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US08921133B2	Method of forming a sampled grating and method of producing a laser diode A method of forming a sampled grating includes the steps of preparing a substrate; preparing a nano-imprinting mold including a pattern surface on which projections and recesses are periodically formed; preparing a mask including a light obstructing portion and a light transmitting portion that are alternately provided; forming a photoresist layer and a resin portion in that order on the substrate; forming a patterned resin portion having projections and recesses by pressing the pattern surface of the mold into contact with the resin portion and hardening the resin portion while maintaining the contact; exposing a portion of the photoresist layer by irradiating the photoresist layer with exposing light through the mask and the patterned resin portion; forming a patterned photoresist layer by developing the photoresist layer; and etching the substrate using the patterned photoresist layer.
US08921122B2	System and method for quantitative assessment of biological migration behavior The present invention provides systems and methods for assessing migration behavior of biological particles, such as neutrophils, under the effect of a gradient. The systems can include one or more migration chambers, one or more gradient sources configured to generate particular gradients, e.g., of chemokines or the like across the width of the migration chamber, and a detection arrangement that is configured to determine spatial profiles across the migration chamber that indicate the extent of migration.
US08921117B2	Method for assaying hydrocarbons A method for determining the amount of hydrocarbons in a composition including hydrocarbons and water is provided. The method includes adding a chemical agent to the composition in order to form an emulsion of water and hydrocarbons, taking a sample of the emulsion and dissolving this sample in a common solvent for water and hydrocarbons in order to form a solution, and measuring the amount of hydrocarbons in the solution. An installation suitable for implementing this method is also provided.
US08921111B2	Polymer based polynucleotide transfection agents The present invention provides a methodology for transfecting cells in vitro. In particular, cationic polymers and polynucleotide containing polyplexes comprising such polymers are provided.
US08921109B2	Cell-support matrix having narrowly defined uniformly vertically and non-randomly organized porosity and pore density and a method for preparation thereof A cell-support matrix having narrowly defined uniformly vertically and non-randomly organized porosity and pore density and a method for preparation thereof. The matrix suitable for preparation of cellular or acellular implants for growth and de novo formation of an articular hyaline-like cartilage. A gel-matrix composite system comprising collagen-based matrix having a narrowly defined porosity capable of inducing hyaline-like cartilage production from chondrocytes in vivo and in vitro.
US08921107B2	Method for differentiating human neural progenitor cells into dopaminergic neurons, and medium for differentiation thereof The present invention provides a method for differentiating human neural progenitor cells into dopaminergic neurons, comprising the step of culturing human neural progenitor cells in a medium containing fusaric acid. In addition, the present invention provides a medium for differentiation of human neural progenitor cells into dopaminergic neurons.
US08921103B2	Laminar construct for tissue-engineered dermal equivalent Compositions and methods for creating a laminar construct for tissue-engineered dermal equivalent are provided. One composition provided herein comprises a hydrogel matrix comprising two or more hydrogels layers and a population of stem cells. Associated methods are also provided.
US08921094B2	System and method for nucleic acids containing fluid processing A system and method for the processing of nucleic acids containing fluids involving manipulation of magnetically responsive particles contained therein are disclosed. In the system, a holder holds a plurality of containers containing the fluids, a heating device applies thermal energy to the fluids for incubation, and a separating device magnetically separates the particles. The heating and separating devices move into at least one operative position for processing the fluids and at least one inoperative position with respect to the containers, in which the containers are kept stationary at least during and in-between incubating the fluids and manipulating the magnetically responsive particles.
US08921089B2	Bradyrhizobium strains According to the present invention new isolates of Bradyrhizobium japonicum have been isolated and possess unique properties. These Bradyrhizobia are plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium (PGPR), possess superior tolerance/resistance to desiccation, and enhance the overall performance of leguminous plant growth.
US08921078B2	Method for transforming iota-carrageenan into alpha-carrageenan by means of a new class of 4S-iota-carrageenan sulfatase A method for transforming iota-carrageenan into alpha-carrageenan by a new class of 4S-iota-carrageenan sulfatase. The invention also relates to carrageenans obtained by the conversion method. The invention can be especially applied to the agro-food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries.
US08921073B2	Devices and systems for creation of DNA cluster arrays The present invention comprises systems and devices for isothermal amplification of polynucleotide sequences to produce DNA cluster arrays.
US08921065B2	Reagent composition for electrochemical biosensors A reagent composition containing GDH-PQQ as an enzyme-co-factor and screen-printed on working and counter electrodes of electrochemical biosensors, maintains activity of the enzyme reagents by proper selection of components. A preferred composition includes hydrophilic polymers, amorphous untreated silica, buffers, surfactants, and a mediator. For example, the biosensor is useful in the amperometric determination of glucose.
US08921049B2	Determination of copy number differences by amplification The present invention provides for determining relative copy number difference for one or more target nucleic acid sequences between a test sample and a reference sample or reference value derived therefrom. The methods facilitate the detection of copy number differences less than 1.5-fold.
US08921047B2	Secondary structure defining database and methods for determining identity and geographic origin of an unknown bioagent thereby The present invention relates generally to the field of investigational bioinformatics and more particularly to secondary structure defining databases. The present invention further relates to methods for interrogating a database as a source of molecular masses of known bioagents for comparing against the molecular mass of an unknown or selected bioagent to determine either the identity of the selected bioagent, and/or to determine the origin of the selected bioagent. The identification of the bioagent is important for determining a proper course of treatment and/or irradication of the bioagent in such cases as biological warfare. Furthermore, the determination of the geographic origin of a selected bioagent will facilitate the identification of potential criminal identity.
US08921042B2	Transcriptional repression leading to Parkinson's disease Parkinson's disease is caused by the preferential loss of substantia nigra dopamine neurons. A Parkin Interacting Substrate, PARIS (ZNF746) is identified. The levels of PARIS are regulated by the ubiquitin proteasome system via binding to and ubiquitination by the E3 ubiquitin ligase, parkin. PARIS is a KRAB and zinc finger protein that accumulates in models of parkin inactivation and in human brain Parkinson's disease patients. PARIS represses the expression of the transcriptional co-activator, PGC-1α and the PGC-1α target gene, NRF-1 by binding to insulin response sequences in the PGC-1α promoter. Conditional knockout of parkin in adult animals leads to progressive loss of dopamine (DA) neurons that is PARIS dependent. Overexpression of PARIS causes selective loss of DA neurons in the substantia nigra, which is reversed by either parkin or PGC-1α co-expression. The identification of PARIS provides a molecular mechanism for neurodegeneration due to parkin inactivation.
US08921039B2	Assay for detection of human parvovirus nucleic acid Nucleic acid oligomers specific for human parvovirus genomic DNA are disclosed. An assay for amplifying and detecting human parvovirus genotypes 1, 2 and 3 nucleic acid in biological specimens is disclosed. Compositions for amplifying and detecting the presence of human parvovirus genotypes 1, 2 and 3 genomic DNA in human biological specimens are disclosed.
US08921035B2	Polymer washout solvent, and the use thereof for developing a flexographic printing plate A polymer washout solvent for developing a flexographic printing plate comprising: —an ester hydrocarbon component, —an ether hydrocarbon component, —an alcoholic hydrocarbon component. The washout solvent of the invention has less hazardous properties than the known solvents. Use of a polymer washout solvent for developing a flexographic printing plate in a washing step.
US08921032B2	Self-assemblable polymer and method for use in lithography A self-assemblable polymer is disclosed, having first and second molecular configurations with the first molecular configuration has a higher Flory Huggins parameter for the self-assemblable polymer than the second molecular configuration, and the self-assemblable polymer is configurable from the first molecular configuration to the second molecular configuration, from the second molecular configuration to the first molecular configuration, or both, by the application of a stimulus. The polymer is of use in a method for providing an ordered, periodically patterned layer of the polymer on a substrate, by ordering and annealing the polymer in its second molecular configuration and setting the polymer when it is in the first molecular configuration. The second molecular configuration provides better ordering kinetics and permits annealing of defects near its order/disorder transition temperature, while the first molecular configuration, with a higher order/disorder transition temperature, provides low line edge/width roughness for the pattern formed on setting.
US08921028B2	Salt, resist composition and method for producing resist pattern A salt represented by the formula (I) and a resist composition containing the salt are provided, wherein Q1, Q2, L1, ring W1, Re1, Re2, Re3, Re4, Re5, Re6, Re7, Re8, Re9, Re10, Re11, Re12, Re13 and Z are defined in the specification.
US08921027B2	Radiation-sensitive resin composition A radiation-sensitive resin composition includes an acid-labile group-containing resin, and a compound shown by the following general formula (i). R1 represents a hydrogen atom or the like, R2 represents a single bond or the like, R3 represents a linear or branched unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or the like, and X+ represents an onium cation.
US08921024B2	Photosensitive polysiloxane composition and applications thereof A photosensitive polysiloxane composition for forming a protective film having superior sensitivity is disclosed. A protective film formed from the photosensitive polysiloxane composition and an element including the protective film are also disclosed. The photosensitive polysiloxane composition includes a polysiloxane, an o-naphthoquinonediazidesulfonic acid ester, a urethane(meth)acrylate compound having at least six (meth)acryloyl groups in a molecule, and a solvent.
US08921019B2	Positive photosensitive resin composition, and photosensitive resin layer and display device using the same Disclosed are a positive photosensitive resin composition that includes (A) an alkali soluble resin including a polybenzoxazole precursor, a polyimide precursor, or a combination thereof, (B) a photosensitive diazoquinone compound, (C) a phenol compound, (D) at least one organic dye having an absorption wavelength of about 400 nm to about 700 nm, and (E) a solvent, wherein the organic dye (D) is included in an amount of about 1 to about 40 parts by weight based on about 100 parts by weight of the alkali soluble resin (A), and a photosensitive resin layer and a display device using the same.
US08921015B2	Mask repair with passivation A method for repairing masks includes performing a first repair process to a mask by etching unwanted opaque regions from the mask, applying a plasma passivation process to the mask, and performing a second repair process to the mask by etching away additional unwanted opaque regions.
US08921003B2	Solid oxide fuel cell and manufacturing method thereof A solid oxide fuel cell including a metal frame, a pre-treated porous metal substrate, an anode layer, an electrolyte layer, a cathode interlayer and a cathode current collecting layer is provided. The pre-treated porous metal substrate is disposed inside the metal frame. The anode layer is disposed on the porous metal substrate. The electrolyte layer is disposed on the anode layer. The cathode interlayer is disposed on the electrolyte layer. The cathode current collecting layer is disposed on the cathode interlayer. The anode layer is porous and nano-structured. Moreover, a manufacturing method of the solid oxide fuel cell mentioned above is also provided.
US08920997B2	Hybrid fuel heat exchanger—pre-reformer in SOFC systems A fuel cell system includes at least one fuel cell stack, a fuel inlet conduit, and a fuel heat exchanger containing a fuel reformation catalyst. The fuel heat exchanger is connected to the fuel inlet conduit and to at least one fuel cell system exhaust conduit which in operation provides a high temperature exhaust stream to the fuel heat exchanger.
US08920977B2	Negative electrode material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, and nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery using the same A negative electrode material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, where the negative electrode contains a carbon material A and a carbon material B. Carbon material A is a multilayer-structure carbon material containing a graphitic particle having an amorphous carbon surface covering, where the interplaner spacing of 002 planes, by wide-angle XRD, is 3.37 Å or less, Lc is 900 Å or more, the tap density is 0.8 g/cm3 or more, and the Raman R value is from 0.25 to 0.6. Carbon material B is a graphitic particle where the interplanar spacing of 002 planes, by wide-angle XRD, is 3.37 Å or less, Lc is 900 Å or more, the tap density is 0.8 g/cm3 or more, the Raman R value is from 0.2 to 0.5, and the average degree of circularity, determined by a flow-type particle analyzer, is 0.9 or more.
US08920974B2	Cathode materials having high energy density and lithium second battery containing the same Disclosed is a cathode material comprising a mixture of an oxide powder (a) defined herein and an oxide powder (b) selected from the group consisting of an oxide powder (b1) defined herein and an oxide powder (b2) defined herein and a combination thereof wherein a mix ratio of the two oxide powders (oxide powder (a):oxide powder (b)) is 50:50 to 90:10. The cathode material uses a combination of an oxide powder (a) and 50% or less of an oxide powder (b) which can exert high capacity, high cycle stability, superior storage stability and high-temperature stability, thus advantageously exhibiting high energy density and realizing high capacity batteries.
US08920962B2	Secondary battery A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly comprising a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator located between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate; a case accommodating the electrode assembly; and a cap assembly coupled to the case, wherein the cap assembly comprises a cap plate sealing the case and having a short-circuit hole, an inversion plate in the short-circuit hole of the cap plate, a connection plate covering the short-circuit hole of the cap plate, and an insulation layer on the inversion plate or the connection plate.
US08920955B1	Battery module with high thermal conductivity and assembling method thereof A battery module with high thermal conductivity and its assembling method are disclosed. The battery module includes multiple battery cells, a primary retaining frame, a secondary retaining frame, common electrodes and a heatsink device. The primary and second retaining frames are combined together to constitute accommodation chambers for housing the battery cells and formed with interference flanged to secure the battery cells in position. Upon being inserted into the accommodation chambers, the battery cells are electrically connected to the common electrodes. The heatsink device is then coupled to the primary retaining frame and/or the secondary retaining frame, such that the heatsink device abuts against the top common electrode and/or the bottom common electrode of the battery cells.
US08920953B2	Lithium ion secondary battery including an elastic member arranged inside an electrode assembly and method for producing the same A lithium ion secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly including a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, and a separator; and an elastic member. The electrode assembly is wound around an axis into a flat shape having a curved end defining a corner portion. The elastic member is arranged inside the electrode assembly and into at least the corner portion of the electrode assembly such that at least a portion of the elastic member is positioned between at least a portion of one of the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate and at least a portion of the separator in a direction perpendicular to the axis. The elastic member is made of a material having porosity.
US08920947B2	Multilayer structure with high perpendicular anisotropy for device applications Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy and Hc are enhanced in magnetic devices with a Ta/M1/M2 seed layer where M1 is preferably Ti, and M2 is preferably Cu, and including an overlying (Co/Ni)X multilayer (x is 5 to 50) that is deposited with ultra high Ar pressure of >100 sccm to minimize impinging energy that could damage (Co/Ni)X interfaces. In one embodiment, the seed layer is subjected to one or both of a low power plasma treatment and natural oxidation process to form a more uniform interface with the (Co/Ni)X multilayer. Furthermore, an oxygen surfactant layer may be formed at one or more interfaces between adjoining (Co/Ni)X layers in the multilayer stack. Annealing at temperatures between 180° C. and 400° C. also increases Hc but the upper limit depends on whether the magnetic device is MAMR, MRAM, a hard bias structure, or a perpendicular magnetic medium.
US08920940B2	Light-emitting element and light-emitting device In a light emitting element using an organic metal complex which can convert an excited triplet state into a light emission, a red color light emitting element exhibiting a high light emission efficiency and an excellent color purity is provided. A material used in a hole transporting layer and a host contained in a light emitting layer and an electron transporting layer has a triplet excitation energy larger than a triplet excitation energy of the organic metal complex which is a light emitting substance to enable a current efficiency and an external quantum efficiency of the light emitting element to be improved. It is possible to obtain a current efficiency of 2.0 cd/A or more and an external quantum efficiency of 5% or more. The color purity is excellent. The CIE chromaticity coordinate is X≧0.7 and Y≦0.3 to make it possible to exceed an NTSC standard.
US08920934B2	Hybrid solder and filled paste in microelectronic packaging Hybrid solder for solder balls and filled paste are described. A solder ball may be formed of a droplet of higher temperature solder and a coating of lower temperature solder. This may be used with a solder paste that has an adhesive and a filler of low temperature solder particles, the filler comprising less than 80 weight percent of the paste. The solder balls and paste may be used in soldering packages for microelectronic devices. A package may be formed by applying a solder paste to a bond pad of a substrate, attaching a hybrid solder ball to each pad using the paste, and attaching the package substrate to a microelectronic substrate by reflowing the hybrid solder balls to form a hybrid solder interconnect.
US08920923B2	Lignocellulose materials having good mechanical properties A process for the production of a lignocellulose-containing material, in which, based in each case on the lignocellulose-containing material: A) from 30 to 95% by weight of lignocellulose particles; B) from 1 to 25% by weight of expanded plastic particles having a bulk density in the range from 10 to 150 kg/m3; C) from 1 to 50% by weight of a binder selected from the group consisting of aminoplast resin, phenol-formaldehyde resin and organic isocyanate having at least two isocyanate groups, and optionally D) additives are mixed and are then pressed at elevated temperature and under elevated pressure, wherein the component B) comprises a curing agent for the component C).
US08920918B2	Oil and polyethylene glycol fill material for use in paintball shells A fill material is for use within a closed interior chamber of a gelatin paintball capsule. The fill material includes a polyethylene glycol and an oil. Each one of the polyethylene glycol and the oil is present in a respective amount that is substantially less than about 90% by weight of the fill material. The fill material additionally includes at least a first additive that is selected from the group consisting of an emulsifier, a dye, a density agent, a thickener, and a surfactant. Preferably, a starch may be used as the density agent, as the emulsifier, and/or as the thickener. Suitable starches may include corn starch, rice starch, potato starch, modified starch, and combinations thereof, among others.
US08920917B2	Polypropylene resin composition, expansion-molded article using the resin composition, and process for production of the expansion-molded article A polypropylene resin composition which can produce an expansion-molded article showing excellent low-temperature impact properties even when expanded at an increased expansion rate; an expansion-molded article using the polypropylene resin composition, which has excellent low-temperature impact properties, is light in weight, and has good appearance; and a process for producing the expansion-molded article. Using a polypropylene resin composition comprising 100 weight of a polypropylene resin and 1 to 4 parts by weight of a polyethylene wax having a viscosity average molecular weight of 2400 to 3400, an expansion-molded article which is expanded at an expansion rate of 1.5 to 3 times is produced by injection expansion molding by means of a gas counter pressure technique.
US08920908B2	Sheet material having a concave-convex part, and vehicle panel and laminated structure using the same A sheet material (1) includes a stiffness-increasing concave-convex part (20). A first reference plane (K1), an intermediate reference plane (K3), and a second reference plane (K2) serve as a reference system. First unit areas (241) and second unit areas (242) are defined in the intermediate reference plane (K3). Each of the first unit areas (241) and the second unit areas (242) contains first virtual squares (243) and second virtual squares (244). Icosagonal areas that contain only adjacent first virtual squares (243) are designated as first reference areas (213), and icosagonal areas that contain only adjacent second virtual squares (244) are designated as second reference areas (223). The concave-convex part (20) contains first areas (21), which are formed based on the first reference areas (213), as well as second areas (22) and/or plane areas (23), which are formed based on the second reference areas (223).
US08920907B2	Resin molded article and display device A resin molded article according to the present invention includes a base portion and an erected wall which is erected from the base portion, wherein, in an upper end surface of the erected wall, there is exposed a gate portion formed through an injection of a resin material during resin molding. Further, in an inner surface of the erected wall which is opposite from an externally-appearing side thereof, at opposite portions beside the gate portion, there is formed a reduction surface which gradually reduces the erected wall in wall thickness toward the upper end surface of the erected wall.
US08920905B2	Fibrous product with a rastered embossing and method for producing same A fibrous product (10, 20, 20b, 30), especially tissue paper product, non-woven products or a hybrid thereof, and preferably hygiene and cleaning product has at least one first ply (42; 62; 84; 104) with at least one embossing pattern including embossed depressions starting from a base plane of the ply; the embossed pattern being characterized by the following features: the embossing pattern has a minimum motive surface area of at least 3 cm×3 cm; the pattern includes a high number of embossed depressions which are sized and/or positioned such as to form a motive element covering the motive surface area; wherein at least some of the embossed depressions are sized and/or positioned such that minimum distances between pairs of consecutively arranged embossed depression vary. A method for producing such a fibrous product is also described.
US08920902B2	Hook to hook releasable fastener Fasteners are generally described. In some examples, a fastener may include at least one hook. The at least one hook may include an arcuate portion and a linking portion. The arcuate portion may be connected by the linking portion to a pivot point. The pivot point may be located with respect to the first member so that, as the linking portion pivots around the pivot point, the arcuate portion moves along an arcuate path between a non-fastening position and a fastening position. In the fastening position the arcuate portion may extend beyond the first member to engage with the second member to secure it to the first member.
US08920901B2	Blow molded assembly with an attachment fastener portion, and method thereof A blow molded assembly includes an attachment fastener portion integrated with a plastic component portion, and is formed by a blow molding process. The attachment fastener portion has a shaft and a base, where the base has at least one aperture and a bearing surface. The shaft extends from the bearing surface. The at least one aperture is configured to allow plastic for the plastic component portion to flow sufficiently through the base during the blow molding process such that the attachment fastener portion and the plastic component portion are integrated. The base of the attachment fastener portion may be substantially embedded within the plastic component portion. The shaft of the attachment fastener portion may be configured to receive a matable fastener such that the blow molded assembly may be attached to a structure. To accomplish this, the shaft may be threaded.
US08920898B2	Stone article with patterned trim An inlaid stone composite broadly includes a stone body and a stone inlay assembly secured to the stone body. The inlaid stone composite is constructed by forming a groove in the stone body, with the groove extending inwardly from an edge surface of the stone body, securing a plurality of stone segments relative to one another exteriorly of the groove to provide the stone inlay assembly, and securing the stone inlay assembly within the groove to form an inlaid margin.
US08920894B2	Rubber-resin laminate Disclosed is a vulcanized rubber laminate, wherein a thermoplastic resin layer and an unvulcanized epichlorohydrin rubber composition layer containing a specific maleimide compound, vulcanizing agent, and acid acceptor are heated and bonded. Specifically disclosed is a laminate configured by heating and bonding an unvulcanized epichlorohydrin rubber composition layer (A) and a thermoplastic resin (B), wherein the unvulcanized epichlorohydrin rubber composition contains: an epichlorohydrin rubber (a), a compound containing one or more maleimide group within the molecule (b), a vulcanizing agent (c), and an acid acceptor (d).
US08920881B2	Method for producing a component covered with a wear-resistant coating For producing a component, especially a gas turbine component, coated with a wear-protection, corrosion-protection or erosion-protection coating, a method includes the following steps: providing a component (10) to be coated on a component surface (13); at least partially coating the component (11) on its component surface with an at least two-layered protective coating (14), which includes at least one relatively soft layer (15) and at least one relatively hard layer (16); and then surface densifying the at least partially coated component on its coated component surface by ball blasting or shot peening.
US08920876B2	Method for producing a building panel A method for producing a building panel. The method includes forming a mix including wood particles, a solvent, a binder and optionally at least one additive, wherein the binder and optionally said at least one additive are homogenously distributed in the mix by means of the solvent and wherein the binder impregnates the wood particles, drying the mix, applying the mix on a substrate, and forming a layer by applying heat and pressure to the mix.
US08920869B2	Osseoinductive metal implants for a living body and producing method thereof This invention provides an Osseo-inductive metal implant for a living body and the producing method thereof and, more particularly, the Osseo-inductive metal implant for a living body according to the present invention is produced by forming, on the surface of the metal implant, the layer of metal oxide and the layer of bio-active material injected.
US08920868B2	Process for preparing a ceramic body having a surface roughness A process for preparing a ceramic body having a surface roughness, said process comprising the step of depositing particles of a ceramic material on the surface of a ceramic basic body. The process is characterized in that separate agglomerates comprising at least two particles and a binder binding the particles together are deposited on the surface of the basic body by projecting the agglomerates towards the basic body.
US08920866B2	Implant, in particular dental implant A metal implant, in particular a dental implant, with a hydrophilic surface for at least partial insertion into a bone, and a method for the production of said implant are described. A particularly advantageous hydrophilic surface for improved osteointegration properties is made available if it is briefly treated, at least in some areas, in a weakly alkaline solution. These excellent osteointegration properties can be achieved in a method in which, optionally after a preceding mechanical surface modification by material removal and/or chemical surface modification, at least the areas exposed of this surface exposed to bone and/or soft tissue are chemically modified in an alkaline solution.
US08920864B2	Sensation masking composition The present invention provides masking compositions that include a lower alkyl carboxylic acid, e.g. acetic acid. Also provided is a masking composition that includes (a) a lower alkyl carboxylic acid (e.g. acetic acid), a warming sensate (e.g. vanillin or vanillyl butyl ether) and/or a cooling sensate (e.g. menthol or isopulegol).
US08920860B2	Soda machine pronged clamp A pronged clamp apparatus for attaching a soda bottle to a soda machine includes prongs to attach the bottle to the soda machine and a locking mechanism to lock the bottle to the machine at least during carbonation. The apparatus also comprises a flexible seal to facilitate a closed carbonation environment and a ring to constrict the prongs underneath a ringed extension of the bottle thereby lifting the bottle towards the seal to clamp the bottle to the flexible seal.
US08920851B2	Treatment of neurodegenerative diseases The present invention relates to the use of selenate or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in methods and compositions for enhancing the activity of the protein phosphatase PP2A. Methods of reducing phosphorylation of tau protein, inhibiting activity of GSK3 and treating or preventing neurodegenerative diseases are also described.
US08920849B1	Skin treatment method and system A skin treatment method which includes ionizing oxygen and then mixing the ionized oxygen with saline solution to produce an energized saline solution is disclosed. The method further includes applying the energized saline solution to the skin as a mist-like spray to treat the skin. The system used to carry out the method includes an oxygen concentrator for generating oxygen and an ionizer for imparting an electric charge to the oxygen to produce ionized oxygen. The system also includes a bag of saline solution as well as a peristaltic pump for pumping the saline solution from the bag to a spray nozzle mounted in a handheld wand. The concentrator further includes apparatus for pumping or delivering the oxygen and ultimately the ionized oxygen to the spray nozzle. The spray nozzle mixes and atomizes the ionized oxygen and saline solution to produce a spray-like mist of the same which is then applied to an individual's skin.
US08920844B2	Methods for enhancing the release and absorption of water insoluble active agents Methods for enhancing the release and/or absorption of poorly water soluble active agents are described herein. The method involves dissolving, melting, or suspending a poorly water soluble active agent in one or more molten fatty acids, conjugated fatty acids, (semi-) solid surfactants of high HLB value, and/or hydrophilic polymers. The molten active agent mixture is then suspended and homogenized in a hydrophilic or lipophilic carrier to form microparticles suspended in the hydrophilic or lipophilic carrier. The particles suspended in the hydrophilic or lipophilic carrier can be encapsulated in a hard or soft gelatin or non-gelatin capsule. It is believed that the microparticles produced by the method described above will exhibit enhanced dissolution profiles. In vitro release studies of formulations containing cilostazol and fenofibrate showed 100% dissolution of cilostazol in 15 minutes and over 90% dissolution of fenofibrate in 35 minutes.
US08920843B2	Slow release of organic salts of local anesthetics for pain relief Particles of an organic acid salt of an amino acid amide or ester local anesthetic are employed as agents for the improved alleviation of pain. Particularly, the particles find use with surgically created wounds, where the particles may be administered directly into the bed of the wound or topically for transdermal transport.
US08920838B2	Delayed-release glucocorticoid treatment of rheumatoid disease Provided are methods for the treatment of a rheumatic disease, such as rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosating spondylitis and/or polymyalgia rheumatic, by administering a delayed-release dosage form of a glucocorticoid to a subject in need thereof wherein the treatment is administered once daily for at least about two weeks. Also provided are methods for the treatment of osteoarthritis by administering a delayed-release dosage form of a glucocorticoid to a subject in need thereof wherein the treatment is administered once daily for at least about two weeks.
US08920834B2	Misuse preventative, controlled release formulation Disclosed is a misuse preventative, controlled release formulation comprising a core comprising a first layer and a second layer. The core comprises a superabsorbent material (for example, polycarbophil), and a plurality of controlled release microparticles having a pharmaceutically active agent (for example, an opioid analgesic) disposed within the core. When crushed, either intentionally or accidentally, and exposed to an aqueous medium, the superabsorbent material present in the core swells to create a hard gel that traps the microparticles. The hard gel and microparticles provide controlled release of the pharmaceutically active agent. Also disclosed is a method of using the misuse preventative, controlled release formulation to deliver a pharmaceutically active agent to a mammal, for example, a human, in need thereof.
US08920833B2	Misuse preventative, controlled release formulation Disclosed is a misuse preventative, controlled release formulation comprising a core comprising a superabsorbent material (for example, polycarbophil), a controlled release coat surrounding the core, and a plurality of controlled release microparticles having a pharmaceutically active agent (for example, an opioid analgesic) disposed within the core, the coat, or both the core and the coat. When crushed, either intentionally or accidentally, and exposed to an aqueous medium, the superabsorbent material present in the coreswells to encapsulate the microparticles, which remain substantially intact thereby retarding the release of the pharmaceutically active agent from the formulation. Also disclosed is a method of using the misuse preventative, controlled release formulation to deliver a pharmaceutically active agent to a mammal, for example, a human, in need thereof.
US08920822B2	Skin beautifier A skin beautifier contains sphingomyelin, which is a phospholipid, as an effective ingredient. In addition, skin-beautifying food or feed contains sphingomyelin as an effective ingredient. The present invention provides a skin beautifier and skin-beautifying food or feed supplying effects on beauty, such as skin-moisturizing and protecting effects, skin-roughness-preventing and improving effects, and a wrinkle-preventing effect, by oral ingestion thereof.
US08920806B2	Method of modulating inflammatory response by downregulation of activin The present invention relates generally to a method of modulating an inflammatory response in a mammal and to agents useful for same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of modulating an inflammatory response in a mammal by modulating the functional activity of activin and thereby modulating the pro-inflammatory mediator cascade. The method of the present invention is useful, inter alia, in the treatment and/or prophylaxis of conditions characterized by an aberrant, unwanted or otherwise inappropriate inflammatory response including, inter alia, sepsis and inflammation of the airway. The present invention is further directed to methods for identifying and/or designing agents capable of modulating activin mediated regulation of the inflammatory response.
US08920804B2	Methods and materials for the detection of dengue virus infection The present invention provides monoclonal antibodies that are specific for the Dengue non-structural glycoprotein NS1 in monomeric and/or oligomeric (primarily dimeric) form, together with methods, including ELISA and lateral flow assays, that employ the disclosed antibodies for the early detection of Dengue virus infection. Diagnostic kits for the detection of Dengue infection are also provided, such kits including the disclosed monoclonal and/or polyclonal antibodies.
US08920800B2	Treatment of cancer with elevated dosages of soluble FGFR1 fusion proteins The present invention provides methods of treating a patient having a cancer comprising administering to the patient a soluble Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 1 (FGFR1) fusion protein such as an extracellular domain of an FGFR1 polypeptide linked to an Fc polypeptide or another fusion partner. The fusion protein may be administered at a dose of at least about 2 mg/kg body weight. In some embodiments, the patient has a fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2) plasma concentration of at least 6 pg/ml. In some embodiments, the cancer is characterized by a Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 2 (FGFR2) having a ligand-dependent activating mutation.
US08920791B2	Root canal filler and dental tissue regeneration method Provided is a novel and creative dental tissue regeneration method for regenerating dental tissue after pulpectomy or the enlargement and cleaning of an infected root canal. After pulpectomy or the enlargement and cleaning of an infected root canal, a root canal filler (200) having an extracellular matrix (210) containing the cells (220) enriched for dental pulp stem cells, is inserted into the apical side of the root canal of a target tooth (100). The cells including dental pulp stem cells include at least one of the following: dental pulp SP cells, CD31-negative and CD146-negative cells, CD24-positive cells, CD105-positive cells, and CD150-positive cells. For instance, dental pulp SP cells are CD31− and CD146− negative. Even if pulpitis due to deep caries occurs, appropriate dental pulp regeneration and recovery of dental pulp function are possible.
US08920790B2	Uses of IL-12 in hematopoiesis Methods for enhancing or stimulating hematopoiesis including the step of administering Interleukin-12 (IL-12) to yield hematopoietic recovery in a mammal in need. Preferred methods include the step of administering IL-12 as an adjuvant therapy to alleviate the hematopoietic toxicities associated with one or more treatment regimens used to combat a disease state. Other methods include administering IL-12 to ameliorate various hematopoietic deficiencies. Still other methods are directed to uses of IL-12 for in-vivo proliferation of hematopoietic repopulating cells, hematopoietic progenitor cells and hematopoietic stem cells. Other disclosed methods are directed to uses of IL-12 for bone marrow preservation or recovery.
US08920786B2	Shampoo composition having improved care properties The invention relates to a cosmetic preparation that contains (a) at least one surfactant selected from anionic, zwitterionic or amphoteric surfactants, (b) a microemulsion and (c) at least one cationic polymer.
US08920784B2	Antibacterial artificial nail composition The present invention provides an antibacterial artificial nail composition which can form a cured article having an antibacterial effect by applying the composition on a surface of a natural nail or an artificial nail and polymerizing the composition, using an artificial nail technique of forming a cured article on a natural nail or an artificial nail.Disclosed is an antibacterial artificial nail composition comprising (A) a compound having at least one radical polymerizable unsaturated double bond and an antibacterial group in the molecule and/or (B) an antibacterial filler, (C) a compound having at least one radical polymerizable unsaturated double bond in the molecule, and (D) a polymerization initiator.
US08920781B2	Carrier particles for use in dry powder inhalers A powder for use in a dry powder inhaler includes active particles and carrier particles for carrying the active particles. The powder further includes additive material on the surfaces of the carrier particles to promote the release of the active particles from the carrier particles on actuation of the inhaler. The powder is such that the active particles are not liable to be released from the carrier particles before actuation of the inhaler. The inclusion of additive material in the powder has been found to give an increased respirable fraction of the active material.
US08920775B2	Loading technique for preparing radionuclide containing nanoparticles The present invention relates to a novel composition and method for loading delivery systems such as liposome compositions with radionuclides useful in targeted diagnostic and/or therapy of target site, such as cancerous tissue and, in general, pathological conditions associated with leaky blood vessels. The composition and methods of the invention find particular use in diagnosing and imaging cancerous tissue and, in general, pathological conditions associated with leaky blood vessels in a subject. The present invention provides a new diagnostic tool for the utilization of positron emission tomography (PET) imaging technique. One specific aspect of the invention is directed to a method of producing nanoparticles with desired targeting properties for diagnostic and/or radio-therapeutic applications.
