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US09122733B2	Generation of electronic pedigree A pedigree data processing system receives a first item from an upstream partner and generates a receive native event for the first item. The mechanism receives pedigree data for the first item from the upstream partner, generates at least one synthetic event based on the pedigree data and stores the receive native event and the at least one synthetic event in a pedigree data repository. The pedigree data processing system determines whether to send electronic pedigree information for the first item to downstream partners using push data exchange or pull data exchange. The pedigree data processing system generates an electronic pedigree for the first item using pull data exchange based on the receive native event and the at least one synthetic event and provides the electronic pedigree to a first downstream partner pedigree system.
US09122723B2	Apparatus, system, and method for member matching An apparatus, system, and method for member matching. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes an input adapter, a processor, and an output adapter. The input adapter may receive a first data record from a plurality of data records stored in one or more databases. The processor may generate a first data key from one or more field values in the first data record, compare a second data key associated with a second data record with the first data key associated with the first data record, and identify a match between the first data key and the second data key. In one embodiment, the output adapter may produce an output configured to identify the first data record and the second data record in response to identification of the match.
US09122722B2	Transforming queries in a multi-tenant database system In a method, system, and computer-readable medium having instructions for optimizing a query in a database system, a query request is received with a query predicate to filter data returned in response to the query request and the query predicate has a formula, the query request is transformed to a transformed query request by preprocessing the formula in the query predicate, and the query request is optimized using the transformed query request.
US09122715B2	Detecting changes in end-user transaction performance and availability caused by changes in transaction server configuration A method, apparatus, and computer program product for automatically detecting changes in end-user transaction performance and availability caused by a transaction server configuration change. When a configuration change to an element in a distributed computing system is proposed, a set of instrumented synthetic transactions in the distributed computer system is initiated. Access to managed resources by the synthetic transactions is tracked to produce a list of utilized resources for the transaction. The utilized resources are then categorized according to criteria including associating the utilized resources with respective transactions. The initiating, tracking, and categorizing steps are repeated after a proposed configuration change using a selected subset of the set of transactions. The effect of the proposed configuration change is then displayed for the selected subset of the set of transactions.
US09122714B2	Transparent checkpointing and process migration in a distributed system A distributed system for creating a checkpoint for a plurality of processes running on the distributed system. The distributed system includes a plurality of compute nodes with an operating system executing on each compute node. A checkpoint library resides at the user level on each of the compute nodes, and the checkpoint library is transparent to the operating system residing on the same compute node and to the other compute nodes. Each checkpoint library uses a windowed messaging logging protocol for checkpointing of the distributed system. Processes participating in a distributed computation on the distributed system may be migrated from one compute node to another compute node in the distributed system by re-mapping of hardware addresses using the checkpoint library.
US09122704B2	Mobile location aware search engine and method of providing content for same A method includes identifying a geographic position of a wireless device. Data input by a user while the user is located at the geographic position of the wireless device is received. The data is associated with a landmark at the geographic position. The data is provided to a database based on the geographic position. A wireless device includes a transmitter configured to transmit a geographic position of the wireless device to a database. A receiver is configured to receive data input by a user of the wireless device while the user is located at the geographic position of the wireless device. The data is associated with a landmark at the geographic position of the wireless device. The receiver is configured to automatically receive information associated with the landmark from the database.
US09122696B2	Sharing electronic file metadata in a networked computing environment Embodiments of the present invention provide an approach for sharing electronic file metadata in a networked computing environment (e.g., a cloud computing environment). In a typical embodiment, metadata related to electronic files stored in a shared storage device is maintained and updated. Such metadata may be viewable via a user interface of one or more applications used to access the files (e.g., from a plurality of computerized/electronic devices). Among other things, the metadata may identify previous accesses of the files (e.g., by user, date/time, etc.), and may be provided in a list or the like.
US09122692B1	Systems and methods for reducing file-system fragmentation when restoring block-level backups utilizing an identification module, an optimization module, and a restore module A method for reducing file-system fragmentation when restoring block-level backups may include (1) identifying a block-level backup stored on a backup storage device, (2) determining, by analyzing metadata contained within the block-level backup, that data contained within the block-level backup was physically arranged in a non-optimized manner on the volume from which the block-level backup was originally created due to file-system fragmentation, (3) identifying a request to restore the block-level backup to a target storage device in a block-by-block manner, (4) determining an optimized physical layout within a file system on the target storage device for the data contained within the block-level backup, and then (5) restoring the block-level backup to the target storage device block-by-block in accordance with the determined optimized physical layout in order to reduce the file-system fragmentation identified in the block-level backup. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US09122687B2	Crash recovery for attended operating system installations An installer running on a computing device automates crash recovery of attended operating system installations. The installer initializes a provisioning event of an application on a computing device, presents an application configuration option for the application, receives a decision corresponding to the application configuration option, provisions the application based upon the decision, and updates an answer file with the decision. The installer also, in response to a detected provisioning event failure, generates a custom answer file, initializes a new provisioning event of the application on the computing device, detects the custom answer file, and provisions the application according to the custom answer file.
US09122683B1	System and method of linking media content information Systems and methods of linking media content information are provided. A particular method of linking media content information includes receiving data including first descriptive information associated with an electronic version of particular media content. The method also includes searching a database, based on the first descriptive information, to identify second descriptive information. The second descriptive information is associated with a physical media product and the physical media product stores the particular media content. Additionally, the method includes storing a data record in memory relating the electronic version of the particular media content to the second descriptive information.
US09122674B1	Use of annotations in statistical machine translation A method, system, and computer readable medium for translating a document is provided. A statistical machine translation engine is trained using a translation memory comprising an annotation. A translation rule associated with the annotation is defined. A source document in a source language is received. The source document comprises an instance of the annotation and a string. The string is translated using the statistical machine translation engine. The instance of the annotation is processed according to the translation rule. A target document in a target language is generated based on the translated string and the processed annotation.
US09122671B2	System and method for grammar based test planning The present disclosure generally relates to the testing of a system that includes software or hardware components. In some embodiments, a testing framework generates a set of test cases for a system under test using a grammar. Each test case may perform an action, such as provide an input to the system under test, and result in an output from the system under test. The inputs and outputs are then compared to the expected results to determine whether the system under test is performing correctly. Prior to generating the set of test cases from the grammar, the testing framework processes the grammar to identify attributes of the test cases to be derived from the grammar and facilitates the modification of the grammar.
US09122666B2	Systems and methods for creating an annotation from a document Embodiments disclosed herein include systems and methods for annotating a document. Some embodiments include searching a first electronic legal document to determine a first reference to a statute, identifying a portion of the first electronic legal document that includes the first reference to the statute, and copying the portion of the first electronic legal document for inclusion as an annotation to the statute. Similarly, some embodiments include compiling the portion of the first electronic legal document into the annotation to the statute, receiving a request for the statute and providing the annotation for display. Other embodiments are also disclosed herein.
US09122664B2	Method for automatically creating transforms Techniques are provided for automatically creating and using a transform to generate a document in a target format. The techniques include obtaining a source document, wherein the source document is in a structured format and wherein the source document comprises structured information from a domain-specific representation, creating a transform, wherein creating the transform comprises creating a specially-tagged version of the source document in the structured format, using a target application to create an output document in a target format with one or more corresponding tags, and applying an algorithm to automatically generate a transform, and using the transform to generate a version of the source document in a target format. Techniques are also provided for generating a database of one or more transforms.
US09122661B2	Method, system and computer program product for providing digital content A method performed by a computer system. The method includes storing a first version of a mass-produced printed paper, the first version having a first digital format. The method also includes replacing first content in the first version with second content, and translating the first version into a second version, the second version having a second digital format. The second version is displayable on a display device as a likeness of the paper.
US09122655B2	Pre-translation testing of bi-directional language display A method for testing the display of bi-directional language script prior to translation in an application under test can include using unidirectional glyphs with shaping indicators to simulate right-to-left characters. The using step can include reversing an ordering of a first set of unidirectional text characters in an input string and mapping the unidirectional text characters to right-to-left code points in a bi-directional language code page to produce a pseudo-translated string. Multiple unidirectional language glyphs can be loaded where each corresponds to a same one of the right-to-left character code points as had been used to produce the pseudo-translation. The pseudo-translation and the glyphs can be combined to simulate right-to-left character rendering in the application under test such the resultant output is visually similar to the input string. Finally, the glyphs can include character shaping indicia such that a resultant output allows for the detection of shaping errors.
US09122654B2	Method and system for deriving and matching local formatting in an electronic document Determining and applying format attributes associated with content in an electronic document that is cut or copied from an electronic document and pasted into the same or different electronic document. The determination may be based on the format attributes of the content within a region of an electronic document containing the cut or copied content and the format attributes of a region of content that includes the location where the cut or copied text may be pasted. Local formatting may be associated with the source region of content and the destination region of content. Direct, or emphasis formatting, may be associated with content that has been cut or copied.
US09122651B1	Computer system to support failover in an event stream processing system In a computing device supporting a failover in an event stream processing (ESP) system, an event block object is received. A first status of the computing device as active or standby is determined. When the first status is active, a second status of the computing device as newly active or not newly active is determined. Newly active is determined when the computing device is switched from a standby to an active status. When the second status is newly active, a last published event block object identifier that uniquely identifies a last published event block object is determined. A next event block object is selected from a non-transitory computer-readable medium accessible by the computing device. The next event block object has an event block object identifier that is greater than the determined last published event block object identifier. The selected next event block object is published to an out-messaging network device.
US09122648B2	Temperature throttling mechanism for DDR3 memory A method for throttling a bus, e.g. a memory bus, may be used to compensate for potential inaccuracy of feedback information received for monitored characteristics, e.g. temperature, reported by sensors configured in monitored devices, e.g. memory devices, accessed through the bus. For example, in case of a memory bus, a memory controller may be configured to throttle the memory bus in a way that maximizes system performance while ensuring that the memory devices keep operating within their thermal limits. Readings obtained from the memory, or from close proximity to the memory, may indicate whether the temperature of the memory has crossed over one or more designated trip points, and one or more algorithms may be executed to perform throttling according to the readings and based on fixed and dynamic throttling modes. The memory controller may infer temperature changes taking place in the memory devices when successive readings are indicating that the temperature of the memory device has remained over a given trip point. Based on these inferences, the memory controller may then change the manner in which the bus is throttled.
US09122646B2	Graphics processing systems In a tile-based graphics processing system having plural rendering processors, the set of tiles 31 to be processed to generate an output frame 30 for display is partitioned among the different rendering processors by defining respective tile traversal paths 32, 33, 34, 35 for each rendering processor that start at a tile initially allocated to the processor and that, at least for the initial tiles along the path, traverse to spatially adjacent tiles in the output, and that will traverse every tile to be rendered if followed to their end. The next tile for a given rendering processor to process is then selected as being the next tile along its defined path, unless the next tile in the path has already been processed (or is already being processed) by another rendering processor, in which case the next tile to be allocated to the rendering processor is selected to be a free tile further on in the tile traversal path for that processor.
US09122643B2	Event trigger based data backup services Methods and systems of initiating a backup process of data stored on a computer are described. One method calls for the data to be backed up to be identified. A backup event trigger is defined, and the computer is monitored for the occurrence of the backup event trigger. If the trigger occurs, a balancing heuristic is applied, to determine whether to initiate the backup process.
US09122636B2	Hard power fail architecture The various implementations described herein include systems, methods and/or devices used to enable power sequencing and data hardening in a storage device. In one aspect, the method includes determining whether a power supply voltage provided to the storage device is higher than an over-voltage threshold. The method further includes, in accordance with a determination that the power supply voltage is higher than the over-voltage threshold, performing a power fail operation, the power fail operation including: (1) signaling a power fail condition to a plurality of controllers on the storage device, (2) transferring data held in volatile memory to non-volatile memory, and (3) removing power from the plurality of controllers on the storage device.
US09122634B2	Use of test protection instruction in computing environments that support pageable guests Management of storage used by pageable guests of a computing environment is facilitated. A query instruction is provided that details information regarding the storage location indicated in the query. It specifies whether the storage location, if protected, is protected by host-level protection or guest-level protection.
US09122629B2	Elastic cache with single parity The invention provides an elastic or flexible SSD cache utilizing a hybrid RAID protocol combining RAID-0 protocol for read data and RAID-5 single parity protocol for write data in the same cache array. Read data may be stored in window sized allocations using RAID-0 protocol to avoid allocating an entire RAID stripe for read cache data. In the same SSD volume, dirty write data is stored in row allocations using RAID-5 protocol to provide single parity for the dirty write data. Read data is typically stored a window from the physical device having the largest number of available windows. Write data is stored in a row including the next available window in each arm, which decouples the window structure of the rows from the stripe configuration of the physical memory devices.
US09122625B1	Error correcting code encoder supporting multiple code rates and throughput speeds for data storage systems Embodiments of ECC encoders supporting multiple code rates and throughput speeds for data storage systems are disclosed. In one embodiment, an encoder can provide for flexible and scalable encoding, particularly when quasi-cyclic low-density parity-check code (QC-LDPC) encoding is used. The encoder can be scaled in size based on, for example, the desired encoding throughput and/or computational cycle duration. The encoder can thus be used to support multiple code rates and throughput speeds. Accordingly, encoding speed and efficiency and system performance is improved.
US09122624B2	Synchronizing a translation lookaside buffer with an extended paging table A processor including logic to execute an instruction to synchronize a mapping from a physical address of a guest of a virtualization based system (guest physical address) to a physical address of the host of the virtualization based system (host physical address), and stored in a translation lookaside buffer (TLB), with a corresponding mapping stored in an extended paging table (EPT) of the virtualization based system.
US09122618B2	Systems, apparatus and methods for quantifying and identifying diversion of electrical energy Systems, apparatus and methods for quantifying and identifying diversion of electrical energy are provided. Bypass diversion factors for consumer nodes in an inventory zone are determined by finding a solution to a system of load balance equations having slack variables representing aggregate tap loads for the inventory zone and in which consumer load profile data is scaled by the bypass diversion factors, which solution minimizes an objective function whose value is positively related to the sum of the slack variables representing the aggregate tap loads.
US09122617B2	Pseudo cache memory in a multi-core processor (MCP) Specifically, under the present invention, a cache memory unit can be designated as a pseudo cache memory unit for another cache memory unit within a common hierarchal level. For example, in case of cache miss at cache memory unit “X” on cache level L2 of a hierarchy, a request is sent to a cache memory unit on cache level L3 (external), as well as one or more other cache memory units on cache level L2. The L2 level cache memory units return search results as a hit or a miss. They typically do not search L3 nor write back with the L3 result even (e.g., if it the result is a miss). To this extent, only the immediate origin of the request is written back with L3 results, if all L2s miss. As such, the other L2 level cache memory units serve the original L2 cache memory unit as pseudo caches.
US09122614B1	Modular block-allocator for data storage systems A modular block allocator receives a cleaner message requesting dirty buffers associated with an inode be cleaned. The modular block allocator provides at least one bucket cache comprising a plurality of buckets, wherein each bucket represents a plurality of free data blocks. The dirty buffers are cleaned by allocating the data blocks of one of the buckets to the dirty buffers. The allocated data blocks are mapped to a stripe set and when the stripe set is full, the stripe set is sent to a storage system. In one embodiment of the invention, a modular block allocator includes a front end module and a back end module communicating with each other via an application programming interface (API). The front end module contains write allocation policies that define how blocks are laid out on disk. The back end module creates data structures for execution of the policies.
US09122604B2	External settings that reconfigure the error handling behavior of a distributed PCIe switch Method for performing an operation to maintain data integrity in a parallel computing system, the operation comprising providing a lookup table specifying a plurality of predefined destinations for data packets, receiving a first data packet comprising a destination address specifying a first destination, wherein the first data packet has an error of a first type, identifying, from the lookup table, an entry specifying a second destination for data packets having errors of the first type, and sending the first data packet to the second destination.
US09122599B1	Method and apparatus for embedding diagnostic information in a SNMP response for failure analysis A process or method for embedding diagnostic information in a Simple Network Management Protocol (“SNMP”) response during an occurrence of provisioning error is disclosed. A network element (“NE”), in one embodiment, is able to detect an operation failure while performing a GET or a SET request from a network manager. If the enhanced diagnostic code notification is registered between the NE and manager, the NE composes a response message such as GET-RESPONSE to include a standard error code as well as an enhanced diagnostic code. The enhanced diagnostic code includes diagnostic information associated with the operation failure. After transmitting the response to the network manager, the enhanced diagnostic code is subsequently decoded in accordance with enhanced diagnostic information stored in a network manager database.
US09122598B2	Semiconductor device and operating method thereof A semiconductor device includes a controller configured to control a first memory device to process a request for the first memory device and a second memory device. The controller receives the request for the first memory device, determines a data damage risk of cells connected to a second signal line adjacent to a first signal line of the first memory device corresponding to a requested address by referring to information indicating a data damage risk, and stores data of the cells connected to the second signal line in the second memory device when determining that there is a data damage risk.
US09122593B2	Restoring virtualized GCU state information Method and apparatus for managing a memory, such as but not limited to a flash memory. In accordance with some embodiments, initial state information is stored which identifies an actual state of a garbage collection unit (GCU) of a memory during a normal operational mode. During a restoration mode after a memory power cycle event, a virtualized state of the GCU is determined responsive to the initial state information and to data read from the GCU. The memory is transitioned from the restoration mode to the normal operational mode once the virtualized state for the GCU is determined.
US09122590B1	Flash memory read performance This disclosure describes techniques for reducing the number of data transmissions required to read an amount of data from multi-level-cell (MLC) flash memory. These techniques effectively increase the speed at which MLC flash memory can be read. This disclosure also describes techniques for reducing the amount of hardware and processing resources of a flash controller to read an amount of data. These techniques effectively increase the speed at which flash memory can be read by the flash controller without modifying conventional flash memories.
US09122582B2	File system for maintaining data versions in solid state memory One or more embodiments are directed to managing data in a solid state memory supporting data versioning. A file system reserves a plurality of logical pages from a solid state memory. Each logical page in the plurality of logical pages is associated with a plurality of physical pages in the solid state memory. Each logical page in the plurality of logical pages is assigned to one group in a plurality of groups. A request is sent to a flash translation layer for an operation to be performed by the flash translation layer on a group in the plurality of groups.
US09122574B2	Chaining move specification blocks An abstraction for storage class memory is provided that hides the details of the implementation of storage class memory from a program, and provides a standard channel programming interface for performing certain actions, such as controlling movement of data between main storage and storage class memory or managing storage class memory.
US09122570B2	Data pattern generation for I/O training and characterization A memory structure that can perform characterization of output data paths without accessing the main memory array includes: a plurality of output data paths; a plurality of registers coupled to the output data paths. The registers include: at least a first pattern register and a second pattern register, for respectively storing a first data pattern and a second data pattern; and at least a first mapping register, for storing a plurality of binary values, wherein each binary value indicates whether the first data pattern or the second data pattern should be mapped to a corresponding output data path.
