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US08703553B2	MOS capacitors with a finFET process Methods for capacitor fabrication include doping a capacitor region of a semiconductor layer in a semiconductor-on-insulator substrate; partially etching the semiconductor layer to produce a first terminal layer comprising doped semiconductor fins on a remaining base of doped semiconductor; forming a dielectric layer over the first terminal layer; and forming a second terminal layer over the dielectric layer in a finFET process.
US08703551B2	Process flow to reduce hole defects in P-active regions and to reduce across-wafer threshold voltage scatter Disclosed herein is a method of forming a semiconductor device. In one example, the method comprises performing at least one etching process to reduce a thickness of a P-active region of a semiconducting substrate to thereby define a recessed P-active region, performing a process in a process chamber to selectively form an as-deposited layer of a semiconductor material on the recessed P-active region, wherein the step of performing the at least one etching process is performed outside of the process chamber, and performing an etching process in the process chamber to reduce a thickness of the as-deposited layer of semiconductor material.
US08703548B2	Method of forming top electrode for capacitor and interconnection in integrated passive device (IPD) A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes providing a substrate having a first conductive layer disposed on a top surface of the substrate. A high resistivity layer is formed over the substrate and the first conductive layer. A dielectric layer is deposited over the substrate, first conductive layer and high resistivity layer. A portion of the dielectric layer, high resistivity layer, and first conductive layer forms a capacitor stack. A first passivation layer is formed over the dielectric layer. A second conductive layer is formed over the capacitor stack and a portion of the first passivation layer. A first opening is etched in the dielectric layer to expose a surface of the high resistivity layer. A third and fourth conductive layer is deposited over the first opening in the dielectric layer and a portion of the first passivation layer.
US08703546B2	Activation treatments in plating processes A method of forming a device includes performing a first plating process to form a first metallic feature, and performing an activation treatment to a surface of the first metallic feature in an activation treatment solution, wherein the activation treatment solution includes a treatment agent in de-ionized (DI) water. After the step of performing the activation treatment, performing a second plating process to form a second metallic feature and contacting the surface of the first metallic feature.
US08703537B2	System and method to manufacture an implantable electrode The method of the preferred embodiments includes the steps of providing a base having a frame portion and a center portion; building a preliminary structure coupled to the base; removing a portion of the preliminary structure to define a series of devices and a plurality of bridges; removing the center portion of the base such that the frame portion defines an open region, wherein the plurality of bridges suspend the series of devices in the open region defined by the frame; and encapsulating the series of devices. The method is preferably designed for the manufacture of semiconductor devices, and more specifically for the manufacture of encapsulated implantable electrodes. The method, however, may be alternatively used in any suitable environment and for any suitable reason.
US08703533B2	Semiconductor package and method for manufacturing the same A semiconductor package includes a substrate having a connection terminal with a groove on its surface. Nanopowder may be disposed on a bottom of the groove. A semiconductor chip may be flip-chip bonded to the substrate by the nanopowder. A filler member may be interposed between the substrate and the semiconductor chip.
US08703527B2	Photovoltaic devices including copper indium gallium selenide A copper indium gallium selenide photovoltaic cell can include a substrate having a transparent conductive oxide layer. The copper indium gallium selenide can be deposited using sputtering and vapor transport deposition.
US08703522B2	Methods of forming a stratified photodiode for high resolution CMOS image sensor implemented with STI technology A stratified photodiode for high resolution CMOS image sensors implemented with STI technology is provided. The photodiode includes a semi-conductive layer of a first conductivity type, multiple doping regions of a second conductivity type, multiple doping regions of the first conductivity type, and a pinning layer. The multiple doping regions of the second conductivity type are formed to different depths in the semi-conductive layer. The multiple doping regions of the first conductivity type are disposed between the multiple doping regions of the second conductivity type and form multiple junction capacitances without full depletion. In particular, the stratified doping arrangement allows the photodiode to have a small size, high charge storage capacity, low dark current, and low operation voltages.
US08703517B2	Method of Manufacturing a Semiconductor Device Including Removing a Reformed Layer In a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, a substrate including single crystalline silicon is prepared, a reformed layer that continuously extends is formed in the substrate, and the reformed layer is removed by etching. The forming the reformed layer includes polycrystallizing a portion of the single crystalline silicon by irradiating the substrate with a pulsed laser beam while moving a focal point of the laser beam in the substrate.
US08703515B2	Method for guiding current in a light emitting diode (LED) device Methods for controlling current flow in semiconductor devices, such as LEDs are provided. For some embodiments, a current-guiding structure may be provided including adjacent high and low contact areas. For some embodiments, a second current path (in addition to a current path between an n-contact pad and a substrate) may be provided. For some embodiments, both a current-guiding structure and second current path may be provided.
US08703509B2	Method for manufacturing a substrate for liquid-ejecting heads and a liquid-ejecting head A method for manufacturing a substrate for liquid-ejecting heads includes etching a surface of a silicon substrate using a first etchant, with a silicon oxide layer as a mask, to form a depression as a part of a liquid supply port, and subsequently etching at least the silicon oxide layer and the thickness sandwiched between the depression and the etched surface of the silicon substrate with a second etchant to form the liquid supply port.
US08703508B2	Method for wafer-level testing diced multi-chip stacked packages Disclosed is a method for wafer-level testing a plurality of diced multi-chip stacked packages. Each package includes a plurality of chips with vertically electrical connections such as TSVs. Next, according to a die-on-wafer array arrangement, the multi-chip stacked packages are fixed on a transparent reconstructed wafer by a photo-sensitive adhesive, and the packages are located within the component-bonding area of the wafer. Then, the transparent reconstructed wafer carrying the multi-chip stacked packages can be loaded into a wafer tester for probing. Accordingly, the wafer testing probers in the wafer tester can be utilized to probe the testing electrodes of the stacked packages so that it is easy to integrate this wafer-level testing method especially into TSV packaging processes.
US08703506B2	Solar cell module manufacturing device and solar cell module manufacturing method A solar cell module manufacturing device is disclosed. The device includes a wire supply portion, a correction portion, and a cutting portion. The supply portion includes a bobbin and wiring material on the bobbin. The correction portion corrects curvature of the wiring material. The correction portion comprises a first pulley that comes in contact with the wiring material which is drawn from the bobbin. The first pulley comprises at a periphery thereof a first groove. The first groove comprises a first basal surface and a pair of first inclined surfaces which are arranged on both sides of the first basal surface. An inclination angle θ1 of the first inclined surface relative to the first basal surface being less than or equal to an inclination angle θ2 of the wiring material which is drawn from the supply portion relative to the first basal surface.
US08703503B2	Methods and compositions for inhibition of BCL6 repression Provided are peptides or mimetics that block corepressor binding to a BCL6 lateral groove. Also provided are methods or blocking corepressor binding to the BCL6 lateral groove. Additionally, methods of inhibiting BCL6 repression in a mammalian cell, and methods of treating a mammal with cancer are provided.
US08703492B2	Open platform hybrid manual-automated sample processing system An automated sample processing system having a sample input adapted to simultaneously receive a number of sample containers, a reagent input adapted to receive one or more new reagent supplies, a consumable input adapted to receive one or more new consumable supplies, a solid waste output adapted to receive used consumable supplies, a liquid waste output adapted to receive one or more used reagent supplies, and a processing center. The processing center includes a decapper adapted to remove a lid from at least one sample container, an aspirator adapted to remove a specimen from the at least one sample container and transfer the specimen to an output vessel, and a capper adapted to replace the lid on the at least one sample container. The system also includes a sample output adapted to receive the output vessel, and a user interface adapted to receive an input from the user to indicate the identity of the at least one sample container, and control at least one operation based on a physical property of the at least one sample container.
US08703488B2	Culture of cells The invention relates to a method for culturing human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) and/or induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells on a lectin. The invention relates also to the use of a lectin in a method for culturing human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) and/or induced pluripotent stem (iPS) celts and a culture medium composition containing a lectin attached on the culturing plates.
US08703485B2	Germ cells having inactivated endogenous immunoglobulin genes, and transgenic animals derived therefrom The invention relates to transgenic animals lacking endogenous Ig and capable of producing transgenic antibodies, as well as methods of making the same. The invention further relates to methods for producing transgenic antibodies in such animals, and transgenic antibodies so produced.
US08703482B2	Human artificial chromosome (HAC) vector The present invention relates to a human artificial chromosome (HAC) vector and a method for producing the same. The present invention further relates to a method for introducing foreign DNA using a human artificial chromosome vector and a method for producing a cell which expresses foreign DNA. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for producing a protein.
US08703475B2	Bioremediation The chemical oxygen demand of unprocessed, spent metal working fluids, can be reduced to levels of 2000 mg l−1 by using a consortium of micro-organisms capable of growth in untreated semi-synthetic metal working fluids, wherein the consortium has at least four members which are selected from at least one each of Agrobacterium spp., Comamonas spp., Methylobacterium spp., and Microbacterium spp.
US08703474B2	Flavor compound-producing yeast strains Disclosed are a novel flavor compound-producing yeast strain and methods of using the strain to produce flavor compounds.
US08703462B2	Generation of random double-strand breaks in DNA using enzymes An enzyme preparation is described that includes a non-specific nuclease and a T7 Endo I mutant in a unit ratio of less than 1:200. This enzyme preparation may be used to generate double-stranded DNA fragments of a size suitable for DNA sequencing. The ends of the fragments can be readily modified as necessary to ligate adaptors or individual nucleotides to one strand of the double-stranded DNA fragments.
US08703458B2	Method comprising co-crosslinking polyaniline, polymer acid and redox enzyme to produce polymeric matrix A polymer matrix that may coated on an electrode is created by co-crosslinking (1) an adduct of a polyaniline formed by templated oxidative polymerization on a polymer acid; (2) a water-soluble crosslinker; and (3) a redox enzyme. The polymer matrix may be hydrated, and the absorbed water may make it permeable to, for example, glucose. The polyaniline may be polyaniline itself or a substituted polyaniline; the water-soluble crosslinker may be poly(ethylene glycol) diglycidyl ether, and the redox enzyme may be glucose oxidase. The polymer matrix may be produced by co-crosslinking (1) an adduct of an electrically conductive polymer and a polymer acid; (2) a water-soluble crosslinker; and (3) a redox enzyme in a single step at an about neutral pH, curing by drying. After hydration, the crosslinked polymer matrix may form a 3-dimensional glucose-permeable bioelectrocatalyst, catalyzing the electrooxidation of glucose.
US08703452B2	Extracellular aldonolactonase The present disclosure relates to hydrolysis of hexose-δ-lactones by use of an S. thermophile extracellular aldonolactonase. In particular the present disclosure relates to compositions including a S. thermophile extracellular aldonolactonase and methods of use thereof.
US08703450B2	Water-absorbent polymer structures based on renewable resources and method for producing said structures The present invention relates to a process for the production of polymers, such as water-absorbing polymer structures, by radical polymerization of acrylic acid, whereby the acrylic acid has been obtained by a synthesis process which comprises as a process step the splitting of an organic material by means of an enzyme or at least one component of an enzyme. The invention also relates to the water-absorbing polymers obtainable by this process, water-absorbing polymers which are based to at least about 25 wt % upon partially neutralized acrylic acid, a composite, a process for the production of a composite, the composite obtainable by this production, the use of acrylic acid in the production of polymers, preferably in the production of water-absorbing polymer structures, a device for the production of acrylic acid, and a process for the production of acrylic acid.
US08703449B2	Bioabsorbable polymer containing 2-hydroxyacid monomers Genetically engineered organisms for production of PHA copolymers containing 2-hydroxyacid monomers and the methods of making and using thereof have been developed. The copolymers containing 2-hydroxyacid monomers can be synthesized via biosynthesis by the action of a PHA polymerase in a living cell. By changing the genetic background of the cells, one can control specific metabolic pathways allowing control of the level of glycolic acid co-monomer in the PHA polymer.
US08703441B2	Monoclonal antibodies against PCBP-1 antigens, and uses therefor The present invention provides and includes monoclonal antibodies (MoAbs or mAbs) specific or preferentially selective for PCBP-1 antigens, hybridoma lines that secrete these PCBP-1 antibodies or antibody fragments, and the use of such antibodies and antibody fragments to detect PCBP-1 antigens, particularly those expressed by cancer cells. The present invention also includes antibodies that are specific for or show preferential binding to a soluble form of PCBP-1. The present invention further includes chimeric and humanized antibodies, processes for producing monoclonal, chimeric, and humanized antibodies using recombinant DNA technology, and their therapeutic uses, particularly in the treatment or diagnosis of cancer progression. The present invention further includes methods and kits for the immunodetection and immunotherapy of cells for samples which express PCBP-1 antigens.
US08703437B2	Fluorogenic sensors for phospholipase C isozymes The present invention provides fluorogenic substrates and methods of use in detecting and analyzing phospholipase C isozyme (PLC) activity.
US08703436B2	Identification of Porphyromonas gingivalis virulence polynucleotides for diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of periodontal diseases The invention provides compositions and methods for the detection of Porphyromonas gingivalis and for the treatment and prevention of diseases and infections caused by P. gingivalis.
US08703432B2	Recombinant Treponema spp. proteins for use in vaccine, antibodies against said proteins, and diagnostic and therapeutic methods including the same The present invention relates to proteins and/or fragments and derivatives thereof and their use as vaccines and in biotechnological methods. The vaccines particularly include immunogenic proteins in Treponema spp. isolated from digital dermatitis in cattle. The present invention further relates to antibodies raised against said proteins or fragments thereof, and the use of said proteins in diagnostic methods in which antibodies are detected as a sign of digital dermatitis in cattle.
US08703416B2	Method for purification and identification of sperm cells The present disclosure describes the isolation, identification and purification of aptamers having sufficiently high affinity and specificity to capture and immobilize intact sperm cells in the presence of female epithelial cells and other non-sperm semen components. The present disclosure also describes affinity-based methods for the detection of sperm cells in samples, including from forensic sample surrogates consisting of swab eluates containing a mixture of HeLa cells and sperm cells. The present disclosure describes methods for eluting sperm cell samples from swabs; methods for purifying sperm cells and methods for amplification and analysis of male DNA. The affinity-based system described herein is inexpensive, simple to use and easily implemented in forensic laboratories.
US08703414B2	Method for the quantification of methylated DNA The method according to the invention concerns in particular a method for the quantification of methylated DNA. For this purpose, the DNA to be examined is first transformed such that unmethylated cytosine is converted to uracil while 5-methylcytosine remains unchanged. Subsequently, the transformed DNA is amplified in the presence of a pair of real-time probes. For this, a probe is constructed, which is specific for the methylated or for the unmethylated state of the DNA, and a probe, which binds methylation-unspecifically to the amplificate. The ratio of the signal intensities of the probes or the CT values allows for the calculation of the degree of methylation of the examined DNA. The method according to the invention is suited particularly for the diagnosis and prognosis of cancer and other diseases associated with a change in the methylation status, as well as, prediction of adverse for side-effects of pharmaceuticals.
US08703404B2	Patterning process A negative pattern is formed by coating a resist composition onto a substrate, exposure, bake, and development in alkaline water. The resist composition comprises a polymer comprising acid labile group-containing recurring units, adapted to turn soluble in alkaline developer under the action of acid, an acid generator and/or an acid, a photobase generator capable of generating an amino-containing compound, a quencher for neutralizing acid for inactivation, and an organic solvent.
US08703400B2	Substrate treatment method, coating treatment apparatus, and substrate treatment system In the coating treatment apparatus, in a first treatment chamber, the front and rear surfaces of the substrate held by a transfer arm are inverted by a turning mechanism, and a coating solution is applied from a coating nozzle to the rear surface of the substrate. The substrate is transferred into a second treatment chamber, in which the coating solution on the rear surface is heated by a heating unit to cure, thereby forming a coating film on the rear surface of the substrate. The formation of the coating film by the coating treatment apparatus is performed before exposure processing, whereby the rear surface of the substrate can be flat for the exposure processing.
US08703393B1	Method for fabricating a circuit A method for fabricating a circuit, by defining a first set of resist features on a substrate and corresponding to a first mask layout, followed by defining a second set of resist features on the substrate corresponding to a second mask layout, wherein the second set adds to the first set for rectifying an error in either mask layout. In another aspect, the method is by defining a first set of resist features on a substrate and corresponding to a first mask layout that has an error, etching the substrate while the first set protects selected regions, defining a second set of resist features on the substrate and corresponding to a second mask layout, followed by etching the substrate to selectively remove portions of the selected regions for rectifying the error.
US08703392B2	Method and apparatus for developing process The present disclosure involves a method of fabricating a semiconductor device. The method includes providing a substrate having a material layer formed thereon; depositing a photoresist layer on the material layer, the photoresist layer having a vertical dimension; exposing a region of the photoresist layer to radiation, the exposed region having a horizontal dimension, wherein a first ratio of the vertical dimension to the horizontal dimension exceeds a predetermined ratio; and developing the photoresist layer to remove the exposed region at least in part through applying a developer solution containing a first chemical and a second chemical, wherein: the first chemical is configured to dissolve the exposed region of the photoresist layer through a chemical reaction; the second chemical is configured to enhance flow of the first chemical that comes into contact with the photoresist layer; and an optimized second ratio exists between the first chemical and the second chemical.
US08703378B2	Method of manufacturing toner and toner manufactured by the method A method of manufacturing toner including mixing mother toner particles containing a binder resin and a coloring agent and first particles having an average primary particle diameter of from 100 nm to 1 μm to using a mixer including a rotary shaft member, multiple stirring members provided to the surface of the shaft member, and a casing to cover the multiple stirring members, wherein the cross section of the inner periphery of the casing relative to a direction perpendicular to the rotation axis of the shaft member is circular around the rotation axis with a substantially constant distance between the inner periphery and the rotation axis. The casing covers the multiple stirring members and a cooling jacket is provided to at least part of the outer periphery of the casing. The weight ratio of the particles to the mother toner particles is from 1.5% to 10%.
US08703373B2	Electrophotographic photoreceptor, method of producing electrophotographic photoreceptor, image forming apparatus, and process cartridge An electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a conductive substrate; and a photosensitive layer on the conductive substrate, wherein a layer having an outermost surface of the photoreceptor contains a polymer that is formed by polymerizing a crosslinkable charge transport material having an aromatic group and a —CH2OH group, and the layer having the outermost surface satisfies the following Formula (1): (Peak 2)/(Peak 1)≦0.05 (1) wherein Peak 1 represents a peak area of an absorption peak (from about 1550 cm−1 to about 1650 cm−1) of stretching vibration of an aromatic group, which is obtained when an infrared absorption spectrum of the layer having the outermost surface is measured, and Peak 2 represents a peak area of an absorption peak (from about 1670 cm−1 to about 1710 cm−1) of an aromatic aldehyde, which is obtained when the infrared absorption spectrum of the layer having the outermost surface is measured.
US08703371B2	Electrophotographic photosensitive member, method for producing the same, process cartridge, and electrophotographic apparatus A charge generating layer of an electrophotographic photosensitive member contains a charge generating substance, polyvinyl acetal, and a fluorenone derivative.
US08703366B2	Compound, polymerizable composition, color filter, and method of producing the same, solid-state imaging device, and planographic printing plate precursor Provided is a photopolymerizable composition that is highly sensitive to light having wavelengths of 365 nm and 405 nm, and is capable of forming a curable film that can suppress deterioration in physical properties of the film due to heat-aging. The photopolymerizable composition include: (A) an oxime polymerization initiator which includes a condensed ring formed by containing two or more rings selected from an aromatic ring and a heterocyclic ring, and a cyclic structure which is connected to the condensed ring, the cyclic structure containing a carbonyl group and having an oxime group directly connected to the carbonyl group; and (B) a polymerizable compound.
US08703360B2	Method for producing an electrode-membrane-frame assembly In an electrode-membrane-frame assembly production method, a principal part is formed by an electrolyte membrane, first and second catalyst layers and first and second gas diffusion layers, with the first and second gas diffusion layers arranged with their outer circumferences at different positions. The principal part is arranged in a molding die with a circumferential region of the principal part disposed on a flat region of a primary molded body. A circumferential portion of one of the gas diffusion layers is arranged to oppose a flat region of the primary molded body so that the membrane is interposed between the circumferential portion and the flat region. Subsequently, a secondary molded body is formed to integrate with the primary molded body and the principal part.
US08703357B2	Fuel cell stack A fuel cell stack is disclosed. In one embodiment, the fuel cell stack includes a main body that is constructed with an assembly of a plurality of generators, and at least one heat pipe that is disposed in the main body to provide heat to the generators corresponding to heat-generating temperature differences according to positions of the generators.
US08703356B2	Separator of fuel battery, method of joining separator, and fuel battery In a separator member to be joined to an adjacent member adjacent thereto with an adhesive in a cell stacking direction, guide paths are provided to guide, in a specific direction, the adhesive applied to a joint surface of the separator member to be joined to the adjacent member. Thus, excessive adhesive is guided to the guide path, and associated disadvantages during joining can be eliminated.
US08703354B2	Membrane electrode assembly with enhanced hydrophobicity and manufacturing method thereof Disclosed is a membrane electrode assembly with enhanced hydrophobicity and a method for manufacturing the same. In particular, a nano pattern with a high aspect ratio is formed in a catalyst support on the surface of a catalyst layer constituting the membrane electrode assembly using plasma etching. A hydrophobic thin film is then formed on the nano pattern formed in the catalyst support.
US08703351B2	Plated photopolymer based fuel cell A fuel cell component includes a first fluid distribution layer, a second fluid distribution layer, a cap layer, a third fluid distribution layer, and a pair of fluid diffusion medium layers. The individual layers are polymeric, mechanically integrated, and formed from a radiation-sensitive material. The first fluid distribution layer, the second fluid distribution layer, the cap layer, the third fluid distribution layer, and the pair of fluid diffusion medium layers are coated with an electrically conductive material. A pair of the fuel cell components may be arranged in a stack with a membrane electrode assembly therebetween to form a fuel cell.
US08703346B2	Electrolyte sheet for solid oxide fuel cell, method for producing the same, and cell for solid oxide fuel cell An electrolyte sheet for solid oxide fuel batteries with mechanical strength characteristics is proposed. These characteristics may include a high and stable average value of strength, Weibull coefficient, and a high adhesion to an electrode formed on a surface thereof and hence inhibits the electrode from interfacial separation from the electrolyte sheet. The electrolyte sheet for solid oxide fuel batteries is characterized by having a plurality of concaves and/or convexes on at least one surface thereof, the concaves and convexes having base faces which are circular or elliptic or are a rounded polygon in which the vertexes have a curved shape with a curvature radius of 0.1 μm or larger and/or the concaves and convexes having a three-dimensional shape which is semispherical or semiellipsoidal or is a polyhedron in which the vertexes and the edges have a curved cross-sectional shape having a curvature radius of 0.1 μm or larger.
US08703342B2	Electrode assembly, rechargeable battery including the same, and method of manufacturing an electrode thereof An electrode assembly, a rechargeable battery including the same, and a method of manufacturing an electrode thereof, the electrode assembly including a first electrode, the first electrode including a mesh-type first electrode current collector having a plurality of pores, and a first electrode active material layer adhered to the first electrode current collector, wherein an edge active material layer protrudes from a side of the first current collector; a second electrode including a second electrode current collector, and a second electrode active material layer adhered to the second electrode current collector; and a separator interposed between the first and second electrodes.
US08703340B2	Lithium secondary battery with improved energy density Provided is a lithium secondary battery with enhanced energy density including a cathode using a cathode active material containing lithium mixed transition metal oxide absorbing and discharging lithium ions, wherein a final discharge voltage is in the range of about 1.5 V to about 2.75 V. A final discharge voltage can be reduced to 1.5 V to 2.75 V from 3.0 V by using various lithium mixed transition metal oxides as a cathode active material, or by using the various lithium mixed transition metal oxides with the LCO-based cathode material mixed. Compared to typical LCO-based cathode materials of which capacity and energy density do not change even if a final discharge voltage is decreased, a cathode material of the present invention results in further improving capacity by 10-20% as the final discharge voltage is decreased.
US08703329B2	Redox shuttle for high voltage lithium battery A redox shuttle is provided to prevent overcharge of batteries and/or shuttle current in batteries including high voltage batteries, such as high voltage lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries. An exemplary redox shuttle includes a methylated closo-monocarborate anion.
US08703321B2	Secondary battery pack A secondary battery pack includes at least two secondary batteries, each secondary battery having a first long side surface, a second opposing long side surface opposite to the first long side surface, and a peripheral wall extending between and connecting the first and second long side surfaces, a spacer interposed between the at least two secondary batteries, the spacer including at least two elastomeric members, a centrally positioned thermal conductor between the at least two elastomeric members, and a support plate under the at least two elastomeric members and contacting the thermal conductor.
US08703316B2	Battery module A battery module is provided with a battery cell and a case. The case houses the battery cell. The case includes a first main face, a second main face, a first battery module coupling structure and a first elastically deforming structure. The first battery module coupling structure is arranged and configured to retain a first additional battery module over the first main face. The first elastically deforming structure is arranged and configured with respect to the first main face to elastically deform inward towards the second main face upon stacking the first additional battery module onto the first main face while the first additional battery module is retained to the first main face of the case by the first battery module coupling structure.
US08703314B2	Prismatic battery A prismatic battery includes an electrode assembly including: a positive electrode including a belt-shaped positive electrode core member and a positive electrode active material layer formed on both surfaces thereof; a negative electrode including a belt-shaped negative electrode core member and a negative electrode active material layer formed on both surfaces thereof; and a belt-shaped separator. The electrode assembly is formed by winding the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the separator in the longitudinal directions thereof. The negative electrode has, in an end portion thereof from which winding is started, a one-sided active material layer portion in which the negative electrode active material layer is provided only on one surface of the negative core member. The one-sided active material layer portion terminates at a predetermined position between positions at which the negative electrode is folded for the second time and for the third time.
US08703311B2	Vehicle battery cooling device [Task] It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle battery cooling device even if a situation that cannot be compensated by ordinary cooling means occurs, the efficient cooling is performed and a battery temperature can be stabilized.[Means for Solving] A cooling system of a heat exchanger 18 and a cooling system of a sub radiator 12 are provided to perform the cooling of high-power battery 6. A battery controller 31 which processes the information such as a temperature sensor 33 and so forth switches the device to perform the cooling of high-power battery 6 from the cooling system of heat exchanger 18 to the cooling system of sub radiator 12.
US08703302B2	Indolocarbazole derivative with aromatic phosphne oxide group for organic electroluminescent device and organic electroluminescent device containing same Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent device (organic EL device) that is improved in the luminous efficiency, fully secured of the driving stability, and of a simple structure and disclosed also is a compound useful therefor. The organic EL device comprises a light-emitting layer disposed between an anode and a cathode piled one upon another on a substrate and the said light-emitting layer comprises a phosphorescent dopant and an indolocarbazole derivative as a host material. The indolocarbazole derivative is represented by the following formula (3) wherein Ar is an aromatic group and L is a direct bond or an aromatic group.
US08703299B2	Click plywood flooring A plywood flooring including a plywood as a substrate, where the plywood is heat-compressive treated in a density of 0.6 to 1.0 g/cm3 and is impregnated with a synthetic resin having a viscosity of 100 to 20,000 cp, which has both of the advantages of reinforced floorboards and the advantages of plywood floorboards.
US08703296B2	Functioning optical lens and production method thereof A functioning optical lens includes a molded polyamide layer, and an optical sheet including a polyamide sheet layer and an optical film layer. Such a functioning optical lens may be prepared by bending an optical sheet including an optical film layer and a polyamide sheet layer, and injection molding a polyamide composition onto the bent polyamide sheet layer so as to thermally fuse the polyamide composition and the polyamide sheet layer with each other.
US08703295B2	Glass material for mold pressing, method for manufacturing same, and method for manufacturing optical glass element A glass material for mold pressing, comprised of a core portion and a covering portion. In one embodiment, the core portion comprises a multicomponent optical glass containing at least one readily reducible component selected from among W, Ti, Bi, and Nb and the covering portion comprises a multicomponent glass containing none or a lower quantity of the readily reducible component than is contained in the core portion. In another embodiment, the core portion comprises a fluorine-containing multicomponent optical glass, and the covering portion comprises a multicomponent glass containing none or a lower quantity of fluorine than is contained in the core portion. A method for manufacturing an optical glass element employing the above glass material that comprises heat softening a glass material that has been preformed into a prescribed shape, and conducting press molding with a pressing mold.
US08703294B2	Bioactive graded zirconia-based structures The present invention provides a functionally graded bioactive glass/ceramic composite structure or bioactive glass/ceramic/bioactive glass sandwich structure for use in such applications as damage resistant, ceramic dental implants, immediate tooth replacement, endodontic posts, orthopedic prostheses, orthopedic stems, bone substitutes, bone screws, plates, and anchors, nonunion defects repair, alveolar ridge augmentation, missing small bone parts (e.g. fingers, toes, etc), maxilla facial reconstruction, spinal fusion, and scaffolds for bone regeneration, comprising a residual bioactive glass or glass-ceramic layer at all accessible surfaces, followed by an underlying graded glass-ceramic layer, and then an dense interior ceramic. Further, the invention provides methods for making the same structure.
US08703286B2	Polymer matrices for polymer solder hybrid materials Embodiments of the present invention provide various polymeric matrices that may be used as a binder matrix for polymer solder hybrid thermal interface materials. In alternative embodiments the binder matrix material may be phophozene, perfluoro ether, polyether, or urethane. For one embodiment, the binder matrix is selected to provide improved adhesion to a variety of interfaces. For an alternative embodiment the binder matrix is selected to provide low contact resistance. In alternative embodiments, polymeric materials containing fusible and non-fusible particles may be used in application where heat removal is desired and is not restricted to thermal interface materials for microelectronic devices.
US08703280B2	Apparatus and high-shielding reflective film and method for manufacturing the same Provided is a high-shielding reflective film, and its manufacturing method. This film is fabricated from an optical reflective film and a polarizer. The optical reflective film and the polarizer are combined by a means of a specific scheme. The optical reflective film is formed by stacking multiple layers of dielectric optical interference films with different materials. The optical reflective film particularly applies a principle of optical interference to reflect the most of the incident light, and allow some transmission. The polarizer is to absorb half of the incident light, and allow the other half to pass through. Since the characteristics of reflection between the reflective film and the polarizer are different, the reflectance difference therefor may increase. By which, the high-shielding reflective film achieves a one-way mirror with anti-peep effect since it substantially increases the reflectance difference among the incident lights from the various directions.
US08703278B2	Light weight printed wiring board A light weight printed wiring board that is particularly well suited for high-G and/or other weight sensitive applications is provided. In one illustrative embodiment, a light weight PWB is provided that includes a substrate having one or more layers extending generally parallel to a plane. To help reduce the weight of the PWB, the substrate may have or define one or more lighter weight regions. In some cases, the one or more lighter weight regions may consume greater than 25%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 75% or more of the overall volume of the substrate, and thus the weight of the substrate may be reduced by greater than 25%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 75% or more.
US08703275B2	Adhesiveless decorative floor tile A decorative floor tile including at least one decorative layer and a backing layer having an array of resilient annular projections. Each annular projection includes a concave top surface, an outside wall surface, and an inside wall surface. The inside wall surface defines a central, blind passageway area. When the decorative floor tile is installed over an underlying surface, and pressure is applied to the decorative floor tile, a vacuum is created within the blind passageway and the underlying surface. The vacuum increases the amount of frictional drag between the surface covering and the underlying surface, and thus allows the surface covering to remain in place without the need for an adhesive.
US08703274B2	Microcavity structure and process A microcavity structure is provided. The structure comprises a cavity layout that enables centering of reflowed solder at each of one or more interconnect locations and protrusion of the reflowed solder sufficiently from the cavity to facilitate wetting. Techniques are also provided for producing a microcavity structure, for using injection molded solder (IMS) for micro bumping, as well as for using injection molded solder (IMS) for three-dimensional (3D) packaging.
US08703270B2	Napkin A napkin having a basic quadratic shape. Two or three slits are provided that are disposed parallel to one another. The slits are spaced from at least one outer edge of the napkin, and each slit has a length configured to receive at least a portion of a piece of cutlery or an eating utensil therethrough.
US08703264B2	Optical disc Provided is an optical disc in which at least a light reflecting layer and a light transmitting layer that includes a cured film of an ultraviolet curable composition are stacked on a substrate, and information is reproduced by making a blue laser beam be incident on the optical disc from a side of the light transmitting layer, wherein an elastic modulus (25° C.) measured by indenting a Vickers indenter having a vertex angle of 136° under a load of 100 mN into a surface of the cured film of the ultraviolet curable composition is 1,500 MPa or less; and a loss modulus (E″) at 60° C. in a dynamic viscoelastic spectrum of the cured film measured at a frequency of 3.5 Hz is 10 MPa or less. Thus, warpage is reduced during curing and plastic deformation is less likely even under a load for a long period of time.
US08703262B2	Polyolefin and composition for pipe systems and sheets A polyolefin composition for pipes comprising (percent by weight): A) from 1% to 9.5%; of a copolymer of propylene and hexene-1 wherein said copolymer comprises from 0.1 to 5% of recurring units derived from hexene-1; B) from 80.5% to 99% of a heterophasic polypropylene composition comprising: B1) from 50% to 85% of a propylene homopolymer, said propylene polymer being insoluble in xylene at ambient temperature in an amount over 85% having a polydispersity Index ranging from 3 to 10; and a Melt Index from 0.5 to 10 dg/min; B2) from 5% to 50% of a copolymer of ethylene and propylene having an ethylene derived units content ranging from 30% to 70%; said polymeric composition having a Melt Index from 0.05 to 10 dg/min.
US08703259B2	Multi-layer insulation composite material including bandgap material, storage container using same, and related methods In one embodiment, a multi-layer insulation (MLI) composite material includes a first thermally-reflective layer and a second thermally-reflective layer spaced from the first thermally-reflective layer. At least one of the first or second thermally-reflective layers includes bandgap material that is reflective to infrared electromagnetic radiation. A region between the first and second thermally-reflective layers impedes heat conduction between the first and second thermally-reflective layers. Other embodiments include a storage container including a container structure that may be at least partially formed from such MLI composite materials, and methods of using such MLI composite materials.