US08920767B2	Array of titanium dioxide nanostructures for solar energy utilization An array of titanium dioxide nanostructures for solar energy utilization includes a plurality of nanotubes, each nanotube including an outer layer coaxial with an inner layer, where the inner layer comprises p-type titanium dioxide and the outer layer comprises n-type titanium dioxide. An interface between the inner layer and the outer layer defines a p-n junction.
US08920760B2	Metal amidoborane compositions and processes for their preparation The present invention provides compositions comprising a metal amidoborane and an amine, and processes for preparing the metal amidoborane compositions. In particular, the process comprises contacting ammonia borane with a metal amide in the presence of an amine solvent to form the metal amidoborane composition. The invention also provides methods for generating hydrogen, wherein the method comprises heating the metal amidoborane composition such that hydrogen is released.
US08920759B2	Method and apparatus for reducing NOx emissions from a lean burning hydrocarbon fueled power source One embodiment includes an oxidation catalyst assembly formed by applying a washcoat of platinum and a NOx storage material to a portion of a substrate material.
US08920758B2	Method for operating an exhaust gas aftertreatment system with at least one first SCR device and at least one second SCR device A method for operating an exhaust gas aftertreatment system is provided that comprises at least one first SCR device and at least one second SCR device. Furthermore, a dosing device for reactant for supplying the SCR devices is provided upstream of the first SCR device in the exhaust gas flow direction. In one embodiment, a target overall efficiency ηDes of the SCR devices is specified. Using modeling of the exhaust gas aftertreatment system, depending on the target overall efficiency ηDes a target value ⊖1,Des is determined that represents the degree of charge of the first SCR device with reactant. The dosing of the reactant is adjusted accordingly to achieve the target value ⊖1,Des.
US08920755B2	Conversion of HF alkylation units for ionic liquid catalyzed alkylation processes Methods for converting an H2SO4 alkylation unit to an ionic liquid alkylation system configured for performing ionic liquid catalyzed alkylation processes may comprise connecting at least one component configured for ionic liquid catalyzed alkylation to at least one component of the H2SO4 alkylation unit, wherein the at least one component of the H2SO4 alkylation unit is retained, modified or adapted for use in the ionic liquid alkylation system. Ionic liquid catalyzed alkylation systems derived from existing conventional alkylation units, and ionic liquid catalyzed alkylation processes are also disclosed.
US08920753B2	Valve unit and apparatus having the same A valve unit and an apparatus having the same include a plug which includes a phase change material in a solid state at a room temperature and a plurality of fine heat-dissipating particles dispersed in the phase change material. The fine heat-dissipating particles dispersed in the phase change material dissipate heat by absorbing an electromagnetic wave energy generated by electromagnetic wave radiation from the outside and block fluid flow in a path formed by a channel. As an external energy source irradiates an electromagnetic wave on the plug, the plurality of fine heat-dissipating particles dissipate heat and the phase change material becomes molten, thus opening the path to allow the fluid to flow.
US08920744B2	Food sterilization method and food sterilization apparatus Disclosed is a food sterilization method capable of heat-sterilizing foods uniformly by heating steam irrespectively with a shape of an apparatus. The food sterilization method includes introducing the food into the inside of the heat-sterilizing chamber through the opening of the opening and closing part; discharging the air in the inside of the heat-sterilizing chamber through the air discharging part, close contacting the sealing cover and the heat-sterilizing chamber by absorption force of the air to seal the inside of the heat-sterilizing chamber, and then reducing a pressure in the inside of the heat-sterilizing chamber; closing the air discharging part, supplying the steam from the steam supplying part to the inside of the heat-sterilizing chamber to close contact the sealing cover and the opening of the opening and closing part by a pressure of the steam and thereby seal the opening and closing part and the inside of the heat-sterilizing chamber, and then heat-sterilizing the food introduced into the inside of the heat-sterilizing chamber by the steam supplied from the steam supplying part and at the same time, discharging some of the steam in the inside of the heat-sterilizing chamber through the steam discharging part during the heat-sterilization; closing the steam supplying part, and discharging the steam in the inside of the heat-sterilizing chamber through the steam discharging part; and taking the food out of the heat-sterilizing chamber through the opening of the opening and closing part.
US08920743B2	Faucet mountable water conditioning devices A faucet mountable water conditioning devices include a relatively simple configuration that allows for reduced cost, easy installation, and a pleasing aesthetic. In one or more implementations, a faucet mountable water conditioning device includes a universal faucet mounting mechanism. The universal faucet mounting mechanism allows the faucet mountable water conditioning device to connect and seal to a wide variety of faucet designs and sizes simply by pressing the mounting mechanism over the faucet. The faucet mountable water conditioning device can also include a base configured to hold a water conditioning source. In one or more implementations a connector can couple the base to the mounting mechanism; thereby, allowing the base to move between active and inactive positions.
US08920737B2	System for catalytic reaction A system includes a reactor-adsorber configured to receive a gas, a regenerator configured to receive a saturated CO2 adsorption material from the reactor-adsorber, a first solids pressurizing feeder configured to convey the saturated CO2 adsorption material from the reactor-adsorber to the regenerator, and a second solids pressurizing feeder configured to convey a regenerated CO2 adsorption material from the regenerator to the reactor-adsorber. The reactor-adsorber includes a catalyst material configured to catalyze a water gas shift reaction of the gas to generate a hydrogen-rich gas, and a CO2 adsorption material configured to adsorb CO2 from the hydrogen-rich gas to generate the saturated CO2 adsorption material. The regenerator is configured to regenerate the saturated CO2 adsorption material to provide the regenerated CO2 adsorption material and CO2. The first and second solids pressurizing feeders are configured to at least substantially reduce or prevent fluid flow between the reactor-adsorber and the regenerator.
US08920716B2	In-situ enclosed or semi-enclosed space sanitation and deodorization This patent discloses a novel and effective device and process, which combines the advantages of refrigeration in a synergistic manner with the advantages of hydrogen peroxide and other organic and inorganic peroxygen compounds, resulting in an enhanced ability to reduce and/or eliminate microbial activity and mitigate malodors. This device and process is suitable for the continuous in-situ sanitation and deodorization of enclosed or semi enclosed spaces, which may contain foodstuffs or other putresable items, which would be otherwise adversely affected by the activity of bacteria, mold, mildew or malodors. In particular this invention has application in environments such as refrigerators, cool rooms and freezers, where products are stored for the purpose of extending their shelf life and preventing damage by the activity of microorganisms.
US08920714B2	Corrosion inhibiting self-expanding foam A corrosion prevention and control composition and method comprises combining primarily two-component polyurethane foam formed by reacting polyols with an isocyanate compound, and a 2 to 10 percent by weight of either an organic or inorganic gas-phase corrosion inhibitor. The closed cell foam provides a barrier protection for the underlying corrodible surface, while the inhibitor protects the metal from the absorbed moisture vapor, thereby preventing corrosion from occurring at the foam/metal interface. The resulting foam and inhibitor composition maintains better adhesion to the underlying corrodible structure in corrosive environments.
US08920691B2	Method for producing carbonized film and method for producing graphite film Disclosed herein is a production method capable of efficiently producing a carbonized film wound into a roll without the occurrence of fusion bonding between the layers of the film. The method includes a carbonization step in which a polymer film wound around a core is placed in a heating furnace and carbonized by heat treatment to obtain a carbonized film wound around the core. The carbonization step is performed by increasing a temperature of the heat treatment from an initial temperature through a pyrolysis onset temperature to a pyrolysis end temperature. In the carbonization step, the heating furnace is decompressed when the temperature of the heat treatment is lower than the pyrolysis onset temperature, and after the temperature of the heat treatment reaches the pyrolysis onset temperature, the heating furnace is not decompressed or the heating furnace is decompressed so that an absolute pressure in the heating furnace is in a range of 21.3 kPa to 101.29 kPa.
US08920690B2	System for forming and modifying lenses and lenses formed thereby A lens for placement in a human eye, such as intraocular lens, has at least some of its optical properties formed with a laser. The laser forms modified loci in the lens when the modified loci have a different refractive index than the refractive index of the material before modification. Different patterns of modified loci can provide selected dioptic power, toric adjustment, and/or aspheric adjustment provided. Preferably both the anterior and posterior surfaces of the lens are planar for ease of placement in the human eye.
US08920684B2	Al-Sb-Te phase change material used for phase change memory and fabrication method thereof The present invention discloses an Al—Sb—Te phase change material used for PCM and fabrication method thereof. Said phase change material, which can be prepared by PVD, CVD, ALD, PLD, EBE, and ED, is a mixture of three elements aluminum (Al), antimony (Sb) and tellurium (Te) with a general formula of Alx(SbyTe1)1-x, where 0
US08920680B2	Methods of preparing carbonaceous material Methods and apparatus relate to methods of making carbonaceous material or coating from a precursor. Oxidation of hydrocarbons forming the precursor occurs upon adding an oxidation agent to a mixture of the precursor and a solvent for the precursor. The oxidation of the hydrocarbons yields constituents that are insoluble in the solvent and may not melt. The constituents that are insoluble in the solvent may further coat solid particles, if the solid particles are provided in the mixture. Carbonization of solids recovered by separation from liquids in the mixture increases carbon weight percent of the constituents that are insoluble in the solvent. The methods result in products that provide the carbonaceous material or coating and are suitable for use in electrodes.
US08920675B2	Synthesis, capping and dispersion of nanocrystals Preparation of semiconductor nanocrystals and their dispersions in solvents and other media is described. The nanocrystals described herein have small (1-10 nm) particle size with minimal aggregation and can be synthesized with high yield. The capping agents on the as-synthesized nanocrystals as well as nanocrystals which have undergone cap exchange reactions result in the formation of stable suspensions in polar and nonpolar solvents which may then result in the formation of high quality nanocomposite films.
US08920662B2	Nozzle plate manufacturing method, nozzle plate, droplet discharge head manufacturing method, droplet discharge head, and printer A nozzle plate manufacturing method that offers excellent protection against discharge liquid and that enables a nozzle plate having high nozzle-hole accuracy to be manufactured with good yield. The invention also provides a nozzle plate, a droplet discharge head manufacturing method, and a droplet discharge head.
US08920659B2	Component preparation system Disclosed herein are centrifuge-free self-contained systems for aseptically separating components of whole blood comprising at least one cassette for receiving whole blood; at least one red blood cell exclusion filter; at least one leukocyte reduction filters; at least one platelet exclusion filter; a plurality of product cassettes; and optionally a plurality of pumps and valves; and wherein the filters, pumps, valves, and cassettes are fluidly connected by tubing and the system does not include a centrifuge. Also disclosed are methods for obtaining blood components using the system.
US08920654B2	Thin film composite membranes for forward osmosis, and their preparation methods Forward osmosis membranes having a hydrophilic support layer and a polyamide rejection layer in a thin film composite membrane are considered. Preferred support layer materials include aramid polymers and PVDF. A woven or non-woven mesh can be incorporated into the support layer to improve handling properties of the membrane. Flat sheet and hollow fiber configurations are possible. Antifouling techniques are provided. The polyamide layer can be formed on the hydrophilic support layer by interfacial polymerization. Applications include forward osmosis and pressure retarded osmosis applications, such as industrial product and/or waste concentration, hydration bags, energy/pressure generation, and controlled delivery of chemicals (e.g., for pharmaceutical applications).
US08920648B2	No filter no run fluid filtration systems Improvements to “no filter, no run” fluid filtration systems are described. In one example, a filter includes a movable pin cage that has a first pre-installation position adjacent the bottom end plate and is temporarily connected thereto by a snap connection system, and a second position adjacent the upper end plate where it performs a valve interaction function. In another example, a filter includes non-centered valve pins that are rotatable relative to an upper end plate of the filter.
US08920644B2	Water treatment method including powdered activated carbon recycling A method of producing drinking water from wastewater comprises ozonating the wastewater and treating the wastewater with powdered activated carbon (PAC). The ozonated wastewater and the PAC are mixed together in a contacting zone. The mixture of PAC and wastewater is directed through a membrane filtration unit that separates a PAC rich concentrate from treated water. The PAC rich concentrate is recirculated to the contacting zone to increase the concentration of PAC in the contacting zone.
US08920635B2	Targeted desulfurization process and apparatus integrating gas phase oxidative desulfurization and hydrodesulfurization to produce diesel fuel having an ultra-low level of organosulfur compounds Desulfurization of hydrocarbon feeds is achieved by flashing the feed at a target cut point temperature to obtain two fractions. A first fraction contains refractory organosulfur compounds, which boils at or above the target cut point temperature. A second fraction boiling below the target cut point temperature is substantially free of refractory sulfur-containing compounds. The second fraction is contacted with a hydrodesulfurization catalyst in a hydrodesulfurization reaction zone operating under mild conditions to reduce the quantity of organosulfur compounds to an ultra-low level. The first fraction is contacted with gaseous oxidizing agent over an oxidation catalyst having a formula CuxZn1-xAl2O4 in a gas phase catalytic oxidation reaction zone to convert the refractory organosulfur compounds to SOx and low sulfur hydrocarbons. The by-product SOx is subsequently removed, producing a stream containing a reduced level of organo sulfur compounds.
US08920634B2	E-beam treatment to increase cetane Methods and systems relate to treating an oil-in-water emulsion with an electron beam to decrease aromatic content therein for subsequent recovery of diesel products with upgraded cetane number. The method includes passing the emulsion formed of water and a hydrocarbon stream, such as light cycle oil, through an electron beam. The electron beam causes radiolysis of the water into intermediates that react with and open rings of aromatic compounds from the hydrocarbon stream. Separation of the water from the emulsion after the treating with the electron beam provides the diesel products, which may be hydroprocessed to remove oxygenates.
US08920633B2	Method and system for oxidatively increasing cetane number of hydrocarbon fuel High energy (e.g., ultrasonic) mixing of a liquid hydrocarbon feedstock and reactants comprised of an oxidation source, catalyst and acid yields a diesel fuel product or additive having substantially increased cetane number. Ultrasonic mixing creates cavitation, which involves the formation and violent collapse of micron-sized bubbles, which greatly increases the reactivity of the reactants. This, in turn, substantially increases the cetane number compared to reactions carried out using conventional mixing processes, such as simple mechanical stirring. Alternatively, an aqueous mixture comprising water and acid can be pretreated with an oxidation source such as ozone and subjected to ultrasonic cavitation prior to reacting the pretreated mixture with a liquid hydrocarbon feedstock.
US08920632B2	Process for catalytic cracking with a recycle of an olefinic cut removed upstream of the gas separation section in order to maximize propylene production The present invention describes a process for the production of gasoline and for the co-production of propylene employing a catalytic cracking unit having at least one principal reactor operating in riser mode or in downer mode, processing a conventional heavy feed, and in which the principal reactor further processes a feed primarily constituted by olefinic C4, C5 and C6 cuts introduced upstream or as a mixture with said heavy feed, said olefinic feed deriving from the inter-stage of the wet gas compressor, i.e. upstream of the separation section of the catalytic cracking unit.
US08920631B2	Process for the sequential hydroconversion and hydrodesulfurization of whole crude oil The invention relates to a method for removing sulfur from crude oils using a catalytic hydrotreating process operating at moderate temperature and pressure and reduced hydrogen consumption. The process produces sweet crude oil having a sulfur content of between about 0.1 and 1.0 wt % in addition to reduced crude density. The method employs least two reactors in series, wherein the first reactor includes a hydroconversion catalyst and the second reactor includes a desulfurization catalyst.
US08920630B2	Systems and methods for making a middle distillate product and lower olefins from a hydrocarbon feedstock A system comprising a riser reactor comprising a gas oil feedstock and a first catalyst under catalytic cracking conditions to yield a riser reactor product comprising a cracked gas oil product and a first used catalyst; a intermediate reactor comprising at least a portion of the cracked gas oil product and a second catalyst under high severity conditions to yield a cracked intermediate reactor product and a second used catalyst; wherein the intermediate reactor feedstock comprises at least one of a fatty acid and a fatty acid ester.
US08920629B2	Diesel oil composition A diesel oil composition is provided which, while having a low sulfur content, has an excellent oxidative stability even under the higher temperature conditions that can be expected for the operating environments of the future. The diesel oil composition has a fluorenes content of at least 200 ppm by mass and an acenaphthylenes content of at most 2000 ppm by mass.
US08920623B2	Method for replenishing tin and its alloying metals in electrolyte solutions Methods are disclosed for replenishing tin and its alloying metals in an aqueous electrolytic plating bath using an acidic solution containing stannous oxide. During electroplating of tin or tin alloys the stannous ions and alloying metal ions are depleted. To maintain continuous and efficient electroplating processes predetermined amounts of the plating bath containing tin and its alloying metals are bailed out. The bail out is then mixed with a predetermined amount of acidic solution containing stannous oxide and any alloying metals. The mixture is then retuned to the plating bath to return the stannous ions and alloying metal ions to their steady state concentrations.
US08920621B2	Pump A pump includes a flow passage through which a liquid containing an electrolytic solution is conveyed, a pair of electrodes in the flow passage to apply an electric field along the direction in which the liquid is conveyed, and a conductive member connected to one of the pair of electrodes and in contact with the liquid in the flow passage. The conductive member includes a sidewall portion that locally divides a flow of the liquid in the flow passage. The conductive member connected to one of the pair of electrodes may be a polyhedron or a column that is convex toward the electrode to which the conductive member is not connected.
US08920612B2	Process for fabrication of a sputter deposited fully dense electrolyte layer embedded in a high performance membrane electrolyte assembly of solid oxide fuel cell The innovation process describes the process and results for fabrication of a magnetron sputter deposited fully dense electrolyte layer (8YSZ/GDC/LSGM) embedded in a high performance membrane electrolyte assembly (MEA) (Unit Cell) of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell. A single cell with airtight electrolyte layer (8YSZ/GDC/LSGM) is prepared via thin film technique of magnetron sputter deposition, combined with SOFC-MEA processing methods (such as tape casting, lamination, vacuum hot pressing, screen printing, spin coating, and plasma spray coating) and sintering optimization conditions. The gas permeability of the electrolyte layer is below 1×10−6 L/cm2/sec and the open circuit voltage/power density of the single cell performance test exceeds 1.0 V and 500 mW/cm2.
US08920609B2	Method of increasing anhydrosugars, pyroligneous fractions and esterified bio-oil The device and method are provided to increase anhydrosugars yield during pyrolysis of biomass. This increase is achieved by injection of a liquid or gas into the vapor stream of any pyrolysis reactor prior to the reactor condensers. A second feature of our technology is the utilization of sonication, microwave excitation, or shear mixing of the biomass to increase the acid catalyst rate for demineralization or removal of hemicellulose prior to pyrolysis. The increased reactivity of these treatments reduces reaction time as well as the required amount of catalyst to less than half of that otherwise required. A fractional condensation system employed by our pyrolysis reactor is another feature of our technology. This system condenses bio-oil pyrolysis vapors to various desired fractions by differential temperature manipulation of individual condensers comprising a condenser chain.
US08920599B2	High efficiency gas dissociation in inductively coupled plasma reactor with improved uniformity Embodiments of the present invention relate to a plasma chamber having a coil assembly which improves plasma uniformity and improves power coupling to the plasma. One embodiment provides a plasma chamber. The plasma chamber includes a chamber body having sidewalls and a lid, wherein the chamber body defines a processing volume. The plasma chamber further includes a coil assembly disposed over the lid configured to generate inductively coupled plasma within the processing volume, wherein the coil assembly comprises two or more horizontal coils arranged in a common horizontal plane.
US08920592B2	Heat activated optically clear adhesive for bonding display panels A method of making a display assembly includes the steps of (a) attaching a first substrate and a second substrate with an optically clear heat activated adhesive to form a laminate. Each of the first and second substrate has opposing major surfaces. At least one of the first and second substrate has a three dimensional surface topography covering at least a portion of one of its major surfaces or is distortion sensitive. At a heat activation temperature, the adhesive is pressure sensitive. The method also includes heating the laminate to the heat activation temperature of the adhesive causing the adhesive to flow. The activation temperature is greater than 40° C. and less than 120° C.
US08920587B2	Method of making a small-diameter composite tube A small-diameter composite tube may be formed by hand rolling. A slip sheet may be placed on a work surface, and then a composite sheet may be placed on the slip sheet. A mandrel may be placed at a first edge of the composite sheet, and a portion of the slip sheet may be folded over the mandrel, and the first edge of the composite sheet, such that the mandrel is enclosed in the slip sheet. A compression bar may then be placed on the folded-over portion of the slip sheet and force may be applied, causing the slip sheet to contact the mandrel. Then, the folded-over portion of the slip sheet may be pulled away from the mandrel while force is maintained on the compression bar. As the folded-over portion of the slip sheet is pulled, the composite sheet may wind around the mandrel, forming the composite tube.
US08920585B2	Asymmetric bladder compression for elimination of lamination defects on progressive addition lenses A method and apparatus for elimination of lamination defects on progressive addition lenses. The lamination method uses a flexible bladder designed to apply pressure evenly across the lens surface. A spacer is positioned between a Hard Multi-Coat carrier and the flexible bladder. The spacer is located in a region of the carrier which is designated to deliver a coating to a section of the lens which is farthest from the carrier. The spacer asymmetrically increases the pressure applied to the carrier to eliminate lamination defects.
US08920580B2	Solder paste and electronic device In solder paste of the present invention, a first metal powder, a second metal powder, and a third metal powder are dispersed in a flux or a thermosetting resin. The first metal powder includes a first metal material such as Cu, Ag, Au, or Pd that serves as a base metal. A second metal material such as Sn or In that has a melting point lower than that of the first metal material is coated on the surface of the first metal material. The second metal powder is made of a metal material such as Sn or In that has a melting point lower than that of the first metal material. The third metal powder such as a Cu, Ag, Au or Pd powder has an average particle diameter smaller than that of the first metal material and can form compounds with the second metal material and the second metal powder. Accordingly, the likelihood of unreacted components remaining after a heat treatment can be suppressed, and even when a reflow treatment is repeated a plurality of times, a decrease in the bonding strength of solder bonding can be prevented.
US08920577B2	Process for treatment of substrates with water vapor or steam A method of treating a substrate comprises, in one aspect, placing a substrate having material on a surface thereof in a treatment chamber; directing a stream of a liquid treatment composition to impinge the substrate surface; and directing a stream of water vapor to impinge the substrate surface and/or to impinge the liquid treatment composition. A preferred aspect of this invention is the removal of materials, and preferably photoresist, from a substrate, wherein the treatment composition is a liquid sulfuric acid composition comprising sulfuric acid and/or its desiccating species and precursors.
US08920575B2	Method for removing foreign matter from a digital hydraulic pressure controller Foreign matter is removed from a digital hydraulic pressure controller having two portions connectable to each other and each including two valve arrays with a plurality of individually switchable valve means having different flow cross-sections and connected in parallel within a valve array. One valve array of each pressure controller portion can connect a supply line to a controller output line and the other valve array can connect the output line to a drain line. The two pressure controller portions are connected, the valve means having the largest flow cross-section of the valve array of the one portion on the supply line side is opened, the valve means having the largest flow cross-section of the valve array of the other portion on the drain line side is opened and the opened flow path is flushed through the pressure controller with pressurized working fluid, while the other valve means are closed.
US08920574B2	Instrument reprocessor and instrument reprocessing methods An instrument reprocessor for cleaning, disinfecting, and/or sterilizing a medical instrument is disclosed. To reprocess instruments having one or more channels defined therein, the reprocessor can include one or more flow control systems configured to control a fluid flow through each channel. In various embodiments, a flow control system can include a differential pressure sensor and a proportional valve for controlling the fluid flow in a channel. The reprocessor can also include, one, a fluid circulation pump configured to supply the flow control systems with fluid and, two, a system for controlling the pressure of the fluid supplied to the flow control systems. The reprocessor can also include a system for supplying a metered amount of fluid to the fluid circulation system. The system can include a reservoir having a fluid height sensor to monitor the amount of fluid therein and a pump configured to supply the reservoir with fluid.
US08920572B2	Cleaning device and a cleaning method of a fixed abrasives polishing pad A device for cleaning a fixed abrasive polishing pad includes a main body having a surface facing the polishing pad, an inlet coupled to an end of the main body and configured to supply a cleaning liquid, an inject orifice coupled to the inlet for injecting the cleaning liquid and being provided on the surface of the main body, an outlet coupled to the end of the main body, and a recycle orifice coupled to the outlet, and being provided on the surface of the main body.
US08920564B2	Methods and apparatus for thermal based substrate processing with variable temperature capability A substrate support may include a body; an inner ring disposed about the body; an outer ring disposed about the inner ring forming a first opening therebetween; a first seal ring disposed above the first opening; a shadow ring disposed above the inner ring, extending inward from the outer ring and forming a second opening between the shadow and outer rings; a second seal ring disposed above the second opening; a space at least partially defined by the body and the inner, outer, first, second, and shadow rings; a first gap defined between a processing surface of a substrate when present and the shadow ring; and a plurality of second gaps fluidly coupled to the space; wherein the first gap and the plurality of second gaps are configured such that, when a substrate is present, a gas provided to the space flows out of the space through the first gap.
US08920560B2	Method for manufacturing epitaxial wafer A method for manufacturing an epitaxial wafer includes: a step of pulling a single crystal from a boron-doped silicon melt in a chamber based on a Czochralski process; and a step of forming an epitaxial layer on a surface of a silicon wafer sliced from the single crystal. The single crystal is allowed to grow while passed through a temperature region of 800 to 600° C. in the chamber in 250 to 180 minutes during the pulling step. The grown single crystal has an oxygen concentration of 10×1017 to 12×1017 atoms/cm3 and a resistivity of 0.03 to 0.01 Ωcm. The silicon wafer is subjected to pre-annealing prior to the step of forming the epitaxial layer on the surface of the silicon wafer, for 10 minutes to 4 hours at a predetermined temperature within a temperature region of 650 to 900° C. in an inert gas atmosphere. The method is to fabricate an epitaxial wafer that has a diameter of 300 mm or more, and that attains a high IG effect, and involves few epitaxial defects.
US08920559B2	Screening for solid forms by ultrasound crystallization and cocrystallization using ultrasound The present disclosure relates to crystallizing a chemical substance(s) using ultrasound. Methods are provided for screening a chemical substance according to its solid forms by using ultrasound to generate new or unusual solid forms. Methods are also provided for crystallizing a chemical substance by novel techniques that include sonication. The present disclosure also relates to cocrystallization using ultrasound. Methods are provided for preparing cocrystals of an active agent and a guest by sonicating and crystallizing. Methods are also provided for screening a sample according to solid state phases (such as cocrystals and salts) and include generating a cocrystal from the sample using ultrasound.
US08920555B2	Gallium-doped phosphocalcic compounds The present invention relates to a gallium-doped phosphocalcic compound of formula (I): Ca(10.5-1.5x)Gax(PO4)7 (I) wherein 0
US08920553B2	Cellulose ether coating compositions and method The present disclosure is directed to cellulose ether compositions for film-forming coating applications. A coating composition is provided which contains an aqueous solution of either a very low viscosity cellulose ether or a low-hydroxypropyl cellulose ether, the coating composition having low color, The low viscosity of the cellulose ether component enables the coating composition to contain a high concentration of cellulose ether. Provision of these high concentration cellulose ether coating solutions improves production efficiency by reducing the time required to coat a substrate.
US08920550B2	Hydrophobization agent and use for the surface treatment of mineral matter particles The present invention relates to a new mineral matter particle hydrophobization agent and to its various uses for the surface treatment of mineral matter particles.
US08920543B2	Additives for inhibition of gas hydrate formation The invention provides for the use of copolymers comprising 1 to 99 mol % of structural units of the formula (1) in which R1 is hydrogen or C1-C6-alkyl, A is C2-C4-alkylene groups and B is C2-C4-alkylene groups, with the proviso that A is different than B, and x, y are each independently an integer of 1-100, and 1 to 99 mol % of structural units of the formula (3) in which R6 is hydrogen or C1-C6-alkyl, D is C2-C4-alkylene groups and z is an integer of 1-50, in amounts of 0.01 to 2% by weight, based on the water phase, as gas hydrate inhibitors.
US08920539B2	Method and arrangement for generating oxygen and nitric oxide The invention relates to a Method of generating oxygen and nitric oxide. The method comprises the steps of: guiding an oxygen comprising gas to a primary side of a dense membrane (42), heating the membrane (42) to a temperature at which it is permeable for oxygen, creating a pressure difference between the primary side of the membrane (42) and a secondary side of the membrane (42), wherein a stream of oxygen is generated at the secondary side of the membrane (42) and a stream of oxygen depleted gas is generated at the primary side of the membrane (42). The method according to the invention further comprises the steps of: providing a flow of nitrous oxide comprising gas and heating the nitrous oxide comprising gas to a temperature at which nitric oxide is generated. Thereby, according to the invention, heat generated in the process of operating the membrane is used. According to the invention it is possible to generate both oxygen and nitric oxide in one device making use of several synergistic effects, thus being energy saving.
US08920535B2	Method of separating and recovering metal elements A separation and recovery method that enables titanium and tungsten to be separated and recovered from a used DeNOx catalyst in high yield. Specifically, a method of separating and recovering metal elements that includes a first heating step of heating a DeNOx catalyst containing titanium, tungsten, vanadium and iron in a chlorine atmosphere, thereby removing the vanadium and the iron from the DeNOx catalyst, and a second heating step, performed after the first heating step, of heating the DeNOx catalyst in a chlorine atmosphere while the catalyst is exposed to a gas of a hydrocarbon compound (excluding CH4) or an oxygen-containing carbon compound, thereby volatilizing the tungsten and the titanium from the DeNOx catalyst, and recovering the tungsten and the titanium from the DeNOx catalyst.
US08920531B2	Device for reducing soot particles and method for the same The present invention relates to device and method for reducing soot particles.The device for reducing soot particles includes a first filter provided to an exhaust gas flow passage through which exhaust gas from a diesel engine flows to have a predetermined volume of a plurality of grains to be operated as a volumetric filtration system, and a second filter provided to a predetermined position of the second filter to be operated as a surface filtration system.
US08920526B1	Production of methane-rich syngas from hydrocarbon fuels using multi-functional catalyst/capture agent The disclosure provides a gasification process for the production of a methane-rich syngas at temperatures exceeding 700° C. through the use of an alkali hydroxide MOH, using a gasification mixture comprised of at least 0.25 moles and less than 2 moles of water for each mole of carbon, and at least 0.15 moles and less than 2 moles of alkali hydroxide MOH for each mole of carbon. These relative amounts allow the production of a methane-rich syngas at temperatures exceeding 700° C. by enabling a series of reactions which generate H2 and CH4, and mitigate the reforming of methane. The process provides a methane-rich syngas comprised of roughly 20% (dry molar percentage) CH4 at temperatures above 700° C., and may effectively operate within an IGFC cycle at reactor temperatures between 700-900° C. and pressures in excess of 10 atmospheres.
US08920511B2	Multi-piece machine graft systems and methods Embodiments of the present invention encompass graft assemblies, and methods for their use and manufacture. An exemplary bone graft assembly includes first and second bone pieces having respective mating features which, when combined, define non-uniform press fit. Related embodiments encompass graft assemblies having enclosed or hidden mating features.
US08920510B2	Hip joint device and method A medical device for implantation in a hip joint of a patient is provided. The medical device comprises a first and second piece and a releasing member adapted to, in a first state hold the first piece attached to the second piece, and in a second state release the first piece from the second piece. The releasing member is adapted to change from the first state to the second state when a pre-determined strain is placed on the releasing member.
US08920506B2	Spinal implant and method of use A spinal implant having a series of sections or units hinged together and a balloon connected to at least some of the sections, the balloon having a curved configuration. The implant has a first delivery configuration and a second curved placement configuration, wherein it has a more linear configuration in the first delivery configuration than in the second curved configuration. The implant assumes the first delivery configuration during delivery to the disc space and maintains the curved configuration after placement within the disc space. The curved configuration can result from filling or expanding the balloon.
US08920500B1	Methods and apparatus for performing spine surgery Systems and methods are described for correcting sagittal imbalance in a spine including instruments for performing the controlled release of the anterior longitudinal ligament through a lateral access corridor and hyper-lordotic lateral implants.
US08920499B2	Method of use of trochlear implants Methods of using implant devices are provided herein. The implant devices of the methods herein have an articular end and a stem, the stem having an oval-shaped cross-section. The articular end has an upper surface, a side surface, and a lower surface. The upper surface and lower surface each intersect the side surface. The upper surface has a first surface curvature, a central surface curvature, and a second surface curvature. The stem extends from the lower surface in a direction away from the upper surface of the articular end.
US08920490B2	Endoprostheses A medical device is provided with a porous region including a reservoir zone including a polymer and a protective zone between adjacent tissue and the reservoir zone that restricts the tissue from direct contact with the polymer.
US08920488B2	Endoprosthesis having a stable architecture The present invention relates to an endoprosthesis having a web structure that is expandable from a contracted configuration to an expanded configuration and that includes a plurality of longitudinally adjacent web rings. Each of the web rings is defined by web elements disposed circumferentially around a longitudinal axis, which are adjoined one to the other at junction bends. A first junction bend in a first web ring is coupled to a second junction bend in a second web ring by a connector which includes three or more struts of essentially equal length that extend circumferentially in essentially parallel directions. The struts of the connector are adjoined in sequence by coupling segments that, in one embodiment of the invention, are arcuate in shape.
US08920466B2	Oral stimulatory device for soothing gums An oral stimulatory device is configured for soothing gums, for instance, the gums of a teething infant. Accordingly, in one embodiment, the oral stimulatory device includes a tubular body. In certain embodiments, the tubular body is configured for being at least partially positioned in an oral cavity of a user, such as an infant, and is adapted for being deformed. Although the oral stimulatory device may be fabricated from any suitable material, in certain embodiments, the tubular body of the oral stimulatory device is fabricated from a material comprising silicone. In certain embodiments, the oral stimulatory device includes at least one stimulatory element, for example, a plurality of stimulatory elements, which elements may be adapted for soothing the gums of an infant when positioned in an oral cavity (e.g., mouth) of the infant.