US09122568B2	Semiconductor memory device A semiconductor memory device includes a memory array including memory blocks stacked in a plurality of layers over a substrate, first lines coupling word lines of memory blocks arranged in even-numbered layers, and second lines coupling word lines of memory blocks arranged in odd-numbered layers.
US09122559B2	Extensible dependency management framework and method The present invention provides an extensible dependency management framework and method. Specifically, the present invention provides dependency management handler(s) and dispatcher(s) (e.g., revalidation and/or refactoring). The handlers are created and registered by users of the framework. When a change to a resource is detected, a notification is received by a dispatcher from an external caller. Upon receipt, the dispatcher will query an index to identify dependents, and then call a dependency management handler associated with the changed resource to obtain and implement updates for the dependents. In so doing, a list of the dependents will be provided to the dependency management handler.
US09122555B2	Information processing system, information processing apparatus, storage medium having stored therein information processing program, method of executing application, and storage medium stored therein data of application An exemplary portable storage medium stores therein a program of an application. An exemplary information processing apparatus can execute the application. The storage medium stores a first data which is a program or data forming a part of the application and second data which is a program or data forming a part of the same application formed by the first data. The information processing apparatus reads the second data from the storage medium and installs the second data in the information processing apparatus. Further, the information processing apparatus starts and executes the application based on the first data stored in the storage medium and the installed second data.
US09122546B1	Rapid processing of event notifications An improved technique of identifying particular events for alerting within an ENMS involves tagging each incoming event notification as having high priority or normal priority according to a set of rules. Those event notifications tagged as having a normal priority are sent directly to a reporting database, while those tagged as having a high priority are sent directly to an alert evaluation module which is configured to generate an alert as a result of an alert evaluation operation performed on an event notification. In order to comply with reporting requirements, however, the improved technique further involves generating a copy of the event notifications tagged as high priority and sending the copies to the reporting database.
US09122543B2	Data processing method, apparatus and computer program product for similarity comparison of software programs A data processing method, apparatus, and computer program product for performing a similarity comparison between software programs are provided. An aspect of the invention provides a data processing method for performing a similarity comparison between two programs, where the data processing method includes: (a) extracting API names from each program and converting the API names to unique text sequences of a particular byte; (b) establishing a frequency table by counting a frequency of the extracted API names; (c) recording the API names converted into the unique text sequences in a log file in the order of extraction; and (d) saving the frequency table as a file and compressing the log file.
US09122538B2	Methods and apparatus related to management of unit-based virtual resources within a data center environment In one embodiment, a processor-readable medium can be configured to store code representing instructions to be executed by a processor. The code can include code to receive a request to change a value representing a number of data center units included in a set of data center units assigned to a user. Each of the data center units from the set of data center units can be associated with hardware resources managed based on a set of predefined hardware resource limit values. The code can include code to determine, in response to the request, whether hardware resources of a data center unit mutually exclusive from hardware resources of the set of data center units and managed based on the set of predefined resource limit values is available for assignment to the user when the request to change is an increase request.
US09122521B2	Enabling multiple operating systems to run concurrently using barrier task priority The invention relates to a method of enabling multiple operating systems to run concurrently on the same computer, the method comprising: scheduling a plurality of tasks for execution by at least first and second operating systems, wherein each task has one of a plurality of priorities; setting the priority of each operating system in accordance with the priority of the next task scheduled for execution by the respective operating system; and providing a common program arranged to compare the priorities of all operating systems and to pass control to the operating system having the highest priority. Accordingly, the invention resides in the idea that different operating systems can be run more efficiently on a single CPU by changing the priority of each operating system over time. In other words, each operating system has a flexible priority.
US09122512B2	Real time measurement of I/O interrupt delay times by hypervisor for hot spot analysis A method includes determining a reference I/O service time of an I/O operation on a server and measuring, with a processor of the server running a hypervisor configured to manage a plurality of logical partitions (LPARs), each LPAR running one of a plurality of instances of an operating system (O/S), an actual I/O service time of the I/O operation. The method also includes determining, by the processor, a delay time of virtualization on the server based on the reference I/O service time and the actual I/O service time.
US09122511B2	Using preprovisioned mutated templates Illustrative embodiments include a method for creating a virtual machine using a preprovisioned mutated template. A template to use for creating the virtual machine is identified, a template including data usable to create the virtual machine on a data processing system. A block of data is selected in the mutated template for reconstructing the template from the mutated template. The block of data is included in the mutated template at a location specified in a manifest associated with the mutated template. A data structure of the template is populated with the block of data such that the block of data occupies a predetermined position in the template, thereby reconstructing the template from the mutated template. The virtual machine is created on the data processing system using the template.
US09122505B1	System and method for handling I/O timeout deadlines in virtualized systems Method for avoiding Guest I/O timeout, including generating a request to an I/O device in a Guest Operating System (GOS) running inside a VM; setting a VM timeout deadline; in a hypervisor, setting a supervisory timeout deadline for the I/O device to respond that is shorter than the VM timeout deadline; if no response is received before expiration of the supervisory timeout deadline, pausing the GOS; freezing system time of the GOS; activating a handler for the I/O device response in the hypervisor; upon receipt of the response prior to the supervisory timeout deadline, forwarding the response to the GOS, unpausing the GOS, unfreezing the system time of the GOS; upon receipt of the response after the supervisory timeout deadline, and after the GOS is unpaused by the hypervisor, the Guest OS receives the response from the hardware device; and if no response is received, the GOS is kept paused.
US09122501B1	System and method for managing multiple bios default configurations A plurality of BIOS default configurations may be is stored in a BIOS of the computer system. A particular BIOS default configuration may be selected from the plurality of BIOS default configurations based at least in part on a server identification (ID) of the computer system or a user command. The computer system is initialized with the particular BIOS default configuration.
US09122498B2	Firmware code loading method, memory controller and memory storage apparatus A firmware code loading method for loading a firmware code from a rewritable non-volatile memory module of a memory storage apparatus is provided. The method includes: obtaining a storage address for storing a first portion firmware code copy corresponding to a first portion of the firmware code in a first memory part; and obtaining a storage address for storing a second portion firmware code copy corresponding to a second portion of the firmware code in a second memory part. The method further includes: using a parallel mode or a interleave mode to load the first portion firmware code copy and the second portion firmware code copy respectively from the first memory part and the second memory part into a buffer memory. Accordingly, the method can effectively shorten the time of loading the firmware code.
US09122496B1	Integrated help system using linked data for distributed systems An approach is provided for providing cross product contextual help consolidating cross product contextual help. The approach is responsive to receiving a help request. The help request pertains to a first software product installed on the information handling system. The first software product interacts with a second software product that is also installed on the information handling system. The approach retrieves a first help contents from the first software product and a value from the second software product. The value is retrieved from the second software product using interfaces that were registered in a registry and uses linked data. Help information is presented to a user with the help information pertaining to the first application and including the first help contents retrieved from the first application and the value retrieved from the second application.
US09122495B2	Relative addressing usage for CPU performance The embodiments provide a computing device for incorporating data into code such that the data is relative to the code and, thereby, available for relative addressing. The computing device may include a code generator configured to receive source code from a source code database, and generate executable object code from the source code. The executable object code may include at least one instruction referencing data having an absolute address from a data source. Also, the computing device may include a data incorporator configured to transfer the data from the data source into the executable object code, where the transferred data is relative to the at least one instruction. Further, the computing device may include a relative addresser configured to adjust the at least one instruction to include a relative address for the transferred data including converting the absolute address to the relative address.
US09122489B1	Extended language precompiler A system is provided that is adapted to process source code. In one implementation, and extended language precompiler is provided that processes source code according to user-definable parameters which permits a number of actions to be performed with respect to the code prior to compilation. In one example, the precompiler may insert, replace, analyze or substitute code within the original source code, and produce output source code that can be compiled by a compiler.
US09122485B2	Predicting a result of a dependency-checking instruction when processing vector instructions The described embodiments include a processor that executes a vector instruction. In the described embodiments, while dispatching instructions at runtime, the processor encounters a dependency-checking instruction. Upon determining that a result of the dependency-checking instruction is predictable, the processor dispatches a prediction micro-operation associated with the dependency-checking instruction, wherein the prediction micro-operation generates a predicted result vector for the dependency-checking instruction. The processor then executes the prediction micro-operation to generate the predicted result vector. In the described embodiments, when executing the prediction micro-operation to generate the predicted result vector, if a predicate vector is received, for each element of the predicted result vector for which the predicate vector is active, otherwise, for each element of the predicted result vector, the processor sets the element to zero.
US09122484B2	Method and apparatus for mashing up web applications Disclosed are a method, apparatus, and computer program, product for mashing up web applications. The method includes: obtaining at least two document object models (DOM) corresponding to at least two web applications respectively; merging nodes of the at least two document object models to obtain a new document object model; connecting, on the new document object model, the nodes belonging respectively to the at least two document object models; and obtaining a new web application from the new document object model after connection.
US09122480B2	Sleep wake event logging A machine implemented method includes creating a universally unique identifier, detecting a trigger of a sleep event, and associating the universally unique identifier with the sleep event. The method monitors sub-system events that occur after a sleep event has been triggered and stores data in non-volatile non-disk storage (e.g., non-boot storage) identifying an event stage corresponding to the sub-system event that is occurring. The method determines whether a wake event has completed and logs each of the sub-system events using the universally unique identifier until a wake event has completed.
US09122479B2	Network processor and energy saving method thereof A network processor includes a transceiver circuit, a network data processing unit, and a clock signal control unit. The transceiver circuit transmits and receives a network signal, compares a voltage level of the network signal with a threshold value, outputs a comparison result, and operates under a first clock signal. The network data processing unit is coupled to the transceiver circuit to process the network signal, and operates under a second clock signal different from the first clock signal. The clock signal control unit disables supply of the second clock signal to the network data processing unit when the voltage level is smaller than the threshold value, and enables supply of the second clock signal to the network data processing unit when the voltage level is not smaller than the threshold value. An energy saving method for a network processor is also disclosed.
US09122471B2	Identification of power source electrical connectivity A computer determines a characteristic corresponding to each of a first power source and a second power source. The first and second power sources are connected to one or more power distribution units and are configured to provide power in a datacenter. The characteristic includes at least one of a current, a resistance, a voltage, a frequency, a phase, and a magnetic field. The computer generates a comparison of the characteristic corresponding to the first power source and the second power source, to a threshold value of the characteristic. The computer determines if the comparison violates the threshold value of the characteristic. In response to determining the comparison does not violate the threshold value of the characteristic, the computer determines that the first power source and the second power source are connected to a given power distribution unit included in the one or more power distribution units.
US09122470B2	Electronic device with power control function An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a main system processing a process, a power control unit and a battery module. The power control unit provides operating power to the main system via an external power source when the external power source has been connected, and detects whether the power control unit has received a battery protection signal. The battery module discharges with a self-discharge rate when the battery module has received the protection signal from the power control unit. When the power control unit has not received the battery protection signal, the power control unit provides a charging power to the battery module via the external power source. When the power control unit has received the battery protection signal, the power control unit does not provide the charging power to the battery module, and transmits the protection signal to the battery module.
US09122469B2	Expansion card and motherboard for supporting the expansion card A motherboard assembly includes a motherboard and an expansion card. The motherboard includes an expansion slot with a first idle pin connected to a standby power through a resistor. The expansion card includes an edge connector having a second idle pin and first to fifth electronic switches. When the first electronic switch receives a high level signal through the first and second idle pins, the first and fourth electronic switches are turned on. The second, third, and fifth electronic switches are turned off. The second system power outputs a standby voltage through the standby voltage output terminal. When the first electronic switch receives a low level signal, the first and fourth electronic switches are turned off. The second, third, and fifth electronic switches are turned on. The standby power outputs a standby voltage through the standby voltage output terminal.
US09122462B2	System with rack-mounted AC fans A computer system includes a chassis, one or more hard disk drives coupled to the chassis, and one or more air passages under at least one of the hard disk drives. The air passages include one or more air inlets and one or more air outlets. The inlets direct at least a portion of the air downwardly into the passages. The passages allow air to move from the air inlets to the air outlets.
US09122449B2	Modular gang box docking system for computing devices A modular docking system for being installed adjacent to an at least one additional electrical component within a gang box. In at least one embodiment, the system provides a docking plate engagable with the gang box and configured for removably receiving an at least one mobile computing device. The docking plate provides an at least one elongate mounting aperture for allowing a screw to pass therethrough and be engaged with an at least one free mounting tab of the gang box while also allowing the docking plate to be selectively offset relative to the gang box. A cover plate is engagable with a front surface of the docking plate. An at least one component adapter is engagable with one of a pair of opposing component tabs of the electrical component for increasing a height of the electrical component so as to substantially approximate a height of the docking plate.
US09122441B2	Opening applications in unified desktop Embodiments provide for a handheld device with a unified desktop for integrating the functionality of the handheld device with a larger computer system. When connected to a peripheral display and/or a display of the larger computer system, the handheld device provides a unified desktop displayed across the screen(s) of the handheld device and the peripheral display. The unified desktop unifies the functionality provided by the larger computer system and the handheld functionality, e.g., communication applications (e.g., phone, SMS, MMS). A user can seamlessly interact with applications, e.g., open, move, close, receive notifications, on the unified desktop whether the applications are displayed on the screens of the handheld device, or the peripheral display of the larger computer system.
US09122439B2	System and method for efficient buffer management for banked shared memory designs A system and method for efficient buffer management for banked shared memory designs are provided. In one embodiment, a controller within the switch is configured to manage the buffering of the shared memory banks by allocating full address sets to write sources. Each full address set that is allocated to a write source includes a number of memory addresses, wherein each memory address is associated with a different shared memory bank. A size of the full address set can be based on a determined number of buffer access contenders.
US09122436B2	Virtual printer interface node A virtual printer interface node enables a non-cloud-ready printer to communicate with a cloud-based service, residing on an internet. The virtual printer interface node includes a housing; a communication interface to provide communication directly to the network router; and a microcontroller operatively connected to the communication interface. The microcontroller converts commands, received through the communication interface, from the cloud-based service, residing on the internet, to native protocols of the non-cloud-ready networked printer and communicates the converted native protocols to the non-cloud-ready networked printer.
US09122434B2	System and method for prioritizing print jobs in a batch Systems and methods for prioritizing print jobs of different families within a print job batch are provided. Such a system may include, for example, an input/output port and a processor. The input/output port may output a print job batch including at least one print job of a first family and at least one print job of a second family. The processor configured may determine the order of priority of the print job batch based at least in part on a first trend of expected differences in setup times between print machines when the first family is prioritized before the second family and a second trend when the second family is prioritized before the first family.
US09122432B1	Detection of a floating signature on a signature page of an electronic document prior to printing Disclosed are devices, including both a front-end computerized device used to submit a print job and a printing device receiving a print job, that can detect a floating signature on the signature page of an electronic document in the print job and can halt printing of that print job until further action is taken by a user. The devices can apply a set of heuristics to analyze the electronic document in order to determine whether it has a signature page and, if so, whether the signature page contains a floating signature. When a floating signature is detected, the device can notify a user and can preclude printing of the print job until such time as a response to the notification is received. Also disclosed herein are associated methods for detecting a floating signature and for halting printing of a print job until further action is taken.
US09122428B2	Information processing apparatus allowing a user certain print setting operations in an environment where an image processing apparatus is undetermined A common setting screen through which a common setting that does not depend on an image processing apparatus model can be set, and an individual setting screen through which an individual setting that depends on an image processing apparatus model can be set, are controlled so as to be displayed on a print setting screen.
US09122424B1	FIFO buffer clean-up Systems and methods are disclosed for managing data entry buffers in a data storage device. A memory of the data storage device includes one or more data input ports. The device further includes a controller configured to receive a data entry over one of the data input ports and store the data entry in a first data structure (e.g., a FIFO data structure). The data entry is stored in the first data structure among other data entries received over various data input ports. The controller stores a data entry corresponding to the data entry stored in the first data structure in a second data structure. Entries in the second data structure include a valid bit field and one or more condition fields. The controller indicates, using a valid bit field of the second data structure data entry, that the corresponding data entry stored in the first data structure is valid.
US09122416B2	Mainframe storage apparatus that utilizes thin provisioning Each actual page inside a pool is configured from a plurality of actual tracks, and each virtual page inside a virtual volume is configured from a plurality of virtual tracks. A storage control apparatus of a mainframe system has management information that includes information denoting a track in which there exists a user record, which is a record including user data (the data used by a host apparatus of a mainframe system). Based on the management information, a controller identifies an actual page that is configured only from tracks that do not comprise the user record, and cancels the allocation of the identified actual page to the virtual page.
US09122410B2	Storage system comprising function for changing data storage mode using logical volume pair A storage system writes a data element stored in a primary volume to a secondary volume constituting a volume pair with the primary volume in accordance with a selected storage mode, which is a data storage mode selected from a plurality of types of data storage modes. This storage system is provided with a function for switching the above-mentioned selected storage mode from a currently selected data storage mode to a different type of data storage mode.
US09122404B2	Adaptive reference tuning for endurance enhancement of non-volatile memories A wear leveling technique is employed in a memory device so that the cycling history of a memory block is represented by the cycling history of a representative memory cell or a small number of representative memory cells. A control logic block tracks the cycling history of the one or more representative memory cells. A table tabulating the predicted shift in an optimal value for a reference variable for a sensing circuit as a function of cycling history is provided within the memory device. Prior to sensing a memory cell, the control logic block checks the total number of cycling in the one or more representative memory cells and adjusts the value for the reference variable in the sensing circuit, thereby providing an optimal value for the reference variable in the sensing circuit for each sensing cycle of the memory device.
US09122402B2	Increasing efficiency of block-level processes using data relocation awareness A mechanism is provided for increasing the efficiency of block-level processes. Responsive to detecting an I/O write to a storage volume, a determination is made as to whether the I/O write matches one or more suspicious I/O reads in a plurality of suspicious I/O reads previously recorded in a memory. Responsive to the I/O write matching one or more suspicious I/O reads in the plurality of suspicious I/O reads, an identification is made that there is a data relocation associated with the sector associated with the I/O write. A data relocation application is informed of the data relocation of the sector associated with the one or more suspicious I/O reads associated with the sector indicated by the I/O write. Each sector associated with the one or more suspicious I/O reads is then released in a file system for reuse.
US09122401B2	Efficient enforcement of command execution order in solid state drives A method in a storage device includes receiving from a host storage commands for execution in a non-volatile memory of the storage device. At least a subset of the storage commands are to be executed in accordance with an order-of-arrival in which the storage commands in the subset are received. The received storage commands are executed in the non-volatile memory in accordance with internal scheduling criteria of the storage device, which permit deviations from the order-of-arrival, but such that execution of the storage commands in the subset reflects the order-of-arrival to the host.
US09122396B2	Application quick launch extension A system (and/or a method) are disclosed to launch an application directly from a menu on a screen of a handheld computing device. In one embodiment, the handheld computing device is configured to receive an event signal corresponding to executing an application assigned to the switch when actuated for a first time period. When the switch is maintained actuated for a second predetermined period of time, the system is configured to transmit an identifier corresponding to the switch to a preferences manager. The system retrieves a plurality of application identifiers from a database of the preferences manager, where each application identifier linking an executable for a corresponding application. The system displays the menu on the screen of the mobile computing device. The menu includes a plurality of application identifiers that are being selectable for execution of a different application.
