinate by applying the regression model to the intensity of pixel of the first image data (42a).
US09706964B2
Systems and methods for non-invasive blood pressure measurement are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system comprises a wearable member configured to generate first and second signals (e.g., PPG signals), and a blood pressure calculation system. The blood pressure calculation system includes a wave selection module configured to identify subsets of waves of the signals, a feature extraction module configured to generate sets of feature vectors form the subsets of waves, and a blood pressure processing module configured to calculate an arterial blood pressure value based on the sets of feature vectors and an empirical blood pressure calculation model, the empirical blood pressure calculation model configured to receive the sets of feature vectors as input values. The blood pressure calculation system further includes a communication module configured to provide a message including or being based on the arterial blood pressure value.
US09706959B2
In one embodiment, measuring mitochondrial capacity includes performing arterial occlusions on a patient, measuring oxygenated hemoglobin/myoglobin and deoxygenated hemoglobin/myoglobin within the patient's body during the occlusions, calculating a blood volume correction factor that accounts for a change in blood volume that occurs during the arterial occlusions, and applying the correction factor to the measured oxygenated hemoglobin/myoglobin and deoxygenated hemoglobin/myoglobin measurements to obtain correct oxygenated hemoglobin/myoglobin and deoxygenated hemoglobin/myoglobin measurements.
US09706955B2
Provided is a biological state assessment device for assessing biological state, such as mood or emotions, using non-invasive biophotonic measurement technology. The present invention includes a light irradiation unit (1041), a light-receiving unit (1061), and an inputting means (112). A subject (800) is presented with a plurality of different problems (first problem, second problem), and a biological signal in the interior of the subject is calculated from the intensity of light received by the light-receiving unit (1061). Subjective information about the subject is accepted by the inputting means (112). The difference is calculated between the subjective information and the relative value of the biological signal of the measurement point for the first problem and the biological signal of the measurement point for the second problem, and the result is displayed.
US09706946B2
The present disclosure relates to an electronic spirometer that empowers users to quantitatively track and proactively manage respiratory diseases via simple integration with mobile devices, tablets, and computers. In one aspect, patients will be able to connect with their doctors to determine medication dosage and efficacy, avoid environmental triggers, and prevent attacks and exacerbations.
US09706943B2
According to an Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) apparatus, a Region Of Interest (ROI) setting unit included in a control unit sets an ROI on each of a T1 weighted image, a T2 weighted image, and a flair image of a brain of a subject; and a feature-analysis processing unit creates a histogram of statistics with respect to each of a plurality of images based on pixel values of pixels included in the ROI set by the ROI setting unit. A display control unit then causes a display unit to display the images in the substantially same position in a display area included in the display unit by switching the images in a certain order, and to display the histogram created by the feature-analysis processing unit in the same display area.
US09706942B2
The present invention relates to a wearable device (10) wearable by a user for measuring skin conductance of the user (1), the wearable device comprising at least two skin conductance electrodes (12) for contacting skin (2) of the user, and an elastic material portion (14) which surrounds the skin conductance electrodes (12) and forms a material surface (16). The elastic material of the elastic material portion (14) is non-permeable for gaseous and liquid substances. The present invention further relates to a method of manufacturing such a wearable device (10).
US09706941B2
A problem related to a known eyewear-type electro-oculogram measuring apparatus which detects the eye potential using a pair of electrodes positioned outside both the eyes of a user and a pair of electrodes respectively positioned above and below one eye is that the two pairs of electrodes have had an impact on the skins of users, and discomfort on them. Besides, the electrodes are not excellent in design. The present invention provides eyewear including: a frame; a pair of nose pads; and a first electrode and a second electrode respectively provided on the surface of the pair of nose pads, the first electrode and the second electrode detecting eye potential.
US09706937B2
Cardiac catheterization is carried out using a probe having sensing electrodes disposed on a distal portion thereof, placing the sensing electrodes in galvanic contact with respective locations in an atrium of the heart, thereafter acquiring electrograms from the sensing electrodes while concurrently detecting ventricular depolarization events, generating from the electrograms a time-varying electroanatomic map showing electrical propagation in the heart, and displaying the electroanatomic map in a series of visual images, the images including an icon that visually indicates the ventricular depolarization events.
US09706936B2
A sensor instrument for generation of electrocardiograms, in particular for cardiac computed tomography, has two electrodes, an electronic module and a support, wherein multiple suction elements for affixing the support to the body of a subject (are positioned on the support.
US09706931B2
A biosignal measuring device has a first information acquisition module, a second information acquisition module, a first calculation module, a second calculation module, a third calculation module, a heartbeat interval estimation module, a determination module, and an output module. The first information acquisition module acquires the pulse wave signal. The second information acquisition module acquires an electrocardiogram signal. The first calculation module calculates a pulse wave velocity based. The second calculation module determines a heartbeat interval. The third calculation module calculates a relationship between pulse wave velocity and the heartbeat interval. The heartbeat interval estimation module estimates an estimated heartbeat interval based on pulse wave velocity and calculated relationship. The determination module determines whether the position of the first and second information acquisition modules has changed based on the heartbeat interval and the estimated heartbeat interval. The output module outputs information.
US09706911B2
Disclosed are computer implemented methods for testing astigmatism which display differently colored bars against a contrasting background. In one implementation, parallel colored bars are separated and joined through various angles of rotation against a constant background. In another implementation one set of bars is formed by variable grating pattern which is rotated within an annulus of solid color bars, desirably against a contrasting intermediate background and a reference background having a linear grating pattern.
US09706908B2
A multiple sensor endoscope system includes daisy chained image sensors and a central control unit. At least one daisy-chained image sensor has a sensor array for capturing images and generating video packets from captured images, a video compression unit that compresses the video packets, a self-packet buffer that stores the video packets, a serial-to-parallel de-serializer input unit that converts serialized input video packets to parallel data, and a chain packet buffer that stores the video packets received from previous-in-chain image sensors.
US09706903B2
An optical assembly adapted to be positioned within an endoscope tip and having three modular camera units, comprising: a front modular camera unit defined by a front central axis and a first and second side modular camera units defined by first and second side central axes that are substantially parallel to one another and substantially perpendicular to the front central axis. Each modular camera unit further comprises a holder for housing an associated optical element and an image sensor in data communication with a corresponding printed circuit board. The front, first side and second side modular camera units are respectively positioned in first, second and third compartments of an assembly holder.
US09706897B2
A personalized cleaning composition dispensing device for use in an automatic dishwasher dispensing the right chemistry at the right time during a wash cycle to provide an improved cleaning performance compared to standard automatic dishwasher dispensers. The device includes wash cycle sensing system that controls the release of chemistry via temperature and water flow data measured during the current wash cycle and uses either a preprogrammed product release algorithm for new wash cycles or a modified product release algorithm based on wash cycle data previously stored in the data storage unit for repeated wash cycles.
