US09739998B2
A micromechanical assembly having a holder, a drive frame which has at least one energizable coil device disposed at least one of on and in the drive frame and which is joined to the holder via at least one frame spring, a mirror element that is at least partially framed by the drive frame and is suspended from the drive frame by a first mirror spring and a second mirror spring, the mirror element being disposed between the two mirror springs and being adjustable about a mirror axis of rotation in relation to the drive frame, and the mirror element being suspended from the drive frame asymmetrically relative to the mirror axis of rotation. A method for manufacturing a micromechanical assembly is also described. A method for operating a micromechanical assembly is also described.
US09739996B2
An automatic astronomical observation system includes an astronomical telescope (1), a star finding servo motor (2) for driving the astronomical telescope (1), and a control system (4). A focusing servo motor (3) is connected to a lens regulation mechanism of the astronomical telescope (1); a CMOS sensor (5) used for obtaining a starry sky image is disposed on the astronomical telescope (1); the control system (4) includes a control chip, a gyroscope, a memory, and a WIFI communication interface; the control chip is electrically connected to the CMOS sensor (5), the gyroscope, the memory, and the WIFI communication interface; a handheld device provided with a WIFI communication interface is disposed by being fitted to the control system (4); and a GPS module is disposed in the control system (4) or the handheld device. Also provided is an automatic astronomical observation method.
US09739994B1
Methods and apparatus for reacquiring a target on a slide in the field of view of a microscope are provided. The methods and apparatus include a housing, a linear potentiometer positioned in the housing, a contact slidably mounted in the housing and adapted to selectively contact the linear potentiometer, wherein a position of the contact on the linear potentiometer determines the signal output by the linear potentiometer; a linkage having a first end operatively connected to the contact and a second end operatively connected to the slide having the target, wherein the slide is translatable in a first direction; and a receiver adapted to receive a signal output by the linear potentiometer and, using the signal, determine a position of the slide. The linear potentiometer may be a membrane-type linear potentiometer. Aspects also include methods and devices for re-positioning a slide on a stage in a predetermined position.
US09739987B2
A zoom lens consists of, in order from the object side, a positive first lens group that is fixed during magnification change, at least two movable lens groups that are moved during magnification change, and a positive end lens group that is disposed at the most image side and is fixed during magnification change. The first lens group consists of, in order from the object side, a negative first-a lens group that is fixed during focusing, a positive first-b lens group that is moved during focusing, and a positive first-c lens group. The first-a lens group includes at least two negative lenses, where the most object-side negative lens has a meniscus shape with the convex surface toward the object side, and a first-n lens, which is at least one negative lens of the rest of the negative lenses of the first-a lens group, satisfies given condition expressions (1) to (3).
US09739981B2
A lens barrel which is capable of increasing zoom rate and slimming down a lens barrel, and by extension an image pickup apparatus while reducing the size of the lens barrel in a radial direction without decreasing the lens diameter of a retractable lens which retracts outwardly in a radial direction when the lens barrel is collapsed. A first lens holding frame holds a first lens, and a second lens holding frame holds a second lens. The first lens holding frame follows a cam groove, which is formed in a cam cylinder, to move in a direction of an optical axis. In a shooting state, the second lens is disposed on the optical axis. In a retracted state, the second lens is disposed at a position retracted outwardly in a radial direction from the center of the optical axis and on a rear surface of the cam cylinder.
US09739969B2
Certain types of aggregation enclosures include cable input ports and downwardly angled cable output ports. A cover is pivotally coupled to the body so that the cover moves between an open position and a closed position. A modular component panel may be disposed within the enclosure. The component panel includes one or more distribution components (e.g., fiber distribution components or power distribution components) configured to connect at least a portion of an incoming cable to at least a portion of an outgoing cable.
US09739968B2
The present invention provides an access terminal box component, including a mounting plate and a fiber optic terminal base, where the fiber optic terminal base is mounted on the mounting plate; the fiber optic terminal base is configured to carry a fiber; the mounting plate is configured to mount the fiber optic terminal base on a preset position; a first locking slot and a second locking slot that are arranged opposite to each other are disposed on the mounting plate; a first locking hook is arranged at a position that is corresponding to the first locking slot and on the fiber optic terminal base, so as to be connected to the first locking slot by means of locking. The present invention improves detaching efficiency, and avoids damage to a part and a fiber on the fiber optic terminal base.
US09739961B2
An optical communications system and a pluggable optical communications module for use in the system are provided. The configuration of the pluggable optical communications module is such that no optical turn in any light path is required. Embodiments of the optical communications module include an EMI shielding solution and an electrical interface for electrically interfacing an electrical subassembly (ESA) of the module with a system printed circuit board (PCB) in a way that obviates the need for an optical turn.
US09739959B2
An optical transmission apparatus includes a substrate and a heatsink. The substrate is a substrate on which multiple light sources and a heat generating part are mounted. The heatsink includes a base portion, a fin portion, and multiple light guiding paths. The base portion is arranged on a surface of the heat generating part on an opposite side to the substrate. The fin portion rises up from a surface of the base portion on an opposite side to the heat generating part. The multiple light guiding paths are formed inside the base portion, and guide lights emitted by the multiple light sources to multiple output destinations corresponding to the multiple light sources.
US09739958B2
An optical subassembly includes: a TSV submount layer carrying an active optical component and a sandwich cap bonded to the TSV submount layer. The sandwich cap includes a bottom spacer layer disposed above the TSV submount layer, a glass layer above the bottom spacer layer, and an upper spacer layer above the glass layer. A cavity is defined in the bottom spacer layer and configured for accommodating the active optical component. At least one first lens is formed on the glass layer and is opposite to the active optical component. An alignment feature is formed in the upper spacer layer.
US09739954B1
A fiber optic connector is described herein. The fiber optic connector includes a ferrule for supporting at least one optical fiber of a fiber optic cable, a ferrule holder from which the ferrule extends, a housing in which the ferrule holder is received, and a strain relief device at least partially located within the housing. The strain relief device has at least one resilient clamping member selectively applying a compressive force to at least a portion of the fiber optic cable. The strain relief device also has an actuator at least partially surrounding the ferrule holder, and used to place the at least one resilient clamping member into compressed contact with the fiber optic cable, thus retaining the fiber optic cable within the housing.
US09739948B2
The ferrule has a rear end and a front end, an opening that is formed in the rear end and communicates with fiber holding holes holding the optical fibers formed from the rear end toward the front end, and first connection parts which are formed at the front end and to which the lens array is connected. The lens array has a rear face and a surface including an outgoing plane, lenses receiving the light from the optical fibers, and second connection parts connected to the first connection parts, the lenses and the second connection parts being formed on the rear face, and a flat face from which the light from the optical fibers is emitted, and third connection parts connected to an opposite connector, the flat face and the second connection parts being formed on the surface.
US09739933B2
A backlight unit is disclosed. The backlight unit includes a light emitting device to emit light, an optical member to guide the light emitted from the light emitting device, a bottom chassis disposed on a rear surface of the optical member so as to support the optical member, a supporting member coming into partial contact with the bottom chassis so as to support a module including the light emitting device and a shock-absorbing member disposed between the rear surface of the optical member and the bottom chassis.
US09739932B2
A light source module includes a substrate on which a light source is mounted, a light guide plate emitting light from one surface of the light guide plate, the light having entered the light guide plate through an end surface of the light guide plate, a frame body covering a periphery of the light guide plate, and a fixing element fixing the substrate to the frame body in a state where the substrate is put between the frame body and the fixing element, wherein the light source includes a plurality of LEDs arranged side by side along the end surface, and the fixing element is engaged with the frame body and includes a positioning part positioning the light guide plate in a direction along which the plurality of LEDs are arranged side by side.
US09739930B2
A backlight module includes a light guiding plate, a frame element, a light bar and a light-bar cover. The light guiding plate has a light output surface. The frame element includes a bottom surface and a side wall, the bottom surface is parallel to the light output surface of the light guiding plate, and the side wall is extended from the bottom surface and towards a direction perpendicular to the light output surface. The light guiding plate is disposed in the frame element. The light bar is disposed in the frame element and between the side wall and the light guiding plate. The light-bar cover is disposed on the light bar and includes a covering portion substantially parallel to the bottom surface of the frame element. The light bar and the light guiding plate are disposed between the covering portion and the bottom surface of the frame element.
US09739929B2
Electronic devices may be provided with displays. A display may have a light guide plate. Backlight for the display may be launched into the light guide plate from an array of light-emitting diodes. The light-emitting diodes may be mounted on a metal core printed circuit board having a dielectric layer and a metal layer. The metal core printed circuit board may have an elongated shape that extends along the surface of a metal structure. A weld may be formed along a seam between the metal layer of the metal core printed circuit board and the metal structure. The metal structure may be an electronic device housing, a display chassis member, a heat spreader, a heat pipe, or other structures in an electronic device.
US09739922B2
A plane illumination apparatus has an optical device, an irradiation unit, and a light guide plate. The irradiation unit makes the coherent light beams scan the surface of the optical device, the light guide plate comprises a light take-out portion to take out coherent light beams to outside while making coherent light beams propagate between a first end face on which coherent light beams from the optical device are incident and a second end face provided to face the first end face, the specific zone is provided inside the light take-out portion or along the first end face, or along the second end face, the light take-out surface is a third end face that is connected to the first and second end faces, and the irradiation unit is provided at a rear side of a fourth end face that is an opposite side to the light take-out surface.
US09739918B2
Methods and device for controlling optical scattering are disclosed. An array of 4-fold asymmetric cylinders can act as optical elements scattering electromagnetic waves, where the orientation and dimension of each optical element is determined according to the desired polarization and phase shift response of the device. A Jones matrix can be calculated to determine the fabrication parameters of the optical elements.
US09739915B2
Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and apparatus for forming low emissivity panels. In some embodiments, a partially fabricated panel may be provided that includes a substrate, a reflective layer formed over the substrate, and a barrier layer formed over the reflective layer such that the reflective layer is formed between the substrate and the barrier layer. The barrier layer may include a partially oxidized alloy of three or more metals. A first interface layer may be formed over the barrier layer. A top dielectric layer may be formed over the first interface layer. The top dielectric layer may be formed using reactive sputtering in an oxygen containing environment. The first interface layer may prevent further oxidation of the partially oxidized alloy of the three or more metals when forming the top dielectric layer. A second interface layer may be formed over the top dielectric layer.
US09739913B2
A method of manufacture of an extreme ultraviolet reflective element includes: providing a substrate; forming a multilayer stack on the substrate, the multilayer stack includes a plurality of reflective layer pairs having a first reflective layer and a second reflective layer for forming a Bragg reflector; and forming a capping layer on and over the multilayer stack, the capping layer formed from titanium oxide, ruthenium oxide, niobium oxide, ruthenium tungsten, ruthenium molybdenum, or ruthenium niobium, and the capping layer for protecting the multilayer stack by reducing oxidation and mechanical erosion.
US09739912B2
A multilayer polymeric reflector is provided which comprises: a) a plurality of first optical layers, each first optical layer comprising a polyester having terephthalate comonomer units and ethylene glycol comonomer units, the polyester having a glass transition temperature, where each first optical layer is oriented, and b) a plurality of second optical layers disposed in a repeating sequence with the plurality of first optical layers, each second optical layer comprising a blend of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) and polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), where the blend has a glass transition temperature less than the glass transition temperature of the polyester comprising the first optical layers, and where the amount of PVDF in the PMMA/PVDF blend is greater than and not equal to about 40% and not more than about 65%. Articles comprising the multilayer polymeric reflector are also provided.
US09739909B2
A radiation-scattering composition, comprising a plurality of colloidal crystals or aggregates of colloidal crystals, each said crystal comprising radiation reflecting particles in a colloidal array and radiation absorbing particles dispersed in the crystals. The composition scatters radiation in a wavelength band in substantially all directions and absorbs radiation.
US09739907B2
In some aspects, a flow model represents a flow path for well system fluid in a subterranean region. A first system of equations from a finite element (FE) discretization of a flow model is accessed by a computer system. A second system of equations that imposes a constraint on errors between an exact solution and an FE solution to the flow model is accessed by the computer system. The FE solution includes nodes representing locations along the flow path for well system fluid in the subterranean region. Locations of the nodes can be computed by operations of the computer system in an iterative manner by computing locations of new nodes based on locations of existing nodes and refining the locations of the new nodes and the locations of the existing nodes based on the first and second systems of equations.
US09739901B2
A method of performing a seismic survey including: deploying nodal seismic sensors at positions in a survey region; activating a plurality of seismic sources; and using the nodal seismic sensors to record seismic signals generated in response to the activation of the plurality of signals.
US09739898B2
A scintillation detector, including a scintillator that emits scintillation; a semiconductor photodetector having a surface area for receiving the scintillation, wherein the surface area has a passivation layer configured to provide a peak quantum efficiency greater than 40% for a first component of the scintillation, and the semiconductor photodetector has built in gain through avalanche multiplication; a coating on the surface area, wherein the coating acts as a bandpass filter that transmits light within a range of wavelengths corresponding to the first component of the scintillation and suppresses transmission of light with wavelengths outside said range of wavelengths; and wherein the surface area, the passivation layer, and the coating are controlled to increase the temporal resolution of the semiconductor photodetector.
US09739893B2
A method for detecting a radioactive source moving on a linear path substantially parallel to an alignment of N detectors. The method includes: forming N×Nt pulse counting values Mi,t (i=1, 2, . . . , N and t=1, 2, . . . , Nt) from N×Nt detection signals delivered by the N detectors in the form of a succession over time of Nt sets of N signals simultaneously detected by the N detectors over a same duration Δt, a pulse counting value representing a number of pulses detected by a detector over a duration Δt; and computing, using a computer: a set of Nt correlation products Rt, a static mean R of the N×Nt counting values, a correlation condition for each correlation product Rt.
US09739892B2
A gas scintillation detector is designed to provide in-beam absolute dose monitoring for ion beam radiotherapy treatments employing spot or raster beam scanning, especially with microsecond-scale beam pulses. Detection of prompt primary scintillation light emitted by gas molecules excited by beam passage provides electronic signals that can be processed to yield output data proportional to delivered dose up to high dose rates, and that appear quickly enough to provide feedback to influence real-time beam intensity adjustments for subsequent steps in the beam scan. When the scintillation light is collected in multiple photo-detectors, the invention is furthermore capable of measuring spot beam position with spatial resolutions of order one millimeter.
US09739888B2
Method, system, and device are provided for position determination with the use of predicted ephemeris to reduce the time-to-first-fix. The method includes: in a device, receiving broadcast orbit data and clock states from a plurality of satellites to determine first assistance data for the plurality of satellites, and numerically predicting first ephemeris for the plurality of satellites using the first assistance data. The method also includes: in a server system, receiving precise orbit data and accurate satellite clock states from a global GNSS service network to determine second assistance data; in a device, receiving the second assistance data and numerically predicting second ephemeris using the second assistance data. The method further includes: in a device, receiving satellite signals from a plurality of satellites, checking the period of validity of the first predicted ephemeris and the second predicted ephemeris respectively to select a predicted ephemeris from both the first predicted ephemeris and the second predicted ephemeris.
US09739887B2
A device for forming a beam of an antenna array, the device including: an antenna array having a plurality of spatially distributed elements; a processor for selectively switching said elements between first and second states wherein, in said first state, said elements are configured to receive an incoming signal; and a receiver operatively associated with said antenna array and said processor for generating a reference signal, mixing said incoming signal with a modified reference signal to generate a mixed signal and summing the mixed signal over a predetermined period to generate an accumulated signal, wherein said reference signal is modified prior to being mixed with said received signal such that said accumulated signal is indicative of the direction and magnitude of the beam of the antenna array.
US09739880B2
The disclosed technology includes a device and method of use for direct printing and ink or other marking, in conjunction with GPR techniques. In a most basic embodiment of the disclosed technology, a relevant date, time, filename, and other parameters are printed or otherwise physically exhibited on the measurement surface, so that RADAR files can be later attributed to a specific data collection site. In a more advanced embodiment of the disclosed technology, actual RADAR target information is printed, or otherwise physically exhibited, on the measurement surface, such as while measuring, or substantially while measuring, the surface and substrate beneath with GPR.
US09739872B2
An interference removal filter that includes a combination of a first filter and a second filter, where the first filter passes signals over a frequency range of size B with a variation of less than +/−3 dB, where the peak value of the impulse response of the second filter is displaced in time from the peak value of the impulse response of the first filter by at least 2/B time units, and where the combination of the first filter and the second filter produces a notch in frequency at a frequency location within the frequency range.
US09739870B1
This disclosure describes systems and methods for visually tracking a position of an unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”) using reflected light. A light source at an origin location, such as the location of an operator of the UAV, is aligned and emitted toward the position of the UAV. The emitted light source reflects off a reflector coupled to the UAV toward a location of the operator or a visual observer working with the operator. The reflected light increases the visibility of the UAV, thereby extending the distance from an operator at which the UAV can be operated while maintaining visible contact between the operator and/or a visual observer working with the operator and the UAV.
US09739868B2
Systems and methods can support detecting and identifying threats associated with wireless devices. A radio receiver can collect radio frequency signals from one or more sensor antennas positioned within an electromagnetic environment. The receiver can generate data samples representing at least a portion of the radio frequency signals. Feature vectors can be generated comprising at least a portion of the data samples and attribute information. The attribute information can describe one or more features of a communicated signal within the radio frequency signals. Content of the feature vectors may be compared against signatures of known signals to identify radio frequency signals associated with a wireless attack. Content of the feature vectors may be compared against templates of known attacks to classify the identified wireless attacks. Threat information associated with the wireless attacks may be presented to one or more operator interfaces.
US09739866B2
An apparatus for radio direction finding, the apparatus comprising: a receiver configured to receive target signals to be subjected to the direction finding of signal sources, which are acquired by an antenna array; a channel profiler configured to produce profiles of the target signals received through the receiver; a pre-analyzer configured to preemptively process in a narrowband the wideband target signals based on the profiles that are produced by the channel profiler to produce pre-analyzed information for the wideband target signals; and a direction finder configured to perform the direction finding on the signal sources using the pre-analyzed information and the profilers of the target signals.
US09739865B2
An identification method comprising: when an object is in a whole process from entering to separating from a region inducted by the low-frequency electromagnetic field, receiving the low-frequency signal of the low-frequency electromagnetic field in real time; extracting the attribute code and signal intensity corresponding to the low-frequency signal received and conducting associate storage; and after the object separates from the region inducted by the low-frequency electromagnetic field, determining the route direction along which the object passes through the vector beacons according to the attribute code and signal intensity stored.
US09739857B2
In a method and apparatus for echo planar magnetic resonance (MR) imaging sequence of phase encoding gradient fields and a sequence of readout gradient fields are applied in order to produce a well-defined zigzag-type trajectory for entering raw data into k-space. Zigzag-type trajectories can be achieved that have flanks without curvature, or without significant curvature. Cartesian methods for image reconstruction of parallel MR imaging are applied to echo planar MR imaging with such zigzag-type trajectories.
US09739856B2
In a method and apparatus for acquiring magnetic resonance data, a resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging sequence is executed in alternation with a morphological data acquisition sequence. The alternating sequences are executed with no time interruptions therebetween, with at least one repetition of the alternating sequences. The resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging sequence can be a BOLD-EPI sequence, and the morphological imaging sequence can be an MPRAGE sequence.
US09739854B2
In order to obtain high-quality images easily with high flexibility for imaging conditions and apparatus configuration changes in an MRI apparatus using a multi-element coil, an output pattern identifying a synthesizing mode of the respective reception signals received by the respective elements comprising a reception coil is determined according to imaging conditions in the present invention. The determination is performed so that, for example, at least one of a covering rate of an imaging range, an S/N ratio of the final image, and element utilization efficiency becomes the best. The output pattern is comprised of information identifying one or more elements that use reception signals and a synthetic pattern synthesizing the reception signals among the elements to be used. The synthetic pattern, for example, is selected in advance from among a plurality of synthetic pattern candidates to be stored according to a synthesizing method.
US09739847B1
A magnetic field sensor comprises a circular vertical Hall (CVH) sensing element having a plurality of vertical Hall elements. A CVH output stage is included comprising one or more of drive circuits to drive the plurality of vertical Hall elements and produce an analog signal representing a strength of an external magnetic field as detected by the plurality of vertical Hall elements. An analog-to-digital converter is coupled to receive the analog signal and produce a digital signal. A quadrature modulator circuit is coupled to the digital signal and operable to generate a plurality of quadrature modulated signals. A processor stage receives signals representative of the plurality of quadrature modulated signals and computes an estimated angle of the external magnetic field.
US09739843B2
The present invention relates to a new method for characterizing magnets, magnetic assemblies (combinations of magnets) and magnetic materials. In what follows, these will be called under the common term ‘magnetic systems’. The method is based on obtaining quantitative properties of the magnetic system by combining magnetic field measurement data and theoretical modeling or simulation data. The input parameters of the theoretical model are optimized using an optimization method in order to obtain a best fit to the measured data. In this method, the present invention involves precalculating magnetic field distributions prior to the optimization execution in order to considerably speed up the process. Combining this advanced data processing with fast magnetic field mapping using e.g. a magnetic field camera, allows real-time measurement and data analysis of magnetic systems for applications in e.g. quality control of such magnetic systems.
US09739828B2
A probe device, for performing an electrical test of a semiconductor device formed on a semiconductor wafer, includes a mounting table on which the semiconductor wafer is mounted, a driving mechanism configured to bring a probe into contact with an electrode of the semiconductor device mounted on the mounting table, and a temperature control mechanism configured to control a temperature of the mounting table. The mounting table includes a disk-shaped first electrode, a disk-shaped second electrode, and a disk-shaped insulating plate interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The first electrode, the second electrode and the insulating plate are fixed to each other at a fixing part provided at their respective centers, and are locked to be movable in a diametric direction at a locking part provided at an outer side of the fixing part in the diametric direction.
US09739820B2
A conductor assembly for a power network includes an inner conductor, an insulating layer arranged concentrically around the inner conductor, and a sensing electrode, arranged radially outward of the insulating layer, and operable as a first electrode of a sensing capacitor of a voltage sensor. The conductor assembly further includes a voltage pickup element having electrically conductive major surfaces, the first major surface being in a surface contact with the sensing electrode. The conductor assembly further includes an electrode wire, in electrical and mechanical contact with the voltage pickup element, for electrically connecting the voltage pickup element with an electric or electronic component disposed remote from the sensing electrode.
US09739819B2
An illustrative embodiment of a cable joint integrity detection systems for an electric vehicle includes an electric vehicle power converter module; a fastener joint on the power converter module; vehicle wiring connections electrically interfacing with the power converter module at the fastener joint; a current sensor electrically interfacing with the fastener joint; and a controller interfacing with the current sensor, the current sensor transmits a sensor signal to the controller to ensure connectional integrity between the fastener joint and the vehicle wiring connections. Cable joint integrity detection methods are also disclosed.
US09739814B2
A system and method that improves and automates the measurement of power generated by an electrosurgical generator. An active load device is coupled to the generator output and is configured to simulate the change in tissue characteristics, such as an impedance change, that occurs when such tissue undergoes electrosurgical treatment. The active load faithfully simulates the change in tissue characteristics caused by a particular mode of electrosurgical energy delivery, such as without limitation, changes caused in response to a cutting mode, a coagulation mode, a blending mode, a sealing mode, and the like. Tests are conducted in accordance with test profiles containing target impedance and power values of the test scenario. A plurality of profiles may be stored for testing under various simulated operating conditions.
US09739811B2
An overcurrent detector that includes a sense transistor connected to a sense resistor, a second transistor matched to the sense transistor and connected in parallel to a second resistor, and a voltage comparator coupled to the sense transistor and second resistor. The sense transistor is configured to connect in a same gate and source connection with a driver output transistor. The second transistor and second resistor are configured to receive a current reference and generate a voltage reference. The voltage comparator is configured to compare the voltage reference with a voltage drop across the sense resistor.
US09739807B2
Two cylindrical capacitors of different values are created in series within a single dielectric resin body to form a capacitive voltage divider for a Medium Voltage sensor. By eliminating temperature variance both capacitors' permittivity is the same, and consistent measurements may be achieved. A first capacitor in the picofarad capacitance range is formed by a rod-shaped central primary conductor, one layer of a wrapped foil capacitor as a second conductor, and the resin body as a dielectric. The wrapped foil capacitor provides a second capacitor in the nanofarad capacitance range and is also embedded within the resin body. The resin body provides a dielectric material almost impervious to ambient changes in operating range and allows for a compact design. A precision resistor can be added in parallel to the first and second capacitors to damp transients and increase the transformation ratio.
US09739803B2
A digital multimeter stores multiple sequential measurements of physical or electrical parameters. Each of the sequential measurements has a name including an automatically generated descriptor. The descriptor for each sequential measurement may indicate a relative position of the measurement within the sequence. For instance, the descriptor may indicate whether the measurement was obtained before or after other measurements in the sequence.
US09739802B2
A multi-electrode conductive probe, a manufacturing method of insulating trenches and a measurement method using the multi-electrode conductive probe are disclosed. The conductive probe includes a base, a plurality of support elements, a plurality of tips and a conductive layer. The base has a surface and a plurality of protrusions. The protrusions are configured on the surface in a spacing manner, and an insulating trench is disposed between the two adjacent protrusions. The support elements are disposed at the base and protrude from the base. The tips are disposed on the end of the support elements away from the base. The conductive layer covers the surface of the base, the protrusions, the support elements and the tips. Portions of the conductive layer on the two adjacent support elements are electrically insulated from each other by at least an insulating trench.
US09739797B2
A sensor device includes a semiconductor substrate and multiple sensing portions that are placed on one side of the semiconductor substrate and convert a physical quantity into an electrical signal. The one side is parallel to a reference plane defined by an X-direction and a Y-direction perpendicular to each other. The semiconductor substrate has a center point that is both a geometric center and a center of mass. The semiconductor substrate is axisymmetric with respect to each of a first reference line passing through the center point and parallel to the X-direction and a second reference line passing through the center point and parallel to the Y-direction. Each of the sensing portions is axisymmetric with respect to each of the first reference line and the second reference line.
US09739788B2
A detector arrangement for a blood culture bottle incorporating a colorimetric sensor which is subject to change of color due to change in pH or CO2 of a sample medium within the blood culture bottle. The detector arrangement includes a sensor LED illuminating the colorimetric sensor, a reference LED illuminating the colorimetric sensor, a control circuit for selectively and alternately activating the sensor LED and the reference LED, and a photodetector. The photodetector measures reflectance from the colorimetric sensor during the selective and alternating illumination of the colorimetric sensor with the sensor LED and the reference LED and generates intensity signals. The reference LED is selected to have a peak wavelength of illumination such that the intensity signals of the photodetector from illumination by the reference LED are not substantially affected by changes in the color of the colorimetric sensor.
US09739781B2
The Present invention relates to antibodies that immunospecifically bind to phospho-Akt and certain p-Akt substrates. The invention encompasses human and humanized forms of the antibodies and their use in treating cancers and other proliferative disorders. The invention also relates to p-Akt derived peptides useful for preparing the antibodies. Methods and compositions for detecting, diagnosing, treating or ameliorating a disease or disorder, especially cancer and other proliferative disorders using the present antibodies also are disclosed.
US09739775B2
The present invention provides methods and compositions useful in the diagnosis and management of autoimmune diseases. In particular, the present invention provides improved methods and compositions for the diagnosis and management of Graves' disease. The methods of the present invention not only avoids the need for radioactivity and are much simpler, economical, and rapid than methods traditionally used for the diagnosis of Graves' disease, but also improve upon the sensitivity and detection abilities of previous luciferase-based autoantibody detection assays.
US09739771B2
The present invention provides a microfluidic purification chip for capturing a biomarker from a physiological solution. The present invention also provides a method of capturing and releasing a biomarker, wherein the biomarker is originally in a physiological solution. The present invention further provides a method of pre-purifying and measuring the concentration of a biomarker in a physiological solution.
US09739766B2
The present invention relates to a cell model for diseases associated with corneal neovascularization by using Epstein Barr virus (EBV)-infected human corneal epithelial cells (HCECs). Provided are a method for preparing a cell model for diseases associated with corneal neovascularization by using EBV-infected HCECs, the method including: infecting HCECs with EBV; culturing the infected HCECs; and determining whether the cultured HCECs are infected with EBV. In addition, provided is a method for screening diseases associated with corneal neovascularization prepared by the cell model for diseases associated with corneal neovascularization.
US09739755B2
One end of carrier gas channel, purge gas channel and split gas channel is connected to sample gasification chamber. The other end of carrier gas channel, purge gas channel, and split gas channel is connected to a flow rate control mechanism in the form of carrier gas flow rate control block, purge gas flow rate control block and split gas flow rate control block respectively. Carrier gas flow rate control block, purge gas flow rate control block and split gas flow rate control block constitute a flow rate control unit. This reduces the possibility of leakage of gas to the outside and admixture of impurities from the outside in the flow rate control mechanism.
US09739753B2
The present invention relates to a methods and systems for monitoring and/or characterizing multi-component tablets and for monitoring punch and die surfaces and, more particularly, to methods and systems for in-die and out-of-die monitoring and/or characterizing multi-component tablets based on acoustic and vibrational spectroscopy and for detecting and monitoring stiction and tooling material modifications on punch and die surfaces during compaction based on acoustic/ultrasonic waves.
US09739752B2
Improved imaging is provided for structures under test that have propagation direction dependent ultrasound propagation speed or position dependent ultrasound propagation speed due to fibrous, coarse grain or single crystalline material. A set reflection points is selected in the structure under test and ultrasound propagation time delays between the reflection point or points on one hand and the plurality of positions on the other hand that fit an observed time delay of the detected reflections are computed. This may be done by means of an iterative method. In the iterative method a synthetically focused ultrasound beam is realized by summing measurements after compensation for propagation time delay from different transmitting transducers to the reflection points. Time delays to receiving transducers are measured from the arrival time of reflections of this synthetically focused ultrasound beam, and the propagation time delay from different transmitting transducers is iteratively adapted until it matches time delays corresponding to the measured arrival times. Time delays to other points in the structure under test are interpolated between the selected reflection points and used in the computation of an image of reflections within the structure under test.
US09739751B2
A particle manipulation device includes a substrate and a microchannel included in the substrate and configured to receive a fluid including particles therein. A biasing structure is formed on the substrate adjacent to, but outside the microchannel. The biasing structure is configured to dispense radiation at a frequency to bias movement of the particles within the microchannel from outside the microchannel.
US09739745B2
Methods for calculating an analyte concentration of a sample are provided. In one exemplary embodiment the method includes steps that are directed toward accounting for inaccuracies that occur as a result of temperature variations in a sample, a meter, or the surrounding environment. In another exemplary embodiment the method includes steps that are directed toward determining whether an adequate sample is provided in a meter because insufficient samples can result in inaccuracies. The methods that are provided can be incorporated into a variety of mechanisms, but they are primarily directed toward glucose meters for blood samples and toward meters for controls solutions.
US09739737B2
A sensor device can include a transition metal complex capable of interacting with a carbon-carbon multiple bond moiety. The sensor can detect the fruit-ripening hormone ethylene with high sensitivity.
US09739730B2
Apparatus includes an X-ray source 10, a wavelength dispersive X-ray detector for measuring X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and an energy dispersive X-ray detector 14 again for measuring X-ray fluorescence. Selected elements are measured using the wavelength dispersive process to reduce the overall measurement time compared with using only one of the two detectors or compared to a simple approach of measuring low atomic number elements with the wavelength dispersive detector and high atomic number elements with the energy dispersive detector. The selection can take place dynamically, in particular on the basis of the results of the energy-dispersive detector.
US09739728B1
Imaging and processing techniques are employed to identify crystalline defects obtained by ECCI from surrounding topography and is combined with defect counting and automatic classification.