US08703257B2	Water storage structure and method for forming the same A water storage structure includes a water-repellent layer having a water-repellent surface and a water storage section above the water-repellent layer. The water-repellent layer is composed of a collection of small objects having water repellency in surfaces thereof, and the small objects contact each other at multiple points to form a configuration that prevents water from passing through the water-repellent layer.
US08703249B2	Techniques for reducing arcing-related damage in a clamping ring of a plasma processing system A clamping ring configured to be coupled to a chamber structure of a plasma processing chamber is disclosed. The clamping ring has a plurality of holes for accommodating a plurality of fasteners. The clamping ring includes a plurality of flanges disposed around an outer periphery of the clamping ring, adjacent flanges of the plurality of flanges being disposed such that a hole of the plurality of holes that is disposed in between the adjacent flanges is about equidistant from the adjacent flanges. The plurality of flanges are configured to mate with the chamber structure. The clamping ring and the flanges are dimensioned such that when the plurality of flanges mate with the chamber structure, recesses between adjacent ones of the plurality of flanges form gaps between the clamping ring and the chamber structure.
US08703243B2	Anti-tarnish coatings A method is disclosed for enhancing the corrosion resistance of a surface of a copper or copper alloy substrate. The method comprises depositing a metallic surface layer comprising a precious metal on a surface of the copper or copper alloy substrate by immersion displacement plating and exposing the electronic device to an aqueous composition comprising a first organic molecule comprising at least one functional group that interacts with and protects precious metal surfaces and a second organic molecule comprising at least one functional group that interacts with and protects copper surfaces.
US08703242B2	Controlled thickness reduction for hot-dip coated, hot-rolled steel strip and installation used in this process The invention relates to a method for hot-dip coating hot-rolled steel strip, during which the steel strip passes through a pickling station, a rinsing station, a drying station, a heating furnace and then through a molten bath. The final thickness and the thickness tolerance of the hot-dip coated steel strip are achieved by a controlled thickness reduction in a roll stand in the process line. The achievement of the finished thickness is controlled by at least one thickness measuring unit at the outlet of the roll stand, and deviations upward or downward therefrom are fed back in the form of an actuating signal for actuating the roll stand in order to appropriately increase or decrease the thickness reduction. The invention also relates to an installation for producing a steel strip of the aforementioned type.
US08703241B2	Surface preparation of steel parts for batch hot-dip galvanizing This innovation is relevant to a surface preparation of pre-fabricated steel parts, able to guarantee an excellent contact between the surface to be coated, and the molten bath, based on a Zinc-alloy containing Aluminum between 0.01 and 0.1 wt %. In a greater detail this invention is related to a procedure for hot-dip coat steel parts with a Zn—Al-alloy, according to which the parts are properly pickled and then immersed into an aqueous flux solution containing ZnCl2, NH4Cl, Bi2O3, and KCl, at a pH between 0.1 and 1.5 and a temperature in the range 4 and 50° C., for an immersion time between 10 s and 10 minutes. Using the flux solution according to the present innovation, it is possible to coat discontinuously with a Zn—Al-alloy, parts fabricated either with plain Carbon steels either high-strength steels. Furthermore, steels known commercially as Sandelin or Iper-sandelin, may be also coated without surface defects and with a glossy appearance.
US08703237B2	Methods of forming a material layer and methods of fabricating a memory device Provided are methods of forming a material layer by chemically adsorbing metal atoms to a substrate having anions formed on the surface thereof, and a method of fabricating a memory device by using the material layer forming method. Accordingly, a via hole with a small diameter can be filled with a material layer without forming voids or seams. Thus, a reliable memory device can be obtained.
US08703233B2	Methods of manufacturing large-area sputtering targets by cold spray In various embodiments, a joined sputtering target is formed by filling at least a portion of a gap between two discrete sputtering-target tiles with a gap-fill material, spray-depositing a spray material to form a partial joint, removing at least a portion of the gap-fill material, and, thereafter, spray-depositing the spray material to join the tiles.
US08703223B2	Natural flavour enhancers from Allium The present invention pertains to the use of certain flavor enhancing compounds obtainable from an Allium species. In one embodiment, seeds from chives, leeks, ramson and other onions are used for conveying strong kokumi flavor enhancing effects on food products without imparting an onion or garlic-like off taste. These flavor enhancing compounds are also useful for the preparation of Amadori products, which are also used as kokumi flavor enhancing compounds.
US08703212B2	Base material for pharmaceutical and/or cosmetic cream (herbal composition for itchy or infected skin) This is the process for preparation of a novel base material for manufacturing cream, comprising of cooling and soothing agent on the skin Ghee 12%, Coconut oil (Cocos nucifera) 12%, Water 65%, and mixture of Cetyl alcohol, Laxemul (Glyceryl stearate+PEG 100 stearate) and vegetable Glycerol in ratio of 4:5:1 respectively totaling 10%. Freeze dried water extracts of herbs, Cassia tora 0.005%, Centratherum anthelminticum 0.005% and Melia azadirachta 0.005%, Neem kernel oil 0.48%, Rose oil 0.02%. To investigate the effect of herbal compositions suspended in a cream based on novel vehicle Ghee (clarified butter) and develop natural cream useful for treatment of any sort of itchy and or infected skin, impetigo, children eczema, psoriasis, acne, and athlete's foot. The base of the cream is useful to those individuals who react to conventional creams containing chemicals. Theme chemicals are proven skin sensitizers such as Chlorocresol, cetosteryl alcohol, Parabens etc.
US08703210B1	Adding calcium and bicarbonate to human blood A human consumable chemical compound of calcium carbonate which is coated with an impervious coating that will not allow the compound to dissolve from stomach acid but does allow it to dissolve in the aqueous environment of the intestine. The chemical compound is time released, and is positionally sensitive to reach the intestines of the human body where it is absorbed into the blood. Carbonic acid in the blood reacts upon the gradual dissolution of the compound and this reaction converts the calcium carbonate to calcium bicarbonate. Calcium bicarbonate in the blood neutralizes the body's harmful acidic wastes and is a substitute for drinking about fifty ounces of alkaline drinking water daily.
US08703202B2	Coated tablets Disclosed is a pharmaceutically acceptable oral dosage form comprising fenofibrate, phospholipid, a buffer salt, a water-soluble bulking agent selected from maltodextrin, mannitol, and combinations thereof, a cellulosic additive, beads or crystals of a pharmaceutically acceptable water-soluble excipient support material, a polyvinylpyrrolidone or crospovidone, croscarmellose sodium, granular mannitol, sodium dodecyl sulfate, silicon dioxide, and a stearate, wherein the fenofibrate is in the form of microparticles, and wherein at least a portion of the phospholipid is coated on the surfaces of the fenofibrate microparticles, the phospholipid coated microparticles are embedded in a matrix comprising the water-soluble bulking agent, phospholipid that is not coated on the microparticles, the buffer salt and the cellulosic additive, and the matrix is coated on up to 100% of the surfaces of the beads or crystals of the excipient support material.
US08703199B2	Pharmaceutical compositions of adsorbates of amorphous drug Pharmaceutical compositions comprise a low-solubility drug adsorbed onto a high surface area substrate to form an adsorbate. The compositions in some embodiments include a concentration-enhancing polymer.
US08703196B2	Pharmaceutical compositions of dispersions of amorphous drugs mixed with polymers A pharmaceutical composition comprises a dispersion comprising a low-solubility drug and a matrix combined with a concentration-enhancing polymer. At least a major portion of the drug is amorphous in the dispersion. The compositions improve the stability of the drug in the dispersion, and/or the concentration of drug in a use environment.
US08703186B2	Abuse-resistant oral dosage forms and method of use thereof An opioid-antagonist oral dosage form which does not release a therapeutically effective amount of the opioid antagonist when the oral dosage form is orally administered to a human being, but whereby a physical alteration of the oral dosage form results in a release of the therapeutically effective amount of the opioid antagonist. An embodiment of the oral dosage form includes an opioid-antagonist layer coated onto a biologically inert pellet, and a non-releasing membrane coated onto the opioid-antagonist layer. Optionally, the oral dosage form can also include an opioid agonist, such that a method of preventing the abuse of an oral dosage form of an opioid agonist is provided by forming the oral dosage form including an opioid agonist and an opioid antagonist.
US08703183B2	Metformin glycinate salt for blood glucose control The present invention relates to metformin glycinate salt and pharmaceutical compositions thereof for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. The method includes administration of the metformin glycinate salt by various routes selected from oral, intravenous injectable, intramuscular injectable, nasal, intraperitoneal, or sublingual, in order to achieve a reduction in blood glucose levels. The invention further relates to the synthesis of a new 1,1-dimethylbiguanide glycinate salt, called Metformin Glycinate. The resulting salt exhibits advantages over other metformin salts. These advantages are due, in the first place, to the fact that the glycine counterion exhibits hypoglycemic effects by itself. Moreover, the salt exhibits more rapid absorption, reaching higher plasma concentrations than those produced with metformin hydrochloride.
US08703179B2	Mucosal formulation A mucosal formulation for administration to mucosal membranes, such as in the mouth, nasal passage, stomach, vagina, etc., is disclosed. The mucosal formulation contains a lipid-pharmaceutical agent complex formed from phospholipids possessing a hydrophobic moiety that orients into a hydrophobic phase and a polar head moiety that orients towards the aqueous phase (i.e., “amphipathic” lipids). When placed in an aqueous medium (e.g., vaginal fluid), the phospholipids form liposomes or other small lipid vesicles (e.g., micelles) that may then be used to deliver pharmaceutical agents into a living organism.
US08703176B2	Hemostatic agent for topical and internal use This invention relates to deployable hemostatic materials comprising chitosan fibers. The hemostatic materials are suitable for use in sealing or controlling active bleeding from artery and vein lacerations and punctures, and for controlling oozing from tissue.
US08703172B2	Sphingolipids for improvement of the composition of the intestinal flora The present invention relates to a method for improving the composition of the intestinal flora, to a food comprising a sphingolipid for use in such a method, to methods for the preparation of such a food and to the use of sphingolipids for the preparation of a medicine for improving the composition of the intestinal flora. More in particular, the present invention relates to a method and food in which a sphingolipid chosen from the group consisting of phytosphingosine, sphingosine, lysosphingomyelin and sphinganine, or a precursor, a derivative, or suitable salt thereof is used.
US08703170B2	Hemostatic sponge The present invention provides a hemostatic porous composite sponge comprising i) a matrix of a biomaterial and ii) one hydrophilic polymeric component comprising reactive groups wherein i) and ii) are associated with each other so that the reactivity of the polymeric component is retained, wherein associated means that said polymeric component is coated onto a surface of said matrix of a biomaterial, or said matrix is impregnated with said polymeric material, or both.
US08703167B2	Coatings for implantable medical devices for controlled release of a hydrophilic drug and a hydrophobic drug Provided herein is a coating that includes cRGD for endothelial cells and methods of making and using the same.
US08703155B2	Method of stabilizing reduced coenzyme q10 The present invention provides a stabilization method, a preservation method and the like method of reduced coenzyme Q10, which is useful as functional nutritive foods, specific health foods and the like. Furthermore, the present invention provides a method for efficiently obtaining reduced coenzyme Q10 of high quality and by a method suitable for a commercial production. It is possible to handle and stably preserve reduced coenzyme Q10 under a condition that oxidation by a molecular oxygen is inhibited by contacting reduced coenzyme Q10 with an ascorbic acid and citric acid or a related compound thereof, and thus a stabilized composition is obtained. Moreover, reduced coenzyme Q10 is converted into a crystalline state in such a condition that the formation of oxidized coenzyme Q10 as a byproduct is minimized by crystallizing reduced coenzyme Q10 in the presence of ascorbic acid or a related compound thereof, etc., and thus a reduced coenzyme Q10 crystal of high quality is produced. Furthermore, by successively crystallizing the generated reduced coenzyme Q10, in the presence of ascorbic acid or related compound thereof after reducing oxidized coenzyme Q10 to reduced coenzyme Q10 using ascorbic acid or a related compound thereof, operations are simplified and minimized, and thus reduced coenzyme Q10 of high quality is produced.
US08703152B2	Methods of treating inflammatory intestinal disease and managing symptoms thereof Methods and products are disclosed for treating an inflammatory intestinal disease in a mammalian subject in need thereof, or preventing or reducing a symptom of inflammatory intestinal disease. These method include administering to the subject a therapeutically effective dose of (i) an isolated AvrA protein or polypeptide fragment thereof or (ii) a nucleic acid molecule encoding the isolated AvrA protein or polypeptide fragment. Preferred inflammatory intestinal diseases include Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Celiac Disease, and gastroenteritis.
US08703150B2	Methods of using Bacillus anthracis protective antigen sequences for vaccination The invention relates to improved methods of producing and recovering B. anthracis protective antigen (PA), especially modified PA which is protease resistant, and to methods of using of these PAs or nucleic acids encoding these PAs for eliciting an immunogenic response in humans, including responses which provide protection against, or reduce the severity of, B. anthracis bacterial infections and which are useful to prevent and/or treat illnesses caused by B. anthracis, such as inhalation anthrax, cutaneous anthrax and gastrointestinal anthrax.
US08703149B2	HCV coreceptor and methods of use thereof The invention relates to the discovery that the Claudin-1 protein functions as a co-receptor for entry of HCV into cells. Methods of inhibiting, preventing or mitigating HCV infections by inhibiting HCV interactions with Claudin-1 are provided. Methods of identifying agents or compounds that interfere with HCV interactions with Claudin-1 are also provided. Finally, useful kits, cell culture compositions, agents, and compounds related to the inhibition of HCV interactions with Claudin-1 are also disclosed.
US08703141B2	Method for treating Crohn's disease by administering an anti-IL-12 antibody Isolated anti-IL-12 antibodies, nucleic acids encoding antibodies or antibody portions, vectors, host cells, and methods of making are useful for production of antibody or portions for treating and/or diagnosing IL-12 related conditions, diseases, and disorders, such as Crohn's disease.
US08703128B2	Methods of modulating TGFβ signaling The present invention provides methods of identifying the presence of or quantifying the amount of one or more of T helper (Th) cells and iTreg cells present in a sample by identifying the presence of an ADAM or the amount of an ADAM, such as ADAM12, present in a sample. The present invention also provides methods for increasing or decreasing signaling of a TGF such as TGFβ by increasing or decreasing the biological activity or expression of an ADAM. Further, the present invention provides methods for inhibiting or stimulating, downregulating or upregulating, an immune response, and for treating diseases associated with an immune response such as cancer, viral, bacterial and fungal infections, autoimmune diseases and graft versus host diseases. Still further, the invention provides screening methods effective for identifying therapeutic agents, pharmaceutical compositions containing therapeutic agents, and vaccines.
US08703124B2	Combination pharmaceutical composition and methods of treating diseases or conditions associated with the cardiovascular system The present application provides a pharmaceutical composition for administration to a patient suffering from at least one symptom of a cardiovascular condition, the composition comprising a) an activated-potentiated form of an antibody to angiotensin II AT1 receptor, and b) an activated-potentiated form of an antibody to endothelial NO-synthase.
US08703113B2	Side-chain crystallizable polymers for medical applications Side-chain crystallizable (SCC) polymers are useful in various medical applications. In certain applications, heavy atom containing side-chain crystallizable polymers (HACSCCP's) are particularly useful. An example of a HACSCCP is a polymer that comprises a main chain, a plurality of crystallizable side chains, and a plurality of heavy atoms attached to the polymer. In certain configurations, the heavy atoms are present in an amount that is effective to render the polymer radiopaque. A polymeric material that includes an HACSCCP may be fabricated into a medical device useful for at least partially occluding a body cavity. For example, such a medical device may be an embolotherapy product. A polymeric material that includes a SCC polymer may also be fabricated into other medical devices, such as stents.
US08703112B2	Low odor coating compositions and paints This invention provides low odor stable coating compositions, and methods of their production. The stable aqueous coating compositions and paints comprise one or more emulsion-polymerized addition polymer and one or more carboxylesterase enzyme having an ester hydrolysis activity in the composition of less than 0.03 micromole/minute, wherein the aqueous coating composition has a headspace volatile organic compound (VOC) content, as measured by headspace gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) at 33° C., of less than 10 ppm of the one or more organic carboxylester with a normal boiling point of less than 150° C. and more than 50 ppm of the one or more mono-alcohol with a formula molecular weight of less than 76.
US08703104B2	Use of metal astringents for the treatment of hairy heel warts A system and method for treating hoof related diseases, particularly hairy heel warts (papillomatus digital dermatitis), includes an aqueous solution having a metal astringent at a therapeutically effective concentration. The metal astringent includes aluminum, iron, and mixtures thereof. In preferred embodiments, the metal may include a mixture of monomeric and polymeric species. The polymeric species may be in the form of a polymeric concentrate, such as, for example, polyaluminum chloride or polyferric sulfate. Alternatively, the polymeric species may be formed by partially neutralizing a metal salt. The aqueous solution of the metal astringent is applied to a lower leg and hoof area of an animal using any known application technique, including, but not limited to, foot baths, foams and spray applications. In preferred embodiments, the aqueous solution is applied using an automated dispensing system. The aqueous solution may include additional components, such as surfactants and thickeners, to enhance the performance of the metal astringent or contribute additional functionality.
US08703100B2	Modified pyrazine derivatives and uses thereof Provided herein are compounds, preparations and formulations comprising pyrazine derivatives having multiple poly(ethylene glycol) containing substituents. Many of the compounds disclosed herein are excretable by the renal system of a subject or patient and are useful for visualizing the renal system of a subject or patient. Upon excitation by electromagnetic radiation, a number of the compounds disclosed herein exhibit luminescence and are externally detectable when present in the body fluid of a patient or subject. Also provided herein are methods for visualizing the renal system of a subject or patient.
US08703094B2	Process to prepare a hydrogen rich gas mixture The invention is directed to a process to prepare a hydrogen rich gas mixture from a solid sulphur- and halogen-containing carbonaceous feedstock. The process involves the following steps. Step (a): gasification of the solid carbonaceous feedstock with an oxygen-containing gas to obtain a gas mixture comprising halogen compounds, sulphur compounds, hydrogen and at least 50 vol. % carbon monoxide, on a dry basis. Step (b): contacting the gas mixture with a quench gas or quench liquid to reduce the temperature of the gas mixture to below 900° C. Step (c) contacting the gas mixture with water having a temperature of between 150 and 250° C. to obtain a gas mixture comprising between 50 and 1000 ppm halogen and having a steam to carbon monoxide molar ratio of between 0.2:1 and 0.9:1. Step (d): subjecting the gas mixture obtained in step (c) to a water gas shift reaction wherein part or all of the carbon monoxide is converted with the steam to hydrogen and carbon dioxide in the presence of a catalyst as present in one fixed bed reactor or in a series of more than one fixed bed reactors and wherein the temperature of the gas mixture as it enters the reactor or reactors is between 190 and 230° C. Step (e): carbon dioxide and sulphur compounds are separated from the shifted gas mixture obtained in step (d) by contacting the shifted gas mixture with a solvent comprising dialkyl ethers of polyethylene glycol.
US08703092B2	Type separation of single-walled carbon nanotubes via two-phase liquid extraction The subject invention provides a two-phase liquid-liquid extraction process that enables sorting and separation of single-walled carbon nanotubes based on (n, m) type and/or diameter. The two-phase liquid extraction method of the invention is based upon the selective reaction of certain types of nanotubes with electron withdrawing functional groups as well as the interaction between a phase transfer agent and ionic moieties on the functionalized nanotubes when combined in a two-phase liquid solution. Preferably, the subject invention enables efficient, bulk separation of metallic/semi-metallic nanotubes from semi-conducting nanotubes. More preferably, the subject invention enables efficient, bulk separation of specific (n, m) types of nanotubes.
US08703080B2	Method for removing mercury in exhaust gas and system therefor The present invention provides a method for removing mercury in exhaust gas, in which mercury in exhaust gas discharged from combustion equipment is removed, characterized by including a mercury oxidation process in which mercury in the exhaust gas is converted to mercury chloride in the presence of a catalyst; a contact process in which the exhaust gas is brought into contact with an absorbing solution in a scrubber to absorb and remove mercury components from the exhaust gas; and a control process in which blowing of air or addition of an oxidizing agent into the scrubber is accomplished, and the amount of blown air or the added amount of oxidizing agent is regulated to control the oxidation-reduction potential of the absorbing agent, and a system for removing mercury in exhaust gas. According to the mercury removing method in accordance with the present invention, a phenomenon that mercury chloride is reduced into metallic mercury by SO2 etc. and the metallic mercury scatters in the exhaust gas can be prevented, and mercury in the exhaust gas can be decreased effectively.
US08703077B2	Extraction of uranium from wet-process phosphoric acid A process for the extraction of uranium compounds from wet-process phosphoric acid includes lowering the iron concentration of the wet-process phosphoric acid and reducing the valency of any remaining ferric iron in the wet-process phosphoric acid to ferrous iron, and then extracting uranium compounds from the wet-process phosphoric acid. The process can include separating a side stream from a feed stream of wet-process phosphoric acid, wherein the side stream has a greater concentration of the uranium compounds than the feed stream by filtration. Extracting uranium compounds from the wet-process phosphoric acid can be by ion exchange process or by solvent extraction.
US08703075B2	Acetic acid production by way of carbonylation with enhanced reaction and flashing A method of making acetic acid includes: (a) catalytically reacting methanol or a reactive derivative thereof with carbon monoxide in the presence of a homogeneous Group VIII metal catalyst and a methyl iodide promoter in a reactor vessel in a liquid reaction mixture including acetic acid, water, methyl acetate, methyl iodide and homogeneous catalyst, the reactor vessel being operated at a reactor pressure; (b) withdrawing reaction mixture from the reaction vessel and feeding the withdrawn reaction mixture along with additional carbon monoxide to a pre-flasher/post reactor vessel operated at a pressure below the reactor vessel pressure; (c) venting light ends in the pre-flasher vessel and concurrently consuming methyl acetate in the pre-flasher/post reactor vessel. Reaction conditions, residence time and composition are controlled in the pre-flasher/post reactor vessel such that a pre-flash mixture is enriched in acetic acid and diminished in methyl iodide and methyl acetate in the pre-flasher/post reactor vessel. From the pre-flasher/post reaction vessel the acetic acid enriched mixture is (d) withdrawn and fed to a flash vessel.
US08703073B2	Reconfigurable lithographic structures A lithographically structured device has an actuation layer and a control layer operatively connected to the actuation layer. The actuation layer includes a stress layer and a neutral layer that is constructed of materials and with a structure such that it stores torsional energy upon being constructed. The control layer is constructed to maintain the actuation layer substantially in a first configuration in a local environmental condition and is responsive to a change in the local environmental condition such that it permits a release of stored torsional energy to cause a change in a structural configuration of the lithographically structured device to a second configuration, the control layer thereby providing a trigger mechanism. The lithographically structured device has a maximum dimension that is less than about 10 mm when it is in the second configuration.
US08703071B2	Syringe system Syringe mounting apparatus includes a body (25,300), and a coupling mechanism (20) on the body having a housing (22) to receive a barrel of a syringe component and means (28) to detachably engage the barrel and thereby interchangeably retain the syringe component. A plunger connector (60) is positioned with respect to the housing for operably coupling a plunger driver to a plunger element in the barrel of a syringe component when it is interchangeably retained by the coupling mechanism. The plunger connector includes means (74) for detachably engaging the plunger element in a manner allowing the plunger driver to effect reciprocatory movement of the plunger element longitudinally of the barrel for drawing fluid into or expelling fluid from the syringe component. Also disclosed are a syringe system, a disposable syringe component, and a syringe component with engagement features.
US08703069B2	Moving microdroplets in a microfluidic device This disclosure provides systems, methods, and devices for processing samples on a microfluidic device. One method includes moving a sample from an upstream channel of a microfluidic device into a DNA manipulation module located downstream of the upstream channel. The DNA manipulation module includes a DNA manipulation zone configured to perform amplification of the sample, a first valve disposed upstream of the DNA manipulation zone, and a second valve disposed downstream of the DNA manipulation zone. The method also includes receiving the sample in the DNA manipulation zone; closing the first valve and the second valve such that as and liquid are prevented from flowing into or out of the DNA manipulation zone; and thermal cycling the sample in the DNA manipulation zone.
US08703067B2	Air treatment agent dispenser with improved odour sensor functionality A device for evaporating a volatile air treatment agent from a replaceable refill is described herein, the device comprises: a housing with at least one exit orifice for evaporated air treatment agent to exit the device; receiving means within said housing to releasably receive and secure the refill to the device; electrical heating means within said housing;control means; and chimney means within said housing having a lower orifice and an upper orifice to define a first airflow channel therebetween; an airborne agent detector means operable to detect airborne agents in the air, wherein said means are provided with at least one aperture to the exterior of the device to permit, in use, air from outside of the device to enter said airborne agent detector means; wherein the refill for use with the device comprises: a reservoir portion for holding a quantity of volatile air treatment agent; and a wick having a proximal end within the reservoir portion substantially adjacent a base of said reservoir portion and having a distal end extending above the reservoir portion; and wherein the device is configured such that, in use, the securing means are adapted to hold the refill such that the distal end of the wick is located within the chimney means; characterized in that a second airflow channel is provided between said at least one aperture of the airborne agent detector means and said exit orifice.
US08703064B2	Hydrocabon cracking furnace with steam addition to lower mono-nitrogen oxide emissions An apparatus and method is presented for reducing mono nitrogen oxide emissions in a hydrocarbon processing furnace. A preferred embodiment hydrocarbon cracking furnace includes a firebox with a set of wall burners and a set of floor burners, the floor burners comprising secondary burner tips burning a fuel-rich mixture and positioned below primary burner tips burning a fuel-lean mixture. A portion of flue gases are recirculated from the primary burner combustion area to the secondary burner combustion area and back to the primary burner combustion area. The floor burners further comprise a set of steam injection ports that inject steam into a conical flow to contact flames at the primary burner tips, reducing flame temperature and thereby reducing thermal NOx. The steam injection ports are positioned in the firebox above the primary burner tips.
US08703062B2	Air purification The present disclosure relates to purification and/or sterilization techniques and devices. Methods and systems are provided herein for removing contaminants from air using a combination of an ionic liquid and a reactive oxygen species.
US08703058B1	Microfluidic devices and methods including porous polymer monoliths Microfluidic devices and methods including porous polymer monoliths are described. Polymerization techniques may be used to generate porous polymer monoliths having pores defined by a liquid component of a fluid mixture. The fluid mixture may contain iniferters and the resulting porous polymer monolith may include surfaces terminated with iniferter species. Capture molecules may then be grafted to the monolith pores.
US08703049B2	Apparatus and method of improving air quality using photocatalytic oxidation An apparatus and a method for purifying and heating air using photocatalytic oxidation. The apparatus includes a housing, a heater, and a photocatalytic oxidation unit disposed within the housing. The housing defines a flow path for air to move through the apparatus such that air from the environment is drawn into the apparatus and passes over the photocatalytic oxidation unit. A pollutant in the air from the environment adsorbs to a surface of the photocatalytic material coating the plates, and the surface of the photocatalytic material is exposed to ultraviolet light generated by the ultraviolet light source. The energy of the ultraviolet light activates the photocatalytic material, which then breaks down the pollutant leaving non-toxic components and purified air. The air then passes over the heater and back into the environment. A fan is also included to move air through the flow path.
US08703043B2	Non-ferrous metal melt pump and non-ferrous metal melting furnace using the same A non-ferrous metal melting furnace includes a non-ferrous metal melt pump, a vortex chamber body, and a magnetic field device formed of permanent magnets. The vortex chamber body makes a non-ferrous metal melt flow into a vortex chamber from an inlet, makes the non-ferrous metal melt flow in a spiral shape by applying a driving force to the non-ferrous metal melt in the vortex chamber, and discharges the non-ferrous metal melt from the vortex chamber to an outlet. The magnetic field device formed of permanent magnets is disposed outside the vortex chamber and below a bottom plate of the vortex chamber, and applies the driving force that is generated by current flowing in the non-ferrous metal melt and magnetic lines of force from the magnetic field device formed of permanent magnets.
US08703041B2	Reformed aluminum nitride sintered body and method of producing the same [Problems] To provide a method of producing, easily and in a high yield, a reformed aluminum nitride sintered body having very excellent light transmission property which can be favorably used as a light-transmitting cover particularly for light sources having high luminous efficiencies. [Means for Solution] An aluminum nitride sintered body having a concentration of metal impurities excluding aluminum of not more than 150 ppm, an oxygen concentration of not more than 0.5% by weight and a relative density of not less than 95% is used as a starting material. The aluminum nitride sintered body is heat-treated in an oxidizing atmosphere in a temperature region of 1400 to 2000° C. to increase the oxygen concentration by not less than 0.03% by weight.
US08703028B2	Poly(arylene ether) compression molding A method for compression molding of poly(arylene ether) powder comprises introducing a powder comprising unheated poly(arylene ether) powder to compaction equipment comprising a compression mold and subjecting the powder in the compression mold to a pressure sufficient to produce an article having a density greater than the unheated poly(arylene ether) powder wherein the pressure is applied at a temperature less than the glass transition temperature of the poly(arylene ether) powder.
US08703027B2	Making carbon articles from coated particles Methods and compositions relate to manufacturing a carbonaceous article from particles that have pitch coatings. Heating the particles that are formed into a shape of the article carbonizes the pitch coatings. The particles interconnect with one another due to being formed into the shape of the article and are fixed together where the pitch coatings along adjoined ones of the particles contact one another and are carbonized to create the article.
US08703024B2	Compound semiconductors and their application Disclosed are new compound semiconductors which may be used for solar cells or as thermoelectric materials, and their application. The compound semiconductor may be represented by a chemical formula: InxCo4-aSb12-z-bQz, where Q is at least one selected from the group consisting of O, S, Se and Te; 0
US08703021B1	Basic refractory and slag management for petcoke carbon feedstock in gasifiers The disclosure provides methods of operating a slagging gasifier using a carbon feedstock having a relatively high V2O5 to SiO2 ratio, such as petcoke. The disclosure generates a combined chemical composition in the feed mixture having less than 25 wt. % SiO2, greater than 20 wt. % V2O5, and greater than 20 wt. % CaO. The method takes advantage of a novel recognition that increased levels of SiO2 tend to decrease dissolution of the V2O3 which forms under the reducing conditions of the gasifier, and utilizes the CaO additive to establish a chemical phase equilibria comprised of lower melting compounds. The method further provides for control based on the presence of Al2O3 and FeO, and provides for a total combined chemical composition of greater than about 5 wt. % MgO for use with refractory linings comprised of MgO based refractory brick.
US08703016B2	Phosphor materials and related devices A phosphor material is presented that includes a blend of a first phosphor, a second phosphor and a third phosphor. The first phosphor includes a composition having a general formula of ((Sr1−zMz)1−(x+w)AwCex)3(Al1−ySiy)O4+y+3(x−w)F1−y−3(x−w), wherein 0
US08703013B2	Liquid crystalline medium The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium based on a mixture of polar compounds having negative dielectric anisotropy, which contains at least one compound of the formula I and at least one compound of the formula II in which R1, R2, R3, R4, ring A, Z1, Z2 and m are as defined in Claim 1, and to the use thereof for an active-matrix display based on the ECB, VA, PS-VA, FFS, PALC or IPS effect.
US08702987B2	Methods for enhancing a wastewater treatment process Methods for enhancing an activated sludge process including at least one biological reactor. A weighting agent impregnation subsystem is coupled to the biological reactor for mixing biological flocs and weighting agent to impregnate the weighting agent into the biological flocs to form weighted biological flocs. A weighting agent recovery subsystem is configured to recover the weighting agent from the weighted biological flocs and reintroducing the recovered weighting agent to the weighting agent impregnation subsystem.
US08702984B2	Thin layer chromatography plates and related methods of manufacture including priming prior to infiltration with stationary phase and/or precursor thereof In an embodiment, a method for manufacturing a thin layer chromatography (“TLC”) plate is disclosed. The method includes forming a layer of elongated nanostructures (e.g., carbon nanotubes), priming the elongated nanostructures with one or more adhesion priming layers, and at least partially coating the elongated nanostructures with a coating. The coating includes a stationary phase and/or precursor of a stationary phase for use in chromatography. The stationary phase may be functionalized with hydroxyl groups by exposure to a base or acid. The stationary phase may further be treated with a silane (e.g., an amino silane) to improve the performance of the TLC plate. Embodiments for TLC plates and related methods are also disclosed.
US08702981B2	Wedge-shaped and stackable filter cartridges Disclosed herein are wedge-shaped filter cartridges having a maximized upstream surface area. The filter cartridges are modular and may be stacked in a filter cartridge system.
US08702978B2	Seawater desalination apparatus and chemical injection apparatus According to one embodiment, a apparatus includes a controller configured to obtain values measured by a first sensor and a second sensor, receive pH target values at the entrance of a first reverse osmosis membrane and at the entrance of a second reverse osmosis membrane, and use a transfer function from the acid injection to pH at the entrance of the first reverse osmosis membrane, a transfer function from the alkaline injection to pH at the entrance of the first reverse osmosis membrane, a transfer function from the acid injection to pH at the entrance of the second reverse osmosis membrane, and a transfer function from the alkaline injection to pH at the entrance of the second reverse osmosis membrane, to control an injection rate of the acid injected from a first injection device and an injection rate of the alkali injected from a second injection device.
US08702973B2	Process for upgrading one or more hydrocarbons boiling in a naphtha range One exemplary embodiment can be a process for upgrading one or more hydrocarbons boiling in a naphtha range including less than about 5%, by weight, one or more alkenes and about 2,000-about 5,000 wppm, S, comprised in one or more sulfur-containing compounds, based on the weight of the one or more hydrocarbons. The process can include contacting the one or more hydrocarbons with a catalyst. The catalyst may include about 0.1-about 10%, by weight, NiO, about 5-about 50%, by weight, MoO3, and about 0.1-about 10%, by weight, P, with the balance of the catalyst comprising Al2O3. The process can obtain an upgraded one or more hydrocarbons having a thiol concentration of no more than about 20 wppm, S, based on the sulfur comprised in one or more thiol compounds divided by the weight of the upgraded one or more hydrocarbons.