US09706889B1
A latch mechanism for selectively fastening a dirt cup to a vacuum cleaner having a locking recess. The latch mechanism can include a latch member having a portion that is selectively received in the locking recess and a latch actuator comprising at least one button. When the latch mechanism is actuated, the latch actuator bears against the latch member, which initiates vertical movement of the latch member relative to the latch actuator. The latch member is thereby moved from a latched position in which the portion of the latch member is received within the locking recess to an unlatched position in which the portion of the latch member is removed from the locking recess, thereby allowing the dirt cup to be removed from the vacuum cleaner.
US09706887B2
The invention relates to a cleaner-head for a vacuum cleaner. The cleaner-head has a housing, this housing being connected to a hinged soleplate assembly which can be opened and closed to provide access to the inside of the housing. In accordance with the invention, the soleplate assembly is a clip-on assembly which a user can manually un-clip from the housing, as required, to detach the soleplate assembly for separate cleaning or replacement.
US09706886B2
According to the principles of the present invention a reclosable lid assembly is provided. The assembly is intended for covering a dispensing opening of flexible packaging for wet wipes. The assembly includes a main lid secured to the assembly and positioned above the dispensing opening. The assembly includes a break tab secured to the assembly by at least one breakable connector. In an initial position, the break tab covers part of the main lid to prevent the main lid from being opened by a user. A functioning position is achieved when the user applies a force to the break tab to break the breakable connector for allowing the break tab to be moved away from the main lid so that the main lid can be freely opened by a user.
US09706862B2
Double-walled decorative articles such as flower vases and candle holders comprise an inner form defining a receptacle and an outer form, spaced apart from the inner form, to create a cavity. A bottom opening in the outer form enables decorative filler materials to be introduced to the cavity such that the decorative materials do not enter into the receptacle, which may contains flowers, water, candles, hot wax or other substances. A removably replaceable plug or cap is used to close off the bottom opening following the introduction of the decorative filler materials. The inner and outer forms may be provided as a unitary item or separate pieces may be joined. The decorative filler materials may be provided in conjunction with the article as part of a kit, in which case the amount of filler material is matched to the volume of the cavity.
US09706841B2
A storage unit includes an anchoring system. The storage unit includes a back wall and transversely spaced apart side walls providing peripheral walls of an interior compartment for storing articles. At least one retaining member is attached to an interior surface of the storage unit and the back wall includes at least one passage therethrough. The anchoring system including at least one anchoring strap member having a proximal end configured to be securely attached to a supporting wall or member adjacent the back wall of the storage unit. The anchoring strap member(s) extend through corresponding passage(s) and each includes a distal end configured for adjustable attachment to a respective retaining member.
US09706840B2
A desk apparatus is provided with a pair of leg members, each having two main leg member parts that are installed on a floor surface and extend in a vertical direction and that are connected to each other by means of a crosspiece portion at upper portions of the main leg member parts, and a pair of inner connecting rods and a pair of outer connecting rods that extend along a width direction and connect the upper portions of the pair of leg members. The inner connecting rods are connected together by bridge members so as to constitute connecting units. The connecting units are attachable to and detachable from a top plate support, and a first top plate unit is attachable to and detachable from the top plate support. This allows for the provision of a desk apparatus in which the first top plate unit and the connecting units are replaceable with different top plate units and different connecting units, and the aspects of the desk apparatus can be changed in accordance with a user's demands by keeping replacement of members to a necessary minimum.
US09706834B1
Disclosed is an integrated beach umbrella and table system that includes a support post, wherein an umbrella support frame couples to the support post and is expandable and collapsible about the support post, and an umbrella canopy couples to the umbrella support frame. The system further includes a table surface support frame assembled from a plurality of armature elements that couple to an anchor hub and a central hub, wherein at least one of the anchor hub and the central hub slidably engages to the support post. The anchor hub and the central hub slide to produce a first expanded position and a second collapsed position of a table surface coupled to the table surface support frame.
US09706831B2
A portable silica gel noctilucent cup, which can be used as lighting equipment, is energy-saving and environment-friendly, and convenient to carry, overcoming defects in the prior art. The cup comprises: a cup body made of transparent or semitransparent silica gel, an opening portion of which is fixedly provided with a first fixed ring for supporting itself; a cup cover covered on the cup body, at least one face of the cup body towards the opening portion being transparent; and a light-emitting assembly comprising a light source, a solar battery panel mounted to a top portion of the cup cover, and a storage battery, which are electrically connected to the light source; wherein, a holding cavity for holding the battery and the light source is arranged on the cup cover, and at least a wall face of the holding cavity towards the opening portion transmits light.
US09706830B1
A support and carrying apparatus for a cellular phone including an adjustable strap and a snap buckle fastener having a male member attached to a right end of the strap. A top end of each of a right second strap and a left second strap of a pair of second straps is attached to a female member of the snap buckle fastener and a left end of the strap, respectively. Each of a right mounting base and a left mounting base is attached to a bottom end of each of the right second strap and the left second strap, respectively. Each of a right arm support and a left arm support of a pair of telescopic arm supports is pivotably attached to each of the right mounting base and the left mounting base, respectively. A middle arm support is attached to the right arm support and the left arm support.
US09706823B2
A space saving luggage assembly with a luggage body having a plurality of side walls and an inner back support surface defining an article placement zone and a cover thereto that includes an open position exposing the article placement zone to an ambient environment and a closed position encapsulating the article placement zone. The space saving luggage assembly also includes a battery-powered vacuum assembly integrated into one of a plurality of side walls of the luggage body and having a tube, defining a tube conduit, with a free end disposed within the article placement zone when the cover is in the closed position, the battery-powered vacuum assembly operably configured to induce a vacuum within the tube conduit.
US09706821B2
A suitcase structure includes a back case component, a front lid component and a ring-shaped gusset component. The opposite sides of the ring-shaped gusset component are connected with the edge of the back case component and the edge of the front lid component respectively, so as to form an accommodation space used for being closed. The ring-shaped gusset component includes a plurality of sidewall portions and a plurality of flexible structures linking the sidewall portions. The flexible deformation capability of the flexible structures is greater than the flexible deformation capability of the sidewall portions. The flexible structures has an inclination, and two of the sidewall portions adjacent to each other can be bent and therefore be stacked opposite to each other by the flexible structures linking the two of the sidewall portions.
US09706817B1
A decorative floral jewelry device is shown. The device allows the user to change out the beaded center portion of the floral jewelry and also provides at least one rod with platform that affixes to the back of the floral element such that the floral element does not sag thereby deterring from the look of the jewelry. An alternative embodiment shows a jewelry device that has a rod with platform and loop but uses a hook with loop and retention device and clip to fasten a decorative element to help maintain the upright position of the decorative element. This embodiment can also have a second rod and platform with a loop on which can be mounted decorative elements. Where the loop of the hook, retention device and second rod are all interconnected.