US08920452B2	Methods of tissue release to reduce the appearance of cellulite A dermatological skin treatment device is provided. The device comprises a handpiece and a cutting tool, wherein the tool is inserted through the conduit and percutaneously inserted into a tissue disposed within a recessed area of the handpiece. The device and method cut the fibrous structures under the skin that cause cellulite at an angle substantially parallel to the surface of the skin and replace these structures with a non-cellulite forming structure by deploying a highly fibrous mesh through a single needle hole to create a highly fibrous layer directly or through wound healing processes.
US08920444B2	Medical devices and methods useful for applying bolster material Described are medical devices useful for applying a bolster material to a surgical fastening device such as a stapler, and related methods of manufacture and use. The devices include an applicator element for receipt between arms of the stapler, and a bolster material, desirably a remodelable extracellular matrix material, coupled to the applicator element. In certain embodiments, the bolster material is held by the applicator element, for example having at least a portion looped around or received through or over a portion of the applicator element. Also described are unique implantable materials including coatings of dried, reversible adhesive.
US08920436B2	Endoscopic tissue anchor deployment An endoscopic tissue anchor deployment device includes a handle, an elongated shaft defining an internal lumen, and an end effector attached to the distal end of the elongated shaft. A tissue anchor catheter is removably inserted through the lumen of the elongated shaft, the catheter having a tissue anchor assembly that is deployable from its distal end. The handle may include a pin and track assembly that define a series of handle actuation steps corresponding to deployment steps for the deployment device end effector and the tissue anchor catheter. In some embodiments, the handle includes a catheter stop member that prevents movement of the tissue anchor catheter under certain circumstances, and a handle stop member that prevents actuation of the handle under certain circumstances.
US08920433B2	Ergonomic and semi-automatic manipulator, and applications to instruments for minimally invasive surgery A manipulator includes a control unit (1), with handle (4) and control buttons (4a-4d), and a connecting arm (2) which, at its proximal end (2a), carries the control unit (1) and, at its distal end (2b), carries a work unit (3). The control buttons (4a-4d) control at least a first inclination motor, which causes a movement of inclination of a tool support (5) of the work unit (3) about a transverse inclination axis (11), and they control the actual rotation of the tool support (5) about its direction of inclination (II) and control the orientation of the direction of inclination (II) about the longitudinal axis (I-I) of the connecting arm (2). A particularly ergonomic manipulator is thus obtained which is easy to learn to use and which efficiently separates the stresses arising from movements of the tool support (5) and the stresses arising from holding and moving the manipulator itself.
US08920425B2	Pivoting implant holder A medical inserter tool is provided for introducing medical implants into a surgical site, preferably using minimally invasive techniques. The inserter tool can have a variety of configurations, but in general, the inserter tool should be effective to engage and manipulate the implant into two or more positions. In an exemplary embodiment, the tool includes an elongate shaft having proximal and distal ends and defining a longitudinal axis extending therebetween, and a pivoting element that is coupled to the distal end of the shaft and that is adapted to engage a spinal implant. In use, the pivoting element is movable between first and second positions to allow an implant to be introduced through a percutaneous access device in a lengthwise orientation, and to be manipulated subcutaneously to be positioned in a desired orientation.
US08920424B2	Micro-saw blade for bone-cutting surgical saws A surgical cutting blade for cutting bone material when the blade is coupled to a hand-held surgical saw having protrusions extending therefrom that interface with the cutting blade. The cutting blade includes a distal end comprising a plurality of cutting teeth and a shank portion adjacent the distal end. It also includes a proximal end adjacent the shank portion. The proximal end is shaped to attach to the surgical saw and includes an upper substantially planar surface and a lower substantially planar surface and a side edge extending between the upper and lower planar surfaces. The side edge at least in part defines an outer perimeter extending about the proximal end. The outer perimeter includes a plurality of indentations forming openings configured to receive and interface with the protrusions of the surgical saw in a manner that the protrusions cooperatively impart motion to drive the blade.
US08920420B2	Scissors for endoscope Scissors (1) for an endoscope includes a treatment section (5) provided with a pair of scissor elements (10, 11) which are pivotably supported by a pivoting shaft (support pin (13)) and are pivotally displaced between an open position and a closed position; an operation wire (3) connected to the treatment section (5), and an operation section for displacing the scissor elements (10, 11) between the open position and the closed position by advancing and retracting the operation wire (3). A stopper (14) is provided to the treatment section (5). In the open position, the stopper (14) restricts the relative movement between the pair of scissor elements (10, 11) in the opening direction, and in the closed position, the stopper (14) restricts the relative movement between the pair of scissor elements (10, 11) in the closing direction, thereby to restrict excessive opening and closure of the scissor elements.
US08920416B2	Medical probe with translatable co-access cannula The tissue ablation device includes a tissue ablation probe having an elongated probe shaft and electrodes carried by the distal end of the probe shaft. The device further comprises a cannula with a central lumen extending along a longitudinal axis for removably receiving the probe shaft. The cannula further comprises concentric inner and outer tubes extending along the longitudinal axis, wherein the outer is tube is translatable relative to the inner tube. The inner and outer tubes further comprise inner and outer apertures, respectively, that are aligned by translating the outer tube. When the inner and outer apertures are aligned, electrodes are deployed through the inner and outer apertures. One method includes introducing a cannula and a tissue ablation probe to a tissue site and operating the tissue ablation probe and the cannula to deploy the electrodes and ablate tissue.
US08920405B2	Stimulation of penis erection A penis erection stimulation system comprises one or more infusion needles disposed within and implanted along with one or more housings adjacent the patient's left and right corpora cavernosa. A reservoir and a pump are also implanted inside the patient's body to supply the infusion needle with infusion liquid. A drive unit also adapted for implantation inside the patient's body is arranged for advancing and retracting the tip end of the infusion needle such that it penetrates the housing in at least one penetration area, preferably in two different penetration areas either simultaneously or in immediate time succession, thereby injecting drugs along with the infusion liquid into the patient's body for stimulating penis erection. The drive unit is provided for implantation remote from the injection area and comprises a mechanical drive element for transmitting kinetic energy from a remote location within the patient's body to the at least one infusion needle.
US08920404B2	Reduction of recirculation in catheters A catheter tip designed to reduce the outflow velocity and/or directional momentum of fluid being infused by a catheter having such a tip. In one variation, a plurality of channels is provided at the distal portion of the catheter to increase the outflow cross-sectional area. In another variation, the diameter of the catheter at its distal portion where the fluid exits is increased. In yet another variation, a bullet-shaped nose is implemented which may decrease turbulence at the distal end of catheter tip. The low velocity outflow catheter tip may also be implemented on a dual lumen catheter, such as a hemodialysis catheter, to reduce recirculation rate. Various device configurations and methods for such implementations are also disclosed.
US08920402B2	Thrombectomy and soft debris removal device A device suitable for removing material from a living being is provided, featuring at least an aspiration pump, powered by a motor. The aspiration pump and any optional infusate pump preferably feature a helical pumping mechanism, and operate at a high rate of rotation, thereby ensuring adequate pumping performance and flexibility. The helical pumping mechanism may be a helical coiled wire about a central core tube. The helical coil wire, whether together with, or independent of, the core tube, may be rotated to cause a pumping action. Additionally, a narrow crossing profile is maintained, ensuring that the device may reach more tortuous regions of the vasculature. In one embodiment, the system comprises a wire-guided mono-rail catheter with a working head mounted on a flexible portion of the catheter that can laterally displace away from the guide wire to facilitate thrombus removal. The working head may be operated to separate and move away from the guide wire to come within a closer proximity of the obstructive material to more effectively remove it from the vessel.
US08920384B2	Medical injector with ratcheting plunger A medical injector has a body with a displaceable plunger. The plunger includes a plurality of spaced-apart ratchet teeth disposed along the length thereof. At least one indexer is provided to engage the plunger, wherein the indexer is configured to allow the plunger to displace distally toward a distal end of the body but not proximally toward a proximal end of the body. The medical injector also includes an actuator having an engagement portion formed to engage one or more of the ratchet teeth. The actuator is displaceable to a ready state, the engagement portion being displaced proximally relative to the plunger with the actuator being displaced to the ready state. The indexer prevents proximal movement of the plunger, thereby allowing the engagement portion to bypass one or more of the ratchet teeth with the actuator being displaced to the ready state. In addition, the actuator is displaceable from the ready state to cause actuation of the medical injector. The displacement from the ready state causes distal displacement of the engagement portion with the engagement portion engaging one or more of the ratchet teeth and causing distal displacement of the plunger with the engagement portion.
US08920373B2	Reduced volume formulation of glatiramer acetate and methods of administration The present invention provides an improved injection assisting device wherein the improvement comprises an injection lock indicator located between the first and the second outer shell and the outside of the indicator window, configured to indicate to a user whether the injection locking member is in a locked state, and configured to substantially contrast in color with both the first outer shell and the second outer shell, which first and second outer shells contrast in color with each other, and configured to be substantially shielded from a view of a user in the presence of the predetermined amount of compression force on the second outer shell.
US08920372B2	Method and apparatus for heating solutions within intravenous lines to desired temperatures during infusion An IV line temperature controlled warming device includes a housing and a fluid cassette or cartridge that receives fluid from an IV line and includes intravenous line tubing arranged in a preformed configuration. The configuration includes tubing sections arranged in generally circular and concentric portions and a central serpentine tubing section that basically reverses fluid flow and facilitates flow in opposing directions within adjacent tubing sections. The fluid cassette is retained within the device on a base plate partially disposed within a device housing interior, while a housing cover is selectively opened and closed to permit access to the base plate. The base plate includes a heater plate disposed thereon, while the cover and heater plate each include heating elements to apply heat to opposing surfaces of the tubing cassette. The heating elements are controlled by a controller in response to measured temperatures of the heater plate and fluid.
US08920362B2	Dialysis system having disposable cassette A dialysis system includes a dialysis instrument and a disposable cassette. The dialysis instrument includes three pump actuators. The disposable cassette includes three dialysate pump chambers. The three dialysate pump chambers are positioned and arranged to operate with the three dialysate pump actuators of the dialysis instrument.
US08920356B2	Conductive polymer materials and applications thereof including monitoring and providing effective therapy A coupler includes a conductive polymer material that is so constructed and arranged to join tubing, wherein the conductive polymer material includes a conductive polymer component selected from the group consisting of polyaniline, polypyrrole, polythiophenes, polyethylenedioxythiophene, poly(p-phenylene vinylene) and mixtures thereof.
US08920351B2	Emergency stabilization of a fractured pelvis or an injured neck A hip-girdling pelvic sling device for maintaining a desired amount of tension surrounding a person's hips and pelvis to securely support and stabilize a pelvis that has been fractured. Areas of mating types of fastener material such as mating hook-bearing fastener material and loop pile fastener material are arranged on the device to enable a strap to be secured at various effective lengths to provide a wide range of adjustability. The device may include inflatable bladders, stays, and a chin support and may be wrapped around a patient's neck as a cervical support collar.
US08920343B2	Apparatus for acquiring and processing of physiological auditory signals A diagnostic system for collecting, processing, recording and analyzing sounds associated with the physiologic activities of various human organs. The system includes a plurality of transducers placed on the body surface at the operator's discretion. The transducers are coupled to analog/digital signal processing circuitry for enhancement of the desired signal and exclusion of ambient noise. An A/D converter digitizes the incoming data and transmits data, which is divided into a multitude of discrete blocks, received over very finite intervals of time, to a computer workstation and moved through an analysis program sequentially. The program is displayed as a series of icons which depict operations that the program performs and which allow the operator to reprogram the system at any time. The data is finally displayed in graphical format and stored in memory as the program processes each block sequentially.
US08920336B1	Simultaneous multiple method out-patient uterus biopsy device and method A biopsy device, comprising a flexible coaxial structure, comprising an obturator within a sheath, the obturator being adapted to be displaced with respect to the sheath along the coaxial axis by a force applied at a proximal end; a disruptor, at a distal end of the obturator, adapted to disrupt a tissue surface to free cells therefrom, having a first position covered within the sheath and a second position freely extending beyond the sheath; an element, having a fixed position on the obturator, and a close clearance with respect to an inner surface of the sheath, such that a retraction of the obturator within the sheath causes an associated change in pressure in a space between the obturator distal to the element and the sheath, to thereby draw fluid proximate to an end of the sheath within the sheath.
US08920335B2	Methods and systems for posterior segment volume measurement Systems and methods for determining a volume of the posterior segment of an eye during a fluid-to-gas exchange are described. The determined volume of the posterior segment may be used to determine the volume of pure tamponade gas to be introduced into the posterior segment resulting in a desired tamponade gas to other gas (e.g., air) ratio, such as during an ophthalmic surgical procedure. Particularly, the systems and methods may provide for improved gas utilization, less waste, and reduced surgery time, for example, by accurately measuring the volume of the posterior segment of the eye and only using the amount of pure gas required to produce the desired ratio. Further, in some implementations, mixing of a tamponade gas is accomplished intrinsically within the posterior segment of the eye, thereby avoiding manual mixing and reducing surgery time.
US08920331B2	Pulse wave measuring device According to the invention, a pulse wave measuring device includes: a connector that is disposed on a main unit; an external sensor that includes an external light-emitting module radiating light to a human body to be measured and an external light-receiving module receiving at least one of reflected light and transmitted light originating from the external light-emitting module and the human body so as to measure a pulse wave; an first controller that switches the external light-emitting module ON and OFF; an second controller that switches the external light-receiving module ON and OFF; and an external sensor connection determination section that determines a connection between the external sensor and the connector in accordance with a transient response of the external light-receiving module, wherein, after the external sensor connection determination section determines that the external sensor is connected to the connector, a measurement of the pulse wave by using the external sensor is started.
US08920323B2	Coupled axial and lateral displacement estimation for elasticity imaging The determination of axial and lateral displacement in a material subject to compression is determined by fitting a multi-dimensional model function to the match between corresponding portions of the material in two states of compression. In one embodiment, iso-contour lines in a correlation between a reference kernel and a target kernel are fit to an ellipse whose center defines the maximum correlation and hence the displacement.
US08920308B2	Surgical implant with anchor introducer channel A surgical implant for treating female urinary incontinence includes a suburethral support, first and second soft tissue anchors, and an elongated member. The first and second soft tissue anchors are connected to first and second opposite ends of the suburethral support, each anchor having a central portion, a proximal end, and a tip on a distal end of the anchor, and a plurality of projections extending from the central portion at longitudinally spaced locations along a length extending between the proximal and distal ends of the central portion. The elongated member extends between the proximal end of the first soft tissue anchor and the first end of the suburethral support to connect the anchor to the support and enable the position of the anchor with respect to the support to be adjusted.
US08920307B2	Gastric band system with esophageal sensor An apparatus for providing a restriction and sensing a parameter associated with an anatomical structure comprises a restriction device and a sensing device. The restriction device is secured around a portion of anatomical structure and is operable to form a restriction within anatomical structure. The restriction may be formed or adjusted in response to a bolus located within anatomical structure. The restriction may be formed in response to bolus such that the restriction is formed before bolus reaches restriction device. Once the bolus passes and no more boluses are present, the restriction relaxes and loosens anatomical structure. The restriction device may comprise a gastric band, among other things, and the sensing device may comprise a strain gauge that is configured to detect a bolus passing down an esophagus.
US08920303B2	Adjustable surgical sling The invention, in one embodiment, is directed to systems and methods for adjusting support to an anatomical location using an expandable chamber.
US08920301B2	Full neonatal critical care equipment Equipment for the comprehensive care of critical neonates that ventilates, incubates, monitors and facilitates medical procedures. This equipment includes a thermal ring keeping the neonatal bubble tempered, and that slides longitudinally through its axis to leave exposed the neonate during its care. The inside of the thermal ring includes circular heaters surrounding said ring. Inside the cabin there is a closed recipient with water that takes advantage of the heat of said bubble to humidify air passing through the inlet door and outlet pipeline, which carry humidified and hot air to neonate. Furthermore, the equipment includes a water container, open at its upper part and placed out of the bubble, that allows simultaneously limiting the gas pressure of inspiration and expiration and the gas pressure of the neonate through two pipes.
US08920300B2	Direct visualization robotic intra-operative radiation therapy device with radiation ablation capsule This invention proposes a robotic applicator device to be deployed internally to a patient having a capsule (also referred to as a cassette) and aperture with a means of alternately occluding and exposing a radioactive source through the aperture. The capsule and aperture will be integrated with a surgical robot to create a robotic IORT (intra-operative radiation therapy) applicator device as more fully described below. The capsule, radiation source, and IORT applicator arm would be integrated to enable a physician, physicist or technician to interactively internally view and select tissue for exposure to ionizing radiation in sufficient quantities to deliver therapeutic radiation doses to tissue. Via the robotic manipulation device, the physician and physicist would remotely apply radiation to not only the tissue to be exposed, but also control the length of time of the exposure. Control means would be added to identify and calculate margin and depth of tissue to be treated and the proper radiation source or radioactive isotope (which can be any particle emitter, including neutron, x-ray, alpha, beta or gamma emitter) to obtain the desired therapeutic effects. The invention enables stereotactical surgery and close confines radiation therapy adjacent to radiosensitive tissue.
US08920299B2	Machine for the manufacture of paper cushions The present invention relates to a device for the production of paper cushioning from a paper web (8) rolled up into a supply roll (12), wherein the device has a machine comprising a support device for the pivoted support of the supply roll, a reshaping device (22, 22′, 22″) for reshaping the paper web, and a device for the production of the paper cushioning. A bracket (30) that can be pivoted between a contact position and a releasing position is provided in a region in front of the paper web infeed into the reshaping device, wherein the bracket rests on the paper web in the contact position.
US08920298B2	Method of, and apparatus for, processing a moving, printed material web A method and apparatus of moving printed material web includes two processing arrangements arranged one above the other that are optional in operation. A material web is processed either in the upper, first processing arrangement or in the lower, second processing arrangement. In the processing section belonging to the first processing arrangement, the material web is folded about a line parallel to its advancement direction. In the processing section belonging to the second processing arrangement, the material web is separated, along a line parallel to its advancement direction, into two material-web strands, which are then positioned one above the other. The two processing sections having in common a pair of braking rollers and a pair of drawing rollers and also a longitudinal-cutter.
US08920295B2	Cutter-changing device A cutter-changing device includes a cutter-magazine carrying cutters, a rotary telescopic cylinder, and a clamping sub-assembly. The clamping sub-assembly includes a cutter-changing arm, and a pair of clamping assemblies. The rotary telescopic cylinder drives the cutter-changing arm to rotate, extend and retract. Each clamping assembly includes a mounting member, an elastic member, a piston, and at least one resisting member. The mounting member is mounted on the cutter-changing arm, and defines at least one mounting hole through the sidewall thereof. The elastic member and the piston are sleeved with the mounting member, and the two opposite ends of the elastic member press against the piston and the mounting member. The resisting member is mounted between the elastic member and the mounting member, and capable of being resisted by the piston to be partially exposed from the mounting hole.
US08920292B1	Exercise device and methods of use An apparatus and methods of attaching an exercise device to a chair to provide for a user of the chair to perform exercises. The apparatus generally includes a chair support section configured to be attached to the chair, and an exercise device that includes a support that is positioned on the floor. The chair support section and exercise device are configured to be engaged together when the user is exercising.
US08920291B2	Supporting structure for treadmill A supporting structure for a treadmill includes an outer tube, an inner tube and a spring means. The outer tube has an inner wall and a protrusion. The outer tube at where the protrusion exists has an outer-tube internal diameter r. The protrusion and the inner wall are separated by a vertical distance L. The inner tube is telescoped within the outer tube and has a positioning hole. The inner tube at where the positioning hole exists has an inner-tube external diameter R, wherein (R+L)
US08920289B2	Form assembly for a jump pit A form assembly and method is provided for use in making a jump pit having a cover. The form assembly comprises at least one frame member structured to form a ledge for receiving the cover and a removable form member removably secured to the frame member. The method comprises providing a frame member and removably securing a removable form member to the frame member.
US08920281B2	Multi-speed transmission A transmission has an input member, an output member, at least four planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes first, second and third members. The torque transmitting devices include clutches and brakes actuatable in combinations of three to establish a plurality of forward gear ratios and one reverse gear ratio.
US08920278B2	Gear transmission and photovoltaic power-generating apparatus using the gear transmission A gear transmission comprises a crankshaft that eccentrically rotates one of an internal gear and an external gear. A first gear is attached to one end of the crankshaft. A ring gear having internal teeth meshes with the first gear. An intermediate gear meshes with external teeth of the ring gear. A second gear is attached to one end of an output shaft of a motor and meshes with the intermediate gear. The motor and the crankshaft are positioned, relative to the intermediate gear, on the same side in the axial direction of the gear transmission.
US08920272B2	Guide plate and chain A guide plate 4 is disposed on the outermost side in the width direction of a silent chain 1 comprising link plates 2 which are pivotably linked by means of linking pins 3. The guide plate 4 has a pair of pin holes 41 into which the linking pins 3 are inserted, and also has side end parts 42 which are disposed at both ends in the longitudinal direction thereof, and an upper end part 43 and a lower end part 44 which link the side end parts 42 in the longitudinal direction. The upper end part 43 and the lower end part 44 are formed with a tapered transverse section, and become steadily thinner toward the tip end.
US08920263B2	Golf ball with resin inner core and specified inner core and ball compression A high performance golf ball includes a resin inner core, a rubber outer core, and a cover. The resin inner core is made of a blend of highly neutralized polymers and a low flexural modulus ionomer, and may include a blend of different highly neutralized polymers. The layers of the ball have specified compression values and relationships. The cover is a single layer ionomer cover, and may be made from a blend of different grades of the ionomer. The ball as a whole has properties to maximize performance and aesthetic properties, such as backspin off the irons, feel, and sound.
US08920261B2	Badge for golf club head The present disclosure concerns embodiments of a badge or insert for a golf club head that can eliminate undesired gaps between the insert and the peripheral sidewall of the cavity that receives the insert. In one embodiment, a golf club head comprises a main body comprising a cavity, which defines a central surface and an inner peripheral surface at least partially surrounding the central surface. An insert comprises a central portion and a deflectable portion coupled to and extending along a peripheral edge section of the central portion. The deflectable portion has a shape corresponding to and contacting a corresponding section of the inner peripheral surface of the cavity. The deflectable portion forms a press-fit engagement with the corresponding section of the inner peripheral surface of the cavity that retains the deflectable portion in a deflected state relative to the central portion.
US08920259B2	Golf club head An iron golf club head according to this invention includes a head body and a face member. The face member includes a front portion forming portion which forms the front portion of a sole portion. The head body includes a sole forming portion thicker than the front portion forming portion. The end surface of the sole forming portion on the side of a face portion includes a lower region attached to the end surface of the front portion forming portion on the back side, and an upper region above the lower region. An elastic body is disposed in the gap between the upper region and the back surface of the face member.
US08920257B2	Face plates for golf club heads and related methods Embodiments of face plates for golf club heads are disclosed herein. Other examples, and related methods are also disclosed herein.
US08920250B2	Mass balancing unit A mass balancing unit having a hollow balancing shaft, at least one balancing weight which is provided on the balancing shaft and at least one roller bearing which has an outer bearing ring and a plurality of roller members. A longitudinal portion of the balancing shaft forms an inner bearing ring, the roller members being received between the outer bearing ring and the longitudinal portion of the balancing shaft. Adjacent to the longitudinal portion, the balancing shaft has at least one recess in order to reduce the rigidity of the longitudinal portion of the balancing shaft in a radial direction.
US08920239B2	Gaming machine having interchangeable display content Various embodiments disclosed herein are directed to methods, gaming machines, and gaming systems with multiple displays having interchangeable display content. According to one embodiment, a gaming machine includes a first display for presenting a primary game, a second display for presenting secondary display content to a player, and a player input device for receiving player input to configure content displayed on the first display and the second display such that the first display presents the secondary display content and the second display presents the primary game.
US08920232B2	Gaming event management system An event management architecture (EMA) for managing gaming events includes a plurality of sub-events associated with a gaming event. Each sub-event has at least one sub-event participant and provides a sub-event score to each sub-event participant according to a set of sub-event rules during a sub-event interval. A scheduling coordinator schedules, for each sub-event, the sub-event interval. A registration coordinator registers, for each sub-event, each participant. A scoring processor records, for each sub-event, the sub-event score for each participant, where the sub-event score is converted into a standard format. Each sub-event may be associated with a generic sub-event container, which takes advantage of the common characteristics or functionality requirements of the sub-events to facilitate the management of the sub-events. The EMA minimizes the need to administer the events individually, and can be scalably used to manage complex arrangements of interdependent sub-events of varying types.
US08920221B2	Stuffing tube centering device and method for centering a stuffing tube A stuffing tube centering device for concentric alignment of the stuffing tube to a casing stick and a corresponding method, and where two oppositely disposed centering members movable towards each other between which the stuffing tube can be held and centered.
US08920215B2	Surface flow finishing machine A machine for the flow finishing of mechanical pieces is described. The machine has a rotary vat for containing finishing media and a unit for moving pieces having at least one mechanical arm for moving the pieces being machined, said mechanical arm being associated to means for rotating the pieces within the rotary vat, the rotary vat has at least two separate sections formed by concentric circular crowns.
US08920210B2	System and method for drying grit used for abrasive blasting A method and method for processing grit used for abrasive blasting may include receiving grit blasted onto a surface, where the grit includes moisture content. Air in which the grit being recycled is being processed may be heated. The moisture content may be evaporated from the grit using the heated air to produce dry recycled grit. The dried recycled grit may be stored.
US08920207B2	Block toy playset with dynamic building surface The present invention is directed toward a toy building block system that includes a building portion having a housing with a surface and a building component. The building component is extendable from the housing and movable relative to the housing surface. The building component and the housing surface define a configuration of the building portion that is changeable during play. The toy building block system further includes a play component which is engageable with the building component.
US08920204B2	Fin plug assembly and method of installation A fin plug assembly, for a surfcraft, including: a fin plug including a flat upper portion having an external perimeter and top and bottom surfaces, at least one fin cavity for receiving a base element of a surfcraft fin extending inwardly from at least one opening in the top surface, a base portion extending from said bottom surface and surrounding said at least one fin cavity; and a high density foam body having an upper surface with a fin plug cavity in said upper surface and a continuous side wall; wherein the base portion of the fin plug is located within said fin plug cavity and said fin plug is firmly affixed to said high density foam body.
US08920203B2	Marker buoy A marker buoy for marking a location vertically above an anchor deployed in a body of water, the marker buoy including a housing having a substantially watertight compartment and a spool mounted in an adjacent spool bay. A line for attachment to the anchor is wound onto the spool. When a force of tension on the line falls below the selected tension, a center of mass of the housing rotates about an axis of rotation of the housing. A control device responsive to such rotation causes energization of an electric motor coupled to the spool that operates until the force of tension on the line is again within the selected range of line tensions. The marker buoy is capable of autonomous operations, during lowering of the anchor, during operations to maintain a location vertically above the anchor, during retrieval of the anchor and during docking.
US08920201B2	Solid wire terminal A wire terminal is provided for conductively engaging a conductive wire having a generally round cross section. The wire terminal includes an electrical receptacle portion with first and second forwardly-projecting portions that conductively contact opposite sides of the conductive wire. The forwardly-projecting portions each include a respective wire-engaging contact portion, each of which is configured to contact the conductive wire at a respective elongated contact location along opposite sides of the conductive wire.
US08920194B2	Connection footprint for electrical connector with printed wiring board An electrical connector including a housing; ground contacts; and signal contacts. The signal contacts are differential signal pairs. The electrical connector is a right angle connector. First ends of the ground contacts are in a center row. First ends of a first one of the each differential signal pair are on a first side row at a first side of the center row. First ends of a second one of the differential signal pairs are on a second side row at a second opposite side of the center row. At least one of the first ends of the ground contacts is provided between the first ends of two of the differential signal pairs. An assembly is provided including the electrical connector and a printed circuit board having the electrical connector mounted thereon. The printed circuit board includes through-holes with a shared single antipad one of the differential signal pair.
US08920191B2	Clamp-on furniture electrical outlet A mobile outlet apparatus and process for providing electrical current by means of a clamp-on outlet extender attached to an object and connected to a stationary source of electric current is provided. A description of several possible clamping systems for attaching the mobile outlet to an object is provided, as well as a description of different voltage conversion and outlet options on the mobile outlet. In one configuration the mobile outlet is particularly designed to provide a flat profile and to allow quick attachment and detachment by means of a ratchet system. The mobile outlet is also designed to allow attachment of various faceplates for purposes of decor matching and branding purposes.
US08920183B2	Electric connector To prevent, with a simple structure, deformation such as a twist of an actuator at the time of moving operation and easily check the operation state of an actuator to easily and reliably establish an electrical connection, inclined surface parts are provided at both end portions in a longitudinal direction in end faces on a rotational radial outer side of the actuator pinching or freeing a signal transmission medium to approximately uniformly act an entire pressing force of an operator over a full length of the actuator. With this, a situation that the actuator is pressed as being twisted is eliminated to achieve an excellent action of pinching the signal transmission medium and an easy and reliable visual check of the state of rotation of the actuator.
US08920179B2	Connector including contacts arranged in a matrix A connector 10 comprises a base member 100 and a connection film 200 which consists of an insulator film 300 and conducive portions 400 formed thereon. Openings 130 formed in the base member 100 extend in a direction crossing the pitch direction of contacts 15. The conductive portions 400 attached to elastic support portions 120 of the base member 100 face the openings 130, respectively. Therefore, the extension length of each conductive portion 400 of the connection film 200 can be larger than the pitch of the contacts 15 so that the height of each contact 15 can be made higher.
US08920173B1	Vehicle comparison system A system for comparing energy usage of different vehicle platforms is provided. The system may include a processor to execute routines stored in a memory device. Further, in one embodiment the routines include routines configured to receive selection of a driving style by a user and to select a virtual test drive based on the received selection. Also, the routines may include routines configured to output the selected virtual test drive and to output a comparison of multiple vehicles having different characteristics based on the selected virtual test drive. Other systems, methods, and manufactures are also disclosed.
US08920170B2	Abutment and abutment systems for use with implants An abutment for supporting a prosthesis relative to an implant includes an implant engaging portion configured to engage with a dental implant and a component supporting portion having a key feature on an external surface portion thereof. The key feature is configured to provide keyed mating engagement with a complimentary key feature on a component to be engaged with the abutment.
US08920154B2	Head assembly for use in a rotary head extruder for extruding a food product A head assembly (10) is provided for use in a rotary head extruder (12) for extruding a food product. The head assembly (10) includes an annular-shaped stator plate (20) and a rotating blade plate (22). The blade plate (22) preferably includes at least six blades, each with a wedge shaped profile, and the stator plate (20) includes extrusion channels that extend at an angle in the range of 20°-50° from tangent to a circle defined by an inner surface (30) of the plate (20).
US08920150B2	Pin having light guide for injection mold A pin having a light guide for an injection mold includes an outer sleeve having a hollow portion, an inner sleeve fixed to the hollow portion of the outer sleeve, a bundle sleeve fixed to a hollow portion of the inner sleeve, a bundle fiber fixed to a hollow portion of the bundle sleeve. A leading end portion of the bundle sleeve has a substantially cone-shaped caulked portion. A portion of the hollow portion of the inner sleeve which is brought into contact with the cone-shaped caulked portion of the bundle sleeve has a tapered shape that coincides with the shape of the portion of the bundle sleeve. A shoulder portion is formed at a rear end portion of the hollow portion of the outer sleeve and a rear end of the inner sleeve is engage with the shoulder portion.
US08920147B2	System for sealing the piston of rotary piston machines A sealing system of rotary piston machines, the rotor excludes rotor discs which are arranged next to one another, and which are seated on the common rotor axle and are pressed apart from one another by acting spring and/or gas forces in the joints between the discs in such a way that the end sides of the discs which point towards the side walls of the housing bear sealingly against the latter and thus prevent the access of the medium to the axles. Assemblies comprising movable shaped lamellae which adapt to the changing joint widths and prevent an inner flow around the rotor are present in the part joints between the discs.
US08920143B2	Electronically commutated DC motor for a liquid pump An electronically commutated DC motor for a liquid pump, comprising a pump housing, a suction connection and a pressure connection, a substantially disk-shaped pump rotor mounted rotatably in the pump housing, the rotor comprising an impeller having a plurality of pump vanes and a permanent magnet, a partition separating a pump space from a dry space, wherein the partition is disposed in an axial gap between the pump rotor and a plurality of axially parallel oriented stator poles of the DC motor, which are each provided with an insulating body and a stator winding, the stator poles adjoin a stator yoke, which is connected to a metallic heat-conducting body, and the stator containing the stator poles, the stator windings, the stator yoke and the heat-conducting body is disposed in a motor housing made of plastic material. By providing that the stator is surrounded by a flexible foil, and at least a large part of the foil is disposed inside the motor housing radially around the stator windings, a simple solution ensures good shielding against interference in an existing electronically commutated DC motor, without requiring modifications to the existing design.
US08920135B2	Multipurpose gravity air compressor A multipurpose gravity air compressor employs a piston (40) traveling down a cylinder (129) by the force of gravity compressing compressible fluid (140) in one or more compressible fluid chambers (137). Compressed fluid is emptied out of compressible fluid chambers (137) through compressible fluid exit (118) for use locally or downstream. A transporter such as transporter assembly 50 grabs piston (40) and recovers it back to opening (124) at predetermined intervals and deposits piston (40) into cylinder (129) to start another cycle. Multipurpose gravity air compressor through the generation of heat through compressing compressible fluid (140) also enjoys being a heat source. Air compressor 200 can provide a means for producing energy through compressing compressible fluid (140) and a source of heat for generating steam to produce electricity on-site or downstream. Water (condensation), possibly thousands of gallons a year, could be another rainfall-independent water source advantage enjoyed.
US08920132B2	Automatic blower control A blower system includes a blower motor and an inverter in electrical communication therewith. The blower motor is mechanically coupled to a blower configured to generate an airstream having an airflow rate. The inverter is configured to provide a motor drive signal to the motor. A flow rate calculator is configured to determine a calculated airflow rate from motor operating parameters of the blower motor using a mathematical model of the airflow rate.
