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US09092045B2	Startup circuits with native transistors Startup circuits with native transistors. In some embodiments, a startup circuit may include a first inverter configured to receive a bandgap voltage (Vbg) from a bandgap reference circuit and to produce an output voltage (VOUT), and a second inverter operably coupled to the first inverter to form a latch, the latch configured to maintain a value of VOUT, the second inverter including a native transistor, the native transistor having a gate terminal coupled to VOUT and a source terminal coupled to Vbg. In other embodiments, a method may include receiving Vbg at a startup circuit and outputting VOUT configured to change in response to Vbg rising above Vtrig or falling below Vtrig, where the power consumption of the startup circuit is based at least in part upon a voltage value applied to a source terminal of a native transistor within the startup circuit.
US09092044B2	Low voltage, low power bandgap circuit A bandgap voltage generating circuit for generating a bandgap voltage has an operational amplifier that has two inputs and an output. A current mirror circuit has at least two parallel current paths. Each of the current paths is controlled by the output from the operational amplifier. One of the current paths is coupled to one of the two inputs to the operational amplifier. A resistor divide circuit is connected to the other current path. The resistor divide circuit provides the bandgap voltage of the circuit.
US09092041B1	Current mirror circuit configured to adjust a body to source voltage of an input device A current mirror circuit that is configured to adjust a body to source voltage of an input device in response to a drain to source voltage of an output device is disclosed. In an implementation, the current mirror circuit comprises a current mirror including an input device and an output device coupled together. The current mirror circuit also includes a feedback circuit component coupled between the output of the current mirror and the input device. The feedback circuit component is configured to adjust a body to source voltage of the input device in response to a drain to source voltage of the output device.
US09092040B2	HVAC filter monitoring A method is described for identifying faults relating to an HVAC system, such a clogged filter. Sensor data is used to estimate HVAC system efficiency. Trends in system efficiency are then used to identify faults such as clogged filters. The sensor(s) can include one or more of the following types: optical sensor, temperature sensor, pressure sensor, acoustic transducer, humidity sensor, resistive sensor, capacitive sensor, and infrared sensor. The efficiency estimation can also be based on conditions external to the building, such as data from exterior sensors and/or data gathered from third parties such as government or private weather stations. The efficiency estimation can also be based on performance metrics such as the time used to reach a set point temperature. The fault identification includes filtering out non-fault related events.
US09092037B2	Pressure-regulating valve A pressure-regulating valve comprises: a core assembly, a slidable member, and a biasing member. The core assembly comprises an intake section, a diverter section and an output section. The slidable member has a collar and at least one internal flow path terminating at first and second openings in its inner surface. If the slidable member is in a first position, fluid can pass through the valve. If the slidable member is in a second position, fluid cannot pass through the valve.
US09092028B2	Monitoring tablet press systems and powder blending systems in pharmaceutical manufacturing Methods of monitoring pharmaceutical manufacturing processes are disclosed herein. The methods described herein provide an ability to control and monitor pharmaceutical manufacturing processes (for example, tablet press systems and powder blending systems) and can ensure data and product integrity and ultimately minimize overall manufacturing cost.
US09092024B2	Motor speed enhancement Embodiments are directed to commanding, by a controller, a step in connection with a stepper motor. Further, embodiments include discharging a current in a coil of the stepper motor by transferring the current to a capacitor coupled to the coil responsive to the commanded step and driving a current in the coil. The driving of the current in the coil includes using charge stored on the capacitor during the discharging of the current in the coil.
US09092023B2	Industrial controller using shared memory multicore architecture A multicore processor for industrial control provides for the execution of separate operating systems on the cores under control of one of the cores to tailor the operating system to optimum execution of different applications of industrial control and communication. One core may provide for a reduced instruction set for execution of industrial control programs with the remaining cores providing a general-purpose instruction set.
US09092021B2	Interactive apparatus A robotic apparatus that interacts with a user and a personal computer (PC) receives inputs from a user and from the PC and reacts and interacts. The interactive apparatus includes a USB interface with the PC to receive power and data such as key strokes, key combinations, email notifications, and web cam events, for example. The interactive apparatus also includes microphones and a phototransistor to detect sounds and movement. The interactive apparatus includes an eye assembly attached to a body and leg, which is responsive to inputs and interactions with the user and PC.
US09092012B2	Coupling assembly for coupling a wristworn device to a strap A sleeve for use in an assembly for coupling a wristworn device to a first end of a strap. The sleeve has a first end dimensioned to be received in the recess in the inner face of the first lug of a wristworn device, an inner cavity dimensioned to receive therein the first end of a conventional spring bar, and a retractor coupled to the sleeve for urging the first end of the spring bar towards the second end of the spring bar. The second end of the spring bar is coupled to the second lug, the spring bar is coupled to the strap, the first end of the spring bar is positioned in the inner cavity of the sleeve and the first end of the sleeve is coupled to the first lug. A removable retractor for use with a spring bar, which allows for the use of a plurality of spring bars and therefore, lends itself to widespread use and retrofitting of an assembly that couples a strap to a wristworn device, is also provided.
US09092009B2	Image forming apparatus with natural ventilator An image forming apparatus includes an outside air inlet created between a cover and a body plate, through which outside air is taken in. A vent is created between the body plate and the cover. The outside air taken in through the outside air inlet travels through an air current channel upward to the vent in an outside air traveling direction. At least one hot air outlet is produced through the body plate at a position between the outside air inlet and the vent in the outside air traveling direction. Hot air is discharged into the air current channel through the at least one hot air outlet. The outside air taken in through the outside air inlet is mixed with the hot air discharged through the at least one hot air outlet and is exhausted through the vent.
US09092004B2	Process for producing end member, process for producing photo conductor drum unit, end member, and photo conductor drum unit There is provided a process for producing an end member capable of improving adhesiveness without not always requiring grooves or rough surfaces at a fitting portion of the end member, at the time of joining a photo conductor drum having an aluminum-made or aluminum alloy-made substrate and a crystalline resin-made end member with an adhesive. A process for producing an end member to be mounted on an end portion of a photo conductor drum and formed of a material including a crystalline resin, wherein the end member has a fitting portion to be fitted to the end portion of the photo conductor drum and the process has a step of subjecting at least an outer surface of the fitting portion to an oxidation treatment.
US09091997B2	Image forming apparatus A representative configuration of an image forming apparatus according to the present invention includes a torque meter configured to gauge a rotation load of a photosensitive drum, and a controller configured to control whether to drive a development sleeve when the photosensitive drum is rotated during non image formation or control a driving speed of the development sleeve when the photosensitive drum is rotated during non image formation, based on a difference between first dynamic torque of the photosensitive drum when the development sleeve is rotated at a first speed and second dynamic torque of the photosensitive drum when the development sleeve is stopped or when the development sleeve is rotated at a second speed smaller than the first speed.
US09091995B2	Transmission device for photosensitive drum and drum device having same The invention relates to a transmission device for engagement with a photosensitive drum having a drum axis L, where a sleeve is coaxially coupled to the photosensitive drum. The transmission unit includes a shaft that is rotatable about the drum axis L relative to the sleeve and movable along the drum axis L relative to the sleeve and has a base at one end of the shaft; and at least two engagement blocks extending from two opposite sides of the base away from the drum axis L, where each engagement block is rotatable around a pivotal axis provided at the two opposite sides of the base, and the pivotal axis is perpendicular to the drum axis L. Accordingly, the transmission device can be connected with and separated from the drive member smoothly.
US09091984B2	Image forming apparatus and computer readable medium An image forming apparatus includes the following elements. An apparatus body implements plural functions including an image reading function, an image forming function, and a display function in accordance with operations requested by a user. A controller controls first, second, and third power states. An obtaining unit obtains information concerning paper. A first control unit controls the plural functions so that, when the plural functions are returned from the third to the second power state, the display function is returned to the second power state without being synchronized with the other functions and an operation requested by the user is received before the other functions are returned to the second power state. A second control unit controls the other functions so that, if the image forming function is required for executing an operation requested by the user, the operation is executed after the obtaining unit obtains the information concerning paper.
US09091982B2	Fixing pressure roller The invention provides a fixing pressure roller having an elastic layer formed of a porous material produced from an emulsion, the roller having improved durability. The fixing pressure roller has a core, a rubber layer which has a thickness of 1.0 mm or less and which is provided around the core, and an elastic layer which is formed of a porous elastomer produced from an emulsion composition and which is provided around the rubber layer, the emulsion composition having a continuous phase of a liquid rubber material which forms an elastomer through curing.
US09091980B2	Fixing device and image forming apparatus A fixing device includes a fixing belt, a pressuring rotation body, a cap member and an elastic member. The cap member includes a main body part covering an outside of an end part of the fixing belt and a flange part covering an external diameter side of the end part. The elastic member includes a belt insertion part into which the end part is inserted, a cap insertion part into which the flange part is inserted and a contact part coming into contact with an internal side face of the main body part. When the fixing belt is deformed to an internal diameter side, the elastic member is elastically deformed to make the belt insertion part moved to the internal diameter side, and then, a gap is formed in at least a part between the internal side face of the main body part and the contact part.
US09091978B2	Fixing device provided with stay having rigidity distribution A fixing device may include a nip member, an endless belt, a rotating body, and a stay. The endless belt may be in sliding contact with the nip member. The rotating body may nip the endless belt to constitute a nip region. The stay may be disposed opposite to the nip region, and may receive a pressure from the nip member. A pressure direction may be defined as a first direction. The rotating body may define an axial direction as a second direction. The stay may have a first wall. The first wall may include a center portion, a first end portion, a second end portion and a supporting portion. The first end portion may include a first low rigidity portion. The second end portion may include a second low rigidity portion. The supporting portion may provide a convex shape protruding toward the nip member upon receiving the pressure.
US09091969B2	Electrophotographic image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a charging bias output device, a developing bias output device, a transfer bias output device, and a controller. The controller controls the transfer bias output device to supply a transfer bias from a time at which a first position of a photosensitive member arrives at a transfer position after the charging bias output device starts supplying a charging bias. An initial value of the transfer bias is controlled to be smaller than a normal set value for a predetermined time period which is a time after the transfer bias starts to be supplied and within a time corresponding to a rise time during which a surface potential of the photosensitive member reaches a predetermined potential after the charging bias starts to be output. The first position of the photosensitive member is a position at which the charging device starts charging the photosensitive member.
US09091960B2	Developing device for preventing toner leakage A cartridge is configured to supply developing agent to a peripheral surface of a photosensitive drum. The cartridge includes a frame, a developing roller and first and second side seal members. The developing roller defines an axial direction, and is configured to supply developing agent in the frame to the photosensitive drum. The first side seal member is configured to seal a boundary between the frame and one end portion of the developing roller in the axial direction. The second side seal member is configured to seal a boundary between the frame and another end portion of the developing roller. The first and second side seal members define a gap therebetween in the axial direction, and the gap has a gap length smaller than a width in the axial direction of a maximum width sheet conveyed to the photosensitive drum.
US09091958B2	Light scanning apparatus with reduced thermal stress A light scanning apparatus, including: a light source configured to emit a light beam; a light deflector including: a rotary shaft; a bearing portion configured to support the rotary shaft; a rotor fixed to the rotary shaft; a stator fixed to the bearing portion; a drive circuit board configured to support the bearing portion and to drive the stator to rotate the rotor; and a mirror portion fixed to the rotor, the light deflector being configured to deflect the light beam emitted from the light source by the mirror portion; and a housing including: a bearing inserting portion into which the bearing portion is inserted; a fixing portion configured to fix the drive circuit board; and a recessed portion provided between the bearing inserting portion and the fixing portion.
US09091953B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus, including: an image forming unit configured to form toner images on an image bearing member and toner patterns for detecting a relative position of the toner images; a detection unit having a light emission unit and a light receiving unit configured to receive reflection light from the image bearing member and the toner patterns to output an analog signal; a conversion unit configured to convert the analog signal into a digital signal based on a threshold value; a correction unit configured to correct a misregistration between the toner images on a recording medium based on the digital signal; and a control unit configured to control, when values of the analog signal includes a value lower than the threshold value, light intensity of the light emission unit so that the values of the analog signal become higher than the threshold value.
US09091951B2	Electrophotographic photosensitive member, method of producing electrophotographic photosensitive member, process cartridge, and electrophotographic apparatus In an electrophotographic photosensitive member having a surface layer containing a polymer obtainable by polymerization of a compound having a chain-polymerizable functional group, the compound having a chain-polymerizable functional group includes a compound represented by formula (1).
US09091945B2	Illumination system of a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus An illumination system of a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus includes a spatial light modulator which varies an intensity distribution in a pupil surface. The modulator includes an array of mirrors that reflect impinging projection light into directions that depend on control signals applied to the mirrors. A prism, which directs the projection light towards the spatial light modulator, has a double pass surface on which the projection light impinges twice, namely a first time when leaving the prism and before it is reflected by the mirrors, and a second time when entering the prism and after it has been reflected by the mirrors. A pupil perturbation suppressing mechanism is provided that reduces reflections of projection light when it impinges the first time on the double pass surface, and/or prevents that light portions being a result of such reflections contribute to the intensity distribution in the pupil surface.
US09091944B2	Source collector, lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method An EUV lithographic apparatus includes a source collector apparatus in which the extreme ultraviolet radiation is generated by exciting a fuel to provide a plasma emitting the radiation. The source collector apparatus includes a chamber in fluid communication with a guide way external to the chamber. A pump for circulating buffer gas is part of the guide way, and provides a closed loop buffer gas flow. The gas flowing through the guide way traverses a gas decomposer wherein a compound of fuel material and buffer gas material is decomposed, so that decomposed buffer gas material can be fed back into the closed loop flow path.
US09091931B2	Photomask blank and method for manufacturing photomask According to one embodiment, a photomask blank wherein a second film is stacked on a first film, the first film containing chromium and which is not substantially etched by the dry etching using fluorine and which is etchable by the dry etching using oxygen-containing chlorine, and the second film containing no chromium and which is etchable by dry etching using fluorine and dry etching using oxygen-containing chlorine.
US09091925B2	Method for forming silicon-containing resist underlayer film The invention provides a method for forming a silicon-containing resist underlayer film, the method for coating and forming a silicon-containing resist underlayer film by spin coating method comprising: feeding an aqueous alkaline solution in a pipe of an apparatus for coating and forming a film by spin coating method to clean therein; supplying a silicon-containing resist underlayer film composition via the pipe; and coating the silicon-containing resist underlayer film on a substrate to form a film. There can be provided a method for forming a silicon-containing resist underlayer film capable of reducing coating defects after forming a film by cleaning and removing a precipitate derived from silicon-containing resist underlayer film composition that precipitates and adheres in a pipe of an apparatus for coating and forming a film.
US09091924B2	Photoresist delivery system including control valve and associated methods A photoresist delivery system includes a photoresist pump, a photoresist reservoir coupled to the photoresist pump, and a photoresist container. A control valve is between the photoresist reservoir and the photoresist container and is movable from a closed position to an open position upon engagement of the photoresist container with the photoresist reservoir to replenish photoresist therein.
US09091922B2	Resin composition, resist underlayer film, resist underlayer film-forming method and pattern-forming method A resin composition for forming a resist underlayer film includes a resin that includes an aromatic ring, and a crosslinking agent having a partial structure represented by a following formula (i). X represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, *—COO— or —NRA—. R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-30 monovalent hydrocarbon group. R2 represents a hydroxy group, a sulfanil group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C1-30 monovalent hydrocarbon group, a C1-30 monovalent oxyhydrocarbon group or a C1-30 monovalent sulfanilhydrocarbon group. p is an integer of 1 to 3.
US09091919B2	Silicone structure-bearing polymer, resin composition, and photo-curable dry film A silicone structure-bearing polymer having a crosslinking group within the molecule, containing an isocyanurate structure bonded within the molecule, and having a Mw of 3,000-500,000 is provided. The polymer overcomes the stripping problem that a coating is stripped from metal wirings of Cu or Al, electrodes, and SiN substrates.
US09091916B2	Positive-type photoresist composition, photoresist laminate, method for producing photoresist pattern, and method for producing connecting terminal What is provided is a positive-type photoresist composition containing an acid generator (A) capable of generating an acid when irradiated with an active ray or radiation, a resin (B) whose solubility in alkali increases under the action of acid, and an organic solvent (S), the photoresist composition further containing an alkali-metal salt (C).
US09091903B2	Optimized movable IR filter in cameras Embodiments of the present invention include a camera having two modes: a visible light imaging mode (day-mode) and an IR imaging mode (night-mode). In the visible light imaging mode, an IR filter is in line with the lens assembly. In the IR imaging mode, the IR filter is mechanically removed, and IR light is allowed to pass to the sensor. In one embodiment, in the IR imaging mode, IR lighting is provided by an IR LEDs on the camera to illuminate the scene. In one embodiment, the various components are chosen, balanced and optimized so that images captured using visible light and images captured using non-visible light are both in focus. In one embodiment, an algorithm determines when there sufficient visible light is present and when it is not, and thus determines when to switch the camera from one mode to another.
US09091898B2	Partially tinted clear state for improved color and solar heat gain control of electrochromic devices A control device for controlling the transmittance of an electrochromic device includes a power source, an electrical load sensing circuit, and a processor electrically coupled to the electrical load sensing circuit and a power source. The processor is configured to receive a measured electrical load value from the electrical load sensing circuit indicating an electrical property of the electrochromic device, further configured to control one or more properties of the electrochromic device by controlling the amount of current or voltage supplied from the power source to the electrochromic device, and yet further configured to vary a property of the electrochromic device while maintaining the electrochromic device at a substantially consistent transmissivity.
US09091895B2	Electrochromic multi-layer devices with composite electrically conductive layers A multi-layer device comprising a first substrate and a first electrically conductive layer on a surface thereof, the first electrically conductive layer having a sheet resistance to the flow of electrical current through the first electrically conductive layer that varies as a function of position.
US09091892B2	Liquid crystal display and manufacturing method thereof A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, gate lines and data lines disposed on a display area of the first substrate, a common voltage line disposed on a peripheral area of the first substrate, a common voltage transmission unit extending from the common voltage line, an organic layer disposed on the common voltage transmission unit and the common voltage line, a connecting member disposed on the organic layer disposed on the peripheral area, a first insulating layer disposed on the pixel electrode and the connecting member, a common electrode disposed on the first insulating layer, and a short point connecting the connecting member and the common electrode to each other. The common electrode and the first insulating layer include a plurality of cutouts in the peripheral region and display region of the first substrate which have substantially a same plane shape as each other.
US09091880B2	Liquid crystal display device having movable reflecting and transmitting screen A liquid crystal display device is provided with: a liquid crystal display panel (10), a light guide plate disposed on the rear surface side of the liquid crystal display panel; light sources disposed on the side surfaces of the light guide plate and applying light to the liquid crystal display panel through the light guide plate; a reflective sheet (60) disposed on the rear surface side of the light guide plate; and a reflection sheet moving unit (65) that movably holds the reflection sheet.
US09091870B2	Illuminance adjusting method of liquid crystal photo alignment irradiation machine The provides an illuminance adjusting method of a liquid crystal photo alignment irradiation machine, including (1) providing a liquid crystal photo alignment irradiation machine, which includes UV lamps, an illuminance collecting device, and a stage for supporting a liquid crystal panel; (2) the illuminance collecting device collecting information of illuminance and illuminance homogeneity of a surface of the stage; (3) calculating distance for the UV lamps to descend according to the information of illuminance and illuminance homogeneity of the surface of the stage; and (4) lowering down altitude of the UV lamps according to the descending distance. The method uses the illuminance collecting device to completely and intensively collect the information of illuminance and illuminance homogeneity of the stage surface and to automatically adjust the altitude of the UV lamps according to the information of illuminance and illuminance homogeneity so as to adjust the illuminance of the stage surface.
US09091867B1	System, method and device for measuring pupillary distance A measuring system that embodies a method and a calibration frame for use in measuring pupillary distances and segment heights is provided. The method includes an individual choosing a desired frame and then receiving a calibrated frame that substantially matches the shape and size of the desired frame. The calibrated frame also provides known measurements over its vertical plane between selected points. The method includes a photographed image of the calibrated frame worn by the individual so that using the known measurements of the calibrated frame to compare to the corresponding distance measured off the photographed image, the pupillary distances and segment heights can be determined for providing prescription lens for the desired frame, including multifocal (progressive) eyeglasses and bi-focal eyeglasses. Thereby the measuring of pupillary distances and segment heights takes into account relevant physiognomy and the desired frame of the measured individual, and so facilitating online purchases of prescription frames.
US09091855B2	Beam splitter and observation apparatus An observation apparatus comprising: a beam-splitter including first and second plane-parallel plates respectively having first and second faces and third and fourth faces parallel to one another, and a light-splitting section allowing T % of incident light from a first-and-third-face side to pass therethrough to a second-and-fourth-face side, as transmitted light, while reflecting (100−T) % thereof in a direction parallel with the first to fourth faces as reflected light; and first and second observation optical systems to observe an entire observation target and partially magnify and observe the target, respectively, the first and second plane-parallel plates including light-reducing sections, allowing T % of the incident light to pass therethrough, in areas through which neither the incident nor transmitted light pass, the beam splitter arranged so that the first and third faces oppose the target and the transmitted and reflected lights are guided to the first and second observation optical systems, respectively.
US09091832B2	Pre-connectorized optical fibre cable, and kit for the deployment thereof An optical fiber cable, includes at least one optical fiber and a cable connector at a cable end, and a removable cap removably couplable to a free end of the cable connector. The cap includes a recess adapted to receive and accommodate an anchor element of a cable pulling rope, and to retain the anchor element against traction when the pulling rope is tractioned.
US09091828B2	Method and apparatus for aligning a laser to a waveguide An apparatus includes a slider structure having a waveguide and a cavity configured to align a laser to the waveguide. The cavity includes a plurality of solder bumps on a bottom of the cavity configured to electrically and thermally couple the laser to the slider. At least one mechanical stopper is disposed in the cavity to facilitate vertical alignment between an output of the laser and an input of the waveguide. At least one solder bump is disposed on the mechanical stopper to facilitate lateral alignment between the output of the laser and the input of the waveguide in response to a reflow of the solder bumps.
US09091826B2	Optical communication device An optical communication device includes a connector, a first substrate, a first driving chip, a light emitting element, a second driving chip, a light receiving element, a coupling lens assembly, and an optical waveguide. The first substrate is supported on the connector and electrically connected to the connector. The first substrate includes a bottom surface and a supporting surface facing away from the bottom surface. Both the light emitting element and the light receiving element are received in the first substrate. The first driving chip is supported on the supporting surface, and electrically connected to the first substrate and the light emitting element. The second driving is supported on the supporting surface, and electrically connected to the first substrate and the light receiving element. The coupling lens assembly is detachably connected to the first and second driving chips. The optical waveguide is detachably connected to the coupling lens assembly.
US09091817B2	Asymmetric lenslet array An optical launch arrangement includes a fiber assembly for securing an array of optical fibers. The optical launch arrangement also includes an asymmetric lenslet array having a first surface with a pair of coupling lenses in registration with each optical fiber in the array of optical fibers and a second surface with a collimating lens in registration with each pair of coupling lenses.
US09091810B2	Shape-variable optical element and optical read/write device including the same An optical read/write device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes a lens portion configured to irradiate light emitted from a light source to an optical recording medium, and the lens portion includes: a flexible shape-variable lens; and an electrode portion provided on the shape-variable lens. The shape of the shape-variable lens can be changed when voltage is applied to the electrode.
US09091804B2	Polymer film, and optically-compensatory film, polarizer and liquid-crystal display device comprising the same A polymer film that has an in-plane retardation Re(λ) and a thickness-direction retardation Rth(λ) satisfying formula (i) and (ii), and that further has a surface energy of at least one surface is from 50 mN/m to 80 mN/m: 0≦Re(630)≦10, and \|Rth(630)\|≦25; and (i) \|Re(400)−Re(700)\|≦10, and \|Rth(400)−Rth(700)\|≦35. (ii) in the formulae, Re(λ) and Rth(λ) are measurement values at the wavelength of λ nm, and an optically-compensatory film, an optical material such as a polarizer and a liquid-crystal display device using the polymer film.
US09091800B2	Glass buffers The present disclosure is directed to optical fibers having glass buffers. As such, some embodiments comprise an optical fiber having a core, a cladding, and a glass buffer. For some embodiments, the glass buffer has an index of refraction that is greater than the index of refraction of the cladding.
US09091798B2	Display apparatus and backlight assembly A display apparatus includes a light source part, a light guide plate, and a display panel. The light source part includes first light sources and second light sources alternately arranged to emit a light having a color different from a color of a light emitted from the second light sources. The light guide plate includes an incident surface having at least one light incident surface facing the light source to guide the light. The display panel receives the light from the light guide plate to display an image. A distance between end portions of the incident surface and the first and second light sources disposed and corresponding to each end portion of the light incident surface is different from a distance between a center portion of the light incident surface and the first and second light sources disposed and corresponding to the center portion.
US09091794B2	Optical trapping for fiber illumination A light collection and light guidance system including: a flat collecting sheet having a first roughened light receiving front surface; and a plurality of optical fibers attached to at least one edge of the flat collecting sheet, wherein the first roughened light receiving front surface of the sheet has a plurality of resonance coupling periodicities, a plurality of correlation lengths, or a combination thereof. Also disclosed is a method of light collection and light guidance using the aforementioned system, or a system including a flat collecting sheet and a solar converter, as defined herein.
US09091793B2	Imaging lens An imaging lens includes a first lens having positive refractive power; a second lens having negative refractive power; and a third lens having positive refractive power, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side. Further, the first lens is formed in a shape so that a curvature radius of a surface thereof on the object side is positive. The second lens is formed in a shape so that a curvature radius of a surface thereof on the object side is negative and a curvature radius of a surface thereof on the image plane side is positive. The third lens is formed in a shape so that a curvature radius of a surface thereof on the object side and a curvature radius of a surface thereof on the image plane side are both positive.
US09091792B2	Sounding kit A man packable, portable sounding kit includes, in one example, at least two balloons and at least two radiosondes each including a tether for connecting a radiosonde to a balloon. A gas container includes gas for inflating the at least two balloons. A fill hose assembly includes a balloon inflation nozzle coupled to a pressure regulator. A data transceiver unit is configured to receive and optionally to rebroadcast atmospheric weather data from the radiosonde. A case houses the balloons, radiosondes, data transceiver unit, gas container, and fill hose assembly.
US09091791B2	Accounting for bending effect in deep azimuthal resistivity measurements using inversion An apparatus and method for estimating a parameter of interest of an earth formation involving alignment information between non-collocated oriented receivers and their corresponding non-collocated oriented transmitters. The method may include generating signal responses indicative to energy transmitted into an earth formation; estimating differences in alignment between transmitters and receivers; using the estimated differences in alignment to compensate for misalignment; and estimating a parameter of interest using the misalignment compensated signals. The misalignment estimate may include an inversion of at least one measurement from an alignment sensor. The apparatus may include a bottom hole assembly with oriented transmitters, oriented receivers, one or more alignment sensors, and at least one processor configured to compensate for misalignment using information about difference in alignment between at least one oriented transmitter and at least one oriented receiver.
US09091790B2	Multi-function broadband phased-array software defined sonar system and method A software defined platform is provided for subsea acoustic applications that utilizes a broadband phased array transducer and a configurable, multi-function software defined transducer that is configurable on the fly to enable various subsea acoustic systems to be achieved in a single unit thus reducing the space required on the vessel and the cost of having such multiple functions.
US09091788B2	Device and method for de-blending simultaneous shooting data with apex shifted radon transform A device, medium and method for de-blending seismic data associated with a subsurface of the earth. The method includes receiving blended seismic data, wherein the blended seismic data includes traces having energies from two or more different shots that partially overlap; applying an apex-shifted radon transform (ASRT) to the blended seismic data to transform it from a first domain to a second domain; applying a mute processing for removing all shots except a first shot in the second domain; applying a reverse ASRT to the given shot to obtain the first shot in the first domain; and generating an image of the subsurface based on the first shot in the first domain. The procedure may be iteratively repeated to separate all shots.
US09091786B2	Image based effective medium modeling of the near surface earth formation This disclosure presents a method that utilizes the seismic image of the near-surface formation to estimate an effective velocity field equivalent to the unknown true velocity field of the soil column, such that the statics shifts derived from the effective velocity field are essentially the same as the statics shifts that would have been computed using the unknown true velocity field. The effective velocity field derived statics shifts can be used to correct distortions caused by the near-surface formation and restore the sesimic image of the subsurface formation.
US09091785B2	Fiberoptic systems and methods for formation monitoring A formation monitoring system includes a casing. An array of electromagnetic field sensors is positioned in the annular space and configured to communicate with the surface via a fiberoptic cable. A computer coupled to the fiberoptic cable receives measurements from the array and responsively derives the location of any fluid fronts in the vicinity such as an approaching flood front to enable corrective action before breakthrough. A formation monitoring method includes: injecting a first fluid into a reservoir formation; producing a second fluid from the reservoir formation via a casing in a borehole; collecting electromagnetic field measurements with an array of fiberoptic sensors in an annular space, the array communicating measurements to a surface interface via one or more fiberoptic cables; and operating on the measurements to locate a front between the first and second fluids.
US09091783B2	Computing a calibration term based on combining divergence data and seismic data Divergence data is received from a divergence sensor and seismic data is received from seismic sensors, where the divergence sensor and seismic sensors are part of a sensor assembly. A calibration term is computed based on combining the divergence data and the seismic data, where the calibration term includes a first parameter that is related to a characteristic of the sensor assembly, and a second parameter that is related to a characteristic of a near-surface subterranean medium.
US09091779B2	Advanced detector system and method using forward three-dimensional induced polarization method for TBM construction tunnel Disclosed is an advanced detector system and method using a forward three-dimensional induced polarization method for a TBM (Tunnel Boring Machine) construction tunnel. A narrow detection space of a full-face excavated tunnel is fully used, a controller controls doors of a source and measuring electrode compartment and a shielding electrode compartment to open and controls a corresponding hydraulic delivery device to automatically and quickly arrange a source electrode system, a measuring electrode system and a shielding electrode system. Under the action of a shielding current system, tomography detection supply current is directed ahead of the working face. Three-dimensional geologic information can be obtained, and the relationship between an induced polarization half-decay time difference and a water quantity can be used to quantitatively forecast the water quantity of a water-bearing body, and meanwhile, the half-decay time difference parameter has a high capacity of distinguishing free water from bound water.
US09091778B2	Earthquake monitoring device and installation method thereof Disclosed are an earthquake monitoring device and a method of installing the same, which can permit stable and efficient installation and operation on any ground surface with free-field conditions including level and sloped ground conditions, and can provide precise monitoring results of earthquakes. The earthquake monitoring device includes a sensor for sensing vibration; and a base having an upper surface formed into a leveled surface, wherein the sensor is secured to the upper surface, and the base is placed on an excavated ground such that the upper surface of the base is positioned on a ground surface or the sensor on the upper surface of the base intersects the ground surface.
US09091777B2	Input voltage modulator for radiation generator A well-logging tool may include a sonde housing and a radiation generator carried by the sonde housing. The radiation generator may include a target carried by the generator housing, a charged particle source carried by the generator housing to direct charged particles at the target, and at least one voltage source coupled to the charged particle source. The at least one voltage source may include a voltage ladder comprising a plurality of voltage multiplication stages coupled to the charged particle source, and an input voltage modulator coupled to the voltage ladder and supplying an amplitude modulated signal thereto. The well-logging tool may further include at least one radiation detector carried by the sonde housing.
US09091774B2	Method of determining an element value A method of analyzing a geologic formation having a borehole therein may include operating at least one tool within the borehole to collect respective borehole dimensions at different depths in the borehole, and collect respective total values for a given element at the different depths in the borehole. Each total value may be based upon both a value for an adjacent portion of the geologic formation and a value for material within the borehole. The method may also include determining each value of the given element in the adjacent portion of the geologic formation based upon the total value and the corresponding borehole dimensions.
US09091765B2	Apparatus for measuring radioactivity of radioactive sample without loss of radioactive particles Provided is an apparatus for measuring radioactivity without loss of radioactive particles. The apparatus includes a sampler that collects a radioactive sample from an exhaust pipe, a sample detector that is provided adjacent to the exhaust pipe and includes a particle collecting filter and a first radioactivity detector, a sample transporting pipe that extends from the sample detector and transports the radioactive sample from which the radioactive particles have been removed, a sample transporting pump that is provided at the sample transporting pipe, and a gaseous radioactivity detector that is provided at the sample transporting pipe and detects a radioactivity of the radioactive sample from which the radioactive particles have been removed. The particle collecting filter filters out the radioactive particles from the radioactive sample and the first radioactivity detector detects a radioactivity of the radioactive particles filtered out by the particle collecting filter.
US09091762B2	Methods and systems for avoiding a collision between an aircraft on a ground surface and an obstacle The disclosed embodiments relate to methods and systems for avoiding a collision between an obstacle and a vehicle, such as an aircraft, on a ground surface. A processor receives a detection signal from one of a plurality of proximity sensors. The detection signal indicates that the obstacle has been detected. In response to receiving the detection signal, a video image signal is transmitted from the processor to a display in the cockpit of the aircraft. The video image signal corresponds to a particular video imager that is associated with the particular proximity sensor that detected the obstacle. A video image, of a particular region around the aircraft that includes the obstacle is displayed on a display. In response to receiving the detection signal, the processor can also transmit an alert signal, and a brake activation signal to activate a braking system to prevent the aircraft from colliding with the obstacle.