US09706816B2
A zipper guide is provided to facilitate closure of an open-ended zipper. The zipper guide includes a base to which a zipper tape pin end is attached and a slider to which a zipper tape box end is attached. A key on a lower surface of the slider slides in a trench in an upper surface of the base at an orientation that guides the attached zipper tape box end toward the attached zipper tape pin end by planar sliding movements of the slider lower surface with respect to the base upper surface.
US09706814B2
According to an embodiment, a device for tightening an article includes a housing, a spool rotatably positioned within the housing, a knob operably coupled with the spool to cause the spool to rotate within the housing, and a stop mechanism. The device is configured so that incremental rotation of the knob in a first direction causes a corresponding incremental rotation of the spool within the housing that incrementally tensions a tension member and thereby tightens the article. The device is also configured so that incremental rotation of the knob in a second direction causes a corresponding incremental rotation of the spool that incrementally loosens the tension member's tension. The stop mechanism is configured to prevent rotation of the spool in the second direction when the tension member's tension achieves or falls below a tension threshold.
US09706812B2
An article of footwear including a 360° lacing system configured to secure the footwear to a wearer's foot. The lacing system includes an elongated lace that extends rearward adjacent an ankle collar, around a heel of the footwear, and forward again. The lacing system includes one or more fairleads that project outwardly from the ankle collar. The fairleads define fairlead holes through which the lace is extends. The lace is slidable relative to the holes, and thus the fairleads, and can be removed from and replaced relative to the fairleads with minimal effort. A related method of utilizing the article of footwear is also provided.
US09706810B2
A spacer textile material having at least a portion of multiple tensile strands located together between a first layer and a second layer of the spacer textile material, where the first layer and second layer have been joined together to form channels in which the tensile strands move freely. The tensile strands may be disposed in the spacer textile material together or they may separate into different portions of the spacer textile. Further, the spacer textile material having channels with multiple tensile strands may be incorporated into an article of footwear.
US09706805B2
The adapter comprises a clip with a groove, and a rack that engages with the groove. The clip attaches securely to an edge of a fabric, for example, a panel on a baseball cap. The rack includes an angle adjuster, on which a brow guard, welding helmet, or other protective gear can be mounted.
US09706798B2
The object of the disclosed subject matter is to provide a way for one to wear a single dress garment while appearing to wear two separate clothing articles, such as an iconographic tee shirt and a separate bottom skirt ensemble. The wearer of the dress garment thus enjoys the aesthetic pleasures of wearing a skirt while enjoying the functional benefits and built-in comforts of a tee shirt and a dress.
US09706791B2
The invention relates to vitreous aroma particles and the preparation thereof, as well as to the use thereof in foods, consumer articles and pharmaceuticals.
US09706789B2
A novel method of reducing the melting point of a peptide-based biopolymer using a nitrogen-containing compound as a plasticizer is provided. The peptide-based biopolymer can be keratin or silk. The nitrogen-containing compound can be one or more amino acids or other nitrogen-containing compounds (except urea), all of which have a melting temperature above approximately 133° C., the decomposition temperature of urea. Pellets made using this novel process can be used as animal feed and soil amendments (fertilizer) to increase the adsorption of amino acids in the animal or in the soil, respectively.
US09706781B2
A stuffing apparatus includes a main body case, a stuffing nozzle for discharging a material, a material feed pump for feeding the material into the stuffing nozzle, a pump drive motor for driving the material feed pump, and a conveying device for conveying a stuffed casing in a direction in which the material discharged is discharged, wherein a hopper into which the material is charged from above is provided above the material feed pump, the material feed pump, the pump drive motor, and the hopper are provided on the main body case on which the stuffing nozzle and the conveying device are provided, and the material which is fed from the material feed pump is automatically stuffed by being fed into the stuffing nozzle via a material feed pipe.
US09706776B2
Compounds of the formula (I) and the agrochemically acceptable salts, stereoisomers, enantiomers, tautomers and N-oxides of those compounds, including all stereoisomers and tautomeric forms, and wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1, are useful for controlling animal pests and can be prepared in a manner known per se.
US09706775B2
The invention relates inter alia to halogen-substituted compounds of the general formula (II) in which the radicals A1-A4, T, n, W, Q, R1 and Z1-Z3 have the meanings given in the description. Also described are processes for preparing the compounds of the formula (II). The compounds according to the invention are particularly suitable for controlling insects, arachnids and nematodes in agriculture and ectoparasites in veterinary medicine.
US09706772B2
The present invention relates to a method for fungicidal and/or bactericidal treatment of plants or foodstuffs using one or more essential oil(s) that enable the treatment of strains resistant to synthetic fungicides and/or bactericides.
US09706770B2
Disclosed is a rodenticide bait including: difenacoum in the form of trans-difenacoum of formula 3-(biphenyl-4-yl)-1 -(4-hydroxycoumarin-3-yl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene, in wherein carbons 1 and 3 of group 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene of the trans-difenacoum have the same absolute configuration; and an edible excipient for target rodent pests. The bait includes trans-difenacoum at a concentration above a minimum trans-difenacoum concentration lethal to female adults of the target rodents, but below a minimum trans-difenacoum concentration lethal to adult males of the target rodents, the minimum concentration lethal to female adults being less than the minimum concentration lethal to male adults. Also disclosed is a method for selectively controlling a population of target rodent pests.
US09706767B2
Generally, an avian flight diverter fixed to an aerial line to divert the flight of birds. Specifically, an avian flight diverter having a body coupled to an avian flight diverting member having a first component and a second component generally a mirror image of the other joined in opposed fixed angled relation, each of the components of generally flat material having a first face and a second face having a surface area sufficient to divert flight of an avian animal when secured to an aerial line.
US09706766B2
Methods for producing ultrasonic sound emissions from wind turbines, active systems for emitting ultrasonic sounds from wind turbines, and wind turbines are provided. In one embodiment, a method includes operating the wind turbine with an ultrasonic sound emitting device mounted on or within a component of the wind turbine, and receiving in a controller at least one indicator. The method further includes determining if an operating condition exists based on the at least one indicator, and supplying a fluid flow through an outlet of the ultrasonic sound emitting device such that an ultrasonic sound emission is produced by the ultrasonic sound emitting device if the operating condition exists.
US09706755B2
The primary aspect of the Controlled Odor Mimic Permeation System (COMPS) is that it provides a field deployable instant and reproducible source of known amounts of target odors. This technology consists of a permeable polymer container (chosen to suit target odor and release rate required), stored inside a non-permeable package. The design allows for the pre-equilibration of the target odors such that the outer surface of the inner package can saturate with odor during storage. Removal of the inner item then provides an instant and reproducible source of known target vapor flux. We have successfully demonstrated this technology by placing the target odor chemicals within permeable membranes such as low density polyethylene which are then sealed within a non-permeable membranes such as metallized polyester. This design has multiple advantages including preventing cross contamination when storing multiple odor targets (5-10 targets are commonly employed) as well as being light-weight disposable, low unit cost potential, no external power/operating unit/machinery/hardware, simple to use and providing a known reproducible concentration of the target odors to the detector in the field. The applications of these COMPS include the whole range of biological (e.g. detector dog) and electronic (e.g. field sensors) detectors with examples such as explosives (e.g. 2-ethyl-1-hexanol simulating plasticized explosives), drugs (e.g. 3,4-methylenedioxybenzaldehyde simulating ecstasy), human remains (including dimethyl disulfide and pentanoic acid) and live human scent (including 5-heptene-2-one and nonanol).