US09122389B2	Apparatus and method pertaining to the stylus-initiated opening of an application A particular application is pre-associated with the detection of a predetermined stylus action that occurs while a given electronic device is in a standby mode of operation. Upon then detecting that predetermined stylus action these teachings provide for responsively opening that particular application. By one approach this opening of the particular application occurs in conjunction with switching the electronic device from the standby mode of operation to the active mode of operation. The pre-association can be based, at least in part, upon an automatic association based upon identifying the most-used application for the electronic device. As another example, the pre-association can be based, at least in part, upon a specific user-based selection.
US09122388B2	Method and apparatus for controlling touch screen using timeline bar, recording medium with program for the same recorded therein, and user terminal having the same A method for controlling a touch screen using a timeline bar is provided. The method includes detecting a first dragging that starts from a bar on a timeline, zooming in the timeline according to a distance between the timeline and a final touch point of the first dragging, and shifting the bar on the zoomed-in timeline by a second dragging. Thus, it is possible to more precisely control the content even on a small touch screen just like on a large touch screen. In addition, the timeline blockage caused by the finger tip may be prevented, so the user may control the content more intuitively in the desired level.
US09122384B1	System and method for maintaining dynamic visual cue for associated circuitry of schematic object A method and system are provided for maintaining dynamic visual cues/graphic indicia for associated circuitry of a schematic object. The dynamic visual cues or graphic indicia indicate a number of states of the parent circuit object and its associated circuitry. The visibility, placement status, and other attributes of the parent or associated circuitry may be quickly discerned by inspection of the visual indicia. Navigation, including manipulations of one or both of the parent and associated circuitry are available through actuation of the visual cue or a selectable button proximately disposed thereto.
US09122378B2	Image projector device An image projector device includes a projection optical unit through which an image is projected and displayed, a recognition unit that recognizes a user's action related to processing of the image, and a control unit that generates and/or edits a drawing image based on the user's action recognized by the recognition unit and projects and displays the drawing image being generated and/or edited as a projected, displayed image through the projection optical unit.
US09122375B2	Method for displaying content items on an electronic device Content items can be viewed on an electronic device based upon a property defined for each of the content items, allowing the user to navigate through the content list and view or select content items. When navigating portions of the list where a selection has been made where no content items are associated with the properties, the result may be the presentation of no data. In order to re-orient users, the selection is modified to display at least one content item.
US09122372B2	Event flow user interface A user interface for a computer that can display one or more virtual or digital files that allow a user to sort through and select a particular virtual or digital file to interact with, or a digital object associated with that virtual or digital file. The user interface described herein allows a user to view and browse rapidly through a sequence of images representing one or more virtual or digital files by displaying in the user interface a combination of two images simultaneously, side-by-side, while continuously maintaining the specified sequence.
US09122360B2	Surface capacitive touch panel and electronic device The invention provides a surface capacitive touch panel and an electronic device, said surface capacitive touch panel comprising: a resistive film, on which an electrode setting area divided into at least two layers is set; and a plurality of conductive electrodes, set in said electrode setting area; said plurality of conductive electrodes including at least one set of electrodes; wherein, said set of electrodes includes: a first strip electrode; a second strip electrode, in parallel with said first strip electrode, but in a different layer; a third strip electrode, in parallel with said first strip electrode, but in a different layer; said second strip electrode and said third strip electrode being located on the same side of said first strip electrode; a fourth strip electrode, both ends of which are connected with said first strip electrode and said second strip electrode, respectively; and a fifth strip electrode, both ends of which are connected with said first strip electrode and said third strip electrode, respectively. The invention enhances the linear degree of the electrical field applied to the resistive film, thereby enhancing the positioning accuracy.
US09122359B2	Display unit with touch detection function, and electronic device A display unit with a touch detection function includes: a plurality of touch detection electrodes arranged side by side to extend in a direction, each of the touch detection electrodes being formed in a predetermined electrode pattern including electrode portion and opening portion and outputting a detection signal, based on a variation in capacitance due to an external proximity object; and a plurality of display elements formed in a layer different from a layer of the touch detection electrodes, a predetermined number of the display elements being arranged within a width dimension of a region corresponding to each of the touch detection electrodes. The predetermined electrode pattern corresponds to a layout pattern of the display elements.
US09122352B2	Optical touch device and method of forming photo sensor A method of forming a photo sensor includes the following steps. A substrate is provided, and a first electrode is formed on the substrate. A first silicon-rich dielectric layer is formed on the first electrode for sensing an infrared ray, wherein the first silicon-rich dielectric layer comprises a silicon-rich oxide layer, a silicon-rich nitride layer, or a silicon-rich oxynitride layer. A second silicon-rich dielectric layer is formed on the first silicon-rich dielectric layer for sensing visible light beams, wherein the second silicon-rich dielectric layer comprises a silicon-rich oxide layer, a silicon-rich nitride layer, or a silicon-rich oxynitride layer. A second electrode is formed on the second silicon-rich dielectric layer.
US09122345B2	Method of determining touch gesture and touch control system A method of determining a touch gesture is utilized for a touch control system. The method includes detecting at least one first touch point on a touch surface corresponding to the touch gesture at a first time point to generate a first detecting result; detecting at least one second touch point on the touch surface corresponding to the touch gesture at a second time point to generate a second detecting result; obtaining a moving vector and a distributing variation corresponding to the touch gesture according to a relationship of the first detecting result and the second detecting result; and determining the touch gesture on the touch surface according to the moving vector and the distributing variation.
US09122342B2	Electronic device with touch panel An electronic device includes a power management unit, a touch panel including a first touch area and a second touch area, a first indicator, a second indicator, and a processing unit. The first touch area and the second touch area are respectively located on two sides of the touch panel, and is used to produce touch signals in response to a user's touch. The position of the first indicator and a second indicator are respectively corresponding to the first touch area and the second touch area. The processing unit controls the power management unit to provide power to the first indicator only when determining the first touch area is touched by the user according to the touch signals received by it, and control the power management unit to provide power to the second indicator only when determining the second touch area is touched.
US09122340B2	Mobile terminal and method of controlling the same A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one other terminal; a body provided with a front surface, a rear surface and a lateral surface; a display unit disposed on at least the front surface and configured to display screen information; a squeeze sensing unit configured to sense a pressure applied to the body to detect a squeeze operation; and a controller configured to receive a control command for controlling a preset first operation of the mobile terminal, perform the first preset operation based on receiving only the control command and not detecting the squeeze operation, and perform a second preset operation different than the first preset operation based on receiving both the received control command and the detected squeeze operation.
US09122335B2	Dynamic bezel for a mobile device An article, device and method may detect a touch of a human hand on an interactive area of a user interface display of a mobile device. A non-interactive area may be displayed on the user interface display in at least a location of the touch of the human hand.
US09122334B1	Touchscreen input device with identifier When a touchscreen input device is in proximity with a first computing device, the touchscreen input device can send an identifier to the first computing device. The touchscreen input device can be used with the first computing device to define an action that can be performed on other computing devices. The first computing device can send the identifier of the touchscreen input device and an indication of the defined action to a server. When a touchscreen input device is in proximity with a second computing device, the touchscreen input device can send the identifier to the second computing device. The second computing device can send the identifier to the server. The server can send the second computing device an indication that the defined action can be performed on the second computing device.
US09122331B2	Frame with sensing function and touch control method A frame with a sensing function includes a frame structure, a sensor and a processing unit. The processing unit is electrically connected to the sensor. The frame structure is configured for hanging on a display unit. The sensor senses a touched position set of the display unit for position setting. The processing unit includes a parameter calculating module and a parameter providing module. The parameter calculating module calculates a position transformation parameter between the hanged frame structure and the display unit according to the touched position set. The parameter providing module provides the position transformation parameter, such that a display content displayed on the display unit is controlled according to at least one touched position for operation sensed by the sensor and the position transformation parameter.
US09122325B2	Touch interface device and method for applying controllable shear forces to a human appendage A touch interface device includes a touch surface, an actuator, and an electrode. The actuator is coupled with the touch surface and is configured to move the touch surface in one or more directions. The electrode is coupled with the touch surface and is configured to impart a normal electrostatic force on one or more appendages of a human operator that engage the touch surface when an electric current is conveyed to the electrode. Movement of the touch surface by the actuator and the electrostatic force provided by the electrode are synchronized to control one or more of a magnitude or a direction of a shear force applied to the one or more appendages that engage the touch surface.
US09122317B2	Electronic device and screen display method According to an aspect, an electronic device includes a display unit, an operation unit, and a control unit. The display unit displays a screen corresponding to an application during execution thereof. The operation unit is operated in order to input a character. When an operation for a character input is performed through the operation unit while the screen corresponding to the application is displayed on the display unit, the control unit displays an input character on the display unit while maintaining a state in which the screen corresponding to the application before the character is input is displayed.
US09122312B2	System and method for interacting with a computing device One or more computing devices may detect the presence of a user, determine default communication mode for communicating with the user, use the default communication mode to elicit a communicative gesture from the user, receive a signal identifying at least one communicative gesture from the user, and convert the identified communicative gestures into a command. The default communication mode may be based on the identity of the user. Alternatively, the default communication mode can be determined by using a first mode of communication to prompt the user to make a mode-selection gesture, and if a mode-selection gesture is detected from the user within a threshold period of time, setting the first mode of communication as the default communication mode. Otherwise, if no mode-selection gesture is detected within a threshold period of time, using an alternative mode of communication to prompt the user to make a mode-selection gesture.
US09122300B2	Rotary operation device A rotary operation device that can prevent misassembly of a rotary operation member and a rotational force transmission member, has a rotary operation member, a rotation detector, and a rotational force transmission member. The rotary operation member has a first gear and the rotational force transmission member has a second gear and a transmission axis. One of the rotary operation member and the rotational force transmission member has a first interference portion that interferes with the other member in a position misaligned from a proper engagement position where the first gear and the second gear are engaged in a proper phase relationship. The other member comprises a second interference member that interferes with the first interference portion in a position misaligned from the proper engagement position and an escape portion that receives the first interference portion in the proper engagement position to allow assembly with the one member.
US09122294B2	Digitally controlled non-inverting buck-boost DC-DC converter system A digitally controlled non-inverting buck-boost DC-DC converter system including a non-inverting buck-boost DC-to-DC converter control module and a negative feedback module and applicable for a radio frequency circuit module is revealed. By locking a duty cycle to two specific levels, the non-inverting buck-boost DC-to-DC converter control module only needs a single operation mode to achieve the required effects. Simultaneously, pulse-skipping phenomenon is also avoided. Furthermore, a reference voltage is modified through a reference voltage correction circuit of the negative feedback module to eliminate errors between previous DC output voltage and the reference voltage. Thereby the DC output voltage can remain in a stable state so as to reduce operational defects during the mode transition.
US09122291B2	Adaptive voltage scalers (AVSs), systems, and related methods Adaptive voltage scalers (AVSs), systems, and related methods are disclosed. The AVSs are configured to adaptively adjust voltage levels powering a functional circuit(s) based on target operating frequencies and delay variation conditions to avoid or reduce voltage margin. In one embodiment, the AVS includes an AVS database. The AVS database can be configured to store voltage levels for various operating frequencies of a functional circuit(s) to avoid or reduce voltage margin. The AVS database allows rapid voltage level decisions. The voltage levels stored in the AVS database may be initial, minimum, learned, populated, explored, backed out, temperature-based, and/or age-based voltage levels according to disclosed embodiments to further avoid or reduce voltage margin. An AVS module may be a software-based module that consults the AVS database to make voltage level decisions. Providing the AVS module as a software-based module may allow flexibility in configuring the AVS module and/or the AVS database.
US09122289B2	Circuit to control the effect of dielectric absorption in dynamic voltage scaling low dropout regulator A circuit and method provides compensation for disturbance of an output voltage caused by dielectric absorption of a load capacitor of a low dropout voltage regulator after a modification of the output voltage level of the low dropout voltage regulator. A dielectric absorption current compensation circuit generates a profile current that is applied to an output of the low dropout voltage regulator and in parallel with the load capacitor to compensate for the dielectric absorption current. The dielectric absorption current compensation circuit has a programmable profile current generator that generates the profile current. A switchable current mirror transfers a mirror profile compensation current to the load capacitor to compensate for the dielectric absorption current. In some embodiments, the profile current is a continuous profile dielectric absorption compensation current and in other embodiments, the profile current is a digital profile dielectric absorption compensation current.
US09122283B2	Battery power management in a thermostat with a wireless transceiver A thermostat includes a controller configured to control the thermostat, a power supply sensor connected to the controller for sensing a thermostat power source, a wireless transceiver connected to the controller for receiving control information from a remote device and for transmitting information to the remote device, and a battery level indicator for determining a remaining power capacity of the battery. The controller sets a time schedule for enabling the wireless transceiver when the power supply sensor detects that the thermostat power source is a battery. The time schedule is changed to increase a time period between when the wireless transceiver is enabled as the remaining power capacity of the battery decreases.
US09122282B2	Multi-stage back pressure regulators and associated devices, systems, and methods Multi-stage back pressure regulators are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a multi-stage back pressure regulator includes a first stage and a second stage downstream from the first stage. The first stage includes a gas-charged regulator device arranged to receive a fluid at an inlet, and the second stage includes a spring-loaded regulator device having an outlet in fluid communication with the inlet. The gas-charged regulator and the spring-loaded regulator are configured to control inlet pressure to the back pressure regulator and maximum differential pressures across the first and second stages.
US09122280B2	Control systems and methods for controlling a dry feed system to convey a solid fuel A control system for controlling a dry feed system to convey a solid fuel includes multiple sensors, a pressurizing gas controller, at least one assistant gas controller and multiple gas valves. The sensors generate multiple measurement signals signifying characteristics of the dry feed system. The pressuring gas controller calculates a feed tank pressure bias or/and a pressuring gas flow bias based on a solid flow rate and generates a first control signal based on the pressure bias or/and the pressurizing gas flow bias. The assistant gas controller calculates an assistant gas bias based on a solid loading ratio and generates a second control signal based on the assistant gas bias. The gas valves are driven by the first or/and second control signals to regulate the solid fuel. A control method is also described.
US09122274B2	Test system for determining a frequency response of a virtual power plant Disclosed is a test system for determining a frequency response of a virtual power plant connected to a utility grid and including a plurality of distinct power plants. The test system includes a test sequence module for providing a frequency test sequence. The frequency test sequence includes a set of frequency test values; and an injection unit for injecting values of the frequency test sequence simultaneously to nodes of the virtual power plant. A node of the virtual power plant includes any of: a power production unit of a power plant, a power storage unit of a power plant, a plant controller of a power plant. Further described are a virtual power plant and a method of testing a frequency response of a virtual power plant.
US09122264B2	Detection of inductive communication for programmable logic controller diagnosis Inductive commutation is detected for programmable logic controller (PLC) diagnosis. By detecting the inductive commutation, the need for any delay may be determined. Where the load is not inductive, the diagnostic may be performed with little or no delay.
US09122254B2	Barrier operator feature enhancement A barrier operator feature enhancement device is designed to provide one or more features found in modern barrier operator devices and to incorporate those features into a previously installed barrier operator system. To facilitate ease of use, the barrier operator feature enhancement device can communicate with a large variety of barrier operators. Such communication may be wireless or wired, depending on the communication protocol implemented by a particular previously installed barrier operator. To facilitate the ease of installation, the device is designed to configure itself to operate with the communication protocol of the previously installed barrier operator. Once configured to be able to communicate with the previously installed barrier operator, the feature enhancement device works with the barrier operator to provide one or more additional features to enhance the capabilities of the previously installed barrier operator.
US09122247B2	Date display device for a timepiece Device for displaying a date indication in an aperture of a watch dial including: a units indicator which carries on a periphery the ten individual numbers from “0” to “9” in a regularly spaced manner, each of the ten individual numbers being separated from the following individual number by an empty space or a display aperture arranged at the periphery of the units indicator; a tens indicator which carries on a periphery a series of thirty-one regularly spaced numbers, namely nine times in a row the number “0”, then ten times in a row the number “1”, then ten times in a row the number “2”, and finally two times in a row the number “3”; wherein the units indicator is arranged above the tens indicator, wherein the tens indicator advances one step per day and drives the units indicator forward by one step every day, except the day that the date indication display changes from “31” to “01”.
US09122245B2	Timepiece mechanism cassette A timepiece mechanism cassette including at least one bearing surface for positioning the cassette in a movement, a plate and a bar, at least one of which is rigid, and functional components arranged between or on the plate and the bar. At least two of the functional components are movable relative to each other. The plate and bar form an inseparable single piece component with at least one of the functional components and with at least one elastically deformable connecting element. The plate and bar are movable between a proximate position where they are separated by a minimum distance and a distal position where they are separated by a maximum distance. The plate and bar include a snap fit connection for holding them in the proximate position.
US09122243B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, a charging member, a transferring member, a first voltage applying part, a current measuring part, a fan, a cleaning member and a controlling part.The controlling part carries out an aging operation rotating the image carrier and bringing the cleaning member in sliding contact with the image carrier before forming an image. The controlling part lengthens a running time of the aging operation in a case where a current value measured by the current measuring part is equal to or less than a first threshold value when the fan blows an outside air to the image carrier and the first voltage applying part applies voltage to one of the charging member and transferring member, in comparison with another case where the current value measured by the current measuring part exceeds the first threshold value.
US09122240B2	Image forming apparatus having mechanism for allowing photosensitive drum and developing roller to contact during insertion of cartridge-mounted drawer A cartridge has a first frame supporting a photosensitive member and a second frame supporting a developer carrying member. The first and second frames can take either a contact position where the two members are in contact with each other or a separated position where the two members are separated. A supporting member supporting the cartridge is movable between a mount position in a housing and a pull-out position outside the housing. When the supporting member is held in the pull-out position, the first and second frames are retrained in the separated position. The cartridge is supported on the supporting member to be movable between a first position where image formation is disabled and a second position where image formation is enabled. The cartridge is moved from the first position to the second position attendant to the movements of the supporting member from the pull-out position to the mount position.
US09122232B2	Toner cartridge having shutter that selectively opens and closes toner-supply hole of the toner cartridge A developing device mountable in a main body of an image forming device includes: a frame, a developer cartridge attachable to the frame, and a maintaining member. The developer cartridge includes: a casing having an opening; and a shutter movable between an open position and a closed position to open and close the opening. The developer cartridge is movable between a first position to be attached to the frame and mountable in the main body and a second position to be partially detached from the frame and incapable of being mounted in the main body. The shutter moves from the closed position to the open position while the developer cartridge moves from the second position to the first position. The maintaining member maintains the shutter at the closed position when the developer cartridge moves from the second position to the first position.