US08702970B2	Hydroconversion multi-metallic catalyst and method for making thereof A method for hydroprocessing a hydrocarbon feedstock is provided. The method comprises contacting the feedstock with a catalyst under hydroprocessing conditions, wherein the catalyst is formed by sulfiding an unsupported catalyst precursor of the general formula Av[(MP) (OH)x (L)ny]z (MVIBO4), wherein MP is selected from Group VIII, Group IIB, Group IIA, Group IVA and combinations thereof; L is one or more oxygen-containing ligands, and L has a neutral or negative charge n<=0, MVIB is at least a Group VIB metal having an oxidation state of +6; MP:MVIB has an atomic ratio between 100:1 and 1:100; v−2+Pz−xz+nyz=0; and 0≦y≦−P/n; 0≦x≦P; 0≦v≦2; 0≦z. In one embodiment, the catalyst precursor further comprises a cellulose-containing material. In another embodiment, the catalyst precursor further comprises at least a diluent (binder). In one embodiment, the diluent is a magnesium aluminosilicate clay.
US08702967B2	Test strip with magneto-elastic-resonance sensor A test meter system for testing a characteristic of a fluid, the test meter system including a test meter having a housing with an opening adapted to accept a test strip, an interrogation coil within the housing, a pick-up coil within the housing, and a test strip including at least one magneto-elastic-resonance sensor. When the test strip is within the opening, the interrogation coil may utilize magneto-elastic-resonance technology to interrogate the magneto elastic-resonance sensor and the pick-up coil may be used to sense a resultant oscillation frequency of the magneto elastic-resonance sensor, the resultant oscillation frequency associated with the characteristic. The test strip may include a plurality of sensors. The sensors may be coated with a coating sensitive to a characteristic of the fluid, where the interrogation reveals information about the fluid characteristic.
US08702966B2	Biosensor provided with code electrode, method for manufacturing the same, and method for obtaining sensor information from the same The present invention provides a biosensor having a code electrode, a method for manufacturing the same, and a method for obtaining sensor information on the same, in which a code electrode for providing sensor information such as correction information, the type of biosensor, etc. is provided in each biosensor such that a measuring device can obtain necessary information on each biosensor from the code electrode, thus solving a variety of conventional problems.
US08702964B2	Preparation of monobasic phosphate ionophores The present invention relates to the synthesis of lipophilic or immobilized monobasic phosphate (H2PO4) ionophores (7, 8a, 8b and 11) to be used as ion recognition molecules for monobasic phosphate (H2PO4″) in the cocktail preparation of hydrophobic polymer membranes in ion selective electrode (ISE) or ion-sensitive field effect transistor (ISFET) chemical sensors for detection of monobasic phosphate (H2PO4) ionic species in soil, synthetic media, hydrophonic liquid, tree sap, ground water and rivers.
US08702954B2	Manufacturing method for surface-treated metallic substrate and surface-treated metallic substrate obtained by said manufacturing method, and metallic substrate treatment method and metallic substrate treated by said method The object of the present invention is to provide a process for producing a metal substrate of superior corrosion resistance and finish, and a surface-treated metal substrate obtained by the process; and a surface treatment process that is capable of providing a metal substrate of superior corrosion resistance and finish, and a surface-treated metal substrate obtained by the process. Specifically, the present invention provides a process for producing a surface-treated metal substrate, comprising the steps of immersing a metal substrate for use as a cathode in a treatment composition (I) comprising water and metal component (A), and applying electric current thereto for 10 to 600 seconds by superposing an AC voltage (Va) with a frequency of 0.1 to 1,000 Hz and a peak-to-peak voltage of 1 to 40 V onto a 1 to 50 V DC voltage (Vd).
US08702945B2	Time-varying flows for microfluidic particle separation Methods, devices, and systems for separating a time-varying flow of disparate liquid-suspended particles through a channel using dielectrophoresis and field-flow fractionation.
US08702944B2	Nanopore device wetting A method for wetting a nanopore device includes filling a first cavity of the nanopore device with a first buffer solution having a first potential hydrogen (pH) value, filling a second cavity of the nanopore device with a second buffer solution having a second pH value, wherein the nanopore device includes a transistor portion having a first surface, an opposing second surface, and an orifice communicative with the first surface and the second surface, the first surface partially defining the first cavity, the second surface partially defining the second cavity, applying a voltage in the nanopore device, and measuring a current in the nanopore device, the current having a current path partially defined by the first cavity, the second cavity, and the orifice.
US08702928B2	Modular analyte measurement system with extendable strip port A modular analyte measurement system having a removable strip port module. In one embodiment, the analyte measurement system includes: an analyte meter; a removable strip port module; and a connector linking the removable strip port module to the analyte meter. The analyte meter includes: a meter housing; a receptacle formed in the meter housing; a processing circuit disposed within the housing; and an input interface within the receptacle and electrically coupled to the processing circuit. The removable strip port module includes: a module housing sized to at least partially fit within the receptacle of the analyte meter; an analyte test strip port disposed within the module housing to receive an analyte test strip via an aperture formed in the module housing; and an output interface coupled to the analyte test strip port. The connector links the output interface with the input interface.
US08702925B2	Polarographic instrument system for oxygen and hydrogen measurement A system for measuring hydrogen (H2) and oxygen (O2) including a sample system, a signal processing and system control device, at least one polarograph device and a computing device equipped with software for environmental and biological data analysis incorporating both user-defined and environmental data acquired by the signal processing and system control device. The system measures gas level or exchange (production and/or consumption) in the field or laboratory. In some embodiments, the system uses two Clark-type polarograph devices oppositely polarized with gas-specific polarographic circuits, wherein one polarograph device measures H2 gas and the other measures O2 gas. In some embodiments, the sample system includes an environmentally-controlled sample housing for accepting the polarograph devices and holding a test sample in a reservoir. The system measures H2 or O2 exchange in microbial samples, including microbial phototrophs which couple light harvesting to H2 and/or O2 exchange.
US08702916B2	Hydrogen supplementation fuel apparatus and method A hydrogen supplementation fuel apparatus and method having a power source, a hydrogen generator and an accumulator for supplementing hydrogen gas to improve the fuel efficiency of internal combustion engines. The hydrogen generator uses electrodes that are helically wound about a separator to increase the hydrogen generation output.
US08702909B2	Feeding system having pumps in parallel and individual flows for a digester The feed system is for a continuous digester where at least two pumps are arranged in parallel at the bottom of a pre-treatment vessel. Each pump has its own independent transfer line extending to the top of the digester. The system makes it possible to provide a feed system with an improved accessibility and operational reliability, and to operate the main part of the pumps at optimal efficiency even if the production capacity is reduced.
US08702906B2	Dewatering screen and method for manufacturing the same The present invention relates to a dewatering screen for manufacturing paper having multi-level watermarks, having a carrier mold (54) that exhibits, in a fractional region, a multi-level relief (30) in the form of the watermark to be produced. According to the present invention, it is provided that the multi-level relief is formed by an injection-molded, perforated (40) watermark insert (30).
US08702885B2	Method of manufacturing ceramics and piezoelectric material A method of manufacturing ceramics includes: placing, on a base material, a first slurry in which a metal oxide powder is dispersed; applying a magnetic field to the first slurry to solidify the first slurry, thereby forming an under coat layer made of a first compact; placing, on the under coat layer, a second slurry containing a metal oxide powder constituting the ceramics; applying a magnetic field to the second slurry to solidify the second slurry, thereby forming a second compact to obtain a laminated body of the second compact and the under coat layer; and obtaining the ceramics made of the second compact by removing the under coat layer from the laminated body of the second compact and the under coat layer and then sintering the second compact, or sintering the laminated body of the second compact and the under coat layer and then removing the under coat layer.
US08702882B2	Method and system for online quality monitoring and control of a vibration welding process A method for monitoring and controlling a vibration welding system includes collecting sensory data during formation of a welded joint using sensors positioned with respect to welding interfaces of a work piece. A host machine extracts a feature set from a welding signature collectively defined by the sensory data, compares and correlates the feature set with validated information in a library, and executes a control action(s) when the present feature set insufficiently matches the information. A welding system includes a sonotrode, sensors, and the host machine. The host machine is configured to execute the method noted above.
US08702877B2	Cathode member and bipolar plate for hypochlorite cells A cathodic member for electrochemical cells used in hypochlorite production comprises a zirconium plate coated with a zirconium oxide layer, which is particularly suitable for minimising the decomposition of the hypochlorite product while ensuring a prolonged lifetime. The coated zirconium plate can be used as the cathodic plate in a monopolar cell, or can be welded to a titanium plate for use in a bipolar configuration.
US08702872B2	Device and process for generating a pulsed jet of a liquid fluid In order to provide a device for generating a pulsed jet of a liquid fluid comprising a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet and a blocking element arranged between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet, which cyclically closes and opens a fluid passage between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet, which device enables an improved mechanical action on an object subjected to the pulsed jet, it is proposed that the device comprises at least one bypass, through which a liquid fluid can also be fed to the fluid outlet during a closing phase of the blocking element.
US08702860B2	Stabilized kaolin slurry and methods for improving kaolin slurry stability Disclosed herein are stabilized kaolin slurries comprising a kaolin comprising no more than about 80% by weight of particles having an equivalent spherical diameter of less than 2 microns and at least one stabilizer, wherein the stabilized kaolin slurry has a 28-day pour test result of at least about 80% poured. Also disclosed are methods of making such stabilized kaolin slurries.
US08702857B2	Method for rejuvenating a bitumen containing composition A method for rejuvenating a bitumen containing compositions includes adding to the bitumen containing compositions a distillation residue of cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL). The distillation residue may be obtained by distillation of cashew nut shell liquid up to a temperature of between 250 and 350° C. The bitumen containing composition may be selected from: bitumen, asphalt, roof covering, insulating material, shore covering material, and anti-drum plates.
US08702856B2	Bituminous coating with great acoustic performance The invention relates to a bituminous coating comprising a material of low bulk density ranging between 0.01 and 0.3 t/m3 in sufficient quantity to improve the acoustic performance thereof.
US08702852B2	Condensation and washing device, polymerisation device and method for cleaning process steam during the production of polylactide The present invention relates to a condensation and washing device with which in particular the process vapors which occur during the production of polylactide can be processed and cleaned. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a polymerization device for the production of polylactide and also to a method for processing process vapors which occur during the production of polylactide; possibilities for use of both the condensation and washing devices and of the method are likewise mentioned.
US08702842B2	Method for removing sulfur from a gas stream A method for removing elemental sulfur from a hot gas stream, such as an autoclave vent gas, while simultaneously cooling the gas stream. The method results in conversion of sulfur in the hot gas stream to the form of solid, non-sticky sulfur allotropes such as rhombic sulfur while avoiding formation of sticky sulfur allotropes such as monoclinic sulfur, thereby avoiding scaling and fouling of plant equipment. According the method, the hot gas stream is contacted with an aqueous medium containing a particulate material inside a quench vessel having a first inlet for the hot gas stream, a second inlet for the aqueous medium, and an outlet for removing a sulfur-containing liquid fraction from the vessel. At least a portion of the sulfur contained in the hot gas stream, along with other condensable materials, becomes incorporated into the aqueous medium and is subsequently drained from the vessel. The aqueous medium may comprise a slurry of tailings or other waste material, and the particulate matter contained in the aqueous medium may provide nucleation sites for the preferential formation of non-sticky solid forms of sulfur.
US08702836B2	Methods and apparatus for treating samples with acoustic energy to form particles and particulates The invention relates to a method of forming solid particles from a sample, which includes the step of exposing the sample to a focused acoustic field having an acoustic wave variable, until the solid particles achieve a desired state of particularization. The acoustic wave variable may be selected based, at least in part, on the desired state of particularization. The sample may be exposed to the focused acoustic field through a medium.
US08702831B2	Air cleaner; replaceable filter cartridges; and, methods The disclosure concern air cleaners. Preferred air cleaners are shown which include a housing and a removable and replacement primary filter cartridge. Optional and advantageous features are shown. The preferred primary filter cartridge is conical in shape. A preferred optional safety or secondary filter cartridge is shown. Preferred methods of assembly and use are provided.
US08702823B2	Hydrogen generation apparatus, fuel cell system and method of shutting down hydrogen generation apparatus A method of shutting down a hydrogen generation apparatus for limiting degradation in a catalyst due to dew condensation at the time of shutdown is provided. The method of shutting down the hydrogen generation apparatus comprising, a combustor which supplies heat necessary to a reforming device, a first air supplier which supplies air to the combustor, a combustion exhaust gas path formed such that the combustion exhaust gas produced in the combustor makes heat exchange with the reforming device and then with a CO reducing device, and a controller which operates the first air supplier so that the temperature of the gas in the CO reducing device does not become equal to or lower than a dew point after shutdown of the combustion operation of the combustor and before a start of a purging operation to purge the interiors of the reforming device and the CO reducing device with a replacement gas.
US08702820B2	High sulfur fuel pellet with reduced SO2 emission The present description relates to a method and system for generating a fuel pellet from high sulfur fuel waste materials having a reduced SO2 emission. In one example, the fuel pellet may include petroleum coke, a biomass constituent, and an alkali substituent.
US08702817B2	Method of manufacturing solid electrolytic capacitor A method of manufacturing a solid electrolytic capacitor having an even conductive polymer layer includes the steps of forming a conductive polymer layer on an anode element by bringing a dispersion containing a conductive solid and a first solvent into contact with the anode element having a dielectric film formed thereon, washing the anode element with a second solvent higher in boiling point than the first solvent, in which the conductive solid can be dispersed, after the conductive polymer layer is formed, and drying the anode element washed with the second solvent at a temperature not lower than the boiling point of the first solvent and lower than the boiling point of the second solvent.
US08702816B2	Compositions and methods for reversibly dyeing soft contact lenses A method and kit for producing reversibly dyed soft contact lenses. The contact lenses are submerged in saline solution and a dye is added to the saline solution, either directly or by means of a strip that has been impregnated with the dye. Preferred dyes include the common dyes sodium fluorescein, lissamine green, and rose bengal. After a period of time, the lens absorbs the dye and can be removed from the solution and placed on the eye. Once the lens is illuminated with ultraviolet light, it will glow or fluoresce. This creates a dramatic effect, particularly in dimly lit areas. The dyeing method does not utilize heat and thus is reversible. Soaking the lens in additional saline solution for a period of time will cause the dye to return to its non-dyed state.
US08702814B2	Hair colorant compositions comprising 2-methoxymethyl-1,4-diaminobenzene and 2,6-diaminopyridine, methods, and kits comprising the compositions A hair colorant composition comprises 2,6-diaminopyridine coupler in combination with 2-methoxymethyl-1,4-diaminobenzene developer. A kit for coloring hair comprises the hair colorant composition. A method of treating hair comprises applying the hair colorant composition to hair.
US08702811B2	System and method for determining terrain transitions A prosthetic or orthotic system including a sensor module and a processing module usable to determine a terrain variable, such as a terrain transition. In certain examples, the system is capable of anticipating a terrain transition prior to the user experiencing the terrain transition, which may include, for instance, a transition from level ground walking to walking on stairs or may include a change in a slope of the ground surface. In certain embodiments, the system advantageously monitors a posture and/or movement of the patient to anticipate the terrain transition. Furthermore, the system may control an actuator to appropriately adjust the prosthetic or orthotic device to encounter the anticipated terrain transition.
US08702798B2	Expandable intervertebral implant An expandable intervertebral implant includes a front wall, a back wall spaced apart from the front wall, and two side walls connecting the front wall and the back wall at their respective ends. The walls define a space. The implant further includes a bottom face, a top face, at least one engagement member with an engagement surface for engagement with the end plate of a vertebral body, a first adjusting element and a second adjusting element which are supported by a first support member and a second support member, respectively, and which cooperate with the respective support member such that the engagement member is reciprocally movable between a first end position and a second end position. In the first end position, the engagement surface does not project beyond the bottom face or the top face and in the second end position, the engagement surface at least partially projects outwardly beyond the bottom face or the top face. The first and the second support members are coupled by a coupling mechanism.
US08702797B2	Intervertebral implant The inventive intervertebral implant (1), in particular an artificial intervertebral disc comprises a central axis (2), a top part (3) and a lower part (4), wherein A) the top part (3) is provided with a top apposition surface (5) which rests on a base plate of a superimposed vertebral body, B) the lower part (4) is provided with a lower apposition surface (6) for resting on the covering plate of an underneath vertebral body, C) one part (3, 4) comprises a convex joint element (12) provided with a convex sliding surface (11) and the other part (3, 4) comprises a joint shell (13) provided with a complementary concave surface, D) the convex joint element (12) and the convex joint shell (13) form a joint (9) by means of which the two parts (3, 4) are rotatable with respect to each other around at least one axis of rotation and E) the intervertebral implant (1) is permeable to x-rays.
US08702796B2	Double bundle ACL repair A system for single tunnel, double bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction includes implant constructs and instruments. The implant constructs provide a combination of cortical fixation and bone tunnel aperture fixation. The implant constructs separate a graft into distinct bundles. The instruments are used to prepare shaped bone tunnels to receive the implant constructs and graft bundles. Methods for reconstructing the antero-medial and postero-lateral bundles of the anterior cruciate ligament may rely on single femoral and tibial tunnels and a single strand of graft.
US08702794B2	Back loaded IOL insertion cartridge A rear-loaded injector cartridge for an intraocular lens (IOL) having a proximal opening that provides a haptic slot. The haptic slot receives a leading haptic of an IOL loaded therein, and temporarily retains the leading haptic while the optic of the IOL is inserted into a holding area of the cartridge. As the optic passes by, the leading haptic folds over the top of the optic, on its anterior side. The length of the haptic retention slot is sufficient to maintain the leading haptic in its anteriorly folded position while the IOL remains in holding area, typically while the cartridge is mated with a handpiece of the injector. The cartridge also has a rear or proximal cut out which advantageously keys with a similarly-sized rail on the handpiece so that the cartridge cannot be inserted in the wrong way.
US08702791B2	Debranching visceral stent graft and methods for use A debranching visceral stent graft and methods for its use, where the stent graft comprises, a main body stent graft with a bifurcation defining a first leg and a second leg, the main body stent graft has a distal end and a proximal end, the main body stent graft's diameter at the proximal end ranges from about 18-22 mm, the first leg and the second leg each have a diameter that ranges from about 14-16 mm, the distance from the proximal end of the main body to the distal end of the first leg ranges from about 70-90 mm, the distance from the proximal end of the main body to the distal end of the second leg ranges from about 80-100 mm, and the second leg is at least about 10 mm longer than the first leg.
US08702789B2	Endoprosthesis assemblies and methods for using the same Endoprosthesis assemblies and methods for using the same. In at least one embodiment of an endoprosthesis assembly of the present disclosure, the endoprosthesis assembly comprises an endoprosthesis comprising an impermeable inner wall defining an endoprosthesis lumen sized and shaped to permit fluid to flow therethrough, a distal balloon positioned at or near a distal end of the endoprosthesis, the distal balloon capable of inflation to anchor the distal end of the endoprosthesis within a luminal organ, and a proximal balloon positioned at or near a proximal end of the endoprosthesis, the proximal balloon capable of inflation to anchor the proximal end of the endoprosthesis within the luminal organ, wherein when the endoprosthesis assembly is positioned within the luminal organ at or near an aneurysm sac, inflation of the distal balloon and the proximal balloon effectively isolates the aneurysm sac and prevents fluid within the aneurysm sac from flowing past the distal balloon and the proximal balloon and into other areas of vasculature adjacent to the aneurysm sac.
US08702785B2	Migration resistant prosthetic stent graft for treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm A prosthetic stent graft for the treatment of AAA includes a plurality of graft legs, each secured in a deployed position by a sealing gasket within a stent segment of the sealing gasket and to one side of a framing bracket. The framing bracket traverses the diameter of the stent segment and extends axially away, dividing the first stent segment into two portions, each portion for receiving a graft leg of the stent graft. The sealing gasket can include a stabilizer having a second generally cylindrical stent segment, and an extension bracket traversing the diameter of the second stent segment and extending away from the second stent segment. The extension bracket and the first bracket are connected with one another at a mutual generally central position.
US08702784B2	Outer tube for stent repositioning and deployment A drainage stent delivery system including a stent, a guide catheter, a push catheter, and an outer sheath. The guide catheter extends through the lumen of the stent and the push catheter is disposed over a portion of the guide catheter proximal of the distal end of the stent. The outer sheath is slidably disposed over the push catheter and surrounding at least a portion of the stent. The outer sheath may be actuated from a first position in which a distal portion of the outer sheath surrounds the stent to a second position in which the distal portion of the outer sheath is proximal of the stent. The stent delivery system may also include a retention mechanism for selectively coupling the stent to the outer sheath which may selectively decouple the stent from the outer sheath through rotational and/or translational motion of the outer sheath relative to the stent.
US08702783B2	Stent delivery system A stent delivery system includes: a distal-side tube; a proximal-side tube; a tubular member which contains a stent; a wire which has one end fixed to the tubular member; and an operating section which has a wire winding mechanism and a wire winding amount restriction mechanism for restricting the length of wire which is pulled. The operating section has an operating rotary roller; a winding shaft section and driving gear which are provided coaxially and integrally with the roller; and a driven gear which is intermittently rotated by the driving gear. The driving gear and the driven gear have the stopper function by which rotation of the driving gear is stopped after the driving gear is rotated a predetermined amount.
US08702771B1	Optical dermatological and medical treatment apparatus having replaceable laser diodes Semiconductor diode lasers are tiny sources of light powered by electricity. These are used extensively in medical and aesthetic applications. This patent application covers the concept of replaceable laser diodes for a wide range of applications. Historically, the high power laser sources have been prohibitively expensive to contemplate such an idea. However, as technology advances the price per Watt continues to fall dramatically. Somewhat analogous to the Gillette safety razor concept, this patent application describes how diodes can be replaced in a manner akin to the ordinary razor blade. Simply put, this invention describes replaceable laser light sources for aesthetic and medical applications.
US08702765B2	Cervical plating system A cervical plating system for fixedly connecting two or more vertebrae to each other includes a cervical plate having a fastening hole, the fastening hole penetrating the cervical plate, a fastening screw fitted into the fastening hole in the cervical plate, and a screw locking member disposed adjacent to the fastening hole. The screw locking member is rotatable along the circumference of the fastening hole between a first position, in which it opens the fastening hole, and a second position, in which it at least partially closes the fastening hole.
US08702745B2	Balloon of a balloon catheter A balloon of a balloon catheter including, in its folded state, a central, inflatable body portion having an outer peripheral wall surface and a plurality of hollow lobes being wrapped around the outer peripheral wall surface and being in fluid communication with the inflatable body portion the lobes including free end portions defining gaps therebetween.
US08702740B2	Medical punch A medical punch with a hollow shaft, a tool point that is positioned on the distal end of the shaft and includes a rigid cutting part and a cutting part that can slide with respect to the rigid cutting part, and with a handle positioned on the proximal end of the shaft, such that the displaceable cutting part and the handle are operatively connected with one another by a push/pull device that is displaceably mounted in the hollow shaft and an anti-tilt mechanism is positioned on the tool point to stabilize the cutting parts in their axially parallel alignment to one another. The rigid cutting part includes a sleeve-shaped proximal portion that encloses the displaceable cutting part and a distal punch portion configured as a single unit with the sleeve-shaped portion and that the rigid cutting part should be detachably connected with the hollow shaft by a coupling mechanism formed on the sleeve-shaped portion.
US08702737B2	Surgical forceps A forceps includes first and second shaft members each having a jaw member disposed at a distal end thereof. The shaft members are moveable relative to one another between spaced-apart and approximated positions to move the jaw members between open and closed positions. A knife assembly is engaged within the second shaft member. The knife assembly includes an arm extending through a trough defined within the second shaft member and has a knife disposed at a distal end thereof. The arm is moveable between a first position, corresponding to a retracted position of the knife, wherein the arm defines an arched portion extending from the second shaft member, and a second position, wherein the arched portion defines a more linear configuration to elongated the arm distally to advance the knife between the jaw members to cut tissue grasped therebetween.
US08702734B2	Transoral endoscopic gastroesophageal flap valve restoration device, assembly, system and method The invention provides a device, assembly, and method for transoral endoscopic restoration of a gastroesophageal flap valve. The invention also provides a self-steering and self-closing tissue fixation device for tissue fixation, and an invaginator device for gripping and maneuvering tissue. The restoration device includes a longitudinal member arranged for transoral placement into a stomach, a tissue shaper carried on the longitudinal member that causes stomach tissue to assume a shape related to a gastroesophageal flap, and a tissue fixation device that maintains the shaped stomach tissue in a shape approximating a gastroesophageal flap. The tissue shaper may include a mold. The device may include the invaginator device for gripping and maneuvering esophageal tissue to aid restoration of the gastroesophageal flap, and may include the tissue fixation device.
US08702733B2	Fastening assemblies for disc herniation repair and methods of use Devices and methods for fixing defects in the anulus fibrosus (vertebral disc) of a patient are described. The devices include a mesh patch, and first and second suture assemblies, each of which include an anchor and a suture. The anchor has a first portion adapted to be inserted into a bone and a second portion having an opening therethrough. The suture is adapted to be disposed through the opening and has a first end is adapted to couple to the mesh patch. The method of treatment includes inserting the first portion of the first anchor into a cranial vertebra and inserting the second portion of the second anchor into a caudal vertebra. The first ends of the sutures are attached to the mesh patch. The mesh patch is positioned adjacent the defect by pulling on, or applying tension to, the second ends of the sutures.
US08702731B2	Suturing and repairing tissue using in vivo suture loading Described herein are methods of repairing tissue using a suture passer configured to relasably couple to a suturing element to pass the suturing element (and therefore a suture) through the tissue so that that the suture may be loaded and/or unloaded while the suture passer is positioned within the tissue. Thus, the methods described herein may allow the suture passer to be loaded without requiring that the suture passer be removed from within the patient or in some variations from off of the target tissue. The same suture or multiple sutures may thus be loaded and/or unloaded onto the suture passer, allowing the formation of complex suture patterns without requiring the extra steps of withdrawing the suture passer from the patient (or target tissue). Knotless suture anchors are also described.
US08702726B2	Method of exfoliation of skin using closely-packed microstructures An improved method and apparatus is provided as a system to enhance skin appearance and health, in which skin is cleaned (or exfoliated) and conditioned by use of microelements affixed to a base element or hand-held patch. The dimensions of the microelements are controlled so as to remove a certain number of layers of skin cells and to accumulate those skin cells, along with other foreign substances, into areas between the microelements. In addition, a conditioning compound or therapeutic active can be applied to the exfoliated skin to enhance the skin. Moreover, the amount of accumulated skin cells represents a self-limiting maximum quantity that cannot be substantially exceeded regardless of the number of attempts by a user to re-use the microstructure apparatus. Some of the microstructures are designed with very close-packed microelements, which in some cases have flexible substrates.
US08702723B2	Device for performing examinations and surgical interventions on the uterus A device serves for performing examination and surgical intervention on the uterus. The device comprises an approximate rod-shaped body and an extension piece protruding from a distal end of said body. Said extension piece can be introduced in a cervical canal of an uterus. At least one adjustable jaw part for fixing of a cervical tissue between said extension piece and said jaw part is provided. An operating device serves for operating said adjustable jaw part. Said operating device is arranged on said rod-shaped body in such a way that a hand of an operator gripping said body can operate said operating device.
US08702722B2	System and method for the simultaneous automated bilateral delivery of pressure equalization tubes Systems and methods for treating a patient having a head with a first ear and a second ear, function by aligning a first device with a tympanic membrane of the first ear; inputting a command to an input device operatively coupled to the first device to generate a signal; and actuating the first device in response to the signal so as to drive a penetrator of the device through the tympanic membrane.
US08702718B2	Implantation system for tissue repair A prosthesis delivery and implantation system for tissue repair is disclosed. The implantation system includes provisions for manually applying a prosthesis to a treatment area. This system may be applied to heal any imperfections in various different types of tissue. The system also provides provisions for independently inserting two end portions of the prosthesis into tissue.
US08702713B2	Instruments and techniques for adjusting relative positioning of bones or bony tissues Systems, methods, devices and instruments for adjusting the relative positioning of bones or bony tissues, such as two or more vertebrae, are provided. More particularly, in one form, an instrument includes first and second end members that are freely movable relative to one another in a first configuration of the instrument, while in a second configuration the first and second end members are only movable relative to one another upon rotation of a displacement member. In one aspect of this and/or other forms, the first and second end members include hook portions that are selectively rotatable relative to one another such that the instrument can be used for compression or distraction of the bones or bony tissues. In another form, techniques for adjusting the relative positioning of bones or bony tissues are provided.
US08702712B2	Systems and methods for determining the mechanical axis of a femur A method positions a profile of a prosthetic component on the three-dimensional model of a limb. Patient-specific anatomical data of the limb is gathered. First and second anatomical landmarks are identified to determine a first spatial relationship. A third anatomical landmark is identified to determine a second spatial relationship with respect to the first spatial relationship. The profile of the prosthetic component is positioned in all but one degree of freedom. A fourth anatomical landmark is identified to position the profile of the prosthetic component in the one remaining degree of freedom.
US08702709B2	Intervertebral disc reamer An intervertebral disc reamer includes a flexible shaft having a shaft channel, and a reamer head attached to the flexible shaft and movable relative to the flexible shaft. The reamer head has a reamer channel. The shaft channel and the reamer channel are aligned to define a continuous guide wire channel for the disc reamer. The disc reamer addresses the quality of disc removal and endplate preparation, minimizes the trauma of surgery, minimizes blood loss, and markedly reduces surgical time.
US08702707B2	Fixation instrument for treating a bone fracture A fixation instrument for treating a bone fracture including a bone screw and a nail, wherein the bone screw extends through an opening in the head or proximal end of the nail. A movable insert is disposed within a chamber located at the proximal end of the nail. The insert engages the bone screw to prevent rotation thereof once the bone screw is placed in position.
US08702698B2	Ophthalmic surgical device for capsulotomy A surgical device and procedure are provided for performing microsurgery, including a capsulotomy of a lens capsule of an eye. The device has an elastically deformable cutting element mounted within an elastomeric suction cup. The suction cup is attached to an arm for manipulating the device. The device can be inserted into the anterior chamber of the eye, through a corneal incision, to cut a piece from the anterior portion of the lens capsule of the eye. The device is secured against the lens capsule using suction applied by one or more suction elements. The device is then removed from the eye, with the cut piece of membrane retained within the device by suction.
US08702695B2	Auto-aligning ablating device and method of use An ablation device and methods for use thereof including a support structure adapted to support an ablation structure within an alimentary tract of a patient are provided. The support structure includes a longitudinal support with a longitudinal axis and a rotational support. The rotational support is adapted to permit at least part of the ablation structure to rotate with respect to the longitudinal support's longitudinal axis.
US08702694B2	Auto-aligning ablating device and method of use An ablation device and methods for use thereof including a support structure adapted to support an ablation structure within an alimentary tract of a patient are provided. The support structure includes a longitudinal support with a longitudinal axis and a rotational support. The rotational support is adapted to permit at least part of the ablation structure to rotate with respect to the longitudinal support's longitudinal axis.
US08702691B2	Treatment apparatus and methods for delivering energy at multiple selectable depths in tissue Treatment apparatus and methods for delivering energy at multiple selectable tissue depths as selected by a clinician. The treatment apparatus includes at least two electrodes that are electrically isolated from each other, which permits each electrode to be independently energized for selecting different treatment depths. The electrodes may be concurrently energized with high frequency energy of the same polarity in a monopolar mode to deliver energy at a relatively deep depth into a patient's tissue, or with high frequency energy of a different polarity in a bipolar mode to provide a shallower penetration depth. Alternatively, the depth of energy delivery may be modified by energizing less than all of the electrodes. The electrodes may be energized with high frequency energy of different phase relationships to deliver energy concurrently in both monopolar and bipolar modes with the phase difference determining a depth of energy delivery.
US08702679B2	Catheter systems and methods for crossing vascular occlusions Interventional catheter-based systems and methods are described herein for use in generating an initial pathway through vascular occlusions. The catheter systems generally include two elements. A first element is a Blunt Dissection Catheter including a manually actuated assembly located at the distal tip of the Blunt Dissection Catheter that performs blunt dissection in the vascular occlusion to produce a dissection track, or small pathway through the occlusion. The second element is a Sheath Catheter that serves as a conduit within which the Blunt Dissection Catheter is freely advanced, retracted and rotated. The first and second elements are used in some combination to cross vascular occlusions in both the coronary and peripheral vasculature.
US08702678B2	Assemblies, systems, and methods for infusing therapeutic agents into the body An infusion catheter assembly has the ability to infinitely titrate the length of a porous fluid distribution section in situ. The infusion catheter assembly thereby provides a length of infusion that can be infinitely varied over a prescribed range, to control the effective infusion length and the rate of infusion. Using the infusion catheter assembly, a physician has the capability to treat only the length of the vessel desired, thereby preventing excessive drug/patient exposures. The porous fluid distribution section can include an array of spaced apart apertures that vary in size and/or density along the length of the porous fluid distribution section, such that the flow rate remains essentially constant for a given inlet pressure independent of the effective infusion length.
US08702672B2	Body adhering absorbent article In a body adhering absorbent article, an absorbent structure is configured for disposition adjacent a female wearer's vaginal region to absorb bodily fluids discharged by the wearer. A shell supports the absorbent structure at the vaginal region and has an adhesive on a body-facing surface thereof for adhering the shell directly to the wearer. A placement aid is disposed on at least one of the absorbent structure and the shell to facilitate placement on the wearer. Securement components may be provided for securing the article in a folded configuration during wear and/or to the wearer's undergarment. Detachment components may also be provided to facilitate detachment of the article from the wearer.