US09706750B2
A cage (10) for rabbits or similar pets comprising a grill element (11) generally having a rectangular shape and which can be curved or shaped at the top as required, and where the grill element is applied to the top edge of a basin-shaped tray with modular walls and where this base comprises a bottom surface (13) and side walls (14, 15) which respectively form the long sides and the short sides of the tray, where the cage can be joined to at least one further cage alongside, where the cages are joined by removing from each of the cages their respective vertical wall (15) on the joining side, preferably the short side but also the long side, and where the two trays are held together by a specially shaped horizontal profile (18) with an up-turned “U” shape comprising the two vertical sides (19) which overlap on the joined edges of the tray bottoms positioned side by side.
US09706748B2
A heat-exchanging mat to cool livestock provides for elastic water conduction channels displaced toward an upper surface of the mat and provides for cushioning placed below those elastic channels. In this way, a high degree of cushioning may be obtained without sacrificing an efficient transfer of heat into the upper surface of the mat.
US09706743B2
A lettuce cultivar, designated Meridian, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds, plants and plant parts of lettuce cultivar Meridian and to methods for producing a lettuce plant by crossing the cultivar Meridian with itself or another lettuce cultivar. The invention further relates to methods for producing a lettuce plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic lettuce plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to lettuce cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from lettuce cultivar Meridian, to methods for producing other lettuce cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from lettuce cultivar Meridian and to the lettuce plants, varieties, and their parts derived from the use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid lettuce seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar Meridian with another lettuce cultivar.
US09706740B2
The invention provides seed and plants of spinach hybrid SV3590VA and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of spinach hybrid SV3590VA and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a spinach plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another spinach plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the leaf and gametes of such plants.
US09706734B1
A novel maize variety designated PH2G46 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH2G46 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH2G46 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH2G46 or a locus conversion of PH2G46 with another maize variety.
US09706732B1
A novel maize variety designated PH2DYM and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH2DYM with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH2DYM through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH2DYM or a locus conversion of PH2DYM with another maize variety.
US09706731B1
A novel maize variety designated PH2TCG and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH2TCG with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH2TCG through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH2TCG or a locus conversion of PH2TCG with another maize variety.
US09706729B1
A soybean cultivar designated 51240902 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 51240902, to the plants of soybean cultivar 51240902, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 51240902, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 51240902. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 51240902. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 51240902, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 51240902 with another soybean cultivar.
US09706716B2
Monitoring current draw of an actuator associated with a rotating arm on a round baler during a net wrapping cycle is used to determine the position of the rotating arm and actuator, as well as to determine the net tension. The current draw of the actuator may be correlated with the home and insert positions of the rotating arm during the net wrapping cycle; thus by monitoring the current draw, the rotating arm and actuator position is determined and may be provided to aid an operator. The net tension during the net wrapping cycle is a function of the rotating arm and actuator current. A calculation of net tension is determined and provided to an operator, allowing the operator to verify performance issues related to the net tension.
US09706713B2
According to one aspect, a cart for transporting and conveying agricultural materials is provided. The cart includes a frame and a plurality of wheels coupled with the frame. The cart further includes a bin supported on the frame and including a plurality of bin walls defining a storage space for an agricultural material. The cart further includes a conveyor assembly having an intake end configured to receive agricultural material from the bin and a discharge end configured to discharge agricultural material, the conveyor assembly including a lower conveyor section, an intermediate conveyor section, and an upper conveyor section. The lower conveyor section includes a lower conveyor housing and a lower conveyor extending within the lower conveyor housing, the intermediate conveyor section includes an intermediate conveyor housing, and the upper conveyor section includes an upper conveyor housing and an upper conveyor extending within the upper conveyor housing. The cart further includes a folding assembly coupled to an end of the intermediate conveyor housing and having a fold axis, the folding assembly configured to move the upper conveyor section between a stored position and an operating position. The cart further includes a tilting assembly coupled to an end of the intermediate conveyor housing and having a tilt axis, the tilting assembly configured to pivot the upper conveyor section relative to the tilt axis when the upper conveyor section is in the operating position.
US09706707B2
In a swather a support arm is attached to the header to carry the heavy hydraulic hoses which are connected to the tractor for supplying the drive fluid to the hydraulic system of the header. The support arm is articulated so as to accommodate the up-and-down and twisting movement of the header relative to the tractor during harvesting action and this supported to prevent collapse when the hoses are disconnected from the tractor manifold. The support arm is attached at the rear to the tractor preferably at the wheel strut by a releasable ball joint coupling. From the coupling at the wheel strut, there is a free portion of the hydraulic hoses which extends to the manifold at the tractor where the ends of the hoses are attached to manually graspable handle portions which can be lifted away and the attached to a bracket on the support arm.
US09706706B2
The invention relates to a control device (2) for controlling a vehicle having an electric motor (1), the control device comprising a control system (21, 22, 23) provided with one or more levers movable between a minimum control position and a maximum control position, and a control unit (3) for controlling the motor. Said control unit (3) includes acquisition means (31) for acquiring a signal representative of the position of said control system, determination means (32) for determining a setpoint speed value corresponding to said acquired signal, as a function of a maximum setpoint speed value associated with the maximum control position, and control means (33) for controlling the motor as a function of the determined setpoint speed. Said control device has adjustment means (34) arranged with the lever(s) of the system to enable the maximum setpoint speed value to be adjusted without taking a hand away from the lever(s). The invention also provides a corresponding vehicle.
US09706702B2
A planter includes seed meters with accelerator wheel systems. Each accelerator wheel system receives singulated seeds from a respective seed meter and spaces the seeds with respect to each other to correct timing and thus spacing anomalies of seeds being released from seed disks of the seed meters at incorrect seed disk release events. Each accelerator wheel system adjusts and to adjust the velocity of the seeds to correspond to planter travel speed for releasing the seeds to drop straight down onto the field, without a horizontal velocity. Seeds are rotationally redirected from a generally downward delivery direction from a seed disk to a generally horizontal delivery direction out of the accelerator wheel system, opposite the tractor and implement travel direction.
US09706701B2
An agricultural planter which provides an improved method for extending and retracting the wing boom and which has improved maneuverability is disclosed. A drive member is provided that drives one or more of the wing wheels on the agricultural planter. The drive member may be, for example, a hydraulic motor or an electric motor. When a wing boom is extended or retracted between the transport position and the working position, a controller generates a command signal to the drive member to drive one or more of the wing wheels forward or reverse, thereby assisting the wing boom in retracting or extending the telescoping portion of the hitch assembly and in extending or retracting the booms. During operation, the controller may similarly generate a command to the drive member to drive one or more of the wing wheels either in forward or reverse according to the operation of the towing vehicle.