US09091760B2	Performing receive-focusing based on mid-point algorithm in ultrasound system There are provided embodiments for changing initial values of a mid-point algorithm to calculate a constant delay value throughout depths based on a sample volume and performing a receive-focusing based on the constant delay value. In one embodiment, an ultrasound system comprises: an ultrasound data acquisition unit configured to calculate a constant delay value throughout depths based on a sample volume by using a mid-point algorithm, transmit ultrasound signals to a living body, receive ultrasound echo signals from the living body and form digital signals based on the ultrasound echo signals, the ultrasound data acquisition unit being further configured to apply the constant delay value to the digital signals to acquire ultrasound data corresponding to a high pulse rate frequency Doppler image of the sample volume.
US09091753B2	Level measuring system operating according to the radar principle A level measuring system which operates according to the radar principle for measuring the level of a medium which is located in a vessel has a signal transmission apparatus for emission of an electromagnetic signal, an electronic apparatus which generates an electromagnetic signal, and a pressure-tight and/or diffusion-tight separating element. The electronic apparatus is made in several parts, one of which is a signal generating component. The signal generating component and another component of the electronic apparatus are made as independent units which are spatially separated from one another. There is a communication apparatus between the signal generating component and the other component, and there is a pressure-tight and/or diffusion-tight separating element between the other component and the signal transmission apparatus.
US09091752B2	Radar device, radar positioning system, radar positioning method, and computer readable media storing radar positioning program A radar device is provided. The radar device is installed in a movable body, transmits electromagnetic waves at a predetermined frequency, and receives response waves transmitted from a transponder device in response to the electromagnetic waves, respectively. The radar device includes a representative distance calculating module for calculating a representative distance from the radar device to the transponder device based on the response waves that are continuous over a predetermined azimuth angle range, a representative relative azimuth calculating module for calculating a representative relative azimuth of the transponder device from the radar device based on the continuous response waves, and a positioning module for calculating a location of the radar device based on positional information of the transponder device that is contained in each of the response waves, the calculated representative distance, and the calculated representative relative azimuth.
US09091745B2	Optimized two panel AESA for aircraft applications A two panel radar system is disclosed. The radar system may include a pair of AESA panels respectively positioned on either side of a central axis, wherein a pointing direction of the first AESA panel is offset by a predetermined angle in a clockwise direction with respect to the central axis and a pointing direction of the second AESA panel is offset by the predetermined angle in a counterclockwise direction with respect to the central axis. A controller may be configured for selectively activating at least one of: the first AESA panel for providing a first coverage area in a first direction offset from the central axis, the second AESA panel for providing a second coverage area in a second direction offset from the central axis, or the pair of AESA panels jointly for providing a third coverage area between the first coverage area and the second coverage area.
US09091742B2	Fault identification techniques for high resistance grounded systems The present techniques include methods and systems for detecting a high resistive ground fault condition in an HRG system. Embodiments include systems and methods of measuring drive voltages and detecting voltage changes in the drive once the drive is in operation, particularly for drives operating at relatively low voltages and frequencies. In some embodiments, an integrator is utilized to detect peaks in the measured voltage changes. Relatively small ground currents are also measured to determine HRG faults. Moreover, in some embodiments, the detection of an HRG fault for one of several motor drives provide indication for the particular motor drive in fault.
US09091734B2	System for and method of detecting a non-functional battery back-up unit (BBU) of an optical network terminal A system for and method of for detecting a non-functional battery back-up unit (BBU) of an optical network terminal is presented. The system and method may include receiving power outage data associated with a plurality of customer sites, receiving, from each of the plurality of customer sites, discharge time data associated with a battery via a network, calculating a mean discharge time based on the discharge time data, comparing the discharge time data associated with each battery to the mean discharge time, determining that each battery that is associated with discharge time data that indicates a discharge time value that is less than the mean discharge time is faulty, and outputting a data signal that indicates that a battery is faulty.
US09091722B2	Dual stage vacuum chamber with full circuit board support A dual-stage fixture for a circuit tester includes a slide plate that can be slid between at least a first position and a second position. In the first position, an upper stripper plate is spring-loaded, and a full set of test probes, including both long-stroke and short-stroke probes, can contact the circuit board or UUT (unit under test). In the second position, the upper stripper plate becomes fixed in position, and only the long-stroke probes can contact the circuit board. The fixed positioning of the upper stripper plate prevents the short-stroke probes from contacting the circuit board even when there is unbalanced loading of probe pressure between the top and bottom of the circuit board, thereby preventing transient signals from interfering with testing. In addition, a vacuum is applied in this position during a non-powered test.
US09091721B2	Multi-functional online testing system for semiconductor light-emitting devices or modules and method thereof The disclosure provides a system and method for multi-functional online testing of semiconductor light-emitting devices or modules. The system includes an electrical characteristic generating and testing equipment, one or more optical characteristic detecting and controlling equipments, an optical signal processing and analyzing equipment, one or more thermal characteristic detecting equipments, a central monitoring and processing computer, a multi-channel integrated drive controlling equipment, one or more multi-stress accelerated degradation controlling equipments, and one or more load boards. The present disclosure enables in-situ online monitoring and testing under accelerated degradation in a multi-stress accelerated degradation environment.
US09091714B2	Capacitance measurement circuit and method therefor A capacitance measurement circuit includes an operation amplifier; a reference capacitor having a first terminal coupled to a first input terminal of the operation amplifier and a second terminal selectively coupled to a first or second reference voltage; a sensor capacitor having a first terminal coupled to a second input terminal of the operation amplifier and a second terminal selectively coupled to the first or second reference voltage; an approximation unit having an output terminal and an input terminal coupled to an output terminal of the operation amplifier; a conversion unit having an output terminal and an input terminal coupled to the output terminal of the approximation unit; and a coupling capacitor having a first terminal coupled to the first or second input terminal of the operation amplifier and a second terminal coupled to the output terminal of the conversion unit.
US09091711B1	Wide-range fast-lock frequency acquisition for clock and data recovery A method and system are disclosed which determine a frequency offset between a reference clock frequency of a receiver and a transmit clock frequency embedded in a received non-return to zero (NRZ) signal. A polarity of the frequency offset is determined based on a moving direction of a sampling clock edge relative to an edge of a signal eye of the received NRZ signal and a region of the signal eye containing the sampling clock edge. A magnitude of the frequency offset is determined based on a time taken by the sampling clock edge to sweep the signal eye.
US09091708B2	Current detection apparatus A current detection apparatus includes two magnetic detectors that are arranged oppositely on a front surface and a back surface of a board which is located above a current path in order to detect a strength of a magnetic field, an electromagnetic shielding frame member that is mounted on the current path so that the two magnetic detectors and a part of the current path are accommodated inside the electromagnetic shielding frame member, and a control circuit that determines whether a failure which occurs in either of the two magnetic detectors from a difference between magnetic fields detected by the two magnetic detectors, respectively. Sensitivities of the two magnetic detectors are made adjusted so that current values outputted from the two magnetic detectors depending on detected magnetic fields are identical to each other in a normal state.
US09091706B2	System and method for a remote control tester A system and method for testing remote controls. A number of remote controls are identified. The remote controls are received on a tray of a remote control tester. The tray is positioned for testing. The number of remote controls are tested within the tray utilizing the remote control tester in response to identifying the number of remote controls.
US09091704B2	Method for controlling a scanning microscope The invention relates to a control method having at least two control loops for a scanning microscope provided with a microlever and an actuator suitable for energizing the microlever, in which a first loop maintains as a controlled variable the oscillation amplitude of the microlever and as a manipulated variable the amplitude of the electric signal supplied to the actuator, and a second loop uses as a controlled variable the amplitude of the aforementioned electric signal and as a manipulated variable the tip-sample distance. Said procedure makes it possible to ignore changes of sign in the tip-sample interaction.
US09091703B2	Measurement of shaft speed, angular displacement, position or movement The disclosure relates to improvements in the measurement of shaft speed. The shaft has an end face and at least one detection mark provided on or in the end face of the shaft to enable the speed, angular displacement, position or movement of the shaft to be detected. The shaft is for use in a shaft assembly comprising a sensor positioned at a distance from the shaft end face. The sensor is configured to measure the speed, angular displacement, position or movement of the shaft by sensing movement of the detection marks.
US09091701B2	Disease severity index for assessment of chronic liver disease and method for diagnosis of three distinct subtypes of primary sclerosing cholangitis A Disease Severity Index (DSI) is provided for assessment of chronic liver disease in a patient using non-invasive liver function test results. A DSI was derived from non-invasive liver function test results based on hepatic blood flow. The DSI is used in methods for prediction of clinical outcomes, prediction of response to antiviral treatment, and assessment of progression of chronic liver diseases. Non-invasive methods to diagnose three distinct categories of patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC) are provided. The methods can be used to diagnose PSC patients as Slow Progressors, Moderate Progressors and Rapid Progressors.
US09091698B2	Advanced detection of sepsis The present invention relates to methods, monitors and systems, useful, for example, for advanced detection of sepsis in a subject.
US09091691B2	Immunochemical detection of single target entities The present invention relates to immunochemical visualization and quantification of single target entities, such as single molecules, single molecular structures, single particles, etc. in samples wherein said single entities are immobilized. In particular, the invention relates to methods for visualization and quantification of single units of biological or chemical targets, in particular to immunochemical visualization of single molecules of biological targets in histological samples. The methods of the invention comprise a step of forming discrete deposits of detectable molecules at single target sites of sample mediated by an enzyme with oxydoreductase activity, wherein a single target site comprises a single unit of a target. The invention also relates to assays comprising the present visualization and quantification methods and diagnostic applications of said methods.
US09091687B2	ELISpot diagnostic kit for neuromyelitis optica and its application An ELISpot diagnosis kit for NMO and its application are characterized in that, the polypeptide fragment specific to NMO effector T-cell is obtained through topological conformation analysis of aquaporin-4 (AQP-4), followed by the structural analyses of the related polypeptides after combination and rearrangement so as to screen out the brand-new polypeptide fragment suitable for NMO disease diagnosis. In the ELISpot experiment, by utilizing the obtained polypeptide fragment, stimulate the effector T-cell in the NMO disease to secrete IL-4, proving the feasibility and scientific value of that polypeptide fragment in the NMO diagnosis. This method is with strong specificity, high sensitivity and easy operations, and it can be developed into the diagnosis kit for the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of NMO in the clinical examination, laying the foundation for the early discovery and treatment of NMO.
US09091683B2	Method for fabricating a biosensor chip and the biosensor chip made thereby A method of fabricating a biosensor chip includes: forming at least one metallic layer on a transparent substrate to form a composite member; disposing the composite member in a vacuumed chamber, and introducing a gas into the vacuumed chamber; applying microwave energy to the gas to produce a microwave plasma of the gas within the vacuumed chamber, and causing the microwave plasma to interact with the metallic layer so that the metallic layer is melted and formed into a plurality of metallic nanoparticles that are spaced apart from each other and that expose partially the surface of the transparent substrate; and disposing a receptor at the surface of the transparent substrate that is exposed among the metallic nanoparticles. A biosensor chip is also disclosed.
US09091680B1	Fecal occult blood testing system A fecal occult blood testing system includes a testing unit that has an initial storage chamber, a secondary storage/mixing chamber, a window, a test strip viewable through the window, a vial containing analyte disposed within the testing unit, and a specimen collector. Prior to testing, the specimen collector may be positioned within the initial storage chamber. After specimen collection, the specimen collector is positioned within the secondary storage/mixing chamber. The tip of the specimen collector pierces a sealing cap on the vial so that the collected specimen mixes with the analyte in a channel formed in the testing unit. Once the specimen and analyte mixture is formed, the test strip absorbs and wicks the mixture to the test strip. The test strip detects and indicates, when viewed through the window, the presence or absence of fecal occult blood.
US09091678B2	Method for identifying compounds useful for treating and/or preventing disease-associated bone loss The present invention concerns a method for identifying a compound which inhibits the activation of RAC GTPase by DOCK5 protein comprising the steps of (i) coexpressing the DOCK5 and the RAC proteins in a cell, wherein said DOCK5 protein induces the conversion of inactive RAC, which inactive RAC is bound to GDP, to active RAC, which active RAC is bound to GTP, (ii) contacting or not said cell with said compound, (iii) determining the conversion of inactive RAC to active RAC in the presence or absence of said compound, and (iv) selecting the compound inhibiting the conversion of inactive RAC to active RAC. Said compound is useful for treating disease-associated bone loss.
US09091674B2	Means and method for determining chemical oxygen demand The invention relates to a means and a method for the photometric determination of the chemical oxygen demand of chloride-containing samples.
US09091671B2	Liquid suction device Arrangement enables liquid suction with a nozzle tip end in contact with a container bottom without causing damage to the nozzle and/or container bottom. Plural rails are disposed to extend upward from an arm which is movable three-dimensionally, so as to extend upward from the arm, and a pipe is fixed to a pipe fixing member movable along the rails. A pipe tip end functions as a nozzle. Plural resilient members disposed on the arm correct the inclination of the pipe fixing member. When the arm is moved downward and the tip end comes in contact with the bottom of the container 106, the pipe and the pipe fixing portion move upward along the rails, so that the pipe tip end can be brought into contact with the bottom surface of the container while avoiding damages in the pipe and container bottom, and to suck liquid in the container.
US09091670B2	Cleaning of system for dispensing of liquid droplets There is provided a method of cleaning a dispensing assembly for small liquid droplets less than 50 μl and even as low as 10 nl. A purging step with pressurized gas followed by a cleaning step using a suitable cleaning liquid is carried out a number of times.
US09091669B2	Gas sensor and method for producing the same A gas sensor is used for detecting gas in the air, especially formaldehyde. The sensor comprises at least one gas-sensitive zone which is preferably a layer on a substrate and which contains the ternary compound In4Sn3O12 as the gas-sensitive material. In order to produce the gas-sensitive zone, a flame spray pyrolysis (FSP) is carried out, organometallic compounds of indium and tin being used as the reactants. The gas sensor is especially suitable for online gas detection.
US09091660B2	Device for measuring at least one parameter of an arterial blood sample The invention relates to a device for measuring at least one parameter of an arterial blood sample, including a flow sensor having standardized connecting elements which are connected to the inlet and the outlet side of a measuring cell of the flow sensor, the measuring cell having at least one optochemical sensor element which can be brought in contact with the blood sample. A connector is removably placed on the flow sensor and includes at least one light source for exciting the optochemical sensor element and at least one photodetector for receiving the measurement radiation of the optochemical sensor element. An electronic module has an electric connecting line to the connector and contacts the at least one light source and the at least one photodetector, the flow sensor being connectible to the standardized connection of an arterial catheter via the connecting element on the inlet side and to the standardized connection of an arterial infusion set via the connection on the outlet side.
US09091644B2	Arrangement and method for feeding animals An arrangement (12; 16) for feeding animals on a farm comprises an on-farm analyzer device (13; 17) provided for measuring, e.g. at least on a daily basis, the amount of a constituent of solid feed to be fed to said animals, and a feeding device (14; 18) provided for feeding said animals, wherein the feeding depends on the result of said measurement, and the amount of the constituent of solid feed is measured immediately prior to the feeding of said animals. By the arrangement, a proper solid feed mix with a balanced composition can be given to the animals.
US09091643B2	Device and method for analyzing kernel component A kernel component analysis device quantitatively analyzing a specific component contained in each of kernels on a kernel-by-kernel basis by spectroscopy includes: a light emitter configured to irradiate a kernel to be analyzed with light; a spectrum detector configured to detect a spectrum of light transmitted through and/or reflected from the kernel irradiated with the light; and a computing unit configured to calculate, on a kernel-by-kernel basis, a content of the specific component in the kernel to be analyzed, based on a spectrum value detected from an effective portion, which is suitable for quantitative analysis, of an image of the kernel by using a calibration curve indicating a relationship between a spectrum value at a specific wavelength and a content of the specific component.
US09091634B2	Graphene defect detection Technologies are generally described for a method and system configured effective to detect a defect in a sample including graphene. An example method may include receiving a sample, where the sample may include at least some graphene and at least some defects in the graphene. The method may further include exposing the sample to a gas under sufficient reaction conditions to produce a marked sample, where the marked sample may include marks bonded to at least some of the defects. The method may further include placing the marked sample in a detector system. The method may also include detecting at least some of the marks with the detector system.
US09091624B2	White blood cell analysis system and method Systems and methods for analyzing blood samples, and more specifically for performing a white blood cell (WBC) differential analysis. The systems and methods screen WBCs by means of fluorescence staining and a fluorescence triggering strategy. As such, interference from unlysed red blood cells (RBCs) and fragments of lysed RBCs is substantially eliminated. The systems and methods also enable development of relatively milder WBC reagent(s), suitable for assays of samples containing fragile WBCs. In one embodiment, the systems and methods include: (a) staining a blood sample with an exclusive cell membrane permeable fluorescent dye, which corresponds in emission spectrum to an excitation source of a hematology instrument; (b) using a fluorescence trigger to screen the blood sample for WBCs; and (c) using measurements of (1) axial light loss, (2) intermediate angle scatter, (3) 90° polarized side scatter, (4) 90° depolarized side scatter, and (5) fluorescence emission to perform a differentiation analysis.
US09091622B2	Capillary-based calibration standards for measurement of permeability A calibration standard or check plug provides calibration standards in the permeability range of 10-10,000 nanoDarcy. The check plug is of similar exterior dimensions to a core sample that would be used with existing permeameters. The check plug is constructed from an impermeable material that is insensitive to moisture. The check plug has one or more channels of known diameter from which the permeability may be calculated. Methods for use thereof and methods of manufacture thereof are also disclosed.
US09091605B2	Force calculating system The force calculation system of the present invention is provided with: an air blowing unit for blowing air at a predetermined pressure; a flow passage for air blown from air blowing unit; a sensing unit for changing the ease of flow of air that flows through a flow passage by deforming when an external force is given; a storage unit for storing in advance the flow volume-force correspondence information showing the correspondence between the magnitude of the force received by the sensing unit and the flow volume at which air blown from air blowing unit flows through the flow passage; and a processing unit for calculating the magnitude of external force received by the sensing unit, on the basis of: the flow volume of air flowing through the flow passage as measured by a flow volume meter; and the flow volume-force correspondence information stored in the storage unit.
US09091603B2	Temperature simulator for thermocouple-based RF ablation system Testing a thermocouple-based RF ablation system is carried out by connecting a temperature simulator to an ablator module. The ablator module is operative to vary a radiofrequency power output thereof in a predefined manner in response to predefined variations in a temperature signal from the simulator. The method is further carried out by delivering RF power from the ablator module to the temperature simulator, and while delivering RF power, performing the steps of: communicating temperature signals from the temperature simulator to the ablator module, varying the communicated temperature signals, and verifying that a variation in the power output of the ablator module in response to varying the temperature signals conforms to the predefined manner.
US09091601B2	Method and apparatus for calibrating a thermometer in situ The invention relates to an apparatus for the calibration of a thermometer in situ, wherein the apparatus has a temperature sensor (S) for determining a temperature (T); wherein a reference element (K) is provided for calibrating the temperature sensor (S); wherein the reference element (K) at least partially comprises a ferroelectric material (D), which experiences a phase transformation at least one predetermined temperature (TPh) in a temperature range relevant for calibrating the temperature sensor (S).
US09091600B2	Temperature estimation apparatus for estimating temperature of motor A coefficient value acquiring unit acquires values of coefficients C and K representing a relationship among a heat generation amount of a motor generated due to a loss Q1(t) of the motor, a temperature variation amount of the motor, and a placement position of a temperature detection device, using the loss Q1(t) of the motor, a detection temperature Td(t), and an ambient temperature Ta of the motor. The temperature estimating unit estimates a temperature Te(t) of the motor based on the values of the coefficients C and K, a preset reference value Cm of the coefficient C, a preset reference value Km of the coefficient K, the detection temperature Td(t), and the ambient temperature Ta of the motor.
US09091596B2	UV irradiance sensor with improved cosine response A sensor housing and cosine diffuser are provided for the detection and measurement of ultraviolet (UV) irradiance. The cosine diffuser has a tiered structure to efficiently receive and transmit incident light that passes over and/or through the sensor housing structure. The sensor housing structure can be configured to have an irregular, serrated, castellated, and or repeating prong and/or tooth sequence to form a cutoff comb, through which incident light is attenuated. The attenuation of light in turn reduces measurement error caused when too much or too little incident light, relative to the actual intensity and irradiance of ambient incident light, reaches and transmits through a cosine diffuser due to the variation of the zenith angle of incident light over the course of a day.
US09091592B2	Temperature-detecting system and temperature-detecting method A temperature-detecting system includes a plurality of detected-objects, an infrared image-detecting apparatus arranged corresponding to the detected-objects, and an image-processing apparatus electrically connected to the infrared image-detecting apparatus. The infrared image-detecting apparatus derives a lens-frame image. The locations of the detected-objects required temperature detection in the lens-frame image are obtained by the image-processing apparatus. The color of the locations of the detected-objects required temperature detection in the lens-frame image are analyzed by the image-processing apparatus to derive related temperature data.
US09091587B2	Label printing scale device A label printing scale device includes separable casings that are vertically overlaid in two levels, one on top of the other. Specifically, the label printing scale device includes an upper casing housing at least a load cell and a circuit part, and a lower casing housing at least power-generation circuit, a printer, and a control part.
US09091580B2	Digital flowmeter A control and measurement system for a coriolis flowmeter having a flowtube, a driver adapted to vibrate the flowtube, and a pair of sensors adapted to generate signals indicative of movement of the flowtube when it is being vibrated by the driver, wherein the sensors are positioned relative to one another so the signals from the sensors are indicative of a mass flow rate of fluid through the flowtube. A digital drive signal generator is adapted to generate a variable digital drive signal for controlling operation of the driver. The digital drive signal generator can be adapted to cause the driver to resist motion of the flowtube during a first time period and amplify motion of the flowtube during a second time period. The digital drive signal generator can also be adapted to initiate motion of the flowtube by sending one or more square wave signals to the driver.
US09091576B2	Deployable ultrasonic flow meter that is inserted through a gate valve slot, method and apparatus A frame that is inserted into a gate valve slot which accesses a channel through which fluid flows so an ultrasonic flowmeter can measure the fluid flow through the channel. The frame includes a first arm axle that fits into the slot. The frame includes a first ultrasonic transducer in communication with the flowmeter that is attached to the first arm axle. The frame includes a second ultrasonic transducer in communication with the flowmeter. The second transducer is aligned with and upstream from the first transducer relative to the fluid flow and between which ultrasonic signals are emitted and received through the fluid flow and which the flowmeter uses to determine the fluid flow through the channel. The apparatus for measuring fluid flow in a channel is accessed through a gate slot. A method for measuring fluid flow in a channel that is accessed through a gate slot.
US09091560B2	Method of estimating an ability of a vehicle to reach a target road segment, method of generating a database, and navigation system Various embodiments relate to a method of estimating an ability of a vehicle to reach a target road segment, comprising retrieving road segment data for road segments containing previously generated route information for routes connecting the road segments, the route information parameterizing costs associated for travelling along the respective route); and establishing first road segment data for the target road segment indicating a gateway road segment and indicating route information for a successive route from the gateway road segment to the target road segment. The method further comprises, based on the route information of the successive route, determining first costs for travelling along the successive route, and establishing, based on the indicated gateway road segment, second road segment data for the current road segment, the second road segment data indicating route information for an initial route from the current road segment to the gateway road segment. The method further comprises determining, based on the received route information for the initial route, second costs for travelling on the initial route and estimating, based on the determined first and second costs, the ability of the vehicle to reach the target road segment.
US09091555B2	Map version control methods and apparatus for updating the use of network-maintained map data sets for mobile communication devices A method in a mobile device for use in receiving updates of network-maintained map data sets is described. The mobile device receives, through a wireless network, map data for rendering a map. The map data has a plurality of layers, where each of the plurality of layers includes a version number and a plurality of data entries associated therewith. Each of the plurality of data entries indicates a plurality of data points for rendering one or more artifacts or labels within an area of interest of the map. The mobile device stores the map data, and displays the area of interest from the plurality of layers of the stored map data. The mobile device then receives, through the wireless network, an indication of an alternative version of one of the layers of the stored map data. When the version number of the alternative version is greater than the version number of the stored version, the mobile device causes one or more requests for the alternative version of said layer for the area of interest to be sent through the wireless network. The mobile device also receives the alternative version of said layer for the area of interest through the wireless network in response to the one or more requests. The mobile device also then causes the map of the area of interest to be rendered in the display in accordance with the combined plurality of layers of the stored map data, but with use of the alternative version of said layer.
US09091540B2	Geodetic surveying system and method for operating a geodetic surveying system A geodetic surveying system, comprising: a first measurement unit and a second measurement unit. Each of the first and the second measurement unit is configured to perform a measurement for acquiring positioning data of the respective measurement unit. The system further comprises a first inclinometer for acquiring inclination data of the first inclinometer which represent a vertical inclination measured at the first measurement unit; and a second inclinometer for acquiring inclination data of the second inclinometer, which represent a vertical inclination measured at the second measuring unit. The geodetic surveying system is configured to determine a relative orientation angle between the first inclinometer and the second inclinometer in a horizontal plane relative to a vertical adjustment of the geodetic surveying system, depending on the inclination data of the first inclinometer and the second inclinometer.
US09091539B2	Gyroscope dynamic motor amplitude compensation for enhanced rate estimation during startup A system for gyroscope dynamic motor amplitude compensation during startup comprises various program modules, including an a-priori motor amplitude module configured to generate an a-priori motor amplitude signal based on a model of gyroscope motor amplitude growth during startup; a steady state scale factor module configured to generate a steady state scale factor signal; and a dynamic motor amplitude compensation module configured to receive the a-priori motor amplitude signal, and the steady state scale factor signal. During startup, rate motion is sensed by the gyroscope and a sensed rate signal is output by the gyroscope. The dynamic motor amplitude compensation module receives a measured motor amplitude signal from the gyroscope, the a-priori motor amplitude signal, or a combination thereof, and outputs a time varying scale factor that is applied to the sensed rate signal to produce an accurate sensed rate from the gyroscope during the startup phase.
US09091526B2	Equipment of inspecting thickness of fibre cloth and method therefor An equipment for inspecting the thickness of fiber cloth and a method therefor. The method includes disposing a fiber cloth on a metal backboard; sensing an eddy current responding from the fiber cloth and the metal backboard by an eddy current sensing device to obtain a multilayer thickness value; and comparing the multilayer thickness value with a single-layer thickness value to obtain a cloth thickness value corresponding to the thickness of the fiber cloth, wherein the single-layer thickness value is obtained by sensing an eddy current responding from the metal backboard, thereby the thickness of fiber cloth can be obtained.
US09091522B2	Shape measuring machine and method of correcting shape measurement error A shape measuring machine includes a slider that supports a scanning probe. A scale unit detects a displacement of the slider. A tip sphere displacement detection unit detects a displacement of the tip sphere. A calculation unit includes a correction filter including a first and second filters and an adder, and calculates a measurement value from the displacements of the slider and the tip sphere. The first filter corrects the displacement of the slider based on a frequency transfer characteristic from the scale unit to the tip of the slider. The second filter outputs a value that is obtained by correcting a value corrected by the first filter based on a frequency transfer characteristic from the tip of the slider to the tip sphere as the correction value. The adder outputs a measurement value obtained by adding the correction value and the displacement of the tip sphere.
US09091517B1	Insensitive detonator apparatus for initiating large failure diameter explosives A munition according to a preferred embodiment can include a detonator system having a detonator that is selectively coupled to a microwave source that functions to selectively prime, activate, initiate, and/or sensitize an insensitive explosive material for detonation. The preferred detonator can include an explosive cavity having a barrier within which an insensitive explosive material is disposed and a waveguide coupled to the explosive cavity. The preferred system can further include a microwave source coupled to the waveguide such that microwaves enter the explosive cavity and impinge on the insensitive explosive material to sensitize the explosive material for detonation. In use the preferred embodiments permit the deployment and use of munitions that are maintained in an insensitive state until the actual time of use, thereby substantially preventing unauthorized or unintended detonation thereof.
US09091514B1	Shafted projectiles having a head Described herein is a projectile having a shaft, a projectile head, and at least one fin. The projectile head preferably has a plurality of layers, the head end preferably being associated with the projectile head. Also described herein is a projectile that includes a shaft, a suction head, an outer head casing, and at least one fin. The suction head is preferably associated with the head end. The at least one launcher engager is preferably associated with the suction head. Two halves of the outer head casing preferably sandwich the suction head and the head end.
US09091513B2	Method and apparatus for guided missile and/or net shield An apparatus including a body portion, a plurality of missiles attached to the body portion in a manner which allows the plurality of missiles to detach from the body portion, a net having a plurality of locations, wherein each missile is attached to the net at a different location of the plurality of locations, and means for controlling a flight direction and a flight speed of each of the plurality of missiles. The means for controlling the flight direction and the flight speed of each of the plurality of missiles may include a computer processor attached to each of the plurality of missiles. A majority of the net may lie inside of an inner chamber inside of the body portion, and the at least a majority of the net may be configured to come out of the inner chamber in response to a command from a control device.
US09091507B2	Optical device having projected aiming point An aiming device includes a set of lenses disposed along an optical path, the set of lenses including an objective lens and an ocular lens. A reflective element is disposed on the optical path between the objective lens and the ocular lens. An addressable display is located off the optical path and projects an image to the reflective element. The image is viewable through the ocular lens and is an aiming element superimposed on a field of view.
US09091493B2	Holder for pipe in heat exchanger, method and device for manufacturing heat exchanger using said holder, and air conditioner and/or outdoor unit having said heat exchanger The current invention provides a tube-grasping body for grasping an insert tube in a heat exchanger, and heat exchanger production methods and apparatuses utilizing the tube-grasping body, wherein the tube-grasping body enables to enlarge and connect an insert tube to a heat radiating fin for producing a heat exchanger, still keeping the total length of insert tubes at an almost same level even after the enlargement; and the tube-grasping body is connected at its exterior to the guide-pipe.
US09091488B2	Thermosiphon evaporator The invention relates to an evaporator (10) for heat exchange between fluids, comprising a housing (12) having at least one inlet (20; 27) and at least one outlet (26, 28; 29) for each fluid, the inlet and outlet for each fluid being connected to one another by a flow path (38; 58), the flow path (38) of a first fluid comprising multiple heat exchange modules (60) comprising at least one longitudinal hollow tube (36), wherein the modules (60) are arranged in a stack spaced apart from the housing (12) leaving free a gap (59), and wherein a module (60) is provided with at least one connector (50) for connecting to a co-operating connector of an adjacent module, such that the gap (59) between the housing and the stack defining at least a liquid recycle zone for containing the second fluid and a phase separation zone for separating a vapor phase and a liquid phase of the second fluid and the space (56) enclosed between adjacent modules in the stack defining a flow path (58) for a second fluid, parallel to the flow path (38) for the first fluid, are in fluid communication with each other.
US09091484B2	Method and apparatus for heating metals A method of heating a non-ferrous and/or ferrous metal-containing stock in a furnace with a heating chamber, a charging door, an exhaust stream port and an exhaust stream duct, which includes: a) introducing fuel and an oxygen-containing gas into the heating chamber of the furnace through a burner so that a flame is formed, b) monitoring the signal of at least one optical sensor installed within the heating chamber and/or the exhaust stream duct, c) monitoring the change of the temperature T of the exhaust stream with time (dT/dt), and d) adjusting the fuel:oxygen ratio in step a) as a function of the signal of the flame sensor(s) and dT/dt in the exhaust stream, and, an apparatus designed for implementing said method.
US09091483B2	Process for purifying a flow of combustion fumes from a clinker production plant and relative apparatus The present invention concerns a process for purifying a flow of combustion fumes from a clinker production plant comprising the following operating steps: a) removing dust at a temperature comprised between 250 and 400° C. from a flow of combustion fumes exiting from a suspension preheater with formation of a flow of combustion fumes free of dust; b) carrying out on said flow of combustion fumes free of dust a selective catalytic NOx reduction treatment with a reducing agent, with formation of a purified flow of combustion fumes. The present invention also concerns an apparatus for carrying out the aforementioned process.
US09091473B2	Float-type ice making assembly and related refrigeration appliance An ice making assembly includes a reservoir holding water having a water level, at least one conductor extending into the reservoir below the water level, and a cooling device for cooling the conductor to a temperature sufficient to form an ice cube on the conductor. A heater heats the conductor to a temperature sufficient to harvest the ice cube from the conductor. A dispensing device removes harvested ice cubes from the water. Related refrigeration appliances are disclosed.
US09091459B2	Segmented fresnel solar concentrator A solar collector including a linear receiver and an array of linear mirrors positioned to concentrate sunlight onto the linear receiver, with all of the mirrors in the array tracking solar motion in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the receiver, a fraction of the mirrors tracking solar motion in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the receiver and a two-axis steering mechanism adapted to combine the linear images formed by each linear mirror into a single linear image that remains focused on the linear receiver as the mirrors rotate about the two axes, with the linear receiver incorporating a secondary concentrator, and concentrated sunlight heating an atmospheric-pressure gas-phase heat-transfer fluid.
US09091455B1	Swamp cooler blower fan hole cover A swamp cooler blower fan hole cover used to prevent heat loss from a building and through the swamp cooler blower fan housing. The cover includes an annular shaped, cover member. The cover member is dimensioned to cover a fan hole in a fan housing. The cover member includes two foldable side tabs. The side tabs are folded when slipped under shaft bearing support arms attached to the sides of the fan hole. The cover member includes a center hole with center hole tabs for receipt around a drive shaft. From the center hole of the cover member is a radius cut with fold lines folded outwardly when the center hole and tabs are received around the drive shaft.