US08702670B2	Intravaginal device with controlled expansion Controlled expansion of an intravaginal device can be achieved by selectively attaching either a primary or secondary cover to the primary absorbent device having a fluid storage element. We can determine that certain portions of the tampon will expand while other portions will be restricted to substantially the compressed structure. The primary cover can be attached to the primary absorbent device either before or after the absorbent device is compressed into final tampon form. The compression may be in the axial or radial direction or a combination of both directions. The secondary cover, if used, can be attached after the tampon pledget has been compressed into the final tampon form.
US08702661B2	Device for feeding medical fluids The application relates to a device for feeding medical fluids, in particular for applying a pharmaceutical into the hose line of a transfer unit for enteral or parenteral nutrition. The device comprises a base body (1) having an inlet (1A) and an outlet (1B) and a rotatable closure body (2) which has an inlet (2A). The device is characterized in that the base body (1) comprises a hollow cylindrical attachment piece (4) ending in the passage (1E) of the base body between the inlet and outlet (1B, 1B), and the closure body comprises a cylindrical shut-off body (11) that is arranged in the closure body (2) such that the shut-off body (11) sits in the attachment piece (4) of the base body (1) in a sealing manner in a first position of the closure body (2), so that a fluid connection between the inlet (2A) of the closure body (2) and the passage (1E) of the base body (1) is interrupted, and does not sit in the attachment piece in a second position of the closure body, so that the fluid connection is established. In the device, the sealing is solely established in that the shut-off body of the closure body sits in the attachment piece of the base body. Thus, only one sealing surface is provided.
US08702657B2	Trocar seal system A seal assembly for reception of an elongated surgical instrument is provided which includes a body having at least one opening configured and dimensioned to permit entry of an elongated surgical instrument and defining a central longitudinal axis; a seal member formed of a resilient material and defining an aperture therein, the aperture being configured and dimensioned such that insertion of the surgical instrument into the aperture causes the resilient material defining the aperture to resiliently contact the outer surface of the surgical instrument in a substantially fluid tight manner; and a fabric layer juxtaposed relative to the resilient material. A coating may be applied to the seal member to reduce friction between the seal member and surgical instrumentation inserted therein. The coating is preferably a hydrocyclosiloxane membrane prepared by plasma polymerization process.
US08702654B2	Treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome by injection of the flexor retinaculum An apparatus and method for identifying the flexor retinaculum of the carpal tunnel, injecting an effective amount of an agent into at least a portion of flexor retinaculum or tissue adjacent thereto, wherein the agent is configured to weaken the flexor retinaculum. The system may further include means for increasing the tensile stress in the flexor retinaculum post-injection using hand exercises, thereby weakening its structural integrity and decreasing the pressure within the carpal tunnel that impairs median nerve function.
US08702652B2	Method and apparatus for increasing blood flow through an obstructed blood vessel A method of increasing blood flow through an obstructed blood vessel includes providing an expandable member substantially made of a mesh having a plurality of interstices. The expandable member is inserted into the blood vessel, positioned within the blood vessel with the proximal member end upstream of the distal member end and the member body located radially adjacent at least a portion of an obstruction, and expanded to bring at least a portion of the member body into contact with the obstruction. An outward radial force is exerted on the obstruction to dislodge at least one fragment from the obstruction and to enhance blood flow through the blood vessel past the obstruction. The at least one fragment is passed through at least one interstice of the member body in the radial direction, and is selectively retained within the expandable member.
US08702647B2	Catheter deflection anchor A system and method for anchoring a round catheter pull wire within the distal end of a catheter. A steering deflection mechanism includes a pull ring having a plurality of apertures and one or more receiving slots. The method includes affixing one or more round pull wires to the one or more receiving slots of the pull ring. The shape of the round wire and manner of affixing the wire to the pull ring provide a steering assembly that can withstand greater pull forces while maintaining design integrity.
US08702645B2	Implantable-glucose responsive insulin delivery device A biocompatible insulin delivery device is provided comprising an insulin reservoir sealed with a glucose-responsive plug or membrane. The plug functions to release insulin from the reservoir in response to a hyperglycemic glucose concentration and to prevent insulin release from the reservoir in response to hypoglycemic glucose concentration. In one embodiment, the plug is made of a biocompatible polymeric matrix comprising an inorganic component, a stimulus-responsive component and a catalytic component.
US08702644B2	Instrument for debriding tissue and applying therapeutic cells A tissue treatment device comprises a housing having a chamber that receives a treatment fluid mixture of tissue morsels and a scaffold material. A debriding shaft including a plurality of cutters is coupled with the housing. The debriding shaft extends proximally within the chamber and extends distally from the end of the housing. The debriding shaft is inserted within a treatment site such as a fistula tract and is rotated and reciprocated such that the debriding shaft removes tissue cells along the site. The site is flushed with saline or other irrigating fluid followed by application of the treatment fluid mixture. The chamber of the housing comprises agitators positioned adjacent the debriding shaft. The treatment fluid mixture passes through the chamber of the housing along and between the outer surface of the debriding shaft and the agitators for thorough mixing before exiting the device at the treatment site.
US08702639B2	Glaucoma shunts with flow management and improved surgical performance A method of treating glaucoma in an eye by managing fluid flow past an implanted shunt having an elastomeric plate and a non-valved elastomeric drainage tube. The plate is positioned over a sclera of the eye with an outflow end of the elastomeric drainage tube open to an outer face of the plate. An inflow end of the drainage tube tunnels through the sclera to the anterior chamber of the eye. The plate may have regions of greater propensity for cell adhesion alternating with regions of lesser cell adhesion. For example, regions of texturing around the plate or drainage tube may be provided to control the size of a bleb that forms over the implant. The effective surface area of the plate may be balanced against a number of fenestrations. The drainage tube has a reduced profile and may be shaped with a non-circular external cross-section to reduce its height. A scleral groove may be used to further reduce the height of the drainage tube on the sclera. A flow restrictor for the early post operative period will immediately lower the intraocular pressure (IOP) and simultaneously prevent hypotony.
US08702637B2	System and method for optimized apheresis draw and return A blood processing device includes a venous-access device, a blood component separation device, a return line, a draw line, a first pressure sensor, a second pressure sensor, and a first pump. The first pressure sensor is located on the return line between the blood component separation device and the venous-access device, and determines a first pressure. The second pressure sensor is located on the draw line between the blood component separation device and the venous-access device, and determines a second pressure. The first pump is connected to at least one of the return line and the draw line and controls a flow rate within the connected line based on a subject access pressure determined based upon the first and second pressures.
US08702636B2	Podiatric system A device and method for treating an ingrown nail condition is provided. The method prevents a phenol solution that is applied during a P & A procedure from coming into contact with the surrounding skin and nail bed. The device is essentially a plastic tube which comes in different lengths and widths and has a specially shaped aperture located at one end. A stick-shaped cotton applicator is inserted through the tube so as to ensure direct application of the phenol solution onto only the nail matrix. As a result, the phenol solution is prevented from coming into contact with the skin and nail bed, thereby reducing post-operative healing time, post-operative infection and post-operative pain.
US08702630B2	Method and apparatus for injecting ultrasound into tissue In a method for driving an injection device for injecting ultrasound into a tissue, the ultrasound has a predetermined thermal effect and a predetermined mechanical effect in the tissue. Ultrasound pulses are successively injected utilizing the injection device. Each ultrasound pulse comprises a pulse width and a duty ratio of the ultrasound pulses is set as a function of the thermal and mechanical effects of the ultrasound pulses.
US08702626B1	Guidewires for performing image guided procedures Guidewires and methods useable in conjunction with image guidance systems to facilitate performance of diagnostic or therapeutic tasks at locations within the bodies of human or animal subjects.
US08702624B2	Analyte measurement device with a single shot actuator An analyte and detecting apparatus includes a housing, an access door and a front end aperture. A module is positionable in the housing. A penetrating member is positioned in the module and upon launch passes through the front end aperture. An analyte sensor is positioned in the module. A penetrating member driver is configured to be coupled to the penetrating member. A mechanism is included that moves an arm coupled to the penetrating member driver into a launch position and allows motion of the penetrating member driver.
US08702623B2	Biopsy device with discrete tissue chambers A biopsy device includes a probe, a holster, and a tissue sample holder for collecting tissue samples. The probe includes a needle and a hollow cutter. The tissue sample holder includes a housing having a plurality of chambers that are respectively configured to receive a tray. The housing is releasably engageable with the probe. Each tray is configured to receive a tissue sample communicated through the cutter lumen. Each tray is removable from the housing, such as along an axial direction. The tissue sample holder is rotatable to successively index each chamber to the cutter lumen. A tray retainer is operable to selectively secure the trays relative to the housing. The trays may be flexible, resilient, or rigid.
US08702619B2	Mapping sympathetic nerve distribution for renal ablation and catheters for same This invention provides methods for mapping and ablating renal nerves to treat disease caused by systemic renal nerve hyperactivity, e.g. hypertension, heart failure, renal failure and diabetes. Also provided are catheters for performing the mapping and ablating functions.
US08702616B2	Determination of diastolic heart failure An exemplary method includes detecting a change in state of a cardiac valve, detecting elongation of the left ventricle substantially along its major axis, determining a time difference between the change in state of the cardiac valve and the elongation of the left ventricle and, based at least in part on the time difference, deciding whether a diastolic abnormality exists. Other exemplary methods, devices, systems, etc., are also disclosed.
US08702614B2	Inflatable cuff with built-in drug delivery device for dynamic drug therapy response to blood pressure incidents An inflatable cuff in a blood pressure-measurement system is integrated with a drug delivery device. The drug delivery device is configured to automatically deliver a drug dermally or transdermally to the individual in response to the measured blood pressures.
US08702613B2	Methods for determining fractional flow reserve Devices, systems, and methods for determining fractional flow reserve. At least one method for determining fractional flow reserve of the present disclosure comprises the steps positioning a device comprising at least two sensors within a luminal organ at or near a stenosis, wherein the at least two sensors are separated a predetermined distance from one another, operating the device to determine flow velocity of a second fluid introduced into me luminal organ to temporarily displace a first fluid present within the luminal organ, and determining fractional flow reserve at or near the stenosis based upon the flow velocity, a mean aortic pressure within the luminal organ, and at least one cross-sectional area at or near the stenosis. Devices and systems useful for performing such exemplary methods are also disclosed herein.
US08702612B2	Catheter for three-dimensional intracardiac echocardiography and system including the same A catheter apparatus includes an elongated body having proximal and distal ends, and an acoustic transducer disposed proximate the distal end of the elongated body. A variably-refracting acoustic lens is provided to dynamically adjust a direction associated with an acoustic wave coupled to the acoustic transducer in response to one or more control signals provided thereto.
US08702609B2	Image-guided intravascular therapy catheters An intravascular ultrasound catheter having an imaging array and ablation electrodes is provided. The imaging array and ablation electrodes are forward facing and the catheter can be used to ablate plaque in partially or totally occluded blood vessels under real time ultrasound visualization. The ablation electrodes are integrated into the distal face of the catheter and allow ultrasound to pass through them, which provides the ability to achieve highly accurate real time visualization of the tissue undergoing treatment.
US08702606B2	Patient monitoring help video system and method Embodiments of the present invention relate to a patient monitoring help screen system and method. Specifically, embodiments of the present invention include a patient monitoring device with an integral help screen system including display of video. The help screen system may provide context-sensitive help, such that the help screen accessed by a help key may relate to a specific display context.
US08702601B2	Medical access device having a protection against an excessive application of leverage A medical access device for creating an access to a body for minimally invasive intervention has a hollow body assembled from at least two parts having longitudinal extending edges. Each part has a distal body portion and at an angle to the latter a proximal body portion. A locking mechanism locks the assembled proximal hollow body portions. The locking mechanism has a hook projecting from an edge of a proximal body. A nose of the hook can enter from proximal to distal in a recess in an edge joining said edge having said hook.
US08702600B2	Apparatus and method for enlarging an incision A retraction system and method are provided for retracting tissues surrounding a surgical site. In one aspect, a method including engaging slide connections between a guide dilator and a plurality of tissue engaging members and sequentially enlarging an incision using the guide dilator and the plurality of tissue engaging members. In another aspect, a method of inserting a plurality of tissue engaging members into an incision including fixing tip portions of the plurality of tissue engaging members in an insertion configuration, advancing the tip portions into an incision, and restricting movement of the tip portions away from the insertion configuration. A guide dilator system comprising an elongate body, a plurality of tissue engaging members, and slide connections between the elongate body and the tissue engaging members is also provided.
US08702588B2	Play flow control apparatus and method for controlling a play flow of a sensual consumer product A novel sensual consumer product is disclosed, this sensual consumer product utilizes a play flow control apparatus for receiving a user input for varying the play flow control signal for at least one of varying a mode of operation of a control circuit and the rotational speed of an electric motor. Rotating of the electric motor spins a weight and causes the sensual consumer product to vibrate. These vibrations are related to how the user mechanically interacts with play flow control apparatus, through touching or deforming of the sensual consumer product.
US08702587B2	Implantable devices for the treatment of incontinence and methods of using same Implantable devices are designed to provide support to the bulbar urethral region of a patient experiencing incontinence. Surgical methods are utilized to implant the devices, and surgical tools are utilized with the surgical methods.
US08702584B2	Neurostimulation method to induce relaxation or sleep The present invention relates to a method for inducing relaxation or sleep comprising the steps of: placing electrodes in contact with the forehead skin in the supraorbital region; generating an electrical signal with a signal generator and applying said signal to the electrodes so as to produce external, i.e. non invasive, neurostimulation of the upper branch of the trigeminal nerve.
US08702567B2	Products and methods for motor performance improvement in patients with neurodegenerative disease Systems and methods are provided to improve the gait performance of subjects with neurodegenerative disease movement disorders, injuries, surgical wounds, athletic performance objectives, or combinations thereof through feedback-enhanced training A subject walks, jogs or runs on a surface with the use of an assistive walking device such as a walker, cane, rollator or railings. Attached to the assistive walking device is a distance sensor and processing unit that detects, measures, and evaluates certain gait characteristics and delivers feedback to the subject. The subject is trained to exhibit desirable gait characteristics such as stride length, heel-toe motion, cadence, pace and the like.
US08702557B2	Method for controlling a planetary gear set in a belt drive and belt drive A method and device for controlling a shiftable planetary gear set in a belt drive of an internal combustion engine in a motor vehicle having a sun gear which is fixedly connected to a belt pulley, a ring gear which can be connected fixedly with respect to the housing by means of a brake which is activated by an electrically operated actuator which is effective along a distance which is monitored by a relative distance sensor, as well as a web which is connected to a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine and rotatably accommodates planetary gears, wherein situated between the sun gear and the web is a free wheeling mechanism which can be switched and rolled over in both directions and is switched by the same actuator along the travel distance.
US08702554B2	Multi-ratio transmission The multi-ratio transmission with forward and reverse gears, gearsets (P1, P2, P3, P4), shafts and shifting elements. A sun gear of the gearset (P1) directly couples an input shaft, which couples, via clutch (14), shaft (4) and, via clutch (17), shaft (7). Shaft (4) couples the carrier of gearset (P2) and the ring gear of gearset (P3) and couples, via brake (04), a housing. Shaft (7) couples the sun gear of gearset (P4) and, via clutch (78), shaft (8), which couples the sun gears of gearsets (P3, P2). Shaft (3) couples the carrier of gearset (P1) and the ring gear of gearset (P2) and, via brake (03), the housing. Shaft (5) couples the ring gear of gearset (P1) and, via brake (05), the housing. Shaft (6) couples the carrier of gearset (P3) and the ring gear of gearset (P4). The output shaft couples the carrier of gearset (P4).
US08702550B1	Aircraft electric taxi system with friction actuated, bi-directional clutch An electric taxi system (ETS) for an aircraft may comprise drive motors mounted coaxially with wheels of the aircraft. A clutch assembly may be interposed between the drive motor the wheel. The clutch assembly may transmit torque from the motor to the wheel when the wheel and a rotor of the motor rotate at the same rotational speed. The clutch assembly may self-disengage a rotor of the motor from the wheel when the wheel rotates faster than the rotor.
US08702545B2	Power transmission system for use in vehicle The power transmission system for use in a vehicle includes a power split device to perform power distribution among a flywheel for storing rotational energy as mechanical energy, an internal combustion engine and an electric rotating machine. The power transmission system is provided with an interrupting device configured to interrupt power transmission between a group of the flywheel and the electric rotating machine and a group of the internal combustion engine and drive wheels of the vehicle when rotational energy stored in the flywheel is transmitted to the electric rotating machine through the power split device under condition that power is transmitted between the internal combustion engine and the drive wheels.
US08702543B2	Belt tensioner A tensioner for tensioning a belt that includes a support housing, an arm pivotably attached to the support housing, a spring operatively connected to the support housing and the arm, and a deflectable armplate seated on the arm and deflected into engagement with the support housing to provide an axial force that clamps the arm and the support housing together without axially compressing the spring. The spring biases the arm to pivot relative to the support housing.
US08702529B2	Systems and methods for improving a golf swing or putting stroke Embodiments of the present invention are directed to systems and methods for alerting a golfer when he or she moves his or her head during a swing or stroke. According to an exemplary embodiment, a golf training aid comprises a movement detection mechanism and an alerting system. The training aid can comprise, for example, a support structure, such as a tube, and a weighed object, such as a ball. The weighted objet is located on or in the support structure, and the support structure is coupled to the golfer's headwear, such as a hat or visor. The weighted object is initially settled in a receiving portion of the support structure, but displaces when the golfer moves his head. The displacement alerts the golfer to the head movement, allowing the golfer to reduce or eliminate such movement from his or her golf game.
US08702525B2	Flume within a flume The present invention relates to an interactive ride, such as a flume within a flume. In one embodiment, a water ride can include a first flume ride and a second flume ride. The first flume ride can include a first middle section, while the second flume ride can include a second flume section. The second flume ride can pass through the first flume ride by having the second middle section pass through the first middle section. Thus, the second middle section can be located within the first middle section. The first middle section and the second middle section can form a pass-through section. The second flume ride can be partially supported by the first flume ride.
US08702513B2	Control of the operating system on a computing device via finger angle using a high dimensional touchpad (HDTP) touch user interface System and method for using 3D and 6D parameter capture, gesture recognition, and symbol events provided a high dimensional touchpad (HDTP) to control a variety of computer and other applications via spatial metaphors visual user interfaces.
US08702511B2	Computer readable storage medium and information processing apparatus A CPU causes an object to make a predetermined motion, and calculates an attracting force or a repulsive force generated, in accordance with the predetermined motion, between a node of attention among a plurality of the nodes and at least one connected node connected to the node of attention. Further, the CPU calculates a maximum value and a minimum value, of each reference axis direction in a virtual space, of an attracting force or a repulsive force generated between the node of attention and the at least one connected node, calculates a modification vector using the calculated maximum value and minimum value of each reference axis direction, and controls the node of attention based on the calculated modification vector.
US08702510B2	Method and apparatus for user-selected manipulation of gameplay mechanics One particular implementation of the present invention may take the form of a method and system for a user of a video game to alter game scenes, objects and models in real-time by drawing shapes within the video game environment during game play. The method may include artificial intelligent reactions by the gameplay mechanics to the user-selected alterations to the video game as the alterations are made. More particularly, one method for manipulating a video game may allow the user to alter the environment of the video game by using a drawing tool to draw shapes within the video game environment. The video game may recognize the shape drawn within the game and generate a rendered shape corresponding to the drawn shape. The user may also alter character models or sprites within the video game to stretch or shrink the model. Further, the above methods may occur within a two-dimensional or three-dimensional video game environment. The user may use a video game controller including a tablet-type device to facilitate the user drawing a shape within the video game environment.
US08702509B2	Game system, control method of controlling computer and a storage medium storing a computer program used thereof Disclosed is a game system comprising a monitor (3) that outputs the game screen display, a touch panel (5), and an external memory device (20) that stores sequence data (28) which records the operation timing for touch operation of a touch panel (5). The game system displays an object (60) that corresponds to the operation timing and an operation reference indicator (55) that corresponds to the current time in the game and guides the player's touch operation by reducing the distance between the object (60) and the operation reference indicator (55) according to the difference between the operation timing and the current time and by moving the object (60) such that the object (60) matches the operation reference indicator (55) at the operation timing. The game system also changes the distance between the object (60) and the operation reference indicator (55) in accordance with predetermined conditions.
US08702507B2	Manual and camera-based avatar control Manual and camera-based avatar control is described for example, in computer game systems. In one embodiment, an image capture system tracks motion of a player's arm holding a real world object and the player also makes input to the game system at the same time, using a manual controller. In an example, tracked motion of a player's arm is used to control aim of a virtual dart in a game display and the player makes manual input at the controller to fire the dart. In various embodiments, position of a part of a player is detected and mapped to screen space using a mapping function which may vary. For example, a mapped position of a player's hand in screen space is used to control the position of an avatar's hand by extending the avatar's arm. In examples, conditions are met before camera-based control of an avatar.
US08702500B2	Gaming machine A method for playing a game with a gaming machine is provided. The method includes the steps of: (a) receiving a signal indicating an instruction of starting a game; (b) starting the game; (c) executing the game; (d) displaying a plurality of symbols on a display device; (e) each time a predetermined symbol or a predetermined combination of symbols is displayed on the display device as a result of the game, adding a predetermined point; (f) setting a specific combination of symbols for a free game and an award for the specific combination of symbols that is larger than a normal award according to the cumulatively added points; (g) if a predetermined condition is satisfied, switching the game to a free game; and (h) if the specific combination of symbols is not displayed in the free game but displayed in a subsequent game, paying the larger award.
US08702493B2	Slot machine game with award based on another machine A slot machine method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to implement a side wager for a slot machine which allows a player on a first machine to win bonus awards when a player on other (participating) machines wins a jackpot. The side wager activates the ability to win a bonus for a predetermined period of time or a predetermined number of spins on the other machines, or some other limiting factor.
US08702491B2	Method of gaming, a game controller and a gaming system including player selection of a symbol pattern A method of gaming comprising: generating a game outcome by selecting symbols for a plurality of symbol positions arranged in a plurality of columns, at least some of the selected symbols being displayed to a player; generating a win entitlement by selecting a symbol pattern to be evaluated in respect of the game outcome, the symbol pattern consisting of a subset of displayed symbol positions; and evaluating the win entitlement by determining the extent to which the subset of displayed symbol positions corresponds to one or more designated winning symbols.
US08702487B2	Gaming machine having a game outcome determined by group association A method and apparatus for playing a wagering game with a winning game outcome determined by the selection of at least two groups from a plurality of groups. Each group having a plurality of possible game outcomes, with the possible game outcomes duplicated in some or all of the groups. The winning or selected game outcome is the game outcome associated with each of the selected groups. The selected game outcome may be determined by the intersection of the selected groups, or may be the game outcome that is common to each of the selected groups.
US08702486B1	System and method for providing an online platform for gameplay of crossword puzzles and other word-based games The disclosure relates to systems and methods for providing an integrated platform for gameplay of word-based games, obtaining and using virtual assets related to the word-based games such as crossword puzzle games and word search puzzle games, providing sponsored word-based games, and facilitating sweepstakes entries based on the word-based games. The systems and methods may provide an integrated online platform that facilitates the convergence of word-based games, sponsored brands, sweepstakes, prizes, and obtaining and using virtual assets related to the word-based games across social networks, mobile networks, and/or other networks. The integrated online platform leverages the use of various puzzles such as puzzles from third party puzzle providers, custom puzzles, and/or other puzzles for gameplay of the word-based games. The platform may facilitate user retention by encouraging repeat visits with compelling rewards that may be progressively increased and based on gameplay.
US08702483B2	Assembly of pipe unit and pipe hood for ventilating fan An assembly of pipe hood and pipe unit for a ventilating fan, comprising a front cover, a rear cover and a pipe unit, characterized in that: a baffle is vertically provided in the pipe unit to divide the pipe into an air inlet pipe and an air outlet pipe on the left and right sides respectively; a partition plate is vertically provided in the rear cover corresponding to the baffle to divide the space enclosed by the front cover and the rear cover into an air inlet side and an air outlet side on the left and right sides respectively; an external air inlet opening and an external air outlet opening are provided on the outer side of the rear cover on the left and right sides respectively; an internal air inlet opening and an internal air outlet opening are provided on the inner side of the rear cover on the left and right sides respectively; an air inlet passage and an air outlet passage are formed in parallel to each other on the left and right sides respectively. Since the inflow air and the outflow air flow to the left and right sides respectively, the contaminated air discharged from the pipe unit can be prevented from mixing with the fresh air entering the room, and the ventilating effect can be ensured.
US08702478B2	Angle grinder dust shroud with unitary adjustable mounting collar A universal dust shroud includes a unitary mounting bracket on top of the shroud body. The bracket includes a plurality of collar sections attached to the body via a ‘Z’ shaped joint which allows the collar sections to move radially inwardly and outwardly relative to each other to accommodate different angle grinders. The bracket may include slots formed at the base of the bracket. The slots allow air to flow in through the slots, out past the grinding disk, and to the vacuum port. As such, the slots can aid in cooling the grinder output and bearings, and helps keep dust and debris away from the bearings in order to extend the life of the grinder.
US08702455B1	Connector assemblies and blade contact structures therefor A connector assembly comprises a base, a conventional lay in conductor connector channel, a blade contact superstructure and a blade contact. The base has the blade contact superstructure appended to one sidewall thereof. The blade contact superstructure has a cavity between generally “V” shaped blade receiving supports. The blade contact is a plated copper strip and is inserted into the cavity between the blade receiving supports where the blade contact then becomes an interface between the superstructure and an electrical blade inserted in the blade contact.
US08702453B2	Modular cable termination plug The invention is a modular cable termination plug having a conductor divider having an entrant barb and a plurality of divider channels, a load bar having a plurality of through holes and a plurality of slots, and a plurality of contact terminals. Additionally, the invention may include a housing, a strain relief collar and a strain relief boot.
US08702451B2	Electrical connector with grounding bars therein to reduce cross talking sa An electrical connector includes an insulating housing defining an uninterrupted tongue portion with opposite first surface and second surface and a plurality of contacts loaded in the tongue portion. The contacts includes a first group of contacts with first contacting portions loaded in the first surface, a second group of contacts with second contacting portions loaded in the second surface. Each of the first and second group of contacts is composed of signal contacts and grounding contacts and a connecting bar is assembled to electrically connect at least one first grounding contact and one second grounding contact.
US08702448B2	Electrical connector An aircraft pressure bulkhead electrical connector comprising a first connection terminal proximate at least one side of the electrical connector and a pressure seal arranged to maintain an applied air pressure differential across the electrical connector in use.
US08702446B2	Devices for mounting electrical, audio, and video installations to walls and other flat surfaces Devices in the form of flush-mounting plates are disclosed which are adapted to connect, for example, one or more receptacles to an electrical box that is disposed inside of a wall. Such flush-mounting plates include a back side that is adapted to be connected to the electrical box through a set of screws disposed through corresponding apertures located in the flush-mounting plate and electrical box, and a front side that is adapted to be connected to the one or more receptacles and a cover plate having a planar exterior surface. The one or more receptacles are positioned between the flush-mounting plate and the cover plate, such that the cover plate, one or more receptacles, and flush-mounting plate are connected to the electrical box in a manner that the exterior surface of the cover plate is substantially flush with an outer wall that surrounds the electrical box.
US08702444B2	Communication plug with improved cable manager A communication plug is described. The communication plug has a communication cable with a plurality of conductors, a plug housing, and a cable manager partially enclosed within the plug housing. The cable manager has a load bar with a plurality of holes, a first cable management section connected to the load bar via a first hinge, and a second cable management section connected to the load bar via a second hinge. The first and second cable management sections are configured to fold together and partially enclose the cable before the cable manager is inserted into the plug housing.
US08702442B2	Telecommunications connector An electrically conductive contact for electrically connecting an insulated conductor to an electrically conductive track of a printed circuit board, including bifurcate contact arms extending from a common section of the contact, an open end section of the contact arms being adapted to receive an end section of the insulated conductor, pierce the insulation and effect electrical connection therewith; and a fastener for electrically coupling the contact to the track of the printed circuit board, wherein the arms include torsion inhibitors for resiliently inhibiting movement of the arms about respective axes when the insulated conductor is forced therebetween.
US08702440B2	Electrical cord connection covering techniques An electrical cord covering system may include a first covering portion, a second covering portion, and a compression portion. Each of the covering portions may have an interior region, a cable aperture, a plug aperture, and a mating portion. The interior region of each covering portion may house a portion of a cable and a plug of a respective electrical cord. The cable aperture of each covering portion can accommodate the cable of the respective electrical cord. The plug aperture of each covering portion may permit the plugs of the different electrical cords to mate. The mating portions may allow the covering portions to mate. The compression portion may nest within the interior regions of the covering portions and accommodate the plugs. When the covering portions are mated, the compression portion may form seals at the cable apertures of the covering portions.
US08702435B2	Plug, plug receptacle and electric power supplying system A plug is provided that includes: at least two electrodes; a housing that supports the electrodes; an electrode cover which covers the electrodes when not connected with a plug receptacle, and which is accommodated in the housing and exposes the electrodes when connected with the plug receptacle; and a lock mechanism which inhibits the electrode cover from being accommodated in the housing when not connected with the plug receptacle, and which allows the electrode cover to be accommodated in the housing when connected with the plug receptacle.
US08702433B2	Systems and methods for computerized interactive training Interactive electronic training systems and methods are described herein. Certain embodiments provide preprogrammed video, audio, and/or textual presentations of training materials which provide information related to skills/information to be trained. A scenario including real or animated actors is presented, simulating an interaction. The training system presents related queries for the trainee who audibly responds. The training system stores a score based in part on a comparison of the trainee's response with an answer stored in training system memory. Optionally, the scores are substantially immediately presented by the system to the trainee.
US08702428B2	Age and the human ability to decode words Embodiments relate to a method, a system and a computer readable medium having instructions for determining a reading fluency starting age comprising testing a population of different ages on an alphabetical test comprising reading a sentence, ranking a reading fluency score on the alphabetical test versus ages of the population, and determining the reading fluency starting age as an age at which the reading fluency score on the alphabetical test versus ages of the population shows a maximum.
US08702421B2	Burner A burner includes a housing 1, an intake pipe 3 and a burner head 4. Gas in the housing 1 is supplied to the burner head 4 through the intake pipe 3. An electric wire 8 extends through the intake pipe 3 which connects a piezoelectric element 7 to a core wire 10 from which electric discharge is generated near burner ports 9 of the burner head 4 by the piezoelectric element 7. Since the wire 8 is not exposed to outside the intake pipe 3, the wire 8 is never caught and damaged by an external object. Since air-gas mixture which is kept at around the room temperature is flowing through the intake pipe 3, the wire 8 is less likely to overheat during use of the burner. Thus, it is not necessary to provide the wire 8 with a shield plate for protecting the wire 8.
US08702418B2	Device and method for efficient mixing of two streams In one embodiment, a method for generating heat energy includes injecting a stream having a concentration of at least 50% oxygen (O2 stream) into a primary gas stream through a mixer, the mixer discharging the O2 stream as two or more spaced jets traversing the primary stream, thereby enriching the primary gas stream. The method further includes mixing fuel with the enriched primary gas stream, thereby forming a fuel stream; and combusting the fuel stream, thereby forming a flue gas stream.
US08702417B2	Apparatuses, systems, and methods for manufacturing composite parts Tooling aids for applying pressure in laminating, and methods for their use, are described herein. In one embodiment, a caul for applying pressure in laminating includes a base portion positioned between first and second corner portions. The base portion can have a curved shape when it is in a relaxed state, but it moves to a flatter shape when subjected to pressure during lamination. Movement of the base portion to the flatter shape causes the first and second corner portions to move outwardly and away from the base portion. In this manner, the caul can be used to compact laminating materials into corner regions of a corresponding female mold surface.
US08702416B2	Method and apparatus for making candles, vases or decorative objects Making candles, vases or ornamental articles, by rotating a mold in elevation and azimuth, pouring wax into the mold, allowing the wax to partially or completely harden, and repeating these steps to build up layers of wax in different inclined planes. Apparatus is described for carrying out this method, having a support rotatable in elevation and a mold holder rotatable in azimuth on the support. An alternative apparatus is described having a vessel that may be optionally temperature controlled and containing flowable material supporting a mold. Further apparatus is described having means to support a mold at variable angles of elevation and azimuth. The apparatus and materials for carrying out the method may be supplied as a kit, with the apparatus either fully assembled or supplied as separate parts to be assembled by the user.
US08702410B2	Device for cooling plastic profiles An extrusion line for producing plastic profiles, preferably plastic pipes, comprising at least one extruder, one die, one calibration means and further following devices. The die has at least one aperture, and an extraction means arranged in front of the die as viewed in the extrusion direction, and the die consists of a plurality of functional regions with separate melt channels. Furthermore, the invention relates to increasing the cooling performance of an extrusion line for extruding a plastic profile, in particular a plastic pipe, which comprises the following steps, a) melting plastic in an extruder, b) shaping a plastic strand and feeding the plastic strand to a die, c) shaping a plastic profile by means of the die, and d) calibrating and curing by cooling the profile, the profile being cooled in the interior in addition to outer cooling.
US08702408B2	Slide for use in a screw compressor A slide for use in a single screw compressor is disclosed. The screw compressor is arranged to vent the flutes of its main rotor at all times, without having to provide a check valve in the discharge port of the main rotor casing. An additional outlet port in the casing vents gas from the discharge ends of the flutes into the body of the slide instead of to the discharge port. The vented gas is guided to an exit port of the slide, from where it can reach either the discharge port or the bypass port of the casing at all times during use of the compressor and under all loading conditions. The design of the disclosed slide further allows the use of an offset discharge port in the casing, in relation to the main rotor.