US09706696B2
A control system for a tractor that controls an operating condition of an attached implement and includes a pressure sensing device which senses the pressure in the hydraulic drive circuit and provides a signal indicative of the pull force necessary to pull the implement. The control system further includes a control device which receives the pressure signal and a second signal relating to the speed of the tractor and adjusts the position of the implement to a position within a pre-determined range in order to prevent damage to the tractor or implement.
US09713295B2
An electronic device housing may have conductive walls and planar metal internal housing structures. A display in the electronic device may have a touch sensor layer such as an array of capacitive touch sensor electrodes. The display may have display layers in a plastic chassis structure and a metal chassis structure. A display layer may have a conductive surface. Conductive tape may be used to couple the touch sensor to the metal chassis structure and a metal radio-frequency shielding structure. Conductive tape may also be used to short the conductive surface of the display layer to the internal metal housing structure. Segments of conductive tape may run along each of the four edges of a display and may overlap at display corners. Conductive foam structures may be used to short the segments to adjacent portions of the conductive housing walls.
US09713290B2
The subject disclosure is directed towards a datacenter or partial datacenter (e.g., a datacenter module) contained in a sealed container. The container may be filled with a cooling fluid, such as a dielectric fluid, to help cool the datacenter components. The container and its internal datacenter or datacenter portion may be submerged in water, in which event the fluid also helps to equalize the external water pressure.
US09713286B2
Methods and devices for active control for two-phase cooling include a cooling volume that has cavities and active coolant flow controls in the cavities configured to adjust coolant flow through the cavities. A reservoir in fluid communication with the cavities and there is a two-phase coolant in the reservoir and cavities. The two-phase coolant has a phase transition temperature between an ambient temperature and an expected device temperature. A coolant sensor is configured to determine a coolant phase condition in the cavities. A control module is configured to adjust the active coolant flow controls in response to the determined coolant phase condition.
US09713283B2
An electronic apparatus includes a housing that includes an air inlet, and an air-intake duct section provided to supply air to the air inlet, and a filter housing that houses a filter provided to cover the air inlet, and moves toward the air-intake duct section in a thickness direction of the filter housing, to shift from a closed state in which the filter covers the air inlet to an open state in which the air inlet is uncovered.
US09713280B2
A standalone uninterruptible power supply includes a cabinet and a power supply unit. The cabinet has a frame, rails and carrier plates removably disposed on the rails. The power supply unit installed in the frame includes a control module, a power input module, a power output module and cables. The control module is installed in one carrier plate. The power input module and the power output module are electrically connected with the control module and installed in another carrier plate. The cables are detachably connected with the control module, the input module and the power output module.
US09713275B2
The lock catch structure comprises a first lock catch main body and a second lock catch main body. The first lock catch main body comprises a first base and a first main body rotationally connected to the first base; The second lock catch structure comprises a second base, a second main body rotationally connected to the second base, a handle hinged at the base and a draw-off locking member pivoted with the handle through a pivot shaft; one end of the draw-off locking member is limited in the groove, and the handle rotates around the pivot shaft as the support point, so that the draw-off locking member drives the first lock catch main body to move towards the second lock catch main body until the first inclined surface is pressed against the second inclined main surface.
US09713273B2
This invention provides a fireproof separator board, which is made of a flame-retardant, high temperature resistant material and disposed within an insulating casing of an electrical device, for preventing the heat generated by the electrical components of the electrical device from being conducted to the insulating casing. This invention also provides a plug-based circuit interrupter that includes the fireproof separator board. The fireproof separator board and the plug-based circuit interrupter of this invention can effectively prevent high temperature and fire caused by the electrical components that could melt the casing.
US09713270B2
A voltage regulating device for an electric motor has programmable control and regulation circuits carried by a circuit board mounted in a sealed support casing. The circuits have at least one programming terminal which is accessible from outside the support casing to enable programming of the circuits without opening the support casing.
US09713267B2
A method for manufacturing a printed wiring board with conductive posts includes forming on a first foil provided on carrier a first conductive layer including mounting pattern to connect electronic component via conductive posts, forming on the first foil a laminate including an insulating layer and a second foil to form the laminate on the first conductive layer, removing the carrier, forming a metal film on the laminate and first film, forming resist on the metal film to have pattern exposing portion of the metal film corresponding to the mounting pattern and portion of the second foil for a second conductive layer, forming an electroplating layer on the portion of the metal film not covered by the resist, removing the resist, and applying etching to remove the first and second foils below the metal film exposed by the removing the resist and to form the posts on the mounting pattern.
US09713266B2
The present invention relates to a method for manufacture of fine line circuitry in the manufacture of printed circuit boards, IC substrates and the like. The method utilizes a first conductive layer on the smooth surface of a build-up layer and a second conductive layer selected from electrically conductive polymers, colloidal noble metals and electrically conductive carbon particles on the roughened walls of at least one opening which are formed after depositing the first conductive layer.
US09713265B2
In order to remove treatment liquid (21) from a planar material to be treated (10), which is transported in an assembly for the electrolytic or wet-chemical treatment of the material to be treated (10), or to promote the exchange of material on the surface of the material to be treated (10), a roll with a roll surface (4, 14) is provided. The roll surface (4, 14) is arranged relative to a transport path of the material to be treated (10) so that a gap (8, 18) remains between the roll surface (4, 14) and a useful region of the material to be treated (10) opposing the roll surface (4, 14), which extends over the useful region. The roll is driven rotatably so that at the gap (8, 18) a relative speed is produced between the roll surface (4, 14) and the material to be treated (10).
US09713262B2
A via adding method comprising: identifying a target area where a via is to be added in a printed circuit board; determining a starting point for starting a search for a location of the via in the target area; and moving a search point along a path in an intersecting direction that intersects a radial direction around the starting point while moving the search point in the radial direction and determining whether the via is to be added at a moved search point.
US09713238B2
Among other things, one or more rotating members of a radiation imaging modality, such as a CT system, are described herein. The rotating member may be configured to support at least one of a radiation source or a detector array and comprises at least one element configured to facilitate the transfer of power to the rotating member and at least one element configured to facilitate the transfer of information between the rotating member and a stator. The rotating member may also comprise one or more positioning elements that are formed within the rotating member and are configured to facilitate determining a rotation angle of the rotating member. The rotating member may further comprise, among other things, a bearing structure, antenna assembly for transferring image data, and/or a drive mechanism for facilitating rotation of the rotating member, for example.
