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US09103613B2	Multiple cartridge assembly for less than lethal cartridge A multiple cartridge assembly is described which facilitates speed loading of a four barrel less than lethal gun. Four less than lethal cartridges are attached to the multiple cartridge assembly and arranged to correspond with the breech of a four barrel less than lethal gun. Each less than lethal cartridge is constructed with a projectile which when fired has a velocity which will not kill an individual struck by the projectile. The less than lethal cartridge has a rim which is deeper or thicker than a rim on a conventional lethal cartridge. The caliber of the cartridge is also selected so that regular lethal ammunition is not available in this caliber. The preferred caliber of the less than lethal cartridge is 0.490. The less than lethal cartridge contains a polymeric projectile or alternatively, a sealed filled polymeric pouch containing shot therein.
US09103605B2	Heat exchange device A heat exchange device for an automotive vehicle. In one embodiment, the heat exchange device has at least one metal foam and a thermal member, in direct contact with the metal foam, enabling heat exchange between the thermal member and the metal foam. The at least one metal foam is assembled together with the thermal member mechanically which causes a local deformation at a joint where the thermal member engages the at least one metal foam.
US09103596B1	Evaporative cooler regulation system and method An evaporative cooler regulation system and method provides adaptable connectors and directional dispersion components that couple to an evaporative cooler and tubes for distribution and directional dispersion of a fluid, such as evaporated air. The evaporative cooler system also provides at least one aperture that facilitates external access to the controls of the evaporative cooler. In this manner, the evaporative cooler and the resultant fluid may be regulated externally. The fluid is further regulated by expanding and interchanging the number of distribution tubes that carry the fluid. A hood attaches to the evaporative cooler, forming a seal. The hood comprises apertures for accessing controls and also for dispersing the fluid. A tube coupler joins the hood and a tube. The tube disperses the fluid through an attached dispersion grill. The dispersion grill pivots to directionally disperse the fluid. A series of tubes extend the range of the system.
US09103595B2	Shrink wrap tunnel with dynamic width adjustment A heat shrink tunnel with width adjustment includes a pair of opposing side wall assemblies, each assembly including an outer wall and an inner perforated wall defining a plenum therebetween. The opposing side walls define a product path therebetween having a longitudinal axis. The side wall assemblies are movable toward and away from the axis. A heater/blower assembly is disposed in each of the opposing side walls, each having an outlet directed into the product path and drawing air from the product path, through its respective plenum. A top wall extends between the pair of opposing side wall assemblies and has an adjustable width to accommodate movement of the side wall assemblies.
US09103591B2	Method for producing cement clinker in a plant, and plant for producing cement clinker as such A method for producing cement clinker in a plant that includes: a first cyclone preheater and a second cyclone preheater for preheating first and second portions of a raw material, respectively; a precalcinator using a combustion gas for burning a fuel, the fumes released by the precalcinator being directed to the second cyclone preheater; a rotary furnace provided with a fuel burner, the fumes released by the rotary furnace being directed to the first cyclone preheater; and a clinker cooler that blows cooling air across the clinker at the outlet of the rotary furnace. According to the method, the precalcinator combustion gas contains between 90 and 100 vol % of oxygen. The precalcinator may consist of a fluidized bed, the fluidization gas being the combustion gas. The invention also relates to a plant as such.
US09103588B2	Dryer for gas masks A forced air dryer for gas masks or other face pieces having a drinking tube attached. A housing having a blower is attached to a distribution manifold with a heater therein. Spaced riser tubes each with spaced tubular mask support arms attached thereto are releasably fastened to the manifold for receiving forced air therein. In one version, adapted for wall mounting, the riser tubes extend vertically downward from the manifold; and, in another free standing version, the riser tubes extend vertically upward from the manifold. Each support arm has a wire support frame or “basket” thereon configured to support a gas mask or face piece with attached drinking tube thereon with a nozzle discharging forced air upwardly through the wire frame to the interior of the gas mask. Each riser has a separate air discharge nipple proximate each support arm and configured for threaded engagement with a canteen cap connected to the drinking tube for concurrently forcing air through the drinking tube. The dryer may be shipped disassembled in kit form, for ready reassembly, in situ, by the user.
US09103585B2	Configurations and methods for improved natural gas liquids recovery Contemplated plants for recovery of NGL from natural gas employ alternate reflux streams in a first column and a residue gas bypass stream, wherein expansion of various process streams provides substantially all of the refrigeration duty in the plant. Contemplated plants not only have flexible recovery of ethane between 2% and 90% while recovering at least 99% of propane, but also reduce and more typically eliminate the need for external refrigeration.
US09103583B2	Apparatus and system for cleaning a water line Apparatus for cleaning an internal water line of a household appliance, in particular of a refrigerating device, includes a chamber which contains a cleaning substance or can be filled with the cleaning substance. An inlet connection is in communication with the chamber and configured identical to an inlet connection of the internal water line, and an outlet connection is in communication with the chamber and configured to complement the inlet connection of the apparatus.
US09103581B2	Continuously adjustable door bins Provided is a storage system and a refrigeration appliance including the storage system for storing food items in a temperature-controlled environment. The storage system includes a bin and a tab attached to the bin. The tab is configured to couple the bin to a track and guide the bin along a continuum of positions on the track. The storage system further includes an actuator attached to the bin that is selectively movable between a first position and a second position. The storage system still further includes a pin slidingly engaged with the bin. The bin is movable into a plurality of positions relative to the track. The pin in an engaged position is configured to prevent movement of the bin at any desired point within the continuum of positions on the track.
US09103572B2	Physically separated hot side and cold side heat sinks in a thermoelectric refrigeration system A thermoelectric system includes a cooling chamber and a thermoelectric heat exchange system. The thermoelectric heat exchange system includes a hot side heat sink, a cold side heat sink that is physically separated from the hot side heat sink, and a heat conduit that thermally couples the hot side heat sink and the cold side heat sink.
US09103569B2	Higher efficiency appliance employing thermal load shifting in refrigerators having vertical mullion An appliance includes a cabinet; a first compartment; and a second compartment. The first compartment and the second compartment are separated by a vertical mullion. The cabinet also typically includes a coolant system that has: a single compressor for regulating a temperature of the first compartment and a temperature of the second compartment operably connected to at least one evaporator; a shared coolant fluid connection system; and a coolant fluid spaced within the shared coolant fluid connection system used to regulate both the temperature of the first compartment and the second compartment. The compressor can provide the shared coolant at at least two different pressures to at least one evaporator using the shared coolant fluid connection circuit. The ratio of the substantially steady state heat gain for the first compartment to the substantially steady state total heat gain for the overall cabinet is about 0.65:1 or greater.
US09103567B2	Photovoltaic array utilizing phyllotaxic architecture An array of photovoltaic panels comprising a plurality of primary branches extending radially outwardly from a central trunk, and a plurality of photovoltaic panels joined to the primary branches, wherein the primary branches extend outwardly from the trunk in a spiral arrangement having a ratio of x turns around the trunk for every y primary branches. The ratio of x:y may be derived from a phyllotaxic arrangement of branches and leaves on a plant. X may be a Fibonacci number, with y being its Fibonacci second successor. The ratio of x/y may be selected from certain Fibonacci ratios, including 1/3, 2/5, 3/8, and 5/13. A method of converting electromagnetic radiation to electrical energy, and a method of making a device for converting electromagnetic radiation to electrical energy in accordance with the invention are also disclosed.
US09103566B2	Solar light collecting device and solar heat collecting facility A solar light collecting device includes: a rectangular-shaped frame-like body 22 supported by a strut body 21 so as to be tiltable in a vertical plane; a flexible reflecting mirror 24 having two side edges 22a held by the frame-like body 22 and a quasi-parabolic cross section along the short sides thereof to reflect solar light; and a tilting cylinder device 25 which tilts the frame-like body 22 according to the altitude of the sun and guides the light reflected by the reflecting mirror 24 to a heat collecting device disposed at the focal point of the reflecting surface of the reflecting mirror. A curve adjusting device 27 contacts the rear surface of the reflecting mirror 24 according to the tilting position of the reflecting mirror 24 to change the degree of curve of the reflecting surface.
US09103561B2	Frac water heating system and method for hydraulically fracturing a well The present invention provides an improved frac water heating system to fracture a subterranean formation at a remote work site to produce oil and gas. The present invention includes a single-pass tubular coil heat exchanger contained within a closed-bottom firebox having a forced-air combustion and cooling system to heat the treatment fluid. In another embodiment, the invention includes multiple, single-pass heat exchanger units arranged in a vertically stacked configuration to heat the treatment fluid. In a preferred embodiment, the improved frac water heating system is used to heat water on-the-fly (i.e., directly from the supply source to the well head) to complete hydraulic fracturing operations. The present invention also includes systems for regulating and adjusting the fuel/air mixture within the firebox to maximize the combustion efficiency. The system may also include a novel hood opening mechanism attached to the exhaust stack of the firebox.
US09103555B2	Multiple zone climate control system A multiple zone climate control system includes a HVAC unit, a digital wireless network, powered wireless adjustable registers controlled by their respective zone controllers, and a central controller that controls the HVAC unit and coordinates the zone controllers for concerted action.
US09103553B2	Domestic cooking appliance with adjustable gas switch mounting system A domestic cooking appliance having a gas burner and a control panel assembly is provided. The assembly includes a control panel cover; a gas switch for regulating an amount of gas delivered to the gas burner; and a mounting bracket having a front section that contacts a back side of the control panel cover, a set back section that contacts the front side of the gas switch, a top section that contacts the top of the gas switch, a bottom section that contacts the bottom of the gas switch, and a tab that extends from the top section of the mounting bracket and is attached to the top section of the mounting bracket such that it is bendable from an installation position to a switch-retaining position. The tab presses against the back side of the gas switch when the tab is in the switch-retaining position.
US09103552B2	Burner assembly including a fuel distribution ring with a slot and recess A burner assembly having a fuel distribution ring, number of fuel nozzles which are mounted on the fuel distribution ring in the direction of low is provided. The fuel distribution ring has a ring-shaped surface in the direction of flow and wherein the fuel distribution ring center and an opposite outer outer side and wherein there is at least one slot on the surface between the fuel nozzles and the at least one slot extends on the surface from the outside to the inside. There is at least one recess arranged on the surface and the at least one recess also partially includes the outside of the fuel distributor.
US09103547B2	Method for operating a burner A method and an apparatus are provided for the combustion of gaseous fuel containing hydrogen or consisting of hydrogen, with a burner which provides a swirl generator, into which liquid fuel is fed centrally along a burner axis, at the same time forming a conically shaped liquid fuel column which is surrounded by a rotating combustion air stream which flows tangentially into the swirl generator and into which, additionally, a gaseous and/or liquid fuel is injected so as to form a fuel/air swirl flow which is transferred downstream of the swirl generator, along a transitional portion, into a mixing zone following the transitional portion downstream and which is ignited and burnt in a combustion chamber following downstream, at the same time forming a backflow zone.
US09103541B2	Lamp having outer shell to radiate heat of light source A lamp includes an outer shell having heat conductivity, a base provided in the outer shell, and a cover provided in the outer shell. The outer shell has a light source support, and a heat radiating surface exposed to the outside of the outer shell. The light source support is formed integral with the heat radiating surface. A light source is supported on the light source support. The light source is heated during lighting, and thermally connected to the light source support. The light source is covered with the cover.
US09103539B2	Light-emitting systems for headgear A light-emitting system is provided which is removably attachable to headgear for personal illumination to enhance visibility of the user to others. The light-emitting system includes a housing that defines a receiving aperture and is configured to surround a portion of the headgear when the light-emitting system is removably attached to the headgear for use. The light-emitting system further includes at least one lens and a plurality of lighting elements coupled to the annular housing which are configured to selectively generate a halo or at least a partial halo of light that radiates outwardly away from the annular housing through the at least one lens to provide enhanced personal illumination.
US09103538B2	Portable electric lamp with a compact casing housing a lighting module controlled by a rotary actuator A portable electric lamp with a compact casing housing a lighting module and an electric circuit coupled to the lighting module and provided with a controlled switch, comprising an actuator rotating around an axis of rotation and mounted fixed in translation in the direction of said axis of rotation to control the switch, and a control knob rotating around the axis of rotation of the actuator, the control knob further being mounted movable in translation along the axis of rotation of the actuator between a driving position in which the control knob drives the actuator in rotation and at least one blocking position in which the control knob prevents rotation of the actuator in at least one direction of rotation.
US09103535B1	Decorative lights installation systems A system including a J-shaped portion defined via an elongated trough and an elongated leg. The trough having an elongated inner channel. The leg having an elongated inner surface exposed to the inner channel. The J-shaped portion having a first elongated end at the trough and a second elongated end at the leg. The first end having an elongated grasping lip curving toward the inner channel. The inner surface having a plurality of decorative light holders stationed along the inner surface. The holders are disposed between the inner channel and the second end.
US09103534B2	Scattered-photon extraction-based light fixtures A scattered photon extraction light fixture includes an optic element having a first surface; a light source for emitting short wavelength radiation, the light source disposed opposite, perpendicular, or tangential to the first surface of the optic element; a wavelength-conversion material, disposed on the first surface of the optic element, for receiving and down converting at least some of the short wavelength radiation emitted by the light source and transferring a portion of the received and down converted radiation; and one or more reflectors positioned opposite the wavelength-conversion material. A scattered photon extraction light system includes a plurality of light emitting fixtures. One or more wavelength-conversion materials, in the embodiments of the present invention, are disposed remotely from the light source(s), and used to absorb radiation in one spectral region and emit radiation in another spectral region. Lighting efficiency is improved by capturing the short wavelength and down-converted radiation.
US09103532B2	LED-based modular assembly The invention refers to a Lighting system comprising: a LED board bearing LEDs; and an optical board on the LED board; wherein the optical board is made of optical modules positioned side-by-side according to predetermined orientations one to the other, each optical module comprising at least one optical element adapted to face at least one of said LEDs and modify feature of the light emitted by this at least one LED, wherein the lighting system is provided with mechanical fool proofing elements adapted to prevent a positioning of the optical modules according to orientations one to the other different from said predetermined orientations.
US09103526B2	Phosphor assembly with phosphor element and optical system This invention relates to a phosphor assembly with a phosphor element for converting pump light into converted light, and an optical system for transmitting converted light and/or pump light. Therein, a liquid immersion material is provided in a gap between the phosphor element and the optical system, wherein an excess of immersion material enables a continuous exchange of the material in the gap and thus provides a cooling.
US09103516B2	Lining part for a vehicle having integrated light sources A decorative part for use in vehicle interiors. The decorative part includes a haptic layer that is at least partially transparent; and a light source configured to feed light into the haptic layer.
US09103509B2	Lighting device and method for operating a lighting device A lighting device may include: at least one two-dimensional semiconductor light source, at least one reflector unit, which can be switched between a plurality of reflector settings, wherein in a first reflector setting, a first reflector surface of the reflector unit can be illuminated by the at least one semiconductor light source, and in a second reflector setting, a second reflector surface of the reflector unit can be illuminated by the at least one semiconductor light source.
US09103507B2	LED lamp with uniform omnidirectional light intensity output A light emitting apparatus comprises: an LED-based light source; a spherical, spheroidal, or toroidal diffuser generating a Lambertian light intensity distribution output at any point on the diffuser surface responsive to illumination inside the diffuser; and a base including a base connector. The LED based light source, the diffuser, and the base are secured together as a unitary LED lamp installable in a lighting socket by connecting the base connector with the lighting socket. The diffuser is shaped and arranged respective to the LED based light source in the unitary LED lamp to conform with an isolux surface of the LED based light source. The base is operatively connected with the LED based light source in the unitary LED lamp to electrically power the LED based light source using electrical power received at the base connector.
US09103506B2	LED lamp Exemplary embodiments of the present invention relate to an LED lamp including a substrate, a first LED, a second LED, a heat sink, and a transparent cover. The first LED is arranged on a first surface of the substrate. The second LED is arranged on a second surface of the substrate, the second surface being an opposite side of the substrate from the first surface. The heat sink has a mounting surface on which the substrate is arranged. The heat sink also has a reflection surface. The transparent cover covers the substrate, the first LED, and the second LED.
US09103504B2	Internal girth weld liquid coating cart The invention relates to a machine for coating the interior of a pipe. The machine can be pulled through and positioned within a pipe or pipeline by a internal pipe tractor, and can be used to apply viscous liquids, including two part epoxies and urethanes, to the interior wall of the pipe. The machine is typically used for the overcoating of portions of pipe having defects in their internal coatings, for example, at their girth welds.
US09103493B2	Collapsible stand A collapsible stand including plurality of side members, each having one or more fastener elements operable to removably engage one another to assemble a base capable of supporting a supportable object. The collapsible stand can further include a stabilizer, a support member guide, and a support member.
US09103492B2	Adjustable holder for devices Disclosed is an adjustable holder for devices with a simplified design for accommodating devices of various form factors and shapes. The adjustable holder comprises at least a pair of offset, generally parallel arms that are slidable within corresponding openings of a support in order to adjust the arms and fixedly position the arms at varying distances relative to the support. The adjustable holder further comprises a gripping member coupled to a distal end of each of the arms to grip a device at opposing sides of the device. In some embodiments, the arms are adjustable via a two-part ratcheting mechanism. In yet other embodiments, the gripping members are rotatable to accommodate devices of various geometries. The holder can fit onto a stand or structure to hold a device in a fixed position.
US09103488B2	Multi-position articulated display support system An articulated display support system designed to securely support a flat panel display (including touch-screen and digital type displays) affixed to a work surface in a semi-recessed, subsurface or super-surface configuration. The mounting system allows the display to be tilted for optimal ergonomics. One embodiment offers manual adjustment with multiple locking stop-points for horizontal (front-to-back) positioning to optimally place the monitor for touch screen applications. While the lock is engaged, the monitor is stable enough for touch screen and digitizer pen usage. Another embodiment utilizes an actuator for horizontal (front-to-back) positioning to optimally place the monitor for touch screen applications. The display support system allows adjustment within a pre-set range by the user, while also providing the ability to limit further adjustment beyond this range or removal of the monitor itself to designated personnel. The display mount is fixedly attached to the work surface offering security and ergonomic advantages.
US09103485B2	Composite isolation bearings Improved isolation bearings, platforms, and tracks are disclosed for protecting a payload, such as delicate equipment, from damage due to vibrations, such as seismic vibrations. The isolation platforms and bearings combine a plurality of shapes on their load bearing surfaces to increase stability of the payload even when subjected to vibrations of high velocity or intensity.
US09103484B2	Connection device A connection device includes: a pedestal having a placement face; a connector provided in the placement face of the pedestal; a support provided adjacent to the pedestal and extended in a direction crossing the placement surface of the pedestal and having a face to define a space for placing a portable terminal on the connector and on a contact face in the face of the support, the contact face being movable in a thickness direction of the support; and an elastic member that is deformed by the movement of the contact face and applies an elastic force generated by the deformation in a direction of blocking the movement of the contact face with respect to the thickness direction of the support.
US09103479B2	Connecting device for the connection of a pipe socket and a hose A connecting device with a pipe socket and a hose made of rubber-like material. The pipe socket and the hose abut in a sealing zone which is encased over at least a part of its length by a hose reinforcement which forms part of a geometric fastening configuration with which the pipe socket and the hose are held together.
US09103476B2	Gasketed pipe clamp A pipe clamp that includes a band having an inner surface defining a first channel segment located inwardly of first and second axial ends of the band, a tightening mechanism for drawing first and second circumferential ends of the band toward each other to tighten the band, and a bridge abutting the inner surface and circumferentially spanning a break in the first channel segment that is located at the tightening mechanism, The bridge has a second channel segment aligned with the first channel segment such that the first and second channel segments together define a substantially continuous circular channel located at an interior portion of the clamp. The pipe clamp further includes a gasket seated at least partially within the channel. The bridge can be attached to a reaction block used in the tightening mechanism to maintain proper position during tightening of the band.
US09103475B2	Swivel misalignment coupling for connecting conduit sections A swivel misalignment coupling for connecting pipe sections in a high-pressure conduit. In one embodiment, the coupling is a three-bolt coupling having a female coupling member, a male coupling member, and a swiveling collar member. The male and female coupling members have contact surfaces that are spherical to enable sealing contact between them. A seal ring may be positioned between the contact surfaces to ensure a good seal. The collar swivels around the male coupling member to facilitate fastening of the collar to the female coupling member, which holds the male and female coupling members in sealing engagement. Recesses may be positioned radially inward from the attachment points (e.g., bolt holes) of the female coupling member to reduce stress and potential deformation of the contact surface.
US09103473B2	Connection appliance and connection arrangement comprising such a connection appliance A connection appliance for connecting an end section of a first conduit to an end section of a second conduit that is fixed to a holding unit of a subsea support structure. The connection appliance comprises a base structure that is connectable to a base frame of the subsea support structure; a sliding unit, to which the end section of the first conduit is to be fixed and which is slidably mounted to the base structure, and an actuating unit configured to act between the base structure and the sliding unit in order to push the sliding unit and the end section of the first conduit axially forwards in relation to the base structure so as to bring the end sections of the conduits into contact with each other.
US09103471B2	Marine load raising and lowering system The invention relates to a marine load raising and lowering system for use on a vessel, comprising: i. a first winch comprising first driving means for raising or lowering a first cable from the first winch; ii. a second winch comprising second driving means for raising or lowering a second cable from the second winch; iii. operating means connected to the first and second driving means of respectively the first and second winch for synchronising the driving means so as to perform synchronous raising or lowering of the first and second cable; iv. a load connector; wherein the first and second cable are both connected to the load connector with a respective terminal end of the first and second cable, wherein the system further comprises a first tension equalizing mechanism adapted to equalize the tension in the first and second cables, said first tension equalizing mechanism having interconnected first cable-engaging members to engage with the first and second cable, wherein said first cable-engaging members are movable relative to a first reference structure to be mounted on the vessel, and wherein said first tension equalizing mechanism is configured to move the first cable-engaging members under the effect of a difference in tension in the first and second cable so as to equalize said tensions.
US09103465B2	Dual piston actuator and method of use A dual piston valve actuator operable to provide an initial thrust force that is greater than a subsequent thrust force for moving a gate valve from a closed position to an open position. The actuator may include a first piston and a second piston movably disposed within a bore of the first piston. The first piston may define a first piston area for proving the initial thrust force, and the second piston may define a second piston area (that is less than the first piston area) for providing the subsequent thrust force. Movement of the first piston is limited relative to the second piston for moving the gate valve using the initial thrust force an initial portion of the valve stroke, while moving the gate valve using the subsequent thrust force the remaining portion of the valve stroke.
US09103462B2	Pressure control valve The invention refers to a valve which can be operated by a solenoid. The armature of the solenoid acts here on a control element. This is axially shifted here in such a way that the gap width of a gap provided in a valve bush changes. The control element consists of a control pin and a control part which manufactured separately from this and attached to the control pin, the control part interacting with the gap.
US09103461B2	Pneumatic actuator with container installation detection There is disclosed a mechanism for detecting that a valve coupled to a pressurized container is fully installed into a nose piece of a pneumatic actuator coupled to a fire suppression system.
US09103459B2	Subsea valve actuator having visual manual position indicator connected to a manual override shaft A subsea valve actuator is disclosed, comprising an override shaft (6) reaching from inside a fluid filled and pressure compensated actuator housing (1) to the exterior thereof via a bearing and sealing arrangement (7), wherein a visual valve position indicator (14) is arranged exterior to the actuator housing. The visual indicator (14) is pivotally mounted to the override shaft and guided non-rotatably to be forced in axial displacement on the override shaft when the override shaft is rotated, wherein the mounting of the visual indicator (14) on the override shaft (6) is encased in a fluid filled, pressure compensated indicator mounting enclosure (19) surrounding the override shaft (6) in sealing (26) relation outside of the actuator housing (1).
US09103447B1	Method and system of valve refurbishment A valve assembly is disclosed with a housing having generally collinear inlet and outlet ports in the side walls thereof and an interior annular face about each of the inlet and outlet ports. The housing is made of a first metal with a yield strength. The assembly also has a chamber disposed between the inlet and outlet ports, wherein a vertical axis of the chamber is normal to longitudinal axes of the inlet and outlet ports. An annular groove is disposed about the interior annular face of the inlet port and the interior annular face of the outlet port. A second metal is disposed within each of the annular grooves, the second metal having a yield strength greater than the yield strength of the first metal.
US09103433B2	Axle assembly and method of lubrication control An axle assembly and a method of control. The axle assembly may include a lubrication pump that may be operated to distribute lubricant in the axle assembly based on ambient air temperature and lubricant temperature or when a spinout condition is present.
US09103430B2	Power transmitting component with a differential bearing system A power transmitting component that includes a housing, a case, a bearing, a bearing adjuster and a clip. The housing defines a bearing bulkhead and a threaded aperture that are disposed about an axis. The bearing is coupled to the case to support the case for rotation about the axis relative to the housing. The bearing adjuster is threadably engaged to the threaded aperture and abuts the bearing. The bearing adjuster has a plurality of circumferentially spaced-apart securing features. The clip has a mount and a set of mating securing features. The clip is received on the bearing bulkhead such that the mount is secured to the bearing bulkhead in a snap-fit manner and the set of mating securing features are engaged to a corresponding set of the securing features.
US09103427B2	Axle assembly An axle assembly having an input pinion with a pinion gear, which is received in an axle housing and rotatable about a first axis, and a pinion shaft. The pinion gear is meshed with a ring gear that is coupled to a differential assembly. A head bearing, which is disposed on a first axial end of the input pinion, supports the input pinion for rotation relative to the housing about the first axis. A tail bearing supports the input pinion for rotation relative to the housing about the first axis. The pinion gear is disposed axially between the tail bearing and the head bearing. A bearing groove is formed into the pinion shaft and the bearing elements are received into the bearing groove such that an inner bearing race of the tail bearing is unitarily and integrally formed with the pinion shaft.
US09103423B2	Linear actuator There is provided a linear actuator including an output shaft formed with a helical groove, a retainer having a cylindrical shape to receive the output shaft therein, and provided with a plurality of concave portions in dotted manner at positions of an inner peripheral surface thereof along the helical groove, and a rotor magnet fixed to the retainer. Balls are retained in the plurality of concave portions, respectively, and when the retainer is rotated, the balls are moved along the helical groove of the output shaft in a state where the balls are retained in the concave portions.
US09103422B2	Ball screw actuator including a compliant ball screw stop An actuator includes a ball nut, a ball screw, and a ball screw stop. The ball nut is adapted to receive an input torque and in response rotates and supplies a drive force. The ball screw extends through the ball nut and has a first end and a second end. The ball screw receives the drive force from the ball nut and in response selectively translates between a retract position and a extend position. The ball screw stop is mounted on the ball screw proximate the first end to translate therewith. The ball screw stop engages the ball nut when the ball screw is in the extend position, translates, with compliance, a predetermined distance toward the first end upon engaging the ball nut, and prevents further rotation of the ball screw upon translating the predetermined distance.
US09103421B2	Rotary-to-linear motion actuator having a helical bevel gear and method of use thereof A rotary-to-linear motion actuator having helical bevel gear and methods of use thereof are described. The actuator may be utilized with an apparatus for managing a fluid flow passage between one or more input ports and output ports. A pinion gear engages, and during operation turns, a bevel ring gear arranged on a helical path along an external periphery of a sleeve retaining a seat, which forms a fixed orifice. The teeth of the bevel gear are arranged on the helical path at the same pitch as external threads on the sleeve, which in turn, engage internal threads in an apparatus body. The area of the flow passage is changed by movement of the fixed seat orifice axially with respect to a contoured plug assembly. The threads of the sleeve and the body resist axial load imparted by the pressure drop across at the fixed orifice.
US09103419B2	Radially engaging system The radially engaging systems includes a housing having at least one guide channel formed therein. At least one sliding member is slidably received in the guide channel to selectively extend or retract therein in order to connect and lock mechanical components together. Each sliding member is provided with an elongate follower. A rotator is operatively mounted to the housing. The rotator includes at least one guide curve based upon an Archimedian spiral. The follower rides inside the guide curve. Selective rotation of the rotator converts the rotation into linear movement of the connected sliding member. Conversely, selective linear movement of the sliding member converts the same into rotation of the rotator.
US09103404B2	Damper device for vehicle Providing a vehicle damper device enabling acquisition of hysteresis torque with a simple structure.When the stoppers 96 and 97 are actuated and the relative rotation is regulated between the plates 90, 92 and the disc plate 56, a slip occurs between the plates 90, 92 and the hub member 58. As a result, a friction force is generated between the plates 90, 92 and the hub member 58, and a hysteresis torque is generated based on this friction force. Since this configuration can be achieved by simply providing the plates 90, 92, the clip 94, and the stoppers 96, 97, the hysteresis torque can be acquired with a simple configuration without a significant design change.
US09103398B2	Variable damping force damper A solenoid-type variable damping force damper prevents excessive opening of a valve plate when the damper operates at a high speed, thereby achieving reduced electric power consumption. A valve body of an expansion-side valve plate is opened by pressure of hydraulic oil flowing in from an expansion-side first communication oil passage, but at this time, the oil pressures on the side of the upper surface and on the side of the under surface of the valve body are substantially equal to each other within the expansion-side pressure accumulation chamber, owing partly to a flow of the hydraulic oil passing through flow rate adjustment holes. Therefore, even when the damper undergoes an expanding action at a high speed and the hydraulic oil flows in from the expansion-side first communication oil passage at a high inflow rate, the valve body of the expansion-side valve plate is less likely to open excessively.
US09103390B2	Rotary damper device with one-way clutch A rotary damper device with a one-way clutch includes a rotary damper having a damper housing having a viscous fluid sealed inside, and a rotor having a rotor blade received rotatably inside the damper housing and a rotor shaft; and the one-way clutch including an inner member having a recessed portion on an outer perimeter portion and coaxially joined to the rotor shaft, an outer member having an inner gear, and a gear housed in the recessed portion to engage with the inner gear. When the outer member rotates in a positive direction, the outer member rotates independently from the inner member. When the outer member rotates in a negative direction, the gear couples and the outer member and the inner member rotate together. The inner member has a portion larger than the rotor shaft. The outer member has a locking portion to be locked on the inner member.
US09103389B2	Transmission brake hub A brake assembly includes first and second brakes, a gearset including first and second members, a hub held against rotation, the first brake selectively producing a connection between the hub and the first member, the second brake selectively producing a connection between the hub and the second member, and a support secured to a transmission case and the hub, the support formed with brake-apply circuits, each circuit corresponding to one of the brakes.
US09103382B2	Rolling bearing, hub unit, rolling contact member, universal joint, torque transmission member for universal joint, and method of producing the same A deep-grooved ball bearing including a rolling contact member formed of a sintered β-sialon inexpensive and capable of reliably ensuring sufficient durability includes an outer ring and an inner ring, and a plurality of balls arranged in contact with the outer ring and the inner ring on an annular raceway. The ball is configured of a sintered body that contains as a main component a β-sialon represented by a compositional formula of Si6-zAlzOzN8-z and satisfying 0.1≦z≦3.5 and has a remainder formed of an impurity.
US09103378B2	Bearing, lubricant distribution acquisition device and lubricant distribution acquisition method A bearing (X) inside which a lubricant is able to be sealed is provided with: a rotary motion body (X2) that moves when a rotation drive force is applied; and a rotation angle indicator (X6) that is provided on the rotary motion body (X2) and that is moved, in conjunction with the movement of the rotary motion body (X2), to a position that corresponds to the rotation angle of the rotary motion body (X2).
US09103377B2	Self lubricating robust centralizer bearing design and method of use A bearing lubricating housing (100) comprising a lubricating housing body (110). The bearing housing (100) is designed to retain a rolling element bearing assembly (200) while providing axial motion when the housing (100) is assembled within an interior of a guiding tube (310). The bearing housing (100) includes a series of channels (118) and/or passageways (114, 116) forming a lubrication matrix for collecting a lubricant from an interior surface (312) of the guiding tube (310) to the rolling element bearing assembly (200).
US09103374B2	Retainer for ball bearing, and ball bearing A retainer for a ball bearing includes two annular members that face each other in an axial direction thereof. The two annular members include opposed surfaces each having hemispherical pockets that are formed at positions in a circumferential direction of each of the two annular members and configured to receive balls. The opposed surfaces are snap-fitted to each other to couple together the two annular members. The hemispherical pockets each have an inner peripheral surface provided with ball contact and ball non-contact surfaces. The ball contact surface is formed at a central portion in a pocket circumferential direction and at least at a central portion in a pocket axial direction of the inner peripheral surface. The ball non-contact surface includes a recess recessed to an opposite side to a corresponding ball across the ball contact surface and is opened in at least one of pocket axial ends.
US09103372B2	Hub-bearing assembly for rotatably mounting a tilling disc A hub-bearing assembly is disclosed, wherein the hub-bearing assembly is used for rotatably mounting a tilling disc about an axis of rotation is disclosed. The hub-bearing assembly comprises an annular hub comprising an axially extending tubular portion defining a cylindrical housing and an outer flange for mounting a disc, a bearing unit mounted in the housing, and an elastic damping body arranged in the housing and radially interposed between the hub and an outer ring of the bearing unit.
US09103368B2	Locking hinge mechanism for a collapsible play yard frame A folding playpen or play yard frame and/or a locking hinge mechanism for a folding playpen or play yard frame of the type having tubular rails for supporting sides and a floor of the playpen or play yard. The locking hinge mechanism includes a housing and a lock assembly movably mounted to the housing. The lock assembly is pivotally attached to proximal portions of the tubular rails for locking and unlocking the rails relative to the housing. The lock assembly and housing are configured and adapted to require the locking hinge assembly to be lifted to effect limited relative motion between the housing and the proximal portions of the tubular rails prior to unlocking the lock assembly and permitting greater relative motion between the housing and proximal portions of the tubular rails. This provides greater safety against the hinge accidentally being folded or being folded by a child.