US09739717B2
According to an example, methods for forming three-dimensional (3-D) nano-particle assemblies include depositing SES elements onto respective tips of nano-fingers, in which the nano-fingers are arranged in sufficiently close proximities to each other to enable the tips of groups of adjacent ones of the nano-fingers to come into sufficiently close proximities to each other to enable the SES elements on the tips to be bonded together when the nano-fingers are partially collapsed. The methods also include causing the nano-fingers to partially collapse toward adjacent ones of the nano-fingers to cause a plurality of SES elements on respective groups of the nano-fingers to be in relatively close proximities to each other and form respective clusters of SES elements, introducing additional particles that are to attach onto the clusters of SES elements, and causing the clusters of SES elements to detach from the nano-fingers.
US09739707B2
An oil concentration measurement system and method measure the concentration of oil over a wide concentration range and is applicable in a continuous measurement of oil concentration. A measurement-target liquid containing a known kind of oil component, absorbance spectrum is measured within a predetermined waveband where absorption of light is observed. If a predetermined criterion is met, a concentration value of the oil component is determined based on absorbance at a predetermined wavelength within the predetermined waveband and also on a first calibration curve showing relationship between the component concentration and absorbance at the predetermined wavelength. If the predetermined criterion is not met, a concentration value is determined based on the wavelength at which the absorbance has a predetermined absorbance value within the absorbance spectrum and also on a second calibration curve showing the relationship between the component concentration and wavelength at which the absorbance has the predetermined absorbance value.
US09739692B2
Apparatus for extracting organic analytes from a sample comprising a first compressed gas source connected to valving and a sample extraction cell connected to the valving. A pressure regulator is connected to the extraction cell outlet to the pressure regulator. The pressure regulator blocks fluid flow when the pressure at the pressure regulator inlet is below a predetermined pressure and permits fluid flow when above said predetermined pressure. The apparatus is free of operative association with a mechanical pump or with a compressed gas source other than the compressed gas source. An extraction method for using the above apparatus is described.
US09739691B2
Disclosed is a slide assembly for a cytospin. The slide assembly includes: a slide having a hole formed in a predetermined position and including a mesh filter installed on a lower surface of the slide in alignment with the hole, the mesh filter having a plurality of filtering holes; and a filter card disposed below the slide so as to make contact with the lower surface of the slide. The slide assembly has an effect of preventing a loss of cells to be inspected and an effect of enabling accurate qualitative and quantitative analysis of inspection targets.
US09739686B2
A tool for sealing at least one opening of a fluid circuit element, the tool including a support, at least one sealing device for an opening connected to the support and positioning structure for positioning and immobilizing the support with respect to the fluid circuit element, the frame comprising a U-shaped stirrup with a base and two arms, a rod and two connections connecting the rod to each arm, each arm including a centering wedge attached to the internal face of the arm which presents a bearing surface, the bearing surfaces being spaced apart by a distance making it possible to immobilize the fluid circuit element in a first direction in a transverse plane.
US09739680B2
This disclosure provides example methods, devices and systems associated with flat covered leadless pressure sensor assemblies suitable for operation in extreme environments. In one embodiment, a system may comprise a semiconductor substrate having a first side and a second side; a diaphragm disposed on the first side of the semiconductor substrate; a first cover coupled to the first side of the semiconductor substrate such that it overlays at least the diaphragm, wherein a pressure applied at the first cover is transferred to the diaphragm; and a sensing element disposed on the second side of the semiconductor substrate, wherein the sensing element is used to measure the pressure.
US09739679B2
A pressure sensing apparatus which utilizes an electrolytic droplet retained between a first and second sensing electrode within a housing. Contact between the electrolyte droplet and the electrodes form electric double layers (EDL) having interfacial EDL capacitance proportional to interface contact area which varies in response to mechanical pressure applied to deform exterior portions of the housing. The electrolyte contains a sufficient percentage of glycerol to prevent evaporative effects. Preferably, the sensing electrodes are modified with depressions, hydrophilic and/or hydrophobic portions to increase central anchoring of the electrolyte droplet within the housing. The inventive pressure sensor provides high sensitivity and resolution which is beneficial to numerous applications, and is particularly well-suited for medical sensing applications.
US09739676B2
A pressure detecting device is mounted in a measurement target and instrument includes a strain inducer to which pressure of a pressure medium is applied and which generates strain in accordance with the pressure and a strain detecting element that is bonded onto a surface opposite to a pressure receiving surface of the strain inducer, in which the strain detecting element includes one or multiple central strain resistant bridges which are arranged at a central portion of the strain detecting element in a bonded surface direction, and one or multiple outer peripheral strain resistant bridges which are arranged at an outer periphery, and in which, for example, deformation of the strain detecting element caused by an external force when being screw-fixed to the measurement target instrument is obtained through the multiple strain resistant bridges. An error of detection pressure caused by the deformation in a pressure value detected through the central strain resistant bridge is corrected.
US09739671B2
A pressing force sensor that includes a sensor element configured with a piezoelectric film, a lead terminal for connection to an external circuit, a wiring conductor which connects pressing force detection electrodes and the lead terminal, and a flexible printed circuit board which withstands solder reflow temperatures. The flexible printed circuit board has the pressing force detection electrodes formed on a first principal surface thereof, and is folded via a folding line while the first principal surface faces inward. The sensor element is deflected by a pressing force applied to a second principal surface which faces outward and is in a first area of the flexible printed circuit board which is on one side with respect to the folding line, and a signal corresponding to the pressing force is thus taken out from the pressing force detection electrodes.
US09739662B2
A printer includes a spectroscope including a light source, an integrator optical system that irradiates a predetermined area of irradiation of a medium with illumination light from the light source, a spectroscopy device on which light from a measurement target is incident and in which a wavelength-selective interference filter is disposed, and a light receiver that receives light emitted from the spectroscopy device. The integrator optical system irradiates with the illumination light the area of irradiation that includes a reference area of measurement and is larger than the reference area of measurement by at least an allowable amount of change in the distance between the medium and the spectroscope or more, the reference area of measurement in which the distance between the medium and the spectroscope is equal to a reference distance.
US09739661B2
A method and apparatus for obtaining reference samples during the generation of a mid-infrared (MW) image without requiring that the sample being imaged be removed is disclosed. A tunable MIR laser generates a light beam that is focused onto a specimen on a specimen stage that moves the specimen in a first direction. An optical assembly includes a scanning assembly having a focusing lens and a mirror that moves in a second direction, different from the first direction, relative to the stage such that the focusing lens maintains a fixed distance between the focusing lens and the specimen stage. A light detector measures an intensity of light leaving the point on the specimen. A controller forms an image from the measured intensity. A reference stage is positioned such that the mirror moves over the reference stage in response to a command so that the controller can also make a reference measurement.
US09739659B2
An optical sensor arrangement (10) comprises a photodiode (11) for providing a sensor current (IPD) and an analog-to-digital converter arrangement (12) which is coupled to the photodiode (11) and determines a digital value of the sensor current (IPD) in a charge balancing operation in a first phase (A) and in another conversion operation in a second phase (B).
US09739638B2
Each of a first yoke and a second yoke has an intermediate portion between one end portion and the other end portion of the yoke. When the first and second yokes are viewed in an opposing direction, a width of the intermediate portion of each yoke, which is measured in a direction perpendicular to a rotational direction, is smaller than a width of the one end portion and a width of the other end portion of the yoke and is constant along an entire extent of the intermediate portion in the rotational direction.
US09739630B2
A method of adjusting a map area displayed on a portable electronic device includes displaying a map of a current location of the portable electronic device on a display of the portable electronic device, calculating a current speed of the portable electronic device, and adjusting data shown on the display by hiding menu information and increasing a size of the displayed map when the current speed of the portable electronic device is greater than a threshold value.
US09739629B2
Location display systems, methods, and programs acquire guide location information and display a map including the guide locations, as viewed from a reference eyepoint. When a first one of the guide locations and a second one of the guide locations are not close to each other by a predetermined reference distance or shorter, the systems, methods, and programs set guide icons such that, between an icon of a first guide location and an icon of a second guide location, the icon of the guide location closer to the reference eyepoint is displayed preferentially. When the first guide location and the second guide location are close to each other by the predetermined reference distance or shorter, the systems, methods, and programs set the guide icons such that the icon of the guide location having a higher order of precedence in preset preference rules is displayed preferentially.
US09739626B2
Methods, systems, and computer program products for generating journey options in response to a journey request from an origin to a destination. Routes from the origin to the destination are selected as candidates to fulfill the journey request. Delay-related statistical information is derived from delay-related data for past journeys. A minimum connecting time at a connection between first and second segments of each route is estimated based on the statistical information. Journey combinations are determined from the routes based on origin departure time, destination arrival time, and schedule information for the first and second segments of each route. For each route in each journey combination, a determination is made whether the schedule information for the first and second segments satisfies a condition related to the minimum connecting time. Each journey combination for which the condition is satisfied by each route comprising the journey combination is selected as a journey option.
US09739621B2
In one embodiment, a mobile device or a network device is configured to identify when a transit vehicle deviates from a transit path. The mobile device is configured to perform a positioning technique to generate data indicative of the location of a mobile device. Based on the location of the mobile device, a path is identified. The path is associated with an estimated path width based on the classification of the path and/or the accuracy of the positioning technique. A target route is calculated using the estimated path width. As the transit vehicle travels, the target route is compared to the location of the mobile device. If the mobile device and or transit vehicle deviates from the target route, a message is generated. The message may indicate that the transit vehicle is being re-routed and/or recommends the computation of a new path.
US09739620B2
An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for storing trajectory. The method includes: mapping, based on a plurality of positions on a trajectory of an entity, the trajectory to at least one road segment in a road network; identifying an entry point and an exit point of one of the road segments, wherein the entry point is a point where the entity starts traveling along the road segment, and the exit point is a point where the entity ends traveling along the road segment; and storing data related to at least one of the entry point and the exit point, to store the road segment as a part of information of the trajectory.
US09739608B2
A device for detecting rotation of a bicycle pedal mechanism and communicating that information to an electronic bicycle wheel motor controller.
US09739604B2
To measure a three-dimensional shape of a measurement target object at high speed, an information processing method includes acquiring a captured image captured by an imaging apparatus in a state where a pattern is projected onto the measurement target object, the pattern including a plurality of lines, identification information arranged on or between the lines to identify the lines, and a feature arranged between a plurality of the lines, identifying each line included in the captured image by acquiring a correspondence between each line included in the projected pattern and each line included in the captured image, determining a second region in the pattern corresponding to a first region between the lines in the captured image, and deriving a distance of the measurement target object by acquiring a correspondence between the first region and the determined second region.
US09739603B2
A calibration device includes a part for controlling a projection device to project a pattern onto a three-dimensional object having characteristic points, a part for controlling an imaging device to acquire images wherein the three-dimensional object with the pattern projected thereon is imaged from imaging directions, a part for estimating a relative position and attitude of the imaging device with respect to the three-dimensional object based on positions of the characteristic points of the three-dimensional object on the images, a part for estimating reflection positions of projection light rays corresponding to characteristic points of the pattern on the three-dimensional object based on positions of the characteristic points of the pattern and the relative position and attitude of the imaging device, for each image, and a part for identifying positions and directions of the projection light rays corresponding to the characteristic points of the pattern based on the reflection positions.
US09739594B2
Disclosed are methods and an assembly for robust one-shot interferometry, in particular for optical coherence tomography according to the spatial domain approach (SD-OCT) and/or according to the light-field approach. In one embodiment, the method and the assembly may be used for measurements on material and living tissue, for distance measurement, for 2D or 3D measurement with a finely structured light source imaged onto the object in a diffraction-limited way, or with spots thereof. The assembly may comprise an interferometer having object and reference arms and a detector for electromagnetic radiation. In other embodiments, during a detection process, a plurality of spatial interferograms may be formed by making an inclined and/or curved reference wavefront interfere with an object wavefront for each measurement point. The resulting spatial interferograms may be detected in a single detector frame and may be further evaluated via a computer program.
US09739591B2
A system is provided for communicating between a 3D metrology instrument and a portable computing device via near field communications. In one embodiment, the metrology device is an articulated coordinate measurement machine (AACMM), a laser tracker, a laser scanner or a triangulation scanner, and the portable communications device is a cellular phone or a tablet. The portable device may use the NFC to establish longer range communications modules, to change or establish settings and parameters or control the metrology device.
US09739590B2
A plate flatness measurement device, including a support frame including a center area, the center area including a through-hole in a center of the center area, and a peripheral area surrounding the center area, the peripheral area having a plate with protrusions on a bottom surface of the plate mounted to the peripheral area; and a sensor module in the support frame, the sensor module at least partially protruding above the support frame to contact the protrusions.
US09739584B2
Tracer ammunition is disclosed and includes a projectile having a body; a chamber in the body having a front end and a rear end, the rear end of the chamber being open; an aperture at a rear end of the body providing an opening to the open end of the chamber; and a tracer material disposed within the chamber, wherein the tracer material is configured to combust when ignited and emit optical energy through the aperture as a result of the combustion process. The tracer material may be configured to include a rear-facing surface having a concave contour to aid in directivity of light output from the tracer material.
US09739575B2
The present disclosure relates to a dart game system. The dart game system includes a dart game device, multiple external facilities, and a control unit configured to control the dart game device and the multiple external facilities. The dart game device includes a dart target having a plurality of point regions, a sensing unit configured to sense a hit to the dart target by a dart, a light source unit configured to output light, and a sound source unit configured to output sound. The multiple external facilities includes additional light source units configured to output additional light, and additional sound source units configured to output additional sound. The control unit is configured to control the light source units and the sound source units to output light or sound according to patterns, which depend on an occurrence of an event.
US09739573B2
Disclosed is an apparatus that includes an electric power source that powers a Marx generator that is electrically coupled to a cathode emitter that is configured to discharge electrical potential into the earth. The apparatus also includes a load resistor that is coupled between the output of the Marx generator and either a relative ground or the input to the Marx generator.
US09739571B2
A moving object command link system includes a transmitter which outputs a EM beam and a steering mechanism which directs the beam toward one or more objects, at least one of which is moving. The system may include a variable attenuator which modulates the average output power of the beam, and/or a divergence controller to maintain a desired beam size. The beam may be polarized, and the system may include a polarization modulator which changes the beam's polarization in accordance with a predetermined sequence and schedule. The system may include a 1×2 switch to selectively provide the beam to one of first and second outputs. A tiltable dichroic beam splitter may be used to couple beams received from first and second objects to track cameras having respective boresights that are offset with respect to each other.
US09739568B2
A missile system includes a plurality of components, and a testing instrumentation platform secured within at least one of the plurality of components. The testing instrumentation platform is secured within the component(s) through at least one platform supporting adapter assembly. The platform supporting adapter assembly may include an adapter having a planar panel that supports one or more fasteners. The fastener(s) are configured to securely connect to a portion of a base of the testing instrumentation platform. At least one through-hole may be formed through a portion of the adapter. At least one tapered bolt is configured to be securely retained within the through-hole(s). The tapered bolt(s) securely connects the adapter to the component(s).
US09739566B2
A recoil buffer system having a buffer element with a buffer element body portion, a buffer element knob, and a buffer element cavity; a collar; a sleeve, wherein a sleeve recess is formed so as to accept at least a portion of the buffer element body portion therein; a buffer element recoil spring, wherein the buffer element recoil spring is positioned about at least a portion of the elongate buffer element body portion, between the collar and the sleeve; and a bumper, wherein a bumper extension portion extends from a first end of the bumper to a bumper shoulder, wherein the bumper extension portion is such that at least a portion of the bumper extension portion can be fitted at least partially within the sleeve aperture.
US09739562B1
A pulley assembly for a compound bow comprises a draw cable pulley, a power cable pulley attached to the draw cable pulley, and a cable deflector attached to the draw cable pulley and adjustable among multiple deflector arrangements. Deflection of the power cable by the cable deflector remains constant throughout drawing of the bow. Movement of the cable deflector alters deflection of the power cable to alter effective length of the power cable and relative synchronization (with the bow at brace) of the pulley assembly with a second pulley assembly. The adjustment can in some instances be performed without using a bow press and without derigging the bow.
US09739559B2
An apparatus and method for suppressing the muzzle gases from a firearm are disclosed. The suppressor includes a shell and a core, the core having a body with first and second stages. The diameter of the first stage is larger than the diameter of the second stage. In some embodiments, the first and second stages of the core body include hollow chambers defined by baffles. The hollow chambers may have a serpentine arrangement.
US09739556B2
A method of preventing accidental shooting requires a safety beacon and a firearm that has a computing device and a wireless receiver. The method begins by continuously transmitting a warning signal with the safety beacon and by continuously monitoring for the warning signal with the wireless receiver. The method then processes the warning signal into an endangerment assessment with the computing unit, if the warning signal is captured by the wireless receiver. The endangerment assessment is used to determine whether or not it is safe to shoot the firearm based on the location of the safety beacon. Finally, the method executing a physical response with the firearm, if the endangerment assessment identifies a potentially unsafe situation between the safety beacon and the firearm. The physical response can be a tactile, auditory, or visual notification to the user of the potentially unsafe situation.
US09739555B2
A battery-powered trigger-locking device, which is configured to be disposed on a gun with a trigger for firing, includes a data receiver, a data memory and a logic device for determining whether data received by the receiver is the same, or substantially the same, as data stored in the memory. If a data match is indicated, the logic device causes an electromagnetic device to move a trigger-locking member to an unlocked position, permitting the gun to be fired. A separate electronic gun key is provided to transmit gun unlock data to the data receiver of the trigger-locking device. This gun unlock data may be a password, a long pseudo-random number or biologic data identifying the gun owner or some other person who is licensed or otherwise authorized to fire the gun.
US09739550B2
A light-weight firearm and related fabrication method are described for a wear resistant feed ramp for chambering cartridges from an ammunition magazine. In one embodiment, the firearm includes a barrel and a frame defining a magazine well and cartridge feed ramp. A wear insert formed of a different material than the frame is implanted in the feed ramp adjacent to the barrel chamber. The wear insert is then machined in situ to shape forming an obliquely angled wear surface. After machining, both the frame and implanted wear insert undergo a surface hardening process together. The surface hardened wear insert has a greater surface hardness than the surface hardened frame and is better adapted to resist wear after repeated chambering of rounds. In one non-limiting example, the frame may be hard anodized aluminum and the wear insert hard anodized titanium.
US09739540B2
A heat conduction member includes: a cylindrical ceramic body, a metal pipe on the outer periphery side of the cylindrical ceramic body, and an intermediate member held between the cylindrical ceramic body and the metal pipe. The cylindrical ceramic body has passages passing through from one end face to the other end face and allowing the first fluid to flow therethrough. The intermediate member is made of material having at least a part having a Young's modulus of 150 Gpa or less. The first fluid is allowed to flow through the inside of the cylindrical ceramic body while the second fluid having lower temperature than that of the first fluid is allowed to flow on the outer peripheral face side of the metal pipe to perform heat exchange between the first fluid and the second fluid.
US09739537B2
A heat exchanger for transferring heat between a gaseous first fluid and a liquid second fluid may include a plurality of hollow pipes extending transversely through a first fluid path for conducting the first fluid. The plurality of pipes may be coupled externally to a plurality of cooling fins arranged in the first fluid path. The plurality of pipes may internally define a second fluid path for conducting the second fluid. The plurality of pipes and the plurality of cooling fins may be arranged stacked on one another in a stacking direction to define a cooler block. The cooler block may include two side parts extending along two outer sides of the cooler block facing away from one another in the stacking direction. At least one tension rod may fixedly connect the two side parts and be configured to transmit a tensile force in the stacking direction.
US09739535B2
The invention relates to a method for smelting non-ferrous metal sulfides (13) in a suspension smelting furnace and to a suspension smelting furnace. The suspension smelting furnace comprises at least one injection means (18) for injecting at least one of fluid (19) and pulverous matter (20) into a settler (2) of the suspension smelting furnace from at least one of a first side wall structure (8) and a second side wall structure (9) of the settler (2) so that fluid (19) and/or pulverous matter (20) is injected into the settler (2) above a top surface (16) of a layer of melt (15) in the settler (2).
US09739532B2
Systems and methods for freeze drying botanical or herb items or products using a modular vacuum chamber configuration are provided. Such configurations can reduce or prevent the evaporative loss of volatile compounds while reducing the temperature and removing air to prevent oxidation of the product. The freeze drying systems and methods of the present invention can improve organoleptic characteristics, shelf life, and extractions.
US09739531B2
The present invention relates to a wardrobe for storage and drying of sports equipment and/or clothes. This wardrobe has an opening, an air circulation fan and an exhaust vent at the bottom, an intake vent at the top, and suspending means for suspending articles such as sports equipment or clothes. Turning on the fan activates active drying of the articles. Additionally, the present invention relates to a method of storing and drying articles comprising suspending the articles in a wardrobe, the interior of said wardrobe comprising an air circulation fan and an exhaust vent at the bottom; an intake vent at the top; and suspending means for suspending the articles. The articles that are difficult or take more time to dry can be placed closest to the fan. The wardrobe can have a rigid or flexible interior cavity and the flexible wardrobe can be capable of hanging on a rod and additionally can be packed in a bag with or without a kit with support poles and feet.
US09739530B2
A microwave dryer includes a vertical chamber having sensors determining the level of agricultural products in the chamber and a series of wave generators delivering wave energy into the chamber. If the level sensors detect an air/product interface in the chamber, wave generators above the interface are deactivated. Temperature sensors in the chamber are used to limit power input through the wave generators and to determine the presence of water rich areas in the chamber. In the event water rich areas are detected, additional power is delivered to wave generators downstream of the water rich areas. The wave generators are mounted on a wall spaced from the chamber through which product flows.
US09739528B2
The present disclosure provides method for clean methane startup of a distillation tower. The method includes maintaining a rectifier section and a lower section in the distillation tower, feeding stream to the lower section, directly feeding methane to at least one of the rectifier section and a rectifier section outlet line of the rectifier section when a contaminant concentration of the contaminant exiting as a vapor in an upper portion of the lower section is outside of a predetermined concentration and introducing the vapor from the lower section to the rectifier section when the contaminant concentration exiting the upper portion of the lower section is within the predetermined concentration.
US09739526B2
A refrigerator includes a storage compartment formed in a cabinet of the refrigerator by a fixed insulation wall, the storage compartment being provided with an access opening. The refrigerator also includes a door rotatably provided to the cabinet to open and close the access opening, a drawer provided in the storage compartment, a camera fixed to a ceiling of the storage compartment to photograph both a first region for storing of food arranged in an external space of the drawer and a second region for storing of food arranged in an internal space of the drawer, and a controller configured to separate, through a capturing time of a picture containing both the first region and the second region, a first region picture and a second region picture from the picture to individually divide and store the first region picture and the second region picture.
US09739515B2
A heat pump device includes a compressor including a compression mechanism that compresses a refrigerant and a motor that drives the compression mechanism, an inverter that applies a voltage for driving the motor, a converter that applies a voltage to the inverter, an inverter control unit that generates a driving signal for driving the inverter, and a converter control unit that generates a driving signal for driving the converter. The inverter control unit includes a heating-operation-mode control unit that controls a driving-signal generating unit such that the driving-signal generating unit outputs, as inverter driving signals, PWM signals for heating the compressor without rotationally driving the motor by feeding a high-frequency current that the motor cannot follow in a heating operation mode.
US09739513B2
An air-conditioning apparatus detects refrigerant leak with high-accuracy even in a state in which an excessive liquid refrigerant is stored in an accumulator. The air-conditioning apparatus determines that leakage of refrigerant has occurred from a refrigerant circuit in an operating state in which an excessive liquid refrigerant is stored in an accumulator, after a part of the excessive liquid refrigerant stored in the accumulator is moved and stored into a condenser, with the excessive liquid refrigerant remaining in the accumulator as a reference amount, when the excessive liquid refrigerant is less than the reference amount.
US09739510B2
An improved method to manage the flow of heat in an active regenerator in a magnetocaloric or an electrocaloric heat-pump refrigeration system, in which heat exchange fluid moves synchronously with the motion of a magnetic or electric field. Only a portion of the length of the active regenerator bed is introduced to or removed from the field at one time, and the heat exchange fluid flows from the cold side toward the hot side while the magnetic or electric field moves along the active regenerator bed.
US09739503B2
A heat exchanger tube of a heating boiler, comprising an outer tube, which may be flown through by exhaust gases from the boiler firing and which may be surrounded by boiler water on the outside, and a profiled insert inserted into the outer tube, which comprises ribs running in longitudinal direction of the outer tube to enlarge the inner surface of the outer tube and which is in thermally conductive contact with the outer tube, are to achieve that an even greater heat transfer capacity from the combustion gases to the boiler water in the heating boiler is enabled. A first longitudinal section of the outer tube is formed in a cylindrical, smooth-walled manner and a second longitudinal section of the outer tube has at least one cross-sectional narrowing element narrowing the flow cross section. The profiled insert extends exclusively over the first longitudinal section of the outer tube.
US09739494B2
A humidifier has a housing that holds humidifying equipment and an image projector. The image projector is set on the top portion of the housing and includes a light source, a removable projector cover and a projector lens. Light from the light source shines through the projector lens and projector cover to project an image onto a surface of the room, such a ceiling. The humidifying equipment may be conventional in nature, including for example a fan, a water tank, a water reservoir, a filter, a filter tray or combinations thereof. The image projector may also include a rotating mechanism that causes the projected image or images to rotate. The light source may also provide different colors of light. One or more optical characteristics of the projected image, such as image size, shape, color and brightness can be changed by changing the projector lens, projector cover or both.
US09739491B2
An insulated cooler unit that produces cooled air is disclosed. The cooler unit includes, within a thermally-insulated housing chamber, an inlet for introducing air to be cooled, an outlet for exiting of cooled air, an air heat exchanger for cooling air, a first fan. The cooler unit additionally includes a first track member having a first channel member, at least one first sliding member configured to slide within the first channel member. The first fan is connected to the first sliding member and is slidably mounted in the first track member by the at least one first sliding member, and is capable of being slidably moved over a portion of a first length of the first track member.
US09739490B2
A radiant heating apparatus having a tube, a partial enclosure device and a heating wing. The heating wing has a wing proximal end that connects to the partial enclosure device's exterior surface. The heating wing also has a wing distal end that obliquely extends outwardly in relation to the partial enclosure device and toward a first direction. The heating wing, except at the wing proximal end, and the partial enclosure device's exterior surface are spaced apart so the heating wing re-directs second direction heat energy in the first direction.
US09739485B2
The invention relates to a unit for the purification of a gas flow comprising CO and at least 45% CO2 and a method of operating said unit. In one embodiment, said unit contains a first compressor, a heat exchanger configured to cool the compressed gas flow, a separation chamber configured to separate head gas produced in the heat exchanger, a heater disposed on the line of the head gas originating from the separation chamber, a catalytic oxidation unit for oxidizing the compressed CO in the gas flow originating from the heater, and turbines placed downstream of the catalytic oxidation unit.
US09739483B2
A fuel-fired furnace incorporates specially designed fuel/air mixing and combustion structures. The fuel/air mixing structure is of a mixing sound-attenuating design and comprises a venturi having a perforated sidewall portion and being surrounded by a noise-damping housing chamber communicating with the interior of the venturi via its sidewall perforations. During use of the mixing structure, air is flowed through the venturi in a swirling pattern while fuel is transversely injected internally against the swirling air. The combustion structure comprises a burner box housing into which the fuel/air mixture is flowed, combusted, and then discharged as hot combustion gas into and through the heat exchanger tubes. The fuel/air mixture entering the burner box housing initially passes through a non-uniformly perforated diffuser plate functioning to substantially alter in a predetermined manner the relative combustion gas flow rates through the heat exchanger tubes.
US09739480B2
A torch includes a tank adapted to contain a fuel, a firebowl atop the tank defining a fill opening, and an operating device that fits over the firebowl as a snuffer. A closing device may be fitted into the fill opening. The closing device may be movable between a lowered closed position and a raised open position. The closing device defines at least one recess for receiving a portion of an operating device that moves the closing device between the open and closed positions.
US09739479B2
A burner system includes a fuel nozzle, an electrode configured to apply electrical energy to a combustion reaction supported by the fuel nozzle, a high-voltage converter configured to receive electrical energy from a low-voltage power supply and to provide high-voltage power to the electrode, a battery charger, and a switch module coupled to the battery charger, the converter, and first and second batteries. The switch module is selectively switchable between first and second conditions. In the first condition, the first battery is coupled to the battery charger and decoupled from the high-voltage converter, while the second battery is coupled to the high-voltage converter and decoupled from the battery charger. In the second condition, the first battery is coupled to the high-voltage converter and decoupled from the battery charger, while the second battery is coupled to the battery charger and decoupled from the converter.
US09739478B2
A system includes a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) having a plurality of evaporator sections. At least one evaporator section includes a forced circulation evaporator configured to generate a saturated steam, a once-through evaporator configured to generate a first superheated steam, and a first superheater configured to receive the saturated steam and the first superheated steam.
US09739476B2
A heat exchanger apparatus for receiving water from a steam drum (1) and providing steam and heated unevaporated liquid water to the steam drum includes a first evaporator (EVAP-1) and a second evaporator (EVAP-2). The first evaporator can receive water from a steam drum via a first feed conduit (9) and the second evaporator can receive water from a second feed conduit (11). Both evaporators can output heated fluid to the steam drum via a combined evaporator output conduit (13). Each first evaporator passageway (14) only makes a single pass through a gas duct (15) having a heated gas flow (7) passing therethrough while each second evaporator passageways (24) can make one or more passes through the gas duct for transferring heat from the gas to the fluid within the evaporators. A portion of the first feed conduit can also have a pre-specified volume a pre-specified height below the first inlet (10).
US09739475B2
Disclosed herein is a heat recovery steam generator system comprising a vestibule comprising a base plate, a roof and side walls; where the base plate is opposedly disposed to the roof; a heat exchanger space through which an exhaust gas stream is charged; where the vestibule is disposed atop a heat exchanger space; and where the vestibule comprises at least one header in fluid communication with a tube bundle; where a portion of the tube bundle is disposed in the heat exchanger space; and a support system for the tube bundle; where the support system comprises a strap that is reversibly attached to the base plate as well as to the roof of the vestibule or to a structural member in the vestibule; and where each tube of the tube bundle contacts a collar that rests on the base plate.
US09739467B1
A portable light device includes a headlight disposed at one end of the portable light device. The headlight is adjustable and can be directed to a variety of angles. The headlight includes a reflector with facets and at least one light source positioned approximately in an optic center of the reflector. Further, the portable light device includes a floodlight panel disposed at a front side of the portable light device. The flood light panel includes one or more light sources and each light source is covered by a primary optic.
US09739461B2
This specification relates to a lighting apparatus, including a support and three or more surface light source panels provided on the support. The surface light source panel has two or more types of light-emitting colors.
US09739460B2
An exchangeable head lighting system may include a canopy and one or more exchangeable lighting heads. The canopy may include a support post configured to receive a connecting post. The support post may provide electrical power to the connecting post. The exchangeable lighting heads may each include a connecting post. The connecting post may be configured to securely interface with the support post such that a rotatable and releasable connection is formed when the connecting post is inserted within the support post. The connecting post may have electrical connections situated to receive electrical power from the support post. The one or more exchangeable lighting heads may include a housing containing a light source.
US09739455B2
An LED light engine includes a housing, one or more LEDs mounted on a printed circuit board and a retention feature engaged with the housing. The retention feature includes one or more of a torsion spring and a friction clip and is configured to engage an inside wall of a recessed lighting can, thereby retaining the LED light engine within the can. The LED light engine may also include a reflector and a lens retained within the housing, with the housing, reflector and lens forming a sealed chamber for protecting the LED components from external environmental conditions. Methods for retrofitting an existing recessed downlight fixture with an LED light engine include removing the existing light engine from the recessed lighting can and inserting an LED light engine into the can.