US08920130B2	Circulating pump unit with communication interface A circulation pump assembly (1) includes an electric drive motor (6) and a control device (10, 12) for the control of the drive motor (6). The control device (12) includes a communication interface (13) designed for connection to at least one external sensor (38, 50, 52, 54, 56) and/or at least one further assembly (40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 58, 62, 64, 66, 68) to be controlled by the control device, as well as to a heating installation and/or air conditioning installation with such a circulation pump assembly (1).
US08920129B2	Locking nut assembly A locking nut assembly including a bearing nut having a plurality of external serrations, a shaft nut having a plurality of external serrations, and a locking collar having a plurality of internal serrations. The bearing nut and the shaft nut are threadedly installed on a shaft assembly having an impeller, a bearing, and a spline adapter installed within the impeller. The plurality of serrations of the bearing nut align with the plurality of serrations of the shaft nut when they are installed on the impeller. The locking collar is installed on the bearing nut and the shaft nut so that the aligned plurality of serrations of the bearing nut and the plurality of serrations of the shaft nut engage the plurality of serrations of the locking collar. The locking collar is retained on the bearing nut and shaft nut by a retaining ring.
US08920128B2	Gas turbine engine cooling systems having hub-bleed impellers and methods for the production thereof Embodiments of a gas turbine engine cooling system for deployment within a gas turbine engine are provided, as are embodiment of a method for producing a gas turbine engine cooling system. In one embodiment, the gas turbine engine cooling system includes an impeller having a hub, a plurality of hub bleed air passages, and a central bleed air conduit. The plurality of hub bleed air passages each have an inlet formed in an outer circumferential surface of the hub and an outlet formed in an inner circumferential surface of the hub. The central bleed air conduit is fluidly coupled to the outlets of the plurality of hub bleed air passages and is configured to conduct bleed air discharged by the plurality of hub bleed air passages to a section of the gas turbine engine downstream of the impeller to provide cooling air thereto.
US08920123B2	Turbine blade with integrated serpentine and axial tip cooling circuits An air cooled turbine blade including leading and trailing edges, and pressure and suction side walls extending between the leading and trailing edges. Leading and trailing edge cooling circuits extend spanwise adjacent to the leading and trailing edges, respectively. A forward flow mid-section serpentine cooling circuit extends spanwise and is located between the leading and trailing edge cooling circuits. An axial tip cooling circuit extends in the chordal direction and is located between a tip cap of the blade and the serpentine cooling circuit at an outer end of the serpentine cooling circuit. The axial tip cooling circuit has a forward end receiving cooling air from a final channel of the serpentine cooling circuit and discharges the cooling air adjacent to the trailing edge.
US08920119B2	Partial coarse pitch start Ram Air Turbine with enhanced spring support A Ram Air Turbine (RAT) is provided and includes a turbine hub having an end plate and a nose cone attached thereto at trailing and leading ends, respectively, a governor shaft, to which turbine blades are connected, which is coupled to the end plate and supported within the nose cone to be rotatable with the turbine blades about a central axis thereof and axially movable from a first position relative to the turbine hub to a second position relative to the turbine hub and a hub assembly operably coupled to the turbine hub, the governor shaft and the turbine blades whereby the hub assembly biases the governor shaft toward the first position at low rotational speeds such that the turbine blades assume a partial coarse pitch angle, and the second position at high rotational speeds such that the turbine blades assume a fine pitch angle.
US08920116B2	Wear prevention system for securing compressor airfoils within a turbine engine A wear prevention system for securing compressor airfoils within a turbine engine while reducing wear of related components may include a compressor diaphragm spring positioned in an airfoil receiving channel between a radially outer surface of a diaphragm base and a radially inner surface of the airfoil receiving channel. The spring may bias the diaphragm base and airfoil attached thereto radially inward against upstream and downstream arms formed from upstream and downstream recesses extending axially from the airfoil receiving channel in the compressor case. The compressor diaphragm spring may dampen vibration and increase service life of the diaphragm base.
US08920115B2	Composite material and method A composite material and method for manufacturing the material, the material including: a plurality of plies layered one on top of the other; and one or more through-thickness fibers which join one or more of the plurality of plies to one another; wherein the one or more through-thickness fibers form a boundary which delineates one or more discrete regions of the material.
US08920101B2	Tennis ball collection device A tennis ball collection device includes a rotating drum that rotates at a higher speed than the rotation of the wheels that carry the device. Additionally, the drum rail that operates in connection with the rotating drum to lift a ball off of a ground is allowed to move in the horizontal direction. This back and forth movement is facilitated by a spring that otherwise biases the drum rail forward to a rest position.
US08920080B2	Machine tool A machine tool 1 comprises a bed 11, a column 12, a spindle head 15, a spindle 16, a saddle 17, a table 18, a feed mechanism for moving the spindle head 15, the saddle 17 and the table 18 in Z-axis, Y-axis and X-axis directions respectively, a position detector for detecting the positions of the spindle head 15, saddle 17 and table 18, a controller for feedback controlling the feed mechanism, a position detector 51 for detecting the position of the spindle head 15, a position detector 54 for detecting the position of the spindle head 15, a position detector 57 for detecting the position of the table 18, and a measurement frame 50 which is configured with a different member from the bed 11 and the column 12 and on which readers 53, 56, 59 of the position detectors 51, 54, 57 are disposed.
US08920060B2	Rotation restricting device, robot joint and walking assistance device A rotation restricting device for restricting the rotation of a rotating part with respect to a base part, comprising a stopper supported so as to be capable of rotating around an axis of rotation of the base part, a lock mechanism capable of switching between a state preventing and a state allowing the rotation of the stopper with respect to the base part, a first block provided on the rotating part and capable of moving between a position interfering with and a position not interfering with a rotation path of the stopper, and a second block provided on the rotating part and capable of moving between a position interfering with and a position not interfering with the rotation path of the stopper. In a state where the rotation of the rotating part with respect to the base part is not restricted, both the first block and the second block are in the position interfering with the rotation path of the stopper, and the stopper is positioned between the first block and the second block.
US08920059B2	Diaper rash cream applicator An applicator apparatus can be attached and detached to and from any tube container that properly fits. The tube is not part of the invention, but works with the invention as a handle and as a dispenser. When the tube is attached to the applicator apparatus, the hole of the tube in which the tubes contents come out of, meets with the hole of the applicator apparatus. The applicator apparatus's hole is surrounded by an applicator material such as brush bristles or sponge. When the tube is squeezed, the tubes contents will come out of the hole of the applicator apparatus and be introduce onto the surrounding bristles of the brush or sponge of the applicator apparatus. The applicator apparatus attaches to a lid. The top portion of the lid has an opening in which the applicator apparatus can be placed into. The bottom portion of the lid can have a suction cup base that is to be secured onto a flat hard surface or a pull tab that can be taken off by a humans mouth. The combination of the applicator apparatus working with the lid allows for a human to perform the entire application process without contaminating ones hand with the tubes contents, and while only using one hand.
US08920057B2	Mechanical pencil A mechanical pencil comprises a shaft cylinder (1), a lead pipe (3) axially movably inserted into the shaft cylinder (1) and biased in a retract direction, and a chuck body (45) provided within the shaft cylinder (1) in front of the lead pipe (3) for releasably griping a writing lead (S). The lead pipe (3) and the chuck body (45) are separated, the lead pipe (3) is inserted into the shaft cylinder (1) with axial movement thereof being permitted and circumferential rotation thereof being restricted, and the chuck body (45) is positioned within the shaft cylinder (1) in front of the lead pipe (3) so as to be movable in an axial direction and circumferentially rotatable. A lead rotation mechanism (5) is provided between a back part of the chuck body (45) and a front part of the lead pipe (3). When the lead pipe (3) is advanced by a knocking operation or retracted by the release of the knocking operation, when writing pressure is applied to the writing lead (S), and when the writing pressure is released, the lead rotating mechanism (5) rotates the chuck body (45), but does not transmit the rotation force to the lead pipe (3).
US08920054B2	Roll tape and printer There is provided a roll tape including a core main body portion having a double cylinder construction made up of an outer core portion and an inner core portion, a pair of shaft portions each having an insertion portion which can be fittingly inserted in the inner core portion, an outer shaft which can be fittingly inserted in the outer core portion and a bearing shaft that is thinner than and concentric with the outer shaft and which extends longer in one direction than the outer shaft and a printing tape which is wound around a tape core which has the pair of shaft portions disposed individually on both sides of the core main body portion.
US08920047B2	Optical module On a mounting substrate 101, an LD element 102 and a wavelength converter element 103 are mounted as optical elements. An end of an optical fiber 105 is fixed, at a given length, in a fiber anchoring groove 301 of a sub-substrate 104. The sub-substrate 104 is mounted to the mounting substrate 101 with the surface supporting the optical fiber 105 opposing thereto, and the wavelength converter element 103 and the optical fiber 105 being coupled. By mounting of the sub-substrate 104 to the mounting substrate 101, the coupling position of the output end of the wavelength converter element 103 and the input end of the optical fiber 105 is provided an internal position that is a given distance from the end of mounting substrate 101.
US08920046B2	Test adapter for computer chips The invention relates to a test adapter (1) for operatively connecting a chip to be tested to a test device. The test adapter has a three-dimensional construction with a baseplate (8) and a cover plate (2). The cover plate (2) has a contact array (3) having contact elements (9) coordinated with the chip to be tested in terms of number and arrangement. Arranged between the baseplate (8) and the cover plate (2) are side walls (4) which are arranged at an angle with respect to the cover plate (2) and have a number of individual connectors (5) that is coordinated with the chip to be tested.
US08920044B2	Plug and optical connector connecting structure A plug including main optical connector bodies, a housing for securing and holding the main optical connector bodies on the connecting end side thereof, a cylindrical inner shell surrounding the housing and attached to the housing by screwing a threaded hole formed in a rear wall portion thereof onto a thread formed in the outer periphery of the housing, and a cylindrical outer shell surrounding the inner shell and having a thread formed in the inner periphery thereof on the connecting end side and a step portion formed in the inner periphery on the rear end side thereof, the thread being screwed onto the thread of an enclosure shell. When the plug is coupled to a receptacle, the inner shell is rotated with respect to the housing and the connecting end of the inner shell hits the abutment surface of the enclosure shell and, when the outer shell is screwed onto the enclosure shell, the step portion hits the rear wall portion. This plug can be coupled properly to the receptacle by accommodating variations in the position of the mating optical connector housed in the receptacle and can be reduced in size.
US08920039B2	Tandem rolling bearings with open cage A tandem rolling bearing including a first rolling element subassembly and a second rolling element subassembly is provided. The subassemblies both include a plurality of rolling elements and a cage. The cages each include a ring and a plurality of axial projections having axial free ends. The free ends of the cages in the first and second subassemblies face each other. Rolling element retaining pockets are defined between adjacent pairs of projections in the cages. The projections include pairs of lugs that, together with a partially spherical retaining surface provided between the projections of each of the pockets, contact and retain the rolling elements in the pockets.
US08920035B2	Rolling bearing A rolling bearing used in a power transmission device for transmitting power such as turning force, characterized in that a magnet for holding in a lubrication portion of the rolling bearing a lubricating magnetic fluid for lubricating the lubrication portion is provided on at least one side of an outer race of the rolling bearing, and an annular yoke made of a magnetic material loosely fitted to a rotating shaft is provided on the opposite side of said magnet relative to said outer race, and a cross-sectional profile of the yoke has an I-shape.
US08920031B2	Split type aerostatic bearing A split-type aerostatic bearing for supporting a moving table to move frictionlessly on a platform (4) is disclosed. The split-type aerostatic bearing includes an aerostatic bearing plate (6), air floating elements (2′a, 2′b, 2′c, 2′d) disposed on a bottom of the aerostatic bearing plate (6) and a vacuum pre-tightening structure (7) disposed on the aerostatic bearing plate (6). The vacuum pre-tightening structure (7) is coupled to the aerostatic bearing plate (6) in a split fashion. Separation of the air floating elements (2′a, 2′b, 2′c, 2′d) from the vacuum pre-tightening structure (7) prevents the aerostatic bearing plate (6) from bending under a vacuum pre-tightening force, and hence will not affect the air floating area.
US08920029B2	Sample containment apparatus, systems, and methods Apparatus and systems may operate to enable positron emission imaging with a unitary chamber body having an open end that defines a hollow interior portion shaped to completely contain a flexible sleeve that is used to cover a core sample when the sleeve is seated within the hollow interior portion. An end cap may be formed to engage the open end of the chamber body, which is configured to attenuate gamma rays approximately eight times less than stainless steel, while supporting a pressure differential of at least 3 MPa between the chamber inlet and the outlet when fluid carrying a radioactive tag to generate the gamma rays flows through the hollow interior portion and the core sample via the inlet and the outlet. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
US08920028B2	Test phantom for tomographic imaging and notably for breast tomosynthesis A test phantom for tomographic imaging, the phantom comprising an assembly of elementary structures defining a 3D mesh, wherein each elementary structure comprises a chief constituent material corresponding to an X-ray attenuation simulating a glandularity, wherein the elementary structures are in at least two types of chief constituent materials corresponding to different X-ray attenuations.
US08920027B2	Assessing thermal mechanical characteristics of complex semiconductor devices by integrated heating systems In a semiconductor device or test structure, appropriate heating elements, for instance in the form of resistive structures, are implemented so as to obtain superior area coverage, thereby enabling a precise evaluation of the thermal conditions within a complex semiconductor device. In particular, the device internal heating elements may allow the evaluation of hot spots and the response of a complex metallization system to specific temperature profiles, in particular at critical areas, such as edge regions in which mechanical stress forces are typically highest in contact regimes in which the package substrate and the metallization system are directly connected.
US08920024B2	Steel plate quality assurance system and equipment thereof The present invention provides a steel plate quality assurance system and facilities thereof, wherein the steel plate quality assurance system measures, with a steel plate manufacturing line including a finishing mill of a steel plate manufacturing line, and accelerated cooling equipment disposed on the downstream side of the finishing mill in the advancing direction of the steel plate manufacturing line, temperature of at least the whole area of the upper surface of a steel plate, or the whole area of the lower surface of a steel plate to perform quality assurance, and includes temperature measurement means; temperature analysis means; and mechanical property determining means.
US08920023B2	Cryogenic non destructive testing (NDT) and material treatment A non-destructive test using cryogenic temperatures is capable of detecting defects in materials that result from residual stress from manufacturing and from retained austenite. The subject materials or parts that are subjected to cryogenic temperatures approaching and below˜−300° F., −184° C., 89° K, thereby causing permanent deformations or characteristic changes in the material if excessive residual stress, retained austenite or discontinuities exist. To determine the extent of changes, a first metric of the subject material is determined, the material is then subjected to cryogenic cooling thereby triggering any deformation or characteristic changes. Subsequent to the cryogenic cooling, the subject material may be returned to a second temperature whereby a second metric representing based on the same characteristic of the subject material is determined The comparison of the first and second metrics reveals the deformation or change resultant from the defect. In addition characteristic changes in the subject material during cryogenic cooling may be use to detect the phase transition of the retained austenite to martensite.
US08920015B2	Backlight wedge with adjacent reflective surfaces A backlight includes a visible light transmissive body having a light guide portion and a light input portion. The visible light transmissive body primarily propagates light by TIR and includes a light input surface and a light output surface. The light guide portion has a light reflection surface and a light emission surface. The light input portion has opposing side surfaces that are not parallel. A light source is disposed adjacent to the light input surface and emits light into the light input portion. A specularly reflective layer is disposed adjacent to but not in intimate contact with the opposing side surfaces and reflects more than 80% of visible light incident on the specularly reflective layer.
US08920008B2	Shield actuator for head lamp in the vehicle Disclosed is a vehicle head lamp-purpose shield actuator, including a case, and a motor fixed inside the case, and a first rotating shaft rotated by the motor to be connected to an output shaft that drives a shield member for controlling an opening angle of a head lamp, and a second rotating shaft disposed inside the case to be connected to an output shaft that drives a shield member for opening the shield member, wherein the case is constructed by an inter-coupling of a left side case and a right side case, and the left side case and right side case each having a shaft connection part connecting a first rotating shaft and a second rotating shaft, and an output shaft, respectively, thereby being used commonly in a left side head lamp and a right side head lamp, and consequently improving productivity and assembling capacity and reducing production expense.
US08919995B2	Omnidirectional LED and reflector with sharp horizontal cutoff The present disclosure relates generally to an omnidirectional light optic. In one embodiment, the omnidirectional light includes a plurality of reflectors, wherein each one of the plurality of reflectors comprises at least two reflective sides, wherein each one of the at least two reflective sides has an associated optical axis, wherein each respective optical axis of the at least two reflective sides is located on a common horizontal plane and each one of the at least two reflective sides comprises a curved concave cross-section, a plurality of LEDs, wherein each one of the plurality of reflectors is associated with at least one of the plurality of LEDs and at least one blocking band member with at least one edge that blocks light emitted by the plurality of LEDs at common horizontal angles.
US08919980B2	LED light guide, LED light source module and direct-type LED TV A circular LED light guide includes a top wall and a peripheral side wall; the top wall and the peripheral side wall cooperatively form a hollow receiving space. The hollow receiving space is used for receiving an LED therein. The top wall includes a light incident surface inside of the receiving space, and an exterior light output surface. The light incident surface includes a concave lens surface formed in a central area of the light incident surface, and the light output surface includes a convex lens surface formed in a central area of the light output surface. A central optical axis of the concave lens surface is aligned with a central optical axis of the convex lens surface. An LED module and a direct-type LED TV using the LED light guide are also provided.
US08919977B2	Lamp comprising a phosphor, radiation source, optical system and heatsink A lamp comprises a thin layer of phosphor (105,113) which is irradiated (46), for example by ultraviolet radiation, by a source which typically comprises a laser diode and a condenser (101,111). This causes the phosphor (105,113) to emit visible light with a Lambertion-type emission pattern. An optical system such as a reflector (102,115) concentrates the light from the phosphor (105,113). The phosphor (105,113) is thermally connected to a heatsink (103,116), of example by a plate (114) of sapphire glass, so as to dissipate the heat produced by the phosphor (105,113). The phosphor (105) may be mounted on a plane reflector (104) disposed on or comprising the heatsink (103) and facing a curved reflector (102) and the radiation source. Alternatively, the optical system may have an optical axis and the phosphor (113) may be substantially flat and inclined with the respect to the optical axis.
US08919968B2	Light uniform device and DLP projection system comprising the same The invention provides a light uniform device and a digital light processing (DLP) projection system applying the said light uniform device. The light uniform device comprises a light incident surface, a light emergent surface and a light uniform portion defined therebetween. The light incident surface and the light emergent surface have a first contour and a second contour, respectively. And a first projection image of the second contour that is projected onto a projection plane forms a rotational angle about a longitudinal axial direction corresponding to a second projection image of the first contour projected onto the projection plane. Thereby, the light sources may simply be disposed in the projection system to provide uniform light beams that entirely cover the DMD (digital micromirror device) after being uniformed by the light uniform device. Neither of the light sources need to be inclined following with the DMD, nor is additional relay lens needed in imaging.
US08919966B2	Rotatable mounting system for a projection system A rotatable projection system is provided. A mounting system for the projection system includes a support back and a rotatable mounting system mounted to the support back. The rotatable mounting system includes a first frame, a second frame mounted to the first frame in a fixed angular relationship, and a rotating joint mounted to at least one of the first frame and the second frame and to the support back to provide rotation of the rotatable mounting system relative to the support back. The rotatable projection system may further include a projector mounted to the first frame and a projection board mounted to the second frame. The projector may include a mirror positioned to reflect light from the projector onto the projection board.
US08919965B2	Image stabilization and skew correction for projection devices Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for generating a projected image are provided. Movement measurements are received from an accelerometer within a projection device. A determination is made as to whether the movement measurements indicate movement of the projection device. Upon determining that the movement measurements indicate movement of the projection device, a movement correction factor is determined based on the movement measurements to compensate for the movement of the projection device. The projection device is caused to generate a projected image according to the movement correction factor.
US08919963B2	Projector and method for controlling the same A projector includes: an image modulation section that modulates light emitted from a light source in accordance with a video signal to form an optical image; a projection section that enlarges and projects the optical image; a drawing area setting section that sets a drawing area within an image modulation area where the light is modulated to form the optical image, the drawing area being an area where a template image is drawn; and a template image generating section that generates the template image to be drawn in the drawing area.
US08919958B2	Apparatus and method for operating a real time large diopter range sequential wavefront sensor An wavefront sensor uses a calibration wave generator to calculate correction factors to be applied to ratiometric combinations of position sensor output signals to determine real centroid deflection values.
US08919957B2	Apparatus and method for operating a real time large diopter range sequential wavefront sensor A sequential wavefront sensor includes a light source, a beam deflecting element, a position sensing detector configured to output a plurality of output signals and a plurality of composite transimpedance amplifiers each coupled to receive an output signal. The output of each composite transimpedance amplifier is phase-locked to a light source drive signal and a beam deflecting element drive signal.
US08919955B2	Virtual glasses try-on method and apparatus thereof Disclosed are virtual glasses try-on method and apparatus, and the apparatus includes an image capturing unit for capturing a user's image and a processing device for detecting a face image from the user's image, storing a glasses model, defining a first feature point of a lens of the glasses model and a second feature point at the center of a frame, and obtaining vertical vectors of the first and second feature points to find a third feature point. Two eye images are searched and binarized into a binarized picture that is divided into an eye area and a non-eye area. A center point between first and second extreme values is found, and vertical vectors of the first extreme value and the center point are obtained to find an example point. An affine transformation of the feature points is performed and attached to the face image to form a try-on image.
US08919939B2	Object separator for ink jet printer applications Approaches to remove objects from ink in an ink jet printer are described. An object separator for an ink jet printer includes one or more inlets configured to allow passage of ink that includes objects such as bubbles and particles into the object separator. The object separator has a number of stacked plates. Some of the plates have curved channels which are connected through other plates that include vias. The plates are arranged to form at least one cyclonic flow generator, the cyclonic flow generator configured to focus the objects into one or more focused flow streams. The object separator includes one or more object outlets that allow objects to exit the object separator and at least one ink outlet that allows the ink to exit the object separator.
US08919938B2	Droplet generator A droplet generator (100, 600, 700) having a bubble purging fluidic architecture comprises a firing chamber (110, 610, 710); an inlet (155, 655) fluidically connecting the firing chamber (110, 610, 710) to a fluid reservoir (140, 640, 740); and an outlet (120, 400, 620, 720) configured to pass fluid droplets being ejected from the firing chamber (110, 610, 710). The geometry of the outlet (120, 400, 620, 720) and the geometry of the inlet (155, 655) are configured such that the outlet (120, 400, 620, 720) geometry has a substantially lower barrier to expansion or motion of a bubble (300, 310, 410) than the inlet (155, 655) geometry.
US08919935B2	Liquid supply A liquid supply (30, 130, 330) includes a lever (48, 348) that moves in response to expansion and contraction of a variable chamber (42, 342) within a liquid reservoir (56, 356). Movement of the lever (48, 348) moves a ball (52, 352) or sealing member (154, 354) to open or close an opening (60, 360) out of the liquid reservoir (56, 356).
US08919931B2	Ink jet head and ink jet recording apparatus An ink jet head is provided which includes: nozzles forming a predetermined array; liquid chambers respectively provided for the nozzles; pressure generation elements respectively provided for the liquid chambers which respectively discharge liquid in the liquid chambers; individual supply flow paths which respectively supply the liquid to the liquid chambers; a common supply flow path that is connected to each individual supply flow path and supplies the liquid into each individual supply flow path; and a liquid supply unit that circulates the liquid of the common supply flow path so as to make the liquid flow in one direction in the common supply flow path. The common supply flow path has a shape in which a cross-sectional area is increased and decreased at a predetermined interval. Each individual supply flow path is provided at a position where the cross-sectional area of the common supply flow path is increased.
US08919928B2	Fluid ejection device having firing chamber with mesa A fluid ejection device includes a firing chamber having an ejection orifice opposite a chamber floor, a heating element and a mesa projecting from the chamber floor, the mesa is spaced from the heating element to define a passive zone between the mesa and heating element.
US08919922B2	Washing liquid supply mechanism and inkjet printer A washing liquid supply mechanism includes a washing liquid supply device including a supply opening that supplies a washing liquid, the washing liquid supply device being mounted on a carriage; an openable/closable shutter mounted on the carriage and connected to the supply opening of the washing liquid supply device; and a shutter open/close device that opens the shutter when the carriage moves from a first position at which printing is performed to a second position at which printing is not performed and that closes the shutter when the carriage moves from the second position to the first position.
US08919920B2	Image forming apparatus There is provided an image forming apparatus in which a waiting time is small and the throughput is not degraded. Therefore it is determined whether or not a delay accumulation operation is necessary at the time of performing a cap closing operation or a wiping operation. If necessary, the delay accumulation operation is performed.
US08919917B2	Liquid ejecting apparatus and method of cleaning liquid ejecting head of liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid ejecting apparatus provided with N (N≧2) liquid ejecting heads which eject liquid, the liquid ejecting apparatus including a supply path through which liquid is supplied from a tank to the N liquid ejecting heads, a circulation path through which liquid is returned from the liquid ejecting heads to the tank, N opening and closing valves that are installed for each liquid ejecting head on at least one of the supply path and the circulation path, and a liquid sending unit that applies a force sending the liquid from the tank toward the liquid ejecting heads. M opening and closing valves corresponding to M (M
US08919913B2	Inkjet image forming apparatus and ink container An inkjet image forming apparatus includes an ink container and a container installed part. The ink container stores an ink. To the container installed part, the ink container is attached/detached. The ink container includes an RFID tag, a pouch pack and a container case. The pouch pack contains the ink. The container case covers the pouch pack, has one wall to which the RFID tag is fixed and further has an engaging part stopping the pouch pack in an engaged state and keeping a distance between the RFID tag and the pouch pack a predetermined value or more. The container installed part includes an RFID sensing circuit board configured to carry out wireless communication with the RFID tag.
US08919900B2	Printing apparatus A printing apparatus includes a detection unit that detects the amount of residual ink in a ink cartridge, and a control unit that controls of initial filling of a printing head, in which the control unit performs initial filling when a state of the amount of residual ink detected by the detection unit is equal to or more than a predetermined amount, and the amount of residual ink based on information on the amount of ink stored in a storage unit is equal to or more than a predetermined value.
US08919898B2	Nail print apparatus including display control unit distinguishing between fingernail under printing and fingernail not under printing to display fingernail A nail print apparatus includes a print head and a display control unit. The print head performs printing on a plurality of fingernails. The display control unit distinguishes between an under-printing fingernail and a not-under-printing fingernail to display the fingernails. The under-printing fingernail is a fingernail under printing performed by the print head. The not-under-printing fingernail is a fingernail not under printing performed by the print head.
US08919887B2	Elastic member made of expanded resin beads, laminated elastic structural body, and seat structure To achieve weight reduction while providing elasticity sufficient in a cushioning member for a vehicle seat, an elastic member made of expanded resin beads includes an elastic covering material having stretching properties stuck to an outer face of an expanded bead body. Therefore, when the elastic member made of expanded resin beads is bent or compressed, the respective beads themselves configuring the expanded bead body are elastically deformed according to stretching or compressing of the elastic covering material, and since the elastic deformation is not such deformation that a gap between beads of the expanded bead body largely expands, a crack occurring between beads or permanent deformation does not occur so that bending or compressing becomes possible. Accordingly, the elastic member made of expanded resin beads is suitable as a cushioning member utilizing an elastic recovering force in a bending direction and a thickness direction thereof.
US08919877B2	Head restraint for a vehicle seat A head restraint for a vehicle seat is provided. The head restraint includes a basic body and a foam body surrounding the basic body. The foam body at a front has a contact surface for a head of a person using the vehicle seat, and a front surface of the basic body facing the contact surface has a vertically running concave curvature. The basic body in a region of an upper end of the contact surface comprises a ramp, which, with respect to a portion of the front surface of the basic body arranged below this upper end, is directed towards the front.
US08919861B1	Portable temporary extension enclosure for folding trailers A flexible extension storage enclosure for folding travel trailers that is selectively secured to the underside of a folding trailer extension after it has been deployed from the main body of the travel trailer. The storage extension enclosure provides additional usable weather tight storage area beneath the extension by using a combination of track insertable support rails and a plurality of wall surface mounted snaps to define selectively accessible integrated storage compartment there beneath with a selective access closure.
US08919860B2	Slide door movement system without center rail An automotive sliding door supported by an upper rail that eliminates the need for a middle rail opening in a vehicle body. The sliding door hangs from an upper guide member or members that support the door along its length in both an open and closed position. The upper guide members support the full weight of the door without a middle rail for support thereby eliminating rail gash in rear quarter panel.
US08919852B2	Actuator An actuator for moving a drawer and a cover for an opening in an interior panel part of a vehicle, which, for covering an opening formed in an interior panel part, can be moved between a closed state for covering the opening and an open state for uncovering the opening. The actuator includes a guiding device that guides the movements of the drawer out of and into the opening, a cover opening and closing device that opens and closes the cover, and an unlocking and locking device that unlocks and locks the drawer. The unlocking and locking device includes a bolting device that locks the drawer in a retracted state and an adjustment device that interacts with the bolting device and cover opening and closing device in such a way that moving the cover in its open state causes the adjustment device to release the bolting device with the drawer in its retracted state, so that the drawer can be moved out of the opening.
US08919849B1	Transportable hybrid operating room A transportable hybrid operating room (THOR). The THOR includes a transportable unit with an interior for use in the imaging of and performance of surgery on a patient, the interior including a ceiling. The THOR also includes a support assembly positioned above the unit for supporting equipment used in conjunction with such imaging and surgery so that the equipment extends downwardly from the ceiling into the interior. The support assembly is designed to support a load of at least 3,500 pounds.
US08919847B2	Deployable center console A storage console for a vehicle is provided and may include a housing movable from a stowed position to an upright position. The housing may include a top surface that is substantially flush with a floor of the vehicle in the stowed position and is spaced apart from the floor in the upright position.
US08919844B1	Gripper with actuator mounted displacement sensor A gripper assembly includes an actuator, at least one gripper jaw, a sensor member and at least one position sensing device. The actuator has a first actuator portion, a second actuator portion, and a fixed portion. The first actuator portion and the second actuator portion are moveable in unison between a first position and a second position. The at least one gripper jaw is disposed forward of the fixed portion of the actuator and is moveable with respect to the fixed portion of the actuator in response to movement of the first actuator portion. The sensor member is disposed rearward of the fixed portion of the actuator and is coupled to the second actuator portion for movement therewith. The position sensing device is disposed rearward of the fixed portion of the actuator and is operable to detect proximity of the sensor member.
US08919843B2	Device for removing a person in a life-threatening situation and method for use A device for removing a person in a life-threatening situation comprises an elongate, soft, flexible body (1) provided with a central zone (2) that is thicker than two tapered ends (3). A method for removing a person in a life-threatening situation involves passing the central zone (2) around an accident victim's neck, crossing the tapered ends (3) over the nape of the neck and arranging the tapered ends under the armpits, from front to back, so that the tapered ends (3) project behind the accident victim and a rescuer can pull thereon in order to move the accident victim while the latter's neck is immobilized.
US08919842B2	Robot arm with tendon connector plate and linear actuator A robotic system includes a tendon-driven end effector, a linear actuator, a flexible tendon, and a plate assembly. The linear actuator assembly has a servo motor and a drive mechanism, the latter of which translates linearly with respect to a drive axis of the servo motor in response to output torque from the servo motor. The tendon connects to the end effector and drive mechanism. The plate assembly is disposed between the linear actuator assembly and the tendon-driven end effector and includes first and second plates. The first plate has a first side that defines a boss with a center opening. The second plate defines an arcuate through-slot having tendon guide channels. The first plate defines a through passage for the tendon between the center opening and a second side of the first plate. A looped end of the flexible tendon is received within the tendon guide channels.
US08919841B2	Method and apparatus for attachment of a secondary tool handling device to a primary tool handling device Embodiments of the invention provide methods and apparatus for a handling system and attachment of a secondary elevator, and/or other complementary equipment, to a primary elevator. In one embodiment, a casing elevator is provided. The casing elevator includes a body, two first load-rated lift members coupled to a perimeter of the body at a first location on the body, and two second load-rated lift members coupled to the perimeter of the body at a second location on the body, the second location being different than the first location.
US08919839B2	Electromagnetic lifter for moving horizontal-axis coils and the like An electromagnetic lifter comprises at least two polar expansions (4), shaped for transporting a horizontal axis coil or the like, arranged perpendicularly to the axis of the coil to be lifted, divided into two halves (4a, 4b) slidable with respect to each other under the action of an actuator mechanism (5) and shaped so as to be able to penetrate each other. The adjustability of the polar expansions (4) allows them to better adapt to the different diameters of the coils to be lifted, with the result of exploiting the greatest possible useful polar section and of reducing to a minimum the operational air gaps, whereby the lifter need not be oversized to take into account the most unfavourable case and it results smaller, lighter and cheaper.
US08919837B1	Lifting device for RC cars A lifting device for RC cars including a first support wire having an upper section, a first side section, and a second side section. A brace is medially disposed between a first bend and a second bend of each of the first and second side sections. An L-shaped support is disposed on each of the first and second side sections. The lifting device also includes a hinge medially disposed upon the upper section. An elongated hook and a second support wire are disposed on the hinge. A C-shaped loop is medially disposed upon the upper section. The device is configured to engage with and support the weight of one of each of a variety of differently shaped RC cars and RC car remote controls.
US08919836B2	Waste pick-up and storage device The present invention is a waste pick-up and storage device for scooping solid and semi-solid pet waste. The device includes a bag portion and a scoop portion. In an embodiment, two scoops scoop the pet waste into the bag. In an embodiment, a portion of the scoop is detachable, and another portion is secured to the bag for providing support. The scoop is used to sweep the pet waste into the bag. The scoop portions can serve as handles of the device. In an embodiment, the device can be single-handed. The device can have a receptacle, a cover rotatably attached to the receptacle, and wherein the cover has a handle attached to a surface opposite the base of the receptacle. The waste pick-up and storage device is foldable to be flat, and can be made from a combination of flexible materials for the bag, and inflexible materials for the scoop.