US09103363B2	Two-piece clip assembly An engagement convex portion is formed in a grommet of a two-piece clip, and a head portion-side engagement concave portion is formed in a pin of the two-piece clip. When the pin is pushed into the grommet to a maximum push-in position, an inner end of the engagement convex portion of the grommet abuts against a middle of a tip-side concave portion wall surface of the head portion-side engagement concave portion. Thus, in the maximum push-in position, when a tip portion of the pin is pushed back in an extracting direction, the tip-side concave portion wall surface of the head portion-side engagement concave portion of the pin slides against the inner end of the engagement convex portion of the grommet.
US09103358B2	Corrosion-resistant position measurement system and method of forming same A method of forming a position measurement system includes melting a surface of a substrate formed from a first material, wherein the surface defines at least one groove therein and wherein the surface is melted within the at least one groove. The method also includes, concurrent to melting, depositing a second material into the at least one groove to form a mixture of the first material and the second material. The method further includes solidifying the mixture to form an indicator material that is distinguishable from and metallurgically bonded to the first material, and depositing an alloy onto the substrate to form a corrosion-resistant cladding that covers the indicator material and the surface to thereby form the position measurement system. A position measurement system is also disclosed.
US09103355B2	Flow control valve for construction machine A flow control valve for a construction machine is provided, which can constantly control a flow rate of hydraulic fluid supplied to a hydraulic actuator through a flow control spool in a spool. The flow control valve for a construction machine, having a valve body in which a supply passage communicating with a pump passage and actuator ports connected to a hydraulic actuator are formed, and a spool installed in the valve body to be shifted, includes a flow control spool shifted in the spool to variably control a cross-sectional area of a passage connected to the one actuator port if a flow rate of the hydraulic fluid that flows through the supply passage is higher than a set flow rate, a first passage formed on the spool to communicate with the supply passage and a second passage formed on the spool to communication with the one actuator port and having a cross-sectional area that is varied depending on the shifting of the flow control spool.
US09103344B2	Submersible pump assembly An immersion pump assembly includes an electric drive motor and a control device (14) for controlling the drive motor, which are configured for dipping into a liquid (18) to be conveyed. An external display device (26) and/or an external communications device are/is configured for arrangement outside the liquid (18) to be conveyed and are/is connected to the control device (14) for signal transmission.
US09103341B2	Scroll refrigeration compressor with improved retaining means and bypass valves The scroll compressor includes stationary and moving volutes each including a scroll plate provided with a spiral wrap, the spiral wraps defining the variable-volume compression chambers, a delivery conduit including a first end emerging in a central compression chamber and a second end designed to be communicated with a delivery chamber, a delivery valve movable between closing and opening positions for closing and opening at least one delivery opening arranged to communicate the delivery conduit and the delivery chamber, at least one bypass valve associated with a bypass passage arranged to communicate the delivery chamber with an intermediate compression chamber. The compressor includes a retaining plate mounted on the scroll plate of the stationary scroll and on which first and second retaining elements are formed, the latter being arranged to limit respectively the amplitude of movement of the delivery valve and of each bypass valve toward the opening position thereof.
US09103337B2	Fluid control device A fluid control device includes a vibrating plate unit, a driver, and a flexible plate. The vibrating plate unit includes a vibrating plate with first and second main surfaces, a frame plate surrounding the vibrating plate, and a link portion linking the vibrating plate and the frame plate and elastically supporting the vibrating plate against the frame plate. The driver is on the first main surface of the vibrating plate, and vibrates the vibrating plate. The flexible plate having a hole faces the second main surface of the vibrating plate, being fixed to the frame plate. At least a portion of the vibrating plate and the link portion are thinner than the thickness of the frame plate so that the surface of the portion of the vibrating plate and the link portion, on the side of the flexible plate, can separate from the flexible plate.
US09103332B2	Refrigerator and compressor A refrigerator may include a compressor with a reciprocating member to compress or expand a working gas by undergoing reciprocating movement, and a leaf spring unit to support the reciprocating member. The leaf spring unit includes a leaf spring having a first rim fixed to a compressor body, a first hub arranged on an inner side of the first rim and mounted on the reciprocating member and a resilient arm part movably supporting the first hub with respect to the first rim, and an auxiliary spring having a second rim fixed to the compressor body, a second hub arranged on an inner side of the second rim and mounted on the reciprocating member and a pair of auxiliary spring parts supported in a form of cantilever on the second rim and the second hub. The leaf spring is arranged between the pair of auxiliary spring parts, and the pair of auxiliary spring parts opposes the resilient arm part.
US09103331B2	Electro-osmotic pump An electroosmotic pump comprises a plurality of membranes comprising one or more positive electroosmotic membranes and one or more negative electroosmotic membranes, a plurality of electrodes comprising cathodes and anodes, and a power source. Each of the positive electroosmotic membranes and negative electroosmotic membranes are disposed alternatively and wherein at least one of the cathodes is disposed on one side of one of the membranes and at least one of the anodes is disposed on other side of the membrane. At least one of the cathodes or anodes is disposed between a positive electroosmotic membrane and negative electroosmotic membrane.
US09103329B2	Electric propulsion An electric propulsion system comprising a plasma chamber having first and second apertures for producing ion beams. Respective first and second coils are arranged about the chamber to produce an electromagnetic field in regions adjacent to the apertures, and are driven differentially by a radio frequency (RF) drive module. By driving the coils differentially, the electric field in the region of the two apertures can be differentially controlled, and a variation of output thrusts at the two apertures is possible. In this way a net thrust can be produced, which net thrust is varied by controlling the drive to the two coils.
US09103326B2	Wind turbine bedplate support frame A bedplate assembly of a wind turbine is provided. The bedplate assembly includes a rotor shaft with a first end coupled to a rotatable hub of the wind turbine via a rotor flange and a second end coupled to a gearbox. The bedplate assembly also includes a bedplate support frame coupled to the gearbox and to the rotor shaft for supporting the gearbox. The bedplate support frame includes a torque arm support device for supporting torque arms of the gearbox. The bedplate support frame also includes a circular support for housing a shaft support bearing for supporting the rotor shaft at the first end. Further, the bedplate support frame includes a cross-structure located under the rotor shaft, wherein the cross-structure comprises one or more arms connected internally to a first side wall and a second side wall.
US09103325B2	Winglet for a wind turbine rotor blade In one aspect, a winglet for a rotor blade is disclosed. The winglet may generally include a winglet body extending at least partially between a winglet origin and a blade tip. The winglet body may define a sweep and a pre-bend. The sweep defined between the winglet origin and the blade tip may range from about 0.5% to about 4.0% of a span of the rotor blade. The pre-bend defined between the winglet origin and the blade tip may range from about 1.5% to about 4.5% of the span of the rotor blade.
US09103323B2	System for real time supervision of component wear in a wind turbine population A system for scheduling maintenance of a component in a wind turbine. The system receives signals from each of the wind turbines in a population of wind turbines. From the signals, the system detects a failure of the component in one of the wind turbine. In response to the detect failure, the system calculates a new life value for the component. The life value is then compared to a threshold value. If the life value is within a specified parameter compared to the threshold value, the system schedules a change of the component in all of the wind turbines in the population.
US09103319B2	Wind turbine generator service by airship The invention relates to a method for positioning an airship 100 at a wind turbine generator. The method comprises the step of docking the airship 100 at the wind turbine generator with a forwards docking section, a rearwards docking section, a sideways docking section, or an upwards docking section of the airship being connected to the wind turbine generator. After the airship 100 has docked, at least one wind turbine generator component or at least one person is unloaded from the airship or loaded from the wind turbine generator to the airship. Docking of the airship 100 may be performed at one of the following components of the wind turbine generator: the nacelle 116, the hub 118, the tower, one or more of the blades 120, the foundation, or a substation of the wind turbine generator. The invention also relates to use of an airship 100 for being connected to a wind turbine generator and for loading or unloading wind turbine generator components or personnel to or from the wind turbine generator.
US09103316B2	Tidal current power generator The present invention relates to a tidal current power generator. In the tidal current power generator, tidal current flows in a concentrated manner into a power generation module for generating electrical energy using the flow of tidal current, in order to increase the speed of the tidal current. Thus, the amount of electrical energy generated by the power generation module may be improved to achieve highly efficient performance. Also, the range of locations in which the power generation module may be installed is significantly expanded in order to increase the electrical generation using tidal current. Since the power generation module is integrally assembled and then refloated in order to install same on the bottom of the sea, the power generation module may be easily installed as well as easily repaired and maintained.
US09103307B2	High-pressure pump arrangement A high-pressure pump arrangement (1) which can be especially used for a common rail injection system and has a pump member (2) that contains a low-pressure inlet (8) and a high-pressure outlet (9). A pressurization chamber (12) is provided, within which a plunger (3) is movably mounted and which is connected to the high-pressure outlet via a high-pressure valve (7). Furthermore, a suction chamber (6) that is fitted with a suction valve (5) is provided within the pump member. In addition, an intake duct (13) which extends between the low-pressure inlet and the suction chamber is provided within the pump member. The low-pressure inlet is connected to an electrically regulated pre-supply pump (10) which is permanently operated such that a low pressure is sure to be maintained in the suction chamber (6) of the pump.
US09103304B2	Integrated intake manifold and compressor An induction system for an internal combustion engine having at least one cylinder includes a centrifugal compressor configured to pressurize an airflow being received from the ambient. The induction system also includes an intake manifold configured to channel the pressurized airflow to the at least one cylinder. The centrifugal compressor is disposed within and integral to the intake manifold. An internal combustion engine employing such an induction system is also disclosed.
US09103303B2	Air filter assembly for an engine A filter element is provided for an air filter assembly of an internal combustion engine including a breather conduit and an intake conduit. The filter element includes a first wall, a second wall, filter media extending between the first and second walls, a first aperture in one of the first and second walls configured to receive air from the breather conduit, and a second aperture in one of the first and second walls configured to deliver air to the intake conduit. The filter media, the first wall, and the second wall define an interior chamber of the filter element. The first and second apertures connect to the interior chamber such that air filtered by the filter media mixes with unfiltered gases provided through the first aperture by the breather conduit prior to exiting the interior chamber through the second aperture into the intake conduit.
US09103298B2	Seal for a variable area fan nozzle A primary seal assembly for a variable area fan nozzle (VAFN) equipped turbofan engine includes a deformable seal and a seal retainer attached to the seal. The seal includes an inner wall and webs attached to the inner wall and extending transversely there-from. The inner wall and the webs extend circumferentially at least partially around a bypass duct of the turbofan engine. An inner surface of the inner wall interfaces with the VAFN when the VAFN is in the stowed position. The seal is compressed between the VAFN and the seal retainer when the VAFN is in the stowed position. And each of the webs is deformed into a non-planar configuration when the VAFN is in the stowed position.
US09103289B2	Method for controlling the limiting of the rotational speed of a combustion engine A method controls the rotational speed limiting of an engine in a handheld work apparatus. The crankshaft of the engine drives a worktool via a clutch which engages in dependence on the motor rotational speed. Above an engaging speed of the clutch, a drive connection with the crankshaft is made and below the engaging speed, the drive connection is interrupted. A speed control unit monitors the rotational speed of the engine and includes a rotational speed lock circuit which limits the speed to a limit below the engaging speed. During the start of the engine, the lock circuit is switched on; it is switched off after the engine has been taken into operation when a deactivation signal is present, wherein the deactivation signal is generated when an operation change signal of the work apparatus is detected.
US09103274B2	Multi-stage turbocharger system A turbocharger system comprises a first relatively small high-pressure (HP) turbocharger and a second relatively large low pressure (LP) turbocharger. The turbine of the LP turbocharger is connected in series downstream of the turbine of the HP turbocharger in a first exhaust gas passage. An exhaust bypass flow passage provides a bypass flow path around the HP turbine. A rotary valve is located at a junction of the bypass flow passage and a first exhaust gas flow passage. The rotary valve comprises a valve rotor which is rotatable to selectively permit or block flow to the LP turbine from either the first exhaust gas passage or the bypass gas passage.
US09103270B2	Control apparatus for internal combustion engine An electronic control unit (ECU) is equipped with a turbine passing path constant that corresponds to a time required for exhaust gas to flow to an air-fuel ratio sensor via a turbine of a turbosupercharger, and a bypass path constant that corresponds to a time required for exhaust gas to flow to the air-fuel ratio sensor via a bypass passage. The ECU calculates first and second fuel injection correction amounts and in which the path constants and are reflected, respectively. The ECU selects one of the fuel injection correction amounts and based on at least an open or closed state of the waste gate valve (WGV), corrects a fuel injection amount using the selected fuel injection correction amount. It is thus possible to appropriately compensate for differences in exhaust path lengths and air-fuel ratio fluctuations that arise due to opening or closing of the WGV.
US09103269B2	Charge air cooler duct system and method A cold charge duct, a system and method are provided for removing and controlling the reintroduction of a condensate in diesel or gasoline engine intake air. The duct may include an exterior wall which may define a passage configured to pass air from a turbocharger to an engine. The exterior wall may have one or more openings, and a separator formed to be substantially flush with an inner surface of the external wall. In this way, it is possible to utilize an edge-based separator to generate a sudden decrease in the flow rate thereby causing a water condensate to drop into the openings for later reintroduction into the engine.
US09103268B2	Intake pipe for a combustion engine Disclosed is an intake pipe for a combustion engine, comprising a housing (1) with a supply duct (2) for especially compressed air, a heat exchanger (8) which is disposed within a main duct (4) in the housing (1) and through which the air can flow in order to exchange heat with a fluid, and a bypass duct (5) that is separated from the main duct (4) in at least some sections and is fitted with at least one positioning element (7) to allow the fed air to adjustably bypass the heat exchanger (8). An end of the bypass duct (5) on the engine side is placed at a still flow-relevant short distance from an opening (11) of an intake valve (10) of the combustion engine.
US09103266B2	System and method for diagnosing failure of thermostat A system and method for diagnosing failure of a thermostat that includes a controller configured to measure a coolant temperature and a coolant model temperature and determine a temperature of engine oil, when the coolant temperature is greater than a first reference temperature and the coolant model temperature is equal to or less than a second reference temperature. In addition, the controller is configured to determine an open status or a close status of the thermostat and diagnoses whether there is a failure in the open status of the thermostat, using the temperature of the engine oil as an independent variable.
US09103264B2	Device for discharging urea solution into an exhaust gas conduit A device for the discharge of urea solution into an exhaust gas conduit (40) includes an injection nozzle (2) with a conduit connection (14) for the supply of urea solution, and a nozzle head which is conductively connected thereto. The urea solution may be supplied to an exhaust gas flow in a finely distributed manner by way of the nozzle head. Furthermore, the device includes a receiver (42), which surrounds an opening (46) in the exhaust gas conduit wall (44) and which is designed for the tight bearing of the nozzle head and for the releasable fastening of the injection nozzle (2). Moreover, a spring is provided for the non-positive fit bearing of the nozzle head in the receiver (42).
US09103262B2	Combined intake aspirator venturi tube and water trap in vertical exhaust outlet stack An integral water trap and venturi tube element for use in an exhaust stack on a vehicle, the exhaust stack being generally vertically oriented and having a catalyst element or other moisture-sensitive emission control component disposed below the water trap, the venturi tube having an aspirator tube disposed therein to provide a low pressure aspiration source for the vehicle, wherein the venturi tube is so disposed in the exhaust stack to also function as the water trap and allows capture and diversion of water entering the exhaust stack from above.
US09103259B2	Exhaust purification system of internal combustion engine An exhaust purification system of an internal combustion engine is provided with a hydrocarbon feed valve arranged in an engine exhaust passage and an exhaust purification catalyst for causing NOX contained in exhaust gas and reformed hydrocarbons to react. The exhaust purification catalyst reduces NOX if a concentration of inflowing hydrocarbons vibrates within a predetermined range of amplitude and within a predetermined range of period and increases the amount of storage of NOX if the vibration period of the concentration of hydrocarbons longer is than a predetermined range. When hydrocarbons are being fed from the hydrocarbon feed valve within the predetermined range of amplitude and the predetermined range of period, if the amount of adsorption of hydrocarbons in the exhaust purification catalyst exceeds a predetermined judgment value of the adsorption amount, at least one of reducing amount of feed of hydrocarbons and lengthening feed interval of hydrocarbons is performed.
US09103254B2	Exhaust system thermal enclosure An exhaust system for a power system contained in an engine compartment. The exhaust system includes a mount for two or more exhaust treatment devices and an enclosure surrounding the two or more exhaust treatment devices. The enclosure defines a space with a higher temperature than a space defined by the engine compartment during steady state operation of the power system. At least one electronic or fluid device is coupled to the enclosure or mount and located on an exterior of the enclosure.
US09103247B2	Exhaust system and method for mitigating degradation of components of a turbocharged engine with exhaust gas recirculation A system and method for controlling an engine is described. In one example, an actuator is adjusted to reduce the possibility of degradation of an engine component. The method may provide increase engine compon ent operational life so as to improve engine emissions during the life cycle of the engine.
US09103239B2	Valve opening-closing timing control device and method for attaching front member thereof A valve opening-closing timing control device includes: a driving rotating body that rotates synchronously with a crankshaft; a following rotating body that rotates integrally with a cam shaft; a phase control mechanism that controls changing of relative rotational phases of the driving and following rotating bodies; a torsion coil spring engaged by a front member of the driving rotating body and by the following driving body, and biases the following rotating body in an advance/retarded direction with respect to the driving rotating body. The front member includes multiple bearing surfaces to be attached with countersunk head screws, and an engaging part engaging an end of the torsion coil spring with the torsion coil spring in a twisted state. The engaging part includes a mounting part for a tool with which the end of the torsion coil spring is moved in a direction increasing torsion strength of the torsion coil spring.
US09103236B2	Cam follower A cam follower for actuating at least one gas exchange valve of an internal combustion engine is provided, including a cam contact roller that is supported by a plain bearing on a pin (13). A first sliding surface of the plain bearing faces the cam contact roller and a second sliding surface of the plain bearing faces the pin. The plain bearing has a lubricant reservoir, in order to provide at least one of the sliding surfaces of the plain bearing with lubricant, and the lubricant reservoir is arranged at a distance from the end sides of the plain bearing.
US09103229B2	Vane travel adjustment screw An arrangement is provided for controlling a variable position of vanes at a turbine in a flow channel of a turbine. The arrangement includes a nozzle ring carrying a set of vanes, each of the vanes being connected to a vane pin housed in the nozzle ring. A rotational position of the vanes is accomplished via a vane displacement drive train including a pivotally supported pivot axle, a first actuator arm arranged on the pivot axle, which first arm is connectable to a drive actuator, a second actuator arm arranged on the pivot axle, which second arm is connected to a pin engaged with an unison ring for pivoting the unison ring, and a vane arm being connected to each vane pin and the unison ring for displacement of the vanes via pivotal displacement of the unison ring, and wherein a stop screw is arranged for limiting the pivotal displacement of the vanes.
US09103228B2	Variable stator vane control system The present application provides a variable stator vane control system. The variable stator vane control system may include a variable stator vane positioned by an actuator and a trimmer motor, a resolver to determine a position of the variable stator vane, and a controller in communication with the resolver, the actuator, and the trimmer motor to prevent over travel of the variable stator vane.
US09103220B2	Interface element between a blade root and a blade root housing of a turbine disc, and turbine rotor comprising an interface element An interface element to be mounted between a blade root and a blade root housing provided in a turbine disc of a gas turbine engine to limit wear between the root and the housing. The interface element includes: a base, configured to be aligned with a lower part of the root; and first and second upper side walls connected to the base and configured to surround the blade root up to an upper portion thereof, the first upper side wall including at least one ventilation opening to allow a flow of cooling air flowing through the rotor disc housing to flow over the upper portion of the root via the ventilation opening.
US09103218B2	Turbine shroud A turbine blade assembly is disclosed. The turbine blade assembly includes a turbine blade and an outer shroud section at the radially outer end of the turbine blade. The turbine blade intersects or joins the shroud section. For increased stiffness, the shroud section has a reinforcing rib extending along its outer face and extending substantially in the direction of the principal axis of inertia.
US09103217B2	Turbine blade tip with tip shelf diffuser holes A turbine blade having a tip including a tip shelf through which pass one or more diffuser cooling holes, the diffuser cooling holes directing the flow of cooling gas along the tip shelf, spreading the flow of cooling gas more evenly along the tip shelf and enhancing the formation of a curtain of cooling air along the tip shelf, leading to lower blade tip temperatures, reduced diversion of cooling air, and greater turbine blade life.
US09103216B2	Turbine of a gas turbine A turbine of a gas turbine, in particular of a gas turbine aircraft engine, having a rotor that has at least one moving blade ring and having a stator that has at least one guide blade ring, moving blades of the, or each, moving blade ring and/or guide blades of the, or each, guide blade ring being fashioned as hollow blades having at least one cavity, wherein on at least one side of at least one moving blade and/or guide blade fashioned as a hollow blade, in a blade wall holes are made that connect the, or each, cavity to the surrounding environment of the respective moving blade and/or guide blade, so that the respective cavity can be used as a resonator or sound muffler in order to reduce the sound radiated by the turbine during operation.
US09103215B2	Method of producing a guide vane The invention relates to a method of producing a guide vane, the method comprising a step of fabricating at least a portion of a metal body of the guide vane by additive fabrication, with at least one outside surface thereof presenting a plurality of cavities; and a step of filling said cavities with a material of lower density than the metal body in order to form at least one substantially smooth airfoil surface.
US09103205B2	Method of recovering hydrocarbon resources while injecting a solvent and supplying radio frequency power and related apparatus A method of recovering hydrocarbon resources in a subterranean formation may include injecting a solvent via a wellbore into the subterranean formation while supplying radio frequency (RF) power from the wellbore and into the subterranean formation. The method may also include recovering hydrocarbon resources via the wellbore and from the subterranean formation while supplying RF power from the wellbore and into the subterranean formation.
US09103203B2	Wireless logging of fluid filled boreholes A value of a property of a fluid-filled wellbore system can be detected. This can be accomplished by recording data including at least one of pressure and rate of flow at one or more locations in the wellbore system, and then estimating the value of the property by employing a model for predicting at least one of pressure and rate of flow dependent upon characteristics and locations of disturbances to pressure and flow in the wellbore system, in order to determine a best prediction of some attribute of the recorded data.
US09103197B2	Switching device for, and a method of switching, a downhole tool The switching device comprises an electronic switch (111) embedded within a downhole tool (100) and an activator (20) for remote switching of the electronic switch (111). The activator (20) may be a handheld unit that is used at the surface of the wellbore by an operator or may be a wireline run unit. The activator (20) permits wireless and contactless activation of the electronic switch (111) without the need for mechanical switches which could provide a point of failure for the downhole tool (100). The electronic switch (111) comprises an electronics module and a power source such as one or more batteries (126) wherein in the active configuration, the switch (111) can allow electrical connection between the electronics module and the power source (126) and in the inactive configuration, the switch (111) prevents electrical connection between the electronics module and the power source (126).
US09103195B2	Monitor and control of directional drilling operations and simulations A method includes performing a directional drilling operation. The method also includes receiving data from one or more sensors, wherein at least one of the one or more sensors output data related to a performance attribute of a downhole component that is from a group consisting of a downhole drilling motor and a rotary steerable tool. The downhole component comprises part of a drill string that is used to perform the directional drilling operation. The performance attribute is selected from a group consisting of rotations per unit of time of the downhole component, operating differential pressure across the downhole component and torque output of the downhole component. The method also includes displaying the data in a graphical and numerical representation on a graphical user interface screen.
US09103190B2	Inert gas supply equipment for oil and gas well operations An apparatus for the supply of inert gas at a well site, the apparatus comprising one or more pressure vessels containing liquefied inert gas, a heat exchanger, one or more units of fracturing equipment connected to a manifold, a submersible pump in each of the one or more pressure vessels, each submersible pump being connected to supply liquefied inert gas to a supply line that passes through the heat exchanger and the supply line being connected to supply inert gas vaporized by the heat exchanger to the manifold.
US09103187B2	Downhole fishing tool and method of use The present disclosure is directed toward a downhole tool used to free stuck tools in a wellbore and the method of using the downhole tool. The downhole tool includes at least one packer element for engaging a casing in a wellbore. The packer works to isolate one area of the casing from another. The downhole tool also includes at least one slip element for engaging the casing to maintain the position of the downhole tool in the casing or wellbore. Further, the downhole tool includes a mandrel slidably disposed within the at least one packer element and the at least one slip. The mandrel includes at least one port disposed therein above the at least one packer element when the mandrel is in a first position.
US09103175B2	Drill bit with hydraulically-activated force application device for controlling depth-of-cut of the drill bit A drill bit includes a pad configured to extend and retract from a surface of the drill bit. A force application device extends and retracts the pad. The force application device includes a hydraulically-operated rotating member coupled to a speed reduction device configured to apply a force on drive unit that applies a force on the pad to cause the pad to extend from the drill bit face.
US09103164B2	Air hammer for a boring machine An air hammer for a boring machine includes a main body, a first bushing member, a second bushing member installed at an end on the opposite side of the main body, a bit unit installed at an end of the second bushing member, a piston hammer, a pneumatic discharge part formed at the top end of the second bushing member, and a pneumatic pressure distribution part formed on the piston hammer.
US09103162B2	Device for applying spacer tape A device for applying an elastoplastic spacer tape as a spacer during the production of insulating glass panes has at least two supply reels for spacer tapes, several driven tape guide rollers, and a movable application head for the selected spacer tape, with whose assistance the spacer tape is pressed onto a glass pane. For coating one or the other spacer tape, a coating station with two coating nozzles is provided, from which adhesive glue is sprayed on the lateral surfaces of the selected spacer tape. The spacer tape that is unneeded in each case is stopped in the application head in such a way that one or the other of the spacer tapes as desired, depending on which spacer tape is required for the production of a special insulating glass pane, is applied to the glass pane. Thus, the laborious threading and unthreading of spacer tapes is not necessary.
US09103156B1	Attachable built-in blinds for doors and windows A blind system uses a typical door or window frame that has a hermetically sealed double glazing within an opening of its main frame. A blind assembly is removably received within a rabbet of the main frame while a secondary frame is removably attached to the main frame by passing screws through the secondary frame, the screws being received within bosses located in the rabbet of the main frame, the secondary frame overlying the blind assembly. A single glazing is sealably attached to the secondary frame. The blind assembly is bordered by a spacer that holds a desiccant therein.
US09103146B2	Vehicle door hinge In a vehicle door hinge, a moving hinge member is fixed to a mounting surface of a door, and a fixed hinge member is fixed to a mounting surface of a vehicle body. The moving hinge member is pivotally mounted to the fixed hinge member via a hinge shaft. The fixed hinge member has a deformation-promoting portion which meets the mounting surface of the vehicle body at an intersection. An extension line extends from a facing side of the fixed hinge member facing the mounting surface of the door. First and second tangential lines which contact an outer circumference of the hinge shaft extend perpendicular the mounting surface of the vehicle body. The intersection is positioned between the extension line and the second tangential line remote from the extension line compared with the first tangential line. The facing side is formed at right angles or approximate right angles with respect to the mounting surface of the vehicle body, and the fixed hinge member is unfolded to a T-shape.
US09103136B2	Modular safety and support structure for use in large grain bins and a method for its use A safety support structure for use in grain storage bins comprising vertical and horizontal parts, which can be connected to provide a scaffold sufficient to support one or more persons. This safety support structure can be used to prevent a person from becoming trapped in the grain contained within the bin as well as to provide a stable place for a person to work within the bin. The present safety support structure can be freestanding so as not to interfere with any operations above the structure, and also have the ability to be raised off the grain bin floor in order to facilitate removal of grain from the floor with a sweep auger.
US09103135B2	Portable barrier A portable and collapsible barrier that is lightweight and can be easily transported and erected. The barrier includes a base, a top and an enclosed volume such as a diaphragm that can be expanded with a medium such as a gas or liquid to a desired shape. The expanded volume will act as a barrier. When a series of expanded barriers are connected, they will form a wall that can contain bulk materials or liquids.
US09103134B1	Adjustable open space office system The present invention relates to furniture and devices and a system for forming working areas within open spaces. More specifically, the present invention relates to furniture, devices and systems that can be used to create individual working areas and offices in an open space with the ability to create privacy similar to an enclosed office without constructing permanent walls and partitions. The invention includes a main support frame/structure supported off the floor which receives and connects to component panels also supported off the floor which function like office walls. The configuration of the resulting compartments is adjustable using different sized panels and by positioning panels and opening in different locations. The system has an open top configuration with an upward lighting system integral to the top support member and inside it to provide upward lighting to the space(s). A privacy door slidably connected to the top support member provides the ability to create privacy like an office with permanent walls.
US09103127B1	System for installing corner trim with a hidden fastener A system for installing trim installations at external corners of a building. The trim serves both an aesthetic purpose in adding a decorative feature to building envelopes and also adds an additional weatherproofing purpose in allowing for more complete weatherproofing of building envelope corners and openings. The system relates to a concealed fastening building finishing element system that enables concealed fastening of finishing trim.
US09103126B2	Vertical joint system and associated surface covering system A vertical joint system for substrates is formed with joints Jm and Jf which engaged by relative motion in a direction perpendicular to major surfaces and of the substrate. The joints are configured to enable relative rotation of up to 3 degrees (i.e. clockwise or anticlockwise) while maintaining engagement of the joints. The joints Jm and Jf are further configured to form two locking planes, one on each of the inner and outer most sides of the joint. Engagement about the locking planes is provided by transverse outward extending surfaces Cm1, Cm2, Cf1 and Cf2. The surface Cf1 and Cf2 overhang the surfaces Cm1 and Cm2. At least one surface in each pair of engaging surfaces: Cf1 and Cm1; and, Cf2 and Cm2 is smoothly curved. The joints Jm and Jf can be further arranged to provide a third locking plane parallel to and between the locking planes.
US09103120B2	Concrete/plastic wall panel and method of assembling A method for forming a variably sized wall panel by supplying a face panel of a first material, the face panel having a front face and a back face, the back face having a plurality of crosspieces extending therefrom. The face panel is placed in a mold such that the front face of the face panel abuts a bottom of the mold and the back face of the face panel faces away from the bottom of the mold. A flowable second material is layered on top of the face panel and the flowable second material is allowed to harden such that the back face of the face panel and the crosspieces are frictionally bound to the hardened second material.
US09103119B2	Tie system for insulated concrete panels A tie system for an insulated concrete panel. The tie system includes a first structural member formed with a first hub and a pair of first extension members coupled to the first hub. The first extension members extend outwardly from the first hub in generally opposite directions. The tie system further includes a second structural member formed with a second hub and a pair of second extension members coupled to the second hub. The second extension members extend outwardly from the second hub in generally opposite directions. As such, the first and second hubs may be rotatably coupled to one another in a manner that permits rotation of the hubs relative to one another. Thus, the tie system is shiftable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration by rotating the first and second structural members relative to one another.
US09103095B2	Hydraulic circuit control device and work machine A controller controls the solenoid-operated variable pressure relief valves that are provided to control, at set pressures that can be electrically commanded, pressure of hydraulic oil fed to an attachment cylinder. The controller is provided with a control logic that is capable of controlling the aforementioned solenoid-operated variable pressure relief valves. The control logic performs the aforementioned calculation by compensating for pressure override characteristics of each solenoid-operated variable pressure relief valve based on input signals related to the set relief pressure for and a relief valve passing flow rate of the solenoid-operated variable pressure relief valve, and outputting to the solenoid-operated variable pressure relief valve command signals related to the adjusted set relief pressure resulting from the compensation of the pressure override characteristics.
US09103094B2	Hybrid work machine and method of controlling same A hybrid work machine includes an engine, a motor generator connected to the engine, an electric energy storage unit configured to store electric power generated by the motor generator, and a control part configured to control driving of the motor generator. The control part is configured to control the driving of the motor generator so that an assist output of the motor generator increases, based on an external condition of the engine.
US09103078B2	Screed plate An improved screed plate having a top surface, a bottom surface, a curved leading edge and a trailing edge adapted for attaching to a screed of a paving machine is disclosed. The improved screed plate comprises a tapered groove extended from the curved leading edge towards the trailing edge along the top surface and terminated in a groove end. The tapered groove is arranged deepest at the curved leading edge and shallowest toward the trailing edge so as to provide flexibility to the screed plate while not reducing screed plate lifetime due to increased wear and tear. The increased screed plate flexibility facilitates crowning and other adjustments that require bending of the screed plate, and allow harder steels to be used than are used in conventional screed plates.
US09103077B2	Vibratory mechanism including double helical key shaft, compactor including vibratory mechanism, and method of operating a vibratory mechanism A vibratory mechanism for a compaction machine, the vibratory mechanism including first and second eccentrics, and a key shaft including oppositely helically splined portions. The first helically splined portion is complimentary to and disposed at least partially within a first internally helically splined bore of the first eccentric. The second helically splined portion is complimentary to and disposed at least partially within second internally helically splined bore of the second eccentric. The key shaft is disposed to linearly translate within the helically spined bores to cause the second eccentric to rotate in a direction opposite the first eccentric.
US09103076B2	Unitary safety surface tiles and associated structures A unitary safety surface tile. The tile may interlock with at least one other tile. Each tile may be configured for disposing on a base of loose fill. Each tile may be configured for receiving a covering of loose fill. Each tile may include a plurality of hollow pockets. Each of the pockets may connect to at least one other pocket along a top edge of each pocket. Each of the pockets may engage the base of loose fill and/or receive the covering of loose fill. Each of the pockets may include one or more apertures for allowing passage of fluid through each of the pockets. Each tile may further include a plurality of edges. The edges may border the plurality of pockets. Each of one or more of the edges may be adapted for engaging at least one edge of at least one other unitary safety surface tile.