US09739454B2
A projector apparatus that may include a first plurality of adjacent translucent lenses on at least one side of an inner lens, said inner lens configured to rotate and translate about an axis (A) of the inner lens; a second plurality of adjacent translucent lenses formed on at least one side of a concave outer lens; a light source configured to direct a portion of light through the rotatable and translatable inner lens and then through the concave outer lens; and a motor configured to rotatably and translatably drive the inner lens in an oscillating manner about and along the axis of the concave inner lens (A); so that the oscillating inner lens imparts a moving textured image for modification through the fixed concave outer lens for display upon a surface, such as a ceiling to simulate a moving liquid surface.
US09739444B2
A lighting system comprises at least one excitation source (5), preferably an LED, operable to generate and radiate excitation radiation of a first wavelength (λ1); a shade (4) configured to at least in part surround the at least one source (5) and remotely located thereto; and at least one phosphor (16) provided in or on at least a part of the shade (4), wherein the phosphor (16) emits radiation of a different wavelength in response to incident excitation radiation. The phosphor can be provided on a part of an outer or inner surface of the shade. Alternatively, or in addition, the phosphor is incorporated within the shade. The lighting system finds particular application as a hanging, a desk, a floor standing, a wall mountable, a spot, an outdoor or an accent lighting fixture.
US09739442B2
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a transformable lighting apparatus, comprises support frames respectively coupled with two sides of a socket, a ring coupler coupled with respective ends of the support frames, operational frames respectively coupled with the respective ends of the support frames, pivoted by a motor, and respectively including trenches coupled with a motor support, the motor support encompassing the motor and including a hole into which the ring coupler is fitted and connection terminals around the hole, and a cover coupled with the operational frames and formed of an accordion-shape, non-woven fabric to be transformable by rotation of the operational frames.
US09739441B2
A lighting fixture for protecting and mounting an array of light sources such as LED modules. The fixture includes a frame with a first surface that arcs or curves with an arc angle of between ten and fifty degrees and an arc length of between about ten to fifteen times the arc height. A plurality of LED modules including a lens and bonnet reflector are each functionally coupled against the first surface to direct a combination refracted and reflected beam pattern, the beam pattern of each LED module having a peak luminous intensity directed substantially normally from the first surface in front of and against which each LED module is functionally coupled. The peak luminous intensity of the combination refracted and reflected beam pattern associated with each LED module has a positive angle with respect to the combination refracted and reflected beam pattern from adjacently located LED modules.
US09739438B2
A vehicle lamp includes a lamp outer case, a reflection-type first lamp unit, a direct emission-type second lamp unit, and a compound lens. The lamp outer case includes a cover and a lamp housing. The first lamp unit has a first light source, a reflector and a shade and forms a collective optical system. The second lamp unit has a second light source, which directly emits light, and forms a defuse optical system. The compound lens is disposed along an inner surface of the cover, and has an outer surface facing the inner surface of the cover that is formed as a curved light emitting surface. The cover also includes first and second control portions. The light emitting surface has a shape which is displaced to the rear as it extends transversely outwards of a vehicle.
US09739435B2
A device for positioning the intake of a member, for transmitting solar energy relative to a convergent optical concentrator, including a mounting provided with at least one reserve suitable for receiving and supporting the optical concentrator in a predetermined direction and allowing light to pass through said mounting, a receiver suitable for receiving and supporting the intake of the transmitting member, and at least one spacer element in order to keep said receiver spaced apart from the mounting in a stationary position relative to said reserve, said stationary position being defined in accordance with the features of the transmitting member and optical concentrator.
US09739432B2
Imitation candle devices and systems with enhanced features enable simulation of a realistic candle flame using multiple light sources that illuminate a surface area of an imitation flame element in a controlled manner. The disclosed imitation candle devices further allow the candle to be turned on or off by pushing down on the flame element, thus eliminating a need for additional external switches.
US09739411B1
A system and method is provided for traversing inside one or more pipes. In an embodiment, a fluid is injected into the one or more pipes thereby promoting a fluid flow. An inspection device is deployed into the one or more pipes at least partially filled with a flowing fluid. The inspection device comprises a housing wherein the housing is designed to exploit the hydrokinetic effects associated with a fluid flow in one or more pipes as well as maneuver past a variety of pipe configurations. The inspection device may contain one or more sensors capable of performing a variety of inspection tasks.
US09739410B2
A clamp for repair of a pipe coupling, includes a clamp unit including a side wall with an inner surface, the inner surface having a curvature dimensioned to match an outer curvature of a pipe coupling to be repaired. A coupling on the clamp unit is constructed and arranged to couple a first portion of the clamp unit with a second portion of the clamp unit. The coupling, when secured, operates to induce a radially inward force on the inner surface of the clamp unit. A window is formed as an opening in the side wall of the clamp unit. The window is dimensioned to expose a flange of a pipe coupling to be repaired.
US09739393B2
A valve controller configured to operate on a Foundation Fieldbus Network and including a spool valve movable between at least an opening position and a closing position, and a flapper nozzle pilot valve arranged to move the spool between the opening position and the closing position.
US09739384B2
A ceramic control valve may include a control shaft bolt, an upper ceramic piece, and a lower ceramic piece secured in a valve shell, and a valve base formed on a bottom of the ceramic control valve connects with the valve shell to prevent the components from falling out of valve shell. The ceramic control valve of the faucet can control the tap water and the filtered water, and also provides hot water, cold water, or different mixing ratios of hot water and cold water without installing another ceramic control valve. Therefore, the design of the present invention simplifies the complexity in structure, and it is convenient for a user to control the filtered water and the tap water with the different mixing ratios of hot water and cold water by a single ceramic control valve.
US09739378B2
A ring-shaped gasket for making high-purity fluid pathway connections between opposing fluid delivery apparatus elements having at least one simple flat surface in contact with the gasket. The face of at least one apparatus element typically has a circular counterbore depression to receive the gasket, but is not required. The gasket has a body, pierced through by a hole creating a fluid pathway and defining a radial inner surface, and additionally having a radial outer surface, a first axial end surface and a second axial end surface. At least one of the first and second axial end surfaces has a stress concentration feature radially adjacent to a gasket sealing region, the sealing region constructed to be in contact with a face surface of a corresponding fluid conduit port. The stress concentration feature may be a groove or a plurality of cavities disposed adjacent the gasket axial end surface sealing region.
US09739375B2
Systems and methods for controlling transmissions and associated vehicles, machines, equipment, etc., are disclosed. In one case, a transmission control system includes a control unit configured to use a sensed vehicle speed and a commanded, target constant input speed to maintain an input speed substantially constant. The system includes one or more maps that associate a speed ratio of a transmission with a vehicle speed. In one embodiment, one such map associates an encoder position with a vehicle speed. Regarding a specific application, an automatic bicycle transmission shifting system is contemplated. An exemplary automatic bicycle includes a control unit, a shift actuator, various sensors, and a user interface. The control unit is configured to cooperate with a logic module and an actuator controller to control the cadence of a rider. In one embodiment, a memory of, or in communication with, the control unit includes one or more constant cadence maps that associate transmission speed ratios with bicycle speeds.
US09739370B2
A shifting control method for a vehicle may include a Wide Open Throttle (WOT) determination, by a controller, of determining whether the vehicle is in a WOT condition, a shift RPM determination, by the controller, of determining shift RPM using turbine RPM and slip RPM, when it is determined in the WOT determination that the vehicle is in the WOT condition, an estimated RPM determination, by the controller, of determining estimated RPM based on the shift RPM and a rate of change of the turbine RPM after the shift RPM determination, the estimated RPM being the shift RPM after a preset time period, an estimated RPM comparison, by the controller, of comparing the estimated RPM with a first preset RPM after the estimated RPM determination, and a shifting processing, by the controller, of performing upshifting when the estimated RPM is equal to or greater than the first preset RPM.
US09739363B2
A gearbox for a motor vehicle. The gearbox comprises at least one fluid supply system. The fluid supply system comprises at least one pump. The fluid supply system comprises at least one fluid sump. The fluid supply system comprises at least one fluid reservoir. The fluid reservoir comprises at least a first fluid outflow leading into the fluid sump. The first fluid outflow can be controlled as a function of a state variable.
US09739362B2
An actuator includes a housing with a linear motor slider. A portion of the linear motor slider is positioned in the housing. A transfer plate is disposed on an end of the linear motor slider. A transfer plate chamber is positioned within the housing and is divided by the transfer plate into aft and forward chambers. An aft vent is disposed in the aft chamber and includes a first membrane positioned over the aft vent. A forward vent is disposed in the aft chamber and includes a second membrane positioned over the forward vent. The first and second membranes include at least one of a hydrophobic or oleophobic material.
US09739356B1
A transaxle for use as a drive apparatus of a vehicle is provided. The transaxle includes a main housing joined to a gear housing to enclose a transmission and a reduction gear set. The transmission includes a pump assembly and a motor assembly arranged in a parallel configuration on one side of a center section. A charge pump is contained within a pocket on an opposing side of the center section. A charge pump cover assembly secures the charge pump in the pocket and has a charge relief assembly that extends into a void volume defined by a ring gear of the gear reduction set. The gear reduction set drives an axle extending from the gear housing.
US09739355B2
A dual clutch transmission includes a pair of concentric clutches which selectively drive a pair of concentric drive shafts, pairs of gears in constant mesh, a first portion of which are associated with the first drive shaft and a first, parallel countershaft and a second portion of which are associated with the second drive shaft and a second, parallel countershaft. Synchronizer clutches disposed adjacent the gears on the countershafts selectively connect the gears to the countershafts. Both countershafts drive a single output shaft through transfer gears. The output shaft is coupled to a drive (input) pulley of a continuously variable final drive assembly which receives a chain which drives a driven (output) pulley which is coupled to and drives the cage of a differential assembly. A pair of axles are driven by the side gears of the differential and, in turn, drive the vehicle wheel.
US09739353B2
An active bearing at least for vibration reduction is described, comprisinga) an interface (7) to be fitted to a load (8);b) at least one support element (3) in an operative connection with the interface (7) and a support unit (6);c) at least one linear actuator (5) supported indirectly or directly on the support unit (6);d) a gear unit (4) for the path transmission of an actuating path change originating from the linear actuator (5), said gear unit being in an operative connection with the at least one linear reactor (5);e) at least one decoupling unit (1), which serves for the decoupling of the static load transfer and for transmitting the dynamic load transfer; wherein the at least one linear actuator (5), the gear unit (4) and the at least one decoupling unit (1) are disposed serially.
US09739351B2
When a chain is wound around a pulley, a pin-pulley contact point as a contact point of a pin of the chain with the pulley slides and moves on a conical surface of the pulley. A contact point slip distance, namely the distance by which the pin-pulley contact point moves on the conical surface at this time, is associated with an offset. The offset is the distance between a pin-pin contact point, which is a contact point between the pins at the time the chain is in a linear state, and the pin-pulley contact point in a y-axis direction. Offsets that minimize the contact point slip distance at the maximum running radius and the minimum running radius of the chain are obtained, and the offset is set between these values. The pin-pulley contact point is set close to the pin-pin contact point of the chain in the linear state.
US09739350B2
The combination of: a) first and second spaced pulleys; b) an endless belt; and c) a belt installation jig having a body with: a pulley pressing part; a belt holding part; and a belt pressing part. The belt installation jig and belt cooperate so that with the belt operatively wrapped against the second pulley and partially operatively wrapped against the first pulley, turning of the first pulley causes the belt to progressively wrap around the first pulley to a fully operatively wrapped state, whereupon further turning of the first pulley situates the belt installation jig for separation from the belt and pulleys.
US09739348B2
A tensioner device for a belt or chain defines a housing defining a bore with a plunger disposed in the bore. A spring is engaged with the plunger for biasing the plunger in an outward direction. The housing further includes an oil chamber connected to an oil passage in communication with the oil chamber for delivering pressurized oil to the oil chamber, wherein when the oil chamber is pressurized the pressurized oil applies a counter force opposing a force of the spring.
US09739345B2
A transmission includes a transmission housing, five co-planar gear sets, a transmission input shaft, an output member, a first and second countershaft, and five synchronizer assemblies. The five synchronizer assemblies are selectively engaged to establish one of at least seven forward speed ratios and one reverse speed ratio between the transmission input shaft member and the output member.
US09739336B2
A magnetically damped mounting and isolation system with pointing capability. A payload is mounted to an isolator plate, a base plate is mounted to a satellite or other space vehicle, and the isolation system provides damping of all six degrees of freedom of isolator plate motion relative to the base plate. Three bidirectional magnetic dampers are connected between the isolator plate and the base plate and arranged to provide the required amount of temperature-independent damping. The bidirectional magnetic dampers can be connected to the base plate and the isolator plate in different configurations based on desired mass and natural frequency characteristics. Flexures which statically position the isolator plate are also designed to optimize normal modes of vibration. The isolation system may include a motion amplification feature to increase magnetic damping effectiveness, and the isolation system may also include active positioning of the payload relative to the satellite.
US09739321B2
A selectable one-way clutch comprises inside clutch elements and outside clutch elements. The inside clutch elements include: an inside pocket plate where inside pawl members are held; an inside notch plate where inside recesses to engage with the inside pawl members are formed; and an inside selector plate disposed between the inside pocket plate and the inside notch plate. The outside clutch elements include: an outside pocket plate where outside pawl members are formed; an outside notch plate where outside recesses to engage with the outside pawl members are formed; and an outside selector plate disposed between the outside pocket plate and the outside notch plate. The inside clutch elements and the outside clutch elements are disposed concentrically using one axial line as a center.
US09739315B2
A boot for protecting the male and female elements of a transmission joint, one element is formed by a transmission shaft having radial arms for carrying rollers, the other is formed by a bell housing suitable for at least partially receiving the rollers suitable to be inserted into the bell housing's open end, the boot, has an elongate hollow body enabling the shaft to pass there through, with a “first” one of its ends suitable for being secured to the shaft, and its “second” end suitable for being positioned in overlapping and interfitting manner over the bell housing's open end. This boot has an internal peripheral shoulder, whose surface that faces towards the second end of the boot is provided with at least two recesses which open towards the second end, the inside of each recess forming a seat having a concave bearing surface for receiving a roller in thrusting contact.
US09739304B2
A system, in certain embodiments, includes a composite crosshead. The composite crosshead comprises a crosshead body made of a first composite material, wherein the first composite material comprises a first reinforcing material distributed in a first matrix material, wherein the composite crosshead is configured to move in a reciprocating motion in a machine.
US09739300B2
A component crimping apparatus includes: a substrate holding part that holds a substrate of a transparent material, a component previously attached to each electrode of electrodes juxtaposed in an edge of the substrate through a photo-curable adhesive member; a supporting part having a base part with an optical path and a transparent member on the base part and connected to the optical path, and supports, by the transparent member, a region under a targeted electrode in the substrate; a crimping tool arranged over the transparent member and presses the component to the substrate; a light irradiating part that irradiates the adhesive member attached to the targeted electrode with light through the optical path; and a light shielding member that covers a portion in which the transparent member is not installed in an opening part of the optical path in the base part.
US09739295B2
An apparatus for controlling flow of ER fluid. The apparatus has a first channel 10 for conveying carrier fluid 1 of a first dielectric constant and droplets 2 of a second dielectric constant in the carrier fluid. The apparatus further comprises a second channel 20 conveying the ER fluid and a first conductor 100 for conveying an electrical potential from the second channel to the first channel. A circuit 61 is provided for applying potential difference between the first and second channels. When a droplet is present in the first channel, the ER fluid is solidified in the second channel; when no droplet is present, the ER fluid flows as liquid in the second channel. Therefore the apparatus acts as an IF gate. Arrangements for other types of fluidic logic gate are also disclosed.
US09739285B2
A seal for use in a centrifugal pump, the pump having a stationary pump casing, a stationary plate and an axially adjustable side liner, is disclosed. The seal includes a base having an inner surface and an outer surface. A band portion extends from the base and a retainer member extends from the band portion. The retainer member is spaced apart from the base and oriented for positioning against a groove formed in the axially adjustable side plate liner of the centrifugal pump.
US09739284B2
A two piece impeller centrifugal pump comprising two halves of an impeller facing each other within a volute, a housing having two sides, one side adjacent each impeller half and having an inlet and an outlet, a motor mounted on the housing, the motor driving both impeller halves, for pumping fluid or material from the inlet to the outlet, the housing and the impeller halves having a sealing surface where they contact each other, the centrifugal force of the impeller forcing the fluid or material outward, pushing the two impeller halves outward against the housing.
US09739275B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure generally provide a disc-valve design with a self-cleaning feature. The self-cleaning feature may be integrated into the valve, for example, by removing a “cut-out” portion between sealing surfaces of ports. These cut-out portions may create vortices that might clean debris from the sealing surfaces. The cut-outs may also provide a place for debris to collect-keeping it away from the sealing surfaces. In addition, or as an alternative to cut-outs, some other type of mechanism, such as sealing members designed to disturb flow to sweep away debris near a sealing surface or helical grooves (rifling) formed in the ports, may also be used to promote self-cleaning.
US09739272B2
An embodiment system and method for dispensing multiple dairy products includes a dispenser which houses two or more dairy product bases with different formulations, which may be combined with or without water to create a multitude of homogenous dairy beverages. The two or more dairy product bases may be mixed together first and then separately mixed with water, mixed together simultaneously with water, or mixed together without adding water. They may be mixed together with or without additional flavoring, ingredients, mineral or nutritional additives. The dispenser comprises a pump with a quick-release mechanism to allow for quick and clean maintenance of the system.
US09739270B2
A linear compressor is provided. The linear compressor includes a piston slidably received within a chamber of a cylinder assembly and a mover positioned in a driving coil. The linear compressor also includes features for coupling the piston to the mover such that motion of the mover is transferred to the piston during operation of the driving coil and for reducing friction between the piston and the cylinder during motion of the piston within the chamber of the cylinder.
US09739267B2
A wind power system includes a wind turbine resting on a floating support and an anchoring system for anchoring the wind power system connected to the wind power system by attachment points. The wind power system has the attachment points raised above the waterline of the floating support to a height with respect to the waterline determined so as to counterbalance an overturning moment of the wind turbine subjected to a given wind speed.
US09739257B2
A wave energy extraction device (or paddle) for converting wave energy into mechanical motion is curved in the horizontal plane, with a concave side (11) facing the incoming waves to increase energy capture and a convex side (12) on the lee side to reduce energy dissipation. The concave surface is substantially parabolic or semi-elliptical and the convex side is optionally provided with a substantially Gaussian profile (4) to improve the hydrodynamics and provide additional strength. To simplify connection to a base platform the paddle curvature optionally tapers to a straight edge (1) at the mounting points and the base device can be located either above or below the water surface. One embodiment is also curved about a vertical as well as the horizontal plane to create a spoon- or cup-shaped paddle (9).
US09739255B2
A submersible turbine generator unit can be placed in rivers, streams, or anywhere water flows in order to generate electricity without the need for dams. It is designed to work with its own diversion equipment for controlling and directing a flow of water into the turbine blades. The unit can be raised and lowered in the flow to enhance efficiency, respond to changing flow conditions, and for inspection/servicing, etc. The positioning system can use a motorized worm gear and a rack to raise or lower the turbine generator combination. Once raised up, a hard connection point allows attachment of a lifting cable so the turbine/generator combination can be easily removed and replaced as needed. A submersible turbine generator utilizes uniquely shaped turbine blades that efficiently engage flowing water and spin the turbine shaft without presenting undue risk to aquatic life.
US09739252B1
A system and method for providing multiple commands to an ignition coil driver circuit to provide spark, ion signal integration, and ignition coil shunting during a cycle of a cylinder is presented. In one example, multiple voltage pulses are provided over a single conductor communication link. The voltage pulses provide encoded instructions for ignition timing, ignition coil shunting, and ion signal integration.
US09739246B2
A fuel injector is provided that creates variable spray characteristics to effectively reduce emissions, such as NOx emissions and particulate matter. The injector includes a nozzle valve element of the outwardly opening type including a fuel delivery passage and spray holes. The nozzle valve element is operable to move to a low lift position to cause fuel flowing from the spray holes to impinge on the injector body and to deflect toward the combustion chamber, and to move to a high lift position to cause fuel flowing from the spray holes to avoid impingement on injector body and flow in an obstructed manner directly into the combustion chamber. An annular chamber may be formed in the nozzle valve element adjacent the spray holes to receive fuel.
US09739233B2
A piston of an internal combustion engine includes a crown portion; a pair of thrust-side and counter-thrust-side skirt portions; and a pair of apron portions connecting the thrust-side skirt portion with the counter-thrust-side skirt portion. Each of the pair of apron portions includes an upper end wall connected with the crown portion, and a pin boss portion supporting a piston pin. A reverse-surface-side portion of the crown portion is formed with a hollow portion extending along an outer surface of the upper end wall of the apron portion. The upper end wall of the apron portion includes a bending portion between an outside surface of the pin boss portion and a circumferential end of the skirt portion. The bending portion bends in a step-like manner from the outside surface of the pin boss portion toward the circumferential end of the skirt portion.
US09739223B2
Methods and systems are provided for an emission control device for an engine system including a gasoline particulate filter (GPF) and bypass passage for the GPF. In one example, the system may include a converging cone to direct exhaust flow through a central bypass passage, housing a valve, which originates upstream of the GPF and eventually passes through the center of it (thereby bypassing the GPF). In another example exhaust flow may travel through outer passages, coupled between the converging cone and GPF and spaced around the central bypass passage, to travel to the GPF.
US09739204B2
A gas turbine igniter includes an igniter rod disposed within a guide tube configured for travel between a hot-end region and a cold-end region and a cap connected to the guide tube, the cap defining an access passageway for the igniter rod. An attachment structure is provided for reducing the moment loading at the cold end of the igniter rod. The attachment structure has threaded outer surface configured to engage in a threaded connection with a threaded inner surface of the cap in an end portion of the cap that is proximate to the cold-end region, whereby the attachment structure is attachable to the end portion of the cap via the threaded connection. An inner surface of the attachment structure forms a guide surface for the igniter rod, at a reduced radial clearance with the igniter rod in comparison to the cap, proximate to the cold-end region.
US09739194B2
Methods and systems are provided for a charge air cooling system of an engine. In one example, a turbocharger arrangement includes an internal combustion engine, a turbocharger for supercharging the internal combustion engine, a charge-air intercooler located in an intake tract between the turbocharger and the internal combustion engine, and an auxiliary cooling system including a first feed line for supplying a first coolant to the charge-air intercooler, the first feed line positioned upstream of the charge-air intercooler and downstream of a cooling element, the first feed line including a heat recovery element. The heat recovery element may exchange heat between the first coolant and a heat transfer medium, the heat transfer medium including one of engine coolant or exhaust gas.
US09739191B2
A cooling water control apparatus has a setting device which sets a target heat amount line such that a condition where a transferred heat amount which is transferred to a heater core is equal to a required heat amount which is required by the heater core is satisfied at a desired time point at which the transferred heat amount starts to be actually used, the target heat amount line representing a successive target value of the transferred heat amount during a period until the desired time point; and a first controlling device which makes a cooling water circulate in a first pipe, stops the circulation of the cooling water in a second pipe and adjusts an output of an engine such that the transferred heat amount follows the target heat amount line.
US09739189B2
A metering valve having a valve housing, a channel, a valve body that can be moved in order to open and close the metering valve, and a spring, which applies a spring force to the valve body and thus keeps the valve body in a rest position. The spring is supported on at least one calibration body. The valve body, the spring, and the at least one calibration body are arranged in the channel, and the at least one calibration body is supported by a supporting component fastened in the valve housing by a material-bonding connection. A segment of the supporting component protrudes from the valve housing.
US09739185B2
A supply pump includes a housing that has a tappet receiving chamber, which receives a plunger drive mechanism, and oil for lubricating respective lubricating portions of the plunger drive mechanism is temporarily retained in the tappet receiving chamber. In the housing, a communication hole opens in an inner peripheral wall surface of a tappet guide and guides the oil from a tappet upper side chamber into a tappet lower side chamber at the time of upwardly moving a tappet.
US09739181B2
A hydraulic lash adjuster having a reduced number of elements, yet capable of suppressing air from infusing into a high-pressure chamber. A plunger is fitted in a body. A reservoir is formed in the plunger. The plunger's head portion is formed with a communication hole for communicating its interior with its exterior. A high-pressure chamber is disposed and between the plunger and the body. An oil supply hole is formed in the peripheral wall of the plunger. A return spring is provided between the body and the plunger. A valve mechanism is provided at the plunger's bottom. Provided on the inner periphery of the plunger is an inclined area, subjected to impingement of oil jet ji and serving as an impingement area, such that the impingement area is inclined to fall in the direction of the ejected oil as the area nears the plunger's head portion.
US09739179B2
A working fluid (6) for a device (4) for converting heat into mechanical energy is disclosed. The working fluid (6) comprises a fluid (7) having a boiling temperature in the range between 30 and 250° C. at a pressure of 1 bar and nanoparticles (8) which are dispersed or suspended in the liquid phase of the fluid (7). Said nanoparticles (8) are instrumented as condensation and/or boiling nuclei and the surface of said nanoparticles (8) is adapted to support condensation and/or boiling.
US09739177B2
The invention refers to a rotary flow machine having a rotor unit, rotating about a rotational axis, around which in at least one partial axial area a stationary inner housing (IH) is provided at a radial distance. The stationary inner housing (IH) can be divided up along the rotational axis in an upper and a lower inner housing half which adjoin each other along a horizontal split plane. The inner housing (IH) is surrounded in at least one axial section by an outer housing (OH) which can be divided up along the rotational axis in one upper and one lower outer housing half. Further a method for disassembling of a rotary flow machine is disclosed. The lower inner housing half provides support means which support the inner lower housing half on the lower outer housing half. The support means are detachably mounted at the lower inner housing half at least at two opposite support positions (P1, P2) relative to the rotational axis along the split plane.
US09739171B2
A turbine engine system includes a heat source, a heat exchanger, a cooling medium inlet and a cooling medium outlet. The heat source includes a first passage. The heat exchanger includes a second passage and a third passage. The first and the second passages are configured in a closed loop circuit. The third passage is configured between the inlet and the outlet in an open loop circuit.
US09739169B2
A coating process comprising applying to a surface a coating composition consisting essentially of an alkali metal silicate and an aqueous liquid phase having dispersed therein solid aluminum particles to form on the surface a wet coating; and drying said wet coating: under conditions which convert said wet coating to an electrically conductive, corrosion-resistant, solid coating; or under conditions which form a solid coating which is not electrically conductive (non-conductive) and thereafter treating said non-conductive coating under conditions which convert said non-conductive coating to an electrically conductive, corrosion-resistant coating.
US09739167B2
A method and system for establishing sets of blade frequency values for each rotating blade of a rotor assembly at two or more different points in time and determining an indication of blade health from the change in the blade frequency values is provided. Blade frequency values are determined by receiving measurements of vibratory responses from blade monitoring equipment (20) and processing via a processing device (30) vibration data as a system of rotating blades to extract a frequency of each blade. Sets of blade frequency values are compared to determine a change in the blade frequency values for each rotating blade to provide the indication of blade health.
US09739166B1
A number of variations may include a method for increasing peak flow in a variable geometry turbine turbocharger comprising: by-passing fluid flow to a turbine impeller by forming at least one internal by-pass passage through at least one of a lower vane ring of a vane pack assembly or a turbine housing below the lower vane ring; providing a first end of a vane component within the at least one internal by-pass passage; and using the first end of the vane component as a rotary valve to control fluid flow through the at least one internal by-pass passage.
US09739161B2
A fuel injector comprises a swirler and the swirler comprises a plurality of vanes, a first member and a second member. The second member is arranged coaxially around the first member and the vanes extend radially between the first and second members. The vanes have leading edges and the second member has an upstream end. The leading edges of the vanes extend with radial and axial components from the first member to the upstream end of the second member and the radially outer ends of the leading edges of the vanes form arches with the upstream end of the second member. The arrangement of the swirler enables the fuel injector to be built by direct laser deposition.
US09739160B2
An adjustable blade root spring device for turbine blade fixation in turbomachinery. The device is designed to be placed in a space in a rotor disk cavity adjacent to a tip of a blade root fir tree, where the device applies a radial outward force on the turbine blade to fix the blade position in the rotor disk. The device includes an accordion-shaped spring which is compressed by a bolt and a coil spring. When the accordion spring is compressed in length, it increases in height and makes contact with the rotor disk and the turbine blade. The force of the accordion spring on the turbine blade can be adjusted via the bolt, and the coil spring provides an increased compliance range. The device can be inserted into the space without scraping against the blade root or the rotor disk, and expanded once it is in position.
US09739158B2
An airfoil member is disclosed having an attachment feature such as a fir tree or dovetail design that includes a curved profile formed from a combination of curves. In one embodiment, the curved profile can be a compound curve formed by a forward curve and a rearward curve that are joined at a point of common tangency. In another embodiment, the curved profile can include curves that do not meet at a common tangency. A cut out can be formed in the curved profile. In some forms, the cut out is formed on a pressure face of the attachment feature.
US09739155B2
A turbine blade that includes an airfoil defined by a concave shaped pressure side outer wall and a convex shaped suction side outer wall that connect along leading and trailing edges and, therebetween, form a radially extending chamber for receiving the flow of a coolant. The turbine blade further may include a rib configuration that partitions the chamber of the airfoil into radially extending flow passages. A first flow passage may include a first side on which turbulators are positioned, wherein each of the turbulators comprises a canted configuration.
US09739152B1
A clip for attachment as an edge. The clip having two symmetric sides, each side composed of five arcs. A first arc of the side starting at the midpoint of the nose having a radius of 0.2476 inches and an arc length of 0.22395 inches. A second arc connected to the first arc having a radius of 0.5832 inches and an arc length of 0.0947 inches. A third arc connected to the second arc having a radius of 0.4636 inches and an arc length of 0.1682 inches. A fourth arc connected to the third arc having a radius of 0.3822 inches and an arc length of 0.2263 inches. A fifth arc connected to the fourth arc having an arc having a radius of 0.3291 inches and an arc length of 0.1917 inches. The fifth arc of each side forming the slot end on the clip.
US09739144B2
An apparatus and method to improve transmission of mud pulse telemetry signals is described. A mud pulser is placed in series with a water hammer pulse valve. While generating pulse signals, the mud pulser modulates the flow of mud downstream to the pulse valve. The pulse valve, which cycles at a frequency that is proportional to the flow rate through the tool, operates at a frequency that is effectively modulated by the mud pulser. A sensor that may be at the surface receives a mud pulse signal that comprises both an amplitude modulated component as well as a frequency modulated component.
US09739136B2
A method for calibrating sensors in a drilling apparatus provided with a movable carrier, a frame, a boom assembly mounted to rotate about a turning axis vertical to the frame, and an angle sensor for measuring the turning angle of the boom assembly and gravity-based inclination sensors for measuring inclination. When the boom assembly is turned in relation to the frame, the value of the turning angle and the inclination values provided by the inclination sensors are measured, and on the basis of the measured values, deviation of the values of the inclination sensors from the real inclination angle value are determined.
US09739134B2
The present application provides a method for characterizing reservoir micro pore structures, in particular structures smaller than 50 nm and a system therefore. The method can include fabricating a reservoir sheet; fabricating a reservoir sheet electrode using the reservoir sheet; depositing crystal substance in inner pores of the reservoir sheet of the reservoir sheet electrode using chemical deposition; obtaining the crystal substance by removing rock portions of the reservoir sheet in which the crystal substance is deposited; and scanning the shapes of the obtained crystal substance, the result of the scanning being the reservoir micro pore structure.
