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US09063538B2	Article processing facility and method of operation thereof An article processing facility includes a transport control device which controls operation of at least one article transport device, management control device which transmits to the transport control device a transport command for transporting the article from a transport origin to a transport destination based on transport data with identifying information, and a display control which causes a display device to display transport-data-associated information. The management control device manages and stores attribute information of the article such that the attribute information is associated with identifying information which identifies the transport data. When the transport-data-associated information is selected with a selection device, the display control obtains the attribute information associated with the identifying information of the transport data that corresponds to the transport-data-associated information from the management control device and displays the attribute information on the display device.
US09063537B2	Device for interaction with an augmented object A device for interacting with at least one augmented object, where the augmented object comprises a physical object and an associated virtual object, said virtual object comprising at least one service definition element, where it is possible to connect to the augmented object via a first means of communication, said device comprising: A means of video capture, A user terminal, An automatic means of identifying the augmented object, A means of communication, capable of establishing a connection between the device and the identified augmented object, and to recover said service definition elements, A means of defining a control interface for the services of the identified augmented object according to said service definition elements, A reader, capable of reading the commands, in relation to said control interface, A means of communication, to transmit said commands to the augmented object for execution.
US09063536B2	Numerical controller having workpiece mounting error compensation unit for three-axis machine tool A numerical controller controls a three-axis machine tool that machines a workpiece, mounted on a table, with at least three linear axes. The numerical controller includes a workpiece mounting error compensation unit that compensates a mounting error caused when the workpiece is mounted. The workpiece mounting error compensation unit performs an error compensation with respect to an instructed linear-axis position with amounting error which is set beforehand, in order to keep a position with respect to the workpiece at a tool center point position, based on the instructed linear-axis position of the three linear axes to obtain a compensated linear-axis position. The three linear axes are driven based on the obtained compensated linear-axis position.
US09063534B2	Workpiece positioning method and apparatus A method of relatively positioning a workpiece and a reference axis comprising effecting relative displacements of the workpiece and the reference axis along orthogonal axes so that an intersection of the reference axis with the workpiece is moved at substantially constant speed along a curvilinear path.The method is particularly applicable to SEE sensitivity mapping of a microchip memory using a pulsed laser, relative to the axis of which the chip is moved in a spiral path.
US09063526B2	Radio control device for target object to be controlled A radio control device for one or more target objects to be controlled includes an manipulation unit, configured to control the target objects; a storage unit which stores model data corresponding to the target objects, the model data being used to control the target objects; a controller which uses the model data stored in the storage unit to control the target objects through manipulation of the manipulation unit; and a camera module which acquires specific data for specifying the target objects. The controller stores the specific data of the target objects acquired by the camera module and the model data of the target objects related to the specific data in the storage unit in association therebetween such that the specific data and the model data are callable from the storage unit.
US09063521B2	Timing system and device and method for making the same A timing device for indicating the passage of a duration of time is disclosed. The timing device and system, in accordance with the embodiments of the invention, comprise an electrochemical component which generates a visual and/or audio indication of the passage of time. The timing device further comprises a compensating element, such as a varistor, a thermistor and/or combinations thereof. The compensating element regulates the response of the device with respect to changes in temperature. The timing device is configured to indicate the passage of a single duration of time or comprises zones that are activated in a range of prescribed times and individually or collectively indicate the passage of time or the passage of a range of times.
US09063509B2	Coating apparatuses and methods An imaging apparatus includes an imaging member having a surface, a delivery member that is spaced apart from the imaging member, and a power source for generating an electric field between the imaging member surface and the delivery member. A functional material is electrohydrodynamically transferred from the delivery member to the imaging member surface when the electric field is generated.
US09063498B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, an image forming unit configured to form a toner image on the image bearing member, a conveyance member configured to transfer the toner image formed on the image bearing member onto a recording material and to convey the recording material, a detection member configured to detect the toner image on the conveyance member, and a control portion configured to set a position of a toner image, to be formed by the image forming unit, relative to the recording material based on a result obtained by forming a test toner image so as to extend over the conveyance member and an end portion of the recording material, transferring the formed test toner image onto the conveyance member and the recording material, and causing the detection member to detect the test toner image transferred onto the conveyance member.
US09063493B2	Fixing device A fixing device includes an endless flexible belt, an elongated stationary pad, a rotary pressure member, and a low-friction sheet. The endless flexible belt is looped into a generally cylindrical configuration extending in an axial direction thereof for rotation in a rotational, circumferential direction thereof. The elongated stationary pad is stationarily disposed inside the loop of the belt. The rotary pressure member is disposed parallel to the belt. The rotary pressure member presses against the stationary pad via the belt to form a nip therebetween, through which a recording medium is conveyed in a conveyance direction. The low-friction sheet of lubricant-impregnated material covers the stationary pad to supply a lubricant between the stationary pad and the belt across the nip. The low-friction sheet has one or more flow channels defined therein.
US09063471B2	Electrographic image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a developer image forming part, an intermediate transfer body, a primary transfer part, a drive mechanism to drive the intermediate transfer body, a medium carrying mechanism, and a drive controller to control an operation of the medium carrying mechanism. The developer image forming part forms a mark developer image. The developer image detection part detects the mark developer image moving on a carrying path that is from a primary transfer position to a secondary transfer position, and the drive controller controls carrying of a medium based on a detection result of the mark developer image by the developer detection part.
US09063470B2	Transfer assist members A transfer assist member comprising a plurality of layers, one of the layers being a check film layer comprised of a thermoplastic layer present on a polymer layer.
US09063469B2	Image forming apparatus, image forming system, and recording medium for performing image forming method An image forming apparatus including a receiving part for receiving an image forming request, a conveyor belt for rotating and conveying a recording paper, a charging part for applying charges to the conveyor belt, and an image forming part for forming an image on the recording paper is disclosed. The image forming apparatus includes a cleaning part configured to clean a surface of the conveyor belt by rotating the conveyor belt and setting a contacting member in contact with the surface of the conveyor belt when a bias voltage of the charges is reduced. The cleaning part is configured to clean the surface of conveyor belt when a printing process and a post-printing process are completed by the image forming part and no subsequent image forming request is received by the receiving part.
US09063467B2	Image forming apparatus with dual image forming speeds An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, a developer bearing member bearing and conveying a developer to a development position facing the image bearing member, a first chamber, disposed so as to face the developer bearing member, from which the developer is supplied to the developer bearing member, and a second chamber, disposed so as to face the developer bearing member, in which the developer after development in the developer bearing member is collected. In addition, a conveying member is rotatably disposed in the first and second chambers and conveys developer in the first and second chambers for circulating developer between the first and second chambers, and an executing portion executes a first mode in which image formation is performed at a first image forming speed and a second mode in which image formation is performed at a second image forming speed lower than the first image forming speed. A controlling portion, in a case of switching to the second mode after the first mode is performed, controls a target driving speed of the conveying member during a predetermined period to rise temporally at a beginning of the second mode higher than after the predetermined period.
US09063465B2	Toner cartridge Disclosed is a toner cartridge. The toner cartridge comprises a rotary container body, a toner discharge port, a sealing component, a connection component and a transmission component. The toner discharge port is placed on the rotary container body. The sealing component is placed inside the toner discharge port. The connection component is slide-connected with the toner discharge port. The transmission component is slide-connected with the connection component. When the transmission component is driven to rotate, it drives the connection component, the toner discharge port, and the rotary container body to rotate together.
US09063455B2	Light-emitting substrate, method for manufacturing the same, optical writing device, and image forming apparatus A light-emitting substrate including: a first and second light-emitting devices each including terminals; and a substrate including a first hole and a second hole, the first hole and the second hole respectively having at least one receiving portion, wherein the receiving portion of the first hole receives the terminal of the first light-emitting device, and the receiving portion of the second hole receives the terminal of the second light-emitting device, a first line drawn through a center of the receiving portion of the first hole and a center of the first hole, and a second line drawn through a center of the receiving portion of the second hole and a center of the second hole are not aligned in line.
US09063447B2	Imaging members having a cross-linked anticurl back coating The disclosure provides a flexible electrophotographic imaging member having an optically clear, cross-linked anticurl back coating of melamine formaldehyde to effect complete and absolute imaging member flatness.
US09063440B2	Charged particle beam writing apparatus and charged particle beam writing method A charged particle beam writing apparatus includes a storage unit to store each pattern data of plural figure patterns arranged in each of plural small regions made by virtually dividing a writing region of a target workpiece to be written on which resist being coated. The charged particle beam writing apparatus further including an assignment unit to assign each pattern data of each figure pattern to be arranged in each of the plural small regions concerned, and a writing unit to write, for each of plural groups, each figure pattern in each of the plural small regions concerned by using a charged particle beam.
US09063435B2	Exposure adjusting apparatus, image normalizing apparatus and image normalizing method An exposure adjusting apparatus, which comprises: an image sensor, for catching an image according to an exposure parameter; a computing apparatus, for computing an exposure amount of the image and for determining whether the exposure amount is in a predetermined exposure range or not; and an exposure updating apparatus. If the exposure amount is in the predetermined exposure range, the exposure updating apparatus does not adjust the exposure amount. If the exposure amount is not in the predetermined exposure range, the exposure updating apparatus generates at least one adjusting amount according to at least one of the predetermined exposure range, the exposure amount and the exposure parameter, and utilizes the adjusting amount to increase or decrease the exposure parameter to generate a new exposure parameter.
US09063427B2	Photomask blank and manufacturing method thereof An object of this invention is to provide a photomask blank in which there is little warpage and is which an amount of warpage change after a photomask manufacturing process ends is also small. First, a phase shift film is deposited (S101), next, the phase shift film is subjected to a heat treatment within a temperature range of 260° C. to 320° C. for four hours or more (S102), and thereafter a flash irradiation treatment is performed thereon (S103). A light-shielding film is deposited on the phase shift film after the aforementioned treatments (S104), to thereby obtain a photomask blank (S105).
US09063419B2	Photo-curing polysiloxane composition and application thereof Disclosed is a photosensitive polysiloxane composition including: a polysiloxane; a quinonediazidesulfonic acid ester; a pyridine derivative of Formula (II) wherein one to three of R1-R5 independently represent a hydroxyl-substituted C1-C6 alkyl group, and the rest of R1-R5 independently represent hydrogen or a C1-C6 alkyl group; and a solvent.
US09063414B2	Photoresist composition The present invention provides a photoresist composition comprising a resin which comprises a structural unit derived from a compound having an acid-labile group and which is insoluble or poorly soluble in an alkali aqueous solution but becomes soluble in an alkali aqueous solution by the action of an acid, an acid generator and a compound represented by the formula (I): wherein R1 and R2 are independently in each occurrence a C1-C12 hydrocarbon group, a C1-C6 alkoxy group, a C2-C7 acyl group, a C2-C7 acyloxy group, a C2-C7 alkoxycarbonyl group, a nitro group or a halogen atom, and m and n independently each represent an integer of 0 to 4.
US09063406B2	Exposure apparatus and a method of manufacturing a device that conduct exposure using a set light source shape An exposure apparatus that exposes a substrate to light having a set light source shape via a mask. The apparatus includes a plurality of light sources arrayed two-dimensionally. A light source control unit controls turning on and off of each of the plurality of light sources based on turning on and off information corresponding to the set light source shape by referring to a plurality of kinds of information on light source shapes, in which the plurality of light sources are arrayed two-dimensionally, and turning on and off information corresponding to the plurality kinds of information on the light source shapes.
US09063397B2	Panoramic camera mount A panoramic device includes a base member and a clamp member rotatably interconnected within a single plane of rotation with the base that includes a first rotatable knob to selectively inhibit the rotation of the clamp member with respect to the base. The upper surface includes a central region that is at a different elevation than another portion of the upper surface. The clamp includes a pair of opposed surfaces suitable to detachably secure a camera thereto. The one of the opposed surfaces is maintained in a fixed relationship with respect to the clamp member. The other one of the opposed surfaces is in a movable relationship with respect to the clamp member using a second rotatable knob. The first knob and the second knob are rotatably connected with respect to one another.
US09063396B2	Integrated photobooth technology for passenger vehicles Methods and structure are provided for integrating photography systems into passenger vehicles. The system includes an imaging device, a billing system, and a controller. The imaging device is able to generate a photograph of a passenger in a vehicle. The billing system is within the vehicle, and accepts payment from the passenger for a fare. The controller is able to access the billing system to accept payment for the generated photograph.
US09063391B2	Method and system for increasing the size of the area scanned by an airborne electro-optic reconnaissance system in a given time The invention relates to an airborne reconnaissance system which comprises: (a) optical unit for acquiring light rays from a terrain portion, said optical unit comprises a plurality of optical components that are positioned along an optical path and designed to maneuver said light rays to produce at a focal plane an acquired image of a terrain portion, said acquired image having an area S which is several times larger than the area A of a focal plane array which is positioned at same focal plane; (b) gimbals unit for performing a continuous back and forth across-track scanning movement of a respective line of sight formed between said optical unit and the terrain below the aircraft; (c) a first back-scanning mirror along said optical path, for compensating for said continuous across track movement of the line of sight, said compensation is performed during a respective integration period for a section of said acquired image of area S which falls during said period on said focal plane array; and (d) a second, along-track mirror also positioned along said optical path, which alternates between plurality of along track states, each state causes a different diversion of the light rays within said optical path thereby to impinge on said focal plane array another along-track section of said acquired image of area S; and (e) capturing means for recording in each state of said along-track mirror the corresponding section of the terrain image which is impinged during said state on the focal plane array.
US09063388B1	Interchangeable camera lens An interchangeable camera lens includes a main barrel for holding a diaphragm and optical elements, wherein the optical elements define an optical axis (A), a diaphragm rotating ring, rotatable by way of a rotational movement about the optical axis (A), for setting the diaphragm to different f-number values, and a click-stop device. The click-stop device interacts with the diaphragm rotating ring in such a way that the click-stop device is effective in an active work position and the diaphragm rotating ring is therefore rotatable in a stepped manner. The click-stop device is ineffective in an inactive work position and the diaphragm rotating ring is therefore continuously rotatable, wherein the click-stop device comprises a click-stop element seated on a pressure element. The click-stop element is pressable into click-stop grooves by the pressure of the pressure element to enable a step-wise rotation of the diaphragm rotating ring in the active work position. Means are provided for selectively activating and deactivating the click-stop device, wherein the means comprise a movement element which is arranged between the pressure element and the click-stop element and a switching element is assigned to the movement element to fix the movement element in such a detachable manner that the click-stop element is pressable into a click-stop groove by the pressure element in the active work position and not pressable into the click-stop groove by the pressure element in the passive work position.
US09063386B2	Liquid crystal display including a thin film transistor substrate comprising open/short pads overlapped TFTs and repair lines A thin film transistor substrate a display area that includes pixels connected to gate lines and data lines crossing the gate lines, a non-display area disposed adjacent to the display area, data pads disposed in the non-display area and each being connected to a first end of a corresponding data line of the data lines, first transistors disposed in the non-display area and each being connected to a second end of the corresponding data line of the data lines, OS pads connected to the second end of the data lines, and repair lines disposed in the non-display area along a vicinity of the display area and arranged while interposing the first transistors therebetween. The OS pads are overlapped with the first transistors and the repair lines.
US09063383B2	Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate opposite to the first substrate, and a liquid crystal (LC) layer sandwiched between the two substrates. The first substrate includes gate lines and data lines, and the gate lines and the data lines data lines are intersected with each other to define pixel areas. Each of the pixel areas includes a pixel electrode and first common electrodes arranged at different layers, and the first common electrodes are electrically coupled to each other. The second substrate includes a second common electrode, and the LC layer comprises negative LC molecules.
US09063373B2	Light emitting diode module and light bar having the same A light bar includes a printed circuit board, and light emitting diode (LED) modules adhered to the printed circuit board. Each LED module includes an LED, a frame and a lens. The frame includes a top surface and a bottom surface opposite to the top surface, the top surface being recessed towards the bottom surface to define a cavity in the frame. The LED is received in the cavity. The bottom surface of the frame is adhered to the printed circuit board. The lens is mounted on the top surface of the frame and covers the LED. A bottom surface of the lens occupies an area substantially the same as that occupied by the top surface of the frame.
US09063370B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus includes a display apparatus comprising, a display panel comprising a front substrate and a back substrate, at least one structure disposed in the rear of the display panel, and a supporting film attached to the display panel and connected to at least one structure.
US09063365B2	Screen and image display system A screen including a first liquid crystal layer area including a polymer dispersion liquid crystal material and capable of switching a state of the first liquid crystal layer area between a transmission state and a scatter state based on voltage application and a second liquid crystal layer area provided outside the first liquid crystal layer area, including a liquid crystal material and a dichromatic dye, and capable of switching a state of the second liquid crystal layer area between a transmission state and a colored state based on voltage application.
US09063361B2	Liquid crystal display device with grounded by thermocompression bonding tape and double-side adhesive tape A liquid crystal display device which can be manufactured at a low cost is provided. The liquid crystal display device includes a TFT substrate, a CF substrate of a size smaller than a size of the TFT substrate, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the TFT substrate and the CF substrate. A ground pad is formed on a portion of the TFT substrate where the CF substrate does not overlap with the TFT substrate. A transparent conductive film is formed on an upper surface of the CF substrate. The transparent conductive film of the CF substrate and the ground pad formed on the TFT substrate are electrically connected with each other via a thermocompression bonding conductive tape. A double-sided adhesive tape is arranged between the thermocompression bonding conductive tape and an upper surface of the CF substrate and between the thermocompression bonding conductive tape and the TFT substrate.
US09063355B2	Optical modulation device and control method in optical modulation device In an optical modulation device, a driver applies a drive signal based on a data signal to a modulation unit, the modulation unit modulates the light input from an LD by the drive signal, and a bias control unit calculates a bias voltage value so as to make the f0 element closer to “0,” according to a detection result in a synchronization detection unit, and supplies a bias voltage of the calculated voltage value to the modulation unit. The bias control unit stops ABC control when the data signal is in a state different from a predefined state during the ABC control, and, after the stop of the ABC control, restarts the ABC control using, as an initial value, a bias voltage value calculated before the stop of the ABC control.
US09063349B2	High performance selective light wavelength filtering A system may be provided that comprises a substrate and a selective light wavelength filter that selectively blocks between 5 and 50% of light having a wavelength at or near 400-460 nm. The system may comprise any one of, or some combination of: a window, automotive glass, a light bulb, a flash bulb, fluorescent lighting, LED lighting, instrumentation, a display system, a visual system, a television, or a computer monitor.
US09063346B2	Imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus includes an anti-shake system provided with a first guide portion supporting a movable frame, supporting a front lens element, at three support points to allow the movable frame to move relative to a base member, which supports a reflector element; a second guide portion which allows the movable frame to move, relative to the base member, in a linear direction and rotate; a limit portion defining a range of movement thereof; and two actuators. The rotational axis of the second guide portion is positioned outside a support intra-region defined by three sides connecting the three support points; a point of intersection between two planes passing through the centers of the actuators and extending in the intersecting driving-force directions of the actuators is positioned inside the support intra-region; and the limit portion and the center of gravity of the movable frame are positioned inside the support intra-region.
US09063341B2	Exchangeable alignment marker unit An alignment marker unit for an object holder for microscopic imaging of an object with a microscope, wherein the alignment marker unit can be removed from and remounted on the object holder, wherein the alignment marker unit has at least one alignment marker for microscope-supported detection, and wherein the alignment marker is designed to determine a coordinate system for the object holder which allows for the microscope-supported calibration of the object or an area of the object relative to its position to the object holder and the position of the object holder relative to the microscope. Furthermore, an object holder system including an object holder and an alignment marker unit as described above is provided.
US09063334B2	Microscope having switchable illumination modes and method of operating the same The present invention relates to a microscope illumination system for switching between a first, confocal and a second, non-confocal microscope illumination mode, the system having an illumination unit that, in order to provide the first illumination mode, includes an illumination source for generating an illumination beam propagating parallel to the optical axis; a scanning mirror for deflecting the illumination beam perpendicular to the optical axis; and a scanning eyepiece and a downstream scanning tube lens for imaging the scanning mirror into the back focal plane of a microscope objective and for expanding the illumination beam, the objective focusing the illumination beam onto a specimen to be examined. In order to provide the second illumination mode, the system has a focusing lens inserted into the path of the illumination beam in such a way that the illumination beam is focused into the back focal plane of the microscope objective.
US09063326B2	Aperture adjusting method and device An aperture adjusting device for adjusting an aperture through which light is transmitted. The aperture adjusting device includes: a chamber; a first fluid and a second fluid disposed within the chamber. The first fluid and second fluid are not mixed with each other. The first fluid transmits light and the second fluid blocks or absorbs light. A first electrode unit is disposed on an inner surface of the chamber, and includes one or more electrodes to which a voltage may be applied to form an electric field in the chamber. An aperture within the chamber through which light is transmitted is adjustable by adjusting an interfacial location between the first fluid and the second fluid by modifying the electric field.
US09063321B2	Anamorphic lens ANAMORPHIC LENS, of the type used to horizontally compress images, in which the anamorphic group is positioned immediately behind the stop or iris (12); the anamorphic part is composed of two groups having two or more cylindrical lenses each, said two groups being aligned and the second group being rotated 90° relative to the first one, wherein one of said groups horizontally compresses the images and the other one vertically stretches them.
US09063318B2	Imaging lens A low-cost imaging lens which corrects aberrations properly with a small F-value, ensures high performance with a larger number of constituent lenses and has a more low-profile design than before. The constituent lenses are arranged in the following order from an object side to an image side: a positive (refractive power) first lens having a convex object-side surface near an optical axis; a positive second lens having convex object-side and image-side surfaces near the optical axis; a negative third lens having a concave image-side surface near the optical axis; a fourth lens having at least one aspheric surface; a meniscus fifth lens having a concave object-side surface near the optical axis; a sixth lens as a double-sided aspheric lens; and a negative seventh lens as a double-sided aspheric lens having a concave image-side surface near the optical axis. These constituent lenses are not joined to each other.
US09063316B2	Fiber optic enclosure with internal cable spool assembly A fiber optic enclosure includes a housing having a base and a cover. The base and the cover cooperate to define an interior region. A cable spool assembly is disposed in the interior region of the housing and is rotatably engaged to the base. The cable spool assembly includes a drum portion and a tray assembly engaged to the drum portion. The tray assembly includes a first tray and a second tray mounted to the first tray. A fiber optic distribution cable is wrapped about the drum portion of the cable spool assembly.
US09063308B2	Small form-factor pluggable optical transceiver A small form-factor pluggable (SFP) optical transceiver includes a casing configured to accommodate optical and electrical devices. During normal operation, the casing is connected to a switchboard via a connector in the switchboard, and the optical devices are outside the switchboard, thereby exposing optical devices sensitive to high temperature to the outside air, reducing the operational temperature of the optical device portion relative to the heated portion inside the switchboard. Thus, the present SFP optical transceiver advantageously improves operational performance and extends the life of the device. Also, the present SFP optical transceiver having the optical device portion outside the switchboard advantageously improves the cooling performance for the optical device portion.
US09063303B2	Duplex clip assembly for fiber optic connectors This application describes several embodiments of a duplex clip assembly for use in aiding the insertion and removal of a pair of LC fiber optic connectors. In one embodiment, the assembly includes a clip body with a hood. The clip body has a central wall, upper tabs and lower tabs configured to loosely retain a pair of LC connectors such as to allow the clip body to move axially relative to the LC connectors. The hood is configured to engage a camming surface on the LC connector latches when the clip body is moved axially rearward relative to the LC connector. In a second embodiment, the assembly includes a duplex housing and a housing cover. The duplex housing retains the LC connectors such as to allow them to rotate. The housing cover has a hood protruding from the top configured to engage a camming surface on the LC connector latches.
US09063296B2	Optical fiber connector, optical fiber adapter, and assembly therewith A waterproof optical fiber assembly includes an optical fiber connector mating with an optical fiber adapter. The optical fiber connector includes a fiber joining head, a sealing member, a sleeve, a housing, and a boot. The sleeve defines an annular groove for receiving the sealing member and two latching protrusions adjacent to the annular groove, the housing defines two unlocking grooves for the two latching protrusions, the fiber joining head is sleeved in the sleeve adjacent to the annular groove, the housing is fitted around an end of the sleeve away from the fiber joining head. The optical fiber adapter includes an assembling seat including a base board, a barrel, and two elastic arms.
US09063286B2	Flex tactical cable splice A splice protector is provided having a trough configuration body form a chamber therein with first and second openings at opposing ends of the body, and first and second end caps coupled to the first and second openings of the body of the splice protector, the first and second separable end caps each including at least one channel for passing through an optical fiber. At least one optical core having been coupled using fusion splicing, passes through the channels of the first and second end caps and the chamber, wherein the splice is located within the chamber, and a flexible filler is filled within the chamber to secure the spliced fibers therein.
US09063283B2	Pattern generation using a diffraction pattern that is a spatial fourier transform of a random pattern A diffractive optical element contains a diffraction pattern that is a spatial Fourier transform of a random pattern. The diffraction pattern may be etched or deposited on a surface of the diffractive optical element. Alternatively, a spatial light modulator (SLM) may be driven to project the diffraction pattern dynamically.
US09063282B2	Liquid lens for controlled setting of a specific focal length The present invention relates to a liquid lens for controlled adjustment of a variable focal length for a light transmitted through the liquid lens, comprising: a carrier having a light transmission portion for the light; a liquid drop which is highly transparent to the light and arranged on the carrier above the light transmission portion as part of a lens function; a ferrofluid which is arranged above the liquid drop so that it surrounds and contacts the liquid drop at least at those surfaces which are not directly in contact with the carrier; a magnet means arranged below the carrier and around the light transmission portion so as to draw the ferrofluid arranged on the carrier towards the carrier and keep it in its position on the carrier in all possible spatial positions of the liquid lens, which causes the liquid drop to be kept in its position on the carrier as well; and a temperature element arranged so as to be in thermal contact with the liquid drop in order to bring the liquid drop to a specific temperature and in order to alter the surface tension of the liquid drop by means of the specific temperature so as to adjust the focal length in this manner. The Invention also pertains to a corresponding method.
US09063275B2	Voice coil motor A voice coil motor is disclosed, the motor including: a mover including a lens improved in an optical characteristic of an incident light and a coil block arranged at a periphery of the lens; a stator including a magnet opposite to the coil block of the mover; elastic members respectively coupled to an upper end and a bottom end opposite to the upper end of the lens to elastically support the mover; and a base fixing the mover and the stator.
US09063264B2	Simplified edge-lit backlight system A backlight system includes an extended area light guide (120) and crossed first (128) and second (130) prismatic recycling films. The light guide provides a first light distribution that has a maximum luminance at a first polar angle, e.g., from 70 to 90 degrees, relative to the optical axis (116) of the system. The recycling films provide a second light distribution. No diffuser film is provided between the light guide and the recycling film disposed nearest the light guide. Instead, light is specularly transmitted from the output surface (120a) of the light guide to the input surface (128a) of the recycling film nearest the light guide. The recycling films comprise prisms having refractive indices tailored to provide the second light distribution with a maximum luminance at a polar angle of 10 degrees or less. The prisms preferably have a refractive index from 1.63 to 1.76. Related methods and articles are also disclosed.
US09063259B2	Illuminating device, liquid crystal display device and television receiving device Provided is an illuminating device capable of preventing luminance unevenness from developing therein. An illuminating device (1) includes a plurality of light-emitting boards (5), each of which includes a long wiring board (52), a plurality of light-emitting elements (51) mounted on the wiring board and clearances (53) between the adjacent light-emitting boards, and a light guide plate having a rectangular shape and arranged to guide light that enters from its end faces (71) inward and emit the light from its front face (73), wherein the plurality of light-emitting boards are aligned along each of the end faces of the light guide plate, the end faces being opposed to each other, while the clearances between the adjacent light-emitting boards on the opposed end faces do not face each other while sandwiching the light guide plate therebetween.
US09063251B2	Stress in formations from azimuthal variation in acoustic and other properties The present disclosure is related to methods and apparatuses for acoustic velocity well logging. The method may include estimating a magnitude of a principal horizontal stress in a borehole in a formation. The method may include obtaining a far field stress orientation and making a measurement of near borehole stress orientation. The present disclosure also includes an apparatus configured to be conveyed into a borehole and perform the method. Formation stresses and directions may be estimated.
US09063248B2	RTM seismic imaging using combined shot data A system, method and computer program product for seismic imaging implements a seismic imaging algorithm utilizing Reverse Time Migration technique requiring large communication bandwidth and low latency to convert a parallel problem into one solved using massive domain partitioning. Several aspects of the imaging problem are addressed, including very regular and local communication patterns, balanced compute and communication requirements, scratch data handling and multiple-pass approaches. The partitioning of the velocity model into processing blocks allows each sub-problem to fit in a local cache, increasing locality and bandwidth and reducing latency. The RTM seismic data processing utilizes data that includes combined shot data, i.e., shot data selected from amongst a plurality of shots that are combined at like spatial points of the volume.
US09063241B2	Power and telemetry signal transmission on cable Among other things, a wireline assembly and a technique for providing power to and/or for communicating with one or more tools downhole in a wellbore are provided. The wireline assembly comprises a wireline cable comprising six primary conductors arranged about a center conductor to concurrently transmit power and telemetry signals. A power signal may be transmitted using a first propagation mode and a telemetry signal may be transmitted using a second/different propagation mode. For example, according to the first propagation mode, three adjoining primary conductors provide an active path for a power signal and a different three adjoining primary conductors provide a return path for the power signal, while, according to the second propagation mode, a first pair of primary conductors provides an active path and a second pair of primary conductors provides a return path for the telemetry signal.
US09063233B2	Exposure management system, dosimeter, and wireless relay device An exposure management system includes dosimeters, wireless relay devices that wirelessly communicate with the dosimeters, and a monitoring device. The dosimeters are carried by workers for measuring exposure doses in a radiation management facility. The wireless relay devices transmit a monitor indication message that requests the dosimeters to provide respective responses that include information of measured exposure doses. The wireless relay devices receive the responses from the dosimeters by using allocated respective communication channels that are different from each other. Each dosimeter receives the monitoring indication message and generates a designated number of response times for providing a response to the monitor indication message, and determines a communication channel corresponding to each of the generated response times. The monitoring device is connected to the wireless relay devices for monitoring an exposure state of each of the workers through the wireless relay devices and dosimeters.
US09063221B2	Satellite payload for augmentation systems A payload for augmentation satellite comprising an input channel suitable for receiving navigation signals transmitted by at least one navigation land earth station in a first frequency band and a plurality of output channels, each suitable for broadcasting navigation signals in a frequency band different from said first band and from other broadcasting bands, characterized in that it also comprises a navigation processor. A satellite comprising such a payload and an augmentation system comprising such a satellite is also provided.
US09063218B2	Positioning system and method The present invention relates to a positioning system and method. The system and the method are particularly well-suited for indoor positioning of several idle objects or moving objects, preferably with very short time between two successive position determinations. According to the invention, two signals of different propagation velocities (preferably ultra-sound and radio frequency) are sent out by an object. Alternatively, the radio signal can be sent out from a central unit. Preferably the transmission takes place simultaneously. Based on the time difference between reception of the two signals at two or more base receivers, the position of the object relative to the basic positions is determined.
US09063216B2	Method and apparatus for providing location based service in wireless communication system A method and an apparatus for providing a location based service in a wireless communication system are provided. A method of a Base Station (BS) for a Location Based Service (LBS) in a wireless communication system includes allocating identifiers to a plurality of transmission devices in a service coverage area of the BS, generating a Reference Signal (RS) including the identifier of the corresponding transmission device and an identifier of the BS with respect to each of the transmission devices, and transmitting the RS generated for each of the transmission devices, to a Mobile Station (MS) via the corresponding transmission device.
US09063209B2	Location tracking system and method of wireless device using wireless LAN access point Provided are real time location tracking system and method of a wireless device using a wireless LAN AP, the system and method include measuring intensities of APs that are currently detected by the wireless device of which location is to be estimated, collecting ADD, constructing RDLE including locations, a list of APs corresponding to the locations, signal intensities of the APs, and reliabilities of the APs, storing the RDLE, comparing the RDLE with the ADD, and estimating the location of the wireless device, which realizes seamless location tracking technology indoors and outdoors, thereby providing a variety of location tracking services.
US09063205B2	Method and magnetic resonance apparatus for image data acquisition In a magnetic resonance method and apparatus wherein the magnetic resonance device has a movable patient bed, in a first overview measurement, a first image data record of a patient is acquired, and patient information and/or information of a treatment region of a patient is/are determined from the acquired first image data record. In a second overview measurement, dependent on the patient information and/or on the positioning information of the treatment region of the first image data record, a second image data record is acquired. In a planning step a layer planning for the image data acquisition is implemented from the acquired second image data record. Image data for a medical and/or diagnostic issue and/or examination are recorded. The first image data record of the first overview measurement is recorded with a lower spatial resolution than a spatial resolution of the second image data record of the second overview measurement.
US09063204B2	Increasing the perfusion signal to noise ratio (SNR) in velocity selective arterial spin labeling (VSASL) in magnetic resonance imaging Techniques, systems computer program products are disclosed increasing tagging efficiency in velocity selective arterial spin labeling using multiple velocity selective saturation modules. In one aspect, a magnetic resonance imaging method for tagging arterial blood includes using two or more velocity selective saturation (VSS) modules to tag arterial blood. The tagged arterial blood is imaged.