US09103073B2	System for fastening a rail, and fastening of a rail on a substrate A system and a method for fastening a rail to a substrate, with a guide plate for laterally guiding the rail that has a standing surface associated with the substrate, a support element to support the guide plate in the assembly position, a spring element supported on the guide plate and at least one spring arm for exerting a resilient holding force onto the foot of the rail, and a tensioning means for tensioning the spring element. The fastening can be assembled in that the support element has a support lug supported on the substrate in the assembly position to reach under the standing surface of the guide plate in a way that the guide plate is supported on the substrate via the support lug in the region where the guide plate and support lug overlap.
US09103070B2	Flash tank with adjustable inlet A flash tank including: a closed interior chamber; a gas exhaust port coupled to an upper portion of the chamber; a liquid discharge port coupled to a lower portion of the chamber; an inlet nozzle attached to an inlet port of the chamber, wherein the inlet nozzle includes a flow passage, and a movable valve plate in the flow passage, wherein the valve plate has a first position which defines a first throat in the flow passage and a second position which defines a second throat having a smaller cross-sectional area than the first throat.
US09103052B2	Fine carbon fiber, fine short carbon fiber, and manufacturing method for said fibers A novel fine carbon fiber produced by vapor growth, in which a graphite-net plane consisting of carbon atoms alone forms a temple-bell-shaped structural unit including a closed head-top part and a body-part with an open lower-end, in which an angle θ formed by a generatrix of the body-part and a fiber axis is less than 15°, 2 to 30 of the temple-bell-shaped structural units are stacked sharing a central axis to form an aggregate, and the aggregates are connected head-to-tail with a distance to form a fiber. Fine short carbon fibers with excellent dispersibility can be obtained by shortening the fine carbon fiber.
US09103050B2	Single crystal diamond prepared by CVD A single crystal diamond prepared by CVD and having one or more electronic characteristics; making the diamond suitable for electronic applications. Also provided is a method of making the single crystal CVD diamond.
US09103049B2	Method for melting semiconductor wafer raw material and crystal growing method for semiconductor wafer The crucible and the side heater are held in the respective initial positions, and the raw material is put into the crucible. These initial positions are positions where the crucible side surface is mainly heated by the side heater. When the side heater heats the crucible side surface, the raw material is melted to form melt. When a part or all of the raw material is melted, the crucible is raised from the initial position or the side heater is lowered from the initial position. At this time, the position of the crucible or the side heater is adjusted such that the amount of heat applied to the lower side curved portion of the crucible side surface is greater than that in the initial relative position between the crucible and the side heater. And, if the crucible bottom part is heated by the side heater while the relative positions of the crucible and the side heater is maintained, the amount of heat applied to the crucible bottom part is increased as compared to the amount of heat applied to the crucible side surface, and the convection in the melt that makes the gas bubbles spatter to the outside. In this way, the gas bubbles are eliminated from the melt. As a result, the amount of gas bubbles in the melt can be reduced without deforming the crucible, and occurrence of pinhole defects in the wafer can be suppressed.
US09103047B2	Electrochemical deposition process for composite structures A method of improving the material properties of a composite by electrodepositing particular polymers, organic compounds or inorganic compounds onto electrically conductive fibrous substrates, whether individual fibers or as a fabric, to form composites of improved structural properties and having particular physical properties such as being ice phobic, fire resistant, or electrically conductive.
US09103046B2	Electrophoretic formation of nanostructured composites The present invention is directed to composite films containing nanostructures within a polymer or monomeric matrix which composite may be formed on a metallic substrate and subsequently removed to provide bulk material. The nanostructures and polymer or monomer matrix may be assembled electrophoretically by initially providing a mixture of the nanostructures and polymer or monomer matrix material within generally anhydrous environments such as polar aprotic solvents followed by deposition of the composite film material.
US09103045B2	Device and method for coloring anode coatings using the coloring device A device for applying a magnetic field to a container comprises an adjustable magnetic field generator. The adjustable magnetic field generator is adjacent to the container and has a magnet having one magnetic pole adjacent a wall of the container and another magnetic pole away from the wall of the container. The adjustable magnetic field generator comprises a magnet. The intensity of magnetic field applied to the container gradually decreases from the container wall adjacent the magnetic pole of the magnet to the opposite container wall. Method for coloring anode coatings using the coloring device is also provided.
US09103042B2	Electrochemical synthesis to produce lube stock from renewable feeds Provided are processes for producing a lube basestock or wax from a feedstock of biological origin, the method including: providing a fatty acid originated from the feedstock of biological origin and an aromatic acid in a solvent comprising a base; and electrically coupling the fatty acid and the aromatic acid to produce a hydrocarbon, wherein the molar concentration of the fatty acid is greater than the molar concentration of the aromatic acid.
US09103041B2	Method for improving surface properties of the stainless steels for bipolar plate of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell Disclosed is a method for improving surface properties of the stainless steels for bipolar plate of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell having low interfacial contact resistance and excellent corrosion resistance. The method for improving surface properties of the stainless steels according to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: pickling a stainless steel with an aqueous sulfuric acid solution, the stainless steel comprising, by weight: C: 0.02% or less, N: 0.02% or less, Si: 0.4% or less, Mn: 0.2% or less, P: 0.04% or less, S: 0.02% or less, Cr: 25-32%, Mo: 0.1 to 5%, Cu: 0.1 to 2%, Ti: 0.5% or less, Nb: 0.5% or less, and the balance of Fe and other inevitable elements, and then washing the stainless steel with water, and then immersing the stainless steel in a mixture solution of nitric acid and hydrofluoric acid to form a passivation layer.
US09103040B2	Method of applying a magnesium-containing powder to the surface of an aluminum or aluminum alloy substrate Disclosed are methods of treating a metal to improve the metal's corrosion resistance. The method includes applying, to the surface of the metal, a coating which comprises magnesium powder and a binder. The present invention also relates to a coating composition that includes magnesium powder and a silane modified epoxy isocyanate hybrid polymer or prepolymer. The inventors have found that corrosion resistance (as determined by Prohesion™ exposure in accordance with ASTM D5894-96, which is hereby incorporated by reference) in excess of 3,000 hours on 2024 T-3 aluminum alloy can be achieved with the methods and coating compositions of the present invention.
US09103030B2	Film deposition apparatus In a film deposition apparatus, a first separation gas is discharged from a separation gas supplying portion to a separation area between a first process area to which a first reaction gas is supplied and a second process area to which a second reaction gas is supplied. A heater is provided to heat the turntable by radiation heat. An outer sidewall member is provided in a bottom part of a vacuum chamber to surround the turntable in an area where the heater is provided. A space forming member is provided between the separation areas adjacent to each other in a rotating direction of the turntable and extending from the outer sidewall member to form a narrow space between the turntable. A purge gas flows from a lower side of the turntable to an area outside the turntable in a radial direction through the narrow space.
US09103007B2	Zinc-modified ferritic stainless steels and manufacturing method thereof The present invention discloses zinc-modified ferritic stainless steels and a manufacturing method thereof. The chemical composition of the ferritic stainless steels comprises 14-16 wt % chromium, 0.001-4 wt % zinc, 0.001-0.02 wt % nitrogen, 0.003-0.015 wt % carbon and the remaining of weight percentage of the composition is iron. By adding zinc into the composition, the ferritic stainless steels of the present invention have stronger capacity of corrosion resistance and lower manufacturing cost, as compared to the conventional stainless steels.
US09103005B2	Magnetic shielding material for superconducting magnet A magnetic shielding material which can decrease the thickness by having excellent conductivity even at low temperatures of, for example, 77 K or lower, in a strong magnetic field of a magnetic flux density of 1 T or more is provide. A magnetic shielding material to be used at low temperatures of 77 K or lower in the magnetic field of a magnetic flux density of 1 T or more, comprises aluminum having a purity of 99.999% by mass or more.
US09103004B2	Hardfacing composition and article having hardfacing deposit A hardfacing composition (32) that includes a plurality of hard particles (54) wherein the hard particles (54) include a mode particle size distribution, one particle size distribution smaller than the mode particle size distribution, and an other particle size distribution larger than the mode particle size distribution. There is an absence of any substantial fluctuations in the particle size distribution between the mode particle size distribution and the one particle size distribution. There is an absence of any substantial fluctuations in the particle size distribution between the mode particle size distribution and the other particle size distribution.
US09103001B2	Ag—Au—Pd ternary alloy bonding wire An Ag—Au—Pd ternary alloy bonding wire for semiconductor devices made from 4-10 mass % of gold having a purity of 99.999% or higher, 2-5 mass % of palladium having a purity of 99.99% or higher, and remaining mass % of silver (Ag) having a purity of 99.999% or higher; and this wire contains 15-70 mass ppm of oxidizing non-noble metallic elements, and is thermally annealed before being continuously drawn through dies, and is thermally tempered after being continuously drawn through the dies, and this wire is useful for ball bonding in a nitrogen atmosphere; Ag2Al and a Pd rich layer produced in the interface between the Ag—Au—Pd ternary alloy wire and an aluminum pad suppress the corrosion development between the Ag2Al intermetallic compound layer and the wire.
US09102993B1	Mineral processing Methods and systems for processing ores by assaying the ore to determine what ore constituent has to be separated, by controlling the volume of ore processed at one time, and/or by controlling the amount of heat added to or extracted from the ore.
US09102991B2	Adjustable die fixture and support system for heating treating process An integrated adjustable die fixture to be used to hold and stabilize large parts from dimensional fluctuation during the heat treating quenching process. The die fixture provides for a pair of interlocking dies each with a plurality of radially positioned interchangeable and configurable part engagement blades to conform and hold the part during quenching. A die fixture support and transport lifting frame selectively engages integrated die fixture and part for transport, positioning and select access to quenching furnace.
US09102990B2	Apparatus and method for frame and brick constructions A frame/brick and/or a stave/brick construction, having a frame having a plurality of ribs and a plurality of channels, wherein a front face of the frame defines a first opening into each of the channels, and a plurality of bricks wherein each brick is insertable into one of the plurality of channels via its first opening to a position, upon rotation of the brick, partially disposed in the one channel such that one or more portions of the brick at least partially engage one or more surfaces of the one channel and/or of a first rib of the plurality of ribs whereby the brick is locked against removal from the one channel through its first opening via linear movement without first being rotated.
US09102987B2	Method of detecting paecilomyces variotii A method of detecting Paecilomyces variotii, containing identifying Paecilomyces variotii using a nucleic acid represented by the following nucleotide sequence (a) or (b): (a) a partial nucleotide sequence of a β-tubulin gene set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOS: 1 to 4 and 22 to 33, or a complementary sequence thereof; and (b) a nucleotide sequence which includes a nucleotide sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOS: 1 to 4 and 22 to 33 which has a deletion, substitution, or addition of one to several nucleotides and can be used for detecting Paecilomyces variotii, or a complementary sequence thereof.
US09102985B2	Single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with bull fertility Single nucleotide polymorphic sites of the bovine MAP1B, PPP1R11, and DDX4 genes are associated with improved bull fertility as measured by e.g. sire conception rates. Nucleic acid molecules, arrays, kits, methods of genotyping and marker-assisted bovine breeding methods based on these SNPs are disclosed.
US09102977B2	Method for analysis of cellular DNA content Disclosed is a fast and simple method for quantification of nucleic acid of biological cells as 2-step protocol. In the first step cells are treated with an acidic solution containing a non-ionic detergent and a fluorescent DNA specific label. In the second step the sample may be neutralized. Determining of the content of nucleic can be performed by fluorescence microscopy. The method may also be used for obtaining information of cell cycle analysis, ploidy determination, measurements of nucleotide incorporation and assays for proliferation, health, stress level, apoptosis, necrosis, or other state of conditions of cells. The invention also relates to a kit of parts comprising an acidic agent, a detergent, a labelling agent and optionally a neutralization agent.
US09102976B2	Biological indicator A kinase is used in a biological indicator for validation of treatment processes designed to reduce the amount or activity of a biological agent in a sample. The indication can be used for validation of sterilization treatment. The formation of ATP from a substrate comprising ADP is measured via the liciferin/luciferate system in a luminameter. Thermostable adenylate kinase from sulfolobus acidocaldarius is especially suitable for the validation of procedures to inactivate transmissable spongiform encephalopathy agents.
US09102969B2	Method for producing heterologous protein using yeast with disruption of VPS gene An object of the present invention it to improve the secretion productivity of a heterologous protein in a methanol-assimilating yeast. The present invention provides a method for producing a heterologous protein, characterized by comprising using a methanol-assimilating yeast with disruption of the VPS gene as a host for secretory production of the heterologous protein.
US09102968B2	Cells, nucleic acids, enzymes and use thereof, and methods for the production of sophorolipids The invention relates to cells, nucleic acids, and enzymes, the use thereof for producing sophorolipids, and methods for producing sophorolipids.
US09102966B2	Synthesis of sialooligosaccharide derivatives The invention relates to a method for the synthesis of compounds of general formula (1A) and salts thereof wherein one of the R groups is an α-sialyl moiety and the other is H, X1 represents a carbohydrate linker, A is a D-glucopyranosyl unit optionally substituted with fucosyl, R1 is a protecting group that is removable by hydrogenolysis, the integer m is 0 or 1, by a transsialidation reaction.
US09102964B2	Process for treating biomass This invention is directed to a process for treating biomass. The biomass is treated with a biomass swelling agent within the vessel to swell or rupture at least a portion of the biomass. A portion of the swelling agent is removed from a first end of the vessel following the treatment. Then steam is introduced into a second end of the vessel different from the first end to further remove swelling agent from the vessel in such a manner that the swelling agent exits the vessel at a relatively low water content.
US09102955B2	Yeast expressing cellulases for simultaneous saccharification and fermentation using cellulose Host cells, comprising Kluveryomyces expressing heterologous cellulases produce ethanol from cellulose In addition, multiple host cells expressing different heterlogous cellulases can be co-cultured together and used to produce ethanol from cellulose The recombinant yeast strains and co-cultures of the yeast strains can be used to produce ethanol on their own, or can also be used in combination with externally added cellulases to increase the efficiency of sacchanfication and fermentation processes.
US09102947B1	Inbred corn line OOA09LY An inbred corn line, designated OOA09LY, the plants and seeds of the inbred corn line OOA09LY, methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, produced by crossing the inbred corn line OOA09LY with itself or with another corn plant, and hybrid corn seeds and plants produced by crossing the inbred line OOA09LY with another corn line or plant and to methods for producing a corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic corn plants produced by that method. This invention also relates to inbred corn lines derived from inbred corn line OOA09LY, to methods for producing other inbred corn lines derived from inbred corn line OOA09LY and to the inbred corn lines derived by the use of those methods.
US09102930B2	Compositions and methods of using chondroitinase ABCI mutants The present disclosure relates to protein and nucleic acid mutants of chondroitinase ABCI. Such nucleic acid mutants encode for chondroitinase ABCI mutant enzymes exhibiting altered chondroitin lyase activity or increased resistance to inactivation from stressors including UV light or heat. Methods of using such nucleic acid mutants encoding chondroitinase ABCI mutant enzymes is also provided.
US09102927B2	Variant CBH2 cellulases and related polynucleotides The invention provides variants of a Streptomyces sp. CBH2 that have improved properties compared to the wild type enzyme and methods of using the variants in the hydrolysis of substrates comprising cellulose.
US09102924B2	DNA polymerases and related methods Disclosed are mutant DNA polymerases having improved extension rates relative to a corresponding, unmodified polymerase. The mutant polymerases are useful in a variety of disclosed primer extension methods. The mutant polymerases overcome the inhibitory effects by an intercalating dye. Therefore, the mutant polymerases are useful in a variety of disclosed methods in combination with an intercalating dye. Also disclosed are related compositions, including recombinant nucleic acids, vectors, and host cells, which are useful, e.g., for production of the mutant DNA polymerases.
US09102917B2	Generation of dendritic cells from monocytic dendritic precursor cells with GM-CSF in the absence of additional cytokines The present invention it was determined that dendritic cells could be derived from various sources including peripheral blood monocytes in the presence of only GM-CSF without other cytokines if the monocytes were not activated. By preventing activation, such as by preventing binding of the cells to the surface of the culture vessel, the monocytes do not require the presence of additional cytokines, such as IL-4 or IL-13, to prevent differentiation into a non-dendritic cell lineage. The immature DCs generated and maintained in this manner were CD14− and expressed high levels of CD1a. Upon maturation by contact with an agent such as, for example, BCG and IFNγ, the cells were determined to express surface molecules typical of mature dendritic cells purified by prior methods and cultured in the presence of GM-CSF and IL-4. The mature dendritic cells produced from monocytes without activation and cultured in GM-CSF alone are suitable for use in dendritic cell-based immunotherapy methods, such as for use in the treatment of disease, including cancer.
US09102909B2	Microbiological analysis assembly and method The assembly comprises a filtration unit and a gel growth medium cassette, the unit and the cassette being adapted to cooperate in order to occupy a nested position in which a membrane covers the gel growth medium, the unit and the cassette each being equipped with an intermediate stop, it being possible for at least one of the two stops to move clear so as to allow the unit to move from an intermediate position, in which the membrane is spaced away from the said gel growth medium, into the nested position. The method comprises selecting such an assembly, of engaging the unit on the cassette until the intermediate stop of the unit comes into contact with the intermediate stop of the cassette, and the step of moving clear the stop able to move clear so as to allow the unit to move from the intermediate position into the nested position.
US09102905B2	Detergent composition comprising alkali metal hydroxide and methods of modifying a surface An alkaline detergent is described which includes the use of polycarboxylic acid copolymers or salts thereof in combination with alkali metal hydroxide. The detergent composition reduces spotting and filming and prevents hard water scale accumulation between 145-180 degrees Fahrenheit and with a pH of 10.5 to about 13.
US09102904B2	Microcapsules, a process of making such microcapsules and compositions utilizing such microcapsules A method of forming active-containing microcapsules by the steps of (i) emulsifying the active in water in the presence of a polymeric emulsifier; (ii) adding to the emulsion thus formed a blend of at least 2 silanes and hydrolysing them prior to (iii) forming a shell by increasing the pH characterised in that (iv) the polymeric emulsifier also acts as a templating agent for the organosilicon compounds; (v) the silanes are compounds of the Formula I in which R is independently C1-C4 linear or branched alkyl or alkene, optionally comprising a functional group selected from amino and epoxy, m is from 1-4, and selected such that there is present at least 2 silanes with different functionalities m. The resulting microcapsules have excellent properties, and are especially effective for use with fragrances.
US09102897B2	Lubricating oil composition for transmissions A lubricating oil composition for transmissions comprises a lubricating base oil comprising (A) a lubricating base oil so adjusted to have a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of from 1.5 to 5 mm2/s and a % CN of from 10 to 60 (B) a mineral lubricating base oil having a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of from 10 to 50 mm2/s and a sulfur content of from 0.3 to 1 percent by mass and (C) a synthetic oil composed of carbon and hydrogen and having a number average molecular weight of from 2,000 to 20,000, in respective specific amounts and (D) an extreme pressure additive of from 0.05 to 2 percent by mass, based on the total amount of the composition, of comprising a phosphorus-based extreme pressure additive, a sulfur-based extreme pressure additive and/or a phosphorus-sulfur-based extreme pressure additive, wherein in the composition, the phosphorus content (P) is from 0.01 to 0.05 percent by mass, the total sulfur content (S) is from 0.05 to 0.3 percent by mass, and the P/S ratio is from 0.10 to 0.40. The lubricating oil composition has both excellent fuel economy performance and satisfactory durability for gears and bearings and furthermore excellent low temperature viscosity and oxidation stability.
US09102879B2	Process to produce biofuels from biomass Biomass is contacted with an aqueous media to form an extracted biomass. An aqueous liquor separated from the extracted biomass is treated with a purification substrate to form a treated carbohydrate stream having less than 35% of the sulfur content and less than 35% of the nitrogen content, based on the untreated aqueous liquor stream, prior to contact with an aqueous phase reforming catalyst to form oxygenated intermediates that can be further processed to form a liquid fuel. An extracted biomass solids stream is also separated from the extracted biomass which is contacted with a first digestive solvent and then a second digestive solvent to form a solubilized pulp. This solublilized pulp may be combined with the aqueous liquor stream or combined to an aqueous reforming reaction system or recycled to the aqueous media to be processed further for an effective process to produce the liquid fuel.
US09102875B2	Emissive ceramic materials having a dopant concentration gradient and methods of making and using the same Disclosed herein are emissive ceramic materials having a dopant concentration gradient along a thickness of a yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) region. The dopant concentration gradient may include a maximum dopant concentration, a half-maximum dopant concentration, and a slope at or near the half-maximum dopant concentration. The emissive ceramics may, in some embodiments, exhibit high internal quantum efficiencies (IQE). The emissive ceramics may, in some embodiments, include porous regions. Also disclosed herein are methods of make the emissive ceramic by sintering an assembly having doped and non-doped layers.
US09102873B2	SM-activated aluminate and borate phosphors Disclosed are phosphors of formula (I) (Ln1−a−bGdaSmb)wMgxSry(Al1−cBc)zO(3/2w+x+y+3/2z) (I), where Ln=Y, La and/or Lu; a, c=0.0 to 1.0; 00.0 to 12.0, and to a process for the preparation of these phosphors and to the use thereof as conversion phosphors for conversion of the near-UV emission from an LED.
US09102867B2	Single component neutrally buoyant proppant Proppant is used to keep open a fissure in a reservoir created by hydraulic or other action. The proppant demonstrates a reduced specific gravity controlled by the geometry of the structure of the proppant. Proppant must be capable of withstanding the hydrostatic environment of the hydraulic pumping system, pass through a perforation in the casing of the well, travel into the fissure, and, upon reduction of hydrostatic pressure, withstand the closure pressure of the formation. A proppant can have neutral buoyancy or substantial neutral buoyancy and can yet be capable of withstanding the hydraulic and closure pressures and have a tubular structure hollow in the center with a wall of material sufficiently strong to withstand the majority of closure pressures.
US09102865B2	Wellbore servicing fluids comprising cationic polymers and methods of using same A method comprising placing a wellbore servicing fluid comprising a cationic polymer into wellbore wherein the cationic polymer has a molecular weight of from about 300,000 Daltons to about 10,000,000 Daltons. A composition comprising a wellbore servicing fluid, a cationic polymer, and a brine.
US09102852B2	Pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, pressure-sensitive adhesive film, and optical device A pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is obtained by applying and drying an aqueous dispersion type pressure-sensitive adhesive composition. On a surface of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, the number of a concave portion having a depth in a thickness direction of 0.2 to 20 μm and a maximum length along the surface of 1 to 10 mm is 5 or less per 1 m2.
US09102847B2	Composition for forming thermoset film having photo-alignment properties There is provided a material that after the formation of a cured film, exhibits high solvent resistance, liquid crystal-alignment properties, heat resistance, and high transparency. A composition for forming thermoset film having photo-alignment properties and containing a component (A) that is a compound having a photo-aligning group and a hydroxy group, a component (B) that is a polymer having any one of or both of a hydroxy group and a carboxy group, and a component (C) that is a crosslinker.
US09102846B1	Self priming spackling compound A self-priming spackling compound includes between about 35% by weight and about 65% by weight acrylic latex resin, between about 20% by weight and about 50% by weight filler material, and between about 1% by weight and about 20% by weight water. In certain aspects, the latex resin may have an average latex particle size of less than about 0.18 microns, a minimum film formation temperature of less than about 15 degrees Celsius, and/or a glass transition temperature (Tg) of less than about 25 degrees Celsius. To further enhance the self-priming performance of the spackling compound, the formulation may further comprise a colorant such as titanium dioxide.
US09102844B2	Metal polymeryls and the polymer solubilized surfaces derived therefrom Disclosed herein are certain propylene-based metal polymerals and their use in modifying surfaces, and, in general, metal polymerals used in modifying surfaces. In one aspect is a metal polymeryl comprising compounds having the general formula: MR3−nR′n; wherein each R group is a hydrogen or C1 to C10 or C20 alkyl, and each R′ group is selected from propylene-based polymers having an Mn of at least 300 g/mole; n is 1, 2, or 3; and M is a Group 12 or 13 metal, preferably aluminum or zinc; wherein the first portion of the R′ group bound to the metal M is a —CH2CH2— group, and the terminal portion of the R′ group is isobutyl. Surfaces that are modified or “solubilized” include particles of silica or alumina, glass, metal, clay and other hydroxyl-containing materials of all sizes.
US09102834B2	Method for producing agglomerates having rubber and wax, agglomerates produced according to the method, and use of the agglomerates in asphalt or bitumen masses A method for producing bulk good of agglomerates made of rubber particles and wax. A composition of the agglomerate and the use of the bulk good to produce asphalt or bitumen masses are created in that rubber is activated by swelling and using a swelling agent and a melt made of viscosity-reducing wax and of optional polyoctenamer is added, the activated rubber particles are agglomerated by means of the viscosity-reducing wax and optional adhesion-improving substances. The resulting larger volume leads to a viscosity reduction and the softening leads to a more intimate and more homogeneous wetting with the wax and, in the mixed good to be produced, a viscosity reduction remaining stable in the mixed good for <180 min and an increased stability of the cross-linking of the rubber molecules among each other after the agglomerates have been incorporated are achieved.
US09102833B2	Curable resin composition, curable resin molded body, cured resin molded body, method for producing each of same, and laminate body Provided is a curable resin composition comprising a thermoplastic resin (A) that includes a cyclic structure in its main chain, and has a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 140° C. or more, and a monofunctional curable monomer (B). The present invention provides: a cured resin formed article that has heat resistance and low birefringence, a method for producing the same, a curable resin composition and a curable resin formed article that are useful as a raw material for producing the cured resin formed article, and a laminate that includes a layer formed of a cured resin.
US09102829B2	Method of producing hybrid polyhydroxyurethane network on a base of carbonated-epoxidized unsaturated fatty acid triglycerides A method of obtaining hybrid polyhydroxyurethane compositions cross-linked at ambient temperatures. The method comprises: (a) reacting epoxidized unsaturated fatty acid triglycerides with carbon dioxide in the presence of a catalyst to obtain carbonated-epoxidized unsaturated fatty acid triglycerides, wherein conversion of oxyrane groups to 2-oxo-1,3-dioxolane groups (cyclic carbonate groups) for said carbonated-epoxidized unsaturated fatty acid triglycerides ranges from 35% to 85%; (b) mixing and reacting the carbonated-epoxidized unsaturated fatty acid triglycerides with a compound having amine functionality comprising at least one primary amine group realized at stoichiometric or within nearly balanced stoichiometry; (c) mixing and reacting the product of step (b) with a compound having amine functionality comprising at least two primary amine groups realized at excess of an amine-functional compound; (d) subsequently mixing the product of step (c) with a compound having amino-reactive groups.
US09102824B2	Polymer compositions, methods of making the same, and articles prepared from the same The invention provides a composition comprising a first composition, which first composition comprises the following: A) a first interpolymer comprising, in polymerized form, ethylene, an α-olefin and a nonconjugated polyene; B) a second interpolymer comprising, in polymerized form, ethylene, an α-olefin and a nonconjugated polyene; and wherein the first composition has at least one of the following features: a) an [(ML(1+4, 125° C.))/Mw(conv)]*1000 greater than 0.429 mole/g; b) a Mooney Viscosity (ML, 1+4, 125° C.) greater than, or equal to, 70, and has a low shear viscosity (η at 0.1 rad/sec) less than, or equal to, 100,000 Pa·sec; and c) a Mooney Viscosity (ML(1+4, 125° C.)) greater than, or equal to, 70, and has an [Mw(abs)]/[Mw(conv)] less than 1.2.
US09102820B2	Polypropylene resin composition and molded article comprising the same A polypropylene resin composition is disclosed which contains a propylene polymer (A) selected from the group consisting of propylene homopolymers (A-1) and propylene-ethylene block copolymers (A-2) which are propylene-ethylene block copolymers each of which is composed of a propylene homopolymer component and a propylene-ethylene random copolymer component and has an intrinsic viscosity of from 2 to 8 dl/g, an ethylene-α-olefin copolymer (B) defined below, the amount of the polymer (A) and the amount of the copolymer (B) each being based on the combined amount of the polymer (A) and the copolymer (B) which is an ethylene-α-olefin copolymer having a melt index, as measured at 190° C., of from 1 to 40 g/10 min, and a petroleum resin (C-1) or a terpene resin (C-2) having a glass transition temperature of 90° C. or lower.
US09102819B2	Polyolefin composition The instant invention provides a polyolefin composition suitable for injection molding applications, and method of making such injection molded articles. The polyolefin composition suitable for injection molding applications comprises: an ethylene/α-olefin interpolymer composition comprising: (a) from 25 to 50 percent by weight of a first ethylene/α-olefin copolymer fraction having a density in the range of from 0.924 to 0.937 g/cm3, a melt index (I2) in the range of from 0.03 to 0.3 g/10 min, (b) from 50 to 75 percent by weight of a second ethylene homopolymer fraction having a density in the range of from greater than 0.960 g/cm3, a melt index (I2) in the range of from 100 to 180 g/10 minutes, wherein said ethylene/α-olefin interpolymer composition has a density in the range of from 0.950 to 0.958 g/cm3, a melt index (I2) in the range of from 1.0 g/10 min to 3.5 g/10 min, a zero shear viscosity ratio (ZSVR) in the range of from 1.01 to 2.5, a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) in the range of from 2.0 to 4.0, and tan delta at 0.1 radian/second and 190° C. in the range of from 9 to 50.
US09102813B2	Fluoroaluminosilicate glass powder and production method thereof [Problems to be Solved]To provide fluoroaluminosilicate glass powder enabling to improve acid resistance of dental glass ionomor cement and a production method thereof.[Solution]A lanthanum compound eluted in the presence of polycarboxylic acid and water exists only in a surface layer of a fluoroaluminosilicate glass powder. An amount of the fluoroaluminosilicate glass powder is preferably 1 to 5% by weight in terms of oxide. The fluoroaluminosilicate glass powder is produced by mixing an aqueous solution of a lanthanum compound and a fluoroaluminosilicate glass powder not containing lanthanum, and heating them. The aqueous solution of lanthanum compound is an aqueous solution of a water solvable lanthanum compound, preferably an aqueous solution of lanthanum nitrite and/or an aqueous solution of lanthanum chloride.
US09102811B2	Pigment dispersion, ink composition including pigment dispersion, and color filter yellow resist composition including pigment dispersion The present invention provides a pigment dispersion excellent in dispersibility. Furthermore, the present invention provides a color filter yellow resist composition and an ink composition, which include the pigment dispersion. A pigment dispersion containing at least a compound represented by General formula (1) and a yellow pigment represented by General formula (2) in a dispersion medium and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. Furthermore, a color filter yellow resist composition and an ink composition are provided, wherein images can be displayed with high spectral characteristics and high display contrast because the brightness is high and the hue of yellow is excellent.
US09102810B2	Alkaline earth metal carbonate micropowder Dispersibility of an alkaline earth metal carbonate micropowder in a polymer resin or in an organic solvent is improved by treating the surface of the alkaline earth metal micropowder with a surfactant having hydrophilic groups and hydrophobic groups and groups that form anions in water.
US09102806B2	Particulate superabsorbent polymer composition having improved performance properties The present invention relates to a particulate superabsorbent polymer composition which absorbs water, aqueous liquids, and blood, and a process to make the superabsorbent polymers, wherein a superabsorbent polymer is surface treated with a neutralized multivalent metal salt solution having a pH value similar as that of human skin. The present invention also relates to particulate superabsorbent polymer composition having high Gel Bed Permeability and high Absorbency Under Load.
US09102803B2	Process for coating an active ingredient with a urea-formaldehyde polymer The present invention relates to novel urea-formaldehyde polymers coated with an active ingredient, a method of making the same, and their use.
US09102786B2	Epoxy resin composition, cured object obtained therefrom, and light-emitting diode Provided are an epoxy resin composition including acid anhydrides (A) and epoxy resins (B), in which: (a) cyclohexane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid-1,2-anhydride accounts for 50 to 90 mass % of the acid anhydrides (A); (b) an alicyclic epoxy resin compound accounts for 30 to 90 mass % of the epoxy resins (B) and an epoxy resin compound represented by the following general formula (1) accounts for 10 to 50 mass % of the epoxy resins (B); and (c) contents of the acid anhydrides (A) and the epoxy resins (B) are such that a blending equivalent ratio between the acid anhydrides and the epoxy resins ranges from 0.4 to 0.7, a cured product of the composition, and a light-emitting diode. The epoxy resin composition has the following characteristics. That is, (1) the composition has a low viscosity after the mixing, a low degree of viscosity increase in standing at room temperature, and excellent workability, (2) the composition has satisfactory curability even when no curing accelerator is added, and (3) a cured product is colorless and transparent, has crack resistance, and changes its color to a small extent with long-term light irradiation and heating. The composition is suitable for an encapsulant for a photoelectric conversion element such as a blue LED or white LED. (In the formula, R's each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, m represents an integer of 1 to 3, and n represents an integer of 2 to 8.)
US09102769B2	Fluorine-containing elastomer composition and molded article made of same There is provided a polyol-crosslinkable fluorine-containing elastomer composition which is excellent in chemical resistance, solvent resistance (especially resistance to an acidic solvent) and fuel resistance (especially biofuel resistance) and is crosslinkable at the same crosslinking speed as in the case of using calcium hydroxide in a usual amount even without blending calcium hydroxide (or decreasing a blending amount of calcium hydroxide). The fluorine-containing elastomer composition comprises a polyol-crosslinkable fluorine-containing elastomer, a polyol crosslinking agent and a silicate of an alkali metal.
US09102764B2	Guar process monitoring methods Disclosed are methods relating to monitoring the processing of polysaccharides and, in particular, monitoring the processing of guar in order to improve guar yield and/or lower impurity concentration in the wash effluent fluid.
US09102762B2	Virus filtration of liquid factor VII compositions The present invention relates to a novel method for improving the viral safety of liquid Factor VII compositions, in particular those comprising active Factor VII polypeptides (a Factor VIIa polypeptide).