US09122224B2	Image forming apparatus and power supply device A power supply device includes a first switch section that can disconnect a 24-V power supply from a commercial alternating-current (AC) power supply and that operates with the voltage of 3.3 V, and a second switch section that can disconnect a voltage detection circuit from the commercial AC power supply and that operates with the voltage of 3.3 V. When a power saving mode is on, the 24-V power supply and the voltage detection circuit are disconnected from the commercial AC power supply by using the first and second switch sections, whereby the power supply device can be used in areas where different supply voltages are used, and at the same time reduction in power consumption in the power saving mode is achieved.
US09122222B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus including a drive source, a rotating body, a processing unit, and a joint to switch transmission and disconnection of the driving force by moving along an axial direction, is provided. The joint is rotatable by the driving force transmitted from the rotating body in a coaxial position with respect to the rotating body and switches transmission and disconnection of the driving force by moving along the axial direction. The rotating body includes an input rotating body, which is subject to the driving force input in the rotating body and rotatable by the driving force, and an output rotating body, which is arranged coaxially with respect to the input rotating body and rotatable integrally with the input roller to output the driving force. The rotating body provides accommodating space, which accommodates at least a part of the joint when the joint is separated from the processing unit.
US09122213B2	Fuser for preventing excessive increased temperature in paper non-passing region A fuser includes an endless heat generating part including a conductive layer, an induced current generating part to heat the conductive layer by electromagnetic induction, and a magnetic shunt metal member that is located at a side opposite to the induced current generating part across the heat generating part, forms a first gap between the magnetic shunt metal member and the heat generating part in a first paper passing region of the heat generating part, and forms a second gap, which is different from the first gap in size, between the magnetic shunt metal member and the heat generating part in a second paper passing region different from the first paper passing region.
US09122212B2	Fixing device and image forming apparatus including same A fixing device includes a fixing rotary body, an opposed member opposing the fixing rotary body to form a nipping portion, and a heater to heat the fixing rotary body. The heater includes heat generators arranged in a width direction of a recording medium and separately supplied with power. When an unfixed image on the medium has an image area and a non-image area, power supplied to each of the heat generators is controlled so that, of the heat generators, a first heat generator corresponding to the image area becomes a higher temperature and second heat generators corresponding to the non-image area becomes a lower temperature. When the second heat generators are adjacent to each other, power supplied to one of the second heat generators closer to the image area is set to be greater than power supplied to another of the second heat generators farther from the image area.
US09122208B2	Belt cleaning device and image forming apparatus with same A belt cleaning device is a device for an endless belt which has a bearing surface for bearing a toner image, and includes a cleaning unit and a toner rubbing portion. The cleaning unit is arranged to face the bearing surface and removes residual toner remaining on the bearing surface. The toner rubbing portion is arranged to face the bearing surface at a side upstream of the cleaning unit in a rotating direction of the belt and charges the residual toner by rubbing the residual toner. The toner rubbing portion includes brush bristles whose tips are faced toward the bearing surface and which are charged when rubbing the residual toner. The brush bristles include first bristle-like bodies to be positively charged and second bristle-like bodies to be negatively charged. The first and second bristle-like bodies are alternately arranged in a predetermined first direction.
US09122204B2	Developing device, process cartridge, image forming apparatus, and image forming method A developing device includes a developing roller including a base and a surface layer formed on the base, the surface layer including a polyurethane resin having a fluorine group and a polyfunctional isocyanurate structure, a toner storage chamber being partially in contact with the developing roller and to support the developing roller, and a sealing member provided at opposed ends of an end portion of the toner storage chamber in a rotating axis direction of the developing roller, and to seal in toner moving to the end portion of the toner storage chamber, the sealing member before use having a coefficient of static friction in a range of from 0.08 to 0.19.
US09122202B2	Toner container, image forming apparatus including same, and connecting structure for connecting toner container and image forming apparatus A toner container includes a cylindrical container body, a cap having a toner outlet, and a shutter. The cap includes a primary positioning primary positioning hole, formed in a top front surface perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the toner container, extending in the longitudinal direction, to determine an installation position of the cap relative to the image forming apparatus, a secondary positioning hole, formed in a bottom front surface perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the toner container, extending in the longitudinal direction forward the toner outlet, to subsidiary determine the installation position of the cap, and a first restriction member to position the cap in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, projecting vertically upward from an outer circumferential surface of the cap and symmetrical about a virtual perpendicular line passing through a cross-sectional center position of the primary positioning hole perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.
US09122199B2	Developing device and an image forming apparatus including the same A developing device includes a developing container, a first agitating feeding member, a second agitating feeding member, a first developer delivery portion, a second developer delivery portion, and a toner sensor. The developing container includes a first transport path and a second transport path. The first agitating feeding member and the second agitating feeding member agitate and feed developer. The first developer delivery portion delivers the developer from the first transport path to the second transport path. The second developer delivery portion delivers the developer from the second transport path to the first transport path. The toner sensor is disposed at a part of the first transport path near the first developer delivery portion. A ceiling height of a part of the first transport path facing the first developer delivery portion is larger than a ceiling height of other part of the first transport path.
US09122196B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus is characterized by including a first developing device configured to develop an electrostatic latent image using a developer, a second developing device configured to develop an electrostatic latent image using a developer, a common driving source unit configured to commonly drive the first developing device and the second developing device, and an execution unit configured, in a case where only the first developing device is a new developing device, to execute a predetermined initialization operation to drive the first developing device and a toner discharge operation to discharge toner from the second developing device during the initialization operation.
US09122180B2	Polyester resins comprising gallic acid and derivatives thereof The present disclosure provides a polyester toner resin comprising gallic acid for use in manufacturing an emulsion aggregation (EA) toner for imaging devices.
US09122177B2	Apparatus for cleaning photomask Provided is a method and apparatus for cleaning a photomask. The photomask including a first region and a second region surrounding the first region, a pattern to be protected disposed on the first region, and a material to be removed exists on the second region. A cleaning liquid is sprayed from an inside region of the second region toward an outer region of the second region to remove the material, and a gas is blown from the first region toward the second region to protect the pattern.
US09122170B2	Transmission optical system, illumination optical system, exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method According to one embodiment, a transmission optical system which guides light in a nearly parallel beam state emitted from an optical outlet port of a light source, to an optical inlet port of an exposure apparatus body and which injects the light in the nearly parallel beam state into the optical inlet port is provided with a condensing optical system which keeps the optical outlet port and the optical inlet port in an optical Fourier transform relation, and an angle distribution providing element which is arranged in an optical path between the optical outlet port and the condensing optical system and which provides an emergent beam with an angle distribution in a range larger than a range of an angle distribution of an incident beam.
US09122167B2	Method of patterning a device A photopolymer layer is formed on an organic device substrate and exposed to patterned radiation. The photopolymer layer includes a photopolymer comprising at least a first repeating unit having an acid-catalyzed, solubility-altering reactive group, wherein the total fluorine content of the photopolymer is less than 30% by weight. The pattern exposed photopolymer is contacted with a developing agent, such as a developing solution, to remove unexposed photopolymer, thereby forming a developed structure having a first pattern of exposed photopolymer covering the substrate and a complementary second pattern of uncovered substrate corresponding to the unexposed photopolymer. The developing agent comprises at least 50% by volume of a hydrofluoroether developing solvent.
US09122158B2	Photo-curable resin composition, photo-curable dry film, patterning process, protective film, and electric/electronic part A photo-curable resin composition comprising a silicone-containing polymer, a photobase generator, a solvent, and optionally an epoxy resin crosslinker forms a coating which serves as a protective film for the protection of electric/electronic parts.
US09122157B2	Resist composition and method for forming resist pattern A resist composition which generates an acid upon exposure and exhibits changed solubility in a developing solution by the action of an acid, the resist composition containing a base material component which exhibits changed solubility in a developing solution by the action of an acid; and the base material component containing a resin component having a constituent unit derived from a compound represented by the following general formula (a0-1), at least two or more kinds of a constituent unit containing an acid dissociable group represented by the following general formula (a1-r-1) or (a1-r-2), and a constituent unit containing a lactone-containing, an —SO2-containing, or a carbonate-containing cyclic group; and a method for forming a resist pattern using the resist composition.
US09122156B2	Composition of matter and molecular resist made therefrom Disclosed herein is a composition of matter having a general structure chosen from (I), (II), (III) or (IV); at least one photo acid generator; at least one crosslinker; and at least one solvent; wherein X and Y are the same or different, wherein at least one of X and Y comprises an acid labile group, wherein R1 is a saturated or unsaturated group having from 1-4 carbon atoms, R2 is chosen from hydrogen or a saturated or unsaturated group having from 1-4 carbon atoms, R3 is a saturated or unsaturated group having from 1-4 carbon atoms, and R4 is a saturated or unsaturated group having from 1-4 carbon atoms.
US09122151B2	Resist composition, resist film therefrom and method of forming negative pattern using the composition A resist composition includes a resin (A) containing any of repeating units (a) of general formulae (I-a) and (I-b) below and any of repeating units (b) of general formula (II) below but containing substantially no repeating unit in which an alcoholic hydroxyl group is introduced, and any of compounds (B) of general formulae (III-a) and (III-b) below.
US09122150B2	Method for manufacturing color filter A method manufactures a color filter including a transparent substrate, a black matrix and a resin layer having at least two colors of resin patterns. During an exposing process of the color filter, a particular photo mask is used to expose from a side of the transparent substrate adjacent to the black matrix. At a same time, the transparent substrate is exposed from another side of the transparent away from the black matrix without using the photomask.
US09122148B2	Master template replication Systems and methods for providing multiple replicas from a master template are described. Replicas may be formed having a mesa. In one embodiment, a dummy fill region may be included on master template and/or replicas.
US09122147B2	Pattern forming process A pattern is formed by coating a resist composition comprising a resin comprising recurring units having an acid labile group, a photoacid generator, and a first organic solvent onto a processable substrate, prebaking, exposing, PEB, and developing in an organic solvent developer to form a negative pattern; heating the negative pattern to render it resistant to a second organic solvent; coating a solution of a resin having a carbon content of at least 75 wt % in the second organic solvent thereon, prebaking, and dry etching to effect image reversal for converting the negative pattern into a positive pattern.
US09122141B2	Micro-projector with clipping structure A micro-projector applied to a portable computer includes a projecting device and a clipping structure. The projecting device is capable of communicating with the portable computer through signals and projecting a projection light. The clipping structure is capable of clipping the portable computer selectively. The projecting device is disposed on the clipping structure.
US09122137B2	Housing for projection display device and projection display device including housing for projection display device The shield includes: a first dust-proof wall that is shiftable integrally with the projection lens, and has width a1 projecting from the projection lens to an A side; and a second dust-proof wall that is slidable within a range regulated by the regulator, and has length b1 on the A side. When the second dust-proof wall has length c2 shiftable to a B side, the projection lens and the second dust-proof wall form a space having length d1 on the A side, and the projection lens and the frame form a space having length e1 on the A side, a1≧d1, b1≧e1−d1, and b1+d1−e1≧c2 are satisfied.
US09122133B2	Camera mount for sports board A camera system is configured to detachably couple to a camera mount, which in turn can be attached to an apparatus such as a sports board. The camera mount includes a top mount portion and a bottom screw portion. The top mount portion includes a buckle component that can detachably couple to a camera system, and includes blade components having cutting edges that can cut through a sports board. The blade components surround a screw hole component, and when the blade components have pierced a surface of the sports board and cut through the board, an opening to the screw hole component is accessible from the underside of the board surface. The bottom screw portion includes a screw thread that can be inserted and screwed into the screw hole component, thus securing the camera mount to the sports board.
US09122126B2	Focusing lens assembly and camera having the same A focusing lens assembly for a camera includes a shaft member disposed in parallel with an optical axis of the camera, a lens mounting member through which the shaft member penetrates and on which a focusing lens is mounted, a focusing lens driving motor configured to allow the lens mounting member to slide according to the shaft member, and a rotating unit configured to rotate the lens mounting member in a first direction in which the focusing lens is deviated from the optical axis or in a second direction in which the focusing lens is arranged on the optical axis according to an ON/OFF operation of the camera power.
US09122125B2	Image-capturing apparatus and method of controlling the same An exposure control value is calculated based on a first photometric value calculated based on first image data read out from an image sensor and a second photometric value calculated based on second image data read out from the image sensor, and wherein the first image data is obtained without or with adding pixel signals and the second image data is obtained by adding a number of pixel signals larger than pixel the number of signals added to obtain the first image data.
US09122123B2	Projector having focus adjusting section for adjusting projection based on projection distance information, computer program product, and image projecting method A projector includes: a judging section that judges whether or not an event representing an instruction to project a message image containing a character string has occurred; a projection distance information generating section that generates projection distance information representing a projection distance when the event has occurred; a focus adjusting section that carries out focus adjustment for projection based on the projection distance information; and a projecting section that projects the message image after the focus adjustment is started.
US09122117B2	Liquid crystal display A liquid crystal display includes: a display area including: a first data line between a first pixel electrode and a second pixel electrode in a same pixel row, and connected to a first thin film transistor (“TFT”) and a second TFT, respectively; and a peripheral area including: a first parasitic capacitor capacity measuring unit including first gate capacity units and first data capacity units; a second parasitic capacitor capacity measuring unit including second gate capacity units and second data capacity units, where a relative arrangement between the first gate and data capacity units is the same as a relative arrangement between the gate and drain electrodes of the first TFT, and a relative arrangement between the second gate and data capacity units is the same as a relative arrangement between the gate and drain electrodes of the second TFT.
US09122115B2	Electro-optic device and electronic apparatus Disclosed an electro-optic device which includes a reflective pixel electrode which is formed on a base of a contact hole in an approximately rectangular shape or an approximately oval shape, and a side wall thereof, and a second insulating film which covers the reflective pixel electrode, and has a cavity in the contact hole, in which the film thickness of the reflective pixel electrode becomes large toward the upper part from the base of the contact hole.
US09122111B2	Liquid crystal display device In one embodiment, a first substrate includes a gate line extending in a first direction, a source line extending in a second direction orthogonally crossing the first direction, a pixel electrode including a main pixel electrode extending in the second direction, and a first alignment film covering the pixel electrode. A second substrate includes a common electrode having a pair of main common electrodes arranged on both sides sandwiching the main pixel electrode and a second alignment film covering the common electrode. A liquid crystal layer is held between the first alignment film and the second alignment film and includes liquid crystal molecules. The liquid crystal layer is formed of materials having negative dielectric constant anisotropy, and the liquid crystal molecules are initially aligned substantially in parallel with the first direction when electric field is not impressed between the pixel electrode and the common electrode.
US09122108B2	Liquid crystal display apparatus The apparatus comprises a first and a second substrate disposed facing each other, a first electrode comprising first openings provided to the first substrate, a second electrode comprising second openings provided to the second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and the second substrate. A display part is defined in a region where the first and the second electrode overlap, each of the first openings is formed into a rectangular shape in the planar view, each of the second openings is formed into a rectangular shape or cruciform shape in the planar view, the second electrode comprises rectangular regions cyclically disposed inside the display part in the planar view, the four sides that define each of the rectangular regions respectively contact any portion of the second openings, and each of the first openings is disposed overlapping any of the rectangular sections in the planar view.
US09122107B2	Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device is constituted such that sub-pixels are disposed in an array form in a first direction and a second direction orthogonal to each other, a plurality of gate lines are disposed in the second direction, an optical element for distributing the light to the second direction is disposed on the liquid crystal display device, liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal display device are controlled by an electric field almost in parallel to the surface of the liquid crystal display device, and a data line is disposed to obliquely divide the sub-pixels at a position different from the boundary between the sub-pixels neighboring in the second direction, where the data line can have a small angle with respect to the second direction, and the numerical aperture is not deteriorated greatly even when the lengths of apertures of the sub-pixels in the first direction are constant.
US09122102B2	Patterned vertical alignment pixel electrode A patterned vertical alignment (PVA) pixel electrode is disclosed. The PVA pixel electrode includes a first electrode and a second electrode. The first and second electrodes form a pre-tilt angle with respect to a periphery of the pixel. By disposing unequal lengths of indium-tin oxide (ITO) gaps at a periphery of the first and second electrodes, a distance between the first and second electrodes gradually becomes shortened from the center of the pixel outwards. The ITO gaps which are disposed at the periphery of a thin film transistor (TFT)-array substrate and/or a color filter (CF) are adjusted for eliminating a fringe field effect in the present invention, which a transmittance on the pixel regions is improved and an effect of image display quality is enhanced.
US09122100B2	Display module and display apparatus having the same A display module includes a display panel; a backlight unit which is disposed behind the display panel and configured to emit light toward the display panel; a bottom chassis configured to accommodate the backlight unit; and a reflective sheet which is disposed inside the bottom chassis and configured to reflect a light portion incident thereon toward the display panel. The reflective sheet includes a sheet bottom portion corresponding to a front surface of the bottom chassis, a sheet inclined portion which is obliquely formed to face a rear surface of the display panel, and a light adjustment portion which is provided on the sheet inclined portion and configured to adjust the light portion reflected by the sheet inclined portion.
US09122090B2	Transparent display device A transparent display device includes a color filter substrate, a driving substrate and a polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) layer. The color filter substrate includes a substrate, a light shielding structure and a plurality of color filter patterns. The light shielding structure is disposed on the substrate to define a plurality of sub-pixel regions and a blank sub-pixel region of the substrate. The color filter patterns respectively cover the sub-pixel regions of the substrate, but the blank sub-pixel region is not covered by the color filter patterns. The driving substrate corresponds to the color filter substrate. The PDLC layer is interposed between the color filter substrate and the driving substrate.
US09122085B2	Thermally controlled semiconductor optical waveguide An apparatus includes a conductive or semiconductive substrate and a dielectric layer located directly thereon. A semiconductor layer is located directly on the dielectric layer. The semiconductor layer includes a ridge waveguide and a heater strip extending parallel to the ridge waveguide. The heater strip is electrically isolated from the ridge waveguide and is doped to carry a current therein about parallel to the ridge waveguide.
US09122074B2	Diffractive binocular lens systems and methods A system of ophthalmic lenses contains a first lens for a first eye of a subject and a second lens for a second eye of a subject. The first lens includes a first lens shape having a first base refractive power and a first diffractive pattern imposed on the first lens shape, the diffractive pattern having a first lower diffraction order with a first lower diffractive power and a first higher diffraction order with a first higher diffractive power. The first lens includes lower and higher optical powers equal to the first base refractive power plus the first lower and higher diffractive powers, respectively. The second lens includes a second lens shape having a second base refractive power and a second diffractive pattern imposed on the second lens shape, the second diffractive pattern having a second lower diffraction order with a second lower diffractive power and a second higher diffraction order with a second higher diffractive power. The second lens includes lower and higher optical powers equal to the second base refractive power plus the second lower and higher diffractive powers, respectively. The first higher optical power has a negative LCA and the second lower optical power has a negative LCA. The second base refractive power does not equal either the second lower optical power or the higher optical power.
US09122064B2	Display device, terminal device, and display method Movement of a display device is detected, and an image is displayed in stereoscopic display or planar display depending on the detected movement.