US09091448B2	Multiple temperature hot water dispensing system A system and method for controllably dispensing a predetermined volume of water at a predetermined temperature. The system and method include at least one heated water source and at least one second water source. Water is controllably dispensed from the heated water source and controllably combined with the controllably dispensed water from the second water source to produce a resultant predetermined volume of water at a resultant predetermined temperature. The system and method also includes controls and/or interfaces which allow a user to control the volume and temperature of water dispensed. The user may directly control the volume and/or temperature or may indirectly control the volume and temperature such as by introducing a control media, control selection, or recipe by which the user selects the choice but does not specify the details of the parameters associated with the choice.
US09091446B1	Tangential and flameless annular combustor for use on gas turbine engines A combustion device used in gas turbine engines that produces propulsion or rotates a shaft for power generation includes an annular combustor with a system of fuel and air inlet passages and nozzles that results in a flameless combustor, such that there is not an anchored flame as in typical gas turbine combustors. The fuel and air inlets are placed at various longitudinal locations and circumferentially spaced, and take on several different configurations where some nozzles inject only air and others inject a rich fuel-air mixture. The combustion device provides an optimal mixing of fuel and air as well as creates an environment for combustion that reduces pollutant emissions reducing the need for costly pollution control devices, and enhances ignition and flame stability, reduces piloting issues and improves vibration reduction.
US09091442B2	Oxygen to expand burner combustion capability A burner at which fuel cannot be combusted with air as the only source of oxygen for combustion in a stable flame at the burner when the feed rate of the fuel is too low, when the fuel is fed at too high an air-to-fuel mass ratio, when the fuel contains too high an amount of inert matter, or when the specific energy content of the fuel is too low, is modified by supplying oxidant containing more than 21 vol. % oxygen into the base of a flame at the burner, whereupon such fuels can be combusted at the burner.
US09091437B2	System concept with low energy requirement and improved energy yield The invention relates to a method for the environmentally sound disposal of air/solvent mixtures made of combustible gaseous, vaporous or liquid waste products, using a combustion unit for burning the air/solvent mixtures while removing the environmentally compatible exhaust air developing in the combustion unit and the waste heat that is produced.
US09091436B2	Rich-lean burner In a rich-lean burner, a gap formed between a lean-flame port and a rich-flame port is in fluid communication with a supply passage through which a lean gas is to be supplied to the lean-flame port. One or more projections are provided on at least one of partition plates disposed between the gap and the lean-flame port and between the gap and the rich-flame port. A recessed portion is formed at a region adjacent to the lean-flame ports at an interface between the distal end of at least one of the projections protruding from one of the partition plates and the other of the partition plates, the distal end of the at least one of the projections being partially not in contact with the other of the partition plates to provide a clearance through which the lean gas is allowed to be supplied to the gap.
US09091433B2	Monolith catalyst and use thereof The invention relates to a catalyst comprising a monolith composed of a catalytically inert material with low BET surface area and a catalyst layer which has been applied to the monolith and comprises, on an oxidic support material, at least one noble metal selected from the group consisting of the noble metals of group VIII of the Periodic Table of the Elements, optionally tin and/or rhenium, and optionally further metals, wherein the thickness of the catalyst layer is 5 to 500 micrometers.
US09091431B2	Dual fuel valve with air shutter adjustment A heater assembly can be used with a gas appliance. The gas appliance can be a dual fuel appliance for use with one of a first fuel type or a second fuel type different than the first. The heater assembly can include a fuel regulator valve including a main pressure regulator to maintain the fuel pressure, a first fuel source connection for connecting the first fuel type to the heater assembly, a second fuel source connection for connecting the second fuel type to the heater assembly, and an air shutter system. The air shutter system introduces air into the fuel discharged at the main burner nozzle before it is supplied to the main burner. The air shutter system can open the air shutter to two or more different positions to vary the amount of air introduced based on the type of fuel supplied.
US09091429B2	Nuclear steam generator steam nozzle flow restrictor A steam nozzle flow restrictor for a steam generator that restricts steam exit flow during a steam line break, but has a low pressure drop during normal operation. The flow restrictor has a support web suspended from the steam outlet nozzle with the web having a central opening concentric with the central axis of the nozzle. A shaft is slidably supported within the central opening of the web and has an orifice plate that is suspended within the steam generator at one end of the shaft, spaced from the steam nozzle. The orifice plate closes against the underside of the nozzle upon encountering increased steam exit flow as a result of a steam line break.
US09091428B2	Medical headlamp assembly having interchangeable headlamp types A medical headlamp assembly has a headband subassembly, including an electrical network, including a battery and an electrical jack and a headlamp mount. An electrical headlamp subassembly, has a mounting element that is matingly and removably engaged to the headlamp mount, and an electrical plug that is matingly and removably engaged to the jack and an electrical headlamp, electrically connected to the plug.
US09091425B2	Heat-conducting and heat-dissipating nano-materials, preparing method thereof and heat-dissipating system The invention provides a heat-conducting and heat-dissipating nano-material, a method for preparation thereof and a heat-dissipating system. The method comprises the following steps: i) mixing a complex formed by a high molecular material and a substance having heat conduction and heat dissipation properties with tert-butyl acetate and 4-Chlorobenzotrifluoride, wherein the complex is of nano scale in particle size; and ii) placing a mixture obtained from step i) into water and stirring the mixture in water for a period of time to afford the heat-conducting and heat-dissipating material. Application of the heat-conducting and heat-dissipating material in a heat-dissipating system of LED light may simplify the manufacturing process, save raw materials used and reduce weight and size of heat sink of the heat-dissipating system.
US09091422B2	LED lighting element An LED lighting element having an H-shaped housing. The housing, which may be an extruded housing, has a first section and a second section which is separated from the first section by a cross bar. A back plate is positioned opposite of the crossbar and is removably secured to the first section. A heat sink is located within the housing while a microcontroller and LED drive/control technology and integrated power supply contacts the heat sink and is attached to the back plate. An LED PC board that is electrically connected to the microcontroller and LED drive/control technology and integrated power supply is positioned in the second section and is attached to the housing. An end cap for the housing along with a method for constructing the lighting element are also disclosed.
US09091418B2	Display device and television receiver The display device includes a display unit having a display surface on a front side thereof, a front cabinet enclosing a peripheral edge part of the display unit, and a back cabinet covering a back side of the display unit. In the display device, a light source is installed on an inner surface of the front cabinet facing an outer peripheral surface of the display unit, and the front cabinet and the back cabinet have grooves formed on the outer surfaces thereof. The front cabinet includes an elongated cavity formed in a front corner of the front cabinet. The cavity extends substantially parallel to an array direction of an LED.
US09091415B2	Light-emitting device, and display apparatus, which can efficiently emit, to outside, fluorescence generated in fluorescent layer and can realize high-luminance light emission and in which generation of blurriness and fuzziness of display is suppressed A light-emitting device includes an excitation light source that emits excitation light; a first substrate which is disposed so as to face the excitation light source and on which a fluorescent layer and a first low-refractive-index layer are formed, the fluorescent layer being excited by the excitation light to emit fluorescence; and a barrier that surrounds side surfaces of the fluorescent layer, the side surfaces extending in a stacking direction of the excitation light source and the first substrate. At least a portion of the barrier that faces the fluorescent layer has a light-scattering property. The first low-refractive-index layer is located between the fluorescent layer and the first substrate. The first low-refractive-index layer has a refractive index lower than that of the first substrate.
US09091399B2	Driver-free light-emitting device A light source includes a plurality of solid state light emitters arranged in first and second light emitter groups, a printed circuit board for supporting the solid state light emitters, a thermally conductive mounting fixture, and a heat sink. The mounting fixture secures the light emitters and the circuit board to the heat sink. A reflector might also be supported by the mounting fixture. The light emitter within each light emitter group are connected in series, with the first light emitter group connected in parallel to the second light emitter group, but with reverse polarity, such that the light source is configured to be powered directly from an AC source.
US09091388B2	Mounting assembly with automatic activation for alarm units A mounting assembly and method for installing an alarm unit are provided. The mounting assembly includes a backplate having a front face and one or more keys extending from the front face, with the backplate being configured to be secured to a wall. The mounting assembly also includes a receptacle including one or more triggers electrically connected to a power source of the alarm unit, and defining one or more hanger recesses. The receptacle is configured to receive the one or more keys of the backplate in the one or more hanger recesses such that the one or more triggers are actuated by engagement with the one or more keys and relative movement between the backplate and the receptacle. The receptacle is physically secured to the backplate via engagement with the one or more keys.
US09091381B2	Spherical annular seal member A spherical annular seal member 34 includes a spherical annular base member 32 defined by a cylindrical inner surface 28, a partially convex spherical surface 29, and annular end faces 30, 31, as well as an outer layer 33 formed integrally on the partially convex spherical surface 29. The spherical annular base member 32 includes a reinforcing member 5 made from a metal wire net 4 and a heat-resistant material 6 containing expanded graphite and a phosphate and integrated with the reinforcing member 5 in mixed form, and the outer layer includes the heat-resistant material 6 containing the expanded graphite and the phosphate and the reinforcing member 5 made from the metal wire net 4 integrated with the heat-resistant material 6 in mixed form, the expanded graphite in the heat-resistant material 6 having an ash content of not more than 0.1% by mass and a graphite content of not less than 99.7% by mass.
US09091379B2	Internal connector tube for use with connecting sleeve to provide airtight connection between hollow tubes A connecting structure connects a hollow first tube and a hollow second tube. The second tube comprises internal screw threads. The connecting structure further includes a hollow connecting sleeve connecting the first tube to the second tube. Portions of the first tube and the second tube are positioned within the connecting sleeve. The first tube is movable within the connecting sleeve in a direction parallel to an internal surface of the first tube. The connecting structure further includes a hollow connecting tube connected to an internal surface of the second tube and positioned within the first tube. The connecting tube comprises a first end having external screw threads engaged with the internal screw threads of the second tube. At least one O-ring is located on an external portion of a second end of the connecting tube, opposite the first end.
US09091374B2	Tube coupling joint By previously press-fitting a ring (40) into one end portion (12) of a tube (11), the one end portion (12) is held in the flared state. With an inner cylindrical portion (22) of the joint main body (20) having been inserted into this ring (40) while the one end portion (12) having been press-fitted into a recessed groove (21) to the innermost recess portion, a greatest wall thickness portion (41) of the ring is covered. In this state, with a cap nut (30) being screwed with the joint main body (20), the greatest wall thickness portion (41) of the ring is pressed against the inner cylindrical portion (22) together with the one end portion (12) through an outer cylindrical portion (23), and a hole peripheral edge (34a) of an insertion hole (34) of the cap nut is pressure-contacted with a bent portion (12c) of the tube by the ring (40).
US09091369B2	Control device, and valve arrangement having such a control device A control device has a control drive for operating a valve or some other apparatus, for example an adjustment device for the pitch angle of a wind rotor, by means of a control element. This control drive is associated with an emergency operating device, via which the control element can be reset in the event of a disturbance, essentially independently of the operation of the control drive. This emergency operating device has an energy store, whose stored energy can be released for resetting. The emergency operating device has a piston, on one side of which the energy store acts and on the other side of which a pressure in a pressure area acts, which pressure area can be connected via a switching valve to a tank or the like, in order to release the energy stored in the energy store. In this case, the piston is designed such that it moves the control element in a resetting direction when the pressure in the pressure is relieved.
US09091366B2	Flow restricted seat ring for pressure regulators A control device includes a valve body, a seat ring, and an actuator. The valve body defines a flow-path for a fluid. The seat ring is disposed within the flow-path. The actuator is coupled to the valve body and includes a control member. The control member is adapted for displacement relative to the seat ring for regulating a flow of the fluid through the flow-path. The control member includes a sealing disk adapted to sealingly engage the seat ring and close the flow-path. The seat ring includes a plurality of orifices disposed within the flow-path such that the seat ring prevents at least a portion of the flow of the fluid from substantially perpendicularly impacting the sealing disk.
US09091364B2	Slide valve having a housing and a slide element guided within the housing A slide valve having a housing and a slide element guided within the housing, at least two hydraulic connections being present on the housing, and at least one of the hydraulic connections communicating hydraulically with at least one control port in a cylindrical guide surface that guides the slide element, the control port extending only over a limited distance in the circumferential direction of the guide surface and cooperating with a control edge of the slide element assigned thereto, the slide element having an essentially cylindrical outer contour and at least one end face, and the slide element being produced by injection molding, and at least one injection point being configured on the end face.
US09091360B2	Pressure limiting valve and alternative method for testing a backflow preventer using the same The pressure limiting valve has a low pressure gauge configured to measure the operability of a backflow prevention device having a line pressure relatively higher than the maximum PSI rating of the low pressure gauge. The valve body has an inlet statically coupled to a pressurized fluid source and an outlet coupled to the low pressure gauge. Upper and lower chambers fluidly coupled via a conduit are formed from an interior portion of the valve body and generally separated by a flexible diaphragm. A spring actuable via movement of the flexible diaphragm in response to pressure changes in the valve body biases a closure seat in an open position relative to the outlet when the valve body is not under pressure, and compresses under pressure to permit the closure seat to seal the outlet when pressure in the valve body reaches a maximum PSI rating of the low pressure gauge.
US09091336B2	Circulating element for ball screw and ball screw using the circulating element A circulating element for ball screw includes a first surface defining a circulating passage that extends from one lateral side of the first surface to the other lateral side of the first surface and has a coupling mouth located on each of the two opposite ends thereof, and a second surface defining a coupling groove between the two coupling mouths of the circulating passage and two guide blocks respectively protruding out of the coupling mouths of the circulating passage. Thus, the circulating element has the advantages of low processing cost, ease of installation, high alignment accuracy, and excellent running smoothness.
US09091329B2	Systems and methods for controlling a transmission during a garage shift A method for controlling a transmission includes the following steps: applying a first assist clutch to interconnect a first stationary member to a first planetary gear set of the transmission; applying a second assist clutch to interconnect a second stationary member to a second planetary gear set of the transmission, wherein the second planetary gear set is coupled to the output member of the transmission; applying a primary clutch to interconnect the first planetary gear set to a third stationary member; reducing a first pressure applied to the first assist clutch of the transmission by a first pressure calibration value; determining whether a gear lash has occurred; and reducing a second pressure applied to the second assist clutch of the transmission.
US09091325B2	Coating liquid for covering glass fiber and rubber-reinforcing glass fiber using same There is disclosed a glass-fiber coating liquid for forming a coating layer on a glass fiber cord, prepared in the form of an emulsion consisting essentially of a monohydroxybenzene-formaldehyde resin (A) obtained by reaction of monohydroxybenzene (D) and formaldehyde (E), a vinylpyridine-styrene-butadiene copolymer (B) having a vinylpyridine monomer content of 17 to 35% by mass, a styrene monomer content of 20 to 40% by mass and a butadiene monomer content of 35 to 60% by mass, a chlorosulfonated polyethylene (C), an acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (P); at least one of an antioxidant, a pH adjuster and a stabilizer; and water.
US09091323B2	Orifice plate for engine mount filled with magnetorheological fluid An orifice plate apparatus for an engine mount filled with magnetorheological (MR) fluid may include a coil assembly having a coil wound thereon and being annular in shape, a core assembly unit housing the coil assembly, formed in a discoid shape, and defining a flow path of which an upper passage may be disposed in a top surface of the core assembly unit, and a lower passage may be disposed in a bottom surface of the core assembly unit, wherein the flow path may be formed annularly along a perimeter of the coil assembly, and a flow path separator installed between the upper passage and the lower passage, such that only a unidirectional circulation may be enabled for the MR fluid passing through the flow path.
US09091322B2	Generator set mount A system and apparatus for a slip joint mount is disclosed to accommodate thermal expansion of a generator set on a base. One embodiment includes an electric generator driven by a prime mover and an equipment mount coupled to the prime mover. A base includes a mounting aperture and means for retaining the equipment mount to the mounting aperture. Also disclosed is means for allowing for movement of the equipment mount with respect to the mounting aperture due to thermal expansion of a portion of the prime mover.
US09091317B2	Damping element A damping element, particularly for a vehicle, includes first and second cylinder chambers, a cylinder and a connection element formed as a hollow body fastened to the end of the cylinder. A movable separating piston is arranged between the second cylinder chamber and the interior of the connection element for separating the region of the second cylinder chamber that is filled with hydraulic medium from a region of the connection element that is filled with a compressible medium. The connection element has a tube cross section having an outer diameter corresponding to the inner diameter of the cylinder and is inserted into the cylinder and tightly and fixedly. The separating piston is arranged so as to be coaxially displaceable in the cylinder and its displaceability is limited relative to the end region of the cylinder by the front side of the end region of the connection element.
US09091315B2	Undular washer The invention relates to a wave spring (2) which comprises a spring strip (4) which is coiled in a substantially circular-ring-shaped manner and, over the circumference, describes a wavy line which oscillates about a radial reference plane and has wave crests (6) and wave troughs. The ends of the circular-ring-shaped spring strip (4) are connected by means of a weld seam (10) which is arranged in a low-tension region of the wavy line of the spring strip (4) between a wave crest (6) and an adjacent wave trough (8).
US09091314B2	Superelastic alloy structural geometry for ultrahigh mechanical damping A mechanical structure is provided with a crystalline superelastic alloy that is characterized by an average grain size and that exhibits a martensitic phase transformation resulting from a mechanical stress input greater than a characteristic first critical stress. A configuration of the superelastic alloy is provided with a geometric structural feature of the alloy that has an extent that is no greater than about 200 micrometers and that is no larger than the average grain size of the alloy. This geometric feature undergoes the martensitic transformation without intergranular fracture of the geometric feature.
US09091311B2	Torque transmission device A torque transmission device includes a magnetic pole rotating body having magnetic poles arranged in a row on a circumference thereof; a yoke rotating body configured to rotate about the same center axis of rotation as the magnetic pole rotating body and including tooth-shaped portions arranged in a row so as to oppose the magnetic poles; and a side magnetic body formed of a magnetic material provided on the side of the tooth-shaped portions of the yoke rotating body, wherein the magnetic pole rotating body and the yoke rotating body are supported so as to be rotatable about the direction of center axis of rotation and so as to allow the magnetic poles and the side magnetic body to be relatively movable in the direction toward and away from each other along the center axis of rotation.
US09091308B2	Power unit for vehicle A power unit for a vehicle can avoid an increase in the longitudinal size of an engine body and a vehicle body due to the provision of a clutch actuator. Clutches for switching between the connection and disconnection of the transmission of power are provided in a power transmission path for transmitting a rotational drive force of a crankshaft to a drive wheel. A clutch cover is joined to a side portion of a crankcase. A clutch chamber for accommodating the clutches is formed between the crankcase and the clutch cover. A clutch actuator for controlling the switching between an engaged condition and disengaged condition of the clutches is mounted on an engine body. The clutch actuator is provided on an upper portion of the clutch cover.
US09091299B2	Bearing device, method of manufacturing bearing device, and information recording/reproducing apparatus A bearing device includes inner ring rolling surfaces formed so that the external radius of inner end portions of a first inner ring and a second inner ring is smaller than a first separation distance and formed so as to have an external radius that becomes larger from an inner side toward the other side, and outer ring rolling surfaces formed so that the internal radius of outer end portions of a first outer ring and a second outer ring is larger than a second separation distance and is formed so as to have an internal radius that becomes smaller from the outer side toward the inner side.
US09091290B2	Punch rivet and die A punch rivet and a die for the production of a punch rivet connection are described. The punch rivet is characterized by special rivet foot and underhead geometries. In the region of the rivet foot, the shank outer face and shank inner face are connected by way of a small radially outer radius and a larger radially inner radius, which radii merge into one another tangentially. The angle that the common tangent encloses with a radial plane is in the range of 10°±20°. The die is preferably matched to the described punch rivet, but can also be used in combination with conventional punch rivets.
US09091283B2	Passive piston unit A piston unit is disclosed that utilizes an elastic volume to store and release energy with each stroke by varying the hydraulic fluid volumes in and out of the hydraulic unit.
US09091281B2	System for allocating fluid from multiple pumps to a plurality of hydraulic functions on a priority basis A valve assembly has a flow summation node coupled to a displacement control port of the first pump. Each valve in the assembly has a variable metering orifice controlling flow from an inlet to a hydraulic actuator and has a variable source orifice conveying fluid from a supply conduit to a flow summation node. The source orifice enlarges as the metering orifice shrinks. Each valve includes a variable bypass orifice and the bypass orifices of all the control valves are connected in series forming a bypass passage between a bypass node and a tank. The bypass node is coupled to the flow summation node and receives fluid from a second pump. At each valve, a source check valve conveys fluid from the supply conduit to the inlet and a bypass supply check valve conveys fluid from the bypass passage to the inlet.
US09091272B2	Apparatus and method for controlling a compressor An apparatus and method for controlling a compressor are provided. A motor current flowing in a compressor may be calculated from voltage values of a capacitor without using a sensor, and as a motor current value is calculated by changing voltage values of the capacitor according to voltage values of a drive and performing a definite integral thereon, the motor current value may be resistant to noise, and the compressor may be more stably controlled.
US09091265B2	Gear pump with continuous variable output flow rate Gear pump with continuous variable output flow rate, comprises at least one first gear (3) is mounted on the first shaft (1), at least one second gear (4) is mounted on the second shaft (2), the first gear (3) and the second gear (4) are arranged axially movably against each other, the first gear (3) comprises the first ring (5) with flow passages (50), fitted on the first gear (3) tightly co-axially, the second gear (4) comprises the second ring (6) with flow passages (50), fitted on the second gear (4) tightly co-axially, whereas the first ring (5) is movable with the second gear (4) and the second ring (6) is movable with the first gear (3), the first gear (3) is sealed at one end by the first sealing (7) of the first gear (3) and at the other end by the second sealing (9) of the first gear (3), whereas sealings (7, 9) of the first gear (3) are arranged on the first shaft (1), the second gear (4) is sealed at one end by the first sealing (10) of the second gear (4) and at the other end by the second sealing (8) of the second gear (4), whereas sealings (10, 8) of the second gear (4) are arranged on the second shaft (2).
US09091264B2	Apparatus and methods utilizing progressive cavity motors and pumps with rotors and/or stators with hybrid liners An apparatus for use downhole is disclosed that in one embodiment may include a rotor having an outer lobed surface disposed in a stator having an inner lobed surface, wherein the inner lobed-surface or the outer-lobed surface includes a sealing material on a first section thereof and a metallic surface on a second section thereof.
US09091252B2	Methodology and mechanisms for enhancing high ambient temperature performance in shape memory alloy applications An actuator comprising an SMA element and a thermally responsive element that adjusts bias stress improves high ambient temperature operation.
US09091248B2	Wind turbine The present invention relates to a wind turbine comprising a nacelle, the nacelle having a substantially longitudinal extension, a height extension and a width extension, comprising a front end, a rear end, a bottom part, a top part and side parts, and being adapted to house a number of wind turbine components, which wind turbine components are supported by an internal support structure, the support structure comprising at least a main foundation which is positioned at the front end of the nacelle, and a rear frame which is connected to the main foundation at one end and extends from the main foundation towards the rear end of the nacelle. The main foundation comprises at least one foundation connection area, the foundation connection area being positioned where the rear frame is connected to the main foundation, the foundation connection area comprising at least a first face and a second face, the second face being displaced in a longitudinal direction, a height direction and/or a width direction of the nacelle in relation to a position of the first face on the main foundation, and the rear frame being connected to the main foundation via connections at least via the first face and the second face, respectively, of the foundation connection area.
US09091245B2	System and a method for setting up, commissioning and operating a wind power plant A system and a method for setting up, commissioning, and operating a wind power plant having a plurality of wind turbine generators (WTGs) operatively connected to a power grid, the system including a reconfigurable power plant controller comprising: a first regulator, a second regulator, and a management system operatively connected to the first and second regulators. The management system comprises a control mode compatibility unit that determines, according to a predefined compatibility table, the compatibility of any new control mode to be selected in one of the regulators with the currently selected control modes, and a control mode prioritization unit that establishes, according to a predefined set of priority rules, the sequence in which the selected control modes are implemented in the regulators.
US09091239B2	Engine having displaceable elastic film An engine includes: a piston; a carburetor having a diaphragm fuel pump, the diaphragm fuel pump including a pump chamber configured to suck and discharge fuel and a diaphragm chamber to which a pressure to drive the pump chamber is applied; and a communicating passage configured to connect between the diaphragm chamber and a negative pressure part in which a negative pressure is created due to movement of the piston. A flowback prevention part is formed in the communicating passage to allow fluid to move only in on direction from the diaphragm chamber to the negative pressure part.
US09091237B2	Injector for a fluid An injector for a fluid, particularly for fuel, is provided having a valve housing, a fluid intake, a valve chamber having a spray-discharge orifice, a piezoelectric or magnetostrictive actuator situated in the valve housing and a fluid-guiding pipe connecting a fluid intake and a valve chamber, which is situated in the valve housing running along the actuator. In order to create structural space in the valve housing for guiding through the fluid-guiding pipe which has a sufficiently large diameter for reducing pressure drops in the intake region, a hollow cylinder surrounding the actuator and developed as a prestressed spring is provided with a cylinder wall opening that extends axially through the entire length, and the positioning of the fluid-guiding pipe in the valve housing is undertaken so that it extends radially into the cylinder wall opening.
US09091235B2	Air inlet system for an internal combustion engine An air inlet system (100) for an internal combustion engine includes an air filter (1) and a flow resistance means (2). The air filter (1) includes one or more filter elements (12), an interior chamber (3) and a suction opening (6). The suction opening (6) is provided to connect the interior chamber (3) to a suction channel (7) of an engine. During operation of the engine, the combustion air flows through the one or more filter elements (12) into the interior chamber (3) and from the interior chamber (3) into the suction channel (7). Further, the interior chamber (3), the suction opening (6) and the suction channel (7) together define a combustion air flow path. The flow resistance means (2) is provided in the combustion air flow path. During the operation of the engine, a portion of the combustion air flows through the flow resistance means (2).
US09091230B2	Linked ring petal actuation for variable area fan nozzle A variable area fan nozzles comprising an array of rigid petals hinged to a lip area at the downstream end of a thrust reverser sleeve (or half-sleeve). In one embodiment, the actuation system comprises a rotatable ring segment, a drive system for rotating the ring segment, a plurality of cams attached or integrally formed with the ring segment, a plurality of cam followers, and a plurality of petal linkages which operatively couple the petals to the cam followers. This actuation system controls the deflection of the petals, thereby controlling the amount of opening and the rate at which the fan nozzle throat area changes. Each cam may have forward- and rearward-facing camming surfaces that interact with the cam followers to force the petals to pivot outward or inward respectively.
US09091214B2	Reduced gearbox size by separate electrically powered engine oil system An accessory system for use in a gas turbine engine, which system includes a gearbox adapted to be arranged radially outward of a main axis of the gas turbine engine and inside a nacelle, one or more engine accessories respectively connected to and driven by the gearbox, and a gas turbine engine oil system driven by a source other than the gearbox.
US09091210B2	TEC mount redundant fastening A mounting apparatus for a turbine exhaust case (TEC) is provided. The mounting apparatus may include a neck, support links and a plurality of fastening pins. The neck may include an upper portion that is receivable within a pylon associated with the TEC and at least one neck aperture extending therethrough. The support links may downwardly extend from a lower portion of the neck. The support links may be configured to at least partially receive a section of the TEC. Each support link may include at least one link aperture extending therethrough. The fastening pins may include at least one neck pin extending through the neck aperture and at least one link pin extending through the link aperture of each support link.
US09091206B2	Systems and methods for inlet fogging control The present application provides an inlet air fogging system for a gas turbine engine. The inlet air fogging system may include a fogging nozzle array and a fogging control system in communication with the fogging nozzle array. The fogging control system may include a droplet size measurement system and a humidity level measurement system.
US09091204B2	Internal combustion engine having piston with piston valve and associated method An internal combustion engine comprising a combustion chamber having a surrounding sidewall with a piston slideably disposed in the surrounding sidewall. A motion conversion mechanism is connected to the piston via a piston rod, and is operative to convert reciprocating motion of the piston into rotary motion. The motion conversion mechanism comprises a cam drum and at least one roller connected to the piston rod. A piston valve including a valve head and a valve stem extends through the piston. The piston valve is moveable between an open position and a closed position to control fluid movement through the flow passage. The valve head is pivotably connected to the valve stem and the engine includes a linkage connected to the valve head that is operative to pivot the valve head between an intake position and an exhaust position.
US09091201B1	Two-cycle internal combustion engine with pre-stage cooled compression A “two-cycle” internal combustion engine has a single or multi-stage pre-cooled compression, which allows the temperature and pressure of intake air to the combustion cylinders to be tightly controlled, so that a much higher compression ratio and pre-ignition compression pressure can be achieved without approaching the auto-ignition threshold. Because this design can effectively regulate and set the maximum pre-ignition temperature of the fuel-air mixture, it can combust virtually any type of liquid hydrocarbon fuel without knocking. This “two-cycle” engine, due to its higher compression ratio, generates power equivalent to or greater than a four-cycle “CWPSC” engine in a smaller and lighter engine and at the same or higher efficiency.
US09091195B2	Layered composite oxide, oxidation catalyst, and diesel particulate filter A layered composite oxide is provided which is excellent in oxygen ion conductivity and, is capable of effectively decreasing a PM oxidation temperature without using a noble metal such as platinum or the like. The layered composite oxide is used in an oxidation catalyst, DPF, a ternary catalyst, and a NOx purification catalyst. The layered composite oxide has a composition represented by the following formula (1), La1.5Sr1.5Mn2-yByO7 . . . (1) (wherein B represents Cu and/or Fe, and y satisfies 0
US09091193B2	Systems and methods for cooling a diesel exhaust fluid dosing module of an agricultural vehicle An agricultural vehicle including an exhaust system. The exhaust system also includes a dosing module having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. Additionally, the exhaust system includes a first conduit coupled directly between the fluid inlet and an engine cooling system of the agricultural vehicle. The first conduit is configured to hold a cooling fluid. The exhaust system also includes a second conduit coupled directly between the fluid outlet and the engine cooling system and is configured to hold the cooling fluid. The cooling fluid is configured to flow from the first and second conduits into the engine cooling system after an engine of the agricultural vehicle is turned off.
US09091192B2	Waste heat recovery system of vehicle A waste heat recovery system of a vehicle generally comprises a heat source, an air-passage body, and a heat-preservation container. The heat source is provided with a pipe. The air-passage body is coupled to the pipe. The air-passage body defines therein a chamber and at least one passage communicating with the chamber, wherein the chamber communicates with the pipe for collecting waste heat energy transferred by the pipe. The heat-preservation container, being placed above the air-passage body, communicates with the passage of the air-passage body and is provided with multiple heat-transfer elements therein. With the waste heat recovery system, the waste heat energy can be transferred via air from the heat source to the container to enable the container to keep at a lower temperature for food or articles required to be warmed. Furthermore, the waste heat energy enables a conversion module in the chamber to generate electrical power.
US09091191B2	Method and system for diesel particle filter regeneration A method for regeneration of a particle filter (202) pertaining to a combustion process, which filter treats exhaust gases arising from combustion in a combustion engine (101): During regeneration, controlling the engine (101) according to a first mode and a second mode, in the first mode, the engine (101) is controlled such that a high exhaust temperature is generated, determining a temperature of the particle filter (202), and controlling the engine (101) according to the first mode when the temperature determined is below a first value until the temperature reaches a higher second value, and then controlling the engine in the second mode. The invention relates also to a system and a vehicle (100).
US09091183B2	Double pinch criterion for optimization of regenerative Rankine cycles Systems and methods are disclosed herein that generally involve a double pinch criterion for optimization of regenerative Rankine cycles. In some embodiments, operating variables such as bleed extraction pressure and bleed flow rate are selected such that a double pinch is obtained in a feedwater heater, thereby improving the efficiency of the Rankine cycle. In particular, a first pinch point is obtained at the onset of condensation of the bleed and a second pinch point is obtained at the exit of the bleed from the feedwater heater. The minimal approach temperature at the first pinch point can be approximately equal to the minimal approach temperature at the second pinch point. Systems that employ regenerative Rankine cycles, methods of operating such systems, and methods of optimizing the operation of such systems are disclosed herein in connection with the double pinch criterion.
US09091172B2	Rotor with cooling passage A gas turbine engine is disclosed having a cooling passage that rotates with a turbine and is capable of providing cooling flow to the turbine. In one embodiment the cooling passage can receive cooling flow from an interior of a shaft of the gas turbine engine and increase the pressure of the cooling flow before delivering it to a location near a blade of the turbine. In one form the cooling passage can have an inducer section. In one form the cooling passage can have internal vanes useful in increasing the pressure of the cooling flow.
US09091159B2	Process and well arrangement for hydrocarbon recovery from bypassed pay or a region near the reservoir base Hydrocarbons may be produced from a well which comprises a contour section that follows a contour of a depression on a contoured base above which the reservoir is formed. Hydrocarbons may also be produced from a first well in a gravity-controlled recovery process and a second well which extends under and across the first well. For recovery of hydrocarbons from a reservoir, a pair of injection and production wells may be positioned and configured to optimize an initial rate of production from a pay region in the reservoir, and another well for producing hydrocarbons may be located below the production well and be positioned and configured to optimize an amount of hydrocarbon recovery from the pay region.