US09713237B1
A dynamically optimized ballast includes a ballast and a circuit board as main components combined together. Said circuit board is provided with a microcontroller, a timer and a current-switching device; wherein said microcontroller is provided with a timed step-up module which can start the timer and maintain a low current output to HID lamp at the time the circuit board is powered, and the timer will transmit a signal to the microcontroller to start the current-switching device and automatically switch to a high current output to HID lamp when a preset time of the timer has been reached. So that this invention can protect HID lamp and extend the service life of HID lamp, even the HID lamp pulsing for a long time, the power source repeated power supply and power out will not cause great damage to HID lamp and it will not be out of function. Besides, this invention enables user to reduce the brightness of HID lamp to reduce the loss of electric power and the deterioration of HID lamp.
US09713236B1
A solid-state lighting arrangement (10) designed for use within a lighting fixture (100) having existing ballast circuitry (110) for powering one or more discharge lamps. The solid-state lighting arrangement (10) includes a solid-state light source (50) and a startup delay circuit (60) coupled to light source (50). During operation, delay circuit (60) prevents application of power to light source (50) for a startup delay period, so as to provide compatibility with a wide variety of existing ballasts, as well as enhanced compatibility with the protection circuitry that is present in many existing ballasts.
US09713219B1
A light emitting diode (LED) control system may include a LED control system for an aircraft. The LED control system may include an LED power controller, and a solid state power controller (SSPC) that includes a processor in communication with the LED power controller, where the LED power controller and the solid state power controller are integrated onto a single power module. The LED control system is configured to receive DC power from a power source, determine, via the processor, current flow through a series MOSFET element connecting to at least one LED, to control operational voltage across the at least one LED, and adjust, via the processor, a gate voltage of the series MOSFET element with the LED power controller.
US09713210B2
A system, in some embodiments, comprises: multiple light emitting diode (LED) strings configurable in series or in parallel depending on a supply voltage provided in the system; and multiple current regulators, a different one of the multiple current regulators coupled to each of the multiple LED strings and configured to regulate current passing through a respective LED string, wherein at least one of the multiple current regulators is bypassed when the multiple LED strings are configured in series.
US09713194B2
Managing data resource utilization in a wireless network environment comprising a first data network and a second data network is described herein. The described management infrastructure and method incorporates monitoring data usage of a wireless network subscriber over the first data network, determining that the data usage over the first data network meets a specified threshold, and, in response to the determination that usage has reached the specified threshold, administratively disconnecting the wireless network subscriber from the first data network so as to cause a data session of the wireless network subscriber to be reassigned to the second data network.
US09713192B2
A device is described comprising an audio processor configured to perform audio processing during an audio communication connection between the communication device and a second communication device, a memory configured to store at least a first audio processor wakeup schedule in accordance with a first predefined audio communication connection event and a controller configured to set at least one second audio processor wakeup schedule in accordance with a second predefined audio communication connection event being similar to the first audio processor wakeup schedule, and wake up the audio processor in accordance with at least one of the first audio processor wakeup schedule or the second audio processor wakeup schedule in response to the incidence of at least one of the first or second predefined audio communication connection events, wherein the audio processor is configured to enter into a sleep mode after the audio processing is complete and to enter into a processing mode from the sleep mode in response to a wake up signal received from the controller.
US09713190B2
A method for receiving a radio resource control (RRC) message by a user equipment (UE) is described. The method includes receiving an RRC connection reconfiguration message including mobility control information. In response to receiving the RRC connection reconfiguration message including mobility control information, a medium access control (MAC) entity of a secondary cell group (SCG) is released if any MAC entity of the SCG is established. In response to receiving the RRC connection reconfiguration message including mobility control information, a MAC entity of a master cell group (MCG) is reset.
US09713188B2
Embodiments of the present invention disclose a service data transmission method. An AN entity of a first network sends a first request message to an AN entity of a second network corresponding to a target cell in which a UE is located, so as to request the AN entity of the second network to establish a radio bearer for the UE. The AN entity of the first network sends a second request message to the UE, so as to request the UE to establish the radio bearer with the AN entity of the second network. After the AN entity of the second network has established the radio bearer with the UE, the AN entity of the first network transmits service data to the UE by using the AN entity of the second network.
US09713186B2
Technologies are generally described for systems, devices and methods effective to implement a line of sight initiated handshake. In some examples, a processor in a first communication device may detect a line of sight directed from the first communication device to a second communication device. The first communication device may send a handshake request to the second communication device. The first communication device may receive a handshake acknowledgement from the second communication device. The handshake request and handshake acknowledgement may be effective to create the handshake. The first and second communication devices can thereafter share data.
US09713181B2
A methods and apparatus may be used for accelerated link setup. A method may include a station (STA) acquiring information about an access point of an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 network in advance through a previously connected IEEE 802.11 interface and/or an interface other than the IEEE 802.11 network. The STA may use the acquired information during a link setup procedure between the STA and the access point. The information may include a suggestion for a specific procedure to complete the link setup procedure between the STA and the access point.
US09713180B1
Systems and methods are disclosed for efficient signaling between devices. A relay device initiates association with discovery broadcast signals to leaf devices. Each leaf responds with association request signals. After association, the relay periodically sends stay alive signals to the leaf, and the leaf periodically sends link confirmation signals to the relay. If either device fails to send its signal, link breakage is assumed. The leaf device reverts to uplink communication with a base station while searching for another relay. In another embodiment, the leaf foregoes association with a relay, instead forming a device to device (D2D) connection with a relay. A D2D connection is used when the leaf does not expect a link to a relay to be stable enough to justify the association overhead, or when downlink traffic is arriving more frequently than an associated relay is awake. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described.
US09713171B2
Provided is a wireless communication system that is capable of preventing interference between secondary use systems that do not use a database. The wireless communication system uses a white space for opposing communication between a base station and a terminal station.At startup, the base station transmits a preamble over a cycle that is n-times a frame length (where n is an integer 2 or greater), changes a set frequency channel if ranging is not detected from a terminal station within a fixed time interval, and begins normal operation using the set frequency channel if ranging is detected.At startup, the terminal station detects a preamble within a received signal, changes a set frequency channel if a peak is detected at each frame length, and transmits a ranging signal if peaks are detected for cycles that are n-times the frame length and peaks are not detected for other cycles.
US09713170B2
Systems and techniques are disclosed to manage coexistence of wireless technologies, including 5G unlicensed transmissions, with 802.11 transmissions in the unlicensed band. Aspects of the present disclosure include channel selection and 802.11 traffic monitoring and coordinated access. The systems and techniques include implementing a dynamic duty cycle on a selected channel of an unlicensed 802.11 band and dynamically varying the duty cycle based on traffic load on the selected channel. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described.
US09713165B2
The embodiments herein relate to a method in a base station (301) for scheduling a user equipment (305) in a communication system (300). The user equipment (205) receives a part of a CSI from the user equipment (305) in a TTI. The CSI comprises at least one of a CQI, a RI, a PCI, and an HARQ ACK/NACK. The user equipment (205) determines a type of data stream in which the part of the CSI was received and determines whether the type of data stream is equal to a predetermined type. The user equipment (205) schedules the user equipment (305) with a first transmission type when the type of data stream is equal to the predetermined type with a second transmission type when the type of data stream is different from the predetermined type.