US09122063B2	Virtual image displaying system A virtual image displaying system is disclosed and includes: a projector, an optical relaying device, a reflective mirror and a slit array. The projector has a main body and a projection lens connecting to the main body. The main body outputs a light beam by the projection lens. The optical relaying device faces the projection lens and is disposed under the projection lens. The reflective mirror is inclined relative to and disposed above the optical relaying device. The slit array is inclined relative to and disposed in front of the reflective mirror. The projection lens is further disposed between the reflective mirror and the slit array. Therefore, the virtual image displaying system has a compact configuration of components.
US09122061B2	Confocal optical scanner and confocal microscope A confocal optical scanner includes: a plurality of condenser elements each configured to concentrate illumination light to be applied on a sample to produce fluorescence from the sample; a plurality of optical scanning units including a plurality of openings each configured to allow the illumination light concentrated by the condenser element to pass the opening, the optical scanning units each configured to scan the sample with the illumination light that has passed through the opening; a moving mechanism configured to move the optical scanning units to select one of the optical scanning units; and an incident-angle adjusting part configured to adjust the incident angle of the illumination light incident on the optical scanning unit selected from the optical scanning units according to the selected optical scanning unit.
US09122060B2	Scanning image projector and method of driving scanning image projector A scanning image projector includes a laser light source, an MEMS scanner having a reflecting mirror which vibrates around first and second axes that are orthogonal to each other, and an MEMS control unit having a high speed drive circuit which causes resonant vibration of the reflecting mirror at high speed around the first axis, a low speed drive circuit which causes non-resonant vibration of the reflecting mirror at low speed around the second axis, and an offset drive circuit which offsets a position on the second axis in a non-resonant vibration region where the low-speed vibration is caused by a predetermined amount, wherein the MEMS control unit displays an image in a predetermined display region by drive signals from the high and the low speed drive circuits, and moves a position of the display region in the non-resonant vibration region by an offset signal from the offset drive circuit.
US09122052B2	Compact head-up display A head-up display, including an image source and a mirror positioned along parallel main planes and separated by a first distance, the mirror being shaped to form virtual images of the images provided by the image source at a second distance from the mirror, greater than the first distance.
US09122048B2	Image processing apparatus and image processing program Provided is an image processing apparatus and an image processing program which are capable of selectively and readily acquiring a geometrical physical quantity of a desired measuring portion. An object image is displayed based on object image data, and a measuring portion designating image corresponding to a specific portion of the object image is displayed based on designating image data. By operation of an operation part by a user, the displayed measuring portion designating image is moved relatively to the object image. When the measuring portion designating image is moved to a specific portion of the object image, a geometrical physical quantity of a measuring portion of the measuring object, previously set so as to correspond to that specific portion, is measured.
US09122046B2	Imaging lens An imaging lens including the first˜fifth lens arranged in sequence from an object side to an image side is provided. The first lens has at least one aspheric surface. The second lens with negative optical power has at least one aspheric surface and a convex surface facing towards the object side. The third lens with positive optical power has at least one aspheric surface and a concave surface facing towards the object side. The fourth lens with negative optical power has at least one aspheric surface and a concave surface facing towards the image side. The fifth lens with positive optical power has at least one aspheric surface and a convex surface facing towards the object side. By the above arrangement, the imaging lens has a shorter optical total length and a larger aperture for enhancing the image quality.
US09122042B2	Zoom lens A zoom lens including a first lens group, a second lens group, a third lens group, and a fourth lens group with positive, negative, positive, and positive refractive powers respectively arranged in sequence from an object side to an image side is provided. The first lens group includes a first lens and a second lens. The second lens group includes a third lens, a fourth lens, and a fifth lens. The third lens group includes a sixth lens. The fourth lens group includes a seventh lens, an eighth lens, and a ninth lens. The first lens, the second lens, the third lens, the fourth lens, the fifth lens, the sixth lens, the seventh lens, the eighth lens, and the ninth lens respectively having negative, positive, negative, negative, positive, positive, positive, negative, and positive refractive powers are arranged in sequence from the object side to the image side.
US09122033B2	Method to install sensing cables in monitoring wells A tubular seismic sensing cable for use in wells and a method of deployment into wells to provide higher seismic sensitivity.
US09122026B2	Optical waveguide, opto-electric hybrid board, and optical module The present invention relates to an optical waveguide comprising a lower cladding layer, a patternized core layer and an upper cladding layer, wherein a striking part for positioning is provided in one end part thereof, and an optical path turning mirror face is formed in a position different from a striking part-forming end part in the above core layer.Capable of being provided are an optical waveguide and an optoelectronic circuit board each having a simple configuration in which an optical device is not mounted on an optical wiring part or an optoelectronic composite wiring part and capable of connecting an optical device with a core of an optical waveguide in an optical wiring part (optical waveguide) or an optoelectronic composite wiring part (optoelectronic circuit board) at a high position accuracy and an optical module comprising an optical waveguide or an optoelectronic circuit board and a connector.
US09122025B2	Optical module A prism/lens array (25) in the present invention is a grass prism having an approximately 45 degrees tapered part. A plurality of lenses (31) are provided side by side on the front surface of the prism/lens array (25). A pair of protrusions (33) are formed on both sides of lenses (31) on the surface on which the lenses (31) are provided. The protrusions (33) are formed in the top-bottom direction of the prism/lens array (25) and roughly V-shaped cross sections. Grooves (35) are provided in an inside surface of a prism-securing part (19), in areas corresponding to the protrusions (33). The grooves (35) are shaped such that the protrusions (33) can fit into the grooves; for example, the grooves could have roughly V-shaped cross sections.
US09122023B2	Optical waveguide device and method of manufacturing the same An optical waveguide device includes, a substrate, an optical waveguide arranged on the substrate, an optical element arranged on the substrate and optically coupled to one end part of the optical waveguide, a flame retardant adhesive layer covering the optical waveguide, and a connector portion adhered to other end part of the optical waveguide by the flame retardant adhesive layer.
US09122018B2	Cassette for optical fiber amplifier, optical fiber amplifier and light source device Grooves (22, 23) for containing an optical fiber and five recesses (24) for containing the optical components for an optical fiber amplifier are provided in the surface of a substrate (21). An optical fiber fitted in a groove (23a) for containing the optical fiber and introduced to the substrate (21) is passed through a groove (22a) for containing the optical fiber and fitted in a groove (22) for containing the optical fiber, thence passed through a groove (22b) for containing the optical fiber and introduced to the outside of the substrate (21). In the recess (24) for containing the optical component for an optical fiber amplifier, an optical component such as a photocoupler is fitted and coupled with the optical fiber. Light such as pumping light is passed through an optical fiber contained in the groove (23) for containing the optical fiber and introduced to an optical component such as a photocoupler. When the optical fiber and the optical component for an optical fiber amplifier are contained in such a recess of the cassette, they can be contained orderly.
US09122014B2	Optical mechanism of miniaturized optical spectrometers An optical mechanism for a miniaturized spectrometer comprises an input unit, an upper waveguide plate, a lower waveguide plate, and a miniature diffraction grating. The input unit is used to receive an optical signal and direct the optical signal to the interior of the optical mechanism. The upper waveguide plate has a first reflective surface. The lower waveguide plate having a second reflective surface aligned substantially parallel to the upper waveguide plate. The first reflective surface is located opposite to the second reflective surface. An optical channel is formed between the first reflective surface and the second reflective surface, so that optical signal from the input unit can travel in the optical channel. The miniature diffraction grating separates the optical signal transmitted in the optical channel into a plurality of spectral components and directs the spectral components to an image capture module at an end of the miniaturized spectrometer.
US09122013B2	Variable transmission window The various embodiments include variable optical transmission devices with uniform or patterned polarizers or wave retarders configured to provide continuous or nearly continuous variations in light transmission based on linear translation. For example, embodiments include a variable transmission window including a first uniform polarizer with a first polarization axis, a second uniform polarizer with a second polarization axis, a first patterned wave retarder positioned between the first and second polarizers and including a first plurality of domains configured to vary in at least one of optic axis, thickness, or birefringence, and a second patterned wave retarder positioned between the first and second polarizers and including a second plurality of domains configured to vary in at least one of optic axis, thickness, or birefringence. The first or second wave retarder is configured to be linearly translatable relative to the other wave retarder.
US09122006B1	Integrated polarization splitter and rotator Embodiments of the invention describe photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for accomplishing polarization splitting and rotation. Embodiments of the invention include a first waveguide to receive light comprising orthogonally polarized transverse electric (TE) and transverse magnetic (TM) modes, and a second waveguide disposed below the first waveguide and comprising a reverse taper-shaped side to adiabatically receive one of the polarization modes (e.g., the TE mode) of the received light from the first waveguide. Said horizontal offset between the first and the reverse taper-shaped side of the second waveguide comprises an offset such that, for example, the TM mode of the received light is rotated to a TE mode in the first waveguide. The above described offsets and taper shaped structures may also be used in an optical combiner.
US09122005B2	Electrowetting retroreflector devices, systems, and methods Switchable retroreflector devices that are modulated via electrowetting. The devices include an electrically-conductive polar fluid and a non-polar fluid that is immiscible with the polar fluid. The polar and the non-polar fluids differ in at least one optical property. The fluids are contained in a fluid vessel, or an array of fluid vessels. The fluids are at least partially viewable. A voltage source is configured to selectively apply an electromechanical force to the polar fluid causing repositioning and/or geometrical change of the fluids such that retroreflection in created, or suppressed, by optical refraction or by optical attenuation.
US09122002B2	Tabular member and structure with observation port Disclosed is a tabular member that has an excellent low reflectivity and that can reduce coloring due to reflected light. In at least one example embodiment, specifically disclosed is a tabular member which comprises a base, a first antireflective film disposed on a surface of the base, and a second antireflective film disposed on the other surface of the base. The first and second antireflective films each have a plurality of projections on the surface thereof, and the distances between the apexes of two adjacent projections are shorter than or equal to the wavelength of visible light. The light obtained by combining the light reflected from the surface of the first antireflective film and the light reflected from the surface of the second antireflective film together has flat wavelength dispersion within the range of visible light.
US09121995B2	Optical fiber having holes Each of a first clad region (12) and a second clad region (13) has holes (12a, 13a) which have identical diameters and are periodically formed so that the first clad region (12) and the second clad region (13) each have an effective refractive index lower than a refractive index of a core region (11), the effective refractive index of the first clad region (12) being lower than that of the second clad region (13).
US09121992B2	Image reading device, housing of carriage and carriage A development device includes an imaging lens and light shielding walls. The imaging lens includes a body part having a constant diameter and both end parts arranged at both ends in an optical axial direction having diameters larger than the body part to capture a reflected light from a document onto an imaging part. The light shielding walls has a space with an interval larger than the diameter of the body part and smaller than the diameters of the both end parts, allowing the body part of the imaging lens to be arranged in the space, and shielding a light in the optical axial direction.
US09121989B2	Illuminating device, display device, and television receiving device Provided is an illuminating device capable of uniformalizing intensity distribution in a plane of light that is emitted to the outside even when a light source includes a non-emitting portion or a low reflective portion. The illuminating device includes a light source including a plurality of light-emitting elements, and a light guide member including an entrance face opposing the light source, from which light emitted from the light source enters the inside of the light guide member, wherein the light source includes a non-emitting portion where the light-emitting elements are not disposed, and wherein light projected from a portion of the light source, the portion being close to the non-emitting portion, onto the entrance face of the light guide member is higher in intensity than light projected from the other portion of the light source onto the entrance face of the light guide member.
US09121973B2	Wafer level lens, lens sheet and manufacturing method thereof A method of manufacturing a lens sheet including following steps is provided. A first structure is provided. The first structure includes a first transparent substrate and a first lens film attached to the first transparent substrate. A second structure is provided. The second structure includes a second transparent substrate and a second lens film. The second transparent substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The second lens film is attached to the first surface. The first lens film is attached to the second lens film. A third lens film is formed on the second surface of the second substrate after the first lens film is attached to the second lens film. Moreover, a lens sheet and a wafer level lens are also provided.
US09121972B2	In-situ system calibration A method for re-calibrating installed downhole sensors used in hydrocarbon wells by the application of a calibration string inserted in the wells and deployed in close proximity to the installed downhole sensor.
US09121969B2	Power savings mode for ocean bottom seismic data acquisition systems Embodiments of the invention provide methods, systems, and apparatus for conserving power while conducting an ocean bottom seismic survey. Sensor nodes placed on an ocean floor may be configured to operate in at least an idle mode and an active mode. When a seismic source boat approached the sensor node, the node may adjust its mode of operation from an idle mode to an active mode. After the seismic source boat is no longer near the sensor node, the idle mode may be entered again to conserve power.
US09121967B2	Method and apparatus for well-bore proximity measurement while drilling An apparatus for determining a distance between a first borehole and a second borehole is provided that in one embodiment includes a rotating magnet on a tool configured for placement in the second borehole for inducing magnetization in a magnetic object in the first borehole, a first coil and a second coil placed radially symmetrically with respect to an axis of the tool, the first coil providing a first signal and second coil providing a second signal responsive to a magnetic flux resulting from the magnetization in the magnetic object in the first borehole, and a controller configured to combine the first signal and the second signal and determining distance between the first borehole and the second borehole using the combined signal.
US09121966B2	Media displacement device and method of improving transfer of electromagnetic energy between a tool and an earth formation A media displacement device has a body configured to be positioned radially outwards of a tool having an antenna for transmitting electromagnetic energy to or receiving electromagnetic energy from an earth formation. The body is made of materials causing less power loss to electromagnetic energy transmitted or received by the tool than the media the body is configured to displace.
US09121962B2	Method and conduit for transmitting signals A method for making a conduit for transmitting signals along its length includes forming one or more grooves in at least one of the inner and outer walls of a tubular body that extend substantially to a communicative coupler, and securing one or more conductive wires within the one or more grooves. A conduit for transmitting signals along its length in a borehole environment includes one or more conductive wires extending through and being secured within one or more grooves of a tubular body, the one or more conductive wires in signal communication with a communicative coupler so as to establish one or more wired links. The conduit may include a means for securing the one or more conductive wires within the one or more grooves.
US09121961B2	Seismic frequency sweep enhancement A method of performing a seismic sweep includes forming a composite force profile; constructing a target seismic frequency sweep using the composite force profile; and operating a seismic source using the constructed target frequency seismic sweep.
US09121958B2	Scanning systems The invention provides methods, systems and detector arrangements for scanning an object moving in a first direction that includes the steps of irradiating the object with radiation having a peak energy of at least 900 keV, providing a first detector region having a thickness of at least 2 mm and a second detector region having a thickness of at least 5 mm where the second detector region is arranged to receive radiation that has passed through the first detector region, and detecting the radiation after it has interacted with or passed through the object in order to provide information relating to the object.
US09121951B2	Deposition substrate and scintillator panel An object of the invention is to provide a scintillator panel which exhibits excellent cuttability and can be cut without the occurrence of problems such as the separation of a scintillator layer and which can give radiographic images such as X-ray images with excellent sensitivity and sharpness. The scintillator panel of the invention includes a reflective layer and a scintillator layer formed by deposition on a support, and the reflective layer includes light-scattering particles and a specific binder resin and has a specific thickness.
US09121939B2	Self calibration for crane geometry Methods and systems are disclosed for calibrating a crane for crane geometry. A Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver antenna is disposed on a point along a boom assembly of the crane, the crane configured to pivot about a pivot point. A working arm of the crane is rotated about the pivot point to at least three different positions. Three locations are determined in a geo-referenced coordinate system of the at least three different positions. A location of the pivot point is determined based on the three locations.
US09121938B2	Communication apparatus A communication apparatus includes a Doppler shift amount calculation unit configured to calculate a Doppler shift amount of a reception signal which is obtained by modulating a signal, for which spectrum spreading is performed by using a predetermined spread code, by a predetermined carrier frequency, a frequency shift amount setting unit configured to set a frequency shift amount on the basis of the Doppler shift amount, a frequency conversion unit configured to shift the frequency of the reception signal by the frequency shift amount, a coherent addition unit configured to perform coherent addition of the reception signal, a spread code generation unit configured to generate a spread code, and a phase detection unit configured to perform correlation calculation between a calculation result of the coherent addition and the spread code and detect a phase of the spread code of the reception signal on the basis of the correlation calculation result.
US09121937B2	Method and apparatus for tracking a global navigation satellite system within the constraints of an indoor facility A method and chipset for tracking a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) within the constraints of an indoor facility. The method includes receiving assistance information on the GNSS on a mobile communication system; and sorting orbiting satellites within the GNSS by elevation angles. Additionally, lower elevation satellites are correlated within the GNSS prior to correlating higher elevation satellites.
US09121933B2	Computing of robust and improved signal-in-space accuracy parameters in a regional or global navigation satellite system Method, computer program to implement method, storage medium to store the program and apparatus for computing Signal-in-Space Accuracy (SISA) parameters in a regional or Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). The method includes at least of: determining individual Signal-in-Space Error (SISE) vectors; mapping individual SISE vectors to a service area; accumulating empirical sample sets; processing density functions of estimations of accumulated sample sets; individually overbounding density functions in one of an overbounding sense related to the regional or GNSS or in a paired overbounding with excess mass sense; and selecting a worst case according to predefined requirements.
US09121931B2	Mobile device location estimation The present disclosure is directed towards mobile device location estimation, and more particularly, to indoor mobile device location estimation. One computer-implemented method includes using indoor floor map, indoor wireless local area network (WLAN) access point (AP) location map and constructing a pseudo-AP map associated with an indoor location, wherein the pseudo-AP map includes at least one pseudo-AP, each pseudo-AP a function of at least a radio-frequency (RF) signal strength indication (RSSI) associated with at least one actual AP associated with the indoor location; estimating a mobile device location within the boundaries of the indoor location using at least one actual AP associated with the indoor location, and at least one pseudo-AP from the pseudo-AP map associated with the indoor location; and using the estimated mobile device location for indoor navigation within the indoor location.
US09121929B2	Position output device using satellite navigation system A position output device for outputting position data indicating a current position of an object, is based on position data of a determined current position of the object as determined by a satellite navigation system. When a position jump has occurred in the position data from the satellite navigation system, an appropriate current position is outputted. An estimated current position is generated based on the output position outputted at the latest update time. It is determined whether or not a position jump has occurred, based on the distance between the estimated position and the satellite navigation system-based determined position, which is being updated by the satellite navigation system. When it is determined that a position jump has occurred, a position adjustment vector is generated by calculation, which is then used to generate an adjusted position.
US09121923B2	Interference detection, characterization and location in a wireless communications or broadcast system A Wide Area Sensor Network (WASN) is disclosed that utilizes wideband software defined radios (SDRs) to monitor RF energy over a wide frequency range, detect when critical frequencies are being jammed or otherwise interfered with, and locate the source of the interference so that the interference can be eliminated. The WASN may use one or more geolocation techniques In addition, the WASN may detect and locate unauthorized transmitters as well as estimate the transmitted power of authorized transmitters to assure they are not transmitting more power than authorized.