US09102752B2	Peptide vaccine for prevention and immunotherapy of dementia of the Alzheimer's type The present disclosure is directed to individual Aβ peptide immunogen constructs, peptide compositions comprising these Aβ peptide immunogen constructs and mixtures thereof, pharmaceutical compositions including vaccine formulations comprising these Aβ peptide immunogen constructs, with the individual Aβ peptide immunogen constructs having the N-terminus of the Aβ peptide as the B cell (B) epitopes linked through spacer residue(s) to heterologous T helper cell (Th) epitopes derived from pathogen proteins that act together to stimulate the generation of highly specific antibodies directed against the N-terminus of the Aβ peptide offering protective immune responses to patients at risk for, or with, Alzheimer's Disease.
US09102745B2	Antibodies which bind to signal peptide-containing molecules The invention provides human signal peptide-containing proteins (HSPP) and polynucleotides which identify and encode HSPP. The invention also provides expression vectors, host cells, antibodies, agonists, and antagonists. The invention also provides methods for diagnosing, treating, or preventing disorders associated with expression of HSPP.
US09102738B2	Human monoclonal antibodies to protein tyrosine kinase 7 (PTK7) The present invention provides isolated monoclonal antibodies, particularly human monoclonal antibodies, that specifically bind to PTK7 with high affinity. Nucleic acid molecules encoding the antibodies of the invention, expression vectors, host cells and methods for expressing the antibodies of the invention are also provided. Immunoconjugates, bispecific molecules and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibodies of the invention are also provided. The invention also provides methods for detecting PTK7, as well as methods for treating various diseases, including cancer and infectious diseases, using anti-PTK7 antibodies.
US09102736B2	Multispecific deimmunized CD3-binders The present invention provides a cytotoxically active CD3 specific binding construct comprising a first domain specifically binding to human CD3 and an Ig-derived second binding domain. Furthermore, a nucleic acid sequence encoding a CD3 specific binding construct of the invention is provided. Further aspects of the invention are vectors and host cells comprising said nucleic acid sequence, a process for the production of the construct of the invention and composition comprising said construct. The invention also provides the use of said constructs for the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of particular diseases, a method for the treatment of particular diseases and a kit comprising the binding construct of the invention.
US09102734B2	Fusion proteins comprising antibody and HPV E6 and E7 antigens The present invention includes compositions and methods for the expression, secretion and use of novel compositions for use as, e.g., vaccines and antigen delivery vectors, to delivery antigens to antigen presenting cells. In one embodiment, the vector is an anti-CD40 antibody, or fragments thereof, and one or more antigenic peptides linked to the anti-CD40 antibody or fragments thereof, including humanized antibodies.
US09102733B2	Anti-OX40L antibodies This invention relates to anti-OX40L antibodies and, in particular, to anti-OX40L antibodies and variants thereof that contain a Fc part derived from human origin and do not bind complement factor C1q. These antibodies have new and inventive properties causing a benefit for a patient suffering from inflammatory diseases.
US09102727B2	Human anti-PD-1 antibodies and uses therefor The present invention is based, in part, on the identification of novel human anti-PD-1, PD-L1, and PD-L2 antibodies. Accordingly, the invention relates to compositions and methods for diagnosing, prognosing, and treating conditions that would benefit from modulating PD-1, PD-L1, and/or PD-L2 activity (e.g., persistent infectious diseases, autoimmune diseases, asthma, transplant rejection, inflammatory disorders and tumors) using the novel human anti-PD-1, PD-L1, and PD-L2 antibodies described herein.
US09102721B2	Therapeutic method Described herein are methods for treating connective tissue growth factor (CTGF)-associated cancers, including pancreatic cancer, using an anti-CTGF antibody. Increased antibody exposure was demonstrated to improve patient outcome.
US09102720B2	Anti-VEGF-C antibodies and methods using same The invention provides VEGF-C antagonists, such as anti-VEGF-C antibodies, and their use in the prevention and treatment of tumor progression.
US09102716B2	Peptide derivatives for biofunctionalization of silicon substrates and their applications The present invention relates to the use of a peptide consisting of 5 to 30 amino acid residues comprising an amino acid sequence selected from LLADTTHHRPWT (SEQ ID NO: 1), SPGLSLVSHMQT (SEQ ID NO: 2), and the sequences presenting at least 80% identity with SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2, for the functionalization of silicon substrate. The present invention also relates to the specific peptides as such, and to silicon substrates functionalized by the adsorption on their surface of such specific peptides. Finally, the present invention is also directed to a process for the preparation of such functionalized silicon substrates, and to articles comprising a silicon substrate according to the invention.
US09102714B2	Polysialic acid derivatives A polysialic acid compound is reacted with a hetero-bifunctional reagent to introduce a pendant functional group for site-specific conjugation to sulfhydryl groups, for instance side chains of cysteine units in drugs, drug delivery systems, proteins or peptides. The functional group is, for instance, an N-maleimide group.
US09102709B1	Regeneration of chromatography material Methods and kits for regenerating antibody binding resins are provided. In some embodiments the methods include a first step of washing an antibody binding resin with a reducing solution, followed by a second step of washing the antibody binding resin with a chaotropic solution.
US09102705B2	Peptide aptamers that bind to the rep proteins of ssDNA viruses Polypeptides and fusion proteins that bind to eukaryotic viruses, in particular, eukaryotic single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) viruses are provided. The polypeptides and fusion proteins bind to the replication initiation proteins (Rep) of ssDNA viruses and optionally inhibit viral replication and/or viral infection. The virus can be a plant pathogen or animal pathogen. Consensus sequences used to identify polypeptides that bind to eukaryotic viruses are also provided.
US09102702B2	Steroids having 7-oxygen and 17-heteroaryl substitution-2 The invention relates to the use of compounds to ameliorate or treat a condition such as a cystic fibrosis, neutropenia or other exemplified conditions. Exemplary compounds that can be used include 3β,7β-dihydroxy-17-(3-pyridyl)-androst-5,16-diene and other androst-5,16-diene compounds substituted at the 17-position with a heterocycle moiety and at the 3- and 7-positions with a hydroxyl, ester, ether or other disclosed moiety.
US09102701B2	17-hydroxy-17-pentafluoroethyl-estra-4,9(10)-diene-11-ethynylphenyl derivatives, methods for the production thereof and use thereof for treating diseases The invention relates to 17-hydroxy-17-pentafluoroethylestra-4,9(10)-diene 11-ethynylphenyl derivatives of the formula I, in which R1 and X are each as defined in the claims and the description, and to a process for preparation thereof and to the use thereof as medicaments.
US09102684B2	Indolinone analogues The present invention encompasses compounds of general formula (I) wherein the groups R1 to R4, A1 and A2 have the meanings given in the claims and in the specification. The compounds of the invention are suitable for the treatment of diseases characterized by excessive or abnormal cell proliferation pharmaceutical preparations containing such compounds and their uses as a medicament.
US09102677B2	Benzodiazepine bromodomain inhibitor Benzodiazepine compounds of formula (I) and salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and their use in therapy.
US09102672B2	Azaindole derivatives as CFTR modulators The present invention relates to modulators of ATP-Binding Cassette (“ABC”) transporters or fragments thereof, including Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (“CFTR”), compositions thereof, and methods therewith. The present invention also relates to methods of treating ABC transporter mediated diseases using such modulators.
US09102670B2	Pyrido-, pyrazo- and pyrimido-pyrimidine derivatives as mTOR inhibitors There is provided a compound of formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. There are also provided processes for the manufacture of a compound of Formula 1, and the use of a compound of Formula 1 as a medicament and in the treatment of cancer.
US09102666B2	Methods and drug products for treating Alzheimer's disease Provided herein are drug products with low dose pioglitazone for use in the treatment (e.g., delay of onset) of cognitive impairment of the Alzheimer's type. Methods of manufacture thereof are also provided. Further provided are methods of treatment for Alzheimer's disease including administering a drug product with low dose pioglitazone. The methods may include determining whether the subject is at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease based upon the subject's age and TOMM40 523 genotype.
US09102650B2	Synthesis of new anti-inflammatory compound According to embodiments of present disclosure, a method to produce a compound of Formula 19 is provided. Using this method, the compound of Formula 19 may be produced effectively.
US09102648B1	Bioavailable diacylhydrazine ligands for modulating the expression of exogenous genes via an ecdysone receptor complex The present invention relates to non-steroidal ligands for use in nuclear receptor-based inducible gene expression system, and a method to modulate exogenous gene expression in which an ecdysone receptor complex comprising: a DNA binding domain; a ligand binding domain; a transactivation domain; and a ligand is contacted with a DNA construct comprising: the exogenous gene and a response element; wherein the exogenous gene is under the control of the response element and binding of the DNA binding domain to the response element in the presence of the ligand results in activation or suppression of the gene.
US09102647B2	Method for preparing lactide using an ionic solvent Disclosed is a method for preparing lactide by using a solvent. According to the method, since an ionic liquid is used as a solvent in a second step in the course of preparing lactide, it is possible to secure mobility of the resulting reactant, and decrease a reaction temperature. In addition, the ionic liquid absorbs moisture generated during the reaction, and thus prevents degradation of lactide which is susceptible to moisture. Furthermore, to the present method allows for the preparation of lactide successively through the continuous supply of lactic acid oligomers. Because the use of an ionic liquid minimizes the contamination of a reactive group with by-products, the use of a solvent for reactor washing is unnecessary. Further, owing to a high boiling point of the ionic liquid, the ionic liquid can be easily harvested and recycled.
US09102635B2	Substituted bisphenyl butanoic acid derivatives as NEP inhibitors with improved in vivo efficacy The present invention provides a compound of formula I; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein X is defined herein. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing the compounds of the invention, and its therapeutic uses. The present invention further provides pharmaceutical composition of the compounds of the invention and a combination of pharmacologically active agents and a compound of the invention.
US09102630B2	Crystals of salts of phenylalanine derivatives Provided is a crystal of a salt of the compound represented by formula (I), which is excellent in its solubility in water. In particular, also provided is a crystal of hydrochloride, hydrobromate, sulfate, nitrate, p-toluenesulfonate or methanesulfonate of the compound represented by formula (I).
US09102623B2	Pyridinecarboxamides, useful-plant-protecting composition comprising them and processes for their preparation and their use Compounds of the formula (I), or salts thereof, in which R1 to R4 are as defined in formula (I) of claim 1 are suitable as useful-plant-protecting agents for reducing or preventing harmful effects of agrochemicals on the useful plants and their method of preparation are described.
US09102618B2	Prodrugs of NH-acidic compounds The invention provides a method of sustained delivery of a lactam, imide, amide, sulfonamide, carbamate or urea containing parent drug by administering to a patient an effective amount of a prodrug compound of the invention wherein upon administration to the patient, release of the parent drug from the prodrug is sustained release. Prodrug compounds suitable for use in the methods of the invention are labile conjugates of parent drugs that are derivatized through carbonyl linked prodrug moieties. The prodrug compounds of the invention can be used to treat any condition for which the lactam, imide, amide, sulfonamide, carbamate or urea containing parent drug is useful as a treatment.
US09102616B2	Organic compound, organic electronic device using same, and terminal for same Disclosed are an organic compound, an organic electronic device using the same, and a terminal thereof.
US09102598B2	Indane bisphenols, polymers derived therefrom, and methods of use thereof Indane bisphenol monomer units, and polymers derived from such monomer units are provided. Blends including such polymers, articles made from such polymers and blends, methods of using such monomers, polymers, and blends, and processes for preparing such monomers, polymers, and blends are also provided.
US09102597B2	Indane bisphenols, polymers derived therefrom, and methods of use thereof Indane bisphenol monomer units, and polymers derived from such monomer units are provided. Also provided are blends including such polymers, articles made from such polymers and blends, methods of using such monomers, polymers, and blends, and processes for preparing such monomers, polymers, and blends.
US09102583B2	Method for producing ethylene glycol from oxalate through the fluidized bed catalytic reaction A process for producing ethylene glycol includes contacting an oxalate with a fluidized bed catalyst under the following conditions: a reaction temperature of from about 170 to about 270° C., a weight space velocity of oxalate of from about 0.2 to about 7 hours−1, a hydrogen/ester molar ratio of about 20˜200:1, a reaction pressure of from about 1.5 to about 10 MPa, and a reaction temperature difference T of from about 1 to about 15° C. The fluidized bed catalyst includes: a) from about 5 to about 80 parts by weight of copper and the oxide thereof, b) from about 10 to about 90 parts by weight of at least one carrier selected from silica, molecular sieve or alumina, c) from about 0.01 to about 30 parts by weight of bismuth and tungsten metallic elements or the oxides thereof, or cerium and niobium metallic elements or the oxides thereof.
US09102568B2	Sprayable hydraulic binder composition and method of use Process for the preparation of a sprayable hydraulic binder composition containing as main components water, aggregates, hydraulic binder, set accelerator, characterized in, that a calcium silicate hydrate (C—S—H) containing component is added before and/or at the spray nozzle.
US09102559B2	Process for modifying the structure of an organic sludge The present invention relates to a process, and respective operating apparatus, for modifying the structure of a sludge, in particular an organic sludge originating from a purification treatment of waste water, of the civil and industrial type, to be subjected to dehydration and/or drying, wherein the sludge is exposed to the action of an electric field generated by direct current.
US09102555B2	Method for removing phosphorus and nitrogen contained in sewage or wastewater using iron ore wastewater The present invention provides a method for removing phosphorus and nitrogen contained in sewage or wastewater using iron ore wastewater. According to the method of the present invention, in which the phosphorus and nitrogen contained in sewage or wastewater are crystallized in the form of struvite using iron ore wastewater containing a large amount of Mg2+ produced in a process of upgrading low-grade iron ore and removed, it is possible to reduce the cost of Mg2+ and the cost of iron ore wastewater treatment, thereby earning economic profits. Moreover, it is possible to prevent water pollution by the removal of the phosphorus and nitrogen contained in sewage or wastewater. Furthermore, it is possible to use struvite crystals obtained as a by-product as a time-release compound fertilizer so as to reduce the amount of fertilizer used and the number of fertilizations, thereby reducing soil contamination.
US09102552B2	Production of cyanobacterial or algal biomass using chitin as a nitrogen source A process of growing a culture of cyanobacteria or algae using chitin or chitosan as a source of nitrogen for photosynthetic growth is described. This process can be used to remove pollutants from nitrogen-deficient natural waters or wastewaters. Biomass that results from photosynthetic growth on chitin can be used, either as whole cells or the isolated components of the cells, for a large variety of commercial purposes.
US09102546B2	Apparatus for distillation of water and methods for using same An apparatus and method for distilling fresh water from sea, and brackish water are disclosed. In essence, an inverted, Y-shaped structure is configured such that each leg of the figure contains two, concentric pipe means. One pipe means institutes the exterior of the leg, and is translucent. The smaller pipe means is positioned inside the first, and a vacuum exists between the two. Water is permitted to enter the pipe means, via a further pipe means in communication with the source of the water. When the water rises in the legs of the apparatus, concentrated heat provided via, e.g., Fresnel lenses, acts to evaporate the water, resulting in separation of salt and impurities therefrom. Pure water condenses in the device and accumulates in a reservoir provided for this purpose.
US09102545B2	System for decontaminating water and generating water vapor A system and method for processing a fluid, including decontaminating water and generating water vapor includes introducing the fluid into a vessel. The fluid is moved through a series of rotating trays alternately separated by stationary baffles so as to swirl and heat the fluid to effect the vaporization thereof to produce a vapor having at least some of the contaminants separated therefrom. The vapor is removed from the vessel for condensing apart from the separated contaminants and the remaining water. The vapor may be passed through a turbine connected to an electric generator. Sensors in a controller may be employed to adjust the speed of rotation of the trays or fluid input into the vessel in response to the sensed conditions. The treated fluid may be recirculated and reprocessed through the vessel to increase the purification thereof.
US09102541B2	Carbon material covered with diamond thin film and method of manufacturing same A carbon material and a method of manufacturing the carbon material are provided. By affixing diamond particles onto a carbonaceous substrate in a condition in which etching caused by hydrogen radicals is unlikely to occur, the substrate etching rate can be suppressed, and the carbon material is allowed to have a diamond thin film having excellent adhesion capability. The carbon material has a carbonaceous substrate showing a weight decrease under a diamond synthesis condition, diamond particles disposed on a surface of the carbonaceous substrate, and a diamond layer having the diamond particles as seeds. The weight of the diamond particles per unit area is set to from 1.0×10−4 g/cm2 to less than 3.0×10−3 g/cm2.
US09102540B2	Graphene nanomesh based charge sensor A graphene nanomesh based charge sensor and method for producing a graphene nanomesh based charge sensor. The method includes generating multiple holes in graphene in a periodic way to create a graphene nanomesh with a patterned array of multiple holes, passivating an edge of each of the multiple holes of the graphene nanomesh to allow for functionalization of the graphene nanomesh, and functionalizing the passivated edge of each of the multiple holes of the graphene nanomesh with a chemical compound that facilitates chemical binding of a receptor of a target molecule to the edge of one or more of the multiple holes, allowing the target molecule to bind to the receptor, causing a charge to be transferred to the graphene nanomesh to produce a graphene nanomesh based charge sensor for the target molecule.
US09102539B2	Process for the production and treatment of graphite powders The disclosure relates to processes for the production and thermal treatment of carbon material, in particular, graphite powders, in an Acheson type oven, using a functional filler comprising graphitic material in particulate form allowing electrical current to flow through the charge. The particulate form of the filler allows greater flexibility and can be used to control the degree of direct and indirect heating, resulting in more uniform products. Such graphite materials may typically be employed as an additive in polymers, batteries, or other applications.
US09102529B2	Methods and systems for producing hydrogen Exemplary embodiments of methods and systems for hydrogen production using an electro-activated material are provided. In some exemplary embodiments, carbon can be electro-activated and used in a chemical reaction with water and a fuel, such as aluminum, to generate hydrogen, where the by-products are electro-activated carbon, and aluminum oxide or aluminum hydroxide. Controlling the temperature of the reaction, and the amounts of aluminum and electro-activated carbon can provide hydrogen on demand at a desired rate of hydrogen generation.
US09102528B2	Hydrogen generation systems and methods utilizing sodium silicide and sodium silica gel materials Systems, devices, and methods combine thermally stable reactant materials and aqueous solutions to generate hydrogen and a non-toxic liquid by-product. The reactant materials can sodium silicide or sodium silica gel. The hydrogen generation devices are used in fuels cells and other industrial applications. One system combines cooling, pumping, water storage, and other devices to sense and control reactions between reactant materials and aqueous solutions to generate hydrogen. Springs and other pressurization mechanisms pressurize and deliver an aqueous solution to the reaction. A check valve and other pressure regulation mechanisms regulate the pressure of the aqueous solution delivered to the reactant fuel material in the reactor based upon characteristics of the pressurization mechanisms and can regulate the pressure of the delivered aqueous solution as a steady decay associated with the pressurization force. The pressure regulation mechanism can also prevent hydrogen gas from deflecting the pressure regulation mechanism.
US09102511B2	Hermetic plastic molded MEMS device package and method of fabrication A hermetically packaged microelectromechanical system (MEMS) device has a substrate with an assembly pad (101) and a plurality of terminals (102); a chip (110) with a MEMS mechanical element (111) of a first height (111a) assembled on the pad and connected to the terminals by wires (120) with an insulating coat (121); a ridge (130) on the substrate, which surrounds the MEMS element (111) with a second height (130c) greater than the first height and comprises a plastic compound (131) filled with particles (132) and a surface (130a, 130b) having an adhering moisture-impermeable seal layer (133); and a moisture-impervious lid (140) attached to the ridge by moisture-proof bonds (150, 151), sealing the volume (160) enclosed by the lid, the chip, and the metalized ridge as a hermetic space for the MEMS element (111).
US09102503B2	Elevator cage floor with filler An elevator cage floor has a composite-structure or sandwich mode of construction, including at least one base plate, at least one top plate and at least one composite-structure core disposed therebetween and having at least two chambers, wherein the composite-structure core is connected with the base plate and the top plate. At least one of the at least two chambers of the composite-structure core is at least partly filled with a defined amount of a filler.
US09102502B2	Double-deck elevator To provide a double-deck elevator characterized by the fact that by increasing the story height adjustment range in the direction in which the two cars approach each other, it is possible to increase the degree of building design freedom. Two up/down cars (6), (7) arranged in outer frame (5) are connected with each other by means of pantographic mechanisms (11) that can effect an expansion and contraction operation, and the two cars (6), (7) are driven to move towards each other or away from each other by means of pantographic mechanisms (11). The pantographic mechanisms (11) are arranged in the spaces between vertical beams (5a) and the two cars (6), (7) and each has a pivot point at the longitudinal central portion of vertical beams (5a) extending vertically in outer frame (5). Due to the pantographic mechanisms (11), the story height adjustment range in the direction in which the two cars (6), (7) approach each other is not restricted.
US09102489B2	Sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus provided with the sheet feeding device A sheet feeding cassette is capable of being mounted to and removed from an apparatus body along a specified mounting direction. The sheet accommodated within a sheet accommodating portion is conveyed through a sheet conveyance path in a sheet conveyance direction extending along the mounting direction. A sheet feeding roller is disposed at an inlet side of the sheet conveyance path so as to face the sheet accommodating portion. A retard roller is disposed so as to face the sheet feeding roller. The sheet feeding roller forms a sheet feeding nip between the sheet feeding roller and the retard roller. A lock mechanism locks drawing-out of the sheet feeding cassette from the apparatus body or releases the lock. A separator moves the retard roller away from the sheet feeding roller prior to or simultaneously with the lock being released by the lock mechanism.
US09102487B2	Corrugated cardboard sheet feeder An inclined type kicker for pushing out a lowermost-layer corrugated cardboard sheet in a plurality of corrugated cardboard sheets stacked in a hopper toward a front gate disposed on the downstream side of a sheet transferring direction in the hopper includes: a push-out face for pushing out the lowermost-layer corrugated cardboard sheet toward a lower end opening side of the front gate in abutment against a rear end of the lowermost-layer corrugated cardboard sheet on the upstream side of the sheet transferring direction; and a rear end lift-up face which is obliquely formed such that the height is gradually increased toward the upstream side of the sheet transferring direction and adapted to lift upward the rear end side of the corrugated cardboard sheet located on the upper layer side of the lowermost-layer corrugated cardboard sheet with an operation of pushing out the lowermost-layer corrugated cardboard sheet.
US09102483B2	Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet conveying apparatus including: a conveying roller pair conveying a sheet by a nip portion; a shutter portion which is rotatably supported on a rotary shaft of the first conveying roller; a same radius portion, provided in the shutter portion, which is formed to have substantially the same radius as a radius of the first conveying roller; an abutment portion, provided in the shutter portion, and against which the leading edge of the sheet is abutted; and a boundary portion, provided in a boundary of the abutment portion and the same radius portion, which guides the leading edge of the sheet to the nip portion when the shutter portion is rotated by abutting the leading edge of the sheet against the boundary portion.
US09102472B2	Replacement belt unit and belt replacing method A replacement belt unit for use with an image heating apparatus which includes an endless belt for heating an image on a recording material at a nip, a rotatable member for forming the nip between itself and the endless belt and for rotating the endless belt by rotation thereof, and a holding member for holding the endless belt from an inside of the endless belt, includes: a replacement endless belt; a cylindrical member for supporting the replacement endless belt at an inner surface of the replacement endless belt; and an engaging portion provided in a longitudinal end side of the cylindrical member and engageable with the holding member so that the cylindrical member is maintained in a fixed state relative to the holding member when the replacement endless belt is fitted around the holding member.
US09102471B2	High temperature conveyor belt A high temperature conveyor belt is provided having a non-metallic conveying surface which will not scratch, abrade or otherwise mar the surface of a product being carried on the belt through a furnace and which will not contaminate the product. In one embodiment, the conveyor comprises a high temperature fabric belt attached to a metal belt which may be a conventional woven metal conveyor belt. In another embodiment, the conveyor is composed of a non-metallic high temperature strand which is woven or threaded through a metal belt to provide a non-metallic conveying surface. In a further embodiment, the non-metallic product support elements are coupled to roller chains at each side of the furnace chamber and which are cooperative with a drive mechanism to transport the conveyor through the furnace. The roller chains can be located outside of the furnace chamber to avoid exposure to the high temperature of the furnace chamber.
US09102468B2	Mechanism to empty trunnion equipped refuse container into side loading collection body An automated side loading mechanism for a refuse collection body capable of lifting and emptying a refuse container equipped with a trunnion bar. A carriage reaches out from the side of the collection body and includes a lift mechanism. The lift mechanism includes pockets to receive opposing ends of the trunnion bar on the refuse container. Lock arms pivot downward so that bar members on the lock arms overlie top edges of the refuse container. The carriage is retracted and the lift mechanism is raised on the carriage so that the refuse container can be upended over the load opening of the collection body. The bars on the lock arms angle upwardly to allow plastic lids hinged to the refuse container to swing past the bars when the container is upended, while restraining the container from falling into the collection body.
US09102467B2	Waste storage device A sealing mechanism for a waste storage container includes a waste storage container that has a body, a lid and a cartridge adapted to be positioned in the body. The cartridge has a continuous length of storage film therein. The storage film emanates through a gap between a rim and a core tube of the cartridge and is folded down through a core opening in the core tube into an interior space of the body of the waste storage container. The sealing mechanism includes an actuator accessible from outside of the body, a gear assembly operably connected to the actuator, a retaining assembly that holds stationary a dispensed portion of the storage film in the interior space of the body during a twist-closure operation, and a plunger operably connected to the gear assembly.
US09102460B2	Delivery and dispense hopper The invention relates to an open top generally rectangular hopper for the delivery and discharge of a flowable material. The hopper has lower side walls which converge inwardly and downwardly and are joined to a bottom plate. The hopper also has a bracket mounted on the exterior of the back vertical wall for securing the hopper container to the arm of a transport vehicle. A discharge chute is located on the lower portion of the front vertical wall about equidistant between the downwardly and inwardly converging lower sidewalls. In certain embodiments, an anti-spill lip surrounds the perimeter of the hopper opening and is angled between 30° to 90° inwardly from the vertical walls.
US09102451B2	Rotating tab A rotating tab is provided. The tab includes a body having a first end and a second end disposed opposite and distal from the first end, a nose portion located at or about the first end of the tab, a lift portion located at or about the second end of the tab, and a rivet receiving portion disposed proximate the nose portion. The rivet receiving portion includes a rivet hole. A rivet extends through the rivet hole and is staked to fasten the rivet receiving portion of the tab to a can end. The body of the tab is structured to be rotated about the rivet to align a portion of the tab with a secondary scoreline in the can end. A portion of the tab is structured to be depressed to sever the secondary scoreline to vent the can end.
US09102444B2	Beverage container lid A beverage container lid includes an interior cover, an exterior cover, and a hinge connecting the interior cover to the exterior cover. The beverage container is versatile in that it may be adapted for use with a beverage container containing a cold beverage, a hot beverage, or a foamy or creamy beverage. The beverage container lid preferably includes a spout, straw perforations, an elevated portion, a reservoir bottom, a well portion, and a pair of retaining walls preventing direct flow of beverage from a pair of openings in the interior cover to the spout. Methods of use and methods of making a the beverage container lid are also described.
US09102442B2	Container with presentation element A container for receiving a gift, having a reclosable presentation engaged to a surface thereof. The container includes pleated sides to accommodate different size gifts and may further include a graphics or other indicia to indicate a holiday or other gift giving occasion.
US09102440B2	Carrier capable of hanging from a back of a container A carrier has a bottom, a plurality of side panels connected to the bottom, and a handle panel. The handle panel is connected to one of the side panels or the bottom. The handle panel includes a fold line, a first aperture, a second aperture, a first perforated line in continuation of the first aperture and the second aperture, and a second perforated line defining a finger opening in the handle panel. Pressure applied on the first perforated line tears apart material to produce a third aperture in continuation of the first aperture and the second aperture. Pressure applied inside the second perforated line dislocates material to produce the finger opening. When the third aperture is open in continuation of the first aperture and the second aperture, the handle panel folds along the fold line over a container to facilitate penetration of a handle of the container through the first aperture, the second aperture, and the third aperture.
US09102424B2	Jaw support for a pouch filler A jaw support and a sealing jaw for form, fill and seal machines are provided. In alternative embodiments, the form, fill and seal machines may include a fitment applicator station, a fitment applicator, a fitment heater assembly and a sealing jaw constructed and arranged to form a container and transfer and apply a fitment to the container.
US09102420B2	Orbit insertion device for artificial satellite aimed to explore a planet of unknown characteristics An orbit insertion device for artificial satellite aiming to explore a planet with unknown characteristics. A plurality of sensors send a plurality of measured states of the artificial satellite. A planetary attraction constant estimator calculates a planetary attraction constant based on the plurality of measured states. A drag force coefficient estimator calculates a drag force coefficient based on the plurality of measured states. A rate of convergence calculation unit calculates a rate of convergence based on the drag force coefficient. A fictitious control calculation unit calculates a fictitious control based on the planetary attraction constant, the drag force coefficient and the rate of convergence. A normalized thrust calculation unit calculates a normalized thrust based on the fictitious control. A plurality of thrusters generate a thrust based on the normalized thrust.
US09102415B2	Multi-orifice bypass for a hydraulic motor assembly Apparatuses and systems that use a variable displacement motor-pump (VDMP) to control the position of a hose of an aerial refueling system are disclosed. At VDMP displacements greater than required to hold a position of the hose, the VDMP operates in a motor mode to retract the hose. For lesser VDMP displacements, the VDMP operates in a pump mode to control extension of the hose. In accordance with some embodiments, a dual orifice conveys hydraulic fluid at varying rates depending upon the VDMP operational mode.
US09102403B2	Emergency gravity free-fall deployment systems for retractable aircraft landing gear assemblies Systems are disclosed to allow for the landing gear doors to be opened in the event of an emergency gravity free-fall landing gear deployment with little or no contact with the landing gear tires. The emergency gear extension systems according to the embodiments disclosed herein thus permit the free-fall movement of the landing gear to be synchronized with the opening of the associated gear doors. That is, according to the embodiments disclosed herein deployment of the landing gear assembly is time-delayed relative to the opening of the associated gear door(s). In such a manner, the landing gear assembly is synchronously released only after the associated gear door is in a safe position during its opening sequence thereby avoiding the risk that the gear door will jam the full extension of the landing gear during an emergency gear deployment due to contact between the landing gear tires and the gear door.
US09102400B2	Methods and systems for providing constant-feel, multi-axis tactile cues A system for adjusting tactile cues includes a controller having an axis and a cross-axis; an axis tactile cue generated in response to the position of the controller along the axis; a position scaling unit scaling a cross-axis controller position to generate a scaled cross-axis controller position; a force scaling unit scaling a cross-axis controller force to generate a scaled cross-axis controller force; a combiner combining the scaled cross-axis controller position and the scaled cross-axis controller force to generate an adjustment factor; and an adjuster adjusting the axis tactile cue in response to the adjustment factor to generate an adjusted axis tactile cue.
US09102392B2	Method and apparatus for air flow control in an aircraft sidewall volume An aircraft fuselage sidewall may include an aircraft sidewall volume and a flow controller. The aircraft sidewall volume may be delineated by an aircraft skin forming an outboard boundary of the aircraft sidewall volume, a passenger cabin sidewall forming an inboard boundary of the aircraft sidewall volume and fuselage frame structures forming axial boundaries of the aircraft sidewall volume. The flow controller may be positioned at a portion of the aircraft sidewall volume to selectably control air flow through the aircraft sidewall volume.
US09102377B2	Saddle of bicycle A bicycle saddle includes a saddle frame. A support cloth is mounted atop the saddle frame in a stretched manner. The saddle frame has at least three support spots to couple to edges of the support cloth. A middle portion of the support cloth is located above the saddle frame in a suspended manner. The bicycle saddle is composed of a saddle frame and a support cloth that is arranged above the saddle frame in a suspended manner. The suspension arrangement of the support cloth makes the hips of a rider in engagement with the support cloth rather than contacting the saddle frame. This makes riding comfortable. Further, the support cloth is of excellent performance of heat dissipation thereby reducing the adverse effect on the body health caused by the heat accumulation during riding a bicycle. The left and right frame members are foldably coupled to the bottom base.
US09102376B1	Bicycle quick release lock The invention relates to a bicycle quick release lock, which is consisted of a body, a fit seat, a lock cylinder module, a push button, a clamping block, an external lock block, a locating seat, a slide plate and an outer hook piece. By the composition of above structure, a part of a quick release handle connected to a seat tube and a middle tube of a bicycle seat may be locked, and a linked locking mechanism of an external lock latch may be provided simultaneously, to thereby achieve the purpose of preventing theft from bicycle seat, front and rear wheel or other objects within a bicycle.
US09102344B2	Jack and dolly assembly and system A jack and dolly assembly and system including a shaft defining a longitudinal axis extending along the shaft and an interior hollow; a reversible drive mechanism at least partially positioned in the interior hollow of the shaft; a proximal arm removably securable to the shaft and substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis; a distal arm removably securable to the drive mechanism, the distal arm being spaced from and substantially parallel to the proximal arm; wherein the reversible drive mechanism is operable to move the distal arm along the shaft.
US09102337B2	Flow battery control system for a locomotive A flow battery system may include at least one electrolyte tank for storing electrolytes. The system may also include a plurality of reaction cells, each having an output current. The system may further include a plurality of pumps, each associated with one of the plurality of reaction cells, for pumping the electrolytes into the reaction cell at a flow rate. The system may also include a pump sensor configured to monitor the flow rate of at least one of the plurality of pumps. The system may also include an output sensor configured to monitor an output current of at least one of the plurality of reaction cells. The system may further include a controller configured to control the flow rate of at least one of the plurality of pumps based on the output current of the reaction cell associated with the at least one of the plurality of pumps.