US08919835B1	Structure for absorbing frontal collision energy of vehicle A structure for absorbing frontal collision energy of a vehicle absorbs frontal collision energy of a vehicle using both front side members configured to support a bumper beam disposed at a front side of a vehicle body, a shock absorber housing panel disposed outside the front side member, and a fender apron member disposed outside the shock absorber housing panel, and the structure includes: an enlarged member installed to be inclined between an outer surface of the front side member and a rear surface of the fender apron member so as to be spaced forward and apart from the outer surface of the front side member; and an enlarged frame engaged between a lower side of the fender apron member and a front mounting portion of a sub-frame.
US08919833B2	Drying apparatus for vehicle using vehicle induced wind Disclosed herein is a drying apparatus for a vehicle using vehicle induced wind. The drying apparatus is capable of drying a wet object using vehicle induced wind generated by the driving of the vehicle. The apparatus includes a storage cover that is rotatably coupled to a rear bumper cover via a hinge module, to form a storage space between the storage cover and the rear bumper cover. In addition the apparatus includes an inlet cover that is coupled to the rear bumper cover to form an inlet passage through which the vehicle induced wind flows into the storage space when the vehicle is being driven. A plurality of outlet holes are formed in the rear bumper cover, and are configured to operate as a passage to allow air to be discharged from the storage space to an exterior of the vehicle.
US08919832B1	Child safety door latch A closure retainment latch for cabinet doors and the like that provides a child resistant access protocol restricting opening to required user specific actions. A cabinet door handle selectively engages an interior magnet retainer latch allowing the door to open. Multiple handle engagement indicated operations are required to initiate handle drive activation and latch release in a rotational longitudinally engagement configurations of contoured interdependent engagement activation elements within the handle and latch specific cam engagement surfaces.
US08919816B2	Steering apparatus for a vehicle A lift-up mechanism is provided with a link member with one end thereof being supported rotatably on a movable bracket for holding a movable columnar member, and the other one end thereof being disposed to be engaged with and removed from a fixing bracket. The link member selectively provides a hold state for engaging the link member with the fixing bracket at a rear part of the vehicle body to hold the movable bracket at an initial position or a lift-up position, and a release state for releasing its engagement. A spring member is disposed between the fixing bracket and the movable bracket, with component forces of its biasing force biasing the movable bracket in a direction to be lifted up from the fixing bracket, and biasing the link member in a direction to be engaged with the fixing bracket.
US08919812B2	Steering wheel having an air bag module A steering wheel for an automotive vehicle comprising an airbag module and a detachable snap-fit connection for fastening the airbag module to the steering wheel includes a detent pin that is positively embedded in the foamed steering wheel cover of the steering wheel.
US08919804B2	Heavy duty vehicle multi hitch and alignment system An improved trailer hitching system adaptable to quick coupling with both ball and pintel hook trailer couplers without the need to remove the pintel hook trailer coupler. The system incorporates an improved trailer hitch ball capable of meeting or exceeding all the Class I-V trailer hitch ball load requirements and dimensional tolerances yet with enhanced protection against crack development at the ball/ball stem. The ball can be sized for different purposes without being removed from the tow vehicle. It also includes a removable trailer hitch alignment system that can align both pintel hooks and the various sizes of trailer tongues.
US08919799B2	Rear wheel suspension for a vehicle, in particular a bicycle A rear wheel suspension for a vehicle, in particular a two-wheeled vehicle, specifically a bicycle (2) which is designed for a particularly great spring travel, comprises a pivot element (18) which is connected to a frame element (12) of the vehicle via a principal swivel joint (16), a swing arm rear suspension (6) which is connected to the pivot element (18) via an auxiliary pivot (20), a deflection element (46) which is pivotally mounted on a frame element (12), a hock absorber/spring element (52) which is mounted on the one hand on a frame element (14) and on the other hand on the deflection element (46), wherein the deflection element (46) is kinematically coupled to the swing arm rear suspension (6) via a pivotally mounted connecting element (38) and to the pivot element (18) via a pivotally mounted coupling element (60) in such a way that the end of the pivot element (18) facing the swing arm rear suspension (6) is pulled upwards on deflection of the rear wheel (8).
US08919794B2	Device for suspending a steerable wheel A device suspends a steerable wheel on a vehicle via a wheel carrier that is pivotable about a steering axis and on which the wheel is rotatably mounted. The device includes an upper link including a first end and a second end. The upper link is pivotably mounted on the vehicle by the first end and supports the wheel carrier by the second end via a wheel carrier arm. A lower link includes a wheel-side end on which the wheel carrier is pivotably mounted and a vehicle-side end that is pivotably mounted on the vehicle. A stabilizer is pivotably supported in support bearings on the vehicle. The stabilizer includes a free end connected to a coupling rod that extends in a bent manner around a wheel-side region of a spring strut and another end that is mounted on the wheel carrier.
US08919782B2	Dynamic lay down lip seal with bidirectional pumping feature A dynamic lip seal is provided for sealing between a housing and a shaft and with a fluid medium to be sealed on an oil side and air on an air side of the seal. The seal includes a seal lip extending from a seal body and including a shaft contact portion adapted for engagement with the shaft and including a static band and a first set of spiral grooves disposed on an oil side of the static band, and a second set of spiral grooves on an air side of the static band. The first and second sets of spiral grooves are both configured to pump oil toward the static band when the shaft is rotated in a first direction, and the first and second sets of spiral grooves are both configured to pump oil away from the static band when the shaft is rotated in a second direction.
US08919778B2	Frangible target suspension apparatuses and methods of use thereof A frangible target suspension apparatus wherein the frangible targets are secured to one or more support cords by passing the support cord through apertures in the side edges of the frangible targets and using tension caused by the weight to keep the frangible targets in place on the support cord, or by securing with adhesive, such as when the support cord is a tape, or by knotting the support cord, or utilizing a fastener to secure the support cord to the frangible target. In an alternative embodiment, the frangible target engages a cover with side slots that is placed over the frangible target from the rear retaining the support cord in place within the side slots.
US08919774B2	Four bar drive link system simulator This invention relates to a mechanical fixture which simulates a four bar link drive system for pedal driven scooters and bicycles and the resulting drive system. A four bar drive link system simulator has a frame assembly, a proximal hinge attachment bracket, a bottom bracket simulator 0, a pair of crank levers, a pair of coupling levers and a pair of pedal levers. The frame assembly has a plurality of guide rails, including at least a proximal hinge adjustment rail, and a frame rail. The proximal hinge attachment bracket is connected to the proximal hinge adjustment rail. The bottom bracket simulator is attached or otherwise connected to the frame simulator rail.
US08919759B2	Input feeder device for an apparatus for processing paper documents, particularly bank cheques The feeder device comprises a support structure (2) wherein, between a feeder plate (3) and an opposite surface (4), there is defined an input receptacle (5) for the introduction of one or more documents (BC) to be processed, and a motorized aligning and conveying device (6), adapted to engage and urge a document (BC) introduced into the input receptacle (5) towards a lateral stationary aligning surface (50). The feeder device is characterized in that the aligning and conveying device comprises an assembly (10) which is rotatable about a first axis (A) and which includes a pick-up member (24) rotatable in the assembly (10) about a second axis (B) spaced apart from the first axis (A), between a first, resting angular position and a second, working angular position, in the first of which positions the pick-up member (24) is retracted, while in the second it protrudes into the assembly (10) in the input receptacle (5) to engage a document (BC) introduced thereinto; and an electric control motor (18), coupled to the assembly (10) and to the pick-up member (24) through transmission means (12-22, 30-33).
US08919757B2	Apparatus for removal of docking plate in semiconductor equipment The present invention relates to an apparatus for removal of docking plate, wherein comprising a docking plate base device; and a handle removably joined to the docking plate base device and causing the docking plate base device to be removed from the semiconductor equipment when the handle is joined to the docking plate base device.
US08919754B2	Inflatable dorn A mandrel for producing a fiber-reinforced composite part, in particular a blade for a wind turbine is disclosed. The mandrel includes an expandable body with an outer surface onto which a fiber material of the fiber-reinforced composite part is layable out. The expandable body is expandable in an expanded state, wherein in the expanded state the outer surface forms an interior shape of the fiber-reinforced composite part to be produced. Moreover, the expandable body is collapsible in a collapsed state.
US08919751B2	Riveted diaphragm spring hysteresis package A hysteresis assembly, including: first, second, and third plates; at least one fastener connecting the first and third plates; and, at least one resilient element. The resilient element is: disposed between the first and second plates; disposed about the fastener; and arranged to urge the second plate into frictional contact with the third plate. A damper assembly, including: first and second cover plates arranged to receive torque; a flange axially disposed between the cover plates; at least one first resilient element engaged with the cover plates and the flange and arranged to transmit the torque to the flange; at least one fastener connecting the cover plates and passing through the flange; and at least one second resilient element. The resilient element is: disposed between the first cover plate and the flange; disposed about the fastener; and arranged to urge the flange into frictional contact with the second cover plate.
US08919743B2	System and method for dissolving gases in fluids and for delivery of dissolved gases Apparatus and methods are disclosed for facilitating dissolution of one or more gases into a liquid. Preferred gases for use with the apparatus are oxygen, air, and ozone. An apparatus of the present invention includes a dissolution tank that includes a pressure vessel, at least one liquid spray nozzle, and a fluid outlet. The apparatus also includes a gas source, an element for passing fluid into the pressure vessel, and a discharge device connected to the fluid outlet, which discharge device is provided with at least one orifice. Preferred applications include wastewater treatment, treatment of drinking water, fermentation, and bioremediation.
US08919741B2	Fence and fence base A fence includes a plurality of bases, each base having a body having a floor, a top wall, side walls and end walls defining an interior chamber; a first projection extending from one of the end walls and having a top wall; and a second projection extending from another one of the end walls and having a bottom wall; wherein the bottom wall of the second projection and the top wall of the first projection are both configured to receive a pole and wherein the first projection of a first base of the bases can overlap the second projection of a second base of the bases when the floor of the first and second bases are resting on a common surface. The fence further includes a plurality of poles, each inserted into and maintained erect by one of the bases; and a mesh fencing material tensioned between the poles.
US08919739B1	Integral vehicle jack assembly An integral vehicle jack assembly is provided for facilitating raising of the ground engaging members of a vehicle off of a supporting surface. The assembly includes a vehicle having a plurality of ground engaging members. A plurality of telescopic supports is coupled to the vehicle. Each support is movable between a deployed position and a retracted position. The deployed position is configured for raising the vehicle such that the ground engaging members are positioned in spaced relationship to a support surface. A control is operationally coupled to the supports for selectively extending and retracting the supports.
US08919738B2	Landing gear control system for trailers A landing gear system for a trailer is described. The landing gear system includes two jacks, each with a first tubular body in which a second tubular body is telescopically mounted, a hydraulic chamber and a pneumatic chamber. The system includes a hydraulic fluid reservoir, a pneumatic fluid source, a pneumatic manifold in pneumatic fluid communication with the pneumatic source and in pneumatic fluid communication with said hydraulic reservoir and a hydraulic manifold in hydraulic fluid communication with the hydraulic reservoir. Pneumatically operated hydraulic pumps are included, along with a central control mechanism attached to the pneumatic manifold and disposed to simultaneously control pneumatic flow into the pneumatic chambers of the jacks and to pneumatically operated hydraulic pumps. Separate pneumatically operated hydraulic valve are provided to individually control hydraulic flow from the jacks.
US08919731B2	Valve for inflation and deflation of air bags and method of use thereof A valve for inflation and deflation of an air bag that is operable to allow air pressure to open the valve to allow air to enter the air bag with subsequent sealing of the valve upon removal of the air pressure source. For deflation, a common coin is insertable into the valve insert which is subsequently turned into a locked-open position, allowing egress of the air within the air bag.
US08919728B2	Unitary form for poured foundation pad and method A unitary assembly facilitates constructing concrete foundation pads made of poured concrete, the foundation pads being useful to support a structure or building. The apparatus comprises a unitary assembly of existing planar forms connected by taper-shaped corners using wedge connectors to define an upwardly-tapered cavity shaped to hold poured concrete until the concrete cures. The assembly is sufficiently rigid and the planar forms are held at an angle sufficient for the unitary assembly to self-release from the cured concrete without disassembly when lifted/moved vertically off of the cured concrete.
US08919723B2	Turbojet engine fan duct suspension using connecting rods with elastomer bushing Device for adjusting the length of a connecting rod and consisting of a bushing positioned inside an eye of the said connecting rod, the said bushing comprising at least one element in which there is made a bore to act as a support for a pivot pin intended to pass through the eye, characterized in that the said element is a cylinder made of a metallic material covered by a cylinder made of an elastomeric material so as to form with the metallic cylinder a cylinder homothetic with the previous one, the generatrices of the said cylinders being oriented in a direction that is inclined with respect to the longest length of the said connecting rod.
US08919721B2	Seat slide apparatus for vehicle A seat slide apparatus for a vehicle includes: a lower rail that is fixed on a vehicle floor; and an upper rail that is fixed to a seat and is movably supported on the lower rail in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, wherein the lower rail has a lower rail hook part, wherein the upper rail has an upper rail hook part, wherein the upper rail hook part is to be engaged with the lower rail hook part in the upper and width directions, wherein the lower rail has a curvature part that is downwards convex as viewed from the width direction of the vehicle, and wherein the lower end of the lower rail hook part at the curvature part has a notch part, in which the downward extending amount is reduced compared to the other part of the lower rail hook part.
US08919720B2	Seat slide apparatus for vehicle A seat slide apparatus for a vehicle includes: a lower rail that is fixed on a vehicle floor and extends in a front-rear direction of the vehicle; and an upper rail that is fixed to a seat and is movably supported on the lower rail in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, wherein the lower rail has a lower rail hook part extending in a width direction of the vehicle, wherein the upper rail has: a pair of rolling members arranged in the front-rear direction of the upper rail; and a shoe, which has a sliding contact part that slidingly contacts a lower surface of the lower rail hook part, wherein the lower rail has a curvature part that is convex downwards as viewed from the width direction, and wherein the shoe is arranged at an outer side of the pair of rolling members in the front-rear direction.
US08919715B2	Folding-type shelf holder A folding shelf holder is strong and folds easily. A wall side member has a pin as a rotational axis of a shelf side member relative to the wall side member and a rotation limiter limiting rotation of the shelf side member relative to the wall side member. The shelf side member has a long groove for inserting the pin of the wall side member. When the folded shelf side member is opened to be approximately orthogonal to the wall side member and the shelf side member is slid toward the wall side member and in a direction where the long groove extends, the shelf side member abuts, at a back side of the pin, to the rotation limiter of the wall side member, preventing rotation of the shelf side member relative to the wall side member. Then, the shelf side member cannot fold relative to the wall side member.
US08919714B2	Compliant tool holder A compliant tool holder is provided for use with robots, unmanned ground vehicles, and the like. The compliant tool holder is characterized in that it involves the use of means for compliance, such as springs, rubber, plastics, metals, composites, shock mounts, vibration mounts, or similar means for permitting compliant movement in three rotational and three translational degrees of freedom during end effector changes. The compliant tool holder reduces costs associated with automated tool change in the field, and allows for more rapid switching of end effectors, enabling a greater range of uses for robots and unmanned ground vehicles.
US08919704B2	Conduit hanger and support apparatus A support assembly for supporting a conduit includes a support, a clamp, and a hanger. The support has a partial-cylindrical shape including a first section having a first diameter and a second section having a second diameter that is greater than the first diameter. In one aspect, at least one of the first section and the second section define a first aperture in the partial-cylindrical shape. In another aspect, at least one of the first section and the second section includes a retention member extending radially from an outer surface of the partial-cylindrical shape. The retention member includes a closed loop or a partially-open loop that defines a second aperture for receiving a strap to secure the conduit to the support. The clamp is configured to secure the conduit to the support. The hanger is configured to suspend the support from a structure.
US08919698B2	Translating door centering system A method and apparatus for a tracking door centering system. An apparatus may comprise an elongate member, a first centering track, and a second centering track. The elongate member may have a first end and a second end capable of being rotatably mounted to a door along an axis that may be substantially parallel to a horizontal centerline. The first centering track may be mounted on the first end. The second centering track may be mounted on the second end. The first centering track and the second centering track may be movable to reduce rotational movement of the door during movement of the door about a vertical centerline when a first follower is engaged in the first centering track and a second follower is engaged in the second centering track.
US08919695B2	Storage compartment configuration A storage compartment configuration and an aircraft having a storage compartment configuration according to the invention are proposed. The storage compartment configuration has a storage compartment having a storage space and a suspension. The storage space is designed to receive pieces of luggage. The suspension is used for the attaching the storage compartment to a load-bearing structure of the aircraft. The suspension is designed in such a manner that the storage compartment can be pivoted essentially around a geometrical center point of the storage space.
US08919694B2	Skid landing gear system A skid landing gear assembly is provided. One embodiment of the landing gear assembly may include a first and a second skid member, and a forward and an aft cross member. The forward and aft cross-members may have integrated attachment members coupled to a forward portion and an aft portion of the first and second skid members. In more particular embodiments, the cross-members may be beam members with open cross-sections, and the skid members may be beam members with a closed cross-section.
US08919686B2	Roll medium feeding device and recording apparatus A roll medium feeding device includes a temporal placement portion on which a roll medium is placed temporarily, a roll holder that has a fitting portion which is movable in a width direction of the roll medium, and an elevating unit that lifts the roll medium. The elevating unit includes an elevating portion that has a placement portion and is capable of going up and down in an up-down direction, an operation lever that moves rotationally about a fulcrum, and moves the elevating portion with the rotational movement, and a pedal that is provided at a free end side of the operation lever.
US08919684B1	Auxiliary drag system for a spinning reel An auxiliary drag system for a spinning reel comprising a generally cylindrical reel body having a standard rotor assembly for spooling fishing line onto a spool member. A standard handle assembly is operatively attached to the rotor assembly via drive gears. A standard spool assembly comprises the spool member and a spool shaft. A standard primary drag system has a clutch assembly located in the spool assembly. A spool shaft sleeve is generally located over the spool shaft and through the reel body and the rotor assembly. Upon rotation of the auxiliary drag lever in a first direction, the spool shaft sleeve is moved in an inline direction with respect to the spool shaft via the threaded auxiliary drag nut toward and frictionally engaging a spool member bushing located on the spool member thereby imposing a degree of frictional drag to the rotation of the spool member.
US08919681B1	Method for progressive separation and extraction of raw materials from residential roofing products This invention relates to a progressive method of separating and extracting raw materials from residential roofing products for re-use as ingredients for asphalt and fiberglass related products, including roofing materials. The method includes reduction, separation and then extraction of raw materials. The resulting products are alternative roofing granules, asphalt coated limestone, limestone, recycled asphalt and recycled fiberglass strand powders.
US08919676B2	Arrangement for switching nozzles on the go for controlling spray rate An agricultural sprayer includes a spray boom equipped with a plurality of spray heads, with each head having a body defining a cavity located in fluid communication with a fluid inlet and an array of four outlets leading to four nozzles respectively having different flow rates. A nozzle-select control member is mounted for rotation in the cavity and includes a fluid passage arrangement for establishing fluid connections between the inlet and different ones or combinations of the four nozzles as the control member is rotated among preselected discrete positions by an electric stepper motor, with the stepper motor being controlled in response to vehicle speed so that the spray tip capacity decreases for effecting a constant application rate as the vehicle speed decreases from a maximum permitted speed.
US08919659B2	Heating system and heating system control method A heating system includes: a heat generation unit which generates heat using electricity supplied through a second power system of a lower electricity rate; a heat storage unit which stores heat generated by the heat generation unit; a heat radiation unit which radiates heat stored in the heat storage unit; and a control unit which causes, when receiving a signal from a power supplier indicating that a supply of electricity through the second power system is to be stopped after an elapse of a predetermined period of time, the heat generation unit generates additional heat that is required while the supply of electricity through the second power system being suspended, during a period of time from when the signal is received to when the supply of electricity through the second power system is stopped.
US08919648B2	Barcode and RFID reading apparatus A barcode and RFID reading apparatus includes: a micro-controller; at least a RFID antenna configured to detect a RFID tag in a first area proximate to the reading apparatus; a RFID reader connected to the at least one antenna and controlled by the micro-controller, the RFID reader being configured to receive a RFID tag data from the at least one antenna and send the RFID tag data to the micro-controller; and a barcode reader controlled by the micro-controller, the barcode reader being configured to detect a barcode in a second area proximate to the reading apparatus and send a barcode data from the barcode to the micro-controller; the micro-controller is configured to check whether the barcode reader or the RFID reader ends a data-reading process; if one reader ends the data-reading process, the micro-controller switches off the one and switches on the other.
US08919647B2	Sights and methods of operation thereof A sight and methods of operation thereof are provided. In some embodiments, an image is captured via an image capture unit, and a center position is calculated according to the positions of at least three impact points in the image, and a predefined view center of a display unit is set to the center position. In some embodiments, an angle of dip of the sight to a plane is detected via a dip angle detector. A predictive impact point is calculated according to the angle of dip and at least one calculation parameter, and an impact point indication is accordingly displayed in the display unit. When the angle of dip is changed, the predictive impact point is recalculated according to the new angle of dip, and the corresponding impact point indication is displayed.
US08919643B2	Method and apparatus for using at least a portion of a one-time password as a dynamic card verification value Method and apparatus for using at least a portion of a one-time password as a dynamic card verification value (CVV) are disclosed. A credit/debit card is able to generate a dynamic card verification value (CVV). Such a card may also include an indication that the dynamic CVV is to be used as a security code for purchasing or other transactions. A card-based financial transaction can be authorized in accordance with the use of a dynamic CVV by receiving a transaction authorization request for a specific credit/debit card, wherein the transaction authorization request includes a dynamic CVV. The dynamic CVV can be compared to at least a portion of a one-time password generated for the specific credit/debit card, and a transaction authorization can be sent to the merchant or vendor when the dynamic CVV matches all or a portion of the one-time password.
US08919642B2	Device for handling value notes The invention relates to a device (10, 50, 60) for handling notes of value, which comprises a control unit (38) which executes program data of a computer program. Further, the device (10, 50, 60) has an authentication data memory (28) in which authentication data for the unambiguous authentication of the device (10, 50, 60) are stored. The control unit (38) generates an unambiguous reference value dependent on the authentication data. Further, the device (10, 50, 60) comprises a transmission unit (20, 64) which transmits reference data comprising the reference value for generating a device-individual license key to a license management unit (46). Further, the transmission unit (20, 46) receives data comprising the license key from the license management unit (46). The control unit (38) enables at least one function module of the computer program dependent on the license key.
US08919638B2	Transparent display sleeve for mailbox A mailbox display sleeve may include an inside layer and an outside layer joined at a crease. The outside layer may be made of a clear plastic material. An attachment component may attach the inside layer to an outside surface of a mail box. An insert may fit in between the inside layer and the outside layer of the display sleeve, and may thereby be displayed from the mailbox.
US08919628B2	Modular backpack and a method for using same A modular backpack has a harness, a container and/or a cover. The container is detachable from the harness for use without the harness. A different container is attachable to the harness to provide a different volume, different compartments and/or different ornamental features. A different cover is attachable to the container and/or the harness to provide different compartments and/or different ornamental features. Removable compartments may attach and detach from various locations on the backpack to customize the backpack.
US08919625B1	Food and beverage caddy for a motorcycle A food and beverage caddy comprises a platform that is adapted to be securely placed within an existing touring pack or saddlebag of a motorcycle. The platform comprises a plurality of beverage cup apertures specifically shaped to receive and support standard beverage cups. Support legs elevate the platform above the bottom of the touring pack or saddlebag. Spikes or hook-and-loop fasteners can be used to attach the food and beverage caddy to the touring pack or saddlebag.
US08919622B1	Hands free beverage carrier that attaches to a person's clothing or a wearable accessory A beverage carriage if provided for wear around a user's waist area. The apparatus includes an accessory that attaches to a user's waist area. A hanger depends from the accessory, the hanger having an upwardly positioned socket. A mounted sleeve has a top opening having an opening that enables a contained beverage to be housed within the sleeve interior. A curved panel/plate fits inside the sleeve. A projecting member is attached to the curved panel/plate and extends through the insulated sleeve to a position spaced externally of the sleeve. A detachable connector joins the projecting member to the hanger when the detachable connector is lowered into the socket via the open top. A locking member moves between locking and release positions, the locking member automatically interlocking with the connector when the connector is lowered into the socket, the locking member having a manually operated release portion.
US08919618B2	Over pressure release valve A self chilling beverage container including a heat exchange unit having a pressurized medium therein secured internally thereof and including an over-pressure relief valve. The valve includes a hollow housing within which there is first and second valves. The first valve is operable to inject and release the pressurized medium into the container. The second valve is normally closed and is continuously exposed to the pressurized medium and in response to the pressure thereof reaching a predetermined level opens to exhaust the pressurized medium to the atmosphere to relieve the excess pressure.
US08919599B2	Fuel tank A fuel tank is provided having a plastic container with a cavity for holding fuel. Inner and outer plates are arranged on opposite wall regions of the plastic container. A reinforcement device is arranged between opposite wall regions of the fuel tank and comprises a tension/compression strut extending through the inner plates, wall regions, and outer plates. Axial securing means are provided on free ends of the tension/compression strut. The reinforcement device further comprises a spring device bearing against the inner plates. The reinforcement device is configured to absorb both compressive forces and tensile forces.
US08919595B2	Closure and container having the same closure A closure and a container having the same closure are provided. The closure includes a sealing portion assembled to an aperture of a container to seal the container; a plurality of locking protrusions, each lock protrusion connected to a hinge extending from a lower rim of the sealing portion to protrude inwards and fixed to a locking flange formed on the container; a cover portion having a ring shape and assembled to an outside of the sealing portion to be vertically movable with respect to the sealing portion; and a plurality of fixing protrusions protruding from an inner circumferential surface of the cover portion to support the locking protrusions.
US08919587B2	Plastic container with angular vacuum panel and method of same A plastic container, sidewall portions, and method of same are described. The sidewall portion can accommodate a vacuum in a filled and sealed container and includes a plurality of columns extending between upper and lower ends of the sidewall portion, and a plurality of vacuum panels oriented vertically between respective adjacent ones of the columns, each vacuum panel including an upper section, a middle section, and a lower section, a first hinge connecting the upper and middle sections, and a second hinge connecting the middle and lower sections. The vacuum panels can move radially inward toward a container central axis such that the container vacuum is accommodated. As the vacuum panel moves radially inward, the middle section can maintain a substantially parallel orientation with respect to the central axis, and the upper and lower sections rotate about first and second hinges, respectively, and incline away from the central axis.
US08919585B2	Decking member A decking member can have a plurality of panels each with first and second side supports. The plurality of panels can each have a plurality of slots and optional hooks. A shelving system has a frame and at least one decking member.
US08919583B2	Accessory merchandiser An accessory merchandiser for displaying products. The accessory merchandiser includes a modular unit including a plurality of first members and a plurality of second members, wherein the first and second members form a grid structure, a plurality of indicator marks formed on each second member, and a plurality of coupling members configured to removably couple the modular unit to a fixture. The plurality of indicator marks form a marking grid.
US08919582B1	Modular changeover parts cart Changeover parts are mountable on a modular changeover parts cart characterized by a cart frame having a plurality of rigidly interconnected beams supportable on wheels, and a suspension frame having a plurality of rigidly interconnected vertical struts and beams supportable on the cart frame. A first one of a plurality of mounting components is removably coupleable with the cart frame or the suspension frame for supporting one of a star wheel, a guide, or a timing screw. The first one of the plurality of mounting components is simultaneously orthogonally coupleable with the plurality of beams. The first one of the plurality of mounting components is replaceable by or combinable with a second one of the plurality of mounting components for supporting another of a star wheel, a guide, or a timing screw.
US08919581B2	Merchandise display stand with locking shelves A merchandise display stand for floor display having a support portion and trays. The support portion having a base member integral with and at about a right angle to a dovetail back member. One or more trays arranged on the support portion. The trays having a dovetail slot to accommodate the dovetail back member of the support portion. One or more trays is lowered into position onto the support portion such that the dovetail projection back member fits within the dovetail slot of the tray locking the tray onto the back member.
US08919578B2	Shoe carousel device A shoe carousel device that includes a base with a top and a bottom, the base stabilizes and supports the shoe carousel device, a support stem with an end, the support stem is attached at an approximate 90 degree angle to the top of the base and extends upward and a plurality of stackable shelves with a top surfacing, the stackable shelves are circular shaped with a circumference, the stackable shelves each include a raised outer rim and a relatively thin mesh surfacing. The shoe carousel device also includes a motor and a foot pedal to rotate the shoe carousel device.
US08919575B2	Bitumen froth storage and separation using an improved froth tank The invention is directed to a process for separating bitumen froth into an upper bitumen-rich, reduced-solids layer, and a lower concentrated solids layer using a cone-bottomed, raked froth tank. The process involves introducing bitumen froth into the froth tank; rotating at least one movable picket through the bitumen froth; recovering the upper bitumen-rich, reduced-solids layer; and withdrawing the lower concentrated solids layer from the tank.
US08919573B2	Water purification system and method A system for purifying non-potable water to make said water potable includes an intake pump for bringing the non-potable water into the system. At least one centrifugal separator separates the non-potable water into suspended solids, saline water and oil. At least one ozone contact chamber injects ozone into a water stream being injected into at least one of the at least one of the centrifugal separators. A series of progressive filtration components are used for progressively filtering the saline water from the at least one centrifugal separator. The salinization filters then desalinate the progressively filtered saline water.
US08919571B2	Filtration device The present invention provides a vacuum filter device including a filter body having two holders on opposite sides of a filter. Each holder contains a closed container in a fluid-tight, sealed relationship. The filter is retained by a compression sealing element that resiliently applies sealing pressure to the upper surface of the filter. The sealing element is maintained in place by a compression element formed of a ring that applies a desired compressive force to the sealing element. The compression element is bonded to a portion of the body to hold it, the sealing element and filter in place and under a compression seal. The invention also can provide for an alignment feature on the compression element that ensures the port is in alignment with the vent of the device. The device also includes a vacuum port communicating with the downstream side of the filter, and hence the filtrate container.
US08919568B2	Screening for classifying a material A screening having a plurality of warp elements. The plurality of warp elements includes first and second warp elements each having a plurality of undulations oriented in any desired manner including but not limited to horizontal or vertical. At least one retaining member is operably associated with the plurality of warp elements to form an integral screen segment having a plurality of openings. The first warp element has at least one characteristic different from the second warp element to prevent blinding of the screen segment. The at least one characteristic affecting movement of the first warp element and the second warp element when the screen segment is used to classify material such that at least one of amplitude and frequency of movement of the first warp screening element is different from that of the second warp element when subjected to the same operating condition.
US08919564B2	Packaging case and pack body A packaging case includes a body, a fixed support portion, and a movable support portion. Body includes storage space, and has openings that are formed in top face thereof and bottom face thereof and that are in communication with storage space. Fixed support portion is fixed to body and is provided at first position at which fixed support portion is capable of supporting article to be packed stored in storage space. Movable support portion is provided in body so as to be movable in storage space, is configured to support article at first position, along with fixed support portion, and is configured to move, when packaging case has been taken out of exterior case and placed on predetermined face, to second position defined above first position to support article in a state where at least a part of article is exposed from opening in top face to outside.
US08919547B2	Optical disc case and method of manufacturing same A case for holding optical discs includes a primary blank formed of foldable material and having at least six interconnected panels. In certain of the panels of the primary blank a U-shaped cutout is formed, and in certain other panels a disc access cutout is formed. The panels are folded to form a folded primary blank. The folded primary blank is joined to an end blank, which is also folded to form a folded end blank, the folded primary blank and the folded end blank being joined together to define a folded composite blank. The folded composite blank is positioned between a front cover and a back cover of a cover piece.
US08919545B2	Desiccating container A desiccating container is provided in the present invention. The desiccating container includes an outer can having a cap; a first inner can having an outer side and configured in the outer can, wherein there is a gap provided between the outer can and the first inner can; and a second inner can circularly configured in the outer side and in the gap, and dividing the gap into an inner gap and an outer gap, wherein the first inner can is one of an insert and a desiccating element, and the second inner can is the other one thereof.
US08919544B2	Holder for portable electronic device A holder includes a first outer sheet, a second outer sheet, and a handled portion. A base portion, a first supporting portion and a second supporting portion are formed on the second outer sheet. A latching piece is formed on the base portion, the latching piece having a bendable portion. The first supporting portion is folded relative to the base portion, and the second supporting portion is folded relative to the first supporting portion until the second supporting portion is held by the latching piece, the base portion, the first supporting portion and the second supporting portion cooperatively form a three-dimensional structure that can support the portable electronic device at an angle relative to the second outer sheet without collapsing.
US08919540B2	Take-up device A conveyor take-up device may include a carriage, a pulley, a counterweight assembly, at least one connector, and at least one safety restraint. The carriage may be movably joined to a support structure and may support the pulley, which may be configured for operative association with an endless conveyor belt. The counterweight assembly may include a counterweight arm, a tension arm, and a counterweight. The counterweight arm may be pivotally joined to the support structure and configured to move between upper and lower limit positions. The tension arm may extend generally transversely from a first end portion of the counterweight arm with the counterweight supported by the counterweight arm distal from the tension arm. The connector may be joined to the carriage at one end portion of connector and to the tension arm at a second end portion that is distal the first end portion of the connector.
US08919535B2	System and method for loading and/or unloading trays A system for loading and/or unloading trays includes a first conveyor configured to convey the trays in a direction of transport. A lowering device is configured to lower the trays from the first conveyor onto a strip conveyor. A lift-out device is configured to lift the trays from the strip conveyor onto a second conveyor. The strip conveyor includes strips disposed perpendicularly to an upper surface of the strip conveyor and the trays include slots configured to receive the strips such that the strips perpendicularly emerge into corresponding slots while a respective one of the trays is being lowered onto the strip conveyor by the lowering device and perpendicularly emerge from the corresponding slots while the respective one of the trays is being lifted from the strip conveyor by the lift-out device.