US08702393B2	Blinking sail windmill with safety control A vertical axis windmill is disclosed which includes a set of frames attached via horizontal bars to a vertical axis of rotation, each frame comprising a plurality of swinging windows, each swinging window comprising an upper horizontal bar, vertical side bars, and a plurality of additional horizontal bars; a plurality of blinking sails comprising sheets of lightweight material, wherein the upper edge of each blinking sail is fixed at a horizontal bar, each blinking sail being allowed to move by pivoting or bending relative to the horizontal bar; a gap control rod for each of the frames, connected to each of the swinging windows in the frame such that all swinging windows in the frame move synchronously as the gap control rod is moved; and one or more electronically controlled actuators capable of moving the gap control rods. The swinging windows stop the blinking sails from being blown to one side of the frames, where that one side is on the same side of each frame relative to the direction of rotation of the vertical axis windmill. The swinging windows are movable toward that same side of the frame such that there is a variable gap to allow part of the air to pass through in the downwind direction. The electronically controlled actuators can be programmed to respond to available sensors including sensors for wind speed, wind direction, swinging window position, and windmill power output.
US08702385B2	Welded nozzle assembly for a steam turbine and assembly fixtures A nozzle blade and nozzle ring assembly includes a nozzle blade having radially inner and outer sidewalls with an airfoil portion extending therebetween; the inner and outer sidewalls walls formed with axially-extending first surface features along forward and aft marginal edges of the inner and outer sidewalls, respectively; and radially inner and outer nozzle rings formed with corresponding axially-extending second surface features mated with the first surface features, wherein the radially inner and outer sidewalls are welded to the radially inner and outer nozzle rings only along the mated first and second surface features.
US08702368B2	Cart with folding auger having adjustable elevation A cart having an adjustable elevation auger. A junction box may located within the opening of a sump of a bin of a cart. The junction box may have an open top, closed bottom and sides, and back wall. The back wall of the junction box may be secured to a bin wall by a hinge such that the junction box may pivot about a pivot axis. An auger housing may be connected to and extend from the junction box. An auger may extend through the auger housing and have an intake end disposed within the junction box. The auger housing and auger may pivot with the junction box about a pivot axis between a lowered position and an elevated position. The auger may be a corner auger and may be a folding auger.
US08702361B2	Insulating plate, insulating plate manufacturing method and terminal block An insulating plate (20) made of synthetic resin for transferring heat transferred from conductors to nuts (10) to a heat sink (40) is provided with nut accommodating recesses (21) for accommodating the nuts (10). Each nut accommodating recess (21) includes a bottom plate (22) to be sandwiched between the nuts (10) and the heat sink (40) and a surrounding wall (23) vertically extending from the bottom plate (22) to surround the side surface of the nut (10). The surrounding walls (23) are provided with first and second pressing surfaces (28, 29) to be pressed by ejector pins (83).
US08702360B1	Adjustable cargo tie down device An adjustable cargo tie down tensioning device for securing cargo in an aircraft and the like comprises, a spring loaded tie down chain restraint release and an adjustable connector having a surface engagement hook. The hook has an integrated threaded shaft with a spring urged retainment release for axle rotation once engaged assuring tie down device tensioning surface orientation for visual inspection of spring engaged chain restraint release required for load surface safety requirements.
US08702358B2	Tool holder fixing structure A tool holder fixing structure is arranged to fix a tool holder for holding a tool attached with a throwaway tip to a tool-holder holding part of a machine tool so that a foreign-matter receiving clearance is provided between the tool holder and the tool-holder holding part. The foreign-matter receiving clearance is defined in a range of +30° to −30° from a cutting-edge position of the throwaway tip assumed as an original point and in a range of 150° to 210° from the original point, respectively.
US08702355B2	Bench slide drilling and tapping dual-purpose machine tool A bench slide drilling and tapping dual-purpose machine tool has a base, a column and a transverse arm sleeve. The transverse arm sleeve is sleeved around the column, which is vertically fixed on the base. A hydraulic cylinder body is arranged coaxially with the column is centered in the column. A bracket is connected to the upper end of the sleeve, and is connected to a telescopic rod of the hydraulic cylinder. A sliding track is connected to one side of the transverse arm sleeve. A sliding transverse arm is provided inside the sliding track. A main motor is provided on one end of the sliding transverse arm, and the other end of the sliding transverse arm is fixedly connected with a second transverse arm; a drilling driven shaft is arranged in the second transverse arm; the upper end of a main motor is connected with a main belt wheel.
US08702354B2	Cutting insert for a cutting tool A cutting insert for a machining cutting tool. In a radial direction Q, which extends in a main plane H from the cutting corner to a center Z of the cutting insert, the following are formed in order: a falling cutting surface, a chip guiding stage base adjacent the cutting surface, a first chip guiding stage, which is adjacent to the chip guiding stage base and has a first surface rising from the chip guiding stage base and a first plateau adjacent thereto. A second chip guiding stage has a second surface rising from the first plateau and a second plateau adjacent thereto. A third chip guiding stage has a third surface rising from the second plateau and a third plateau adjacent thereto.
US08702353B2	Tangential cutting insert and milling cutter A tangential cutting insert has two opposing side surfaces and a peripheral surface extending between the side surfaces. The peripheral surface has four identical end surfaces. The intersections of the end and side surfaces include major cutting edges. The intersection of end surfaces and adjacent end surfaces include minor cutting edges. Each of the major and minor cutting edges has a rake surface extending in an inward direction of the cutting insert. In a side view of the cutting insert the major cutting edges are concave.
US08702350B2	Riser assembly A riser assembly and method for providing buoyancy to a riser assembly are disclosed. The riser assembly which is of the type for transporting fluids from a sub-sea flowline to a floating structure comprises a first segment of flexible pipe, a further segment of flexible pipe and a rigid buoyancy support for providing at least one buoyancy element at the support.
US08702341B2	Scalable common interface plate system (SCIPS) The present invention provides a low profile, compact, scalable concept end-effector for use in robotic handling applications. The end-effector acts as the interface between multi-degree-of-freedom (DOF) manipulator and its base (if applicable), as well as the tools it handles and is compatible with both large manipulator systems such as the Shuttle Remote Manipulator System (SRMS) and Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) and smaller dexterous manipulators such as the Orbital Express Dexterous Manipulator System. An active/controlled component is attached to the roll joint(s) at one or both end(s) of the manipulator, with an entirely passive component attached to the structure/tools that the manipulator interfaces with. Interface engagement and mate operations are performed by way of the manipulator roll joint. Once mated, shear pins are extended to lock the mated assembly in place and achieve a high stiffness, zero free play mated interface.
US08702338B2	Shrink disk connection for a wind turbine A connection for connecting shafts in a wind turbine includes a first shaft and a second shaft which are inter-connectable by connecting an interconnection part of the first shaft and an interconnection part of the second shaft, and a shrinkable disk positioned and adapted so as to lock the first shaft to the second shaft by providing pressure to the interconnection parts of the first and second shaft when the interconnection parts are interconnected, and where the interconnection part of each of the first and second shafts comprises a plurality of friction surfaces transferring moment between the first and second shafts by friction.
US08702334B2	Fountain pen An improved fountain pen (1) comprises a hollow barrel (2) with a longitudinal central axis of extension (X), a nib (3) located at a first longitudinal end (2a) of the barrel (2), an ink reservoir (4) located inside the barrel (2) and designed to feed the ink to the nib (3), a piston (5) able to move axially along the central axis (X) to create a vacuum inside the ink reservoir (4); the ink reservoir (4) also comprising a sac (6) made of deformable material.
US08702331B2	Printing apparatus with cutter mechanism A movable BF guide is provided in a movable-blade receiving area into which a movable blade slides along a fixed blade while being pressed against the fixed blade in a process of cutting recording paper. The movable-blade receiving area is blocked by the BF guide when the cutting process is not performed, thus preventing the entry of the end portion of the downstream connected recording paper into the movable-blade receiving area.
US08702314B2	Rolling bearing unit An inner diameter of a cylindrical portion of a metal core is set to such a value that the cylindrical portion is fitted to an outer ring by interference fit. An inner periphery of an end portion of the cylindrical portion of the metal core is larger in diameter than an inner periphery of a portion of the cylindrical portion, which is fitted to the outer ring. An elastic seal has a cylindrical portion that is in close contact with an outer periphery of the cylindrical portion of the metal core, and a folded-back portion that extends from the cylindrical portion. The folded-back portion is compressively deformed by being sandwiched between the inner periphery of the end portion of the cylindrical portion of the metal core and the outer periphery of an outer ring.
US08702304B2	Temperature indicators utilizing trace materials Methods and systems for determining when an electrical contact reaches the maximum allowable temperature. The methods and systems include defining a plurality of temperature indicators installed in at least one surface of the electrical contact to indicate at least one specific temperature; providing a trace material within the at least one temperature indicator; allowing the electrical contact to reach the at least one specific temperature at which the at least one temperature indicator is designed to activate in or on the at least one surface of the electrical contact; causing the trace material to disperse from the at least one temperature indicator into a surrounding environment; and monitoring the surrounding environment to determine when a predetermined quantity of the trace material has dispersed into the surrounding environment, thereby indicating that the electrical contact has reached the at least one specific temperature at which the at least one temperature indicator is designed to activate.
US08702293B2	Light guide plate and backlight module The present invention provides a light guide plate and a backlight module, wherein the light guide plate comprises a bottom surface, a light incident surface and a light-emitting surface. The light-emitting surface and the bottom surface are positioned oppositely. The bottom surface comprises a plurality of screen dots. The screen dots comprise fluorescent powder and are selectively added with diffusion particles. The present invention prevents the phenomenon of color shift and the luminous efficiency degradation due to the fluorescent powder accelerated ageing because of closing to the LED chip.
US08702291B2	Illuminatable apparatus and method of manufacturing same An illuminatable apparatus includes a fabric sheet containing fiber optic rods interwoven with fabric threads. The ends of the fiber optic rods are bundled together to form a ferrule which is removably insertable into a holder carrying a light source and a power source. An outer ferrule can be fixed over the sleeve-like ferrule or robust applications. The holder may be removably attached to articles of clothing. The illuminatable fabric sheet can be used as an optical bandage, in a medical cast, in a negative pressure device, or in a bed pad/sheet, or in a therapeutic brace support.
US08702288B2	Optical element for a vehicle lighting assembly A vehicle light assembly includes an array of light sources mounted in a generally planar base. An optical element includes a first surface having a first optical design and a second surface having second optical design. The second optical design includes a wedge having a first wedge wall and a second wedge wall that converges with the first wedge wall. The second wedge wall extends at an angle to the first wedge wall. A bezel surrounds the base and the optical element, and an outer lens is positioned adjacent the outside surface of the optical element. The optical element is between the base and the outer lens, and the outer lens has an inner surface including an optical design.
US08702284B2	Vehicle running board A vehicle running board includes a treadle body, plural luminous members and a decorative plate. The main body is formed with a recessed surface for receiving the luminous members thereon. The luminous members have their upper parts respectively inserted in the through holes of the decorative plate, and are respectively provided with a transparent lamp holder, which has an outer wall formed with an annular projecting edge to resist against the underside of the decorative plate, and mounted thereon with an anti-skid pad. A circuit board received inside the lamp holder is installed with an LED and connected with power wires, and the luminous members are connected in series by the power wires that are connected to the electric power system of a vehicle. By so designing, the vehicle running board has effects of warning and illuminating for insuring safety in use.
US08702282B2	Light signal A light signal contains a semiconductor light source and a convex lens system for representing signal aspects, especially on rail-bound traffic routes. In order to eliminate the need for monochrome semiconductor light sources, the semiconductor light source is a white point light source. A signal aspect-specific color filter is provided in the aperture region of the point light source.
US08702277B2	White light emitting diode and liquid crystal display including the same A white light emitting diode includes a blue light emitting diode (“LED”) light source, and a light conversion layer which converts incident light from the blue LED light source into white light. The light conversion layer includes a green light emitting semiconductor nanocrystal and a red light emitting semiconductor nanocrystal. The white light emitting diode has a red, green and blue color (“RGB”) color locus which is within a chrominance error range (±4ΔEab) locus from the constant hue locus of each of sRGB color coordinates, or within a chrominance error range (±4ΔEab) locus from the constant hue locus of each of AdobeRGB color coordinates.
US08702262B2	Light source module and display apparatus having the same The light sourcing module of a backlit LCD display apparatus includes a light sources and power sources supporting substrate. The supporting substrate supports plural light sources on a top major surface thereof and at least one heat generating and power supplying circuit element that protrudes from a bottom major surface of the supporting substrate. The supporting substrate integrally includes wiring that couples driving power output by power supplying circuit element to the plural light sources. A rear receiving frame includes an integral heat-sinking and dissipating recess or groove that is positioned and dimensioned to receive the power supplying circuit element when the supporting substrate is received by the rear receiving frame. The integral heat-sinking and dissipating recess or groove removes heat from the heat generating and power supplying circuit element so that such heat does not adversely affect performance of the light sources.
US08702247B2	Projection-type image display device and projection-type image display system A projection-type image display device includes an image light generator configured to generate image light, a projection optics configured to project the image light onto a screen. The projection optics includes a reflection mirror configured to reflect the image light toward the screen, the image light outputted from the image light generator. A projection-type image display device includes a protective cover provided on an optical path of the image light reflected by the reflection mirror. The protective cover has a transmissive region transmitting the image light reflected by the reflection mirror.
US08702246B2	Control apparatus and method for controlling projector apparatus A control apparatus for controlling a projector apparatus projecting an image in provided. The apparatus includes an input unit for inputting layout information relating to a layout of the images projected by a plurality of projector apparatuses, an obtaining unit for obtaining respective projection areas of the plurality of projector apparatuses, a determination unit for determining a correction amount of the respective projection areas of the plurality of projector apparatuses based on the layout information input by the input unit and the projection areas obtained by the obtaining unit, and a notifying unit for notifying the plurality of projector apparatuses of the correction amount determined by the determination unit.
US08702245B2	LED light device having a three-dimensional image projection assembly An LED projection light device includes an image forming assembly including a display and a projection assembly for generating and projecting three-dimensional images. The image forming and/or projection assembly may include a lenticular lens, slanted lenticular lens, switchable lenticular film, lenticular screen, parallax barrier The display may be controlled by a volumetric, multiplexed-2D to 3D, or parallax barrier technique, a single image splitter, a double image splitter, a spatial-multiplexer, time division multiplexer, or a tracking-based technique, and may include a 2D/3D switchable display, multiplanar display, ferroelectric LC display, cholestreric LC display, bi-stable nematic LC display, electrochromic films, OLED screen, OEL screen, reflective MEMS display, microcup electrophoretic display, or E-Ink display technical.
US08702243B2	Image projection apparatus and interchangeable lens therefor The image projection apparatus includes a light modulating element modulating light according to an image signal, a correcting part performing correction processing on the image signal to decrease geometric distortion in a projection image by using correction data, a memory storing first correction data corresponding to interchangeable optical units, and a controller acquiring identification information of the interchangeable optical unit attached to the apparatus, reading the first correction data corresponding to the acquired identification information from the memory, and setting the read first correction data as the correction data for the correction processing. The controller acquires, when no first correction data corresponding to the acquired identification information is stored in the memory, second correction data stored in a memory in the attached interchangeable optical unit, and sets the acquired second correction data as the correction data for the correction processing.
US08702239B2	Direct illumination for projection Projection systems and apparatuses for providing high contrast projected images with an aspect ratio different from the aspect ratio of the imager or micro-display used are provided. Light integrators having an aspect ratio equal to the aspect ratio to the desired projected image or video can be inserted into the optical train of the projection system or apparatus to illuminate only an active area equal to having an aspect ratio equal to the aspect ratio of the desired projected image or be. By reducing the illuminated area of the imager, light scattered or otherwise diverted from pixels held in the “off state” in the non-active area of imager can be greatly reduced to provide darker dark levels in the frame surrounding the project image or video.
US08702223B2	Infrared-absorbing radiation-curable inks Disclosed is an ink composition including: (a) a phase change ink carrier which has at least one curable monomer, oligomer, or prepolymer; (b) an initiator; (c) an infrared-absorbing taggant; and (d) an optional colorant, the ink being curable upon exposure to radiation, the ink absorbing radiation in the infrared region.
US08702217B2	Phase change magnetic ink comprising polymer coated magnetic nanoparticles and process for preparing same A phase change magnetic ink and process for preparing same including comprising a phase change ink carrier; an optional colorant; an optional dispersant; an optional synergist; an optional antioxidant; and a polymer coated magnetic nanoparticle comprising a magnetic core and a polymeric shell disposed thereover.
US08702213B2	Liquid holding container and liquid consuming apparatus In a liquid holding container configured so that a first liquid holding section in which a liquid outflow opening and an air intake opening are provided communicates with a second liquid holding section in which a liquid injection opening is provided, a divider member, capable of switching between a state in which the first liquid holding section and the second liquid holding section communicate and a state in which the stated sections are separated from each other in an airtight state, is provided in an area where the first liquid holding section and the second liquid holding section communicate with each other. If the first liquid holding section and the second liquid holding section are separated from each other in an airtight state, a negative pressure within the first liquid holding section can be maintained even if the injection opening is opened.
US08702211B2	Technique to maintain a positive pressure at a septum during depressurization of an ink supply in an inkjet printing device A technique to maintain a positive pressure at a septum during depressurization of an ink supply in an inkjet printing device is disclosed. In one example, the ink supply is depressurized to a first predetermined positive pressure using an air pump. Further, a second predetermined positive pressure is maintained at the septum when the ink supply is at the first predetermined positive pressure. Furthermore, the ink supply is further depressurized to a third predetermined positive pressure.
US08702206B2	Printer for minimizing adverse mixing of high and low luminance inks at nozzle face of inkjet printhead An inkjet printer includes an inkjet printhead having a plurality of color planes for ejecting a plurality of different inks. Each color plane has a nozzle row defined in a nozzle face of the printhead and each nozzle in a respective color plane is supplied with a same ink. The printhead is plumbed such that a first color plane ejecting a first ink having a relatively low luminance is sandwiched between second and third color planes ejecting respective second and third inks having a relatively high luminance. A plurality of ink reservoirs are in fluid communication with the printhead, the ink reservoirs containing the first, second and third inks. An amount of surfactant in the first ink is at least 0.4 wt % greater than an amount of surfactant in the second and third inks.
US08702196B2	Printing device for controlling movement of carriage A printing device includes a casing having an opening, a carriage provided to be capable of moving within the casing, a heat-generating part provided inside the casing so as to be positioned deeper in from the opening than the carriage, and a detecting part for detecting the temperature of the interior of the casing; wherein when the detected temperature of the detecting part exceeds a predetermined value, the carriage is stopped at a position covering at least part of the heat-generating part as seen through the opening.
US08702189B2	Liquid ejection apparatus, control apparatus, and storage medium storing program A liquid ejection apparatus including: a head having an ejection face having ejection openings for ejecting liquid onto a recording medium; a convey belt that has a support region for supporting the recording medium and a preliminary ejection region onto which the liquid is ejected in preliminary ejection and that conveys the recording medium in a conveying direction, wherein the preliminary ejection is ejection not contributing to image recording; and a controller which controls the head and the convey belt based on preliminary ejection data such that, until a specific length of time has passed from the ejection of the liquid onto the preliminary ejection region, liquid is landed on a position in the preliminary ejection region in current ejection, which position does not overlap at least one position of the liquid landed after the ejection of the liquid.
US08702183B2	Running device for track-laying vehicle There is provided a running device for track-laying vehicle, which can resolve a feeling of fear of falling height in a leading end portion of a crawler while relax a large impact when the crawler runs over a raised contact area. The running device includes a spring constant equalizing unit that equalizes an apparent spring constant of a second arm of lower track roller bogie device over a total length. The apparent spring constant is generated in maximum reverse camber of the crawler. The spring constant equalizing unit increases an oscillation angle α of the second arm that can abut on the first arm in the maximum reverse camber of the crawler such that the oscillation angle α of the second arm is larger than a crossing angle β of the connecting link. Desirably the increased maximum oscillation angle of the second arm is 1.3-2.0 times the crossing angle β.
US08702182B2	Hydraulic unit A hydraulic unit for a slip-controlled braking system includes a housing body provided with a flange surface into which at least one additional bore joins. The bore, in addition to a cable through bore arranged in the housing body, is covered by an electromotor and/or a control device. The additional bore is either a leakage receiving bore or a noise reducing chamber.
US08702181B2	Method for operating a brake system Disclosed is a method for operating a brake system for motor vehicles that can be actuated in a “brake-by-wire” operating mode both by the vehicle driver and independently of the vehicle driver, and that is operated preferably in the “brake-by-wire” operating mode, and that can be operated in a first fallback operating mode wherein a brake force amplifier is available, and in a second operating mode without brake force amplification, in which only operation by the vehicle driver is possible. According to the invention, the “brake-by-wire” operating mode, provided as the normal operating mode, is divided into energy-saving and high-power operating modes, between which a switch is made depending on the braking situation, and using different components of the hydraulic circuit.
US08702171B2	Article of furniture An article of furniture includes a base, a seat frame supported by the base, and a back frame attached to the seat frame. The back frame includes an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion is connected to the lower portion by at least one first elastomeric member such that the upper portion is moveable relative to the lower portion. The upper portion is moveable from an upright position to at least one reclined position. In some embodiments of the article of furniture, the at least one first elastomeric member is a strap composed of a polymeric material, such as, for example, a thermoplastic polyester elastomer or a polymeric material containing at least one elastomer. In some embodiments, the article of furniture may be designed as a chair, a lounge chair, or an office chair.
US08702160B2	Vehicle-body structure of vehicle and manufacturing method of the same In a frame having a closed-section portion which is formed by joining a first member having a U-shaped section and a second member having a flat-plate shape, a bulkhead is provided in the closed-section portion as a reinforcing member, flanges of the bulkhead and the first and second members are joined with a rigid joint portion where they are joined by a spot welding and a flexible joint portion where they are joined via a damping member. Thereby, transmission of vibrations can be properly restrained, improving the rigidity of the portion having the closed-section portion.
US08702158B2	Structure for vehicle body front portion A structure for a vehicle body front portion, provided with a cross-member (24) which is provided to a dashboard lower panel (19) on the engine room (13) side thereof and is extended between left and right front side frames (16, 16). The cross-member (24) is divided into left and right cross-members (65, 66). A cup-shaped joint cover (22) is sandwiched between the left and right cross-members (65, 66).
US08702146B1	Stowable vehicle seat A vehicle may include a propshaft, a vehicle body and a seat assembly. The propshaft is coupled to a source of rotary power and a rear axle of the vehicle. The source of rotary power may be disposed in a front portion of the vehicle. The vehicle body includes an occupant cabin defined by a floor panel and a back wall panel. The floor panel is disposed above the propshaft and defines a lower boundary of the occupant cabin. The back wall panel extends upward from the floor panel and defines a rearward boundary of the occupant cabin. The seat assembly is disposed above the propshaft and is movable between a seating position and a stowed position. The seat assembly may be at least partially received in a space of the vehicle body that is separate from the occupant cabin when the seat assembly is in the stowed position.
US08702137B2	Trailer mounted crash attenuator A trailer-mounted crash impact attenuator is attachable to a host vehicle, which comprises an anti-rotational attachment system having an internal support tube and a plurality of external support tubes. The internal support tube has a connector on its front end for attachment to a suitable receptacle on the host vehicle, and the plurality of external support tubes each have an anti-rotation support pad on their front ends. At least one of the internal support tube and the plurality of external support tubes is comprised of a telescoping construction. A backup frame is disposed on a rear end of the attachment system, and a crash attenuator unit is disposed on an axle and pair of wheels for mobility. When the crash attenuator is impacted by an errant vehicle, the anti-rotational attachment system is actuated to prevent the trailer mounted crash impact attenuator from rotating relative to the host vehicle.
US08702135B2	Radar compatible automotive badge and fascia A vehicle with a front fascia and a decorative badge integrated with the fascia. A rear surface of the badge is attached to a front portion of the fascia. The portion of the fascia to which the badge is attached is the badge mounting region, and the fascia's portion surrounding the badge mounting region is the fascia surrounding region. A radar system mounted behind the fascia emits radar beams in forward direction, which are intercepted by the fascia and the badge in the badge mounting region, and by the fascia, in the fascia surrounding region The rear surface of the fascia in the badge mounting region is indented the amount of the badge's average thickness, and the cumulative average thickness of the badge and the fascia material in the badge mounting region remains uniform throughout, equal to the average thickness of the fascia in the fascia surrounding region.
US08702121B2	Airbag device In an airbag inflatable inside a seating portion of a vehicle's seat, the design flexibility, in terms of shape and height, of the airbag in an inflated state is increased. An airbag device (1) includes an airbag (10) and an inflator (2). The airbag (10) is disposed inside a seating portion of a seat and is inflated under a seated occupant. The inflator (2) generates gas to inflate and deploy the airbag (10). The airbag (10) includes an upper base fabric piece (11), a lower base fabric piece (12), and a pair of side base fabric pieces (13), which are joined to one another and form an air chamber (14) therein. The pair of side base fabric pieces (13) are disposed at part of side portions between the upper base fabric piece (11) and the lower base fabric piece (12) and define the shape of the air chamber (14) in an inflated state.
US08702119B2	Trailer having a variable width A trailer is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the trailer has an extension platform having a first side and a second side. The first side of the extension platform is pivotally connected to at least a portion of a side of the trailer. The extension platform is movable by way of the pivotal connection between a position that is substantially perpendicular to the trailer and a position that is substantially parallel to the trailer. A secondary platform is pivotally connected to the second side of the extension platform. The secondary platform is movable by way of the pivotal connection between a first position that is substantially perpendicular to the extension platform and a second position that is substantially parallel to the extension platform.
US08702118B2	Collapsible two seat perambulator A buggy for transporting children has a frame (3a, 3b, 5) and wheels (9) that are rotatably mounted relative to the frame to support the frame above a ground surface. A primary seat (8) is operatively supported by the frame for supporting a first child. A secondary seat (17) is operatively supported by the frame for supporting a second child. The buggy is convertible between an in use configuration for transporting children and a folded storage configuration, whether or not the secondary seat is attached. The secondary seat may be detachable. The secondary seat may be positioned at least partly behind and at least partly below the primary seat.
US08702114B2	Tricycle with front and rear steering A vehicle with front and rear steering is disclosed. The vehicle can be a cycle. The cycle includes a front wheel steered by a front hand-steering mechanism, and two back wheels steered by a back hand-steering mechanism. The back wheels are dual inclined casters with full rotational movement. A drive train forward of the front wheel drives the front wheel, while a rider is inclined in a seat in a recumbent orientation. The front and rear steering provides unlimited maneuverability and turning capabilities.
US08702113B2	Direct acting end link An end link suitable for connecting a direct acting stabilizer bar to a steerable strut includes a rod having first and second grommets thereon. Bearing assemblies are provided adjacent the grommets and include portions thereof connected to for rotation with the grommets and other portions thereof independently rotatable relative to the grommets.
US08702109B2	Hydraulic suspension system for lowering the ride height of a vehicle A hydraulic system for lowering the ride height of a vehicle includes at least one hydraulic shock mounted to the suspension of the vehicle. Each of the hydraulic shocks has a floating bearing in the hydraulic shock, and an inlet. The inlet is hydraulically connected to a central manifold that is adapted to move fluid into and out of the hydraulic shock for moving the floating bearing in each of the hydraulic shocks. When the floating bearing is moved in the hydraulic shock, the hydraulic shock shortens thereby lowering the ride height of the vehicle.
US08702105B2	Seal member Provided is a seal member, which is used in a heating furnace having an insertion port to which an end of a rod to be heated is inserted and seals between the insertion port and a surface of the rod inserted to the insertion port in an airtight manner, the seal member having: a plurality of seal chips in thin strips arranged along an inner surface of the insertion port in an airtight manner, each seal chip having one end held by the inner surface of the insertion port and the other end elongated towards inside the insertion port, where (a) when the rod is not inserted in the insertion port, each of the plurality of seal chips forms a slanting angle with respect to an insertion direction of the rod and (b) when the rod is inserted in the insertion port, the other end of each of the plurality of seal chips is pressed against a surface of the rod by means of elastic deformation.
US08702102B1	Social card game—happy journey to love Presented is a method for playing a social card game with a plurality of players and a dealer. The method includes providing at least two decks that each contain a plurality of social game playing cards that have indicia on a front surface of the card and on a back surface of the card. Each deck of playing cards is assigned a monetary value. The method also includes providing a playing surface having indicia indicating where players are to be positioned and markings including at least three frames indicating where playing cards are to be placed during play. The dealer sells at least one playing card to each of the players and then signals the start of a hand. The dealer selects a first player to begin and that player, in a non-verbal manner, offers at least one playing card to a second player who selects one of the at least three frames to place the offered playing card. Based on the where the offered playing card is placed, a determination is made to continue play with another player without loss of the offered playing card, or to continue play with another player with loss of the offered playing card, or to continue play because the second player directed the dealer to turn the offered card face-up.
US08702096B2	Method for initializing a rotary insert feeder for processing of inserts The present application relates to techniques and equipment to manufacture mailpieces containing inserts. The equipment can be an inserter or an envelope wrapper that collects documents and inserts on a collating track before the material is inserted into an envelope by inserting equipment or wrapped with paper or film to make an envelope by wrapping equipment. More specifically, the present application relates to a rotary insert feeder that feeds inserts to a collating track on inserting or wrapping type equipment.
US08702089B2	Method and system to feed inserts with a rotary and gripper system The present application relates to techniques and equipment to manufacture mailpieces containing inserts. The equipment can be an inserter or an envelope wrapper that collects documents and inserts on a collating track before the material is inserted into an envelope by inserting equipment or wrapped with paper or film to make an envelope by wrapping equipment. More specifically, the present application relates to a rotary insert feeder that feeds inserts to a collating track on inserting or wrapping type equipment.
US08702082B2	Profile rail for positioning a fixing element and method for producing a multiple glazing unit A method for producing a multiple glazing unit (100). According to the invention, a fixing element (21) can be positioned in a groove (N), between two planar elements (101, 102), forming the multiple glazing unit (100), in a simple manner and provisionally fixed during the production of the multiple glazing unit (100) without loss of the required positional accuracy of the fixing element (21) in the groove (N), wherein during the production of the multiple glazing unit (100), a profile rail (1) with at least one first leg section (10), a second leg section (20) and a bridge section (30) connecting the first and second leg sections (10, 20) is used. The second leg section (20) of the profile rail (1) is detachably connected to the bridge section (30, 31) and has a profile element (21) which is essentially U-shaped in cross-section and the fixing element, for positioning in the groove (N) formed between the two boundary sections (101′, 102′) of the planar elements (101, 102), is formed by the profile element of the profile rail (1), said element being essentially U-shaped in cross-section.
US08702074B2	Controlling vibrations In order to control vibrations of two parts of a piece of machinery, a variable force may be generated to oppose the vibrations, with the variable force being generated under control of a controller on the basis of an iterative relationship, the iterative relationship being such as to generate the force of one iteration using a controller output signal in frequency domain vector form derived from the controller output signal of the immediately previous iteration in frequency domain vector form plus a frequency domain vector quantity derived from the resultant vibration of more than one previous iteration. Where these two parts are connected by multiple (f) mounting devices, the controller output signals a previous iterations are taken into account, and the frequency domain vector quantity derived from the controller output signals and more than f previous iterations. The information corresponding to the vibration frequency may be derived from a rotating shaft, where the two parts are the engine and chassis of a vehicle. It is also possible generate a force between the two parts which is a harmonic of the frequency of vibration being suppressed.
US08702073B2	Shock absorber capable of damping vibration A shock absorber is provided that also includes vibration damping. The shock absorber includes at least one shock absorbing frame member that partially surrounds an electronic device enclosure. The shock absorber also includes at least two protrusions that protrude from the at least one shock absorbing frame member. Each protrusion extends beyond the at least one shock absorbing frame member from a recessed surface recessed into the at least one shock absorbing frame member.
US08702059B2	Elevated platform and method of elevating the same An elevated platform is provided. The elevated platform includes a platform, a central support structure, and an inflatable bladder structure. The inflatable bladder structure is coupled to and partially encases the central support structure. The inflatable bladder structure is also coupled to the platform so that the platform is moved in a first direction as the inflatable bladder structure is inflated and the platform is moved in a second direction opposite the first direction as the inflatable bladder structure is deflated.
US08702051B2	Assembly for attaching a flexible or rigid canvas to a rigid frame An assembly for attaching a flexible or rigid canvas (2) comprising eyelets (24) to a support comprises a rigid frame (4, 4′, 5, 6) forming the support, a first attachment means arranged to be directly secured to the canvas (2) and a second attachment means provided within the frame and capable of receiving the first attachment means. The second attachment means is formed of an open housing (3). The housing comprises two walls (4, 4′) which are spaced apart and are arranged opposite to each other. Each wall is provided on its internal surface (4″, 4′″) with a notched or toothed portion arranged to hold the first attachment means when in use.
US08702048B2	Support assembly An electronic sign having slotted frame cabinets, whereby each slotted frame cabinet can conveniently be attached to one or more vertically or horizontally positioned adjacent slotted frame cabinets by using connecting components which are generally located around the periphery of one or more slotted frame cabinets. Connecting components including splice bars, splice plates, and mounting clamps are aligned in, positioned along, and secured to backing bars which are co-located in backing bar slots in one or more of the slotted frame cabinets. Lift eyes can be variably located in one or more lift eye slots. The use of externally located connecting components, which do not extend through the cabinetry, minimize the entry of environmental elements into the interior of the electronic sign. Multiple slotted frame cabinets can be connected without the removal of LED display panels. Bracket assemblies and clamping assemblies are provided.
US08702032B2	Compact electric taxi assembly for installation on an aircraft A method of taxing an aircraft with an electric taxi system (ETS) comprising of drive units producing airflow through rotors to pre-cool drive motors and produce rotation of aircraft wheels. The drive motors may be used to produce reverse motion of the aircraft and of operating the drive motors independently of one another so one can operate at a rate of speed and/or direction that is different from the second one of the drive units which may provide enhanced maneuverability of the aircraft during taxing. The drive motors may be controlled to produce regenerative power producing a deceleration of the aircraft that does not shift a center of gravity of the aircraft.
US08702016B2	Method and device for releasing a perfume or scent A method for masking or modifying the olfactory or gustatory sensation generated in a user by a base product (7) includes releasing an aromatic or fragrant composition over time in a sequenced manner in relation to the release of the base product (7), the aromatic or fragrant composition being housed in at least one rupturable container (5). A device used to implement the method is also disclosed.