US09102329B2	Tracking control apparatus A tracking control apparatus is configured to include a detection unit that detects an object in front of a host vehicle, and a control unit that, when parallel traveling vehicles which travel in parallel with each other in front of the host vehicle are detected by the detection unit and in a case where a distance between the host vehicle and the parallel traveling vehicles is longer than a separate recognition distance by which a plurality of vehicles in the vehicle-width direction can be separately recognized, presumes that there exists a preceding vehicle between the parallel traveling vehicles and controls traveling of the host vehicle.
US09102314B2	Onboard network for a vehicle and method for saving energy The invention relates to an onboard network (1) for a vehicle (32), in particular a motor vehicle. The onboard network (1) comprises an electric machine (10) designed for operating in generator mode. The onboard network (1) further comprises a voltage transformer (12) that is at least indirectly connected to the electric machine (10) on the input side and a first energy accumulator (14) connected to the voltage transformer (12) on the output side, in particular an accumulator. The electric machine (10) is designed for the recuperation operation. The voltage transformer (12) is designed to detect or limit a charge state of the first energy accumulator (14) and to regulate the charge state of the first energy accumulator (14) such that the first energy accumulator (14) has a reserve capacity (15) during generator operation, preferably when driving the vehicle in an energy-consuming manner. The voltage transformer (12) is further designed to charge the reserve capacity (15) of the first energy accumulator (14) depending on a recuperation signal (23) received on the input side and representing a recuperation operation of the vehicle (32).
US09102311B2	Multi-circuit protection valve for a compressed-air supply device of a vehicle, and method for operating a multi-circuit protection valve A multi-circuit protection valve is provided for a vehicle compressed-air supply device. A first port for a service brake includes two mutually separate service brake circuit ports for a first service brake circuit and a second service brake circuit. The two service brake circuit ports are protected by first and second service brake circuit overflow valves, respectively. A second port for a parking brake, is protected by an overflow valve, wherein one of the two service brake circuits can be filled preferentially. The overflow valve has two active surfaces which can be acted on with a valve inlet pressure and a valve outlet pressure, respectively. The overflow valve has a third active surface, which is acted on with the service brake pressure from the non-preferentially filled service brake circuit. Forces generated by the three active surfaces counteract a closing force in order to open or hold open the overflow valve.
US09102310B2	Hydraulic unit The invention relates to an hydraulic unit for a motor vehicle brake system which operates according to the feedback principle, for which purpose a low-pressure accumulator is provided between the outlet valves of the wheel brakes and a pump, and the piston of which low-pressure accumulator, in the basic position, disconnects the hydraulic connection between a pressure medium chamber and a connection leading to the pump such that, in the empty state of the low-pressure accumulator, the wheel brakes are reliably disconnected from the suction side of the pump.
US09102309B2	System and method for detecting wheel slip and skid in a locomotive A system and a method for determining a true acceleration and velocity of a locomotive and for controlling wheel slip and wheel skid of the locomotive is disclosed. The system, using accelerometers, can control the velocity of the wheels of the locomotive based on the comparison between a true locomotive velocity signal and a wheel velocity signal such that an actual tangential speed of the wheels is regulated to correspond to the true locomotive longitudinal velocity plus an allowance velocity for creepage. The accelerometer can also be used at the same time for impact detection purposes. Furthermore, if a set of accelerometers are used, the locomotive can also play a diagnostic role for track quality reporting in rail yards. The control of wheel slip and wheel is particularly useful in DC locomotive applications with individual axle control.
US09102306B2	Pedestrian airbag apparatus A pedestrian airbag apparatus includes a folded airbag and an inflator that supplies an inflation gas to the airbag. Upon completion of the inflation, the airbag includes a transversal inflation portion, two longitudinal inflation portions, and partitions including end-side partitions arranged to extend from both left and right ends of the transversal inflation portion inward in the left and right direction and thus to block front side regions of the longitudinal inflation portions. The airbag further includes tethers limiting a spacing distance from a storage portion for the airbag by connecting proximal portion sides of the tethers to regions on distal end sides of the end-side partitions and connecting distal end sides of the tethers to the storage portion.
US09102292B2	Steering apparatus A steering apparatus (1) is provided, which includes: a key lock collar (5) being fitted on a steering shaft (2) and restricted from rotating by a steering lock mechanism when performing a steering lock; and a slip ring (8) being interposed between the steering shaft (2) and the key lock collar (5) in radial directions, wherein the slip ring (8) includes a plurality of protruded portions (9) protruding outwardly or inwardly in the radial directions and being provided in a circumferential direction, and an inner peripheral portion of the key lock collar (5) covering the slip ring (8) is formed with large-diameter portions (7a) and small-diameter portions (7b) in the axial direction, thereby further stabilizing slip torque of the key lock and enlarging a range of dimensional allowance.
US09102287B1	Pickup truck cargo box E-coat trough A pickup truck including a cargo box having a truck bed and a rear sill adjacent the rear of the truck bed. The sill attaches beneath the truck bed. The sill includes a drain trough on its upper surface facing the underside of the truck bed. The drain trough includes a groove extending along the length of the sill. A plurality of apertures is formed in the sill within the groove. The apertures are formed toward an inner surface of a side panel of the sill. The drain trough irrigates liquid (e.g., e-coating paint) that resides between the truck bed and the sill to collect in the groove and exit the groove via the apertures, enabling the liquid to drain down the inner surface instead of an exterior visible surface of the sill.
US09102285B2	Housing electronic components in automotive fuses Systems methods for housing electronics in an automobile, the system comprising including a set of electronic components and a connector configured to be attached to the set of electronic components, the connector being configured to connect to an automotive fuse box.
US09102282B2	Wire harness protector The present invention improves work to engage a connector on a terminus of a wire harness drawn out through a protector. A circular engagement hole is provided on a bottom wall within the protector, the engagement hole positioned away from an outlet for the wire harness. An engagement portion of a band clip fastened to the wire harness is inserted into and rotatably engaged with the circular hole. The wire harness drawn out through the wire harness outlet is capable of rotating around the engagement portion of the band clip as a pivot point.
US09102279B2	Exterior mirror reflector sub-assembly with auxiliary reflector portion A mirror reflector sub-assembly for a vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror reflective element having a glass substrate. A principal reflector portion has a first radius of curvature and an auxiliary reflector portion includes a curved recess having a second radius of curvature smaller than the first radius of curvature. The curved recess is established at the second surface of the glass substrate by physical removal of glass from a portion of the substrate. The mirror reflective element is supported at a side of a mirror back plate and an opposing side of the mirror back plate is adapted for attaching the mirror back plate to a mirror actuator of an exterior rearview mirror assembly equipped with the mirror reflector sub-assembly. A heater pad is disposed at the second surface of the glass substrate between the mirror reflective element and the mirror back plate.
US09102277B2	Storage structure for vehicle A storage structure for a vehicle includes a storage part that is movable between a use position and a retracted position and is biased toward the use position; a lock mechanism that locks the storage part in the retracted position; and a button that is provided separately from the storage part and is used to unlock the storage part that is locked by the lock mechanism. The storage part is not moved to the use position by pressing the button from an initial position, and the storage part is moved to the use position by restoring the button from the pressed state to the initial position.
US09102270B2	Holder attached mirror for vehicle A holder attached mirror for a vehicle is provided, in which a mirror plate is fixed to a plate-shaped mirror holder by an adhesive sheet, including a plurality of first circular or radial grooves substantially with the center of the surface as a center point, which is formed on the surface of the mirror holder side to which the adhesive sheet is attached.
US09102258B2	Floating partition, loft and troughs for a livestock shipping container A shipping container for livestock having a plurality of walls, a container roof and a container floor enclosing an interior storage space. The front wall may include a container door and one or more of the sidewalls may be mounted with one or more column support plates that support web support plates. A floating partition, end wing, loft and feed troughs may be mounted with the web support plates. Additionally, the floating partition may be tilted inward to efficiently divide space and provide access to the loft. A catwalk may also be mounted with the floating partition.
US09102257B2	Cushion structure for vehicle seat The purpose of the present invention is to provide a cushion structure for a vehicle seat, the cushion structure allowing the hardness of the cushion to be adjusted according to an occupant's preference by simple operation. The present cushion structure for a vehicle seat has: a band (41) consisting of a flexible material, the band (41) being provided below the lower surface (1b) of a cushion foam and extending in the longitudinal direction of the seat; and a tension adjusting mechanism (5) for adjusting the tension of the band (41) consisting of a flexible material. The tension adjusting mechanism (5) adjusts the hardness of the cushion foam (1) by adjusting the tension of the band (41) consisting of a flexible material.
US09102251B2	Vehicle seat A vehicle seat comprises: a base frame (side frames 4, pipe frame 5) which constitutes left and right lower portions of a seat back frame; a force-receiving member (bracket 7) disposed adjacent to a left or right outer side of the base frame, and configured to receive a load from outside in a lateral direction; and a load transmission part (lower portion 51 and lower frame) configured to transmit the load from the force-receiving member to a side laterally opposite to that on which the force-receiving member is provided. The force-receiving member has a shape with a closed cross section, and a portion of at least one of the front wall and the rear wall (front wall 81) separate from upper and lower ends thereof provides an uneven shape (recessed portions 81a).
US09102249B2	Child safety seat A child safety seat is adapted to be disposed on a vehicle seat and the vehicle seat comprises a fixing rod. The child safety seat comprises a base, a seat body and a fixing device. An assembling direction is defined on the base and the base is capable of being disposed on the vehicle seat. A facing direction is defined on the seat body and the seat body is assembled on the base along the assembling direction. The fixing device is pivotally connected to the base by a pivot axle and used for connecting with the fixing rod. An axial direction of the pivot axle is perpendicular to the assembling direction and the facing direction. Accordingly, the fixing member of the fixing device of the child safety seat can pivot with respect to the base between an accommodating position and a using position.
US09102247B2	Easy operational seat with dual direction torsion bar A vehicle seat bar assembly having a seat with first and second engagement members. A rear seat bracket extends between the first and second engagement members of a seat. A torsion bar extends between the first and second engagement members and is operably engaged therewith. The torsion bar includes an intermediate bracket engagement portion and a first and second linear portion that extends between the first engagement member and the intermediate bracket engagement portion and the second engagement member and the intermediate bracket engagement portion. The torsion bar also includes a first and second distal end configured to engage the first and second engagement members, respectively, which induces a torsional resistance in the torsion bar when the seatback is at a fully reclined position and when the seatback is at a fully folded position.
US09102246B2	Cable synchronizer system An actuation system for concurrently actuating a first mechanism and a second mechanism from a first state to a second state includes an actuator and a sliding member operatively engaged with the actuator and movable from a first position to a second position in response to actuation of the actuator. A connecting member has a relaxed state and a taut state. The connecting member includes a first end coupled to the first mechanism, a second end coupled to the second mechanism, and a medial portion cooperative with the sliding member. Movement of the sliding member from the first position to the second position changes the connecting member from the relaxed state to the taut state, whereby the tension is increased in the connecting member.
US09102233B2	Drivetrain of a purely electrically driveable motor vehicle A drive train (2) of a purely electrically drivable motor vehicle has at least one electric machine (13, 14), a transmission (21), a planetary differential (22) and a drivable axle (2). The axle (2) can be driven by the electric machine (13, 14) via the transmission (21) and the differential (22). The planetary differential (22) has an input (32, 33) connected to the electric machine (13, 14), a first output (28, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38) connected to a first section (4) of the drivable axle (2), and a second output (30, 31, 42) connected to a second section (5) of the drivable axle (2). Rotational axes of the input and outputs of the planetary differential (22) form an intermediate axis (53) arranged between an axle (15) of a rotor (17) of the electric machine (13, 14) and the drivable axle (2).
US09102230B2	Fuel tank opening and closing device A flap valve mechanism in an open-close device for fuel tank includes an open-close member, a shaft support mechanism, a spring and a gasket. The shaft support mechanism includes bearing members and a rotation restricting mechanism. The rotation restricting mechanism includes restricting elements and restricted elements to be engaged with the restricting elements. At a first position, the restricting elements are engaged with the restricted elements, so that the open-close member is moved in a direction of warping the gasket. At a second position, the restricting elements are disengaged from the restricted elements, so that the open-close member is rotated about shaft members.
US09102229B2	Oil filler neck for a cylinder head cover An oil filler neck is provided for a cylinder head cover that exhibits an oil fill opening with an oil droplet and oil mist protection device. The oil droplet and oil mist protection device has a lower partial area, an upper partial area and elastomer tongues. The elastomer tongues are arranged one over the other and spaced apart from each other in the upper partial area and lower partial area.
US09102227B2	Electro-mechanical double-rotor compound hybrid transmission A hybrid vehicle transmission including a double-rotor electric machine, two planetary gear sets, an input shaft, and an output shaft, where the input shaft, the output shaft, and a first rotor of the double-rotor electric machine are each coupled to a member of the first planetary gear set, the output shaft and a second rotor of the double-rotor electric machine are each coupled to a member of the second planetary gear set, and a member of the second planetary gear set not coupled to the output shaft or the second rotor is selectively coupled to the first rotor via a first torque transfer device, and selectively coupled to a transmission housing via a second torque transfer device.
US09102226B2	Motor drive apparatus for vehicle and motor vehicle A motor drive apparatus for a vehicle is provided which can prevent its transmission and motor from being rotated by vehicle wheels, and which allows quick gear change. This apparatus includes an electric motor (10), a first shaft (21) driven by the electric motor (10), a second shaft (22), first and second reduction gear trains (23 and 24) disposed between the first and second shafts (21 and 22). Two-way roller clutches (30A and 30B) are mounted between a first output gear (23b) of the first reduction gear train (23) and the second shaft (22) and between a second output gear (24b) of the second reduction gear train (24) and the second shaft (22), respectively. Gear changes are made by selectively engaging and disengaging the two-way roller clutches (30A and 30B) with a speed changing mechanism (50).
US09102223B2	Energy recovery system for a vehicle driveline The invention concerns a kinetic energy recovery system for use in a vehicle driveline. The system has a flywheel (24) serving to store energy. A continuously variable transmission (32) serves to transfer drive between the flywheel and a driveline of the vehicle at a steplessly variable CVT speed ratio. The continuously variable transmission has a variator (34) which has a rotary variator input (40) and a rotary variator output (42). The variator serves to transfer drive between its input and output at a continuously variable variator speed ratio. The continuously variable transmission further comprises a shunt gear arrangement (36) having a first rotary shunt input which is drivably coupled to the rotary variator input, a second rotary shunt input which is drivably coupled to the rotary variator output, and a shunt rotary output which is drivably coupled to the flywheel.
US09102212B2	Fresh air system for heavy duty vehicle cab/sleeper combination Embodiments of the present disclosure are generally directed to a system for supplying fresh air to the aft compartment of a vehicle, such as a heavy-duty vehicle. The fresh air is not conditioned by heating or cooling prior to providing the fresh air to the cab.
US09102210B2	Suspension system for a vehicle and method A method of forming a clevis link having a substantially common wall thickness in a die begins with feeding a metallic strip having a uniform thickness of a predetermined value to the die. The metallic strip is trimmed to form a blank having volume necessary for forming the clevis link to the dimensional configuration required to support the motor vehicle, while maintaining substantially constant wall thickness. The clevis link has center of gravity to provide a necessary moment of inertia thereby enabling the clevis link to support the mass of the motor vehicle.
US09102206B1	Axle suspension system An axle suspension system for a vehicle. The axle suspension system may have a cam bracket that may be disposed on an exterior surface of an axle. The cam bracket may extend through a weld window of an axle wrap.
US09102202B2	Tire for heavy vehicles A tire having a radial carcass reinforcement includes a crown reinforcement formed of at least two working crown layers of inextensible reinforcement elements, which are crossed from one ply to the other, forming with the circumferential direction angles of between 10° and 45°. The crown reinforcement is topped radially by a tread, which is joined to two beads by means of two sidewalls. The ratio of the thickness of the crown block at one shoulder end to the thickness of the crown block in the circumferential median plane is less than 1.20. The ratio of the axial width of the tread to the maximum axial width of the tire is strictly greater than or equal to 0.89.
US09102201B2	Run-flat tire A run-flat tire with an aspect ratio of 50% to 60%, which comprises a carcass consisting of a single ply of cords extending between bead cores through a tread portion and sidewall portions, a pair of sidewall reinforcing layers each with a crescent cross-sectional shape and disposed axially inwardly of the carcass in each sidewall portion, the sidewall reinforcing layers made of rubber having a complex elastic modulus of from 6 to 12 MPa, and a pair of bead apex elements which extending radially outwardly of the tire from bead cores, each bead apex element having a height of from 0.30 to 0.48 times a tire section height from a bead base-line, wherein the tire has certain relations with respect to thicknesses of sidewall reinforcing layers and sidewall rubber elements.
US09102186B2	Linerless packing and shipping label system with folded under packing list A shipping label is operable to be applied to a package and includes a single label ply. The single label ply presents longitudinally spaced ends, opposite top and bottom faces extending between the ends, and a generally transverse fold line of weakness spaced between the ends. The label ply is foldable about the fold line to define upper and lower label sections, with the upper label section overlying the lower label section when the label ply is folded, and the top face of the upper label section being operable to receive package address indicia thereon. The upper label section includes a separation line of weakness defining a border portion and a separable central portion. The upper label section includes adhesive applied to the bottom face along at least part of the border portion. The lower label section includes a dividing line of weakness defining a connecting portion and an end portion, with the connecting portion extending between the fold line and dividing line. The end portion is at least in part positioned underneath the central portion of the upper label section when the label ply is folded, with separation of the central portion from the border portion providing access to the end portion thereunder.
US09102179B2	Recording apparatus, detection method, and storage medium A recording apparatus includes a sensor including a light emitting element for emitting light to a recording medium, and a light receiving element for receiving the emitted light and reflected by the recording medium, configured to, via the light emitting and light receiving elements, measure a patch recorded on the recording medium by a recording head; a calibration member configured to reflect the emitted light and to be used to calibrate the sensor based on a result of optical measurement of the calibration member performed by receiving, via the light receiving element, reflected light reflected by the calibration member; and a detection unit configured to detect dirtiness of the calibration member based on the result of the optical measurement of the calibration member by the sensor and a result of optical measurement of the calibration member performed before the measurement.
US09102177B2	Printing device for printing from stored print data A printing device includes a feeding portion configured to feed a print medium along a feed direction, a printing portion configured to perform printing on the print medium fed by the feeding portion, the printing being performed for each of a print line extending in a direction orthogonal to the feed direction, a storage portion configured to sequentially store print data received from the external device, and a processor configured to determine whether consecutive identical data are accumulated in the storage portion, the consecutive identical data being identical print data for a predetermined number of the print lines that are consecutive in the feed direction, and cause the printing portion to start the printing based on the print data stored in the storage portion when it is determined that the consecutive identical data are accumulated.
US09102175B2	Transport roller, transport unit, and printing apparatus A transport roller includes: a roller body of which a pair of end surfaces face each other by a press work so as to be in a cylindrical shape; and a high friction layer which contains inorganic particles and is provided on a surface of the roller body. Here, the roller body is provided with a joining portion which is formed by separating the pair of end surfaces. In addition, an average particle diameter of the inorganic particle is larger than a distance between the pair of the end surfaces of the roller body on an outer peripheral surface side thereof.
US09102170B2	Printer and storage medium A printer which is connected to a post-processing apparatus, the post-processing apparatus performing a wrapped binding in which a paper sheet bundle including a plurality of inner paper sheets is wrapped by outer paper sheets, and which prints the outer paper sheets and inner paper sheets to be sent out to the post-processing apparatus, wherein the printer includes a control unit configured to control printing of the inner paper sheets and the outer paper sheets in cooperation with the post-processing apparatus, and the control unit is configured to set printing restart information of inner paper sheets and printing restart information of outer paper sheets, and controls a restarting of printing in accordance with the setting, when printing is restarted after an abnormal conveyance that occurred inside of the post-processing apparatus has been resolved.
US09102168B2	Method for applying a marking on an object and marking apparatus The invention relates to a method for applying a marking on an object, wherein the object is moved in an advance direction relative to a marking head comprising a plurality of marking devices and the marking is applied on the object by means of the plurality of marking devices during the relative movement between the object and the marking head. For applying the marking on a predetermined marking area relative to a transverse direction, which extends transversely to the advance direction, a position of the object in the transverse direction is determined and based on the determined position of the object in the transverse direction a first number of marking devices is deactivated and a second number of marking devices is activated, wherein the marking is applied on the object by the second number of marking devices. The invention also relates to a marking apparatus for applying a marking on an object.
US09102157B2	Measuring system in a fluid circuit of a continuous inkjet printer, related fluid circuit and block designed to implement said measuring system The invention concerns a measuring system in a fluid circuit of a continuous inkjet printer. According to the invention, a system for measuring the quantity of ink is realized using a continuous sensor (15) equipping a measuring tank (12), which is first emptied then connected by communicating vessel with an intermediate tank (11) storing the ink which, pressurized, supplies the printing head and The measuring system advantageously constitutes a multifunctional system since it makes it possible, using a dedicated constant level tank (13) communicating with the intermediate tank (11) and also by communicating vessel with the measuring tank (12), to measure the viscosity of the ink and the correction thereof if necessary by adding solvent from a dedicated solvent tank (14).
US09102150B2	Liquid ejection head and method for manufacturing same A liquid ejection head includes a substrate, an energy-generating element provided on a front surface side of the substrate, the energy-generating element generating energy for ejecting liquid, sidewall members of a liquid flow path, and an ejection port forming member that defines an ejection port from which the liquid is ejected. In the liquid ejection head, sidewalls of the liquid flow path are formed of the sidewall members and a top wall of the liquid flow path is formed of the ejection port forming member, the sidewall members are each formed of a core member that extends from a front surface of the substrate and a covering member that covers the surface of the core member, the covering member covers the front surface of the substrate, and the ejection port forming member is formed of an inorganic material.
US09102145B2	Liquid ejecting head and method for producing the same A method for producing a liquid ejecting head of the present invention includes the steps of: forming an etching stop layer on a portion corresponding to a region in which an independent supply port is formed, on a first face of a substrate; conducting dry etching treatment for the substrate from a second face side until the etched portion reaches the etching stop layer; and removing the etching stop layer by isotropic etching to form the independent supply port, after having conducted the dry etching treatment, wherein the isotropic etching is conducted in such a state that a side etching stopper portion having etching resistance to the isotropic etching is formed in the side face perimeter of the etching stop layer.
US09102144B2	Liquid consuming apparatus and control method for liquid consuming apparatus A printing apparatus includes a liquid receptacle, a head, a driving unit for the head, a detection unit that detects a remaining state of a liquid, and a control unit that controls the driving unit and, in the case where the liquid receptacle and the detection unit are in a predetermined positional relationship, determines whether or not there is liquid remaining in the liquid receptacle based on a detection signal from the detection unit. In the case where the control unit has determined that greater than or equal to a specified value of the liquid in the liquid receptacle has been consumed without the liquid receptacle and the detection unit arriving at the predetermined positional relationship, the control unit performs forced detection control that sets the liquid receptacle and the detection unit to the predetermined positional relationship and causes the detection unit to detect the remaining state of the liquid.
US09102139B2	Industrial inkjet printer with digital communications supply cabling A supply cable of a printing head of a continuous inkjet printer, including means for supplying fluids to the head, means forming a bidirectional digital serial link in order to transmit digital data between the head and the means for driving the printer, and low voltage power supply means, as well as a circuit for a printing head of a continuous jet printer and a method for transmitting data to the printing head.
US09102138B2	Image forming apparatus Using an intermediate transfer body onto which a conductive recording liquid containing water that is ejected by heads is provided; and a potential applying unit which applies a potential which can electrolyze the water within the conductive recording liquid which is ejected from the heads and which temporarily bridges between the heads and the intermediate transfer body, the potential applying unit applies a potential between the intermediate transfer body and electrodes which are in contact with the recording liquid in supplying units which supply the recording liquid to the heads.
US09102136B2	Ink-jet printer and medium transfer method Provided are a ink-jet printer and a medium transfer method printer may include a placement section configured to attract a rolled medium, and to move in a direction parallel to a medium transferring direction, an ink discharging unit configured to move in a direction perpendicular to the medium transferring direction, an unwinding section configured to unwind the medium onto the placement section, and a winding section configured to wind the medium from the placement section. In addition, the ink discharging unit may be configured to discharge ink on the medium at the same time that the placement section moves in the direction of the medium transferring direction and while the placement section attracts the medium. Furthermore, the ink discharging unit also may be configured to discharge ink on the medium at the same time that the unwinding section unwinds the medium and the winding section winds the medium.
US09102126B2	Readily removable film, label for in-mold molding, molded resin article having label attached thereto, wallpaper, glue label, and container having label attached thereto A readily removable film containing a substrate layer (A) and a readily removable layer (B), wherein the substrate layer (A) contains a thermoplastic resin, the readily removable layer (B) contains from 30 to 60% by weight of a mixture of a crystalline polypropylene resin having a degree of crystallinity of at least 65% and a thermoplastic resin immiscible with the crystalline polypropylene resin, and from 40 to 70% by weight of a fine powder, in which the thermoplastic resin immiscible with the crystalline polypropylene resin is blended in a ratio of from 105 to 300 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the crystalline polypropylene resin, and the readily removable layer (B) is stretched at least monoaxially.
US09102124B2	Electrochromic window fabrication methods Methods of manufacturing electrochromic windows are described. An electrochromic device is fabricated to substantially cover a glass sheet, for example float glass, and a cutting pattern is defined based on one or more low-defectivity areas in the device from which one or more electrochromic panes are cut. Laser scribes and/or bus bars may be added prior to cutting the panes or after. Edge deletion can also be performed prior to or after cutting the electrochromic panes from the glass sheet. Insulated glass units (IGUs) are fabricated from the electrochromic panes and optionally one or more of the panes of the IGU are strengthened.
US09102119B2	Encapsulated beam and method of forming A device including a protecting material encapsulated metallic beam and a method of encapsulating the metallic beam using the protecting material layer are presented. The device includes a cantilever beam that includes at least about 90 Wt % of a metallic beam material, and 10 Wt % or less of a protecting material. The method of forming an encapsulated metallic beam includes the steps of depositing a first layer of protecting material over a substrate, depositing a second layer of protecting material over the first layer, depositing a metallic beam material over the second layer of protecting material, and encapsulating the beam material with a coating of the protecting material.
US09102108B2	Automated inspection of colored contact lenses The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing colored contact lenses, and in particular to automated inspection of colored images printed either on molds or on contact lenses.
US09102100B2	Apparatus for welding a joining region of a foil to a connecting part and use, method, system and bag The invention relates to an apparatus for welding a joining region of a foil to a connecting part, particularly two foils to a tubular connecting part. Conventional apparatuses are associated with the risk of steep workpiece flanges causing uncontrolled weaknesses in the foil and the weld seam. According to the invention, an extension of the foil outside of the joining region is provided in a controlled manner such that the foil has spare length. In this connection, the invention further relates to the use of a foil, to a method for welding, to a system for producing bag, and to a bag.
US09102093B2	Molding apparatus and molding method The present invention provides a molding apparatus by which it is possible to make a frame located around a mold contact thermoplastic resin. In the molding apparatus of the present invention, the thermoplastic resin extruded from an extruding machine in a sheet form is adsorbed onto a cavity surface of the mold. As a result, the thermoplastic resin is shaped into a shape according to the cavity surface. The molding apparatus includes a frame that is positioned around the mold and is movable relative to the mold. In the frame, a suction part to suck the thermoplastic resin is provided.
US09102086B2	In-situ foam core structural articles and methods of manufacture of profiles A method of manufacturing an elongated article is recited to include extruding a first and a second layer each having peripheries. The second layer is spaced apart from and opposed to the first layer. Together, they define a cavity between them. Into that cavity particles are dispensed. The particles are expanded with an expansion fluid to form an in-situ foam core and to thermally bond the in-situ foam core to the first and second layers. The first and second layers having the thermal bond to the in-situ foam core are shaped to form the article. An elongated article from this process is also recited.
US09102082B2	Mould assembly and method of closing a mould assembly A mold assembly includes a first mold part with a first mold opening and a second mold part with a second mold opening. The first mold part and the second mold part are separate parts. A rotating device rotates the second mold part from a position in which the second mold opening faces upwards to a position in which the second mold opening faces downwards. A moving device moves the first mold part and/or the second mold part relative to each other such that the second mold part is located above the first mold part. A closing device moves the first mold part and the second mold part towards each other with the first and second mold openings facing each other until the first and second mold parts engage. Further, a method of closing a mold assembly is provided.
US09102081B2	Method and apparatus for generating particles A method and an apparatus for generating particles are provided. The method may be a method for generating particles from a flowable medium, the method involving forming drops from the flowable medium, arranging the drops on a particle forming surface and solidifying the drops, thereby forming the particles. The apparatus may be an apparatus for generating particles from a flowable medium with a drop generator and a particle forming surface, the drop generator being formed to arrange drops on the particle forming surface and the particle forming surface may be adapted to contact the drops when the particles are being formed.
US09102076B2	Methods for making aerogel composites Composites such as self-supporting rigid composites that include aerogel have low thermal conductivity and attractive mechanical properties. Methods for preparing such composites include, for example, combining an aerogel-containing material with a binder to form a slurry and allowing the slurry to harden. At least part of the hardening process in conducted under compression.
US09102069B2	Hair remover A hair remover including: a main unit having a gripper, a head unit having a blade for removing body hair, and a drive unit for driving the blade. The main unit is provided, in one end thereof, with an extension portion that supports the head unit. The extension portion extends in one direction, referred to as an extending direction, from the one end on the main unit. The hair remover is configured to switch between a first state where a longitudinal direction of the head unit is parallel to the extension direction and a second state where the longitudinal direction of the head unit is perpendicular to the extension direction. The hair remover is configured so that an outer periphery of the head unit is located so as to be flush with or is located within an outer periphery of said the main unit when viewed from the extension direction.
US09102061B2	Process module library and programming environment for programming a manipulator process A process module library according to the invention for programming a manipulator process, in particular an assembly process, comprises a plurality of parametrisable process modules (“search( )”, “peg_in_hole( )”, “gear( )”, “screw( )”) for carrying out a sub-process which in particular is common to different manipulator processes. Each of the process modules comprises a plurality of basic commands of a common set of basic commands for carrying out a basic operation, in particular an atomic or molecular operation, and a process module can be linked, in particular mathematically, to a further process module and/or a basic command. During programming, a manipulator can be controlled by means of a functional module of a graphic programming environment (100).
US09102055B1	Detection and reconstruction of an environment to facilitate robotic interaction with the environment Methods and systems for detecting and reconstructing environments to facilitate robotic interaction with such environments are described. An example method may involve determining a three-dimensional (3D) virtual environment representative of a physical environment of the robotic manipulator including a plurality of 3D virtual objects corresponding to respective physical objects in the physical environment. The method may then involve determining two-dimensional (2D) images of the virtual environment including 2D depth maps. The method may then involve determining portions of the 2D images that correspond to a given one or more physical objects. The method may then involve determining, based on the portions and the 2D depth maps, 3D models corresponding to the portions. The method may then involve, based on the 3D models, selecting a physical object from the given one or more physical objects. The method may then involve providing an instruction to the robotic manipulator to move that object.
US09102050B2	Length adjustable tool A length adjustable tool includes a first extending member including first and second ends thereof opposite to each other, with the first end thereof forming a first driving end. A second extending member includes first and second ends thereof opposite to each other, with first extending member slidably and non-rotatably engaged therewith, with the second end thereof forming a second driving end. A positioning mechanism engages with the first and second extending members and is operable to a first position in which the first and second extending members are stopped from sliding relative to each other and a second position in which the first and second extending members are slidable relative to each other.
US09102043B2	Fastener applicator tool and method An applicator tool is disclosed for applying a fastener between cooperating surfaces of a dielectric protector placed at least partially over a component of an electrical power transmission system, the applicator tool made at least in part of dielectric material and comprising: a structural frame element; a fastener mount connected to the structural frame element and moveable relative to the structural frame element between a first position and a second position to at least partially define a fastener drive path; and an actuator connected to drive the fastener mount from the first position to the second position to apply in use a fastener, mounted on the fastener mount, through cooperating surfaces positioned on the fastener drive path. A tool is also disclosed for holding together in alignment two mating surfaces with pre-drilled holes and applying a fastener to penetrate the holes and secure the mating surfaces together.
US09102041B2	Combinational tool holder device A combinational tool holder device has a holder base, a first combination holder and a second combination holder. An inner tube of the holder base has multiple longitudinal insertion holes longitudinally formed in the inner tube and multiple radial insertion troughs radially formed in the inner tube and respectively communicating with the longitudinal insertion holes. The first combination holder and the second combination holder are mounted around the holder base and both have tool insertion holes. The first combination holder clamps the holder base by two first holder claws, and the second combination holder clamps the holder base by two second holder claws. A first interval between the two second holder claws is larger than a second interval between the two first holder claws.
US09102031B2	Apparatus for sharpening blades An apparatus for sharpening blades, such as those used for mowing. A rotary grinder is mounted within an extensible, retractable, and rotatable support assembly. Lockable, rotational adjustment of the position of the grinder about three axes, and translational movement along one axis is thereby provided. A spring attached to one end of the assembly counter-balances the weight of the grinder. An adjacent blade holding fixture maintains the workpiece at a predetermined angle for grinding. A toggle clamp, edge alignment keepers, and a registration pin secure the blade in place. An adapter fixture, including a toggle clamp and an alignment recess, attaches to one end of the blade holding fixture. The adapter fixture has an angled shelf to orient and secure smaller, contoured blades requiring a different edge grinding angle. Once the support assembly is adjustably secured, the grinder is moved along the cutting edge of the blade for sharpening.