US09091157B2	Method for extracting hydrocarbons from a tank and hydrocarbon extraction facility The disclosure relates to a method for extracting hydrocarbons from a tank including providing a facility having an injection well including at least one tube for steam injection, a production well including at least one hydrocarbon extraction tube, a set of measuring sensors, at least one hydrocarbon extracting pump in the production well, an automaton for controlling and monitoring the running of the facility; rejecting the steam into the injection well; extracting the hydrocarbons with the pump of the production well; and controlling speed of the pump depending on the difference between the measured temperature at the pump input and the evaporation temperature calculated on the basis of the measured pressure at the input of the pump. The method enables an increase in hydrocarbon production.
US09091150B2	Downhole formation tester apparatus and methods A method according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure includes moving a piston of a displacement unit to pump a fluid through first and second flowlines hydraulically connected to the displacement unit through a valve network. The method also includes monitoring flowing pressure in the first flowline and monitoring pressure in a first chamber of the displacement unit. The method further includes opening a first active valve of the valve network in response to the monitored pressure in the first chamber being about equal to or less than the monitored flowing pressure in the first flowline.
US09091147B2	Downhole fluid flow control system having temporary sealing substance and method for use thereof A downhole fluid flow control system (100). The downhole fluid flow control system (100) includes a flow control component (122) having an internal flow path (134) and a temporary sealing substance (136) disposed within the internal flow path (134). During installation of the downhole fluid flow control system (100) in a well, the temporary sealing substance (136) prevents fluid flow through the flow control component (122), which prevents plugging or clogging of the internal flow path (134). After installation, the temporary sealing substance (136) degrades when exposed to a water source in the well, which enables fluid flow through the flow control component (122) and thus proper operation of the fluid flow control system (100).
US09091145B2	Systems and methods for optimal positioning of drilling pads Systems and methods for optimal positioning of drilling pads for horizontal well field development considering the location and spacing of each horizontal well, boundaries and surface/subsurface hazards.
US09091143B2	Electromechanical actuator apparatus and method for down-hole tools An apparatus and method for the actuation of down-hole tools are provided. The down-hole tool that may be actuated and controlled using the apparatus and method may include a reamer, an adjustable gauge stabilizer, vertical steerable tools, rotary steerable tools, by-pass valves, packers, whipstocks, down hole valves, latch or release mechanisms and/or anchor mechanisms.
US09091136B2	Subsea safety valve system A valve system for ensuring well closure upon exposure to a predetermined condition even where a well access line is disposed through the valve. This system may be configured with a supplemental power supply capable of effectuating a cutting closure of the valve. Thus, any obstructing well access line such as coiled tubing may be cut during closure to ensure sealing off of the well, even if the cutting mechanism is separated from its traditional power supply by shear or parting of a portion of the landing string. Once more, the supplemental power sufficient for a cutting closure is only provided in the event of a predetermined condition such as the emergence of a potentially hazardous tubular separation.
US09091135B2	Apparatus for separating spent drilling materials This disclosure is related to an apparatus for automatically separating spent drilling materials from air drilling operations. The apparatus includes a reservoir, a spent materials inlet, and a drill cuttings outlet. The apparatus also includes either a float system or a load cell system to actuate the drill cuttings outlet when the spent drilling materials reach a predetermined amount in the reservoir.
US09091131B2	High diamond frame strength PCD materials The present disclosure relates to cutting elements incorporating polycrystalline diamond bodies used for subterranean drilling applications, and more particularly, to polycrystalline diamond bodies having high diamond frame strength and methods for forming and evaluating such polycrystalline diamond bodies. A polycrystalline diamond body is provided, having a top surface, a cutting edge meeting the top surface, and a first region including at least a portion of the cutting edge. The first portion exhibits a diamond frame strength of about 1200 MPa or greater, or about 1300 MPa or greater.
US09091125B2	Collapsible substructure for a mobile drilling rig Generally, the present disclosure is directed to a collapsible substructure of a mobile drilling rig. In one illustrative embodiment, a drilling rig substructure is disclosed that includes a base having a fixed drill floor mounted thereon, wherein an upper surface of the fixed drill floor is positioned at an operating height above the base for performing drilling operations at a wellbore location of a drilling site. Furthermore, a raisable floor is also included that is adapted to be positioned in a lowered transportation position for transportation of the substructure to the drilling site and raised to an operating position adjacent to the fixed drill floor for performing drilling operations, wherein a height level of an upper surface of the raisable floor is lower than a height level of the upper surface of the fixed drill floor when the raisable floor is positioned in the lowered transportation position.
US09091118B2	Motorized roller shade or blind having an antenna and antenna cable connection A motorized roller shade includes a shade tube, including an outer surface upon which a shade is attached, an inner surface defining an inner cavity and two end portions, a motor/controller unit, disposed within the shade tube inner cavity and mechanically coupled to the shade tube inner surface, including a support shaft configured to attach to a mounting bracket, and a DC motor having an output shaft coupled to the support shaft such that the output shaft and the support shaft do not rotate when the support shaft is attached to the mounting bracket. A wireless receiver is coupled to the motor/controller unit to receive wireless signals and an antenna is arranged on or in at least one of the two end portions.
US09091112B2	Security panels for covering window and door openings in building structures A security panel apparatus and a method for covering window and door openings in building structures using the security panel apparatus are disclosed. One example security panel includes a main panel section including stiffening bends extending diagonally between opposite corners of the main panel section. The security panel also includes a plurality of side flanges extending away from the main panel section toward the opening in the building structure when the security panel is in an installation position and a plurality of edge sections each extending away from one of the side flanges in a direction generally parallel to the main panel section. The security panel also includes a plurality of apertures formed in at least one of the edge sections.
US09091105B2	Opening/closing device An opening/closing device includes an opening/closing mechanism which moves a movable plate between an opened position and a closed position including a hinge arm including a first axial portion rotatably connected to the fixed plate, a third axial portion rotatably connected to the movable plate, and a slide groove provided between the first axial portion and the third axial portion, and capable of moving the movable plate between the closed position and the opened position with respect to the fixed plate by being rotated around the first axial portion as a center, a link arm including a second axial portion rotatably connected to the fixed plate and a fifth axial portion slidably connected to the slide groove, and a slide arm including a fourth axial portion rotatably connected to the movable plate at an end portion and connected to the fifth axial portion at the other end portion.
US09091102B2	Dual hood latch assembly A motor vehicle dual hood latch mechanism for engaging a striker of a hood having a closed latched position and a released position is disclosed. The dual hood latch assembly includes a master latch and an auxiliary latch, each having a latching ratchet engaging a hood striker, and an intermediate cable extending between the latches adapted to unlatch the latching ratchet of the auxiliary latch in response to the latching ratchet of the master latch being unlatched.
US09091100B2	EAS tag with benefit denial features An EAS tag includes a cap component with a tack shaft. The cap component is contoured to engage with a body component. The body component has a clutch for receiving and retaining the tack shaft. The shape of the body component and the cap component, along with the position of the tack shaft, provide an initial resistance to twisting the cap with respect to the body. Both the cap and body components may have additional features which interact or interlock to prevent the cap from being twisted. Additionally, the EAS tag may incorporate a staining agent-based benefit denial system. The EAS tag is further adapted to be reusable after actuation of the benefit denial system, and includes a visual indication of a compartment containing a staining agent to serve as a visual deterrent to shoplifters.
US09091097B2	Modular composite pole A modular composite utility pole has a plurality of sections, each with a tapered hollow tube having a plurality of plies, wherein a first end has a larger diameter than a second end, wherein each section is adapted to join at least one adjoining section at a joint wherein the first end of an upper section overlaps the second end of a lower section, the lower section having a ledge proximate to the second end of the lower section, with a fastener passing through the joint via apertures in the sections, and wherein, when the modular composite utility pole is erected, the joint is self-located by the joint features, and wherein substantially all vertical load is transferred between sections via the a surface of the second end of the upper section resting upon the ledge of the lower section. Also disclosed are individual sections and methods of making them.
US09091096B2	Security fence A fence panel which is made from mesh material and which includes at least one rigidifying channel which, in a region adjacent a respective end of the channel is of decreasing depth.
US09091095B2	Tower of a wind power plant and method for producing a tower of a wind power plant A method for the production of a tower of a wind power plant is disclosed wherein at least one tubular tower section is produced from annular precast concrete parts having two horizontal contact surfaces, which are arranged on top of one another. After casting, the annular precast concrete parts are set up in a processing station in the precast plant and the two horizontal contact surfaces of the precast concrete parts are processed in an orientation setting in a plane-parallel, material-removing manner. A tower of a wind power plant comprises at least one tubular tower section of annular precast concrete parts having two horizontal contact surfaces, which are arranged on top of one another. Both horizontal contact surfaces of the precast concrete parts are reworked in a plane-parallel, material-removing manner with a small parallelism deviation and a small flatness deviation.
US09091094B2	Head for in-floor pool cleaning system A cleaning head for an in-floor pool cleaning system includes a sleeve with a top opening and an insert configured to be retained within the sleeve. The insert has a first body portion with an aperture wherein the first body portion is configured to fit through the top opening, and a second body portion that is configured to not fit through the top opening. A passage runs through the insert to the aperture. The insert has a first position in which it is retained in the sleeve. When water pressure is applied to the bottom of the cleaning head, the insert is moved upward to a second position so the aperture extends beyond the top opening in the sleeve and pressurized water exists the aperture to move debris. The cleaning head also includes a conical spring to bias the insert towards the first position.
US09091091B2	Energy absorbing sports board assembly An energy absorbing sports board assembly that is not fixed to the floor of the arena but is allowed to move relative to the arena floor. The system utilizes vertical and horizontal tension to return the structure to its original position after deflection from impact from within the playing surface of the sports arena. The bottom portion, which is covered with a dasher board, rotates relative to the see-through material making up the top portion (glass). Because the sports board system is not attached to the floor of the arena, hockey players sliding along the ice during a hockey game are protected from concussion and paralyzing injuries to a greater extent than current systems which are fixed to the arena floor. The flexible connection between panels allows one or more panels to slide outward from the playing surface on impact.
US09091081B2	Exterior-wall structure The exterior-wall structure comprises two or more kinds of exterior panels. The two or more kinds of exterior panels have the same outline shape, the same dimensions, and the same surface texture, and, the two or more kinds of exterior panels have respectively a different number, including zero, of grooves on each surface. Each groove runs an entire length of each exterior panel continuously in a longitudinal direction of the exterior panel. The two or more kinds of exterior panels are arranged side by side to form an exterior-wall surface.
US09091080B2	Mortarless modular siding system A modular siding panel for mortarless application to a building structure is disclosed, which includes a structure for capturing and draining infiltrated water within the panel. In a preferred embodiment, the siding panel includes a rigid facing panel made of weather resistant material and having a front face exposed in an installed condition of the panel and top, bottom and side edges for engagement with like panels positioned adjacent thereto; and a supporting spacer fastened to the rear surface of the facing panel, the spacer including a mounting portion for attachment of the siding panel to the building structure and a water management portion for capturing infiltrated water which has seeped past the front face along one or more of the edges and draining the captured infiltrated water while sealed within the modular siding panel and away from the building structure.
US09091079B2	Panel mounting apparatus and system A mounting apparatus for mounting a panel to a structure. The mounting apparatus includes a panel extrusion that attaches to a back side of the panel such that the panel extrusion is obscured behind the panel in order to show a clean surface look. A connector extrusion secures the panel extrusion to the structure for simple construction.
US09091075B2	Connection for elastic or panel-type components, profiled slide, and floor covering A locking element is arranged on one component, the locking element being bringable into locking engagement with a locking recess on the other component for the purpose of a vertical lock. The locking element is provided with functional elements, via which the components are substantially horizontally and vertically locked. The locking element can be designed as a profiled slide that has a locking projection with a first guiding surface which is positioned angularly with respect to the installation plane and which comes into contact with a locking surface or another circumferential section of the locking recess during the connecting process such that a force component that causes a movement from a release position into a locked position is applied to the profiled slide.
US09091071B2	Flexible downspout connector apparatus A flexible downspout connector apparatus includes a flexible extension pipe, and a first adapter member and a second adapter member, both nested together at one end of the pipe. The first adapter member includes a connection portion for connecting to a downspout outlet end of a first size, and the second adapter member includes a connection portion for connecting to a downspout outlet of a second size. The second adapter member is releasably telescoped with respect to the first adapter member and may be left in place or removed at the option of the user to accommodate for different downspout outlet end sizes.
US09091070B2	Gutter guard A rain gutter guard comprises a downward leg for abutting gutter hangers when the guard is urged down into the gutter. A shoulder of the guard accommodates the shoulder of the gutter hangers. A front attachment flap secures the front of the guard to the gutter while the rear is retained by friction fit of an angled segment against the building fascia. An upstanding wall separates the central portion from the attachment flap. The central portion is inclined rearward and the attachment flap inclines to the front.
US09091066B2	Structured-core laminate panels and methods of forming the same A structured-core laminate panel can be made in an efficient, structurally sound manner without the use of adhesives (film or liquid forms) using materials with different melt or glass transition temperatures. In one implementation, a manufacturer positions one or more resin substrates about a structured core, which comprises a relatively high melt or glass transition temperature compared with that of the one or more resin substrates. The manufacturer heats the assembly to at least the glass transition temperature of the resin substrates, but not to the melt or glass transition temperature of the structured core. This allows the one or more resin substrates to melt and bond (mechanically, chemically, or both) to the structured core on one side (or inner surface), while maintaining a substantially planar or original conformation on an opposing side (or outer surface).
US09091056B2	Multipurpose concrete anchor clip A connector with two flanges for making a variety of connections between structural members, in particular cold formed steel structural members, with the added utility of a accommodating a heavy bolted connection to one of the structural members with an extended tab on one flange that matches a recess on the other for optimal material consumption and minimal waste in manufacturing.
US09091042B2	Wear assembly for an excavator bucket A wear assembly for an excavator bucket comprises a cast lip, a lower wing shroud and a retaining member. The cast lip includes two upstanding wing plates. Each wing plate has a wing face on a side of the wing plate and a plate retaining formation formed on the wing face. The plate retaining formation has a plate retaining face. The wing shroud is mounted to the wing plate. The wing shroud includes a shroud retaining formation having a shroud retaining face. The retaining member includes a first bearing formation having a first face opposing and engaging the shroud retaining face, and a second bearing formation having a second face opposing and engaging the plate retaining face. The retaining member has a longitudinal axis extending between the first bearing formation and the second bearing formation. The longitudinal axis is located in a plane substantially parallel to the wing face.
US09091041B2	Construction machine A control device for driving/controlling an engine on the basis of a signal from a temperature state detector, a rotation detector, and a rotational speed setting device is provided. The control device includes a start temperature determining processing unit configured to determine whether or not a temperature (T) at start of the engine is less than a predetermined temperature (Tw1) and a start control processing is performed in accordance with a set value of a target rotational speed (Nset) by the rotational speed setting device in case the start temperature (T) is equal to or less than the predetermined temperature (Tw1). This suppresses occurrence of cavitation by stopping the start of the engine (10) within a range in which the temperature (T) is equal to or lower than the predetermined temperature (Tw1) and the target rotational speed (Nset) of the engine (10) is higher than a predetermined threshold value (Nca).
US09091040B2	Hydraulic circuit control A hydraulic circuit is provided. The hydraulic circuit includes a primary pump, a displacement actuator, a charge pump, a direction control valve, and a pressure control valve. The displacement actuator is associated with the primary pump. The charge pump is configured to generate a flow of a pilot fluid. The direction control valve is configured to control the flow of the pilot fluid to the displacement actuator to affect a movement direction of the displacement actuator. The pressure control valve is configured to control a pressure of the pilot fluid to affect a movement amount of the displacement actuator. Further, the hydraulic circuit includes a controller. The controller is configured to control the direction and the pressure control valves to adjust a displacement of the primary pump based at least on one of a sensed engine parameter or a mode of operation of the primary pump.
US09091033B2	Floating flap gate The present invention provides a floating flap gap which has a door body with a forward end which is able to swing upwards, in a direction in which the water flows into an opening or at an access way, around a base end thereof serving as a fulcrum. The door body is attached to one end of a wire rope, and an auxiliary force generating means is attached to the other end thereof. This structure makes it possible to prevent an overflow during the initial influx of water and to enhance the ability of the door body to follow the water level when the door body begins to lower. This structure additionally makes it possible to mitigate a shock which occurs when raising of the door body is completed and when lowering of the door body is completed.
US09091027B2	Asphalt composition A computational method is provided for predicting roadway failure due to degradation of the roadway over time as a function of the input loads, the roadway geometry, the material properties of the constituents in the asphaltic pavement, the shape, distribution, orientation and volume fractions of the constituents, and environmental conditions. The unique and new feature of the method is that it employs several physically based predictive methodologies simultaneously.
US09091024B2	Method to preserve native starch present in pulp in a papermaking process Methods to preserve starch present in pulp are provided and also methods to control calcium precipitation and/or scaling in digesters or BOD systems. The methods can be performed as part of a papermaking process. Process water containing pulp can be treated with a chloramine. Process water containing pulp with native starch can receive a double treatment with at least one biocide, such as chloramine, and at least one oxidant, such as sodium hypochlorite. The treatment can be performed in any suitable manner. The treatment can be performed at one or more stages or locations in a papermaking system. A target residual chloramine value or range can be achieved by the treatment. Packaging sheets/boards and other paper products manufactured using the methods provided exhibit superior strength and other desirable characteristics.
US09091014B2	Clothing dryer and control method thereof A clothing dryer and a control method thereof that adjusts a heater capacity based on a humidity change amount (a drying rate) in a second half of a drying period to reduce power consumption without increase of drying time. The clothing dryer includes a drum to receive clothing, first and second hot air heaters, having different capacities, to supply hot air into the drum, a humidity sensor to sense internal humidity of the drum, and a controller to calculate a humidity change amount in the drum, to compare the calculated humidity change amount with a predetermined change amount, and to control only one having the relatively small capacity selected from the first and second hot air heaters to be operated when the humidity change amount is greater than the predetermined change amount.
US09091013B2	Drum and drum washing machine having the same The drum includes a drum body provided with at least one opening, and a balance ring passing through the at least one opening and detachably connected to the drum body.
US09091001B2	Shed-forming device for a weaving machine A shed-forming device has elastically deformable selection elements (1) (28a)-(28f) which can be placed in an undeformed position or in a deformed position, electromagnetic selectors (2) which can be actuated in order to place or keep each selection element (1) in successive weaving cycles in one of said positions, and presenting means (3) in order to mechanically deform selection elements (1) in the direction of a selector (2) in each weaving cycle into a presenting position in which they are kept at a distance from the selector (2) by a stop (4), and also relates to a method for positioning selection elements of a shed-forming device in this manner.
US09090994B2	Antibody humanization by framework assembly An improved method for producing humanized antibody or an antigen binding fragment thereof is described. The method, designated framework-assembly, bypasses the reliance on structural biology and the construction of large libraries. It is easier to implement and more efficient than the rational design and empirical methods. Also described are humanized antibodies produced by the method and related framework-assembly library.
US09090985B2	Stripping gold components and the method of stripping gold The invention provides a stripping gold component which could remove gold from substrate, comprising: a stripping gold chemical compound; and a assistant conductive compound wherein said stripping gold chemical compound bonds with gold to form covalent bond to strip gold from said substrate, said assistant conductive chemical compound helps the electric conduction and decreases the voltage, said substrate would not be damaged after stripping gold from said substrate, and the stripping gold component is cyanide free.
US09090982B2	Electrode for electrolytic processes with controlled crystalline structure The invention relates to a cathode for electrolytic processes provided with a catalytic coating based on ruthenium crystallites with highly controlled size falling in a range of 1-10 nm. The coating can be produced by physical vapor deposition of a ruthenium or ruthenium oxide layer.
US09090981B2	Electrode for electrolytic processes and method of manufacturing thereof The invention relates to an electrode for electrolytic processes, particularly to a cathode suitable for hydrogen evolution in an industrial electrolysis process comprising a metal substrate coated with an external catalytic layer containing crystalline ruthenium oxide having a highly ordered rutile-type structure with Ru Ru and Ru O bond length characterized by a Debye-Waller factor lower than a critical value. The catalytic outer layer may contain rare earth oxides, such as praseodymium. The electrode may also comprise an internal catalytic thin layer platinum-based, which gives an enhanced protection against accidental current reversal events.
US09090979B2	Method and apparatus for manufacturing perchlorate Disclosed is a method for producing perchlorate, which comprises: an electrolytic step (S1) wherein an electrolysis vessel (2), in which a positive electrode side (4A) on which a positive electrode (4) is arranged and a negative electrode side (5A) on which a negative electrode (5) is arranged are divided by a cation-exchange membrane (6), is used and an aqueous solution of sodium chlorate is electrolytically oxidized on the positive electrode side (4A) of the electrolysis vessel (2); a neutralization reaction step (S2) wherein a substance an aqueous solution of which shows alkalinity is added to the aqueous perchloric acid solution that has been produced by the electrolytic oxidation on the positive electrode side, so that perchlorate is synthesized by a neutralization reaction; and a crystallization process wherein the perchlorate synthesized by the neutralization reaction is obtained as crystals. The crystallization process is composed of an evaporative crystallization step (S3), or alternatively composed of three steps, namely an evaporative concentration step (S21), a cooling crystallization step (S22), and a separation step (S23).
US09090975B2	Structuring three-dimensional components with non-diffusing noble or special metals and their alloys, with use being made of sputter technology One aspect is a method for the production of a three-dimensional structure of successive layers producing a multitude of successive layers wherein, with the exception of a first layer, each of the successive layers is arranged on a preceding layer. Each of the successive layers includes at least two materials wherein one material is a sacrificial material and one material is a structure material. Each of the successive layers defines a successive cross-section through the three-dimensional structure. Producing each of the layers includes depositing the sacrificial material by means of an electrochemical process and depositing the structure material by means of physical gas phase deposition. After a multitude of successive layers has been produced, the three-dimensional structure is uncovered by removing at least a part of the sacrificial material. The sacrificial material is at least one of a group consisting of nickel, silver, palladium, and gold.
US09090967B1	Microcolumnar lanthanum halide scintillator, devices and methods Evaporation methods and structures for depositing a microcolumnar lanthanum halide scintillator film on a surface of a substrate. A radiation detection device including a doped lanthanum halide microcolumnar scintillator formed on a substrate.
US09090965B2	Slide part There is provided a slide part used in an environment where there is a lubricant containing a molybdenum compound including a hard protective layer formed on an outermost surface of a substrate of the slide part; in which: the hard protective layer includes mainly carbon, nitrogen, and a metal element; the hard protective layer is composed of a complex of an amorphous carbon body containing nitrogen and a compound crystal of the metal element; the compound crystal is composed of at least one of a metal carbide, a metal nitride, and a metal carbonitride; and a surface hardness of the hard protective layer is 1800 or larger in Vickers hardness.
US09090960B2	Strain aging hardening steel sheet excellent in aging resistance, and manufacturing method thereof A strain aging hardening type steel sheet excellent in aging resistance, and manufacturing method thereof, said steel sheet comprises: in mass %, C: 0.0010 to 0.010%; Si: 0.005 to 1.0%; Mn: 0.08 to 1.0%; P: 0.003 to 0.10%; S: 0.0005 to 0.020%; Al: 0.010 to 0.10%; Cr: 0.005 to 0.20%; Mo: 0.005 to 0.20%; Ti: 0.002 to 0.10%; Nb: 0.002 to 0.10%; N: 0.001 to 0.005%; and a balance being composed of Fe and inevitable impurities, in which a ferrite fraction is 98% or more, an average grain diameter of ferrite is 5 to 30 μm, a minimum value of dislocation density in a portion having a ½ thickness of a sheet thickness and a minimum value of dislocation density in a surface layer portion are each 5×1012/m2 or more, and an average dislocation density falls within a range of 5×1012 to 1×1015/m2.
US09090948B2	Primers and probes for detecting human papillomavirus and human beta globin sequences in test samples The present invention relates to primers, probes, primer sets, primer and probe sets, methods and kits for detecting human papillomaviruses, human beta globin sequences and human papillomaviruses and human beta globin sequences in a test sample.
US09090945B2	Mean DNA copy number of chromosomal regions is of prognostic significance in cancer Methods for predicting a disease free time interval (DFI) for a cancer patient under consideration for initial or further chemotherapy treatment are disclosed. The methods include obtaining a biological sample from a patient and detecting a copy number of chromosome region A1 and/or C2. The mean copy number per cell is correlated with a DFI for the subject. The chemotherapy can include doxorubicin and/or L-asparaginase treatment. Also provided are kits for predicting DFI in a subject with cancer and computer readable storage media for performing the presently disclosed methods.
US09090936B2	Using a field effect device for identifying translocating charge-tagged molecules in a nanopore sequencing device A detector apparatus includes a field-effect transistor configured to undergo a change in amplitude of a source-to-drain current when at least a portion of a charge-tagged molecule translocates through the nanopore. In some implementations, the field-effect transistor is a carbon nanotube field effect transistor and the nanopore is located in a membrane. In other implementations, the field-effect transistor is a carbon nanotube field effect transistor and the nanopore is implemented in the form of a nano-channel in a semiconductor layer.
US09090933B2	Cancer screening by detection of ultrastructural and molecular markers The present invention relates to detection of cancer, or assessment of risk of development thereof. In particular, the present invention provides compositions and methods detection of field carcinogenesis by identification of ultrastructural and molecular markers in a subject.
US09090928B2	Site-specific incorporation of phosphoserine into proteins in Escherichia coli Nucleic acids encoding mutant elongation factor proteins (EF-Sep), phosphoseryl-tRNA synthetase (SepRS), and phosphoseryl-tRNA (tRNASep) and methods of use in site specific incorporation of phosphoserine into a protein or polypeptide are described. Typically, SepRS preferentially aminoacylates tRNASep with O-phosphoserine and the tRNASep recognizes at least one codon such as a stop codon. Due to the negative charge of the phosphoserine, Sept-tRNASep does not bind elongation factor Tu (EF-Tu). However, mutant EF-Sep proteins are disclosed that bind Sep-tRNASep and protect Sep-tRNASep from deacylation. In a preferred embodiment the nucleic acids are on vectors and are expressed in cells such as bacterial cells, archeaebacterial cells, and eukaryotic cells. Proteins or polypeptides containing phosphoserine produced by the methods described herein can be used for a variety of applications such as research, antibody production, protein array manufacture and development of cell-based screens for new drug discovery.
US09090923B2	Branched alpha-glucan, alpha-glucosyltransferase which forms the glucan, their preparation and uses The present invention has objects to provide a glucan useful as water-soluble dietary fiber, its preparation and uses. The present invention solves the above objects by providing a branched α-glucan, which is constructed by glucose molecules and characterized by methylation analysis as follows: (1) Ratio of 2,3,6-trimethyl-1,4,5-triacetyl-glucitol to 2,3,4-trimethyl-1,5,6-triacetyl-glucitol is in the range of 1:0.6 to 1:4; (2) Total content of 2,3,6-trimethyl-1,4,5-triacetyl-glucitol and 2,3,4-trimethyl-1,5,6-triacetyl-glucitolis 60% or higher in the partially methylated glucitol acetates; (3) Content of 2,4,6-trimethyl-1,3,5-triacetyl-glucitol is 0.5% or higher but less than 10% in the partially methylated glucitol acetates; and (4) Content of 2,4-dimethyl-1,3,5,6-tetraacetyl-glucitol is 0.5% or higher in the partially methylated glucitol acetates; a novel α-glucosyltransferase which forms the branched α-glucan, processes for producing them, and their uses.
US09090909B2	Composition for inducing pluripotent stem cell, and use thereof The present invention provides Sendai virus vectors in which genes that encode reprograming factors for inducing pluripotent stem cells are incorporated in a specific order, compositions comprising these vectors for gene delivery to be used in the induction of pluripotent stem cells, and uses thereof. Incorporation of the KLF gene, OCT gene, and SOX gene in a specific order into a single Sendai virus vector successfully and significantly increased the efficiency of pluripotent stem cell induction. Loading multiple reprogramming factors into a single vector can further increase the induction efficiency of pluripotent stem cells while reducing the number of necessary vectors.
US09090905B2	Inbred corn lines BB202 Inbred corn line designated BB202 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred corn line BB202, to the plants and plant parts of inbred corn line BB202 and to methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing inbred corn line BB202 with itself or another corn line. The invention also relates to products produced from the seeds, plants, or parts thereof, of inbred corn line BB202 and/or of the hybrids produced using the inbred as a parent. The invention further relates to methods for producing a corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other inbred corn lines derived from inbred corn line BB202.
US09090897B2	Production of IFN-lambda by conventional dendritic cells In the present invention, CD8+ conventional dendritic cells (CD8+ cDCs) and equivalents thereof (eCD8+ cDCs) in mouse and human have been established as major source of IFN-lambda (IFN-λ) in response to double-stranded (ds) nucleic acids. The invention relates to therapeutic applications of ds nucleic acids or analogs thereof targeting CD8+ and/or eCD8+ cDCs in the prevention and/or treatment of infectious diseases, preferably viral infections, or cancer. Furthermore, the invention relates to an in vitro method for producing IFN-λ and/or generating or obtaining a population of IFN-λ producing CD8+ or eCD8+ cDCs as well as in vitro method for detecting or screening for CD8+ and/or eCD8+ cDCs. In addition, the invention relates to a Flt3-ligand or a M-CSF receptor ligand for use in increasing the level of CD8+ and/or eCD8+ cDCs in a subject suffering from an infectious disease or cancer.
US09090893B2	Constitutive promoters from poplar and uses thereof The present invention relates to nucleic acid molecules corresponding to regulatory portions of genes whose expression is constitutive. The invention also relates to compositions and methods of using the same to regulate the expression, in a constitutive manner, of genes and/or any kind of nucleotide sequences in a plant. Nucleic acid molecules and its compositions include novel nucleotide sequences for constitutive promoter identified in and isolated from poplar (Populus spp). Methods for expressing genes and/or any kind of nucleotide sequences in a plant using the promoter sequences disclosed herein are provided. The methods comprise stably incorporating into the genome of a plant cell a nucleotide sequence operably linked to one or more of the constitutive promoters of the present invention and regenerating a stably transformed plant that expresses the nucleotide sequence.
US09090884B2	Formulations of viable microorganisms and their methods of production and use The present invention relates to formulations of viable microorganisms in a water insoluble, water-absorbent substance and methods of producing formulations of viable microorganisms. Also disclosed is a method of treating plants and/or plant seeds with the formulations of the present application.
US09090860B2	Process for creating shape-designed particles in a fluid A method for producing particles includes providing a relief template having a surface relief pattern adapted to impart structure to a plurality of particles while they are under production; depositing a radiation-sensitive material on the relief template; exposing portions of the radiation-sensitive material on the relief template using a beam of spatially patterned radiation; removing portions of the radiation-sensitive material after the exposing to reveal at least portions of surfaces of the plurality of particles; and separating at least a portion of the plurality of particles from the relief template. At least a portion of a structure of each of the plurality of particles is defined by a combination of the surface relief pattern and the spatially patterned radiation.
US09090858B2	Mildly alkaline, low-built, solid fabric treatment detergent composition comprising phthalimido peroxy caproic acid A solid fabric treatment detergent composition having: (i) detersive surfactant; (ii) phthalimido peroxy caproic acid; (iii) from 0 wt % to 10 wt % zeolite builder; (iv) from 0 wt % to 10 wt % phosphate builder; and (v) optionally from 0 wt % to 10 wt % silicate salt, wherein the upon dilution in de-ionized water to a concentration of 1 wt % at 20° C., the composition has a pH of from 7.6 to 8.8.
US09090854B2	Method and apparatus for processing wafer-shaped articles In a method and apparatus for treating a surface of an article, an improved rinse liquid prevents build-up of static charge while avoiding damages to certain types of exposed metal-containing surfaces. In one embodiment, a semiconductor wafer having structures including at least one of cobalt, nickel and platinum is rotated on a spin chuck, as a rinse liquid is dispensed onto a surface of the wafer. The rinse liquid is a dilute aqueous solution of a base of the formula in which R1, R2 and R3 are each independently selected from hydrogen and C1-4 alkyl. The base has a boiling point less than 100° C., and the rinse liquid has a pH in the range of 8 to 10.
US09090853B2	Thickened fabric softener comprising free palmitic acid to increase viscosity A thickened fabric softener includes 1 to 5 wt % textile-softening compound and a selected C16 fatty material as a thickening agent.
US09090850B1	Phosphorus anti-wear compounds for use in lubricant compositions The present disclosure describes anti-wear compounds that improve the pack stability of a lubricant composition and are resistant to in situ degradation while maintaining effective anti-wear performance.
US09090845B2	Process for producing high-yield biodiesel applying high acidity triglycerides with generation of glycerin 90% free of salts Process for producing high-yield biodiesel applying high acidity triglycerides with generation of glycerin 90% free of salts starting from fatty lower cost fatty material allied with an esterification and innovative extraction process that generates a further value, more specifically for the production of biodiesel.
US09090843B2	Apparatus for producing solid fuel from coal An apparatus for producing a low-pyrophoricity, transportable, storable dewatered solid fuel from a low rank coal, includes a mixing vessel 1 in which an oil containing a solvent oil is mixed with a coal to prepare a raw material slurry; evaporators 2 and 3 that evaporate moisture from the raw material slurry; a solid-liquid separator that performs solid-liquid separation on the slurry from which moisture has been evaporated; and an element that adds a heavy oil to the slurry after the completion of or in the course of evaporating moisture.