US09739132B2
A well treatment fluid includes an aqueous-based fluid, a crosslinked CMHEC polymer, and a crosslinker. The CMHEC polymer exhibits a DS of 0.2 to 0.6 and a MS of 2.0 to 2.5. The well treatment fluid exhibits a viscosity of at least about 100 cP. A well treatment method includes crosslinking a CMHEC polymer in an aqueous-based fluid at a pH of at least about 6. The crosslinking increases a viscosity of the well treatment fluid to at least about 100 cP. A well is treated with the well treatment fluid at a temperature of at least about 200° F. Another well treatment method includes forming a well treatment fluid from produced water that has a TDS content of at least about 150,000 ppm. The crosslinking increases a viscosity of the well treatment fluid to at least about 100 cP.
US09739131B2
The invention concerns a method for stimulating a treatment zone near a wellbore area in fluid connection with at least one porous zone of a subterranean formation, said method comprising the steps of generating (S1a) at least one electrical discharge in said wellbore at a distance from the at least one porous zone in order to propagate at least one shock wave adapted to fracture said treatment zone and introducing (S2a) a chemical agent within said treatment zone for increasing the permeability of said treatment zone.
US09739128B2
A system including a frac system with a hydraulic energy transfer system configured to exchange pressures between a first fluid and a second fluid, and a flush system configured remove particulate out of the hydraulic energy transfer system.
US09739124B2
A process includes: (a) injecting a steam composition into a subterranean location containing bitumen, the steam composition containing an alkylene glycol ether and steam, wherein the alkylene glycol ether is other than a glycol ether amine; and (b) recovering bitumen from the subterranean location to above the ground.
US09739121B2
A pressure intensifier for morphing tubulars downhole. An elongate mandrel defines an inner bore, being co-axially located within an elongate hollow outer cylindrical body to form a co-axial annular bore therebetween. Pistons are mounted upon the mandrel with each piston having an annular fluid facing face extending across the annular bore, with fluid communication between the inner bore and the annular bore to act upon each face. Stops are located on an inner surface of the outer cylindrical body to limit travel of each piston. A morph fluid is located in the annular bore between an opposing face of a first piston and a first stop, with the first stop having delivery ports to deliver the morph fluid at a greater pressure than the pressure of fluid delivered through the inner bore.
US09739120B2
A method of activating a downhole tool can include configuring the tool having an electrical power source, an electrical load, control circuitry which controls the electrical load, and a switch which selectively permits current flow between the power source and the circuitry, and generating electricity, thereby causing the switch to permit current flow between the power source and the circuitry. A downhole tool can include an electrical power source, an electrical load, control circuitry, a switch which selectively permits current flow between the power source and the circuitry, and a generator. Another method can include displacing a fluid and/or an object at the tool, generating electricity in response to the displacing, permitting current flow between an electrical power source and a control circuitry in response to the generating and, after the permitting and in response to detection of a predetermined signal, the circuitry causing activation of an electrical load.
US09739110B2
The emergency valve assembly (5) for extraction wells according to the invention comprises A) an external housing (50) and B) a rotating stopper (54). The pass-through duct (52) is arranged for the passage of a production and/or drilling line arranged for containing and carrying, through at least one relative pipe (9), extraction fluids such as, for example, petroleum, oil, water, sludge, rock debris and/or earth, natural gas, or other fluids extracted from an underground reservoir. The valve (5) also comprises a stopper drive (56), arranged for actuating the rotating stopper (54) making it rotate so as to shear the production or perforation line passing through it, in particular shearing the pipe (9) and closing the pass-through duct (52). The pass-through duct (52, 520) has a minimum passage section having a diameter equal to or greater than seven inches. It provides an effective additional safety measure in the case of emergencies.
US09739105B2
A slip component for a downhole tool has a bearing surface that is hard surface treated. The slip component, which can be a slip or other component of a slip mechanism used on a packer, bridge plug, or other downhole tool, is composed of a non-metallic base material, such as plastic, composite, or ceramic. To hard surface treat the slip component, at least the bearing surface is positioned relative to an ion sputtering apparatus. An intermediate layer is first bonded onto the bearing surface by ion sputtering an intermediate material onto the non-metallic base material of the slip component. Then, the bearing surface of the slip component is positioned relative to an electrosparking apparatus, which has an electrode composed of a selected external material for depositing on the slip component. Using the electrosparking apparatus, an external layer is bonded at least on the bearing surface.
US09739104B2
A conveyor apparatus (2), so-called injector head, to enable feeding of e.g. continuous tubing (7) or coiled tubing through the conveyor apparatus (2) to or from a wellhead and a well below and related to use of well tools. A pair of oppositely located, co-operatively movable, segmented continuous belts (28; 29) are installed in an apparatus frame (21), each belt comprising a plurality of interconnected gripper shoe carriers (30) carried and movable by means of a pair of continuous belt drive chains (31; 32), wherein the carrier (30) has roller means (35) configured roll against an elongate counter-force member (37), a so-called skate, associated with the frame (21), wherein a gripper shoe (38; 52) is co-operative with each carrier (30) to positively engage the tubing (7), and wherein a pair of said counter-force members (37) being adapted to interact with a respective belt (28; 29). The counter-force member (37) has an elongate part (37′) and integral therewith a plurality of pairs of substantially V-shaped elements (37″) extending with their V-legs (37′″) laterally from oppositely located side edges of the elongate part (37′) towards an apex (37″″) of the V-shaped element.
US09739099B2
A process for applying an insulative coating to a mandrel can be used in an electromagnetic telemetry antenna assembly. One process includes applying a bond coat to at least a portion of an outer radial surface of a mandrel; applying an electrical isolation layer to the bond coat; applying a first sealant layer to the electrical isolation layer; and heat treating the mandrel in an oven.
US09739098B2
A method that includes providing an assembled drilling rig on a first supportive surface at a first drill site, the assembled drilling rig having a walking system associated therewith, the walking system being configured to translate and rotate relative to the assembled drilling rig to displace the assembled drilling rig; actuating the walking system to lift the assembled drilling rig to a clearance height, relative to the first supportive surface; positioning a trailer under the assembled drilling rig; wherein the trailer includes a platform located above a plurality of wheels; supporting the assembled drilling rig on the trailer platform; and relocating the assembled drilling rig from the first drill site to a second drill site by rolling the wheels across the ground.
US09739093B2
A cutting element for an earth-boring tool includes a body having a longitudinal axis, a generally planar volume of hard material carried by the body, and a sensor affixed to the body. The sensor may be configured to sense at least one of stress and strain. An earth-boring tool includes a cutting element disposed at least partially within a pocket of a body. Methods of forming cutting elements comprise securing a generally planar volume of hard material to a body, attaching a sensor to the body, and configuring the sensor. Methods of forming earth-boring tools comprise forming a cutting element and securing the cutting element within a recess in a body of the earth-boring tool. Methods of forming wellbores comprise rotating an earth-boring tool comprising a cutting element and measuring at least one of stress and strain.
US09739080B2
Provided is a device for opening and closing a sliding door, of which collinearly placed doors slide respectively to overlap each other such that the sliding door is opened or closed. The device includes a sliding portion formed on a surface on which doors come into contact with each other in order to prevent the doors from interfering with each other when the doors are opened; a pair of rail frames formed on a top surface of the furniture and provided with a rail protruding upwardly such that each door is slid forward and backward on the rail, the rail having both sides in which bending portions are formed; and rotational members, each of which is installed to one side of a connection bracket to be rotatable in a curved section of the bending portion while being lifted and slid on the rail.
US09739079B1
A hidden, corner hinge assembly for a display case includes: (a) a fixed, inner rail with an interior space with an opening, (b) a movable, door rail with a semi-enclosed, interior space with a opening that is adapted to allow the adjoining fixed, inner rail to pass into and out of this opening when the display case's door moves between closed and open positions, (c) inner rail posts mounted within the semi-enclosed, interior spaces, (d) a first and a second link, each with an end that rotatably attaches to a rail post in each of the semi-enclosed, interior spaces, and (e) wherein the locations of the post mountings and the configurations and lengths of the link are set so as to allow the display case's door to open by moving inward and away from the vertical edge where the hinge assembly is being used.
US09739078B2
A vehicle and a hood release system are provided. The vehicle may include a hood release lever disposed within a vehicle cabin connected to a hood latch assembly and a step assembly disposed within a front portion of the vehicle. The hood release lever may be configured to release the step assembly from a stowed to a deployed position in coordination with releasing the hood latch from a primary latching position to a secondary latching position. The step assembly may be configured to release the hood latch from the secondary latching position to allow the hood to fully open.
US09739073B2
A roof rack of a collapsible tent includes a tent rack and roof poles. The tent rack includes stand columns, tent poles and support poles. The top end of the stand column is fixedly disposed with a top base, a slide base is slidably connected to the stand column to slide up and down along the stand column, the first end of the tent pole is pivoted joint to the top base, the first end of the stand column is pivoted joint to the slide base, the second end of the support pole is pivoted joint to the tent pole; the stand column, the slide base, the tent pole and the support pole form a linkage mechanism, the slide base slides up and down along the stand column to drive the tent rack to unfold and fold; the roof pole is movably connected to the linkage mechanism.
US09739060B2
A pre-engineered metal building configured to reduce air leakage through the shell of the building by providing an insulation system for fully sealing an enclosed space within the structural frame of the building. The insulation system includes a vapor barrier that defines the enclosed space, at least one insulation layer, and a continuous air barrier. Roof sheeting and side wall facing are attachable to the structural frame to form a shell about the building, and at least a portion of the insulation system is positioned between the shell and the structural frame.
US09739057B2
A ceiling system in one embodiment includes a support grid including intersecting grid support members and grid openings formed between the grid support members. A vertical baffle is positioned in a grid opening and is attached to the support grid. The baffle includes opposing front and rear faces extending between opposing lateral sides of the baffle. First and second mounting grooves formed in the baffle engage and support the baffle from the grid. In one embodiment, one of the mounting grooves is disposed in each lateral side to support the baffle from opposite sides. The baffle may further include a third mounting groove formed in the rear face which engages the support grid to help align and squarely register the baffle with respect to the grid for clean linear visuals. In one embodiment, the grid support members may have a standard T-shaped cross section.
US09739054B2
A fire-rated receiver channel includes at least one intumescent or other fire-resistant material strip. The receiver channel can nest with a framing member, such as metal tracks, headers, header tracks, sill plates, bottom tracks, metal studs, wood studs or wall partitions, and placed at a perimeter of a wall assembly to create a fire block arrangement. In other arrangements, a track assembly includes two nested tracks, an inner track and outer track. The assembly is designed so that the outside width of the outer track is equal to or less than the outside width of the inner track to present a substantially flush external surface for attachment of exterior sheathing elements when the assembly is used in an external wall.
US09739047B2
Provided is a non-point pollutant source treatment apparatus. The non-point pollutant source treatment apparatus includes an inlet pipe for allowing initial polluted rain (raw) water to flow therethrough, a settling tank coupled to the inlet pipe and storing raw water flowing from the inlet pipe, a drain part disposed at one side of an inside of the settling tank directly under the inlet pipe, and coupled to a drain pipe so as to discharge raw water contained in the settling tank into the outlet pipe, a purifying member disposed at the other side of the settling tank and including purifying plates with inlet holes, a filtering part coupled to an upper portion of the settling tank and filtering foreign substances from raw water, and a backwashing tank coupled to an upper portion of the filtering part and including a purified water pipe.
US09739046B2
A modular storm water retention system and method for exemplary uses collecting and temporarily retaining storm water run-off. The system includes a plurality of modular retaining units which are selectively connected together to form an interior chamber volume for collecting storm water run-off directed into the chamber volume. A plurality of modular trays are engaged with the top portions of the respective retention units to prevent relative movement of the retention units and eliminate, or substantially reduce, the need for porous material to be installed in and around the retention units greatly increasing the excavation void space usable for water collection and retention. The trays further support the backfill material and prevent passage of the backfill material into the void space below the trays.
US09739045B1
A concealed-shower drain assembly has a rigid vertical flange continuously joined in fixed orientation along one side of a rigid horizontal deck member. An opening in the horizontal deck leads to a sealed drain box on the underside of the deck. A drain pipe at the bottom of the drain box provides egress of waste shower water from the drain box. A removable access panel is supported in the deck opening by a plurality of support posts affixed to the interior wall of the drain box. A continuous gap between the periphery of the access panel and the sides of the opening in the horizontal deck provides a flow path for shower waste water into the drain box. The drain assembly can be securely attached in place in a shower stall by nailing or screwing the rigid vertical flange directly to the framing of the shower stall.
US09739042B1
The present invention relates to a water disposable system comprised of a connecting member having first side connected to at least one unwanted water source and one valve to control the flow of an unwanted water. A toilet water tank is connected a second side of the connecting member, wherein the water tank comprises: a strainer in a stand pipe; a two float system, wherein a first float is set at a minimum tank volume water line, and a second float set at maximum tank volume water line. A button is coupled with a second float allowing the intake of the fresh water from the fresh water pipe upon actuation. A transparent window or gauge is positioned on the front wall of the tank for determining the volume of water in the toilet tank.
US09739040B2
A sanitary fitting having at least one first actuating element, in particular for setting the temperature and/or volume of mixed water, and having at least one second actuating element for setting the volume of hot water. In order to set the volume of hot water, a valve element, in particular a solenoid valve, which is electrically controllable by the second actuating element, is arranged in the hot water flow path.
US09739037B2
A construction machine includes an engine, a load estimation unit that estimates a pump power absorption, a regeneration/powering power demand calculation unit that calculates a regeneration/powering power demand according to a state of charge in an electrical storage device, an engine power demand calculation unit that calculates an engine power demand based on the power absorption and regeneration/powering power demand, and a motor generator control unit that performs rotational speed control or torque control. The control unit includes a control switching unit that switches the rotational speed and the torque control according to the engine power demand and the rotational speed of the engine. The control switching unit switches from the torque control to the rotational speed control when during performance of the torque control, the engine power demand increases and the rotational speed of the engine becomes lower than a predetermined rotational speed.
US09739027B2
A perimeter pile anchor foundation is built by forming a plurality of individual perimeter pile anchors in a large generally circular pattern to form a perimeter wall. The individual pile anchors are contiguous, each pile overlapping the adjacent piles on either side. The overlapping pile anchors form an arch such that compression and friction between the pile anchors resist soil caving and sloughing pressure when soil inside the perimeter wall is excavated, enabling the perimeter pile foundation to be effectively constructed in weak saturated soils and/or cohesionless sands that will not allow conventional concrete foundation excavations. A concrete foundation ring is formed inside the pile perimeter wall to support a tall and/or heavy tower or other structure subject to high upset forces.
US09739020B2
A conveyor system adapted for use on an asphalt paver comprising a conveyor system frame, a first pulley that is rotatably mounted to the frame, a second pulley that is rotatably mounted to the frame and spaced apart from the first pulley, and a belt having a pulley-contacting surface and an asphalt-contacting surface and being disposed around the first pulley and the second pulley. The preferred conveyor system also comprises a wiper that is adapted to remove asphaltic material from the asphalt-contacting surface of the belt and a means for rotating the first pulley that is adapted to rotate the first pulley. The preferred conveyor system is adapted to convey asphaltic material between a first area adjacent to the second pulley and a second area adjacent to the first pulley. A method for conveying asphaltic material in a paver comprising providing a conveyor system and conveying asphaltic material.
US09739013B2
A low ignition propensity cigarette has wrapping paper (6) wrapping filling material into a rod-like shape, and the wrapping paper (6) includes highly conducting bands (10) formed by calendering and arranged in a longitudinal direction of the cigarette, the highly conducting bands (10) having higher thermal conductivity than inherent thermal conductivity of the wrapping paper (6), and burning depression bands (16) formed in the wrapping paper (6) and superposed upon the respective highly conducting bands (10).
US09739012B1
Augmented reality techniques for monitoring and controlling continuous sheetmaking systems superimpose real-time sheet quality measurements onto images of the sheet and/or machine during production. A portable, hand-held computer device that is equipped with a camera, such as a tablet or smartphone, enables an operator to direct the device at the sheet along specific locations of the papermaking machine and view an indication of one or more quality measurements that are superimposed over the image of the paper. The operator can assess and resolve problems associated with the sheet being produced and/or machine.
US09739008B2
A method for treating an aromatic polyamide filament or yarn to improve its adhesion to rubber wherein, the method comprises exposing the filament or yarn to a first mixture of reagents comprising multi-functional isocyanate oligomers and multi-functional epoxy oligomers, wherein the ratio of total isocyanate groups to total epoxy groups in the mixture is in the range of from 0.8 to 1.2, and heating the exposed filament or yarn to a temperature of at least 100 degrees C. whereby the epoxy and isocyanate oligomers cross-link and form a network on the surface of the filament or yarn.
US09739007B2
A dryer monitoring system receives dryer information from one or more sensors concerning operation of one or more dryers, such as clothes dryers. For example, the dryer monitoring system may receive temperature and/or humidity information from one or more dryers. The dryer monitor analyzes the dryer data to determine whether textiles in the dryer are dry. The dryer monitor may analyze one or more states and/or one or more indicators (patterns in the dryer data) during the dryness determination.
US09739002B2
The pile cutter 10 according to the invention allows tufted goods to be produced using materials which, for example, have a friction-reducing coating for forming a dirt-repellant surface that is soft to the touch. Such materials are known to be problematic in the production of pile and occasionally irregular pile is produced. Adjacent to the narrow cutting edge 25 of the pile cutter 10 according to the invention is a comparatively broader step 27 and 33, which prevents the loop from slipping, without cutting into the latter.
US09738993B2
A manufacturing method of carbon nanofibers at a high activity is provided. Further, carbon nanofibers produced by the manufacturing method and being excellent in electric conductivity, crystallinity and dispersibility is provided.By a manufacturing method of carbon nanofibers in which an active species including cobalt as a chief component is employed as a catalyst and carbon monoxide is used as a carbon source, wherein said catalyst has 3 to 150 mass % of said active species carried on a carrier composed of a magnesium-containing oxide having a specific surface area of 0.01 to 5 m2/g, and a reaction temperature, partial pressure of carbon monoxide and a flow rate of raw material gas is controlled, CNFs that are excellent in electric conductivity, crystallinity and dispersibility can be manufactured at high activity, so that carbon nanofibers that is excellent in electric conductivity, crystallinity and dispersibility is obtained.
US09738986B2
The present invention refers to a method of manufacturing layered metal oxide particles, the method comprising: placing a metal electrode in an electrolyte; and applying an electrical voltage to the electrode, wherein the metal electrode forms the anode, to form a metal oxide layer on the electrode surface, wherein the electrical voltage applied is higher than the breakdown voltage of the metal oxide, thereby breaking down the metal oxide layer formed on the electrode surface into metal oxide particles that react with the electrolyte to form the layered metal oxide particles. The present invention also refers to a layered metal oxide particle obtained from the method, and a method of manufacturing a crystalline metal oxide nanosheet or a crystalline metal oxide nanoribbon.
US09738982B2
This invention is an apparatus and a method for continuously generating a hydride gas of M1 which is substantially free of oxygen in a divided electrochemical cell. An impermeable partition or a combination of an impermeable partition and a porous diaphragm can be used to divide the electrochemical cell. The divided electrochemical cell has an anode chamber and a cathode chamber, wherein the cathode chamber has a cathode comprising M1, the anode chamber has an anode comprising M2 and is capable of generating oxygen, an aqueous electrolyte solution comprising a hydroxide M3OH partially filling the divided electrochemical cell. Hydride gas generated in the cathode chamber and oxygen generated in the anode chamber are removed through independent outlets. M1 can be selenium, phosphorous, silicon, metal or metal alloy, M2 is metal or metal alloy suitable for anionic oxygen generation, and M3 is NH4 or an alkali or alkaline earth metal.
US09738978B2
A manufacturing method for steel sheets for containers produces steel sheets with excellent film adhesion qualities. This steel sheet for containers has, on a steel sheet, a chemical conversion coating with a metal Zr content of 1-100 mg/m2, a P content of 0.1-50 mg/m2, and an F content of no more than 0.1 mg/m2, upon which is formed a phenolic resin layer with a C content of 0.1-50 mg/m2. Moreover, the manufacturing method for steel sheets for containers is a method for obtaining the steel sheet for containers wherein the chemical conversion coating is formed on the steel sheet by subjecting the steel sheet to immersion in or electrolytic treatment with a treatment solution containing Zr ions, phosphoric acid ions, and F ions; and subsequently, the steel sheet upon which the chemical conversion coating has been formed is immersed in, or undergoes topical application of, an aqueous solution containing phenolic resin, then dried.
US09738976B2
The present disclosure includes various assemblies to be used with one or more energy storage devices. In one embodiment, an energy storage device assembly can include a plurality of energy storage devices, and each of these energy storage devices can include a first projecting electrode and a second projecting electrode. The energy storage devices can be connected to each other through a weld, which can directly bond the adjacent first and second projecting electrodes of adjacent energy storage devices to one another. This configuration can allow each of the energy storage devices to be connected together in series.
US09738974B2
A susceptor, comprising: a base part; multiple holders distributed on the base part for accommodating wafers; an inner ring connected to the base part; and an outer ring detachably connected to the base part and separated from the inner ring; wherein the inner ring and the outer ring separate the holders from one another. A susceptor, comprising: a base part; multiple holders distributed on the base part for accommodating wafers; a cover comprising a first surface facing the base part, and a second surface opposite to the first surface; a first positioning structure; a second positioning structure formed in the first surface; and a third positioning structure formed in the base part, wherein the cover connects to the base part by associating the first positioning structure with the second positioning structure and the third positioning structure.
US09738973B2
The present invention relates to tools and system designs for chemical vapor deposition (CVD) systems and CVD synthesis used to deposit one or more thin film layers onto a flexible substrate or to grow nano-structured materials on large area flexible substrates and, more particularly, to scalable CVD coating and nanostructure manufacturing including CVD thin films and nano-structured materials such as nanotubes, nanowires and nanosheets.
US09738971B2
Vapor deposition methods to form Group 8-containing films are disclosed. The vapor of a Group-8 containing film forming composition is introduced into a reactor containing a substrate. The Group 8-containing film forming compositions comprise silylamide-containing precursors, particularly {Fe[N(SiMe3)2]2}2. At least part of the silylamide-containing precursor is deposited onto the substrate to from the Group 8-containing film.
US09738966B2
Methods of forming chemically pure metal films are provided. The methods use electron beam deposition at a high mean deposition rate to form high purity metal films on deposition substrates. By using a high mean deposition rate, the melting point of the metal to be deposited is reached at the metal source surface during the deposition. As a result, the rate of transfer of impurities present in the metal source to the surface of the deposition substrate is so small that the deposited metal films are substantially free of impurity elements.
US09738958B2
Provided is an austenitic, lightweight, high-strength steel sheet having a high yield ratio and ductility and a method for producing the same, and more particularly, to a high-strength steel sheet for automotive interior panels, exterior panels, and structural parts, and a method for producing the steel sheet. The steel sheet may be a hot-rolled steel sheet, a cold-rolled steel sheet, or a plated steel sheet. The steel sheet includes, by weight %, C: 0.6% to 1.0%, Si: 0.1% to 2.5%, Mn: 10% to 15%, P: 0.02% or less, S: 0.015% or less, Al: 5% to 8%, Ti: 0.01% to 0.20%, N: 0.02% or less, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein the steel sheet has a specific gravity of 7.4 g/cm3 and a Mn/Al ratio of 2 to 3.
US09738955B2
An aluminum alloy has a low thermal conductivity at room temperature (25° C.) and a high thermal conductivity at high temperature (200° C.). The aluminum alloy includes 1˜2 wt % of magnesium (Mg), 1˜2 wt % of copper (Cu), 1˜2 wt % of zinc (Zn), 0.5˜2 wt % of nickel (Ni), and the remainder of aluminum (Al) and inevitable impurities.
US09738952B2
A hydrogen storing alloy containing only a few impurities leading to a short circuit where the yield can be maintained even when the alloy is subjected to magnetic separation treatment. A hydrogen storing alloy includes a matrix phase having an AB5 type crystal structure, the alloy having a misch metal (referred to as “Mm”) in an A-site in an ABx composition and having any one or at least one of Ni, Al, Mn, and Co in a B-site in the ABx composition, wherein the ratio (referred to as “ABx”) of the total number of moles of elements comprising the B site to the total number of moles of elements comprising the A site is 5.00
US09738951B1
The present invention is directed to an alloy usable for jewelry applications in which the color can be classified as white, the alloy contains both platinum and palladium and is at a metal cost or lower than that of traditional palladium-containing jewelry alloys, and is commercially age hardenable through heat treatment.
US09738937B1
A method for identifying and enumerating candidate target cells within a biological fluid specimen is described. The method includes obtaining a biological fluid specimen, preparing the biological fluid specimen by staining cell features in the biological fluid specimen, capturing a digital image having a plurality of color channels of the biological fluid specimen, and applying image analysis to the digital image. A computer program product for identifying candidate target cells within a biological fluid specimen is also described. The computer program comprises instructions to cause a processor to carry out the image analysis.
US09738935B2
Six new mutations were found in exon 19 of the EGFR gene, the exon that is often mutated in tumors. The invention comprises methods of detecting the mutations, methods of prognosis and methods of predicting response to treatment based on the presence of absence of the mutations.
US09738933B2
Disclosed herein is a method of using erythroid expression levels of RNF41 as a predictive biomarker for responsiveness to lenalidomide (LEN) in patients with non-del(5q) MDS.
US09738931B2
Blood plasma of pregnant women contains fetal and (generally >90%) maternal circulatory extracellular DNA. Most of said fetal DNA contains ≦500 base pairs, said maternal DNA having a greater size. Separation of circulatory extracellular DNA of <500 base pairs results in separation of fetal from maternal DNA. A fraction of a blood plasma or serum sample of a pregnant woman containing, due to size separation (e.g. by chromatography, density gradient centrifugation or nanotechnological methods), extracellular DNA substantially comprising ≦500 base pairs is useful for non-invasive detection of fetal genetic traits (including the fetal RhD gene in pregnancies at risk for HDN; fetal Y chromosome-specific sequences in pregnancies at risk for X chromosome-linked disorders; chromosomal aberrations; hereditary Mendelian genetic disorders and corresponding genetic markers; and traits decisive for paternity determination) by e.g. PCR, ligand chain reaction or probe hybridization techniques, or nucleic acid arrays.
US09738928B2
The present invention relates to a method for the determination of a nucleic acid sequence by physical manipulation. The method is based on the precise determination of the localization of the replicating fork on the template by measuring the physical distance between one end of the molecule and the fork. This allows the determination of the physical location of the site where a pause or a blockage of the replication occurs, and deducing therefrom information on the sequence of the nucleic acid.
US09738923B2
Lyophilized biological reagents, such as enzymes (e.g., PCR reagents) and antibodies, are provided that include a wax component. Thus, in some aspects, a method is provided for storing a biological reagent comprising formulating the reagent into a lyophilized composition including a wax component. Methods for using such lyophilized reagents are likewise provided.
US09738920B2
An analysis technique can be performed to quantify the digestible protein content of a protein-containing sample outside the body of a living organism. Traditionally, protein digestibility is evaluated in vivo, for example using a rat subject to measure protein digestibility after being fed the protein-containing sample. In some examples, an in vitro technique involves enzymatically digesting the protein-containing sample to simulate digestion that would occur inside a mammalian body. The sample can then be optically analyzed to measure the amount of reactive amine present in the sample, which can provide an indication of the amount of amino acid released during digestion. In some examples, the measured reactive amine value is adjusted to account for the stronger and/or weaker optical response of certain amino acids due to their relative reactivity with an optical tagging agent. Thereafter, an in vivo protein digestibility value can be calculated based on adjusted amine concentration.
US09738917B2
A biological indicator for determining the effectiveness of a sterilization process is disclosed having a package and carrier integral therewith. The package includes a first sheet and a second sheet having a bottom portion, side portions and a top portion. The first and second sheets are joined together generally along a periphery of the first and second sheets by a peelable adhesive. A carrier having a plurality of spores thereon for determining the effectiveness of a sterilization process is attached to the package between the first and second sheets and at least a portion of the resealable adhesive. The package may be opened and subsequently partially or fully closed to enclose the carrier.
US09738909B1
A method is provided to transform biomass. Non-food biomass is preprocessed. Then, fermentation is processed to generate ethanol. Ethanol is dehydrated through a catalyst to generate ethylene. After the dehydration, oligomerization is processed with a catalyst to transform ethylene into olefins having 6˜20 carbon atoms (C6˜C20). The olefins are hydrotreated into alkanes. Thus, C6˜C20 hydrocarbons having long carbon chains are formed. The hydrocarbons having 6˜10 carbon atoms can be used as gasoline; those having 8˜16 carbon atoms, jet fuel; and those having 16˜20 carbon atoms, diesel. On generating ethanol, byproducts of lignin may be generated. The byproducts can be processed through depolymerization/deoxygenation to generate aromatic hydrocarbons or can be gasified to generate methanol or dimethyl ether. By further processing dehydration, aromatic hydrocarbons are generated to be mixed into gasoline, jet fuel or diesel. Or, the lignin byproducts are gasified to generate syngas.
US09738900B2
The invention relates to transgenic plants with improved growth and nitrogen use efficiency expressing nitrate transporter gene, methods of making such plants and methods for improving growth and nitrogen use efficiency.
US09738893B2
The present invention provides a method of quantifying miR-185 as a potential biomarker in lipid disorder or cardiovascular diseases in human. The present invention also provides a method of modulating miR-185 in regulating LDL and cholesterol metabolism in cells. The present invention has therapeutic potential in the treatment of cholesterol/LDL related cardiovascular diseases in humans.
US09738886B2
The present invention relates to an apparatus for preparing enzyme-immobilized beads used for preparation of tagatose, and a method for preparing enzyme-immobilized beads using the same. More specifically, the present invention relates to an apparatus for preparing enzyme-immobilized beads, comprising a nozzle with an inside diameter of 0.1-1 mm having a cylindrical lower end and comprising a cut-type liquid outlet (cut perpendicularly to the vertical axis of the nozzle) formed at the lower end, and a method for preparing enzyme-immobilized beads using the same.
US09738880B2
The present disclosure relates to methods of treating diseases states such as lysosomal storage diseases and/or neurodegenerative diseases. Also disclosed are one or more compositions that may be useful for one or more of the disclosed methods, including compositions that may comprise acid β-glucosidase (GCase) protein comprising one or more mutations, peptides of acid β-glucosidase, and DNA vectors and cell lines related to acid β-glucosidase peptides or proteins.
US09738878B2
Isolated peptides comprising sequences derived from the protein integrase of HIV-1, as well as their analogs, mixtures, conjugates with permeability enhancing moieties, and pharmaceutical compositions are disclosed. The peptides and compositions are capable of selectively killing HIV-1 infected cells and are used in treatment of HIV infection and AIDS.
US09738876B2
Disclosed are mutant DNA polymerases having improved extension rates relative to a corresponding, unmodified polymerase. The mutant polymerases are useful in a variety of disclosed primer extension methods. Also disclosed are related compositions, including recombinant nucleic acids, vectors, and host cells, which are useful, e.g., for production of the mutant DNA polymerases.
US09738867B2
A perfusion bioreactor includes at least one ultrasonic transducer that can acoustically generate a multi-dimensional standing wave. The standing wave can be used to retain cells in the bioreactor, and can also be utilized to dewater or further harvest product from the waste materials produced in a bioreactor.
US09738857B2
The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods for cleaning medical and dental instruments. The disclosed compositions are preferably non-foaming or generate low foam to allow visual inspection of the cleaning process as well as safe handling of the instruments. The disclosed compositions preferably employ select proteases, a carbonate and a nonionic surfactant.
US09738854B2
The present invention pertains to the use of 3-(cyclohex-1-en-1-yl)propionates in enhancing, improving or modifying the fragrance of perfumes, colognes, toilet waters, fabric care products, personal products, and the like, and in counteracting malodors.