US09102030B2	Edge finishing apparatus An edge finishing apparatus includes a surface, a fluid delivery device configured to deliver at least one magnetorheological polishing fluid (MPF) ribbon to the at least one well, at least one magnet placed adjacent to the surface to selectively apply a magnetic field in a vicinity of the surface, and at least one holder placed in opposing relation to the surface, the at least one holder being configured to support at least one article such that an edge of the at least one article can be selectively immersed in the MPF ribbon delivered to the at least one well.
US09102028B2	Machine tool cooling system and cooling method A machine tool cooling system and cooling method which allow cost reduction by reducing the number of control valves, and in which opening/closing control is simple are disclosed. The machine tool cooling system and cooling method include a hot oil tank storing hot oil, a cold oil tank storing cold oil, a first to third hot oil passages and a first to third cold oil passages, which supply the hot oil and the cold oil to a first to third heat generating portions, a hot oil return passage returning the hot oil to the hot oil tank, a first to third supply control valves interposed in the first to third cold oil passages, and a valve controller controlling opening/closing of the first to third supply control valves so that the cold oil is supplied to the first to third heat generating portions intermittently at different timings.
US09102025B2	Adhesive fastening elements for holding a workpiece and methods of de-bonding a workpiece from an adhesive fastening element An adhesive fastening element (2) for holding a workpiece (8), the adhesive fastening element (2) comprising: an adhesive delivery tube (32) embedded in the adhesive fastening element (2) for supplying adhesive (10) to an exterior surface of the adhesive fastening element (2).
US09102024B2	Clearance increasing jig of heat transfer tube and additional installation method of vibration suppression member A clearance increasing jig of a heat transfer tube, includes: a jig main body inserted into a clearance between adjacent heat transfer tubes; an inflow hole provided in the jig main body and configured to allow a fluid to flow into the jig main body; and an increasing unit provided in the jig main body and configured to increase the clearance as the fluid flows into the jig main body.
US09102023B2	CAT ARC process and part holding apparatus A device for holding parts while coating a portion of the part includes a holder tool having a plurality of holes for receiving a part and a part holding mask size to mask a portion of a part and having an extension sized to fit in one of the plurality of holes for receiving a part. The part holding mask has a pair of masking halves sized to hold the portion of the part exposing the portion of the part to be coated.
US09102022B2	Parts assembly system In a parts assembly system which assembled subsidiary parts with main parts, the main parts are conveyed through a first conveying path to an assembly robot provided along the first conveying path, and the subsidiary parts are supplied through the first conveying path to stockers provided along the first conveying path. In consequence, the travel space of the conveying cart is saved.
US09102015B2	Method and apparatus for fabrication and repair of thermal barriers A thermal barrier tile (34) with a braze layer (46) co-sintered to a ceramic layer (48) is brazed to a substrate (26) of a component for fabrication or repair of a thermal barrier coating (28) for example on a gas turbine ring segment (22, 24). The tile may be fabricated by disposing a first layer of a metal brazing material in a die case (40); disposing a second layer of a ceramic powder on the metal brazing material; and co-sintering the two layers with spark plasma sintering to form the co-sintered ceramic/metal tile. A material property of an existing thermal barrier coating to be repaired may be determined (90), and the co-sintering may be controlled (93) responsive to the property to produce tiles compatible with the existing thermal barrier coating in a material property such as thermal conductivity.
US09102005B2	Laser processing method A laser processing method which can prevent an object to be processed from being cut along a line to cut from a modified region acting as a cutting start point when separating a suction table and a holding member from each other is provided. An expandable tape 23 holding an object to be processed 1 while being stuck to a frame 51 is secured by suction onto a suction table 52 of a vacuum chuck with a porous sheet 53 interposed therebetween. Since the sheet 53 has a Young's modulus lower than that of the table 52, the tape 23 is restrained from biting into fine pores of the sheet 53. As a consequence, even when the table 52 and tape 23 are separated from each other by releasing the suction securing after forming a modified region 7, no strong bending stress acts on the object 1. This can prevent the object 1 from being cut along a line to cut from the modified region 7 acting as a cutting start point when separating the table 52 and tape 23 from each other.
US09101995B2	Apparatus for thermal melting process and method of thermal melting process Provide is an apparatus for thermal melting processes that is capable of directly cooling the process object without requiring a separate cooling plate.The apparatus for thermal melting process according to the present invention is an apparatus 1 for thermal melting process that thermally melts objects 100 including solder in an atmosphere containing carbonic acid vapor, and the hand part 4 for carrying and transferring the thermally melted process objects 100 is used as a cooling plate as well.
US09101987B2	Tool connector having multiple seating positions A tool connector generally includes a tool receiving portion configured for reciprocating between first and second work tool seating positions, wherein the tool receiving portion is normally biased to the first work tool seating position, and actuatable to the second work tool seating position. The tool connector further includes a magnetic mechanism in the tool receiving portion for providing magnetic force to engage a work tool in either of the first and second work tool seating positions, and a locking mechanism for lockingly engaging a work tool in the second work tool seating position.
US09101979B2	Methods for fabricating gradient alloy articles with multi-functional properties Systems and methods for fabricating multi-functional articles comprised of additively formed gradient materials are provided. The fabrication of multi-functional articles using the additive deposition of gradient alloys represents a paradigm shift from the traditional way that metal alloys and metal/metal alloy parts are fabricated. Since a gradient alloy that transitions from one metal to a different metal cannot be fabricated through any conventional metallurgy techniques, the technique presents many applications. Moreover, the embodiments described identify a broad range of properties and applications.
US09101974B2	Manufacturing method of an iron-type golf club head A manufacturing method of an iron-type golf club head has acts of preparing a formed bar-shaped steel substrate, rough-hot forging the bar-shaped steel substrate, mid-hot forging the rough blank, fine-cold forging the mid-blank, cold stamping the striking surface and drilling a hosel of the iron-type golf club head. The cold forging reduces the thermal expansion and contraction of the blank, and the shape of the forged blank is more accurate therefore. As a result, the following grinding processes of the blank are reduced. Therefore, the weight of the blank is more accurate, and the manufacturing time and cost are also reduced. The blank does not have to be heated to high-temperature state prior to cold forging so that the blank can be cooled down faster, and the cost of the heating is reduced.
US09101973B2	Laminated work production method A laminated work production apparatus for producing a laminated work by punching a plate-like metal material into a plate-like work of a predetermined shape and stacking a plurality of the plate-like works includes a mold for punching the metal material, a stacking jig moving mechanism for moving a stacking jig to a stacking position where the plate-like works are stacked, a retention mechanism for retaining the punched plate-like works at a retaining position different from the stacking position until a preset number is reached, and a knockout mechanism for knocking out a plurality of plate-like works in a punching direction and stacking the plate-like works on the stacking jig arranged at the stacking position when the preset number of plate-like works are retained in the retention mechanism.
US09101967B2	Robot for cleaning and inspection of conduits and its control unit A robot for cleaning and inspecting conduits has a synchronizing mechanism, which extends all driving units simultaneously and with a constant normal force applied to the conduit wall. The robot may be equipped with adapters for conduits with rectangular cross section, and with extension bars for conduits with large diameters. Further, the robot may be equipped with sensors monitoring the robot status, these include a sensor of the synchronizing mechanism position, inclinometer and gyroscope. Data from these sensors may be displayed on a monitor. The movement of the robot inside the conduit and therefore the speed of individual tracks is controlled by the operator by three control elements: direction of turning, diameter of bend and speed of motion. The robot is also able to travel backwards inside the conduit automatically based on stored information about forward movement.
US09101962B2	Inspection system An inspection system is configured for use with a conveyer apparatus including carrier bars. Each carrier bar conveys pellet-shaped articles along a predetermined path. The inspection system includes at least one camera unit for sensing a predetermined characteristic of the pellet-shaped articles, a removal unit, and a controller. The removal unit, downstream from the at least one camera unit, removes selected pellet-shaped article(s) from the carrier bar(s) depending on whether the characteristic is sensed by the at least one camera unit. The controller is in communication with the at least one camera unit and the removal unit. The controller provides a signal to the removal unit in accordance with the sensed characteristic. The removal unit includes a rotatable ejection drum having extended vacuum nozzles along its length, equal to the number of articles conveyed in each carrier bar. Each vacuum nozzle selectively removes article(s) from the carrier bar(s) by suction.
US09101943B2	Centrifugal particle separation and detection device The present invention provides a centrifugal particle separation and detection device, which can separate and detect particles according to the particle size. The centrifugal particle separate and detection device is practiced with a centrifuge to separate particles, and can be applied to cancer cell detection, blood lymphocyte isolation, tissue engineering, polynucleotide hybridization, microorganism separation and detection and fine chemical purification.
US09101939B2	Dielectrophoretic cell capture Various aspects are described for selectivity capturing cells or bioparticles on designated surfaces in dielectrophoretic systems and processes. A particular adhesive composition is described for enhancing cell retention. In addition, certain permeable polyester membranes used in the systems and processes are also described.
US09101926B2	Method for separating a sample into density specific fractions The centrifugation vessel includes an outer wall containing an interior space. A dam defines a barrier which divides the interior space into at least two regions including a catch basin defining a higher gee region and a reservoir defining a lower gee region. These regions are joined together over the dam. The dam includes a face which is preferably tapered to enable optimization of speed of separation of a sample placed within the vessel. The vessel is usable in a biological sample processing method by having the higher gee region of the vessel configured to have an elongate form and the volume optimized for collection of a higher density fraction of the sample. Supply and withdrawal tubes extend into the regions for reliable extraction and separate collection of differing density fractions after separation by centrifugation.
US09101899B2	Reforming exchanger with integrated shift conversion Reforming exchangers for syngas production are provided. The reforming exchangers can have a shell-and-tube configuration and include a shift catalyst on the shell side of the exchanger to reduce a carbon monoxide concentration in a shell side product gas mixture. Processes for forming syngas using the reforming exchangers are also provided.
US09101897B2	Process for the preparation of a pulverulent composition and product as obtained Method of preparing a non-hygroscopic pulverulent composition, includes a step for the spray drying, without an atomization support, of an aqueous solution containing at least one initially hygroscopic product, having a glass transition temperature ranging from 10° C. to 110° C., and a cryogenic fluid, especially a food-grade cryogenic fluid, or a mixture of cryogenic fluids, particularly chosen from liquid air, nitrogen and carbon dioxide, the aqueous solution being obtained by dissolving the cryogenic fluid in an initial aqueous solution containing the initially hygroscopic product.
US09101890B2	Support for use in microchannel processing The disclosed technology relates to an apparatus, comprising: at least one microchannel, the microchannel comprising at least one heat transfer wall; a porous thermally conductive support in the microchannel in contact with the heat transfer wall; a catalyst or a sorption medium supported by the porous support; and a heat source and/or heat sink in thermal contact with the heat transfer wall.
US09101888B2	Dispenser kits and method of increasing versatility of inline dispensers A kit for increasing the capacity and versatility of an inline dispenser with the kit including a set of stackable dispenser cartridges and an extension for increasing the capacity of the system with the extensions having fasteners thereon for changing the capacity of the system without having to replace existing components of the system.
US09101885B2	Silica-like membrane for separating gas and the method for forming the same The present invention discloses a silica-like membrane for separating gas, which is modified from poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) membrane by an atmospheric pressure high temperature plasma torch (APHTPT). Furthermore, the present invention of the separating gas silica-like membrane with an inorganic/organic interface structure which has both the gas flux of the organic membrane and also the gas selectivity of the inorganic membrane.
US09101882B2	Wet type flue-gas desulfurization apparatus and method for adjusting oxidation reduction potential of absorbent therefor A wet type flue-gas desulfurization apparatus includes a desulfurization apparatus main body; a gas introducing unit that is disposed on a side wall of the desulfurization apparatus main body and that introduces a flue gas; an absorbent accumulating unit that accumulates an absorbent which has absorbed the sulfur oxide present in the flue gas; a circulation line that circulates the absorbent from the absorbent circulating unit; a spray pipe that is disposed in the vicinity of the middle portion of the desulfurization apparatus main body and that sprays the absorbent, which is circulated in the circulation line, as a spray liquid from a nozzle; an ORP meter that measures the oxidation reduction potential of the absorbent; and an oxidation resistant pipe group that, in the vicinity of the interface of the absorbent present in the absorbent accumulating unit, cushions a falling liquid falling from an absorber of the absorbent.
US09101881B2	Catalytic converter apparatus A catalytic converter apparatus for use in an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine includes a housing having a gas inlet and a gas outlet, and at least one catalytic substrate element disposed in the housing. The at least one substrate element is divided into a plurality of zones or sections, the zones at least partially separated from one another to inhibit heat flow. The zones can be at least partially separated with walls. The walls can include insulating material for reducing the mobility of heat radially outwardly. Each of the zones defines a generally separate flow passage connecting the inlet and outlet in fluid communication. The apparatus can heat more rapidly from a cold start compared with conventional catalytic converters.
US09101875B2	Methods and systems for turbulent, corrosion resistant heat exchangers Disclosed are various turbulent, corrosion-resistant heat exchangers used in desiccant air conditioning systems.
US09101864B2	Filter device having an annular filter element A filter device includes a lid (6) configured for detachable mounting to a filter housing, an annular filter element (2) mounted to the lid (6), a closure part (13) embodied as a separate component from the filter element and the lid (6) with the closure part (13) detachably secured to at least one of the lid (6) and the filter element (2).
US09101863B2	Filtering medium and method for contacting solids containing feeds for chemical reactors A filtering medium and method for removing contaminants from an organic-based feed stream which includes the use of a layer of ceramic filter units having a plurality of elliptical or trisoidal openings extending therethrough to filter organic-based feed streams and to provide liquid distribution upstream of the catalyst beds.
US09101862B2	Filtering machine A filtering machine (10) for filtering a mixture which includes entrained oily contaminant, the filtering machine (10) including a filter (14) which has an exterior housing (15) through which the mixture, in use, passes to contact filter material within the interior of the filter housing (15), and through which filtrate passes out of the filter (14), and wherein the filter material includes particles (29) of agglomerated oleophillic fibers.
US09101859B2	Cross-flow filtration system including particulate settling zone Cross-flow filtration systems and corresponding methods for separation particulate matter from liquids. A representative system includes a cross-flow filtration zone (24) in fluid communication with a particulate settling zone (30) and further includes a fluid inlet (14) in fluid communication with one of the zones and a process fluid outlet (20) and in fluid communication with the other zone. A fluid treatment pathway (28) extends from the fluid inlet (14), through the cross-flow filtration and particulate settling zones (24, 30) to the process fluid outlet (20). A filter assembly (26) is located within the cross-flow filtration zone (24) and comprises a membrane surface (44) that isolates a filtrate chamber (46) from the fluid treatment pathway (28), and the filtrate chamber (46) is in fluid communication with a filtered fluid outlet (16). A recirculation pump (Z) in fluid communication with the process fluid outlet (20) and fluid inlet (14). A pressurizable recirculation loop (A) comprises the fluid treatment pathway (28) and recirculation pump (Z) and the recirculation pump (Z) is adapted for driving pressurized through the recirculation loop (A). A feed pump (Y) is adapted to introduce feed liquid into the system (10); and an effluent outlet (18) in fluid communication with the particulate settling zone (30). The feed pump (Y), effluent outlet (18) and filtered fluid outlet (16) reside outside of the recirculation loop (A).
US09101851B2	Toy connector system A toy connector system comprising a plurality of connectors 102, elongated connectable members 104, and planar connectable members 105. The connectable members 104, 105 may come in a variety of shapes and configurations. The connectable members 104, 105 comprise an orifice 404, 1510 into which the connector 102 is fitted so that the connectable members 104, 105 may be reversibly connected to each other in a variety of different configurations via the connectors 102 to build a variety of structures. The toy connector system may further comprise end caps 106, wheels 110, bars 114, and other accessory parts.
US09101850B2	Aerial toy and method of use An aerial toy including an aerial flying toy object that at least one of floats, flies, and soars in air for an extended period of time; an aerial flying toy string tethered to the aerial flying toy object; an aerial flying toy raising and lowering assembly including: a handle; a housing including a top, a front, and a rear; an aerial flying toy string reel rotatably carried within the housing and carrying the aerial flying toy string; an electric motor carried within the housing and operably coupled to the balloon string reel for driving rotation of the balloon string reel; a power source carried within the housing for powering the electric motor; an aerial flying toy string snag prevention mechanism that helps prevent snagging of the aerial flying toy string.
US09101845B2	Separable combined toy spinning top A separable combined toy spinning top, comprising a main spinning top and an auxiliary spinning top, wherein the main spinning top comprises a spinning top cover (1), a main spinning top piece (2), a spinning top shaft sleeve (3) and a spinning tip (4); the auxiliary spinning top comprises an auxiliary spinning top piece (5), a shaft sleeve body (6) and the spinning tip (4). The upper part of the auxiliary spinning top is provided with an elastic mechanism, and the main spinning top, flexibly connected onto the top of the auxiliary spinning top, is capable of disconnecting from the auxiliary spinning top and ejecting away via the elastic mechanism when hindered during rotation so that the main spinning top and the auxiliary spinning top rotate independently of each other. The separable combined toy spinning top cleverly combines two spinning tops into one, able to be separated upon impact, so that a player has a higher probability of winning in a competition while the practical abilities of a child can be developed.
US09101844B1	Around the world rotary toy system An activity toy having a rotating platform on which a child (ages 6 and up) can sit, with the platform maneuvered about a central axis by way of a sturdy, circular shaped steering mechanism mounted to a support post that runs vertically from the center of the unit to provide children, particularly older children, teens and adults with special needs the ability to enjoy hours of fun.
US09101842B1	System and method for maintaining user engagement in a realm-building game Disclosed herein is technology for extending a user's play of a realm-building game. A user playing the realm-building game may have an existing realm built from one or more basic assets. A value may be assigned to the existing realm based on basic assets used to build it. Then a difference may be determined between the value of the realm and a threshold value. If above the threshold value, the user may be offered the option to improve the realm for a cost. The cost may be based on the difference between the value assigned to the realm and the threshold value. If the user decides to improve the realm, the realm may be removed, including all assets used to build it and the user may be provided with one or more advanced assets to build a second realm.
US09101841B1	Performance based football scoring system An automated, replicable, process-based original concept that provides a self-validating, defined quantification of the relevance of a series of plays of two or more different competing real-life football teams engaged in a real-life American-style football contest or its adaptations resulting in a traditionally defined winner and loser.
US09101818B2	Multifunction ski pole A ski pole comprises an elongate pole having a distal end and a proximal end. A grip is attached to the proximal end of the pole and is configured for grasping by a user. The grip has a proximal end and a distal end and defines a longitudinally extending bore therein between configured for receiving the proximal end of the pole in a distal end of the grip. A tool assembly is releasably coupled to the proximal end of the grip and is housed within the grip.
US09101814B2	Method and apparatus for cycling training A method and apparatus are provided for facilitating single-leg cycling training. The apparatus comprises a pair of legs connected to form a self-supporting structure that can be variably positioned relative to the rotational path of the pedals of a cycling device. One of the legs comprises a foot support configured to cooperate with a binding of a cycling shoe to support the foot while the other foot of the user is engaged with a pedal to perform single-leg training. The foot support comprises a pair of spaced apart rows of sockets configured to support the ends of a support rod. During use, the user places a foot on the support rod.
US09101810B2	Bat having variable properties relative to a swing axis A bat having different stiffnesses in different planes relative to a longitudinal axis (i.e., swing axis) of the bat. More specifically, the bat includes a greater stiffness in a vertical plane as compared to relatively more flexible stiffness in a swing plane. This differential stiffness may be accomplished with an intermediate material located within an internal space defined where a handle affixes to a barrel of the bat or alternatively with a transitional member structurally arranged between the handle and the barrel of the bat. The transitional member may provide for vibration and/or shock dampening to minimize or eliminate the “sting” typically associated with monolithic, metallic bats. Additionally, the handle may include a shape that tends to naturally align the vertical and swing planes of the bat when the handle is gripped by a player.
US09101809B2	Golf club head with variable face thickness A face for a golf club head is disclosed herein. The face has an interior surface comprising a central region having a first perimeter having an elliptical shape, an outer edge having a non-elliptical, driver-face profile shape, a first intermediate region located between the first perimeter and the outer edge, the first intermediate region having a second perimeter with a shape that is more similar to the shape of the first perimeter than the shape of the outer edge, and a second intermediate region located between the second perimeter and the outer edge, the second intermediate region having a third perimeter with a shape that is more like the shape of the outer edge than the shape of the first perimeter. The thicknesses of the perimeters of the face disclosed herein may vary around their respective circumferences.
US09101807B1	Tip resistant golf bag assembly A tip resistant golf bag assembly includes a perimeter wall having a bottom edge and a top edge. The housing has a height from the bottom edge to the top edge between 30.0 inches and 38.0 inches. The top edge forms an opening extending into the housing. The top edge has a diameter between 8.0 inches and 16.0 inches and a diameter of the perimeter wall increases from the top edge to the bottom edge. A bottom wall is attached to the bottom edge. The bottom wall has a bottom surface has a convexly arcuate surface.
US09101806B1	Adjustable golf club shaft and hosel assembly A golf club comprising a hosel and a shaft that is fastened to the hosel at the heel-side of the club is disclosed herein. The golf club includes a wedge inserted into an opening on the heel-side of the hosel, which and retains the shaft within the hosel. In an alternative embodiment, a lever is inserted into an opening in the heel side of the hosel to retain the shaft within the hosel.
US09101801B2	Direct contact racquet The present invention relates to a direct contact racquet or “DCR.” In order to enhance the feel experienced by the player, the DCR is designed to maximize the contact between the player's hand and the ball, while still making use of a string-bed or other form of contact to provide a strike surface for the ball. In particular, a gripping surface for a player's hand is provided behind the string bed. The gripping surface may be shaped in various ways so that a player can comfortably grip it. In addition, the gripping surface may provide a clearance from the string bed when striking a ball. Therefore, the DCR places a user's hand directly behind the string bed surface used to strike the ball.
US09101800B2	Molded game ball A molded game ball comprises a molded outer cover having a mold line that mimics the seam of a conventional baseball or softball, and a raised stitch pattern presented along said mold line that mimics the stitching of a conventional stitched baseball or softball.
US09101790B2	Special upper body exercise device A special upper body exercise device for performing exercises such as push-ups or the like. It is an isometric and muscle toning push-up machine that allows for the movement of the hands and arms of the user, while performing push-up type exercises in a prone position. The preferred embodiment is comprised of (a) a pair of support sleds with features; (b) a pair of handles, one each for each said sled; (c) a means to pivotally secure the respective handle to the sled; (d) a lateral support system with telescopic features for the supporting sleds as the sleds move essentially in a plane in a lateral direction; (e) a means for slidably connecting the support system to the sleds; and (f) a means for resisting movement of the sleds on the support system wherein the person may grip the handles and exercise. An alternative is foldable.
US09101789B2	Belt and harness assembly An escape/ladder belt and harness assembly having an improved attachment arrangement and adjustment capabilities. The assembly features a waist belt having a coupling and fastener each featuring at least two slots separated by at least one bar. The fastener being connectable to the coupling to enable the waist belt to fasten around a user. The waist belt being removeably attached to an article worn by the user through a plurality of tabs. At least some of the tabs fastening the coupling and fastener to the article. The waist belt extending around the user and though a tension adjustment buckle so as to allow for waist tension to be set by pulling the free end of the waist belt in an intuitive forward motion that provides for improved tightening around the user.
US09101787B2	High rise emergency escape system The invention provides a retractable emergency escape system for a high rise building. The emergency escape system is made of a flexible, durable, fireproof, canvas-like material that allows it to retract to the top of the building when not in use. In its deployed configuration, the emergency escape system comprises a series of interconnected support panels connected to one or more vertical ladders or chutes. The diagonal pattern of the support panels provides support to the ladders and chutes, and also provides building occupants with an additional escape route. An occupant stuck in the building could escape the building by way of the diagonal support panels, by way of the vertical ladders or chutes, or by way of a combination of both. Alternatively, the invention can be made with horizontal support panels connecting to the vertical ladders or chutes.
US09101766B2	Eliciting analgesia by transcranial electrical stimulation The inventions include a method of eliciting analgesia in a human subject by Transcranial Electrical Stimulation (TCES, herein “TES”). Electrodes secured to the skin of the subject's head at particular sites provide an electrical current that includes a direct current combined with rectangular AC current pulses delivered at a particular frequency of between 10 and 100 Hz. In an embodiment the total current transmitted, a sum of the DC component and a Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD) of the current pulses, has a value between 0.2 and 20 mA. The method is used to produce analgesia during perioperative period, surgery and the post-operative procedure. It can also be used for treating acute chronic pain and a wide variety of other conditions.
US09101762B2	Patient irradiation apparatus having simplified patient access An apparatus for irradiating patients with x-ray radiation is provided. The apparatus includes a lowerable patient support and an x-ray apparatus that may be positioned below the lowerable patient support. The apparatus is configured such that part of the x-ray apparatus is moved into the lowerable patient support when the patient support is lowered. The lowerable patient support may be lowered further, thereby facilitating access for the patient.
US09101758B2	Implantable cardiac stimulation lead for stimulation of the left ventricle An implantable cardiac stimulation lead for implantation along the septal wall and/or the free wall of the left ventricular is disclosed. The lead is a microlead formed in its distal portion by a microcable with an active portion comprising a series of exposed areas forming the stimulation electrodes. This lead is implanted by an accessory with a needle having a puncture pointed free end and an opposite end mounted on a gripping end tip, and a releasable device for holding the microcable along the length of the needle. The microlead is introduced by injection of the microcable with penetration of the needle into the wall thickness of the interventricular septum or in the thickness of the free wall of the left ventricle, below the surface and along this wall between the apex region the atrial region.
US09101750B2	Carrier assembly with caps for medical connectors An assembly for mounting medical connector caps includes a carrier formed from a sheet of material and having an array of holes. The assembly also includes a plurality of medical connector caps. Each cap is inserted into one of the holes of the array. The assembly also includes a plurality of sealing tabs. The tabs may be retained on the carrier by friction fit into the holes of the carrier. The carrier may also include a mounting hole to hang on a pole of an IV line.
US09101747B2	Safety needle with positive flush A needle assembly including a positive flush mechanism for use with a vascular access port. The needle assembly is configured to supply fluid to the port and to provide a positive flush to overcome negative pressures in the port that can potentially occur during withdrawal of the needle from the port.
US09101736B2	External loop for exchanging catheters and delivery devices over exchange length wires during catheter based procedures A method and device for exchanging catheters and microcatheters over exchange length wires is disclosed. The device consists of a hollow tube in a loop configuration attached to a base in which the extracorporeal segment of an exchange-length guidewire is inserted. The superior aspect of the tubular loop has a longitudinal slit which allows to and fro movement of catheters using a catheter holder having a handle that protrudes through the slit for easy manipulation.
US09101735B2	Catheter control systems Catheter control systems which facilitate the tracking of an angle of deflection of a catheter distal end can be used for any number of procedures where catheter orientation relative to the body is desirable, e.g., in transseptal access procedures where an accurate angle of puncture of the septal wall is desirable. Such control systems may comprise a steerable handle which is oriented relative to the catheter steerable section to provide for consistent catheter articulation upon corresponding manipulation of the steering ring. Another variation may utilize an orientation indicator to track the deflectable distal end. For instance, an orientation marker as visualized through an imaging hood on the distal end may correspond to identical orientation markers on the control handle such that articulation of a steering mechanism in a direction relative to the orientation markers deflects the catheter distal end in a corresponding direction relative to the visualized orientation markers.
US09101731B2	Vascular wound closure device and method A method and apparatus for closing a vascular wound includes a guidewire and/or other surgical implement extending from the wound. A hemostatic material is advanced over the surgical implement and into contact with an area of the blood vessel surrounding the wound. The surgical implement is removed. Blood soaks the hemostatic material, and blood clotting is facilitated by the hemostatic agent within the material. A sealing layer of adhesive can be applied to the hemostatic material, confining the blood flow to the material. Thus, the vascular puncture wound is sealed by natural blood clot formation.
US09101730B2	Discharging device for liquid media Discharging unit for discharging pharmaceutical media from a medium storage receptacle, including a first discharge orifice, a pump, an inlet duct connecting the medium storage receptacle to the pump, and an outlet duct for connecting the pump to the first discharge orifice. The first discharge orifice is part of a first subordinate device of the discharging unit and the pump, a portion of the outlet duct, and an outlet valve provided in the outlet duct are part of a second subordinate device of the discharging unit. The first subordinate device is capable, without the use of tools, of being coupled to, and decoupled from, the second subordinate device, and an internal volume of a portion of the outlet duct extending from the outlet valve to the first discharge orifice is less than 15 μl.
US09101724B2	Pen injection device needle dispensing and storing apparatus An apparatus is disclosed for storing and dispensing pen needles for an injection device, including a case having dispensing and storage ends for dispensing and storing a plurality of pen needles and a plurality of needle cover units, each pen needle having a patient end and a hub for connection to the injection device, and each needle cover unit having a needle-covering portion for covering a patient end and a hub-covering portion for covering a hub. A needle-covering portion covering the needle of one pen needle is coupled with a hub-covering portion covering a hub of another pen needle. Prior to use, a hub-covering portion covering the hub of a pen needle is exposed to an outside at the dispensing end of the case, and subsequent to use, the pen needle is stored in the storage end of the case.
US09101716B2	Multi-pass dialysis A system for dialysis is disclosed. The system uses renal failure therapy fluid, such as dialysis fluid, several times before it is discarded. In a home hemodialysis application, the patient's blood is passed through the dialyzer several times, that is, multiple passes through the dialyzer, until the dialysis fluid is saturated or near saturation, with waste products from the patient's blood. In peritoneal dialysis, the dialysate is used at least twice within the patient's peritoneal cavity, i.e., multiple passes, before it is discarded. This has the effect minimizing the amount of dialysate a patient must handle and dispose of in the dialysis process.
US09101715B2	Handheld personal data assistant (PDA) with a medical device and method of using the same A medical device module for use in a system with a remote programmer and/or a personal data assistant (PDA) with at least one medical device includes a housing, at least one medical device and a processor. The housing is adapted to couple with the PDA. The at least one medical device interface is coupled to the housing for interfacing with the at least one medical device. The processor is coupled to the at least one medical device interface to process data from the at least one medical device. The processor is also capable of interfacing with the PDA.
US09101713B2	Constant force syringe Various syringe systems are disclosed. One such syringe system may include a body having a hollow lumen and a distal end, a vacuum chamber disposed within the hollow lumen of the syringe body, a first plunger connected to a distal portion of the vacuum chamber, the first plunger forming a first seal against an inner surface of the syringe body and defining a fluid delivery volume between the first plunger and the distal end of the syringe body, a second plunger disposed within the vacuum chamber, the second plunger forming a second seal against an inner surface of the vacuum chamber and defining a proximal and distal volume compartments within the vacuum chamber, and a piston affixed to the second plunger, the piston configured to move the second plunger within the vacuum chamber, thereby altering a volume of the proximal volume compartment and a volume of the distal volume compartment.
US09101712B2	Occlusion detection method Methods for improving the accuracy of occlusion sensor baselines in an infusion pump are described. An infusion pump includes logic for making an antiratchet decision for determining whether a new administration set was installed after there has been access to the administration set. If so, then new occlusion sensor baselines are established. If not, then the current baselines are maintained. The antiratchet decision logic may depend upon the value of a baseline delta equal to a difference between the upstream sensor signal and the downstream sensor signal. In another aspect, an upstream occlusion sensor baseline is shifted in correspondence with decreases in the upstream sensor signal occurring while a pumping mechanism of the infusion pump is not operating to compensate for sensor signal drift.
US09101708B2	Powerhead control in a power injection system A dual head contrast media injection system performs a patency check or test injection, determining flow rate and/or flow volume from the programmed protocol. The tubing that connects syringes to a patient shares only a short common section near to the patient. Appropriate injection steps are taken to compensate for tubing elasticity. A wireless remote control and a touch screen control are provided, improving functionality and information delivery. The display brightness is controlled based on the ambient light, and the display panel includes a double swivel permitting re-orientation. The orientation of the display may also be controlled based on, e.g., the current step, the tilt angle of the powerhead, or a manual control. Furthermore, the display is customizable to identify the type of fluid (contrast, saline, etc.) on either side of the injector, to provide matched color coding, and to provide a folder/tab analogy for retrieving injection protocol parameters.
US09101705B2	Fluid delivery system having a plurality of resilient pressurizing chambers A fluid delivery system includes a fluid container, two or more pressurizing chambers in fluid connection with the fluid container, a drive mechanism in operative connection with the two or more pressurizing chambers to pump fluid from the fluid container and an outlet in fluid connection with the two or more pressurizing chambers. Each of the two or more pressurizing chambers is formed from a flexible, resilient material that is adapted to be compressed to pressurize fluid therewithin.
US09101702B2	Flexible tubing pump and therewith equipped blood treatment device The invention describes a tubing pump for accommodation of at least one section of a flexible tubing with at least one stator and at least one rotor that pivots around an axis of rotation in the stator, in which the stator surrounds or completely or partially confines the rotor, sparing out/with a first opening intended for inserting of the flexible tubing into the pump, and a separate second opening to lead the flexible tubing out of the pump sparing out/and with a section arranged between the first opening and the second opening of the tubing pump and/or the stator comprising an edge or a section at the place of the second opening to lead the tubing, which is nearer to the axis of rotation of the rotor than all other sections of the stator. The invention further describes a blood treatment device including the blood pump.
US09101700B2	Devices for clearing blockages in in-situ artificial lumens Devices and methods for the effective clearing of artificial tubes, especially in-situ clearing of artificial tubes in a living being is covered in this disclosure. An elongated clearing member includes either a fixed or an adjustable element that selectively defines the portion of the elongated clearing member that is insertable within the artificial tube. The proximal end of the clearing member is releasably secured to the driving mechanism and the driving mechanisms may comprise a wide variety of repetitive motion drivers such as voice coil motors, piezoelectric actuators, pneumatic actuators, DC motors, etc. These devices/methods may comprise a free-standing console for hands-free operation or may comprise hand-held versions. The distal working end of the clearing member may comprise tips of differing functions, including an irrigation/aspiration feature.