US09090827B2	Long-lasting phosphor ceramics and manufacturing method thereof A method for manufacturing MAl2O4:Eu,RE type long-lasting phosphor ceramics that is capable of producing the ceramics at a reduced raw material cost. In addition, a sintered product of a long-lasting phosphor having no yellow body color. More specifically, the method for manufacturing MAl2O4:Eu,RE type long-lasting phosphor ceramics in which M is an alkaline earth element and RE is a rare earth element other than europium, involving mixing a BAM (alkaline earth aluminate) phosphor, an alkaline earth compound, an aluminum compound and a rare earth compound to form a mixture, and then firing the mixture; and a white MAl2O4:Eu,RE type long-lasting phosphor resulting from the method.
US09090825B2	Cyclohexene-3,6-diyl compound, liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display device To provide a compound, when the compound has both a high clearing point and a low crystallization temperature, having a wide temperature range of a liquid crystal phase and also an excellent solubility in other liquid crystal compounds, and further having general physical properties necessary for the compound, namely, stability to heat, light and so forth, a suitable optical anisotropy and a suitable dielectric anisotropy. A compound is represented by formula (1): wherein, for example, Ra and Rb are alkyl having 1 to 10 carbons; A1, A2, A3 and A4 are 1,4-phenylene; Z1, Z2, Z3 and Z4 are a single bond or alkylene having 1 to 4 carbons; and m, n, q and r are independently 0, 1, or 2, and a sum of m, n, q and r is 1, 2, 3 or 4.
US09090823B2	Liquid crystal display The present invention relates to liquid-crystal (LC) media for use in LC displays of the PS (polymer stabilized) or PSA (polymer sustained alignment) type.
US09090819B2	Organic electroluminescent element, display device, illuminating device and condensed polycyclic heterocyclic compound Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent element which is characterized in that constituent layers including at least a phosphorescent light-emitting layer are provided between a pair of electrodes, and at least one of the constituent layers contains a compound represented by general formula (1). (In the formula, A1, A2 and A3 each represents a substituent; n1 and n2 each represents an integer of 0-3; X1 and X2 each represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, an alkylene group, an imino group, a carbonyl group, a sulfoxide group or a sulfonyl group, or alternatively X2 represents a bonding hand; and Z1, Z2, Z3 and Z4 each represents an optionally substituted aromatic heterocyclic ring or an aromatic hydrocarbon ring, provided that all of the Z1, Z2, Z3 and Z4 are not aromatic hydrocarbon rings at the same time.)
US09090815B2	Method of using asparaginase as a polyacrylamide enzyme breaker Asparaginase, such as asparaginase derived from Aspergillus oryzae, may be used to break down or defragment polyacrylamides in oil field applications. The asparaginase is useful in reducing the viscosity of a fracturing fluid containing polyacrylamide and a crosslinking agent. The asparaginase is also useful in breaking down or defragmenting a polyacrylamide friction reducing agent, such as in a slickwater fracturing operation. Asparaginase may also be used to break down or defragment filter cakes containing polyacrylamide.
US09090811B2	Gellable treatment fluids comprising amino group gel-time modifiers and methods for use thereof Methods for reducing the amount of water produced from a subterranean formation can include the use of a gellable treatment fluid that comprises a gel-time modifier comprising at least one amino group. The gellable treatment fluids can comprise an aqueous base fluid, a base polymer comprising an acrylamide monomer unit, an organic crosslinking agent, and a get-time modifier comprising at least one amino group.
US09090809B2	Methods for using complementary surfactant compositions Methods for using complementary surfactant systems and downhole fluids, where the systems are tailored to foam the fluids, which include the analyzed crude and/or condensate.
US09090805B2	Graphene oxide reducing agent comprising a reducing agent containing a halogen element, method for manufacturing a reduced graphene oxide using same, and use of the reduced graphene oxide manufactured by the method The present invention relates to a novel graphene oxide reducing agent and a method for manufacturing a reduced graphene oxide from graphene oxide using same. More particularly, in the present invention, the reduced graphene oxide is manufactured by reducing a graphene oxide using a reducing agent containing a halogen element, and is applicable as an electric conductor, a semiconductor, and an insulator in various fields.
US09090803B2	Acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition for polarizing film The present invention relates to an acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive composition comprising (meth)acrylic copolymers including alkyl(meth)acrylic acid ester monomer having 1˜12 carbon atoms of alkyl group, characterized in that the gel content is 10˜55%, the swelling ratio is 30˜110, the weight average molecular weight of sol eluted from the adhesive by ethyl acetate is at least 800,000, the molecular weight distribution is 2.0˜7.0; and a polarizer and a liquid crystal display comprising the above composition show excellent durability under a high temperature and humidity condition, and can improve the light leakage phenomenon and provide excellent operability at the time of manufacturing polarizer by effectively providing high modulus and stress release property.
US09090783B2	Protective film agent for laser dicing and wafer processing method using the protective film agent A protective film agent for laser dicing according to the present invention comprises a solution having, dissolved therein, a water-soluble resin and at least one laser light absorber selected from the group consisting of a water-soluble dye, a water-soluble coloring matter, and a water-soluble ultraviolet absorber. The protective film agent is coated on a surface of a wafer, which is to be processed, and is then dried to form a protective film. Laser dicing through the protective film produces chips from the wafer. As a result, deposition of debris can be effectively prevented on the entire face of the chips, including their peripheral edge portions.
US09090766B2	Drying substances, preparation and use thereof There is provided herein a dryer polymer substance adapted to pervaporate a fluid (such as water, water vapor or both), the polymer substance includes: a porous support member having a plurality of pores, wherein at least a portion of the pores are filled with a cross-linked co-polymer comprising (i) a cationic monomer and an anionic monomer, (ii) a zwitterionic monomer, or a combination thereof. The substance may include a membrane or a tube. There is further provided herein a process for the preparation of a dryer polymer substance adapted to pervaporate a fluid (such as water, water vapor or both), the process includes impregnating into at least a portion of the pores of a porous support member a solution which comprises: (i) a cationic monomer and an anionic monomer, (ii) a zwitterionic monomer, or a combination of (i) and (ii), graft co-polymerizing the anionic monomer and the cationic monomer and/or the zwitterionic monomer within at least a portion of the pores to form a co-polymer, and cross-linking the co-polymer, such that the pores of the support member are at least partially grafted with a cross-linked co-polymer bound to the support member.
US09090765B2	Highly functionalized resin blends The present invention relates to multi-functional polymeric resin blends which have a defined average molecular weight distribution. Additionally each polymeric component of the blend has a polydispersity of from about 1.01 to about 2.50. The average functionality of the blend is from about 1.8 to about 4.0. More particularly, the present invention relates to poly(meth)acrylates having three or more functional groups. These highly functionalized resin blends are desirably prepared using controlled free radical polymerization techniques, such as single electron transfer living radical polymerization (SET-LRP) processes to produce a variety of blended resin systems which have tailored and enhanced properties.
US09090764B2	Polymer preparing method and polymer prepared by the same Provided is a polymer preparing method. By additionally inputting a catalytic reducing agent that reduces an inactivated metal complex compound catalyst to an activated metal complex compound catalyst, a polymer polymerized at a high conversion ratio of a monomer can be provided.
US09090762B2	Polyethylene composition suitable for the preparation of films and process for preparing the same A polyethylene composition, in particular suitable for the preparation of films, and a process for preparing the same are described. The polyethylene composition of the invention comprises from 50 to 89% by weight of a first polyethylene component comprising at least one multimodal polyethylene including a plurality of ethylene polymer fractions having distinct molecular weights and comonomer contents, at least one of said plurality of ethylene polymer fractions being prepared by the use of a single site catalyst, and from 50 to 11% by weight of a second polyethylene component comprising a low or medium density polyethylene.
US09090757B2	Preparation of rubber reinforced with at least one of graphene and carbon nanotubes with specialized coupling agent and tire with component The invention relates to preparation of rubber reinforced with at least one of graphene and carbon nanotubes with specialized coupling agent and tire with component thereof.
US09090745B2	Biodegradable triblock copolymers for implantable devices The present invention is directed to polymeric materials made of biodegradable, bioabsorbable triblock copolymers and implantable devices (e.g., drug-delivery stents) containing such polymeric materials. The polymeric materials may also contain at least one therapeutic substance. The polymeric materials are formulated so as to improve the mechanical and adhesion properties, degradation, biocompatibility and drug permeability of such materials and, thus, implantable devices formed of such materials.
US09090743B2	Metalloporphyrin polymer functionalized substrate A method is provided for fabricating a metalloporphyrin polymer on a substrate. The method creates a functionalized substrate by attaching an anchor group of a linker, including a terminal alkyne group, to a substrate surface. The functionalized substrate is then exposed to metalloporphyrin monomers, where each metalloporphyrin monomer includes at least two terminal alkyne groups. A plurality of metalloporphyrin monomers (e.g., zinc porphyrin monomers) are thus linked via the metalloporphyrin monomer terminal alkyne groups, forming a metalloporphyrin polymer attached to the substrate. In one aspect, linking the plurality of metalloporphyrin monomers via the metalloporphyrin monomer terminal alkyne groups includes forming butadiyne groups between adjacent metalloporphyrins. Then, forming the metalloporphyrin polymer attached to the substrate includes attaching the metalloporphyrin polymer, via a metalloporphyrin monomer terminal alkyne group, to the terminal alkyne group of an associated linker. Alternatively stated, the metalloporphyrin polymer is attached to the substrate via a polyalkyne group.
US09090732B2	Coating composition having a high scratch resistance and weathering stability The present invention relates to a coating composition comprising (a) at least one hydroxyl-containing compound (A), (b) at least one compound (B) having free and/or blocked isocyanate groups, and (c) at least one phosphate-containing catalyst (C) for the crosslinking of silane groups, (d) at least one further catalyst (D), one or more constituents of the coating composition containing hydrolyzable silane groups, wherein the catalyst (D) is a bicyclic amine.
US09090729B2	Polymer, method for producing polymer, resin composition for optical material, shaped article, optical material, and lens A polymer containing a recurring unit having an aliphatic polycyclic structure, wherein at least two atoms constituting the ring skeleton of the aliphatic polycyclic structure constitute the main chain of the polymer, and the recurring unit has an aliphatic ring containing a sulfonyl group as the constitutive group of the ring skeleton, has high refractivity, high Abbe's number, high-level heat resistance, high-level light transmittance and low water absorption.
US09090728B2	Binder for secondary battery electrodes A binder for secondary battery electrodes contains a copolymer latex obtained by emulsion polymerization of a monomer composition containing 12.0 to 39.5 wt % of an aliphatic conjugated diene-based monomer, 1.5 to 8.5 wt % of an unsaturated carboxylic acid alkyl ester monomer, 0.1 to 10.0 wt % of an ethylene-based unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer, and 42.0 to 86.4 wt % of a monomer that is copolymerizable therewith, wherein 50 to 100 wt % of the copolymer latex is toluene-insoluble.
US09090725B2	Amino group-containing polymer, method for producing thereof, and detergent composition The present invention aims to provide an amino group-containing polymer that is excellent in anti-soil redeposition property during washing and compatibility with surfactants, a method for producing thereof, and a detergent composition containing the amino group-containing polymer. The present invention is the amino group-containing polymer comprising a structural unit derived from an amino group-containing monomer having a specific structure and a structural unit derived from a nonionic monomer and/or an amino group-containing monomer other than the amino group-containing monomer described above.
US09090720B2	Aluminoxane catalyst activators containing carbocation agents, and use thereof in polyolefin catalysts This invention relates to an activator composition comprising (i) an organoaluminum compounds; (ii) a carbocation compound of the formula R1(X)n; wherein R1 is a hydrocarbyl; n is from 1 to the number of possible substitutions of the hydrocarbyl group and each X is a labile leaving group; and (iii) an aluminoxane. The activator composition may also contain a carrier support. This invention also provides a catalyst composition comprising the activator composition described above and a transition metal component. This invention also provides methods of polymerizing monomer comprising carrying out such polymerization in the presence of one or more catalyst composition according to this invention.
US09090712B2	Diagnosis of carcinomas The invention is directed to compositions and methods for the detection of a malignant condition, and relates to the discovery of soluble and cell surface forms of HE4a polypeptides, including HE4a that is overexpressed in ovarian carcinomas. In particular the invention provides a nucleic acid sequence encoding HE4a, and also provides a method of screening for the presence of a malignant condition in a subject by detecting reactivity of an antibody specific for a HE4a polypeptide with a molecule naturally occurring in soluble and/or cell surface form in a sample from such a subject, and by hybridization screening using an HE4a nucleotide sequence, as well as other related advantages.
US09090709B2	Anti-SEMA4D antibodies and epitopes The invention relates to epitopes of SEMA4D and to binding agents, such as antibodies, that specifically bind to SEMA4D.
US09090706B2	Fibronectin: growth factor chimeras Isolated protein complexes are provided comprising growth factors such as IGF-I, IGF-II, EGF, bFGF, or KGF and fibronectin, or at least domains thereof that enable binding to and activation of both a growth factor receptor, and an integrin receptor-binding domain of fibronectin. These protein complexes include synthetic proteins where the growth factor and fibronectin sequences are joined by a linker sequence. Also provided are uses of these protein complexes for stimulating or inducing cell migration and/or proliferation in wound healing, tissue engineering, cosmetic and therapeutic treatments such as skin replacement, skin replenishment and treatment of burns where epithelial cell migration is required. In other embodiments, the invention provides inhibition of cancer cell metastasis, particularly in relation to breast cancer.
US09090689B1	Use of TNFα inhibitor for treatment of psoriasis The invention describes methods of treating erosive polyarthritis comprising administering a TNFα antibody, or antigen-binding portion thereof. The invention also describes a method for testing the efficacy of a TNFα antibody, or antigen-binding portion thereof, for the treatment of erosive polyarthritis.
US09090688B2	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.
US09090681B2	Reagent for diagnosing tumor, pharmaceutical composition, and screening method The present invention provides antibodies useful for diagnosing and treating tumors as well as methods of screening for antitumor agents. More specifically, tumors can be diagnosed and treated using an anti-phosphorylated p62 antibody that recognizes phosphorylation of serine at position 351 of an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID No. 1 or at a position corresponding thereto. An antitumor agent can be obtained by screening for a substance that inhibits the phosphorylation or that dephosphorylates the phosphorylated serine.
US09090677B2	Gram-positive bacteria specific binding compounds The present invention provides improved binding compounds capable of specifically binding Gram-positive bacteria. Binding compounds are provided that are fully human, enabling therapeutic applications in human individuals.
US09090669B2	Short fatty acid tail polymyxin derivatives and uses thereof The present invention relates to a polymyxin derivative wherein the derivative has a total of three positive charges at physiological pH and wherein the terminal moiety (D) of the derivative comprises a total of 1 to 5 carbon atoms The invention also relates to a method of treating a subject for a gram-negative bacterial infection by administering a polymyxin derivative of the invention in combination with a second antibacterial agent. Finally, the invention relates to a process for preparing such polymyxin derivatives.
US09090667B2	Cyclic peptide from Nonomuraea sp., process for the production thereof, and pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of mycobacteria related disease comprising the same The present invention relates to novel anti-TB cyclic peptides from Nonomuraea sp. MJM5123, a process for the production of the anti-Tuberculosis peptide and a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention and treatment of mycobacterial infection comprising the same. The composition of the present invention is highly active against replicating/non-replicating M. tuberculosis, including MDR and XDR strains, so that it can be effectively used as a therapeutic agent for tuberculosis.
US09090666B2	Lensed optical fiber for illuminating capillary tube An optical fiber (500) illuminates the bore (520) of a capillary tube (515) that is used for separating chemicals by capillary electrophoresis (CE). The fiber terminates in either two sloped regions (525) and a curved region (530) or two sloped regions (705) and a flat region (700). Light from these regions is focused on the bore of the capillary tube. Since the fiber is sized to illuminate the core of a CE capillary, it is larger than fibers used in telecommunications and its sloped regions are at angles that would be unsuitable for use in telecommunications. The relatively large diameter of the capillary permits efficient use of a light source (905).
US09090662B2	Dithioamine reducing agents Dithioamine reducing agents useful for the reduction of disulfide bonds. The reducing agents of this invention are useful, for example, to reduce disulfide bonds, particularly in proteins, or to prevent the formation of disulfide bonds, particularly in proteins and other biological molecules. Reducing agents of this invention are useful and suitable for application in a variety of biological applications, particularly as research and synthetic reagents. The invention provides S-acylated dithioamines which can be selectively activated reducing agents by removal of the S-acyl groups enzymatically or chemically. The invention further provides dithiane precursors of thioamino reducing agents. The invention provides dithioamine reducing agents, S-acylated dithioamines and dithianes which are immobilized on surfaces, including among others, glass, quartz, microparticles, nanoparticles and resins.
US09090661B2	Inhibitors of hepatitis C virus replication The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) that are useful as hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS5A inhibitors, the synthesis of such compounds, and the use of such compounds for inhibiting HCV NS5A activity, for treating or preventing HCV infections and for inhibiting HCV viral replication and/or viral production in a cell-based system.
US09090659B2	RHAMM binding peptides The present invention provides for peptides that bind to Receptor for Hyaluronic Acid Mediated Motility (RHAMM) molecules. More specifically, provided are peptides capable of specifically binding RHAMM molecules and capable of binding RHAMM with substantially high affinity. These novel RHAMM-binding peptides provide the basis for new imaging probes that can be used to identify cells expressing RHAMM, and for methods of imaging, prognosis, diagnosis and treatment of conditions associated with RHAMM expression.
US09090656B2	Process for the manufacture of Degarelix and its intermediates The present invention relates to a liquid (or solution)-phase manufacturing process for preparing the decapeptide Degarelix, its protected precursor, and other useful intermediates. The invention further relates to polypeptides useful in the solution-phase manufacturing process and to the purification of Degarelix itself. Degarelix can be obtained by subjecting a Degarelix precursor according to formula (II): (P1)AA1-AA2-AA3-AA4(P4)-AA5-AA6(P6)-AA7-AA8(P8)-AA9-AA10-NH2 (II) or a salt or solvate thereof, to a treatment with a cleaving agent in an organic solvent, wherein P1 is an amino protecting groups; preferably acetyl; P4 is hydrogen or a hydroxy! protecting group, preferably a hydroxyl protecting group; P6 is hydrogen or an amino protecting groups; preferably an amino protecting groups; and P8 is an amino protecting group.
US09090650B2	Nucleic acid having adjuvanticity and use thereof The disclosed nucleic acid at least containing a single-stranded DNA to be delivered to endosomes of dendritic cells and a double-stranded RNA capable of activating TLR3 can be delivered to endosomal TLR3 and has a strong adjuvanticity with few side effects, and therefore is useful as an active ingredient of immunostimulants, vaccine adjuvants, cancer therapeutic agents and the like.
US09090649B2	Oligonucleotide duplexes comprising DNA-like and RNA-like nucleotides and uses thereof Novel oligonucleotide pairs which can form a duplex comprising one or more DNA-like nucleotides (e.g., 2′-sub-stituted arabinonucleotides (ANA)); in combination with one or more RNA-like nucleotides (e.g., 2′-substituted ribonucleotides (RNA) and/or locked nucleic acid nucleotides (LNA)), are disclosed. The use of such oligonucleotide duplexes, such as for silencing the expression of a nucleic acid or gene of interest using small interfering RNA (siRNA) technologies, is also disclosed.
US09090640B2	Targeted delivery and prodrug designs for platinum-acridine anti-cancer compounds and methods thereof Acridine containing cisplatin compounds have been disclosed that show greater efficacy against cancer than other cisplatin compounds. Methods of delivery of those more effective cisplatin compounds to the nucleus in cancer cells is disclosed using one or more amino acids, one or more sugars, one or more polymeric ethers, C1-6alkylene-phenyl-NH—C(O)—R15, folic acid, αvβ3 integrin RGD binding peptide, tamoxifen, endoxifen, epidermal growth factor receptor, antibody conjugates, kinase inhibitors, diazoles, triazoles, oxazoles, erlotinib, and/or mixtures thereof; wherein R15 is a peptide.
US09090638B2	Biological buffers with wide buffering ranges Amines and amine derivatives that improve the buffering range, and/or reduce the chelation and other negative interactions of the buffer and the system to be buffered. The reaction of amines or polyamines with various molecules to form polyamines with differing pKa's will extend the buffering range, derivatives that result in polyamines that have the same pKa yields a greater buffering capacity. Derivatives that result in zwitterionic buffers improve yield by allowing a greater range of stability.
US09090631B2	Process for purifying cefotiam hydrochloride A method for treating cefotiam hydrochloride, comprises the following steps: step 1), dissolving the raw material cefotiam hydrochloride in water, treating it with an acidic salt, then cooling it, and filtering the precipitate to obtain an aqueous filtrate; step 2), adding a water-immiscible solvent to the above aqueous solution for extraction, and then separating the organic phase containing impurities to obtain an aqueous solution containing cefotiam hydrochloride; step 3) adding to the aqueous solution a poor solvent of cefotiam hydrochloride and controlling the temperature for recrystallization, washing the educed crystals by centrifugation, and drying them to obtain purified cefotiam hydrochloride. The cefotiam content of the refined cefotiam hydrochloride obtained by the method of the present invention is not less than 86%, the content of polymeric impurities is less than 0.3%, and the content of insoluble microparticles in the injection prepared therefrom is quite low.
US09090630B2	Macrocyclic FLT3 kinase inhibitors The present invention relates to macrocylic compounds and compositions containing said compounds acting as kinase inhibitors, in particular as inhibitors of FLT3 (FMS-Related Tyrosine kinase 3). Moreover, the present invention provides processes for the preparation of the disclosed compounds, as well as methods of using them, for instance as a medicine, in particular for the treatment of cell proliferative disorders, such as cancer.
US09090626B2	Piperazino-dihydrothienopyrimidine derivatives A method for treating diseases associated with the inhibition of phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) enzyme in a patient comprising administering to the patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a dihydrothienopyrimidinesulphoxide of formula 1, as well as pharmacologically acceptable salts, diastereomers, enantiomers, racemates, hydrates or solvates thereof
US09090625B2	Therapeutic pyrazolyl thienopyridines The present invention provides for compounds of Formula I, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, and R7 have any of the values defined therefor in the specification, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, that are useful as therapeutic agents in the treatment of TGFβ-mediated conditions, including cancer and fibrotic disorders. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more compounds of Formula I.
US09090624B2	Aromatic bycyclic derivatives as CXCR4 receptor modulators The present invention relates to novel aromatic bicyclic derivatives, processes for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as pharmaceuticals as modulators of the CXCR4 receptor.
US09090621B2	Tyrosine kinase inhibitors The present disclosure provides compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof that are tyrosine kinase inhibitors, in particular BLK, BMX, EGFR, HER2, HER4, ITK, TEC, BTK, and TXK and are therefore useful for the treatment of diseases treatable by inhibition of tyrosine kinases such as cancer and inflammatory diseases such as arthritis, and the like. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and processes for preparing such compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
US09090620B2	Preparation of 14-hydroxycodeinone sulfate Synthetic methods are provided for preparation of oxycodone and salts thereof with an improved impurity profile. Thebaine is converted to 14-hydroxycodeinone sulfate intermediate to minimize a 7,8-dihydro-8,14-dihydroxycodeinone impurity. Efficient methods for conversion of oxycodone base to oxycodone hydrochloride are provided to minimize 14-hydroxycodeinone impurity in the final product.
US09090612B2	Compounds that modulate intracellular calcium Described herein are compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, which modulate the activity of store-operated calcium (SOC) channels. Also described herein are methods of using such SOC channel modulators, alone and in combination with other compounds, for treating diseases or conditions that would benefit from inhibition of SOC channel activity.
US09090606B2	Compounds Compounds of formula (I) defined herein are both inhibitors of the phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) enzyme and muscarinic M3 receptor antagonists and are useful for the prevention and/or treatment of a disease of the respiratory tract characterized by airway obstruction.
US09090599B2	Heteroarylmethyl amides The present invention relates to compounds of the formula wherein A1, A2, A3 and R1 to R8 are defined in the description, and to pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, their manufacture, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as medicaments for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases which can be treated with HDL-cholesterol raising agents, such as particularly dyslipidemia, atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases.
US09090592B2	Heterocyclic compounds and their use as glycogen synthase kinase-3 inhibitors The present invention relates to novel heterocyclic compounds of formula I wherein the variables are as defined in the claims or the description, which are useful for inhibiting glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK-3), compositions containing the compounds, their use for preparing a medicament for the treatment of a medical disorder susceptible to the treatment with a compound that modulates, preferably inhibits, the activity of glycogen synthase kinase 3β, and methods of treatment of medical disorders susceptible to treatment with a compound that modulates glycogen synthase kinase 3β activity using the compounds.
US09090590B2	Organic compounds for electroluminescent devices The invention relates to compounds of the formula (1), to a method for producing compounds of the formula (1), to the use of the compounds in electronic devices and to electronic devices containing compounds according to formula (1), preferably as electron transport materials, as matrix materials, as electron blocking materials or as emitting materials.
US09090589B2	Specific nNOS inhibitors for the therapy and prevention of human melanoma Methods for melanoma treatment and prevention with selective nitric oxide synthase inhibitor compounds and related pharmaceutical compositions, alone or in conjunction with one or more other melanoma therapies.
US09090580B2	Method for preparing furfural The invention relates to a method for preparing furfural by reacting pentose in water and in the presence of carboxylic acid and of a heterogeneous acid catalyst, the method being conducted in an aqueous solution of carboxylic acid as a reaction medium. The present invention also relates to the preparation of furfural by reaction of pentose in water and in the presence of carboxylic acid and of a heterogeneous acid catalyst. The invention also relates to an aqueous solution of carboxylic acid rich in furfural.
US09090578B2	Preparation method of glycidyl tertiary carbonic ester The present disclosure provides a preparation method of glycidylester of tertiary carbonic acid. The synthesis is performed in two steps: first, the tertiary carbonic acid reacts with a halo substituted epoxide under a catalyst to produce tertiary carbonic halo substituted alcohol ester; after dehydrohalogenation of the halo substituted alcohol ester of tertiary carbonic acid, the glycidylester of tertiary carbonic acid is formed. In the first step of preparing the halo substituted alcohol ester of tertiary carbonic acid through synthesis, the reaction between the tertiary carbonic acid and the halo substituted epoxide is only performed in the existence of water and the catalyst, and the water comprises water added before the reaction. The present disclosure significantly increases the product output in the unit volume, and is particularly suitable for industrial production of glycidylester of tertiary carbonic acid having the low cost, high purity, low color and stable color.
US09090571B2	Meglumine salt of 6-fluoro-3-hydroxy-2-pyrazine carboxamide A preparation replete with a meglumine salt of 6-fluoro-3-hydroxy-2-pyrazine carboxamide has superior solubility, and is useful as a preparation for injection.
US09090548B2	Carboxylate acidification A method for preparing a carboxylic acid by acidification of a liquid feed including a carboxylate salt, which method includes the steps of providing a liquid feed including magnesium carboxylate; providing a gas feed including gaseous hydrogen chloride; and acidifying the carboxylate to carboxylic acid by bringing the liquid feed into contact with the gas feed, thereby forming a liquid effluent including carboxylic acid and magnesium chloride, wherein the gas feed including gaseous hydrogen chloride is derived from a thermal decomposition step wherein an aqueous liquid including magnesium chloride is subjected to a temperature of at least 300° C., thereby decomposing magnesium chloride into magnesium oxide and hydrogen chloride, thus obtaining a solid including magnesium oxide and a gas comprising gaseous hydrogen chloride.
US09090539B2	Compounds and methods for preparing substituted 3-(1-amino-2-methylpentane-3-yl)phenyl compounds Compounds and methods for preparing substituted 3-(1-amino-2-methylpentane-3-yl)phenyl compounds from an isomerically pure starting material are described. In particular, methods of preparing a 3-(1-(dimethylamino)-2-methylpentane-3-yl)phenol as a substantially optically pure (R,R) stereoisomer are described. Using a method of the present invention, only the (R,R) and (S,S) stereoisomers of the target compound are produced, increasing the yield and stereoselectivity of the desired (R,R) stereoisomer.
US09090528B2	Hydroalkylation process In a process for producing phenol, benzene is hydroalkylated with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst under conditions effective to produce a hydroalkylation reaction product comprising cyclohexylbenzene and cyclohexane. At least a portion of the cyclohexane from said hydroalkylation reaction product is then dehydrogenated to produce a dehydrogenation effluent comprising benzene, toluene and hydrogen. At least a portion of the dehydrogenation effluent is washed with a benzene-containing stream to transfer at least a portion of the toluene from the dehydrogenation effluent to the benzene-containing stream.
US09090526B2	Synergistic combination for inhibiting polymerization of vinyl monomers The present invention provides a method for inhibiting unwanted polymerization of reactive monomers within a liquid. The method comprises the combined usage of a quinone methide with a quinone diimide to the liquid monomer. This combination has an unexpected synergistic effect. Thus, in some ratios, the combination results in practically 100% inhibition.
US09090524B2	Method for manufacturing hydrocarbon The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a hydrocarbon, the method including bringing metal Mg into contact with water and carbon dioxide and reducing the carbon dioxide. In the method, one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Group 8 elements, Group 9 elements, B, C, S, Ca, V, Mn, Ni, Ge, Zr, Nb, Pd, Ag, Sn, Pt, Au, and Ce are used as combination element(s), and the contact is effected under presence of one or more of simple substance(s) of the combination element(s), water-soluble compound(s) of the combination element(s), and ion(s) of the combination element(s).
US09090523B1	Process for flushing top and bottom heads of a vessel A process for flushing the rounded top head and rounded bottom head of a vessel used in an adsorption process in which the rounded top head and the rounded bottom head of the vessel are flushed with a flush fluid. The extract stream from the adsorption process is split into a desorbent rich stream and desorbent lean steam. The flushing fluid is a fraction separated from a desorbent lean split of the extract stream.
US09090514B2	High temperature expandable refractory An expandable refractory for high temperature sealing, the expandable refractory includes un-expanded vermiculite and one or more mixtures of ceramic fibers in a water based refractory binder.
US09090510B2	Mullite body and method of forming the mullite body A mullite body comprising: a plurality of crystals, wherein about 70 percent or greater of the crystals have a crystal diameter that is within about 3 microns or less of an average diameter of the plurality of crystals, and a porosity of 55 percent or greater; and made using a process comprising: mixing precursor materials together with an average aggregate particle size of about 3 microns or smaller measured using a particle size analyzer; heating greenware in air to a first temperature such that the greenware is dried and forms calcineware, heating the calcineware in a silicon tetrafiouride atmosphere to form flurotopaz, and heating to a second temperature so that a mullite structure is formed.
US09090509B2	Panel or slab formed by stone agglomerate containing an organic binder of a plant origin The present invention relates to panels or slabs formed by stone agglomerate for the manufacture of which an organic binder containing an ingredient of a plant origin is used. The panels or slabs object of the invention are formed from stone materials or the like, granulated and subsequently agglomerated by means of a binder, specifically an organic resin containing one or more polyols of a plant origin.Furthermore, by means of using this binder together with materials from waste and used and/or recycled products, a material with good features and with a very high content of recycled material or material of a renewable origin can be obtained.The manufactured panel or slab containing a resin part of a plant origin of the present invention is particularly suitable for its use indoors as a kitchen counter, a bathroom counter, or any work surface, as well as for its use as flooring or sidings.
US09090504B2	Coated article with IR reflecting layer(s) and method of making same A coated article is provided with at least one infrared (IR) reflecting layer. The IR reflecting layer may be of silver or the like. In certain example embodiments, a titanium oxide layer is provided over the IR reflecting layer, and it has been found that this surprisingly results in an IR reflecting layer with a lower specific resistivity (SR) thereby permitting thermal properties of the coated article to be improved.
US09090502B2	Nanoimprint-mold release agent, surface treatment method, and nanoimprint mold A nanoimprint-mold release agent including an alkoxysilane compound represented by general formula (1) is provided wherein Rf and Rf′ are each independently a fluoroalkyl group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms; R1 is a hydrogen atom or an aliphatic monovalent hydrocarbon group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms; R2 and R3 are each independently methyl group or ethyl group; X and Y are each independently an ether linkage or an ester linkage; a and b are each 0 or 1; m, n, and p are each an integer of 0 to 6; q is an integer of 1 to 6 and r is an integer of 0 to 2.
US09090500B2	Articles including anticondensation coatings and/or methods of making the same Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to articles including anticondensation coatings that are exposed to an external environment, and/or methods of making the same. In certain example embodiments, the anticondensation coatings may be survivable in an outside environment. The coatings also may have a sufficiently low sheet resistance and hemispherical emissivity such that the glass surface is more likely to retain heat from the interior area, thereby reducing (and sometimes completely eliminating) the presence condensation thereon. The articles of certain example embodiments may be, for example, skylights, vehicle windows or windshields, IG units, VIG units, refrigerator/freezer doors, and/or the like.
US09090490B2	System and method for wastewater disinfection A system and method for wastewater treatment using ultraviolet (UV) irradiation of wastewater flowing in a treatment chamber. Wastewater to be treated flows into the first UV exposure chamber where it is exposed to UV illumination. Wastewater exposure time is lengthened by channeling the wastewater to first flow down a first UV exposure chamber and then back up through a second UV exposure chamber both of which are in a single structure. The first and second UV exposure chambers are separated by the UV illumination source so that wastewater on the two sides of the UV illumination source (i.e. both UV exposure chambers) cannot mix, and so that UV illumination time is dictated by the flow rate of the wastewater and the length of the UV illumination source. Thus the UV illumination path is roughly twice the length of the UV illumination source.