US09063198B2	Current sensor having self-diagnosis function and signal processing circuit There are provided a current sensor which has a self-diagnosis function and a signal processing circuit. The current sensor is provided with an offset component output circuit 102 which extracts an offset component from an output signal of a Hall element 101 which includes a signal component and an offset component, a reference signal generator 103 which outputs a reference signal, and an error signal generation circuit 104 which generates an error signal based on an offset component which the offset component output circuit 102 outputs and a reference signal. The offset component output circuit 102 is provided with a signal amplification circuit 106 which amplifies the output of the Hall element 101 and outputs an output signal and offset component to a low frequency component and the other to a ripple component.
US09063194B2	Starting of photovoltaic system A method and arrangement of determining starting conditions of a solar converter in a photovoltaic system. The photovoltaic system includes a photovoltaic panel system having one or more photovoltaic panels. The method includes determining an open circuit voltage of the photovoltaic panel system, and determining beforehand limit values for the starting conditions, where the limit values include an open circuit voltage value and a temperature value, with which values the solar converter can be started. The method also includes determining beforehand the temperature dependency of the open circuit voltage of the panel system, determining a temperature of the panel system, and setting a criterion for starting the converter. The criterion includes determining, by using the determined temperature dependency and the determined limit values for the starting conditions, whether the determined temperature and the determined open circuit voltage enable the starting of the converter.
US09063190B2	Magnetostatic measurement method and sensor for assessing local hysteresis properties in ferromagnetic materials Method and sensor for obtaining comparative measurements of hysteresis loss in a ferromagnetic sample. A permanent magnet, polarized normal to the sample surface, is positioned on one side of the surface and is movable along a line of travel between motion limits. A field sensor is mounted in fixed spatial relation on the opposite side of the sample surface at the center of the line of travel. The magnet is moved in forward and reverse directions between the motion limits. The longitudinal magnetic field intensity and the coincidental magnet to field sensor longitudinal distance are sensed at a plurality of distances along the forward and reverse line of travel. For each distance, the difference, D(x), between forward and reverse magnetic fields is calculated and plotted against distance for determining the comparative hysteresis of the sample.
US09063189B2	Magnetic resonance system and method to detect and confirm analytes A system and method are provided to detect target analytes based on magnetic resonance measurements. Magnetic structures produce distinct magnetic field regions having a size comparable to the analyte. When the analyte is bound in those regions, magnetic resonance signals from the sample are changed, leading to detection of the analyte.
US09063185B2	Current sensor A first magnetic sensor and a second magnetic sensor are disposed so that the main sensitivity axis direction of the first magnetic sensor is oriented in the direction of an induction magnetic field from a current flowing through a current line, the main sensitivity axis direction of the second magnetic sensor is oriented in a direction opposite to the direction of an induction magnetic field from the current flowing therethrough, the individual main sensitivity axis directions of the first and second magnetic sensors are oriented in a same direction, and the individual sub-sensitivity axis directions of the first and second magnetic sensors are oriented in the same directions as or directions opposite to the directions of the sub-sensitivity axis components of the induction magnetic fields to which the first and second magnetic sensors are individually subjected from a current flowing through an adjacent current line adjacent to the current line.
US09063171B2	Probing apparatus equipped with heating device A probing apparatus includes a rotating device having a plurality of platforms for supporting DUTs, a probe device having a lifting stage movable between first and second positions, and a heating device mounted to the lifting stage so as to move along with it. The platforms are synchronously revolvable in a way that the platforms move to a test position sequentially The heating device is configured in a manner that when the lifting stage moves to the first position, the heating device is located away from the platform at the test position, and when the lifting stage moves to the second position, the heating device contacts and heats the platform at the test position. Therefore, the heating device and the probe device are movable simultaneously for heating up the platform and testing the DUT respectively.
US09063169B2	Apparatus and method for measuring electrical parameters of circuit An apparatus for measuring an electrical parameter of a circuit includes a measuring unit, a plurality of connection terminals and a selection switch. The measuring unit measures the electrical parameter. The selection switch selectively causes a conduction between the selection switch and at least one of the plurality of connection terminals.
US09063166B1	Wind direction and orientation apparatus and method A wind direction and orientation apparatus and method consists of a support shaft with a first end and a second end. A pointer is connected with the first end for identifying direction and an indicator is connected with the second end where, when exposed to wind, the indicator moves in the direction of the wind.
US09063159B2	LC-MS separation and detection of vitamin D metabolites Systems, kits, and methods for quantitation of metabolites of vitamin D by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS). The systems, kits, and methods described herein stabilize and/or promote the formation of the protonated molecular ion ([M+H]+) for the vitamin D metabolites in the ionization source (e.g., electrospray ionization (“ESI”)). Formation of the molecular ion does not involve loss of a water molecule from the parent molecule. Subsequent fragmentation of the [M+H]+ ion yields product ions that are specific to each molecular ion. The systems, kits, and methods described herein provide for no compromise in specificity and provide for a significant increase in sensitivity relative to previously described methods.
US09063158B2	Multi-stream high-pressure liquid chromatography module An HPLC module utilizes a combination of compound-dedicated hardware providing line clearance between differing radiosynthesis and includes multiple compound-dedicated HPLC inject valves, each inject valve directing a fluid to a serially-connected HPLC column and UV flowcell so as to prevent cross-contamination between differing radiopharmaceutical syntheses. The module provides a disposable fluid path from each UV flowcell allowing for radioactive detection, fraction collection, formulation and final product dispensing. In this manner, a level of GMP compliance is achieved that is suitable for meeting the requirements of an MHRA approved site-license.
US09063144B2	Detection method and quantification method for target substance Provided are a detection method and a quantification method for a detection target, which can detect and quantify the detection target rapidly, inexpensively, simply, and with high accuracy in a variety of environments. A method for detecting the detection target in a specimen includes processes in which there are mixed a first binding substance which binds a first material containing a stimuli-responsive polymer and a first affinity substance which has affinity for the detection target, a second binding substance which binds a hydrophilic second material and a second affinity substance which has affinity for the detection target, and a specimen; the resulting mixture is placed under conditions where the stimuli-responsive polymer agglutinates and the mixture is developed into a developing carrier, or the resulting mixture is developed into a developing carrier and the mixture is placed under conditions where the stimuli-responsive polymer agglutinates; the signal produced by the presence of the first binding substance or the second binding substance in the developing carrier is verified; and the presence of the detection target in the specimen is determined when the signal is different from that when the detection target is absent. The first affinity substance and the second affinity substance can bind to different positions of the detection target.
US09063141B2	Listeria bacteriophage tailspike protein and uses thereof The present invention relates to a novel tail spike protein (TSP) encoded by the novel Listeria bacteriophage designated ProCC P825 and uses of the novel TSP for identifying, detecting and monitoring of Listeria.
US09063138B2	Device and method for indirect electronic condition control in biomolecule detection platforms A system and method of indirectly modifying an environmental condition at a test site in one embodiment includes providing a test site on a substrate, providing a hydrogel composition loaded with a chemical factor at the test site, providing an actuator configured to activate the hydrogel composition to release a chemical factor at the test site, controlling the actuator to activate the hydrogel composition to release a chemical factor at the test site, and modifying the local chemical environment at the test site with the chemical factor.
US09063137B2	Method and assay for detection of residues Embodiments described herein include methods and assays for detecting an analyte in a sample using a plurality of control zone capture agents. Some embodiments include detection of multiple analytes in a sample utilizing a plurality of analyte binders and a control zone containing multiple control zone capture agents. In some embodiments, the multiple control zone capture agents capture a plurality of binders within one control zone. Test results are determined by comparison of the control zone signal to a test zone signal.
US09063121B2	Plurality of reaction chambers in a test cartridge A fluidic testing system is presented that includes a plurality of test chambers, a plurality of inlet channels, and a fluidic network that connects the inlet channels to one or more other chambers. The plurality of test chambers are each characterized by a length and a hydraulic diameter. The length of each test chamber is aligned substantially parallel to a gravity vector. Each of the test chambers has only one opening disposed along the length of the corresponding test chamber. Additionally, each of the test chambers is coupled via its respective opening to only one of the plurality of inlet channels.
US09063119B2	Methods for detecting vitamin C by mass spectrometry Provided are methods for determining the amount of vitamin C in a sample using mass spectrometry. The methods generally involve ionizing vitamin C in a sample and detecting and quantifying the amount of the ion to determine the amount of vitamin C in the sample.
US09063116B2	System for monitoring and treating transformer oil A system for monitoring and treating transformer oil within an on-line electric transformer may include an oil filtration system using a first filter medium that removes acids dissolved in the transformer oil and a second filter medium that removes moisture from the transformer oil. A control and monitoring system may include a hydrogen sensor, a moisture sensor and a control module that receives and displays information and may be used remotely and wirelessly to control the systems. A monitoring dashboard may be positioned remotely and wirelessly receive and display information.
US09063114B2	Switching valve for liquid chromatography A switching valve includes a stator and a rotor. The stator includes multiple connection ports. The rotor has predetermined switching positions and interacts with the stator to form a fluidic connection or a fluidic disconnection of predetermined connection ports. The rotor can be mounted rotatably via a bearing and pressing device loaded with a predefined pressing force in a direction of the stator. The bearing and pressing device includes a compensation element to load the rotor and transmit the pressing force. The compensation element is configured to make an elastic flexural deformation so that the compensation element loads the rotor when the rotor is wobbling with respect to an axis of rotation.
US09063107B2	Apparatus, systems, and methods adapted to rinse and dry clinical analyzer sample probes A rinsing and drying apparatus of a clinical analyzer probe drain station is provided. The rinsing and drying apparatus has a group of nozzles that are offset from a longitudinal axis of a probe passage and may be inclined and oriented to provide tangentially oriented fluid-jet trajectories exiting into the sample probe passage. The offset nozzles, nozzle orientation, and cavity geometrical features of the device permit the drying capacity of probe-impinging planar air-knife jets to be maximized by stabilizing local internal fluid movement to form a swirling (e.g., helical) gas flow field directed away from a drying region and toward a vacuum exhaust. The rinsing and drying apparatus eliminates rinse water re-circulated entrainment and up-wash (spitting) during the air-knife drying operation. Therefore, the rinsing and drying apparatus significantly reduces water carryout on sampling probes thereby reducing sample/reagent dilution.
US09063102B2	Consumable element magazine for a measuring system for determining an analyte concentration The invention relates to a magazine for a device of a measuring system for determining an analyte concentration in a body fluid sample, wherein the magazine contains consumable analytical elements in a plurality of chambers. According to the invention, a data carrier, on which information is stored, is fastened to the magazine, the information indicating which magazine chambers are not intended for removal of a consumable element due to manufacturing defects. The invention further relates to a device, the control unit of which suppresses access by the removal unit to predefined magazine chambers, to a measuring system comprising such a device and a magazine, and to a method for controlling the removal unit of the device.
US09063097B2	Systems and methods eliminating false defect detections A method for inspecting a manufactured product includes applying a first test regimen to the manufactured product to identify product defects. The first test regimen produces a first set of defect candidates. The method further includes applying a second test regimen to the manufactured product to identify product defects. The second test regimen produces a second set of defect candidates, and the second test regimen is different from the first test regimen. The method also includes generating a first filtered defect set by eliminating ones of the first set of defect candidates that are not indentified in the second set of defect candidates.
US09063096B2	Device for inspecting small pharmaceutical products The device for inspecting separately conveyed tablets or capsules has a guide device for guiding the separately conveyed tablets or capsules, which defines a predetermined tablet pathway, and a heating element designed as a hotplate, which is arranged in an area of the guide device. The device further has an IR sensor for detecting radiation in an infrared range arranged opposite the heating element such that the tablet pathway passes between the heating element and the IR sensor, and an evaluation unit connected to the IR sensor and adapted to compare actual measurement values of the IR sensor with at least one predetermined nominal measurement value.
US09063093B2	Surface inspection method and surface inspection apparatus A surface inspection method for inspecting a surface H of an inspection subject having a specular surface H, including: a step in which the surface H of the inspection subject is irradiated with light L from an oblique direction; a step in which measurement is conducted of the intensity of diffracted light D that is diffracted by adhering foreign matter K among light that is regularly reflected by the surface H of the inspection subject; a step in which measurement is conducted of the intensity of scattered light S that is irregularly reflected by the adhering foreign matter K; and a step in which an adhering condition of foreign matter K on the surface H of the inspection subject is determined based on measurement results for the intensity of the diffracted light D that is regularly reflected, and the intensity of the scattered light S that is irregularly reflected.
US09063080B2	Method of deposition monitoring The invention provides methods and compositions for measuring the formation of scale within a process system. The method involves measuring changes in the cell fouling as reflected on the refraction index measurements of a liquid medium with a refractometer and determining the scale formation from changes in the cell fouling factor. This allows for a refractometer to determine the formation of scale in locations that otherwise would not be measurable.
US09063075B2	Method and device for determining the state of degradation of a lubricant oil The present invention provides a method and a device for determining the degradation of a used oil. The method of the invention is based on calculating the components in the red, green and blue transmission spectral bands IRO, IGo and IBo of the unused oil, carrying out a number of measurements of the transmittance of the same oil after use, calculating the colour indices of the used oil and the reference colour index as CI=1×IR+0.5×IG+0.5IBCIREF=1×IRO0.5×IGO+0.5IBO and obtaining the overall degradation value as OD(%)=100−100×log10(CIREF/CI). By virtue of the method and the corresponding device, real-time monitoring of oil degradation is facilitated.
US09063073B2	Solid working electrode with replaceable tip A working electrode for cyclic voltammetry experiments and the like provides an electrode carrier releasably attaching to replaceable tips each holding a solid working electrode material that may be polished for receipt of a reactant material and which electrically connects to an electrode in the electrode carrier when the tip and carrier are connected.
US09063068B2	Short axis oscillating ultrasonic probe A short axis oscillating ultrasonic probe having a sealed container. A piezoelectric element group is housed within the sealed container and is arranged in a long axis direction. The piezoelectric group having an acoustic lens. The acoustic lens is provided on a rotational retention base which rotates and oscillates in the short axis direction of the piezoelectric element group. A projecting section is respectively provided on both end sides of the acoustic lens positioned in the long axis direction wherein each projection section includes an arc shape on a tip section thereof along a profile of an inner peripheral shape defined by a cover portion of the sealed container for absorbing unwanted ultrasonic waves that propagate in the long axis direction between the ultrasonic wave transmitting and receiving surface and an inner circumferential surface of the sealed container.
US09063050B2	Weathering test instrument and solid-state light-emitting device system Provided is a weathering test instrument that includes: a light source section including a plurality of solid-state light-emitting elements, in which the solid-state light-emitting elements are different in kind from one another, and are configured to emit light beams having respective wavelength regions that are different from one another; a light receptor configured to receive the light beams radiated from the light source section individually for the respective wavelength regions; and a controller configured to control radiant intensities of the respective solid-state light-emitting elements individually, based on received light amounts for the respective wavelength regions derived from the light receptor, and thereby control irradiance at a sample surface for each of the wavelength regions to allow an accelerated test of a sample to be performed.
US09063048B2	Hardness tester and program A hardness tester having an image capturer capturing an indentation image, a data memory, an automatic size-scanning program scanning an indentation size, and a hardness calculation program includes: an identification information providing program providing image data with test specimen identification information and indentation identification information; a memory control program having the image data associated with the identification information stored; a specifying program specifying, when a scanning error occurs, identification information of image data in which the scanning error has occurred; an obtaining program obtaining the image data from the data memory based on the specified identification information; and a re-scanner (a display, an operator, and a manual size-calculation program) re-scanning an indentation size from the obtained image data.
US09063046B1	Hand-held device with reagents and method for detection and diagnostics A hand-held device and method of processing a biological threat agent sample such that any infectious organism is rendered harmless while preserving it for subsequent testing, the method comprising placing a sample comprising a biological threat agent in a reservoir; adding a first reagent comprising peracetic acid in sufficient concentration to reach a predetermined minimal concentration after mixing with the sample in the reservoir; inactivating the sample upon interaction of the sample with the first reagent for a predetermined period of time at a predetermined temperature; removing the inactivated sample from the reservoir; and providing the inactivated sample for subsequent diagnostic testing, wherein the subsequent diagnostic testing is unaffected by inactivation of the sample. In another embodiment, the first reagent comprises a cupric salt, which is mixed with ascorbic acid and hydrogen peroxide to generate cupric ascorbate.
US09063044B2	Magnetic aggregating and washing device for in vitro assays and methods of use thereof Provided herein are magnetic aggregating and washing devices. Further provided herein are methods using magnetic aggregation to aggregate and wash sample molecules in an in vitro assay.
US09063031B2	Pressure-measuring plug for a combustion engine Disclosed is a pressure-measuring plug for a combustion engine. The pressure-measuring plug comprises a plug body and a ring-shaped sensing structure. The plug body comprises an external thread for mounting the plug body into a cylinder head of the combustion engine. The ring-shaped sensing structure comprises an outer section and an inner core. A proximal end of the plug body is attached to the outer section. The inner core comprises a through hole for receiving a rod-shaped element. The ring-shaped sensing structure allows the inner core to move relatively to the outer section along a cylinder axis of the ring-shaped sensing structure. The inner core further comprises an internal thread for mounting in the through hole a rod-shaped element with an external thread.
US09063026B2	Energy harvesting power output measurement apparatus and methods for cycling The present teachings provide apparatus and methods for measuring the power output of a person, such as a cyclist. According to various embodiments, while measuring the power output, the present teachings provide for the harvesting of the input energy to provide electrical power to the apparatus. Among others, embodiments are described wherein power measurements are obtained from the drive train of a bicycle by making use of piezoelectric element(s) capable of producing electricity when deformed by applied forces. In addition, telemetry information of the applied forces can be obtained with the use of an inertial measurement unit.
US09063025B2	Position indicator A position indicator includes a capacitor having a capacitance that changes in correspondence to a force applied to one end part of a housing. The capacitor is configured by a pressure detecting chip that includes a first electrode and a second electrode disposed opposite to the first electrode with a predetermined distance defined therebetween to have capacitance Cv formed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The capacitance Cv changes when the force applied to the one end part of the housing is transmitted to the first electrode to thereby change a relationship (e.g., the distance) between the two electrodes. A pressure transmitting member having predetermined elasticity is disposed on the first electrode such that the force applied to the one end part of the housing is transmitted to the first electrode of the semiconductor element via the pressure transmitting member.
US09063016B2	Fail safe multi-sensor component A system and method is presented for a multi-sensor component for an HVAC system. The multi-sensor component comprises a sensor assembly, having a temperature detector for measuring a temperature of an object or medium, a presence detector to detect the presence of the object or medium against the sensor, and a pressure detector for measuring a pressure of the medium. The temperature, presence and pressure detectors may also be affixed within a single sensor housing. In a heating mode the multi-sensor component is heated by a heater, and in a cooling mode the multi-sensor component cools toward a temperature of the object or medium, and the temperature detector provides temperature data indicative of a temperature response comprising one of a temperature change, a rate of change and a time constant of a thermal decay rate of the multi-sensor component and the presence of the object or medium.
US09063009B2	Nondestructive testing of a carrier element of an elevator installation A testing device includes a receiving unit for electromagnetic signals arranged on a carrier element to be tested to generate test data from received electromagnetic radiation. The test data are evaluated in a processing system to determine a deviation of the test data from a nominal state of the carrier element. The testing device is used to test a carrier element of an elevator installation on which the elevator car is suspended.
US09063005B2	Reflowable opto-electronic module An optical proximity sensor module includes a substrate, a light emitter mounted on a first surface of the substrate, the light emitter being operable to emit light at a first wavelength, and a light detector mounted on the first surface of the substrate, the light detector being operable to detect light at the first wavelength. The module includes an optics member disposed substantially parallel to the substrate, and a separation member, wherein the separation member is disposed between the substrate and the optics member. Multiple modules can be fabricated in a wafer-level process and can be composed of reflowable materials so that the modules can be incorporated more easily into devices whose manufacture occurs, at least in part, at elevated temperatures when the module is integrated into the device or during subsequent manufacturing processes.
US09062999B2	System and method of encoding item information from a scale in a self-service scanning solution This invention relates to a system including a scale that weighs an item placed on the scale and encodes the weight and/or other item information into a machine readable code. The system may include a display that is coupled to the scale and displays the machine readable code. The scale may encode the item in Quick Response (QR) code format, Universal Product Code (UPC) format, and/or other computer-readable format. A mobile device may take a picture of or otherwise scan the machine readable code to determine the weight and/or other information encoded therein. The system may include a wireless transmitter that wirelessly transmits the weight. The mobile device may include a wireless receiver that wirelessly receives the weight transmitted from the scale. The mobile device may execute a self-scan application that uses the de-encoded or otherwise obtained weight for pricing the item based on the weight or other purposes.
US09062998B2	Method for determining a size of an electronic apparatus used for an external apparatus, and electronic apparatus According to at least one embodiment, the embodiment provides a method for determining a size of an electronic apparatus. The electronic apparatus includes a connector for electrically connecting to an external apparatus, and a supporting plate for supporting a back surface of the external apparatus. The method includes determining a minimal length of the electronic apparatus by balancing moment of forces on a first fulcrum according to a first acting force, a gravity of the external apparatus and a length of the external apparatus in a condition that the external apparatus does not rotate with respect to the electronic apparatus.
US09062992B2	Using mote-associated indexes Systems and related methods utilizing one or more mote-related content indexes.
US09062981B2	Map information processing apparatus An apparatus includes a map information storage section (16) that stores map information on an area by area basis formed in meshes; a positioning section (15) for measuring its own present location; a new road detecting section (19) for deciding that a new road is detected when the present location is determined to be on a road not included in the map information; a new road registration decision section (20) for deciding that the new road is registerable to the map information stored in the map information storage section when the road density in the area including the new road is equal to or less than a predetermined value; and a new road registration section (21) for registering the new road to the map information stored in the map information storage section, when the new road is determined to be registerable.
US09062978B2	Tracking a body by nonlinear and non-Gaussian parametric filtering A general framework for parametric filters is based on belief condensation (BC), which can cope with highly nonlinear and non-Gaussian system models. The methodology exploits the specific structure of the problem and decomposes it in such a way that the linear and Gaussian part can be solved in closed form, while the remaining parts are addressed by an optimization process, referred to as BC. Simulation results show that the performance of the proposed BC filter is close to that of the particle filter, but with a much lower complexity.
US09062963B2	Thickness measurement system and thickness measurement method Thickness measurement apparatuses 1 and 2 are set a preset distance Ld from each other. The first apparatus 1 performs calibration using a thickness reference plate 5c. While the second apparatus 2, placed on a downstream side in a conveying direction, is performing measurement process, mode setter 3 sets “measurement” for the first apparatus 1. Mode setter 3 further gives an instruction to start a “thickness correction” process to the second apparatus 2. Mode setter 3 delays a first thickness measurement value 1 until a position corresponding to the distance is reached in a traveling distance, determines the difference between the first value 1 and a second thickness measurement value 2 from the second apparatus 2 as a correction value, and executes thickness correction without halting the measurement performed by the second apparatus 2.
US09062960B2	Flexible waveguides for optical coherence tomography A system and method for depth-resolved imaging of a sample are presented. The system for depth-resolved imaging of a sample includes a substrate of substantially flexible material, a plurality of waveguides disposed on the substrate, an optical element disposed at a distal end of the plurality of waveguides, and one or more interferometers. Light is collected from the sample through the optical element and plurality of waveguides on the flexible substrate on its path to the one or more interferometers. The interferometers are configured to combine a reference light with the light received by at least a portion of the plurality of waveguides to resolve contributions from one or more depths of the sample. The system further includes a light guiding element coupled between the plurality of waveguides and the one or more interferometers.
US09062949B1	Apparatus, methods, and systems for electromagnetic projectile launching Apparatus, methods, and systems for electromagnetic projectile launching are described. In one example, a projectile for use with an electromagnetic launcher includes an armature configured to couple to a payload and configured for acceleration by the electromagnetic launcher. The armature includes a superconductor material.
US09062944B1	Broadhead arrowhead A broadhead arrowhead has a cylindrical central body having a longitudinal axis and a plurality of wing blades that extend radially from the central body. Each wing blade includes a generally triangular surface including a leading edge, a trailing edge and a root edge along the central body. A foil portion is formed in each wing blade and defined by a line extending from a forward point where the wing blade meets the central body at the root edge to the trailing edge. The leading edge is sharpened and each wing blade is oriented in the same circumferential direction with respect to the central body.
US09062940B2	Mine detonating apparatus A steerable mine detonation apparatus is adapted to be pushed by a steered vehicle. The apparatus comprises a frame and at least two spaced apart ground engaging members adapted to support the apparatus and adapted to exert a force on mines in the apparatus' path sufficient to cause detonation thereof. At least one ground engaging member is steerable, and at least one steerable ground engaging member is attached to the frame so as to pivot with respect thereto about a substantially vertical axis and is connected to a steering linkage, the apparatus further comprising a steering mechanism operatively connected to the steering linkage and, in use, to the pushing vehicle. An actuator is adapted to vary the configuration of the steering mechanism.
US09062921B2	Apparatus, system and method for cleaning heat exchanger tubes A hose reel assembly, system and method for cleaning tubes, particularly heat exchanger tubes, which system includes independently rotatable inner and outer drums. The inner drum is rotated in a first or second direction by a first motor assembly to wind a hose disposed in a gap between the drums, off of or onto the inner drum. A second motor rotates the outer drum causing rotation of a nozzle on the hose about the hose's longitudinal axis and at speeds of about 100 to about 1600 rpm. The nozzle delivers a water jet at pressures of up to about 55,000 psi to cut through deposits in the bores of the exchanger tubes. The nozzle is mounted on an indexer movable within the heat exchanger and a camera and joystick on a remote console enables an operator to view the cleaning operations and manipulate the nozzle in relative safety.
US09062905B2	Low temperature device with low-vibration sample holding device A low temperature device has a low temperature container with an investigational opening. A material sample to that is to be examiner is mounted on a sample-holding device in the low temperature container. A sample that is fastened to the sample holding device can be cooled to the desired temperature using a cooling device, such as a pulse tube cooler, with a cold head that is inside the low temperature container. The sample holder is disposed in the low temperature container in such a way that the sample can be seen through the investigational opening. Because the investigational opening is flexible and not rigidly connected to the low temperature container, vibrations produced by the mechanical cooling device are prevented from being transferred to the investigational opening. Thus, a vibration-sensitive investigating and manipulating device can be coupled to the investigational opening without vibrations being transferred to the investigating and manipulating device.
US09062901B2	Evaporator Provided is an evaporator including a flow part having a refrigerant flow therein, separately from a first compartment and a second compartment to improve a refrigerant channel structure, in a double evaporator in which a refrigerant flows in a first column and a second column, respectively, thereby reducing the number of four inlets and outlets that is disposed in the first column and the second column, respectively.
US09062899B2	Pairs of working substances for absorption heat pumps, absorption refrigeration machines and heat transformers A working substance pairing comprising a working substance and an ionic liquid, its use in absorption heat pumps, absorption refrigeration machines and heat transformers and also corresponding apparatuses.
US09062865B2	Housing and light emitting device having the same A housing of light emitting device including a first part for accommodating a light emitting diode module and providing a space for heat dissipation is disclosed. The first part includes an outline casing forming an enclosed room and at least one heat conductive structure disposed inside the enclosed room. The heat conductive structure couples to a heat dissipating side and a light emitting side of the outline casing.
US09062861B2	Lens and light source module with same The present disclosure relates to a lens. The lens includes a bottom surface, a light input surface, a light output surface and reflective structure. The light input surface is a curved surface depressing from a center of the bottom surface. The light output surface is opposite to the bottom surface. The light output surface includes a concave surface located at a center thereof and a convex surface located at peripheral thereof and surrounding the concave surface. The reflective structure is received in the light input surface. The reflective structure includes a plurality of globoid reflective units. The present disclosure also relates to a light source module with the lens.
US09062858B2	Optical semiconductor lighting apparatus A optical semiconductor lighting apparatus includes: a board; a drive IC which is disposed in a central portion of the board; a plurality of semiconductor optical devices which is disposed adjacent to and around the drive IC in the board in a grid shape in one or more rows and columns; a non-insulating heat sink in which the board is disposed; an insulating housing which accommodates the heat sink and protects the drive IC and the plurality of semiconductor optical devices from withstand voltages; and a first optical member which faces the plurality of semiconductor optical devices, transmits or reflects light irradiated from the semiconductor optical devices, and forms a vertical vent hole corresponding to the drive IC; and a second optical member which is connected to an upper side of the housing and forms light distribution by refracting light transmitted or reflected from the first optical member.
US09062851B2	LED lamp, LED illumination device, and LED module An LED lamp provides a strong red color with a natural appearance. The LED lamp is provided with an LED module and a filter. The LED module includes a blue LED with a main emission peak in the 440 nm to 460 nm wavelength band, a green/yellow phosphor that is excited by light emitted by the blue LED, and a red phosphor that is excited by light emitted by at least one of the blue LED and the green/yellow phosphor. The filter reduces the spectral radiation intensity of at least a portion of the 570 nm to 590 nm wavelength band among light emitted by the LED module.
US09062848B2	Light source device and illumination device including the light source device An illumination device including a light source device includes a light source being constituted by LED(s); a light source side reflective plate to which the light source is fixed; an emission side reflective plate facing the light source side reflective plate; and a fixing means for fixing the both reflective plates, wherein the emission side reflective plate is formed so that a portion thereof facing the light source has the highest optical reflectance and the lowest optical transmittance while the optical reflectance decreases and the optical transmittance increases farther away from the light source, and the distance between the both reflective plates is greatest at a portion where the light source is disposed, while the distance decreases at portions farther away from the portion where the light source is disposed. Thus the device can supply light in a substantially uniform manner from a light irradiation surface.
US09062846B2	Linear light source apparatus The linear light source apparatus includes an elongated rectangular wiring substrate; a plurality of light-emitting devices which are aligned on a straight line on the top surface of the wiring substrate; reflectors provided on the top surface such that each reflector corresponds to one light-emitting device; a sealing resin portion which seals each of the light-emitting devices; and a heat radiation sheet provided on the bottom surface of the wiring substrate. A plurality of grooves are provided on the bottom surface of the substrate. Each groove is formed so as to have a line shape and to extend in a lateral direction of the wiring substrate. Each of the grooves is located between adjacent light-emitting devices. The heat radiation sheet is provided on the entire bottom surface of the wiring substrate.
US09062843B2	Lighting unit and luminaire for road and/or street lighting A lighting unit for use in a luminaire, in particular a luminaire for road and/or street lighting, comprising a plurality of light sources and a reflector unit arranged in front of the light sources to control the distribution of the light emitted by said light sources, wherein he reflector unit comprises a plurality of reflector elements arranged parallel to each other, with at least some of the reflector elements comprising a first portion adapted for total reflection and a second portion adapted for partial reflection.
US09062838B1	Downwardly-extending light fixture A lighting fixture formed having a housing, a lens and a luminaire. The housing having a wall extending between an upper end and a lower end. An upper flange circumscribing the wall and extending outwardly from the upper end of the housing. A lower flange inscribing the wall and inwardly extending from the lower end of the housing. The lens carried by the lower flange. The lighting fixture is carried by the upper flange, such as resting on the grid of a dropped ceiling. The luminaire is carried on an insert, with the insert resting above the upper flange.
US09062826B2	Refillable and rechargeable grease gun reservoir A refillable reusable grease gun reservoir has grease inlet and outlet ports coupled with dry break fittings enabling the reservoir to be used and refilled. The reservoir may be filled through the top and/or bottom of the reservoir body.
US09062823B2	Adjustable stand mechanism for electronic device An exemplary adjustable stand mechanism for supporting an electronic device includes a holding member for holding the electronic device and a support member for supporting the holding member at a selected one of different inclined angles. The support member includes a first stand rotatably engaged with the holding member, and a second stand also rotatably engaged with the holding member. The first stand selectably supports the holding member and provides a first inclined angle for the holding member. The second stand selectably supports the holding member and provides a second inclined angle for the holding member which is different from the first inclined angle.
US09062821B2	Apparatus for suspending and releasably holding an electronic media device having a viewable screen An apparatus for releasably holding an electronic media device having a generally flat screen on which an image can be electronically displayed. In one form, such apparatus includes a base including hinged first segment and a second segments whereby allowing the base segments to be adjustably positioned and held in selected angular positions relative to each other so as to substantially reduce an operative length of the base and facilitate storage and transportation of the apparatus. The first segment of the apparatus includes structure for suspending the base from a support. The second segment of the apparatus includes structure for receiving, releasably holding and stabilizing the electronic media device with the generally flat screen of such device facing away from the front of the base.
US09062820B2	Holder mechanism for a multi-function electronic device In an embodiment, a holder mechanism is provided. The holder mechanism has an upper and a lower sliding plate, an upper and a lower lever guide arm, and an upper and a lower spring. The sliding plates have an adjustment lever plate rod slot and one or more fingers. The lever guide arms have a hinge end and a spring end and are hinged to their respective sliding plates at a hinge end. Each spring pulls the spring end of its respective lever guide arm and its respective sliding plate together. An adjustment lever between the sliding plates has an upper and a lower guide rod. Each guide rod is between the respective sliding plate and the respective lever guide arm. An adjustment lever plate rod passes through adjustment lever plate rod slots in the upper and lower sliding plates, and is connected to the adjustment lever.