US09101699B2	Device for wetting a medical equipment component The invention concerns a device (1) for wetting a medical equipment component (20) with a liquid medium (M), having a dispenser (10) for applying the liquid medium (M) to a section (200) of the component (20) that is to be wetted. A device of this type is characterized by a suction device (12) for drawing off at least a portion of the liquid medium (M) from the section (200) of the component (20) that is to be wetted. The invention furthermore concerns a method for wetting a component. In this manner, a device and a method for wetting a component with a liquid medium is created, with which a wetting procedure can be executed in an at least partially automated manner, at least partially reducing the risk thereby of blockage at the opening of the component as a result of too much liquid being applied.
US09101691B2	Methods for pre-stressing and capping bioprosthetic tissue A treatment for bioprosthetic tissue used in implants or for assembled bioprosthetic heart valves to reduce in vivo calcification is disclosed. The method includes preconditioning, pre-stressing, or pre-damaging fixed bioprosthetic tissue in a manner that mimics the damage associated with post-implant use, while, and/or subsequently applying a calcification mitigant such as a capping agent or a linking agent to the damaged tissue. The capping agent suppresses the formation of binding sites in the tissue that are exposed or generated by the damage process (service stress) and otherwise would, upon implant, attract calcium, phosphate, immunogenic factors, or other precursors to calcification. The linking agent will act as an elastic reinforcement or shock-absorbing spring element in the tissue structure at the site of damage from the pre-stressing. In one method, tissue leaflets in assembled bioprosthetic heart valves are preconditioned by simulating actual flow conditions for a predetermined number of cycles, during or after which the valve is exposed to the capping agent.
US09101688B2	Containment system for delivery of biological products and method of surgery Methods and systems for delivering biological products to different surgical sites during surgery are described. The biological product is encapsulated or contained within a containment system comprising a carrier such as collagen carrier. The containment system may be formed of water soluble polymers that are natural, synthetic or semisynthetic, provided into films that may be made or molded into various shapes and sizes, and that may be manipulated to confer specific properties of such films. The water soluble films may be processed into capsules, packets or other containers.
US09101684B2	Coating formulations for scoring or cutting balloon catheters The present invention is related to scoring or cutting balloon catheters carrying at least on a portion of their surface at least one oxidation-insensitive drug or oxidation-insensitive polymer-free drug preparation and at least one lipophilic antioxidant at a ratio of 3-100% by weight of the at least one lipophilic antioxidant in relation to 100% by weight of the drug, wherein the at least one oxidation-insensitive drug is selected of taxanes, thalidomide, statins, corticoids and lipophilic derivatives of corticoids, and the at least one lipophilic antioxidant is selected of nordihydroguaiaretic acid, resveratrol and propyl gallate.
US09101683B2	Wound healing compositions including cyanoacrylate monomers and phenytoin A monomeric adhesive composition includes a stabilized polymerizable monomer, such as a 1,1-disubstituted monomer, including a cyanoacrylate, and a wound healing agent, wherein the wound healing agent is 5,5-disubstitutedhydantoin, including phenytoin; and a method for making said composition.
US09101671B2	Methods and compositions related to clot binding compounds Disclosed are compositions and methods related to clot binding compounds. For example, disclosed are conjugates comprising a surface molecule and a plurality of clot binding compounds. The clot binding compounds can selectively bind to clotted plasma protein. The conjugate can, for example, cause clotting and amplify the accumulation of the conjugate in tumors. In one example, the conjugate can comprise a sufficient number and composition of clot binding compounds such that the conjugate causes clotting and amplifies the accumulation of the conjugate in tumors. The disclosed targeting is useful for treatment of cancer and other diseases and disorders.
US09101668B2	Pharmaceutical formulation containing opioid agonist, opioid antagonist and gelling agent Disclosed in certain embodiments is an oral dosage form comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an opioid analgesic, an opioid antagonist and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients; the dosage form further including a gelling agent in an effective amount to impart a viscosity unsuitable for administration selected from the group consisting of parenteral and nasal administration to a solubilized mixture formed when the dosage form is crushed and mixed with from about 0.5 to about 10 ml of an aqueous liquid.
US09101664B2	Stable elastomeric negative acoustic contrast particles and their use in acoustic radiation fields We describe methods for synthesis and formulations of stable elastomeric negative acoustic contrast particles with controllable compressibility and density. These elastomeric negative acoustic contrast particles have a density/compressibility ratio that is less than that of water and therefore exhibit negative acoustic contrast under acoustic radiation exposure. This negative acoustic contrast allows our elastomeric negative acoustic contrast particles to be acoustically manipulated (e.g. separated) differently from other components (e.g. cells) within an aqueous solution. This disclosure also describes methods for biofunctionalization of the elastomeric negative acoustic contrast particles and as an example their use as platforms for bioassays. Potential applications of these elastomeric negative acoustic contrast particles include sensitive bioassays based on acoustic flow cytometry and other types of techniques that utilize acoustic fields, including ultrasound imaging and ultrasound triggered drug delivery.
US09101663B2	Continuous administration of dopa decarboxylase inhibitors and compositions for same Disclosed herein are compositions that include for example the arginine salt of carbidopa, and methods for treating neurological or movement diseases or disorders such as restless leg syndrome, Parkinson's disease, secondary parkinsonism, Huntington's disease, Parkinson's like syndrome, PSP, MSA, ALS, Shy-Drager syndrome and conditions resulting from brain injury including carbon monoxide or manganese intoxication, using substantially continuous administration of carbidopa or salt thereof together with administration of levodopa.
US09101662B2	Compositions with modulating agents The present invention relates to a waterless composition and foam as a vehicle in which an active pharmaceutical or cosmetic agent, when added is stable or stabilized by or its destabilization is impeded by the presence of a modulating agent. The pharmaceutical or cosmetic composition and foam, includes: a waterless solvent, a modulating agent and one or more active pharmaceutical or cosmetic agents. The present invention also relates to a method of treatment administering the waterless composition and foam.
US09101659B2	Method and apparatus for correction of artifacts in magnetic resonance images In a method and apparatus for the correction of artifacts in magnetic resonance images (MR) acquired with an MR pulse sequence in which gradients are switched simultaneously during the radiation of at least one non-selective excitation pulse, measurement data acquired with the pulse sequence in k-space are loaded into a processor, in which a perturbation matrix is determined on the basis of spatial and k-space point data of the acquired measurement data and the gradients used during the excitation. A corrected image is calculated from the acquired measurement data in k-space and the perturbation matrix, with the calculation of the corrected image including a matrix inversion of the perturbation matrix. The corrected image is then stored or displayed.
US09101648B2	Pharmaceutical composition comprising mannooligosaccharides derived from coffee for treatment of lifestyle-related disease, and food useful for treatment of lifestyle-related disease A pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating lifestyle-related disease is provided. Also provided is a food useful for the prevention or treatment of lifestyle-related disease. The pharmaceutical composition contains, as an active ingredient, a sugar in which a mannose unit makes up 66% or more in terms of the number of mannose units and which has a polymerization degree of 3 to 10.
US09101633B2	Quadruple therapy useful for treating persons afflicted with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for treating the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in a human being, comprising four active principles selected as being: a non-nucleoside inhibitor of reverse transcriptase (NNRTI) selected from nevirapine, efavirenz and etravirine; a nucleoside inhibitor of reverse transcriptase (NRTI) selected from lamivudine and emtricitabine; and two different nucleoside or nucleotide inhibitors of reverse transcriptase (NRTI) selected from didanosine, abacavir and tenofovir.
US09101623B2	Treatment of synucleinopathies This invention relates generally to treating synucleinopathies in subjects that are not clinically diagnosed with a lysosomal storage disease, as well as associated methods of making medicaments and screening methods.
US09101620B2	Polymorph of 3-(substituteddihydroisoindolinone-2-yl)-2,6-dioxopiperidine, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof The present invention provides polymorph of 3-(4-amino-1-oxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindole-2-yl)-piperidine-2,6-dione, and also the preparing methods and pharmaceutical compositions thereof.
US09101617B2	Base for dry solid dispersion, solid dispersion containing the base, and composition containing the dispersion The present invention provides a novel base material for a dry solid dispersion, a solid dispersion containing the base material, and a composition containing the dispersion; the solid dispersion of the present invention, which contains a poorly soluble component with improved dissolvability, can be obtained by mixing a polyvinyl alcohol-based copolymer, as a base material for the dry solid dispersion, with a poorly soluble component, and then heating it.
US09101616B2	Aryl substituted carboxamide derivatives as calcium or sodium channel blockers The present invention relates to aryl substituted carboxamide derivatives of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which have blocking activities of T-type calcium channels or voltage gated sodium channels as the tetrodotoxin-sensitive (TTX-S) blockers such as NaV1.3 and NaV1.7, and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of disorders and diseases in which T-type calcium channels or voltage gated sodium channels are involved. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which T-type calcium channels or voltage gated sodium channels are involved.
US09101611B1	Use of sulfonylurea (Glimepiride) to lower blood glucose As it is generally known, when a medication fails to work properly it is increased in dosage and/or changed to another medication. Sulfonylurea medication has known to have secondary failure which increases blood glucose since the mid-1950s. (1)From new research, I have found a new way to overcome sulfonylurea Glimepiride's effectiveness to continue lowering blood glucose when secondary failure occurs which increases blood glucose. The new way is made by stopping taking it for 3 or 5 days which automatically also lower blood glucose and then resuming it which further lowers more blood glucose like the first day taking it. It is assumed that it works because it fools the human body like it's the first day when resuming taking it.
US09101609B2	CD37 immunotherapeutic and combination with bifunctional chemotherapeutic thereof The present disclosure provides a humanized anti-CD37 small modular immunopharmaceutical (SMIP) molecule, as well as synergistic combination therapies of CD37-specific binding molecules (such as anti-CD37 SMIP proteins or antibodies) with bifunctional chemotherapeutics (such as bendamustine) that can be administered concurrently or sequentially, for use in treating or preventing B-cell related autoimmune, inflammatory, or hyperproliferative diseases.
US09101604B2	Compositions for the treatment of disorders of the upper respiratory tract and influenza syndromes The present invention relates to compositions based on benzophenanthridine alkaloids, extract of Hippophae rhamnoides and extract of Echinacea angustifolia which possess antibacterial, antiviral and anti-inflammatory activity, and are useful in the treatment of bacterial and viral infections of the upper respiratory tract, and in the treatment of influenza.
US09101595B2	Dermal micro-organs, methods and apparatuses for producing and using the same Embodiments of the present invention provide Dermal Micro-organs (DMOs), methods and apparatuses for harvesting the same. Some embodiments of the invention provide a DMO including a plurality of dermal components, which substantially retain the micro-architecture and three dimensional structure of the dermal tissue from which they are derived. An apparatus for harvesting the DMO may include, according to some exemplary embodiments, a support configuration to support a skin-related tissue structure from which the DMO is to be harvested, and a cutting tool able to separate the DMO from the skin-related tissue structure. Exemplary embodiments of the invention provide a genetically modified dermal micro-organ expressing at least one recombinant gene product. Some embodiments of the invention provide methods and apparatuses for implanting a genetically modified DMO.
US09101591B2	Diclofenac topical formulation The present invention provides a gel formulation comprising diclofenac sodium which has superior transdermal flux properties, which may be used for the topical treatment of pain, such as in osteoarthritis.
US09101589B2	Beadlets comprising hop acid salts in a starch matrix The present invention relates to a process for production of beadlets comprising hop acids salts in a matrix comprising at least one starch and/or starch derivative, to such beadlets and to the use of such specific beadlets.
US09101583B2	Microparticles manufactured in an oil-in-water process comprising a prostamide Biocompatible microparticles include an ophthalmically active cyclic lipid component and a biodegradable polymer that is effective, when placed into the subconjunctival space, in facilitating release of the cyclic lipid component into the anterior and posterior segments of an eye for an extended period of time. The cyclic lipid component can be associated with a biodegradable polymer matrix, such as a matrix of a two biodegradable polymers. Or, the cyclic lipid component can be encapsulated by the polymeric component. The present microparticles include oil-in-water emulsified microparticles. The subconjunctivally administered microparticles can be used to treat or to reduce at least one symptom of an ocular condition, such as glaucoma or age related macular degeneration.
US09101579B2	Inhibition of drug resistant cancer cells Provided herein are methods of treating cancer in a cancer patient by overcoming resistance of a cancer cell to a drug, or methods of overcoming resistance of a cancer cell to a drug, comprising administering to the patient an effective amount of (i) an EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor or a B-Raf kinase inhibitor, and (ii) an HDAC inhibitor. Also provided are methods for inhibiting or preventing proliferation of drug tolerant persister (DTP) cells comprising contacting these cells with an EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor or B-Raf kinase inhibitor in combination with an HDAC inhibitor. Yet also provided are methods for inhibiting or preventing formation of colonies of drug tolerant expanded persister (DTEP) cells comprising contacting these cells with an EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor or B-Raf kinase inhibitor in combination with an HDAC inhibitor.
US09101578B2	Polyvalent influenza virus-like particle (VLP) compositions Polyvalent influenza virus-like particles (VLPs) comprising influenza antigenic polypeptides are described. Also described are compositions comprising these polyvalent VLPs as well as methods of making and using these VLPs.
US09101577B2	Analgesic pharmaceutical composition for oral administration The disclosed analgesic pharmaceutical composition for oral administration is characterized in that it contains an opioid and a pharmaceutically admissible magnesium (II) compound, possibly along with one or more pharmaceutically admissible ancillary substances.
US09101566B2	Fermentation product of cereal plant-derived material and immunomodulator The present invention provides dendritic cells (DCs) having reduced inflammatory activity, a method for producing DCs capable of inducing regulatory T cells and regulatory T cells, and substances useful for such a method, wherein the DCs and regulatory T cells are useful for prevention and treatment of immune diseases. The present invention relates to a cereal plant-derived material fermented with a koji microorganism, which is obtained by fermentation thereof with a koji microorganism, or a processed product thereof. Preferably, the fermented product or a processed product thereof comprises 14-dehydroergosterol. According to the present invention, regulatory DCs and regulatory T cells can be induced and the proliferation of inflammatory T cells can be suppressed using plant-derived materials.
US09101562B2	Additives for chlorine dioxide-containing compositions Provided is a composition containing chlorine dioxide, a vehicle and at least one compatible additive. The composition optionally contains a compatible amount of a non-compatible additive. Methods of making and using the composition are also provided.
US09101558B2	Use of anti-cancer cell composition for treatment of head and neck cancer, which is intended to be administered to nutrient artery of tumor To provide a method of efficiently delivering cells having an anti-tumor activity to tumor tissues to evoke a stronger anti-tumor reaction, and a method of providing a more effective tumor regression effect, both in a cellular immunotherapy for cancer utilizing cells having an anti-tumor activity or antigen presenting cells for activating cells capable of exhibiting an anti-tumor activity. Provided are: a method of treating head and neck cancer, comprising administering an anti-cancer cell composition containing NKT cells activated in vitro with an NKT cell ligand into the tumor-feeding artery, and administering an NKT cell-stimulating agent containing antigen presenting cells treated with an NKT cell ligand through the upper respiratory tract mucous membrane; a use, in anti-cancer treatment of head and neck region, of the anti-cancer cell composition and the NKT cell-stimulating agent; a kit comprising the anti-cancer cell composition and the NKT cell-stimulating agent; and the anti-cancer cell composition.
US09101554B2	Spray composition for companion animal bodies A spray composition for companion animal bodies includes a polyoxyethylene fatty acid ester, a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether, a silicone derivative, pantothenic acid, panthenol, PCA-Na, glutamic acid, a rice bran oil or a squalane oil or a camellia oil or a component containing a mixture of rice bran oil and squalane oil and camellia oil, a tea leaf extract or a tea flower extract or a component containing a mixture of tea leaf extract and tea flower extract, a rosemary extract or a rosemary leaf extract or a component containing a mixture of rosemary extract and rosemary leaf extract.
US09101547B2	Enteric-coated capsule containing cationic nanoparticles for oral insulin delivery The invention relates to an enteric-coated capsule containing cationic nanoparticles for oral insulin delivery, in particular to a type of cationic nanoparticle including a polycationic and mucoadhesive polymer and a biodegradable polymer, wherein each of the nanoparticles has positive surface charge and enhanced permeability for paracellular insulin delivery; the enteric-coated capsule further includes a pH-sensitive polymer as the coating. The enteric-coated capsule containing cationic nanoparticles, when being orally administered to a subject, are configured to prevent the acidic degradation of the active substance such as insulin before being released from said cationic nanoparticles to a specific absorption site along the gastrointestinal tract.
US09101546B2	Capsule for encapsulating a tablet A capsule for encapsulating a tablet, includes two capsule portions of equal sizes and dimensions, each containing a moisture content of 12 to 16% and having a plurality of ridges projecting inwardly from the inner circumference of the respective capsule portions and extending along the inner circumference of the respective capsule portions in radially spaced apart relationship with one another and defining fluid flow passages between the ridges. The outline defined by the tips of the ridges correspond to the outer surface of the tablet to provide an interference fit between the ridges and the tablet when the capsule portions are push fitted over the tablet from the ends of the tablet in an abutting but not overlapping relationship with each other at ambient conditions.
US09101536B2	Biocompatible phase invertable proteinaceous compositions and methods for making and using the same Biocompatible phase invertible proteinaceous compositions and methods for making and using the same are provided. The subject phase invertible compositions are prepared by combining a proteinaceous substrate and a crosslinking agent, such as a stabilized aldehyde crosslinking agent. Also provided are kits for use in preparing the subject compositions. The subject compositions, kits and systems find use in a variety of different applications.
US09101529B2	Containers for compositions comprising meloxicam A plastic container containing a pharmaceutical composition comprising benzoic acid or a derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a COX-inhibitor of the oxicam-type or a pharmaceutical acceptable salt thereof, wherein the container material selected from one or more members of the group consisting of a homopolymer of polypropylene (PP), a copolymer of polypropylene (PP), a homopolymer of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and a copolymer of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), and optionally one or more non-polymeric components.
US09101526B2	Gas mist pressure bathing system A gas mist pressure bathing system for preparing a gas mist by pulverizing and dissolving a gas including carbon dioxide or oxygen or a mixed gas of carbon dioxide and oxygen, and a liquid, and causing the gas mist to directly contact skin and mucous membrane of a living organism, includes a gas supply device, a gas mist generating device having a liquid storage, a nozzle discharging the gas, and a liquid sucking pipe for sending the liquid to the nozzle, a covering member for covering the skin and mucous membrane, sensors, and a control device. The gas mist generating device further includes a gas introduction device for supplying the gas into the gas mist generating device, and generating an air current guiding the gas mist to the covering member to increase supplying pressure of the gas mist into the covering member.
US09101525B2	Self body massager Methods and apparatus are provided through which in some implementations an apparatus includes three notable features and attributes: a first curved bar, at least one additional curved bar and a roller. In some implementations, a pad or beams may be placed under the roller. The first curved bar is attached to at least one additional curved bar by a first attachment system, a second attachment system and at least one additional attachment system. Each attachment system consists of a fastener bolt, a fastener nut and at least one spacer. The first curved bar is laterally spaced from the at least one additional curved bar by the at least one spacer of the first, second and at least one additional attachment systems. The first curved bar and the at least one additional curved bar and the first, the second and the at least one additional attachment systems form a support assembly which is movably connected to the roller by a flexible connecting device.
US09101521B2	Systems, methods and transfer sheets for transferring patients A transfer sheet comprises a substantially impervious structural base layer, an absorbent layer disposed on the base layer, and a permeable layer disposed on the absorbent layer, with the absorbent layer between the base and permeable layers. An adhesive area can be provided on the bottom of the base layer, opposite the absorbent and permeable layers, with a removable tab extending over the adhesive. The adhesive can be configured for attaching the base layer to the continuous belt of a patient transfer device, where the continuous belt is disposed about a bridge spaced between two sides of a housing, for use in conveying a patient or other body from one surface to another.
US09101518B2	Impaired person care system and method An impaired person care system which includes a reconfigurable powered wheelchair operating in conjunction with a segmented bed having a main bed section and multiple reconfigurable bed sections. The wheelchair has back, seat and leg sections configurable to an upright sitting position or a horizontal lying-down bed resting position. In the sitting position the wheelchair is positionable over a regular commode; in the lying-down position the wheelchair is positionable on the multiple reconfigurable bed sections and movable vertically in response to corresponding movement of the reconfigurable bed sections to the level of the main bed section. The wheelchair also has an opening in the seat section with allowing unobstructed passage of fecal waste from bowel movements when the wheelchair is positioned over the commode.
US09101515B2	Absorbent medical body, in particular for removing wound fluids from human and/or animal body cavities, and method for its production An absorbent medical body for removing wound fluids from human and/or animal body cavities includes a material which holds the absorbent body together in a compressed form and can be removed upon contact with a biocompatible liquid.
US09101511B2	Disposable pants-type wearing article Disclosed is a disposable pants-type wearing article improved to prevent panels joined to one another from being peeled off from each other. A disposable pants-type wearing article includes a front panel 7, a rear panel 8 and a intermediate panel 6 joined to respective outer surfaces of these two panels 7, 8. Opposite lateral portions 34 of the intermediate panel 6 are formed by joining a pair of sheets together with a second hot melt adhesive 62. Zones coated with the second hot melt adhesive 62 include high density coated zones 72 formed by relatively large application quantity per 1 m2 and low density coated zones 71 formed by relatively small application quantity per 1 m2. Opposite end regions 36, 37 of the intermediate panel 6 joined to the front panel 7 and the rear panel 8 are at least partially formed with the high density coated zones 72.
US09101504B2	Stent A stent comprises a plurality of undulating circumferential portions, each circumferential portion comprising alternating peaks and valleys; and a plurality of longitudinally extending portions connecting the plurality of undulating circumferential portions. Each of the plurality of longitudinally extending portions contains a first longitudinally extending strut and a second longitudinally extending strut circumferentially offset with respect to the first longitudinally extending strut. The first longitudinally extending strut and the second longitudinally extending strut are interconnected by a connecting portion. Circumferentially adjacent first longitudinally extending struts in a pair of circumferentially adjacent longitudinally extending portions are circumferentially spaced at a first distance and circumferentially adjacent second longitudinally extending struts in the pair of circumferentially adjacent longitudinally extending portions are circumferentially spaced at a second distance. The first distance is greater than the second distance. The present stent has a very desirable balance of conformability and flexibility while obviating or mitigating crashing, out of tubular configuration and other problems (as discussed herein).
US09101496B2	Ultrasonic orthopedic taper dissociation device and method A dissociation device comprises a transducer configured to produce acoustic vibration selected to be sufficient to dissociate a male portion from an engaged female portion of a medical device, a power source configured to supply power to the transducer, and a processor for controlling the transducer. The transducer can be configured to produce ultrasonic acoustic vibration. The male portion of the medical device can comprise a male taper and the female portion can comprise a corresponding female taper.
US09101492B2	Set comprising an intervertebral implant for immobilising a vertebra with respect to another and an instrument for installing this implant This set comprises an intervertebral implant (2) for immobilising a vertebra (100) with respect to another and an instrument (3) for installing this implant; the implant (2) comprises a longitudinal end designed to be connected to the instrument (3), and the instrument (3) comprises a rod (26) having a free distal end (28), wherein the implant (2) is designed to be removably mounted. According to the invention: —said free distal end (28) of the instrument rod (26) is rounded; —the instrument (3) comprises releasable means (22) adapted, in a position, to retain the flexible strands (6a, 6b) in strain on each side of said rod (26), according to equivalent strains, and, in another position, to fully free these strands (6a, 6b); and—the means for mounting the implant (2) on said distal end (28) are constituted by the two flexible strands (6a, 6b) held in strain by said releasable means (22), this retaining in strain allowing to achieve mounting of the implant (2) on this distal end (28), while retaining this distal end (28) engaged in a cavity (15) of the implant (2).
US09101481B2	Subchondral treatment of joint pain of the spine Methods for altering the natural history of degenerative disc disease and osteoarthritis of the spine are proposed. The methods focus on the prevention, or delayed onset or progression of, subchondral defects such as bone marrow edema or bone marrow lesion, and subchondral treatment to prevent the progression of osteoarthritis or degenerative disc disease in the spine and thereby treat pain.
US09101479B2	Prosthetic components and methods for joint line access A method for joint line assembly of an orthopaedic prosthesis assembly includes inserting a tapered post of a first prosthetic component into a tapered bore of a second prosthetic component along a longitudinal axis to secure the first prosthetic component to the second prosthetic component. A shaft of a fastener is advanced along the longitudinal axis through a threaded passageway defined in the second prosthetic component and into the first prosthetic component. The threaded passageway has a greater diameter than a diameter of the shaft. The end of the shaft is threaded into a threaded aperture defined in the first prosthetic component.
US09101477B2	Anterior offset component for total hip replacement A component is configured for implantation during a total hip replacement procedure being performed on a patient having an anterior and posterior. The component includes a stem configured for intraosseous femoral implantation. The stem has a distal end configured for femoral insertion and a proximal end opposite the distal end. The component has a neck attached to the stem at a neck-stem junction. The neck has a proximal end proximate the neck-stem junction and a distal end opposite the proximal end. The neck is configured for extraosseous implantation. The component also has a head attached to the neck proximate the distal end of the neck. The head is configured for coupling with a ball configured for coupling with a socket implanted in an acetabulum of a pelvis of the patient during the procedure, thereby forming a total hip replacement. The head is anteriorly offset relative to the stem.
US09101476B2	Prosthesis with surfaces having different textures and method of making the prosthesis A joint prosthesis system is suitable for cementless fixation. The system has two metal implant components and a bearing. One of the metal implant components has an articulation surface for articulation with the bearing. The other metal implant component has a mounting surface for supporting the bearing. One of the metal implant components includes a solid metal portion and a porous metal portion. The porous metal portion has surfaces with different characteristics, such as roughness, to improve bone fixation, ease removal of the implant component in a revision surgery, reduce soft tissue irritation, improve the strength of a sintered bond between the solid and porous metal portions, or reduce or eliminate the possibility of blood traveling through the porous metal portion into the joint space. A method of making the joint prosthesis is also disclosed. The invention may also be applied to discrete porous metal implant components, such as augment.
US09101474B2	Implantable penile prosthesis A penile prosthesis includes an inflatable cylinder and a pump. The inflatable cylinder includes an inflatable volume extending within a front tip, a reservoir within a rear tip, and a deflation block. The deflation block is positioned between the inflatable volume and the reservoir, and includes a one-way valve configured to control a flow of fluid from the inflatable volume to the reservoir. The pump is configured to drive fluid from the reservoir and into the inflatable volume.
US09101465B2	Applicator for inserting lenses A pre-load unit, for inserting a lens into the eye of a human or animal, includes a housing, a lens-receiving part arranged on or in the housing, having a section that protrudes from the housing, and two separate leaf-like units which, at least at their ends directed away from the housing, are in releasable contact with each other and form a chamber of storing an optical lens. A slide which is arranged movably in the interior of the housing can be moved between the leaf-like units of the lens-receiving unit. The pre-load unit may be combined with a grip piece, wherein the pre-load unit and the grip piece are connected to each other in such a way that the pre-load unit can be moved inside the grip piece.
US09101462B2	Soft tissue repair apparatus and method The present invention relates to a method for treating a first biological soft tissue. A biological soft tissue implant is attached to a first damaged biological soft tissue such that the biological soft tissue implant is capable of interacting with a second biological soft tissue or bone to prevent the first biological soft tissue from retracting beyond a predetermined position.
US09101437B2	Mandibular attachment for correction of malocclusion Mandibular attachment structure for use in an orthodontic assembly having a force member connecting the mandibular and maxillar portions of the assembly and method of using the same. The structure includes bands dimensioned to encircle corresponding lower molars on opposite sides of the tongue, and threadless couplers each of which is removably or releasably affixed to a buccal side of a corresponding band. Neither the structure nor the method requires the use of an orthodontic brace to maintain a pressing connection between the structure and the rest of an orthodontic assembly, but the use of orthodontic braces is accommodated. The pressing connection is maintained by cooperating a hook at the end of the force member and a hook at the end of a threadless coupler.
US09101431B2	Guide for acetabular component positioning Apparatus for aligning a surgical instrument, such as an acetabular cup inserter, with a direction guide that defines an orientation in space for insertion of the cup. The apparatus comprises a parallel guide having a first arm for alignment with the direction guide and a second arm spaced from the first arm but maintained in parallel relationship with it. The cup inserter can be aligned with the first arm by aligning it with the second arm.
US09101423B2	Device for osteosynthesis A device for osteosynthesis includes a body having a proximal surface, a distal surface configured and dimensioned to face a target portion of bone over which the body is to be mounted and a through opening extending through the body from the proximal surface to the distal surface along a central axis. The through hole includes a first protrusion extending from an inner surface thereof toward the central axis. The first protrusion is biased toward an unstressed state in which the first protrusion extends into the through opening to a first distance from the central axis. The first protrusion is movable toward the inner surface when subjected to a force directed outward from the central axis.
US09101404B2	Dynamic stabilization connecting member with molded connection A dynamic fixation medical implant having at least two bone anchors includes a longitudinal connecting member assembly having at least one transition portion and cooperating outer sleeve, both the transition portion and sleeve being disposed between the two bone anchors. The transition portion includes a rigid length or rod having apertures therein and a molded plastic length that extends through the apertures, thus attaching the plastic length to the rigid length. The sleeve surrounds the transition portion and extends between the pair of bone anchors, the sleeve being compressible in a longitudinal direction between the bone anchors.
US09101401B2	Bone repair device and method An assembly for treating a spinal disorder includes a sleeve having a socket end, a tool-receiving end and a wall extending between the socket end and tool-receiving end. The socket end has a socket opening for receiving a bone fixation screw cap and a pair of opposing notches for accommodating an elongated fixation member. A sleeve wall forms a bore extending axially between the tool-receiving end and the socket end of the sleeve. A method for repairing a spinal disorder includes the step of inserting a polyaxial screw into a vertebral bone, where the polyaxial screw has a screw cap. An elongated fixation member is inserted into the screw cap, followed by a fastener which is inserted into the screw cap in proximity to the fixation member. An adjustment device is connected to the screw cap to adjust the position of the polyaxial screw and vertebral bone.
US09101395B2	Method and system for brachytherapy A brachytherapy system for a target region includes an applicator having a plurality of channels that are hollow, where the applicator is implanted in the target region. The system further includes a tracking device, a tracking signal generator to generate a signal received by the tracking device, and a processor. The tracking device has a size and shape to be advanced and retracted through at least a portion of the plurality of channels. The processor can determine a position of one or more of the plurality of channels based on a movement of the tracking device. The processor can further determine the location of the plurality of channels in the images based on the position measurements from the tracking device.
US09101392B2	Information reader of injection container An information reader of an injection container that includes a container clamping mechanism clamping side portions of the injection container, the container clamping mechanism includes a pair of first clamping bodies arranged on one side of the side portions of the injection container, and a second clamping body capable of entering between the pair of the first clamping bodies. Each of the pair of the first clamping bodies includes a first clamping unit having a first recess in an approximate doglegged shape, and a first arm portion projecting approximately horizontally from a lower end portion of the first clamping unit. The second clamping body includes a second clamping unit having a second recess in an approximately reverse doglegged shape formed to face against the first recess, and a second arm portion projecting approximately horizontally from a lower end portion of the second clamping unit.
US09101383B1	Medical retrieval device A medical retrieval basket used for entrapping and extracting objects such as urinary and biliary calculi from the body comprising a handle assembly, a flexible shaft, and a basket. The basket comprises a plurality of outwardly disposed shape memory wires and is bulbous in shape at its distal end. Located at the intersection point of the wires at the distal end of the basket is a hub that restricts the degree of relative movement between the wires. This hub also serves to increase contact points with the object to be retrieved and to stabilize the orientation of the basket wires. The substantially tipless configuration of the distal end of the basket permits the basket to retrieve objects from difficult to reach locations and reduces tissue trauma caused by the basket tip. The basket wires have varying cross sectional shapes and sizes in different sections of the basket to optimize the performance to the needs of each section within the basket. The flexible shaft contains a drive wire that exhibits different flexibilities within the same strand of material by varied cross sectional shapes or diameters. This permits the distal section of the shaft to be more flexible, which reduces the possibility of the device shaft limiting the deflection of a flexible endoscope.
US09101382B2	Apparatus and methods for treating obstructions within body lumens Apparatus and methods are provided for delivering fluid into a body lumen during a medical procedure. A distal end of an apparatus may be introduced into a body lumen, and a valve on the distal end may be opened to deliver fluid through a first lumen into the body lumen, e.g., contrast and/or other diagnostic or therapeutic agents. The valve may be closed, and a procedure may be performed within the body lumen, e.g., using a treatment element carried on the distal end. For example, the treatment element may include a balloon that may be inflated when fluid is delivered through the first lumen with the valve closed. Optionally, a prosthesis, energy source, drug platform, and the like may be carried by the balloon for treating the body lumen. In various embodiments, the valve may be located proximal or distal to the treatment element.
US09101379B2	Tension control in actuation of multi-joint medical instruments Control systems and methods for a medical instrument use measurements to determine and control the tensions that actuators apply through instrument transmission systems. The use of tension and feedback allows control of a medical instrument having transmission systems that provide non-negligible compliance between joints and actuators even when the positions of joints cannot be directly related to actuator positions. One embodiment determines joint torques and tensions from differences between desired and measured joint positions. Another embodiment determines joint torques and tensions from differences between desired and measured positions of a tip of the instrument. Determination of tensions from joint torques can be performed using sequential evaluation of joints in an order from a distal end of the instrument toward a proximal end of the instrument.