US08702015B2	Product dispenser and carrier A product dispenser (10, 110, 210, 310, 410, 510, 610, 710, 720, 730, 740, 750, 760, 780, 800, 810, 820, 830, 840, 850, and 860) for attachment to a surface such as an inner surface of a dryer releasably attaches a product (31, 131, 431, 531, 713, 733, 743, 753, 763, 787, 804, 815, 825, 834, 844, 854, 862) to the surface.
US08702013B2	Vapor vacuum heating systems and integration with condensing vacuum boilers In order to solve the numerous problems with existing steam, vacuum, and hot water heating systems, first presented is a novel system and method for a vapor vacuum system having low temperature condensate return which can operate without steam traps in both single-pipe and dual-pipe configurations. Secondly is disclosed systems and methods for integrating the disclosed vapor vacuum system with a condensing boiler. Thirdly is presented several systems and method of operating radiators having low temperature condensate return with the disclosed vapor vacuum system. Finally is presented condensing vacuum boiler designs that can be utilized with the disclosed vapor vacuum system. Also presented are embodiments having naturally-induced vacuum and utilizing district heat as well as combined heat and power. All innovations presented herein make vapor vacuum steam more efficient and economical for industrial, commercial, and home applications.
US08702012B2	System for maintaining humidity in existing air conditioning and heating units A vertical heat pump has a vertical fan coil housing containing a fan, a coil, and a discharge plenum. A cavity is formed within the fan coil housing. A humidity steam generator is disposed within the cavity. A steam dispersion tube is mounted within an airstream to be generated by the fan for delivering steam via the discharge plenum. A steam transfer tube connects the steam generator to the steam dispersion tube.
US08702006B2	Microcircuit card body forming a medium for two electronic labels which activate indepently based on card body face A microcircuit card body-based device with first and second electronic labels, the labels having respective first and second near-field electronic communications elements suitable for being activated by applying a magnetic field. The first and second labels also have respective first and second magnetic shielding elements placed, respectively, between a first face of the card body-based device and the first communications element and between a second face of the card body-based device and the second communications element in such a manner that applying the magnetic field to one of the faces of the body activates only one of the first and second communications elements.
US08701993B2	Wireless diagnostic system and method A diagnostic system for an oven chamber, an oven system, and a method of wirelessly monitoring item temperature in an oven chamber are disclosed. In some embodiments, a temperature sensor used for sensing the temperature of an item is moved or transported with the item by a conveyor system. Also, in some embodiments, a wireless transmitter coupled to the temperature sensor can transmit a temperature signal to a receiver located outside of the oven chamber, and can also be moved or transported with the item. Data representative of item temperature can be stored, displayed, and/or used to modulate operation of the oven in some embodiments.
US08701992B2	Two-part reader for contactless cards Pursuant to some embodiments, systems, methods, apparatus and means for operating two-part contactless card readers are disclosed. In some embodiments, the two-part contactless card reader is installed in association with a transaction counter, where the transaction counter has a first surface and a second surface. Pursuant to some embodiments, the device includes a customer-facing unit installed on a first surface of the transaction counter, a base unit installed on a second surface of the transaction counter, the second surface apart from the first surface, where the first surface and the second surface are separated by a substantially solid material with no aperture formed therethrough.
US08701989B2	Methods and systems for displaying loyalty program information on a payment card A method for displaying loyalty program information on a payment card is described. The payment card includes a processing device coupled to at least one display screen. The method includes receiving a loyalty program request message at a payment network wherein the loyalty program request message includes payment card identification data associated with the payment card, determining that the payment card is registered in a loyalty program based at least in part on the payment card identification data, electronically generating a loyalty program response message that includes loyalty program update data, and transmitting the loyalty program update data from the payment network to the payment card for displaying as loyalty program information on the at least one display screen.
US08701981B2	System and method for assisted maintenance in a gaming machine using a mobile device A gaming system is disclosed for enabling a technician to open a door of a gaming machine without needing a physical key having a biometric controlled door lock. The system comprising: one or more gaming machines each having a door, a server connected to the one or more gaming machines via a network, and one or more mobile devices. The server stores a code decoding module for determining a gaming machine identifier (ID). The gaming machine ID is used by a gaming machine ID database to determine which gaming machine has been scanned. Each mobile device enables a technician to scan a code on the gaming machine using the camera on the mobile device. The mobile device transmits a mobile device identifier and a technician's personal identification number, after which the door unlocks after the gaming machine receives an unlock signal.
US08701979B2	Cabling work aiding system and work aiding method In the cabling work aiding system, the RFID reader reads the RFID attached to at least one of the terminal, its terminal block, and cable member. A cabling work terminal device is connected to the RFID reader. The device is comprised of: a data base that records a template connection diagram containing the terminal-side RFID region constituted by RFID data as to the terminal and a cable-side RFID region constituted by RFID data as to the cable member; a relating part that relates the RFID read by the RFID reader to the terminal-side RIFD region and the cable-side RIFD region defined in the template connection diagram; a terminal-cable member correspondence table preparing part that prepares a correspondence table for leading correspondence between the RFID data as to the terminal and RFID data as to cable member from correspondence between the terminal-side RIFD region and the cable-side RFID related by the RFID read by the RFID reader.
US08701973B2	Solder bump formation on a circuit board using a transfer sheet A method of forming solder bumps on electrodes of a circuit board without producing bridging using a solder transfer sheet which does not require alignment includes superposing a circuit board and a solder transfer sheet having a solder layer adhered to at least one side of a supporting substrate, performing heating under pressure to a temperature lower than the solidus temperature of the solder to selectively perform solid phase diffusion bonding of the solder layer to electrodes, and peeling the transfer sheet from the circuit board. The solder layer is in the form of a continuous solder coating or in the form of a monoparticle layer of solder particles which are adhered to the supporting substrate by an adhesive layer.
US08701959B2	Mechanically pivoting cartridge channel for surgical instrument A surgical instrument including a frame, an elongate portion, a drive beam and an end effector is disclosed. The elongate portion extends distally from the frame. The drive beam is disposed at least partially within the elongate portion and is translatable with respect to the elongate portion. The end effector is disposed adjacent a distal end of the elongate portion and includes first and second jaw members. The first jaw member is movable with respect to the second jaw member. The first jaw member includes a proximal camming surface and a distal camming surface thereon. A surgical fastener cartridge is disposed in the first jaw member. an actuation portion of the drive beam has an upper member arranged to contact the distal camming surface causing approximation of the jaw members. Proximal translation of the drive beam causes the actuation portion of the drive beam to contact the proximal camming surface effecting opening of the jaw members.
US08701952B1	Tool storage organizer The present invention features a tool storage organizer system. The system comprises a storage organzer installed on the back wall of the truck cabin. The organizer has a back support per with multiple layers of pocket disposed in the front and multiple horizontal pockets disposed in the back. The multiple layer pockets in the front have various heights but the same bottom ending levels. A plurality of bits slots are attached to pockets of the out layer pockets. The back support panel has multiple grommets near the to edge, which are used to attach to brackets installed on truck wall through a plurality of hooks. A hard rod is attached to the top edge of the back support panel to keep the support in shape when the back support panel is hanged up.
US08701950B2	Collapsible automobile storage container In an embodiment, a collapsible storage container for a bed of a pickup truck includes a set of panels, a connection system, and an attachment system. The set of panels are configured to form an enclosed area in a bed of a pickup truck. The set of panels are movable into a collapsed state and an uncollapsed state. In the collapsed state, the set of panels allow for substantially all of the bed of the pickup truck to be used. In the uncollapsed state, the set of panels form an enclosed area. The connection system connects the set of panels together such that the panels are movable into a collapsed state and an uncollapsed state. The attachment system is configured to connect the set of panels to the bed of the pickup truck.
US08701944B2	Actuator systems and methods for aerosol wall texturing A system for dispensing texture material comprises a container, an outlet assembly, and an aerosol valve assembly. The container stores texture material and propellant material. The aerosol valve assembly is arranged to allow control of fluid flowing out of the container. The outlet assembly is configured such that the cross-sectional area of the outlet opening corresponds to the desired pattern. The aerosol valve assembly is operated to allow the propellant material to force the texture material out of the container through the outlet opening defined by the outlet assembly. The texture material forced out of the container is deposited on the target surface in the desired pattern.
US08701943B2	Piston with frangible piston stop A piston pump assembly in which a piston-forming element to be received in a piston chamber of a piston chamber-forming member carries a removable stop flange member which may be secured to the piston chamber-forming member to provide a retention stop to prevent the piston-forming element from being removed from the piston chamber.
US08701939B2	Food dispensing machine A food dispensing machine includes a product chamber with a dispensing valve connected to the product chamber and having an outlet through which a product contained in the product chamber is dispensed. The product chamber has a cleaning solution inlet connectable to a cleaning solution supply source for receiving cleaning solution into the product chamber. The product chamber further has an ingredient inlet alternatively connectable to either an ingredient supply source or the dispensing valve outlet. When the ingredient inlet is connected to the dispensing valve outlet, a re-circulating flow path is created, allowing for complete cleaning and sanitizing of the product flow path.
US08701931B2	Medication dispensing cabinet and associated drawer assembly having pockets with controllably openable lids A medication dispensing cabinet, a medication dispensing drawer assembly and an associated method are provided to facilitate controlled access to medications in an efficient manner. A medication dispensing cabinet includes a cabinet body, a plurality of drawers disposed within and configured for slidable extension relative to the cabinet body and a plurality of pockets serially positioned within a drawer. Each pocket includes a lid configured to cover the pocket and limit access to medication within the pocket. The medication dispensing cabinet also includes a linkage member configured to operably engage the lids of the plurality of pockets. The linkage member has a first state in which the linkage member prevents one or more of the lids from being opened and a second state in which the linkage member permits the lids to be opened in accordance with a predefined sequential order.
US08701915B2	Easy grip, readily removable and reusable self-locking oil pan plug Provided herein is an oil pan plug assembly having an elongated sleeve and a plug member. The elongated sleeve includes first and second ends and defines a longitudinal drain bore therethrough having corresponding first and second end portions, the second end of the sleeve configured to project outwardly from the exterior of the oil pan through an opening in the oil pan disposed about the sleeve, and a securement means for forming a fluid-tight seal through the opening in the oil pan when the sleeve is mounted in the oil pan. The plug member defines a head including an axially projecting skirt with a first and a second end, an adjacent, axially projecting locking sleeve having a first end, a second end, a middle section between the first and second ends having an outer diameter that is less than one or both of the first end and the second end, the locking sleeve surrounding the skirt and being telescoped over the skirt to releasably secure the plug member to the elongated sleeve by slidable lengthwise retraction from the sleeve bore, the plug member further comprising an elongated shank projecting length wise outwardly from one side of said enlarged head and removably telescopingly received in the longitudinal bore second end portion of the elongated sleeve.
US08701913B2	Dual-reservoir container with an integral seal cap The invention provides a dual-reservoir container for liquid handling. The container includes two reservoirs attached to each other by a bridge means and a base wall, and further includes an integral seal cap connected to the base wall by a fixed hinge means. The seal cap includes a lid, two annular sealing walls extending downward from the lid and adapted to seal the reservoirs, two closed dome-shaped structures extending upward from the lid and the annular sealing walls, a locking tab hingedly attached to and extending substantially co-planar with and outward from the lid, and a lid extension extending upward from the upper lid surface. The locking tab has a longitudinal slot therethrough and can be moved from its normal outwardly position to a securing position in which the longitudinal slot engages a securing member comprised in the base wall, preventing the seal cap from being unseated from the reservoirs.
US08701905B2	Environmentally friendly liquid container and method of manufacture A container for liquids comprising a first portion forming an approximate half container portion; a second portion forming an approximate half container portion, the first and second portions having a generally convex exterior shape with flange portions along perimeters thereof; a liquid impermeable barrier film being disposed on a concave interior portion of each of the first and second portions and extending onto the flange portions; the first and second portions being sealed together at the flange portions to form a liquid impermeable container; and there being provided a location on the container for the disposition of a closure device to allow contents of the container, once filled, to be removed.
US08701904B2	Crane vessel A crane vessel including a revolving hoist crane and a method of using such a vessel are provided. The hoist crane includes a jib, main hoisting means and auxiliary hoisting means for raising and lowering a load. The main hoisting means include a main hoisting tackle with a main hoist upper block connected to the jib and a main hoist lower block. The main hoist lower block is assembled from a sheave block including the sheaves of the main hoist lower block and a load attachment assembly having the lowering weight and the main load attachment device. The crane vessel is provided with a load attachment assembly storage device for storage of the disassembled load attachment assembly and displacement means capable of engaging with and displacing the load attachment assembly while it is assembled to the sheave block and when the jib is supported by a jib rest.
US08701898B2	Adjustable shelf assembly and appliances incorporating the adjustable shelf assembly An adjustable shelf assembly for a dishwasher system is used to hold cups, bowls, spoons and other crockery items that are placed within the dishwasher. The vertical position of the shelf assembly within the dishwasher tub is adjusted by an adjustment mechanism comprising a carrier and a gripping projection. The gripping projection can move between a gripping position and sliding position. The carrier slides up and down a vertical bar. The adjustable shelf is capable of moving between a stowed position and a deployed position. In the deployed position the shelf can support crockery items. The shelf can be moved and held at any position between the deployed and stowed positions. The shelf assembly includes a cam mechanism that allows the shelf to move between a deployed position and a stowed position. The shelf is partially curved in the stowed position and flexes to become straight in the deployed position.
US08701895B2	Fluid purification media and systems and methods of using same A fluid purification system, comprising: a first fluid purification media comprising a rigid porous purification block, comprising: a longitudinal first surface; a longitudinal second surface disposed inside the longitudinal first surface; and a porous high density polymer disposed between the longitudinal first surface and the longitudinal second surface; a second fluid purification media, comprising a fibrous, nonwoven fabric disposed adjacent to the first surface of the first fluid purification media, the second surface of the first purification media, or both.
US08701894B2	Conveyor support mechanism for variable slope vibrating screens A compact mobile variable angle vibrating screen with an overhead conveyor with an inclined bottom feed support section, an independently positionable intermediate support section, and an overhead head support section where the independently positionable intermediate support section can be relocated to a new position in response to a translation of the bottom feed support structure while maintaining an angular orientation which is half of the angle of inclination of the bottom feed structure.
US08701893B2	Magnetic separation device and method for separating magnetic substance in bio-samples A magnetic separation device is provided, including a first magnetic field unit and a first separation unit disposed at a side of the first magnetic field unit. The first magnetic field unit includes a first magnetic yoke having opposite first and second surfaces, and a plurality of first magnets respectively disposed over the first and second surfaces, wherein the same magnetic poles of the plurality of first magnets face the first magnetic yoke. The first separation unit includes a body made of non-magnetic materials and a continuous piping disposed in the body, including at least one first section and at least one second section, wherein at least one second section is perpendicular to at least one first section, and at least one second section is adjacent to, and in parallel to a side of the first magnetic yoke not in contact with the plurality of first magnets.
US08701885B2	Container set A container set which connects and packages a plurality of containers with a package sheet is provided, wherein at least one container has a shape in which a plurality of large-width portions having a larger width in a connecting direction as compared with the other portions are formed on respective sides of a small-width portion having a smaller width than the large-width portion, with the small-width portion therebetween; the package sheet has a plurality of tubular portions which are shrunk along an outer shape of the containers and which individually store the containers; and, in the tubular portions, a connecting portion is formed between adjacent tubular portions at least at a part of the tubular portion corresponding to the large-width portion, and the tubular portions which oppose each other are separated from each other at the small-width portion, with no connecting portion formed.
US08701883B1	Flower arrangement assembly A flower bowl, including a body including a central axis, a first end, a second end, and a receptacle extending axially therein from the first end, the receptacle configured to receive an arrangement of flowers. The flower bowl further includes a projection extending from the second end, the projection further comprising a frustoconical engagement surface. The engagement surface is configured to engage an opening of a candle jar.
US08701880B2	Package having a tearable internal pouch provided with a rupturing means The invention relates to a package having flexible walls, such as a sachet or an external pouch made of plastic, which is intended to contain a first product and at least one flexible internal pouch which can be ruptured or torn and contains a second product, preferably liquid, which is intended to be mixed with said first product in said sachet or said external pouch. The internal pouch is secured to an essentially rigid panel which has a preferential folding line that may be provided with a cut-out that projects at the moment of folding.
US08701879B2	Frangible capsule-in-capsule chemical delivery systems and methods of fabrication A capsule-in-capsule system comprising at least two segregated chemical reactants is described. An inner capsule contains one reactant and is itself contained, with a second chemical reactant, in an outer capsule. The inner capsule and its contents is fabricated first; then it is incorporated into the second reactant; and the combination of the second reactant and inner capsule is encapsulated in the outer capsule. The reactants may be hydrophobic or hydrophilic and present as fluids, solids or combinations of solid(s) and fluids(s). When subjected to suitably high pressure, the capsule wall materials will fracture or rupture, releasing and preferably mixing all encapsulates to enable their prompt reaction. The utility of the invention is illustrated by its application to development of a corrosion inhibiting passive film on magnesium auto body material and to the adhesive bonding of members where precise positioning is desired.
US08701878B2	Package for beverage containers A package comprising a carrier at least partially holding a container. The carrier comprises a top panel, a first outer side panel foldably connected to the top panel, a first inner side panel foldably connected to the first outer side panel, a second outer side panel foldably connected to the top panel, a second inner side panel foldably connected to the second outer side panel, a first bottom panel foldably connected to the first inner side panel, and a second bottom panel foldably connected to the second inner side panel. A container-receiving portion can comprise a first retaining feature in the first inner side panel and the first outer side panel and an opposing second retaining feature in the second inner side panel and the second outer side panel. A top portion of the container can be retained by the first and second retaining features.
US08701875B2	Belt-driving roller for driving wire mesh belt and food manufacturing apparatus using the same Provided is a belt-driving roller that can be manufactured at low cost for driving a wire mesh belt used as a conveyor belt in a circulating manner, and also provided is a food manufacturing apparatus using the driving roller. A belt-driving roller comprises: a rotation shaft; and toothed rollers concentrically attached to the outer circumference of the rotation shaft. The toothed roller comprises: a cylindrical base part on the outer circumference of which teeth are provided in a plurality of rows to engage with a wire mesh belt; and an attachment means for attaching the base part to the rotation shaft. The belt-driving roller is used in a food manufacturing apparatus.
US08701874B2	Conveyor Conveyors are disclosed herein. An embodiment of a conveyor includes a bed having a first end and a second end, wherein a belt is slidable on the bed. The belt is in a first portion of its travel when it is located adjacent the bed and the belt is in a second portion of its travel when it is located opposite the bed. A curve is located on the first end of the bed, wherein the belt contacts at least a portion of the curve as the belt transitions between the first portion of travel and the second portion of travel.
US08701872B2	Clip for capturing bottle necks, particularly of pet bottles An apparatus for gripping bottle necks includes a clip having first and second opposed clip arms, each of which can be swivelled in a horizontal plane about a corresponding swivelling axis. Each clip arm has a corresponding grip area, a first magnet attached to the first clip arm between a grip area thereof and the swivelling axis about which the first clip arm swivels, and another permanent a second magnet attached to the second clip arm between a grip area thereof and the swivelling axis about which the second clip arm swivels. The first and second magnets exert a closing force on the clip in an operating position thereof.
US08701869B2	Apparatus having mechanical drives for moving a dolly The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for moving a dolly longitudinally along its base. The apparatus comprises a first motorized drive that transmits a drive from a motorized unit to a first rotating axle mounted on the apparatus. A second motorized drive transmits the drive from the first rotating axle to the dolly, thereby moving the dolly longitudinally along the base. The apparatus is environmentally friendly and may be operated in a wide range of temperatures, including in sub-freezing climates.
US08701866B2	Mat for the transport of at least one object, a transfer device and a method for the transfer A mat for the transport of an object on a top surface of the mat is disclosed. The mat comprises elastic material, and reinforcements are provided in the mat that are enclosed at least partially by the elastic material. The reinforcements are aligned parallel or approximately parallel to one another, and the elastic material and the reinforcements interact in such a way that a flexing of the mat at a first arc of curvature in a first plane can take place with less force than at a second arc of curvature in a second plane. A transfer device for at least one object in combination with the mat is also disclosed, whereby the transfer device comprises means for moving a mat and means for guiding the mat out of a transport plane. Methods for transferring an object are also disclosed.
US08701864B2	Article transport facility A travel guide member which forms travel paths for an article transport vehicle is provided on a ceiling side. The travel guide member defines a plurality of travel paths along which the article transport vehicle travels in the same direction such that the travel paths are spaced apart from each other in a path lateral direction and defines a first diverging path and a second diverging path for connecting with each other a first travel path that is one of a pair of adjacent travel paths among the plurality of the travel paths and a second travel path that is the other of the pair of the adjacent travel paths. The first diverging path and the second diverging path are formed such that both extend in directions that are slanted with respect to the travel path in plan view and such that they intersect each other in plan view.
US08701862B2	Disk transportation device and disk storage system A disk transportation device includes a pair of rotation arms that are rotatable respectively about a fulcrum shaft extending in the same direction as the axial direction of a center shaft of a disk-shaped recording medium in both sides thereof that pinch the transportation passage of the disk-shaped recording medium transported between a disk changer and a disk drive device; and four transportation rollers of which two at a time are rotatably supported on the pair of rotation arms respectively, wherein the four transportation rollers contact the outer peripheral surface of the disk-shaped recording medium respectively and the pair of rotation arms are rotated in opposite directions to each other in a state where one of the transportation rollers at a time is supported at the pair of the rotation arms respectively contact the outer peripheral surface of the disk-shaped recording medium.
US08701861B2	Passenger conveyor with movable lateral panel members A passenger conveyor includes an endless tread band having a plurality of treads. At least one endless drive chain is driven around a first and a second turn around section by a drive. The drivetrain includes a plurality of links that are associated with drive chain rollers. A plurality of the treads are connected with the drivetrain. At least one panel member is located on a lateral side of the treads. The panel member is moveable with respect to the treads and supported to remain stationary with respect to at least one of the drive chain links. Each of the treads is associated with at least one panel member.
US08701859B2	Shutter structure and automatic transaction apparatus The present invention prevents water or the like from collecting on a shutter face by having a sufficient water discharge capability without requiring a bulky water discharge structure, in an automatic transaction apparatus that deposits and withdraws money by opening and closing the shutter. Namely, includes a sloping profile shutter having side wall faces at side faces on two sides, a casing cover that covers the side wall faces of the shutter, and that covers a shutter bottom edge portion at a position below the shutter face when the shutter is closed, and a chute that includes a water discharge outlet and is disposed to cover the shutter bottom edge portion from below when the shutter is closed.
US08701858B2	Banknote handling apparatus A banknote handling apparatus is operable in a code management mode in which banknotes stored in a storage unit are managed based on codes of the banknotes read by a recognition unit, and in a count management mode in which the banknotes stored in the storage unit are managed by counting the number of the banknotes to be stored in the storage unit. The banknote handling apparatus is switchable between the code management mode and the count management mode.
US08701855B2	Friction clutch The invention relates to a friction clutch in a motor vehicle, comprising a clutch bell housing (210), at least one air inlet duct (130) arranged on the clutch bell housing for cooling the clutch bell housing, at least one air outlet duct (140) arranged on the clutch bell housing, and at least one temperature sensor (120). The invention further relates to a method for determining a clutch temperature of a friction clutch.
US08701849B2	Oil passage structure for hydraulic clutch of an engine A lubricating oil passage 113 includes an upstream oil passage 113a defined coaxially in a rotational shaft 71 for supplying lubricating oil to lubricated parts and a downstream oil passage 113b connected to the upstream oil passage 113a for supplying lubricating oil to canceler chambers 97, 107. The downstream oil passage 113b may be smaller in diameter than the upstream oil passage 113a and having at least a portion extending parallel to the axis of the rotational shaft 71. Control oil passages 111, 112 which have axes parallel to the axis of the rotational shaft 71 are defined in the rotational shaft 71 such that at least a portion of the control oil passages 111, 112 is disposed in a range wherein the downstream oil passage 113b is provided in a direction along the axis of the rotational shaft 71.
US08701846B2	Inverted strut comprising an air damper combined with a hydraulic stop A shock absorber includes a hydraulic compression stop. The hydraulic stop includes a pressure tube surrounding the pressure tube of the shock absorber and a piston in hydraulic communication with the interior of the pressure tube. The piston can be disposed within the pressure tube and can be attached to the pressure tube or to the shock absorber. The hydraulic stop can also include a hydraulic fluid chamber and the piston can be disposed within the hydraulic fluid chamber.
US08701842B2	Trailer breakaway switch cable The present invention relates generally to trailer and towing safety devices, and more particularly, but not necessarily entirely, to trailer automatic braking devices that initiate braking when a trailer becomes separated from its tow vehicle.
US08701840B2	Self-belay device for climbers A self-belay device for controlling climbing and descending along a rope. The self-belay device comprises a hollow casing, a linear frictionless track fixed inside the casing and a braking unit disposed in the casing and mounted on the track for reciprocating sliding movement along the track between a first position and a second position. The braking unit is normally biased to the first position. The braking unit has a passage there through for passing of the rope. The rope is moveable through the passage in the braking unit in the first position, while the movement of the rope through the passage in the braking unit prevented in the second position thereof.
US08701839B2	Allocation of calls in a lift installation A method of allocating calls of a lift installation with at least one lift and at least one car per lift to move passengers in a journey from at least one input floor to at least one destination floor, a system for executing the method and a computer readable memory with instructions for executing the method. The method includes receiving input calls from passengers travelling from an input floor to a destination floor, each call identifying at least one floor as an input floor or a destination floor. A start zone with identified input floors and a destination zone with identified destination floors are determined from the input calls and destination calls. Each identified floor within a corresponding zone is considered using at least one selection criterion and a stopping floor is selected which satisfies the criterion. The car is caused to stop at fewer than all the identified input floors and identified destination floors during the journey.
US08701838B2	Lubricant supply device and method for operating a lubricant supply device A lubricant supply device comprises a tank configured to hold a lubricant. At least one movable piston unit is disposed in the holding tank and at least partially defines a lubricant chamber. The lubricant chamber has at least two openings, of which one is a lubricant inlet and the other is a lubricant outlet. A first one of the openings is disposed in the movable piston unit.
US08701833B2	Distance limiting self-retractable lifeline A self-retractable lifeline (“SRL”) having the combination of an active fall arrest braking system and a passive restraint distance limiting mechanism that allows a user to pretension and preset the distance that its cable is capable of paying out. The SRL's cable limiting mechanism includes a pretension assembly, which may include a pair of aligned plates and an actuator that temporarily mobilizes an arbor when the lever is opened. The arbor is affixed to the SRL housing and to an interior of a power spring that rewinds the cable back into the housing when the cable is paid out. The other end of the arbor is in a mechanical relationship to one of the aligned plates that prohibits rotational movement of the arbor when the aligned plates are engaged but allows rotational movement of the arbor when the aligned plates are temporarily disengaged.
US08701831B2	Stepladders and related methods Stepladders and related methods of using and manufacturing stepladders are provided. In one embodiment, a stepladder is provided that comprises a top cap, a first assembly and a second assembly. The first assembly has a pair of spaced apart rails pivotally coupled with the top cap. The second assembly includes at least one rail pivotally coupled with the top cap. The first assembly and second assembly are configured to be displaced relative one another such that the stepladder is selectively positionable between a first, deployed state and a second, collapsed state. The first assembly, the second assembly and the top cap are cooperatively configured such that the at least one rail of the second assembly is at least partially nested within an envelope defined by the pair of spaced apart rails of the first assembly with the step ladder is in a collapsed state.
US08701830B2	Folding step ladder The folding step ladder has lower and upper treads and lower and upper risers which are pivotal relative to the treads. The ladder also has front and back side panels on each side of the treads. The side panels on each side are pivotal relative to each other. The lower riser is pivotal relative to the lower tread and to both of the front side panels. A rear panel is pivotal relative to both of the back side panels and the upper tread. When the step ladder is closed or folded and one of its components is lifted, gravity causes the step ladder to open or to unfold. When another of its components is lifted while the step ladder is open or unfolded, gravity causes the step ladder to close or to fold. Handles are provided on the two components to facilitate lifting of them.
US08701828B1	Stable stepladder with utility tray The present invention is used on stepladders that are structured to provide improved lateral stability, step support and equipment/supplies support for stepladder users. The stepladder may have a step element rotatably attached to a support element at a top platform or a first step element rotatably attached to a second step element adjacent a top step. A hinged strut may be attached at opposed ends between the opposed elements intermediate the ladder top and the ladder base. A plurality of steps may be spaced apart and attached between step rails of step elements. A lateral support leg may be rotatably attached at a top end to each of the step rails intermediate a second step and a third step from the ladder top and a hinged leg strut may be attached at opposed ends between each of the support rails and lateral support legs.
US08701820B2	Vehicle having a variable assist power steering assembly A recreational utility vehicle has a frame, four wheels, a pair of seats mounted laterally beside each other, a cage, a steering assembly, an engine, a front differential, a rear differential, an actuator selectively operatively connecting the engine to the front differential, and a vehicle drive mode switch for selecting between a first and second drive mode. When the first drive mode is selected, the actuator operatively connects the engine to the front differential, and when the second drive mode is selected, the actuator operatively disconnects the engine from the front differential. An electric motor is operatively connected to the steering assembly. A steering control unit is electrically connected to the electric motor, determines an output torque to be applied by the electric motor based at least in part on a speed of the vehicle, and controls the electric motor to apply the output torque to the steering assembly.
US08701815B2	Drug interlock system having a safety function An interlock system for a vehicle includes a sampling device (4) that receives a sufficient quantity of a body fluid sample from a person to be tested; a read-out unit (11) detecting substances that are contained in the body fluid sample; and an evaluating unit (2) evaluating the substances detected by the read-out unit (11), so that respective concentrations of the detected substances can be obtained. The detection and evaluation of the substances in the body fluid is effected by chemical, immunochemical, enzymatic, electrochemical or optical analytical methods. The quantity of body fluid delivered by the person to be tested is automatically detected and monitored. A control device (1) is coupled to the evaluating unit (2) and prevents the start process of the vehicle if an insufficient quantity of body fluid is present or if at least one of the substance concentrations is above a predetermined concentration limit value.
US08701814B2	Concealment apparatus for ignition interlock devices A concealment apparatus for an ignition interlock device includes a container defining a cavity with an open upper end, and a lid covering the open upper end. The cavity is configured to receive and conceal an ignition interlock device, such as a handheld ignition interlock device. The apparatus may be configured to resemble a beverage container.
US08701805B2	Motor having rotors arranged concentrically and driving apparatus having the motor The present invention relates to a motor having yokes concentrically arranged and a driving apparatus having the motor. More particularly, the present invention relates to a motor, in which armature metal cores having coils wound thereon and yokes having magnets attached thereto are arranged in multiple stages around a central shaft, and a driving apparatus having the motor. A motor having yokes concentrically arranged according to an aspect of the present invention comprises a rotor and a stator. The rotor has a plurality of cylindrical yokes arranged in multiple stages in a radial direction and a plurality of magnets respectively fixed to the yokes with polarities of the magnets alternated with each other in a circumferential direction. The stator has armature metal cores arranged to face the respective yokes and a plurality of armature coils wound on the armature cores to face the magnets. A driving apparatus according to another aspect of the present invention comprises the aforementioned motor, a brake disk, and a caliper. The brake disk is fixedly coupled to the rotor of the motor. The caliper is installed to one side of the brake disk to restrain the brake disk from rotating.
US08701794B2	High power laser perforating tools and systems Systems devices and methods for the transmission of 1 kW or more of laser energy deep into the earth and for the suppression of associated nonlinear phenomena. Systems, devices and methods for the laser perforation of a borehole in the earth. These systems can deliver high power laser energy down a deep borehole, while maintaining the high power to perforate such boreholes.
US08701793B2	Power tool guard A power tool including a power tool body, a rotatable driven member operable for releasably gripping a working element and having a front end and a rear end, the driven member extending from the rear end, located proximally and connected to the power tool body, and terminating at the front end. The power tool has a drive mode in which rotation of the driven member drives the working element and an adjustment mode in which rotation of the driven member causes the driven member to either grip the working element or release the working element or both. The power tool also includes a guard extending over the driven member from the power tool body and terminating adjacent to the front end of the driven member, wherein at least in the power tool drive mode the front end of driven member does not extend beyond the guard.
US08701792B2	Pre-assemblable arrangement The invention relates to a pre-assemblable arrangement of elements, in particular a tool arrangement or hand tool arrangement, wherein the arrangement exhibits at least one intake manifold (1), a filter floor (2) and/or a carburetor (3), preferably with a carburetor wall (4), wherein a holding structure (7) is additionally provided to accommodate actuating elements (9, 10) or to form a handle (8).
US08701791B2	Post extractor There is disclosed a post extractor comprised in a post-pounder, the device having a length and a crosswise extraction hole. The hole may be sized to accept an exposed portion of the post and may have an engaging edge for engaging an exposed portion of the post. Methods of using the extractor to extract a post are also disclosed.
US08701788B2	Preconditioning a subsurface shale formation by removing extractible organics The invention relates to methods for extracting an organics component from subsurface shale formations comprising kerogen and an extractible organics component in an inorganic matrix. Among other factors, these processes are based on the discovery that to more easily access the kerogen in oil shale, it is helpful to first remove the extractible organics component from the subsurface shale formation. The methods utilize a hydrocarbon solvent to at least partially solubilize the extractible organics component. The extractible organics component can be isolated and upgraded to produce useful products. The processes are more environmentally benign, more economical, and more efficient in producing commercial products and in providing access to kerogen.
US08701782B2	Subsurface safety valve with metal seal A biased actuator includes, a reservoir, at least one piston in operable communication with the reservoir, at least one metal seal and a biasing system in operable communication with both the reservoir and the at least one piston. The at least one metal seal is disposed about the at least one piston and is sealed to both the piston and the reservoir.