US09062807B2	Method for identifying a blockage of a dosing valve of an SCR catalytic converter system The invention relates to a method for identifying a blockage of one or more spray openings of a dosing valve of an SCR catalytic converter system. Said method comprises the closure of the dosing valve, the determination of a first pressure profile in the hydraulic system in the delivery module of the SCR catalytic converter system, and the determination of the stiffness of the hydraulic system from the first pressure profile. The dosing valve is subsequently opened, a second pressure profile in the hydraulic system in the delivery module of the SCR catalytic converter system is determined, and a blockage of one or more spray openings of the dosing valve is determined from the stiffness and from the second pressure profile.
US09062802B2	Low profile, wrappable elongate members spacer and method of maintaining elongate members in fixed, spaced relative relation A low profile, wrappable spacer and method for maintaining a pair of elongate members in fixed, spaced relation to one another is provided. The wrappable spacer includes a flexible elongate body having oppositely facing inner and outer faces extending along laterally spaced, lengthwise extending edges between opposite ends. The inner face has an adhesive surface. At least one member extends between the edges transversely to the lengthwise extending edges. The member extends outwardly from the adhesive surface, wherein the adhesive surface is configured for adhesion to at least one of the member, the elongate members or the outer face.
US09062801B2	Attachment collar for elongate elements The present invention relates to an attachment collar for elongate elements, the collar comprising a belt portion suitable for being fastened on a support, the belt portion being open and defining an inside space suitable for receiving the elongate element. In order to close the belt portion and thus retain the elongate elements in the inside space, the collar firstly an array of gripping elements made of plastics material injected integrally with the belt portion and situated on its outside face, and secondly a tape secured to the belt portion via one of its ends, the inside face of the tape presenting retention means suitable for co-operating with the gripping elements of the belt portion in order to secure the tape and the belt portion together, the belt portion presenting stiffness that is greater than the stiffness of the tape.
US09062784B2	Valve assembly and components therefore A valve assembly, including a valve body, at least one passage along which fluid can be selectively allowed to pass, and at least one ball located in the passage so as to be movable between a first position in which a channel in the ball forms part of the passage and a second position in which the ball prevents fluid passing and wherein at least one end of the body and depending inwardly towards one side of the at last one ball there is provided is retention assembly.
US09062782B2	Hydraulic gain of transmission control elements A system controlling gain in a control element includes a source of line pressure, a source of signal pressure, a control valve that controls communication between line pressure and the control element, including a first differential area communicating with control element pressure, and a second differential area, and a gain control valve that opens and closes communication between control element pressure and the second differential area in response to signal pressure.
US09062776B2	Sealing device and rotary bearing therewith The invention relates to a sealing device (1) for two components (4, 5) which are mounted on each other and are displaceable in relation to each other, in particular of a rotary bearing (2), with an elastomer part (7) which is arranged in a stationary manner on one of the components (4) and has at least one sealing surface (11, 12) providing a seal in relation to a mating sealing surface (9, 10) of the other component (5). In order to reduce the wear and frictional resistance of the sealing device (1), at least one sealing surface (11) is arranged so as to be controllable externally in respect of the press-on force thereof in relation to the mating sealing surface (9).
US09062760B2	Automatic transmission control method and control apparatus, and automatic transmission system A method comprises a pre-charge step of pre-charging operating oil; a holding step of holding an operating pressure at an oil pressure less than an oil pressure during the pre-charge, for a given period of time; and a raising step of raising the operating pressure to cause an engagement-side friction element to be engaged. The method further comprises a setting step of setting a pre-charge period in the pre-charge step. The setting step includes predicting a timing at which the engagement-side friction element is to be engaged; actually measuring a timing at which the engagement-side friction element has been actually engaged; and setting the period of the pre-charge step to allow a difference between the timings to become smaller.
US09062759B2	Pulley device with a damping element Pulley device for a rotary machine, and in particular a compressor, comprising a pulley, a rolling bearing, a torque transmission plate having an axial sleeve designed to be mounted on a rotary spindle of the rotary machine and a radial plate extending radially from the axial sleeve and having the general shape of a disc, said pulley being mounted on an outer ring of the rolling bearing and on the torque transmission plate, the torque transmission plate being able to transmit a rotational movement from the pulley to the rotary spindle.Said pulley device comprises a damping element located between the pulley and the torque transmission plate.
US09062744B2	Two-speed drive module A drive module that includes an electric motor and a multi-speed transmission assembly having a two-speed planetary transmission stage. The multi-speed transmission assembly outputs rotary power to a differential assembly.
US09062739B2	Electric cylinder An electric cylinder has a cylinder housing and a clamping assembly in the cylinder housing. An electric motor assembly is coupled with the clamping assembly to drive the clamping assembly between a first and second position. The electric motor assembly has an electric motor with a rotary output. The clamping assembly has a drive pulley assembly coupled with the rotary output. A lead screw is rotatably coupled with the drive pulley for axial movement. The lead screw moves between the first and second positions. A compliance coupling is positioned between the lead screw and the drive pulley. The compliance coupling is axially movable in the pulley assembly for absorbing shock when the piston assembly encounters a stop.
US09062738B2	Damper Damper for dampening the movement of a component, in particular a component in the interior of an automobile, comprising a damper housing and a damper element being located at least partially within the damper housing and being moveable with regard to the damper housing, and a spring element being in operational connection with the damper element and biasing the damper element in a first moving direction, wherein mechanical locking means are provided which inhibit a movement of the damper element with regard to the damper housing at least in the first moving direction when the spring element is biased, and in that the mechanical locking means are releasable.
US09062736B2	Nodal spring assembly for an electronic toothbrush A nodally mounted spring arrangement for a drive train which is used in an electronic toothbrush which includes a housing. A V shaped spring member (15) is secured at both ends thereof, wherein the spring member has a node point (30) along a ridge line, approximately halfway along the length of the spring member. A mounting plate (26) member is fixedly connected to the node point of the spring member and also fixedly connected to the housing of the toothbrush.
US09062735B2	Support construction, fixing element and method The invention relates to a support construction (1) for fabrication equipment of microscopic structures, comprising a monolithic foundation body (3) on which, for fixing the fabrication equipment, a fixing element (6) is provided comprising a resilient element. The fixing element further comprises a rigid element (10) whose rigidity decreases significantly when applying a dynamic force to the fixing element which force exceeds a predetermined threshold value. The support construction is further designed such that, regardless of the size of the dynamic force applied to the fixing element, a static force applied to the fixing element is substantially transmitted via the resilient element to the foundation body.
US09062734B2	Shock absorber and vehicle using the same A shock absorber includes a first and a second passage configured to flow a working fluid out of one chamber by movement of a piston, a first damping force generation mechanism installed at the first passage and configured to generate a damping force, a housing having at least a partial passage of the second passage formed therein, a free piston movably installed in the housing and configured to partition the second passage into an upstream side and a downstream side, and a spring member disposed in the housing and configured to hole the free piston at a neutral position, wherein a second damping force generation mechanism including a friction member installed at an inner side of the cylinder with respect to the sealing member and constituted by an annular elastic rubber section in sliding contact with the piston rod and an annular base section to which the elastic rubber section is fixed and a communication passage configured to reduce a pressure difference between both sides in an axial direction of the friction member is provided.
US09062726B2	Disc brake device and caliper A disc brake device includes a disc rotor, which rotates around a rotation axis, friction pads opposed to friction surfaces of the disc rotor, a first member provided on a fixed part on a vehicle body side, a second member supported so as to be slidable relative to the first member by a slide mechanism, a third member, which holds the friction pads and is supported so as to be swingable relative to the second member around a swing axis in a radial direction of the disc rotor as a center of swing by a swing mechanism, and a return mechanism provided on the swing mechanism to apply force to the third member to restore the same to an initial position in a swing direction. Therefore, the disc brake device has an effect of inhibiting abnormal noise.
US09062723B2	Parallel double clutch device and drivetrain having a parallel double clutch device of said type A parallel double-clutch device is arranged in a drivetrain of a motor vehicle between a drive unit and transmission of the drivetrain. The device comprises a first clutch arrangement assigned to a first transmission-input shaft for selectively transmitting torque between the drive unit and first transmission-input shaft. A second clutch arrangement is assigned to a second transmission-input shaft for selectively transmitting torque between the drive unit and second transmission-input shaft. The first clutch arrangement can be actuated by at least one hydraulically drivable first actuating piston assigned a first pressure chamber delimited by a first pressure-chamber housing and the first actuating piston. The second clutch arrangement can be actuated by at least one hydraulically drivable second actuating piston assigned a second pressure chamber delimited by a second pressure-chamber housing and the second actuating piston. The pressure-chamber housing is at least partially substantially stationary and/or rotationally fixed.
US09062712B1	Passive thermal management of foil bearings Systems and methods for passive thermal management of foil bearing systems are disclosed herein. The flow of the hydrodynamic film across the surface of bearing compliant foils may be disrupted to provide passive cooling and to improve the performance and reliability of the foil bearing system.
US09062704B2	Compact, portable resistance heating device A compact, portable resistance heating device that takes a source of alternating current electricity and through a series of connections and circuitry splits the alternating current electricity into a plurality of circuits. The compact, portable resistance heating device is capable of heating a plurality of cartridge heaters at one time, individually or a combination thereof. The compact, portable resistance heating device is controlled by at least one controller that controls three (3) power output receptacles. The controller is capable of producing 0-100% output power to each respective cartridge heater. Each cartridge heater may be individually controlled by an on/off switch, and an indicator light may be provided and illuminate when each cartridge heater is energized. The cartridge heaters of the compact, portable resistance heating device do not require close tolerances with an axial bore of a stud or threaded bolt and are further capable of being bent to suit the particular operation.
US09062699B2	Method and system of a quick-connector assembly Quick connector assembly. At least some of the illustrative embodiments involve coupling an implement that has a stem member to the distal end of a pole that defines a long axis. The coupling comprising: inserting the stem member that defines a cross-sectional shape into an exposed aperture of a connector where the exposed aperture defines a cross-sectional shape that corresponds to the cross-sectional shape of the stem member; and then locking the implement into the connector such that the both rotational movement of the implement, and movement parallel to the long axis, is restrained, the locking by turning a cam member associated with the connector less than a full rotation.
US09062697B2	Hidden fastener A fastening assembly for fastening an object to a surface or a structure, and/or between structures or objects, includes a plate having a first and second hole. A first fastener extends through the first hole and is adapted for attaching the plate to the surface. A second fastener has a head configured to be received in the second hole to hold the second fastener to the plate and is adapted for connection to the object. Preferably at least one set screw extends from an edge of the plate to lock the plate to the second fastener. The plate is pivotal about both fasteners so that the plate can swivel providing flexibility in installation and use.
US09062690B2	Carbon dioxide compression systems A gas compression system for use with a gas stream. The gas compression system may include a number of compressors for compressing the gas stream, one or more ejectors for further compressing the gas stream, a condenser positioned downstream of the ejectors, and a waste heat source. A return portion of the gas stream may be in communication with the ejectors via the waste heat source.
US09062686B2	Sealing arrangement for a rotating shaft A sealing arrangement for a rotating shaft, which is in particular designed as a drive shaft of a pump, has a stationary seal holder in which a first and a second slide ring seal are supported. The slide ring seals each have a co-rotating rotary seal part and a stationary seal part. A sealing space is formed between the slide ring seals and the seal holder to which sealing fluid can be supplied via a feed line. In order to enable good rotor dynamics of the shaft with the seal arrangement, a bearing is arranged between the first and the second slide ring seals by means of which the shaft can be supported with respect to the seal holder.
US09062685B2	Fan assembly with tangential air inlet A fan assembly for generating an air flow within a room includes an impeller and a motor for driving the impeller to draw an air flow into the fan assembly, and a casing having a continuous interior passage with a tangential air inlet through which the air flow enters the interior passage and at least one air outlet for emitting at least a portion of the air flow. The casing defines a bore about which the interior passage extends and through which air from outside the fan assembly is drawn by the air emitted from said at least one air outlet.
US09062661B2	Assembly as bearing arrangement for the rotational mounting of machine and plant parts A bearing arrangement for rotational mounting of machine and plant components, comprising a nose ring, a bearing ring and a retaining ring of a large rolling bearing serving as a main mounting of a rotor of a wind power installation, and further comprising a plurality of tapered-roller rolling bearing arrays, particularly at least two tapered-roller rolling element arrays, which roll circulatingly about a main axis of rotation about the axial direction, and further comprising at least one cylindrical roller array arranged perpendicularly to the tapered-roller rolling element arrays and operative to support radial force components, wherein the plurality of tapered-roller rolling bearing arrays for supporting all axial force components are arranged parallel to one another, and planes of the tapered-roller rolling element arrays in which the tapered-roller rolling element arrays rotate about the axial main axis upon rotational movement of the mounted part do not intersect.
US09062659B2	Nacelle thermal conditioning system for off-shore wind turbines A thermal conditioning system for an off-shore wind turbine is provided. The thermal conditioning system comprises channels for circulating ambient air from an inlet area located in the outside of the wind turbine nacelle to an outlet area located in the outside of the wind turbine preventing that the ambient air enters inside the wind turbine nacelle. The ambient air channels are arranged to cool conductively or convectively the air inside the wind turbine nacelle.
US09062657B2	Horizontally oriented wind turbine A mill that reacts to fluid flow to create energy includes a vertically oriented hub and an arm attaching to and rotating with the hub in a horizontal plane. A plate is attached to the arm, and a vane cooperates with the plate. The vane includes a curved suction side, a planar pressure side, a leading edge, and a trailing edge. Within any 90 degree rotation of the arm, the vane rotates relative to the arm no more than 45 degrees.
US09062654B2	Modular micro wind turbine A modular wind turbine has been developed that includes a turbine housing that contains a circular stabilization ring. The turbine also includes a central hub with multiple airfoil blades that are attached to the interior of the circular stabilization ring. A drive shaft extends from the central hub that turns an electric generator with multiple magnets and coils that generate electricity upon rotation of the of the drive shaft.
US09062640B2	Fuel rail and fuel injection apparatus using the same A tubular rail body has an inlet for introducing a fuel therein from a fuel supply source. A plurality of tubular protrusion portions project from the rail body in a substantially vertical direction relative to an axial direction of the rail body, and are arranged at a predetermined interval in the axial direction. A tubular extension portion extends from each of the protrusion portions in a substantially vertical direction relative to both an axial direction of the protrusion portions and the axial direction of the rail body. The tubular extension portion is inserted into a bore which extends from an exterior of an internal combustion engine to a combustion chamber. A connecting portion is formed on an end portion of the extension portion opposite to the protrusion portion and is fluidly connected with a fuel injector inserted in the bore.
US09062639B1	Dual inlet air induction system with panel filter for vehicle engine An air induction system includes a housing defining an inner cavity. The housing has a first wall with a first air inlet, a second wall with a second air inlet, and an air outlet for directing air to the vehicle engine. A panel filter is mounted within the housing and divides the inner cavity so that the first inlet and the second inlet are upstream of the panel filter and the outlet is downstream of the panel filter when air flows through the housing from either of the air inlets to the air outlet and through the panel filter from a first side of the filter to a second side of the filter. The first air inlet, the second air inlet, and the panel filter are positioned so that the first side is lower than the second side when the housing is installed in the vehicle.
US09062637B2	Turbocharged engine purge flow monitor diagnostic A method is provided for testing the evaporative emission system of a vehicle having a forced induction engine. The method includes controlling a vacuum bypass valve and a purge flow control valve to create the necessary conditions to perform the testing of the evaporative emission system. The method determines whether an evaporative system integrity monitor switch is open after a timer is initiated and the vacuum bypass valve is opened.
US09062631B2	Gas supply apparatus for internal combustion engine A straight port and a swirl port supply low-oxygen-concentration gas and high-oxygen-concentration gas into a combustion chamber of an engine such that high-level-oxygen-concentration gas and low-level-oxygen-concentration gas are formed from the high-oxygen-concentration gas and the low-oxygen-concentration gas in an adjacent region of the combustion chamber, which is adjacent to a fuel mist injected from an injection hole of a fuel injection valve. The high-level-oxygen-concentration gas is located in a corresponding area of the adjacent region, which is generally opposite from the fuel injection hole, and the low-level-oxygen-concentration gas is located in a remaining area of the adjacent region, which is other than the corresponding area of the adjacent region.
US09062625B2	Fuel control system and fuel control method of a gasoline direct injection engine A fuel control system and fuel control method of gasoline direct injection engine can improve noise vibration harshness (NVH) by preventing fuel from flowing backward into a low pressure pump by determining whether the ignition of the engine is turned off and maintaining the operation of an inlet valve of a high pressure pump for a predetermined time when the ignition of the engine is determined to be turned off.
US09062619B2	Engine control device for tractor In structure of an engine control device for a tractor, when a standard engine performance curve is selected by a mode selection device, and a PTO drive device, which drives an implement attached to a tractor, is turned on, switching to the engine speed maintenance control mode is performed. Further, when a fuel efficient engine performance curve is selected by the mode selection device, and the PTO drive device, which drives the implement, is turned on, switching to the engine speed change control mode is performed. The problem that an engine stall tends to occur when control for maintaining the engine speed is performed while the fuel efficient engine performance curve with lower consumption rate than normal consumption rate is selected can be solved.
US09062618B2	System and method for controlling an automatic stop-start engine system in an automotive vehicle having an electric parking brake A system and method for controlling an automatic stop-start system of an automotive vehicle is disclosed. The system monitors the status of the parking brake to determine if the parking brake is in a state of transition between an applied state and a released state (in either direction). If the parking brake is in a state of transition, then the automatic re-starting of the engine is inhibited until the parking brake is no longer in a state of transition.
US09062615B2	Methods and system for control of a two-stage turbocharger Various methods and systems are provided for regulating air flow through a two-stage turbocharger. In one embodiment, a method for an engine comprises, in response to a transient engine operating event, adjusting a provided amount of exhaust gas recirculation provided to an intake of the engine based on at least one of desired intake oxygen, one or more turbocharger conditions of a turbocharger, or a magnitude of the transient engine operating event.
US09062609B2	Symmetric fuel injection for turbine combustor A fuel injection system comprises a combustor liner, an air tube, a fuel manifold and a fuel injector. The combustor liner defines primary and secondary combustion zones. The air tube extends through the combustor liner along an axis to an exit aperture inside the combustor. The fuel manifold is positioned proximate the combustor line to deliver fuel through the air tube to the primary and secondary combustion zones. The fuel injector is coupled to the fuel manifold and positioned to inject the fuel along an axis of the air tube, such that the fuel has a substantially symmetric distribution at the exit aperture.
US09062592B2	Glow plug and electric thermostat with the same A glow plug may include: i) a hollow plug housing that is mounted on a plug mount in an insulation status; ii) a center shaft that is fixed to one end of the plug housing in an insulation status and receives power from the outside; iii) a heating unit that is connected to the center shaft and the other end of the plug housing, and generates heat using a potential difference; and iv) a connecting unit that insulates the plug mount and the center shaft, is coupled to the plug mount, and electrically connects with center shaft with the plug housing.
US09062577B2	Diesel engine operation for fast transient response and low emissions A method for controlling emissions in the exhaust gas of a diesel engine, the engine having an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system. The engine's exhaust aftertreatment system need have only an oxidation catalyst and a particulate filter (with no NOx reduction or adsorption device). In “normal” engine conditions, the engine is operated with a lean air-fuel ratio, with “normal” engine conditions being engine conditions other than transient load increase engine conditions. Also, during normal engine conditions, the EGR system is used to reduce engine-out NOx. During transient load increase engine conditions, the engine is operated stoichiometrically or near stoichiometrically and the use of EGR is interrupted.
US09062569B2	Systems, methods, and apparatus for regenerating a catalytic material A steam generator coupled in flow communication downstream from a combustion device that produces a flow of exhaust gases includes a heating device configured to heat the exhaust gases that include oxides of nitrogen (NOx), and an oxidation catalyst coupled downstream from the heating device. The oxidation catalyst facilitates reducing an amount of NOx in the exhaust gases channeled into the oxidation catalyst at a first temperature that is less than a thermal regeneration temperature for a catalytic material and at a second temperature that is approximately equal to at least the thermal regeneration temperature such that the catalytic material is simultaneously regenerated.
US09062565B2	Gas turbine engine containment device A fan containment system for a gas turbine engine, and a method of making the same, is disclosed that in one embodiment includes casing that surrounds at least a portion of a plurality of fan blades. In one form, a pair of standoff rings is formed in an outer surface of the casing that are spaced apart from one another a predetermined distance running circumferentially about the inner nacelle ring. A containment ring is positioned around a radially outer surface of the standoff rings to form an interference fit between the two.
US09062564B2	Solvent based slurry compositions for making environmental barrier coatings and environmental barrier coatings comprising the same Organic solvent based slurry compositions for making an environmental barrier coating including from about 6.8 wt % to about 96.1 wt % solvent; from about 3.9 wt % to about 93.2 wt % primary material; and from about 0.01 wt % to about 20 wt % slurry sintering aid.
US09062562B2	Composite material turbomachine engine blade or vane, compressor stator segment or turbine nozzle segment incorporating such vanes and method for manufacturing same A method for fabricating a turbomachine blade or vane of composite material including fiber reinforcement densified by a matrix is disclosed. The method includes: making a one-piece fiber blank by three-dimensional weaving; shaping the fiber blank to obtain a one-piece fiber preform having a first portion forming a blade airfoil and root preform and at least one second portion forming a blade platform preform; and densifying the preform with a matrix to obtain a composite material blade or vane having fiber reinforcement constituted by the preform and densified by the matrix, forming a single part with at least one incorporated platform.
US09062558B2	Blade outer air seal having partial coating A blade outer air seal member includes a body that extends between two circumferential sides, axially between a leading edge and a trailing edge, and between a gas path side and a radially outer side opposite the gas path side. A ceramic coating is initially disposed on a portion of the gas path side outside of a blade rub area of the gas path side such that the blade rub area is bare with regard to any ceramic coating.
US09062555B2	Gas turbine blade and method for producing a blade A blade (10) for a gas turbine has a blade airfoil (11), the blade wall (18) of which encloses an interior space (17). For cooling the blade wall (18), the blade wall (18) includes a cooling arrangement (19) which has a radial passage (20) extending in the longitudinal direction of the blade and from which a multiplicity of cooling passages (21, 22), extending in the blade wall (18), branch in the transverse direction, and from which a multiplicity of film-cooling holes (23) are led to the outside in the transverse direction. Particularly efficient cooling is made possible by the distribution of the film-cooling holes (23) along the radial passage (20) being selected independently of the distribution of the cooling passages (21, 22) along the radial passage (20).
US09062554B2	Gas turbine nozzle with a flow groove The present application provides a turbine nozzle. The turbine nozzle may include an airfoil with a leading edge and a trailing edge and a flow groove extending from the leading edge to the trailing edge.
US09062552B2	Turbine engine stator and method of assembly of the same A turbine engine stator stage includes a plurality of vanes with each of the plurality of vanes having a camber angle. The plurality of vanes is arranged in a plurality of groups with each group including a pre-determined sequence of vanes. The ordering of vanes within each group is determined by the camber of the individual vanes. This results in an arrangement of vanes within the stator stage which can modify the flow characteristics of the air entering the stator stage to reduce the circumferential pressure variation in the flow region immediately downstream of the stator stage.
US09062550B2	Vane pump A back pressure groove which is formed in a plate coming into contact with a side surface of a rotor and is communicated with a high pressure chamber is formed in such a manner as to copy an annular locus drawn by a base end of a vane which slides within a vane groove while coming into slidable contact with a cam surface of a cam ring, at a time when the rotor rotates one time.
US09062548B2	Rotary compressor-expander systems and associated methods of use and manufacture, including integral heat exchanger systems The present technology is directed generally to rotary displacement systems and associated methods of use and manufacture. The systems can be used to compress and/or expand compressible fluids. In some embodiments, the rotary displacement systems include a chamber housing having a pressure-modifying chamber with a first port and a second port, a first passageway in fluid communication with the chamber via the first port, and a second passageway in fluid communication with the chamber via the second port. The systems can further include a shaft positioned within the chamber housing and rotatable relative to the chamber housing about a rotational axis, and a rotor comprising no more than two lobes. The rotor can be carried by and rotatable relative to the shaft, and can be alternately operable in a first mode in which flow is provided from the first passageway to the second passageway via the chamber and in a second mode in which flow is provided from the second passageway to the first passageway via the chamber.
US09062545B2	High strain rate method of producing optimized fracture networks in reservoirs A system of fracturing a geological formation penetrated by a borehole. At least one borehole is drilled into or proximate the geological formation. An energetic charge is placed in the borehole. The energetic charge is detonated fracturing the geological formation.
US09062541B2	Method, system and apparatus for subsurface flow manipulation Described embodiments relate to methods, systems and infrastructure for flow manipulation within a porous volume. Some embodiments relate to a method of subsurface flow manipulation, comprising: providing fluid at a first subsurface location adjacent to or in a subsurface volume through which the fluid is to pass; providing first suction at a second subsurface location adjacent to or in the subsurface volume to extract fluid from the subsurface volume, the second subsurface location being located across at least part of the subsurface volume from the first subsurface location; providing fluid at a third subsurface location spaced from the first subsurface location and adjacent to or in the subsurface volume; and providing second suction at the first, second or a fourth subsurface location adjacent to the subsurface volume to extract fluid from the subsurface volume.
US09062536B2	Devices and methods for landfill gas well monitoring and control A landfill well control system includes a mobile hand-held device provided with a software monitoring application including a table having data related to determination of a desired methane gas output flow rate. A landfill gas (LFG) wellhead gas control valve includes: an electronically controlled, powered flow control device actuator; a flow measurement element producing differential pressures proportional to a gas flow rate; a pressure sensor/transducer; and a microprocessor having control logic capability and the ability to communicate via a local wireless signal to the mobile hand-held device. The powered flow control device actuator using data from the table of the mobile hand-held device or remotely stored data provides automatic valve positioning.
US09062531B2	System and method for measuring borehole conditions, in particular, verification of a final borehole diameter The present invention is a system and method for measuring borehole conditions, in particular for verification of a final diameter of a borehole. The system includes a drill string with a drill bit and a drilling mud circulation device, an underreamer attached to the drill string above the drill bit, and a tool body attached to the drill string, having a sensor for detecting downhole conditions, such as borehole diameter. The tool body is mounted above the underreamer and has a diameter smaller than the underreamer and drill bit. The sensor can be an ultrasonic transducer with adjustable signal amplitude and can be fixed in positions along the tool body. The system may also include a calibrator for sensor data, and an auxiliary tool body with another sensor between the drill bit and the underreamer. The method of the present invention is use of the system for final borehole verification.
US09062525B2	Offshore heavy oil production A system is provided for the production of heavy crude oil from an undersea reservoir, and for the treatment of the crude oil to facilitate its transport. A floating body (12) which produces the heavy crude oil, carries a hydrocarbon cracking station (32) that cracks the heavy crude into light liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons, and that uses heat resulting from the cracking to produce pressured steam. The pressured steam is used to drive a steam-powered engine (72) (with pistons or a turbine) that drives an electrical generator (74) whose electricity powers the system.
US09062514B2	Downhole valve A tool that is usable with a well includes a valve element, a mechanical operator, a pressure chamber and a regulator. The valve element has a first state and a second state. The mechanical operator responds to a predetermined signature in an annulus pressure relative to a baseline level of the annulus pressure to transition the valve element from the first state to the second state. The pressure chamber exerts a chamber pressure to bias the mechanical operator to transition from the second state to the first state. The baseline level is capable of varying over time, and the regulator regulates the chamber pressure based on the baseline level.
US09062513B2	External hydraulic tieback connector A connector for tie back liners has a tubular housing having at least one interior locking dog window. A setting chamber having a setting piston is located in the housing. A retraction chamber is in the housing, spaced axially from the setting chamber and having a retracting piston. Locking dogs are movably coupled in the locking dog window and axially spaced between the setting chamber and the retraction chamber. An actuating sleeve has a cam surface in engagement with the locking dogs and end portions with the setting piston and the retracting piston. Linking elements are in engagement with the locking dogs and a load shoulder located in the housing. The linking elements extend through linking element windows in the actuating sleeve. A shock absorber on the end of the housing absorbs shock when the connector lands on a wellhead.
US09062510B1	Interchangeable orifice plate wellhead system An interchangeable orifice wellhead system is disclosed which comprises a flow control valve comprised of a male union, a female union, a valve cap, and an orifice plate. The orifice plate can include a display tab, which visually communicates to the technician the size of orifice plate aperture. Orifice plates having different size apertures can be interchanged within the same flow control valve. In some embodiments, the male union of the flow control valve can be machined or interchanged with another male union to be used with different size orifice plates.
US09062505B2	Method for laser cutting polycrystalline diamond structures Methods of laser cutting polycrystalline diamond tables and polycrystalline diamond compacts are disclosed. Laser cutting of the polycrystalline diamond table provides an alternative to electrical-discharge machining (“EDM”), grinding with a diamond wheel, or lapping with a diamond wheel. Grinding or lapping with a diamond wheel is relatively slow and expensive, as diamond is used to remove a diamond material. EDM cutting of the polycrystalline diamond table is sometimes impractical or even impossible, particularly when the cobalt or other infiltrant or catalyst concentration within the polycrystalline diamond table is very low (e.g., in the case of a leached polycrystalline diamond table). As such, laser cutting provides a valuable alternative machining method that may be employed in various processes such as laser scribing, laser ablation, and laser lapping.
US09062502B2	PDC disc cutters and rotary drill bits utilizing PDC disc cutters A disc cutter and a downhole tool including disc cutters therein. The disc cutter is disc-shaped and includes a lower portion and an upper portion. The lower portion is fabricated using a substrate material. At least a portion of the upper portion's perimeter is fabricated using at least one of polycrystalline diamond, synthetic diamond grit, natural diamond grit, and cubic boron nitride. According to certain exemplary embodiments, the disc cutter also includes an intermediate layer, which is fabricated from the substrate material, extending outwardly from at least a portion of the lower portion to a distal end positioned within the upper portion. In alternative exemplary embodiments, the disc cutter is disc-shaped and includes an inner portion made of substrate material, an outer portion made of at least one of polycrystalline diamond, synthetic diamond grit, natural diamond grit, and cubic boron nitride, and a channel extending orthogonally through the inner portion.
US09062498B2	Riserless, pollutionless drilling system The invention provides a drilling system for drilling subsea wells from a floating mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU), the system comprising a subsea BOP. The system is distinctive in that the subsea BOP has relative small weight and size, the system includes no marine riser but the system comprises: flexible choke and kill lines arranged between the subsea BOP and the MODU, means for drill string guidance and cleaning, for guiding when inserting or taking out a drill string from the BOP and for drill string cleaning when pulling the drill string out from the BOP, means for controlled leakage of seawater into a recovery funnel arranged below the means for drill string cleaning but above the BOP, and means for return from the recovery funnel to the MODU of drilling fluid and seawater leaked into the recovery funnel.
US09062494B2	Coilable shade A coilable shade includes a main frame to which left and right fixed seats are mounted. A drum is rotatably coupled to the right fixed seat and receives a spring receiving a shaft extending through a positioning seat. An end of the coiling spring is fixed to the positioning seat. The other end of the coiling spring is fixed to a connection seat mounted to the left fixed seat. A rotating unit is mounted in a jacket and rotatably coupled to a positioning rod fixed to the left fixed seat. A fastener is slideable along a track in a rotating member of the rotating unit to control unfolding, coiling, and positioning of a shade. The rotating unit further includes a sleeve received in the rotating member. A soft ring buffer is received in an annular groove of the sleeve and contacts an inner periphery of the rotating member.
US09062482B2	Electromagnetic doorlock with shock detection and power saving device The invention relates to an electromagnetic doorlock with shock detection and power saving device comprises an electromagnet assembly and a corresponding attraction assembly. The electromagnet assembly is connected to a shock detection module and the attraction assembly has a pressing unit to press the shock detection module. When the door is opened, the electromagnet assembly does not supply power; when the door is closed, the electromagnet assembly with electromagnetic attraction attracts the attraction assembly and the pressing unit presses the shock detection module. That is, the electromagnetic doorlock usually stays in a low-energy attraction state; however, when a shock detection module is triggered, the electromagnetic doorlock returns to normal lock state for achieving power saving effect and control of the external force detection.
US09062480B2	Gasket and flange design on a refrigerator for better energy efficiency A sealing assembly for a refrigerator includes a refrigerator cabinet liner defining a receiving slot having a plurality of thermal breaks disposed therein. An elongate tubular gasket includes a magnetic portion and an engagement projection disposed in the receiving slot. A cabinet door is adapted for abutment with the elongate tubular gasket proximate the magnetic portion, thereby forming a substantially airtight compartment inside the refrigerator.
US09062476B2	Security apparatus including a remote actuator assembly A security apparatus for a portable electronic device includes a cable having a length, a first end, and a second end. The security apparatus also includes a lock head coupled to the first end of the cable. The lock head is configured to selectively engage the portable electronic device and is movable by the cable between a first position, in which the lock head is secured to the portable electronic device, and a second position, in which the lock head is unsecured from the portable electronic device. The security apparatus further includes an actuator assembly coupled to the second end of the cable and spaced a distance from the lock head along the length of the cable. The actuator assembly is operable to actuate the cable to move the lock head between the first position and the second position.