US09101371B2	Method of repairing sacroiliac fusion A method of repairing a prior sacroiliac fusion that was not effective at stabilizing a sacroiliac joint. The prior sacroiliac fusion used a first fastening device that extended between an ilium and a sacrum. At least one aperture is formed that at least partially extends through at least one of an ilium and a sacrum. An undercutting system is inserted at least partially into the aperture and is used to cut tissue between the ilium and the sacrum. A second fastening device is inserted into the first aperture to retain the ilium in a stationary position with respect to the sacrum.
US09101370B2	Disposable surgical cutter for shaping the head of a femur A single use bone cutter comprised of a plate with a plurality of insert blade enclosures is described. The insert blade enclosures are arranged in a spiral pattern about the plate and are further positioned at varying height intervals through the thickness of the plate. The bone cutter provides a means whereby the insert blades can be easily positioned within the plurality of blade enclosures to provide a wide array of cutting diameters.
US09101368B2	Methods of forming medical reamers A cutting tool is provided with a cutting surface on a first side of the cutting tool and an attachment member on a second side of the cutting tool. The cutting surface can have cutting edges with characteristics that vary along the cutting tool. Novel methods of manufacturing such cutting tools are also provided.
US09101362B1	Fasteners that bring into apposition sides of wound A surgical fastener that has an urging part and a piercing part. The urging part is formed to urge the piercing part to move between open and closed positions. The piercing part includes a pair of piercing prongs that terminate at tips, which taper into a sharpened condition to pierce through skin tissue under manual force. The piercing prongs each having a different radius of curvature so that the tips overlap each other as the piercing part reaches the closed position and that spread apart from each other as the piercing part reaches the open position. At least one of the urging part and the piercing part including a mechanism that tends to urge the tips of the piercing prongs closer to each other as the piercing part moves to the closed position from the open position.
US09101360B2	Elastic band ligation device with integrated obturator and method for treatment of hemorrhoids An elastic band ligation device for treatment of hemorrhoids including an inner tubular member for retaining a stretched elastic band over the front end thereof, a plunger in the inner tubular member with a handle for sliding the plunger to generate a suction for drawing hemorrhoidal tissue into the inner tubular member. An obturator connected to the plunger is provided within the inner tubular member. An outer tubular pusher sleeve with a limited friction fit is provided over the inner tubular member, the end of outer tubular pusher sleeve being adjacent the stretched elastic band. The outer pusher sleeve has a thumb pusher to allow the operator to push the outer pusher sleeve towards the front end of the inner tubular member or to secure the outer pusher sleeve and withdraw the inner tubular member, which deploys the elastic band on the hemorrhoidal tissue.
US09101359B2	Surgical staple cartridge with self-dispensing staple buttress A surgical instrument includes a handle portion, a shaft housing a firing bar, an end effector comprising an anvil, a lower jaw, and a stapling and severing assembly responsive to a longitudinal closing motion produced by the handle portion and the shaft. The lower jaw is configured to receive a removable cartridge when in an open position. The cartridge includes a housing, a plurality of staples disposed in the housing, and a deck disposed over the plurality of staples. The deck defines apertures, with each aperture being substantially disposed over each staple. The instrument includes a movable buttress that is integral with the housing of the cartridge or integral with the lower jaw of the end effector. The buttress may attach to the anvil and include a portion to receive tissue. The receipt of tissue urges and moves the buttress proximally inwards to further encompass the tissue.
US09101358B2	Articulatable surgical instrument comprising a firing drive A surgical instrument can comprise a handle, a shaft extending from the handle, and an end effector rotatably coupled to the shaft by an articulation joint. The surgical instrument can further include a staple cartridge positioned within the end effector and a firing drive operably coupled with a trigger wherein the operation of the trigger can advance and/or retract a firing member of the firing drive relative to the end effector. The surgical instrument can further comprise an articulation drive which is selectively engageable with the firing drive. When the articulation drive is engaged with the firing drive, the operation of the firing drive can operate the articulation drive and articulate the end effector. When the articulation drive is not engaged with the firing drive, the firing drive can be operated independently of the articulation drive.
US09101356B1	Steerable suture instrument A steerable surgical suture passer providing single hand operation to selectively direct the operation tip in an upward or downward direction to reduce the degree of collateral tissue damage during the use of the instrument, the suture passer providing a shaped handle for ambidextrous use and defining an inner socket, an integrated inner member defining an upper trigger and lower trigger at a proximal end, a pair of resilient intermediate parallel shaft members and a distal operational tip, the inner member pivotally secured within the inner socket by a single pin and a rigid hollow shaft support tube connected to the handle through which the resilient parallel shaft members are directed, allowing the surgeon to steer the operations tip and required when performing a surgical procedure.
US09101355B2	Method and apparatus for re-attaching the labrum to the acetabulum, including the provision and use of a novel suture anchor system Apparatus for securing an object to bone, the apparatus including an anchor assembly including an anchor and an actuation element extending from the anchor, wherein applying a force to the actuation element when the anchor is disposed in a hole formed in a bone secures the anchor to the bone; and an inserter for deploying the anchor assembly in a hole formed in a bone, the inserter including a shaft for releasably engaging the anchor; and a force delivery mechanism mounted to the shaft and connected to the actuation element, the force delivery mechanism being constructed so as to receive an input force from an external source and to selectively apply an output force to the actuation element, with the force delivery mechanism being constructed so that the magnitude of the output force is limited regardless of the magnitude of the input force.
US09101354B2	Wound retractor with gel cap An incrementally adjustable wound retractor, which provides access to a body cavity, includes an inner ring having a diameter greater than the desired diameter of the wound incision, an outer ring having an annular axis and a diameter greater than the desired diameter of the wound incision, and a flexible sleeve disposed in a generally cylindrical form between the inner and outer rings. The outer ring includes first and second circular tubes spaced apart axially with each including a lumen having a rigid, noncompliant split hoop positioned therein. The outer ring may be rolled over itself and around the annular axis to retract the sleeve with sufficient force to stretch the incision to the desired diameter. A gel cap seal may be coupled to the outer ring outside of the biological body to seal the opening produced by the wound retractor between the body cavity and outside the body cavity.
US09101346B2	Pain management using cryogenic remodeling Medical devices, systems, and methods for pain management and other applications may apply cooling with at least one probe inserted through an exposed skin surface of skin. The cooling may remodel one or more target tissues so as to effect a desired change in composition of the target tissue and/or a change in its behavior, often to interfere with transmission of pain signals along sensory nerves. Alternative embodiments may interfere with the function of motor nerves, the function of contractile muscles, and/or some other tissue included in the contractile function chain so as to inhibit muscle contraction and thereby alleviate associated pain. In some embodiments, other sources of pain such as components of the spine (optionally including herniated disks) may be treated.
US09101337B2	Surgical coupling system and surgical drive system The invention relates to a surgical coupling system which comprises first and second surgical coupling devices each having at least two electrical coupling contacts that are moveable mechanically into engagement with one another. The coupling devices are completely separated from each other in a separated position and are mechanically in engagement with one another in a mechanical coupling position. The system further comprises an electrical switching device which, in the coupling position, is moveable from an OFF position, in which at least one first electrical coupling contact of the first coupling device and at least one first electrical coupling contact of the second coupling device are out of engagement, into an ON position in which the at least one first electrical coupling contact of the first coupling device and the at least one first electrical coupling contact of the second coupling device are in electrically conductive contact or engagement.
US09101336B2	Medical symbol keypad The present invention is a medical symbol keypad that includes a plurality of keys that each have a top surfacing that are disposed on the medical symbol keypad and a plurality of medical symbols that are disposed on the top surfacing of the keys. The medical symbol keyboard includes a software module that is included with the medical symbol keypad, the software module performs a plurality of operations associated with the medical symbol keypad and a downloadable App that is similar to the software module provided on the medical symbol keypad.
US09101333B2	Integrative atrial fibrillation ablation Cardiac tissue ablation is carried out by defining first regions containing first locations including ganglionated plexi in a heart of a living subject, and inserting a probe into the heart. The method is further carried out by detecting electrical activity in the heart via electrodes on the distal portion of the probe, defining second regions having second locations, wherein the electrical activity exhibits a dominant frequency that is higher than a predefined threshold, defining third regions having third locations, wherein the electrical activity exhibits complex fractionated atrial electrograms, constructing an electroanatomical map of the heart that defines intersections of the first regions and at least one of the second regions and the third regions, selecting ablation sites within the intersections, and ablating cardiac tissue at the ablation sites.
US09101321B1	Unique device identification through high data density structural encoding An implant device identifiable after implantation comprises a main portion of the implant device and a coded portion of the implant device. The coded portion comprises a radiopaque element and indicia on the radiopaque element or indicia as a plurality of radiopaque elements disposed within the coded portion. The indicia are discernible by x-ray, fluoroscopy, computed tomography, electromagnetic radiation, ultrasound, or magnetic resonance imaging.
US09101307B2	Medical system and method for operating a medical system A medical system and method to operating the medical system is presented. A patient storage element is assigned to a patient comprising identification information identifying the patient. A medical device has a contaminating patient application. A medical device storage element on the medical device comprises use information. A clearing device receives the identification information from the patient storage element and the use information from the medical device storage element and analyzes the use information. If in analyzing the use information it is found that application of the medical device to the patient is allowed, a clearance signal is outputted. If in analyzing the use information it is found that application of the medical device to the patient is not allowed, the identification information is analyzed. If in analyzing the identification information it is found that application of the medical device to the patient is allowed, a clearance signal is outputted.
US09101303B2	Analyte sensor ports The present disclosure provides a contamination resistant sensor port which includes one or more sealing members positioned so as to limit and/or prevent internal contamination of the sensor port with fluids and/or particles present in the environment outside the sensor port.
US09101288B2	Image processing device, imaging device, computer-readable storage medium, and image processing method A reflected light image and a fluorescent light image of an observed region are acquired with an imaging system. A gradation level of the reflected light image is set on the basis of a feature value of the acquired reflected light image. The focus of the imaging system is controlled in accordance with the set gradation level. The fluorescent light image is corrected using a focus-controlled reflected light image of the observed region. Accordingly, the image of an object in the observed region from which the fluorescent light is generated is sharpened.
US09101284B2	Apparatus and methods for collimation of x-rays Apparatus and methods for collimation of x-ray beams. According to various embodiments, an x-ray apparatus may comprise an x-ray source, a first rotatable disk comprising a first plurality of angled slots, and a first shutter comprising a first plurality of protruding members. At least one of the first plurality of protruding members may be positioned within a first angled slot of the first plurality of angled slots, and at least one of the first plurality of protruding members may be positioned within a second angled slot of the first plurality of angled slots. The first shutter may at least partially define an x-ray collimation aperture, and the apparatus may be configured such that rotation of the first rotatable disk results in movement of the first shutter to alter a size of the x-ray collimation aperture. The x-ray apparatus may also be configured to be handheld.
US09101278B2	RR interval based beat rejection for a cardiac monitor Disclosed is a system for the detection of cardiac events (a guardian system) that includes an implanted device called a cardiosaver, a physician's programmer and an external alarm system. The system is designed to provide early detection of cardiac events such as acute myocardial infarction or exercise induced myocardial ischemia caused by an increased heart rate or exertion. The system can also alert the patient with a less urgent alarm if a heart arrhythmia is detected. Using one or more detection algorithms, the cardiosaver can detect a change in the patient's electrogram that is indicative of a cardiac event within five minutes after it occurs and then automatically warn the patient that the event is occurring. To provide this warning, the guardian system includes an internal alarm sub-system (internal alarm means) within the cardiosaver and/or an external alarm system (external alarm means). If the guardian system is put into a pacemaker, the algorithm can utilize a different analysis of the electrogram depending on whether or not the pacemaker is actually pacing the heart.
US09101264B2	Wireless electrode arrangement and method for patient monitoring via electrocardiography A system including a plurality of wireless sensors for monitoring one or more parameters of a subject is provided. The wireless sensors can be attachable to or implantable in the subject and form a network. The sensors can include a sensing component configured to detect a signal corresponding to at least one condition of the subject. The sensors further can include a communication component configured to wirelessly transmit the detected signal to at least another of the plurality of wireless sensors, and wirelessly receive a signal transmitted from at least one of the remaining sensors in the network.
US09101261B2	Method, medium, and apparatus generating health state based avatars A method, medium, and apparatus extracting avatar parameters using an avatar transformation algorithm from health state information measured from a user and generating an avatar using the extracted parameters. In the apparatus, a state analysis unit receives at least one among a bio-signal and questionary information of a user and outputs health state information, a parameter extraction unit extracts parameters defining an avatar image, and an avatar generation unit generates the avatar image using the parameters. By providing the method, medium, and apparatus, it is possible to provide a user with a convenience in recognizing his health state by generating an avatar image describing the user's future health state as well as the user's current health state. Further, it is possible to induce a user to manage his health constantly by maintaining a user's with the avatar image change.
US09101257B2	Appliance with an inset base element The present subject matter provides a base element for an appliance. The base element includes a projected portion and an inset portion. The inset portion has a different height than the projected portion such that the inset portion is configured for receipt of flooring.
US09101251B1	Multifunction handy dryer The present invention features a handy dryer. The handy dryer comprises housing mountable to a wall or pole. Within the housing are a blower, an air divider and two air outlets. The air divider is adjustable to direct the blower air output through a damper between the air outlets. The first outlet is a blower spout with outlet vent circularly rotatable. The second outlet is an adjustable deflector with air flow direction regulated by vent level. The blower is powered by a built-in replaceable battery pack, which is rechargeable by external power source through a power adaptor jack. The blower can be activated within a pre-determined period by pressing a timer button, which is disposed on the housing and operatively engaged to an activator switch on the blower.
US09101239B2	Motorized carriage for a curtain and concealment facility comprising such a carriage A motorized carriage for opening/closing a screen moves along a rail by means of a friction wheel that is rotated by a motor and is in contact with at least one running surface of the rail. The contact force between the friction wheel and the running surface can be regulated by a presser means that enables the contact force to be varied according to a resistive force that depends on the load pulled or pushed by the carriage as it moves.
US09101234B2	Pillow with inflatable bladder assembly Provided is a pillow to support the head and neck of a user. The pillow includes an inflatable bladder assembly, a sheet, a fill material and a pillow casing. The inflatable bladder assembly includes an inflatable bladder. The sheet has a pocket securing the inflatable bladder. The fill material has a fold defining a first panel and a second panel of the fill material. The sheet is disposed in the fill material such that the sheet spans the first panel and the second panel and the inflatable bladder is disposed about the fold. The pillow casing secures the fill material, the sheet and the bladder, wherein the first panel and the second panel provide a friction surface to the sheet that secure the sheet and the inflatable bladder secured in the pocket within the fill material in a friction fitting.
US09101218B2	Seating support system A table and seating arrangement includes a table and seats positioned along at least one edge of the table. The seats define a cavity, at least a portion of the cavity having a non-circular cross-section. A frame supports the seat and the table and includes a seat support. The seat support has a non-uniform cross-section including a lower section having a substantially circular cross-section and an upper section having a non-circular cross section inserting into the cavity of the seat. A caster or glide element mounts to a bottom end of the lower section of the seat support.
US09101214B2	Incrementally extendable telescopic mounting Incrementally extendable telescopic mounting, the extension of which is determined by a guide lug, integral with a female element and moving inside a multi-segment cam-type guide system, laid out at the periphery of a male element, and by the relative positions of a single cylindrical arc shaped stop having a trapezoid cross-section and being laid out on one of the telescopic elements, the trapezoid perimeter bearing surface of said stop resting successively on a circumferential series of staged cylindrical arc shaped hollow stops laid out on the other telescopic element and preferably having the same angular length, the same radial depth and the same trapezoid perimeter and area as those of the single stop, said single and multiple staged cylindrical arc shaped hollow stops having preferably, within their respective telescopic elements, the same outer and inner diameters and, as their common center, the device axis.
US09101205B2	Twisted wire brush and method of making A twisted wire brush comprises a wire core and at least one length of spring coil. The wire core has a first length, defines a core axis, and comprises at least two core wires intertwined. The core wires twist helically about the core axis. Each length of spring coil extends about at least one of the core wires, and each length of spring coil is pressed between the twisted core wires. In another embodiment, a method of making a twisted wire brush comprises providing at least two core wires, positioning a length of spring coil about each core wire, aligning each length of spring coil, and twisting each core wire about a core axis. In yet another embodiment, a grill brush comprises a handle, a plurality of twisted core wires attached to the handle, and at least one length of spring coil, each length extending about at least one core wire.
US09101203B2	Exterior-anchored automobile hammock An exterior-anchored automobile hammock is used to provide a suspended sleeping apparatus inside a four-door automobile. The exterior-anchored automobile hammock has a main hammock structure, a front windshield strap and buckle, a rear windshield strap and buckle, and a roof strap and buckle. The exterior-anchored automobile hammock is anchored to the vehicle via two front end anchors, two rear end anchors, and a roof strap. All five anchored sections are adjustable for various sizes of automobiles and user preferences. The exterior-anchored automobile hammock suspends over the automobiles interior, with the front seats reclined, allowing the user or users to lie perpendicular to the automobile's axels or diagonally from door to door if more room is needed.
US09101198B2	Quick release assembly for law enforcement equipment A quick release assembly is provided with a plate member including two bent end loops; an inner plate including a longitudinal channel, a lateral receptacle communicating with the longitudinal channel, and a through hole; a shuttle in the longitudinal channel, an upper tunnel on an edge, a lower tunnel, a lug in the through hole, a slot through the lug, an upper narrow hole in the slot, and a lower circular hole in the slot; a first spring actuated detent in the lateral receptacle and having one end urging against either the upper tunnel or the lower tunnel; an outer plate including a longitudinal recess, and a hole member through the longitudinal recess; a lock mechanism partially disposed in the longitudinal recess and including a lever and a concave part; and a second spring actuated detent in the through hole, the slot, the hole member, and the concave part.
US09101197B2	Convertible camera kit bag A convertible camera kit bag has a plurality of receptacles or cells, connected by hinges. A front panel or flap has a tension strip thereon such that, when the front panel is closed and secured, the cells are aligned in a straight row and form a substantially rigid structure. However, when the front panel is open, the cells are free to pivot about the hinge and conform to the shape of a wearer's body.
US09101192B2	Refill-locking system, a package comprising said locking system, and a refill The present invention relates to a locking system designed for packages intended particularly for packing make-up comprising refills without the use of adhesives. The locking system for packages comprises:—a base (1) having a side wall (11);—a cover (3) cooperating with the base (1);—a refill (2) composed by at least one first cavity (4); said locking system being characterized in that:—the refill (2) comprises at least one first securing means (21) in the form of a side projection facing outwardly and a second securing means (22) in the form of a side projection facing outwardly and having a curved end;—the first securing means (21) being opposed to the second securing means (22);—the side wall (11) having at least one first opening (12) cooperating with the first securing means (21) and a second opening (13) cooperating with the second securing means (22);—the refill (2) being fitted into the base (1) by association between the first securing means (21) and the first opening (12) and then association between the second securing means (22) and the second opening (13). The present invention further relates to packages comprising said locking system and the refill comprised in this system.
US09101190B2	Handle light A lighting device including at least one light source and a light source body attached to the light source. The light source body rotates for multi-positional lighting.
US09101189B2	Apparatus for retaining a power tool A holster device for securely holding a tool can include a stationary retention feature and a sliding retention member securing a first portion of the tool and pressing a second portion of the tool against the stationary retention feature. The tool is retained to the holster device between the stationary retention feature and the sliding retention member. The holster device can be configured such that a force applied to the tool moves the sliding retention member away from the stationary retention feature and releases the tool from the holster device.
US09101187B2	Portable organizer for use with luggage A travel case assembly has a travel case having a plurality of walls defining an enclosed storage space, and an organizer positioned inside the storage space. The organizer includes an enclosing netted fabric wall and netted fabric shelves that define at least one storage compartment, and a collapsible support system supporting and defining the netted fabric wall and netted fabric shelves so that (i) the compartments can be expanded when the shelves are separated from each other, and (ii) the shelves can be stacked into a compressed position.
US09101181B2	Reel-based lacing system A lacing system configured to selectively adjust the size of an opening on an object and allow for the incremental release of the lace within the lacing system. The lacing system can have a reel that includes a housing, a spool supported by the housing, and a knob supported by the housing. The reel can be configured so that cable is gathered in the channel formed in the spool when the spool is rotated in a first direction relative to the housing, and so that cable can be incrementally released from the spool when the spool is rotated in a second direction relative to the housing.
US09101163B2	Sealed cartridge containing beverage concentrates The present invention provides a cartridge for a beverage preparation system, the cartridge comprising an inlet for the introduction of an aqueous medium into the cartridge, an outlet downstream of the inlet for the discharge of a beverage from the cartridge and a flow path connecting the inlet to the outlet, wherein the flow path includes within it a non-gelled beverage liquid concentrate containing about 0.01 to about 5 weight % in total of one or more thickeners. The cartridge may comprise an aperture having a cross-sectional area of 2 mm2 or less downstream of a chamber in which the beverage liquid concentrate is loaded. The beverage concentrate may comprise methyl cellulose and at least one alginate in a weight ratio of 1:5 to 5:1 to provide improved the organoleptic properties such as mouthfeel.
US09101153B2	Pearl sugar particle, composition, and process for preparing a pearl sugar A pearl sugar particle includes granulated sugar and at least one additive, wherein the at least one additive is distributed homogeneously throughout the pearl sugar particle. A composition including a plurality of pearl sugar particles and a process for preparing a pearl sugar are also disclosed.
US09101151B2	High-quality lipids produced by enzymatic liberation from biomass A high-quality lipid composition is disclosed having low oxidative deterioration such as measured by low anisidine values. Also disclosed are methods of preparing the same from a lipid-containing material that include enzymatic degradation of protein and/or carbohydrate components of the material. Lipid-containing materials include biomass, such as microorganisms. The invention further includes products containing the lipid compositions, such as dietary supplements, food products, pharmaceutical formulations, humanized animal milk, and infant formula.
US09101150B2	Application of reduced-fat soybean protein material to soybean-derived raw material-containing food or beverage The present invention addresses the problem of providing a soybean-derived raw material-containing food or beverage that improves problems with flavor and physical properties, such as the grassy smell caused by soybean raw materials, and markedly improves product quality, in a soybean-derived raw material-containing food or beverage using a conventional soybean raw material such soymilk or tofu. Provided are a milk-substitute composition, an egg yolk-substitute composition, and a composition for improving renal function, etc., characterized by including a reduced-fat soybean protein material having a total protein and carbohydrate content relative to dry material of at least 80 wt %, a fat content (as a chloroform/methanol mixed solvent extract) relative to the protein content of less than 10 wt %, and a total campesterol and stigmasterol (as plant-derived sterols) content of at least 200 mg relative to 100 g of fat. Also provided are a variety of soybean-derived raw material-containing food and beverages using these compositions.
US09101134B2	Color change surgical prep solution This invention discloses a surgical prep solution formulation, either film forming or non-film forming, that changes color upon a change in pH to indicate that the solvent has sufficiently evaporated. The major components of this surgical prep solution include: antimicrobial agents, solvents, pH adjusters, color changing pH indicators, and optionally: film forming polymers, dyes and viscosity regulators. The pH of the solution may rise or fall depending on the pH of the original solution as compared with the normal pH range of the acid mantle of the human skin or the normal pH range of a sterilizing solution. As the pH changes, the pH indicator may cause the surgical prep solution to change color. Concurrently, as the fluids evaporate, the pH indicators interact with atmospheric CO2, causing the solution to change color based on the pH of the solution. The solution may also be used as coating for medical devices.
US09101131B2	Seed treatment formulations The present invention generally relates to aqueous seed treatment formulations comprising from about 0.2 to about 15% of at least one pesticidal agent, from about 0.1 to about 0.45% of at least one graft copolymer, at least one polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), and from about 5 to about 30% of at least one plasticizer. The present invention also relates to aqueous seed treatment formulations wherein the pesticidal agents are clothianidin, metconazole, and metalaxyl.
US09101130B2	Deer tail decoy A deer tail decoy has a first triangular-shaped flap folded over a second flap. The inner faces of the first and second flaps comprise a material of a lighter color that contrasts with the outer faces of the first and second flaps. A tell-tale flap is integral with or joined to at least the inner face of the first flap. The decoy is removably mounted to an upright, such as a tree trunk. A pull cord is linked or removably joined at or near the pointed tip at the bottom of the first flap. Tugging motion on the pull cord causes the first flap to pivot upward to expose the inner faces of the first and second flaps and the tell-tale flap. In this open configuration, the deer tail decoy resembles the upward tail of a doe, and the tell-tale flap has loose edges that flutter and may be seen at angles offset from straight on view.
US09101123B2	Live bait delivery system A bait delivery system having a container for holding water and a lid releasably attached to the container. The lid includes a door opening and a door is pivotally connected to the lid. A rod extends through a rod opening in the lid and a loop assembly is connected to a lower end of the rod. A bait net is connected to the lid and has a lower portion connected to the loop assembly. The loop assembly has a first position adjacent the container bottom and a second position near the lid. The loop assembly is moved from the first position to the second position by raising the rod. In the first position the door is closed and in the second position the door is open. In a preferred embodiment, the door automatically opens as the loop assembly moves from the first to second position and automatically closes as the loop assembly moves from the second to first position.
US09101122B2	Concealed hook fish lure A concealed hook fish lure is disclosed. In one embodiment, a lure body contains an interior body cavity wherein is placed a hook that is pivotally mounted on a connecting rod. In a first position, the hook is concealed within the lure body and held in place by a first magnet up to the moment of the strike. At the moment of the strike, the fish presses a shaft portion of the concealed hook, which causes the hook to pivot on the connecting rod, thereby moving the hook to a second position where the hook extends outside the body cavity. The pivot movement of the hook from concealed position to deployed position is urged by a second magnet, which second magnet holds the hook in the deployed position, thereby facilitating the setting of the hook in the fish's mouth. The lure is useful in waters containing weeds and other debris, and provides improvements with respect to a simple mechanism for concealing and deploying the hook. The hook may also be readily retracted to and cocked in its concealed position following a strike.
US09101120B2	Fishing reel having centrifugal brake system A fishing reel having a centrifugal brake system is provided. The fishing reel includes a frame, a shaft, a spool and a centrifugal brake system. The centrifugal brake system includes a support member, a plurality of brake shoes, a brake disc and a controller. The support member is provided on one side of the spool and is rotated in conjunction with the spool. The brake shoes are radially coupled to the support member by respective shaft pins. Each brake shoe has a heavy weight part and a light weight part on opposite sides based on the shaft pin to have a weight eccentric structure. When the spool is rotated, the brake shoes are swung by centrifugal force. The controller adjusts a distance between the brake disc and the brake shoes, thus controlling braking power.
US09101119B2	Bowfishing reel A bowfishing reel that is biased into an open position in which the line is free to be fed from the reel. When desired, the user can actuate a mechanism that forces the bail into the closed position while the mechanism is engaged. Once the mechanism is released, the bail returns to the open position.
US09101117B2	SorCS1-like agent for use in the treatment of insulin resistance and diseases related thereto The present invention relates to SorCS1-like agents, including SorCS1, nucleic acid molecule encoding expression of SorCS1 and fragments thereof, as well as vectors containing said nucleic acid and to cells expressing SorCS1 and said fragments, for use in the treatment of insulin resistance.
US09101115B2	Device for leading animals by means of a leash The invention relates to a device for leading animals by means of a leash. The leash is fastened, via a coupling element, on a strap which can be worn around a user's hips. The release and roll-up mechanism is present between the leash and the strap for releasing the leash under pulling action and for automatically rolling up the released leash by means of spring force. The operations of releasing and rolling up the leash can be limited manually by means of a blocking mechanism.
US09101112B2	Self-survey stake for a virtual fencing system Survey stakes that include a GPS receiver as well as other electronics are used to define a boundary for a wireless fencing system. A survey stake is placed at each vertex of a containment boundary that will be used for animal confinement. The stakes survey their location by taking repetitive GPS readings and averaging them over time. The location information is transferred to an electronic collar that is to be worn by a monitored animal. That information forms the basis for the boundary definition used by the collar during monitoring operations.
US09101108B2	Soybean variety A1037452 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated A1037452. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety A1037452. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety A1037452 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety A1037452 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09101098B2	Water timer A water timer is revealed. The water timer includes a base assembly, a valve assembly and a display module. The base assembly consists of a first housing and a second housing. The valve assembly having a conducting tube and a valve member is for turning on or off water supply. The display module is composed of a first space, a circuit board, an input member, and a rectangular column connected to t first space and used for receiving a battery box. The water timer features on that the display module is arranged with an integrated rectangular column used for receiving a battery box and the display module is locked on the first housing.
US09101097B2	Harvesting machine An irrigation system is disclosed that includes a ground-based platform. In an implementation, an irrigation system includes a span of overhead irrigation equipment. The irrigation system also includes a ground-based platform for coupling with the span of overhead irrigation equipment. The ground-based platform includes a drive for moving the ground-based platform. The irrigation system also includes a linkage for coupling the span of overhead irrigation equipment with the ground-based platform. The linkage is communicatively coupled with the drive of the ground-based platform for communicating information regarding a change in at least one of a position, a direction, or a speed of the span of overhead irrigation equipment with respect to the ground-based platform. The drive of the ground-based platform is configured to use the information received from the linkage to coordinate movement of the ground-based platform with movement of the span of overhead irrigation equipment.
US09101093B2	Water/carbonate stripping for CO2 capture adsorber regeneration and CO2 delivery to photoautotrophs The invention provides systems and methods for the delivery of carbon to photoautotrophs. The invention utilizes low energy regeneration of adsorbent for CO2 capture and provides for effective CO2 loading into liquids useful for photoautotroph growth and/or production of photosynthetic products, such as biofuels, via photoautotrophic culture media. The inventive system comprises a fluid/membrane/fluid contactor that provides selective transfer of molecular CO2 via a dense (non-porous) membrane from a carbonate-based CO2 snipping solution to a culture medium where the CO2 is consumed by a photoautotroph for the production of biofuels, biofuel precursors or other commercial products.
US09107325B1	Systems and methods of coupling sensors to a structure Systems and methods of coupling sensors to a structure are disclosed. A particular method includes applying one or more communication traces to the structure. At least one of the one or more communication traces is formed using at least one direct-write technique. The method also includes coupling the one or more communication traces to at least one sensor.
US09107318B2	Easy-to-assemble structure of power converter An easy-to-assemble structure of a power converter includes a control circuit board, semiconductor modules with power terminals and control terminals extending therefrom, and a capacitor to smooth voltage to be applied to the semiconductor modules. The capacitor includes capacitor devices coupled to the power terminals and voltage measuring terminals joined to electrodes of the capacitor devices. The control terminals and the voltage measuring terminals extend in a direction normal to the surface of the control circuit board. This permits the connections of the voltage measuring terminals and the control terminals with the control circuit board to be achieved simultaneously by bringing them close to the control circuit board from the normal direction.
US09107308B2	Graphitic substrates with ceramic dielectric layers Different kinds of printing pastes or inks are utilized in various combinations to develop multiple ceramic dielectric layers on graphitic substrates in order to create effective dielectric ceramic layers that combine good adhesion to both graphitic substrates and printed copper traces, and strong insulating capability. The pastes or inks may comprise a high thermal conductivity powder.
US09107307B2	Resin composition for printed circuit board, insulating film, prepreg, and printed circuit board Disclosed herein are a resin composition of a printed circuit board including a liquid crystal oligomer, an epoxy resin, and a phenolic curing agent having five or more functional groups, an insulating film and a prepreg manufactured using the resin composition, and a printed circuit board including the insulating film or the prepreg. The resin composition for a printed circuit board according to the present invention, and the insulating film and the prepreg manufactured using the same, may have low coefficient of thermal expansion, excellent heat resistance property, and a high glass transition temperature.
US09107305B2	Multilayer substrate A multilayer substrate is configured by stacking conductive layers and insulation layers. The multilayer substrate includes a core that is one of the conductive layers and is thicker than any of other conductive layers, and a first signal line that is included in the conductive layers and is adjacent to the core so that a first insulation layer that is one of the insulation layers is interposed between the core and the first signal line, the first signal line being used for transmission of an RF signal. The core has a recess portion so as to face the first signal line.
US09107299B2	Housing for encasing an electronic device An apparatus and system for housing a device include a housing that is configured such that a device may be fitted within the housing and thereby be protected, such as from shocks and/or liquid. The housing may include top and bottom members that may be removably coupled together so as to form the housing. Each top and bottom member optionally includes front and back surfaces surrounded by a perimeter. The perimeter is defined by proximal and distal ends as well as opposing sides. The top and bottom members may include respective clasping mechanisms that extend along the perimeter of the top and bottom members. The clasping mechanisms are configured for coupling the top and bottom members with one another thereby sealing the housing, for instance, in a shock-proof and/or water tight seal.
US09107292B2	Carbon nanostructure-coated fibers of low areal weight and methods for producing the same Carbon nanostructures can convey enhanced electrical conductivity to various substrates, while maintaining a high surface area and low density per unit area. Such substrates can provide good shielding against electromagnetic radiation over a wide range of frequencies. Electrically conductive structures can include a support layer containing a plurality of fibers having apertures defined between the fibers, and a plurality of carbon nanostructures at least partially conformally coating the fibers and bridging across the apertures defined between adjacent fibers to form a continuous carbon nanostructure layer. Each carbon nanostructure can include a plurality of carbon nanotubes that are branched, crosslinked, and share common walls with one another.
US09107288B2	Electronic apparatus According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a box shaped housing, a display unit, and a printed circuit board. The housing includes a front casing having an opening and a back casing. The display unit is configured in the housing and exposed from the opening. The printed circuit board is configured in the housing and mounted on the back casing. A power contact is located on a lowest portion of the printed circuit board. a portion of the printed circuit board which is above a topside of a position occupied by the power contact overlaps a corresponding portion of the display unit in a front-back direction.

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