US08701777B2	Downhole fluid flow control system and method having dynamic response to local well conditions A downhole fluid flow control system having dynamic response to local well conditions. The system includes a tubing string operably positionable in a wellbore. Annular barriers are positioned between the tubing string and the wellbore to isolate first and second zones. A fluid flow control device is positioned within each zone. A flow tube that is operably associated with the fluid flow control device of the first zone is operable to establish communication between the second zone and the fluid flow control device in the first zone such that a differential pressure between the first zone and the second zone is operable to actuate the fluid flow control device of the first zone from a first operating configuration to a second operating configuration.
US08701773B2	Oilfield application of solar energy collection Solar energy is collected and used for various industrial processes, such as oilfield applications, e.g. generating steam that is injected downhole, enabling enhanced oil recovery. Solar energy is indirectly collected using a heat transfer fluid in a solar collector, delivering heat to a heat exchanger that in turn delivers heat into oilfield feedwater, producing hotter water or steam. Solar energy is directly collected by directly generating steam with solar collectors, and then injecting the steam downhole. Solar energy is collected to preheat water that is then fed into fuel-fired steam generators that in turn produce steam for downhole injection. Solar energy is collected to produce electricity via a Rankine cycle turbine generator, and rejected heat warms feedwater for fuel-fired steam generators. Solar energy is collected (directly or indirectly) to deliver heat to a heater-treater, with optional fuel-fired additional heat generation.
US08701770B2	Heated fluid injection using multilateral wells A well system includes a main wellbore extending from a terranean surface toward a subterranean zone. A first lateral wellbore extends from the main wellbore into the subterranean zone. A second lateral wellbore extends from the main wellbore into the subterranean zone. A liner junction device resides in the main wellbore and has a first leg extending into the first lateral wellbore and a second leg extending downhole in the main wellbore. A treatment fluid injection string extends from in the main wellbore through the liner junction and into the first lateral wellbore and terminates in the first lateral wellbore. A seal in the first lateral wellbore seals against flow toward the main wellbore in an annulus adjacent an outer surface of the treatment fluid injection string.
US08701762B2	Method of determination of fluid influx profile and near-wellbore space parameters Method is directed to determining a fluid influx profile and near-wellbore area parameters in multi-layered reservoirs. A bottomhole pressure in a wellbore is measured. After operation of the wellbore at a constant production rate, the production rate is changed. A bottomhole pressure is measured together with a fluid influx temperature for each productive layer. Graphs of the fluid influx temperature measured as a function of time and of a derivative of this temperature with respect to a logarithm of a time passed after the production rate is changed as a function of time are plotted. Relative production rates and skin factors of the productive layers are calculated based on these graphs.
US08701758B2	Well screen A well screen (101) having a base pipe (103), a filter layer (105) arranged around the base pipe (103), and a discrete mesh outer standoff layer (107) arranged around the filter layer (105) in a first spiral wrap (109) is provided. The first spiral wrap (109) comprises a first succession of loops such that a trailing edge of a next one of the first succession of loops is in contact, or in overlap, with a leading edge of a previous one of the first succession of loops; and to produce a compressive force on the filter layer (105) radially towards the base pipe (103).
US08701746B2	Optically detected liquid depth information in a climate control unit Systems and methods for determining liquid depth information in a condensate pan of a climate control unit are provided. The systems and methods radiate a light beam into a liquid contained in a condensate pan associated with a climate control unit. The light beam is detected at a point of the condensate pan that is below a surface of the liquid. Information related to the depth of the liquid is determined based at least in part on the detected light beam. The systems and methods disclosed herein can determine if liquid depth in a condensate pan is greater than a threshold depth and can control evacuation of the liquid from the condensate pan.
US08701745B2	Continuous casting of lead alloy strip for heavy duty battery electrodes A method of continuously casting a lead alloy strip includes continuously supplying molten lead alloy to a tundish having a lip insert and containing a pool of molten lead alloy. The molten lead alloy is continuously supplied to the pool from a bath maintained at a temperature in the range of 575° to 750° F. The surface level of the molten alloy in the lip insert is controlled to produce a strip of desired thickness. The temperature of the lead alloy in the lip insert is controlled in a range of about 640° to 750° F. An abraded casting surface is moved upwardly through the pool for depositing the lead alloy thereon. The abraded casting surface is cooled to a temperature in the range of about 100° to 210° F. to solidify a strip of lead alloy, and the lead alloy strip is stripped from the abraded casting surface.
US08701737B2	Retractable computer rack aisle roof A roof for a computer rack aisle is provided. The roof has a canopy that may be flexible and/or fire-resistant. The canopy has a retracted position an extended position. In the retracted position, the canopy may be wound around a spool. In the extended position the canopy may cover the top of an aisle between two computer racks. A selectively releasable retainer holds the canopy in the extended position while releasing the canopy to return to the retracted position when a predetermined condition is met. The canopy retractor is provided to return the canopy to a retracted position. The canopy having first and second lateral edges with flanges running from a position approximate a front portion of the canopy and to a position approximate a rear portion of the canopy. The flanges can be received within a canopy guide track to facilitate the smooth movement from the extend position to the retracted position.
US08701734B2	Separating apparatus and separating method A separating apparatus according to the present invention includes a clamp for gripping an outer peripheral end of a supporting plate. The clamp grips the outer peripheral end of the supporting plate and separates the supporting plate from a wafer by gripping the supporting plate. This makes it possible to separate a supporting plate from a wafer without breaking the wafer. With this, a supporting plate can be separated from a wafer to which the supporting plate has been attached, without breaking the wafer.
US08701732B2	Apparatus and method for forming a hollow component A flexible mandrel 100 has a plurality of flexible elements 130 extending between two spaced flanges 110, 120. A means for adjusting the radial position of each of the flexible elements 130 along the length of the mandrel 100 between the flanges 130 enables the plurality of flexible elements 130 to be configured in a variety of symmetrical and asymmetrical forms. Conventional composite fiber or tape laying techniques may then be used to form one-piece, revolute, composite components. The flexible mandrel 100 can then be collapsed and withdrawn from the interior volume 202 of the formed component.
US08701727B2	Truck drive tire A pneumatic truck drive tire comprising a tread, the tread comprising a tread cap, a tread base, and a tread underlayer disposed between the tread cap and the tread base; the tread cap comprising a rubber composition comprising 100 part by weight, per 100 parts by weight of rubber (phr) of a rubber consisting of from 52 to 64 phr of polyisoprene rubber, from 22 to 27 phr of polybutadiene rubber, and from 13 to 21 phr of styrene-butadiene rubber; and 47 to 57 phr of carbon black; wherein the tread cap has a tan delta (100° C., 10% strain, 1 Hz) ranging from 0.13 to 0.16, a storage modulus (100° C., 1% strain, 1 Hz) ranging from 2 to 2.5 MPa, and a tear strength (100° C.) ranging from 19 to 23 N; the undertread comprising a rubber composition comprising 100 phr of a rubber consisting of from 71 to 86 phr of polyisoprene rubber and from 14 to 29 phr of polybutadiene rubber; from 19 to 23 phr of silica; and from 29 to 36 phr of carbon black wherein the undertread has a tan delta (100° C., 10% strain, 1 Hz) ranging from 0.1 to 0.14, a storage modulus (100° C., 1% strain, 1 Hz) ranging from 1.8 to 2.2 MPa, and a tear strength (100° C.) ranging from 28 to 34.
US08701720B2	Unit for filling containers, comprising an insulator, especially for a production installation A unit (10) for filling containers (14), includes an insulator (16) having a body (18) provided with an inlet (E) and an outlet (S), the structure (20) of the body (18) defining a space (V) forming an aseptic working region (22) and including insufflation elements (28) which are arranged in the upper part of the insulator (16) and are able to insufflate a sterile air flow for creating an overpressure inside the space (V). The insufflation elements (28) are arranged in the insulator (16) in such a way as to project a laminar-type flow (F) to lick the outer surface (44) of the containers (14), and the insulator (16) includes evacuation elements (48) which are separate from the inlet (E) and the outlet (S) and used to enable a controlled evacuation of the insufflated sterile air flow (F).
US08701718B1	Emergency air system and method of a marine vessel Disclosed is an emergency air system and method of a marine vessel. In one embodiment, a method of safety of a marine vessel includes affixing an emergency support system to the marine vessel. In addition, the method includes pressurizing the emergency support system of the marine vessel to facilitate an air extraction process through the marine vessel. The method also includes expediting the air extraction process from the emergency support system by including a rapid fill fitting to a fill panel to fill a breathable air apparatus.
US08701716B2	Protective textile sleeve having high edge abrasion resistance and method of construction A textile sleeve for protecting elongate members and method of construction thereof is provided. The sleeve includes both monofilament and multifilament yarns woven in both warp and fill directions. The warp yarns are woven in a warp-faced pattern with the fill yarns. As such, the warp yarns float over 2 or more of fill yarns. The warp monofilaments provide the sleeve with increased abrasion resistance, while the warp multifilaments provide the sleeve with increased flexibility and coverage protection to protect elongate members within a cavity of the sleeve. The fill monofilaments provide the sleeve with increased abrasion resistance and the fill multifilaments provide the sleeve with increased flexibility and coverage protection. The method includes weaving the warp and fill yarns in one of an open or closed wall construction. The method can include heat-setting the monofilament fill yarns to bias the open wall into a self-closing tubular configuration.
US08701708B2	Redundant oxygen supply for an aircraft A redundant gas supply or oxygen supply for an aircraft comprising two main lines and a group supply line that is connected to one consumer or to a multitude of consumers. In each case a connecting line connects the respective one main line to the group supply line. Flow limiters and nonreturn valves can be provided in the connecting lines.
US08701706B2	Valve arrangement Exemplary embodiments relate to a valve arrangement for actuating a piston cylinder arrangement, that includes a pilot control valve arrangement and a main control valve arrangement, wherein both the pilot control and main control valve arrangement include a 3/2-way valve as a pilot control valve and as a main control valve. Each valve has a control-pressure, high-pressure, and low-pressure connection. Said connections are connected to each other such that the main control valve is controlled via the control-pressure connection of the pilot control valve and the pressures on the control-pressure connection of the pilot control valve and the pressures on the control-pressure connection and on the high-pressure connection of both valves, are statically inverted relative to each other. The 3/2-way valves are designed as seat valves and are only hydraulically connected to each other.
US08701699B2	Hot tapping seal assembly A hot tapping assembly for hot tapping into a multiple string configuration to obtain access to the production tubing without removing outer layers of casing, the hot tapping assembly including a hot tapping clamp and a hot tapping seal assembly. In one embodiment, the hot tapping clamp includes a clamp plate having an access bore. The clamp plate can engage with an outer surface of a pipe. In another embodiment, the hot tapping seal assembly can engage with the hot tapping clamp, and includes a hot tapping tubular that can engage with the outer surface of the pipe through the hot tapping clamp's access bore.
US08701678B2	Method for the continuous manufacture of smoking articles A method for the continuous manufacture of cigarillos and other smoking articles comprising a rod of smokable material and a wrapper of tobacco leaf material circumscribing the rod comprises: conveying an elongate web of tobacco leaf material along a pre-determined path; repeatedly severing the elongate web to form a succession of discrete wrappers; contacting each of the succession of discrete wrappers with a respective one of a succession of rods of smokable material; and convoluting the discrete wrappers around the rods of smokable material to form smoking articles. The method may further comprise cutting a plurality of polygonal tobacco leaf portions from at least one tobacco leaf; and tessellating the plurality of polygonal tobacco leaf portions to form the elongate web.
US08701677B2	System and method for determining the position of a remote object The invention provides methods and systems for determining the position of a remote object such as an in vivo medical device such as capsule or probe within a medical patient. The systems and methods of the invention may also be used in other enclosed environments such as fluid handling or mechanical systems. The systems and methods of the invention use one or more external magnetic sensor arrays for sensing the magnetic field of a remote object within a target area. The position of the object is determined by applying magnetic field spatial geometry characterization point analysis to evaluate the sensed magnetic field.
US08701672B2	Methods and systems for saliva management with an oral device An oral device for improving airway patency comprises a tongue constraint and a negative pressure source. The tongue constraint engages the patient's tongue to maintain a clear region below the palate in an oral cavity. By applying a negative pressure in the clear region, an airway behind the soft palate or tongue of the patient can be maintained. The tongue constraint is usually connected to an anchor. The anchor may be held between the patient's teeth or may engage the inferior surface of the palate. Another oral device for improving airway patency comprises a lateral tongue structure and a negative pressure source.
US08701671B2	Non-surgical method and system for reducing snoring A method, system and device for addressing the reduction of snoring includes a removable or dissolvable strip of material that adhere to mucosal tissue of a person's soft palate to provide stiffening support therefore, thus reducing the occurrence of vibration of such tissue during sleep. Preferred embodiments include of a specially textured surface, either one both or at least the outer side of an adhesive strip (the side facing away from the mucosal tissue to which it is attached) that has anti-microbial characteristics, bioluminescent expressions, etc. and a surface topography that resists bioadhesion of undesired bacteria that are typically present in a human's mouth.
US08701670B2	Trackable occlusion device and catheter system An occlusion device and catheter delivery system are disclosed. The occlusion device may include an expandable member, an extended arm directly connected to the expandable member and extending distally therefrom, and a distal ball tip on a distal end of the extended arm. The extended arm and distal ball tip can function to steer the catheter delivery system when tracking through a body lumen to reach the target delivery site.
US08701649B2	Portable grill A portable grill may be provided. The portable grill may be quickly assembled and dissembled. The portable grill may be transported in a portable case. The portable grill may support a grill surface or skewers. The portable grill may comprise an adjustable ventilation mechanism.
US08701646B2	System and method for cutting ceramic ware Cutting and grinding of ceramic-type logs to a desired piece length is disclosed. A method of manufacturing ceramic ware is disclosed which comprises transversely cutting a piece from a ceramic-type log having a longitudinal axis by cutting into the log with a blade at a location along the length of the log to form a cut transverse surface on the piece and grinding the cut transverse surface with a side of the blade. An apparatus for manufacturing ceramic ware is also disclosed comprising means for transversely cutting a piece from a ceramic-type log having a longitudinal axis, including a blade for cutting into the log at a location along the length of the log to form a cut transverse surface on the piece, and means for grinding the cut transverse surface with a side of the blade.
US08701645B2	Archery bow stabilizer An archery bow stabilizer that balances an archery bow and generally inhibits roll, pitch and/or yaw of the bow when the bow is held, drawn, or shot by an archer. The stabilizer can include an optional mounting bracket that mounts to the riser of an archery bow, one or more mounting arms, and one or more stabilizing rods joined with the arms via clamping elements. The rods can be movable forward and rearward relative to the mounting bracket and/or riser to provide a variety of weight adjustment and distribution capabilities. Optional weights can be joined with ends of the rods to provide further weight adjustment and distribution.
US08701643B2	Fall away arrow rest system The present invention is directed to a fall away arrow rest system for use with a bow. The arrow rest system includes a launcher that is adapted to support a shaft of an arrow prior to the firing of the arrow. Upon the firing of the arrow, the launcher rotates from an upright position to a lowered position in order to move out of the way by the time the tail region of the arrow passes by the launcher. The arrow rest includes a activator body with a locking component to releasably secure the launcher in a lowered position in order to substantially eliminate any bounce back of the launcher and possibility that it may contact the arrow after the arrow is fired.
US08701627B2	Arrangement and method for efficient combustion of fuel in a combustion engine In a combustion space of a combustion engine, an inlet valve to supplies a gaseous medium which contains oxygen to the combustion space. A movable piston to compress the gaseous medium in the combustion spaces. An injector injects fuel in the combustion space in a jet which comprises a multiplicity of small fuel drops. The injector injects fuel in the combustion space at such a high initial velocity that the fuel injected in the jet mixes with the gaseous medium to form a substantially homogeneous mixture before the mixture has been decelerated to a velocity at which the fuel ignites and burns. Devices may cool the gaseous medium and the fuel before entry into the combustion space.
US08701625B2	Diesel engine, predetermined breaking component for diesel engine as well as method for avoiding damages to a diesel engine A two-stroke crosshead large Diesel engine, comprising at least one combustion chamber, which is enclosed on multiple sides by a cylinder, and by at least one upper side of at least one piston moving up and down in the cylinder, which form an outer wall for the combustion chamber. The combustion chamber on its outer wall presents a predetermined breaking point, which is suited to protect the Diesel engine against possible damages which might be caused by an undesirably high overpressure (py) of gases in the combustion chamber during a malfunction of the Diesel engine. The predetermined breaking point comprises a predetermined breaking pressure (ps) below the overpressure (py) above which damages are expected, and above a combustion chamber normal pressure (pn) provided at a maximum during normal engine operation conditions.
US08701624B2	Vibration damped article A vibration damped enclosure comprises side walls and a vibration damping plate structure which extends across the enclosure and is attached to internal surface portions of a first and a second side walls. The vibration damping plate structure (2) comprises a non-rigid layer (12) sandwiched between two rigid layers (13, 14), wherein each rigid layer between the first and second side walls (5, 6) comprises at least one cut (15, 16) through the rigid layer (13, 14) which makes the extension of each rigid layer between the first and second sidewalls (5, 6) discontinuous.
US08701622B2	Lubrication system for portable four-stroke engine A lubrication system for a portable four-stroke engine includes an opening end of the breather passage is disposed at substantially a center of a valve-operating chamber, and the valve-operating chamber is formed by attaching a valve-operating chamber cover. An inner cover is attached to an inner surface of the valve-operating chamber cover so as to be provided along and in contact with the inner surface of the valve-operating chamber cover. A suction passage is formed as a gap between the circumferential edge of the top plate portion and the inner cover. Three or more suction tubes that are in communication with the suction passage are provided in the inner cover, each of the suction tubes having an opening end. At least one of the opening ends of the suction tubes is provided lower than the opening end of the breather passage in an attitude of the engine during use.
US08701615B2	Anti-cogging apparatus and methods for reducing cogging of rotating shaft An anti-cogging apparatus improves rotation of a rotatable shaft about an axis. The shaft has a cyclical cogging torque acting thereon in a first direction. The anti-cogging apparatus includes a first anti-cogging member and a second anti-cogging member that rotate relative to each other in concert with rotation of the shaft, and the anti-cogging members interact to provide an anti-cogging torque to the shaft in a second direction to at least partially offset the cogging torque.
US08701614B2	Glowplug temperature estimation method and device A method is provided for controlling one or more glowplugs in a compression-ignition engine. The controlling of the glowplug involves the prediction of a glow plug temperature to control a power supply to the glowplug. A supplied power to a glowplug and a combustion chamber temperature is determined. A temperature of the glowplug is predicted and the predicted glowplug temperature is used to control a power supply to the glowplug. The predicted glowplug temperature is derived from a numerical solution of a differential equation for the glowplug temperature. The differential equation is nonlinear in the glowplug temperature.
US08701612B2	Laser ignition apparatus An apparatus for coupling laser light into a combustion chamber of a combustion engine includes a combustion chamber window and a structural element, wherein the combustion chamber window is releasably fixable to the structural element, wherein there is provided an optical window which is arranged at the structural element and is at least region-wise covered by the combustion chamber window.
US08701609B2	Camshaft having a sliding piece which has different cam profiles A camshaft assembly has a rotationally drivable basic camshaft and at least one sliding piece which is mounted in the basic camshaft and can be displaced in the longitudinal direction of the latter, the sliding piece having at least one cam pack with at least two cams with different cam profiles, and having a switching device which has a switch guide plate for displacing the at least one sliding piece into different switching positions of the cams. It is provided in a camshaft of this type that the switching device has a switching shaft which can be rotated about the rotational axis of the basic camshaft with a switch guide plate which has a slotted-guide track, and a slotted-guide pin which is connected to the sliding piece and engages into the slotted-guide track.
US08701604B2	Gas cooler for an internal combustion engine A gas cooler for an internal combustion engine is provided that includes a gas channel for permeating with a gas flow fed to the internal combustion engine in a flow direction, and a heat exchanger inserted in the gas channel in an insertion direction, wherein the heat exchanger comprises at least one connection for feeding or discharging a fluid for cooling the gas flow, wherein the connection comprises a first connection part connected to the heat exchanger before inserting the hat exchanger into the gas channel, and a second connection part that can be connected to the first connection part from the outside.
US08701602B2	Waste heat steam generator A waste heat steam generator including evaporator tubes is provided. The evaporator tubes are connected in parallel on the flow medium side, a plurality of overheating tubes are mounted downstream of the evaporator tubes using a water separation system. The water separation system includes water separation elements, each water separation element being respectively mounted downstream of the plurality of evaporator tubes and/or upstream of a plurality of overheating tubes. Each water separating element includes an inlet pipe which is respectively connected upstream to the evaporator tubes, the inlet pipe extending into a water evacuation pipe when seen in the longitudinal direction. A plurality of outflow pipes branch off in the transitional area, the pipes being connected to an inlet collector of the overheating tubes which are respectively connected downstream. A distribution element is arranged on the steam side between the respective water separating element and the inlet collector.
US08701600B2	Radial-shape wireless dog fence system and method with reduced clock speed variation between base unit and collar A radial-shaped wireless fence system is provided that contains one or more dogs in a user-defined area without the need for a physical fence or underground wire. The system includes a base unit and at least one collar, and is easy to set up and use. Each of the base unit and the one collar include a component for reducing clock speed variation between the base and collar units, preferably to +/−5 ppm, to effectively eliminate communication errors between the base and collar units.
US08701599B2	Cover and dispensing device A cover device that houses, protects and safely and economically dispenses an edible product, such as a rolled rawhide. The cover device substantially encases an edible rolled product and effectively prevents the pet from accessing the ends of the product. Relatively small access windows provide chewing access to the edible rolled product. The cover body has a hollow cavity and openings allowing access to the rolled product. The rolled product can be prevented from rotating within the cavity by one or more pin projections extending within the hollow cavity.
US08701597B2	Apparatus for applying chemicals to rodents An enclosure is provided having openings for entry of rodents within the enclosure. There is arranged one or more applicators in the form of a suspended flexible web configured to contact rodents entering the chamber and having a chemical on the web for application to the rodents.
US08701595B2	Pet food dispenser A pet food dispenser comprising a lid and a hopper bin. The lid fits over a loading opening of the hopper bin. A main section includes a base, and the main section includes a base cover having a hopper funnel and a hopper recess. An auger assembly has an intake opening and an output opening, and the auger assembly is removably cradled in the hopper recess. When the auger assembly is operating, an auger blade is formed as a helical screw that drives articles from the intake opening to the output opening. A motor mount has a motor, and the motor is mechanically connected to the auger assembly to drive the auger assembly. The motor mount is connected to the base. A microprocessor controls actuation of the motor.
US08701590B2	Spray nozzle assembly for gas dynamic cold spray and method of coating a substrate with a high temperature coating The invention relates to an improved design for a spray gun and application system for cold gas dynamic spraying. The gun includes a rear housing comprising a powder inlet and a gas inlet, a front housing removably affixed to the rear housing and comprising an mixing cavity therein for mixing of the powder and gas and an exit therefrom, a nozzle holder having a bore disposed therethrough and removably affixed to the front housing, and a polymeric nozzle positioned within the nozzle holder, an interior taper of the nozzle holder bore complementing an exterior taper of the nozzle. The nozzle having an initially converging, subsequently diverging centrally disposed bore therein adapted to receive the mixed powder and gas from the mixing chamber and the nozzle holder including a cooling jacket which is thermally coupled to the nozzle adjacent the nozzle inlet and mechanically coupled downstream of the nozzle inlet.
US08701589B2	Tire dressing distribution system A tire dressing applicator comprises a support and one or more foam plastic elements mounted on the support so as to contact a tire sidewall and transfer dressing onto the tire sidewall. A distribution system drips or drizzles dressing onto the element(s) after which it is spread over and into the element(s) surface. The elements can be toroidal or rectangular and have anti-distortion pins embedded therein.
US08701588B2	Bookmarks including coupling features and related methods Bookmarks can include a base that can couple with a cover of a book and a ribbon that can be attached to the base. For some bookmarks, the base includes a display body that can be positioned at an exterior of a cover of a book when the bookmark is coupled with the book, and also includes a rigid body coupled with the display body such that the rigid body can be positioned at an interior of the cover of the book when the bookmark is coupled with the book. The rigid body can include a coupling assist region having a cavity that extends rearwardly relative to the display body. An edge of a book cover can be received into the cavity before being advanced between clamping portions that are defined by the display body and the rigid body.
US08701587B2	Precise critical temperature indicator (and manufacturing methods therefor) According to a precise critical temperature indicator and a control method thereof of the present invention, the precise critical temperature indicator comprises as one body: a blocking boundary layer which is positioned between a spreading material member including an operation button and spreading medium members including a spreadable area for a spreading material; and a temperature sensor which is controlled and operated as the spreading material passes through the blocking boundary layer and contacts the spreading medium member according to a user's pressing of the operation button. As a result, operation of the temperature sensor is easily controlled using the operation button.
US08701580B2	Boat and method of designing same With the objective of providing a small fiberglass boat that fulfills the criteria of being self-bailing, self-righting and being unsinkable, the boat may include: a hull including a deck at the waterline dividing the boat into a lower portion below the waterline and an upper portion above the waterline and a centerline defining the separation between the starboard side and port side; an additional weight equivalent to approximately forty percent of the weight of the hull located within the lower portion of the hull approximately along the centerline of the hull; a series of scuppers located in the upper portion of the hull; a buoyant element located above the upper portion of the hull; and buoyant material placed within the lower portion of the hull. The deck may further include a partition dividing the deck into two channels.
US08701575B2	Seed metering assembly for farm implement and having quick-change capability and sectional control A seed metering assembly for a farm implement has a meter roller that can be accessed and removed in a relatively quick manner. The seed metering assembly includes a fluted meter roller that is segmented into a number of discrete fluted sections. Each fluted section has an associated flow control member that is selectively operable to impede the flow of granular material from a seed hopper to its corresponding section of the fluted meter roller.
US08701573B2	Gasification combustion system A two stage refuse gasification combustion system for processing refuse is disclosed. The system may contain features such as an advancer, a first and second gasifier, a drier, a gas regulator, and a post combustor. Additionally, methods for regulating gas and advancing refuse through a two stage refuse gasification combustion system are disclosed.
US08701570B2	Expandable modular interlocking pallet system An expandable modular interlocking pallet system comprises a plurality of elongated modules, each including a lattice array for supporting a load. The module includes a first side having two female tracks and a second side opposite the first having two complementary male tracts adapted to interlock with the female tracks of an adjacent module. The module also includes a slam latch nested in the module which may engage a striker positioned on an adjacent module. The striker allows for disassembly of the pallet system as desired. Passageways are provided in each module that allow forks of a lift truck or the like to move the interlocked pallet.
US08701566B2	Railcar A railcar that includes an underframe, a front surface frame located at a front surface portion of a carbody and having a lower end portion coupled to the underframe, and a buffer member coupled to the front surface frame and extending toward a vehicle interior side. Then, the buffer member is provided at a position higher than the underframe.
US08701563B2	Footrest and method of operating a chairlift A chair of a chairlift contains a footrest which is connected to an automatic positioning mechanism and which may be positioned below the seat of the chair between a travel position and a boarding and/or disembarking position. The chair further has at least one seat with a seat surface and a safety bar extending transversely over the seat and being pivoted from an open position into a closed position.
US08701561B2	Projectile that includes a sensor to obtain environmental data during launch from a cannon Some embodiments pertain to a projectile that includes a casing and a sensor that is wrapped around the casing. As an example, the sensor may be wrapped around a longitudinal axis of the casing. The sensor obtains environmental data that the projectile is exposed to when the projectile is inside a cannon tube. As an example, the sensor may obtain pressure data that the projectile is exposed to during launch of the projectile when the projectile is inside the cannon tube. The sensor may include a plurality of segments that at least partially surround the casing. In some embodiments, the segments may be separated from the casing due to pressure that the projectile is exposed to during launch.
US08701559B2	Energy harvesting power sources for detecting target impact of a munition A method for detecting a target impact of the munition. The method including: providing the munition with a power supply having a piezoelectric material for generating power from an axial vibration induced by the munition; monitoring an output from the power supply; and determining if the munition has axially impacted a target based on the output.
US08701552B2	Forming device for articles of food The present invention relates to methods and devices for forming articles of food. The methods and devices are configured for forming exterior portions and interior portions of a food article so as to form a cavity for placement of similar or different articles of food therein. In one exemplary embodiment, the present invention provides a forming device configured for forming an exterior portion of the food article in a first step, an interior portion of the food article in a second step and an interior and exterior portion in a third step.
US08701550B2	Versatile tea infuser An integral tea infuser apparatus is provided to compress brewed tea leaves. In accordance with one embodiment: a tea infuser apparatus comprises a top member and a bottom member set to slidably mate with each other forming open, closed and compressed positions. The top member has a top tea retainer cover and a top compressor side having a top push-pull handle, and the bottom member has a bottom tea retainer and a bottom compressor side having a bottom push-pull handle.
US08701545B2	Rotation device In a rotation device using a hydraulic actuator, a rotation angle range is increased. A placement member rotatably coupled to a rotary member has a projecting part on an upper face. A hydraulic actuator is arranged on a projecting face of the projecting part; the actuator and the rotary member coupled with a wire material. The projecting part is formed such that it becomes higher from a leading edge on the side of the rotary member to an intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction, and becomes lower from the intermediate portion to a trailing edge. Thereby, when fluid is supplied to the actuator and shortens the actuator length, a tip of the actuator moves along the projecting face of the projecting part, and is located high, separated from the upper face of the placement member such that the rotation angle range of the rotary member becomes large.
US08701544B2	Furniture providing ballistic defense shield The present invention is directed to the initial construction of furniture having bullet-proof and/or bullet-resistant properties, and methods for manufacturing furniture providing ballistic defense shielding using soft armor and hard armor material components. Soft armor and hard armor require an area of flexibility or expansion to work effectively when struck by a projectile. If these materials are completely restricted their effectiveness is diminished. With the unique design of this application both the soft armor and hard armor are affixed to the interior and/or exterior surfaces of furniture allowing the flexibility or expansion required for maximum protection. The unique design may also be applied to retro-fit panels and/or frames comprising soft armor or hard armor material components to be attached to the exterior and/or interior surfaces of existing furniture.
US08701541B2	Object protection from hollow charges and method for the production thereof Lightly armored vehicles and stationary objects are often the target of attacks by hollow-charge projectiles. Numerous variants of armor plating have been developed to counter such attacks, which results in additional loads, and these require expensive production. A light protective layer (1) which is simple to produce contains rods (3) arranged in a matrix, which project out from the object to be protected. If a corresponding hollow-charge projectile hits such a protective layer (1), the front nose (101) thereof is damaged, so that in most cases the initiation of the hollow charge does not occur. Preferably the rods (3) are covered externally by polymer layers (9, 10) and additionally a crumple layer (8) is attached in front of the object to be protected.
US08701535B2	Automatic card-cutting apparatus An automatic card-cutting apparatus provided with plural transfer rollers to transfer paper, plural slitter heads to cut the paper in a transferring direction, and a lateral cutter portion to cut the paper in a lateral direction at right angles with the transferring direction to conduct divisional cutting of the paper into plural cards. Each of the plural slitter heads is provided with a side head disposed as to be freely position-adjusted in the lateral direction to cut a side edge portion of the paper into belt shape, and a middle head having an upper blade of disc and a pair of lower blades each of which contacts each of left and right side edge portions of the upper blade, disposed as to be freely position-adjusted in the lateral direction to cut a longitudinal middle waste portion of the paper into belt shape.
US08701528B2	Ratchet-action open-end wrench A ratchet-action open-end wrench of the present invention has a simplified structure. Arc-shaped abutting surface and corresponding groove is dismissed from the present wrench. Thus, components of the wrench can be manufactured and fabricated easily, and specified producing process can be chosen for obtaining strengthened structure. In addition, cost of the wrench is abated, precision of the wrench is arisen, and lift-time of the wrench is prolonged.
US08701527B2	Locking adjustable wrench An adjustable wrench is capable of locking and of free and indexed opening and closing of jaws. The wrench operates by means of a multipurpose shaft. The shaft controls an adjustment screw to allow free movement of the wrench jaws, increment adjusting of the jaws, or locking of the jaws in place.
US08701521B2	Pedal device for motor vehicle A pedal device includes a pedal suspended from a supporting shaft penetrating through a pair of lengthwise walls of a pedal bracket, and shaft detachment means configured to allow one end portion of the supporting shaft to be disengaged from a corresponding one of the lengthwise walls at the time of frontal collision. A pedal stroke sensor is arranged on the pedal bracket at a distance from the pedal, and the pedal stroke sensor and the pedal are connected to each other by a transmission mechanism. The transmission mechanism includes permission means for permitting the end portion of the supporting shaft to be disengaged from the corresponding lengthwise wall at the time of frontal collision.
US08701519B2	Robot with belt-drive system A substrate handling robot having a robot body and a robot arm with an end effector is configured to exhibit angular (θ), radial (R) and Z motion. A pair of coaxial shafts link the robot arm to respective motors dedicated to angular (θ) and radial (R) motions. The motors are stationarily mounted with respect to the robot body. The shafts are rotatably supported by a floating platform which is motivated in the Z direction by a third motor also stationarily mounted with respect to the robot body. The third motor is coupled to the platform by a Z motion linkage. The first and second motors are coupled to the coaxial shafts by angular and radial motion linkages each of which includes primary and secondary timing belts whose relative motions are synchronized with the Z motion linkage to achieve controllable independent angular (θ), radial (R) and Z motions in a simple, light-weight package.
US08701517B2	Method of gear shifting a dual clutch transmission A method for gear shifting a dual clutch transmission from an initial gear into a target gear and a respective dual clutch transmission are described. The dual clutch transmission comprises a first partial transmission and a second partial transmission. When shifting from an initial gear into a target gear which are both allocated to the first partial transmission, gears are shifted at least for a short time period into the support gear prior to gear shifting from the support gear into the target gear. A process of an uninterrupted reduction of the transmitted clutch torque down to zero at a first clutch allocated to the initial gear is started prior to starting a process of closing the second clutch allocated to the support gear.