US09738849B2
The invention provides a lubricating composition containing (a) an oil of lubricating viscosity, (b) a phosphite having at least one hydrocarbyl group that has 4 or more carbon atoms, and (c) a compound derived from a hydroxy-carboxylic acid. The invention further relates to the use of the lubricating composition in an internal combustion engine.
US09738847B2
Provided herein are compositions containing at least one estolide compound and at least one ene and/or Diels Alder compound. In certain embodiments, the addition of at least one ene and/or Diels Alder compound to an estolide-containing composition may improve the cold temperature, viscometric, and/or anti-wear properties of the composition.
US09738839B1
This invention relates to the conversion or hydrotreatment of petroleum or coal derived liquids in a novel ebullated-bed reactor system. The novel processing scheme results in a much simpler and less costly (investment and annual operating) ebullated-bed reaction system through the elimination of the high pressure, high temperature separator, hydrogen purification plant, and recycle gas compressor as well as a smaller hydrogen make-up compressor all resulting in substantial operational and construction efficiency.
US09738835B2
The invention relates to a process for performing a Fischer Tropsch reaction in a reactor comprising at least two reactor tubes, a coolant chamber, and a gas distribution system below the coolant chamber, whereby at least two reactor tubes extend through the coolant chamber and one or more highly porous catalysts, said catalyst(s) having a size of at least 1 mm and comprising a porous body and a catalyst material, whereby the porous body has a porosity within the range of between 50 and 98 volume %.
US09738833B2
A two-stage reactor is disclosed for the conversion of solid particulate biomass material. The reactor is designed to maximize conversion of the solid biomass material, while limiting excess cracking of primary reaction products. The two-stage reactor comprises a first stage rector, in which solid biomass material is thermally pyrolyzed to primary reaction products. The primary reaction products are catalytically converted in a second stage reactor.
US09738831B2
A liquid crystal composition is described, containing a chiral agent and achiral component T containing at least one compound 1 having an unsubstituted or methyl group-substituted dioxane ring and having at least one —COO— or —CF2O— as a connecting group, and exhibiting an optically isotropic liquid crystal phase.
US09738822B2
A well cementing composition comprises water, an inorganic cement, a gas generating agent and a gas stabilizer. The gas generating agent may contain materials that release hydrogen gas, carbon dioxide gas or nitrogen gas or combinations thereof. The gas stabilizer comprises an aqueous mixture comprising polyglycols, oxyalkylates and methanol, or coco trimethyl ammonium chloride, or a mixture comprising ammonium fatty alcohol ether sulfate and ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, or combinations thereof. When used to cement a subterranean well, the compositions improve the compressive strength, increase the rate at which compressive strength develops, preserve cement homogeneity, or enhance cement expansion or a combination thereof.
US09738821B2
A cement composition for use in a well that penetrates a subterranean formation comprises: a calcium aluminate cement or calcium magnesia cement; water; a fluid loss additive; and a suspending agent, wherein the suspending agent is a polymer and wherein the polymer: (A) is amphoteric; (B) has a molecular weight greater than 100,000; and (C) does not increase the fluid loss of the cement composition greater than 15% at a temperature of 145° F. (63° C.) and a pressure differential of 1,000 psi (7 MPa) compared to a cement composition consisting of the cement, the water, and the fluid loss additive. A method of cementing in a subterranean formation comprises: introducing the cement composition into the subterranean formation; and allowing the cement composition to set.
US09738819B2
Provided are a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, an optical member, a polarizing plate and a display device. The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition having physical properties required for an optical member using a particular block copolymer and an antioxidant or a photostabilizer, which forms a fine phase change region in a crosslinking structure, and particularly having excellent bending preventability and storage stability may be provided. Such a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition may be used for optical uses, for example, to laminate various optical members, or apply an optical member to a display device.
US09738818B2
Adhesive compositions include a blend of a non-siloxane polyurea-based polymer, a non-siloxane polyurethane-based polymer, or a blend of a non-siloxane polyurea-based and non-siloxane polyurethane-based with at least one (meth)acrylate-based pressure sensitive adhesive. The non-siloxane polyurea-based polymer or non-siloxane polyurethane-based polymer is free of free radically polymerized groups. The adhesive composition is a self-wetting, optically clear pressure sensitive adhesive. The adhesive compositions can be coated on substrates to form adhesive articles.
US09738815B2
The present technology relates to ultra-low VOC compositions comprising asphalt, a softener, clay, a surfactant and one or more polymeric adhesives. The compositions may optionally include functional fibers, fillers and other additives. The present technology also includes methods of manufacturing and using such compositions in coating, sealing, waterproofing and other applications.
US09738807B2
According to one embodiment, a method of forming a pattern includes preparing a substrate having a liquid-repellent face and a lyophilic pattern which are located adjacent to each other on a surface of the substrate, the lyophilic pattern having a surface energy different from the liquid-repellent face, bringing ink into contact with the substrate, and applying the ink to the lyophilic pattern by moving a contacted ink surface. The lyophilic pattern includes a linear main lyophilic pattern and an auxiliary lyophilic pattern connected to the lyophilic pattern. A liquid-repellent region is defined in the liquid-repellent face between the main lyophilic pattern and the auxiliary lyophilic pattern.
US09738805B2
New methods for preparing carbon nanotube films having enhanced properties are provided. The method broadly provides reacting carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and compounds comprising a polyaromatic moieties in the presence a strong acid. During the reaction process, the polyaromatic moieties noncovalently bond with the carbon nanotubes. Additionally, the functionalizing moieties are further functionalized by the strong acid. This dual functionalization allows the CNTs to be dispersed at concentrations greater than 0.5 g/L in solution without damaging their desirable electronic and physical properties. The resulting solutions are stable on the shelf for months without observable bundling, and can be incorporated into solutions for printing conductive traces by a variety of means, including inkjet, screen, flexographic, gravure printing, or spin and spray coating.
US09738801B2
The present disclosure provides metallic LEP inks and associated methods. In one example, a method of manufacturing a metallic LEP ink having reduced impurities can comprising adding a metallic pigment slurry and a resin to a stainless steel attritor, adding ceramic grinding beads to the attritor, and grinding the metallic pigment and the resin to form the metallic LEP ink.
US09738800B2
A photocurable ink composition includes polymerizable compounds and a photopolymerization initiator. The polymerizable compounds include vinyl ether group-containing (meth)acrylic esters represented by the following Formula (I): CH2═CR1—COOR2—O—CH═CH—R3 (I) (wherein, R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R2 represents a divalent organic residue having 2 to 20 carbon atoms; and R3 represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic residue having 1 to 11 carbon atoms), dipropylene glycol di(meth)acrylate, and monofunctional (meth)acrylate having an aromatic ring skeleton. The ink composition includes a coloring material.
US09738795B2
Provided is a method for improving single-wall carbon nanotube dispersion, comprising the following steps: (1) using ultrasonic waves to disperse single-wall carbon nanotube powder in a lipid solvent, and allowing to stand for 2-3 days for swelling and centrifuging; (2) successively washing by centrifugation with low-boiling point alcohol solvent and water, then drying; (3) adding the dried single-wall carbon nanotubes to a strongly oxidative acid solution for oxidation, and centrifuging; (4) washing by centrifugation with water to a centrate of pH7, then dissolving the single-wall carbon nanotubes in water or alcohol solvent. Upon processing by the described method, recovery of single-wall carbon nanotubes is around 80% or higher, and the single-wall carbon nanotube solution is highly concentrated; the absorbance value of the carbon nanotube dispersion can be reduced to approximately 1600, and the invention can be used for preparation of flexible transparent electrode materials.
US09738787B2
Disclosed is a composition for a silica-based insulation layer including hydrogenated polysilazane or hydrogenated polysiloxzane, wherein a concentration of a cyclic compound having a weight average molecular weight of less than 400 is less than or equal to 1,200 ppm. The composition for a silica-based insulation layer may reduce a thickness distribution during formation of a silica-based insulation layer, and thereby film defects after chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) during a semiconductor manufacturing process may be reduced.
US09738781B2
Polymer compositions containing conjugated diene monovinylarene block copolymers and styrenic thermoplastic elastomers are disclosed. These compositions can be used to produce tubing having superior kink resistance properties, and can be a replacement for flexible PVC in various end-use applications, such as in sheet products, film products, tubing products, and adhesive products.
US09738780B2
Zwitterionic crosslinking agents, crosslinked zwitterionic hydrogels prepared from copolymerization of zwitterionic monomers with the zwitterionic crosslinking agent, methods for making crosslinked zwitterionic hydrogels, and devices that include and methods that use the crosslinked zwitterionic hydrogels.
US09738762B2
A solution based polymer nanofiller composite processing method to improve mechanical, electrical, thermal and/or chemical properties. The solution based synthesis method may include the steps of surface functionalizing carbon nanomaterials and dissolving a polymer in a solvent. The functionalized carbon nanomaterials and dissolved polymer may be mixed until the mixture is homogenous. The mixture may be cured to form the polymer carbon nano-composite material, which provides significant improvements in modulus, hardness, strength, fracture toughness, wear, fatigue, creep, and damping performance.
US09738754B2
The present invention relates to water-soluble alkoxylated polyalkyleneimines having an inner block of polyethylene oxide comprising 5 to 18 polyethylene oxide units, a middle block of polyalkylene oxide comprising 1 to 5 polyalkylene oxide units and an outer block of polyethylene oxide comprising 2 to 14 polyethylene oxide units. The middle block is formed from polypropylene oxide units, polybutylene oxide units and/or polypentene oxide units.In addition, the present invention relates to water-soluble alkoxylated polyamines.
US09738749B2
The present invention relates to multi-component compositions including an isocyanate component and an amine component, wherein the isocyanate component includes a prepolymer, obtainable from toluene isocyanate and a polytetramethylene polyol, and the amine component includes a dialkylthio aryl diamine and possibly a polytetramethylene oxide polyamine. Corresponding compositions can be advantageously used as flowable or spreadable resin systems for producing surface protection coatings in casting house applications and are characterized by a significantly improved resistance to abrasion in comparison with conventional casting resin systems based on hexamethylene diisocyanate and dimethyl thiotoluene diamine.
US09738734B2
Provided is a method of purifying polyolefin, the method including the step of contacting linear low-density polyethylene synthesized by a gas phase polymerization reaction with a purge gas containing an ethylene gas and an inert gas in a purge bin. According to this purification method, residual alkene monomers with high carbon numbers may be removed in a simpler and more efficient manner.
US09738716B2
The present disclosure provides binding proteins, such as antibodies, that bind beta klotho, including human beta klotho, and methods of their use.
US09738715B2
The invention provides humanized mouse anti-human IL-31 antibodies and antibody fragments that are capable of binding IL-31 and thereby neutralizing, inhibiting, limiting, or reducing the proinflammatory or pro-pruritic effects of IL-31.
US09738714B2
A liquid aqueous pharmaceutical formulation is described which has a high protein concentration, a pH of between about 4 and about 8, and enhanced stability.
US09738707B2
The present invention features inter alia polypeptides comprising heterodimeric Fc regions. In addition, the instant invention provides methods for treating or preventing a disease or disorder in subject by administering the polypeptides of the invention to said subject.
US09738702B2
The antibodies, immunoglobulin constructs, or immunoglobulin fusion proteins whose in vivo half-life is increased in ferrets by a modified ferret IgG Fc region can be useful to test therapeutics in ferrets and ferret models.
US09738700B2
Novel polypeptide combinations, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, and related compositions and methods are disclosed for zcytor17-containing multimeric or heterodimer cytokine receptors that may be used as novel cytokine antagonists, and within methods for detecting ligands that stimulate the proliferation and/or development of hematopoietic, lymphoid and myeloid cells in vitro and in vivo. The present invention also includes methods for producing the multimeric or heterodimeric cytokine receptor, uses therefor and antibodies thereto.
US09738698B2
Provided herein are stable peptide analogs of the native alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone (α-MSH) having selectivity for the melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R). Also provided herein are pharmaceutical preparations of the α-MSH peptide analogs, as well as methods of using these analogs in the treatment of medical and veterinary conditions involving MC1R.
US09738691B2
Provided are an N-terminal truncated L1 protein of the Human Papillomavirus Type 58, a coding sequence and preparation method thereof, and a virus-like particle comprising the protein. Uses of the protein and the virus-like particle in the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition or a vaccine are further provided. The pharmaceutical composition or vaccine is used for prevention of HPV infection and a disease caused by HPV infection.
US09738690B2
The present invention relates to the field of vaccination or immunization, in particular therapeutic vaccination, and diagnosis. Pharmaceutical compositions and kits capable of eliciting a protective immune response against polyoma virus JC (JCV) are disclosed, which may be used e.g., for therapy or for prevention of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) and/or progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy-immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (PML-IRIS). Individuals in danger of such PML or PML-IRIS may, e.g., be immuno-compromised or immunosuppressed patients or patients having an autoimmune disease eligible for immunosuppressive treatment. The invention also relates to compositions comprising at least one CD4+ epitope of a JCV protein and to therapeutic, prophylactic and diagnostic uses thereof.
US09738689B2
Disclosed are immunogens including a recombinant RSV F protein stabilized in a prefusion conformation. Also disclosed are nucleic acids encoding the immunogens and methods of producing the immunogens. Methods for generating an immune response in a subject are also disclosed. In some embodiments, the method is a method for treating or preventing a RSV infection in a subject by administering a therapeutically effective amount of the immunogen to the subject.
US09738678B2
The present invention relates to fatty acid and fatty alcohol substituted nucleoside derivatives and nucleoside and nucleoside derivatives substituted on multivalent scaffolds (e.g., polymers, peptides, polycarboxylic acid substituted compounds, compounds containing polycycloSaligenyl groups) that display potent anti-HIV activity. Furthermore, they show enhanced activity against multi-drug resistant, R5, and cell-associated virus. Some of them also display activity against other sexually transmitted pathogens and sperm. The present invention provides their methods of synthesis, composition of matter, and methods of use. Emphasis is placed on their application as topical microbicides to treat or prevent sexual transmission of disease, especially HIV/AIDS.
US09738666B2
Provided is an electrolyte salt comprising a quaternary ammonium cation indicated by formula (1) and a trimethylsilyl alkanesulfonate anion indicated by formula (2). (In the formula, R1-R4 each independently indicate a C1-4 alkyl group or an alkoxyalkyl group indicated by —(CH2)n—OR. Any two among R1-R4 can mutually bond and form a ring together with a nitrogen atom to which same have bonded. The remaining two can mutually bond and form a spiro ring having a nitrogen atom as the spiro atom therefor. R indicates a methyl group or an ethyl group. n indicates 1 or 2 and m indicates 2 or 3.)
US09738663B2
The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of aminoaryl- and aminoheteroaryl boronic acids and esters thereof of formula (I) in high yield. The claimed process uses diarylketal formula (V) to generate an arylbromide of formula (III) in which the amino-group is protected as bisarylmethylidenimino-group, which is then transformed into a formula (I) compound.
US09738660B2
The present invention provides a compound of formula (I) or the salt thereof: wherein R is at least one selected from the group consisting of unsubstituted C1-4 alkyl, C1-4 alkyl substituted by C6-18 aryl or —OR1, and —C(═O)Z. The compound is a type-S protein kinase inhibitor, which binds to an ATP-binding site and a substrate-recognition site of a protein kinase simultaneously. The present invention further provides a pharmaceutical composition, which includes a compound of formula (I) or a salt and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier thereof. The present invention further provides a use of a compound of formula (I) or a salt thereof, which is for the manufacture of a protein kinase inhibitor as a drug.
US09738657B2
The invention relates to compounds of general formula (I) wherein X is C═O or SO2, M is NR2 or O, and Q1 and Q2 are nitroxide-containing radicals, and their use as a Dynamic Nuclear Polarization (DNP) agent for polarizing an NMR-active spin of a nucleus of an analyte in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy.
US09738654B2
The problem of the present invention is to provide a production method for safely synthesizing a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic N-oxide compound in high yield. Another problem of the present invention is to provide a novel N-oxide compound. There is provided a method for producing a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic N-oxide compound of Formula (2), such as 2,2,7,9-tetramethyl-2H-pyrano[2,3-g]quinoline N-oxide, by oxidizing a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound of Formula (1), such as 2,2,7,9-tetramethyl-2H-pyrano[2,3-g]quinoline with a persulfate.
US09738639B2
The present invention provides pyrroloquinoline quinone lithium salt crystal and a preparation method and application thereof. Characteristic absorption peaks appear when the diffraction angles are 6.222±0.2°, 7.379±0.2°, 7.941±0.2°, 23.631±0.2°, 24.044±0.2°, 25.497±0.2°, 27.541±0.2°, 30.736±0.2°, and 32.306±0.2° degrees in a powder X-ray diffraction pattern of the pyrroloquinoline quinine lithium salt crystal. The maximum value of thermal absorption of the pyrroloquinoline quinine lithium salt crystal appears between 90° C. and 96° C. through differential scanning calorimetry. Peaks appear when infrared spectroscopy of the pyrroloquinoline quinine lithium salt crystal is at 3396.03 cm−1, 1652.70 cm−1, 1604.48 cm−1, 1500.35 cm−1, 1355.71 cm−1, 1243.86 cm−1, 1147.44 cm−1, 808.03 cm−1, 761.74 cm−1, and 570.83 cm−1. The pyrroloquinoline quinine lithium salt polymorphism can be applied to preparation of medicines for curing memory damage.
US09738636B2
The present invention provides small molecule inhibitors of BMP signaling. These compounds may be used to modulate cell growth, differentiation, proliferation, and apoptosis, and thus may be useful for treating diseases or conditions associated with BMP signaling, including inflammation, cardiovascular disease, hematological disease, cancer, and bone disorders, as well as for modulating cellular differentiation and/or proliferation.
US09738632B2
A compound of formula Ia: The present invention relates to novel indazolyl derivatives, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such derivatives, to processes for preparing such novel derivatives and to the use of such derivatives as medicaments.
US09738623B2
Provided herein are curcumin analogues that are able to interact with amyloid β (Aβ) and to attenuate the copper-induced crosslinking of Aβ. Also provided herein are methods of using the compounds in the treatment of Alzheimer's Disease or a related disorder.
US09738616B2
A continuous process for the preparation of propylene oxide, comprising (i) providing a liquid feed stream comprising propene, hydrogen peroxide, acetonitrile, water, optionally propane, and at least one dissolved potassium salt; (ii) passing the feed stream provided in (i) into an epoxidation reactor comprising a catalyst comprising a titanium zeolite of structure type MWW, and subjecting the feed stream to epoxidation reaction conditions in the epoxidation reactor, obtaining a reaction mixture comprising propylene oxide, acetonitrile, water, the at least one potassium salt, optionally propene, and optionally pane; (iii) removing an effluent stream from the epoxidation reactor, the effluent stream comprising propylene oxide, acetonitrile, water, at least a portion of the at least one potassium salt, optionally propene, and optionally propane.
US09738615B2
A compound that can function as a Cyclophilin D can include a structure of Formula 1 or Formula 2 or Formula 3 or Formula 4 or Formula 5 or Formula 6 or Formula 7 or Formula 8, derivative thereof, prodrug thereof, salt thereof, or stereoisomer thereof, or having any chirality at any chiral center, or tautomer, polymorph, solvate, or combination thereof, as presented herein. The Cyclophilin D inhibitors can inhibit onset or treat neurodegenerative disease, such as Alzheimer's disease, or can be used for inhibiting progression or treating diabetes. An example of such a compound is provided by Formula 1A
US09738608B2
Lactamium based ionic liquids are described. They comprise at least one of: the reaction product of a lactam compound having a formula (IV) wherein n is 1, 2 or 4 to 8, and a Brøsted acid HX; or a Brøsted acid HX, where X is a halide, and a metal halide; where the reaction product is p-toluenesulfonate, halide, or the halometallate; or the reaction product of a lactam compound having a formula (V) wherein the ring has at least C—C one double bond, and n is 1 to 8, and a Brøsted acid HX; or a Brøsted acid HX, where X is a halide, and a metal halide; or the reaction product of a lactam compound having a formula (VI) wherein n is 1 to 8, m is 1 to 8, and the rings can be saturated or unsaturated; and a Brøsted acid HX; or a Brøsted acid HX, where X is a halide, and a metal halide.
US09738602B2
A method is disclosed for preparing hydrazides from hydrazine and an acyl chloride which comprises the steps of (a) preparing a stirred substantially uniform slurry comprising hydrazine and an inert solvent at low temperature; and (b) adding an acyl chloride continuously to said slurry. The method avoids or limits production of undesired bis-hydrazide by-products. The method is used to prepare 3-methyl-3-mercaptobutanoic acid hydrazide, a molecule used to link calicheamicin to a monoclonal antibody.
US09738597B2
Described herein is a process for preparing urethane (meth)acrylates. In a first step, a hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate is reacted with a lactone (B) in the presence of at least one zinc compound and/or bismuth compound (C) to produce a resulting zinc-containing product and/or a bismuth-containing product, and, in a further step, the zinc-containing product and/or the bismuth-containing product is reacted with at least one cycloaliphatic or asymmetric aliphatic diisocyanate (D).
US09738589B2
The object of the present invention is to provide a process for producing α-fluoroacrylic acid ester at a high starting material conversion, high selectivity, and high yield. The present invention provides a process for producing the compound represented by the formula (1) wherein R represents alkyl optionally substituted with one or more fluorine atoms, the process comprising step A of reacting a compound represented by the formula (2) wherein X represents a bromine atom or a chlorine atom with an alcohol represented by the formula (3) wherein the symbol is as defined above, and carbon monoxide in the presence of a transition metal catalyst and a base to thereby obtain the compound represented by the formula (1).
US09738581B2
A polyphenol derivative of the stilbenoid family, namely trans-3,5,4′-trihydroxybibenzyl, also known as dihydro-resveratrol, is disclosed as a remedial agent. In particular, the usage of dihydro-resveratrol as an anti-fibrotic agent in suppressing the activation of pancreatic stellate cells (PSCs) is presented. One embodiment also relates to the management of pancreatic fibrosis, which is often accompanied with chronic pancreatitis and desmoplastic reaction of pancreatic cancer. Another embodiment has applications in preventing or alleviating or treating pancreatic cancer or pancreatogenic diabetes.
US09738568B1
Methods and systems for an explosive cord are disclosed. An explosive cord may comprise a tubing comprising an inner surface and an outer surface, a reactive material comprising hexanitrostilbene and/or boron potassium nitrate coupled to the inner surface of the tubing, and a hollow or solid core through the center of the explosive cord.
US09738565B2
Methods are provided for the treatment of livestock or poultry confinement facilities equipped with manure collection zones (e.g., a manure pit or litter), in order to reduce and mitigate the effects of gaseous ammonia within the facility. The treatment involves application of an aqueous mixture including a partial calcium salt of a maleic-itaconic copolymer and a partial ammonium salt of a maleic-itaconic copolymer. Preferably, the amount of the partial calcium salt copolymer is greater than the amount of the partial ammonium salt copolymer. The treatment methods provide prompt and lasting reductions in gaseous ammonia within the confinement facility.
US09738562B2
The invention provides compositions and methods directed to carbonation of a cement mix during mixing. The carbonation may be in a stationary mixer or a transportable mixer, such as a drum of a ready-mix truck.
US09738559B2
A heat ray-shielding material including a metal particle-containing layer containing at least one kind of metal particle. The metal particle contains substantially hexagonal or substantially discoidal metallic flat particles in an amount of 60% by number or more. The main planes of the metallic flat particles are oriented at an angle ranging from 0° to ±30° relative to one surface of the metal particle-containing layer.
US09738558B2
Provided is a method of processing a glass base material for optical fiber in which the glass base material for optical fiber is elongated to reduce a diameter thereof until reaching a final elongation diameter and form a completed base material. The method includes measuring an outer diameter distribution that includes an outer diameter of the glass base material for optical fiber; setting an effective region; calculating a target elongation diameter that is larger than the final elongation diameter and less than an average diameter of the effective region, and elongating the glass base material for optical fiber until reaching the target elongation diameter; and after reaching the target elongation diameter, further elongating the glass base material for optical fiber until reaching the final elongation diameter.
US09738555B2
A method of making an electrode assembly for a furnace includes providing a heating element within the furnace. The method further includes providing a power feedthrough having an end portion that extends into the furnace to couple with the heating element. The power feedthrough includes a conductive member for transmitting electricity to the heating element. The method includes cleaning an exterior surface of the conductive member proximate the end portion of the power feedthrough. The method further includes a step of applying an electroless nickel plating to the exterior surface of the conductive member for preventing corrosion of the conductive member within the furnace. The method also includes connecting the end portion of the power feedthrough to the heating element.
US09738552B2
A method and apparatus for treating waste water utilizing two energized agitated electrochemical reaction reactor units (each utilizing approximately 10 amps per gallon) with a reaction time of approximately 5 minutes wherein the first reaction vessel has a pH below 7 and a second reaction vessel has a pH of above the pH of the first reaction vessel and the effluent flows from a first agitated electrochemical reaction vessel to a degassing tank and then flows to a second agitated electrochemical reaction vessel and then to a flocculation tank.
US09738547B2
An ultra-violet (UV) assembly for treating a fluid with UV light has a housing. A mounting bracket defines a slot and a hollow. A UV source includes: a tab that twist-locks in the slot; a connector that aligns with the hollow; and an RFID tag. An RFID antenna interacts with the RFID tag to emit a RFID tag position signal. A flow switch sends a flow signal. The flow switch includes: a guide; a shaft slidably mounted to the guide; a disc on the shaft; a magnet coupled to the shaft; and a sensor for generating a magnet position signal. During no flow, a spring biases the shaft so that the magnet is positioned to be detected by the sensor. During flow, the flow applies pressure to move the disc and, in turn, the magnet moves to be positioned to not be detected by the sensor.
US09738543B2
Described herein are devices for providing drinking fluid from feed sources comprising: a first reservoir, a filter for mechanically removing particles and a second reservoir for receipt of the processed feed fluid. A continually disinfecting element is disposed in either or both reservoirs to remove additional materials from the fluid. Drinking fluid is provided in a portable device. Optional light sources are provided to interact with the disinfecting elements and/or provide an indication of the contained suitability of such disinfecting elements. A method for creating drinking fluid from a feed source is also disclosed.
US09738542B2
The invention relates to a method for the further processing of iron sulfate heptahydrate into iron sulfate monohydrate. An aqueous solution or suspension of iron sulfate heptahydrate is formed and heated in a pressure vessel to a temperature above its boiling temperature at atmospheric pressure and where solid iron sulfate monohydrate and a solution are formed. The solid iron sulfate monohydrate is separated from the solution and fed into a pressure vessel at a temperature above the boiling temperature of the solution at the pressure in the pressure vessel, which is lower than the pressure during separation.
US09738536B2
An allotrope-specific reagent includes a hydride molecule in complex with a specified elemental allotrope. The elemental allotrope included in the complex substantially retains a specified allotropic structure of the bulk element. For example, the reagent can contain a specified allotrope of carbon, such as amorphous carbon, diamond, or graphite. The allotrope-specific reagent can be useful for the synthesis of allotropic nanoparticles. A method for synthesizing the allotrope-specific reagent includes a step of ball-milling a mixture that includes a bulk hydride molecule, such as lithium borohydride powder, and a powder of a specified elemental allotrope.
US09738535B2
A precipitated silica having an SiOHisolated absorbance ratio of greater than or equal to 1.5, a silanol group density of 1 to 3.0 SiOH/nm2, a modified tapped density of 1 to 50 g/l, and a pH of 3-5, when measured as a aqueous suspension of 5.00 g of the precipitated silica in 100 ml. of deionized water allows preparation of storage-stable RTV-1 silicone rubber formulations without stabilizer. A process for preparing the precipitated silica and its use in thickening sealants is provided.
US09738511B2
A MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) structure comprises a MEMS wafer. A MEMS wafer includes a cap with cavities bonded to a structural layer through a dielectric layer disposed between the cap and the structural layer. Unique configurations of MEMS devices and methods of providing such are set forth which provide for, in part, creating rounded, scalloped or chamfered MEMS profiles by shaping the etch mask photoresist reflow, by using a multi-step deep reactive ion etch (DRIE) with different etch characteristics, or by etching after DRIE.
US09738510B1
A method and structure for a PLCSP (Package Level Chip Scale Package) MEMS package. The method includes providing a MEMS chip having a CMOS substrate and a MEMS cap housing at least a MEMS device disposed upon the CMOS substrate. The MEMS chip is flipped and oriented on a packaging substrate such that the MEMS cap is disposed above a thinner region of the packaging substrate and the CMOS substrate is bonding to the packaging substrate at a thicker region, wherein bonding regions on each of the substrates are coupled. The device is sawed to form a package-level chip scale MEMS package.
US09738508B2
A MEMS capacitive pressure sensor is provided. The MEMS capacitive pressure sensor includes a substrate having a first region and a second region, and a first dielectric layer formed on the substrate. The capacitive pressure sensor also includes a second dielectric layer having a step surface profile formed on the first dielectric layer, and a first electrode layer having a step surface profile formed on the second dielectric layer. Further, the MEMS capacitive pressure sensor includes an insulation layer formed on the first electrode layer, and a second electrode layer having a step surface profile with a portion formed on the insulation layer in the peripheral region and the rest suspended over the first electrode layer in the device region. Further, the MEMS capacitive pressure sensor also includes a chamber having a step surface profile formed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer.
US09738507B2
In one embodiment, a liquid dispenser includes a liquid reservoir, a measurement device providing at least one signal indicative of the amount of liquid remaining in the liquid reservoir, an electrically actuated valve coupled to a tube outlet exiting from a bottom of the liquid reservoir, and a processor. The processor is electrically connected to the measurement device and operatively coupled to and controlling operation of the valve. Further, the processor is configured to determine a valve open time for dispensing a requested amount of liquid. The valve open time depends upon a preliminary time based on the requested amount and at least one signal from the measurement device, and an adjustment to the preliminary time based on a difference between a requested amount and a measured amount determined by the measurement device for at least one previous dispense.
US09738506B2
An adapter to convert a conventional water cooler designed for use with substantially rigid water bottles as the source of water to use of bag-in-box liquid containers as the source of water includes a holder for removably holding a bag-in-box liquid container in place of the water bottle at the top of the water cooler and a liquid supply line connectable to a bag dispensing fitting of a bag-in-box liquid container positioned in the holder and a water bottle opening cap engaging pin above a water reservoir in the water cooler. Water from the bag-in-box liquid container can flow by gravity from the bag-in-box liquid container through the liquid supply line and the water bottle opening cap engaging pin into the reservoir. A water level controller to control the flow of water from the bag-in-box container into the water reservoir to control the level of water in the reservoir can also be included.
US09738494B2
Provided is a safety lighting system for an overhead crane comprising a laser generator capable of generating a laser signal; and a crane control system having a programmable logic circuit; wherein the laser generator is integrated with the crane control system; and wherein the laser generator is operable to project a laser signal onto a surface corresponding to the position of the crane or crane components and a method of using the safety lighting system to determine when an object has crossed into a designated safety zone.
US09738492B2
The disclosure is related to systems and methods regarding transit and movement of people. The Articulated Funiculator is a continuous and connected system of trains that moves people in mass. The trains lie horizontal at specific floor levels (designated as stations) in tall buildings or underground levels (designated as stations) in mining operations and underground subway stations. The Articulated Funiculator transitions from horizontal alignments at the stations to vertical, slanted or curved alignments between the stations, albeit the passengers remain horizontal in a standing position. The Articulated Funiculator captures the energy from the braking, dynamic braking′ of the trains and stores it. The stored energy is then used to accelerate the Articulated Funiculator. This re-use of energy makes the Articulated Funiculator sustainable.