US08919533B2	Transfer device for the transfer of a folding box A transfer device for transferring a flat folding box to a succeeding conveyor device with simultaneous erection has a rotarily driven support part which is pivotable about an axis of rotation, and at least one further rotarily driven support part which rotates coaxially to the support part about the axis of rotation. The folding boxes are received in a receiving station by the retaining device and are conveyed on a curved track to a transfer station and therefore transferred to a succeeding conveyor device. Here the support parts perform a rotary movement at a speed that varies during one revolution and with an opposing relative rotation. Each support part supports a plurality of retaining devices arranged equally distributed along the circumference, wherein the retaining devices of the support parts are preferably arranged alternately and consecutively in the circumferential direction.
US08919530B2	Short gap diverter A short gap diverter for a conveyor includes a plurality of spaced apart belts for transferring a product from a speed up conveyor to a primary delivery conveyor. A secondary delivery conveyor is positioned above the transit conveyor. A first set of fingers is positioned between the belts and is moveable from a position below the plane determined by the upper surfaces of the belts to a second position above the plane and angled toward the secondary delivery conveyor. A second set of fingers is mounted on the secondary delivery conveyor and moveable from a first retracted position to an extended position with the extended fingers forming a bridge for directing alternate products to the secondary delivery conveyor.
US08919518B2	Tabbed clutch plates A multiple plate friction clutch includes clutch plates or discs having reduced frictional (spin) losses and thus reduced heat generation and improved service life. The clutch plates include both leaf springs or spring tabs at the periphery of the clutch plate that axially bias adjacent plates away from one another and a reduced area of friction material that contacts an adjacent reaction plate. On a typical motor vehicle automatic transmission clutch, a total of six or eight leaf springs or tabs are utilized: with three or four offset to one side and three or four offset to the other side.
US08919514B2	Floating housing force transmitting assembly A brake assembly includes a mounting flange having a central opening to receive a shaft, a rotor disc mounted on the shaft and rotatable with the shaft, a float plate having a first friction surface engageable with one face of the rotor disc, and a pressure plate having a second friction surface engageable with another face of the rotor disc. The brake assembly also includes a spring housing, which operates as a piston, and a cylinder coupled to the spring housing to form a fluid pressure chamber. The spring housing moves in a first direction when pressurized fluid enters the fluid pressure chamber and in a second direction when pressurized fluid exits the fluid pressure chamber. The assembly further includes at least one sliding stud to allow axial movement of at least one of the float plate, the pressure plate, and the spring housing to allow axial movement.
US08919513B2	Bi-directional overrunning clutch having split roll cage A bi-directional overrunning clutch includes a housing and a pair of hubs substantially coaxially aligned within the housing. A pair of roll cages position a plurality of rollers between each hub and an inner cam surface of the housing. The rollers are positioned to wedge between the hub and the inner cam surface when one of the hub and the housing is rotated with respect to the other. End caps are attached to the housing adjacent to the hubs. A friction disk mechanism includes a friction plate rotating in combination with each the roll cage and a spring compressed between the end cap and the roll cage for biasing the friction member into frictional contact with the hub. An intermittent coupler is located between each roll cage and configured to engage the roll cages so as to permit indexing of one roll cage relative to the other.
US08919508B1	Portable suitcase tabletop system A portable suitcase tabletop system features a suitcase with a u-shaped telescopic handle located on a suitcase top surface. The telescopic handle slides out and away from the suitcase top surface when extended. The suitcase features a plurality of wheels located on a suitcase bottom surface. The system features a planar table pivotally located on a suitcase rear surface or a suitcase front surface. A U-shaped bar is slides out from the suitcase rear surface or the suitcase front surface next to a table bottom surface. The bar supports the table. The table and the bar are located in a zippered pouch. A telescopic front support slides out from a front support cavity located in the suitcase rear surface or the suitcase front surface close to the suitcase bottom surface.
US08919503B2	Brake lining for railroad car A brake lining for a railroad car brake includes friction members which are pressed onto the sliding surface of a brake disc, and a back plate which is attached to a brake caliper in order to support the friction members. The friction members are dividedly arranged in a radial direction and in a circumferential direction of the brake disc. A disc spring is disposed between each respective friction member and the back plate. An outer peripheral surface of the friction members facing the back plate is formed in a convex curved shape in an area outside the elastic member. When a light pressing force is applied, a pressing force is transmitted from the back plate to the friction members via the disc springs. When a heavy pressing force is applied, the back plate and a rounded surface portion make contact, thereby directly transmitting a pressing force to the friction members.
US08919502B2	Cord assembly for replacement of outer beam and carrier including the same Disclosed herein are a cord assembly for replacement of an outer beam and a carrier including the same which may provide an improved degree of freedom in design and prevent damage to the carrier. The cord assembly for replacement of an outer beam, which is fastened to a carrier at which a pair of pad plates is installed to be movable forward and backward with pads attached to inner surfaces of the pad plates to be squeezed against a disc rotating together with a wheel of a vehicle, includes at least one cord having a predetermined stiffness and formed by twisting at least two steel wires and fasteners fastened to both ends of the at least one cord to be installed at coupling portions protruding respectively from both ends of the carrier.
US08919501B2	System having multiple cabs in an elevator shaft An elevator system which utilizes four or more independently moving cabs in each elevator shaft. The lower cabs are connected to four spatially separated counterweights at four different counterweight connection points. The connection points are horizontally shifted on different cabs in order to prevent interference between cables, pulleys and counterweights. The top cab may be connected to one or two counterweights by connection points on the roof of the cab. The cabs are mounted on two tracks, each track on one side of the elevator shaft. The system includes a motor attached to each of the cabs by lift cables to facilitate the independent movement of all cabs. Existing buildings can be retrofit for compatibility with the present invention.
US08919494B2	Electric heater for integration into an aircraft acoustic panel An electric heater (40) for integration into an acoustic panel (20) having sound-penetrating pores (30) communicating with a sound-canceling medium. The heater (40) includes an electrically conductive layer (53) with resistance-setting apertures (63) filled with sealant (73). Openings (83), which contribute to the sound-penetrating pores (30), extend through the sealant-filled apertures (63). The acoustic panel (20) can be assimilated into an aircraft component, such as a nacelle inlet lip, which requires both noise-reducing and ice-protecting features.
US08919492B2	Adsorption unit and absorption muffler of an intake manifold of an internal combustion engine An adsorption unit for combustion gas of an internal combustion engine has an adsorption housing having a chamber section with an inner wall. An adsorption element disposed in the adsorption housing is made of a gas-permeable adsorption medium that is formed to a hollow body and encloses an interior of the adsorption element. The hollow body has opposed open ends. A main flow passage extends through the hollow body and the combustion gas flows in main flow direction through the hollow body. The adsorption element has an exterior circumferential side facing away from the interior and delimiting together with the inner wall of the chamber section a bypass chamber surrounding the absorption element outwardly. In the main flow direction, the bypass chamber has a downstream end that is closed off and an upstream end that has at least one bypass opening that communicates with the main flow passage.
US08919490B2	Power steering system A power steering system for a vehicle comprises a lead screw which is driven by a servo motor and which is composed of a nut that is mounted axially non-displaceably in a frame, and an axially displaceable component, the thread of which is engaged with a thread of the nut, wherein the nut is mounted in the frame by a rolling bearing. At least one side of the rolling bearing is provided on an outer ring with at least one respective bearing disk, the side of which facing away from the outer ring is provided in the radial region of the outer ring with a ring or an annular component made of elastomeric material, wherein the ring protrudes in the axial direction over the outer surface of the respective bearing disk when the rolling bearing is not installed.
US08919484B2	Drive arrangement for automobile An automobile is provided with a body, a combustion engine and a transmission operationally connected to the engine. The crankshaft of the engine is substantially oriented in vehicle transverse direction and the engine seen in driving direction of the vehicle is arranged behind the transmission.
US08919473B2	Motor vehicle chassis A motor vehicle chassis including two valance lateral flanks including a horizontal portion for attachment to a central floor situated between the two lateral flanks, at least one horizontal beam for accepting seats which is mounted on the raised central floor of the vehicle, and a housing for an energy reservoir situated under a horizontal main surface of the central floor, the horizontal portions of the valance and the main surface of the central floor having a height difference. The chassis further includes connecting elements arranged on each side of the chassis and including a flat portion fixed to the central floor and an inclined portion fixed to one end of the horizontal beam, the inclined and flat portions being joined together and produced as a single piece, and the connecting element being fixed to the horizontal beam and to the central floor respectively, using welding.
US08919472B2	Industrial truck comprising a battery receiving space Industrial truck with a drive part which comprises an electrical travel drive, a load part which comprises a load carrying means and which may be lifted relative to the drive part, a battery receiving space and an energy module which may be handled manually, which may be inserted into the battery receiving space and which comprises a battery for supplying power to the travel drive, the energy module having a defined installed position in the state inserted into the battery receiving space, the battery receiving space enclosing the energy module in the inserted state so that the energy module is not displaceable in the defined installed position but may only be removed from the battery receiving space after being tilted, during the tilting process an upper end of the energy module being moved by a predetermined angle about a horizontal pivot axis.
US08919465B2	Construction machine A construction machine with improved safety can include a high voltage cable for supplying power. The high voltage cable connects a storage devices to an electric drive that drives using power from a power generation device, which generates power using the drive of an engine, or from the storage device, which stores the power generated by the power generation device, is wired along the sides of a frame structural member that protrudes in a vertical direction. The frame structural member serves as an upright wall to adequately protect the high voltage cable. In cases in which, for example, the construction machine strikes an obstruction, or the like, the high voltage cable is adequately protected by the frame structural member.
US08919457B2	Apparatus and method for determining axial forces on a drill string during underground drilling An apparatus for determining the weight on a drill bit and axial forces along a drill string drilling though an earthen formation. The apparatus comprising an LVDT incorporated into a torsional bearing of a magneto-rheological damping system such that the LVDT senses the relative displacement and accelerations between a bearing mandrel portion and a bearing casing portion of the torsional damper. The LVDT is calibrated with respect to a spring in the damping system that resists relative motion between the bearing mandrel and bearing casing such that the output of the LVDT can be transformed into the force associated with the weight on the drill bit, and the same LVDT accelerations combined with the mass distribution along the drill string to determine axial stresses.
US08919442B2	Method for coating a filter medium of a sand control screen assembly A method for coating a filter medium (110) of a sand control screen assembly (100). The method includes providing a sand control screen assembly (100) having a filter medium (110), the filter medium (110) having pores therein, flowing a slurry containing particles through the filter medium (110) of the sand control screen assembly (100) and bridging the particle across the pores to form a particle coating (116) on the filter medium (110), thereby protecting of the filter medium (110) during installation, enabling transportation of reactive materials to a desired wellbore location and enabling circulation of fluid through the sand control screen assembly (100).
US08919439B2	Single trip multi-zone completion systems and methods Disclosed are systems and methods of producing from multiple production zones with a single trip multi-zone completion system. One method includes arranging an outer completion string within an open hole section of a wellbore, the outer completion string having at least one sand screen disposed thereabout, extending a production tubing within the outer completion string, the production tubing having at least one interval control valve disposed thereon, communicably coupling the production tubing to the completion string at a crossover coupling having one or more control lines coupled thereto, actuating the at least one interval control valve to initiate production into the production tubing at the at least one interval control valve, and measuring one or more fluid and/or well environmental parameters external to the outer completion string with a surveillance line communicably coupled to one or more control lines at the crossover coupling.
US08919431B2	Wellbore anchoring system A hydraulic wellbore anchoring system for use with whipstocks or other tools in either cased or open hole wellbores. The anchoring system includes an upper slip system and a lower slip system. The anchor system may be set using hydraulic pressure and withdrawn by a predetermined upward force. While the slips of the upper and lower slip systems may be set substantially simultaneously, the anchoring system enables sequential disengagement of the slips to reduce the force required for withdrawal.
US08919430B2	Blowout container A system for containing and recovering from the blowout of an oil or gas well. The blowout containment (BOC) system is operable in place of, or as a failsafe alternative to, standard blowout preventer (BOP) systems. The BOC system includes a hydraulically operated gate valve positioned over the well at the wellhead. The gate valve includes a check valve operable when the gate valve is closed. The BOC system further includes at least one shearing assembly positioned over the gate valve. The shearing assembly orients explosive charges into the well flow path. An activation trigger detonates the explosive charges to clear the well flow path of obstructions to permit the gate valve to close. Operation of the BOC system is preferably monitored and controlled from a remote location apart from the rig associated with the well.
US08919426B2	Micro-channel pulsating heat pipe A heat pipe device and a corresponding method in which micro-channel embedded pulsating heat pipes are incorporated into a substrate. A volume of fluid in a vacuum is introduced into a micro-channel which will become slugs of liquid. Heating of the contents of the micro-channel at an evaporator region (heat source) will cause vaporization within the micro-channel and cooling at a heat sink will cause condensation within the micro-channel, acting to both drive fluid flow within the micro-channel and efficiently transfer heat. Such devices could be used in a number of different configurations, including one as a stacked set of micro-channel embedded substrates.
US08919425B2	Flow control valve and heat exchanger equipped with same A heat exchanger divided into two regions through which a heat exchange medium is flowed and an inlet side and an outlet side are integrally formed so as to simplify a construction thereof using a header tank of a double-tube structure type, and in which a flow control valve having a single body is disposed at one side of the heat exchanger so as to facilely control an amount of the heat exchange medium bypassed or flowed into each region.
US08919420B2	Telescopic traversing system for retractable window treatments A variable length support rod apparatus for translational support of a window treatment, such as draperies, comprised of a support member formed of a plurality of transnationally engaged segments, the support member is infinitely configurable from a minimum contracted length to a maximum extended length through a translation of the plurality of segments toward or away from each other. A continuous flexible member is positioned along a pathway running between a first end and a second end of the support member. The support rod may be configured to any length between the minimum and maximum lengths and may be fixed to a support surface without an adjustment of the fixed length of the continuous flexible member.
US08919417B2	Head rail of window covering and lid fastener A head rail of a window covering includes a rail member, two rail lids engaging opposite ends of the rail member, and two lid fasteners to fix a rail lids. The lid fastener includes a main plate, two clip plates, and two stop plates. The lid fastener engages the rail member with the clip plates clipping the rail member and the stop plates holding the rail lid to securely fix the rail lid to the rail member. The lid fastener provides a fast and easy way to engage and disengage the rail lid.
US08919416B2	Apparatus for raising and lowering covering member of window covering An apparatus for raising and lowering a covering member of a window covering includes a sliding base, a first biasing device, a connecting device, and a second biasing device. The sliding base is moved between a first position and a second position in a headrail. The first biasing device has two first biasing members to urge the sliding base toward the first position. The connecting device is moved between a third position and a fourth position in the headrail. The second biasing device has a second biasing member to urge the connecting device toward the third position. The second biasing member of the second biasing device is added at a middle of raising the covering member to help the covering member totally received close to or in the headrail.
US08919408B2	Pre-fixing a laminating material on a component surface A method and a device are provided for pre-fixing a laminating material to at least one surface portion of a component, in particular an interior lining component for a motor vehicle, which is arranged on a component receptacle 5. Here, a seam blade which can be acted on with different contact pressures is, by means of a pivoting movement from a position arranged offset from the component receptacle, applied with a pivoting movement to the laminating material placed onto and aligned on the component.
US08919393B2	Filling system for vehicular fluid container The invention is based on the insight that a filling system obtained by combining a “Kruse” compatible threaded socket and an annular magnet as required for the operation of the “Elaflex” nozzle, will exhibit air exchange problems related to the difference in the positioning of the respective air intake openings of the “Kruse” bottle and the “Elaflex” nozzle. More particularly, the invention is based on the insight that by judiciously providing a chamber in fluid communication with the volume of air or vapor in the tank, filling may be made possible with a “Kruse” bottle as well as with an “Elaflex” nozzle.
US08919371B2	Rotary shear injector valve with coated stator surface A valve includes a rotor and a stator. The rotor and the stator each have seal surfaces for contacting and sliding against one another during operation of the valve. Either or both of the rotor and the stator have a seal-surface coating formed by depositing an at least partially amorphous interlayer on a substrate and depositing a surface layer, including diamond-like carbon, on the interlayer. The surface layer requires no mechanical polishing.
US08919354B2	Magnetic headband Methods and devices are provided for various headbands and one or more decorative features configured to be magnetically attached to the headbands. In certain embodiments, a decorative feature can magnetically attach to any part of a headband via a magnetic element seated within a magnetic element pocket of the decorative feature. The magnetic element can be securely contained within the magnetic element pocket by a closure. In certain embodiments the decorative feature can also optionally include a sleeve that can slide over the headband and more securely attach the decorative feature to the headband.
US08919350B1	Hair comb Disclosed is a hair comb capable of reducing the resistance and improving the smoothness of combing hair, and the hair comb includes a slab-shaped main body, a plurality of parallel slash-shaped teeth implant areas disposed on a surface of the main body, a plurality of serial comb teeth sequentially implanted in the teeth implant areas and disposed opposite to the slash-shaped teeth implant areas respectively, a vacant area without any implanted tooth and disposed on a surface of the main body and the width of the vacant area falling between the serial comb teeth is greater than the distance between two adjacent comb teeth to achieve the effects of reducing the resistance of combining hair by the hair comb and the occurrence of tangled hair and providing a smooth combing operation.
US08919347B2	Support surface cover having different frictional zones An apparatus is disclosed for placement on a support surface between the support surface and a living being, wherein the living being has a bony prominence. The apparatus includes a first zone having a first coefficient of friction, the first zone being configured for positioning proximate the bony prominence. A second zone is adjacent the first zone, the second zone having a second coefficient of friction higher than the first coefficient of friction. The second zone is configured for positioning remote from the bony prominence. A method of preventing or healing decubitus ulcers includes positioning the bony prominence over the first zone and positioning an area remote from the bony prominence over the second zone.
US08919346B2	Forearm and hand positioning device A radial artery of a patient is made accessible to an operator on the right side of the patient for performing a left radial artery accessed cardiac catheterization with a forearm and hand positioning device which includes first and second inflatable air bladders. The first air bladder extends longitudinally with an upper surface that, when the air bladder is inflated, supports and positions the forearm and hand of a patient with a radial artery of the patient remaining accessible to the operator. The second air bladder extends longitudinally beneath and is connected to the first air bladder and when inflated elevates the first air bladder and a forearm and hand of the patient held therein above a support for the patient's arm.
US08919342B2	Inhaler In an inhaler for administering a powdery medicament in the form of an inhalable substance, substance formulation or mixture, a blister cavity to be opened by piercing elements (11) is mounted in the lower part (1) of a housing (2), which has an upper part (6), designed as mouthpiece and with an inhalation channel (16), and of the lower part (1), which has an air inlet opening (9). The inhalation channel (16) of the upper part (6) of the housing has a unit (15) for dispersing the powdery medicament, said unit (15) being connected to the piercing elements (11), wherein the upper part (6) of the housing can be moved relative to the lower part (1) of the housing in order to open the blister cavity.
US08919338B2	Sliding and tilting door assembly A cooking appliance includes an outer cabinet within which is provided an oven cavity which can be selectively accessed by movement of a door mounted through a door linkage system which enables the door to be shifted between opened and closed positions through either sliding or tilting movements. In particular, the door can be automatically or manually shifted between open and closed positions, through either the sliding or tilting motions. In accordance with another aspect of the invention, the door can be automatically opened at the end of a process or cooking cycle, or manually opened.
US08919331B2	Portable and adjustable clay target launching apparatus A portable and adjustable clay target launching apparatus for use with a clay pigeon launcher includes a framework. A tilt adjustment assembly is coupled to the framework, and includes a shaft and a tilt assembly input member operatively coupled to the shaft such that the shaft is rotated by operation of the tilt assembly input member. A base member is configured to secure the clay pigeon launching device, the base member being operatively coupled to the shaft and configured to tilt side to side when the shaft is rotated by operation of the tilt assembly input member. A rotational adjustment assembly operatively couples the base member to the tilt adjustment assembly, the rotational adjustment assembly being movable between a released configuration at which the base member is selectively rotatable about a sprocket and a locked configuration at which the base member is not rotatable.
US08919315B2	Intake manifold of comburent air for an internal combustion engine equipped with EGR An intake manifold (2) of comburent air is provided for an internal combustion engine (1) with a recirculating conduit (60) of exhaust gases. The intake manifold (2) includes a first inlet mouth (213) of the comburent air, a second inlet mouth (214) in communication with the recirculating conduit (60) of the exhaust gases, and a plurality of outlet mouths (201), having a wall (7) positioned in front of each of the outlet mouths (201) and suitable for dividing the internal volume of the intake manifold (2) into two chambers (215, 204), the first chamber (215) being placed in communication with the first inlet mouth (213) and the second inlet mouth (214) and the second chamber (204) being placed in communication with the outlet mouths (201), the wall (7) defining an opening (70) suitable for placing the first chamber (215) and the second chamber (204) in communication.
US08919310B2	Valve open/close timing control device Provided is a valve open/close timing control device including, a drive-side rotating body, a driven-side rotating body, a fluid pressure chamber, a partition portion, a fluid control valve part, a first locking mechanism which is capable of restraining a relative rotational phase of the driven-side rotating body relative to the drive-side rotating body at a first predetermined phase between a most retarded angle phase and a most advanced angle phase, and a second locking mechanism which is capable of restraining the relative rotational phase at a second predetermined phase on a more retarded angle side than the first predetermined phase, in which the relative rotational phase is changed to the first predetermined phase when a shift lever position is changed to a parking range.
US08919308B2	Clutch shaft, actuator, camshaft adjustment transmission and camshaft controller A clutch shaft for a camshaft controller having at each of two ends (30, 31) thereof a rotating joint which equalizes the angle between the axes. An actuator for controlling a camshaft adjustment transmission includes a clutch shaft for controlling the camshaft adjustment transmission to the actuator via a first rotating joint which equalizes the angle between the axes which is coupled in a region of the actuator which faces away from the adjustment transmission.
US08919306B2	Controller for variable valve device A controller for a variable valve device of an internal combustion engine includes a hydraulic valve timing changing mechanism that changes the valve timing VT of an intake valve, a valve timing locking mechanism that locks the valve timing VT to an intermediate phase, and an electronic controller that controls the operation of the valve timing changing mechanism. The electronic controller limits the variable range of the valve timing VT in accordance with the composition of hydraulic oil, when the operational state of the valve timing changing mechanism is a phase-unlocked state in which the valve timing VT can be changed.
US08919301B2	Cylinder block assembly A cylinder block including a cylinder and two crankshaft supports at a bottom of the cylinder block is described. The cylinder block may be coupled to a structural frame such that the cylinder block is lubricated through the structural frame. The cylinder block may reduce vehicle weight and cost.
US08919297B2	Apparatus, systems, and methods to address evaporative cooling and wet compression for engine thermal management An apparatus including a reciprocating internal combustion engine with at least one piston and cylinder set and an intake stream; at least one liquid atomizer in fluid communication with the intake stream operable to provide a plurality of liquid droplets with a diameter less than 5 μm to the intake stream; and a controller where the controller is able to adjust an index of compression for the engine by: calculating a wet compression level in response to an engine operating limit and adjusting the at least one liquid atomizer in response to the wet compression level.
US08919284B2	Animal bed An animal bed includes a plurality of elongate frame members, a plurality of corner fittings coupling the plurality of elongate frame members to form a frame, bedding supported by the frame, and at least one support supporting the frame above an underlying substrate. Each of at least first and second corner fittings among the plurality of corner fittings has a passage formed therethrough that receives therein a corresponding one of the elongate frame members.
US08919279B1	Processing system having magnet keeper A processing system for and a method of producing ions inside a process chamber and shielding the ions from a magnetic field by directing the magnetic field through a magnet keeper is described.
US08919269B1	Sewing machine feed mechanism A sewing machine feed mechanism is mounted on a work table of a sewing machine for transporting fabrics to be sewn, and includes a feed belt defining an encircled space; two belt wheels, on which two opposite ends of the feed belt are mounted; a driving source for driving the two belt wheels and the feed belt to rotate synchronously; a plurality of pressing elements located in the encircled space with respective bottom in contact with the feed belt; and an airbag located atop the pressing elements and connected to an external control device to have adjustable internal pressure. With these arrangements, the sewing machine feed mechanism has simplified structure to allow easy mounting/dismounting and reduced manufacturing cost thereof. Further, fabrics placed between the work table and the feed belt can be evenly pressed while being transported into a stitch forming area of the sewing machine for sewing.
US08919264B1	Work surface height adjustor with universal mount An apparatus for adjusting the height of a work surface comprising a height-adjusting mechanism and a universal mount that ensures compatibility with a wide variety of desks and other work surfaces.
US08919262B2	Trolling motor rigging station The embodiments of the subject invention pertain to a workstation for attachment to a trolling motor. The workstation comprises a cowl for covering the head of a trolling motor and a shaft collar for operable attachment of the cowl to a trolling motor shaft. The workstation can remain in place on a trolling motor even when stored on the deck of a boat. Various accessories can also be attached to the cowl.
US08919260B2	Running gear for a rail vehicle A running gear for a rail vehicle includes a wheel unit and a cooperating unit. The running gear defines a longitudinal direction, a transverse direction and a height direction, while the wheel unit defines a wheel unit axis. The cooperating unit is connected to the wheel unit and cooperates with the wheel unit during operation the running gear to drive and/or brake the wheel unit. Furthermore, during operation of the running gear, an airflow passes the wheel unit and the cooperating unit, in the height direction, at a first height level below the wheel unit axis. At least one air guide device is provided, the air guide device being arranged and adapted to guide an airflow portion of the airflow towards a section of the cooperating unit located at a second height level, the second height level being located above the first height level above the wheel unit axis.
US08919255B1	Chemiluminescent shotgun tracer insert with decelerator A chemiluminescent tracer insert with decelerator for use with a shotgun shell to provide an aiming and training aid for shotgun shooting activities, including skeet, trap, sporting clays, hunting, law enforcement and military applications. The tracer insert can be used in shotgun shells of all gauges. The tracer insert comprises a translucent, resilient, elastic, cylindrical container in which the reactants, an oxalate and fluorescent-colored dye solution, and an activator encased in a glass vessel, are held. Ignition of the shell causes the glass vessel to break. The resulting chemiluminescent reaction causes emission of light visible to the shooter. Unattached ends of thin-flaps on the tracer insert extend outwardly when drag forces act upon them during flight, slowing the speed of the tracer insert, which makes it more visible to the shooter, thereby providing a consistent reference to enable a shooter to make corrections to his lead and/or shooting techniques.
US08919250B2	Printing press and method for positioning cylinders therein The present invention provides a printing press. The printing press includes a frame, a plate cylinder, a plate cylinder support supporting the plate cylinder, a blanket cylinder for receiving an image from the plate cylinder, a blanket cylinder support supporting the blanket cylinder, an impression cylinder for supporting a printing substrate between the blanket cylinder and the impression cylinder, an actuator connected to and controlling a position of the plate cylinder support or the blanket cylinder support and a controller providing the actuator with a position setpoint, the actuator receiving position feedback signals to maintain the position setpoint during a printing operation. The present invention also provides a method for operating a printing press.
US08919241B2	Beverage machine brewing chamber and extraction member for a beverage dispensing machine According to embodiments described in the specification, a brewing chamber for a beverage machine is provided comprising a housing having upper and lower ends and a channel extending between the upper and lower ends; an outlet portion of the channel configured to direct liquid towards the lower end; an extraction member extending from an inner surface defined by a wall of the outlet portion, the extraction member having an upper penetrating end for penetrating a cartridge and an anchoring end abutting the wall; the extraction member further having guide means for guiding liquid from the penetrating end onto the inner surface. The brewing chamber can include at least one spring coupled to the housing at the inlet end, the at least one spring receivable within a pocket of a support insert supporting a cartridge. The spring centers the support insert over the housing and facilitates ejection of the support insert.
US08919240B2	Identification of beverage ingredient containing capsules The invention concerns a beverage production system comprising beverage ingredient containing capsules (1) comprising an identification member (6) and a beverage production machine for receiving said capsules, said machine comprising:—contact means (8) for physically contacting the capsule identification member (6) in order to read information thereof and—control means connected to the contact means and designed to control the operation of the beverage production machine (11) in response to the read information, the contact means (8) comprising:—at least one displaceable probe (81) which mechanically contacts the capsule identification member (6),—a resilient support member (82) in contact with the probe on one side and associated to a circuitry (9) on its other side, the parts of said resilient support member in contact with the probe presenting a shape able to be deformed,—discrete conductive parts (121) between the resilient support member (82) and the circuitry (9), wherein the contact means (8) comprises a waterproof material layer (12) between the resilient support member (82) and the discrete conductive parts (121).
US08919235B2	Cutting apparatus A cutting apparatus includes a cutting device and a base section. The cutting device includes a motor, a housing, a circular saw blade, and a base plate. The circular saw blade is driven by the motor to cut a workpiece. The housing rotatably supports the circular saw blade and accommodates the motor. The base plate is connected with the housing and is formed with an opening into which the circular saw blade is inserted. The base plate includes a main base plate connected with the housing and a sub base plate detachably mounted on the main base plate. The base section supports the workpiece. The cutting device is detachably mounted on the base section and is pivotably supported by the base section to be moved toward and away from the base section to cut the workpiece.
US08919234B2	Mandoline slicer A food slicer includes a frame for supporting a landing and a runway movable relative to the landing. A cutting blade is secured on an upstream end of the landing. A downstream end of the runway is spaced from an edge of the cutting blade. A separate cutting knife is moveably connected to the frame. An adjustment mechanism connected to the frame adjusts an offset between the cutting blade and the runway. The adjustment mechanism includes spaced apart first and second guide tracks provided on respective first and second movable side members. The guide tracks are configured such that a first movement of the adjustment mechanism moves the downstream end of the runway relative to the cutting blade to adjust a cutting thickness and a second movement of the adjustment mechanism lowers the downstream end of the runway and raises the cutting knife to a working position.
US08919224B1	Transmission with integrated drum gear brake A transmission having an integrated gear and brake mechanism is disposed in a housing, the transmission having a variable drive mechanism, gear train, and an output axle engaged to the gear train. The output axle is driven by a final drive gear having an integrated drum brake within its circumference.
US08919222B2	Foot stabilizer for a bike pedal A platform upon which a humans foot can be placed has an upper and a lower surface, distal and proximal ends respectively corresponding to the toes and heel of the humans foot, and a ridge extending approximately vertically from the platforms upper surface around the perimeter of the proximal end of the platform to aid in retaining the humans heel at the proximal position of the platform when positioned on the upper surface of the platform. Associated with the platform is a distal plate adjustably connected to the distal region of the lower surface of the platform.
US08919214B2	Alignment sleeve and seal A transmission and power take-off unit assembly is provided including a transmission, a power take-off unit, and an alignment sleeve and seal assembly. The transmission and power take-off housing both include a bearing surface and locating surface that are machined by a tool having two coaxial cutting wheels. The alignment sleeve enables tighter tolerances for improved concentricity between the bearing surface and locating surface.
US08919210B2	Load cell lockouts and related fluid dispensing systems A load cell lockout system includes a lower support, an upper support, and a load cell disposed between the lower support and the upper support. The upper support is movable relative to the lower support between a first position wherein a first load is applied by the upper support to the load cell and a second position wherein either a second load that is lighter than the first load is applied by the upper support to the load cell or no load is applied by the upper support to the load cell. A lockout includes a cam with an eccentric perimeter side edge, the cam being rotatable between a first orientation whereby the upper support is placed in the first position and a second orientation whereby the upper support is placed in the second position.
US08919208B2	Ultrasonic flowmeter apparatus having a first and a second housing part with grooves for clamping a resilient conduit An ultrasonic flowmeter apparatus, which can be mounted on a conduit flowing a fluid whose flow rate is to be measured, has two housing halves coupled swingably about an axis. Free ends of the housing halves include a clamp mechanism for closing and locking the halves in position. The halves have formed therein grooves 1a and 2a, respectively, and a pair of ultrasonic wave transmission and reception elements are provided on an inner wall of the groove 1a. When the conduit is clamped between the grooves, the conduit is urged against the inner walls and deformed into a substantially square cross sectional configuration. An ultrasonic wave beam B is projected from one of the elements into a fluid passing through the conduit, the beam is reflected by an opposite surface of the conduit urged against the groove 2a, and the reflected beam is received by the other element.
US08919203B2	Thermal protection element for a pressure sensor The invention relates to a thermal protection element (1), which is arranged on the front side for protecting a diaphragm (11) of a pressure sensor (10) to which pressure is applied. According to the invention, the thermal protection element (1) has, in the region of the sensor diaphragm (11), lamellae (2) which run parallel or are configured as circular arc segments (8) and cover 40% to 60% of the diaphragm surface, with the ratio between the cross-sectional height (h) of the lamellae (2) and the cross-sectional width (b) thereof being 8:1 to 12:1.
US08919197B2	Bank angle detecting device for vehicle A bank angle detecting device includes an angular velocity sensor for detecting a roll rate and a yaw rate of the vehicle, a roll rate estimating circuit for calculating an estimated roll rate, which is an angular velocity about a forward and rearward axis, on the basis of the roll rate, the yaw rate and a travelling speed, a bank angle estimator for calculating an estimated bank angle from the estimated roll rate, a straightforward travel determiner for determining a straightforward travelling condition on the basis of the estimated roll rate and an estimated yaw rate, a time-of-straight-forward-travel drift amount estimator for estimating a time-of-straight-forward drift amount from an output of the angular sensor in the event that the straightforward travel determiner determines a straightforward travel, and an angular velocity corrector for correcting the output of the angular velocity sensor with the time-of-straight-forward drift amount.
US08919195B2	Environment providing device, environment providing method, and particle detecting device evaluating method An environment providing device having a test chamber; a spraying device for receiving the supply of a gas flow to spray, into the test chamber, a fluid that contains particles; a flow meter for measuring a measured value for the flow rate of the gas flow that is supplied to the spraying device; a flow rate controlling device for controlling to a prescribed value, based on the measured value, the flow rate of the gas flow that is supplied to the spraying device; a timer for measuring a time interval over which the fluid that includes the particles has been sprayed into the test chamber; and a spraying-device-controlling device for stopping the spraying of the fluid that contains the particles after spraying a prescribed quantity of particles into the test chamber.