US09713164B2
An apparatus and method for initiating discontinuous reception (DRX) operation in a user equipment (UE) are disclosed herein. Applications running on the UE are monitored by the UE to identify one or more inactivity trigger events associated with the application(s). The UE includes an application-radio cross layer to process the application information, including the inactivity trigger event, for use by a radio layer. The radio layer of the UE determines initiation of the DRX operation in accordance with the application information, including the inactivity trigger event, provided by the application-radio cross layer and device characteristics information.
US09713156B2
A beam forming communication system includes a beam forming wireless communication device that is configured to provide wireless communication signals on a plurality of beamed formed wireless communication paths. A plurality of computing devices are positioned in a rack and are each configured to receive wireless communication signals from the beam forming wireless communication device. Each of the plurality of computing devices may determine whether wireless communication signals satisfy minimum wireless signal characteristics and, if so, provide a beam form receiving indication. The plurality of computing devices are positioned such that only a first subset of the plurality of computing devices provide the beam form receiving indication in response to the beam forming wireless communication device providing the wireless communications signals on a first beam formed wireless communication path.
US09713155B2
A intelligent backhaul radio is disclosed that is compact, light and low power for street level mounting, operates at 100 Mb/s or higher at ranges of 300 m or longer in obstructed LOS conditions with low latencies of 5 ms or less, can support PTP and PMP topologies, uses radio spectrum resources efficiently and does not require precise physical antenna alignment.
US09713148B2
Provided is a communication system that can be normally and efficiently operated in the case where existing carriers and new carrier types coexist. A base station device and a communication terminal device are configured to perform communication in cells of legacy carriers LC1 to LC3 being existing carriers. When the base station device starts operating new carrier types NCT1 and NCT2, the NCT1 and NCT2 are associated with legacy carriers belonging to the same frequency band. For example, the NCT2 is associated with the LC2 or the LC3 and is not associated with the LC1. The legacy carriers LC1 to LC3 associated with the NCT1 and the NCT2 notify the communication terminal device of the information on the NCT1 and NCT2. This allows the communication terminal device to communicate with the NCT1 and the NCT2.
US09713141B2
The capacity of a cellular wireless system is increased by operation of base stations or base station sectors arranged to re-use radio resource elements that are used by neighboring base stations or base station sectors, in conjunction with operation of relay stations, which are similarly arranged to re-use radio resource elements used by neighboring relay stations, and where the radio resource elements re-used by the relay stations are different to those used by the base stations. The relay stations provide coverage, particularly in the areas at the boundaries between the areas of coverage of base stations that suffer from interference between signals transmitted from the respective base stations. In addition, the relay stations generally increase the average available carrier to interference ratio compared with a system in which base stations alone are deployed. The scheme for the allocation of radio resource elements ensures in particular that interference is avoided between signals transmitted from a base station and signals transmitted from a relay station in radio resource elements allocated to control data.
US09713140B2
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, and more specifically, disclosed are a method and an apparatus for transmitting or receiving a downlink signal by considering an antenna port relationship. A method for user equipment decoding an enhanced physical downlink control channel (EPDCCH) in the wireless communication system, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: determining a quasi co-location (QCL) of an antenna port of the EPDCCH; and decoding the EPDCCH based on the QCL with respect to the antenna port of the EPDCCH. The user equipment can determine a QCL assumption between an antenna port of an EPDCCH demodulation reference signal and an antenna port of a different reference signal based on the type of a QCL assumption with respect to a PDSCH.
US09713138B2
This invention concerns concepts for signaling resource allocation information to a terminal that indicates to the terminal assigned resources for the terminal. The terminal can receives downlink control information (DCI), which comprises a field for indicating the resource allocation information of the terminal. This resource assignment field within the DCI has a predetermined number of bits. The terminal can determines its assigned resource allocation information from the content of the received DCI, even though the bit size of the resource allocation field in the received DCI is insufficient to represent all allowed resource allocations. According to an embodiment, the received bits that are signaled to the terminal in the DCI represent predetermined bits of the resource allocation information. All remaining one or more bits of the resource allocation information that are not included in the field of the received DCI are set to predetermined value.
US09713128B2
A handheld device, a base station and transmission control methods thereof are provided. The handheld device transmits an uplink signal to the base station with an uplink dedicated physical control channel (UL DPCCH) carrying both transport format combination indicator (TFCI) code word and acknowledgement (ACK) information. The base station terminates a downlink signal transmission to the handheld device in response to the ACK information.
US09713124B2
One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for transmitting a device-to-device (D2D) signal from a first user equipment in a wireless communication system, wherein the signal transmission method comprises the steps of: deciding a physical resource block through frequency-hopping; and mapping data onto the physical resource block that is decided, wherein a hopping offset value common to a first cell and a second cell is used for the frequency-hopping, when a second user equipment for receiving the signal belongs to the second cell, which is not the first cell to which the first user equipment belongs.
US09713120B2
A method for reducing paging traffic between a gateway (GW) and plural base stations (BSs) is provided when paging user equipments (UEs). A cache map, which records most-recently visited BSs of selected UEs, is used to limit the number of BSs in the paging of each selected UE, thereby reducing paging traffic. Furthermore, paging requests sent to the same BS node are grouped into one batch in generating a transport-layer payload, reducing the number of generated transport-layer messages. When used in a LTE system, piggybacking paging requests as provided by the SCTP reduces paging traffic and windowing/congestion control overhead at the transport layer. Transmission efficiency is thus improved. In addition, the number of paging requests sent out by the GW node per one paging interval is controlled to be not greater than a pre-determined maximum value to further limit paging traffic for avoiding occurrence of a paging storm.
US09713109B2
Locating a frequency deviation in a communication network is provided. A node clock frequency is assigned to each internal clock of each network node. Messages are transmitted synchronizing the internal clocks. The synchronization messages are transmitted from one node to another in succession based on a reference clock frequency predefined by a reference clock. The synchronization messages include a reference clock count state of the reference clock. Synchronization deviations are calculated at predefined intervals of time. If the synchronization deviation of the middle network node exceeds a threshold value, a change in the reference clock frequency is detected if the synchronization deviations of adjacent nodes. Otherwise, a change in the node clock frequency of the middle network node is detected.
US09713100B2
Disclosed is a method for interference distribution. The method comprises: a reconfiguration management node of a secondary system acquires or receives information of an idle spectrum resource and information on the total interference value that the secondary system is permitted to generate on the idle spectrum resource; and, the reconfiguration management node calculates, on the basis of the information on the total interference value that the secondary system is permitted to generate, a transmission power for a secondary user equipment that is subordinate to the reconfiguration management node. While at the same time, also disclosed are a system, management node, database, and storage medium for interference distribution.