US09738487B2
An unwinder for a sheet material has a housing and has crosspieces arranged laterally in the housing. To ensure the functionality of the unwinder even in the case of relatively large winding cores or of relatively large rollers, the crosspiece is connected, in a releasable and non-releasable manner, to an accommodating element of which the surface-area portions, which correspond to the crosspiece, enclose the crosspiece and have accommodating surfaces for the product which is to be unwound.
US09738484B2
A motorized rotary drum supported on a motor housing bears a plurality of yarn loops wound thereon, such loops being adapted to be unwound upon request from a downstream machine. A yarn-unwinding sensor comprises light-emitting elements and light-receiving elements both of which are integral with the motor housing. Light-guiding elements which are integral with the drum guide the light from the light-emitting elements to a window which is defined on the rotary drum in a position such that it is repeatedly engaged by the yarn during its rotary unwinding motion, and vice versa. A reflecting surface reflects the light coming out of the window back towards the window. Light-deviating elements which are integral with the motor housing deviate the light coming back from the window towards the light-receiving elements. The unwinding of a yarn loop from the drum is determined on the basis of the variation of light resulting from the yarn transiting on the window.
US09738468B2
A sheet feeding apparatus, including: a stacking unit; a feed unit having a contact portion to be brought into contact with a sheet stacked on the stacking unit and a noncontact portion kept out of contact with the sheet, the feed unit being configured to feed the sheet in a contact state in which the contact portion is in contact with the sheet, and then turn into a noncontact state in which the noncontact portion faces the sheet so as to be kept out of contact with the sheet; a conveyance unit arranged downstream of the feed unit; and a drive unit configured to drive the conveyance unit at a first speed in the contact state and to drive the conveyance unit at a second speed higher than the first speed in the noncontact state.
US09738467B2
Example vehicle restraint apparatus and methods of operating the same are disclosed. An example vehicle restraint apparatus includes a barrier movable between a fully extended position to restrain a vehicle at a loading dock, a fully retracted position to release the vehicle, and a plurality of intermediate positions between the fully extended position and the fully retracted position. A sensor is mounted to the vehicle restraint apparatus, where the sensor is to monitor at least one of a barrier or a vehicle. The sensor includes a camera to capture an image of the at least one of the barrier or the vehicle. A controller is to receive the captured image from the camera, the controller to determine at least one of a characteristic of the at least one of the barrier or the vehicle.
US09738461B2
A system and process for mixing and distributing building materials. This system and process can also include a way or a means for calibrating the mixing of these materials. This system and process can also include a system for tracking the materials that flow through the system, and for controlling the type of material used in the system.
US09738458B2
A wind turbine rotor blade handling system for moving a wind turbine rotor blade is provided. The wind turbine rotor blade comprises a root portion, a tip portion and a rotor blade longitudinal rotational axis extending from the root portion to the tip portion. Furthermore, the wind turbine rotor blade handling system comprises a rotary device to rotate the wind turbine rotor blade about the rotor blade longitudinal rotational axis. The rotary device is arranged and prepared for being fastened to the tip portion. Additionally, a method of moving the wind turbine rotor blade by means of the wind turbine rotor blade handling system is also provided.
US09738455B2
Systems, methods, devices, and non-transitory processor readable media of the various embodiments enable intelligent speed control of conveyors (e.g., singulator conveyors, sortation conveyors, etc.) in a material handling system.
US09738454B2
A feeding mechanism and method for feeding objects singulated from a bulk mass of objects includes receiving the bulk mass into a hopper system having a hopper screw set including first and second hopper screws and a plurality of feeding pockets defined by the thread forms of the hopper screws. Rotation of the hopper screws tumbles the bulk mass to cascade and singulate individual objects into respective feed pockets. An object set including at least one singulated object is discharged from the hopper screw set by rotation of the hopper screws. A discharge assembly including a ramp and star wheel receives the discharged object set, and transfers the object set to a discharge outlet. The object set output from the discharge outlet is received by a target defined by a receiving article. In one example, the object is rounded, the target is an opening of a container.
US09738449B1
An inventory system includes an inventory holder that may be moved by a mobile drive unit. The inventory holder may hold inventory items. The mobile drive unit may move in a manner for facilitating a shift of position of at least one inventory item relative to the inventory holder. Such movement may be accomplished, for example, by accelerating, decelerating, turning while driving, spinning, dropping the inventory holder, or by causing at least one of the mobile drive unit or the inventory holder to at least one of interact with or engage an obstacle such as a bump over which the mobile drive unit drives, a bar positioned above a floor on which the mobile drive unit drives, a wall, another mobile drive unit, or another inventory holder.
US09738446B2
A refuse collection assembly for a refuse collection vehicle mounts to a intermediate container on the refuse collection vehicle. The refuse receptacle collection assembly can grasp a refuse receptacle at curbside, at street side, or forward of the intermediate container in any location over a one hundred eighty degree arc. The collection assembly grasps the receptacle and locates it above the intermediate container and tilts it sufficiently to empty the contents of the receptacle in the intermediate container. The collection assembly then returns the receptacle upright to its previous location or to any location to the right, left or forward of the refuse collection assembly. The refuse receptacle collection assembly includes a rail extending along a wall of the intermediate container, a carriage selectively movable along the rail, and a receptacle engaging assembly supported by the carriage for grasping the refuse receptacle.
US09738434B2
Conventional sheet storage boxes have problems that the sheet storage box with a sheet-fixing sheet pasted on the sheet-removing opening is wasteful from the point of view of resources and that, in the case of the sheet storage box without the sheet-fixing sheet pasted on the opening, the fixing of sheet becomes weaker as the opening itself becomes larger due to the excessively wide rim of the opening and when the rims of the opening are made too close, the rim of the opening partially becomes smaller and the resistance to remove the sheets becomes too large. To solve the above problems of the conventional sheet storage boxes, the present invention provides a sheet-removing opening by effectively forming the portion to remove the sheet easily from the opening and the portion to easily catch the sheet wherein, the shape of the rims of the opening of the sheet storage box designed to remove the sheet is formed in such a way that the movement of the sheet is reduced by adequately reducing the spatial area of the opening and the rims of the opening are converted to convex shape smooth curves to smoothly slide the sheet.
US09738432B1
Transport of containers for biologic products in secure thermal isolation may be facilitated by a containment apparatus. The containment apparatus may include a first component and a second component. The first component may comprise one or more sidewalls that may form an enclosed volume of the first component. The enclosed volume may be fluidly sealed from an environment surrounding the first component and at least partially filled with cooling media. The first component may comprise one or more recessed wells configured to receive at least part of individual containers. At least part of individual recessed wells may come into contact with cooling media within the enclosed volume to facilitate heat transfer between the cooling media and individual containers disposed in individual recessed wells.
US09738425B2
A storage bin includes a container portion and a two-piece lid mechanism. The two-piece lid mechanism has a front lid portion that covers the front part of the container portion and a rear lid portion that covers the rear area of the container portion. When the front lid portion is opened, the rear lid portion slides along the top surface of the front lid portion while the front lid portion fits rotatably underneath the rear lid portion in such a way that when the front lid portion and the rear lid portion are completely opened, the lid portions do not extend above the top plane surface of the two-piece lid mechanism. The storage bin may be mounted within a recess in the inner wall of a refrigerator door.
US09738423B2
The present document describes a cap (110) for closing a container (114), the container having a neck (112) with an upper edge (118) defining a discharge opening (116). The cap comprises a lid (122) and a seal gasket (136) for sealingly engaging the neck of the container. The lid has at least one inwardly extending projection (132) for supporting the seal gasket.
US09738415B2
A cargo rack for transferring loads between a marine vessel and an offshore marine platform (for example, oil and gas well drilling or production platform) provides a frame having a front, a rear, and upper and lower end portions. The lower end of the frame has a perimeter beam base, a raised floor and a pair of open-ended parallel fork tine tubes or sockets that communicate with the perimeter beam at the front and rear of the frame, preferably being structurally connected (e.g., welded) thereto. Openings in the perimeter beam base align with the forklift tine tubes or sockets. The frame includes a plurality of fixed side walls extending upwardly from the perimeter beam that include at least left and right side walls. A plurality of gates are movably mounted on the frame including a gate at least at the front and at least at the rear of the frame, each gate being movable between open and closed positions, the gates enabling a forklift to place loads on the floor by accessing either the front of the frame or the rear of the frame. Each gate can be pivotally attached to a fixed side wall. The frame has vertically extending positioning beams or lugs that segment the raised floor into a plurality of load-holding positions. Each load holding position has a plurality of positioning beams or lugs that laterally hold a load module (e.g., palletized load) in position once a load is placed on the raised floor.
US09738414B2
A paper pallet according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a plurality of leg beams each formed such that a cross section thereof has a rectangular shape, each leg beam being long in one direction. At least one of the plurality of leg beams includes: a laminated structure in which a plurality of sheet-like paper core materials are laminated in a width direction of the leg beam orthogonal to a longitudinal direction of the leg beam and which has a cavity formed therein; and a honeycomb structure fitted into the cavity of the laminated structure and having a plurality of tubular cells extending in the width direction.
US09738410B2
A fluid transport container is described that comprises a wall and a valve assembly. The wall defines a hollow cavity and an aperture that extends across the wall. An extendable tube is moveable to extend out from the hollow cavity. A biasing member is provided to extend the extendable tube from the hollow cavity. The valve assembly can move between an open position and a closed position to control the flow of fluids from the container. Optionally, a trigger assembly is coupled to the valve assembly to move the valve between the open and closed positions. The trigger assembly comprises a trigger shaft that extends through the wall, to provide a trigger handle that is accessible from outside the hollow cavity. Optionally, the container includes a handle that extends away from an exterior surface of the wall and the trigger handle is positioned between the handle and the wall.
US09738407B2
Apparatuses and methods for filling bags are provided. Some apparatuses include a shovel and an elongate lever arm that may be arranged in a bagging or pivoting orientation, a storage orientation, and a shovel orientation. In the bagging orientation, the elongate lever arm may be rotatably coupled to the shovel. In the storage orientation, the apparatus may be configured for compact storage. In the shovel orientation, the elongate lever arm may extend proximally from the shovel to function as an extension of the shovel arm.
US09738404B2
An apparatus for at least partially folding outer packaging includes a conveyor that transports the outer packaging, a first folder, a second folder, and a set of one or more rotating folders that are part of the second folder. The first folders swivel on the conveyor and fold a front side segment of the outer package that adjoins its base segment and connecting segments that are hinged relative to the base segment. The second folders are above the conveyor device and are configured to fold connecting segments that are hinged relative to the base segment of the outer package. The second folders act on the front side segment of the outer package in a direction oriented against an effective direction of the first folding device around a fold line running in the particular connecting segments.
US09738402B2
A pallet system for a vehicle may include a cargo pallet having an orthogonal shape. A pallet adapter may be mounted on the cargo pallet. The pallet adapter may be sized and shaped complementary to the cargo pallet and may be attached to an upper side of the cargo pallet. The pallet adapter may include a panel assembly having frame members covered by one or more top skin panels and/or bottom skin panels. The pallet system may include one or more flight test equipment units mounted to the panel assembly.
US09738390B2
An embodiment of an inflatable tube includes an elongated tube portion formed from a first fabric, the tube portion including at least one outer wall segment defining a cavity therein. A web is formed from a second fabric, and includes two or more edges secured to an interior surface of the at least one outer wall segment such that the web is disposed along a portion of a tube length.
US09738387B2
A compact galley segment, which allows to safely and temporarily fix trolleys outside of a closed storage space includes a first trolley storage space, a second trolley storage space, a retractable trolley restraint device and a plurality of vertically arranged walls. The first trolley storage space includes a plurality of delimiting walls defining an inner space for receiving at least one trolley and an opening for inserting or removing the at least one trolley into or from the inner space. The second trolley storage space includes at least one placement space for temporarily placing a trolley. The trolley restraint device is integrated into or onto at least one of the plurality of vertically arranged walls and is configured for releasably restraining a trolley temporarily positioned in the second trolley storage space and for being fully retractable into the outer contour of the galley segment.
US09738381B1
A method for collecting acoustic data from an industrial machine is disclosed. The method may include: providing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) having an acoustic receiver attached thereto; and positioning the unmanned aerial vehicle at a specific location so that the acoustic receiver collects acoustic data from the industrial machine at the specific location. An acoustic receiver is attached to the UAV for collecting acoustic data from the industrial machine. An acoustic filter is attached to the acoustic receiver and the UAV for filtering unwanted sound from the acoustic data. Acoustic data can be used by a flight control system to identify a specific location relative to the industrial machine that is a source a specific acoustic signature emanating from the industrial machine.
US09738377B2
An aircraft wheel having a rim having brake discs driving keys (21). The wheel has a rotational driver mechanism (210) which includes a drive gear (211) associated with coupling members (212) of the drive gear to the rim of the wheel. The coupling members are fixed to the rim by fixing members (220) introduced into orifices of the rim extending at an end of the keys which are also used to hold heat shields protecting the rim.
US09738374B2
The invention relates to a flight control device for an aircraft, the device comprising a mount, a lever pivotally mounted on the mount, and mechanical means for generating a return force for the lever, said means including a spring and a first motor member that are arranged so that a first end of the spring is constrained to move in rotation with the lever and a second end of the spring is constrained to move in rotation with an outlet shaft of the first motor member. According to the invention, the flight control device includes an electrical assistance system for assisting said mechanical means for generating a return force.
US09738373B2
The invention relates to a fish joint device intended to attach securely first and second structural elements of an aircraft to one another, having two fishplates positioned either side of the structural elements, and attached to them by a set of fishplate through fastenings. According to the invention, the fish joint device includes at least one intermediate fish joint plate which is positioned between one of said fishplates and said structural elements which said intermediate plate partly covers, and which is attached to these elements by a set of intermediate plate through fastenings which includes the set of fishplate through fastenings.
US09738368B2
Disclosed herein is arrangement of a fuel gas tank in a fuel gas supply system that supplies liquefied natural gas to an engine. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, a fuel gas supply system of a ship includes an engine generating driving force using fuel gas; and a fuel gas tank storing the fuel gas to be supplied to the engine, wherein the engine is disposed in an engine room placed at the stern of the ship and the fuel gas tank is disposed above the engine room.
US09738354B2
The invention provides a lifting device (1) for lifting a leg of at least one part of a sea platform comprising a support structure and a top side, wherein the lifting device comprises: a base structure (2) to be mounted on a vessel; a gripping device (3) to grip the leg, wherein the gripping device is movably supported with respect to the base structure; a support device (4) mounted on the base structure, and a lifting beam (5), wherein a first end of the lifting beam is configured to be supported at a support location of the support device and wherein a second end of the lifting beam opposite to the first end is configured to be connected to the gripping device.
US09738333B2
A fifth wheel includes a top plate having a throat that is adapted to receive a kingpin of a trailer. A pair of locking jaws are pivotally connected to the top plate and pivotal between a closed configuration where the pair of locking jaws block passage of a kingpin out of the throat and the locking jaws are held primarily in compression and an open configuration where a kingpin may pass into and out of the throat. Each of the pair of locking jaws has an engagement surface adapted to engage a kingpin positioned in the throat when the pair of locking jaws are in the closed configuration. A locking member is movably attached to the top plate and a mechanism urges the locking member into engagement with the pair of locking jaws when the pair of locking jaws are in the closed configuration.
US09738331B2
At a vehicle lower portion structure S1, a first inclined portion 24 is formed at a rear end portion of a first undercover 20, and a second inclined portion 34 is formed at a front end portion of a second undercover 30. The second inclined portion 34 overlaps at least a portion of the first inclined portion 24 as seen in a vehicle plan view and a vehicle front view. An exhaust portion 40 is demarcated and formed by the first inclined portion 24 and the second inclined portion 34. An underfloor space UA and a space within an engine compartment 12 are communicated by the exhaust portion 40. Hot air within the engine compartment 12 can be made to flow via the exhaust portion 40 toward the underfloor space UA.
US09738330B2
An air-guiding device which is arranged in a top rear region of a vehicle and includes an air-guiding element which is shiftable from a retracted inoperative position to an extended operating position, wherein, in both positions, the air-guiding element serves for guiding air in the rear region of the motor vehicle. At least one propeller of the air-guiding device which, together with the air-guiding element, is shiftable between the retracted and extended positions, wherein the propeller, in the extended operating position, is fixable in a first operating state, wherein the at least one propeller, in the extended operating position, is operable in a second operating state in order to produce a throughflow in the direction of travel, and wherein the at least one propeller, in the extended operating position, is operable in a third operating state in order to produce a throughflow opposed to the direction of travel.
US09738322B2
An assembly for a vehicle body includes the following components: a sill, roof frame, hinge pillar, outer shell and inner shell. The assembly is characterized by being very rigid and very firm, and having a high degree of structural possibilities whilst being relatively light in weight. The sill and the roof frame are formed by hollow profiles. The hinge pillar is made from an extruded fibrous composite. The sill, the roof frame and the hinge pillar are surrounded on the outer side and the inner side, at least partially, by the outer shell and the inner shell, such that the assembly components form a composite unit.
US09738318B2
A vehicle frame assembly includes a structural pillar defined by a first structural node, a second structural node, an upper outer member and an upper inner member spaced laterally from the upper outer member. The upper outer member extends substantially vertically between the first and second structural nodes and has first and second end portions connected to the respective first and second structural nodes. The upper inner member is angled laterally inwardly relative to the upper outer member and has a first end portion connected to the first structural node. The first and second structural nodes together with the upper outer and inner members define a first triangular load distribution path for the vehicle frame assembly which is adapted to distribute a roof crush load from the first structural node to the upper outer and inner members.
US09738317B2
An upper plate portion of a suspension member and a bottom plate portion of a bracket that is placed on an upper side thereof, and the like, as objects to be fastened, are sandwiched between a weld nut and an end surface on a vehicle upper side of a collar. A protruding portion that protrudes toward a bolt through-hole side of the bottom plate portion of the bracket is formed on an end portion on the vehicle upper side of the collar. The protruding portion is formed along an entire periphery around an axis of the collar. Also, a drainage groove that leads from the end surface on the vehicle upper side to an outer peripheral surface of the collar is formed in the collar.
US09738316B2
Provided is a vehicle body structure including: a left-right pair of roof side rails extending in a front-rear direction of a vehicle body; a pillar extending in an upper-lower direction, an upper end of the pillar being joined to an interior side surface of the corresponding roof side rail; and a roof arch extending in a vehicle transverse direction, left and right side end portions thereof being joined to the interior side surfaces of the roof side rails.
US09738314B2
A travel control apparatus for a vehicle includes: a map information storage unit that stores map information; a vehicle position information obtaining unit that obtains position information indicating a position of the vehicle; a traveling road information obtaining unit that obtains traveling road information relating to a traveling road of the vehicle on the basis of the map information and the position information of the vehicle; a target traveling route setting unit that sets a target traveling route of the vehicle on the basis of the traveling road information of the vehicle; a vehicle traveling route estimating unit that estimates an traveling route of the vehicle on the basis of motion information relating to the vehicle; and a controller that performs control so as to reduce a deviation between the target traveling route of the vehicle and the estimated traveling route of the vehicle on the basis of the deviation.
US09738313B2
A motor-assisted joint system is provided to improve maneuverability and safety of an articulated bus. The motor-assisted joint system is enabled when the articulated bus is operated in an active damping mode. An articulated joint with a flat motor is used. According to the velocity of the articulated bus, a highly sensitive damping force is calculated and an opposing force is generated to balance the inertia of the articulated bus when an oversteering event or a tire slip event occurs. Consequently, the driving performance of the articulated bus in various aspects is enhanced.
US09738307B2
Provided are a steering control device and the like, including the steps of: calculating a steering assist torque to be applied to an actuator for applying the steering assist torque to a steering system of a vehicle in order to improve return characteristics of the steering system; determining a steering state of a driver; correcting the steering assist torque depending on a result of the steering state determination; and controlling the actuator depending on the corrected steering assist torque, in which the step of determining a steering state of a driver includes determining the steering state of the driver based on a combination of at least two of the following: a manually-operating steering state determination; an abrupt steering wheel return determination; a high-acceleration steering wheel return determination; a manual return steering determination; and an additional-steering determination.
US09738303B2
An example arrangement comprising at least one spring body and at least one separately formed locking part for engagement in an engagement element of a steering column of a vehicle may involve pivotably mounting the spring body and the locking part about a common pivoting axis. The spring body may have at least one spring tongue for spring loading the locking part and at least one fastening part for fastening the spring body on a bolt of the steering column. The spring body may have at least one latching device for latching and unlatching the spring body into at least one and from at least one mating latching device of the locking part.
US09738301B2
A snowmobile footrest adapted to be disposed on a side of a snowmobile tunnel includes a plurality of interconnected ribs. At least one first rib extending in a first direction includes an upper first rib surface and a lower first rib surface defining a first rib height therebetween. A pair of vertical first rib surfaces, extending generally in a vertical direction between the upper and lower first rib surfaces, define a first rib thickness therebetween. The first rib height is greater than the first rib thickness. At least one second rib is connected to the at least one first rib. Each second rib extends in a second direction, the second direction being at an angle with respect to the first direction. The at least one first rib and the at least one second rib define at least one space therebetween. Snowmobiles having the footrests are also disclosed.
US09738295B1
A folding table having first and opposite ends that are rotatable relative to one another to lie either face-to-face when the folding table is in a folded configuration or end-to-end when the folding table is in an unfolded configuration. The table includes a pair of pull-out wheels on which the table can roll in its folded configuration. A retractable chair rack can be pulled outwardly from one of the table ends to engage a stack of folding chairs to be transported when the table is in its folded configuration and functioning as a cart. The pair of pull-out wheels are pivotally coupled to the table and rotatable between a first position lying outside and adjacent opposite sides of the table when the table is in its folded configuration and a second position lying below the bottom of the table when the table is in its unfolded configuration.
US09738291B2
A solar railway system includes a monorail guideway structure elevated above ground and extending along a rail travel direction. The guideway structure has a hollow body extending in the rail travel direction and containing utility infrastructure. A walkable thoroughfare is within the hollow body for allowing worker access to the utility infrastructure. A solar energy collector is positioned on the guideway structure and is in electrical communication with the utility infrastructure.
US09738276B2
A parking assist system includes an electronic control unit configured to detect a stopped vehicle, and to set a target position, to which a vehicle moves, to a position between a first stopped vehicle and a second stopped vehicle that are detected, the position being commensurate with a distance between the first stopped vehicle and the second stopped vehicle.
US09738272B2
A system and method for operating a hybrid vehicle having an engine and an eMachine coupled by a clutch using a hybrid controller is presented. The method determines an idle fuel rate of the engine, determines a hybrid efficiency index for the hybrid vehicle, determines an expected energy storage rate increase for an operating condition where the engine is decoupled from a vehicle transmission using said clutch, multiplies the expected energy storage rate increase by the hybrid efficiency index to determine an expected fuel rate reduction of the engine in the operating condition; and decouples the engine from the vehicle transmission using the clutch if the expected fuel rate reduction is greater than the idle fuel rate.
US09738270B1
An engine clutch control apparatus of a hybrid vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes an engine clutch that is disposed between an engine and a drive motor to selectively connect the engine and the drive motor and an integrated starter-generator that is connected with the engine to start the engine or to generate electricity. A vehicle controller releases or couples the engine clutch to implement a driving mode and determines a chargeable torque and an engine target estimation torque based on a generator rotation speed of the integrated starter-generator. An engine target torque and a charge torque are set based on the chargeable torque and a clutch input torque is generated using at least one of the engine target torque, an engine friction torque, and the charge torque. The engine clutch is then released when the clutch input torque is less than a reference value.
US09738269B2
A motor speed control method and system for improving the performance of a running resistance evaluation of a hybrid electric vehicle are provided. The method includes determining whether a vehicle satisfies a running resistance evaluation start condition. When the vehicle satisfies the running resistance evaluation start condition, the speed of a motor is adjusted, which adjusts an input speed of a transmission to be equal to an output speed of the transmission. A speed adjustment of the motor is then completed using the speed of the motor and the output speed of the transmission.
US09738267B2
Systems and methods for improving operation of a hybrid vehicle are presented. In one example, driveline braking may transition from regenerative braking to engine braking to reduce the possibility of battery degradation.
US09738265B2
A system and method for estimating disconnect clutch torque during engine start with the motor in vehicles having an engine selectively coupled to the motor and transmission may be configured to control motor torque based on a clutch torque estimated from a difference in a measured powertrain state and a predicted powertrain state using motor torque as an input. The powertrain states may include, for example, motor speed, turbine speed, engine speed and clutch torque. An adaptive gain may be used to drive the difference between measured and estimated clutch torque toward zero.
US09738260B2
A wiper blade apparatus for a vehicle includes: a vertebra that is a rod-like elongated member; a first connection member disposed at a central upper portion of the vertebra, provided with a rotational shaft fixed to the vertebra; and a center support including a plurality of elastic hook sections supporting a top surface of the vertebra so that the center support is fixed to the vertebra. The elastic hook sections forcibly pass through a space between the vertebra and a hook release prevention section extending downward from a sidewall of the first connection member and are elastically fixed to the top surface of the vertebra. The center support is assembled upward from a lower side of the vertebra after the first connection member is assembled with the vertebra.
US09738251B2
A seat belt device includes: a belt reel that winds a webbing; an electric motor that drives the belt reel to wind; a collision prediction unit that predicts a collision with an object; and a controller that is connected to the collision prediction unit via a network and that performs winding control of the electric motor when a collision with the object is predicted by the collision prediction unit. After the controller receives information on collision prediction from the collision prediction unit via the network, even when a communication failure occurs between the controller and the collision prediction unit, the controller performs control to cause the electric motor to continue winding control.
US09738248B2
A web position and attenuation apparatus includes an elastically deformable body having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, one of the first and second ends configured to be affixed to a frame of a movable vehicle, a web coupling member received on the elastically deformable body, the web coupling member movable relative to, and positionable along, the elastically deformable body, the web coupling member defining a web slot, and a flexible web extending through the web slot, the flexible web part of a restraint system to restrain an occupant of a vehicle seat mounted within the vehicle. The elastically deformable body is responsive to dynamic loads applied by the occupant through the flexible web to the web coupling member to absorb energy and attenuate tension in the flexible web via elastic deformation of the elastically deformable body.
US09738247B2
A device for preventing protrusion of a seatbelt anchorage cable into a seat belt system buckle during operation of a pretensioner coupled with the cable and a buckle assembly, the cable of a type affixed at a first end to the pretensioner, and at a second end to the buckle assembly. The cable further having an end wrap forming a loop around a rivet affixed to a frame of the buckle assembly with the cable loop wrapping around the rivet. The device having a feature positioned adjacent to the cable loop and blocking movement of the loop into the buckle. Embodiments include; providing features of a buckle housing in the form of a tab which blocks motion of the cable loop, retainer ring element attached to the buckle frame having features which embrace the cable loop, and clips which can be attached to the buckle assembly, embracing the cable attachment.
US09738245B1
A pressurized gas mechanism contains a sealed gas container containing a sealed first end, and, a burst cup sealing the first end and containing a rupturable portion. A housing encases the burst cup and is juxtaposed to at least a portion of the sealed gas container, the housing containing a surface juxtaposed to the rupturable portion. Upon actuation of the mechanism, the rupturable portion is adapted to rupture as the rupturable portion is leveraged against the surface, thereby releasing gas from the sealed gas container.
US09738242B2
An airbag of an airbag device for a driver's seat includes an exhaust strap which includes a cover section that closes off an outer opening of a vent hole at airbag deployment and connecting bands extending from opposite sides of the cover section and joined to the center of a driver-side wall. When the driver-side wall of the airbag cushions the driver at airbag deployment and moves toward a vehicle-side wall, the connecting bands of the exhaust strap loosen and allow a distant edge region of the cover section to loosen and pass through the outer opening such that the outer opening and an inner opening communicate to open the vent hole. The cover section includes a reinforcing element that prevents the distant edge from slipping towards a proximate edge while allowing a bending deformation of the distant edge to pass through the outer opening and open the vent hole.
US09738239B2
A trim assembly having a trim element and an air vent designed to be supplied with air. The trim element includes a first face designed to be oriented toward a user, a second face opposite the first face, and an edge extending between the first face and the second face. The air vent is positioned to generate a jet of air flowing along the second face toward the edge.
US09738231B2
An assembly secures a bicycle having first and second fork prongs to a vehicle. The assembly includes an elongated skewer for mounting the first and second fork prongs of the bicycle thereon. The elongated skewer defines a longitudinal axis, and has a first end portion and a second non-threaded end portion. The assembly also includes a stop removably coupled to the second non-threaded end portion of the elongated skewer, and a sleeve movably coupled to the elongated skewer and removably coupled to the stop to lock the stop on the elongated skewer.
US09738225B1
A display system mounted on one or more sides of a public transportation vehicle (e.g., a bus). The display system is interfaced with a portable computing device (e.g., a personal data assistant), where the portable computing device provides updated messages to be displayed on a display panel. The display system includes at least one display panel mounted on one side of a bus, facing outwards such that the display panels may be readily seen when the bus goes around. The display panel is mainly for displaying messages provided by the portable computing device but also for displaying default messages in a local storage device.
US09738224B2
A vision system suitable for use for a vehicle includes a plurality of exterior viewing cameras disposed at the vehicle and having respective fields of view exterior of the vehicle. A display system is operable to display images for viewing by the driver of the vehicle. Responsive at least in part to determination that the gaze direction of the driver of the vehicle is towards a non-transparent portion of the vehicle, the display system displays an image derived from image data captured by at least one of the plurality of exterior viewing cameras to display a representation of the driver's view as it would be through the non-transparent portion of the vehicle. The gaze direction of the driver may be determined by a monitoring system that processes image data captured by an interior viewing camera having a field of view that encompasses the head of the driver.
US09738216B2
In one embodiment, a towed implement proximity system, the system comprising: a first device comprising a transceiver, the first device configured to: transmit a signal; receive a first signal at a first angle and a second signal at a second angle responsive to the transmitted signal, the first and second signals comprising first information and second information, respectively, the first and second information each corresponding to respective positional information; and a controller coupled to the first device, the controller configured to determine a relative position in three axes between a first machine and a second machine based on the first and second information.
US09738214B2
A headlight controller and a vehicle headlight system including an ADB and AFS can include a headlight controller and an optical unit. The headlight controller can include a system controller and a camera photographing vehicles located in a travelling direction of a subject vehicle, and the system controller can be configured to output a control signal to provide favorable light distribution patterns by using image data output from the camera in accordance with traffic conditions. The optical unit can be configured to emit beam lights using lights emitted from a first and second light-emitting device via a projector lens so that the beam lights can be used as a high/low beam without movable parts. Thus, the disclosed subject matter can include providing vehicle headlight systems that can form various favorable light distribution patterns by utilizing the characteristics of the controller and the optical unit in accordance with the traffic conditions.
US09738213B1
An apparatus for controlling a vehicle light with adjustable light output is provided, whereby the apparatus includes a processor configured to receive on-board diagnostics (OBD) data and to determine a light output mode for the vehicle light in accordance with the OBD data, whereby the OBD data indicates a vehicle condition. The apparatus includes a transceiver coupled to the processor that is configured to signal the light output mode to the vehicle light. A method of controlling a vehicle light is provided that includes receiving OBD data from an OBD system in a vehicle, whereby the OBD data determines a vehicle condition, determining a light output mode of the vehicle light in accordance with the OBD data, and sending to the vehicle light appropriate commands for adjusting the light output in accordance with the determined light output mode.
US09738210B1
A slidable room assembly comprising a vehicle body having an opening formed in an exterior wall and a reciprocable slideout unit or compartment disposed in the opening and slidable between a retracted position and an extended position. Sliding movement of the slideout unit is controlled by means of a drive mechanism that includes rack gear assemblies driven from a drive shaft as described herein. Sliding movement of the slideout unit may be either motor driven or manually powered.