US09062474B2	Vehicle cargo lid assembly having compact reversible handle A vehicle cargo lid assembly includes a reversible vehicle cargo lid, a plunger movably mounted to the cargo lid for movement between an extended position for latching the vehicle cargo lid in a closed position and a retracted position for unlatching the vehicle cargo lid, a first handle mounted on a first side of the cargo lid and a second handle mounted on a second, opposite side of the cargo lid. The first and second handles are arranged so that rotation of either handle moves the plunger from the extended position to the retracted position. At least one of the first handle and the second handle includes at least one tab laterally offset from a center line of the plunger that engages and moves the plunger when said at least one of the first side handle and the second side handle is rotated.
US09062473B2	Water jet pool cleaner with opposing dual propellers A robotic pool or tank cleaner is propelled by water jets, the direction of which is controlled by the direction of rotation of a horizontally mounted pump motor within the pool cleaner housing, having a propeller attached to either end of the motor drive shaft which projects from opposing ends of the motor body, each of the propellers being positioned in a water jet discharge conduit that terminates in discharge ports in opposing ends of the housing. Each discharge conduit has a pressure-sensitive flap valve downstream of the respective propellers. When the propellers rotate in one direction, the water is drawn through one or more openings in the base plate, passes through one or more filter assemblies associated with the pool cleaner and is discharged through one of the discharge ports as a water jet of sufficient force to propel the pool cleaner along the surface being cleaned.
US09062465B2	Distributing boom for concrete pumps The invention relates to a distributing boom (14) for stationary or mobile concrete pumps. The distributing boom (14) consists substantially of a rotary head (22), which can be rotated about an axis of rotation (18) in the form of a vertical axis, and of an arm assembly (24), which is made up of a plurality of boom arms which can be telescoped or pivoted relative to one another. The arm assembly (24) has the one end of its first boom arm (1) articulated on the rotary head (22) and, by means of a first cylinder/piston unit (32), which has its ends articulated at points of articulation (28, 30) of the rotary head (22) and of the first boom arm (1), can be pivoted, about a horizontal axis of inflection (A), between a substantially horizontally oriented retracted position and an operating position. It is an aim of the invention to provide measures which make it possible for the cylinder/piston unit (32), which acts on the first boom arm (1), to be reduced in size. In order to achieve this, the invention proposes that the first boom arm (1) has acting on it at least one displacement-assisting element (36), which is effective over a defined pivoting range, starting from the retracted position of the boom arm.
US09062463B2	Construction set for covering substrate, in particular floor substrate The present disclosure refers to a construction set for covering a substrate, in particular a floor substrate, comprising plate structural elements for covering the substrate, and connecting elements for joining together the neighbouring plate elements, optionally while preserving a fixed distance between them to form a dilatation gap, characterized in that the connecting elements (4) comprise at least two, located on a base (5), assembly protrusions (6) seated in the neighbouring, connected plate elements (1) equipped on their substrate side with identical assembly sections (2) comprising at least one drilled assembly hole (3), and in the holes (3) there are seated, by means of the assembly protrusions (6), the connecting elements (4) joining the neighbouring plate elements (1).
US09062458B2	Material removal tool A material removal tool is provided. The material removal tool includes a handle that defines a chamber. A linear actuating mechanism is positioned within the chamber of the handle. A blade is rotatable or pivotable relative to the handle. The blade and linear actuating mechanism are coupled together such that the linear actuating mechanism selectively rotates or pivots the blade relative to the handle.
US09062455B2	Horizontal blocking member for use in a wall stud system The invention pertains to a blocking member that cooperates with adjacent blocking members to provide securement throughout the entire width of the blocking member. The blocking member comprises a male portion at one end thereof and a cooperating female portion at the opposing end. The male and female flanges are shaped such that when a first horizontal blocking member is placed adjacent a second horizontal blocking member, the male member fits within the female member such that there is no large discontinuity in the width of the horizontal blocking members at the joint between a first horizontal blocking member and a second horizontal blocking member.
US09062444B2	Flush toilet A flush toilet having a toilet main unit cleaned by flush water is disclosed. The flush toilet comprises a reservoir tank for storing therein flush water; a bowl portion having a waste-receiving surface and a rim section; a drainage passage for expelling waste therethrough by means of siphon action; a rim water spouting port provided in the rim section at a position corresponding to a lateral region of the bowl portion; a jet water spouting port for spouting flush water toward an inlet of the drainage passage; a rim water guide passage for guiding flush water to the rim water spouting port; a jet water guide passage for guiding flush water to the jet water spouting port; and a flow dividing chamber for dividing and distributing flush water to the rim water guide passage and the jet water guide passage, wherein the flow dividing chamber, the rim water guide passage and the rim water spouting port are formed approximately along the same straight line.
US09062441B2	Cable overload device A cable overload device for a cable-actuated drain system having a drain valve assembly and a drain control assembly where the cable includes a driving end connected to the control assembly and a driven end. The overload device includes a plunger, a linking member, a sleeve, and an energy absorber. The plunger is configured to be coupled to the driven end of the cable. The linking member is configured to move the drain valve assembly between open and closed positions. The sleeve includes a bore that extends from a first side to a second side of the sleeve, wherein the bore is configured to receive the plunger through the first side and to receive the linking member through the second side. The energy absorber is provided in the bore between the plunger and the linking member to absorb a force imposed into the linking member from the drain valve assembly.
US09062432B2	Depression-provided steel pipe and composite pile This depression-provided steel pipe has plural depressions on an outer peripheral surface, the depressions being formed so as to form a line along an axial direction of the steel pipe, in which each of the depressed portions has, inside thereof, a columnar groove portion extending along the axial direction of the steel pipe and depressed deeper than a bottom surface of these depressed portions; 0.95≦HA/HB≦1.05 is satisfied, where HA is an average Vickers hardness in each of the depressed portions, and HB is a Vickers hardness at a portion between the depressed portions adjacent to each other in the axial direction of the steel pipe; and the outer peripheral surface is covered with a mill scale.
US09062431B2	Device and method for soil compaction and/or soil stabilization A device for compaction is provided that includes a compaction tool and a vibration device. The compaction tool is adapted to be lowered vertically into a soil area to be compacted. The vibration device being configured to be placed at an upper end on the compaction tool. The compaction tool being moveable only in the vertical direction by the vibration device. The compaction tool at its bottom end has a tool head on which at least one ripping tool is arranged, which is pivotable around a horizontal pivot axis into a first position and into a second position. In the first position, the at least one ripping tool is oriented substantially parallel to the compaction tool and in the second position is oriented substantially radially to the compaction tool and radially projects beyond a diameter of the tool head.
US09062428B2	Drill rig for simultaneously drilling successive adjacent sets of three spaced apart holes A method and pumping/drainage channel member for injecting surface water into the soil beneath a ground area includes drilling a series of holes and inserting an elongated pumping/drainage members into each hole extending downwardly into the soil. The pumping/drainage channel members comprise a cluster of integrally joined channel features each formed with a lengthwise extending slot opening. Surface water flows to the pumping/drainage member, enters the channels and drains down the pumping/drainage members to enhance water movement down into the soil to reduce runoff and help to recharge acquifers. Longer members may be installed between shorter members in a pattern to achieve more rapid injection of water deep into the subsoil.
US09062427B2	Extracting energy from flowing fluids A Barrage apparatus is a method and device for extracting energy from flowing fluids in an open flow by means of a submerged barrage or barrages that obstruct and channel flows at increased velocities to downstream turbine power take off modules. Increasing the velocity of the flow increases the amount of power available for extraction thereby providing opportunities to extract energy from low flow sites and facilitate the use of low cost small marine turbines to provide an ecologically sound, efficient and cost effective method of renewable energy extraction from fluid flows.
US09062418B2	Method of manufacturing elevated rail segments and elevated rail system including those rail segments The invention is a method of manufacturing elevated rail segments and an elevated rail system including those rail segments. Features of the elevated rail system include pivot points between the track and vertical supports elevating the rail system, eccentric bolt and washer assemblies that allow precise vertical and horizontal adjustment of the vertical supports and threaded bolts that allow precise micro-adjustment of height of the track above the concrete foundations.
US09062414B2	Single layer papermaking fabrics for manufacture of tissue and similar products A woven single layer papermakers' fabric, having a sheet support surface and a machine side surface, comprises a set of monofilament machine direction (MD) oriented warp yarns interwoven with a set of monofilament weft yarns in a ten shed repeating weave pattern, wherein in each repeat of the repeating weave pattern, at least 50% of the warp yarns each forms in the sheet support surface at least one long float over nine consecutive weft yarns. Adjacent long floats define elongated MD oriented pockets in the sheet support surface. The fabrics provide improved properties for forming and conveying topographically patterned products such as tissue.
US09062408B2	Method of controlling washing machine A method of controlling a washing machine is provided. The rotation and rotation driving time of a inner tub having an auto balancer are controlled based on preset values considering sections during which a horizontal unbalancing phenomenon and a vertical unbalancing phenomenon occur. Accordingly, abnormal vibrations and resultant damage or deformation of the washing machine may be prevented. Further, electricity may be saved.
US09062406B2	Water level/vibration detection apparatus for washing machine and washing machine having the same A water-level/vibration detection apparatus includes a diaphragm adapted to be moved by air pressure applied through an air hose and a core slidably placed on a support shaft of the diaphragm while being elastically supported by an elastic member. The water-level/vibration detection apparatus detects the level of water and vibration via movement of the core into a coil which constitutes a resonance circuit.
US09062405B2	Drum type washing machine and method for fabricating drum therefor A drum type washing machine and a method for fabricating a drum thereof are provided. The drum type washing machine includes a motor, a drum having a drum center of a cylinder shape and a drum back connected to an opening formed in a side of the drum center to define a rear surface of the drum, a connector mounted in the rear surface of the drum, and a rotation shaft connected to the connector to transmit a rotation force of the motor to the drum. The drum back is formed in a bowl shape to have a drum expanding part expanding toward an outer side of the drum from the opening of the drum center, and a portion of the drum back where the connector is mounted is recessed toward an inside of the drum to reduce a distance between the drum center and the connector.
US09062395B2	Liner for unvulcanized rubber member A liner for an unvulcanized rubber member is provided that has excellent durability while maintaining the tackiness of an unvulcanized rubber member. An unvulcanized rubber member liner 10 is a plain fabric made from weft threads 14 of a split yarn of 1000 to 1330 dtex fiber diameter threads formed from a smooth faced resin film. Fine linear threads of multi-filament thread are employed as warp threads 12. Due to employing smooth surfaced split yarn weft threads 14, the surface of an unvulcanized rubber member 16 that makes contact with the weft threads 14 is also made smooth. The multi-filament threads of the warp threads 12 suppress the contact surface area with the unvulcanized rubber member 16 to a minimum. Accordingly the surface of the unvulcanized rubber member is made smoother overall than when a liner formed from a conventional plain fabric is employed. This results in excellent release properties while excellent tackiness of the unvulcanized rubber member can be maintained. A high durability is also obtained due to coating of the liner surface not being required.
US09062393B2	Multilayer composite fiber The present invention has an object of providing a novel multilayer composite fiber using polyacetal mainly derived from methanol, which is a petroleum-independent raw material, and having a low environmental load, and also providing a nonwoven fabric obtained by thermally bonding such fibers. According to the present invention, a multilayer composite fiber comprising a resin containing polylactic acid as a main component and a resin containing polyacetal as a main component, in which the components both form continuous layers in an axial direction of the fiber, and also a nonwoven fabric obtained by thermally bonding such fibers, can be provided.
US09062392B2	Methods for isolating a peptide methods for identifying a peptide The present invention is directed to methods, for example phage display assays, for bioengineering peptides that bind to individual distinct nucleotides. Also provided are peptides engineered by such methods. Specifically, cyclic peptides that bind individual distinct nucleotides are provided herein.
US09062382B2	Electrolytic cells and methods for the production of ammonia and hydrogen A method using an electrolytic cell to electrolyze urea to produce at least one of H2 and NH3 is described. An electrolytic cell having a cathode with a first conducting component, an anode with a second conducting component, urea and an alkaline electrolyte composition in electrical communication with the anode and the cathode is used to electrolyze urea. The alkaline electrolyte composition has a hydroxide concentration of at least 0.01 M.
US09062377B2	Reducing glitching in an ion implanter Methods of reducing glitch rates within an ion implanter are described. In one embodiment, a plasma-assisted conditioning is performed, wherein the bias voltage to the extraction electrodes is modified so as to inhibit the formation of an ion beam. The power supplied to the plasma generator in the ion source is increased, thereby creating a high density plasma, which is not extracted by the extraction electrodes. This plasma extends from the ion source chamber through the extraction aperture. Energetic ions then condition the extraction electrodes. In another embodiment, a plasma-assisted cleaning is performed. In this mode, the extraction electrodes are moved further from the ion source chamber, and a different source gas is used to create the plasma. In some embodiments, a combination of these modes is used to reduce glitches in the ion implanter.
US09062356B2	High strength hot rolled steel plate for spiral line pipe superior in low temperature toughness and method of production of same The present invention provides hot rolled steel plate for spiral pipe superior in low temperature toughness, thick in gauge, for example, having a plate thickness of 14 mm or more, and having a high strength of the API-X65 standard or more spiral pipe and a method of production of the same, that is, steel plate containing, by mass %, C: 0.01 to 0.1%, Si: 0.05 to 0.5%, Mn: 1 to 2%, P≦0.03%, S≦0.005%, O≦0.003%, Al: 0.005 to 0.05%, N: 0.0015 to 0.006%, Nb: 0.005 to 0.08%, Ti: 0.005 to 0.02%, N−14/48×Ti>0%, Nb−93/14×(N−14/48×Ti>0.005%, Mo: 0.01% to less than 0.1%, Cr: 0.01 to 0.3%, and Cu: 0.01 to 0.3%, and having a balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities, characterized in that an elongation rate of a microstructure unit in a cross-section in the pipe circumferential direction after pipemaking is 2 or less.
US09062341B2	Substrate used for cell migration assays and method for cell migration assays This invention provides a means for cell migration assays by regulating the cells adhered to a substrate so that they migrate to a given region, which is a substrate used for cell culture comprising: a base material comprising a conductive region and an insulating region provided thereon and cell-adhesive regions and non-cell-adhesive regions provided in the conductive region and the insulating region, respectively, wherein a cell-adhesive region is positioned adjacent to a non-cell-adhesive region in the conductive region, and a cell-adhesive region is positioned adjacent to a non-cell-adhesive region in the insulating region.
US09062330B2	Microorganisms and methods for the biosynthesis of fumarate, malate, and acrylate A non-naturally occurring eukaryotic or prokaryotic organism includes one or more gene disruptions occurring in genes encoding enzymes imparting increased fumarate, malate or acrylate production in the organism when the gene disruption reduces an activity of the enzyme. The one or more gene disruptions confers increased production of acrylate onto the organism. Organisms that produce acrylate have an acrylate pathway that at least one exogenous nucleic acid encoding an acrylate pathway enzyme expressed in a sufficient amount to produce acrylate, the acrylate pathway comprising a decarboxylase. Methods of producing fumarate, malate or acrylate include culturing these organisms.
US09062325B2	Variety corn line MFX7805 The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated MFX7805, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line MFX7805 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line MFX7805, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line MFX7805, and plants produced according to these methods.
US09062323B2	Identification and use of KRP mutants in wheat The invention provides a wheat cell, part, tissue culture or whole plant comprising at least one disrupted KRP gene of the present invention. The present invention also provides methods of increasing weight, size, and/or number of one or more organs, and/or yield of a wheat plant by utilizing the disrupted KRP genes of the present invention. Furthermore, methods of breeding wheat plants to produce new wheat plants having increased weight, size, and/or number of one or more organs, and/or yield are provided. The present invention provides isolated Kinase Inhibitor Protein (KIP) Related Protein (KRP) polynucleotide sequences and isolated KRP polypeptide sequences and methods of their use.
US09062318B2	Genes that increase plant oil and method for using the same This invention is intended to be used to search for a transcription factor having novel functions of increasing the weight of an individual plant, increasing the weight of a given tissue per individual plant, or improving the productivity of a given substance per individual plant and to improve such properties in the plant. The weight of an individual plant is increased, the weight of a given tissue per individual plant is increased, the productivity of a given substance per individual plant is improved, or the content of a given substance per given tissue of a plant is increased via expression of a transcription factor that has been modified to suppress transcription accelerating activity.
US09062316B2	Plant regulatory elements and uses thereof The present invention provides novel DNA molecules and constructs, including their nucleotide sequences, useful for modulating gene expression in plants and plant cells. The invention also provides transgenic plants, plant cells, plant parts, seeds, and commodity products comprising the DNA molecules operably linked to heterologous transcribable polynucleotides, along with methods of their use.
US09062305B2	Generation of human de novo pIX phage display libraries Described and claimed herein are combinatorial synthetic Fab libraries displayed on a phage pIX protein. The libraries were built on scaffolds representing the most frequently used genes in human antibodies, which were diversified to mirror the variability of natural antibodies. After selection using a diverse panel of proteins, numerous specific and high-affinity Fabs were isolated. By a process called in-line maturation the affinity of some antibodies was improved up to one hundred-fold yielding low pM binders suitable for in vivo use. This work thus demonstrates the feasibility of displaying complex Fab libraries as pIX-fusion proteins for antibody discovery and lays the foundations for studies on the structure-function relationship of antibodies.
US09062301B2	Innovative discovery of therapeutic, diagnostic, and antibody compositions related to protein fragments of glutamyl-prolyl-tRNA synthetases Provided are compositions comprising newly identified protein fragments of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases, polynucleotides that encode them and complements thereof, related agents, and methods of use thereof in diagnostic, drug discovery, research, and therapeutic applications.
US09062298B2	Antidotes for factor XA inhibitors and methods of using the same The present invention relates antidotes to anticoagulants targeting factor Xa. The antidotes are factor Xa protein derivatives that bind to the factor Xa inhibitors thereby substantially neutralizing them but do not assemble into the prothrombinase complex. The derivatives describe herein lack or have reduced intrinsic coagulant activity. Disclosed herein are methods of stopping or preventing bleeding in a patient that is currently undergoing anticoagulant therapy with a factor Xa inhibitor.
US09062294B2	Renewable fuels produced from oleaginous microorganisms Disclosed herein are methods of manufacturing renewable chemicals through the manufacture of novel triglyceride oils followed by chemical modification of the oils. Methods such as transesterification, hydrogenation, hydrocracking, deoxygenation, isomerization, interesterification, hydroxylation, hydrolysis and saponification are disclosed. Novel oils containing fatty acid chain lengths of C8, C10, C12 or C14 are also disclosed and are useful as feedstocks in the methods of the invention.
US09062290B2	Differentiation of human embryonic stem cells The present invention provides methods to promote the differentiation of pluripotent stem cells and the products related to or resulting from such methods. In particular, the present invention provides an improved method for the formation of pancreatic hormone expressing cells and pancreatic hormone secreting cells. In addition, the present invention also provides methods to promote the differentiation of pluripotent stem cells without the use of a feeder cell layer and the products related to or resulting from such methods. The present invention also provides methods to promote glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in insulin-producing cells derived from pluripotent stem cells.
US09062288B2	Therapeutic methods using adipose tissue-derived cell suspensions comprising adipocytes Provided herein is a use of an adipose tissue-derived cell suspension which comprises adipocytes for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for use in the treatment of an inflammatory disorder, a cartilage or bone disorder and/or the alleviation of pain associated with an inflammatory disorder in a mammalian subject. Also provided herein is a method of treating an inflammatory disorder, a cartilage or bone disorder or alleviating pain associated with an inflammatory disorder in a mammalian subject, comprising administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition which comprises: (i) an adipose tissue-derived cell suspension which comprises adipocytes; or (ii) a cell-free extract which is prepared from an adipose tissue-derived cell suspension, wherein the adipose tissue-derived cell suspension comprises adipocytes, together with a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier or diluent.
US09062282B2	Leather and/or vinyl cleaner and moisturizer and method of making same The present invention comprises a hard surface cleaning and treatment composition with a synergistic combination of mild surfactants that makes the composition particularly suited for leather, synthetic leather, vinyl and stainless steel. The composition is gentle and non-damaging to leather and synthetic leather, and leaves no sticky residue. The composition can clean food soils such as mustard, ketchup, shortening and grease and requires no personal protective equipment when being used. In addition, a method of preserving a leather surface or article by contacting said surface with said substrate is disclosed as well as specific methods associated with making the composition to form a stable water in oil emulsion.
US09062281B2	Particulate detergent compositions comprising fluorescer A particulate detergent composition comprising sulphonated fluorescer, wherein the composition comprises greater than 40 wt % detergent surfactant, at least 70% by number of the particles comprising a core, comprising mainly surfactant, and around the core a coating, comprising water soluble inorganic salt and sulphonated fluorescer, each particle having perpendicular dimensions x, y and z, wherein x is from 0.2 to 2 mm, y is from 2.5 to 8 mm, and z is from 2.5 to 8 mm.
US09062278B2	Preparing ether carboxylates The present invention relates to a process for preparing ether carboxylates.
US09062273B2	Lubricating oil compositions containing titanium complexes A lubricating oil composition is disclosed which comprises (a) a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity; and (b) one or more non-halogen-containing oil-soluble titanium complexes comprising at least one ligand selected from the group consisting of (i) an anion of an α-, β- or γ-hydroxycarbonyl compound; (ii) an anion of an α-, β- or γ-hydroxycarboxylic acid, amide or ester; (iii) an anion of an α-, β- or γ-aminocarboxylic acid; and (iv) an anion of an α-, β- or γ-keto acid.
US09062271B2	Process for preparing an overbased salt of a sulfurized alkyl-substituted hydroxyaromatic composition Disclosed herein is an overbased salt of a sulfurized alkyl-substituted hydroxyaromatic composition, which is prepared by the process comprising (a) providing an overbased salt of a sulfurized alkyl-substituted hydroxyaromatic composition having a total base number (TBN) greater than about 250; and (b) sparging the overbased salt of a sulfurized alkyl-substituted hydroxyaromatic composition with air at a temperature ranging from about 190° C. to about 250° C.
US09062269B2	Method for improving thermal-oxidative stability and elastomer compatibility A method for improving thermo-oxidative stability and elastomer compatibility in an apparatus lubricated with a lubricating oil by using as the lubricating oil a formulated oil including a lubricating oil base stock. The lubricating oil base stock includes a multi-aromatic base stock of the formula: R1—R2—(X—R2)n—R1 wherein each R1 is the same or different and is a terminal group, each R2 is the same or different and represents a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic moiety; each X is a linking moiety that is carbon-carbon single bond or a linking group, n is a number from 1 to 2000, and the ratio of the total number of aromatic ring carbon atoms to aliphatic carbon atoms in said formula is greater than 0.32:1. The multi-aromatic base stock has a kinematic viscosity greater than 20 mm2/s at 100° C.
US09062261B2	Catalytic cracking process for reducing sulfur content in gasoline and the device thereof The invention relates to a catalytic cracking process for reducing sulfur content in gasoline and the device thereof, which includes a fluidized bed reactor in addition of a heavy oil catalytic cracking riser, characterized in enhancing contact time of oil-gas with the catalyst, further desulfurizing and reducing olefin content and increasing octane number in gasoline; regenerating all recycling catalysts, quality of products being stable and easily operated, reducing sulfur of gasoline to a maximum limit; adding a cooling device so as to avoid coking when the catalyst contacts with oil-gas in high temperature and decrease of yield of light oil resulted by excessively high reaction temperature of gasoline upgrading, improving products distribution, being flexible to change catalyst-oil ratio and reaction temperature of catalytic cracking reaction. The invention also provides an easily operated process for FCC desulfurization with stronger desulfurizing ability, good selectivity of products and high light oil yield, which can realize 40-80% of FCC gasoline desulfurization. Furthermore, more than 80% of FCC gasoline desulfurization can be achieved if the process is applied in combination with some particular catalysts.
US09062260B2	Removing unstable sulfur compounds from crude oil A crude oil which contains at least 0.1 wt % unstable sulfur compounds is treated in a reaction zone at low temperature to convert at least 50 wt % of the unstable sulfur compounds contained therein. The reaction and removal of sulfur from the crude may be facilitated by contacting the crude oil with a catalytic material in the presence of a stripping fluid.
US09062255B2	Biofuel pyrolysis device and methods of use thereof Described herein are biofuel pyrolysis devices and methods of use thereof. The devices described herein include a reactor having a plurality of chambers wherein the chambers of the reactor can be arranged to have at least one aerobic chamber and anaerobic chamber. In certain aspects, the devices described herein can be used for distilling biomass and for potentially generating torrefied products, which include, but are not limited to, torrefied biomass. In certain aspects, the method describe herein include, but are not limited to, introducing biomass onto at least one tray of a plurality of trays in a first chamber of the reactor, heating the biomass in the first chamber with heated vapor from at least one vapor inlet, and transferring the biomass from an upper tray to at least one of the following: a lower tray, a biomass outlet, another chamber (i.e., at least a second chamber), or any combination thereof.
US09062249B2	Liquid crystal composition The present invention relates to a nematic liquid crystal composition useful as a liquid crystal display material and showing a negative value of dielectric anisotropy (Δ∈), and to a liquid crystal display device using the liquid crystal composition.The present invention provides a liquid crystal composition which causes little dropping marks during manufacture without degrading characteristics, such as dielectric anisotropy, viscosity, an upper limit temperature of a nematic phase, γ1, and the like, and image sticking of a display device.The liquid crystal display device of the present invention has excellent fast response, the characteristic of causing little image sticking, and the characteristic of causing little dropping marks due to its manufacture, and are thus particularly useful for VA-mode and PSVA-mode liquid crystal display devices for active matrix driving and can be applied to liquid crystal display devices such as liquid crystal TV, a monitor, and the like.
US09062246B2	Fluorescent compound, making method, and fluorescent resin composition Novel fluorescent compounds having a specific structure are provided. They have improved solubility in organic solvents and compatibility even with low polar resins, especially silicone resins. Using the compounds, transparency fluorescent resin compositions are formulated. Since the fluorescent compound is a single compound, it can be purified to a high purity and has a high fluorescence efficiency.
US09062245B2	Liquid-retaining elastomeric compositions Disclosed are compositions-of-matter composed of a continuous elastomeric matrix and a liquid; the matrix entrapping the liquid therein in the form of closed-cell droplets dispersed throughout the matrix. The disclosed compositions-of-matter are characterized by a low tensile/compressive modulus and are capable of retaining the liquid for exceedingly long periods of time. Further disclosed are processes for forming the compositions-of-matter and uses thereof.
US09062241B2	Weight materials for use in cement, spacer and drilling fluids A drilling fluid, spacer fluid and cementing compositions for use in subterranean wells are disclosed along with methods for making using same, where the compositions include a weighting system having an effective amount of a metal silicon alloy, mixtures of metal silicon alloys, or mixtures of metal silicon alloys and conventional weighting agents, to produce compositions having a desired high density, while retaining other fluid properties such as pumpability, gas tight sealing, low tendency to segregate, and reduced high temperature cement strength retrogression.
US09062237B2	Refrigerant composition A refrigerant composition consists essentially of three hydrofluorocarbon components selected from HFC134a, HFC125 and HFC143a and an additive selected from a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon or mixture thereof boiling in the range −50° C. and +40° C.
US09062235B2	Ultraviolet cured optic binder The ultraviolet cured optic binder has low curing shrinkage, low hardness and high optical transmittance. Technology programs are as follows: an ultraviolet cured optic binder composition includes the following raw material in parts by weight: 50 to 100 parts of prepolymer, 20 to 90 parts of inert resin, 35 to 70 parts of monomer, 5 to 12 parts of photoinitiator, 2 to 3 parts of coupling reagent, 1 to 2 parts of auxiliaries.
US09062231B2	Water-resistant anti-slip articles A process comprising removing an adhesive-protecting film layer from a peel and stick multilayer article comprising an embossed, anti-slip thermoplastic layer selected from polyvinyl chloride, polypropylene, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, polycarbonates or high density polyethylene; a water-resistant adhesive layer; and the adhesive-protecting film layer, thereby exposing one side of the water-resistant adhesive layer; and then applying the exposed side of the water-resistant adhesive layer to a surface that is at least partially covered with water.
US09062228B2	Aqueous inkjet inks containing polyurethane binders with components to interact with cellulose Disclosed are aqueous inkjet inks containing a polyurethane ink additive as a binder. The binder contains a component capable of interacting with cellulose. Certain heterocycles having similar Hansen solubility parameters as cellulose were incorporated into the polyurethane binders. Prints from these inks have better durability and optical properties than similar additives that do not have the components capable of interacting with cellulose.
US09062224B2	Stretchable ink composition An ink composition suitable for ink jet printing, including printing on deformable substrates. In embodiments, the stretchable ink composition is based on an aqueous ink formulation that provides a more cost-efficient ink over formulations and provides robust images, even when printed on deformable substrates. These ink compositions can be used for ink jet printing.
US09062222B2	Packaging material comprising magnetisable portions A packaging material comprises a plurality of magnetisable portions thereon. The magnetisable portions are provided as at least one spot per package to be formed from the packaging material. The spots comprise magnetisable particles and are provided on the side of the paper layer intended to face to the interior of the package.
US09062218B2	DNA-containing ink composition An ink, which contains DNA and is hardly decomposed by an external stimulus such as ultraviolet light, heat, an acid or an alkali, is provided. A method of easily analyzing a DNA in an ink composition is also provided. An ink composition containing a DNA and having a water-tolerance at a certain level or higher is prepared. The DNA in a print that is produced by using the above ink composition is quickly extracted with water or an aqueous solution and analyzed. Furthermore, a DNA in a print that is produced by using an oil- and water-based ink composition containing the DNA is quickly extracted with water or an aqueous solution and analyzed.
US09062209B2	Polymer encapsulated aluminum particulates A coated platelet that includes a robust polymer coating that has substantially uniform structures, a method for producing the coated platelet and a system that includes the coated platelet are described. The disclosed method involves immobilizing initiator molecules onto the surfaces of the platelet by using surface coupling groups and polymerization from initiating sites of the initiator anchored on the surface of the platelet. The disclosed method allows uniform growth of the polymer chains so as to produce robust coated platelets with a smooth coated surface. The disclosed system includes only the disclosed coated platelet and a solvent and eliminates the need to add polymer resins separate from the resins that are covalently attached to the platelet.
US09062206B2	Bis-quinophthalone pigment and a process for preparing the same The present disclosure relates to a bis-quinophthalone pigment of Formula I, and a process for the same. wherein X1, X2, X3 and X4 are independently H or halogen, preferably Cl or Br; R2 is substituent selected from the group consisting of H, C1-C20 straight or branched chain alkyl substituents, aromatic substituents, aliphatic substituents, and combinations thereof.
US09062191B2	Polyphenylene ether-based resin composition and molded product using the same Disclosed is a polyphenylene ether-based resin composition that includes (A) a base resin including (A-1) polyphenylene ether-based resin and (A-2) polyamide resin, (B) carbon nanotubes, (C) a styrene-based copolymer, and (D) an olefin-based copolymer.
US09062179B2	Ester composition, method of preparing the same and resin composition including the same An ester composition including terephthalate compounds substituted with a non-hybrid and non-branch type alkyl group, a hybrid and branch type alkyl group, and a non-hybrid and branch type alkyl group, respectively by 0.5 wt % to 9.5 wt %, by 14.5 wt % to 43.8 wt %, and 46.7 wt % to 85 wt % based on the total weight of the ester composition, a method of preparing the same, and a resin composition including the same are provided. The ester composition has a short absorption time with respect to the resin and short fusion time and improves the processability of the resin composition. In addition, good physical properties may be provided when manufacturing a sheet and a compound such as a cable, an interior of a car, a film, a sheet, a tube, a wallpaper, a toy, a flooring material, and the like.
US09062178B2	Golf ball resin composition and golf ball An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball resin composition excellent in resilience. Another object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball excellent in a shot feeling and resilience. The present invention provides a golf ball resin composition having the spin-lattice relaxation time (T1) of 13C nucleus measured by a High resolution solid state carbon nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) method of 7.3 seconds or shorter.
US09062171B2	Method for producing rubber composition After step (I) of kneading a diene rubber and a carbon black to be mixed with each other, and then discharging the resultant mixture containing the diene rubber and the carbon black from an internal mixer, step (II) of kneading the mixture again in the internal mixer to crush a re-aggregate of the carbon black in the mixture, and step (III) of charging the dihydrazide compound into the internal mixer, and kneading the mixture and the dihydrazide compound to be mixed with each other are carried out. The period of step (II) for the kneading is 15 seconds or longer, and the rotating speed of the stirring rotor of the internal mixer is 35 rpm or more. The period of step (III) for the kneading is 40 seconds or longer, and the rotating speed of the stirring rotor of the internal mixer is from 15 to 25 rpm.
US09062169B2	Slit film tape compositions for improved tenacity and methods for making same Slit film tapes comprising (i) 1 to 50 wt % of a propylene elastomer based upon the total weight of the blend comprising 70 wt % to 95 wt % propylene and about 5 wt % to about 30 wt % alpha-olefin comonomer based upon total weight of the propylene elastomer. The propylene elastomer has a melt flow rate of 1 to 35 dg/min, a peak melting point of less than 115° C., and an mm triad tacticity of at least 70%; (ii) about 50 to about 99 wt % of a polypropylene based upon total weight of the blend comprising about 90 to about 100 mol % propylene wherein the polypropylene has a melt flow rate of 2 to 35 dg/min and a peak melting point of at least 130° C.; and (iii) 0.1 to 50 wt % of filler based upon the total weight of the blend.