US09121921B2	Location information collection method and system for dual SIM mobile terminals A location information collection method and system for dual SIM mobile terminals are provided. The method includes sending, by a mobile terminal, a request for location information of the dual Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) terminal to at least one of multiple service centers providing communication services related respectively to SIM cards of the dual SIM terminal, collecting, by the at least one service center, information regarding multiple base stations in which identification information elements of the SIM cards are respectively last registered, and generating tentative location information of the dual SIM terminal based on the collected base station information, and sending, by the at least one service center, the base station information or the tentative location information to the mobile terminal.
US09121913B2	System for detecting a failure associated with an inverter or associated machine An inverter comprises a first pair of semiconductor devices with switched terminals that are coupled in series between a positive terminal and a negative terminal of a direct current bus. An analog interface adjusts a voltage levels at measurement nodes associated with control terminals of the semiconductor devices. An analog-to-digital converter has analog inputs for receiving the adjusted voltage levels of the measurement nodes and outputting corresponding digital count data for each measurement node. A data processor is adapted to detect the fault or absence of a fault in the inverter based on the conformity of the digital count to one or more reference ranges stored in a data storage device for corresponding switch states of the semiconductor devices.
US09121909B2	Method for estimating state-of-charge of lithium ion battery The invention relates to the technical field of lithium-ion batteries, in particular to a method for estimating the state of charge of a lithium-ion battery. The method includes: charging a lithium-ion battery, recording multiple groups of ampere-hour integral values, and states of charge and voltage values corresponding to the ampere-hour integral values; taking the maximum value in the multiple groups of ampere-hour integral values as the first ampere-hour integral value, the state of charge corresponding to the first ampere-hour integral value as the first state of charge, and the voltage value corresponding to the first ampere-hour integral value as the first voltage value; monitoring the lithium-ion battery in real time, recording a real-time second ampere-hour integral value and a second voltage value, obtaining a second state of charge by an ampere-hour measuring method; and if the second voltage value is consistent with the first voltage value and the second state of charge is inconsistent with the first state of charge, replacing the second state of charge with the first state of charge. The invention increases the reliable evidence for judging the online equalization of the battery pack and most importantly avoids the situation where the state of charge of the battery can be corrected only on condition that the battery pack works at the extreme state of charge, and lowers the influences of the full charge and discharge on the lifetime of the battery.
US09121898B2	Radiator module system for automatic test equipment A radiator module system for automatic test equipment, wherein the automatic test equipment comprises at least one test arm, with the front end of the test arm being configured with a test head, and a closed-loop circulating cooling device is installed on the test arm. The closed-loop circulating cooling device includes a conduit which is in contact with the cooling device, internally contains an working fluid and is connected to the test head, a cooling device, a set of fans and a driving source for driving the working fluid. The closed-loop circulating cooling device can operate to circulate and exchange heat energy generated by a device under test (DUT) tightly stressed by downward pressure applied with the test arm, and brings up airflows by means of the fans to perform heat exchange on the cooling device thereby dissipating the generated heat energy.
US09121893B2	Combined PET/MR imaging system and APD-based pet detector for use in simultaneous PET/MR imaging APD-based PET modules are provided for use in combined PET/MR imaging. Each module includes a number of independent, optically isolated detectors. Each detector includes an array of scintillator (e.g. LSO) crystals read out by an array of APDs. The modules are positioned in the tunnel of a MR scanner. Simultaneous, artifact-free images can be acquired with the APD-based PET and MR system resulting in a high-resolution and cost-effective integrated PET/MR system.
US09121891B2	Apparatus and methods for de-embedding through substrate vias An apparatus for de-embedding through substrate vias is provided. The apparatus may include pads on a first side of a substrate are coupled to through vias extending through a substrate, wherein pairs of the through vias are interconnected by transmission lines of varying lengths along a second side of the substrate. The apparatus may further include pairs of pads coupled together by transmission lines of the same varying lengths. Apparatuses may include through vias surrounding a through via device under test. The surrounding through vias are connected to the through via device under test by a backside metal layer. The apparatus may further include a dummy structure having an area equal to an area of the backside metal layer.
US09121886B2	Magnetoresistive sensor including an amorphous insertion layer excluding glass former elements Implementations disclosed herein allow a signal detected by a magnetoresistive (MR) sensor to be improved by providing for one or more alloyed layers that each include a ferromagnetic material and a refractory material. The alloyed layers are provided adjacent to a shield element or between soft magnetic layers of the sensor stack.
US09121878B2	Method for contactless determination of electrical potential using oscillating electrode, and device The electrical potential of an object is determined by providing a mechanically oscillating electrode located at a distance from the object and making the electrode mechanically oscillate. A change in a state of electric charge of the electrode over time and amplitudes of at least two frequency components during the change in the state of electric charge over time are determined. Based on the amplitudes, at least one parameter that forms part of the value of a capacitance of an arrangement formed by the electrode and the object is determined, so that the capacitance of the arrangement formed by the electrode and object can be determined based on the parameter. Finally, the electrical potential is determined from the change in the state of electric charge and the capacitance.
US09121876B2	Generated power output measuring apparatus A generated power output measuring apparatus includes a load unit connected to a connecting wire between a power generator using natural energy and a power conditioner configured to supply electric power of the power generator to an external load, the load unit being configured to draw a current from the power generator, a measuring unit configured to measure a voltage and current of the power generator via the load unit, and a control unit configured to increase the current flowing through the load unit and cause the measuring unit to make a measurement when the voltage measured by the measuring unit is in a range of operating voltage of the power conditioner.
US09121866B2	System and method for inertial sensor offset compensation The present invention provides an improved method and system for compensation of inertial sensors. In one implementation a modified moving average is applied to provide dynamic offset compensation for an inertial sensor output that is calculated when a vehicle is in motion.
US09121863B2	Systems and methods for a limb strike detector Systems and methods for a limb strike detector are provided. In certain embodiments, a system for detecting limb strikes comprises an inertial measurement unit (IMU) that provides inertial measurements; and a processing unit that receives the inertial measurements from the IMU. In certain embodiments, computer readable instructions direct the processing unit to determine multiple local vertical acceleration samples, wherein each local vertical acceleration sample in the multiple local vertical acceleration samples defines an acceleration component along the local vertical axis and an associated time; integrate the multiple local vertical acceleration samples to determine multiple local vertical velocity samples; identify limb strike regions from the multiple local vertical velocity samples, wherein a limb strike region is associated with a local vertical velocity sample in the plurality of local vertical velocity samples; and determine limb strike times based on the identified limb strike regions and the multiple local vertical acceleration samples.
US09121862B2	Method and device for measuring the rotational speed of a turbocompressor, and motor vehicle A method and a device for measuring the rotational speed of a turbocompressor, in particular a turbocharger of a motor vehicle. A frequency of pressure pulses generated in the medium the blades or by the shaft of the turbocompressor is measured using high-frequency signal portion of a pressure sensor, and the turbocompressor rotational speed is ascertained from the measured pressure pulse frequency. Furthermore, the charge pressure of the turbocompressor can be ascertained from the low-frequency signal of the pressure sensor so that a single sensor is sufficient for both measurements. The pressure sensor can be arranged in the intake system downstream of the compressor, upstream or downstream of an intercooler.
US09121860B1	Acoustic airspeed measurement system and method A system and method involve determining the airspeed of a vehicle using the propagation time of an acoustic signal from a transmitter located at one end of the vehicle to a receiver located at the other end of the vehicle. A digital representation of the acoustic signal is created and stored within non-volatile memory within the transmitter, then converted into an electrical signal which is filtered, amplified, and input into a transducer contained within the transmitter. The transducer radiates an acoustic signal toward the receiver, which receives and filters the acoustic signal, converts it into a digital signal, and processes the digital signal to determine the acoustic signal propagation time. The acoustic signal may have a continuous wave form, a duty cycle of about 100%, a peak to average amplitude ratio of less than about 2.5, and Fourier components of substantially equal amplitude and random phase.
US09121858B2	Methods and kits for detecting cardiac remodeling in subjects without clinical signs of heart failure The present relates to a method for detecting cardiac remodeling in a subject without clinical signs of heart failure comprising determining the level of the NGAL-MMP9 complex in a blood sample obtained from the patient.
US09121857B2	Immunochromatography devices, methods and kits A membrane-based assay device, methods and kits for determining the presence or quantity of an analyte in a test sample are provided. The immunochromatographic device comprises a membrane having a capture antibody bound thereto at a test zone, wherein the capture antibody is capable of binding with an analyte, in particular a Z-AAT protein present in a sample from a PiZ gene carrier.
US09121856B2	Method and system for diagnosis of Lawsonia intracellularis A method, system, and kit are provided for diagnosing L. intracellularis infection or exposure in a subject. The method includes purifying whole L. intracellularis from host cells and host debris produced in or on a suitable medium and adhering the purified whole L. intracellularis on a suitable material to form an antigen substrate for determining whether a subject produces L. intracellularis-specific antibodies against the antigen to thereby indicate L. intracellularis exposure or infection in the subject. The kit includes purified whole L. intracellularis produced from host cells and host debris adhered to a suitable material to form an antigen substrate adapted for screening serum from a subject. A method for diagnosing L. intracellularis exposure or infection in a subject includes acquiring a serum sample from a subject, introducing the serum sample to an antigen substrate followed by detecting a presence of L. intracellularis-specific antibodies in the serum.
US09121853B2	B7-H4 expression on tumor vasculature Methods of evaluating patients by assessing expression of B7-H4 in the vasculature are described.
US09121846B2	Daikenchuto bioassay method and quality management method using same The invention intends to provide a bioassay method using a simple in-vitro test for Daikinchuto, and further to provide a more highly accurate method for quality control of Daikenchuto using the same. These methods are a bioassay method for the pharmacological activity of Daikenchuto, characterized in that a test sample containing Daikenchuto is added to cultured serotonin-producing cells, and the serotonin content in the culture supernatant is subsequently measured; and a quality control method for Daikenchuto preparations in which the pharmacological activity of a test preparation and a reference preparation for which the pharmacological effect as Daikenchuto has been clinically confirmed are evaluated under the same conditions, and the equivalence of the reference preparation and testing preparation is evaluated.
US09121838B2	Ammonia sensor using wavelength modulation spectroscopy An ammonia sensor can include a laser detector configured to provide stable sample readings. The sensor can implement a method including processing the recorded intensity of the laser beam to determine a first harmonic component and a second harmonic component and the amount of ammonia in the sample.
US09121833B2	Defect inspecting apparatus A defect inspecting apparatus includes a first light source, a first image capture device that receives the reflection light emitted from the first light source and reflected by the outer peripheral surface of a lip part to grab the image of the outer peripheral surface of the lip part, a second light source, a second image capture device 8 that receives the reflection light emitted from the second light source and reflected by a load face to grab the image of the load face, a third light source, a third image capture device that receives the reflection light emitted from the third light source and reflected by a thread bottom face inspection zone 106 to grab the image of the thread bottom face inspection zone, and an inspection device for inspecting defects by processing the captured images grabbed by the first to third image capture devices.
US09121830B2	Spectrometer apparatus using continuous wave laser and photomultiplier tube Disclosed is a spectrometer apparatus using a continuous wave laser and a photomultiplier tube. The spectrometer apparatus includes a continuous wave laser irradiating part to irradiate a continuous wave laser to introduced particles, a scattering light measuring part to measure a scattering light emitted from the particles due to the continuous wave laser, a triggering signal generator to generate a triggering signal if a measurement value of the scattering light measuring part is greater than a preset value or equal to the preset value, a pulse laser irradiating part to receive the triggering signal to irradiate a pulse laser to the particles, and a spectral analysis part to measure an emission light generated from the particles due to the pulse wave laser to analyze elements consisting of the particles.
US09121819B2	Gas sensor A gas sensor including an internal space, a first electrode, a second electrode, a pumping cell, a third electrode, a fourth electrode, a measuring cell, and a porous diffusion layer. The first and third electrodes, and the second and fourth electrodes are formed inside and outside the internal space, respectively. The pumping cell includes the first and second electrodes, and the measuring cell includes the third and fourth electrodes. The pumping cell pumps oxygen from the internal space when a predetermined voltage is applied between the first and second electrodes. The third electrode reduces an oxide gas component in a predetermined gas component to which a predetermined diffusion resistance has been applied by the porous diffusion layer. The measuring cell measures current flow between the third and fourth electrodes when a voltage corresponding to the degree of reduction in the third electrode is applied between the third and fourth electrodes.
US09121818B2	Movable body spectrum measuring apparatus and movable body spectrum measuring method A movable body spectrum measuring apparatus includes a spectrum sensor mounted in a movable body to measure spectrum data containing information including wavelength information and optical intensity information of a measuring object, a processor mounted in the movable body to discriminate the measuring object by processing the measured spectrum data, and a signal transmission path for transmitting the measured spectrum data from the spectrum sensor to the processor. The movable body spectrum measuring apparatus further includes a data transfer device which acquires reconfigured spectrum data by reconfiguring the measured spectrum data so that selected information as predetermined information is selected from the information contained in the measured spectrum data. The data transfer device transfers the reconfigured spectrum data to the processor via the signal transmission path.
US09121817B1	Ultrasonic testing device having an adjustable water column An ultrasonic testing device having a variable fluid column height is disclosed. An operator is able to adjust the fluid column height in real time during an inspection to to produce optimum ultrasonic focus and separate extraneous, unwanted UT signals from those stemming from the area of interest.
US09121814B2	Method and apparatus for determining a fraction of an adsorbed material contained in an adsorber material A method for determining a fraction of an adsorbed material contained in a formed body serving as an adsorber material. For the case in which the adsorber material is present in the form of a formed body, at least two electrodes are arranged, spaced apart from one another, on a surface of the formed body and/or are firmly inserted in the formed body; that, for the case, in which the adsorber material is present in the form of a powder or granulate, a corresponding formed body made of the same material is durably inserted in the powder or granular material. The electrodes are supplied with an alternating electrical current, whereby an electrical characteristic variable is ascertained; and, based on the characteristic variable, degree of saturation of the adsorber material is ascertained. Furthermore, a corresponding apparatus is claimed.
US09121811B2	Method and device for inspection of liquid articles Disclosed are a method and a device for security-inspection of liquid articles with dual-energy CT imaging. The method comprises the steps of obtaining one or more CT images including physical attributes of liquid article to be inspected by CT scanning and a dual-energy reconstruction method; acquiring the physical attributes of each liquid article from the CT image; and determining whether there are drugs concealed in the inspected liquid article based on the difference between the acquired physical attributes and reference physical attributes of the inspected liquid article. The CT scanning can be implemented by a normal CT scanning technique, or a spiral CT scanning technique. In the normal CT scanning technique, the scan position can be preset, or set by the operator with a DR image, or set by automatic analysis of the DR image.
US09121796B2	Method for execution upon processing of at least one histological sample The invention relates to a method for execution upon processing of at least one histological sample that is arranged, in particular after an infiltration process, in a closed cassette (2). The method is characterized in that prior to opening of the cassette (2), the sample is detached from the cover of the cassette (2) and/or isolated.
US09121792B1	System and apparatus for filtering particles A modular pre-filtration apparatus may be beneficial to extend the life of a filter. The apparatus may include an impactor that can collect a first set of particles in the air, and a scroll filter that can collect a second set of particles in the air. A filter may follow the pre-filtration apparatus, thus causing the life of the filter to be increased.
US09121783B2	Torque sensor rotor Disclosed is a rotor for a torque sensor configured to improve a mechanical coupling force with respect to a jig in a process of adjusting a torque center, thus enabling a fine adjustment, the rotor including a rotor body having a sleeve coupled to a rotating shaft and a yoke protruding from an outer circumference of the sleeve, a ring-shaped magnet coupled to an outer circumference of the yoke, and an anti-slip structure formed on the rotor body and partially coming into contact with a jig during a rotating process for adjusting a torque center, thus inhibiting slipping between the rotor body and the jig when a rotating force is transmitted, so that slipping between the jig and the rotor body is inhibited to enable precise transmission of the rotating force whereby accuracy is improved during fine adjustment of the torque center.
US09121778B2	Apparatus for determining deformation response One aspect of the inventive technology may be generally described as a method for determining test object deformation response that comprises the steps of moving a deformation force deliverer 1 to deliver deformation force 24 to a test object 3; adjusting a deformation force deliverer affecting input so as to meet at least one constraint while performing the step of moving the deformation force deliverer 1; deforming the test object 3 with the deformation force 24; and determining test object response to the deformation force. Corollary apparatus, in addition to other inventive apparatus and method aspects relating variously to test object deformation response determination are part of the inventive technology. Such aspects may relate to the use of a linear actuator 15 in a test object deformation and to identity of motion of a deformation force deliverer 3 and a force deliverer drive component 75, as herein described.
US09121767B2	System clock counter counting ring oscillator pulses during programmed value A method of programming a ring oscillator for use as a temperature sensor comprises selecting an initial number of delay elements for use in a ring oscillator. The method further comprise starting a system clock counter and counting pulses of the ring oscillator until the system clock counter reaches a programmed value. The method also comprises determining whether a number of counted ring oscillator pulses is between lower and upper count thresholds and changing the number of delay elements for the ring oscillator as a result of the number of counted ring oscillator pulses being less than the lower count threshold or greater than the upper count threshold.
US09121757B2	Terahertz ellipsometer system, and method of use A terahertz ellipsometer, the basic preferred embodiment being a sequential system having a backward wave oscillator (BWO); a first rotatable polarizer that includes a wire grid (WGP1); a rotating polarizer that includes a wire grid (RWGP); a stage (STG) for supporting a sample (S); a rotating retarder (RRET) comprising first (RP), second (RM1), third (RM2) and fourth (RM3) elements; a second rotatable polarizer that includes a wire grid (WGP2); and a Golay cell detector (DET).
US09121753B2	Control techniques for motor driven systems utilizing back-EMF measurement techniques A method and apparatus for automatic resonance detection is disclosed for a motor-driven mechanical system such as a voice coil motor (VCM) in which a resonance detector and driver are provided. The automatic resonance detector is implemented on the same integrated circuit as the driver, and dynamically determines the natural resonant frequency of the VCM driven by the driver. The resonant frequency is determined by measuring the back electromotive force (BEMF) of the VCM, detecting the slope of the BEMF signal, and determining the resonant frequency from the slope of the BEMF signal.
US09121743B2	Process variable transmitter system with analog communication A process variable transmitter system for sensing a first pressure at a first location and second pressure at a second location, includes a first transmitter having a first pressure sensor configured to sense the first pressure and first analog output stage coupled to the first sensor configured to provide an analog output signal related to the first pressure. A second pressure transmitter includes a second pressure sensor configured to sense the second pressure and spaced apart from the first pressure sensor. A second analog output stage provides an analog output related to the second pressure. An analog processing stage provides a processed output related to the first and second pressures. A two-wire output is configured to provide an analog current output on a two-wire process variable loop based upon the processed output.
US09121740B2	Magnetic-inductive flow meter and method for its production A magnetic-inductive flow meter with at least one measurement tube, a magnetic field generating apparatus for generating a magnetic field which runs at least also perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the measurement tube, and two measurement electrodes, the measurement tube having a metallic base body provided with a thermoplastic cover layer, a virtual connecting line of the two measurement electrodes running perpendicular to the direction of the magnetic field which is permeating the measurement tube perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the measurement tube. The penetration sites of the measurement tube at which the measurement electrodes penetrate the measurement tube are easily made liquid-tight by a liquid-tight connection which has been produced by heating of the cover layer at the penetration sites for sealing the thermoplastic cover layer of the measurement tube to the measurement electrodes.