US09090488B2	Reactor for anaerobic purification of water The present invention relates to a reactor for the purification of influent water by means of anaerobic microorganisms comprising at least one separator which is configured so as to separate a three phase mixture withdrawn from the reactor into three phases, namely into sludge, water and gas.
US09090483B2	Water filtering and dispensing system and system for filtering, storing, delivering, and testing water The invention provides a water dispensing system comprising a container having a first region adapted to store unfiltered water, a second region adapted to store filtered water, and a spout region, a meter housing adapted to receive a water meter, a reservoir disposed within the first region of the container, a filter coupled to the reservoir, the filter being adapted to filter water flowing from the reservoir into the second region of the container, a valve assembly disposed in the second region of the container, the valve assembly being adapted to dispense filtered water from the second region of the container, and a lid coupled to the reservoir. In addition, the invention provides a system for filtering and testing water, comprising a water filtering system used in combination with a water meter for testing the quality of the effluent.
US09090480B2	Process for preparing various morphology NTE compound ZrW0.5Mo1.5O8 A process for preparing various morphology NTE compound ZrW0.5Mo1.5O8 comprising: preparing 0.4M Zr4+ solution, 0.2M W6+ solution and 0.6M Mo6+ solution with zirconyl nitrate, ammonium tungstate and ammo-nium molybdate separately, mixing them with the same volume and stirring until they are mixed well, adding 6-12M hydrochloric acid with the volume of 1/5-1/7 of the mixed solution, or adding 6-12M hydrochloric acid with the volume of 1/3-1/5 of the mixed solution and 0.2-0.4 wt % ammonium monoacid phosphate of all raw materials, or adding 9-18M sulfuric acid with the volume of 1/10-1/5 of the mixed solution, well mixing, transferring the mixed solution into the hydrothermal reactor, reacting at 150-180° C. for 8-25 hours, washing, drying and getting the precursor, heating the precursor at 480-500° C. for more than 5 hours and obtaining the product is provided.
US09090478B2	Production of high purity salt with reduced levels of impurities The invention discloses an improvement over the existing process of producing solar salt of high purity from seawater and minimizes the need for downstream purification. More particularly, the invention teaches the practical utility of recrystallization of salt in solar salt pans using seawater itself as the dissolving medium. The resultant recrystallized salt is obtained with a yield up to 80% and with much reduced levels of impurities. Special mention is made of the bromide level which is reduced 7-10 fold. The invention is most ideal for trace impurities which reside in the salt crystal lattice and are difficult to dislodge by conventional methods adopted for salt purification and where conventional recrystallization would be cost ineffective and scalability would pose a problem. The invention can be practiced by solar salt works based on seawater and where spare land is available to set up additional crystallizers required for the purpose of recrystallization.
US09090476B2	Direct deposition of graphene on substrate material In one embodiment, a method comprising causing motion of an enclosed container comprising substrate material and graphite material within the container; and coating surfaces of the substrate material with the graphite material responsive to the motion of the container, the coated surfaces comprising graphene or graphene layers.
US09090470B2	Method for producing positive electrode active substance, and use of said active substance A method of producing a positive electrode active substance comprising steps of: dissolving a lithium source, an M source, a phosphorus source and an X source in amounts needed to form a lithium-containing composite oxide having an olivine structure and represented by the following general formula (1): LixMyP1−zXzO4 (1) wherein, in the formula, M is at least one kind of element selected from the group of Fe, Ni, Mn, Zr, Sn, Ti, Nb, V, Al and Y; X is at least one kind selected from the group of Si and Al; 0
US09090454B2	Sequential wafer bonding Embodiments of methods of fabricating a sensor device includes attaching a first wafer to a sensor wafer with a first bond material, and attaching a second wafer to the sensor wafer with a second bond material, the second bond material having a lower bonding temperature than the first bond material. After attaching the second wafer, an opening (e.g., a trench cut) through the second wafer is formed, and an adhesive material is provided through the opening to further secure the second wafer to the sensor wafer. Embodiments of sensor devices formed using such methods include a first device cavity having a first pressure, and a second device cavity having a second pressure.
US09090451B1	Microelectromechanical resonators having offset [100] and [110] crystal orientations A TPoS resonator includes a substrate and a resonator body suspended over the substrate by at least a first pair of fixed supports (e.g., tethers) that attach to first and second ends of the resonator body. The resonator body includes monocrystalline silicon, which has a [100] crystallographic orientation that is offset by ±α degrees relative to a nodal line of the resonator body (e.g., tether-to-tether axis) when the resonator body is operating at a resonant frequency, where a is a real number in a range from about 5 to about 19 and, more preferably, in a range from about 7 to about 17. The resonator may be an extensional-mode resonator and the resonator body may be rectangular-shaped with unequal length and width dimensions.
US09090435B2	Elevator hoisting machine and elevator hoisting machine manufacturing method A coupling shaft includes: a boss portion; and a rotation detector mounting shaft portion that protrudes outward from the boss portion away from the motor shaft. An inner circumferential surface of a penetrating aperture disposed on a mounting member is an inclined pressing surface that is inclined relative to a shaft axis of the motor shaft such that an inside diameter of the penetrating aperture increases continuously toward the motor shaft. An inclined bearing surface that is inclined relative to a shaft axis of the coupling shaft is disposed on the boss portion so as to be formed into an annular shape around the shaft axis of the coupling shaft, and such that an outside diameter of the boss portion increases continuously toward the motor shaft. The inclined pressing surface is able to contact the inclined bearing surface by the mounting member being displaced toward the motor shaft.
US09090432B2	Lift with lifting mast collision control apparatus A lift device includes a lifting mast having a top, and a drive assembly for moving the lifting mast in lifting and lowering directions. A head is positioned above and over the top of the lifting mast, and is mounted to the lifting mast for displacement between a neutral position and a safe position with respect to the lifting mast in response to the head contact encountering an object above the top of the lifting mast and the head. The drive assembly is enabled for moving of the lifting mast in the lifting and lowering directions in the neutral position of the head, the drive assembly is enabled for moving the lifting mast in the lowering direction in the safe position of the head, and the drive assembly is disabled for moving the lifting mast in the lifting direction in the safe position of the head.
US09090429B2	Filament winding apparatus A filament winding apparatus in which a fiber bundle easily passes through a fiber supplying guide. The filament winding apparatus winds a fiber bundle around a liner, and includes a plurality of fiber supplying guides each supplying a fiber bundle to the liner. Each of the fiber supplying guides includes a bottom portion that guides a wide surface of the fiber bundle, side portions respectively disposed along both sides of the bottom portion, and an opening portion formed between the side portions.
US09090423B2	Recording apparatus and recording method A recording apparatus includes a movable belt and a recording mechanism. The movable belt is configured and arranged to convey a recording medium. The recording mechanism is configured and arranged to record onto the recording medium. The movable belt has a mark serving as a reference for when the recording medium is being set thereon.
US09090419B2	Recording medium containing cassette and image forming apparatus including the same A recording medium containing cassette includes a recording medium support plate and a width cursor. The width cursor positions a stack of recording media in a widthwise direction perpendicular to a conveyance direction of a recording medium. The recording medium support plate is allowed to swing so that a downstream portion in the conveyance direction of the recording medium support plate is moved upward and downward. The width cursor includes a first limiting portion and a second limiting portion. The first limiting portion limits the upward movement of the recording medium support plate when an amount of the stack of recording media is larger than a predetermined value. The second limiting portion limits the upward movement of the recording medium support plate when the amount of the stack of recording media is smaller than the predetermined value.
US09090405B2	Resilient mount for a conveyor belt cleaner A removable cartridge cleaner assembly is provided that allows for faster and easier removal of the belt cleaner blades out from under a conveyor belt. In one aspect the assembly includes a biasing surface of one of an elongate support assembly and a channel member configured to be engaged by a securing member and urge distal ends of legs of the channel member into tight engagement with the elongate support assembly and minimize debris accumulation therebetween. In another aspect, the elongate base member and rail member each include lateral portions configured to slidably engage corresponding wedge portions to urge the rail member toward the base member. A method of installing a belt cleaner assembly is also provided which includes camming a rail member downwardly toward the support member upper surface.
US09090404B2	Carrier member having a resilient member A carrier member is configured to receive a discrete article from a transfer assembly. The carrier member includes a cylindrical roll having a receiving surface and a resilient member connected with the receiving surface. The resilient member has a plurality of intermittently spaced first voids extending circumferentially about the axis of rotation at a first radial distance from the axis of rotation and a plurality of intermittently spaced second voids extending circumferentially about the axis of rotation at a second radial distance from the axis of rotation. The first radial distance is greater than the second radial distance. Each first void is separated from each second void.
US09090403B2	Carrier tape The present invention is directed to a carrier tape having pockets for carrying electronic components. The carrier tape includes a longitudinally extending elevated central portion having a plurality of pockets formed therein and two side portions, each side portion disposed on opposite sides of the elevated central portion and extending longitudinally therewith, wherein each side portion is attached to the elevated central portion by an inclined portion such that the central portion is higher than the side portions when disposed in a flat configuration.
US09090400B2	Method and system for fulfilling requests in an inventory system A method for fulfilling requests in an inventory system includes receiving a request indicating an activity to be completed. The method also includes selecting a holder to fulfill the request and an inventory station at which to fulfill the request. The inventory station is associated with a queue that includes a plurality of queue spaces. The method further includes moving the selected holder from a first location to a second location remote from the selected inventory station. Additionally, the method also includes determining that a trigger event has occurred and, in response to determining that the trigger event has occurred, moving the selected holder from the second location to a queue space of a queue associated with the selected inventory station.
US09090392B2	Shipping container liner A liner for a shipping container that surrounds cargo and packaging therefore to protect the cargo and packaging from moisture and contamination. The liner includes a bag that can be expanded to line the interior of a shipping container. The bag has an end within an opening, through which cargo can be loaded. In certain embodiments, a skirt is configured to seal the bag to the open end of the container to create an enclosure between the exterior of the bag and the interior of the container. Air can be drawn through an opening in the skirt to create a vacuum thereby expanding the bag to line the walls of the container. A cover is configured to seal the bag opening shut after cargo has been loaded in the bag. A valve enables air to be vacuumed from the interior of the bag to collapse the bag around the cargo and packaging.
US09090387B2	Dispensing cap for attaching to a container The present invention provides a dispensing cap for attaching to a container, which includes a dispensing chamber having an interior compartment for holding an ingredient to be dispensed into the container. The top end of the dispensing chamber has a flexible diaphragm and an actuator button and the lower end of the dispensing chamber is connected to a movable cone-shaped member. The dispensing chamber includes a threaded bottle cap for attaching the container to the dispensing cap. A vertical shaft includes four rectangular shaped vanes which engage and push the cone-shaped member at the bottom of the dispensing chamber. This causes the cone-shaped member to move to an open position and thereby form a dispensing opening in the bottom of the interior compartment of the dispensing chamber so that the ingredient housed within the compartment freely passes through the dispensing opening and into the container.
US09090385B2	Sealable container An embodiment of a container may comprise a cap and a body. The cap may include a top portion, cap walls that form an outer perimeter, and a protruding end that forms an inner perimeter sized smaller than the outer perimeter. The body may include a bottom portion and body walls with distal outermost ends that form a cavity and a body perimeter. The body perimeter may be substantially the same as the outer perimeter. The body may also include upper outer and inner rims disposed around the entire distal outermost ends and having a channel between them. The channel may be sized to receive the protruding end in a friction seal when the container is in a closed position. No portion of the cap may be configured to extend into the cavity or beyond the body perimeter in the closed position.
US09090381B2	Illuminated bottle stopper A blinking wine bottle stopper includes a base, a power supply unit, and a light guide unit. The base has a receiving chamber having an opening The receiving chamber receives therein a light-emitting unit and the power supply unit. The light guide unit is fixed in the opening of the base to correspond to the light-emitting unit so that light emitting from the light-emitting unit is allowed to travel into and spread in the light guide unit.
US09090374B2	Bottle Disclosed is a bottomed tubular bottle including an annular groove which is formed so as to be circumferentially and radially recessed inward along the outer peripheral surface of a body of the bottle with a bottle axis as a center and which contracts and deforms the body in the axial direction of the bottle when the internal pressure is reduced. The annular groove is recessed and formed by a first wall surface arranged on a mouth side of the bottle and a second wall surface arranged on a bottom side of the bottle. The body is formed so that the outer diameter on the bottom side is larger than the outer diameter on the mouth side with the annular groove interposed therebetween.
US09090366B2	Device for packaging a product in an envelope A device is provided for winding an envelope (A) around a product (B), such as a group of cigarettes or the like. The product is to be packaged in a corresponding box-shaped body, or packet. The device includes an apparatus (10) for winding the envelope (A) around the product (B) and an apparatus (20) adapted to supply the product (B) and the envelope (A) to the winding apparatus (10).
US09090362B2	Container filling systems and methods A method of filling a cartridge having one or more pouches. The method may include the steps of placing the pouch on a support, placing a first cartridge half over the pouch and the support, placing the pouch and the first cartridge half on a second cartridge half to form the cartridge, maneuvering the cartridge to a filling unit, and filling the pouch within the cartridge.
US09090360B2	Cryogenically cooled radiation shield device and associated method A cryogenically cooled radiation shield device and method are provided to shield an area, such as the capsule of a space vehicle, from radiation. A cryogenically cooled radiation shield device may include at least one first coil comprised of a superconducting material extending about an area to be shielded from radiation. The cryogenically cooled radiation shield device also includes a first conduit extending about the area to be shielded from radiation. The at least one first coil is disposed within the first conduit. The cryogenically cooled radiation shield device also includes a second conduit extending about the area to be shielded from radiation. The first conduit is disposed within the second conduit. The cryogenically cooled radiation shield device also includes a first cryogen liquid disposed within the first conduit and a second cryogen liquid, different than the first cryogen liquid, disposed within the second conduit exterior of the first conduit.
US09090355B2	Composite tank, wing, and method for manufacturing composite tank A composite tank that can suppress electrification, corrosion and strength degradation, a wing comprising the composite tank, and a method for manufacturing the composite tank. The composite tank comprises: a tank body inside which a combustible material is stored, having a first resin portion (11, 12) formed from a fiber reinforced resin and a metal portion formed from a metal material, a second resin portion (22) formed from a fiber reinforced resin, which covers at least those regions on the inner surface of the tank body where the first resin portion (11, 12) adjoins the metal portion, and a plurality of conductive portions (23) that enable charge transfer through the second resin portion (22), from the surface that contacts the combustible material to the first resin portion (11, 12), wherein the fiber in the second resin portion (22) has a higher electrical resistivity than fiber in the first resin portion (11, 12), and the second resin portion (22) forms a layer that isolates the first resin portion (11, 12) from the metal portion.
US09090348B2	Portable control system for rotary-wing aircraft load management A control system for portable control of a rotary-wing aircraft includes a portable, hand-held, control device executing a control application, the control device operating in a loaded mode when a load is attached to the rotary-wing aircraft and an unloaded mode when no load is attached to the rotary-wing aircraft, the control device presenting command icons in response to being in loaded mode and unloaded mode; a vehicle management system in the rotary-wing aircraft; a sensor package on the rotary-wing aircraft; and a communication system providing communications between the control device and the rotary-wing aircraft, vehicle management system and sensor package; wherein the control device communicates commands to the vehicle management system to implement loading and unloading of the rotary-wing aircraft.
US09090338B2	Protection panel and landing gear module comprising it The invention relates to a protection panel (115) for a vehicle that comprises an outer surface (140) including at least one composite material, and is mounted via deformable parts on a mounting (135) attached to the vehicle structure. The deformable parts are attached to several stiffening parts (145) of the mounting. In some embodiments, the deformable parts are perpendicular to the outer surface of the panel and are capable of buckling under the effect of impacts. In some embodiments, the deformable parts are in the form of clips, the composite material consists of CFRP and the mounting is rigid.
US09090334B2	Mechanical and magnetic control system for magnetorheological actuators In some embodiments, a method of provided boosted actuation to an aircraft flight control device includes receiving an input from a pilot input device via a mechanical input member, providing mechanical energy to a driving member of a controlled-slippage actuator, and varying the strength of a magnetic field applied to a magnetorheological (MR) fluid disposed between the driving member and a driven member of the controlled-slippage actuator based on the relative positions of the mechanical input member and a mechanical output member that is in mechanical communication with the driven member and the aircraft flight control device.
US09090330B2	Opening plug and method of installing the same A device is used to plug an opening in a structure having a front side and a back side. The device includes a removable plug body for plugging the opening, and a retainer that is expandable into engagement with the back side of the structure to retain the plug in the opening. Means coupled with the retainer and the plug is provided for expanding the retainer.
US09090328B2	Fuselage segment and method for manufacturing a fuselage segment Provided is a fuselage segment that extends in a longitudinal fuselage segment axis and is closed in a circumferential direction around this longitudinal fuselage segment axis. The fuselage segment features a plurality of shell components for forming a skin of the fuselage segment that respectively feature two first shell component edges extending along a longitudinal shell component direction and two second shell component edges extending along a lateral shell component direction. The shell components are respectively connected to at least one adjacent shell component along at least one first shell component edge and along at least one second shell component edge. Methods for manufacturing such a fuselage segment are also provided.
US09090327B2	Intermediate support structure for the cockpit of an aircraft An intermediate support structure for the cockpit of an aircraft is provided. The intermediate support structure includes a raised floor and at least one structural element extending as an arch above the raised floor, the arched structure being adapted to hold in position at least one item of equipment in the upper part of the cockpit. The intermediate support structure also includes a fastener for mounting the intermediate support structure onto a fuselage primary structure, where the fuselage primary structure defines a portion of the cockpit of the aircraft.
US09090317B2	Flotation device having a window and a mask to permit a user to view below the water A form-fitting comfortable mask, or sun screen, can be disposed, in tension, over a viewing compartment of a flotation device. The floatation device can provide the viewer with a safe, light and water resistant compartment that will greatly enhance their viewing of underwater details while minimizing or eliminating impact to their face from rough water conditions. The flotation device is designed to incorporate a tension surface with molded, water and light resistant air vents that support and secure a Neoprene and/or fabric sun screen mask with molded fasteners in a way that positions the sun screen/mask above the clear glass and/or plastic window. A hidden snorkel system between the viewing window and tension surface provides a fresh supply of clean air while restricting light and water from entering the viewing compartment.
US09090316B2	Device for remotely tracking bodies of water and method for remotely and simultaneously managing and operating a set of said devices A device for the remote tracking of water masses through a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver equipped with a telecommunications modem and an electronic control board is provided. The device includes GPS locator enclosed within a floating watertight and sealed container or float. A method for the simultaneous management and operation of a set of one or more of such devices is also provided.
US09090314B2	Modular underwater foil for a marine vessel The present invention relates to an underwater foil (1) for a marine vessel of the type floating on water disposed completely below the waterline and extending in the port-starboard direction. The underwater foil (1) comprises a plurality of foil members (2, 3) connected to each other in order to form the underwater foil (1).
US09090303B2	Bicycle control device A bicycle control device is provided with a mounting bracket, a first lever and an adjustment arrangement. The first lever is pivotally arranged relative to the mounting bracket about a first-axis and about a second axis being non-parallel to the first axis. The first lever is configured relative to the mounting bracket such that a free end of the first lever moves closer to the mounting bracket as the first lever pivots about the first axis from a rest position to an operated position. The adjustment arrangement adjusts the rest position of the first lever relative to the mounting bracket around the second operating axis.
US09090295B2	Modular intelligent transportation system A modular intelligent transportation system, comprising an environmentally protected enclosure, a system communications bus, a processor module, communicating with said bus, having a image data input and an audio input, the processor module analyzing the image data and/or audio input for data patterns represented therein, having at least one available option slot, a power supply, and a communication link for external communications, in which at least one available option slot can be occupied by a wireless local area network access point, having a communications path between said communications link and said wireless access point, or other modular components.
US09090290B2	Door sill assembly The invention relates to a door sill assembly for a vehicle body, having a door sill outer part connected to a door sill inner part, wherein the door sill parts are, in part, constituents of a floor assembly of the vehicle. According to the invention, the door sill outer part is provided from an extruded aluminum profile and is connected to the door sill inner part by way of longitudinally running joining flanges that correspond to one another, wherein the door sill inner part is provided at least from a sheet aluminum part and a sheet steel part connected to said sheet aluminum part.
US09090281B2	Laterally tiltable, multitrack vehicle A laterally tiltable, multitrack vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle includes a vehicle body and at least three wheels, with two of the wheels being assigned to a common axle to form a first wheel pair. A first wheel control part suspends the first wheel of the wheel pair from the vehicle body and a second wheel control part suspends the second wheel of the wheel pair from the vehicle body. The first wheel control part is configured to be coupled to the second wheel control part via a first gearwheel mechanism, and the second wheel control part is configured to be coupled to the first wheel control part via a second gearwheel mechanism. The first and second gearwheel mechanisms each have a negative transmission ratio between a drive shaft and an output shaft. The laterally tiltable, multitrack vehicle may be a motor vehicle.
US09090277B1	Foldable baby stroller A baby stroller includes a frame unit, two support units connected with the frame unit, two linking units connected with the frame unit and the support units, a cross connection unit mounted between the support units and the linking units, a locking mechanism mounted between the support units, a handle unit connected with the support units, and a pull strap connected with the linking units. Thus, the upper frame and the lower frame of the frame unit are pivoted downward to be close to each other so as to collapse the frame unit into two parts after the stroller is folded. In addition, the user has to unlock the locking mechanism and each of the linking units so as to collapse the baby stroller so that the baby stroller is folded by two stages.
US09090276B1	System and method for containing items A system and method for facilitating the organization, transport, and storage of items while shopping. A cart provides a mobile transport for carrying at least one detachable container. The container can contain and enable access to items in an organized manner. The items are placed inside the container during selection. The item are removed from the container during check out and returned back inside the container for further transport to a storage area, such as a pantry or refrigerator. At the storage area, the container is detached from the cart for stationary storage in the storage area, or stored as a system with a pantry cart without detaching from the cart. In this manner, the container has the dual purpose of serving as a mobile shopping basket, and a stationary storage container. Additionally, handling of the items is minimized by eliminating the need to transfer the items between containers.
US09090275B1	Carrying device A carrying device has an elongate body with a handle toward a first end, a pair of wheels toward a second end, and a moveable end member toward the second end. A latch hooks the moveable member in either an opened or closed position. In one form, a wheel is positioned below the handle at the first end with the elevation of the handle being vertically adjustable. In one form, a flexible carrier is retained over the elongate body and cushions at the ends of the flexible carrier aid in carrying an injured person.
US09090269B2	Key lock and arrangement having a key lock A key lock which can be used particularly flexibly and cost-effectively has a communication device for wire-free linking of the key lock to an actuating mechanism. The key lock further has a cable-independent power supply device for autonomously providing the electrical power required for extended operation of the key lock.
US09090253B2	Method and apparatus for vehicular energy management A vehicle energy management system for gathering, storing the energy, and distributing the stored energy supports various subsystems on the vehicle such as driver comfort systems, payload refrigeration, liftgate mechanisms, and roof de-icing, for example. The system harvests energy from various sources available to the vehicle, such as solar panels, regenerative braking and shock absorbers. The harvested energy is gathered for battery storage. Management logic allocates the stored electricity to various vehicle loads defined by the subsystems, based on factors such as time of day, ambient temperature, and weather conditions, which are used to predict the electrical demand called for by the loads. Harvestable energy sources available to the vehicle, combined with sufficient battery storage, provides electrical power for supporting these loads without relying on an idling engine for providing electrical or hydraulic power to accommodate the vehicle subsystems, such as comfort stations for an idle-free vehicle implementation.
US09090246B2	Vehicle trajectory control system Systems and methods for controlling a throttle plate to adjust airflow to the engine are provided. A transmission having an input speed and an output speed and including a clutch and a driver-selectable transmission lever is controlled to adjust engine speed to a synchronous speed in a future gear ratio in response to driver foot pedal positions and driver-selectable transmission lever positions.
US09090237B2	Electronic control unit An electronic control unit includes a controller configured to interrupt a failsafe relay for a predetermined time period while an external load, such as an electric servo motor, is in a non-operating state and to perform a diagnosis of a short-circuit fault, which may occur at a load power supply line, based on a difference between a first voltage applied to a positive power supply line and a second voltage applied to the load power supply line.
US09090233B2	Vehicle brake hydraulic pressure control apparatus A vehicle brake hydraulic pressure control apparatus includes an adding section and a control differential pressure setting section. The adding section adds a feedback differential pressure obtained by executing a PI operation in accordance with a yaw rate deviation which is a difference between a target yaw rate being set to a value at which a vehicle turns to a higher coefficient-of-friction road side and an actual yaw rate and a feedforward differential pressure obtained by adding (i) a differential pressure based on a steering angle and (ii) a differential pressure based on a velocity of a vehicle body and the target yaw rate. The control differential pressure setting section sets a control differential pressure based on a value obtained by the adding section, after a predetermined time elapses since start of differential pressure control.
US09090231B2	Wiper blade apparatus including fool-proof assembly structure A wiper blade apparatus, having a main lever which is formed of synthetic resin, includes a rotation shaft that is disposed at a center of the main lever, and formed to connect both sidewalls of the main lever; and a connector that is rotatably coupled to a rotation shaft, and formed to be detachable from the rotation shaft, wherein a first fool-proof assembly unit is formed at the rotation shaft, and restricts a range of a rotation angle of the connector that prevents misassembly of the connector; and a second fool-proof assembly unit is formed on the coupling unit of the connector and, in correspondence with the first fool-proof assembly unit, restricts a range of a rotation angle of the connector.
US09090226B2	Webbing take-up device When an attempt is made to insert a fitting-shaft section into a fitting-hole section where phases of the fitting-shaft section of a spring-screw and the fitting-hole section of an adapter about a central-axis line of a spool-body are not matched, shaft-section-side inclined-surfaces formed at shaft-section-side protrusions abut to hole-section-side inclined-surfaces formed at hole-section-side protrusions, so the shaft-section-side inclined-surfaces press the hole-section-side inclined-surfaces in such a direction inclined in a pull-out direction to a projecting-direction of a shaft-section body from a flange section. The adapter upon receiving a pressing force generated by this pressing at the hole-section-side inclined-surfaces rotates in the pull-out direction, thereby aligning phases of the fitting-hole section and the fitting-shaft section about the central-axis line such that each shaft-section-side protrusion inserts into a gap between the hole-section-side protrusions adjacent to each other, and the fitting-shaft section fits into the fitting-hole section.
US09090219B2	Vehicle fascia with integral energy absorber A bumper system for a vehicle includes a fascia having an integral energy absorber portion configured to dissipate an amount of energy due to an impact upon the fascia. The energy absorber portion includes multiple spaced formations configured to extend rearward and forward when the bumper system is installed on the vehicle. The bumper system may also include an impact beam. The fascia can be secured to the vehicle so that the fascia is positioned immediately adjacent the impact beam. The bumper system can also include a valence that covers the energy absorber portion from view, so that only a remaining display portion of the bumper system is visible from outside of the vehicle.
US09090216B2	Barrier element for vehicle door A barrier element for protecting a vehicle door interior panel of a vehicle door from an occupant of an adjacent vehicle seat comprises a body and an arm rest portion. The body is shaped to enclose the vehicle door interior panel and to block the occupant's access to an interior door handle, a lock control and a window control. The body has a self-supporting shape and is configured to cover the vehicle door interior panel. The arm rest portion is formed in the body and projects away from a surrounding surface of the body. The arm rest portion defines a self-supporting shape that follows contours of an arm rest of the interior vehicle door panel and provides an arm rest surface upon which an arm can be rested. The barrier element is securable to the vehicle door with fasteners that are positioned to be inaccessible to the occupant.
US09090214B2	Magnetically coupled accessory for a self-propelled device A self-propelled device includes a spherical housing and an internal drive system including one or more motors. The internal drive system acts to provide power to an interior surface of the spherical housing, thereby causing the self-propelled device to move. A biasing mechanism is coupled to the internal drive system and includes a spring and a spring end in contact with the inner surface of the spherical housing. An accessory component magnetically interacts with the biasing mechanism through the spherical housing such that as the self-propelled device rotates along, the accessory component remains stable with respect to the biasing mechanism.
US09090213B2	Accessory mounting system for a vehicle An accessory mounting system for a vehicle includes spaced apart fixing elements adhesively attached at a surface of a vehicle windshield. A frame has receiving portions that are spaced apart from one another in a manner that corresponds with the spacing apart of the fixing elements, and each of the receiving portions is configured to receive a respective and corresponding one of the fixing elements. Elongated portions of the fixing elements are at least partially received in respective and corresponding ones of the receiving portions of the frame and cooperate with the receiving portions to attach the frame at the windshield. The frame includes structure for receiving an accessory thereat. The accessory includes a camera and, when the accessory is received at the structure of the frame, the line of vision of the camera passes through an aperture existing in the frame.
US09090210B2	Motor vehicle with height adjusting device for loading floor A motor vehicle includes, but is not limited to a loading floor, a height adjusting device for the loading floor with a guide, on which the loading floor is mounted pivotably on a front end portion about a pivot axis and movably for a movement with a component in vertical direction and the loading floor with the guide can be mounted in at least two different height positions, at least two support elements formed in a different vertical orientation for supporting a rear end portion of the loading floor in the at least two different height positions. The guide includes, but is not limited to a first guideway for moving the front end portion towards the top and a second guideway for moving the front end portion towards the bottom and the first and second guideway are formed spatially separated on the guide.
US09090204B2	Holder arrangement of a light module in the housing of a headlamp A holder arrangement of a light module in the housing of a headlamp includes a headlamp leveling actuator being arranged between the light module and the housing for the adjustment of the position of the light module in the housing, wherein the position of the headlamp leveling actuator can be changed in the housing by means of an adjustment device. The adjustment device may include a connecting link which is embodied for the compensation of thermally induced changes of the position of the light module in the housing of the headlamp.
US09090201B2	Center door assembly for dump bed and method of removing retractable door therein A center door assembly for a dump bed and a method for removing the door from the dump bed. A frame is mounted in a wall of the dump bed and has a pair of opposite and spaced apart channels. A pair of elastomeric inserts are removably mounted in the channels. A retractable door has a pair of edges slidably received in the inserts and is movable linearly within the channels between a closed position and an open position. A pivot linkage assembly is operatively connected to the door for linearly moving the door between the closed and open positions. The elastomeric inserts are removed from the channels through a bottom opening in the channels providing lateral space between the channels to enable the door to be removed from the frame. The elastomeric inserts are provided with bend areas enabling them to be compressed for removal from the channels.
US09090197B2	Hitch mounted camping assembly A camping assembly is provided having a frame with a base and a superstructure, and a tent mounted on the frame superstructure, wherein the tent is configurable from a closed position for transport to an open position with the tent floor forming a cantilever relative to the frame. The camping assembly may be mounted on a typical vehicle trailer hitch by engaging the receiver, and braces extending from the frame superstructure to the vehicle act to stabilize the camping assembly during transport. The camping assembly may be used on or off of the vehicle. When the camping assembly is used off of the vehicle, it is supported on adjustable legs on outriggers, with the tent supported on top of the frame superstructure.
US09090183B1	Vehicle armrest support A deployable or fixed armrest support for a vehicle includes an elongate body operable between a vertical stowed position and a horizontal deployed position. The elongate body is configured to support the weight of a passenger in the vehicle. An extendable support is configured to be withdrawn from a cavity in the elongate body. The extendable support is operable between a deployed position and a stowed position. A plurality of spokes are disposed on and configured to rotate about a distal end of the deployable armrest support. The plurality of spokes including polymeric pads configured to support a portable computing device. One of a power port and a data port is disposed on the elongate body.
US09090176B2	Method and device for electrochemical cell propagation avoidance in a battery module A method and device for cooling an electrochemical cell is provided. In one embodiment, the cooling element for an electrochemical cell includes a metal element configured to engage with an electrochemical cell and absorb thermal energy from the electrochemical cell. The metal element is configured to melt into a liquid when the electrochemical cell exceeds an eutectic temperature of the metal element.
US09090152B2	Vehicle door beltline molding A beltline molding for a vehicle door includes a molding main body that extends from a window raising and lowering area to a surface of a door frame, and a step cross-section section including a seal lip that comes in sliding contact with a window, a vertical flange that extends downward from the upper part of the molding main body, and a clinch flange that extends downward from the vertical flange through a step that extends inward, the beltline molding being fitted to an upper edge of an outer panel of the vehicle door in the window raising and lowering area in a state in which the upper edge is held between the molding main body and the clinch flange, and the seal lip and the clinch flange having been removed in an area situated on the surface of the door frame while allowing the vertical flange to remain.
US09090147B2	Sunshade assembly and open roof construction provided therewith A sunshade assembly includes a sunscreen of which the longitudinal edges are provided with guide strips which are substantially rigid in transverse direction. Opposed elongated longitudinal guide rails each include a guide channel section defining a guide channel in which the respective guide strip is accommodated when the sunscreen is moved between open and closed positions. The guide channel of each guide rail being bounded on the side facing the opposed guide rail by a guide flange (14) supporting the guide strip in a direction towards the opposed guide rail. A part of the guide channel section of at least one guide rail is resilient such that at least the portion of the guide flange supporting the guide strip is resiliently yieldable in a direction towards the opposed guide rail under the influence of forces exerted by the sunscreen.