US09062166B2	Cross-linked polyolefin foams comprising cork particles The present invention provides a sheet of polymeric foam comprising chemically cross-linked, closed-cell, foam comprising at least one polyolefin; cork particles dispersed within said polymeric foam wherein said foam has a specific gravity of between 40-250 kg/m3 and is essentially free of visible perforations. Also provided by the present invention is a process for producing a continuous polymeric sheet said comprising a chemically cross-linked, closed-cell, polyolefin foam comprising at least one polyolefin and cork particles, homogenously dispersed within the polyolefin foam wherein once produced, said continuous polymeric sheet has a specific gravity of between 40-250 kg/m3 and is essentially free of visible perforations; the process comprising (i) continuously feeding into a mixing arrangement set at a temperature of between 60 C and 200 C a blend of at least one polyolefin resin, a blowing agent, a cross-linking agent and cork particles, to form therein a homogenous melt; (ii) transferring said melt into an extrusion line constructed to form a continuous sheet of said melt; (iii) conveying the continuous sheet into a heating module for heating said continuous sheet to a first temperature allowing cross-linking of said at least one polyolefin resin to obtain a cross-linked polyolefin sheet, said first temperature being lower than that required for activating said blowing agent; and (iv) heating the cross-linked polyolefin sheet to a second temperature allowing activation of said blowing agent, to obtain said continuous polymeric foam.
US09062162B2	Metal ligand-containing prepolymers, methods of synthesis, and compositions thereof Metal ligand-containing prepolymers, compositions containing metal ligand-containing prepolymers, methods of synthesizing metal ligand-containing prepolymers and the use of metal ligand-containing prepolymers in aerospace sealant applications are disclosed. The metal ligand-containing prepolymers have metal ligands incorporated into the backbone of the prepolymer. Cured sealant compositions comprising the metal ligand-containing prepolymers exhibit enhanced properties suitable for aerospace sealant applications.
US09062160B1	Catalyst-free methods of forming polyurethanes from pentafluorophenyl carbonates One catalyst-free method of forming a polyurethane comprises forming a first emulsion comprising a first monomer, a surfactant, a water immiscible organic solvent, and water. The first monomer comprises two or more pentafluorophenyl carbonate groups. The first emulsion is combined with an aqueous mixture containing a second monomer comprising two or more nucleophilic amine groups, thereby forming a second emulsion. The first and second monomers of the second emulsion are allowed to react by interfacial polymerization, thereby forming a polyurethane. The polyurethane can have a number average molecular weight (Mn) of about 30000 to about 80000. The method is compatible with introducing pendant functionality into the polyurethane by way of cyclic carbonate precursors to the first monomer.
US09062156B2	Process for the production of polyether carbonate polyols The present invention relates to a process for the production of polyether carbonate polyols from one or more H-functional starter substances, one or more alkylene oxides (epoxides) and carbon dioxide in the presence of at least one double metal cyanide catalyst, wherein the production of the polyether carbonate polyols is carried out in a tubular reactor.
US09062155B2	Organometallic catalyst and preparation thereof The present invention relates to a method for producing an organometallic catalyst and an organometallic catalyst when produced by the method. The method comprises the steps of combining a polycarboxylic acid or anhydride and a metal-oxide, metal-hydroxide or metal-salt with a solvent at a temperature and pressure at which the solvent exists as a supercritical or near-critical fluid. The polycarboxylic acid or anhydride is reacted with the metal-oxide, metal-hydroxide or metal-salt for sufficient time and under sufficient temperature and pressure to produce the organometallic catalyst. The present invention also relates to a process for making a poly(alkylene carbonate) in the presence of a catalytic amount of the organometallic catalyst produced by the method.
US09062149B2	High-value polyurethane elastomers and production thereof The present invention relates to high-value polyurethane (PUR) and polyurethaneurea elastomers, which can be processed in a particularly simple manner by use of low-viscosity prepolymers based on naphthalene 1,5-diisocyanate, and to a process for production thereof.
US09062148B2	Method for producing fine-particle-dispersed polyol, and method for producing polyurethane resin A method for producing a fine-particle-dispersed polyol (I) is provided, the method including the steps (1) and (n−1): the step (1) of polymerizing an ethylenically unsaturated monomer (b) in a polyol (a), in the presence of fine particles (P1) and a radical polymerization initiator (c), so as to obtain a fine-particle-dispersed polyol intermediate (B2); and the step (n−1) of polymerizing (b) in a fine-particle-dispersed polyol intermediate (B(n−1)), in the presence of (c), so as to obtain a fine-particle-dispersed polyol intermediate (Bn) or the fine-particle-dispersed polyol (I), where n represents an integer of 3 to 7, wherein (P1) have a volume-average particle diameter (R1) of 0.01 μm to 1.0 μm, and a concentration of (b) in the step (1) is 7 wt % to 40 wt %. Thus, a method for producing a fine-particle-dispersed polyol can be provided that contains polymer fine particles dispersed in a polyol having a small particle diameter, and that, when it is used for forming a polyurethane resin, allows the polyurethane resin to exhibit excellent resin properties.
US09062145B2	Curable resin composition, curable film and their cured products A curable resin composition containing a specific vinyl compound obtained by vinylation of a terminal of a bifunctional phenylene ether oligomer having a polyphenylene ether structure in a molecule and a specific bismaleimide compound having at least two maleimide groups in a molecule, a curable film comprising the above composition, a cured product obtained by curing the above composition, and a film obtained by curing the curable film. The above resin composition is excellent in curability even in the presence of oxygen, is curable at a low temperature and is capable of giving a cured product having a low dielectric constant, a low dielectric loss tangent, high heat resistance, excellent mechanical properties, excellent chemical resistance and excellent flame retardancy.
US09062141B2	Radiopaque shape memory polymers for medical devices Radiopaque polymer compositions and methods for making the compositions are provided. These radiopaque polymer compositions include shape memory polymer compositions comprising a crosslinked polymer network, the network comprising a first repeating unit derived from a monofunctional iodinated monomer and a second repeating unit derived from a multifunctional non-iodinated monomer wherein neither of the two monomers is fluorinated. Devices formed from radiopaque polymer compositions are also provided.
US09062131B2	Cassia derivatives This invention related to a cationically and hydrophilically modified polygalactomannan having repeating units with an average D-mannosyl to D-galactosyl residue ratio of at least 5 to 1 and to compositions containing the same. A portion of the hydrogen atoms of hydroxyl groups situated on the mannosyl and galactosyl residues of the galactomannan are replaced with a hydrophilic and a cationic substituent.
US09062126B2	Compositions comprising receptor-associated protein (RAP) variants specific for CR-containing proteins and uses thereof The present invention relates generally to receptor-selective variants of the low-density lipoprotein receptor-associated protein (RAP) and compositions thereof, methods of generating such variants and methods of using such receptor-selective RAP variant compositions for therapeutic purposes.
US09062125B2	Use of GIP for the treatment of disorders associated with dysfunctional synaptic transmission The present invention relates to a peptide comprising at least 12 amino acid residues from the N-terminal end of gastric inhibitory polypeptide, or an analog thereof, which are useful to prophylactically prevent, improve, or reverse the diminished cognitive function associated with these types of disorders, by increasing (or sustaining) the LTP of synaptic transmission. Moreover, sustaining LTP may find utility in the prophylaxis of neurological disease by delaying the onset of impaired cognitive processes, and could serve as a treatment, not only for the diminished cognitive function caused by neurodegeneration, but also for the dysfunctional cognitive processes associated with trauma or age. Additionally, the peptides and analogs of the present invention find are useful to improve the altered cognitive function associated with hyperexcitability-type disorders, by reducing the elevated level of LTP of synaptic transmission.
US09062121B2	Stabilized STAT3 decoy oligonucleotides and uses therefore The present invention is based, at least in part, on novel, unimolecular STAT3 oligonucleotide decoys exhibiting increased in vivo stability as compared to previously known decoys which are effective in inhibiting STAT3 when administered systemically. The invention is also based on pharmaceutical compositions comprising these unimolecular decoys, and methods for using these decoys in the treatment of cancer.
US09062108B2	Dual specific binding proteins directed against IL-1 and/or IL-17 Engineered multivalent and multispecific binding proteins that bind IL-1β and/or IL-17 are provided, along with methods of making and uses in the prevention, diagnosis, and/or treatment of disease.
US09062106B2	Methods for controlling the galactosylation profile of recombinantly-expressed proteins The present invention relates to methods for modulating the glycosylation profile of recombinantly-expressed proteins. In particular, the present invention relates to methods of controlling the galactosylation profile of recombinantly-expressed proteins by supplementing production medium, e.g., a hydrolysate-based or a chemically defined medium, with manganese and/or D-galactose.
US09062097B2	Methods for the formation of disulphide bonds The present invention relates to methods for the formation of inter-molecular disulphide bonds, including (poly)peptides/proteins, nucleic acids, vectors, host cells and bacteriophages used in these methods. Furthermore the invention relates to the use of this method for the improved display of (poly)peptides/proteins on the surface of bacteriophage particles.
US09062086B2	N-acetyl L-cysteine chelates and methods for making and using the same A nutritional supplement for a human, the supplement having a chelate comprised of an N-acetyl-L-cysteine ligand bonded to a metal to form a chelate ring. A method for preparing a chelate comprised of N-acetyl-L-cysteine ligand and a metal having the steps of: dissolving an amount of N-acetyl-L-cysteine in an aqueous solution, adding a metal to the aqueous solution, stifling and heating the aqueous solution, and removing the solvent under reduced pressure. A method of treating a human for one or more of oxidative stress, cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, neurodegenerative diseases, Alzheimer's disease, ADHD, bipolar, schizophrenia, autism, dementia, and HIV in a human comprising administering an effective amount of a composition having N-acetyl-L-cysteine in a chelate formation with a metal. A compound having a chelate formulation with a metal being chelated by an N-acetyl-L-cysteine ligand.
US09062084B2	Method of forming metal complex compound, and organic electroluminescence device To provide methods of forming fluorescence-producing organometallic complexes which can ensure high durability when used in organic electroluminescence devices. For example, a compound 106 is prepared in accordance with the following reaction scheme.
US09062083B2	D1479 stable liquid bap photoinitiator and its use in radiation curable compositions The invention relates to radiation curable compositions comprising a liquid 0/s(acyl)phosphine photo initiators of formula (I): wherein each of Ar1, Ar2 and Ar3 is independently a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group. The invention also relates to stabilized forms of liquid bis(acyl)phosphines of formula (I) and radiation curable composition comprising said stabilized photoinitiators. The radiation curable compositions are selected from the group consisting of an optical fiber coating composition and a coating composition capable of radiation cure on concrete and a coating composition capable of radiation cure on metal.
US09062079B2	Hydrophobic diacrylamide compound A silyl protected diacrylamide compound is described. A method of forming such a compound includes mixing a silylation reagent with a hydroxylated diamine compound under first reactive conditions to form a product in a first solution, separating the product from the first solution, and mixing the product with acryloyl chloride under second reactive conditions in a second solution to form a silyl protected diacrylamide compound.
US09062076B2	Fused ring analogues of anti-fibrotic agents The present invention relates to arylcarbonyl and heteroarylcarbonyl anthranilate compounds that may be useful as anti-fibrotic agents. The present invention also relates to methods for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds and uses of these compounds in the treatment disorders.
US09062072B2	Inhibitors of HIF and angiogenesis Inhibitors of the Hypoxia Inducible Factor (HIF) and angiogenesis and their methods of use including the treatment of cancer, hypoxia related pathologies, disorders leading to ischemia, for example stroke and ischemic heart disease, and non-cancerous angiogenic diseases are provided.
US09062065B2	Process for preparation of darunavir and darunavir ethanolate of fine particle size The present invention provides a novel process for preparation of darunavir that involves reduction of [(1S,2R)-3-[[(4-nitrophenyl)sulfonyl](2-methylpropyl)amino]-2-hydroxy-1-(phenylmethyl)propyl]carbamic acid (3R,3aS,6aR)-hexahydrofuro[2,3-b]furan-3-yl ester, of formula (5). The present invention also provides darunavir ethanolate of particle size wherein d0.9 is less than 130 μm, d0.5 is less than 30 μm, d0.1 is less than 10 μm and process for its preparation.
US09062063B1	Forms of oxymorphone hydrochloride The present disclosure is directed to crystalline forms of oxymorphone hydrochloride and compositions comprising any of the crystalline forms of oxymorphone hydrochloride. Also provided are processes for the preparation of crystalline forms of oxymorphone hydrochloride.
US09062061B2	Compound having PARP inhibitory activity A compound represented by the following general formula (1) or a salt thereof. R1 represents a halogen atom and so on; R2 and R3 each represent a hydrogen atom and so on; R4 and R5 each represent a hydrogen atom and so on, or R4 and R5 may form an oxo group; Ra and Rb each represent a lower alkyl group optionally having a substituent and so on, or they may bind to each other to form a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring which may be substituted by one or plural Rc; Rc represents an aryl group optionally having a substituent and so on; ring A represents a benzene ring and so on; and m represents 0, 1 or 2.
US09062057B2	CCR5 antagonists for treating HIV Compounds that modulate the CCR5 chemokine receptor, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and uses therefor in the treatment of HIV and related diseases are described.
US09062046B2	Substituted imidazoquinoline derivatives as kinase inhibitors The present invention relates to substituted imidazo[4,5-c]quinoline derivatives, the compounds of formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 are as defined in the specification, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of formula (I), and their use in the treatment of diseases or disorders mediated by one or more kinases, particularly proliferative diseases or disorders such as cancer. These compounds can also be used in the treatment of inflammatory diseases and angiogenesis related disorders.
US09062040B2	Solid forms of an azocyclic amide Disclosed are solid forms of 1-[4-[4-[5-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-4,5-dihydro-3-isoxazoyl]-2 -thiazolyl]-1-piperidinyl]-2-[5-methyl-3-(trifuoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]ethanone (Compound 1). Also disclosed are methods for the preparation of solid forms of Compound 1 and for the conversion of one solid form of Compound 1 into another form. Further disclosed are methods for controlling plant diseases caused by fungal plant pathogens comprising applying to a plant or portion thereof, or to a plant seed, a fungicidally effective amount of a solid form of Compound 1. Additionally disclosed are fungicidal compositions comprising a fungicidally effective amount of a solid form of Compound 1 and at least one additional component selected from the group consisting of surfactants, solid diluents and liquid carriers and also compositions comprising a mixture of a solid form of Compound 1 and at least one other fungicide or insecticide.
US09062039B2	Therapeutic compounds The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I): wherein R1 is NH2 or NHMe; R2 is halo; and one of R3 or R4 is hydrogen and the other is selected from —SO2NH2, —SO2NHMe or —SO2NMe2, —SO2NHEt, or —SO2NEt2; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof. The compounds of formula (I) are inhibitors of protein kinases, especially cyclic dependent kinases (CDKs) such as CDK9. The present invention also relates to processes for the preparation of these compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and to their use in the treatment of proliferative disorders, such as cancer, as well as other diseases or conditions in which protein kinase/CDK activity is implicated.
US09062033B2	Chemical compounds The invention relates to a novel compound of formula (I) or a stereoisomer, or a racemate or a mixture or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: wherein: R is phenyl or a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl ring containing 1 to 3 heteroatoms selected from S, N and O, such rings may be optionally substituted with n groups Q; Q is selected from a group consisting of: C1-C4 alkyl, halogen, halo C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, CN, SO2CH3 or a group —O[(CR1R2]pQ1; or Q may be a group Q2; Q1 is phenyl, which may be optionally substituted with n substituents selected from a group consisting of: C1-C4 alkyl, halogen, halo C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, CN, or a group Q2; or corresponds to 2,2-difluoro-benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-4-yl; Q2 is a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl containing at least one nitrogen atom, which may optionally substituted with n substituents selected from a group consisting of: C1 C1-C4 alkyl, halogen, halo C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, CN; P is a 6-membered heteroaryl or a 8-1 1 membered bicyclic heteroaryl group, which may be substituted with n substituents selected from a group consisting of: C1-C4 alkyl, halogen, halo C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, CN; R1 is hydrogen or C1-C3 alkyl; R2 is hydrogen or C1-C3 alkyl; n is 1, 2 or 3; p is 0, 1 or 2; and with the proviso that when R corresponds to phenyl, P is substituted by at least one CF3; processes for the preparation of those compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more compounds of formula (I) and their use as dual antagonists of the Orexin 1 and Orexin 2 receptors.
US09062030B2	Pyrazole azetidine derivatives as sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) receptor modulators The present invention relates to pyrazole azetidine derivatives, processes for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as pharmaceuticals as modulators of sphingosine-1-phosphate receptors.
US09062026B2	Fused pyrimidines and substituted quinazolines as inhibitors of p97 A group of fused two ring pyrimidine compounds having a heterocycles substituent at the 2 position and a substituted amine at the 4 position as well as optional aliphatic, functional and/or aromatic components substituted at other positions of the pyrimidine and other ring are disclosed. In addition a group of quinazoline compounds having similar substituents at the 2 and 4 positions as well as at other positions are disclosed. These compounds are inhibitors of the AAA proteasome complex containing p97 and are effective medicinal agents for treatment of diseases associated with p97 bioactivity.
US09062025B2	Supported catalyst for olefin polymerization and preparation method for polyolefin using the same The present invention relates to a supported catalyst for olefin polymerization to which a novel transition metal compound and a co-catalyst compound are bound, and a preparation method for polyolefin using the supported catalyst. The transition metal compound bound to the catalyst of the present invention provides high activity for olefin-based monomers in heterogeneous reaction as well as in homogeneous system. Particularly, a polyolefin with higher molecular weight can be prepared by using the supported catalyst containing the transition metal compound bound to a support, rather than using the novel transition metal compound in a non-supported status, or the conventional transition metal compound in a supported or non-supported status.
US09062024B2	Nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound and salt thereof, and a fungicide for agricultural and horticultural use The present invention provides a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound represented by formula (I) and salt thereof, which is useful as an active ingredient of a fungicide for agricultural and horticultural use, having an assured effect and being safely usable.
US09062014B2	Crystalline forms of (R)-5-[3-chloro-4-(2,3-dihydroxy-propoxy)-benz[Z]ylidene]-2-([Z]-propylimino)-3-0-tolyl-thiazolidin-4-one The invention relates to crystalline forms of (R)-5-[3-chloro-4-(2,3-dihydroxy-propoxy)-benz[Z]ylidene]-2-([Z]-propylimino)-3-o-tolyl-thiazolidin-4-one, processes for the preparation thereof, pharmaceutical compositions containing said crystalline forms, and their use as compounds improving vascular function and as immunomodulating agents, either alone or in combination with other active compounds or therapies.
US09062012B2	Process for manufacturing 4-substituted amino-benzoxazinones The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing 4-substituted amino-benzoxazinones of formula (I), by reacting a NH-benzoxazinone of formula (II) with a compound of formula (III); wherein the variables are defined according to the description.
US09062007B2	Cyclic amide BACE-1 inhibitors having a benzamide substituent Disclosed are compounds of the formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein R1 is R is —C(O)—N(R27)(R28) or and the remaining variables are as defined in the specification. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula I.Also disclosed are methods of treating cognitive or neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease.Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treating cognitive or neurodegenerative diseases comprising the compounds of formula I in combination with a β-secretase inhibitor other than those of formula I, an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, a gamma-secretase inhibitor, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent, an N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist, a cholinesterase inhibitor or an anti-amyloid antibody.
US09062006B2	High molecular weight polylactic acid synthesized via polycondensation catalyzed by bionic creatinine guanidinium chloride Disclosed is a high molecular weight polylactic acid synthesized by using a method for synthesizing and catalytically-polycondensing bionic creatinine-guanidinium chloride. Creatinine is used as the material in a reaction with aqueous hydrochloric acid to synthesize a bionic creatinine-guanidinium salt catalyst, creatinine-guanidinium chloride (CR.Cl). The creatinine-guanidinium chloride synthesized is used as a catalyst, an industrial grade lactic acid (LA, 85% to 90%, aqueous solution) is used as a monomer, a solvent-free two-step polycondensation method is used to synthesize and afford metal-free and toxic residue-free polylactic acid featuring high biological safety and high molecular weight.
US09061991B2	Method for producing 1-amino-1-alkoxycarbonyl-2-vinylcyclopropane It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel method for producing (1R,2S)/(1S,2R)-1-amino-1-alkoxycarbonyl-2-vinylcyclopropane which is useful as a synthetic intermediate of therapeutic agents for hepatitis C and a synthetic intermediate thereof. According to the present invention, when a trans-2-butene derivative having a leaving group at each of the 1- and 4-positions is reacted with a malonic ester in the presence of a base, a specific amount of an alkali metal alkoxide or an alkali metal hydride is used as the base, and further a specific amount of a malonic ester is used to produce a cyclopropane diester, and further, chiral or achiral 1-amino-1-alkoxy-carbonyl-2-vinylcyclopropane and a salt thereof are synthesized using the cyclopropane diester.
US09061982B2	Process for the preparation of oxovinylionol and its O-protected derivatives The present invention relates to the preparation of oxovinylionol and its O-protected derivatives of the formula I in which R is hydrogen or an OH protecting group, for example a group Si(Ra)3, by reacting a compound of the general formula II in which R has the meanings given above for formula I, i.e. β-vinyl ionol (formula II, R=hydrogen) or an O-protected derivative thereof (formula II, R═OH protecting group) with an oxidant in the presence of at least one transition metal, where the oxidant comprises at least one oxygen-containing compound which is selected from among hydrogen peroxide and organic hydroperoxides.
US09061974B2	Process for producing phenol A process for producing phenol is described in which a feed comprising cyclohexylbenzene hydroperoxide is contacted with a cleavage catalyst comprising an aluminosilicate zeolite of the FAU type having a unit cell size less than 24.50 Å under cleavage conditions effective to convert at least part of the cyclohexylbenzene hydroperoxide into phenol and cyclohexanone.
US09061971B2	Method for purifying residues containing isocyanates The present invention comprises a process for purifying isocyanate-comprising residues.
US09061965B2	Low volatile reactive malodor counteractives and methods of use thereof The present invention provides a novel compound for counteracting amine-based malodor in consumer, industrial and textile products.
US09061964B2	Method for producing tertiary amine The present invention discloses the method for producing a tertiary amine, using the column reactor packed with catalyst layers, containing supplying a liquid and a gaseous raw materials from the bottom of the column, reacting these raw materials in the column, and discharging the product from the top of the column, wherein the column reactor includes two or more honeycomb catalyst layers as the catalyst layers, one or more spaces between each honeycomb catalyst layer, and one or more rectifying sections that prevents a partial or whole back flow of the raw materials, arranged in each space without contacting with the honeycomb catalyst layer.
US09061958B2	Separation of R-1233 from hydrogen fluoride The invention relates to a process for separating monochloro-trifluoropropenes such as HCFC-1233 from azeotrope or azeotrope like combinations with HF. The process employs a cold, liquid phase separations and multiple azeotropic distillation trains.
US09061952B2	Fischer-tropsch synthesis A process (10) to produce Fischer-Tropsch products includes feeding feed synthesis gas (30) with a substantially constant target feed synthesis gas H2/CO ratio to a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis stage (16). A portion of the feed synthesis gas (30) is converted to Fischer-Tropsch products in the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis stage (16). The Fischer-Tropsch products (20) from the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis stage (16) are withdrawn. A Fischer-Tropsch synthesis stage tail gas (26) which includes unconverted H2 and CO is obtained. The operating conditions of the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis stage (16) are manipulated to achieve a substantially constant target tail gas H2/CO ratio, with the target tail gas H2/CO ratio being substantially different from the target feed synthesis gas H2/CO ratio.
US09061935B2	Method for producing synthetic quartz glass A method for producing synthetic quartz glass comprises providing a liquid SiO2 feedstock material containing mainly octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane D4, vaporizing the SiO2 feedstock material into a feedstock vapor, converting the feedstock vapor into SiO2 particles, depositing the SiO2 particles on a deposition surface while forming a porous SiO2 soot body. and vitrifying the SiO2 soot body while forming the synthetic quartz glass. To produce large—volume cylindrical soot bodies with outer diameters of more than 300 mm of improved material homogeneity. the liquid feedstock material contains additional components comprising hexarnethylcyciotrisilxane D3 and its linear homolog with a weight fraction mD3, dodecamethylcyclohexasiloxane D6 and its linear homolog with a weight fraction mD6, and tetradecamethylcycloheptasiloxane D7 and/or hexadecamethylcyclooctasiloxane D8 and its linear homologs with a weight fraction mD7+. The weight ratio mD3/mD6 is in a range between 0.5 and 500 and the weight fraction mD7+is at least 20 wt. ppm.
US09061934B2	Apparatus and method for tight bending thin glass sheets An apparatus and methods for bending sheet glass are disclosed. The present invention improves on the state-of-the-art by providing apparatus and methods that prevent unwanted distortion of the glass sheet. The apparatus and methods utilize localized heating at the bend to allow for overall glass sheet temperatures to be reduced, along with optional mechanical devices for improved bend quality.
US09061930B2	Chromium oxide refractory material A device selected from among a glass furnace and a channel for dispensing the glass comprising a block and/or a coating made of a sintered material obtained by sintering a particular mixture comprising a chromium oxide content, indicated as “CrT”, of between 10% and 82%. The die fraction is such that 0.39·(CrT)+24
US09061927B2	Apparatus and method for disinfecting water An apparatus for on-site production of disinfectant/oxidizing products, arranged directly in the fluid to be processed, and a method for oxidation/disinfection of the affected water in order to avoid microbiological proliferation phenomena, which can cause hygienic and sanitary problems or problems of failed efficiency of systems. The apparatus for disinfecting water with on-site production of oxidizing/disinfecting products at the desired concentrations includes storage tanks for chemical reagents, pumps and pipes for connection, and a source of disinfectant and oxidizing products that is immersed in the water to be disinfected.
US09061920B2	Precipitated magnesium carbonate The present invention relates to a process for preparing hydromagnesite in an aqueous environment. The invention further relates to such hydromagnesite having a specific platy-like morphology in combination with a specific average particle size and to their use as minerals, fillers and pigments in the paper, paint, rubber and plastics industries and to the use as flame-retardant.
US09061908B2	Hydrogen-generating device A hydrogen-generating device is provided, which includes a reaction tank, a first cap, a second cap and a first guiding-pipe. The reaction tank has an accommodation space for accommodating a solid reactant. The first cap covers the accommodation space, wherein the first cap has a plurality of first open-holes. The second cap is disposed on the first cap and has a second open-hole, wherein the first cap and the second cap form a chamber therebetween. The first guiding-pipe passes through the first cap and the second cap to extend to the accommodation space, wherein the first open-holes surround the first guiding-pipe. A liquid reactant is for passing through the first guiding-pipe to arrive in the accommodation space and reacts with the solid reactant to generate a hydrogen. The hydrogen passes through the first open-holes to arrive at the chamber and then is expelled from the second open-hole.
US09061905B2	Ferroelectric glass nanoparticles, liquid-crystal compositions, and electronic devices containing the nanoparticles Methods for preparing ferroelectric nanoparticles, liquid crystal compositions containing the ferroelectric nanoparticles, and electronic devices utilizing the ferroelectric nanoparticles are described. The methods of preparing the ferroelectric nanoparticles may include size-reducing a starting material comprising particles of a bulk intrinsically nonferroelectric glass to form glass nanoparticles having an average size of less than 20 nm, the glass nanoparticles comprising ferroelectric nanoparticles. Exemplary bulk intrinsically nonferroelectric glasses may include borosilicate glasses, tellurite glasses, bismuthate glasses, gallate glasses, and mixtures thereof, for example. The size reduction may be accomplished using ball milling with a solvent combination such as n-heptane and oleic acid. Liquid crystal compositions may include the ferroelectric nanoparticles in combination with a liquid crystal. Exemplary electronic devices include liquid crystal displays, in which a liquid crystal composition containing the ferroelectric nanoparticles is disposed adjacent a window material.
US09061900B2	Combined use of liquid polymer and polymeric nanoparticles for rubber applications The present invention provides a rubber composition comprising (a) a liquid polymer, (b) polymer nanoparticles, and (c) a rubbery matrix. The composition may comprise less or even no aromatic oil. Rubber articles manufactured from such composition, such as tires and power belts, have gained improved reinforcement and controllable hysteresis properties.
US09061894B2	Method for forming microelectrode-pair arrays on silicon substrate surface with hydrophobic silicon pillars Provided is a method of forming large-area directionally aligned nanowires on a silicon wafer surface with hydrophobic silicon pillars so as to form microelectrode-pair arrays, which belongs to the field of electronic circuit. The method includes grafting fluoroalkylsilane on the surface of a silicon wafer with hydrophilic silicon pillar arrays; increasing the contact angle between the surface of the hydrophilic silicon pillar arrays and water from 10° to 150° above and obtaining the silicon wafer with hydrophobic silicon pillar arrays; driving water solution containing materials used for forming nanowires to flow across the surface with the hydrophobic silicon pillar arrays uniformly, so that directionally aligned nanowires are formed on the tops of each two adjacent silicon pillars in the hydrophobic silicon pillar arrays; each of the nanowires connects the two adjacent silicon pillars together so as to form a microelectrode-pair, and a plurality of microelectrode-pairs constitute the microelectrode-pair arrays.
US09061892B2	Functional micro- and/or nano-structure bearing constructions and/or methods for fabricating same A method is provided for fabricating a construction (10) having a functional side (12). The method includes the steps of: supplying a flexible substrate (20); attaching one or more structures (30) to the substrate (20) on a surface or side thereof facing the functional side (12) of the construction (10); and forming one or more features, for example, such as fibrils (39), on at least one of the structures (30), wherein the features have at least one dimension which is at least one of micro-sized or nano-sized.
US09061887B2	Moisture-resistant package Apparatus and method of making an improved moisture-resistant package for a MEMS device having movable parts, the package including a substrate, a translucent cover over the substrate, a seal and moisture barrier and a plurality of parallel sidewalls around the periphery of the substrate and cover. The sidewalls have ends and an area between the sidewalls, and the sidewalls separate the substrate and cover by a sufficient distance to provide clearance for the movement of the movable parts. The package is sealed using a glue layer that at least partially fills the area between the sidewalls, and lies between the ends of the sidewalls and one of the substrate or cover. The glue layer causes the substrate or cover, respectively, to adhere to the ends of the sidewalls. The glue layer and the sidewalls together prevent moisture from entering the package.
US09061884B1	Integrated circuit with efficient MEMS architecture An electrical circuit having a spatially-efficient MEMS architecture, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims.
US09061875B2	Drinking water dispenser A drinking water dispenser heats and cools drinking water supplied from a water supply bottle, and provides heated and cooled drinking water. The dispenser includes a cold water tank, a hot water tank, a water supply pipe, a valve, a by-pass pipe, a by-pass valve and a control unit. The valve opens and closes a water outlet for taking in the drinking water from the water supply bottle according to a level of the drinking water in the cold water tank, limits supply of the drinking water to the cold water tank, and, while the water outlet is shut, suppresses convection of the drinking water and/or heat of the drinking water between the water supply bottle and the cold water tank.
US09061871B2	Mast assembly for forklift truck A mast assembly for a forklift truck includes a plurality of guide units. At least one of the guide units includes a sliding pad member made of a plastic material and having a block-shaped body, which is hollow, is open at its base side, and has a rectangular ring-shaped cross section. The sliding pad member has a rectangular, plain, front wall provided at the side of the block-shaped body opposite to the base side thereof. The front wall has a sliding contact surface. Reinforcement ribs are formed on the inner surface of the front wall. Grooves are formed in the sliding contact surface, extending along the respective ones of the reinforcement ribs and helping avoid formation of shrinkage depressions in the sliding contact surface. The block-shaped body includes first and second pairs of opposing side walls. Tabs are formed on the first pair of opposing side walls.
US09061867B2	Device for a crane for movement control of a hoisting wire, and uses thereof A device associated with a crane is described for the control of unwanted movements of a load that is connected to a hoisting line (14) via a number of branch hoisting wires (28, 29), and it is characterised in that the crane derrick comprises means that are arranged to push against the branch wires to dampen and eliminate the unwanted movements. According to the invention the device is used to control rotary movements of a container with four hoisting wires connected to a hook (36) at the end of the main hoisting wire (14) and the arm (22) is unfolded into an approximately vertical position, the two branch arms (28, 29) are folded out into a T-shape (FIG. 5), the arm is rotated further so that the branch arms (30, 32) push against the branch wires (28, 29) with a power sufficient to prevent the container from moving in unwanted ways. According to one variant, a device associated with a crane is proposed for the control of the hoisting line (13) itself for a load. In this solution the arm (22) comprises a hoop part (131,132) arranged to be adjusted from a passive, storage position in the arm part to an active position encircling the hoisting line. An application of the device is also described.
US09061864B2	Method for operating elevators to test brakes A method for operating an elevator having a car driven by a motor and at least one brake to stop the car, the method including closing a brake, increasing a torque of the motor until the car moves, and registering a value indicative of the motor torque at which the car moves.
US09061860B2	Drive mechanism for a device for laying a fibrous material web in a Leporello fold Drive mechanism for an apparatus for laying an in particular unfolded fibrous material web, in particular a paper web or a corrugated paper web, like a corrugated cardboard web, in a Leporello fold, comprising a pair of opposing rollers that form a passage gap for the fibrous material web and respectively define a rotational axis around which said rollers rotate, in particular when the fibrous material web passes through the passage gap, characterised by a rotational axial roller drive that rotationally drives at least one of the two rollers for delivering the fibrous material web through the passage gap to form the Leporello stacking, and a pivot drive that has in particular a pendulum axis not coinciding with the rotational axes, wherein the at least two rollers are pivot-mounted such that the rotational axes can be pivoted back and forth about the common pendulum axis.