US09738205B2
A lift assembly for a vehicle is described. The lift assembly can includes a hitch assembly for removable attachment to the vehicle, and first and second support members rotatably secured to the hitch assembly. As a lifting mechanism mounted to the hitch assembly provides a lifting force to one of the support members, the platform assembly can be raised from a lowered position to a raised position. The lift assembly can be removably engaged with a cart.
US09738202B2
A system for regulating a dump rate of a truck is disclosed. The truck is configured to carry material and dump the material in a container. The system includes a first detection module and a controller in communication with the first detection module. The first detection module generates a signal indicative of a draw down rate of the container. The draw down rate corresponds to a rate at which the material is discharged from the container. The controller determines the draw down rate of the contained based on the signal received from the first detection module. The controller further determines a level of the material within the container based on the draw down rate. The controller then regulates the dump rate of the truck based on a relationship between the level of the material within the container and a threshold level.
US09738201B2
The present invention relates to a detachably attachable moving headboard trailer ejector and floor cleaning apparatus for use with a self-unloading trailer having a front end, a rear end, side walls, and either a reciprocating slat conveyor floor or a conveyor belt floor. The invention comprises, in one embodiment, a base, a panel sweeper, one or more panel sweeper support members, a means for traversing the panel sweeper, a tether bar, side flanges, and a base flange. In use, the invention is placed in the front end of a self-unloading trailer and the trailer is loaded with material; when material is ejected from the trailer, the invention transverses or “travels” along the top of the moving floor and pushes the material out of the trailer's back end. The rubber flanges ensure a snug fit within the trailer and keep post ejection residual material at a minimum.
US09738199B2
A BOP cart includes a platform including at least one mounting position adapted to receive the bottom of a BOP and a cart back extending generally perpendicular to the platform. The cart back includes at least one mounting feature positioned to secure the BOP to the BOP cart.
US09738190B2
A head restraint for a vehicle seat, includes a central part having a front surface, an upper side and opposing side surfaces. First and second side parts are operably coupled to the opposing side surfaces of the central part and are operable between supporting and non-supporting positions relative to the central part. The first and second side parts each include first and second limbs which are flexibly coupled to one another, wherein portions of the first and second side parts protrude outwardly relative to the front surface of the central part when the first and second side parts are in the supporting position.
US09738186B2
A vehicle includes a chassis and a seating system. The seating system includes a frame coupled to the chassis, a seat cushion supported by at least one of the frame and a floor of the vehicle, a first recoverable insert configured to provide a first energy attenuation response, and a second recoverable insert configured to provide a second energy attenuation response different than the first energy attenuation response. The seat cushion defines a cavity shaped to interchangeably receive either the first recoverable insert or the second recoverable insert to thereby selectively vary an energy attenuation provided by the seating system.
US09738175B2
A second energy storage is superior to a first energy storage in energy to weight density and inferior to the first energy storage in power to weight density. A booster is to boost a first voltage output from the first energy storage. A motor is to be driven by power output from at least one of the first energy storage and the second energy storage. A controller is to control the booster to operate in a first mode while a voltage point is within a referenced closed region and to operate in a second mode while the voltage point is outside the referenced closed region. The voltage point represents a relationship between the first voltage and a second voltage output from the second energy storage in a two-dimensional coordinate system having a first axis representing the first voltage and having a second axis representing the second voltage.
US09738174B2
A lithium battery system includes a first battery pack including a plurality of first battery cells connected in series. The first battery pack is configured to be connected in parallel to an alternator and a second battery pack, and has a lower capacity than the second battery pack. A negative electrode of each of the first battery cells includes a negative electrode active material. The negative electrode active material includes a carbon-based material having an interlayer spacing of a (002) plane of 0.34 nm to 0.50 nm in X-ray diffraction measurement using copper (Cu) Kα lines.
US09738170B2
A wireless power supply system includes a power transmission device having a power transmission coil and a power receiving device having a power receiving coil. The power transmission coil transmits electric power to the power receiving coil via a wireless connection. The power transmission device includes a power factor calculator configured to calculate a power factor based on a phase difference between a voltage and a current supplied to the power transmission coil, and a control amount calculator configured to control electric power supplied to the power transmission coil according to a power command value, and regulate the electric power supplied to the power transmission coil when the power factor falls to a predetermined threshold power factor or less. The power transmission can therefore be regulated immediately when the power receiving coil is shifted from the power transmission coil.
US09738158B2
A method for operating a motor vehicle control panel having a camera system and a gesture recognition device. includes filming a person gesticulating using at least one arm in the inside of the vehicle. Description data relating to a position and/or a sequence of movements of the at least one gesticulating arm is determined by the gesture recognition device and is associated with a control gesture. At least one situation parameter, which describes a gesticulation context of the person, is determined by a plausibility device which decides whether the person has performed a possible control gesture or only a gesture which is to be ignored. If it is determined that it is a possible control gesture, a control command is generated for the control gesture.
US09738153B2
An intercooler air-guide of dual duct type for improving crash performance guiding head wind toward an intercooler may include a guide frame including a first opening portion and a second opening portion, and a guide portion coupled to the guide frame to improve crash performance of the intercooler air-guide of dual duct type.
US09738151B2
A system, method, and device for operations of an electrically motorized vehicle. The vehicle can utilize an electrically motorized wheel to convert a non-motorized wheeled vehicle to an electrically motorized wheeled vehicle. One system to facilitate user safety when using an electrically motorized wheel includes a proximity sensor on the electrically motorized wheel in communication with a user mobile device and a proximity alert module on the mobile device enabled to alert a user when a sensed proximity crosses a threshold.
US09738149B2
A drive unit for a hybrid vehicle includes a drive assembly with an internal combustion engine and an electric motor, and a transmission featuring several sub-transmissions shifting between the drive assembly and an output. Through a planetary transmission, the electric motor is coupled to an input shaft of a first sub-transmission and an input shaft of a second sub-transmission. Through a separating clutch, the internal combustion engine is to the input shaft of the first sub-transmission and, if the separating clutch is locked, is coupled to the same element of the planetary transmission as the input shaft of the first sub-transmission. A bypass shift element works with the planetary transmission such that, with a locked bypass shift element, a torque-proof connection between the electric motor, the input shaft of the first sub-transmission and the input shaft of the second sub-transmission exist, while, with an open bypass shift element, this torque-proof connection between the electric motor and the two input shafts of the two sub-transmissions does not exist. The separating clutch is formed as a frictional-locking or positive-locking separating clutch, and the bypass shift element is formed as a frictional-locking bypass shift element.
US09738148B1
A stud assembly is coupled between an underhood propulsion system and an underhood cover in order to manage energy from an external force applied to the underhood cover. The underhood cover is coupled over the underhood propulsion system. The stud assembly is coupled between the underhood propulsion system and the underhood cover and includes a polymeric isolator and a stud coupled to the polymeric isolator. The stud includes a shank and a head coupled to the shank. The head is coupled to the polymeric isolator. The stud assembly includes a boss coupled to the underhood cover. The boss is disposed adjacent the polymeric isolator. The shank includes a bending initiator feature in order to allow the shank to bend when the underhood cover is subjected to an external force.
US09738144B2
A sunroof structure for a wheeled vehicle includes a fixed roof that forms a top portion of the wheeled vehicle, a movable roof that opens and closes a front opening portion which is provided in the fixed roof, and a left side lip that is provided on a left side portion of the movable roof. The left side lip is provided to be spaced apart from the fixed roof when the movable roof is in a tilt-up state. This left side lip includes a lip main body that protrudes downwards from the left side portion of the movable roof and a projecting portion that projects transversely outwards from a lower end of the lip main body.
US09738135B2
A motor vehicle may have a cylindrical component having two grooves aligned orthogonally to a cylinder axis, recessed into local areas of a lateral surface, and running parallel to each other, and a blind hole in an end of the cylindrical component. A fastening component for the cylindrical component may include a holding device having a U-shaped socket and a head portion having a through opening. The holding device may be matched to the cylindrical component in such a way that the cylindrical component is positively insertable via the two grooves into the U-shaped socket until the blind hole in the end is in alignment with the through opening in the head portion of the holding device. The fastening arrangement may also have a fastening element that is insertable and screwable through the through opening in the head portion into the blind hole in the cylindrical component.
US09738124B1
A drawbar and hitch receiver movement eliminating system has three main embodiments, each very similar and functioning with the same operational characteristics though they vary slightly in structural characteristics. Each embodiment has a means for the drawbar to push outwardly against the face of the receiver to eliminate the typical movement of the drawbar within the receiver caused by the standard clearances between the two, thereby considerably reducing the amplified swaying movement of the trailer that is caused by the small movements of the drawbar within the receiver.
US09738117B1
A one-piece axle comprised of three cylindrical parallel sections: a large end, a center section, and a small end concentric with the large end. The three sections are separated by an eccentric large step, and an eccentric small step. The center section is located between the two steps and is offset from the large and small ends. The center section locates and supports a front wheel of a cycle. The axle is connected to a first split axle housing and a second split axle housing located at the bottom of each of a first fork and a second fork of a cycle respectively, whereby said housings are pinched to form direct rigid and rotationally secured connections between the respective split axle housings and the large and small ends. The position of the front wheel axis of rotation relative to the forks is adjusted by rotating the axle in the split axle housings before the housings are pinched. The axle allows quick and easy adjustments of the front wheel, affecting cycle steering and handling characteristics.
US09738116B1
Mobile folding restaurant booth style benches are provided, which may be arranged in opposed pairs to form restaurant style booths. An individual bench incorporates a mechanism for shifting the weight of the bench between a mobile base, which may be supported by swivel casters, and a stationary base, which may be supported by non-slip feet, actuated by pivoting a bench seat down from a folded storage position to an unfolded seating position. The weight shifting mechanism may include an engagement member, which is initially spaced apart from an actuator at a folded angle of the seat, and which contacts and begins transmitting force and movement to the actuator at a partially unfolded angle of the seat. Preferably, the bench further includes a biasing component that biases the stationary base upward relative to the mobile base, a locking mechanism that resists a force provided by the biasing component to retain the bench seat in the unfolded seating position, contoured shells or other covers for the seat and a seat back, and a back panel extending vertically above the seat back.
US09738115B1
A central cover for covering a concave central axle cut-out area of a wheel includes a frame that is generally cup-shaped having a round outer surface. the round outer surface has a circumference smaller than an inner circumference of the concave central axle cut-out area of the wheel so that the central cover seats in the concave central axle cut-out area. A permanent magnet is seated within the frame for holding the central cover to the wheel. The permanent magnet having a central cutout area for clearance of an axle bolt when the axle bolt is present.
US09738113B2
A multi pencil includes a cylindrical main body, a cylindrical leading tube engaged with the main body, and a plurality of sliding parts that are each coupled with a plurality of drawing materials held in the interior of the leading tube and slidably provided by a constant distance with respect to the main body. Regarding this configuration, one arbitrary sliding part, out of the plurality of sliding parts, moves forward by a constant distance with respect to the main body, whereby the drawing material coupled with the sliding part is exposed from the leading tube, and in this state, the leading tube and the main body are relatively rotated in one direction, which allows the drawing material to move forward. In the multi pencil, the forward movement of the drawing material is regulated by the relative rotation of the leading tube and the main body in the one direction.
US09738112B2
A mechanical pencil is including a tubular shaft, a chuck unit movably arranged in the shaft, a front rotary element adapted to be moved rearward as the unit is moved rearward, a rear rotary element adapted to be moved rearward as the front rotary element is moved rearward, a conversion means for causing the rear rotary element to rotate in a normal rotational direction as the rear rotary element is moved rearward and allowing the rear rotary element to rotate in a reverse rotational direction as the rear rotary element is moved forward, a normal directional rotation transmitting means for allowing the front rotary element to be rotated in the normal rotational direction and the rear rotary element to be idly rotated, and a reverse directional rotation restricting mechanism allowing the normal directional rotation of the front rotary element but preventing the reverse directional rotation of the front rotary element.
US09738103B2
A post-processing apparatus for performing post-processing on a sheet having an image formed thereon, the post-processing at least including case bookbinding by using paste, the apparatus including: a paste applicator having a paste application member and configured to supply paste to coat a back of a sheet bundle with the paste; a pressurization member for pressing a cover onto the back of the sheet bundle with the paste coated thereon; and a controller configured to receive information relating to a cover gutter setting on the sheet bundle and to perform control over the paste applicator and the pressurization member, the controller being configured to cause, in a guttered cover setting, the paste to overflow in a larger amount from the back of the sheet bundle toward a gutter than an amount of overflow in a non-guttered cover setting based on the information relating to the cover gutter setting.
US09738078B2
A septum device usable with a fluid interconnect unit of a fluid supply device is disclosed. The septum device includes a resilient main body to be inserted into the fluid interconnect unit of the fluid supply device. The resilient main body includes an interior septum surface forming a longitudinal opening to removably receive a fluid extraction member and an exterior septum surface. The interior septum surface includes interior engagement members extending toward the opening and spaced apart from each other in a longitudinal direction. The exterior septum surface includes exterior engagement members extending away from the opening and spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction to engage an interior interconnect surface of the fluid interconnect unit.
US09738077B2
The invention relates to a method of cleaning a fluid circuit in an inkjet printer that comprises a print head connected to the fluid circuit through an umbilical (19), and also comprises means (50) of recovering fluid from the print head (1), this method comprising at least sending solvent to said fluid recovery means (50), without making this solvent flow in the umbilical or in the print head.
US09738073B2
The present invention provides a printing head comprising a plurality of sub-heads each comprising a base and a plurality of diversion trenches provided in the base, and one end of each of the diversion trenches is connected to one of nozzles of the sub-head. Projections of all the diversion trenches on a first plane in a first projection direction are arranged at an equal interval, the first plane is a plane defined by an arrangement direction and a length direction of the diversion trenches in the sub-head, and the first projection direction is a moving direction of the printing head with respect to a printing surface during printing. The spacing of the diversion trenches in each of the sub-heads is greater than that of the projections of all the diversion trenches in the first plane on the first projection direction.
US09738057B2
A substrate assembly includes a first hexagonal boron nitride sheet directly bonded to a surface of a substrate, and a metal layer on the first hexagonal boron nitride sheet.
US09738047B2
An animal feed producing system comprises a compression screw assembly. The compression screw assembly includes at least a first screw, a second screw and a plurality of barrels. The first and second screws include a plurality of flights and roots. The plurality of screws is configured such that they include a plurality of sections. Each section comprises a set of plurality of flights and a plurality of roots configured to perform a specific compression function, such as perpendicular compression and lateral compression.
US09738041B2
An optical element includes a light guide plate that has therein a light transmissive flat plate member on which a transflective layer is formed, and a layer of a light transmissive adhesive or a light transmissive resin layer that uniformly covers the light guide plate. The refractive index of the layer of the adhesive or the resin layer is set to a refractive index different from that of the light guide plate. A first surface of the layer of the adhesive or the resin layer that is on the light exit surface side of the light guide plate is kept parallel with a second surface of the layer of the adhesive or the resin layer that is on the opposite side to the light exit surface side of the light guide plate.
US09738040B2
A method for making a spectacle lens includes joining a mold and a sealing ring. The mold has an integrated block piece and a mold shell made by primary shaping and the sealing ring has a first end face, a second end face, a peripheral seal, an opening disposed on the first end face configured to receive a mold, and a flexible membrane on the second end face. A polymerizable material is introduced into the mold cavity with the aid of a pump action of the flexible membrane of the sealing ring. The flexible membrane of the sealing ring is fixed in a desired surface shape and the polymerization is carried out. The mold is removed with a cast-on spectacle lens blank.
US09738036B2
A method for manufacturing a model of an anatomical feature comprises utilizing a stereographic digital image camera at a plurality of different vantage points relative to a reference anatomical feature to capture a plurality of three dimensional digital image pairs of a corresponding plurality of external surface portions of the reference anatomical feature including concavities and convexities of complex anatomical surfaces, and processing the plurality of three dimensional digital image pairs to produce a three dimensional digital surface image of the reference anatomical feature and a corresponding data file. A modified three dimensional digital surface image and corresponding modified data file may be produced by utilizing one or more of selecting a portions of said three dimensional digital surface image, scaling the three dimensional digital surfaced image, and generating a mirror image of the three dimensional digital surface image.
US09738029B2
A method for producing a molded body includes providing a composite including a first plate having a polymer film pressed into its surface, providing a third plate including roughened areas on at least part of one of its surfaces, placing the third plate opposite the polymer film without the third plate touching the composite, heating the third plate to a temperature above the glass transition temperature Tg of the polymer of the polymer film without heating the composite and without the heated third plate coming into contact with the surface of the polymer film, and structuring the surface of the polymer film facing the third plate by a relative movement which removes the third plate from the first plate while the polymer film remains soft and is thus extended lengthwise, thereby forming a modified composite that comprises the molded body.
US09738020B2
A mold clamping mechanism includes a fixed platen and a movable platen. The fixed platen includes upper and lower, left and right through-holes through which extend tie-bars, and a cutout that extends transversely through the through-holes and divides the through-holes into mold-side holes and opposite-mold-side holes. The fixed platen is divided by the cutout into a mold-side part and an opposite-mold-side part. The mold-side part is provided with main leg parts connected to the bed.
US09738017B2
An injection-compression plant for manufacturing PET performs comprises an extruder (1) to produce a melted resin, a distribution joint (3) for distributing the melted resin from the extruder (1) towards the injection-compression molds (9′, 9″, 9″), gathered in modular groups of three on supporting frames (21) arranged about the peripheral surface of the rotary carousel (2). The joint (3) allows to transfer the fluid thermoplastic resin from the stationary channel (10) of the extruder (1) to the lateral feeding conduit (27) of each molding module (9), said lateral feeding conduit being rotating with the carousel (2). The injection-compression molds (9′, 9″, 9″) have the two half-molds forming the molding cavity (41′, 41″, 41′″′) connected by means of bayonet couplings to the frame (21). The molded preforms are extracted from the carousel (2) by means of a wheel (50), which transfers them to an air cooling device (51).
US09738014B2
The compact resin molding machine is capable of efficiently performing a sequence of molding actions from feeding a work and resin to accommodating the molded work. The resin molding machine comprises: a work conveying mechanism including a robot, which has a robot hand for holding the work and which is capable of rotating and linearly moving; a work feeding section for feeding the work; a resin feeding section for feeding the resin; a press section including a molding die set, in which the work is resin-molded; a work accommodating section for accommodating the molded work; and a control section controlling the entire resin molding machine. The work feeding section, the resin feeding section, the press section and the work accommodating section are located to enclose a moving area of the robot of the work conveying mechanism.
US09737993B2
A tape library apparatus includes a tape drive, a robot unit, and a second processor. The tape drive includes a first access mechanism and a first processor. The first access mechanism is configured to read position information from a non-contact type memory within a tape cartridge. The position information indicates a position of data recorded in a magnetic tape within the tape cartridge. The first processor is configured to perform positioning for the data. The robot unit includes a robot arm and a second access mechanism configured to access the non-contact type memory. The robot arm is configured to store the tape cartridge in the robot unit, and move the tape cartridge to the tape drive. The second processor is configured to control the second access mechanism to read the position information from the non-contact type memory, and store the position information in a non-volatile memory.
US09737985B2
A parallel link robot (10) including ball joints (42a to 42d) which are arranged between driven links (22a, 23a) and a drive link (21a) and between a driven link and a movable part (12), at least one of these ball joints including a ball (44a) and a housing (42a) which covers at least half of the surface of the ball including the maximum diameter part and further including with a covering part (45a) which covers the area around the ball of the ball joint.
US09737984B2
It is an object of the invention to provide a technique for enhancing the operability of a power tool.A representative screwdriver 100 is provided which has a motor 110 and a driving mechanism 120. The driving mechanism 120 has a rotation transmitting mechanism including a driving cam 137 and a driven cam 157, and a cam engagement state is switched by movement of the spindle 150 in a longitudinal direction of the spindle. The position of the spindle 150 in the longitudinal direction is detected by a detecting mechanism 162 that is disposed on the opposite side of the rotation transmitting mechanism from a front end region in the longitudinal direction of the spindle 150. A controller 180 controls the rotation speed of the motor 110 based on the detection result of the detecting mechanism 162 and drives the motor 110.
US09737980B2
An installation tool for one or more components of a fluid filter includes a first body portion configured to engage a filter socket to advance the tool and filter components into the socket, and a second body portion configured to apply a direct force to one or more filter components. The first and second body portions can rotationally move relative to each other, such that the filter components may not grind against the socket or other filter components, which can, among other things, reduce or eliminate the creation of foreign object debris and/or minimize the amount of human force required to install the filter components.
US09737966B2
The present invention relates to a fastening tool for dynamically fastening parts for machining, said tool being formed by an annular frame (1) which is fastened to a rotary supporting means (2) arranged around the location of the machining tool (4) on a tool-holder head (3). The annular frame (1) incorporates a tamper formed by a rotating ball (5) and, in a diametrically opposite position, a tilting clamp (6) which incorporates a counter-tamper formed by another rotating ball (8). According to the invention, a cantilevered portion (9.1) of a part can be seized between the balls (5) and (8) of the tamper and counter-tamper in order to prevent bending and vibrations in relation to same during machining.
US09737957B2
A method for treating a surface of a wall, that can reduce conductivity thereof, the surface being located in a first area located near a second area in which an electric arc is likely to occur in an electrical protection apparatus, the first area constituting an area for recondensing cutting residue. The method includes micro-texturizing the surface to promote inhomogeneity in recondensation of cutting residue, by growing deposits of the residue on the surface to create islands of residue and thus to restrict conductivity of the resulting deposit.
US09737953B2
A torch assembly for cutting or spraying applications. The torch assembly includes a torch connector that connects to at least one cable that communicates with a power supply. The torch assembly includes a trigger mounted on the torch assembly to start and stop torch operations. The trigger electrically communicates with the power supply via the at least one cable. The torch assembly also includes a remote switch mounted on the torch assembly to allow an operator to remotely adjust an output of the power supply to a desired output level. The remote switch is electrically coupled to the power supply via the at least one cable.
US09737950B2
A welding power supply including power conversion circuitry adapted to receive a primary source of power, to utilize one or more power semiconductor switches to chop the primary source of power, and to convert the chopped power to a welding output is provided. The provided welding power supply includes a pulse width modulated (PWM) digital controller including gate drive circuitry that generates a PWM output signal that controls the switching of the one or more power semiconductor switches. The PWM output signal includes a duty cycle term corrected for one or more sources of error in the welding system.
US09737947B2
Microfeature workpieces having alloyed conductive structures, and associated methods are disclosed. A method in accordance with one embodiment includes applying a volume of material to a bond pad of a microfeature workpiece, with the volume of material including a first metallic constituent and the bond pad including a second constituent. The method can further include elevating a temperature of the volume of material while the volume of material is applied to the bond pad to alloy the first metallic constituent and the second metallic constituent so that the first metallic constituent is alloyed generally throughout the volume of material. A thickness of the bond pad can be reduced from an initial thickness T1 to a reduced thickness T2.
US09737943B2
A reciprocating saw blade has a first end with a first tang and a second end with a second tang. The first and second tangs are alternatively engageable with the chuck of a reciprocating saw. The reciprocating saw blade defines a substantially uniform cutting edge extending from approximately the first end to approximately the second end of the blade. The first tang is engageable with the chuck of the reciprocating saw for fixedly securing the first end of the blade to the reciprocating saw and forming with the second tang the free end of the saw blade. Alternatively, the second tang is engageable with the chuck of the reciprocating saw for fixedly securing the second end of the blade to the reciprocating saw and forming with the first tang the free end of the reciprocating saw blade drivable in a reciprocating motion by the reciprocating saw.
US09737939B2
A tool for a chip removing machining includes a basic body and a replaceable cutting insert, which is indexable by a cutting edge exchange mechanism. The cutting edge mechanism includes an ejector, which in a front part has an attachment for the cutting insert and interacts with a device for transforming a rectilinear, axial projection of the ejector into a simultaneous turning of the same. The cutting edge exchange mechanism includes a stop collar, which is fixedly anchored in relation to the basic body, and through which the ejector is movable back and forth and a carrier included in a rear part of the ejector. In addition, between the carrier and the stop collar, there is arranged a mechanical compression spring, which spaces the carrier from the stop collar. In addition, an autonomous cutting edge exchange mechanism is disclosed.
US09737936B2
Provided is a process for drilling a tunnel (11) in which to place a sensor, in particular a temperature sensor, in a cooking vessel (1) comprising a bowl (2) with a bottom (3) having a thickness (e), said process comprising a step for drilling said tunnel made in the thickness (e). The drilling step comprises a pre-drilling step using a drill bit with a diameter of D1, and a deep drilling step using a drill bit with a diameter of D2, D1 being greater than D2.
US09737926B2
A ball screw is provided in which an outer circumferential formation is formed at a portion facing a ball circulating passage out of outer circumferential surface of a nut. The ball screw includes: a screw shaft having on its outer circumferential surface a screw groove; a nut having on its inner circumferential surface a screw groove facing the screw groove; a plurality of balls rollably loaded in a spiral ball rolling passage formed by both screw grooves; and a ball circulating passage to return the balls from a start point to an end point of the ball rolling passage for recirculation. The ball circulating passage is a concaved groove formed by concaving a groove on a part of the cylindrical inner circumferential surface of the nut by plastic working. Then, a flange is integrally provided at a portion facing the ball circulating passage and the screw groove.
US09737924B2
An exterior décor panel for a home appliance includes a metal sheet having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The metal sheet includes a first patterned portion having successive recesses formed in the first surface, where each of the successive recesses have a prescribed depth, and a second patterned portion having successive protrusions formed at the second surface, where the successive protrusions correspond to the successive recesses. The successive recesses are formed by applying a force to the first surface, thereby transferring the force to the second surface to form the successive protrusions.
US09737919B2
Portable wet drilling waste treatment. In one example embodiment, a method for portable wet drilling waste treatment may include transporting a transportable frame, maneuvering an open end of a waste conduit, vacuuming air and the wet drilling waste, using a motor-driven vacuum, into the open end of the waste conduit, through the waste conduit, and into a cyclonic separator, separating the wet drilling waste from the air using the cyclonic separator, using a waste auger to transport the wet drilling waste, using a treatment material auger to transport a treatment material, operating the waste auger and the treatment material auger at coordinated rates to transport an effective ratio of the wet drilling waste to the treatment material, using a mixing auger to simultaneously transport the wet drilling waste and the treatment material, and operating the mixing auger at an effective rate resulting in a solidified treated material.
US09737916B2
In one embodiment, a system includes an inlet grid configured to reduce distortion of an incoming airflow. The system may also include a vibration device coupled to the inlet grid and a controller communicatively coupled to the vibration device. The controller may transmit a vibration signal to the vibration device causing the vibration device to vibrate the inlet grid such that the inlet grid resonates at a natural frequency inducing a mode shape in the inlet grid. The mode shape may break up and prevent ice on the inlet grid.
US09737897B2
A cover for a centrifugal filter, in which when water separated from oil is discharged through outlets provided in covers, can reduce the amount of oil leaking out with mixed gas and water. The cover constitutes the centrifugal filter by covering a rotor that rotates so as to filter impurities contained in oil by using a centrifugal force. The rotor is provided with at least one nozzle through which filtered oil is jetted. The cover includes: an inner cover configured to cover the rotor and including a first outlet and a first inlet; an outer cover provided outside the inner cover; and an oil leak prevention member provided in the first outlet.
US09737893B2
A holding apparatus includes a top holder having a coupler and a top casing capable of adjusting the distance and tilt therebetween using three points adjustment. When a microfluidic device along with a cover are disposed on a bottom holder of the holding apparatus and the top holder is pivoted with respect to the bottom holder to a closed position, the contact surface of soft plugs on the coupler and the cover can be made parallel by a certain distance with a first surface of the microfluidic device, and the distance between the coupler and the top casing determines the pressure exerted through elastic components onto the microfluidic device, so that external pipes can be seamlessly attached to the microfluidic device and also ensuring no deformation due to external forces should happen on microfluidic device.
US09737890B2
The present invention provides a microfluidic device which comprises a drive module and a microfluidic platform. The drive module further comprises a rotary unit and a vibration unit for driving the microfluidic platform, and the microfluidic platform further comprises multiple microfluidic elements for performing tests. The present invention also provides a method for operating a microfluidic device. The method comprises steps using the rotary unit and steps using the vibration unit to distribute sample in a microfluidic structure.
US09737885B2
Provided is a structure for forming carbon nanofiber, including a base material containing an oxygen ion-conductive oxide, and a metal catalyst that is provided on one surface side of the base material.
US09737881B2
A method of producing a regenerated hydrotreating catalyst, including a first step of preparing a hydrotreating catalyst that has been used for hydrotreatment of a petroleum fraction and has a metal element selected from Group 6 elements of the periodic table; a second step of performing regeneration treatment for part of the catalyst prepared in the first step, then performing X-ray absorption fine structure analysis for the catalyst after the regeneration treatment, and obtaining regeneration treatment conditions in which a ratio IS/IO of a peak intensity IS of a peak attributed to a bond between the metal element and a sulfur atom to a peak intensity IO of a peak attributed to a bond between the metal element and an oxygen atom is in the range of 0.1 to 0.3 in a radial distribution curve obtained from an extended X-ray absorption fine structure spectrum.
US09737878B2
A metal catalyst is formed by vaporizing a quantity of metal and a quantity of carrier forming a vapor cloud. The vapor cloud is quenched forming precipitate nanoparticles comprising a portion of metal and a portion of carrier. The nanoparticles are impregnated onto supports. The supports are able to be used in existing heterogeneous catalysis systems. A system for forming metal catalysts comprises means for vaporizing a quantity of metals and a quantity of carrier, quenching the resulting vapor cloud and forming precipitate nanoparticles comprising a portion of metals and a portion of carrier. The system further comprises means for impregnating supports with the nanoparticles.
US09737872B2
A process for making a modified, mesoporous activated carbon material from waste oil fly ash. The process involves a physicochemical treatment of a raw waste oil fly ash sample, where the sample is initially refluxed in an acid solution, then activated at about 1000° C. and in the presence of carbon dioxide. The activated carbon may be further functionalized with carboxylic and/or amine groups by refluxing the activated carbon in a second acid solution and/or an ammonia solution. The activated carbon, as prepared, has a BET surface area of 30-400 m2/g, a total pore volume of 0.25-0.50 cm3/g and an average pore size of 40-100 Å. A method for removing hydrogen sulfide from natural gas with the modified activated carbon is also provided.
US09737870B2
A pyrolytic reactor comprising a fuel injection zone, a combustion zone adjacent to the fuel injections zone, an expansion zone adjacent to the combustion zone, a feedstock injection zone comprising a plurality of injection nozzles and disposed adjacent to the expansion zone, a mixing zone configured to mix a carrier stream and feed material and disposed adjacent to the feedstock injection zone, and a reaction zone adjacent to the mixing zone. The plurality of injection nozzles are radially distributed in a first assembly defining a first plane transverse to the feedstock injection zone and in a second assembly transverse to the feedstock injection zone.
US09737866B2
Disclosed is a microwave irradiating and heating device including: a reaction furnace (1) for containing a sample material (50) to be irradiated with microwave and to be heated; a polarization grid (2) provided for the reaction furnace (1); a microwave irradiating source (3) for emitting a linearly polarized microwave, the microwave irradiating source (3) being disposed outside the reaction furnace (1); and a reflector (4) for reflecting the microwave emitted from the microwave irradiating source (3) toward the reaction furnace (1) through the polarization grid (2), the reflector (4) being disposed above the reaction furnace (1), wherein the microwave irradiating source (3) is arranged in such a way that the polarization direction of the reflected microwave which is made incident upon the polarization grid (2) is perpendicular to an orientation of the polarization grid (2).