US09090145B2	Balanced flow air conditioning system An air conditioning system for supplying air conditioned air to a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle has left and right hand side distribution ducts connected to a blower by a common distribution chamber. The blower causes air to flow through the common distribution chamber into the left and right hand side distribution ducts via an air conditioning unit. Each of the distribution ducts includes a distribution valve to vary the flow through the respective distribution duct and through a dump duct that exhausts air outside of the passenger compartment. Each of the dump ducts has the same resistance to flow as the respective distribution duct to which it is connected. The flow from the distribution ducts is adjusted by varying the proportion of air that flows through the cooperating dump duct without affecting the flow from the other distribution duct or requiring the blower speed to be altered.
US09090136B2	Hitch pin A hitch pin for use in a hitch assembly is provided. The hitch pin includes a first end portion, a second end portion, and a transition portion. The size of the first end portion is different relative to the size of the second end portion. The two end portions are configured to fit different size apertures defined by a hitch assembly component. In further examples, the hitch pin can include a first end portion, a second end portion, a third end portion, and a transition portion. The first end portion is of a different size relative to both the second end portion and the third end portion.
US09090135B2	Device for fitting and removing tyres A device for fitting and removing tires includes a support having a connecting portion associable with the movable arm of a tire changing machine, a first protruding element associated with the support and suitable to be positioned in correspondence with a section of the edge of a wheel rim, a guide element having a substantially elongated shape and extending substantially orthogonal to the protruding element, a gripping tool associated with the support, suitable to be inserted between the tire and the rim and having a substantially curved end section, the gripping tool being movable between a retracted position, wherein the end section is arranged in proximity of the first protruding element, and an extracted position, wherein the gripping tool extends from the first protruding element towards the wheel. The first protruding element is arranged substantially at the side of the gripping tools, in correspondence with a side of the gripping tool substantially opposite to the guide element.
US09090133B2	Pneumatic tire having conductive layer and rubber cement layer The objective of the present invention is to provide a pneumatic tire that can desirably prevent generation of static electricity between the road face and the tire, while maintaining a low rolling resistance, so that the safety in use is further improved. In pneumatic tire of the present invention, each of tread rubber, breaker rubber and sidewall rubber that are respectively formed on a tread section, a breaker section and a sidewall section has a volume resistivity of 1×108 Ω·cm or more, with a conductive layer having a volume resistivity smaller than 1×108 Ω·cm and a thickness in a range from 0.2 to 2.0 mm being formed between a carcass ply forming the carcass and the sidewall rubber, and at least either conductive layer or a rubber cement layer that is formed so as to be made in contact with conductive layer and has a volume resistivity lower than that of the tread rubber is exposed to the surface of the tire.
US09090132B2	Pneumatic tire An installation members 20 is structured detachably by a fitting structure between a groove portion 12 and a projection 21 extending in a tire peripheral direction CD, with respect to a tire side wall surface 10. a structure in which the groove portion 12 and the projection 21 interfere with each other in the tire peripheral direction is provided between the groove portion 12 and the projection 21.
US09090126B1	Roller assembly A roller assembly includes a housing that has a top end, a bottom end and a peripheral wall extending therebetween. The top end has a first well extending downwardly therein. The bottom end has a second well extending upwardly therein. The top end has a groove extending downwardly therein. The groove extends into the first well. The first well may insertably receive a leg of a walker. The peripheral wall is convexly arcuate, giving the housing a spherical shape. A grip is positioned within the first well. The grip may engage the leg of the walker. A lock is coupled to the housing to releasably engage the leg. A roller is coupled to the housing. The roller may roll the walker along the support surface.
US09090119B2	Pattern forming method A pattern-forming method includes forming a resist underlayer film on a substrate using a resist underlayer film-forming composition. The resist underlayer film-forming composition includes a base component, and a crosslinking agent. A content of hydrogen atom in the resist underlayer film is from 0 to 50 atom %. The crosslinking agent has a partial structure represented by a following general formula (i). X represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, or —NR—. R represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 9 carbon atoms, or an aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms. n1 is an integer from 1 to 6. R1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 9 carbon atoms, or an aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms.
US09090115B2	Multi-panel paperboard structure Disclosed herein is a paperboard structure designed to house a product, e.g. but not limited to a candy or chocolate bar, such that the combination forms a giftable paperboard structure. In this way, the paperboard structure serves as both a greeting card and as packaging for a gift, such as a candy bar or other product.
US09090104B2	Device and method for serial printing of print media A device for serial printing of print media, particularly mailpieces, with a print head having a planar printing face and a printing area extending longitudinally, and with a transport device for feeding print media to be printed to the print head. The transport device includes first and second transport units, which move the print media parallel to the printing face and can be moved in an orthogonal direction relative to the printing face in order to guide a print medium on the transport units to the printing face of the print head and at a distance away from the printing face that is suitable for printing. The first and second transport units can be moved independently of one another and a transfer area of the printing face is provided to transfer a print medium from the first to the second transport unit.
US09090103B2	Recording apparatus A recording apparatus includes a recording unit, a conveying unit disposed below the recording unit, a return path unit configured to return the recording medium from the upstream side of the recording unit to the conveying unit, and a casing. The return path unit is disposed below the conveying unit and includes a horizontal conveying path including an upper portion and a lower portion. The side walls of the casing include a drawing port through which the conveying unit and a least the upper portion of the horizontal conveying path are drawn out, and an opening facing in a direction perpendicular to the drawing direction thereof. The inner edge of the lower end of the opening is positioned the same or lower in height than the uppermost portion of the horizontal conveying path in the return path unit.
US09090101B2	Printing method and apparatus An image is printed by ink on a first face of a sheet of which the first face has low absorbency and the second face has a water-absorbing property greater than the first face. The first face of the sheet that has been printed upon is heated and the second face is moisturized.
US09090099B2	Inkjet printing apparatus There is provided an inkjet printing apparatus which, even in a case where a landing position of ink changes due to a change in a distance between an ejection port of a print head and a support surface of a print medium, the print medium is conveyed by an appropriate conveyance amount. The inkjet printing apparatus detects a changing amount of the landing position of an ink droplet. The conveyance amount of the print medium by a conveying roller and a pinch roller is controlled based upon the detected changing amount.
US09090089B2	Thermal printer, thermal printer control method, and printing system A thermal printer and control method for a thermal printer is provided. The thermal printer includes a print head and a paper feed mechanism for conveying a print medium past the print head at a controlled print speed based on predetermined print speed control factors. Operations include determining the print speed of the print medium based on the print speed control factors; determining a change, if any, in the print speed; determining if the change in print speed exceeds a predetermined threshold value; and controlling the paper feed mechanism to limit the change in the print speed if the change in the print speed is determined to have exceeded the threshold value. The change of the print speed is decreased for at least one predetermined time when the change in the print speed is determined to have exceeded the threshold value.
US09090083B2	Flow path opening/closing device and inkjet recording apparatus provided with the flow path opening/closing device A flow path opening/closing device includes a tube through which a recording liquid flows, a tube support member on which the tube is mounted, an opening/closing member configured to rotate between a closing position and an opening position, and an elastic support member. In the closing position, the opening/closing member crushes the tube mounted on the tube support member, thereby cutting off a flow path defined within the tube. In the opening position, the opening/closing member allows the cutoff of the flow path to be cancelled by a restoring force of the tube. The elastic support member elastically supports the tube support member so as to move the tube support member toward and away from the opening/closing member.
US09090082B2	Fluid container having plurality of chambers A fluid container usable with an image forming apparatus having a fluid container receiver is disclosed. The fluid container includes a housing unit including a free-fluid chamber to store a first fluid and a regulated chamber to store a second fluid. The regulated chamber includes a regulator unit configured to regulate the second fluid and an outlet configured to transport the second fluid outside of the housing unit. The fluid container also includes a fluid channel configured to establish fluid communication between ambient atmosphere and the free-fluid chamber, and a check valve configured to establish fluid communication between the free-fluid chamber and the regulated chamber.
US09090078B2	Liquid containing vessel, liquid containing body, and substrate support member In a liquid containing vessel that is inserted in a −Y axis direction with regard to a mounting section, a substrate support member includes a first engaging section configured to engage with the liquid containing vessel, and a second engaging section configured to engage with a supply side adhering section. The first engaging section includes a position determining section that determines position of the substrate support member with regard to the liquid containing vessel in Z axis directions due to contacting with regard to the liquid containing vessel from a +Z axis direction. The position determining section is configured to regulate movement of the liquid supply member in a −Z axis direction through the supply side adhering section.
US09090076B2	Ink cartridge used for an inkjet printer An ink cartridge used for an inkjet printer, with an ink storage chamber, an ink outlet and an air inlet, and a detection component designed inside the ink storage chamber for detecting residual ink volume. The ink storage chamber includes an ink detection chamber and a relatively enclosed ink refilling chamber with an opening at a lower part. The opening of the ink refilling chamber is inside the ink detection chamber. The detection component is designed inside the ink detection chamber.
US09090068B2	Capping device and liquid ejecting apparatus There is provided a capping device having a bottomed box-shaped cap having an opening at one of ends of short side walls and long side walls formed in a ring shape and a bottom portion on the other side, the bottom portion is formed with a waste liquid disposal port configured to discharge liquid flowed therein from the opening and a rib extended so as to connect two opposing wall surfaces of the long side walls at a position overlapping at least partly with the waste liquid disposal port two-dimensionally when viewed from the side of the opening, and the rib including a communication hole configured to penetrate in the width direction intersecting the direction of extension of the rib and communicate with the waste liquid disposal port.
US09090062B2	Circuit board and method of manufacturing inkjet head According to one embodiment, a circuit board includes a board main body, an electrode, a circuit plate and a connector. The board main body includes a first surface, a second surface located opposite to the first surface, a first side edge that extends between the first surface and the second surface, and a second side edge that extends between the first surface and the second surface and intersects the first side edge. The second side edge is provided with a fitting part. The electrode is provided on the first surface. The circuit plate is soldered to the electrode and has flexibility. The connector is attached to the board main body. A cable is inserted into the connector in a direction perpendicular to the first side edge.
US09090061B2	Piezoelectric element drive method and liquid ejecting device Liquid is forced to be ejected from a liquid chamber as a drive voltage is applied to the piezoelectric element that forms part or all of the walls of the liquid chamber by means of a drive circuit to deform the piezoelectric element. The drive circuit applies a pre-drive voltage to the piezoelectric element prior to the application of the drive voltage waveform for driving the piezoelectric element. The pre-drive voltage is higher than the highest voltage level of the drive voltage waveform.
US09090059B1	Printing apparatus and control method and program thereof A printing apparatus includes a piezoelectric element; a cavity whose internal volume is increased or decreased by displacement of the piezoelectric element; a nozzle connected to the cavity and ejecting the ink as ink droplets onto a print medium by increasing or decreasing of the internal volume of the cavity; a printing mode receiver receiving selection of at least one photographic paper printing mode for printing onto photographic paper and at least two plain paper printing modes for printing onto plain paper from among printing modes; and a control unit controlling a meniscus position in the nozzle to be separated further from an orifice surface of the nozzle when the selection of one plain paper printing mode from among the at least two plain paper printing modes is received by the printing mode receiver than when the selection of the photographic paper printing mode is received.
US09090058B2	Method for checking the alignment of print heads and associated alignment method The aim of the present invention is to propose a method for assessing and correcting the alignment of print heads carried out using at least one linear adjustment algorithm, allowing greater accuracy in the use of same by eliminating inaccuracies linked to the ejection of drops from the print heads, while limiting the use of the resources of the IT system on which the method is used. Moreover, the number of print heads of which the alignment needs to be assessed and optionally corrected has very little influence on the overall processing time required by said method.
US09090053B1	Air dispenser for printing press An air dispenser attached to a printing press has a tube with a plurality of holes for directing air toward sheet material moving toward the gripper of the printing press to ensure registration and accurate feeding of the sheet material to the gripper of the printing press.
US09090052B2	Member with concave portion and method for manufacturing same Provided are a member with recessed portions which solves the problem of fogging, and a method of manufacturing the same. The member with recessed portions, includes: a printing area in which a large number of recessed portions are formed on a surface thereof; and a non-printing area in which the recessed portions are not formed on the surface thereof, the surface being brought into contact with a viscous material so that the viscous material accumulates in the recessed portions, the excess viscous material being scraped off the surface by causing a doctor blade to horizontally stick up on the surface and relatively moving the doctor blade. The member with recessed portions further includes: a base member having the printing area in which the large number of recessed portions are formed on the surface and the non-printing area in which the recessed portions are not formed on the surface; and a DLC coating formed so as to cover the printing area and the non-printing area. The surface is provided with a plurality of grinding traces, which are formed by grinding the DLC coating, and form an inclined angle of other than 0° and 90° with respect to an imaginary extension of the doctor blade which horizontally sticks up on the surface.
US09090051B2	Sheet binding device, sheet processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, image forming system, and sheet binding method A sheet binding device binds a sheet bundle by causing a movable-crimping-member moving unit to move a movable crimping member thereby holding a sheet bundle between crimping members. The movable-crimping-member moving unit includes: a link mechanism that includes a first link member rotatably connected to the movable crimping member, a second link member rotatably connected to a fixed member fixed to a device body and connected to the first link member through a connecting part; a connecting member rotatably connected to the connecting part, and capable of moving between a first position causing the link mechanism to be extended and a second position causing the link mechanism to be more flexed than in the first position; and a connecting-member moving unit that includes a rotary member capable of rotating on a displaceable rotating shaft, and reciprocates the connecting member by rotation of the rotary member in one direction.
US09090046B2	Ceramic coated article and process for applying ceramic coating To manufacture a ceramic article, a ceramic body comprising Al2O3 is roughened to a roughness of approximately 140 micro-inches (μin) to 240 μin. The ceramic body is subsequently cleaned and then coated with a ceramic coating. The ceramic coating comprises a compound of Y4Al2O9 (YAM) and a solid solution of Y2-xZrxO3. The ceramic coating is then polished.
US09090043B2	Molybdenum composite hybrid laminates and methods In an embodiment of the disclosure, there is provided a molybdenum composite hybrid laminate. The laminate has a plurality of composite material layers. The laminate further has a plurality of surface treated molybdenum foil layers interweaved between the composite material layers. The laminate further has a plurality of adhesive layers disposed between and bonding adjacent layers of the composite material layers and the molybdenum foil layers.
US09090036B2	Crimping press A crimping press (1) for manufacturing crimp connections is disclosed, comprising a frame (2), a die (14), a plunger (15) movable relative to the frame (2), and a drive (4) attached to the frame (2) for moving the plunger (15). According to the invention, the crimping press (1) furthermore comprises a beam (5) arranged between said drive (4) and said plunger (15) and/or said frame (2) and said die (14) and a sensor (8) for measuring the bending of the beam (5) arranged on or in the beam (5).
US09090027B2	System and method of constructing composite structures A method of constructing a composite component includes at least one of laterally and longitudinally aligning a material strip relative to a concavity of a layup tool, at least one of laterally and longitudinally extending the material strip to a predetermined location relative to the layup tool, wherein the material strip is substantially rectangular, and vertically abutting the material strip to the concavity of the layup tool, wherein the longitudinally extending the material strip includes at least one of (1) measuring a longitudinal distance of the material strip and (2) aligning a longitudinal end of the material strip with a longitudinal distance indicium and wherein the laterally extending the material strip includes at least one of (1) measuring a lateral distance of the material strip and (4) aligning a lateral end of the material strip with a lateral distance indicium.
US09090025B2	Fitting including a composite material bracket and a stiffener A fitting including at least one composite material bracket with two flat segments forming an angle less than 180° on an inside of the bracket and an angle greater than 180° on an outside of the bracket, together with a stiffener extending on the inside of the bracket between the two flat segments is disclosed. The bracket presents a slot crossing a straight line between the two flat segments, the slot extending into the two flat segments. The stiffener is folded in register with the slot and includes tabs fastened to each of the two flat segments.
US09090014B2	High throughput imprint based on contact line motion tracking control Systems for controlling velocity of a contact line and height profile between a template and a substrate during imprinting of polymerizable material are described.
US09090010B2	Molding system having a residue cleaning feature and an adjustable mold shut height A method is provided of cleaning of a portion of a mold component, the portion of the mold component including a passage configured, in use, to allow passage of fluid and to prevent passage of melt, the method comprising: entering the mold component into a cleaning configuration, whereby a portion of the passage becomes part of a molding surface; performing a molding cycle to fill in at least the portion of the passage with molding material for incorporation and removal of a residue there from. Also provided is a mold having a first mold half and a second mold half, the halves being movable relative to each other. A mold shut height adjustment apparatus can provide for a change in the mold shut height.
US09090005B2	Blown film fastening A method for forming a film of plastic material includes urging molten resin through a die head opening to form a stalk having an extrusion profiled rail of resin material extending radially outward from a tubular wall, the die head opening including an annular orifice that defines a thickness of the tubular wall and a cross-sectional shape of the rail; cutting the rail to form discrete elements while leaving the tubular wall un-punctured; and inflating the stalk with a gas bubble maintained within an interior space of the tubular wall to form a thin film tube.
US09090004B2	Composites comprised of aligned carbon fibers in chain-aligned polymer binder A method for enhancing internal layer-layer thermal interface performance and a chip stack of semiconductor chips using the method. The method includes adding a thermosetting polymer to the thermal interface material, dispersing a plurality of nanofibers into the thermal interface material, and un-crosslinking the thermosetting polymer in the thermal interface material. The method further includes extruding the thermal interface material through a die to orient the conductive axis of the nanofibers and polymer chains in the desired direction, and re-crosslinking the thermosetting polymer in the thermal interface material. The chip stack includes a first chip with circuitry on a first side, a second chip coupled to the first chip by a grid of connectors, and a thermal interface material pad between the chips. The thermal interface includes nanofibers and a polymer that allows for optimal alignment of the nanofibers and polymer chains.
US09089995B2	Isolator plate assembly for rock breaking device A rock breaking device employs a falling weight and a striker pin or other tool held within a tool holding structure supported by a recoil assembly includes a number of isolator structures that protect the rock breaking device by absorbing excess forces that may be applied to the recoil assembly. Each isolator structure includes a front plate that extends below a lower side of a recoil tube flange. In new rock breaking devices, the front plates may be incorporated as part of the isolator structures. Alternatively, an existing rock breaking device can be retrofitted by welding a heavy plate onto the front of an existing front plate of the isolator structures. The heavy plate extends beyond the lower side of the recoil tube flange to provide greater strength.
US09089988B2	Apparatus with a cartridge holder to receive a pen or a cutter for cutting or drawing image An apparatus includes a cartridge holder configured to receive a pen or a cutter, a platen configured to receive an object, a moving mechanism configured to move the cartridge holder in a direction that the cartridge holder comes close to the platen, a read unit configured to read image data from the object, and a processor configured to instruct the apparatus to set a specific size of a pattern in the image data, eliminate, from the image data, one or more of specific patterns whose size is less or equal to the specific size, and instruct the moving mechanism to move the cartridge holder close to the platen, based on the image data after eliminating one or more of specific patterns from the read image data.
US09089982B2	Apparatus provided with cartridge holder receiving pen or cutter An apparatus includes a cartridge configured to receive a pen or a cutter, a receiving mechanism configured to receive an object, a first moving mechanism configured to move the cartridge in a first movement direction, a second moving mechanism configured to move the object in a second direction perpendicular to the first movement direction, a third moving mechanism configured to move the cartridge in a direction such that the cartridge comes close to the receiving mechanism, and a processor configured to instruct the apparatus to set an orientation of a pattern to be formed on the object, to arrange the pattern while conforming the pattern orientation to an object orientation, to drive the first and second moving mechanisms according to the pattern orientation, and to drive the third moving mechanism to cause the cartridge to move in a direction such that the cartridge comes close to the receiving mechanism.
US09089978B2	Two stage force multiplier tin snips Two-stage force multiplier tin snips are provided which have a pair of cutting blades and associated tangs, both being pivotable about a cutting axis. Each respective tang is coupled to a pair of handles by a pair of respective tang pins. The handles are pivotably attached to one another about an adjustable handle axis. The handle axis is adjustable between an upper position and a lower position to provide a mechanism for changing a force multiplier of the cutting blades. The handle axis may be a sliding axis disposed in longitudinal slots on the handles. The handle axis may also be upper and lower fixed pins that are slidable in lateral slots.
US09089977B2	Compliant underactuated grasper A grasper includes a base, a finger, a tendon cable and a magnetic breakaway mechanism. The finger has a proximal end connected to the base by a proximal joint. The tendon cable is configured to move the finger relative to the base. The magnetic breakaway mechanism releasably couples the finger to the base.
US09089971B2	Information processing apparatus, control method thereof and storage medium An information processing apparatus for performing recognition processing by a recognizer for a position and orientation of a work subject to undergo work by a working unit of a robot arm. The information processing apparatus including an obtaining unit adapted to obtain, for each of a plurality of positions and orientations of the work subject, a position and an orientation of the working unit in which the working unit can perform the work, and a restriction unit adapted to restrict a position and an orientation of the work subject used in the recognition processing by the recognizer to a position and an orientation of the work subject corresponding to the position and the orientation of the working unit that have been obtained by the obtaining unit.
US09089970B2	Robotic appartus and system for removal of turbine bucket covers A robotic apparatus and system for cutting turbine bucket covers on a turbine rotor are provided. The robotic apparatus includes a grinding device operable to drive a grinding wheel, a robotic arm coupled to the grinding device, a base member coupled to the robotic arm, a vision system for locating the fastener on the turbine bucket cover, and a control system. The base member is mounted independently of the turbine bucket cover. The control system is coupled to the vision system, the grinding device, and the robotic apparatus, and configured to control movement of the robotic apparatus and the grinding device based upon vision system data and spatial information related to the turbine bucket cover. The system includes at least a portion of a turbine rotor including a turbine bucket cover having at least one fastener thereon, and a robotic device for cutting the turbine bucket cover.
US09089969B1	Loading articles on one or more support surfaces with one or more mobile devices Devices, systems and methods are provided for loading articles on one or more support surfaces. One of the methods includes autonomously modeling at least some of the articles in a stable article arrangement on a first of the support surfaces using a controller. The articles in the modeled article arrangement are autonomously gathered using one or more manipulators. The gathered articles are autonomously arranged on the first of the support surfaces according to the modeled article arrangement using the one or more manipulators.
US09089956B2	Impact power tool An impact power tool includes an impact mechanism for applying a striking impact to an output shaft by using an output power of a motor. A strike detection unit detects the striking impact applied by the impact mechanism to obtain a striking timing and a striking speed detection unit calculates a striking speed from the striking timing obtained by the strike detection unit and a rotation angle of the motor obtained by a rotation angle detection unit. A control unit counts the number of striking impact detected by the strike detection unit and stops the motor if the number of striking impact reaches a predetermined strike number. The control unit is designed to correct the predetermined strike number when the striking speed obtained in the striking speed detection unit is equal to or lower than a specified striking speed.
US09089949B2	Automated polishing systems and methods Automated polishing systems include a polisher for polishing the coating on the article and a robotic positioner for moving the polisher relative to the article on an automated path, wherein the polisher polishes at least a part of the coating during movement, a force feedback sensor for determining a force of the polisher against the article during polishing, and a controller for maintaining the polisher within a predetermined force range against the article based at least in part on the force determined by the force feedback sensor.
US09089948B2	Polishing tool for finishing optically effective surfaces on spectacle lenses in particular The proposed polishing tool has a base body with an open interior space with which the polishing tool can be slidably fitted onto a holder of a tool spindle, initially as far as a latching position. A retaining ring placed in an annular groove of the interior space engages in a counter-groove of the holder. The polishing tool can then be slid further onto the holder under the polishing work pressure, until, under the simultaneous action of torque, driver elements of the base body engage in driver counter-elements of the holder for transmitting rotary movement. At least in the latter relative position between the polishing tool and tool spindle, the retaining ring provides a seal against penetration of the abrasive polishing agent.
US09089946B1	Low speed high feed grinder A tool grinder is disclosed which includes a variable speed DC motor having an output shaft, and a cutter wheel mounted on the output shaft and having a precision coating of prone superabrasive particles. The grinder preferably further includes a motor controller for governing a rotational speed of the motor between 400 rpm and 3500 rpm, preferably between 400 rpm and 2000 rpm. The motor preferably has two output shafts, respectively at opposite ends of the motor and a pair of cutter wheels, preferably having a first cutting surface parallel to an axis of rotation of the wheel and a second cutting surface perpendicular to the axis of rotation, or at an angle to the axis of rotation other than perpendicular.
US09089937B2	Retractable shank for machine tools and use of said retractable shank in machine tools The present invention relates to a retractable shank for machine tools and use of said retractable shank in machine tools made up of a shank core, on which there is arranged at least one front unit formed by a rotating bush which is associated, by means of bearings, with respect to a fixed portion of the machine structure, this front unit being removable by means of outwards extraction or inwards movement, leaving a space in which the rear rotating shaft of the headstock can be housed.
US09089933B2	Method for making and repairing effusion cooling holes in cumbustor liner A method for making or repairing a laser drilled hole in a component of gas turbine engines, to meet requirements of air flow through the hole, includes deformation of an excess material melted during the laser drilling process and remaining around an opening end of the hole, thereby causing a marginal reduction in an effective diameter of the hole.
US09089931B1	Systems and methods for laser cleaving optical fibers Systems and methods for laser cleaving optical fibers are disclosed. In certain embodiments discussed herein, a ferrule of a fiber optic connector with an optical fiber disposed therein may precisely position an optical surface of the optical fiber when establishing an optical connection with another optical fiber. The optical surface may be thermally formed by laser beam(s) directed to an end face of the ferrule and to an end portion of the optical fiber extending therefrom. By having at least ninety (90) percent of the light incident on the ferrule as S-polarized light, the optical surface may be formed closer to the ferrule. This is because the laser beam may be more readily reflected away from the ferrule instead of being absorbed within the ferrule and thereby causing ferrule damage.
US09089924B2	Indirect spot welding method An indirect spot welding method is provided in which, in indirect spot welding, nuggets formed in a fused state can be stably obtained. In the indirect spot welding method, the welding time is divided into two time periods t1 and t2, where electrode force F1 and current C1 are applied in the first time period t1, and electrode force F2 lower than electrode force F1 and current C2 higher than current C1 are applied in the next time period t2.
US09089921B2	Systems, methods, and apparatuses for monitoring weld quality An arc welder including an integrated monitor is disclosed. The monitor is capable of monitoring variables during a welding process and weighting the variables accordingly, quantifying overall quality of a weld, obtaining and using data indicative of a good weld, improving production and quality control for an automated welding process, teaching proper welding techniques, identifying cost savings for a welding process, and deriving optimal welding settings to be used as pre-sets for different welding processes or applications.
US09089917B2	Method for closing a housing by means of an optical joining method A method for closing housing having first and second heat conductive housing elements, involves arranging a joining material between the housing elements. At least one of the housing elements is heated such that the joining material is conditioned for the joining of the housing elements. At least one of the housing elements has a localized reduction in the heat conductivity such that the dissipation of heat in the at least one housing element is reduced.
US09089916B2	Wire electric discharge machining apparatus, wire electric discharge machining method, thin plate manufacturing method, and semiconductor wafer manufacturing method A wire electric discharge machining apparatus includes a wire electrode, a guide roller that arranges wire electrodes in parallel by winding the wire electrode therearound, a plurality of slidable contact conductors that are in slidable contact with the wire electrodes arranged in parallel, respectively, and a power feeding jig that holds the slidable contact conductors individually and feeds power individually to the wire electrodes arranged in parallel via each of the slidable contact conductors, in which the power feeding jig includes a plurality of reference surfaces that determine a fixing interval between the slidable contact conductors.
US09089915B2	Method for manufacturing multi-piece bonded graphite blanks for EDM A method of manufacturing a two-piece or composite graphite blank applicable for EDM or other similar needs. The composite electrode will combine a low cost backer substrate material manufactured to size for fixture holding without additional machining for attachment with a high cost material sufficient for the EDM process. The two pieces will be physically attached by an adhesive suitable for bonding graphite or copper impregnated graphite. The pre no-machining backer material sized for fixture holding reduces waste and machining costs for end users.
US09089910B2	Cutting tool and clamping mechanism for holding a cutting insert thereto A cutting tool (10) includes a cutting portion (14) and a clamping mechanism (16) configured to be brought between an unclamped position in which a cutting insert (12) is removable from the cutting portion (14), and a clamped position in which the cutting insert (12) is clamped to the cutting portion (14). The clamping mechanism (16) includes a clamp (20) and a cam shaft (18). The clamp (20) is formed with a growth pattern region (20C6) having a varying diameter. The cam is formed with a growth pattern region (18C1) having a varying diameter. The growth pattern regions (20C6, 18C4) are configured for engaging each other to transform rotary motion of the cam shaft (18) into linear motion of the clamp (20) to thereby move the clamping mechanism (16) into the clamped position.
US09089899B2	Pipe flange facing apparatus and method An apparatus for facing a flange of a pipe includes a housing and an anchor assembly rotatably supported by the housing. The anchor assembly is configured to engage an inner surface of the pipe. The apparatus further includes a tool holder translatably supported by the housing. The tool holder is configured to support a facing tool for facing the flange of the pipe. The apparatus further includes a drive shaft that is rotatable relative to the housing to translate the tool holder relative to the housing. The housing is rotatable relative to the anchor assembly about a first axis in a first direction and the drive shaft is simultaneously rotatable relative to the housing about a second axis in a second direction opposite the first direction to move the tool holder along a spiral path and thereby face the flange of the pipe.
US09089894B2	Chamfered narrow side copper plate for mould with funnel-shaped curved surface A chamfered narrow side copper plate for a mold with a funnel-shaped curved surface has a working face contacting molten steel that includes a middle area and two chamfered areas, which are arranged at two sides. The working face has a funnel-shaped curved surface, which is larger at a top and smaller at a bottom. The chamfered narrow side copper plate for mold with funnel-shaped curved surface can ensure the uniformity of the cooling effect of the chamfered surface and enhance the service life of the narrow side copper plate.
US09089892B2	Joining method Joining method, in particular for connecting at least two workpieces, in which during a joining operation the profile (F) of a force exerted by a joining tool is recorded and compared with a reference force profile (FR) in order to be able to check the quality of the joined connection produced, the difference (Δ) between the force profile (F) and the reference force profile (FR) being formed, and at least one segment (A; B) of the difference profile (ΔF) thereby determined being mapped numerically onto a quality value (QW).
US09089882B2	Self-limiting vacuum nozzle and methods for using same A self-limiting vacuum (SLV) nozzle is provided for collecting or removing combustible dust. The nozzle comprises a nozzle body comprising a nozzle inlet port, a nozzle unloader port, and a suction port; a suction tube assembly operably connected to the nozzle inlet port; a material deflector for directing vacuumed material from the suction tube assembly into the suction port; and an unloader hood installed in the unloader port. Discs can be installed in the unloader or suction port to control collection of combustible dust by the nozzle so that the concentration of dust collected within the hose stays below the minimum explosive concentration (MEC). The nozzle is operably connected to a vacuum source. Systems and methods for collecting combustible dust using the nozzle and a vacuum system are provided. Operation of the nozzle regulates the MEC of the combustible dust that is collected in the vacuum system.
US09089877B2	Backing screen panels for vibrating screen separator A vibrating screen separator machine including a frame bounding a first screening assembly, the first screening assembly forming a first sifting plane. The first screening assembly comprises a mesh screen and a planar backing panel proximate the mesh screen, the backing panel having a plurality of perforations. The screen separator also includes a material input slot on the frame and an un-sifted material output slot and a sifted material output slot on the frame where material travels from the material input slot into the screening assembly and where un-sifted material exits the frame through the un-sifted material output slot and sifted material exits the frame through the first sifted material output slot. The screen separator also includes a vibration mechanism supported by the frame and connected to the screening assembly, the vibration mechanism imparting vibrational energy to the screening assembly to sift material passing through the screening assembly.
US09089869B2	Adhesive bead applicator A device for applying a two-part adhesive to a substrate includes a carrier, a first pump, a second pump, at least one manifold and at least one applicator. The first pump and the second pump are mounted on the carrier and each pump has an inlet and an outlet. The first pump pumps a first part of the two-part adhesive from its inlet to its outlet, and the second pump pumps a second part of the two-part adhesive from its inlet to its outlet. The at least one applicator is configured to mix the first part with the second part to form the two-part adhesive that is discharged from the outlet of the at least one applicator onto the substrate.
US09089854B1	Method and system for atomized dispersion of hydrogen sulfide scavenger A method and system for the atomized dispersion of a liquid composition using one or more electrically or hydraulically driven fans with atomizers. In one example, air flow from a plurality of fans, each in proximity to an atomizer driven by an overdrive unit at 2-10 times the fan speed, provides an efficient dispersion 30-50 micron droplets of a scavenger in order to effectively suppress hydrogen sulfide in an area such as an oil well. The system provides a rapid response when H2S exceeds a threshold concentration. The fans deliver atomized scavenger over a relatively large area, so that the scavenger can tie-up or neutralize large amounts of H2S very quickly.