US09061858B2	Tape cassette A tape cassette includes a tape ejecting port for ejecting outside the tape with a separator being adhered to one of surfaces thereof, a tape conveying roller arranged at an upstream side of a tape conveying direction at the tape ejecting port, the tape conveying roller conveying roller pulling out and conveying the tape while getting in contact with the separator being adhered to one surface of the tape, a separator guiding portion for guiding the separator peeled off from the tape inwardly at the tape ejecting port along a peripheral surface of the tape conveying roller and a separator-take-up spool arranged so as to fix thereto a front end of the separator that has been guided inwardly along the peripheral surface of the tape conveying roller from the separator guiding portion and to take up the separator.
US09061845B2	Machine for processing elements in sheet form, comprising a chainset tensioner A machine for processing elements in sheet form, the machine having chainsets which move gripper bars for moving sheet elements through the machine. At least one tensioner device generates a tension force in the chainsets. The chainset tensioner device includes a drive member capable of generating a variable force, having an intensity dependent on the instantaneous production rate of the machine. Chainset wear is greatly reduced, and the life of the chainsets is lengthened considerably.
US09061844B2	Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus for correcting skew of a sheet A sheet conveying apparatus forms a loop of a sheet between a first conveyance roller pair and a second conveyance roller pair, and before a leading edge of the sheet reaches a nip portion of a third conveyance roller pair, separates the first conveyance roller pair.
US09061823B2	Two-fluid dispenser A two-fluid dispenser capable of reducing odor, even when one of two fluids dispensed in foam has pungent odor. The dispenser includes: a first and a second dispenser container each including an upper surface from which a stem protrudes and is configured to dispense a fluid therein in foam in response to the stem depressed; and a dispenser tool fixedly fitted over the containers. The dispenser tool includes a dispenser head communicating with the containers and including a nozzle, so that when the dispenser head is depressed, the fluids are dispensed from the containers through the nozzle. The dispenser head includes a fluid guide mechanism to guide the fluids from the containers to be dispensed in foam through the nozzle such that the fluids have a layered pattern in which a first fluid layer is at least partly covered by a second fluid layer.
US09061822B2	Offshore cargo rack for use in transferring loads between a marine vessel and an offshore platform A cargo rack for transferring loads between a marine vessel and an offshore marine platform provides a frame having a front, a rear, and upper and lower end portions. The lower end of the frame has a perimeter beam base, a raised floor and a pair of open-ended parallel fork tine tubes or sockets that communicate with the perimeter beam at the front and rear of the frame. The frame includes a plurality of fixed side walls extending upwardly from the perimeter beam. A plurality of gates are movably mounted on the frame, movable between open and closed positions, the gates enabling a forklift to place loads on the floor. The frame has vertically extending positioning beams or lugs that segment the raised floor into a plurality of load-holding positions. Each load holding position has a plurality of positioning beams or lugs that laterally hold a load module.
US09061819B2	Multiple compartment pouch or container with frangible seal A polymeric film, multiple-compartment container having an internal frangible seal comprising a curved portion and variable width with a maximum width near the portion of the curve having the smallest radius of curvature, for confining a fluid and related beverage container with a re-closable fitment for storing and delivering two different flavored liquids or the like. The frangible seal of the container will burst when sustained squeezed thus allowing the components in the container to mix within the container.
US09061816B2	Dispensing system for dispensing a product from a handheld container An overcap for a container includes a body having a sidewall. An opening is provided in the sidewall. An actuation mechanism includes an actuator with an elongate button and a manifold. The elongate button extends through the opening in the sidewall. The actuation mechanism is actuable to open a valve of a container by movement of the elongate button in a direction substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the overcap.
US09061812B1	Tamper-evident locking container The present invention will provide tamper-evident container which can be displayed via a hang tag, which clearly shows whether or not the tamper-evident seal has been broken. Furthermore, the present invention uses a seal which is not connected between the cap and the container, but rather is displayed clearly above the cap. This is accomplished by a container having a rim and flange at the opening for use with an attachable and detachable cap hingedly mounted to the container, a flexible hang tag, and perforation means used in collaboration with a mounting plate and hang tag.
US09061808B2	Protective bag for large objects An openable/closable water-proof bag into which a motor vehicle, or other large object, may conveniently be moved and placed inside. The bag is formed of two sheets polyethylene plastic material, one atop the other, which are bonded and adhered at one end and on two vertical sides, leaving one end of the bag that is openable and closable. When the openable and closable end of the bag is closed, and the sides of the bag are folded upwardly and secured tightly around surfaces of the motor vehicle or other large object, the contents of the bag are protected from water and other harmful outside elements, thereby preserving intact electrical and mechanical components of the enclosed object from the effects of a flood and outside debris.
US09061806B2	Cable ties employing a nylon/graphene composite Cable ties employing a nylon/graphene composite.
US09061804B2	Device for packaging a product, in particular a cosmetic product, having a sealing member The present invention relates to a device for packaging a product, in particular a cosmetic product, which comprises: —a container (10; 110) which contains the product and comprises an opening; —a member (20; 120) for closing the container, said member being intended to close the container in a reversible manner and being able to move between an open position and a closed position of the container; —a sealing member (40; 140), secured to the closing member, which comprises an elastically deformable part (42; 142), the sealing member having a contour that is able to come into contact with a perimeter of a part of the container; —a holding element (30; 175) that is mounted such that it can move along an axis X inside the closing member, the holding element (30; 175) resting along the axis X against a portion of the container (36; 116) before the closing member is in its closing position, such that the axial height (h) of a space (50; 80) that houses the sealing member decreases between the open position and the closed position of the container so as to axially compress the sealing member which widens radially in order to rest against the perimeter of the container.
US09061803B2	Storage display box A storage display box includes an upper body having a side with an edge pivotably connected to an edge of a side of a lower body. An engagement groove is defined in an outer side of the upper or lower body. An elongated plate is removably received in the engagement groove when the upper and lower bodies are in a closed position. An insertion groove is defined in an inner wall of the upper or lower body. When the upper and lower bodies are in an open position, a first toothed portion on the side of the upper body meshes with a second toothed portion on the side of the lower body, and the elongated member is removably engaged in the insertion groove. The upper and lower bodies in the open position form two legs. The elongated member engaged in the insertion groove supports an object in an inclined position.
US09061802B2	Pourer A pourer comprises a pouring body and members for liquid interception disposed inside the pouring body to form a first pouring orifice and a second pouring orifice, which define first and second pouring areas respectively, wherein the first pouring area is larger than the second pouring area. The members for liquid interception include a first wall and a second wall arranged in offset positions in the longitudinal direction and projecting into the pouring body from the inner surface of the pouring body.
US09061782B2	Fitment indexer for a pouch filler A form, fill and seal machine includes a feed conveyor system (600), a fitment indexing module (650) and a fitment indexer (400) constructed and arranged to transfer a fitment to a fitment applicator station.
US09061776B2	Medicine packaging bag and sheet for the same An elongated sheet for a medicine packaging bag is provided. The sheet can be folded centrally in a width direction and a medicine introduced between its two-folded halves. The sheet can be thermal-bonded along an entire width ahead of and behind the medicine and along an entire length of open edge portions of the two-folded halves, thus forming the medicine packaging bag. A number of fine tearing cuts can be formed in a portion beginning at a distance (t) from an end edge of the open edge portions in a longitudinal direction of the sheet. A tearing cut-less portion can be formed between the cut portion and the end edge of the open edge portions. The tearing cut-less portion inhibits tears caused by tension through the cut when the sheet is drawn out. The bag can be easily torn by hand due to the cut portion.
US09061768B2	Electrostatic discharge protected structure pass-thru A mounting system for tubular structures within a wing structure provides for positioning of the tubular structure as it passes through wing ribs. The system provides for electrostatic protection from discharges between the rib and the tubular structure, and accommodates offset tubular positioning. A mounting flange is attached to an aperture in the wing rib, and the tubular structure is inserted through an aperture in the mounting flange. Once the tubular structure is positioned, a cushion mount comprising two pieces is inserted into the flange structure, holding the tubular structure in position in the mounting flange. The cushion mount may have a concentric aperture or an offset aperture to accommodate an offset positioned tubular structure in the wind rib aperture.
US09061765B2	Inflatable passenger seat assembly Described are passenger seat assemblies comprising: at least one seat pan; an inflatable seat adjacent to the at least one seat pan; and at least one inflation system comprising a transport device and a delivery mechanism coupled to the transport device, wherein the transport device is configured to inject an inflating substance into the inflatable seat via the delivery mechanism, wherein the delivery mechanism is coupled to the inflatable seat via an opening. The passenger seat assemblies may further comprise a support structure. The inflating substance may be air. The inflatable seat may comprise at least one structural chamber. The inflatable seat may also have utility apart from the passenger seat assembly.
US09061761B2	Method and apparatus for elevating and manipulating objects using electromagnetic fields only An enclosure to enclose the vertical electromagnetic repulsive elevation and manipulation of electromagnets is presented. The enclosure is capable of elevating the electromagnet to various heights and additionally horizontally repelling the elevated electromagnet from one elevated position to the next. The heights of the elevated electromagnet may vary depending on the voltage of the base electromagnets, the polarities of the electromagnets and the desired height of the elevated electromagnet.
US09061760B2	Independent blade control system with rotary blade actuator According to one embodiment, a rotary blade actuator includes a housing, a vane disposed within the housing, a shaft disposed at least partially within the housing and coupled to the vane. The vane comprises a first vane surface disposed within a first chamber between a first fluid opening and a second fluid opening and a second vane surface disposed within a second chamber between a third fluid opening and a fourth fluid opening. The first and third fluid openings are configured to provide a first fluid to the first chamber and the second chamber at a first pressure, the second fluid opening is configured to provide a second fluid to the first chamber at a second pressure, and the fourth fluid opening is configured to provide a third fluid to the second chamber at a third pressure different from the second pressure.
US09061756B2	Aircraft performance monitoring system A method and apparatus for monitoring an aircraft. A current performance of the aircraft is identified during operation of the aircraft using a model of the aircraft and flight state data. A current capability of the aircraft is identified from the current performance of the aircraft. An operation is performed based on the current capability of the aircraft.
US09061751B2	Marine propulsion device A marine propulsion device includes a motive force transmission system, a propeller shaft, a housing section, and a clutch. The motive force transmission system includes a crank shaft and a drive shaft which transmits a motive force from the crank shaft. The propeller shaft transmits the motive force from the drive shaft. The housing section houses the motive force transmission system. The clutch is attached between the motive force transmission system and the housing section. The clutch permits relative rotation between the motive force transmission system and the housing section by opening a connection between the motive force transmission system and the housing section during normal rotation of the motive force transmission system. The clutch prevents relative rotation between the motive force transmission system and the housing section by connecting the motive force transmission system and the housing section during a reverse rotation of the motive force transmission system.
US09061750B2	Watercraft propulsion system The present invention provides an electric-powered drive system for coupling to a hull of a watercraft. The electric-powered drive system includes one or more mounting units; a first support members, a second support member, a propeller shaft, a propeller coupled to the distal end of the propeller shaft; and a rudder.
US09061749B2	Method for dry-docking a floating unit A system and method of performing a dry-dock operation on a floating vessel, while the floating vessel may maintain operations. The dry-docking may be performed by another vessel, such as a semi-submersible transport vessel. The method may include: submerging the semi-submersible transport vessel, adjusting the positions of the vessels until the vessel is over the deck of the semi-submersible transport vessel, securing the vessel on the deck of the semi-submersible transport vessel, raising both vessels, performing the dry-dock operation, lowering the vessel back into the water, and unsecuring vessel from the semi-submersible transport vessel. The system may include suitable elements to perform the method.
US09061738B2	Crane on a vessel A travelling crane arrangement provided on a floating vessel having a deck and a pair of substantially parallel tracks comprises a pair of uprights configured to move along the respective tracks. In addition, the travelling crane arrangement comprises a transverse beam extending between said uprights across the deck of the vessel in spaced relation thereto. Further, the travelling crane arrangement comprises a trolley configured to move along the beam. The trolley carries at least part of a lifting mechanism configured to lift a load above the deck. Still further, the crane arrangement includes a support selectively positionable in a brace position extending between the deck and the trolley. In the brace position, the support is configured to at least partially support the beam in compression during use of the lifting mechanism to lift or otherwise support the weight of a load.
US09061734B2	Collapsible boat with a folding transom Collapsible boats with foldable rigid transoms are disclosed. A collapsible boat includes a collapsible hull formed from a plurality of panels that extend from a first end to a second end of the collapsible/inflatable boat. Each of the panels is connected with at least one the other panels. The collapsible hull is configurable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration. A folding rigid transom is used to constrain at least two rear margins of the panels when the hull is in the expanded configuration. The folding rigid transom and seats remain attached to the hull when the hull is in the collapsed configuration. A collapsible boat can have one or more interior members that are inflatable to support the collapsible hull in the expanded configuration.
US09061731B1	Self-charging electric bicycle A self-charging electric bicycle that includes a solar panel disposed upon a back plate above the rear wheel, a first dynamo operationally engaged by the rotational force of the front wheel, a second dynamo operationally engaged by the rotational force of the rear wheel, and a third dynamo operationally engaged at a high gear ratio by a second chain in operational communication with the bicycle pedal crank, wherein an electric battery disposed within a housing upon the bicycle frame is charged and recharged when the bicycle is moved and pedaled and when sunlight is incident the solar panel, whereby an electric motor is activatable to drive the bicycle, as desired.
US09061728B2	Bicycle handlebar and grip assembly A bicycle handlebar assembly that includes a body having at least two grip areas positioned for interaction with the hands of a rider. The grip portions or grip areas are preferably spaced apart by a center portion that secures the assembly to a bicycle steerer tube. A channel or detent is formed in the body proximate at least one, and preferably proximate each grip portion or grip area. A dampener formed of a different material than the body is disposed in the detent and dissipates at least a portion of vibration of the body to reduce vibrations communicated to the hands of the rider from handlebar vibration. An optional grip assembly cooperates with the handlebar assembly and is constructed to further dampen handlebar vibration.
US09061727B2	Frame structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle, and vehicle incorporating the same In a motorcycle having a head pipe, and a pair of left and right frame sections including left and right down tubes extended rearward from the head pipe, a cross plate continuously connects the pair of left and right down tubes in a width direction of the motorcycle. The cross plate is elastically connected to the left and right down tubes. Such arrangement of the cross plate suppresses distortion of a pair of left and right frame sections including the down tubes extended so as to be connected by the head pipe, and also improves the controllability and straight traveling characteristic of the motorcycle.
US09061719B2	Transport trailer and method A trailer 10 includes a frame 12 having a central axis 14 spaced between rear wheels. A plurality of storage units 20 are supported on the trailer frame, with each storage unit supporting a plurality of objects thereon. Each storage support has a support axis 22 substantially parallel to the frame central axis. A carriage assembly 24 rotates the plurality of storage supports, and a lift mechanism 30 raises and lowers the carriage assembly.
US09061717B2	Manned vehicle cabin structure and manned vehicle for special environment use A cabin 14 is formed as a casing body with a protection structure. The casing body is partitioned and separable from the vehicle body and has on a bottom side thereof support pillars 42 for secure attachment to the vehicle body 13 with restraint at least in planar coordinate directions.
US09061714B1	EV battery pack protection system utilizing an undercarriage debris trap A battery pack protection system is provided for use with an electric vehicle in which the battery pack is mounted under the car. The system utilizes a debris capture plate mounted in front of the battery pack and positioned such that the leading edge of the mounted capture plate is positioned closer to the underlying road surface than the lowermost battery pack surface. Capture plate stiffeners, which are mounted to the capture plate, use deformation control features (e.g., notches) to promote a preconfigured pattern of capture plate deformation when a piece of debris impacts the plate's leading edge. The deformed capture plate then traps the debris and stops it from passing under the battery pack, thereby preventing the battery pack from possible debris impact damage.
US09061711B2	Hood structure for uneven terrain traveling vehicle A hood covers a front part of a vehicle body from above and extends rearwardly and upwardly from a front end of the vehicle body. The hood includes upper surfaces provided at left and right parts of the hood, guide walls protruding upwardly from the upper surfaces, and a lid defining a lateral central part of the hood and contiguous with the upper ends of the guide walls. The guide walls extend continuously from a front end of the hood to a rear end of the hood. An instrument panel includes an upwardly inclined wall extending rearwardly from the rear end of the hood. The inclined wall slants at an angle larger than an angle at which the hood slants. The inclined wall of the instrument panel has an upper end located higher than an upper end of the hood.
US09061709B2	Structural body part having a spacer A structural body part and a method of assembling a structural body part are provided. The structural body part includes an inner wall surface defining an enclosed space. A nut is disposed within the enclosed space. The structural body part includes an aperture for receiving a fastener so as to accommodate the addition of additional structure. The body structure includes a spacer. The nut is attached to the spacer. The spacer is configured to suspend the nut above the inner wall surface of the structural body part. Thus, the inner wall surface of the structural body part is exposed and covered with a solution when submersed therein.
US09061702B2	Steering systems A method of monitoring the condition of a steering system comprises the steps of repeatedly measuring the angular position of a steering wheel, identifying from the measurements of steering wheel position a first moment in time at which the steering wheel comes to rest in an off center position following movement in a first direction away from a straight ahead position, measuring the torque applied to the steering system at that first moment in time, identifying from the measurements of steering wheel position a second moment in time at which the steering wheel first starts to moves away from the off center position in the opposite direction to the first direction, measuring the torque applied to the steering system at that second moment in time, calculating the difference between the measured torques at the first moment of time and second moment of time to provide a static friction value and comparing the calculated static friction value with a target static friction value to provide an indication of the condition of the steering system.
US09061698B2	Speed reducer and electric power steering system A speed reducer for an electric power steering system includes a worm, a worm wheel, and a housing. Only a meshing section where the worm and the worm wheel mesh with each other and a space between the worm wheel and the housing are filled with grease. The grease in the space is in contact with both tooth surfaces of the worm wheel and an inner peripheral face of the housing, the inner peripheral face facing the worm wheel.
US09061691B2	Method and apparatus for operation of a railway branch line A method and an apparatus for operation of a railway branch line, which has line devices, in particular points, signals, axle counters, beacons and/or approach signaling devices, for specific functions. At least one first line device can be operated in an active mode and in a power-saving mode. In order to simplify the switching from the power-saving mode to the active mode, the active mode of the first line device is activated by a second line device when a rail vehicle moves over the second line device, possibly after a predetermined delay time has elapsed.
US09061689B2	Air spring An air spring according to this invention enables easy and reliable adjustment of a space between stoppers. Specifically, an upper member (3) and a lower member (4) are secured to upper and lower ends of a bellows (2). Stopper faces (5) and (6) that come in contact with each other to limit the amount of displacement of the upper member (3) are formed on the upper member (3) and the lower member (4). A movable body (7) that can move vertically to adjust the height of the stopper face (6) is provided in the lower member (4). A holding body (8) is provided that holds the movable body (7) in a manner that enables vertical movement thereof. The movable body (7) is capable of relative rotation around a central axis (18) with respect to the holding body (8). On at least one of the movable body (7) and the holding body (8), tapers (32) and (41) are formed that are capable of sliding with respect to the other of the movable body (7) and the holding body (8). The movable body (7) is rotated relative to the holding body (8) to cause the tapers (32) and (41) to slide and thereby move the movable body (7) upward or downward.
US09061686B2	Road grade estimation for a trailered vehicle A vehicle control method includes, among other things, recording a towing vehicle road grade for a fixed road position when a towing vehicle tows a trailered vehicle. The method further includes shifting, using a controller, the recording to provide a trailered vehicle road grade for the fixed road position based upon the towing vehicle road grade and initiating a vehicle control adjustment to control the towing vehicle based upon the trailered vehicle road grade.
US09061679B2	Control apparatus for hybrid vehicle A control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle includes: engine starting means for starting an engine when a need for switching to a 4-wheel drive mode has been forecasted, the hybrid vehicle having a series HV drive mode in which the hybrid vehicle is run with a second electric motor, in the released state of a connecting/disconnecting device, while a first electric motor is operated with a drive force of said engine to generate an electric energy, the control apparatus further including, as said engine starting means, series HV drive controlling means for starting said engine and enlarging a series HV drive mode region for running the hybrid vehicle in said series HV drive mode, so as to cover a portion or an entirety of an original EV drive mode region for running the hybrid vehicle in said EV drive mode, when the need for switching to said 4-wheel drive mode has been forecasted.
US09061668B2	Brake system A hydraulic system for a brake system of a machine includes a relay valve coupled to a brake cylinder, a pump, and a tank. The relay valve includes a first position to allow supply of fluid from the pump to the brake cylinder, and a second position to allow discharge of fluid from the brake cylinder to the tank. Further, the relay valve includes a third position to restrictively allow discharge of fluid from the brake cylinder to the tank via a flow limiting orifice. A pilot valve coupled to the relay valve and configured to modulate the relay valve between the first position, the second position and the third position.
US09061667B2	Hydraulic piston pump The invention relates to a hydraulic piston pump, particularly for a slip-controllable vehicle braking system. A piston pump according to the invention includes a hydraulically permanently permeable stopper, the throughflow of which is carried out as a function of the pressure in an outflow channel of the piston pump. A pressure medium flow only takes place if the pressure level in the outflow channel has exceeded a threshold value. The latter takes place, for example, if the kinematic viscosity of the flowing pressure medium decreases due to low ambient temperatures, or if a throughflow of the outflow channel is obstructed. By means of the proposed solution, excess pressure increases in the interior of the piston pump can be avoided, and the resulting loads for the pressurized pump components and the drive can be reduced. Otherwise, the operating behavior of the piston pump according to the invention corresponds to that of a known piston pump.
US09061666B2	Electronic control unit assembling method, electronic control unit and vehicle brake hydraulic pressure control apparatus An electronic control unit includes: a sensor board on which a sensor is mounted; a control board configured to control an operation of each electric component, based on a physical quantity detected by the sensor; and a housing configured to accommodate the sensor board and the control board, wherein: in an internal space of the housing, a first accommodation chamber in which the electric component is accommodated, a second accommodation chamber in which the sensor board and the control board are accommodated in a hierarchical state, and a partitioning portion which partitions between the first accommodation chamber and the second accommodation chamber are formed; and the sensor board and the control board are supported by the partitioning portion, and a rib is protrudingly provided on the partitioning portion.
US09061664B2	Electrohydraulic antilock brake system for articulated vehicles An antilock brake system for a vehicle having a front axle with right and left front brakes and at least one rear axle with right and left rear brakes is disclosed. The front axle includes a front differential with a front clutch and the rear axle includes a rear differential with a rear clutch. A controller is employed to control the brake torque applied through one or more brake valve assemblies and the controller may further shift brake torque from one wheel of an axle to the other wheel on the axle through a differential clutch valve assembly in the clutch of an open differential which forms part of the axle assembly.
US09061654B2	Webbing winding device A difference in limiting torques of rotation between a spring and a rotary member is increased without increasing a number of coils of the spring. In a webbing winding device, an outer diameter of a clutch wall of a clutch wheel increases from a flange side to a stopping flange side of the clutch wall. When a clutch spring is tightly wound on the clutch wall, the clutch spring is subjected to a movement force toward the stopping flange side. Thus, a winding force of the clutch spring onto the clutch wall is effectively increased. Therefore, a difference in limiting torques of rotation between the clutch spring and the clutch wheel between when the clutch spring is not tightly wound on the clutch wall and when it is wound on the clutch wall is increased, without increasing a number of coils of the spring.
US09061634B2	Mirror mounting assembly A mirror mounting assembly for mounting a mirror on a vehicle bulkhead. The assembly includes a mirror element and a main support arm having a first end and a second end. The mirror element is connected to the first end of the main support arm. The second end of the main support arm is mountable to the vehicle. A pair of brackets are configured to conform to an engine bay side wall of the vehicle. Each bracket has a center portion and two laterally extending flanges that extend at an angle from the center portion in opposite directions. One of the flanges of each bracket is connectable to the bulkhead of the vehicle in the engine bay. A first additional support arm has a first end connected to a first one of the brackets and a second end connected to the main support arm. A second additional support arm has a first end connected to the main support arm and a second end connectable to the vehicle. Finally, a third additional support arm has a first end connected to the main support arm and a second end connectable to the vehicle.
US09061632B2	Vehicle night vision support system and control method for the same A vehicle night vision support system includes an infrared camera that captures an image ahead of a vehicle; a main display that displays the image captured by the infrared camera; a sub-display; and a control unit that controls the sub-display so as to display warning information when it is determined that there is an object in the image displayed on the main display, and controls the sub-display so as to display the warning information when it is estimated or detected that an object that has disappeared from the displayed image is present in the field of view of a driver.
US09061630B2	Vehicle travel control device A vehicle travel control device can accurately determine a driver's intention to adjust the vehicle speed. After applying attention attracting reaction force corresponding to outside circumstances and the like to an accelerator pedal through a reaction force application mechanism, a reaction force control unit outputs intention determining reaction force that is used to determine the driver's intention to adjust the vehicle speed and is smaller than the attention attracting reaction force, and determines the intention to adjust the vehicle speed on the basis of the accelerator pedal operation amount of the driver while the intention determining reaction force is being applied to the accelerator pedal through the reaction force application mechanism.
US09061624B2	Lift and roll load system One variation may include a product including a vehicle including a powered lift arm connected thereto and a hand connected to the powered lift arm, and a body panel ramp, the hand being constructed arranged to capture a grab pin on a container, and wherein the powered lift arm, the hand in the body panel ramp are constructed and arranged so that the power lift arm may load and unload a container onto and off of the vehicle wherein the container rolls over the body panel ramp. One variation may include a method including providing a vehicle and a container, wherein the vehicle including at least one powered lift arm connected thereto, a hand connected to the powered lift arm, and a body panel ramp, the hand capturing a grab pin on the container, unloading the container from the vehicle comprising moving the at least one power lift arm so that the container rolls along and off of the body panel ramp and off of the vehicle.
US09061612B2	Safety belt system in transport vehicles for able and disabled people A device suitable for use in a transport vehicle of able people and/or people in a wheelchair is described. The device includes a foot support with a foot attachment for attachment to a vehicle floor and a rigid arm having a shoulder end and a foot end. The rigid arm is connected near the foot end to the foot support. The system also includes a safety-belt system including a safety-belt and safety-belt attachment. The safety-belt attachment has a first attachment point with belt-guiding situated near the shoulder end of the rigid arm. The rigid arm is attached to the foot support by one or more arm hinges. The rigid arm is capable of rotating around the arm hinges. In addition, a foldable chair may be mounted on the foot support. The foot support may be connected with the vehicle floor using a connector which fits in a rail in the floor.
US09061604B2	Vehicle seat slide apparatus Provided is a slide door device for a vehicle seat slide apparatus including: a lower rail configured to be fixed to a vehicle floor; an upper rail configured to be fixed to a seat; a lock mechanism that selectively locks a movement of the upper rail at an arbitrary position of the upper rail with respect to the lower rail; a stopper mechanism that has a stopper portion provided in the lower rail and a stopper member movably provided in the upper rail; an operation member that allows the movement of the upper rail, which is locked at the predetermined position, in the one direction by inputting an operation force for releasing to the stopper member; and a guide portion that is formed on the stopper member, and guides the stopper member so as to release the engagement between the stopper member and the stopper portion.
US09061602B2	Air conditioning device for a vehicle interior component An air-conditioning device for conditioning/controlling the temperature of a surface contacted by a user at least occasionally, especially the surface of a vehicle interior component, which can be monitored by means of a corresponding detector device for detecting contact, use, or both. It is provided that the air-conditioning device has at least one air-conditioning layer, which extends at least partially along the surface, at least one companion layer, which extends at least partially along the air-conditioning layer and is connected to the air-conditioning layer at least in some sections in order to form an insertion pocket, and that at least one detector device can be inserted into the insertion pocket.
US09061600B2	Auxiliary machine mounting structure of saddle-ride type vehicle An auxiliary machine mounting structure of a saddle-ride type vehicle that ensures consistent appearance irrespective of the presence or absence of a mounting of an auxiliary machine or device such as an antenna being mounted on a meter visor to ensure the degree of freedom in layout without having to consider the possibility of the windshield creating a ghost image of the auxiliary machine or device. An opening is formed on the windshield side of the meter visor. An ETC cover is detachably mounted on the meter visor to cover the opening. An antenna is positioned beneath the ETC cover and disposed in the opening.
US09061596B2	Charging device and charging method for power storage device A charger includes a conversion unit for converting external electric power from a charging port into DC, a conversion unit for converting the output of the preceding conversion unit into high-frequency AC, and a conversion unit for converting the electric power generated by transforming the output of the preceding conversion unit by an insulated transformer into DC to output the DC to a power storage device. The charger further includes a switch unit that enables the circuit configuration of the charger to switch between a single-stage charging circuit and a dual-stage charging circuit. The switch unit is controlled by a control signal from an ECU. The ECU controls the switch unit in accordance with the SOC of the power storage device and switches the circuit configuration of the charger to one of the single-stage charging circuit and the dual-stage charging circuit.
US09061594B2	Pantograph damage and wear monitoring system A system for evaluating the condition of a pantograph, the system comprising: a track-side pantograph monitoring station that captures one or more images of a pantograph, while a locomotive comprising the pantograph is in normal service; a station management system that analyzes one or more images captured at the monitoring site and determines the condition of the pantograph; and a user interface that controls the system and presents the results of the analysis to the user. A user may control the track-side monitoring station and station management system remotely.
US09061586B2	Motor vehicle drive arrangement In a motor vehicle drive arrangement having a main drive train for driving a main axle and an auxiliary drive train for driving an auxiliary drive axle, with a power shift clutch for connecting the auxiliary drive train to the main drive train, the auxiliary drive train comprises at least one switching unit for engaging the power shift clutch which is arranged in the power flow in series with the switching unit without a differential speed.
US09061581B2	Liquid container for a motor vehicle, in particular a fuel container The invention relates to a liquid container (1) for a motor vehicle, in particular a fuel container (1), having at least one filler tube (4) and having operational and filling ventilation, comprising at least one operational ventilation line (7) which is connected to an equalizing volume of the liquid container (1) and at least one filling ventilation opening (9) which opens into the equalizing volume. The fuel container (1) according to the invention is distinguished by the fact that the operational ventilation opening (7) is connected to the filler tube (4) outside the container volume, in a manner which forms a siphon (8), and that the connection of the operational ventilation line (7) to the filler tube (4) is arranged in such a way that liquid is collected in the siphon (8) during each filling operation and closes the operational ventilation line (7).
US09061578B2	Hybrid driving apparatus A hybrid driving apparatus includes an engine configured to output a rotation driving force to an output shaft; an input shaft configured to rotate in association with rotation of driving wheels of a vehicle; a clutch that is provided between the output shaft and the input shaft to disengageably connect the output shaft and the input shaft; a clutch actuator configured to operate the clutch; a motor generator configured to rotate in association with rotation of the input shaft; a rust formation determining unit configured to determine whether there is a possibility of a rust formation on the clutch; and a rust formation suppressing unit configured to operate the clutch actuator in a case where the rust formation determining unit determines that there is the possibility of the rust formation on the clutch.
US09061573B2	Motor vehicle seal A motor vehicle seal which includes a fixing profile (5) to which a tubular sealing profile (6) is connected. At least one predetermined portion of the wall of the sealing profile has at least one outer groove (12, 14) defining an integral film hinge (13, 15) which reduces the resistance of the sealing profile (6) to compression in the direction of engagement (F) between the opening (2) and the door (D).
US09061568B2	Golf cart visor Improved visors for mounting to golf carts are provided. A shade member can be connected to at least one mounting bracket. The bracket can be configured to include two mounting arms each having a substantially flat portion including an aperture therethrough and an arcturate portion. A mounting member can be fixedly connected to a golf cart frame and rotationally connected to the shade member thereby allowing rotation of the shade member to a plurality of stable positions.
US09061563B2	Vehicle having a transverse leaf spring wheel suspension The invention relates to a wheel suspension for a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, having a transverse leaf spring arranged transversely relative to a vehicle longitudinal axis. The transverse leaf spring is supported at each of the two sides of a vehicle longitudinal center plane by at least one resilient member on a vehicle-side support which is securely connected to the vehicle superstructure or an auxiliary frame which is connected to the vehicle superstructure. The resilient member and the support form an articulated engagement. With an articulated engagement provided at each side of the vehicle longitudinal center plane.
US09061554B2	Tire position determination system A tire position determination system includes a tire pressure detector coupled to a tire. A tire position determination unit locates the tire pressure detector and determines a mounting position of the tire. A gravitational component force detection unit generates gravitational force information of the tire pressure detector. A characteristic value acquisition unit acquires the angle of the tire pressure detector from the gravitational force information. The characteristic value acquisition unit acquires a first characteristic value of the tire pressure detector when a drive source of the vehicle is stopped and a second characteristic value of the tire pressure detector when the drive source is started. A characteristic value comparator compares the first and characteristic values. An operation control unit determines whether the mounting position of the tire has been changed based on the comparison and controls the tire pressure monitoring unit accordingly.