US09121739B2	Magnetic-inductive flowmeter A magnetic-inductive flowmeter with a measuring tube having a measuring section, a magnetic field generating apparatus for generating a magnetic field in the measuring section of the measuring tube, and two electrodes which are located in the measuring section of the measuring tube for detecting the measurement voltage, the magnetic field generating apparatus having magnet coils which are located outside of the measuring section of the measuring tube and have a respective coil core. The cores of the magnet coils with reference to the magnetic flux make contact with two yoke elements via magnetic connection elements in a magnetically highly conductive manner and the yoke elements partially border the measuring section of the measuring tube.
US09121735B2	Encoder, lens apparatus, and camera capable of detecting position of object An encoder includes a base, a cylinder rotatable in a circumferential direction with respect to the base, at least three supporting portions rotatably supporting the cylinder with respect to the base, a connecting portion provided on the cylinder and rotatable within a first range between two supporting portions of the at least three supporting portions, a scale attached to the cylinder, and a detector configured to detect a position of the cylinder with respect to the base by using the scale, and the detector is arranged within a second range different from the first range.
US09121727B2	Low-energy-consumption temperature compensation for a detection system A detection system that includes an emitter, a power supply source, a receiver, a detector, and a processor. The emitter includes a light-emitting diode that emits a luminous signal. The power supply source applies a constant voltage to the light-emitting diode. The receiver senses the luminous signal emitted by the light-emitting diode and generates a first input signal representative of the luminous signal detected. The detector measures the current passing through the light-emitting diode and generates a second input signal representative of the current measured. The processor is connected to the receiver and provides an output signal as a function of the first input signal and of the second input signal.
US09121726B2	Environmental feedback and remediation system A system for the remediation of non-compliant inspection items located at remote locations by infield operator comprising: server computer readable instructions stored on the server computer readable medium that, when executed by the processor, provides for: transmitting the inspection protocol to the remote computing device, receiving an inspection result from the remote computing device representing a measurement taken for one of the inspection items inspected by the infield representative, retrieving the compliance information associated with the inspection item from the database, comparing the compliance information with the inspection result to determine whether the inspection result is in compliance or non-compliant.
US09121725B2	Navigation device and nearest point search method The present invention makes the user easily search the nearest point which is useful for the user without making the user perform a complicated operation. The present invention provides a navigation device that obtains a current position based on information from GPS satellites, and guides a travel path from the current position to the destination on a map image which includes a display unit that displays the map image, a search unit that searches a nearest point existing around a vehicle position on the map image, a search subject range determination unit that, when a search subject area setting frame in searching the nearest point is specified by a user, determines the search subject area setting frame as a search subject range in searching by the search unit.
US09121721B2	Navigation method and navigation device In a navigation method, at least one constant travel characteristic (CONST_KW) is determined that is representative of a vehicle-specific energy requirement with respect to a predetermined trip length at quasi-constant speed and on a quasi-level stretch. At least one dynamic characteristic (DYN_KW) is determined that is representative of a vehicle-specific energy requirement with respect to a predetermined trip length at quasi-dynamic speed and on a quasi-level stretch. The constant travel characteristic (CONST_KW) is respectively adapted on the basis of at least one vehicle-specifically determined energy consumption characteristic (EV_KW) for a traveled route segment that has been recognized as quasi-level and in which a quasi-constant speed was detected. To determine an expected energy requirement for a predetermined driving route (RT) with several route segments (STA), the individual route segments (STA) are each made available either as a constant travel segment (CONST_STA) or as a dynamic travel segment (DYN_STA). For each route segment (STA), the estimated route segment energy requirement characteristic (ST_EB_KW) is determined on the basis of a respective constant travel characteristic (CONST_KW) in the event of a route segment (STA) made available as a constant travel segment (CONST_STA) and on the basis of a respective dynamic characteristic (DYN_KW) in the event of a route segment made available as a dynamic travel segment. An estimated route energy requirement characteristic (RT_EB_KW) for the predetermined driving route (RT) is determined on the basis of the respective route segment energy requirement characteristics (ST_EB_KW).
US09121718B2	Method and system for improved vehicle navigation A system and method of revising data in a vehicular navigating system configured to navigate a vehicle to a target point of interest is presented. A geographical information database storing location information for a plurality of points of interest and a plurality of roadways is provided and a charging status of a vehicle is detected. When the charging status of the vehicle indicates that the vehicle is charging, a location of the vehicle is recorded. The location of the vehicle when the charging status of the vehicle indicates that the vehicle is charging is used to update a location of a charging station within the geographical information database.
US09121715B2	Method for determining vehicle location including road surface data A method of determining location of a vehicle includes receiving a wheel speed measurement and receiving a rough road parameter. A rough road weighting factor is determined based on the rough road parameter, and vehicle location is determined based on the determined rough road weighting factor and the wheel speed.
US09121711B2	Environmental awareness for improved power consumption and responsiveness in positioning devices A system and method for switching a positioning device between using a first positioning technology and using a second positioning technology includes determining a location of the positioning device based on the first positioning technology, determining environment information corresponding to the location of the positioning device, and determining a location of a boundary where switching from the first positioning technology to the second positioning technology should occur. The method also includes switching from the first positioning technology to the second positioning technology prior to the positioning device crossing the boundary.
US09121705B2	Sensor for simultaneous measurement of thickness and lateral position of a transparent object System for measuring thickness and lateral position of a transparent object. The system includes a camera having a sensor for receiving light, the camera including an objective lens for focusing on an object plane and having an optical axis and a field of view. A source of light is provided to illuminate a surface having variations in reflected light intensity. The surface is spaced apart from the objective lens and disposed at an angle with respect to the optical axis of the objective lens. A transparent object disposed fully or partially between the objective lens and the surface will shift the position of the object plane, the shift in object plane being proportional to the thickness of the object, and the transparent object, when partially inserted between the objective lens and the surface, will focus a fraction of the light on a lower plane, this fraction of light being proportional to the fraction of the lens field of view occupied by the transparent object that is related to lateral position.
US09121702B2	Distance measurement apparatus and distance measurement method A distance measurement apparatus includes: an imaging device which captures an image; a diffractive optical device which diffracts a subject image; an optical system which forms, on the imaging device, the image from the subject image diffracted by the diffractive optical device; and a distance measurement unit which measures a distance to a subject using the image captured by the imaging device. The distance measurement unit measures the distance to the subject based on an interval between diffraction figures of the subject image which are created by the diffractive optical device. The interval is on the image captured by the imaging device.
US09121700B2	Surveying and leveling device A surveying and measuring device and method of using the same is provided. The device, which is particularly suited for determining or measuring a rotational position of an object, comprises an elongate rigid member extending radially away from a known center of an object. Distal ends of the rigid member downwardly project points which may be compared to, for example, survey markers or known points.
US09121690B2	Forward-imaging optical coherence tomography (OCT) systems and probes Provided are forward-imaging optical coherence tomography (OCT) systems and probes. In one embodiment, a scanning reflector surface is configured to be rotated about two axes in a single operating plane to direct light transmitted along the sample path to a sample to be imaged.
US09121687B2	Pinch detection device at opening/closing section, vehicle having the device, and method for detecting pinch at the opening/closing section A pinch detection device at an opening/closing section has a very simple structure that can surely detect a pinch without faulty operation in a vehicle whose power supply voltage greatly fluctuates. The pinch detection device includes a sensor for detecting displacement of an opening/closing section of a vehicle to be opened/closed by a motor, and a time counter for counting a relative time adjusted according to a fluctuation in a power supply voltage. The pinch detection device also has a pinch detector for detecting a pinch of a foreign matter at the opening/closing section according to a change in a relative speed obtained based on a change in the displacement on a basis of the relative time.
US09121683B2	Touch trigger measurement probe A measurement probe, for a co-ordinate positioning apparatus such as a machine tool, is described that includes a stylus holder that is deflectably mounted to a probe housing. One or more sensors are provided for sensing deflection of the stylus holder relative to the probe housing. A processor is included for producing a trigger signal when the deflection sensed by the one or more sensors meets a trigger condition, such as a deflection threshold. The probe also includes an accelerometer for measuring acceleration of the measurement probe. The trigger condition applied by the processor is alterable, during use, in response to the acceleration measured by the accelerometer. In this manner, false triggering can be suppressed.
US09121680B2	Air vehicle with control surfaces and vectored thrust An air vehicle, such as a missile, for example an interceptor, includes control surfaces and a vectored thrust system, both used for steering the missile. A controller is operatively coupled to both steering mechanisms, and is configured to operate in a low dynamic pressure mode, which uses the vectored thrust system for at least part of the steering, only when the dynamic pressure is low, such as when the missile is at high altitude. At higher dynamic pressure, such as at lower altitude, the controller is configured to operate in a high dynamic pressure mode that uses only the control surfaces for steering. This allows the interceptor to operate at higher altitudes than interceptors that use only control surfaces for steering during flight. During flight for a high altitude interception the missile shifts from the high dynamic pressure mode to the low dynamic pressure mode.
US09121679B1	Limited range projectile A limited range projectile includes pyrotechnic material and reactive material. The pyrotechnic material is ignited at projectile launch. The pyrotechnic material ignites the reactive material. If the projectile reaches a maximum desired range prior to impact with a target, the ignited reactive material transforms the projectile into an aerodynamically unstable object.
US09121667B1	Mortar A mortar includes at least one barrel mounted movably over a ball journal in a bottom supporting device, and an aiming device serving to aim the barrel vertically and horizontally. In order to be able to aim the barrel of the mortar automatically in a simple and cost advantageous manner, the aiming device preferably comprises a carriage that can be moved along guideways essentially horizontally towards or away from the barrel. At the carriage, the first end region of a pivoted arm is mounted so that it can be rotated about a pivot axis, and the second end region of the pivoted arm is connected with a spherical plain bearing, guiding the barrel. The spherical plain bearing embraces a housing part, which is open at its end faces and in which an inner part is mounted spherically (rotatably), which contains a cylindrical barrel guide, for movably accommodating the barrel.
US09121666B2	Method and system for an over the shoulder holster belt An over the shoulder support system for concealed carry is disclosed. The system allows comfortable and discreet concealed carry of holstered weapons and associated materials, distributing load across one or both shoulders while allowing the entire system and supported weapon to remain concealed beneath clothing. The system can attach to a belt with j-hooks, and can attach directly to a wearer's clothing and/or to a holster.
US09121655B1	Long gun protective trigger guard enclosure The present invention provides a means for restricting access to the trigger guard enclosure of a long gun. The present invention enshrouds the perimeter of the trigger guard enclosure preventing access when not in use. When the weapon is in use, the present invention slides away from the trigger guard enclosure and secures as a handgrip for use while aiming and firing the weapon, all the while remaining permanently affixed to the weapon.
US09121654B2	Firing mechanism for a sporting rifle This comprises a trigger (5), a trigger safety catch (6), a pawl (18) with a piston locking tooth (23) counter-pawl (19) in simultaneous contact with the pawl (18) and trigger (5), with said counter-pawl (19) also being kinetically coupled to trigger (5), with the referred first section (19) locking pawl (18) movement and which frees said locking when the trigger (5) is moved.
US09121653B1	Apparatus, systems and methods for loading moonclips The present invention relates to apparatus, systems and methods for loading moonclips. Specifically, the present invention provides apparatus, systems and methods that provide for the automatic loading of moonclips with rounds, to be used with handguns having revolver cylinders. More specifically, the present invention provides apparatus, systems and methods that allow for quick, easy and efficient loading of moonclips by holding a moonclip and pressing a round into a round receiving receptacle of the moonclip.
US09121647B2	System and process for storing cold energy A system and method for storing cold energy are detailed. The system includes a solid refrigerant in a structured form that stores cold energy. Upon deformation, the solid refrigerant transforms into a high energy deformed state from a low energy non-deformed state. In the deformed state, the solid refrigerant stores cold energy that can be released to a desired location upon demand.
US09121646B2	Heat-dissipation unit coated with oxidation-resistant nano thin film and method of depositing the oxidation-resistant nano thin film thereof A heat-dissipation unit coated with oxidation-resistant nano thin film includes a metal main body having a heat-absorbing portion and a heat-dissipating portion, both of which are coated with at least a nano metal compound thin film. To form the nano metal compound thin film on the heat-dissipation unit, first form at least a nano compound coating on an outer surface of the heat-dissipation unit, and then supply a reduction gas into a high-temperature environment to perform a heat treatment and a reduction process on the heat-dissipation unit and the nano compound coating thereof, and finally, a nano metal compound thin film is formed on the surface of the heat-dissipation unit after completion of the heat treatment and the reduction process. With the nano metal compound thin film, the heat-dissipation unit is protected against formation of oxide on its surface and accordingly against occurrence of increased thermal resistance thereof.
US09121643B2	Heat exchanger In an evaporator having plate-type construction, a plurality of stack plates are stacked atop one another such that a first fluid passage for a first fluid as a refrigerant and a second fluid passage for a second fluid as a coolant is provided and are formed between the stack plates. The stack plates have first apertures for supply and return of the first fluid, second apertures for supply and return of the second fluid, a first inlet opening and outlet opening for entry and exit of the first fluid, a second inlet opening and outlet opening for entry and exit of the second fluid, and an expansion valve for the first fluid that is built onto or integrated into the rest of the heat exchanger. The evaporator incorporates a shutoff unit for the first fluid that is built onto or integrated into the rest of the heat exchanger.
US09121642B2	Method of cooling an object with a fabric A fabric for thermal management including the cooling of an object, such as a person's skin. The fabric is formed of a plurality of materials including at least one liquid transport enhancing material and at least one evaporative transport impeding material. When the fabric is in use, the transport enhancing material is located near an object to be cooled, while the evaporation impeding material is spaced away from the object. The fabric is peached so that there is an entanglement of the two materials. Peaching is performed on both sides of the fabric, but initially on the side with the transport enhancing material such that a portion of the evaporation impeding material is pulled into the fabric core. A method of making the fabric is also described.
US09121637B2	Using surface heat flux measurement to monitor and control a freeze drying process A method of monitoring and controlling a freeze drying process in a freeze drying apparatus having walls, shelves and a number of vials or trays positioned on different areas of the shelves and containing product to be freeze dried. One or more vials or trays are selected that are representative of the positions of all of the vials or trays in different areas of the shelves. One or more heat flux sensors are positioned between the selected vials or trays and adjacent portions of the walls and/or shelves. The heat transfer between the selected vials or trays and the adjacent wall or shelf portions is measured during the freezing and drying stages of the freeze drying process.
US09121635B2	Magnetic gasket for refrigerator cabinets Gasket for refrigerator cabinets for providing seal-tight closure between cabinet (32) and door (17) composed of an outer door (30) and inner door (31), comprising a soft bellows portion (11), characterized in that said soft bellows portion (11) is interposed in an extensible manner between at least a pair of magnets (9, 15) one of which is operatively coupled to said door and the other is coupled to said cabinet.
US09121631B2	Air conditioner and method of operating an air conditioner An air conditioner and a method of operating an air conditioner are provided. The air conditioner may include at least one indoor device having an indoor heat exchanger that evaporates or condenses a refrigerant by heat exchange with indoor air; at least one outdoor device having a variable capacity compression device that sucks in and compresses a refrigerant of a refrigerant intake passage and discharges the refrigerant to a refrigerant discharge passage, a water-refrigerant heat exchanger that condenses or evaporates a refrigerant by heat exchange with heat source water, and an outdoor expansion device installed between the indoor heat exchanger of the at least one indoor device and the water-refrigerant heat exchanger; a heat source water flow path connected to the water-refrigerant heat exchanger; a pump installed on the heat source water flow path; and a variable flow valve installed on the heat source water flow path. An opening degree of the variable flow valve is varied depending on a pressure of at least one of the refrigerant discharge passage or the refrigerant intake passage.
US09121627B2	System and method for controlling an economizer circuit A system and method for controlling an economizer circuit is provided. The economizer circuit includes a valve to regulate refrigerant flow between the economizer and the compressor. The valve can be opened to engage the economizer circuit or closed to disengage the economizer circuit based on the output frequency provided to the compressor motor by a variable speed drive and an operating condition of the economizer.
US09121626B2	Ventilation member The ventilation member of the present invention includes: a support; and an air-permeable membrane disposed on the support. The support includes: a base portion supporting the air-permeable membrane; and a leg portion extending from the base portion toward the interior space of a housing and adapted to fix the ventilation member to the opening of the housing. The leg portion includes: insertion portions separated from each other in a circumferential direction by slits formed between the insertion portions in an insertion start side of the leg portion, the insertion portions being adapted to be elastically deformed radially inwardly when the insertion portions are inserted into the opening and then to be fixed to the opening; and receding portions in the insertion portions. In a region between an edge of an inner circumferential surface of the insertion portion and an edge of an outer circumferential surface of the insertion portion at a root of the insertion portion, the receding portion recedes from an imaginary circumferential end surface in a direction away from the slit and recedes from an imaginary inner circumferential surface toward the outer circumferential surface, when the imaginary circumferential end surface is defined as an imaginary end surface including a central axis of the support and a first reference line parallel to the central axis and passing through the edge of the outer circumferential surface and the imaginary inner circumferential surface is defined as an imaginary surface extending in the circumferential direction from the edge of the inner circumferential surface toward the slit.
US09121619B2	Hyper-aeration apparatus for attic ventilation An aeration/ventilation device to be mounted on an aperture of a soffit may include a mounting platform to cooperate with the aperture of the soffit, a motor housing connected to the mounting platform, and a fan motor connected to the motor housing to a.) pull/draw cooler air in from the exterior of the soffit (under-eave) area of the building structure thus forcing the cooler air into the soffit interior and on into the attic space. b.) pull/draw hotter air out from the attic space into the interior of the soffit area thus forcing the hotter air out from the under-eave area of the structure. The aeration/ventilation device my use a double, single or multiple fan motors. These fan motors may be fixed to or be adjustable to the pitch angle of the roof structures. The aeration device my also include an electronic control housing to control the operation of the fan motors. The exhaust side of the motors may be fitted with adjustable air thruster device to create the effective exhaust velocity for improved air ventilation and circulation, along with a domed intake screens designed for improved air intake velocity. As well as being equipped with an intake rain guard(s).
US09121616B1	Systems and methods for collecting and removing cooking byproducts in a kitchen ventilation system A blower for use in a kitchen ventilation system includes a set of blades driven by a motor for moving air containing cooking byproducts from a surrounding area and separating out cooking byproducts. A housing at least partially encompasses the set of blades and captures the separated cooking byproducts. A tray engages with the housing, which includes a reservoir for accumulating the captured cooking byproducts, wherein the tray is separable from the housing to allow discarding of the accumulated cooking byproducts.