US09089852B2	Fully jacketed screw centrifuge with a hose segment arranged in the solids capture chamber A fully jacketed screw centrifuge includes a rotatable drum having a horizontally oriented rotational axis, a rotatable screw arranged in the drum, and at least one discharge opening oriented at an angle to the rotational axis of the fully jacketed screw centrifuge for discharging solid from the drum in the jacket of the drum. A collecting chamber for solid, which surrounds the drum that rotates during operation in some sections and which does not rotate during operation, is associated with the at least one discharge opening. At least one hose segment not circumferentially closed in the cross-section is arranged in the collecting chamber. The hose segment is composed of an elastomeric material, which oscillates when impinged by discharged solids to reduce accumulation of the discharged solids on the hose segment.
US09089851B2	DNA amplification apparatus and method The invention relates to a method for the amplification of DNA and apparatus for such amplification. The method comprises steps typically found in amplification methods but utilizes an optical procedure to detect denaturation of DNA or attainment of the desired denaturation temperature. The apparatus (1) comprises a temperature controllable chamber (2) including a rotor (3) for holding a plurality of reaction vessels (see 7 for example) for reaction mixtures including DNA, a drive means for the rotor, a heater (8) within the chamber for transiently supplying infrared energy to the reaction vessels, and an optical system (12-16) for determining denaturation of at least a reference DNA or for detecting attainment of a desired denaturation temperature in at least a reference reaction vessel.
US09089847B2	Polycrystalline silicon Polycrystalline silicon in the form of chunks packed in plastic bags containing a mass of at least 5 kg, including chunks of size from 20 to 200 mm, wherein any fines fraction in the plastic bag is less than 900 ppmw, preferably less than 300 ppmw, more preferably less than 10 ppmw. The polycrystalline silicon, after comminution of a silicon rod obtained by CVD (Siemens process), is sorted and classified, optionally dedusted and then metered and packed. Metering and packing units include elements for removing fines or small particles during metering and during packing. The packing unit includes an energy absorber or a reservoir vessel which enables sliding or slipping of the silicon chunks into the plastic bag. Gas flow generated within the plastic bag after the bag has been filled transports the dust or small particles out of the bag, and these are sucked out with a suction device.
US09089838B2	Catalyst and method for the production of chlorine by gas phase oxidation The present invention relates to a catalyst for preparation of chlorine by catalytic gas phase oxidation of hydrogen chloride with oxygen, in which the catalyst comprises calcined tin dioxide as a support and at least one halogen-containing ruthenium compound, and to the use thereof.
US09089826B2	Fluidized bed reactor system A fluidized-bed reactor system with at least two fluidized-bed reactors, each being a circulating fluidized bed, a particle line with a particle separator for transferring fluidized-bed particles from the first to the second reactor, and a particle line exiting at the lower half of the second reactor for transferring fluidized-bed particles back to the first reactor, wherein, at least in the second reactor, two or more reaction zones separated by one or more flow controllers and that the particle line opens into the second reactor above at least one flow controller.
US09089823B2	Cold prepared gel and method for making same A gel comprising water, pectin having a DE from about 62 to 75, soluble saccharide or sugar alcohol solids present in an amount from about 44 to 60% by weight of the gel, and a pH reducing agent for reducing the pH of the gel from a level from about 2 to 3. A method for making the gel without heating or cooling is also disclosed.
US09089822B2	Aeration system An aeration system including a housing, a fluid inlet at a first end of the housing, an outlet at a second end of the housing, a cylindrical support member rotatably mounted within the housing between the inlet and the outlet, and supported by a plurality of bearings, the support member having an interior surface enclosing an interior cavity, the cavity being in communication with the inlet and the outlet, at least one vane disposed on the interior surface of the support member and extending from the interior surface towards the rotational axis of the support member, the vane including an inner edge positioned such that a gap is defined between the inner edge of the vane and the rotational axis of the support member, at least one gas inlet in communication with the cavity of the support member, and a motive device for rotating the support member within the housing.
US09089820B2	Selective membrane having a high fouling resistance A selective membrane having a high fouling resistance. In one embodiment, the selective membrane is a composite polyamide reverse osmosis membrane having a hydrophilic coating made by covalently bonding a hydrophilic compound to the polyamide membrane, the hydrophilic compound including (i) a reactive group that is adapted to covalently bond directly to the polyamide membrane, the reactive group being at least one of a primary amine and a secondary amine; (ii) a non-terminal hydroxyl group; and (iii) an amide group. In another embodiment, the hydrophilic compound includes (i) a reactive group adapted to covalently bond directly to the polyamide membrane, the reactive group being at least one of a primary amine and a secondary amine; (ii) a hydroxyl group; and (iii) an amide group, the amide group being linked directly to the hydroxyl group by one of an alkyl group and an alkenyl group.
US09089815B2	Catalyst-free removal of NOx from combustion exhausts using intense pulsed electron beams A process and apparatus for removing NOx from exhaust gases produced by combustion-based energy sources. An array of high voltage pulsed electron beams are repetitively generated and transported through a thin foil into the exhaust gas containing NOx. The electron beam deposits its energy into the gas and produces reactive radicals N2+, N+, e, N2 from the NOx in the gas. These radicals recombine through chemical reactions to produce benign by-products nitrogen N2 and oxygen O2 which are output into the atmosphere.
US09089814B2	Systems and methods for operating and monitoring dehumidifiers Systems and methods of automatically operating dehumidifiers in response to dehumidifier operating conditions are disclosed herein. A method of operating a dehumidifier configured in accordance with one embodiment includes directing air flow through the dehumidifier at a first volumetric flow rate while the dehumidifier is operating at a first operating condition. The method further includes changing the first volumetric flow rate to a second volumetric flow rate when the first operating condition of the dehumidifier changes to a predetermined second operating condition.
US09089807B2	Filter arrangement; sealing system; and methods A filter pack includes a filter construction and a sealing system for sealing the construction within a duct or housing. The filter construction has first and second opposite flow faces and is configured for a straight-through flow. The sealing system includes a frame construction and a compressible seal member. The compressible seal member is molded around a portion of the frame construction. The compressible seal member is sufficiently compressible to form a radial seal between and against the frame construction and a surface of a housing when the filter pack is inserted within the housing.
US09089806B2	Exhaust gas diverter and collection system for ocean going vessels An exhaust gas collection system for capturing exhaust gas emitted by auxiliary engines, auxiliary boilers and other sources on an Ocean Going Vessel (OGV) while at berth or anchor, so that these gases may be carried to an emissions treatment system for removal of air pollutants and greenhouse gases. The exhaust gas collection system includes a diverter to redirect exhaust gas normally carried to the OGV's stack for release to the atmosphere, to an emissions treatment system. The emissions treatment system may be land-based, water-based, or on the OGV. When the emissions treatment system is land-based or water-based, the exhaust gas is carried to a connection location that accessible by a ducting system to carry the exhaust gas to the emissions treatment system. The exhaust gas collection system preferably includes parallel-flow ducts and a manifold to combine the parallel-flows into a single duct for more convenient routing through the vessel.
US09089805B2	Air filter and inlet tube assembly A filter assembly and filter element are provided. The filter assembly includes a housing with a filter element disposed therein. The filter assembly also includes a separate and removable inlet tube which projects from an interior of the housing to an exterior of the housing through an opening in a lid of the housing. The filter element includes a ring of filter media with upper and lower end cap constructions attached to opposed ends of the ring of filter media. The upper end cap construction includes a base portion and an axial seal portion extending axially from the base portion. The lower end cap construction includes a support ring and a resilient portion.
US09089803B2	Separator for separating solid particles from a vapour-gas mixture A separator for separating solid particles from a vapor-gas mixture includes a dust chamber with a main body having an inlet for a vapor-gas mixture containing semi-coke particles and an outlet chute in a bottom of the main body for removal of semi-coke particles. The main body is covered with an external insulation. The separator also includes a cyclone, wherein an upper part of the main body is connected to an inlet of the cyclone for removal of fine semi-coke particles from the vapor-gas mixture. A screw conveyor unit is connected to a bottom part of the main body.
US09089800B2	Method and apparatus for vapor and gas filtration A gas filtration apparatus and method comprises a housing with an inlet for gas to enter and an outlet for the gas to exit. The housing contains a filter comprised of sintered metal fibers having an active filtration area through which the gas flows to remove suspended particles from the gas. The filter is substantially uniform in thickness and porosity through the active filtration area. The filter media being sealed to a metal structure in the housing with the metal structure having an opening to permit gas to flow through. A method of making a vapor/gas mixture includes the steps of producing a vapor in a gas to form the vapor/gas mixture passing the vapor/gas mixture through an opening in a housing containing a filter comprised of sintered metal fibers through which the vapor/gas mixture flows.
US09089792B2	Multi-phase flow separation apparatus and system A multi-phase flow separation apparatus has a vessel having a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, and an enclosure separating the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet. The enclosure has an open bottom that extends below the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet. The open bottom of the enclosure has a plurality of distributed points of egress that are below the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet. The fluid inlet induces an inlet flow vector on an inflow of fluid. Each point of egress defines a flow path, that, when defined as the path of least resistance from the fluid inlet to the fluid outlet while traversing the respective point of egress, includes a reversal of the inlet flow vector.
US09089789B2	In situ process for mercury removal Methods and system relate to in-situ treatment of fluid to remove a heavy metal, such as mercury. The treatment utilizes a sorbent injected into a wellbore and disposed in a flow path of the fluid being produced to above ground. The mercury retained by the sorbent upon contact with the fluid may remain within a reservoir from which the fluid is recovered.
US09089780B1	Systems and methods for game-based modification of communications functionality Techniques for gamifying real-time network communications between users. In one implementation, a video puzzle based may be created based on scrambling a live video stream from a first user. The video puzzle may be displayed to a second user in communication with the first user. Responsive to a solving of the video puzzle by the second user, communications functionality between the first user and second user may be modified. For example, a fee assessed by a chat service or other facilitator for hosting the communications between the first user and second user may be waived or reduced.
US09089763B2	Skate boot force absorbing appliance A skate boot appliance for absorbing impact force of landing skating maneuvers by disposing a plunger or displacement member in a receptacle in response to an impact force, such that the receptacle is attached to a skate boot bottom and has a counterforce mechanism for resisting displacement below a threshold force, and resiliently deforming in response an impact force greater than the threshold force. The impact force is transferred from a skate blade through the plunger in response to a figure skating maneuver The disclosed plunger has a post and a horizontal displacement portion adapted to be disposed through the receptacle and engage the counterforce mechanism, such as the resilient planer member, in response to the threshold impact force, in which the horizontal displacement portion includes a convex ridge or protrusion for engaging the resilient planar member along an annular surface defined by the convex ridge.
US09089751B1	Batting practice trainer A batting practice device for developing and enhancing a baseball player's batting skills. The device provides a computer program, control module, batting target with a display module and a target mounted display. The bat may have a weighted end or a weight within the body of the bat, which will develop batter's upper body strength.
US09089750B2	Butt-mounted shaft extension device A device designed for modifying the length of a golf club shaft. The device is a three-piece mechanism with a bottom part bonded into the top end of a tubular golf club shaft, a top part provided within the grip, a threaded screw provided within the top part and threadably connected to the bottom part such that movement of the screw will adjust the distance between the top part and bottom part thereby adjusting the club length. The extension device is hidden within the shaft and grip and does not require a custom grip or shaft.
US09089749B2	Golf club head having a shielded stress reducing feature A hollow golf club incorporating a stress reducing feature having a shield serving to lessen the visual impact of the stress reducing feature, reduce the likelihood of debris from entering the stress reducing feature, and reduce the likelihood of damage to the stress reducing feature, while adding rigidity to a portion of the stress reducing feature and still allowing the stress reducing feature to selectively increase the deflection of the face.
US09089748B2	Golf club weight attachment mechanisms and related methods A golf club head including a head body selected from a group of golf club heads consisting of a fairway-wood type head, a driver-type head, and a hybrid-type head, the head body bounding an interior cavity and comprising a body opening. A shell portion is configured to couple to the body opening. The shell portion includes a first shell side, a second shell side opposite the first shell side, and a capsule defined between the first and second shell sides. The shell portion also includes first and second shell sheet capsule sections that define the capsule and contain a weight member. A density of the weight member is greater than a density of the shell portion.
US09089743B2	Racquet configured with fewer cross strings than main strings A racquet including a frame having a head portion coupled to a handle portion, and a string bed of interlaced cross and main string segments. The head portion includes a hoop having inner and outer peripheral walls. The hoop defines a head size having a maximum longitudinal and transverse dimensions, a, and b, respectively. The dimension a is at least 1.2 times the dimension b. The inner peripheral wall includes string holes. The cross segments transversely extend from one of the string holes to another, and the main segments longitudinally extend from one of the string holes to another. The cross segment closest to the handle portion and the end point of the longitudinal dimension, a, closest to the handle portion define a second longitudinal dimension, c. The ratio of dimension a to dimension c is at least 6.5. The string bed has at least one more main segment than cross segment.
US09089737B2	Exercise apparatus and method with selectively variable stabilization Exercise apparatus and method with selectively variable stabilization enabling a user to progressively increase his/her core body muscular strength. In various embodiments, the exercise apparatus includes a resistance cabling system providing a user defined line of motion, and a partial stabilizer pad being adjustably positionable offset from the line of motion, wherein the user's core body is positionable against the pad and required to resist the torque created by the offset. The user can progressively increase the distance between the line of motion and partial stabilizer pad, in order to progressively increase the force which the user's core body must resist to maintain an upright stature. In this way, the user can progressively, over time, increase his or her core body strength. A vertically and rotatably adjustable handle/arm assembly, resistance cabling and pulley assembly, and an overall exercise apparatus having a relatively small footprint but allowing multiple variable exercise routines, are also provided.
US09089732B2	Trampolines A trampoline which is reliable and efficient in use, and which does not require extension springs to secure the jumping mat to the frame. The trampoline may maintains the traditional feel of a trampoline more satisfactorily than presently known soft edged trampolines. The trampoline may also be efficiently manufactured.
US09089728B2	Truck mounted firefighting platform assembly A firefighting platform assembly that is attachable to the rear of existing fire vehicles outfitted with a self-contained firefighting apparatus or skid unit. The platform assembly comprises a platform base, upstanding side walls, and a means for attaching the platform assembly to a trailer hitch.
US09089725B2	Method and devices for manmade precipitations Devices are provided that allow helicopters and Transport Aircrafts to carry or lift liquid compounds to fumigate, spray or a single massive drop for purposes such as irrigation, fumigation, chemical treatment and fire control with no modification to the aircrafts and no power or direct electromechanical assistance from the aircraft, thus preserving the original integrity and applications of the aircraft.
US09089723B2	Safety Protection apparatus for personnel on oil drilling derricks A safety apparatus for personnel on an oil drilling rig includes a cylindrical quick disconnect switch having a receptacle and a plunger. The receptacle has an open circuit pair of electrical wires. The plunger is configured to attach to a derrick man. The plunger and the receptacle are configured to mate when the plunger is inserted into the receptacle and to remain frictionally mated until pulled apart. The mating results in closing the circuit between the pair of electrical wires.
US09089715B2	Forming feedthroughs for hermetically sealed housings using two-material powder injection molding Methods of forming a feedthrough using a mold that defines a cavity when closed and includes one or more cores configured to move in and out of the mold cavity. The methods include injecting non-electrically conductive powder injection molding (PIM) feedstock into the mold cavity to form an insulative body around a portion of each of the cores disposed in the mold cavity, removing each of the cores from the insulative body to form one or more core cavities in the insulative body, injecting electrically conductive PIM feedstock into the core cavities to form one or more conductors in the core cavities, respectively, and sintering the insulative body and the conductors to form the feedthrough.
US09089712B2	Implantable medical device without antenna feedthrough An implantable medical device includes a case having a conductive housing defining an opening. A dielectric material is coupled to the conductive housing to hermetically seal the opening. A header block is coupled to the case over the dielectric material. An antenna is within the case under the dielectric material and there is no antenna feedthrough extending through the case into the header block.
US09089708B2	Waveform shapes for treating neurological disorders optimized for energy efficiency Systems and methods for stimulation of neurological tissue apply a stimulation waveform that is derived by a developed genetic algorithm (GA), which may be coupled to a computational model of extracellular stimulation of a mammalian myelinated axon. The waveform is optimized for energy efficiency.
US09089700B2	Systems and methods for treating dyspnea, including via electrical afferent signal blocking Systems and methods for treating a patient with dyspnea are disclosed. A method in accordance with a particular embodiment includes identifying the patient as suffering from dyspnea, and, based at least in part on identifying the patient as suffering from dyspnea, implanting an electrical signal delivery element within the patient in signal communication with an afferent neural pathway of a carotid body chemoreceptor. The method can further include at least reducing dyspneic sensations in the patient by directing an electrical signal from the electrical signal delivery element to the neural pathway to at least partially block afferent signals from the chemoreceptor.
US09089699B2	Adaptive stimulation for treating urgency or incontinence In one example, a system includes a therapy module and a processor. The processor detects a voiding event of a patient and controls the therapy module to deliver electrical stimulation to the patient at a first intensity level for a period of time in response to the detection of the voiding event. Immediately following the period of time, the processor controls the therapy module to increase intensity of the electrical stimulation from the first intensity level to a second intensity level before a subsequent voiding event of the patient by at least controlling the therapy module to deliver stimulation to the patient at a plurality of intermediate intensity levels between the first and second intensity levels prior to delivering stimulation to the patient at the second intensity level following the detection of the voiding event.
US09089696B2	Time-resolved pre-treatment portal dosimetry systems, devices, and methods Systems, devices, and methods for pre-treatment verification of radiation dose delivery in arc-based radiation therapy devices using a time-dependent gamma evaluation method.
US09089693B2	Lead positioning and finned fixation system A therapy assembly configured for at least partial insertion in a living body. At least one fixation structure is attached to the therapy delivery element proximate the electrodes. The fixation structure is configured to collapse radially inward and wrap circumferentially around the therapy delivery element to a collapsed configuration when inserted into a lumen of an introducer. The fixation structures deploy to a deployed configuration when the introducer is retracted. The fixation structure includes major surfaces generally parallel with, and extending radially outward from, a central axis of the therapy delivery element, proximal edge surface oriented toward the proximal end, and a distal edge surface oriented toward the distal end. The proximal and distal edge surfaces provide generally symmetrical resistance to displacement of the therapy delivery element within the living body in either a proximal direction or a distal direction along the central axis.
US09089683B2	Neuromodulation method via deep-brain stimulation It is the purpose of this invention to provide methods and systems for non-invasive deep brain neuromodulation using ultrasound for the treatment of anorgasmia, hypo-orgasmia, and for the production of orgasms (Orgasmatron). This can include impacting one or multiple points in a neural circuit to produce Long-Term Potentiation (LTP) or Long-Term Depression (LTD). The ultrasound transducers are attached at fixed positions on a holder. Use of ancillary monitoring or imaging to provide feedback is optional. Control of the ultrasonic transducers includes control of direction of the energy emission, intensity, frequency, and phase/intensity relationships to targeting and accomplishing up-regulation and/or down-regulation.
US09089677B2	Transcutaneous multimodal delivery system (TMDS) A transcutaneous multimodal delivery device for drug delivery and the methods of making and using the same are provided.
US09089674B2	Apparatus and methods for positioning a vascular sheath An apparatus for positioning an introducer sheath includes a sheath having a distal end including first and second ports, the second port being located distally from the first port. An obturator is slidable within the sheath that includes a distal region that sealingly engages an interior surface of the sheath. The obturator includes first and second openings in the distal region that are alignable with the first and second ports in the sheath. A housing is slidable on the exterior of the sheath that releasably holds a closure element. The sheath may be inserted into an incision communicating with a blood vessel, the first and second ports providing backbleed indication of the depth of the insertion of the sheath into the vessel. The housing is actuated to deploy the closure element to engage and close the incision.
US09089667B2	Reflux resistant cannula and system for chronic delivery of therapeutic agents using convection-enhanced delivery A step-design cannula and delivery system for chronic delivery of therapeutic substances into the brain using convention-enhanced delivery of therapeutic substances and which effectively prevents reflux in vivo and maximizes distribution in the brain.
US09089663B2	Percutaneous access device A device for providing access through a body wall of a patient to a target site includes a hollow tube having a first large diameter segment and a second small diameter segment. A first distally tapered portion joins the first segment and the second segment, and a second distally tapered portion is distal of the second segment. A first lumen extends through the tube, and a second lumen extends from a proximal portion of the tube to the second segment. A needle received in the first lumen is deployable for piercing the body wall. A port is provided along the second segment in communication with the second lumen, and a balloon is disposed along the second segment at the port. The balloon is inflatable to a diameter at least as large as the first segment diameter for dilating an opening in the body wall.
US09089658B2	Dispensing device, storage device and method for dispensing powder A dispensing device, and a method for dispensing powder in which powder is dispensed through a duct with a flat cross section to de-agglomerate the powder and to generate a spray with fine particle size. A storage chamber for the powder may be closed by a bursting element which is burst by pressurized gas for discharging the powder, the gas pressure reaching or exceeding a peak value before the bursting element bursts so that the powder is dispensed at a lower gas pressure. The powder may be forced through the duct by a gas pressure of less than 300 kPa to de-agglomerate the powder and/or to generate the spray. The storage device can have multiple storage chambers and associated ducts or nozzles, so that each dose of powder can be dispensed through a separate duct or nozzle, the storage chamber and duct or nozzle being formed of a one-piece construction.
US09089652B2	Drive mechanism for a medication delivery device and medication delivery device A drive mechanism for a medication delivery device (1) is proposed, the drive mechanism comprising a housing (13, 17, 40) having a proximal end and a distal end, a rotation member (21) which is adapted to be rotated in a first direction with respect to the housing during setting of a dose of a medication and to be rotated in a second direction with respect to the housing during delivery of the dose, the second direction being opposite to the first direction, a piston rod (12) which is adapted to be displaced in a distal direction with respect to the housing for delivering the dose, a drive member (20) which follows rotational movement of the rotation member in the second direction during delivery of the dose, and a stop member (26) which prevents rotational movement of the drive member with respect to the housing in the first direction during setting of the dose, wherein the rotational movement of the drive member in the second direction is converted into movement of the piston rod in the distal direction with respect to the housing. Furthermore, a medication delivery device is provided for.
US09089648B2	Medicated module with premix medicament A medicated module (4) for an injection system to co-deliver at least two medicaments (1, 2) is disclosed where a primary delivery device (7) contains a first drug agent and accepts a medicated module (4) containing a single dose of a secondary premix medicament (2) containing the first drug agent and at least a second drug agent, where both the primary medicament (1) and the secondary premix medicament (2) are delivered through a single hollow needle (3, 16, 21, 31).
US09089627B2	Stent fabricated from polymer composite toughened by a dispersed phase Stents fabricated from polymer composites toughened by a dispersed phase are disclosed.
US09089624B2	Ultrathin fluid-absorbent cores comprising adhesive and having very low dry SAP loss The present invention relates to ultrathin fluid-absorbent cores comprising a substrate layer, water-absorbent polymer particles and an adhesive, wherein dry SAP shake out of water-absorbent polymer particles out of the fluid-absorbent core is less than 0.6% by weight.
US09089621B1	Organic flower scent dispenser A device for dispensing organic scents comprising a base assembly; a controller; a bowl assembly; at least one screen disposed within the bowl assembly having a plurality of apertures configured to hold one or more flowers; at least one row of air inlets proximate to one or more flowers; a top assembly having an angled top surface and at least one vent; and a fan electrically connected to the controller, where the controller may be configured to turn the fan on continuously, cycle the fan between on and off modes, or turn the fan off responsive to a user input.
US09089613B2	Drug activation system The present invention discloses a drug activator carrier comprising: a) particles having a metallic or metallic oxide core prepared from a paramagnetic material, said metallic core being coated with a coating material selected from polymer, metal or metal oxide; b) a biological material, having reductase activity, bound onto the metal coating the particles of step a), and wherein said biological material is capable of activating non-toxic pro-drugs into active and toxic drugs suitable for treating a disease; said drug activator carrier allowing targeted delivery of the toxic drug.
US09089611B2	Poly(vinyl ester) polymers for in vivo nucleic acid delivery The present invention is directed membrane active poly(vinyl ester) polymers and compositions for targeted delivery of RNA interference (RNAi) polynucleotides to cells in vivo. RNAi polynucleotides are conjugated to the poly(vinyl ester) polymers and the polymers are reversibly modified to enable in vivo targeted delivery. Membrane activity of the poly(vinyl ester) provides for movement of the RNAi polynucleotides from outside the cell to inside the cell. Reversible modification provides physiological responsiveness.
US09089610B2	Complexes of small-interfering nucleic acids The present invention relates to complexes of small-interfering nucleic acids (siNA). Compositions of siNA suited for administration to a patient are described. Methods for delivering the compositions are also described.
US09089609B2	Bioresorable polymer matrices and methods of making and using the same Bioactive agents are delivered to a body site in need of the same by providing a first aliquot portion of a reaction mixture which includes an aldehydic polymer solution, and a second aliquot portion of a reaction which includes a cross-linking hydrazide and a bioactive agent. The first and second aliquot portions may be mixed (e.g., by expelling such portions from respective syringe barrels) to form the reaction mixture thereof. The thus formed reaction mixture may then be installed at the body site whereby the reaction mixture is allowed to solidify in situ within about 1 to 10 minutes into a reaction product comprised of a hydrazide cross-linked oxidized aldehydic polymer matrix with the bioactive agent entrapped therein.
US09089608B2	Controlled release formulations of levodopa and uses thereof The current invention provides a controlled release oral solid formulation of levodopa comprising levodopa, a decarboxylase inhibitor, and a carboxylic acid. Also provided by this invention is multiparticulate, controlled release oral solid formulations of levodopa comprising: i) a controlled release component comprising a mixture of levodopa, a decarboxylase inhibitor and a rate controlling excipient; ii) a carboxylic acid component; and iii) an immediate release component comprising a mixture of levodopa and a decarboxylase inhibitor.
US09089603B2	Fluorescent imaging with substituted cyanine dyes Compounds and methods are disclosed that are useful for noninvasive imaging in the near-infrared spectral range. The cyanine compounds of Formula I are presented: wherein Q is a portion of a polymethine bridge: Also included are bioconjugates of the compounds of Formula I, methods of labeling biomolecules with the compounds, and methods of imaging.
US09089600B2	Systems and methods for in vitro and in vivo imaging of cells on a substrate Disclosed herein are generally to methods and systems that facilitate imaging of cells on a substrate and more particularly to pre-implantation (in vitro) and post-implantation (in vivo) imaging of cell-seeded substrates implanted in target tissues in the context of stem cell therapy.
US09089598B2	Method of treating connective tissue defect using chondrocytes selected for phenotypic stability An in vivo assay to measure anchorage-independent growth and phenotypic stability of a certain cell population comprising subcutaneous or intramuscular injection in a mammal of a cell suspension of articular chondrocytes in an iso-osmotic liquid, the same suspension comprising articular chondrocytes in an amount equivalent to at least 1×106 chondrocytes as applied to immune-deficient mice. The outcome is linked to molecular markers. The present invention further relates to DNA chips and diagnostic tools comprising the latter to predict the outcome of ACT. Antibodies raised against positive and negative markers of chondrocyte stability can also be used for quality control on the chondrocytes. Therapeutical composition comprising stable chondrocytes are very useful for tissue repair.
US09089591B2	Compositions and methods for treatment of ear disorders The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions useful for topical, non-invasive delivery of an oligonucleotide to the ear and to methods for the treatment of an ear disorder, including hearing loss arising from chemical-induced ototoxicity, acoustic trauma and presbycusis; and microbial infections. The method comprises topically administering to the ear of a subject in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition comprising an inhibitory oligonucleotide, a permeability enhancer and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the oligonucleotide reduces or inhibits expression of a gene associated with the ear disorder in the subject.
US09089580B1	Formulation for regeneration of bone, cartilage, teeth, and periodontium and treatment of tumors and cysts The present invention provides a composition comprising a corticosteroid and an insulin analog. Further provided is a composition comprising a corticosteroid, insulin lispro and at least one organic acid. The present invention also provides methods of stimulating bone and/or cartilage growth by administering the formulation described herein for the treatment of bone fractures and cartilage damage. Further provided are the methods for the treatment of tumors and cysts of the jaw by administering the formulation described herein.
US09089579B2	Methods and compositions for treating metabolic syndrome Provided are methods, compositions, systems, and kits for treating metabolic syndrome or a disorder associated with metabolic syndrome, e.g., obesity, dyslipidemia, and/or a diabetic condition, comprising administering systemically to a subject one or more compounds of the Formula (I) and/or (II): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, solvate, stereoisomer, polymorph, tautomer, isotopically enriched derivative, or prodrug thereof, wherein, L, R1; R2, Z, X, A and B are defined herein.
US09089575B2	Substituted benzene compounds The present invention relates to substituted benzene compounds. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds and methods of treating cancer by administering these compounds and pharmaceutical compositions to subjects in need thereof. The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds for research or other non-therapeutic purposes.
US09089574B2	Antiviral JAK inhibitors useful in treating or preventing retroviral and other viral infections Compounds, compositions, and methods of treatment and prevention of HIV infection are disclosed. The compounds are pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridines and pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyrimidine JAK inhibitors. Combinations of these JAK inhibitors and additional antiretroviral compounds, such as NRTI, NNRTI, integrase inhibitors, entry inhibitors, protease inhibitors, and the like, are also disclosed. In one embodiment, the combinations include a combination of adenine, cytosine, thymidine, and guanine nucleoside antiviral agents, optionally in further combination with at least one additional antiviral agent that works via a different mechanism than a nucleoside analog. This combination has the potential to eliminate the presence of HIV in an infected patient.
US09089566B2	Delivery of therapeutic compounds to the brain and other tissues The present invention relates to the intrathecal (IT) administration of recombinant enzyme to treat lysosomal storage disorders. In an exemplary embodiment, intrathecal administration of human α-L-iduronidase (rhIDU) injections in MPS I affected animals resulted in significant enzyme uptake, significant rh-iduronidase activity in brain and meninges and a decrease of glycosaminoglycan (GAG) storage in cells of MPS I subjects to that of normal subjects. Intrathecal administration proved more effective than intravenous treatment at alleviating MPS I symptoms, indicating it is a useful method of treating lysosomal storage disorders.
US09089562B2	Compositions and methods for the treatment of presbyopia The invention provides compositions and methods for the treatment of presbyopia. The compositions preferably use aceclidine separate or together with a cycloplegic agent and/or with a nonionic surfactant and viscosity enhancer, and or with low concentrations of a selective α-2 adrenergic receptor agonist.
US09089557B2	Human antibodies against Pseudomonas aeruginosa LPS derived from transgenic xenomouse The invention described herein provides for human antibodies produced in non-human animals that specifically bind to Pseudomonas aeruginosa Lipopolysaccharide (LPS). The invention further provides methods for making the antibodies in a non-human animal, expression of the antibodies in cell lines including hybridomas and recombinant host cell systems. Also provided are kits and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibodies and methods of treating or preventing pseudomonas infection by administering to a patient the pharmaceutical compositions described herein.
US09089548B2	Composition for protection against cell-damaging effects The present invention relates to a composition consisting of Vitamin C, L-glutamine, L-cystine or L-cysteine, riboflavin, succinic acid, fumaric acid, coenzyme Q10, and niacin. The present invention relates further to the use of the composition for minimizing the cell-damaging effect of radicals and harmful forms of oxygen, in particular of oxygen radicals or reactive oxygen species. The present invention relates to a composition comprising Vitamin C, L-glutamine, L-cystine or L-cysteine, riboflavin, succinic acid, fumaric acid, coenzyme Q10, and niacin, wherein the composition is administered in a concentration ranging from 10 to 20 mg/kg body weight. The present invention relates further to the composition for use in the treatment and/or prevention of radical and harmful forms of oxygen derived diseases, in particular of oxygen radical or reactive oxygen species derived diseases. The present invention relates further to the composition as a food supplement or dietary supplement.
US09089545B2	Small molecule RNase inhibitors and methods of use Small molecule inhibitors of bacterial ribonuclease (e.g., RnpA) and methods for their synthesis and use are described herein. The methods of using the compounds include treating and preventing microbial infections and inhibiting bacterial ribonuclease.
US09089542B2	Hepatic neuromodulation using microwave energy According to some embodiments, a method of treating a subject having diabetes or symptoms associated with diabetes is provided. The method includes delivering a neuromodulation catheter within a vessel (e.g., hepatic artery) having surrounding nerves that innervate the liver (e.g., sympathetic nerves of the hepatic plexus). The method may also include modulating (e.g., disrupting, ablating, stimulating) the nerves by mechanical compression, energy delivery, or fluid delivery.
US09089532B2	Stable dosage form of phenylalanine derivatives The invention relates to improved and stable pharmaceutical formulations of phenylalanine derivatives and the use thereof as urokinase inhibitors, particularly for the treatment of malignant tumors and tumoral metastases.
US09089531B2	GABA agonists in the treatment of disorders associated with metabolic syndrome and GABA combinations in treatment or prophylaxis of type I diabetes In certain embodiments methods are provided for the therapeutic or prophylactic amelioration of one or more symptoms or disorders associated with metabolic syndrome. In various embodiments the methods involve administering to a subject in need thereof, a GABA receptor agonist, in an amount sufficient to ameliorate said one or more symptoms. In certain embodiments methods are provided for the prophylaxis or treatment of type I diabetes and related pathologies that involve the use of GABA or GABA agonists in combination with certain other compounds (e.g., one more antigens (e.g., GAD) that have a therapeutic effect in type I diabetes and/or an anti-CD3 antibody, an anti-CD20 antibody, exendin-4, and/or or a pro-insulin therapeutic).

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