US09713093B2
A wireless communication device including an integrated processing circuit, a first memory and a testing circuit is provided. The integrated processing circuit includes a processing unit capable of processing a wireless communication signal and a radio frequency (RF) unit capable of performing a conversion between a radio frequency (RF) signal and a baseband signal, wherein the wireless communication signal is one of the RF signal and the baseband signal. The first memory is coupled to the integrated processing circuit. The first memory is capable of storing data used by the processing unit. The testing circuit is coupled to the first memory, and is capable of testing the first memory for determining if the first memory is an effective memory. The RF unit and the first memory are placed in a single module.
US09713091B2
A technique, including in a radio link failure report from a communication device information about the power saving state of the communication device.
US09713090B2
An apparatus includes a detector to detect an idle state of a communication link that communicates bursts or packets of information. The apparatus also includes an oscillator having low-power and normal modes of operation. The oscillator makes a transition to the low-power mode during the idle state of the communication link. The oscillator leaves the low-power mode of operation and enters the normal mode of operation when the communication link is in a non-idle state.
US09713077B2
A hierarchy of controllers that are part of a communication network include: (1) a network controller at the top of the hierarchy having direct access to at least one subscription profile, ProfileUE, associated with at least one User Equipment (UE), (2) a radio access network (RAN) controller located at a level directly beneath the network controller receiving the subscription profile, ProfileUE, from the network controller, (3) a base station controller associated with a base station and located beneath the RAN controller in the hierarchy, (4) a UE controller associated with an UE located beneath the base station controller in the hierarchy. The RAN controller, based on information in the received subscription profile, ProfileUE, delegates handoff decisions to either the base station controller or the UE controller, and the RAN controller makes such delegation decisions by programming a per UE White List (WLUE) and a per UE Black List (BLUE), the WLUE comprising a programmable list of candidate base stations with which the UE is permitted to conduct handoff operations, and the BLUE comprising another programmable list of base stations with which the UE is not permitted to conduct handoff operations.
US09713076B2
According to one embodiment of the present description, a method by which a terminal receives a search signal from a small-sized cell is provided. The method can comprise the steps of: receiving, from a serving cell, configuration set information of search signals of clustered neighboring small-sized cells for each cluster; determining configuration information of a search signal of each of the neighboring small-sized cells belonging to a corresponding cluster on the basis of the set information; and detecting a search signal from a corresponding small-sized cell on the basis of the determined configuration information.
US09713070B1
In one embodiment, a system includes a control word processor to generate first regional-specific control word formation data items (RSCWFDI), for a first geographical sub-region of a primary geographical region which includes different geographical sub-regions, for use over cryptoperiods, the first RSCWFDI being used in generating control words in receiver-decoder devices, an encryption engine to encrypt content with the control words over the cryptoperiods yielding encrypted content, a first transmission apparatus to broadcast the first RSCWFDI and the encrypted content in the primary geographic region, and a communication interface to share data about second RSCWFDI of the first geographical sub-region with at least one regional transmission apparatus of the first geographical sub-region operative to broadcast the second RSCWFDI of the geographical sub-region in the geographical sub-region, wherein each control word may be generated in the receiver-decoder devices using one of first and one second RSCWFDI.
US09713068B2
A closed subscriber group (CSG) cell is a cell that allows use of subscribers. In order to receive the service by the CSG cell, a CSG-ID is required to be notified to a user equipment, which cannot be obtained in a situation outside the reach of radio waves from a non-CSG cell. In a mobile communication system including base stations respectively provided to a CSG cell and a non-CSG cell in which access is made to the CSG cell with the use of a CSG-ID issued in a case where use of the CSG cell is allowed, the base station provided in the CSG cell refers to the notified identification information of a user equipment and then transmits a tracking area update request from the user equipment to a core network, and the core network determines whether the user equipment is allowed to use the CSG cell and, in the case where the use is allowed, transmits a signal for allowing assignment of radio resources to the user equipment and the CSG-ID. The user equipment accesses the CSG cell with the use of the CSG-ID.
US09713067B2
Techniques, apparatuses, and systems are described for wireless communications. In one implement, wireless communication systems can provide one or more mechanisms to reduce reverse overhead control signaling by adaptively transmitting overhead control information.
US09713064B2
A schedule for access to a shared wireless medium by a device is based on profile data and an algorithm.
US09713060B2
A method, system, and computer program product that provides a two-index system for clusters of small cells in a wireless network. A first index is employed for access to and identification of a serving cell within a cluster of small cells. A second index indicates a group of small cells for determining mobility control. The first index may be derived from primary/secondary synchronization signals, or from frequency/time division multiplex signal position. The second index may be indicated in system/master information block signals or predefined as a plurality of small cells identified by the first index for each cell. Determination of physical cell identification is aided by providing a plurality of primary/secondary synchronization (PSS/SSS) signal alternating configurations with indicator, wherein a maximum number of configurations is predefined. Signaling the PSS/SSS configurations by one of broadcast or dedicated signaling, said signaling indicating whether each configuration is one of periodic or aperiodic alternation.
US09713056B2
A small cell controller for switching and aggregating wireless data between a cellular network and a noncellular network is disclosed. The small cell controller may include a cellular interface to communicate data with the cellular network, a noncellular interface to communicate data with the noncellular network, and an analyzer configured to determine whether a portion of the wireless data may be transferred from the cellular network to the noncellular network, and determine a first portion of the noncellular network to be allocated to the portion of the wireless data when the portion of the wireless data may be transferred.
US09713040B2
With the deployment of the Mobile Routers, some of the mobile devices would access the IP services, e.g. Remote Local IP Access (LIPA), via the local connections provided by the Mobile Router. In such cases, the mobile devices may be detached from the 3GPP access, and thus lose the capability of receiving certain services, e.g. CS domain related services. This invention presented a solution to allow the mobile device to continue enjoying the services provided via 3GPP access by placing the mobile device into a special state and binding Mobile Router's context with the mobile device's context. In this way, the mobile operator's core network would be able to trigger the mobile device to receive the CS service even its 3GPP access connections are removed.
US09713039B2
Methods, apparatus, and systems are disclosed for handover of a Wireless Transmitter/Receiver Unit (WTRU) moving between a local network and another network. The WTRU established a local IP access (LIPA) session in the local network via a first Access Point (AP). The method includes receiving, by a second AP in the other network, a request to connect to the other network; and transitioning the LIPA session in the local IP network to a managed remote access (MRA) session in the other network. The transitioning includes establishing a path between the first AP and the second AP via a gateway, and informing the gateway of the transition to the MRA session.
US09713035B2
Methods and apparatuses are described in which an unlicensed spectrum is used for Long Term Evolution (LTE) communications. A first method includes broadcasting beacon signals in an unlicensed spectrum at predetermined times from an evolved Node B (eNB). A second method includes receiving beacon signals broadcast in an unlicensed spectrum at predetermined times from an eNB. The beacon signals may include downlink signals identifying the eNB and at least one associated attribute of the eNB.