US09737863B2
A mixing system and mixing method are provided. The mixing system includes a tank assembly, a container positioned within the tank assembly, a mixer disposed within a compartment of the container, a linear motor, and a shaft having a first end secured to the mixer and an opposing second end secured to the linear motor. The linear motor provides a variable stroke length for the shaft. The mixing method includes providing a tank assembly having a linear motor, positioning a mixing assembly including a mixing bag in the tank assembly, combining two or more components in a compartment of the mixing bag, attaching a mixing shaft extending from a mixer disposed within the mixing bag to the linear motor, and raising and lowering the mixing shaft to mix the two or more components. A stroke length of the mixing shaft during the raising and lowering is varied.
US09737862B2
A sterilizer apparatus for treating liquids, especially opaque and turbid ones characterized by a low UV radiation penetration depth, utilizing a novel tangential in-line mixer design inside an elongated reactor chamber built around an ultraviolet lamp. Other applications and adaptations of the presently disclosed apparatus include mixing fluids (including liquids and/or gases) as part of various industrial processes.
US09737857B2
Parallel membrane elements are arranged in parallel within a pressure vessel. A sealing body is disposed within the pressure vessel and is compressed against an inner surface of the pressure vessel to provide a leak-right seal in between a feed gas side of the sealing body and a non-permeate side of the sealing body. The sealing body may be slid within the pressure vessel without damaging the sealing body and in all cases without requiring mechanical assistance.
US09737856B2
A vacuum filter device comprising a filter body having two holders on opposite sides of a filter. Each holder contains a closed container in a fluid-tight, sealed relationship. The filter is retained by a compression sealing element and the sealing element is maintained in place by a compression element formed of a ring. The compression element is bonded to a portion of the body to hold it, the sealing element and filter in place under a compression seal. Optionally a port in the compression element is formed to align with the vent of the device. Further, an alignment feature on the compression element ensures the port is in alignment with the vent of the device. The device also includes a vacuum port communicating with the downstream side of the filter, and hence the filtrate container.
US09737850B2
Provided is a novel palladium catalyst capable of efficiently purifying carbon monoxide (CO) and total hydrocarbons (THC) under a fuel-rich atmosphere even when palladium (Pd) is used as a catalyst active component. Proposed is a palladium monolayer catalyst for an exhaust gas from a saddle-riding-type vehicle, which is an exhaust gas purification catalyst for a saddle-riding-type vehicle to be installed in an exhaust gas passage in an internal combustion engine. The palladium monolayer catalyst includes a substrate, and a catalyst layer that has the form of a monolayer and contains palladium acting as a catalyst active component, an inorganic porous body acting as a catalyst carrier, ceria (CeO2) particles acting as a promoter component, and barium.
US09737848B2
A carbon dioxide capture system includes: a washing unit which uses cleaning water to clean absorption unit exhaust gas or stripping unit exhaust gas; and a gas-liquid separation device which allows condensed water generated by cooling washing unit exhaust gas to be separated from the washing unit exhaust gas. The condensed water is mixed into the cleaning water by a condensed water line. If the amount of the cleaning water becomes more than a predetermined amount, the cleaning water is mixed into an absorbing liquid by a cleaning water line. A controller controls a condensed water valve.
US09737843B2
A fuel tank cap includes a casing; a main chamber disposed in the casing; a vapor vent channel disposed in the casing and communicating with the main chamber; annular partition walls disposed in the main chamber and configured to divide the main chamber into troughs, each partition wall including a cut so that the troughs are capable of communicating with each other via the cut; and activated carbon filled in the troughs. The vapor vent channel includes the cuts and the troughs. The activated carbon captures fuel vapors and absorbs VOCs in the fuel vapors when the fuel vapors pass through the vapor vent channel. The invention eliminates the low efficiency problem of capturing the harmful VOCs of the fuel vapors by the conventional activated carbon canister.
US09737841B2
A method for air purification is disclosed, comprising directing air through a particle removal filter that acts to filter the air for particle phase pollutants to thereby produce particulate filtered air; and directing an amount of the particulate filtered air through a gas removal filter that acts to filter the particulate filtered air for gas phase pollutants to thereby produce gas filtered air; the particle removal filter with the first blower and the gas removal filter with the second blower are housed in different enclosures and they are allowed to operate in a way that; the two different units are selectable to operate separately without connection in a first mode, and to operate together connectively in a second mode; when the two different units are selected to operate together connectively in the second mode, the amount of particulate filtered air directed through the gas removal filter is based on a concentration of particle phase pollutants in the air.
US09737840B2
An air cleaner of this disclosure includes a hollow case, a filter element, and an opening end member. The hollow case defines an expanded space; the filter element defines an upstream-side expanded space and a downstream-side expanded space in the expanded space; the case includes an intake port configured to bring an upstream-side duct into communication with the upstream-side expanded space; the opening end member is formed from a material having an air permeability in a range of 0.3 to 100 sec/300 cc, and is integrated on an inner side of the intake port so as to project into the upstream-side expanded space and so as to extend a duct wall of the intake port; and D representing a diameter of the opening end member and L representing a length thereof satisfy 0.25D≦L≦2.0D.
US09737838B2
A V-type filter frame is disclosed for receiving a filter media pack. The V-type filter frame is arranged to be mounted to a filter bank grid and includes first and second gable plates and a front plate coupled thereto. The gable plates each include an abutment surface extending outwardly from an outer surface arranged to abut a filter bank grid when mounted thereto. A filter frame assembly and a method for assembling a filter bank are also disclosed.
US09737836B2
A filter element includes a first bellows which is produced from a first filter medium, in view of the object of providing a filter element which after some service life can be readily modified in such a manner that said filter element again achieves an adequate filtration effect, is characterized in that a second bellows which is produced from a second filter medium is provided, wherein the second bellows is inserted into a recess of the first bellows and the periphery of the second bellows is partly or completely surrounded by the first bellows or wherein the second bellows is placed onto the first bellows in such a manner that the recess is covered by the second bellows and the fold tips of the bellows are aligned with one another.
US09737835B2
A gas-liquid separator comprises a housing having an inlet for receiving a gas-liquid stream and an outlet for discharging a gas stream. An impactor nozzle structure is supported by the housing and situated downstream of the inlet. The impactor nozzle structure receives the gas-liquid stream and accelerates the gas-liquid stream through an orifice that extends through the impactor nozzle structure. An impaction surface is supported by the housing and situated downstream of the orifice. The impaction surface receives the accelerated gas-liquid stream and causes separation of liquid particles from the gas-liquid stream so as to produce the gas stream, and a baffle situated downstream of the impaction surface modifies a flow of the gas stream so as to reduce carryover of liquid particles in the gas stream. A shroud for an inertial impactor gas-liquid separator is disclosed. A method for separating liquid particles from a gas-liquid stream is disclosed.
US09737832B2
A system comprises: a filter for removing at least one of a contaminant or gas bubbles from a liquid photoresist to provide a filtered photoresist at an outlet of the filter. The filter has a filter vent. A trap has an inlet coupled to receive the filtered photoresist from the filter, for removing a remaining contaminant or gas bubbles from the filtered photoresist. One or more valves and one or more conduits are connected to the filter and the trap. The one or more valves are operable to reverse a direction of flow of the filtered photoresist, so that the photoresist flows from the inlet of the trap, through the outlet of the filter, to the filter vent.
US09737828B2
A cryopump includes a low-temperature cryopanel, a high-temperature cryopanel provided outside the low-temperature cryopanel, and a housing provided outside the high-temperature cryopanel. The high-temperature cryopanel includes an extension panel extending outward. The housing includes an inlet flange surrounding the extension panel.
US09737817B1
An electronics module in a gaming device includes an inertial measurement unit (“IMU”) for detecting acceleration motion, angular movements, and an optics assembly to optimally calculate a moment of impact and to predict a virtual trajectory of a virtual golf ball or other hypothetical object. The virtual trajectory of the target object may be displayed on a display screen either on the gaming device itself, on a computer, or on a television display. A haptics member, such as a vibration or sound element is positioned in the shaft housing and actuated to simulate a ball impact when the shaft housing is indicative of a swing.
US09737812B2
A software agent interfaces with an interactive game program allowing for dynamic conveyance of objects during runtime for receiving data indicative of at least one parameter relating to a player of the interactive game program and/or to the player station on which the program is run. The data is used to set a dynamic policy that is customized on-the-fly according to the at least one parameter, and which is adapted to determine one or more objects to be conveyed to the player station for dynamically embedding in the program. The dynamic policy is also adapted to determine one or more characteristics of the object and is capable of subsequent re-customization and revision during game play. The objects are retrieved and periodically conveyed to the interactive game program based on the dynamic policy for dynamically embedding in the interactive game program to interface with the game player of the interactive game program.
US09737806B2
A data processing method includes; determining, after receiving a casting instruction input by a user for a specified skill, first-type action data corresponding to the specified skill, the first-type action data being data that can be displayed before a server makes a response sending a data requesting message to the server, the data requesting message being used for requesting second-type action data corresponding to the specified skill, and displaying the first-type action data, the second-type action data being data that cannot be displayed until the server makes a response; and receiving the second-type action data sent by the server, and displaying the second-type action data.
US09737790B2
A billiard rack is provided that includes a frame that extends around an interior space that is configured to receive a set of billiard balls resting on a bed of a billiard table. A bottom side of the frame includes a lower opening in which the upper portions of the set of billiard balls are able to extend therein. The frame also includes an inner wall having at least one cam surface that extends at least partially around the interior space and that tapers inwardly in directions from the lower opening to an upper opening. When the frame is placed on the set of billiard balls resting on the bed of the billiard table, the at least one cam surface is configured to contact all of the peripheral billiard balls of the set of billiard balls; and urge the set of billiard balls together without the rack contacting the billiard table.
US09737787B2
A binding strap assist mechanism. The binding strap assist mechanism can be retrofitted onto standard snowboard binding straps to bias the binding straps into the open configuration, thus guiding the straps way from the foot area of the binding. Binding straps pass through the binding strap assist mechanism so that tensile forces along the length of each of these binding straps during use is not significantly conveyed to the binding straps assist mechanism. The tensile forces are thus isolated to the binding straps which are intended to carry such forces. The present invention provides a safe and convenient feature to snowboard bindings and other bindings. If the binding strap assist mechanism breaks or fails to function, the binding straps will continue to function as normal, resulting in no safety concerns to user.
US09737782B1
A racket-free tennis training device includes a maneuverable platform on which an elevation mechanism is mounted. A ball receiving and shooting mechanism is mounted on the elevation mechanism. The ball receiving and shooting mechanism includes a ball receiving mechanism, a ball management mechanism, and a ball shooting mechanism. The ball receiving mechanism includes a ball receptacle. The ball management mechanism includes a ball collection barrel and an advancing mechanism. The above arrangement allows for correctly receiving a tennis ball from an opponent site and then serving a ball to the opponent site to simulate an actual tennis game.
US09737781B2
A synthetic putting green includes a crown, skirt and trough. The putting green includes a support surface shaped to define a crown, a skirt circumferentially positioned about the crown and a trough circumferentially positioned about the skirt. Landscape edging is applied to the support surface about a perimeter of the crown so as to define an interior space functioning as a putting surface. A containment layer is applied upon the support surface within the interior space and an open cell foam material applied over the containment layer within the interior space. A layer of synthetic turf is then applied to cover the containment layer and the open cell foam material within the interior space. A method for making the synthetic putting green is also disclosed.
US09737780B1
A striking bag features a resiliently flexible foam tube, and a striking surface that is connected to an end of the flexible tube to hang therefrom in an exposed position strikeable from below. A threaded rod projects from an upper end of the flexible tube for coupling with a surface mount that is fastened to a ceiling or other suitable overhead surface. The surface mount features a rigid portion into which the threaded rod is threaded. The foam of the tube and the threaded rod solely define a resiliency by which the tube flexes and returns to a normal straight position relative to the ceiling mount. A fabric loop at a bottom of the striking surface allows selective connection of a stretchable tether between the striking surface and a ground based tether point to change a responsive character of the striking bag and enable two distinctive modes of use.
US09737765B1
A golf ball comprising a core comprising an inner core center and an outer core layer disposed over the inner core center. The inner core center has a deflection of greater than 0.210 inch under a load of 100 kilograms, and the entire the core has a deflection ranging from 0.130 inch to 0.105 inch under a load of 100 kilograms. A mantle layer is disposed over the core and a cover is disposed over the mantle.
US09737763B2
A swim fin includes a blade and a foot pocket separate from the blade that can be coupled and released. The blade extends in a rearward direction Y2 at both side portions of a rear end of the blade, and has both coupling arms spaced apart in a lateral direction X and both first transverse engaging portions positioned on mutually faced inner surfaces of both coupling arms. A first intermediate engaging portion is positioned between both transverse engaging portions. The foot pocket has both second transverse engaging portions positioned on both side portions of a front end of the foot pocket and detachably engaged with both first transverse engaging portions. A second intermediate engaging portion is detachably engaged with the first intermediate engaging portion.
US09737761B1
A system and method for adaptive fitness testing is provided. A fitness testing application manages fitness tests on a fitness testing apparatus by collecting physiological data and calculating various performance metrics. The fitness testing application automatically reconfigures fitness tests to adopt to a user's improving fitness level.
US09737759B2
An automatic application-based exercise tracking system and methods comprising: i) voice-transcribed or typed text natural language processing and automatic tracking to record exercises, comprehensive exercise quantities, and calories burned data, and ii) multi-exercise administration to record multiple exercises and related data in a single user voice-transcribed or typed text submission. Further, such automatic application-based exercise tracking system is usable through computers, tablets, mobile phones, smart watches, wearables and other similar devices.
US09737755B2
An exercise device may comprise at least one joint. The at least one joint may comprise at least one first surface positioned adjacent to at least one second surface, the at least one second surface movable relative to the at least one first surface at at least one interface. A damping grease having a dynamic viscosity greater than about 100 Pascal seconds at standard temperature and pressure may be positioned at the at least one interface between the at least one first surface and the at least one second surface of the at least one joint.
US09737746B2
Methods and apparatus to power an exercise machine are disclosed herein. An example exercise machine includes a generator to convert movement of a moveable part of the exercise machine into electric power. The example exercise machine includes a generator power receiver to measure the power output by the generator, and to calculate a rotations per minute of the moveable part. A mode controller is to calculate a power supply duty cycle based on the power output by the generator, the rotations per minute of the moveable part, and a user selected wattage. A power output controller is to control power provided to a console of the exercise machine based on the power supply duty cycle.
US09737745B2
Disclosed herein is a dynamic pendula stool possessing a foot, a leg secured to the foot, and a seat secured to the top end of the leg. The leg has a telescopic column that includes a lower part secured to a spherical foot with a diameter of 20-cm or less and an upper part with a free end having an articulation. The articulation has three degrees of freedom and is secured to the underside of the seat so that when a user rests against the seat, the leg forms an angle between 30 and 90 degrees with respect to the horizontal, thereby allowing an isometric contraction of the muscle groups of the lower limbs and of the abdominal girdle in the seated position. The stool is further provided with one or more sensors configured to send data signals to a remote electronic device.
US09737739B2
A fall protection apparatus includes a heavy support base with a pivotal mast having a top member for rotation around the axis of the mast carrying a series of booms pivotal about respective vertical axes, each having an end coupling member for receiving a fall restraint harness. Each boom is formed by a tube which fractures on a fall and an elongate stainless steel strap inside the tube which bends without fracturing. The mast includes a series of telescopic rectangular mast sections with a winch driven cable and pulley arrangement for extending the first section which acts to pull the second inner section to the extended position as the first inner section moves out of the outer section. Each section includes first and second pulleys mounted at the same face of the section with the cable located between the face of the section and the face of the next section.
US09737738B2
A fall protection apparatus includes a heavy support base with a pivotal mast having a top member for rotation around the axis of the mast carrying a series of booms pivotal about respective vertical axes, each having an end coupling member for receiving a fall restraint harness. Each boom is formed by a tube which fractures on a fall and an elongate stainless steel strap inside the tube which bends without fracturing. The mast includes a series of telescopic rectangular mast sections with a winch driven cable and pulley arrangement for extending the first section which acts to pull the second inner section to the extended position as the first inner section moves out of the outer section. Each section includes first and second pulleys mounted at the same face of the section with the cable located between the face of the section and the face of the next section.
US09737728B2
A method of treating mammalian skin tissues for causing a predetermined physiological change in the mammalian skin tissues. A treatment composition of matter is applied onto the mammalian skin. The mammalian skin is irradiated with a first pulse having a power density above an activation threshold power density and with a second pulse. The first pulse is emitted for a duration of from about 1 femtosecond to about 1 hour, and the first pulse is separated from the second pulse by an inter-pulse interval of from about 1 microsecond to about 10 seconds. The treatment composition of matter includes a photoreactive substance and is applied in an amount sufficient to cause physiological changes within the mammalian skin tissue upon the mammalian skin tissue being irradiated.
US09737716B2
Systems and methods are provided for delivering vagus nerve stimulation and carotid baroreceptor stimulation to patients for treating chronic heart failure and hypertension. The vagus nerve stimulation and carotid baroreceptor stimulation therapies may be provided using a single implantable pulse generator, which can coordinate delivery of the therapies.
US09737711B2
A system and method is provided for preferentially stimulating a portion of neural tissue including a first type of neurons and a second type of neurons. The method includes defining a waveform characterizing an electrical stimulus, wherein the waveform includes an amplitude-modulated wave of the electric stimulus. The method also includes applying the electrical stimulus having the defined waveform to a stimulating element located in proximity to the neural tissue to selectively activate the first type of neurons while leaving the second type of neurons one of substantially unaffected and suppressed in response to the electrical stimulus.
US09737704B2
A medical lead is provided for use in a pulse stimulation system of the type which includes a pulse generator for producing electrical stimulation therapy. The lead comprises an elongate insulating body and at least one electrical conductor within the insulating body. The conductor has a proximal end configured to he electrically coupled to the pulse generator and has a DC resistance in the range of 375-2000 ohms. At least one distal electrode is coupled to the conductor.
US09737697B2
An endovascular implantable shunt device for draining cerebrospinal fluid from a patient's subarachnoid space includes a shunt having opposed first and second ends, a one-way valve located at the first end of the shunt, a tip disposed at the second end, and a hollow passageway extending between the tip and one-way valve. The tip is constructed to penetrate a patient's sinus wall. Cerebrospinal fluid drains through the tip and out through the valve.
US09737689B2
A guide wire comprising an elongate, flexible core having a proximal region, a proximal end, a distal region, and a distal end; and a plurality of wire strands wrapped helically parallel to one another and disposed on at least a portion of the distal region of the core.
US09737684B2
Apparatus and methods are provided for making coated liners and/or tubular devices including such coated liners. A sleeve may be provided that includes an outer first surface and an inner second surface extending between first and second ends thereof, and a hydrophilic or other coating may be applied to the first. The coated sleeve may be cut between the first and second ends to create opposing edges extending between the first and second ends, and the cut sleeve may be reversed such that the coated first surface defines an inner surface and the opposing edges are disposed adjacent one another, thereby providing a coated liner. Optionally, a tubular structure, e.g., one or more reinforcing layers and/or or outer layers may be attached around the coated liner, thereby providing a tubular device including an inner surface with a desired coating.
US09737683B2
A dream stimulator may include a substrate and a plurality of electrodes positioned along a first side of the substrate. The stimulator also may include a stimulator coupled to the substrate. At least one lead may couple the plurality of electrodes to the stimulator. Additionally, a band may be positioned along a second side of the substrate and about each of the plurality of electrodes.
US09737680B2
A humidifier for a respiratory apparatus includes a first cover, a second cover engaged with the first cover and a partition plate. The first cover defines an air inlet. The second cover defines a chamber configured to contain at least some amount of water. A heater is configured to heat the water to generate humidified air in the chamber. The partition plate is partly sandwiched between the first cover and the second cover. The partition plate defines an air outlet. Air input via the air inlet is humidified by being mixed with the humidified air and thereafter ejected through the air outlet. The air entering via the air inlet is divided by the partition plate into a plurality of flows having different flow velocities, thereby form a plurality of flow paths.
US09737677B2
An oscillating positive expiratory pressure apparatus having a housing defining a chamber, a chamber inlet, a chamber outlet, a deformable restrictor member positioned in an exhalation flow path between the chamber inlet and the chamber outlet, and an oscillation member disposed within the chamber. The deformable restrictor member and the oscillation member are moveable between an engaged position, where the oscillation member is in contact with the deformable restrictor member and an disengaged position, where the oscillation member is not in contact with the deformable restrictor member. The deformable restrictor member and the oscillation member move from the engaged position to the disengaged position in response to a first exhalation pressure at the chamber inlet, and move from the disengaged position to an engaged position in response to a second exhalation pressure at the chamber inlet.
US09737672B2
An IV pole mountable, therapeutic infusate processing device is incorporated into a hypothermia system to receive therapeutic fluid(s), such as normal saline, peritioneal dialysis solution, or other crystalloid solution, to heat such therapeutic fluid(s) a few degrees centigrade above normal body temperature and to direct the resulting heated infusate to and through a selected anatomical portion of a patients body to raise the temperature of that body portion so as to affect any cancerous or other tumors that may be located therein. The processing device is provided with touch screen controls and visual indicators to facilitate its proper use; while the system further includes temperature and pressure sensors to monitor the hyperthermia processing to insure patient safety.
US09737671B2
A trocar assembly wherein a trocar with an elongated polygonal tube can receive either an obturator or a medical instrument of a dissimilar cross-sectional shape with the medical instrument of the different cross sectional shape maintable in a central condition therein to inhibit pressure losses to lateral flow to thereby permit use of a cannula having a smaller cross sectional area than a cylindrical cannula as well as inhibit trauma to an entry site around the cannula.
US09737669B2
Apparatuses for automatic medicament injection and methods for manufacturing automatic medicament injectors are described herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a housing, a needle, an energy storage member, an actuator, a locking member, and a needle guard. The needle is configured to move between a first position and a second position. In its first position, the needle is contained within the housing. In its second position, at least a portion of the needle extends from the housing. The energy storage member has a first configuration and a second configuration and is configured to produce a force when moving between its first configuration and its second configuration to move the needle from its first position to its second position. The actuator is configured to move the energy storage member from its first configuration to its second configuration. The locking member is movably coupled to the distal end portion of the housing such that the locking member can be moved between a first position and a second position. In its first position, the locking member is configured to engage the actuator to prevent the actuator from moving the energy storage member to the second configuration. The needle guard is removably coupled to at least one of the distal end portion of the housing or a base movably coupled to the distal end portion of the housing.
US09737668B2
Medicament delivery device comprising a movable guard (10) being movable between a proximal and a distal position and a locking mechanism (15) having a lever (16), the lever (16) restricting movement of an actuation locking member (24) until the movable guard is positioned in a distal position and the lever (16) restricting movement of the guard (10) in a proximal position after actuation of the device.
US09737666B2
An assembly for a drug delivery device is disclosed. An example assembly includes a housing, a rotation member, a drive member, and at least one correction member. The rotation member is adapted to be rotated with respect to the housing in a first rotational direction for delivering a dose of a drug. The drive member is coupleable to the rotation member for delivering the dose. In a delivery mode, the drive member and the rotation member are coupled such that the drive member follows rotational movement of the rotation member in the first rotational direction due to mechanical interaction of the rotation member and the drive member. In a correction mode, the rotation member and the drive member are decoupled such that the rotation member is rotatable in the first rotational direction with respect to the drive member.
US09737657B2
The disclosure is directed to a pressure sensor of an implantable medical device. The pressure sensor may utilize detect fluid pressure based on a changing capacitance between two capacitive elements. The pressure sensor may define at least a portion of a fluid enclosure of the IMD. In one example, the pressure sensor has a self-aligning housing shape that occludes an opening in the pump bulkhead of the IMD. An operative surface of the pressure and the portion of the fluid enclosure may be formed of a corrosion resistant and/or biocompatible material. A first capacitive element of the pressure sensor may be a metal alloy diaphragm that deflects in response to external fluid pressure. A second capacitive element of the pressure sensor may be a metal coating on a rigid insulator sealed from the fluid by the diaphragm and a housing of the sensor.
US09737627B2
An energized air freshening apparatuses comprising perfume mixtures having an olfactive index and vapor pressure distribution for improved diffusion into a space methods thereof are provided. The energized air freshening apparatus may include a delivery engine containing the volatile perfume mixture, a fluid transport member, and an evaporation assistance element such as a fan that is configured to move a volume of air over the fluid transport member to facilitate evaporation of the perfume mixture into the atmosphere.
US09737623B2
The invention relates generally to antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof that bind activatable antibodies and/or conjugated activatable antibodies and methods of making and using these antibodies that bind activatable antibodies and/or conjugated activatable antibodies.
US09737620B2
Improved DNA vaccine plasmids are disclosed that contain novel immunostimulatory RNA compositions. The improved plasmids eliminate all extraneous sequences, incorporate a novel antibiotic free short RNA based selectable marker, increase eukaryotic expression using a novel chimeric promoter, improve yield and stability during bacterial production, and improve immunostimulation. These vectors are utilized in immunization to elicit improved immune responses or therapy to induce type 1 interferon production.
US09737619B2
Compounds are provided having the following structure: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, wherein R1a, R1b, R2a, R2b, R3a, R3b, R4a, R4b, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, L1, L2, a, b, c, d and e are as defined herein. Use of the compounds as a component of lipid nanoparticle formulations for delivery of a therapeutic agent, compositions comprising the compounds and methods for their use and preparation are also provided.
US09737610B2
The present invention relates to new rifaximin forms comprising solid dispersions of rifaximin, methods of making same and to their use in medicinal preparations and therapeutic methods.
US09737604B2
Compositions, methods, strategies, kits, and systems for the supercharged protein-mediated delivery of functional effector proteins into cells in vivo, ex vivo, or in vitro are provided. Compositions, methods, strategies, kits, and systems for delivery of functional effector proteins using cationic lipids and cationic polymers are also provided. Functional effector proteins include, without limitation, transcriptional modulators (e.g., repressors or activators), recombinases, nucleases (e.g., RNA-programmable nucleases, such as Cas9 proteins; TALE nuclease, and zinc finger nucleases), deaminases, and other gene modifying/editing enzymes. Functional effector proteins include TALE effector proteins, e.g., TALE transcriptional activators and repressors, as well as TALE nucleases. Compositions, methods, strategies, and systems for the delivery of functional effector proteins into cells is useful for therapeutic and research purposes, including, but not limited to, the targeted manipulation of a gene associated with disease, the modulation of the expression level of a gene associated with disease, and the programming of cell fate.
US09737597B2
The present invention relates to vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) matrix (M) protein mutants. One mutant M protein includes a glycine changed to a glutamic acid at position 21, a leucine changed to a phenylalanine at position 111 and a methionine changed to an arginine at position 51. Another M protein mutant includes a glycine changed to a glutamic acid at position 22 and a methionine changed to an arginine at positions 48 and 51. Yet another VSV M protein mutant includes a glycine changed to a glutamic acid at position 22, a leucine changed to a phenylalanine at position 110 and a methionine changed to an arginine at positions 48 and 51. The present invention is directed also to recombinant VSVs (rVSV) having these M mutants and to vaccines based on the rVSV having the M mutants of the present invention. These new rVSVs having the mutant M were significantly attenuated and lost virulence, including neurovirulence, and are capable of inducing an immune responses against an antigen of interest. In addition, a rVSV serotype Indiana having the first described M mutant is capable of efficient replication at 31° C., and of poor replication or incapable of replication at about 37° C. or higher.
US09737585B2
Pre-implantation factor (PIF) may be used to treat intracellular damage. Aspects of the invention are directed to a method of treating intracellular damage comprising administering PIF to a subject in need thereof. Some aspects may be directed to methods of increasing cytokine secretion in response to intracellular damage comprising administering PIF to a subject in need thereof. The intracellular damage may be a result of a disease such as Listeria monocytogenes infection, malaria, Lyme disease, cardiovascular disease, duodenal peptic ulcer, atherosclerosis, peritonitis or tuberculosis. In some aspects, a method of treating tuberculosis is disclosed, comprising administering PIF to a subject in need thereof. In some aspects, a method of treating atherosclerosis is disclosed, comprising administering PIF to a subject in need thereof. In some aspects, a method of treating peritonitis is disclosed, comprising administering PIF to a subject in need thereof.
US09737579B2
The present invention is directed to the field of phage therapy for the treatment and control of bacterial infections. In particular, the present invention is directed to the novel bacteriophage F387/08, F391/08, F394/08, F488/08, F510/08, F44/10, and F125/10, isolated polypeptides thereof, compositions comprising one or more of the novel bacteriophage and/or isolated polypeptides, as well as to methods for the treatment and prevention of bacterial infections using same, either alone or in combination with other antibacterial therapies, e.g., antibiotics and/or other phage therapies.
US09737577B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a useful composition that contains a highly safe lactic acid bacterium or a component derived from this lactic acid bacterium. The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one lactic acid bacterium selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. lactis strain KR-037 (NITE BP-395), Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. lactis strain KLAB-4 (NITE BP-394), and variants thereof, or comprising a component derived from the lactic acid bacterium. The composition of the present invention is useful as a preparation that has an excellent antiallergic function and also has at least one other function selected from an anti-autoimmune disease function, a diabetes-improving function, a neutral fat-lowering function, and so forth.
US09737576B2
A dairy administered animal feed additive that promotes animal health and growth, reduces mortality and can act as an antibiotic substitute. The additive inhibits pathogen growth resulting in lower pathogen load within the animal and reduced pathogen sheading to the environment. The additive includes bacteria that inhibit E. coli O157:H7 growth by as much as 93% and Salmonella growth by as much as 97%, together with commensurate inhibition rates against the Big-Six Escherichia coli strains. The additive includes various combinations of the following pathogen-inhibiting bacteria: Lactobacillus animalis; Enterococcus faecium; and Pediococcus acidilactici.
US09737574B2
The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions suitable for the treatment of chronic diseases associated with the presence of abnormal or an abnormal distribution of microflora in the gastrointestinal tract of a mammalian host, which compositions comprise viable non-pathogenic or attenuated pathogenic Clostridia. The compositions further comprise one or more additional viable non-pathogenic or attenuated pathogenic microorganisms selected from the group consisting of Bacteroides, Eubacteria, Fusobacteria, Propionibacteria, Lactobacilli, anaerobic cocci, Ruminococcus, E. coli, Gemmiger, Desulfomonas, Peptostreptococcus, and fungi. The present invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions suitable for the treatment of the same chronic diseases comprising viable non-pathogenic or attenuated pathogenic Escherichia coli, at least one strain of viable non-pathogenic or attenuated pathogenic Bacteroides and at least one strain of viable non-pathogenic or attenuated pathogenic microorganism.
US09737573B2
A purple non-sulfur bacteria useful in preventing and/or ameliorating at least one disease selected from the group consisting of inflammatory diseases, allergic diseases, and autoimmune diseases and having high safety is provided. A preventive and/or ameliorative agent is for at least one disease selected from the group consisting of inflammatory diseases, allergic diseases, and autoimmune diseases and includes at least one of a purple non-sulfur bacteria and a culture material obtained by culturing the purple non-sulfur bacteria. The purple non-sulfur bacteria includes Rhodobacter azotoformans.
US09737571B2
A composition comprising an extract from an aquatic organism is disclosed. The composition is capable of preventing adhesion of a cell to a surface and is devoid of cytotoxic or cytostatic activity. Medical devices comprising same and methods for preventing or treating a pathological infection using same are also disclosed.
US09737564B2
Provided are beverage compositions comprising a urine citrate increasing component and a urine oxalate reducing component. The beverage compositions may be provided in a ready-to-drink form or may be provided in a concentrate form. Also provided are kits comprising the beverage compositions and methods for treating various conditions using the beverage compositions.