US09061540B2	Paperclip tab A paperclip tab for coupling to an object. The paperclip tab can include a paperclip having a first leg and a second leg, and a sheet having a front surface and a rear surface opposite the front surface. The sheet can include a first portion, and a second portion overlapping at least part of the first portion, with the rear surface of the first portion and the rear surface of the second portion facing each another, such that a pocket is formed that can retain the first leg of the paperclip. At least a portion of the rear surface of the first portion can be adhered to at least a portion of the rear surface of the second portion. A recessed adhesive zone can be provided on a back of the paperclip tab positioned to face the object when the paperclip tab is coupled to the object.
US09061539B1	Greeting card with scrolling scene The greeting card of the present invention includes a sound and motor module which enable the greeting card to play audio and activate a scroll mechanism which displays a scrolling scene across a window or screen located on at least one panel of the greeting card. The scroll mechanism contains a piece of thin paper or paper-like material which is attached end-to-end, forming a loop. The material is then placed between two rotating spindles or rollers which rotate the material in a loop across the greeting card page as a moving picture, scene or message. The scroll may contain a greeting, message or simply contain artwork or a funny or entertaining scene. The information on the scroll may be coordinated with the theme of the music or audio clip.
US09061517B2	Ink jet printing apparatus, ink jet printing method, data generating apparatus, and storage medium The present invention provides an inkjet printing apparatus and an inkjet printing method for printing a high-definition image while improving glossiness of the image surface without causing complication and enlargement of the apparatus. A plurality of inks are ejected from first and second printing heads so that a weighted average of a printing rate for each scan regarding an ink having the highest lightness becomes the largest among the plurality of inks and so that a maximum value regarding the printing rate of the ink having the highest lightness becomes larger than those of other inks.
US09061506B2	Liquid containing vessel, liquid containing body, substrate support member, and unit In a liquid containing vessel that is inserted in the −Y axis direction with regard to a mounting section, a substrate support member includes a substrate support section configured to hold a substrate, a first side wall along the Y axis and the Z axis, the first side wall being provided more to the +X axis direction side than the substrate support section, and a first ridge section protruding from the first side wall in the −X axis direction and configured to engage with a first apparatus side engaging section that protrudes in the +X axis direction in the apparatus side terminal section.
US09061502B2	Liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a head that ejects an ink from a nozzle opening; a moving unit that moves the head; and a heating unit that sets a temperature of a recording sheet onto which the ink is ejected from the head. Before the head ejects the ink onto the recording sheet, the moving unit is moved, and the head is moved to a position opposing a platen and an upper heater, which is a position to where heat radiated from the heating unit is transferred.
US09061495B2	Inkjet printer A controller is configured to determine nozzles to be used for ejection in nozzle arrays in a upstream head block by selecting endmost nozzles from nozzles in a region of the upstream head block overlapping a downstream head block so that the endmost nozzle of the nozzle array located more downstream is closer to a center of the upstream head block, and determine nozzles to be used for ejection in nozzle arrays in the downstream head block by selecting endmost nozzles from nozzles in a region of the downstream head block overlapping the upstream head block so that the endmost nozzle of the nozzle array located more upstream is closer to a center of the downstream head block.
US09061484B2	Label assembly having registration structures for applying a label to an object A label assembly that includes a face sheet with a label shape defined by one or more tearable lines of separation, a back sheet adjacent to the face sheet, and an adhesive material disposed between the face sheet and the back sheet. The back sheet has a removable panel disposed over the label shape adhesive material and a registration structure that is or can be aligned with the label shape. The registration structure is adherable to an exposed portion of the adhesive material that is adjacent to a portion of the label shape.
US09061482B2	Flexible chair pad A bamboo Chair pad that can be manufactured from 100% Anji Mountain bamboo from China. The bamboo is all treated with various protective coatings to add resistance to natural factors including water, sun and dirt. All bamboo chair pads can be manufactured from the harder portions of the bamboo trunk. (Some bamboo is manufactured from the softer fibers of the inside of the bamboo trunk). This portion of the bamboo trunk is not utilized for this invention. The bamboo utilized in the present inventions is taken from the harder part of the bamboo trunk to assure maximum endurance and longevity. The lower trunk portion of the bamboo plant is harder and less porous.
US09061478B2	Conductive nonwoven pressure sensitive adhesive tapes and articles therefrom A conductive single-sided tape includes a conductive, nonwoven adhesive layer and a metal layer positioned adjacent the conductive, nonwoven adhesive layer. The conductive, nonwoven adhesive layer includes a conductive nonwoven substrate having a plurality of passageways, an adhesive material positioned within at least a portion of the passageways and a plurality of metal particles dispersed within the adhesive material.
US09061477B2	Method and apparatus for making, shipping and erecting boxes A cardboard box with four side panels, four bottom flaps and four top flaps. The box is made from a blank having a first height measured between the outermost edges of the top and bottom flaps. The flaps are rotated into abutting contact with the exterior surface of the panels thereby reducing the overall height of the box to the height of the panel. Adjacent pairs of top and bottom flaps are provided with living hinges that enable them to remain in this position when the box is collapsed. The collapsed box is shipped through the mail in this diminished size and then erected into a box of the same height as the panels.
US09061475B2	Plant for manufacturing a rigid pipe for drawing up deep water This plant for manufacturing a rigid pipe for drawing up deep water for a marine thermal energy plant is characterized in that it comprises a floating platform on which there is installed a continuous production device in the vertical axis of the pipe, including a first stage of winding webs of fibers impregnated with resin about a winding roll for the partial crosslinking thereof, said wall being formed by modular elements in the form of plates, which are connected together so as to form a strip that moves in a spiral and repeating in the upper part of the roll so as to form a winding surface for the webs.
US09061466B2	Method and installation for constructing a layer of armour strips A method and an installation for constructing a layer (12) of armor strips around a tubular core (10) of a flexible pipe. The installation has a support wheel (14) of a plurality of armor strips (32, 34) having, respectively, two opposite faces (44, 46) and a plurality of pairs of guide members (20, 22). The pairs of guide members include upstream guide members (52, 54) and downstream guide members (56, 58) which sets of guide members extend along axes that are angularly offset from one another. The support wheel (14) has devices (78, 92) for adjusting the downstream guide members (56, 58) into a position such that the two opposite faces (44, 46) of the armor strip entering and leaving the downstream guide members (56, 58) are substantially perpendicular to the plane of flexing (Pf) defined by the entering and leaving armor strip.
US09061465B2	Powder rapid prototyping apparatus and powder rapid prototyping method A powder rapid prototyping apparatus includes a decompressable chamber, a thin layer forming section which supplies powder material from a powder material housing container provided in the chamber to form a thin layer of the powder material, an energy beam source for heating which outputs energy beam for heating which sinters or melts and models the thin layer of the powder material, and a control section which controls the modeling, wherein the control section exposes the powder material to the decompressed atmosphere before starting modeling, and houses the powder material in the powder material housing containers in a divided manner.
US09061456B2	Injection-molding mold for making a resin window panel The first sliding molds are movable back and forth in a direction orthogonal to a back-and-forth direction of the movable mold, come into contact with a periphery of the central mold when the first sliding molds move forward to form a first cavity for molding a panel body, and avoid interference with a second sliding mold when the first sliding molds move back to form a second cavity for molding a frame. The second sliding mold is movable back and forth in the back-and-forth direction of the movable mold, allows a forward movement of the first sliding molds when the second sliding mold moves back to form the first cavity, and comes into contact with an inner peripheral edge and an outer peripheral edge of the panel body held on a fixed mold, thereby forming sealing portions, when second sliding mold moves forward to form the second cavity.
US09061452B2	Extruder An extruder having a housing (1) comprises at least two conveyor shafts (2, 3) having conveyor cross sections mutually wiping each other that can be driven in the same direction and are disposed in at least two housing bores (11, 12) having a cylindrical or conical design, the axes (15, 16) thereof being disposed parallel to or at an angle to each other, the distance (A) between the axes of the two housing bores (11, 12) being greater than D/1.4142, where D is the diameter of the cylindrical bore or the greatest diameter of the conical bore, and a clearance (a′) being provided between the housing bores (11, 12) and the outer diameter (DE) of the conveyor shafts (2, 3). Each conveyor shaft (2, 3) comprises a plurality of conveyor segments (17a through d, 18a through d), wherein the offset angle of at least two adjacent conveyor segments (17a, 17b, 18a, 18b) on each conveyor shaft (2, 3) relative to each other is 180°. The center point (PM) of the cross sectional profile of each conveyor segment (17a, 17b, 18a, 18b, etc.) is disposed eccentrically relative to the center point (BM) of the housing bore (11, 12) and the center of rotation (DM) of the conveyor shafts (11, 12).
US09061444B2	Starting material for a flat-domed molded plastic part, in particular a housing part, and molded part created therefrom In order to reduce the wall thickness of housing parts produced by means of plastic injection molding and equipped with decorative layers, such as battery covers of mobile devices, it is recommended to change to a starting material that is a fiber composite material equipped on one side with the decorative layer, from which starting material the housing part is formed in a deep drawing process. Even if a thick decorative layer the outer surface of which is highly embossed for haptic reasons is applied, the resulting wall thickness remains far below the wall thickness for a housing part that can be produced by means of injection molding. An even further reduction of the wall thickness is achieved if a fiber composite material is used as the deep drawing starting material for the shaped part, the decorative material being directly foamed or injected onto the surface of the fiber composite material.
US09061441B2	Method for producing vinyl alcohol resin A method of producing a vinyl alcohol resin having a water content of not higher than 10 wt % by performing a multistage dewatering process by means of a kneading machine. The method permits efficient dewatering of a highly hydrous vinyl alcohol resin to ensure easy production of a lower water content vinyl alcohol resin having a water content of not higher than 10 wt %, thereby reducing production costs.
US09061440B2	Blade for a cutting tool of a ceramic cutting machine Blade (1) for a cutting tool (2) of a ceramic cutting machine (3) comprising a disc-shaped geometry with a specific cutting diameter (H); with at least one conical surface (13) at each side of the cutting perimeter (12), the conical surfaces (13) closest to the symmetry axis (11) being truncated by two truncation planes perpendicular to the symmetry axis (11) of the blade (1), such that if the conical surfaces (13) closest to the symmetry axis (11) of the blade (1) are imaginarily extended towards its vertex, both define two tangency conical surfaces (15) with an imaginary sphere (16) the center of which is located on the symmetry axis (11) of the blade (1), where the ratio between the cutting diameter (H) of the blade (1) and the diameter (D) of said imaginary sphere (16) is equal to a number with a value comprised between 1.5 and 1.7.
US09061435B1	Automated knife change adjustment on dual-gearbox paper cutting machines An automated knife change adjustment on dual-gearbox paper cutting machines employs servo motors driving, with great gear reduction, turnbuckle nuts on a pair of pull arms. A graphic user interface automatically controls the knife adjustment on a replacement knife, the interface computer being connected to position sensors for the knife, to main motors driving gearboxes that cycle the knife down and up, to the servo motors and other sensors. The system avoids tedious manual steps typically in setting a replacement cutting knife to a correct cutting position.
US09061434B2	Printer The disclosure discloses a printer comprising: a fixed part and an opening/closing part; a feeding roller configured to feed the print-receiving medium; a print head; a discharging exit configured to discharge the print-receiving medium; a fixed blade fixed to the fixed part so as to follow along an edge part of the discharging exit; a fixed blade cover; and a support device configured to support in a relatively displaceable manner the print head and the fixed blade cover, forming a first state wherein the fixed blade cover covers the blade edge of the fixed blade and the print head separates from the feeding roller when the opening/closing part changes to an open state, and a second state wherein the fixed blade cover does not cover the blade edge of the fixed blade and the print head presses against the feeding roller when the opening/closing part changes to a closed state.
US09061433B2	Punching apparatus, post-processing apparatus, and image forming apparatus A post-processing apparatus according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a punching apparatus that has: a punching blade; an orthogonal direction movement portion that moves the punching blade in an orthogonal direction; a converting mechanism that converts rotational movement of a rotation member in a first rotation direction to reciprocating movement; a rotation driving portion that drives rotation of the rotation member; a rotation driving control portion; and an orthogonal direction movement control portion. The rotation driving control portion controls the rotation driving portion so as to move the punching blade toward a punching reference position when a reference position detection portion determines that the punching blade has moved beyond the punching reference position toward a through hole punching position, in a case where the punching blade is controlled so as to stop at the punching reference position.
US09061422B2	Device for handling objects A device for handling objects is provided, comprising at least one inflatable air chamber and a retaining unit for objects, which is attached to the air chamber, to a robot or manipulator, characterized by at least one device for handling objects. Also provided is a method for handling objects using the aforementioned device, characterized by the steps of: moving the device with the side thereof comprising the retaining unit to the object to be handled in a first position; establishing an adhesive connection between the retaining unit and the object to be handled, thus retaining the object; moving the device to a desired second position, and releasing the object from the retaining unit by inflating the at least one air chamber.
US09061417B2	Robot arm mechanism A robot arm mechanism includes a drive arm, a support arm, a transmission assembly and three tool portions. The support arm is rotatably connected to the drive arm. The three tool portions are rotatably mounted on the support arm. The transmission assembly includes a first bevel gear, a second bevel gear and a transmission belt. The first bevel gear is mounted on the drive arm, the second bevel gear is mounted on the support arm and engages with the first bevel gear. The transmission belt is driven by the second bevel gear and imparts rotary motion to the plurality of tool portions simultaneously.
US09061405B2	Boiling water reactor core shroud head bolt retainer tool The inventive tool is designed to ensure proper plant operation position of the core shroud head bolt assemblies of a boiling water nuclear reactor. The tool exerts an upward pulling force on stuck retainers to return them to the locking position around the nut. The tool includes a frame, an engagement member, and a collar. The engagement member is lowered toward and end of the bolt until it comes into contact therewith. Further movement of the engagement member causes the frame and collar to move upward, lifting the retainer and extending the spring.
US09061404B2	Ratchet mechanism A ratchet mechanism having a plurality of interconnected rotating drive members having teeth, one of the drive members being a stationary drive member and another of the drive members being a movable intermediate drive member, a first pawl member and a second pawl member movable in alternating reciprocating manner, wherein the stationary drive member is alternatingly rotated in a single direction by movement of the pawl members.
US09061399B2	Non-slip spacer support system A non-slip removable spacer for holding a workpiece in place relative to a work surface when interposed therebetween without permanent bonding therebetween. The spacer has a core with generally planar surfaces, with a pair elastomeric coverings applied to the surfaces. Further disclosed is a recessed attachment member in the spacer to receive a spindle element which permits spacers to be connected in a spaced part relationship. The spindle further includes a shelf. Also disclosed is cone adapter engagable atop a spacer. The cone has an apex for supporting a work surface with minimum surface contact.
US09061392B2	Controlled electro-pneumatic power tools and interactive consumable A controlled electro-pneumatic power tool includes an electro-mechanical adjustable valve, a pneumatic motor and a rotational speed sensor connected to a microcontroller for the selection, monitoring and adjustment adjustment of the rotational speed in real time. Using the communication port data for the consumable can be transmitted to the controlled electro-pneumatic power tool. The controlled electro-pneumatic power tool can read and utilize the transmitted data to select, adjust and maintain the optimum process parameters for the consumable without any input from the operator person. Furthermore, the communicated data can be used to warn the operator person that the tool used is inadequate for the selected consumable.
US09061381B1	Method and apparatus for aligning a wind turbine generator A method and apparatus for aligning an input shaft of a wind turbine generator with an output shaft of a wind turbine are disclosed. Preferably, the method includes placing a push plate of a wind turbine alignment tool into pressing contact with a selected support flange of a wind turbine generator identified by a misalignment measurement device. With the push plate positioned, an indexing means of the wind turbine alignment tool is advanced along an adjustment link member of the wind turbine alignment tool to impart an alignment force onto the selected support flange to align the input shaft of the wind turbine generator with the output shaft of the wind turbine. The method preferably concludes by rechecking the alignment of the input shaft of the wind turbine generator with the output shaft of the wind turbine.
US09061372B2	Machining head, laser machining tool, receiving method, measuring head, measuring method A machining head of a laser machining tool includes a mechanical connector for connecting the machining head to a component of the laser machining tool, and a light path connector (15) and/or an electrical connector (16) and/or a fluid connector (17). The provided connectors are designed such that connections can be realized via one or more common relative movements between the machining head (10) and the component (5) of the laser machining tool, including a mechanically rigid connection to corresponding connectors on the component of the laser machining tool.
US09061368B2	Laser annealing device The present invention relates to an improved laser annealing device, which includes a laser beam, a housing, a laser beam output window formed in a top of the housing, a substrate located at a bottom of the housing for carrying a material to be annealed, and a movable mask arranged between the laser beam output window and the substrate. The mask is set in inclination with respect to a horizontal direction. The mask forms a slit extending through upper and lower surfaces thereof. The laser beam travels vertically down through the laser beam output window and then passes through the slit to irradiate the substrate. The improved laser annealing device of the present invention includes a mask set in inclination with respect to the horizontal direction to prevent scraps from affecting the laser head, reduce replacement of the laser head, and lower down the cost.
US09061350B2	Ceramic core compositions, methods for making cores, methods for casting hollow titanium-containing articles, and hollow titanium-containing articles The disclosure relates generally to core compositions and methods of molding and the articles so molded. More specifically, the disclosure relates to core compositions and methods for casting hollow titanium-containing articles, and the hollow titanium-containing articles so molded.
US09061343B2	Indexing machine with a plurality of workstations A machine may include a plurality of stations, e.g., for performing progressive die-necking of open-ended container bodies. A conveyer may be provided to index the open-ended container bodies in a linear manner through the machine from station to station.
US09061339B2	Method for manufacturing a sheet molded to form a multi-dimensional curved surface A method for manufacturing molded plates with multi-composite curved surface is provided to manufacture a forming plate having various cubic multi-composite curved surfaces. The operation program of an upper mold, a lower mold, a stretching forming unit, a marking robot, and a cutting robot is inputted (S1). The upper surface of the lower mold and the lower surface of the upper mold are formed into the shape of multi-composite curved surface (S2). After a metal plate is positioned on the upper surface of the lower mold, both ends thereof are clamped by multiple stretching forming units (S3). The metal plate is molded into the shape of the multi-composite curved surface (S4). The metal plate is marked by the marking robot (S5).
US09061328B2	Method for cleaning the interior surface of hollow articles A method of blast cleaning the inside of a hollow article, such as a storage tank. The method includes the introduction of outside air and evacuation of inside air to permit blast cleaning to be carried out while managing the conditions within the enclosed interior space within the hollow article. Managing the interior space conditions permits rapid application of protective coatings to the cleaned surface.
US09061324B2	Pipe cleaning tool A pipe cleaning device has a housing movable along a pipe to remove a coating. A stripper head, preferably water jets, are located in the housing to remove the coating from the pipe. The coating is removed from the housing by a vacuum hose and a comminution device is located in the housing to reduce the size of the stripped coating and facilitates passage along the hose. The comminution device includes a rotor driven by an external motor and aligned with the axis of the hose.
US09061317B2	Porogens, porogenated precursors and methods for using the same to provide porous organosilica glass films with low dielectric constants A chemical vapor deposition method for producing a porous organosilica glass film comprising: introducing into a vacuum chamber gaseous reagents including at least one precursor selected from the group consisting of an organosilane and an organosiloxane, and a porogen that is distinct from the precursor, wherein the porogen is a C4 to C14 cyclic hydrocarbon compound having a non-branching structure and a degree of unsaturation equal to or less than 2; applying energy to the gaseous reagents in the vacuum chamber to induce reaction of the gaseous reagents to deposit a preliminary film on the substrate, wherein the preliminary film contains the porogen; and removing from the preliminary film substantially all of the labile organic material to provide the porous film with pores and a dielectric constant less than 2.6.
US09061314B2	Vacuum chamber system of coating apparatus and coating method using the same There are provided a vacuum chamber system of a coating apparatus and a coating method using the same that prevents the attraction phenomenon of a coating solution in intermittent coating, so that the failure rate of coating is reduced, thereby improving the quality of products. In one embodiment, a vacuum chamber system of a coating apparatus includes a vacuum chamber connected to a coating solution outlet of the coating apparatus. A sound pressure generating unit is connected to one region of the vacuum chamber to generate sound pressure. A buffer tank is provided between the vacuum chamber and the sound pressure generating unit. In the vacuum chamber system, a control unit is further provided between the vacuum chamber and the buffer tank. The control unit controls air to be selectively inhaled or blocked from the vacuum chamber and the sound pressure generating unit.
US09061304B2	Method and apparatus for a clean cut with a laser A method for preventing a plume from contaminating a surface of material that has been cut by a laser or focusing optic wherein the laser produces the plume, the method comprises providing a first airflow beneath the plume with the airflow redirecting the plume away from the surface of the material. A second airflow is provided to further lift the plume to an exhaust. Apparatus is configured to direct first and second air flows such that the plume is not deposited on the material being cut by the laser or on the focusing optic.
US09061301B2	Knapsack spraying device The application sets forth a knapsack or backpack spraying device having a blower unit and a spraying medium container fixed to a carrying frame. The blower unit conveys an air stream through a blower pipe. Spraying medium is fed from the spraying medium container to the air stream. The spraying medium container has a filling opening which is closed by a cover. The cover has a lower edge facing the spraying medium container. The spraying device has a standing position in which it stands on a flat, horizontal standing face and in which the cover is arranged on an upper side of the spraying medium container facing away from the standing face. To reliably avoid contact of the operator with spraying medium, the height of the carrying frame, measured at right angles to the standing face, is at least 80% of the overall height of the spraying device.
US09061299B1	Spray paint can spraying accessory The spray paint can spraying accessory attaches onto an existing can of spray paint, and which is able to direct paint inwardly around a focal point in order to paint a cylindrical or circular object. The spray paint can accessory includes a nozzle housing that attaches atop of a spray paint can, and a can nozzle that attaches onto the outlet tube of the existing spray paint can. A spray gun hose connects with the can nozzle to direct paint to a spray gun having a plurality of paint nozzles positioned along an assembly, and which direct paint inwardly around a focal point. The assembly and paint nozzles include an opening to enable ingress and egress of the object to be painted. The can nozzle housing includes a threaded member that upon rotation engages the can nozzle downwardly thereby operating the outlet tube of the spray paint can.
US09061298B2	Adjustable sprayer An adjustable sprayer comprising a fitting that includes a connector portion, an elongate cylindrical portion extending from the connector portion, and a bore formed longitudinally through the fitting. The sprayer includes a nozzle having a sleeve portion configured to receive the fitting's cylindrical portion whereby the nozzle is moveable, longitudinally, along the cylindrical portion between first and second spray positions. Movement of the nozzle into the first position permits a full diameter spray pattern through a water breaker. In the second position, fluid flow is restricted to a reduced diameter spray pattern through the water breaker.
US09061297B2	Device for controlling placement of nanoparticles The present invention is generally directed to a system for controlling placement of nanoparticles, and methods of using same. In one illustrative embodiment, the device includes a substrate and a plurality of funnels in the substrate, wherein each of the funnels comprises an inlet opening and an elongated, rectangular shaped outlet opening. In one illustrative embodiment, the method includes creating a dusty plasma comprising a plurality of carbon nanotubes, positioning a mask between the dusty plasma and a desired target for the carbon nanotubes, the mask having a plurality of openings extending therethrough, and extinguishing the dusty plasma to thereby allow at least some of the carbon nanotubes in the dusty plasma to pass through at least some of the plurality of openings in the mask and land on the target.
US09061285B2	PCR device including two heating blocks According to the present invention, a PCR device including two heating blocks which is used for nucleic acid amplification reactions is disclosed. Using the PCR device of the present invention, nucleic acid amplification reactions can be efficiently performed.
US09061282B2	Reaction plate A reaction plate includes a welded plastics planar laminate consisting of an aperture plate and a film, the aperture plate having at least one planar surface and a plurality of apertures in the planar surface of the apertured plate and the film being attached to the planar surface of the apertured plate around the or each aperture by welding. The welding is preferably laser or transmission welding. A method of forming such reaction plates using diode laser welding. An apparatus for handling such reaction plates including performing polymerase chain reactions (PCRs) or primer extensions therewith.
US09061255B2	Rotating unit-based micro-sized bubble generator The present invention relates to a micro-sized bubble generator. A micro-sized bubble generator using a highly-dissolved solution based on a rotating unit according to an exemplary embodiment of the present includes: a rotating unit receiving a mixture of water and gas and discharging a solution while making the water and gas collide with each other and rotating the same; a dissolving tank storing the solution discharged from the rotating unit; and a nozzle unit receiving the solution and generating micro-sized bubbles in the water. Accordingly, a massive amount of micro-sized bubbles less than 100 nm in size can be generated.
US09061248B1	Process for manufacturing a micromechanical structure having a buried area provided with a filter A process for manufacturing a micromechanical structure envisages: forming a buried cavity within a body of semiconductor material, separated from a top surface of the body by a first surface layer; and forming an access duct for fluid communication between the buried cavity and an external environment. The method envisages: forming an etching mask on the top surface at a first access area; forming a second surface layer on the top surface and on the etching mask; carrying out an etch such as to remove, in a position corresponding to the first access area, a portion of the second surface layer, and an underlying portion of the first surface layer not covered by the etching mask until the buried cavity is reached, thus forming both the first access duct and a filter element, set between the first access duct and the same buried cavity.
US09061244B2	System for reducing NOx in exhaust A system and method for NOx reduction is described, with a catalytic unit including a first zeolite catalyst with a first NOx conversion performance in a first temperature range and a second NOx conversion performance, lower than said first NOx conversion performance, in a second temperature range. The catalytic unit also comprises a second zeolite catalyst with a third NOx conversion performance, lower than said first NOx conversion performance, in the first temperature range and a fourth NOx conversion performance, higher than said second and third NOx conversion performances in the second temperature range, said first temperature range being higher than said second temperature range. The system further includes a controller configured to adjust an amount of reducing agent added to the NOx reducing system responsive to a temperature of the catalytic unit.
US09061233B2	Corrugated fluid treatment packs and methods of making them Corrugated fluid treatment packs and methods of making corrugated fluid treatment packs are disclosed. The fluid treatment packs may comprise a non-woven fibrous structure having a tubular configuration, a longitudinal axis, and circumferentially extending corrugations.
US09061229B1	Detector for clogged filters A clogged filter detector has a transmitter and a sensor which are held in place by a transmitter bracket and a sensor bracket, respectively. The transmitter emits a beam of electromagnetic radiation, and the sensor is positioned in the path of this beam at a point such that the beam travels through a filter between the transmitter and the sensor. The transmitter and sensor are mis-aligned with the air flow at the point where the beam contacts the filter. The transmitter alternates between a transmitting mode and a dormant mode, and the transmitter emits a plurality of electromagnetic pulses during each transmitting mode.
US09061222B2	Fluid filtration apparatus and method An apparatus and method for filtering a liquid utilize a filter apparatus including a bypass filter, a full flow filter, and a flow balancing element for dividing a total inlet flow of fluid to the filter apparatus into a bypass portion, passing through the bypass filter, and a full flow portion, passing through the full flow filter. The bypass filter has a lower filtering efficiency than the full flow filter element, so that a venturi tube is not required for causing the bypass portion to pass through the bypass filter. The flow balancing element divides the flow into a desired bypass portion and a desired full flow portion, at a predetermined operating temperature. Below the operating temperature, the bypass portion increases and the full flow portion decreases, the bypass portion becoming greater than the full flow portion at a second predetermined temperature below the operating temperature.
US09061220B1	Toy with persistance of view components An amusement device includes a rotating assembly display rotatably mounted about a center point configured to create a plurality of images via a persistence of vision effect. The rotating assembly includes a sensor disposed on the rotating assembly at a location closer to an end of the rotating assembly than to the center point. The amusement device also includes a device for rotating the rotating assembly and a control circuit including a first microcontroller in operable communication with the sensor. The microcontroller controls a speed at which the device for rotating the rotating assembly rotates the rotating assembly based on communications with the sensor.
US09061213B2	Swing set A swing set (10) is shown including a support beam (16), a plurality of legs (14), and swing apparatus (18, 24, 26) supported by the support beam. The support beam and legs include a plurality of tubes (28, 30, 38, 40, 44) coupled together by connectors (42, 48). The connectors include an inner tube (66) and a cover (68, 68′) positioned over the inner tube. Feet (46) are provided at the lower ends of the legs that rotate relative to the legs.
US09061205B2	Music video game with user directed sound generation A music based video game provides a user directed sound generation feature. In some embodiments, the user is provided a video game controller simulating a musical instrument, which the user may operate similarly to its real musical instrument counterpart. A free play feature is provided for users to operate the video game controller, where a processor of a video game console receives input signals from the video game controller and outputs audio samples based on the received input signals. During the free play feature, multiple suggestions as to how to operate the video game controller are simultaneously provided to give users some guidance as to what to play using the video game controller.
US09061203B2	Display change and/or state save in game and/or game series Embodiments related to conducting a wagering game according to the rules of a base game includes defining a finite set of game indicia. In some embodiments the player plays multiple sequential game hand by placing a wager, receiving game indicia from the finite set cumulatively excluding any game indicia previously dealt, playing the game hand to completion, collecting the game indicia from the player and excluding the dealt game indicia from further play, and displaying at least the excluded game indicia or any winning combinations precluded by the excluded game indicia. In some embodiments the game hands continue in sequence until a restoration event, which may include a manually triggered restoration or an automatic restoration event, that restores the excluded game indicia. Other embodiments are also described.
US09061202B1	Data locker synchronization Disclosed are various embodiments enabling a saved state of an application to be stored at a central location and to be retrieved by multiple computing devices executing the application. Accordingly, saved states of applications and interfaces are also enabled to follow a user from one personal computing device to the next.
US09061197B2	Read and write playing card system and method A read and write playing card system and method are described. The playing card includes a unique card identification that uniquely identifies the playing card from other cards in the deck of playing cards. Additionally, the read and write playing card includes at least one playing card electronic component that receives data regarding game play. Furthermore, the read and write playing card includes at least one of the playing card electronic components that stores data regarding game play. Further still, the read and write playing card includes at least one of the playing card electronic components that transmits the unique card identification data, when activated by the electronic system.
US09061195B1	Swing training shirt A swing training shirt for training a user to perform proper swings can include a shirt body configured to fit closely against a body of the user and sleeves configured to fit closely about the user's arms. A side of the sleeves can be selectively engaged and disengaged from the shirt body to restrain movement of the user's arms away from the user's torso. The swing training shirt can allow the user to maintain the user's arms in sync with a rotation of the user's torso during execution of swings; thereby allowing the user to synchronously control and coordinate movement of the user's torso and arms during swings.
US09061182B2	Golf balls including highly neutralized polymer having a hardness modifier A golf ball includes a core made from a highly neutralized polymer that has been mixed with a hardness modifier. The modifier may be a process oil or a plasticizer. In particular, the modifier may be a naphthenic process oil, a paraffinic process oil, a phthalate plasticizer, a trimellitate plasticizer, an adipate plasticizer, a sebacate-based plasticizer, a maleate-based plasticizer, and blends thereof. Also disclosed is a method for manufacturing a golf ball that includes changing the hardness of a highly neutralized polymer core.
US09061175B1	Exercise device An exercise device has a frame supporting guide links and foot support links. A cam system has a vertical control cam portion with a first and second offset vertical drive portion. Vertical control followers are pivotally connected to a vertical follower support and each has a control portion and a cam engagement portion engaging a vertical drive portion. Vertical control couplings couple the foot support links to the control portions of the vertical control followers. Pivotal motion of the guide links is decoupled from motion of the foot receiving areas along the path of travel having a vertical component of motion so that the user can achieve a foot path that is generally vertical or a blend of vertical and horizontal motion.
US09061173B1	Basketball player training device A basketball player training device including an adjustable waist belt; a harness including adjustable shoulder straps, each having a first D-ring disposed thereon; and a fingerless glove. A reinforcement member is disposed on a back side of the glove and an elastomeric securement band has a proximal end securely attached to the reinforcement member and a distal end to which a second D-ring is attached. Elastomeric resistance exercise bands are provided in a range of lengths directly correlated to resistance strengths that increases as the length decreases. A quick-release clip disposed on outer ends of each exercise band engages a respective first D-ring and second D-ring. Each exercise band is configured to provide a variable resistance to strengthen a basketball player's shooting arm and to develop muscle memory in the finger, arm, and shoulder muscles required to correctly execute basketball shots.
US09061164B2	Method for coordinating medium voltage therapy for improving effectiveness of defibrillation therapy Automated treatment of arrhythmia utilizing an electrotherapy device. Time-coordinated applications of medium-voltage therapy (MVT) followed by high-voltage therapy (HVT) include a first MVT waveform to a first target region and a second MVT waveform to a second target region, such that the HVT is synchronized relative to a first compression cycle corresponding to activation of the first target region, and to a second compression cycle corresponding to activation of the second target region resulting from the administration of the MVT.
US09061159B2	Using the case of an implantable medical device to broaden communication bandwidth An improved implantable pulse generator (IPG) containing improved telemetry circuitry is disclosed. The IPG includes a telemetry coil within the conductive IPG case, not in the non-conductive header as is typical, which simplifies IPG design. The improved resonant circuit of which the coil is a part does not include a discrete tuning resistor with the coil, which tuning resistor was traditionally used to increase communication bandwidth of the coil to render it suitable for FSK telemetry. In lieu of the tuning resistor, the coil is intentionally inductively coupled to the case by positioning the coil a certain distance away from the case. Such coupling decreases the effective inductance and increases the effective series resistance in the improved resonant circuit, both of which increase the communication bandwidth. As such, suitable FSK telemetry can be achieved, even though the improved resonant circuit without the case would not on its own have suitable bandwidth.