US08701511B2	Inert gas delivery system for electrical inspection apparatus An apparatus for electrical inspection is disclosed. The apparatus comprises an inert gas delivery system that delivers inert gas near a microscope imaging element and electrical test probes. A gas supply provides an inert gas such as argon or nitrogen. The inert gas displaces oxygen to prevent premature oxidation of the test probes. In one embodiment, one or more delivery tubes deliver inert gas to the measurement area.
US08701508B2	Analyzer and transportation device An analyzer comprising: a first measurement unit for measuring samples; a second measurement unit; and a transportation device operable to transport a plurality of sample containers accommodated in a first rack and containing samples and a plurality of sample containers accommodated in a second rack and containing samples, to the first measurement unit and the second measurement unit, wherein the transportation device comprises a first transportation section operable to transport the plurality of sample containers on the first rack to the first measurement unit and the second measurement unit by transporting the first rack on a transport path, and a second transportation section operable to transport the plurality of sample containers on the second rack to the first measurement unit and the second measurement unit by transporting the second rack on the transport path independently from movement of the first rack, is disclosed. A transportation device is also disclosed.
US08701506B2	Liquid sampling apparatus A liquid sampling apparatus. The liquid sampling apparatus includes a body, a first port, and a second port, and a liquid conduit therebetween. A nose portion is provided adjacent the first port sized and shaped for interfitting engagement with, and for opening of, a biased normally closed outlet valve in a liquid reservoir. When liquid is allowed to exit a liquid reservoir, the sampling apparatus allows flow of the liquid between the ports. The body may be provided having a flexible portion, allowing the second port to be directed at a sampling container. The liquid sampling apparatus maybe constructed in polyethylene or other material suitable for use with the liquid being sampled, such as lubricant.
US08701505B2	Peltier freeze-shoe sampler to recover aquifer sediment and groundwater A groundwater sampling tool that includes an elongated hollow coring tube having a proximal end and a distal end for collecting groundwater and sediment; a Peltier element located in close proximity to a wall of the elongated hollow coring tube adapted to freeze groundwater and sediment collected by the elongated hollow coring tube.
US08701487B2	Angular velocity detection apparatus and electronic instrument An angular velocity detection apparatus includes a vibrator that generates a signal that includes an angular velocity component and a vibration leakage component, a driver section that generates the drive signal, and supplies the drive signal to the vibrator, an angular velocity signal generation section that extracts the angular velocity component from the signal generated by the vibrator, and generates an angular velocity signal corresponding to the magnitude of the angular velocity component, a vibration leakage signal generation section that extracts the vibration leakage component from the signal generated by the vibrator, and generates a vibration leakage signal corresponding to the magnitude of the vibration leakage component, and an adder-subtractor section that adds the vibration leakage signal to the angular velocity signal, or subtracts the vibration leakage signal from the angular velocity signal, in a given ratio to correct temperature characteristics of the angular velocity signal.
US08701479B2	System for characterizing tire uniformity machines and methods of using the characterizations A tire uniformity machine includes an apparatus for receiving and rotating a tire. The apparatus includes opposed chuck assemblies for receiving, inflating and rotating the tire and a load wheel applied to the rotating tire to obtain tire test results. At least one characterizing device is associated with components of the apparatus to characterize forces of at least one of the components and the characterized forces are used in adjusting the tire test results.
US08701461B2	Calibration tube for multiphase flowmeters An automated calibration device that comprises a tube for trapping a multiphase sample between three ultrasound (US) transducer pairs, wherein each of the three transducer pairs is positioned to measure a different fraction of the multiphase sample.
US08701455B2	Method for manufacturing a high alloy pipe A method for manufacturing a high alloy pipe comprises hot working, a high alloy material pipe having controlled amounts of C, Si, Mn, P, S, Ni, Cr, Mo, Cu, Al, N, O, and optionally Ca, Mg, and rare earth elements, with the balance Fe. The pipe composition satisfies the formula N×O≦0.001. The pipe is subjected to cold working to form the high alloy pipe, wherein the final cold working process is performed under the condition that a working ratio Rd in the reduction of area satisfies 15≦Rd (%)≦370×(C+N), where N, O and C are the contents (by mass percent) of the respective elements, and Rd is the working ratio (%) in the reduction of area. The pipe has an excellent ductility and an excellent corrosion resistance when cold working is performed to obtain a high strength after pipe-making.
US08701446B2	Rotary separator for mineral fibers A method and apparatus for collecting and forming loose fill fiber material from an ail stream includes introducing a combined fiber and air stream onto a surface of a rotatable drum. The rotatable drum allows the air to flow through the surface of the drum while collecting the fiber material on the surface of the drum. The collected fiber material is then removed from the drum surface by a blow off header that is internal to the drum.
US08701442B2	Manufacturing apparatus for a glass film and manufacturing method for a glass film A manufacturing apparatus prevents small defects from being formed in a surface of a glass film ribbon to the extent possible when the glass film ribbon is transported toward a downstream side while curved. The apparatus includes a direction converting device for converting a traveling direction of the glass film ribbon, which is drawn downward vertically from a forming device, from a vertical direction to a horizontal direction by transporting the glass film ribbon toward a downstream side while curved in a longitudinal direction of the glass film ribbon. The direction converting device includes a curve-supporting unit for supporting the glass film ribbon curved in the longitudinal direction. The curve-supporting unit includes two lines of end portion supporting parts for supporting widthwise end regions of the glass film ribbon without supporting a widthwise central region of the glass film ribbon.
US08701439B2	Piece of jewelry comprising a bezel immobilized in translation and in rotation on a wire-like mounting Jewel having a decorative element such as a precious stone, a bezel including a body provided with at least one hole defining a longitudinal direction, the body having claws mounted thereon, which embed the decorative element, a wire-like support on which the bezel is mounted, the wire-like support extending longitudinally through the body of the bezel through the hole. The wire-like support has a bore located in the body, and the jewel further has an elongated stop element, which extends transversely in the body while passing through the bore formed in the wire-like support. The stop element is engaged with stop surfaces formed within the body.
US08701436B2	Pivotable water dispenser for a refrigerator door A refrigerator is provided to prevent sustaining of injuries by users, and which is capable of being hygienically used. The refrigerator prevents users sustaining injuries from inadvertently bumping into a dispenser or a tray when passing by the refrigerator.
US08701435B2	Multiple barrel frozen product dispenser A frozen product dispenser is characterized by at least two product freeze barrels for receiving product therein and for freezing the product for dispensing, and a refrigeration system for chilling the at least two barrels. The refrigeration system has at least two evaporators for and heat transfer coupled to each barrel, separate and controllable expansion valves each having an outlet coupled to an inlet to an inlet to an associated one of the evaporators, at least two compressors having outlets coupled to inlets to the expansion valves and inlets coupled to outlets from the evaporators, and at least one condenser in fluid circuit between outlets from the compressors and inlets to the expansion valves. The refrigeration system is controllable to selectively operate one or more of the compressors and one or more of the expansion valves in accordance with the cooling requirements of the barrels to provide an improved turndown ratio for improvements in efficiency of operation of the refrigeration system in response to changing cooling load requirements of the product barrels.
US08701432B1	System and method of operation and control for a multi-source heat pump A heat pump system having a heat pump unit that operates upon a heat exchange fluid. A ground heat exchanger and an ambient heat exchanger are provided. A first valve set is coupled to the heat pump unit, the ground heat exchanger and the ambient heat exchanger. The first valve set can interconnect the input of the heat pump to the ground heat exchanger or to the ambient heat exchanger. The first valve set can also interconnect the ground heat exchanger to the ambient heat exchanger. A second valve set is provided that interconnects the output of the heat pump unit to the ground heat exchanger or to the ambient heat exchanger. The second valve set can also interconnect the ground heat exchanger to the ambient heat exchanger. The multiple modes are offered by the first valve set and the second valve set.
US08701422B2	Thermoelectric heat pump In certain embodiments, a thermoelectric heat pump includes a heat transfer region having an array of thermoelectric modules, a waste channel in substantial thermal communication with a high temperature portion of the heat transfer region, and a main channel in substantial thermal communication with a low temperature portion of the heat transfer region. An enclosure wall provides a barrier between fluid in the waste channel and fluid in the main channel throughout the interior of the thermoelectric heat pump. In some embodiments, the waste fluid channel and the main fluid channel are positioned and shaped such that differences in temperature between fluids disposed near opposite sides of the enclosure wall are substantially decreased or minimized at corresponding positions along the channels.
US08701420B2	Gas turbine control method and device A gas turbine control device having a gas turbine control unit for the gas turbine operation control that computes adjustment increments regarding at least one of the airflow rate into the combustor and the pilot ratio, and makes revisions to the actuating variables comprising the airflow rate and the pilot ratio so that the actuating variables are contrasted with the status signals and the variables are modified toward initial design conditions. The gas turbine control unit resets the revisions made to the actuating variables in a case where the level of the combustion vibration is restrained below the predetermined control criterion for a predetermined time span, and the gas turbine is operated under the control settings of the initial design stage.
US08701408B2	Connecting device, driving device and charging device A connecting device, comprising: a linearly driving drive member; an actuating member driven in a rotating manner by an internal combustion engine charging device with at least one pivot arm connected to the actuating member in a fixed manner, wherein the actuating member transmits rotational moments about a pivot axis, with a slide element connected to the driving member in a fixed manner, and wherein the driving member transmits linear forces oriented obliquely to the pivot axis, with at least one bearing arrangement, which moveably couples the slide element to the pivot arm such that the slide element is displaceably mounted along a displacement axis running parallel to the pivot axis and rotatably mounted about the displacement axis and about a rotary axis running perpendicularly to the displacement axis.
US08701396B2	Hydraulic system A hydraulic system for an operator controlled machine, the system including at least one actuator for moving a machine component, a source of pressurized fluid for delivering pressurized fluid at a system pressure to a control valve which is operable under operator control, to control the flow of fluid from the source to the actuator at a load pressure, along a load pressure path, a flow control apparatus for controlling the flow of fluid from the source to the control valve, the flow control apparatus including an actuating part which is biased by a resilient device to a condition in which the flow control apparatus provides for a maximum flow of fluid to the control valve, actuating part movement by the resilient device being resisted by system pressure fluid and being supported by fluid at a control pressure, the control pressure being derived from the load pressure, and wherein the system includes a pressure control device to which the load pressure is communicated, the pressure control device being operated under operator control either to deliver the control pressure to the flow control device at load pressure or a modified pressure which is less than the load pressure.
US08701383B2	Late lean injection system configuration A gas turbine engine is provided and includes a late lean injection (LLI) compatible combustor having a first interior in which a first fuel supplied thereto by a fuel circuit is combustible, a turbine, a transition zone, including a second interior in which a second fuel supplied thereto by the fuel circuit and the products of the combustion of the first fuel are combustible, the transition zone being disposed to fluidly couple the combustor and the turbine to one another, and a plurality of fuel injectors, which are structurally supported by the transition zone and coupled to the fuel circuit, and which are configured to supply the second fuel to the second interior in any one of a single axial stage, multiple axial stages, a single axial circumferential stage and multiple axial circumferential stages.
US08701380B2	Turbine engine with nonstreamlined impellers A turbine engine including two respectively upstream and downstream external impellers that are nonstreamlined, coaxial, and contrarotating is provided. The downstream impeller is retractable so as to reduce its diameter. The blades of the downstream impeller are mounted so as to pivot about a pivot, the axis of which forms a nonzero angle, notably perpendicular, with the axis of rotation of the impeller, the blades in the retracted position being tilted about the pivot.
US08701366B2	Insulated metal roofing systems and related methods An insulated roof deck system which can be used in installing metal roofs is set forth. The system includes a plurality of metal purlins (10), a plurality of metal roof panels (2), a plurality of thermal insulation blocks (4), cleats (14), and threaded fasteners (12). The metal purlins (10) can form a parallel array of purlins. The metal roof panels (2) can be attached to the metal purlins (10) in the parallel array. The thermal insulation blocks (4) can be disposed between the metal purlin (10) and the metal roof panel (2). The cleat (14) can be disposed between the thermal insulation blocks (4) and the metal roof panel (2) and has a protrusion which is capable of securing the thermal insulation block (4) and inhibits lateral movement between the thermal insulation block (4) and the cleat (14). The threaded fastener (12) secures the metal roof panel (2), the cleat (14), and the thermal insulation block (4) to the metal purlin (10). The threaded fastener (12) can include one or more unthreaded regions sufficient to reduce or prevent over-tightening during use.
US08701364B2	Log with thermal break A log for a log home has a plurality of pockets formed within the body of the log. The pockets are filled with foam to enhance the thermal rating of the log. A slot is provided between adjacent pockets to provide a thermal break.
US08701355B2	Collapsible roof curb A collapsible roof curb includes a base portion having opposed end walls and opposed side walls extending between the end walls, and an upper portion having opposed upper end walls and opposed upper side walls. The roof curb also includes a hinge connecting each of the end walls of the base portion to the end walls of the upper portion and the side walls of the base portion to the side walls of the upper portion, the hinges being adapted to allow the end walls and side walls of the upper portion to pivot from a collapsed position to an extended position.
US08701353B2	Deployable door handle for vehicles A flush door handle includes a powered actuator that shifts the handle from a fully retracted position to an intermediate position. A user can then grasp the handle, and pull the handle to a fully open position to thereby unlatch the door latch. After a user releases the handle, it shifts to a closed position due to spring force or a powered actuator. The door latch may also comprise a fully powered version wherein the handle shifts from a closed position to an open position, and a powered door latch releases the door latch if predefined conditions are detected.
US08701343B2	Water diversion system This invention relates to a system for diverting water to improve ground water supplies. The system involves collecting stormwater from hard surfaces, such as roads and pavements, and diverts the stormwater to the landscape underground, including below the road and pavement, where the water may be used for passive irrigation. More specifically, the invention relates to a water diversion system for utilizing stormwater runoff to passively irrigate plants. The system comprises a receptacle for receiving and containing a volume of stormwater runoff, and having an outlet for enabling contained stormwater to flow out of the receptacle. The system further comprises distribution means connected to the outlet of the receptacle for communicating stormwater from the receptacle to a soil profile below the level of the pavement for access by a plant, thereby irrigating the plant. The system also comprises a filter for removing solid particulates from the stormwater entering the distribution means.
US08701334B2	Foot snare triggering device The foot snare triggering device of the present invention is designed to be used with a foot snare, and comprises a trigger plate assembly, having a tension adjustment means which allows the trigger plate assembly to pivotally yield to vertical pressure. A trigger mechanism has a trigger end set within said plate assembly and a mechanism end attached to an extension mechanism, and a snare attachment port located within the trigger mechanism for releasably securing a foot snare by moving longitudinally when the trigger mechanism is engaged by pressure to said plate assembly allowing a foot snare to be released from the snare attachment port after triggering said device. A pan is pivotally connected by a hinge to the plate underside distal to the pan tension adjustment means. The pan has a trigger mount located adjacent to the trigger assembly connection through which the trigger mount engagingly receives the trigger mechanism.
US08701308B2	Fluid heater, manufacturing method thereof, substrate processing apparatus including fluid heater, and substrate processing method A fluid heater includes a duct pipe through which a fluid to be heated flows, and a heating part configured to heat the duct pipe. One or more fillers is provided inside the duct pipe. A substrate processing apparatus includes: a supply source configured to supply a liquid of a volatile organic solvent; the aforementioned fluid heater configured to heat the liquid of the organic solvent supplied by the supply source so as to generate a steam of the organic solvent; and a chamber configured to accommodate a substrate W and to dry the substrate W accommodated therein, to which the steam of the organic solvent generated by the fluid heater is supplied.
US08701305B1	Level A level has a pair of knobs extending beyond a housing on opposite sides thereof to receive a strap. The level also has a bottom with a V-shaped profile to set atop a flat surface or receive a convex surface therein.
US08701301B2	Surface texture measuring instrument In a surface texture measuring instrument, a measurement arm includes: a first measurement arm that is supported by a bracket around a support shaft movably in a circular movement in a casing; and a second measurement arm having styluses that are attachably and detachably provided to an end of the first measurement arm via an attachment-detachment mechanism, the attachment-detachment mechanism being arranged in the casing. A displacement detector includes: a scale provided to the measurement arm; and a detection head provided to the bracket to face the scale. A detecting surface of the scale is on an axis of the measurement arm and on a plane of the circular movement of the measurement arm.
US08701297B2	Method of determining heading by turning an inertial device A method of determining a heading by means of an inertial device (1) comprising at least one vibratory angle sensor (3) having a resonator associated with detector means and means for setting the resonator into vibration connected to a control unit to have a first mode of operation in which the vibration is left free to move in an angular frame of reference of the resonator, and a second mode of operation in which the vibration is maintained at a predetermined angle in the frame of reference of the resonator, and the method comprising the steps of: controlling the sensor in the second mode of operation to maintain the vibration on a predetermined electric angle corresponding to a least-error value of the sensor; and controlling the sensor in the first mode of operation to take a heading measurement, and controlling the sensor in the second mode of operation once the measurement has been taken and until the next measurement in order to maintain the vibration on the predetermined electric angle.
US08701296B2	Shaving foil for an electric shaving apparatus A shaving foil for an electric shaving apparatus. The shaving foil includes a perforated region with a plurality of holes which are separated from each other by bars. The perforated region is divided at least into two zones, preferably a central zone, a first edge zone, and a second edge zone. The central zone is arranged between the first edge zone and the second edge zone. The holes in the central zone have (i) an average size which is smaller than the average size of the holes in the first edge zone and in the second edge zone, (ii) a floating mean value of the size of the openings in the central zone smaller than a floating mean value of the size of the openings in the first edge zone and the second edge zone, or both (i) and (ii).
US08701294B2	Cutting implement with interchangeable/replaceable blades A cutting implement with blades that can be replaced or interchanged without using tools. The cutting implement has shock absorbing handles and may also have at least one bumper to reduce the forces transmitted to the user's hands and arms. The cutting implement may be a saw, pruners, lopper, grass shears, hedge shears, or garden shears.
US08701292B2	Multi-purpose cooking tool A multi-purpose cooking tool including an elongated shaft, a handle, a first hook-like member, a second hook-like member and a grill engaging recess. The elongated shaft has a first end and a second end. The handle is provided at the first end of the elongated shaft. The first hook-like member, the second hook-like member and the grill rail engaging recess are provided at the second end of the elongated shaft. The first hook-like member has a counter-clockwise curvature with respect to a longitudinal axis of the elongated shaft and the second hook-like member has a clockwise curvature with respect to the longitudinal axis of the elongated shaft.
US08701288B2	Apparatus and method for forming an antipollution device housing An apparatus and a method for manufacturing a housing of an antipollution device including one or more bricks supported by one or more mats therein. One or more main portions are formed, the main portion of the housing defining a formed chamber in which the brick(s) compress the mat(s) between the brick(s) and the main portion to a predetermined density. One or more end portions are formed, for connection of the antipollution device in an exhaust system. When one or more transition portions are formed to connect the main portion(s) and the end portion(s), the main portion(s) is engaged by the apparatus to resist deformation of the formed chamber.
US08701286B2	Rotationally balancing a rotating part A method is provided of rotationally balancing a rotating part. A rotor hub or ring and a plurality of rotor blades for assembly onto the hub or ring are provided, each blade having an unfilled internal cavity. The respective masses and moment weights of the blades with filled internal cavities are then predicted. Next, the rotor blades are assembled onto the hub or ring to form the rotating part. The relative positions of the assembled blades are determined on the basis of their predicted masses and moment weights with filled internal cavities. The internal cavities of the assembled rotor blades are then filled.
US08701275B2	Surface mounting apparatus A surface mounting apparatus includes a mounting head which is movable in X and Y directions and which mounts an electronic component on a positioned board, and a board recognizing camera is fixed to a base and which moves integrally with the mounting head. A correction jig includes a correction mark which is imaged by the board recognizing camera, and an imaging result is used to correct temporal change in an interior portion of the camera including an optical system, and is fixed to the base.
US08701273B2	Method of manufacturing magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording having a return path section A method of manufacturing a magnetic head includes the step of forming an accommodation part and the step of forming a return path section. The return path section lies between a main pole and a top surface of a substrate, and connects a shield and part of the main pole away from a medium facing surface to each other so that a space through which part of a coil passes is defined. The accommodation part accommodates at least part of the return path section. The step of forming the return path section forms first to third portions simultaneously. The first portion is located closer to the top surface of the substrate than is the space. The second portion is located closer to the medium facing surface than is the space. The third portion is located farther from the medium facing surface than is the space.
US08701268B2	Composite showerhead electrode assembly for a plasma processing apparatus A method of forming an elastomeric sheet adhesive bond between mating surfaces of an electrode and a backing member to accommodate stresses generated during temperature cycling due to mismatch in coefficients of thermal expansion. The elastomeric sheet comprises a thermally conductive silicone adhesive able to withstand a high shear strain of ≧300% in a temperature range of room temperature to 300° C. such as heat curable high molecular weight dimethyl silicone with fillers. Installation can be manually, manually with installation tooling, or with automated machinery.
US08701267B2	Method of making a finger sensor package A method of making finger sensor packages may include advancing a flexible circuit tape along a predetermined path of travel. The flexible circuit tape may include a flexible layer and conductive traces thereon defining individual flexible circuits. The method may include, as the flexible circuit tape is advanced along the path of travel, securing a respective finger sensing integrated circuit (IC) and surrounding sensor package frame to each flexible circuit, applying at least one fluid fill material adjacent each finger sensor IC while using the corresponding sensor package frame as a dam to thereby define finger sensor packages, and stamping out the finger sensor packages from the flexible circuit tape to form at least one flush common edge of each sensor package frame and individual flexible circuit.
US08701266B2	Zipper assembly and method of use thereof A zipper assembly is described wherein the facing tapes having interlocking teeth along facing edges each have a plurality of eyelets distributed longitudinally therein. The eyelets permit the receipt of zip ties therethrough for securing the assembly to an opening in a net. When installed a user may selectively open and close the opening by zipping and unzipping the zipper assembly.
US08701261B2	Air handler quick sling Apparatus for hanging a High Voltage Air Conditioning unit having an arm attached at its top end to a support member, a bar slidably coupled to the arm having a first horizontally extending arm at the bottom of the bar to form a J bar, and a second horizontally extending arm attached to the bottom of the J bar above the first horizontally extending arm. Clearance openings in the arm and J bar for fasteners for attaching the arm to the J bar to raise or lower the horizontally extending arms for units of different heights. Coupling sleeves coupled to the horizontally extending arms and extension member have lengths that provide for HVAC units of different widths and are adapted to be removably attached to coupling sleeves on an opposing J bar. The second horizontally extending arm and extension member provides support an HVAC unit; and the first provides to support a drain pan.
US08701252B2	Hook and loop tie with a non-slip area Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a hook and loop tie for securing a bundle of cables. The hook and loop tie comprises a loop component, a non-slip component, and a hook component. The loop component has a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The non-slip component is affixed to the loop component and extends from the first end of the loop component toward the second end of the loop component. The hook component is affixed to the loop component, extends from the second end of the loop component toward the first end of the loop component, and overlaps at least a portion of the non-slip component.
US08701250B2	Hinge assembly for vehicle interior trim component A hinge assembly is provided that includes a follower and a cam disposed adjacent to the follower. The cam is capable of translating relative to the follower along a vertical direction and rotating relative to the follower about a rotational axis. The hinge assembly also includes an axle disposed through the cam to facilitate rotation of the cam about the rotational axis. The axle is configured to bias the cam toward the follower along the vertical direction.
US08701249B2	Hinge device for a portable terminal A hinge device in a portable terminal is provided, in which a first driving cam is fixed to one end of a hinge shaft by a locking device, for rotating, a second driving cam is provided at the other end of the hinge shaft, for rotating together with the first driving cam and making a linear reciprocal motion along the hinge shaft, a driven cam is interposed between the first and second driving cams, for making a linear reciprocal motion along the hinge shaft as a cam motion with the first and second driving cams, and an elastic member is interposed between a hinge housing and the second driving cam.
US08701245B2	Height adjustment mechanism for a vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner including a handle and a base. The base includes a housing, a nozzle defining an inlet of the vacuum cleaner, and a lift assembly including a guide member configured to support the base on a surface. The vacuum further includes a height adjustment mechanism including a knob and a ramp. The knob is operable to rotate the ramp with respect to the housing, and the lift assembly is coupled to the ramp such that the lift assembly moves along the ramp to move the inlet from the lower position to the upper position in response to rotation of the ramp by the knob. The ramp includes a first end that defines a lower position of the inlet and a second end that defines an upper position of the inlet, and the ramp has a continuous incline from the first end to the second end.
US08701235B2	Electric toothbrush A handle portion of an electric toothbrush includes an electric motor; a first drive shaft being attachable to a head portion axle of a head portion of an electric toothbrush; a second drive shaft being attachable to a housing of a head portion of an electric toothbrush; and a drive comprising a first drive section and a second drive section. The first drive section is located between the electric motor and one of the first drive shaft and the second drive shaft. The first drive section is arranged to convert a rotational motion of the electric motor into an oscillating pivoting of one of the first drive shaft and the second drive shaft. The second drive section is arranged to transfer an oscillating pivoting of the first drive shaft or the second drive shaft to the respective other drive shaft.
US08701230B2	Core instability system A system to cause instability for a person supported by a person support surface is disclosed. The system is configured to cause the person supported by the person support surface to compensate for the instability caused by the system in order to exercise their core or trunk region.
US08701227B2	Mattress with attachment panels for removable attachment to a mattress support An adjustable bed is provided having a mattress, a mattress support, and an attachment panel for removably attaching the mattress to the mattress support. The attachment panel can be disposed along at least a portion of at least one side of the mattress and extends below a bottom surface of the mattress. The attachment panel is attached to an underside of the mattress support.
US08701214B2	One-piece garment A one-piece garment is presented, such as a pajama for toddlers, which prevents removal of the garment by the toddler and keeps the toddler from gaining access to his diaper. The one-piece garment may be modified for wearers of any size and/or age so that the wearer cannot remove his own garment or disturb garments or medical devices that are worn under the one-piece garment.
US08701212B2	Elongated guide, and visor removably mountable thereto An elongated guide that is removably attachable to a hardhat and a visor that is removably mountable to the elongated guide.
US08707450B2	Digital rights management (DRM) locker Methods, apparatuses and storage medium associated digital rights management (DRM) using DRM locker is disclosed herein. In embodiments, a DRM locker is provided to a client device. The DRM locker may be configured to store a number of DRM licenses or keys for a number of DRM protected contents. The DRM locker, on presentation of an associated locker key, may respond to a request for one or more of the stored DRM licenses or keys, to enable consumption of the corresponding DRM protected contents using the client device. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed.
US08707448B2	Secure distribution of media data A technique for distributing media data in a secured fashion that mitigates unwanted or illegal copying/distribution of such data. An initial, degraded version of the media data is sent to one or more recipient(s). After confirming identity of a recipient at a receiving system, a supplemental version of the media data is sent to the receiving system which augments the degraded version such that it can then be played by the recipient(s). The degraded version of the media data has a reduced quality that is obtained by removing portions of the data and filling in the removed portions with dummy data. During a subsequent rebuilding of the media data, a supplemental version of the media data is sent to the receiving data processing system where it is merged/combined with the degraded version to form a copy that corresponds to the original, high-quality version of the media data.
US08707443B2	Circuit with testable circuit coupled to privileged information supply circuit A circuit is operable in a normal operating mode and a test mode. The circuit contains a privileged information supply circuit (12) coupled to the testable circuit (10). A test access circuit (19) provides access to the testable circuit (10). A test control circuit (18) controls switching of the test access circuit (19) to the test mode. A multiplex circuit (16) couples the privileged information supply circuit (12) to the testable circuit (10) for access to privileged information in the normal mode. In the test mode the shadow information supply circuit (14) is coupled to the testable circuit (10) instead.
US08707436B2	Defining code by its functionality A system and method for defining code by its functionality is disclosed. The technology initially accesses a portion of code. Once the portion of code is accessed at least one functional operation embedded in the code is determined. When the functional operation in the code is determined, the portion of code is then defined by the functional operation. In so doing, the portion of code can be defined by functional operation without requiring the consideration of any semantics related to the portion of code.
US08707429B2	DNS resolution, policies, and views for large volume systems Systems and methods for resolving domain name system (DNS) queries are provided herein. Methods may include receiving a DNS query from a DNS client via a DNS server, responsive to the DNS query, generating the DNS response utilizing the at least one policy associated with the view, providing the DNS response to the DNS client from which the DNS query was received, and storing the DNS response in a shared cache, the shared cache including previously generated DNS responses that are available to the DNS server, wherein previously generated DNS responses may be provided to DNS clients upon receiving a DNS query corresponding to at least one of the previously generated DNS responses.
US08707424B2	Method for making secure execution of a computer programme, in particular in a smart card A method for making secure execution of a computer program includes the following steps: stacking a predetermined value in a pile of instructions of the program; and stack popping the pile, the stack popping step being adapted, as the case may be, to enable detection of an anomalous execution.
US08707423B2	Programmable display device, and control system A programmable display device includes a communication driver, a file system process unit that accesses the portable storage medium storing backup/restore target information that includes a target control device and target setting information respectively specifying the control device on which the backup/restore process is performed out of the control devices connected to the programmable display device and setting information, and a setting-information obtaining/writing process unit that accesses the control device via the communication driver based on the backup/restore target information and performs the backup/restore process of the setting information by accessing the portable storage medium via the file system process unit.
US08707417B1	Driver domain as security monitor in virtualization environment A virtualization platform includes a number of virtual machines, one of which is configured as a driver domain and includes the network service control for routing network traffic between the other virtual machines. The privileged domain does not include the network service control. The network service control includes network backend interfaces and a virtual switch or bridge. The driver domain includes a PCI driver for direct communication with a network interface card. The driver domain includes hooking software and an inspection agent. Packets passing between the other virtual machines pass through the driver domain, are hooked, and are inspected by inspection agent to determine if they are malicious or not. Malicious packets are blocked. The driver domain may also utilize a PCI driver of the privileged domain for access to the network interface card. Platforms with or without pass-through mode may be used.
US08707411B2	Application identity design Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for providing user credentials over a network to a remote computer application. User credentials for the remote computer application are stored in a central repository that is accessible through the network. A request is sent to a service to perform, on behalf of a user, a particular task involving the remote computer application. It is determined whether the service has been granted permission to act on behalf of the user with respect to the remote computer application. When the service has permission to act on behalf of the user, the service is used to retrieve the user's credentials for the remote computer application from the central repository and to supply the retrieved user credentials to the remote computer application.
US08707408B2	Secure authentication systems and methods Systems and methods are provided for authentication by combining a Reverse Turing Test (RTT) with password-based user authentication protocols to provide improved resistance to brute force attacks. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a method is provided for user authentication, the method including receiving a username/password pair associated with a user; requesting one or more responses to a first Reverse Turing Test (RTT); and granting access to the user if a valid response to the first RTT is received and the username/password pair is valid.
US08707404B2	System and method for transparently authenticating a user to a digital rights management entity Various embodiments of a system and method for transparently authenticating a user to a digital rights management entity are described. In various embodiments, a digital rights management server may be configured to receive an authentication token from a first remote computer system. Such authentication token may indicate that a particular user of the first remote computer system was authenticated by a first content provider of one or more content providers. In various embodiments, the digital rights management server may also be configured to verify the authentication token by determining that one or more portions of the authentication token were generated based on respective authentication information issued to the first content provider. In various embodiments, the digital rights management server may also be configured to, in response to verification of the authentication token, issue to the first remote computer system one or more credentials.
US08707400B2	System and method for implementing an extended authentication and authorization credential store A system and method for consumer-side authorization and authentication is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving a request for a credential from a business-side party, matching the credential request to a set of available credentials, the available credentials comprising consumer-side information. The credential is retrieved from a credential store, and the authorization of the business-side party to receive the credential is evaluated before returning a response. In another embodiment, the system comprises a receiver module adapted to receive credential requests from business-side parties. The credential request is passed to a selection and matching module for matching against consumer-side credentials. The credential is retrieved from a storage and retrieval module, but is not passed until an authorization module allows a sender module to return a credential response to the business-side party.
US08707383B2	Computer workload management with security policy enforcement A computer implemented method, data processing system, and computer program product for managing computer workloads with security policy enforcement. When a determination is made that a component in a data processing system has failed to meet processing requirements, a candidate host to where the component may be migrated based on performance considerations is identified. A first security policy associated with the component is compared to a second security policy associated with the candidate host to determine if the first security policy is equivalent to or stronger than the second security policy. Responsive to a determination that the first security policy is equivalent to or stronger than the second security policy, the component is migrated to the candidate host.
US08707379B2	Video transmission system with timing based on a global clock and methods for use therewith A network module receives network global positioning system (GPS) signals and that transmits a video signal to a remote device that includes time stamps that are based on the network GPS signals. The network module receives a device parameter from the remote device that indicates that local GPS signals are available to the remote device. The network module reduces a frequency of the time stamps when the device parameter indicates that local GPS signals are available to the remote device.
US08707363B2	Synchronization guides for group video watching Systems and methods are disclosed for recommending items in a video series to a group of viewers. In general, video series item recommendations are generated for a viewer group detected within a viewing area of a media device based on personal viewing histories of users in the viewer group. In one embodiment, the video series item recommendations are recommendations for video series items that: (a) are from one or more video series historically viewed by at least a first predefined minimum threshold number of users in the viewer group and (b) have not yet been viewed by any of at least a second predefined minimum threshold number of users in the viewer group. The video series item recommendations are then provided to the viewer group.
US08707362B2	Data broadcast receiver and method for gathering data broadcasting application A data broadcast receiver includes a broadcast signal receiving unit receiving broadcast signals corresponding to a selected channel, a signal separating unit separating the broadcast signals received through the broadcast signal receiving unit into video signals, audio signals, and data signals, a data parsing unit parsing the data signals separated by the signal separating unit and extracting data carousel, and a middleware engine partially gathering the data carousel extracted by the data parsing unit according to a preset priority.

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