US08919191B2	Use of a coordination complex or compound for the measurement of temperature Use for measuring temperatures of a coordination complex presenting formula I, wherein M1, M2, M3, M4, M5 are chosen, each independently of the others, in the group consisting of: CuI, AgI, AuI, PdII; n is equal to the sum of the oxidation states of M1, M2, M3, M4, M5 minus 3; II represents a respective portion of each tridentate ligand having the formula III in which R1 is chosen in the group consisting of: Ph, C1-C4 alkyl, halo-alkyl C1-C4 substituted phenyl; R2 is chosen in the group consisting of: Ph, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 halo-alkyl-, substituted phenyl; R3 is chosen in the group consisting of: C1-C18 alkyl, benzyl, substituted benzyl, C1-C20 hydroxy-alkyl, C1-C20 alkoxy silane.
US08919186B2	Fuel pressure measuring device, fuel pressure measuring system, and fuel injection device A fuel injection system for use with an internal combustion engine supplies fuel to an injector (fuel injection valve) from a common rail (accumulator) through a high-pressure pipe to spray the fuel from a spray hole formed in the injector. A thin-walled portion is formed in a path member (e.g., an injector body, the high-pressure pipe, or a connector connecting the injector and the high-pressure pipe) and defined by a locally thin wall of the path member. A strain gauge (strain sensor) is affixed to the thin-walled portion to measure strain of the thin-walled portion arising from the pressure of fuel in a high-pressure fuel path.
US08919181B2	Multiple flow conduit flow meter A multiple flow conduit flow meter (200) is provided according to an embodiment of the invention. The multiple flow conduit flow meter (200) includes a first flow conduit (201) conducting a first flow stream and a pair of first pickoff sensors (215, 215′) affixed to the first flow conduit (201). The multiple flow conduit flow meter (200) further includes at least one additional flow conduit (202) conducting at least one additional flow stream and at least one pair of additional pickoff sensors (216, 216′) affixed to the at least one additional flow conduit (202). The at least one additional flow stream is independent of the first flow stream. The multiple flow conduit flow meter (200) further includes a common driver (220) configured to vibrate both the first flow conduit (201) and the at least one additional flow conduit (202) in order to generate a first vibrational response and at least one additional vibrational response.
US08919179B2	System and method for enhancing corrosion rate determination in process equipment using a telescoping/rotating sensor A system and method for optimizing the response of a metal loss sensor which is configured in a way that its insertion depth and orientation in the process fluid are adjustable. These adjustments affect local turbulence and thereby enable achieving a desired corrosion rate at the metal loss sensor. Corrosion rate comparison between the metal loss sensor and pressure containment boundary can be measured directly or indirectly by computing wall shear stresses at the sensor and the pressure containment boundary.
US08919159B2	Actuator The invention relates to an actuator (10) for closing and/or opening a mobile part, especially a door, a tailgate or the like. Said actuator comprises a support (20), an actuating element (30), an electronic unit (50) and a detector system (60), the actuating element (30) being arranged on the support (20), the detector system (60) being arranged in the region of the actuating element (30) and at least a locking or unlocking action being triggerable directly or indirectly on the detector system (60). The electronic unit (50) interacts with the detector system (60) and the electronic unit (50) controls a locking system (40) for locking or unlocking. The invention is characterized in that a receiving unit (70) is integrated into the support (20) and/or into a handle shell (32) in a material fit, at least a part of the electronic unit (50) being permanently accommodated in the receiving unit (70).
US08919143B2	Air-cooling wall with slidable heat exchangers An air-cooling apparatus is provided which includes an air-cooling wall cooling airflow passing through an electronics rack(s) of a data center. The air-cooling wall is disposed separate from and in spaced relation to the air inlet or air outlet side(s) of the electronics rack(s), and includes a wall panel support structure disposed separate from the electronics rack(s), which supports one or more slidable wall panels. The slidable wall panel(s) includes an air-to-liquid heat exchanger slidably supported and disposed in spaced relation to the air outlet or air inlet side of the electronics rack(s). The heat exchanger extracts heat from air passing across the heat exchanger and is slidable within the support structure in a direction transverse to the direction of airflow through the rack(s). Slidable support of the heat exchanger by the support structure facilitates access to the air outlet or air inlet sides of the electronics rack(s).
US08919139B2	Air conditioning apparatus An air conditioning apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit, an operation controlling device and a liquid refrigerant accumulation determining device. The refrigerant circuit has an accumulator. The operation controlling device performs normal operation control where each device of the heat source unit and the utilization unit are controlled in accordance with operating load of the utilization unit, and refrigerant quantity determination operation control where properness of quantity of the refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit is determined while performing the cooling operation. The liquid refrigerant accumulation determining device determines whether or not liquid refrigerant is accumulating in the accumulator. When it has been determined that liquid refrigerant is accumulating in the accumulator, liquid refrigerant accumulation control is performed to eliminate liquid refrigerant accumulation in the accumulator.
US08919138B2	Packaged beverage temperature adjustment apparatus A packaged beverage temperature adjustment apparatus includes: a temperature adjustment section configured to hold a packaged beverage, and adjust a temperature of the packaged beverage; and a rotation driving section configured to rotate the temperature adjustment section, the temperature adjustment section including at least one temperature adjustment unit abutting on a side face of the packaged beverage.
US08919136B2	Flexible abutment links for attaching a part made of CMC An after-body assembly for an aeroengine, the assembly comprising an annular part (60) made of metallic material secured to the aeroengine and an after-body part (20) made of ceramic matrix composite material, the after-body part (20) being mounted on the annular part (60) by resiliently flexible fastener tabs (70) and having a first end (71) fastened to the annular part (60) and a second end (72) fastened to the upstream portion of the after-body part (20). Each fastener tab (70) includes an axial abutment element (720) that extends radially from the second end (72) of the tab and having at least a portion thereof facing the first end (71). The fastener tab (70) also includes a radial abutment element (721) at the second end (72) of the tab, the radial abutment element (721) at least partially overlying the first end (71).
US08919134B2	Intershaft seal with support linkage An assembly for gas turbine engine includes a cross-over housing, an inter-shaft seal housing, and a linkage. The inter-shaft seal housing is disposed within the cross-over housing. The linkage is connected to the inter-shaft seal housing and extends through a slot in the cross-over housing. The linkage is removable from both the inner radial housing and the outer radial housing.
US08919127B2	System and method for flow control in gas turbine engine A system includes a gas turbine combustor, which includes a combustion liner disposed about a combustion region, a flow sleeve disposed about the combustion liner, an air passage between the combustion liner and the flow sleeve, and a structure between the combustion liner and the flow sleeve. The structure obstructs an airflow through the air passage. The gas turbine combustor also includes a wake reducer disposed adjacent the structure. The wake reducer directs a flow into a wake region downstream of the structure.
US08919126B2	Cooled pilot fuel lance A device for injecting fuel into a combustion chamber of a gas turbine is provided, having a distribution section to which a first fuel channel, a second fuel channel and an injection channel are coupled. The first fuel channel and the second fuel channel are arranged such that a) fuel is transportable by one of the first fuel channel and the second fuel channel to the distribution section, and b) a first quantity of fuel is transportable by the other one of the first fuel channel and the second fuel channel out of the distribution section. The injection channel is arranged such that a second quantity of fuel is injectable from the distribution section into the combustion chamber. The device further comprises an end cap with a protrusion having the injection channel inside, and extending inside the inner tube.
US08919118B2	Motor vehicle with turbocharger A motor vehicle is provided having a combustion engine, an automatic transmission, a turbocharger with variable geometry pre-compressing combustion air for the combustion engine and a turbocharger control unit for varying the turbocharger geometry, the turbocharger control unit is equipped before a downshifting of the automatic transmission to vary the geometry in the turbocharger in the direction of a reduction of the rotational speed of the turbocharger.
US08919112B1	Compressed air energy storage system utilizing two-phase flow to facilitate heat exchange A compressed-air energy storage system according to embodiments of the present invention comprises a reversible mechanism to compress and expand air, one or more compressed air storage tanks, a control system, one or more heat exchangers, and, in certain embodiments of the invention, a motor-generator. The reversible air compressor-expander uses mechanical power to compress air (when it is acting as a compressor) and converts the energy stored in compressed air to mechanical power (when it is acting as an expander). In certain embodiments, the compressor-expander comprises one or more stages, each stage consisting of pressure vessel (the “pressure cell”) partially filled with water or other liquid. In some embodiments, the pressure vessel communicates with one or more cylinder devices to exchange air and liquid with the cylinder chamber(s) thereof. Suitable valving allows air to enter and leave the pressure cell and cylinder device, if present, under electronic control.
US08919104B2	Control apparatus for internal combustion engine A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine detects an amount of particulate matter contained in an exhaust gas in an exhaust passage, according to an electrical property across electrodes of a particulate matter sensor disposed in the exhaust passage of the internal combustion engine. The term “electrical property” here refers to a property that changes with the amount of particulate matter deposited, for example, a current value of when a predetermined voltage is applied. After the internal combustion engine is started and detection of the amount of the particulate matter is completed, an element section of the particulate matter sensor is set to a predetermined temperature range. The particulate matter deposited on the element section is thereby burned and removed. The control apparatus maintains the element section in the predetermined temperature range after burning and removing the particulate matter until the internal combustion engine stops.
US08919103B2	System for purifying exhaust gas and exhaust system having the same A system for purifying an exhaust gas and an exhaust system having the same while preventing degradation of a selective reduction catalyst may include an exhaust pipe connected to an engine, the exhaust gas generated at the engine passing through the exhaust pipe, a particulate filter mounted on the exhaust pipe, coated with a selective reduction catalyst adapted to reduce nitrogen oxides contained in the exhaust gas by an injection of a reducing agent, and adapted to trap particulate matters contained in the exhaust gas, and one or more injectors adapted to inject the reducing agent and/or oxygen storage capacity material together or separately into the exhaust gas passing through the exhaust pipe.
US08919101B2	Selective catalytic reduction device control methods and systems An exhaust system is provided. The exhaust system includes a first sensor that senses a level of nitrous oxide (NOx) in exhaust gas and generates a first sensor signal. A second sensor senses a level of ammonia (NH3) in the exhaust gas and generates a second sensor signal. A control module receives the first sensor signal and the second sensor signal, determines a desired reductant dosage based on the first sensor signal and the second sensor signal, and generates an injector control signal based on the desired reductant dosage.
US08919098B2	System and method for regenerating the particulate filter in a diesel engine In a diesel engine equipped with a system for automatic regeneration of a particulate filter, an automatic regeneration mode is inhibited in the case where there is recorded a number higher than a pre-set threshold of unfavorable event. When the automatic regeneration mode is inhibited, an on-demand regeneration mode is simultaneously enabled, which can be activated manually by the driver. If an on-demand regeneration is not performed before the vehicle has covered a certain mileage since the automatic regeneration mode was inhibited, the vehicle is set in a condition of limited performance.
US08919095B2	Injection element Embodiments of the invention relates to an injection element having an inner element with a first outlet opening and an outer element. The outer element includes at least one second outlet opening structured and arranged for receiving and injecting fuel in a combustion space, and arranged coaxially to the first outlet opening. The outer element further includes third outlet openings composed of bores structured and arranged for forming a cooling liquid film layer, wherein the bores are arranged coaxially to the first outlet opening and the at least one second outlet opening.
US08919092B2	SZ winding machine An SZ laying machine for umbilical/power umbilical is described. Starting from an input end the machine includes: a first die receiving and collecting a first set of elongate elements substantially rectilinear from respective supplies of elongate elements, a second static die which receives and collects a second set of elongate elements substantially rectilinear from respective supplies of elongate elements and this second set is closed together with the first set into an assembled bundle, at least one supporting means which keeps the assembled bundle radially in place; a revolving device able to torsional rotate the bundle back and forth in an oscillating SZ manner, and a tape or band winding apparatus which in immediate proximity to the revolving device applies band or tape circumferentially onto the SZ laid bundle of elongate elements.
US08919091B2	Spinning machine and method for interrupting yarn production on a spinning machine A method is provided for interrupting yarn production on a spinning machine upon detecting a defined deviation of a monitored yarn parameter from a target value, upon changing bobbins at a winding device, and/or prior to switching off the spinning machine. The feed speeds of the delivery device, the take-off device, and the winding device are gradually reduced to a stop in order to interrupt the yarn production, wherein the reducing takes place such that an end of the produced yarn is located within the spinning point after the reducing is completed.
US08919089B2	Biasing guide assembly for harvesting agricultural row crops An apparatus for harvesting agricultural row crops having stalks. The apparatus includes an inclined arm comprising a first section, the first section including: a stalk inlet arranged to receive stalks of row crops; and a cutter arranged to cut stalks received by the stalk inlet; the inclined arm further comprising: a biasing guide assembly disposed along the inclined arm, the biasing guide assembly comprising a plurality of individual biasing members; and a conveyor arranged to engage each received stalk and move each engaged stalk along the biasing guide assembly; the conveyor and the biasing guide assembly mutually arranged such that the biasing guide assembly is operative to apply an accommodating clamping force upon each engaged stalk sufficient to keep each engaged stalk substantially upright as it is conveyed along at least a portion of the arm; the accommodating clamping force accommodating possible differences in stalk diameters from one stalk to another, the plurality of individual biasing members arranged to maintain a substantially constant compressive force on each engaged stalk.
US08919087B2	Height of cut adjustment system for mower cutting deck A mower carrying a rotary cutting deck has a height of cut system for adjusting the vertical position of the deck relative to the mower frame for changing or adjusting the height of cut. The height of cut system comprises a pair of parallel cross shafts that carry a plurality of pivotal suspension linkages that connect to the deck, the cross shafts and linkages pivoting jointly with one another and with a pivotal control lever. One of the cross shafts carries a torsion spring to counterbalance the weight of the deck. The control lever is maintained in a plurality of adjusted pivotal positions by a height selection bracket fixed to the frame with the height selection bracket being capable of having its position changed or adjusted relative to the frame by a single adjustment bolt. Each suspension linkage has its effective length adjusted by turning a threaded adjuster carried at the upper end of a connecting rod that is part of each linkage to allow the deck to be leveled relative to a reference plane. The adjustment of the height selection bracket is accomplished without affecting the length adjustments previously made to any of the suspension linkages.
US08919082B1	Collapsible foam shipping cooler for perishables and method of making The present invention provides a collapsible foam shipping cooler and a process for producing the collapsible cooler. The collapsible cooler includes a linear series of attached side panel sections where each of the adjacent side panel sections are separated by a V groove formed by 45° beveled cuts made in a ends of each of the sections, and an adhesive tape flexible hinge is attached on the side of the panels opposite the V groove. The series of attached side panel sections is movable between a collapsed storage mode and an assembled mode where the series of sections are arranged to form a closed rectangular loop with top and bottom perimeter edges. Top and bottom foam panels contact the top and bottom edges of the closed loop to form a closed insulated cooler which is matingly received in a conventional corrugated box shipping container.
US08919076B1	Adjustable tile spacer An adjustable tile spacer is described. In one example, the tile spacer includes a first support bar connected to a first spacer arm. The first spacer arm has a top face to abut a wall and support a tile. A second support bar is movably connected to the first support bar. A second spacer arm is connected the second support bar. The first spacer arm has a bottom face to abut a wall and to support the second support bar against a tile. A lock fixes the first and the second support bars in a position with respect to each other when the lock is engaged to define a distance between the top face and the bottom face corresponding to a gap between two tiles.
US08919075B2	Unitized photovoltaic assembly A unitized photovoltaic assembly is disclosed. A unitized photovoltaic assembly consists of a unitary frame designed to retain a plurality of photovoltaic modules. The unitary frame is formed by orienting a plurality of rails in the lateral direction above and mounted to a plurality of struts oriented in the vertical direction. Once the unitary framed is formed, photovoltaic modules slide into slots running the length of the rails and are thus retained in the unitary frame. Also added to the unitary frame are a series of power conversion elements, retaining brackets, mounting brackets, and cleaning elements. The completed unitized photovoltaic assembly can be fabricated off-site, transported as a single unit and installed to a roof or other surface with the use of a specialized lifting frame, also disclosed. Additional unitized photovoltaic assemblies can be mechanically and electrically interconnected to form a complete photovoltaic system.
US08919071B2	Truss configuration An implementation of a truss configuration disclosed herein includes a plurality of trusses, each including a top chord, a bottom chord, a plurality of exterior braces, and a plurality of interior braces, wherein length of each of the plurality of exterior braces is substantially similar and wherein the angle between each of the exterior braces and the top chord is substantially similar. Furthermore, length of each of the plurality of interior braces is substantially similar and wherein the angle between each of the alternate interior braces and the top chord is substantially similar.
US08919069B2	Systems and methods for selectively releasable modular tile An impact attenuating tile system that can be selectively installed and uninstalled without damaging the modular tiles making up the system is disclosed. The system uses a support ladder to support the seam between two modular tiles. The seam can support wheelchairs and other heavy equipment positioned on the seam between two tiles without the tiles coming apart. Additionally, the tiles can be selectively removed without damaging or disfiguring the tiles. The system taught herein allows a user to implement a system which provides fall height attenuation, is ADA complaint, is not prone to creating tripping hazards even under high loads, and can be removed or replaced as deemed appropriate and can be selectively removed without cutting, disfiguring compromising the tiles.
US08919059B2	Crown moulding An elongated crown moulding with a front surface having a top front chamfer portion, a bottom front chamfer portion, and a front non-planar decorative profile portion separating the top front chamfer portion and the bottom front chamfer portion, and a back surface having a top back chamfer portion, a bottom back chamfer portion, and a back non-planar decorative profile portion disposed between the top back chamfer portion and the bottom back chamfer portion, the back non-planar decorative profile portion oriented as an inversely mirrored version of the front non-planar decorative profile portion.
US08919055B2	Pool liner retainer A pool stair assembly includes step members having riser panels and tread panels, the step members joined together to form a multi-step structure. In illustrative embodiments, a spacer is located between a connection flange of a first step member and a riser panel of a second step member to form a channel therebetween, with one or more detents extending into the channel. A swimming pool liner includes locking tabs at predetermined locations that correspond to the channel, the locking tabs insertable into the channel to secure the liner to the step members. When the locking tab is inserted, a lip of the locking tab is compressed against the detent to move the locking tab past the detent when sufficient downward force is applied. The lip naturally biases back to its original position after passing the detent, preventing removal of the locking tab from the channel.
US08919052B2	Pivot-fit frame, system and method for photovoltaic modules A system and apparatus are disclosed including PV modules having a frame allowing quick and easy assembling of the PV modules into a PV array in a sturdy and durable manner. In examples of the present technology, the PV modules may have a grooved frame where the groove is provided at an angle with respect to a planar surface of the modules. Various couplings may engage within the groove to assemble the PV modules into the PV array with a pivot-fit connection. Further examples of the present technology operate with PV modules having frames without grooves, or with PV modules where the frame is omitted altogether.
US08919051B1	Tower with exterior cable support and a modular base A tower with exterior cable support preferably includes a tower structure, a base plate, a middle support structure, a top plate and at least three cables. The tower structure may be a tapered monopole tower, a step mono tower or a lattice tower. The base plate is attached to a base of the tower. The middle support structure is attached to substantially a midway height of the tower. The top plate is secured to substantially a top of the tower. One end of the at least three cables are secured to the base plate, a perimeter of the at least three cables are supported by the middle support structure and the other end of the at least three cables are secured to the top plate. The modular base preferably includes at least four foundation base members, a tower base member, a perimeter wall base and at least four wall members.
US08919043B2	Device for closing off an opening having flexible holding element The invention relates to a device for closing off an opening formed in a structure, comprising an essentially flat fixed part in which an aperture is defined, and at least one sliding panel which an aperture is defined, and at least one sliding panel which is guided along two rails mounted on one face of said fixed panel, between at least a closed position that closes off said aperture and an open position which uncovers said aperture. At least one of said rails at each of its ends bears a closure end piece to which a first end of a flexible or semi rigid first element is secured, the second end of which element is intended to be secured to said structure.
US08919040B2	Spiral garden An apparatus for hydroponic cultivation of plants comprising conical-shaped modules connected end to end with dovetail joints forming a pyramid-like spiral structure with a hollow tube-like interior which acts as a conduit for the flow of water or nutrient-rich solutions over the roots of plants placed in perforated divots on the top sections of the modules either on their own or in an inert medium matrix. The apparatus is also configured to be capable of use for aeroponic gardening or in the alternative, traditional gardening using potting or garden soil.
US08919035B2	Agricultural applications of a double helix conductor An electrical system having an underlying structure resembling the double helix most commonly associated with DNA is used to produce useful electromagnetic fields for agricultural applications.
US08919030B2	Fishing rod reel foot and reel seat A fishing rod assembly is described. The assembly includes a butt connector that is formed to connect with and between a fishing rod and a rod butt. The butt connector also includes a reel seat formed thereon that has two posts (e.g., cylindrical extensions) protruding therefrom. Additionally, a reel foot is included for connecting with a fishing reel. Alternatively, the reel foot can be integrally formed with a fishing reel. In either event, two cutouts are formed in the reel foot to engage with the extensions of the butt connector and affix the fishing reel with the butt connector. Thus, using the reel foot and corresponding reel seat, a user can quickly and firmly attach the fishing reel with a fishing rod.
US08919023B2	Systems and methods for providing a customizable firearm A customizable firearm is disclosed. The firearm can perform one or more functions, including firing a bullet, firing a less-than-lethal projectile, and/or providing light. In some cases, the firearm includes a main frame component having an inner cavity, wherein a barrel is slidably received within the cavity so as to selectively slide back and forth within the cavity. In some cases, a proximal end of the barrel comprises a bullet chamber. In such cases, the barrel fires the bullet by carrying the bullet proximally and striking it against a stationary firing pin. In other cases, a firing pin is attached to a distal end of the barrel. In such cases, the barrel discharges the firearm by moving the firing pin distally and striking a cartridge at a distal end of the main frame. In some cases, the barrel rotates between a safe and a fire alignment. Other implementations are described.
US08919022B2	High capacity firearm magazine feed mechanism A device for modifying an existing high capacity magazine to reduce the friction between the bolt and the cartridges and assure more reliable feeding, by biasing the cartridge into the feed position in a manner independent of the magazine's primary spring pressure.
US08919020B2	Device for underwater firing from a firearm This invention generally relates to firearms or more precisely—to devices providing underwater firing firearms from within the dry environment.The device for underwater firing for a firearm comprises: a weapon with ammunition, a fire control tool and a controllable muzzle valve with a passage opening intended for passing of the projectile in the course of the underwater shot.Moreover, the device comprises an outer housing having inside it at least a weapon and ammunition.The fire control tool has at least one pyrotechnical charge intended to produce inside the housing before firing the excessive pressure exceeding the exterior water pressure.Moreover, the fire control tool is connected with the muzzle valve that provides firing after opening of the muzzle valve in the result of increasing pressure of the pyrotechnical gas inside the housing and ceasing firing after closing of the muzzle valve.The muzzle valve is installed in such a way that it can bypass the pyrotechnical gas from the housing into the water through its passage opening.This invention increases the efficiency of firing under the water and reliability of the device for underwater firing from a firearm.
US08919009B2	Method for controlling a clothes dryer and clothes dryer using such method A method for controlling the operation of a clothes dryer having a drying chamber and an air flow system including a variable speed blower for forcing air through the drying chamber comprises the step of assessing a value related to the water removal rate and the step of adjusting the speed of the blower depending on the assessed value, the value being preferably based on a ratio between the water condensing rate and the power of a heater used to heat up the air flow upstream the drying chamber.
US08919008B2	Yankee dryer for drying a pulp web The invention relates to a Yankee dryer (1) made of steel with a cylindrical steel shell (2) that is closed off at each end by a cylinder end cover (3, 4). According to the invention the Yankee dryer (1) has a one-piece central shaft (7) with a first and a second connecting flange (8, 9) to join the central shaft (7) to the end covers (3, 4), where the diameter of the first connecting flange (8) is smaller than the diameter of the opening (6) in the second end cover (4) so that the central shaft (7) can be pushed through this opening (6) into the Yankee cylinder (1). The invention also refers to a manufacturing process for a Yankee dryer (1).
US08919002B2	Laser system for creating a linear laser marking A laser system for creating a linear laser marking, including a radiation source that emits a laser beam and that emits it along a direction of propagation, a focusing lens assembly with an optical axis, and a conical mirror that, at least in certain areas, is configured as a straight cone with a cone axis and a reflecting lateral surface. The conical mirror is arranged in the beam path of the laser beam behind the focusing lens assembly, and the cone axis is oriented parallel to the optical axis of the focusing lens assembly. The direction of propagation of the laser beam is inclined at an angle relative to the optical axis of the focusing lens assembly.
US08918992B2	Circuit layer manufacturing method A circuit layer manufacturing method is applied to a portable computer. The portable computer includes a front bezel, a display module, and a back cover. The front bezel is connected to the back cover for containing the display module. The front bezel includes a metal portion. The metal portion has a flat region corresponding to a side of the back cover. The circuit layer manufacturing method includes forming at least one control circuit layer assembly on the flat region, grounding the control circuit layer assembly to the flat region, and forming a protection layer on the control circuit layer assembly. The control circuit layer assembly includes an insulation layer and a control circuit layer. The control circuit layer is electrically connected to the display module. The insulation layer is formed between the control circuit layer and the flat region for being alternately stacked with the control circuit layer.
US08918990B2	Method of forming a solderless printed wiring board A method of forming solder-less printed wiring boards includes attaching a electronic components to a workpiece using an adhesive material. A mold material is added to partially cover the electronic components to form a sub-assembly including the electronic components attached to the mold material and a planar surface on the workpiece side. At least tops of the electronic components extend beyond a height of the mold material. The adhesive material is removed to separate the workpiece and sub-assembly. A first prepreg dielectric is attached to the planar surface of the mold material. First vias are formed in the first prepreg dielectric to expose bondable contacts of the electronic components. The first vias are filled with electrically conductive plugs to provide connections to the bondable contacts of the electronic components. A circuit layer is formed on a surface of the first prepreg dielectric to provide contact to the first plugs.
US08918980B2	Beverage bottle handling machine construction method A beverage bottle handling machine construction method for constructing a beverage bottle handling machine, such as a beverage bottle cleaning machine, a beverage bottle pasteurization machine, and a beverage bottle shrink wrap machine in a beverage bottling plant. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner.
US08918968B2	Link clamp A clamp has a housing with a piston assembly positioned in the housing. A piston rod lock assembly is coupled with the piston rod and is positioned in the housing. A clamping arm is coupled with the piston rod and moves from a position parallel to the piston rod, when in an unclamped position, to a position substantially perpendicular to the piston rod, when in a clamping position.
US08918961B2	Electronic device with hinge structure An electronic device includes a first object and a hinge structure. The first object includes a rear plate, and a plurality of positioning posts is located on the rear plate. The hinge structure includes a first connecting member secured to the first object. The first connecting member includes an installation board, and a plurality of installation holes is defined in the installation board, corresponding to the plurality of positioning posts. Each of the plurality of positioning posts is received in each of the plurality of installation holes, so that the installation board directly abuts the rear plate to decrease the thickness of the first object.
US08918958B1	Clip-on door stop A door stop comprises a flexible bar having a first end, a second end, and six sequential adjacent bends between the first and second ends, the first sequential adjacent bend closest to the first end, and the sixth sequential adjacent bend closet to the second end. A rubber grommet is affixed into the first end, and protrudes past the first end. A hole in the second end is substantially three-sixteenth inch in diameter. The distance between the fifth and sixth sequential adjacent bends is substantially equal to 1.375 inches. In an alternate embodiment, the distance between the fifth and sixth sequential adjacent bends is substantially equal to 1.75 inches.
US08918954B2	Squeegee assembly for a floor cleaning machine A squeegee assembly for removing liquids from a floor. The squeegee assembly includes a frame that is movable in a direction of travel and that includes a base and opposed walls defining a channel extending along the width of the frame, and a squeegee blade partially disposed in the frame within the channel adjacent one of the walls. The squeegee blade has a first longitudinal edge positioned adjacent the base of the channel and a second longitudinal edge extending outward from the channel. The squeegee assembly also includes a jam member that is engageable with the frame within the channel so that the squeegee blade is positioned between the frame and the jam member to couple the squeegee blade to the frame.
US08918940B2	Interactive toothbrush and removable audio output module An apparatus may include a connection component configured to connect the apparatus to any one of a plurality of different apparatuses. A toothbrush may include at least one measurement component configured to measure a parameter of use of an oral care region, and a processor configured to change output of a first audio signal of a plurality of audio signals to a second audio signal of the plurality of audio signals based on the measured parameter. Another toothbrush may include a processor configured to receive first data from an external source component and output second data corresponding to the received first data to at least one output device in response, and the at least output device configured to output the second data from the processor.
US08918939B1	Operable ramp An operable ramp is moveable between a lowered stowed position and a raised deployed position. The operable ramp has a ramp panel rotatable about a first axis located at a first end. A support element is slidingly coupled to the ramp panel. The operable ramp further includes a drive assembly comprising an endless loop coupled to an end of the support element. The endless loop has a linear portion and an arcuate portion. During a first phase of deployment, the end of the support element moves upward along the linear portion. During a second phase of deployment, the end of the support element moves along the arcuate portion of the endless loop.
US08918932B2	Apparatus to support a subject and having a receiving plate within an insertion hole through which a portion of the subject is inserted An apparatus includes a bed configured to support a subject and having an insertion hole through which a subject portion that is part of the subject is inserted; a pair of compression plates configured to hold and compress the subject portion when the subject portion is inserted through the insertion hole; and a unit including therein the pair of compression plates and having an opening through which an operator inserts a hand when the subject portion is inserted through the insertion hole. The unit includes a receiving plate at a position opposite to the opening in an insertion direction of the hand within a range of the insertion hole when viewed from the insertion hole.
US08918931B1	Bed accessory A bed accessory, for use with a bed having a mattress and a base for the mattress, includes a bed cover retainer having a first portion adapted to fit between the mattress and the base for the mattress. The first portion defines a wedge that is configured to produce a separation force between the mattress and base to hold the retainer in position. The first portion may further define a bed-cover-engaging member, such as a high-friction surface, to hold the bed cover in position. A sleeper attendant may be supported at a second portion. The sleeper attendant is adapted to support an object in a manner that the object is accessible to a sleeper on the bed.
US08918929B2	Infant crib having paired sets of vertically hinged doors for creating opening along entire side wall A displaceable sidewall of an infant crib made from outwardly rotatable bi-fold door sets that cooperate to open outward to provide limited or complete access to the bed space. Each of the doors has a latch mechanism to retain the doors in a closed position and the central doors have an interlocking locking and release means for ease of access and for maintaining the integrity of the sidewall when closed and locked.
US08918927B1	Multiple piece shower stall A multiple piece shower stall assembly including a base and at least one wall section for mounting on the base. The base and the wall section each include a plurality of corresponding sidewalls. An interface between the base and the wall section includes a first ledge extending outwardly from the base sidewalls, a second ledge extending outwardly from the wall section sidewalls, and a plurality of connectors configured to join the first ledge and the second ledge.
US08918922B2	Water discharge valve device and flush water tank device with same A water discharge valve device includes: a water discharge valve unit which has a valve element for opening and closing a discharge port and a control casing for controlling an up-down movement of the valve element; a casing module which includes a peripheral wall extending upwardly from a bottom wall of a water storage tank while surrounding peripheries of the discharge port and the control casing of the water discharge valve unit, to define an upwardly open space therebetween, an opening formed to penetrate through the peripheral wall, and a switching valve attached to the peripheral wall and adapted to open and close the opening; and a communication port formed in a peripheral plane extending from the control casing of the water discharge valve unit to the discharge port, to provide fluid communication between the casing module and the discharge port.
US08918918B2	Apparatus for preventing neck injury, spinal cord injury and concussion An apparatus for preventing neck injury, spinal cord injury and concussion is disclosed. The apparatus includes a helmet, a body harness and a plurality of anchor assemblies connecting the helmet to the body harness. The anchor assemblies are adjustable to limit the cervical rotation, lateral bending, flexion and extension ranges of motion of a wearer to a predetermined set point, each anchor assembly including a plurality of guide cords extending from the helmet to an anchor of the anchor assembly, the plurality of guide cords being attached to, but individually adjustable with respect to, the anchor.
US08918915B2	Garment with tethering system A garment includes an outer garment having a shorts portion with an inner side and a pair of elastic tethers having first fastening elements, and an undergarment having a front panel and a pair of second fastening elements. Each of the first fastening elements of the tethers of the shorts portion is adapted to engage releasably a corresponding one of the second fastening elements of the undergarment. The first and second fastening elements may include snap elements, buttons, pins, zippers, or hook and loop fasteners.
US08925109B2	Client-side player file and content license verification Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for verifying a message based on application of a hashing algorithm. In one aspect, a method includes obtaining a license, from a remote server, for a content item to be presented using a player file executed by a multimedia player on a computing device. The license includes an encryption key and an authorization to present the content item using one or more authorized player files. A particular player file is received for use in presenting the content item, and a determination is made whether the particular player file is authorized for use in presenting the content item based on the authorization. The content item is decrypted using the encryption key, and the content item is presented using the particular player file in accordance with the determination.
US08925107B2	Method for controlling access to visual media in a social network A method for controlling access to a visual medium in a social network comprising user units connected to a social network site server associated to a database and a to a distorted visual medium server storing visual media posted by users of the social network. A visual medium is selected by a posting user on a user unit and made available to at least one entitled user of said social network. The posting user defines a list of entitled users to be entitled to access the visual medium, said list of entitled users comprising at least one identifier identifying at least one entitled user, said identifier being associated to a parameter defining an access level to the selected visual medium. The selected visual medium is uploaded to the distorted visual medium server in association with the list of entitled users. The distorted visual medium server stores the visual medium in a memory and applies a distortion effect so as to obtain at least one distorted visual medium degraded according to a predefined degradation level. An entitled user identified on the list receives, from the distorted visual medium server, the visual medium distorted according to a degradation level corresponding to the parameter defining the access level associated to the identifier of the entitled user. The distortion effect applied on the original visual medium preferably consists of a scrambling operation performed on the original visual medium to obtain a scrambled visual medium. The access level defines the rights of a user for descrambling the scrambled visual medium into a reconstructed visual medium. Depending on the user access level, the reconstructed visual medium can be a partially descrambled visual medium or a fully descrambled visual medium according to the user access level.