US09061152B2	Techniques for sensing and adjusting a compliance voltage in an implantable stimulator device Disclosed herein are methods and circuitry for monitoring and adjusting a compliance voltage in an implantable stimulator devices to an optimal value that is sufficiently high to allow for proper circuit performance (i.e., sufficient current output), but low enough that power is not needlessly wasted via excessive voltage drops across the current output circuitry. The algorithm measures output voltages across the current source and sink circuitry during at least periods of actual stimulation when both the current sources and sinks are operable, and adjusts the compliance voltage so as to reduce these output voltages to within guard band values preferably indicative for operation in transistor saturation. The output voltages can additionally be monitored during periods between stimulation pulses to improve the accuracy of the measurement, and is further beneficial in that such additional measurements are not perceptible to the patient.
US09061149B2	Independent volume control in electro-acoustic stimulation systems An exemplary system includes an electro-acoustic stimulation (EAS) subsystem and a volume control subsystem communicatively coupled to the EAS subsystem. The EAS subsystem is configured to direct a cochlear implant to apply electrical stimulation representative of audio content included in a first frequency band to a patient and to direct a receiver to apply acoustic stimulation representative of audio content included in a second frequency band to the patient. The volume control subsystem is configured to facilitate independent control of a volume associated with the electrical stimulation and a volume associated with the acoustic stimulation. Corresponding systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.
US09061145B2	Technique for determining optimum treatment parameters A diagnostic device in an electrical interferential treatment regime applies different pulse frequencies in one selection of electrode placement and determines the change of blood flow in response to the change in pulse frequency in an attempt to determine an optimum or workable set of parameters. The device includes electronic storage to record a series of tests and their results and a communication link. The communication link enables a professional caregiver to determine whether the parameter determinations, made at a location remote from the professional's office, such as at the residence of the patient, were conducted and were conducted correctly. The communication link also enables the professional to determine whether the treatments were conducted and conducted correctly.
US09061143B2	Charged particle beam irradiation system and charged particle beam irradiation planning method A charged particle beam irradiation system includes: an irradiation unit configured to irradiate an irradiation target with a charged particle beam; a radiation resistance state measuring section configured to measure a radiation resistance state of the irradiation target; a region dividing section configured to divide the irradiation target into a plurality of radiation resistance regions based on a measurement result of the radiation resistance state measuring section; a radiation dose computing section configured to compute a planned value of a radiation dose of the charged particle beam for each of the plurality of radiation resistance regions divided by the region dividing section; and an irradiation planning section-configured to create an irradiation plan of the charged particle beam with respect to the irradiation target based on a computation result of the radiation dose computing section.
US09061137B2	Nerve electrode provided with anti-inflammatory drug and method of manufacturing the same A nerve electrode that is inserted into a living body and that is configured to attach to nerves is provided. The nerve electrode that is inserted into a living body and that is configured to attach to nerves includes: i) a flexible substrate; ii) a plurality of electrodes that are separately positioned on the flexible substrate; and iii) an insulating layer that is positioned at a separation space of the plurality of electrodes and that insulates the plurality of electrodes. The plurality of electrodes include i) at least one linear electrode, and ii) a planar electrode that is separated from the linear electrode. An anti-inflammatory drug transfer layer is positioned on the planar electrode.
US09061135B1	Apparatus and method for managing chronic pain with infrared and low-level light sources Method and apparatus for infrared-light nerve stimulation plus low-level light therapy (INS-plus-LLLT) that includes providing an infrared-light nerve stimulation plus low-level light therapy (INS-plus-LLLT) device; implanting the INS-plus-LLLT device in the animal; emitting a plurality of infrared laser-light nerve-stimulation signals from the INS-plus-LLLT device and directing the plurality of infrared laser-light nerve stimulation signals toward a neural tissue of the animal in order to trigger an action potential response in the neural tissue; and generating a plurality of low-level light therapy signals using the INS-plus-LLLT device and directing the low-level light therapy signals toward the neural tissue of the animal, wherein the low-level light therapy signals are configured to be efficacious for pain management in order to reduce an acute pain of the animal.
US09061127B2	Protective surfaces for drug-coated medical devices Medical balloons having one or more folds, on which are disposed protective surfaces e.g., protective lines or strips, and at least one therapeutic agent between the lines. The protective surfaces prevent, inhibit, or reduce the contact between therapeutic agent on one area, e.g., a surface area, and an opposing area or therapeutic agent on the opposing area when the balloon is folded. The protective surfaces also prevent, inhibit, or reduce loss of therapeutic agent from the balloon surface as a result of, for example, contact with a medical device during expansion or removal of a protective sheath. Also a medical device delivery system comprising a medical device surrounded by a retractable sheath, wherein protective surfaces are disposed on the sheath.
US09061126B2	Stent delivery catheter with balloon control bands A stent delivery catheter including a catheter tubing defining a lumen therethrough, a balloon disposed near a distal end of the catheter tubing and moving between deflated and inflated states, and proximal and distal balloon control bands concentrically arranged around respective proximal and distal end portions of the balloon. The proximal balloon control band has a proximal end located proximally of a proximal end of the balloon and a distal end located adjacent a proximal end of a received unexpanded stent. The distal balloon control band has a proximal end located adjacent a distal end of the received unexpanded stent and a distal end located distally of a distal end of the balloon. The balloon control bands each have a diametric cross-section larger than the balloon in an uninflated state and the unexpanded stent received over the balloon to impede axial movement of the unexpanded stent off of the balloon.
US09061119B2	Low profile delivery system for transcatheter heart valve A heart valve delivery apparatus includes a valve carrying member. A prosthetic valve is crimped onto the valve carrying member at a location that is distal or proximal to the balloon member, thereby providing a smaller profile delivery apparatus.
US09061116B2	Introducer assembly and sheath therefor An introducer assembly (10) includes a sheath (18) having a proximal portion (26) with a greater wall thickness and a distal portion (30) with a smaller wall thickness. A transition portion (28) may be provided to give a gradual transition between the proximal and distal portions (26, 30). The outer surface (32) of the sheath (18) has a substantially smooth and preferably even form and preferably constant diameter. The sheath (18) can thus have a greater flexibility at its distal end that at its proximal end, to improve trackability and thus to facilitate deployment of an implantable medical device (16) carried by the introducer (10). The smooth outer surface (22) prevents snagging of the introducer assembly (10) during and after the deployment procedure.
US09061108B2	Aβ-remover, Aβ-removing apparatus, and Aβ removal method An object is to provide a material capable of removing Aβ from a body fluid efficiently and use of the material, which are developed for the purpose of establishing a therapeutic or preventive method for Alzheimer's disease. Provided is an amyloid β protein remover, containing a carrier made of any one material selected from the group consisting of cellulose, silica, polyvinyl alcohol, and activated carbon, wherein the carrier does not have an alkyl chain on the surface thereof or has an alkyl chain having 1 to 18 carbon atoms on the surface thereof.
US09061104B2	Medicament injection device A medicament delivery device comprising a housing, a tubular activation member, a first resilient member, a container holder, a medicament container (80), a tubular operation member (100), a plunger rod (90), a delivery member; wherein the container is a cartridge, having a membrane (82) and in that the delivery member comprises a retainer member (70) fixedly connected to the container holder, a hub (60) coaxially movable within the retainer member, a needle having opposite proximal and distal ends, and a cap (10) interactively connected to the hub and to the retainer member, wherein the cap comprises a distal end surface abutting with the proximal end surface of the annular contact member such that said hub may be distally moved whereby the needle penetrates the membrane and the cap is detached from the retainer member, allowing the tubular activation member to be moved its activated position.
US09061102B2	Unmanned device interaction methods and systems Structures and protocols are presented for configuring an unmanned aerial device to participate in the performance of tasks, for using data resulting from such a configuration or performance, or for facilitating other interactions with such devices.
US09061100B2	Large-volume bolus patient controlled drug administration device with lock-out A patient controlled liquid drug administration device providing either or both of a continuous flow of a liquid drug, as well as successive boluses thereof, to be self-administered by a patient while allowing delivery of only full bolus volumes. The device includes a reciprocating pump defining a closed internal reservoir having a fixed first wall, and a second, flexible wall that is axially movable in relation to the fixed wall between reservoir-full and reservoir-empty positions. A lock is connected to a push button that activates a plunger of the pump. The lock has a first position preventing the push button from being depressed when the push button is in an extended position and the plunger is in a reservoir-empty position and a second position permitting the push button to be depressed when the push button is in an extended position and the plunger is in a reservoir-full position.
US09061098B2	Methods and kits for volumetric distribution of pharmaceutical agents via the vascular adventitia and microcirculation Methods and kits for delivering pharmaceutical agents to the adventitia and other regions outside the external elastic lamina (EEL) surrounding a blood vessel utilize a catheter having a needle. The needle is positioned in up to 5 mm beyond the EEL and delivers an amount of pharmaceutical agent sufficient to circumferentially permeate around the blood vessel and, in many cases, extend longitudinally and radially along the blood vessel. Confirmation that a delivery aperture of the needle lies beyond the EEL may be required before delivering the pharmaceutical agent.
US09061096B2	Powered irrigator for sinus cavity rinse A powered irrigator for use in rinsing nasal cavities has a main body including a handle and a fluid reservoir detachably coupled to one another, an outlet nozzle extending from a top end of the handle, a pump mechanism operably coupled to a power source, and a switch operably coupled to the power source for turning the pump mechanism on and off. When the switch turns on the pump mechanism, fluid flows from the fluid reservoir into a first fluid coupling between the reservoir and the pump mechanism and into a second fluid coupling between the pump mechanism to the outlet nozzle. The top of the handle can be angled relative to a longitudinal axis of the main body. The nozzle is removable from the top end and has a self-sealing structure to provide an enhanced fit within a user's nostril.
US09061095B2	Wound dressing and method of use A system, method, and apparatus are disclosed for dressing a wound. The apparatus comprises a liquid and gas permeable transmission layer, an absorbent layer for absorbing wound exudate, the absorbent layer overlying the transmission layer, a gas impermeable cover layer overlying the absorbent layer and comprising a first orifice, wherein the cover layer is moisture vapor permeable.
US09061092B2	Method for fabricating medical devices with porous polymeric structures Medical articles with porous polymeric structures and methods of forming thereof are disclosed. The porous structure can have pores sizes that are nanoporous or greater than nanoporous. The porous structure can be a coating or layer of a medical device such as a stent, stent graft, catheter, or lead for pacemakers or implantable cardioverter defibrillators. Additionally, the body of the medical device can be a porous polymeric structure. The porous structure can be made from bioabsorbable polymers. The porous structures can be formed by contacting a polymer with a supercritical fluid.
US09061091B2	Methods to improve adhesion of polymer coatings over stents Methods are disclosed to improved adhesion of polymer coatings over polymer surfaces of stents which include plasma treatment, applying an adhesion promoting layer, surface treatments with solvents, and mechanical roughening techniques.
US09061087B2	Method of making a hemostatic sponge wound dressing comprising subjecting the sponge to water vapor A method of making a wound dressing comprises dissolving at least one hemostatic agent in at least one solvent to form a solution. The method continues by freeze drying the solution to form a sponge. The method further comprises compressing the sponge, wherein the sponge is subjected to a vapor above ambient temperature prior to or during the compression.
US09061075B2	Bone delivery device Bone cages are disclosed including devices for biocompatible implantation. The structures of bone are useful for providing living cells and tissues as well as biologically active molecules to subjects.
US09061074B2	Variant target binding agents and uses thereof The present invention provides variant target binding agents and methods relating to the use of such binding agents for the prophylaxis or treatment of cancers and immunological disorders. The variant target binding agent is conjugated to a therapeutic agent that exerts a cytotoxic, cytostatic, or immunomodulatory effect on target cells.
US09061073B2	Antibody-light fusion products for cancer therapeutics Antibody-LIGHT fusion products or conjugates stimulate immunity against tumors and eradicate metastases. Tumor-specific antibodies coupled with LIGHT effectively target metastatic tumors and reduces cancer metastases.
US09061071B2	Analogs of ShK toxin and their uses in selective inhibition of Kv1.3 potassium channels Analogs of ShK toxin and methods for using such ShK analogs. The ShK analogs generally comprise ShK toxin attached to a chemical entity (e.g. an atom, molecule, group, residue, compound, moiety, etc.) that has an anionic charge. The ShK analogs may be administered to human or non-human animal subjects to cause inhibition of potassium channels or to otherwise treat diseases or disorders. In some embodiments, the chemical entity to which the ShK toxin is attached may be chosen to provide selective inhibition of certain potassium channels (e.g., Kv 1.3 channels) over other potassium channels (e.g., Kv 1.1 channels). In come embodiments, the chemical entity to which the ShK toxin is attached may include a fluorophore and such fluorophore-tagged ShK analogs may be used in flow cytometry alone, or in conjunction with class II tetramers that can detect autoreactive cells.
US09061064B2	Implantable devices for chemonucleolysis of intervertebral discs Devices for the treatment of intervertebral discs are described. The devices, when implanted into the nucleus pulposus of an intervertebral disc, provide for the controlled release of active agents into the disc. The active agent can be a chemonucleolytic agent such as chymopapain. The device can also comprise one or more binders. The device can be an elongate solid body having a tapered or rounded insertion end. Alternatively, the device can include a plurality of particles.
US09061051B2	Fluid biocompatible polymer composition for in vivo vessel repair The present invention relates to a biocompatible polymer composition, suitable for in vivo vessel repair, comprising a matrix pre-polymer, a filler and a curing agent, wherein said composition wherein said biocompatible polymer composition is curable in the presence of a curing catalyst at 37° C. to form a cured material with an elongation until rupture of at least 5% and an elastic modulus of at least 1 MPa.
US09061044B2	Modulation of transthyretin expression Provided herein are methods, compounds, and compositions for reducing expression of transthyretin mRNA and protein in an animal. Such methods, compounds, and compositions are useful to treat, prevent, delay, or ameliorate transthyretin amyloidosis, or a symptom thereof.
US09061043B2	Aptamers to glycoprotein VI The present invention relates, in general, to glycoprotein VI (GPVI) and, in particular, to aptamers to GPVI and to compositions comprising same. The invention also relates to methods of inhibiting platelet aggregation using an aptamer that binds to and inhibits the activity of GPVI. The invention further relates to antidotes to GPVI aptamers and to methods of using such antidotes to reverse aptamer-induced platelet inhibition. The invention also relates to aptamers that bind to and enhance the activity of GPVI.
US09061035B2	Alcoholic injury mitigating agent The present invention relates to an alcoholic injury mitigating agent comprising krill oil as an active ingredient. The krill oil preferably comprises phospholipids in an amount of at least 30% by weight, ω3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in an amount of at least 5% by weight of the total fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic acid in an amount of at least 2% by weight of the total fatty acids, or docosahexaenoic acid in an amount of at least 1% by weight of the total fatty acids.
US09061026B2	Oligomer-diarylpiperazine conjugates The invention relates to (among other things) oligomer-diarylpiperazine conjugates and related compounds. A conjugate of the invention, when administered by any of a number of administration routes, exhibits advantages over previously administered un-conjugated diarylpiperazine compounds.
US09061023B2	Management and treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia The invention provides the use of an extract of a plant of the genus Elephantorrhiza and at least one compound selected from quercitin-3′-O-glucoside, trans-3-O-galloyl-3,3′,5,5′,7-pentahydroxyflavan, taxifolin-3′-O-glucoside, catechin and epicatechin in the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The mode of action is by a route selected from blocking the conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone by inhibiting the 5α-reductase enzyme or by reducing oxidative stress or both.
US09061022B2	Pharmaceutical composition for treating wounds or revitalizing skin comprising Euphorbia kansui extracts, fractions thereof or diterpene compounds separated from the fractions as active ingredient The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for treating wounds or revitalizing skin comprising the Euphorbia kansui extract, the fractions thereof, or the diterpene compound isolated therefrom as an active ingredient. The Euphorbia kansui extract may act on epithelial cells to induce PKD1 activity required for improving the reproduction capability of differentiated epithelial cells, and thus may induce the phosphorylation of lower ERK1 and the generation of Cycline D, thus exhibiting an excellent ability to activate the reproduction of damaged skin. Therefore, the Euphorbia kansui extract may be used effectively as an active ingredient in a pharmaceutical composition for treating wounds or reproducing skin, a health food for recovering skin damage or reproducing skin, or a functional cosmetic for inducing skin cell activity.
US09061012B2	Uses of DGAT1 inhibitors The present invention relates to the use of a DGAT1 inhibitor, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, for the prevention, delay of progression or treatment of a disease or condition which is selected from chylomicronemia syndrome, familial chylomicronemia syndrome and Type V hyperlipoproteinemia. The present invention further relates to the use of a pharmaceutical composition comprising a DGAT1 inhibitor, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, for the prevention, delay of progression or treatment of a disease or condition which is selected from chylomicronemia syndrome, familial chylomicronemia syndrome and Type V hyperlipoproteinemia.
US09061010B2	Methods of treating a Flaviviridae family viral infection and compositions for treating a Flaviviridae family viral infection Briefly described, embodiments of this disclosure include compositions, pharmaceutical compositions, methods of treating a host infected with a virus from the Flaviviridae family of viruses, methods of treating HCV replication in a host, methods of inhibiting the binding of NS4B polypeptide to the 3′UTR of HCV negative strand RNA in a host, methods of treating liver fibrosis in a host, and the like.
US09061007B2	Compositions and methods for therapy and diagnosis of cancer and cancer metastasis The present invention relates to methods which make possible to assess and/or prognose a cancer disease, the metastatic behavior of a cancer disease and/or the occurrence of a relapse of cancer. In particular, the methods of the invention make possible to assess and/or prognose the occurrence of cancer metastasis, in particular distant metastasis. Preferably, the methods of the invention allow to discriminate malign from benign conditions.
US09061000B2	Pharmacological treatment of aortic aneurysm development A method for pharmacological prevention and suppression of aortic aneurysm development is disclosed. The method comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of recombinant thrombomodulin to a subject in need thereof. The recombinant thrombomodulin prevents formation and/or retards progression of an aortic aneurysm.
US09060999B2	Ellagitannins rich extracts composition The present invention relates to a composition consisting of ellagitannins rich extracts originated from plant extracts of the Fagaceae family, for use in a method for preventing or treating sleep and anxiety disorders, fatigue as well as for improving mood, reducing tension and raising energy in a subject.
US09060978B2	Method for treating an intervertebral disc disorder by administering a dominant negative tumor necrosis factor antagonist Effective methods of treating a spinal disorder or osteoarthritis associated with a proinflammatory agent in a patient in need of such treatment, the method comprising administering an effective amount of DN-TNF (e.g., XPro®-1595) to a target tissue site at or near the spine or osteoarthritic joint to reduce pain and/or inflammation.
US09060976B2	Pharmaceutical formulation containing gelling agent Disclosed in certain embodiments is a controlled release oral dosage form comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a drug susceptible to abuse together with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients; the dosage form further including a gelling agent in an effective amount to impart a viscosity unsuitable for administration selected from the group consisting of parenteral and nasal administration to a solubilized mixture formed when the dosage form is crushed and mixed with from about 0.5 to about 10 ml of an aqueous liquid; the dosage form providing a therapeutic effect for at least about 12 hours when orally administered to a human patient.
US09060975B2	Heat-stable respiratory syncytial virus F protein oligomers and their use in immunological compositions Heat-stable oligomeric recombinant polypeptides, presenting at least one antigenic epitope of the pre-fusion Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) F protein, comprising the RSV F protein ectodomain, functionally deleted in the HRB region, transmembrane and cytoplasmic domains replaced with a heterologous trimerization domain, and absent two functional multibasic furin cleavage sites, are useful as antigenic components in immunogenic compositions useful in methods of inducing an immune response and vaccinate against RSV infections.
US09060972B2	Recombinant hemagglutinin protein of influenza virus and vaccine containing the same The present invention provides a recombinant hemagglutinin antigenic protein, a virus-like particle and a recombinant influenza virus. The present invention further provides a vaccine comprising the recombinant hemagglutinin antigenic protein, the virus-like particle or recombinant influenza virus.
US09060971B2	Combination pharmaceutical agents as inhibitors of HCV replication The present invention relates to pharmaceutical agents administered to a subject either in combination or in series for the treatment of a flaviviridae viral infection, for example, hepatitis C virus (HCV), wherein treatment comprises administering a compound effective to inhibit the function of the HCV NS5A protein and an additional compound or combinations of compounds having anti-HCV activity.
US09060970B2	Bridge-helix cap: target and method for inhibition of bacterial RNA polymerase It has been discovered that the Sal target represents a new and promising target for antibacterial drug discovery. The Sal target is distinct from the rifamycin target and from the CBR703 target. This indicates that antibacterial compounds that function through the Sal target should exhibit no, or minimal, cross-resistance with rifamycins and CBR703. This further implies that it should be possible to co-administer antibacterial compounds that function through the Sal target together with a rifamycin, together with CBR703, or together with both a rifamycin and CBR703, in order to achieve additive or synergistic antibacterial effects and in order to suppress or eliminate the emergence of resistance.
US09060968B2	Treatment of degenerative joint disease The invention provides a method of treating a degenerative joint disease. The method comprises administering an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising a diketopiperazine with amino acid side chains of aspartic acid and alanine (DA-DKP). The invention also provides a pharmaceutical product as well as a kit comprising DA-DKP.
US09060967B2	Stable aqueous formulation of (E)-4-carboxystyryl-4-chlorobenzyl sulfone An aqueous pharmaceutical solution composition comprising between about 20 mg/ml to about 100 mg/ml of a radioprotective α,β-unsaturated aryl sulfone, a cosolvent comprising polyethylene glycol (PEG), polypropylene glycol, polyglycerol, DMA, propylene glycol, glycerol, ethanol, sorbitol, isopropyl alcohol, or a combination thereof in an amount between about 25% and about 90% w/v, and a water soluble Vitamin E derivative, wherein the composition has a pH within the range of about 7.0 to about 9.5.
US09060963B2	Anti-inflammatory hydrolysate of C. versicolor Methods and compositions for reducing and/or inhibiting inflammation by topical application of dermatocosmetic compositions comprising effective amounts of extracts of Coriolus versicolor that have been hydrolyzed by an acid protease, preferably Rhizomucor miehei, and thereafter rendered substantially devoid of acid-protease activity.
US09060948B2	Dermatological/cosmetic compositions comprising a retinoid and benzoyl peroxide Dermatological/cosmetic compositions contain, in a physiologically acceptable medium, at least one retinoid, dispersed benzoyl peroxide and a gelling system comprising at least two categories of compounds.
US09060939B2	Tranexamic acid formulations Disclosed are modified release oral tranexamic acid formulations and methods of treatment therewith.
US09060938B2	Pharmaceutical compositions of active agents and cationic dextran polymer derivatives Solid dry powder compositions comprising active agents and dextran polymer derivatives comprising an ester-linked amine-containing substituent and an alkyl ester substituent are disclosed, as are methods for making such compositions.
US09060935B2	Pharmaceutical lipid compositions The present invention relates to a particulate composition containing; a) 5 to 90% of at least one phosphatidyl choline component b) 5 to 90% of at least one diacyl glycerol component, at least one tocopherol, or mixtures thereof, and c) 1 to 40% of at least one non-ionic stabilizing amphiphile, where all parts are by weight relative to the sum of the weights of a+b+c and where the composition contains particles of at least one non-lamellar phase structure or forms particles of at least one non-lamellar phase structure when contacted with an aqueous fluid. The invention additionally relates to pharmaceutical formulations containing such compositions, methods for their formation and methods of treatment comprising their administration.
US09060929B2	Alprostadil for treatment of premature ejaculation Compositions and methods for the treatment of premature ejaculation are provided wherein a composition comprising a vasoactive prostaglandin, a topical anesthetic, a shear-thinning polymeric thickener, a lipophilic component that is selected from the group consisting of an aliphatic C1 to C8 alcohol, an aliphatic C8 to C30 ester, a liquid polyol and a mixture thereof, water and a buffer system that provides a buffered pH value for the composition in the range of about 3 to about 7.4 is administered to the penile meatus.
US09060926B2	Compositions and methods for therapeutic delivery with frozen particles Certain embodiments disclosed herein relate to compositions, methods, devices, systems, and products regarding frozen particles. In certain embodiments, the frozen particles include materials at low temperatures. In certain embodiments, the frozen particles provide vehicles for delivery of particular agents. In certain embodiments, the frozen particles are administered to at least one biological tissue.
US09060924B2	Topical formulations containing palm pollen Compositions are provided that include date palm pollen or an extract thereof. The compositions may be formulated for topical use in methods of treatment or prophylaxis of various skin conditions or methods to counteract the effects of skin aging.
US09060918B1	Attachable mouthpiece spout for use with food packaging Disclosed herein are various embodiments of an attachable mouthpiece spout for use with food packaging. One example embodiment is suited for use with a food pouch that has an internal chamber for storing food, a threaded tip having a tip opening for dispensing food, and a fluid-communication path extending between the internal chamber and the tip opening. In accordance with this embodiment, the attachable mouthpiece spout includes a tube having a first end and a second end, a consumption opening disposed on the tube proximate the first end, and a thread-receiving structure disposed proximate the second end on an interior surface of the tube. The thread-receiving structure is constructed and arranged for engaging the threaded tip of the food pouch to extend the fluid-communication path to the consumption opening. In accordance with this embodiment, the attachable mouthpiece spout also includes a flared mouth guard extending from and around the tube.
US09060917B1	Feeding device and methods using the same Briefly, a feeding device embodying features of the present invention approximately conforms to the shape of a human breast and includes at least one housing for storing fluid coupled to a dispensing portion having an apertured dispensing tip for delivering the fluid to an infant.
US09060908B2	Varying depth fluidized bed A varying depth fluidized bed comprises a tank assembly containing fluidizable medium. The tank assembly comprises at least one step such that the depth of fluidizable medium is greater in one region of the tank assembly relative to another.
US09060901B2	Disposable wearing article A diaper includes front and rear waist members and a crotch member. The front and rear waist members are respectively formed with first narrowly-spaced elastic zones, widely-spaced elastic zones and second narrowly-spaced elastic zones adjacent one to another. Front and rear ends of the crotch member are bonded to respective sides of the front and rear waist members so that the crotch member's front and rear ends may positionally correspond to the second narrowly-spaced elastic zones. Cover sheets are attached to the side of the crotch member to cover the crotch member's front and rear ends respectively. A length dimension of the cover sheet in the longitudinal direction is set to be smaller than those of the front and rear waist members and a length dimension of the cover sheet in the transverse direction is substantially equal to those of the front and rear waist members.
US09060900B2	Disposable wearable absorbent articles with anchoring subsystems A pant-type disposable wearable absorbent article comprising an absorbent core area, a side, and an anchoring subsystem. The anchoring subsystem includes exactly one side anchoring member. The side anchoring member has a pathway with a front end, a back end, and a middle. The front end, the back end, or both ends are disposed outside of the absorbent core area. The front end is disposed at a front end longitudinally outboard distance. The back end is disposed at a back end longitudinally outboard distance. The middle is disposed at a middle longitudinally outboard distance. The front end longitudinally outboard distance is greater than the middle longitudinally outboard distance, which is greater than the back end longitudinally outboard distance.
US09060899B2	Underpants type disposable diaper and method for manufacturing the same To provide an underpants type disposable diaper that can be formed such that the edges of the leg openings fit the groin and gluteal portions of a wearer with no or less trim loss than conventional diapers The above problem is solved by that the ventral side outer sheet 12F and the back side outer sheet 12B each have a separated portion 12S formed by a slit or an elongated opening so as to extend in a width direction at a lengthwise middle section in a widthwise central region, a connecting member 12M connects the both outer sheets 12F, 12B at widthwise middle portions on the crotch side with respect to the separated portions, and the both outer sheets 12F, 12B are pulled up toward the waist side at entire widthwise sections on the waist side with respect to the separated portions 12S while being deformed with increased longitudinal separation distances of the separated portions 12S, and are diagonally pulled up toward the waist side at sections on the crotch side with respect to the separated portions 12S and at the same time, on both widthwise sides of connecting portions 12x connected to the connecting member, with increasing proximity to the both widthwise sides.
US09060895B2	Rotational controlled deployment device A stent graft deployment device assembly (10) has a cylindrical fixed handle (6) to be gripped and held by a user and an tubular release handle (30) extending through the fixed handle. The release handle can be moved through the fixed handle. The deployment device assembly has a pusher assembly and a sheath (18) to cover a stent graft on the pusher assembly. The pusher assembly is connected to the fixed handle and the sheath is connected to the release handle so that retraction of the release handle through the fixed handle causes the sheath to be retracted from the stent graft on the pusher assembly. The fixed handle has a rotator component (36) with internal first and second screw threads. The tubular release handle has an external screw thread (31) which engages with the first screw thread. The external screw thread (31) can extend along part, all or in segments along the release handle. A release clamp (48) on the pusher has pins which engage with the second screw thread. Movement of the rotator component with respect to the fixed handle first moves the tubular release handle with respect to the fixed handle and subsequently moves the release clamp on the pusher and thereby pulls the trigger wires.
US09060891B2	Implantable temporary flow restrictor device An implantable flow restrictor device is disclosed for initially restricting, then gradually restoring blood flow through a body vessel after an interventional procedure. A self-expanding annular member having a constricted diameter gives the device a frustoconical configuration that reduces blood flow therethrough upon initial deployment at a treatment site. The annular member is constricted by a plurality of linkages that operate to allow the annular member to gradually expand, thereby transforming the flow restrictor device to a cylindrical configuration that allows unimpeded blood flow therethrough. In one embodiment, expansion of the annular member is achieved via biodegradation of the linkages. In another embodiment, expansion of the annular member is achieved via creep deformation of the linkages. The flow restrictor device may be attached to an endoluminal prosthesis, or may be a separate complementary component that is delivered during an interventional procedure.
US09060888B2	Method of disposing a linearly expandable ureteral stent within a patient A method includes placing a ureteral stent on an insertion tool. The ureteral stent includes an elongate member having a distal end coupled to a distal retention member. The elongate member includes a solid spring wire having a plurality of coils defining a lumen. A first portion of the insertion tool is disposed within the lumen, and the distal retention member, which has a nominally curved shape, is disposed about a second portion of the insertion tool such that the distal retention member is substantially linear. The insertion tool is inserted into the body of the patient and the ureteral stent is moved along the insertion tool such that at least a portion of the distal retention member is disposed within the kidney and a portion of the elongate member is disposed within the ureter.
US09060881B2	Lower leg prosthesis A lower leg prosthesis, for an amputee who has at least one leg having a leg stump, has a distal end and a proximal end. The distal end is connectable to an artificial foot. The proximal end is connectable to the leg stump via a stump socket. A use condition of the lower leg prosthesis includes the distal end being connected to the artificial foot and the proximal end being connected to the leg stump via the stump socket. The lower leg prosthesis includes a mechanism which is configured such that, in the use condition of the prosthesis and in an upright position of the amputee with the artificial foot in contact with a floor and in response to a rotative movement of the leg stump around its corresponding hip joint by the amputee with the artificial foot still in contact with the floor, the rotative movement being at least in a frontal plane of the amputee and in a first rotation direction within the frontal plane, the lower leg prosthesis rotates the artificial foot relative to the floor in a second rotation direction within the frontal plane. The first rotation direction is opposite the second rotation direction.
US09060877B2	Fusion cage with combined biological delivery system The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for near-simultaneous and integrated delivery of bone graft material during the placement of surgical cages or other medical implants in a patient's spine. The integrated fusion cage and graft delivery device according to various embodiments delivers and disperses biologic material through a fusion cage to a disc space and, without withdrawal from the surgical site, may selectably detach the fusion cage for deposit to the same disc space. The integrated fusion cage and graft delivery device is formed such that a hollow tube and plunger selectively and controllably place bone graft material and a fusion cage in or adjacent to the bone graft receiving area.
US09060867B2	Extra-articular implantable mechanical energy absorbing assemblies having a tension member, and methods Implantable assemblies/devices and methods are provided for manipulating energy transferred by members defining an articulating anatomical joint, wherein the members collectively define a path of motion. Assemblies/devices are provided with a first component configured to be attached to a first anatomical member of the anatomical joint, a second component configured to be attached to a second anatomical member of the anatomical joint, and a tension member joining the first and second components. The tension member is placed under tension to absorb energy transferred by the anatomical members when the first component is attached to the first anatomical member and the second component is attached to the second anatomical member and a distance between locations of attachment of the first and second components becomes smaller then an implant-defined distance between the locations.
US09060866B2	Joint prosthesis with intermediate element having differently formed sliding surfaces A knee joint endoprosthesis (1) for forming an articulation between a femur and a tibia includes a femur component (2), which is connected to the femur, a tibia component (4), which is connected to the tibia, and an intermediate element (3) which is mounted between the tibia component (4) and the femur component (2). This intermediate element lies against the femur component (2) with a modular sliding surface (9) which includes a lateral sliding surface (9a) and a medial sliding surface (9b), and can be connected in a releasable manner to the tibia component (4). The lateral sliding surface (9a) and the medial sliding surface (9b) of the intermediate element (3) have different sagittal cross-sectional profiles.

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