US08925102B2	System and method of generating encryption/decryption keys and encrypting/decrypting a derivative work A derivative work is encrypted using master keys generated from source data extracted from digital sources used to create the derivative work. A software application permits a mix artist to encrypt and stream a derivative work to a worldwide web server, where it is made available to consumers. A software application permits the consumers to acquire and decrypt an encrypted derivative work if the consumer has possession of a corresponding digital source for each of the digital sources used to encrypt the derivative work.
US08925101B2	System and method for local protection against malicious software A method in one example implementation includes intercepting a network access attempt on a computing device and determining a software program file associated with the network access attempt. The method also includes evaluating a first criterion to determine whether the network access attempt is permitted and blocking the network access attempt if it is not permitted. The first criterion includes a trust status of the software program file. In specific embodiments, the trust status is defined as trusted if the software program file is included in a whitelist of trustworthy program files and untrusted if the software program file is not included in a whitelist. In more specific embodiments, the method includes blocking the network access attempt if the software program file has an untrusted status. In further embodiments, an event is logged if the software program file associated with the network access attempt has an untrusted status.
US08925098B2	Data security and access tracking in memory A memory device includes but is not limited to a substrate, a non-volatile memory array integrated on the substrate, and data security logic integrated with the non-volatile memory array on the substrate. The data security logic is operable to perform at least one data security function associated with the non-volatile memory array.
US08925092B1	Risk assessment for software applications Disclosed are various embodiments for assessing risk associated with different software applications which are installed on user computing devices in an enterprise networked environment. Ratings are generated for the different software applications based at least in part on respective characteristics of the different software applications. Risk profiles are generated for the installations of the different software applications on the user computing devices in the networked environment. The risk profiles are generated based at least in part on the respective ratings, the respective user computing devices, and the respective end users associated with the respective user computing devices.
US08925089B2	System and method for below-operating system modification of malicious code on an electronic device A system for securing an electronic device, may include a memory, a processor, one or more operating systems residing in the memory for execution by the processor; and a security agent configured to execute on the electronic device at a level below all of the operating systems of the electronic device accessing the memory. The security agent may be further configured to detect presence of malicious code, and in response to detecting presence of the malicious code, modify the malicious code.
US08925085B2	Dynamic selection and loading of anti-malware signatures An anti-malware system dynamically loads and unloads additional malware detection signatures based on a collection of data sources that indicate what signatures are relevant to a host machine in its current environment. A signature selector component determines what relevant signatures should be loaded. The signature selector component uses a variety of data sources either individually, or in combination, to determine relevancy of the available malware detection signatures. The anti-malware system dynamically determines which of the available malware detection signatures and classes of signatures are relevant and should be provided to a machine based on available information. The malware detection signatures are obtained and loaded automatically from one or more sources when a threat becomes relevant. A program or application may be blocked from accessing files until the relevant malware detection signatures have been loaded onto the machine.
US08925084B2	Denial-of-service attack protection In one embodiment, a device detects a denial-of-service attack and generates a message in response to the detection of the denial-of-service attack. The message is then virally distributed to a plurality of subscribed devices.
US08925082B2	Cooperative intrusion detection ecosystem for IP reputation-based security An intrusion detection system (IDS) is enhanced to operate in a cluster of such systems, and IDSs organized into a cluster cooperate to exchange IP reputation influencing events information between or among the cooperating systems in real-time to enhance overall system response time and to prevent otherwise hidden attacks from damaging network resources. An IDS includes an IP reputation analytics engine to analyze new and existing events, correlate information, and to raise potential alerts. The IP reputation analytics engines may implement an algorithm, such as a pattern matching algorithm, a continuous data mining algorithm, or the like, to facilitate this operation. Clustering IDS endpoints to share IP reputation influencing events, using the cluster-wide view to determine IP reputation, and feeding the cluster-wide view back to the IDS endpoints, provides for enhanced and early detection of threats that is much more reliable and scalable as compared to prior art techniques.
US08925066B2	Provisioning proxy for provisioning data on hardware resources A processing device receives an unauthenticated provisioning request from a hardware, wherein the processing device is in a first network zone that is accessible to the hardware resource. The processing device determines whether the hardware resource satisfies one or more provisioning criteria. Responsive to determining that the hardware resource satisfies the one or more provisioning criteria, the processing device forwards the provisioning request to a server residing behind a firewall in a second network zone that is inaccessible to the hardware resource, receives provisioning data from the server by the provisioning proxy, and forwards the provisioning data to the hardware resource.
US08925064B1	Covert high assurance personal computer with local network (CHAPLN) A computer comprising: a first virtual machine (VM1) that is minimally configured to host a first firewall, a first network address translator (NAT), and a network interface card (NIC) which is operatively connected a low domain wide area network (WAN); a first virtual switch (VSW1) operatively coupled to the VM1; a second virtual machine (VM2) operatively coupled to the VSW1, wherein the VM2 is configured to process all low domain information; a third virtual machine (VM3) operatively coupled to the VSW1, wherein the VM3 is minimally configured to host a second firewall and a second NAT; a second virtual switch (VSW2) operatively coupled to the VM3; and a fourth virtual machine (VM4) operatively coupled to the VSW2, wherein the VM4 is configured to process all high domain information, such that the computer can operate in both high and low security levels and connect to the WAN with a single NIC.
US08925055B2	Device using secure processing zone to establish trust for digital rights management A DRM client on a device establishes trust with a DRM server for playback of digital content. The client executes in a secure execution environment, and the process includes (1) securely loading loader code from secure programmable memory and verifying it using a digital signature scheme and first key securely stored in the device; (2) by the verified loader code, loading DRM client code from the memory and verifying it using a digital signature scheme and second key included in the loader code; (3) by the verified DRM client code (a) obtaining a domain key from the memory; (b) encrypting the domain key with a device identifier using a DRM system key included in the DRM client code; and (c) sending the encrypted domain key and device identifier to the DRM server, whereby the device becomes registered to receive content licenses via secure communications encrypted using the domain key.
US08925042B2	Connecting devices to an existing secure wireless network An intermediary device may be used to connect a telecommunications device to an existing secure network that is accessed by a computing device. The intermediary device may simplify connections to the secure network by connecting to the secure network without setting up a new connection to the secure network. The telecommunications device may connect to the computing device, via the intermediary device, using a secondary network, which enables the telecommunications device to access the secure network through the computing device. In some instances, the computing device may operate to bridge a connection with the telecommunications device and perform some or all of the functions of the intermediary device.
US08925041B2	System, method and computer program product for performing one or more actions based on a determined access permissions for a plurality of users In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for performing one or more actions based on determined access permissions for a plurality of users. These mechanisms and methods for performing one or more actions based on determined access permissions for a plurality of users can enable improved data collection and analysis, enhanced client knowledge of system access, etc.
US08925036B2	Secure enterprise network A method and system enables transparent authentication and transparent policy enforcement in a fabric of a network. In an exemplary embodiment thereof, a packet stream sent from a network host to a network resource is received at a security system. The security system identifies an authentication exchange packet in the packet stream and determines, using the authentication exchange packet and a directory service, a user identity associated with the packet stream and whether the identified user has authorization to access the network resource. A network policy is created that defines whether the user has access to the network resource.
US08925031B2	Application gadgets and electronic program guides Application gadget techniques are described. In an implementation, a remote control device includes a display device and one or more modules. The one or more modules are configured to initiate one or more control functions related to control of a display of content by a client. The one or more modules also provide an environment to execute one or more application gadgets such that an output of the one or more application gadgets is displayable on the display device.
US08925021B2	Method and system for trick play in over-the-top video delivery A method for trick play (fast forward, rewind, etc.) in video streams using adaptive bitrate HTTP delivery protocols includes playing only portions of a video at a current bitrate to achieve the initial trick play functionality. A new trick play bitrate is selected based on a trick play playout rate, the trick play bitrate for the duration of the trick play is retrieved, and operation is switched back to a previous bitrate when normal playback resumes. A system is also specified for implementing a client and server infrastructure in accordance with the method.
US08925011B2	Apparatus and method for processing broadcast content Provided is an apparatus and method for processing broadcast content. According to embodiments of the present invention, it is possible to reduce a cost for generating additional data and providing the additional data to a user by extracting a keyword from information about captions included in broadcast content, and generating additional information associated with the extracted keyword.
US08925007B2	Generating teasers for live performances A live performance is monitored by analyzing an input data stream comprising real-time updates related to the live performance. Different sets of excitement levels, excitement curves, alerts and teasers are generated based on the analysis and reported to a plurality of subscribers using any of a variety of mobile communication and/or computing devices.
US08925002B2	Pacing ad service with adjustable granularity In a streaming video system with included video ad breaks, a pacing component allocates ads to particular ad breaks so as to pace the distribution of ads over a defined ad campaign period according to a pacing protocol using discrete time bins. A curve fitting algorithm may be used to provide increased or adjustable granularity of time bins used in the pacing protocol.
US08924986B2	Methods, devices and computer program products for confluence of multiple operating systems Applications of multiple operating systems are provided with access to hardware resources within a mobile device. An application associated with a primary operating system is provided with access to at least some of the hardware resources via a driver running within a kernel of the primary operating system. An application associated with a secondary operating system is also provided with access to at least some of the hardware resources via the driver running within the kernel of the primary operating system.
US08924984B2	Lock-free barrier with dynamic updating of participant count A method of executing an algorithm in a parallel manner using a plurality of concurrent threads includes generating a lock-free barrier that includes a variable that stores both a total participants count and a current participants count. The total participants count indicates a total number of threads in the plurality of concurrent threads that are participating in a current phase of the algorithm, and the current participants count indicates a total number of threads in the plurality of concurrent threads that have completed the current phase. The barrier blocks the threads that have completed the current phase. The total participants count is dynamically updated during execution of the current phase of the algorithm. The generating, blocking, and dynamically updating are performed by at least one processor.
US08924982B2	Managing private use of program execution capacity Techniques are described for managing execution of programs, including using excess program execution capacity of one or more computing systems. For example, a private pool of excess computing capacity may be maintained for a user based on unused dedicated program execution capacity allocated for that user, with the private pool of excess capacity being available for priority use by that user. Such private excess capacity pools may further in some embodiments be provided in addition to a general, non-private excess computing capacity pool that is available for use by multiple users, optionally including users who are associated with the private excess capacity pools. In some such situations, excess computing capacity may be made available to execute programs on a temporary basis, such that the programs executing using the excess capacity may be terminated at any time if other preferred use for the excess capacity arises.
US08924976B2	Task scheduling method and apparatus A task scheduling method and apparatus are provided to execute periodic tasks together with an aperiodic real-time task in a single system, to perform scheduling while satisfying a precedence relation between periodic tasks, and to perform scheduling so that an aperiodic real-time task may be efficiently executed for a residual time left after scheduling of the periodic tasks. Additionally, a component scheduling method and apparatus in robot software are provided.
US08924975B2	Core selection for applications running on multiprocessor systems based on core and application characteristics Techniques for scheduling an application program running on a multiprocessor computer system are disclosed. Example methods include but are not limited to analyzing first, second, third, and fourth core components for any within-die process variation, determining an operating state of the first, second, third and fourth core components, selecting optimum core components for each component type with the aid of bloom filters, statically determining which core component types are used by the application program, and scheduling the application program to run on a core having an optimum core component for a core component type used by the application program.
US08924971B2	Selectable event reporting for highly virtualized partitioned systems A hypervisor includes methods to receive an event log from an event source. The event log includes a notify of every partition (NEP) flag. The status of the NEP flag indicates whether the event log is to be sent to all partitions. If the NEP flag is set to a value indicating that the event log is not to be sent to all partitions, then for each partition in a set of active partitions, the hypervisor reads a platform event monitor (PEM) flag for the partition. If the platform event monitor flag is set to a value indicating the partition is to receive the event, the hypervisor passes the event log to an event service for the partition.
US08924968B2	System and method of managing virtual machine, and control apparatus, method and program A virtual machine management system includes an image capturing unit (30) which captures video image of a physical server (10); a marker information storage unit (102) which stores therein a marker (14) and the physical server (10) associated with each other; a display unit (46) which recognizes the marker (14) from the video image, acquires information regarding executable operations with respect to the physical server (10) and the virtual server (12) from a management apparatus (20), and displays the acquired information on a screen together with the video image of the physical server (10); an identification unit (114) which identifies the physical server (10) based on the marker (14), referring to the marker information storage unit (102); an operation acceptance unit (48) which accepts, on the screen, an operation instruction directed to the physical server (10) and the virtual server (12); and an instruction unit (132) which sends the operation instruction to the management apparatus (20).
US08924963B2	In-process intermediary to create virtual processes In one embodiment, the tools and techniques can include intercepting with an intermediary module in a running non-virtual process a request from the running non-virtual process to create a requested non-virtual process. In response to the request being intercepted, an appropriate virtual process corresponding to the requested non-virtual process can be identified. In addition, a virtual environment that is configured to host the virtual process can be prepared and the virtual process can be added to the virtual environment. Finally, the request can be fulfilled with the virtual process.
US08924962B2	Method and computer system for sharing graphics card among multiple operation systems The present invention provides a method and a computer system for sharing a graphics card among multiple Operation Systems (OSs). The method includes: detecting a first GOS to be displayed, the first GOS being a primary GOS or one of at least one secondary GOS; determining the kind of the first GOS, so that different display control register bank(s) and graphics card memory resources are allocated to the first GOS depending on whether it is a primary GOS or a secondary GOS; controlling the display control register bank(s) allocated to the first GOS to connect to a display output port; obtaining display contents based on the graphics card memory resources allocated to the first GOS; and displaying the display contents based on display mode parameters in the display control register bank(s) connected to the display output port. According to the present invention, it is possible to share the graphics card among the multiple OSs without modifying the drivers of the primary GOS.
US08924958B1	Application player Embodiments of the present invention are directed to an application broker, which can be a program on a client device, a service in a cloud accessible by the client device or both. The client device typically runs a guest environment in a host environment. A user is able to search for an application on the application broker configured to interface with one or more application sources. In some embodiments, the application broker is able to intelligently search, download and/or install the application in the guest operating system of the client device with minimal or no user intervention. The application is typically executed in an application player associated with the guest environment. In some embodiments, the application player is configured as the application broker. In some embodiments, the application broker can provide suggested applications to download when the client device is communicatively coupled with the one or more application sources.
US08924949B2	Synchronization modules for performing synchronization of programmable hardware elements Customizing a target system. The target system may include a first device with a first programmable hardware element (PHE) and a second device with a second PHE. Synchronization modules may be provided for implementation on the first and second PHEs. The synchronization modules may provide a standard interface for interacting with other code. A user may specify user-created code for the first and second PHEs which utilizes the synchronization modules. The user-created code may interact with the synchronization modules using the standard interface. Accordingly, hardware descriptions may be generated for the first and second PHEs of the target system. Different modules may be used for different interconnects. Additionally, multiple synchronization modules may be used, e.g., dynamically, during operation of the target system.
US08924948B2	Method and system for context modeling A context modeler comprising a computer software graphical subsystem and a solution packaging service. The computer software graphical subsystem renders a graphical user interface, which is used to map different objects from the web application platform and set their properties, thereby creating a mapping file for use by the packaging service. The packaging service is used to automatically create a solution package file for deployment within the web application platform. The solution package file is created when the packaging service uses one or more methods to generate a set of instructions for implementing computer processor or server action, and this set of instructions is wrapped inside a solution package file recognized by the web application platform.
US08924936B2	System and method to classify automated code inspection services defect output for defect analysis A method is implemented in a computer infrastructure having computer executable code tangibly embodied on a computer readable storage medium having programming instructions. The programming instructions are operable to receive a tool error output determined by a code inspection tool and select at least one defect classification mapping profile based on the code inspection tool. Additionally, the programming instructions are operable to map the tool error output to one or more output classifications using the selected at least one defect classification mapping profile and generate at least one report based on the one or more output classifications.
US08924920B2	Providing a software appliance based on a role An appliance module can provide software appliances to users. The appliance module can provide the software appliances in view of a role desired by the users. The role can be the desired functionality to be provided by the software appliance. To achieve this, the appliance module can receive a request for a software appliance. In view of the request, the appliance module can determine a software appliance that includes one or more applications that meets the role set forth in the request and just enough operating system to support the one or more applications. The appliance module can provide the software appliance to the requesting user.
US08924919B2	Tracking and integrity enforcement of relationships between service and composition candidates in a service model An apparatus, system, and method for tracking and enforcing the integrity of relationships between service-oriented candidates in a service-oriented architecture (SOA) service model according to SOA design principles and paradigms. Each service-oriented component can be any one of a service candidate, a service operation candidate or a composition candidate associated with multiple service candidates. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving user input identifying relationships between service-oriented components of the SOA service model, and updating the SOA service model based on the user input. The method further includes receiving a user request pertaining to at least one service-oriented component, determining one or more relationships associated with the component based on the SOA service model, and displaying the relationships to a user.
US08924916B2	Software development standards compliance system An apparatus of one embodiment evaluates standards compliance during software development. The apparatus includes an interface, a memory, and a processor. The interface is operable to receive design standards information, the design standards information including one or more design compliance rules for software development. The memory is operable to store the design standards information. The processor is communicatively coupled to the interface and the memory and is operable to determine a design status of a software change according to design information received regarding the software change; calculate one or more design compliance scores, each design compliance score indicating an extent to which the design status complies with at least one of the one or more design compliance rules; and determine whether to permit building of the change system based at least on the one or more design compliance scores.
US08924913B1	Schematic display of connectivity in an integrated circuit design A method of displaying a schematic diagram of an integrated circuit design is disclosed. The integrated circuit design includes a plurality of logic blocks and the schematic diagram may include a plurality of connections between respective pairs or groups of the logic blocks. The method includes identifying a plurality of interconnect lines that is adapted to schematically illustrate the plurality of connections. Selected interconnect lines out of the plurality of interconnect lines is identified. Portions of the selected interconnect lines may be channeled through a global connection line on the schematic diagram. The global connection line may be a graphical line that spans from one edge of the schematic diagram to another.
US08924911B2	Equation based transient circuit optimization Circuit simulation can be performed on digital, analog, and mixed signal types of circuitry. Phases of operation are identified for a circuit and transient behavior is analyzed. Multiple time points are identified and the circuit is replicated for those time points with evaluation of the circuitry performed at those various time points. Simultaneous optimization is performed across the time points. Transistors and other devices can have their lengths, widths, and number of fingers optimized. Simulation can include determining Kirchhoff current law equations for various nodes within the circuit. Equations describing device operation can include non-convex signomial equations and convex polynomial equations.
US08924908B2	FinFET cell architecture with power traces A finFET block architecture suitable for use of a standard cell library, is based on an arrangement including a first set of semiconductor fins in a first region of the substrate having a first conductivity type, and a second set of semiconductor fins in a second region of the substrate, the second region having a second conductivity type. A patterned gate conductor layer including gate traces in the first and second regions, arranged over channel regions of the first and second sets of semiconductor fins is used for transistor gates. Patterned conductor layers over the gate conductor layer are arranged in orthogonal layout patterns, and can include a plurality of floating power buses over the fins in the first and second regions.
US08924897B2	Mask pattern design method and semiconductor manufacturing method and semiconductor design program A mask pattern design method includes: dividing design layout data for a pattern into multiple regions and extracting any region wherein transfer dimensions obtained from a transfer simulation of the pattern from the plurality of regions exceeds a predetermined allowance range; setting a process window of which multiple transfer conditions of the pattern data from the region extracted by the process are each changed, and computing transfer dimensions obtained from a transfer simulation with each transfer condition with the process window; and extracting the transfer conditions wherein the transfer dimension obtained from the transfer simulation with each transfer condition with the process window exceeds a predetermined allowance range, and computing yield from an occurrence probability regarding the transfer condition.
US08924894B1	Tab bar control for mobile devices Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for providing tab bar controls on a mobile computing device are described. In one aspect, a method includes displaying a first tab graphic in a first tab bar control, the first tab bar control being displayed at a first default position on a first edge of a touchscreen display, detecting a user selection in a first region of the touchscreen display, the first region associated with the first tab graphic, detecting user motion, animating the first tab bar control to extend from the first edge of the touch-screen display in response to detecting user motion, determining a measure of user motion, comparing the measure of user motion to a threshold measure, and performing one or more functions on the mobile device in response to the measure of user motion exceeding the threshold measure.
US08924893B2	Locking and unlocking of an electronic device using a sloped lock track Systems, apparatuses, and methods that can facilitate securing an electronic device and associated information are presented. A security component facilitates display and operation of a lock track comprising a locked portion having a positive slope and an unlocked portion, including a chasm, that is adjacent to a high point of the positive-sloped unlocked portion of the lock track. A lock facilitator component (LFC) can be moved along the track between a low point of the locked portion and the unlocked portion. The LFC can be moved in response to received input, and if the input is not sufficient to move the LFC from the locked region to the unlocked region, the LFC can be moved back down the positive-sloped lock track to the low point. The security component can control information to be displayed in an overlay display region in accordance with security level(s) of the device or application.
US08924892B2	Multiple selection on devices with many gestures Devices, methods and computer readable mediums storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for interacting with targets on a display, particularly in regards to devices utilizing a multi-touch display that are driven by gestures. The use of such devices, methods, and computer readable mediums storing a program allows the user to interact with devices through the use of multi-touch displays.
US08924888B2	Dynamic data object insertion Disclosed is a method and system for inserting a new data object in a data visualization with one or more other data objects already present on a canvas. The insertion of the new data object involves receiving a position of a new data object for the canvas from a user, determining a position of a first one of the one or more data objects and a second one of the one or more data objects on the canvas, determining an overlap pixel count, if the new data object is overlapping with the position of the first one of the one or more data objects, determining an action type on the first one of the one or more data objects based on the overlap pixel count, generating a preview of the canvas with the new data object and inserting the new data object on the canvas based on user approval.
US08924883B2	Content presentation utilizing moveable fly-over on-demand user interfaces Content presentation using on-demand user interfaces is provided. One embodiment comprises detecting position of a pointer by a user relative to a content element in a graphical user interface displayed on an electronic display screen; displaying a popup window at a location on the graphical user interface while the pointer hovers over the content element, wherein the popup window includes a bump zone indicating that the popup window is moveable; detecting proximity of the pointer relative to the bump zone while the pointer hovers over the content element; and transitioning the popup window to a new location on the graphical user interface based on the detected proximity and movement of the pointer relative to the bump zone.
US08924878B2	Display and access to settings on a ventilator graphical user interface This disclosure describes improved systems and methods for displaying, accessing, and changing respiratory settings in a ventilatory system. Specifically, the present disclosure provides for one or more settings access elements, each corresponding to an individual ventilatory setting, for efficiently adjusting displayed ventilatory settings. Access elements may be easily identified as buttons, tabs, icons, or other access displays. After settings have been accessed and changed, pending settings changes may be visually identified on the GUI, or other user interface. In addition, pending settings changes associated with one or more screens of a GUI may be easily identified. Acceptance elements may also be provided which indicate whether one, multiple, or no pending settings changes are available for acceptance.
US08924865B1	Displaying an ancestry graph within a social networking service Systems and methods for displaying an ancestry graph within a social networking service are provided. In some aspects, an indication of a subset of social contacts of the first user, where an ancestry of the first user includes the subset of the social contacts of the first user, and an indication of ancestry relationships between the first user and the subset of the social contacts of the first user are received, via an account associated with a first user of a social networking service. A first ancestry graph including representations of the subset of the social contacts of the first user and representations of the ancestry relationships among the subset of the social contacts are provided for display, via the account associated with the first user.
US08924864B2	System and method for collaboratively communicating on images and saving those communications and images in a standard known format A network apparatus system and method of use adapted for viewing, illustrating, consulting and collaborating on medical images and saving images and illustrations in acceptable DICOM format. Specifically, a Consultant Client or a plurality of Consultant Clients having the capability to view still and streaming video medical images, then illustrating over those images with the ability to save those images. Also a Collaborator Client, a person user or a plurality of Collaborator Clients having the ability to remotely view streaming or still medical images and illustrating over those images. The Collaborator Clients can draw, telestrate and annotate over those images with the ability to save those images. The Collaborator Client also has the ability to work in partnership with other Collaborator Clients, each Collaborator Client viewing the same medical image and each illustrating on the image and each being able to view all users illustrations and medical image simultaneously.
US08924862B1	Optimizing desktop sharing for wireless clients during networked collaboration Techniques for optimizing desktop sharing for wireless clients during web collaboration are presented. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method comprises determining that a presenter of a collaborative online meeting is using a desktop sharing session, determining that one or more attendees participating in the collaborative online meeting are using devices with limited display capabilities, determining a particular window displayed on the desktop of the presenter of the desktop sharing session, and causing transmission of only data from the particular window displayed on the desktop of the presenter to the one or more devices.
US08924855B2	Retail outlet TV feature display system An automatic feature demonstration mode for TV products that can be used in retail stores. TV features that otherwise would be overlooked by customers or misrepresented by the sales staff are advertised on the TV itself. The system may be used to convey information beyond TV features.
US08924850B1	Speeding up document loading Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for speeding up document loading. In some implementations, a resource of a document is requested from a first source, and metadata for the document is requested from a second source that is different from the first source. The requested metadata is received from the second source, and the requested resource is received from the first source. A first representation of the document based on the received metadata is provided for display. After providing the first representation, a second representation of the document that combines portions of the first representation with additional portions of the document is generated, and the second representation is provided for display.
US08924841B2	Variable data printing Methods and arrangements are provided for generating, rendering and/or printing documents from a variable-data printing document template which defines multiple document versions, each document version may be selectable in response to input selection data. There is provided a way of producing of variable-data publishing (VDP) documents for Digital Publishing (DP) that rely upon complex document designs containing copy-holes which may be expressed according to a set of options, one of which being non-existence of the copy-hole.
US08924838B2	Harvesting data from page Among other disclosure, computer-implemented methods and computer program products for obtaining data from a page. A method can include initiating a harvesting process for a page available in a computer system. The method can include identifying a feed representation that has been created for the page. The method can include retrieving and storing, as part of the harvesting process, at least a portion from the page based on information in the identified feed representation. The feed representation can include at least excerpts of content from the page. The feed representation can include at least one representation selected from: an RSS feed, an Atom feed, an XML feed, an RDF feed, a serialized data feed representation, and combinations thereof.
US08924833B2	Data independent error computation and usage with decision directed error computation An analog front end is adjusted by determining a signal quality based at least in part on digital sample(s). If the signal quality satisfies one or more criteria, a data independent gain gradient and a data independent offset gradient are selected to adjust the analog front end, where the two gradients are generated without taking into consideration an instantaneous value of an expected signal. If the signal quality does not satisfy the criteria, a decision directed gain gradient and a decision directed offset gradient are selected to adjust the analog front end, where the two gradients are generated based at least in part on decision(s).
US08924830B2	Method and system for decoding control data in GSM-based systems using inherent redundancy A method and system for decoding control data in GSM-based systems using inherent redundancy and physical constraints are presented. At least one estimated GSM-based bit sequence may be selected by performing searches that start from trellis junctions determined by the decoding algorithm. The estimated bit sequences may be selected based on corresponding redundancy verification parameters. At least one physical constraint test may be performed on the selected estimated GSM-based bit sequences to select a decoded output GSM-based bit sequence. A multilayer decoding process may comprise a burst process and a frame process. Results from a first burst process may be utilized to generate a decoded GSM bit sequence in the frame process. The frame process may utilize redundancy information and physical constraints to improve the performance of a decoding algorithm.
US08924828B2	Memory controller, semiconductor storage device, and memory control method for error correction using Chien search According to one embodiment, a memory controller including a syndrome calculation unit which calculates syndrome based on code word which have the ability to correct t bits, an error locator polynomial calculation unit, and a Chien search unit, wherein the Chien search unit includes a root shift block which shifts all roots, a division block which divides the output from the root shift block by a predetermined polynomial, of which the order is smaller than t, and substitution block which substitutes elements into the remainder polynomial to examine if they are the roots of the remainder, and wherein the predetermined polynomial has at least one root which value is the same as one of the substituted elements.
US08924821B2	Decoding method for low density parity check and electronic device using the same A decoding method for low density parity check (LDPC) and an electric device using the decoding method are provided. The decoding method includes: receiving a message and executing an iteration decoding to the message; obtaining first belief values of the message in an (i−1)th iteration; obtaining a first energy summation of the first belief values; obtaining second belief values of the message in an ith iteration; obtaining a second energy summation of the second belief values; determining whether the second energy summation is smaller than the first energy summation and whether a difference between the first energy summation and the second energy summation is larger than a first threshold; if yes, generating a decoding result according to the first belief values. Therefore, a bit error rate of the decoding is decreased.
US08924820B2	Memory controller, semiconductor memory system, and memory control method According to one embodiment, a memory system includes a non-volatile semiconductor memory that includes memory cells each storing 3 bits, a control unit that writes data to the non-volatile semiconductor memory, and an encoding unit that generates a first parity for user data stored in the first page, a second parity for user data stored in the second page, and a third parity for user data stored in the third page. The user data, the first parity, the third parity, and a portion of the second parity are written to the non-volatile semiconductor memory by a first data coding and a portion of the second parity and a portion of the third parity are written to the non-volatile semiconductor memory by second data coding in which the first page is 0 bit, the second page is 2 bits, and the third page is 1 bit.
US08924816B2	Method and system to improve the performance and/or reliability of a solid-state drive A method and system to improve the performance and/or reliability of a solid-state drive (SSD). In one embodiment of the invention, the SSD has logic to compress a block of data to be stored in the SSD. If it is not possible to compress the block of data below the threshold, the SSD stores the block of data without any compression. If it is possible to compress the block of data below the threshold, the SSD compresses the block of data and stores the compressed data in the SSD. In one embodiment of the invention, the SSD has logic to dynamically adjust or select the strength of the error correcting code of the data that is stored in the SSD. In another embodiment of the invention, the SSD has logic to provide intra-page XOR protection of the data in the page.
US08924802B2	IC TAP with dual port router and additional capture input This disclosure describes a test architecture that supports a common approach to testing individual die and dies in a 3D stack arrangement. The test architecture uses an improved TAP design to facilitate the testing of parallel test circuits within the die.
US08924797B2	Identifying a dimension associated with an abnormal condition At least one value of abnormal metrics is identified as being an abnormal dimension value. A dominant dimension related to the anomaly is identified based on the identified abnormal dimension value.
US08924795B2	Distributed debug system A distributed debug system including processing elements connected to perform a plurality of processing functions on a received data unit, a debug trap unit, a debug trace dump logic unit, and a debug initiator unit is provided. At least two of the processing elements include a debug trap unit that has a first debug enable input and output, and a first debug thread. The first debug thread holds at least a first debug trap circuit having a match signal output connected to the first debug enable output. The first debug trap circuit filters a part of the data unit, compares a filtering result with a debug value, and provides a match signal to the match signal output. The debug trace dump logic unit dumps debug trace data to a buffer associated with the data unit on reception of a match event. The debug initiator unit includes a debug initiator output connected to the first debug enable input of the debug trap unit of one processing element, and a debug initiator input connected to the first debug enable output of the debug trap unit of another processing element.
US08924789B2	System and method for providing virtual machine diagnostic information using a flight recorder functionality A system and method for providing virtual machine diagnostic information. In accordance with an embodiment, a “flight recorder”, for use with a virtual machine, such as a Java virtual machine (JVM), allows a system administrator, software developer or other user experiencing a system problem to “go back in time” and analyze what happened right before a particular problem occurred in their system, and/or obtain an extremely detailed level of profiling without impacting system performance. The flight recorder does this by being tightly integrated into the core of the JVM itself, and by being very conscious of its performance overhead. This allows the flight recorder to provide a large amount of information on the inner workings of the JVM, and on Java programs running in the JVM.
US08924788B2	Replaying architectural execution with a probeless trace capture A system and method provide for capturing architecture data for software executing on a system, wherein the architecture data can include state data and event data. The captured architecture data may be replayed in a simulator, wherein failure information corresponding to the software is obtained from the simulator.
US08924787B2	Network debugging A debugging system used for a data center in a network is disclosed. The system includes a monitoring engine to monitor network traffic by collecting traffic information from a network controller, a modeling engine to model an application signature, an infrastructure signature, and a task signature using a monitored log, a debugging engine to detect a change in the application signature between a working status and a non-working status using a reference log and a problem log, and to validate the change using the task signature, and a providing unit to provide toubleshooting information, wherein an unknown change in the application signature is correlated to a known problem class by considering a dependency to a change in the infrastructure signature. Other methods and systems also are disclosed.
US08924783B2	Self-managed processing device A processing device may automatically provide protective services and may provide backup services for backing up and restoring user files, system files, configuration files, as well as other information. The processing device may be configured to check one or more performance conditions and perform an action to improve performance based on the one or more performance conditions. The processing device may monitor configuration and file changes and provide a user with a capability to persist or discard configuration changes and/or file changes made by an application during a session. The processing device may include a recovery button or switch, which when selected or pressed may cause the processing device to be restored to an operational state. The processing device may automatically detect instabilities and may automatically attempt to repair possible causes of the instabilities. The processing device may also include an additional chipset, which may perform backup and recovery services.
US08924772B2	Fault-tolerant system and fault-tolerant control method A fault-tolerant system including a plurality of modules each further including a CPU subsystem, a fault-tolerant control unit, and an I/O subsystem, wherein the fault-tolerant control unit includes a master FT control LSI chip and at least one slave FT control LSI chip. One module is placed in an active state while the other module is placed in a standby state, so that I/O requests made by CPU subsystems of these modules are selectively delivered to I/O subsystems based on the master/slave relationship. Upon receiving fault information representing a failed subsystem which is either the CPU subsystem or the I/O subsystem found in the module, the master FT control LSI chip sends a command for controlling isolation of the failed subsystem to the slave FT control LSI chip, so that the slave FT control LSI chip controls isolation of the failed subsystem based on the command.

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