US09121605B2	Three step ultra-compact plasma system for the high temperature treatment of waste onboard ships An apparatus for thermal processing of waste having organic and inorganic components comprises at least a treatment station, a cooling station and a treated material-removal station, and at least three crucibles. The treatment station is adapted to thermally treat the organic components and/or inorganic components located in a given one of the crucibles located at the treatment station. The so-treated components in this given crucible are adapted to then be cooled at the cooling station, before the treated components located in the given crucible are removed therefrom at the treated material-removal station. The three crucibles are mounted on a turntable so that the three crucibles are each at one of the stations, before synchronously all moving to each crucible's next station.
US09121603B2	Combustion chamber assembly and ignition element therefor A combustion chamber assembly, especially for a vehicle heater, includes a combustion chamber housing (12) with a housing wall (16) surrounding a combustion chamber. At least one ignition element opening (28) is provided in the area of the housing wall (16) and an ignition element (30) is fixed in a fastening area (44) in at least one ignition element opening (28). The at least one ignition element opening (28) is designed with a circular wedge inner profile (54) and the fastening area of the ignition element fastened in this opening is designed with a circular wedge outer profile and fasteningly meshes with the circular wedge inner profile (54).
US09121601B2	Insertion-hole blockage-rate evaluation system, insertion-hole blockage-rate evaluation method, and insertion-hole blockage-rate evaluation program An insertion-hole blockage-rate evaluation system is applied to a heat exchanger that includes a heat transfer tube and a tube support plate having an insertion hole formed therein for inserting the heat transfer tube therethrough. The tube support plate is displayed in a three dimensional manner in an elliptical diagram with a ratio between a long axis and a short axis being in a range from 1.0 to 2.0 inclusive, each of the tube support plates is serially arranged so as not to overlap on each other, and the insertion-hole blockage-rate evaluation system includes an imaging process of color-coding and displaying the diagram displayed in the three-dimensional elliptical shape according to a value of a blockage rate of the insertion hole acquired by checking the blockage rate of the insertion hole.
US09121592B2	Electrical connector An electrical connector includes a casing, touch unit, processing module, light source unit, and connection unit. The casing has a receiving portion for receiving the processing module and the light source unit. The touch unit is disposed above the casing and adapted to be touched by a user to thereby generate a triggering signal. The processing module receives the triggering signal and outputs a current. The light source unit and the processing module are connected. The current drives the light source unit, such that the light source unit emits a light beam to be conveyed to the electronic device by the casing and the touch unit. The connection unit is connected to an electronic device for receiving a current and data from the electronic device. The electrical connector enables the electronic device to be illuminated, such that a user can connect the electrical connector to the electronic device easily.
US09121561B2	Optical module of a lighting and/or signaling device for a motor vehicle Optical module for a lighting and/or signaling device of a motor vehicle, in particular a headlight, comprising: a light source comprising in particular at least one LED, a reflector designed to reflect the light coming from the light source, and a a bending element (8) placed on the path of light coming from the reflector and designed to reflect light coming from the reflector, this bending element being produced on a metal part.
US09121558B2	Louver type LED luminaire using dye-sensitized solar cell An LED luminaire has a dye-sensitized solar cell for converting light emitted from a light source to electric energy and uses the converted electric energy. Since the dye-sensitized solar cell plays a role of a louver, the LED luminaire may reflect or shield light and convert wasted light into power. Further, since energy consumption and green-house gas generation decrease, it is possible to provide an environment-friendly LED luminaire. Moreover, if the power generated by the dye-sensitized solar cell is used for cooling the LED luminaire, it is possible to enhance heat dissipation efficiency of the LED luminaire.
US09121551B2	Method for collecting droplet attached on external surface of needle into capillary tube In order to provide a method for collecting a droplet attached on an external surface of a needle into a capillary tube, the present invention is a method for collecting a droplet attached on an external surface of a needle into a capillary tube, the method comprising steps of: (a) preparing a substrate comprising a capillary tube; a flexible thin film; a liquid-repellent film; and a hole; (b) moving the needle in the Z-direction to move the droplet from the external surface of the needle to the surface of the liquid-repellent film; (c) allowing the droplet to arrive at an inlet of the capillary tube by moving the needle more in the Z-direction, so as to suck the droplet into the capillary tube by a capillary phenomenon.
US09121543B2	Swing arm, tilt positionable mount for electronic display A flat panel display mount that enables full motion positioning of a display while maintaining a very thin profile for the mount such that the display can be positioned as closely as possible to the wall when desired.
US09121540B2	Superhydrophobic compositions and coating process for the internal surface of tubular structures A method for depositing a coating includes creating a vacuum within an interior volume of a tubular structure, wherein the tubular structure also includes an internal surface. Gas is supplied to the interior volume of the tubular structure, wherein the gas includes a plasma precursor in the gas phase. The tubular structure is biased relative to ground. Plasma having a density is formed and cyclically positioned along the length of the tubular structure. Positive ions of the plasma precursor gas are generated and are deposited on the internal surface forming a coating on the internal surface, wherein the coating exhibits a water contact angle of greater than 120°.
US09121532B2	Gasket for parabolic ramp self restraining bell joint Gaskets for use with a bell and spigot coupling system are disclosed herein. The gasket comprises an elastomeric member having a front edge, a first section, and a second section. Axial forces generated by the insertion of the spigot to the first section of the elastomeric member displace the first section of the elastomeric member in an axial and radial direction.
US09121524B2	Shock absorber Provided is a shock absorber that includes a disk support section protruding between an intermediate seat and an inner seat, having a tip height position in a protruding direction higher than that of the inner seat and lower than that of the intermediate seat, and continuously or discontinuously disposed in an annular shape. In a state in which a first disk is pressed against the inner seat and placed on an outer seat, the intermediate seat and the disk support section, in the first disk, a first bending section bent in a convex shape toward a valve main body side is formed between the inner seat and the disk support section, and a second bending section bent in a convex shape toward a side spaced apart from the valve main body is formed between the disk support section and the outer seat.
US09121522B2	Electrically operated valve The invention provides an electrically operated valve which can control a flow rate precisely at a small flow rate distributing time and can circulate a fluid so as to prevent a pressure loss as much as possible at a large flow rate distributing time without an increase of a working and assembling cost. A movable valve seat body forming a main valve port for forming a small flow rate flow path extending from a first inlet and outlet to a second inlet and outlet is arranged between a valve chamber and a lower chamber. The movable valve seat body is structured such that its lower portion is slidably fitted and inserted to the lower chamber, and such as to serve as a float type check valve body for opening and blocking a large flow rate flow path extending from the second inlet and outlet to the first inlet and outlet.
US09121517B2	Rupture disk and gas insulated switchgear having the same A rupture disk for a gas insulated switchgear which includes a thin dome plate that includes a first flange portion and a first dome-shaped portion formed in a dome shape, at the center of the first flange portion; and a rupture guide plate which includes a second flange portion, laminated on the first flange portion, and a second dome-shaped portion has a plurality of slots formed therein to define a rupture shape so that a part of the first dome-shaped portion is ruptured, in a predetermined shape, when an internal pressure increases. End portions of slots, disposed at both edges among the plurality of slots, are provided with rupture restriction openings, respectively, to configure a hinge portion of the second dome-shaped portion.
US09121515B2	Gate valve unit, substrate processing device and substrate processing method thereof A substrate processing device includes a depressurizable hot wall chamber having a sidewall with a temperature which becomes higher than room temperature and a first substrate transferring port provided in the sidewall, a depressurizable transfer chamber having a transfer arm mechanism and a second substrate transferring port, and a gate valve unit provided between the hot wall chamber and the transfer chamber. The gate valve unit includes: a housing having a sidewall provided with communicating holes, a first housing substrate transferring port, and a second housing substrate transferring port; a valve body which is elevatable in the housing; and a double sealing structure having a first sealing member and a second sealing member provided at an outer side of the first sealing member. The communicating holes communicate a gap between the first sealing member and the second sealing member with an internal space of the housing.
US09121511B2	Fluid circulation valve having an axial return spring The valve 1 comprises: a body 2 having a through-channel 3 for the fluid, a rotary control shaft 4 having a seal for the channel, mounted in a passage 10 of the body, bearings 6, 7 provided in said passage between the body and the rotary control shaft, and axial locking of the shaft in said body. According to the invention, the axial locking of the shaft is achieved by at least one cylindrical ring 15 mounted in a rotationally constrained manner on said shaft 4 and having an external surface 20 orientated towards one of the bearings 6 and contacting a transverse face thereof.
US09121503B2	Rotary seal with supported inlet A hydrodynamically lubricated sealing element for applications where the pressure of a contained fluid can be significantly greater than the pressure of the seal lubricant. The sealing element retains the pressure of the contained fluid and provides hydrodynamic lubricant pumping activity at the dynamic sealing interface to enhance service life. The invention is particularly suitable for oilfield drilling swivel washpipe assemblies, downhole drilling tools, and rotary mining equipment, and for applications such as artificial lift pump stuffing box assemblies and centrifugal pumps where a rotating shaft penetrates a pressurized reservoir that is filled with abrasive-laden liquids, mixtures, or slurries.
US09121495B2	Accessory drive decoupler Pulley assemblies are disclosed that include a pulley body, a hub disposed within the bore of the pulley body, and a one-way clutch concentric about the hub. The one-way clutch has a plurality of cantilevered members that each include a friction surface and a cantilevered end and a biasing member in contact with one cantilevered member to bias the cantilevered members into continuous frictional engagement with the bore of the pulley body. Each of the cantilevered members is pivotable about its cantilevered end and is partially nested within an adjacent cantilevered member to form an annular body. This construction places the friction surface of each cantilevered member facing the bore of the pulley body. In operation, the pulley body rotates in a predominant direction which activates the plurality of cantilevered members to link the pulley body to the hub for simultaneous rotation.
US09121485B2	Torque converter with deflectable seal A torque converter assembly comprises: a cover for driving engagement with a prime mover; a piston plate including an annular surface for engaging a clutch; and, a sealing plate comprising a substantially radial wall arranged between the cover and the piston plate and disposed radially inward of the annular surface, wherein: in a lockup mode for the torque converter, the sealing plate blocks fluid flow between the cover and the piston plate; and, in a release mode for the torque converter, the sealing plate is deflectable to enable a fluid flow between the cover and the piston plate via a pathway between the cover and the sealing plate.
US09121474B2	Engine drive system Systems and methods for an engine drive system are described herein. In one example, the system includes a camshaft, a crankshaft, and an accessory drive. The system may include a first chain coupling the camshaft and crankshaft in a first plane, and a second chain coupling the accessory drive and crankshaft in a second plane non-planar to the first plane. The system may further include a chain guide including a first surface guidingly contacting the first chain and a second surface guidingly contacting the second chain.
US09121470B2	Effective vibration damping across a broad temperature range Assemblies, methods and systems useful for reducing the noise and vibration characteristics associated with hollow spaces or cavities of vehicles by positioning damping foam material within and spanning the space between a first substrate surface and a second substrate surface. The damping foam material is comprised of a first region and a second region, wherein the first region has an E′ value at −10° C. that is lower than the E′ value at −10° C. of the second region and an E′ value at 25° C. that is higher than the E′ value at 25° C. of the second region; and the second region has a variable cross-sectional width.
US09121458B2	Method for producing a ring of a synchronizing device, and a ring of a synchronizing device A ring of a synchronizing device of a vehicle transmission includes a friction surface that interacts with a friction surface of another ring of the synchronizing device and at least one slide surface configured to slidably seat on an abutment surface of the synchronizing device. At least one curved groove is cut into the at least one slide surface by a whirling milling operation.
US09121456B2	One-way clutch carrier assembly A one-way clutch carrier assembly for a transmission includes an outer ring and a carrier. The outer ring has an outer surface with radially extending teeth. The carrier circumscribes the outer ring. The carrier has an undulating outer surface with teeth for receiving a plurality of clutch plates, an undulating inner surface with teeth for receiving the outer ring teeth, and an inwardly extending tab for limiting axial displacement of the outer ring in the carrier. In an example embodiment, the outer ring includes a first circumferential surface with a first radius and a second circumferential surface with a second radius, larger than the first radius. The carrier inwardly extending tab has a third radius that is smaller than the second radius.
US09121446B2	Structure for mounting bearing bracket A structure for mounting a bearing bracket is provided. The structure includes a supporting portion into which a drive shaft is fitted and a coupling portion which is enlarged from the supporting portion and is fastened by bolts to a fixing portion formed at a power train. The coupling portion has two or more apertures into which the bolts are inserted, and at least one enlarged portion that protrudes on a surface, which comes into contact with the fixing portion, to enlarge a length of each apertures, and the fixing portion has bolt bore opened to correspond to the apertures of the coupling portion, respectively, and an enlarged groove formed at the bolt bore where the enlarged portion enters and has an increased diameter to fit the enlarged portion into the enlarged groove.
US09121442B2	Polymeric bearing articles for use in ultra-high pressure and velocity environments A polymeric thrust bearing is provided for an ultra-high PV environment. The polymeric thrust bearing includes an annular bearing body having an inner perimeter and an outer perimeter, and a plurality of lubricant channels extending across the annular bearing body from the inner perimeter to the outer perimeter. The annular bearing body comprises a polymer composition comprising a polymer having typically a glass transition temperature of at least about 140° C., such as an aromatic polyimide or a poly(aryl ether ketone), and at least one friction and wear additive. The polymeric thrust bearing is configured to withstand a velocity and a pressure in a lubricated environment in which the product of the velocity and the pressure is about 1,100,000 psi-fpm (23540 kg/cm2×m/min) or more.
US09121428B2	Assembly providing a connection that is self tightening with temperature The invention relates to an assembly comprising first and second parts made of composite material and held against each other by at least one fastener system comprising a rivet having a flat head from which there extends a shank having an enlarged end, and a washer co-operating with the enlarged end of the shank of the rivet, the head of the rivet bearing against a countersink formed in the first part, the washer bearing against the second part. On its face remote from its face bearing against the second part, the washer presents a portion of conical shape. The washer also has a central countersink with the enlarged end of the shank of the rivet pressing thereagainst.
US09121422B2	System board fastener A fastener useable with a system board is provided herein. The fastener includes a fastener body and a spool. The fastener body has a mating member at one end and a threaded member at an opposite end. The mating member extends from the fastener body and positions the fastener body on a chassis. The spool engages with the threaded member of the fastener body and is secured to the chassis.
US09121421B2	Interface and support mechanism An interface for releasably coupling an extension and a support includes a plurality of tenons extending beyond respective mating edges of the support and the extension to form at least one slot between the tenons and a plurality of bearings to react to loading of the extension. Each bearing has at least one degree of freedom. The one degree of freedom may be a rotational degree of freedom.
US09121420B2	Linear bushing and bushing housing assemblies and methods Various implementations include a linear bushing and a bushing housing assembly that allows the linear bushing to be accessed and replaced without removing the bushing housing assembly from a machine in which it is installed. In particular, the assembly includes a hinged bushing housing that opens to allow removal and replacement of the linear bushing. The housing also provides for easy alignment and secure placement of the linear bushing and is more easily accessible to an operator than current bushings and bushing housings. Thread or other fibers may be run through the bushing's longitudinal channel, which serves as a guide for the thread or fibers. In addition, the bushing and housing assembly may be installed in a textile machine or other types of machines that use linear bushings.
US09121414B2	Low-profile blowers and methods A blower configured to be positioned in confined spaces and to provide ventilation of a fluid, such as temperature controlled air, is disclosed. In various embodiments, the blower is configured to have a reduced axial thickness, which can be desired in such confined spaces. In some embodiments, the blower has an integral filter, a wire channel for the routing of one or more wires, and/or an exposed backplate. In some embodiments, the blower has a snap-fit circuit board, containment system for mounting the motor, one or more vanes for directing fluid flow, shrouded impeller, and/or integrated connector.
US09121406B2	Scroll compressor and method for machining discharge port of the same A scroll compressor in which a paired fixed scroll and rotating scroll each having a spiral wrap provided upright on an end plate are engaged to form a compression chamber and in which a discharge port that discharges fluid compressed in the compression chamber is provided at the central portion of the fixed scroll, wherein the discharge port has a deformed elongated hole shape having circular holes at both ends, and the circular holes at both ends are connected by two surfaces the width between which is smaller than the hole diameters of the circular holes.
US09121405B2	Trochoidal rotary device Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed toward a system including a trochoidal rotary device. The trochoidal rotary device includes a housing comprising an inner surface, a rotor having at least one bearing recess, a shaft eccentrically mounted to the rotor, wherein the shaft and the rotor are integrated with one another, and at least one bearing disposed between the bearing recess of the rotor and the inner surface of the hollow housing, wherein at least one of the inner surface of the hollow housing, the bearing recess of the rotor, and the at least one bearing comprise a bearing interface comprises a surface treatment.
US09121403B2	Door assembly for positioning a pump cassette against a control assembly A door assembly that includes a receptacle for a pump cassette can be closed to position the cassette into contact with a control assembly for operating the pump cassette. A force assembly having a movable member is capable of applying force to the pump cassette to press the pump cassette against the control assembly. The movable member may be an expandable member, such as a bladder.
US09121389B2	Energy producing building structures A renewable energy system is disclosed for generating electricity that is self-sustaining. In accordance with an important aspect of the present invention, the system takes advantage of the stack effect to create a natural updraft in at least one vertical air column based on the temperature differences of the air in the vertical air column and the temperature of the ambient air adjacent the exhaust port of the vertical column. A wind generator is located in fluid communication with the vertical air column. Once the updraft is created, the blades of the wind generator rotate which causes electricity to be generated.
US09121388B2	Vertical-axis wind turbine Vertical-axis wind turbine composed of first and second independent coaxial rotors (1 and 2), which coincide in the horizontal position, when mounted on one and the same vertical shaft (35), with the ability to rotate in opposite directions. The first and second rotors (1 and 2) bear blades (10 to 13) and (20 to 23) which are articulated to said rotors on non-coinciding vertical shafts (16-26). The blades (10 to 13) and (20 to 23) have curved active surfaces directed, on each rotor, in the same direction but in the opposite direction from the blades of the other rotor.
US09121384B2	Vertical axis wind turbine A vertical axis wind turbine includes a wind guide module installed at the periphery of a vane module for turning axially, and a magnetic field module and a coil module installed at the periphery of a turntable of the vane module for generating induced electromotive forces, such that when the vane module is rotated by the action of air current, the magnetic field module is driven to rotate a coil of the coil module generates an electric current by the magnetic induction of the magnetic element of the magnetic field module. In particular, the whole vertical axis power generator can guide and concentrate the surrounding air current at flaps of the vane module by the action of the wind guide module, so that the vane module is capable of starting an operation easily, providing a high operating performance, and featuring an easy manufacture.
US09121382B2	Engine starter with improved fixing structure of auxiliary electromagnetic switch Disclosed is a starter for starting an engine. The starter includes a starter main body, a main electromagnetic switch, and an auxiliary electromagnetic switch. The starter main body includes a motor that generates torque upon being supplied with electric power. The main electromagnetic switch is provided for selectively opening and closing an electric circuit for supplying electric power from a battery to the motor. The auxiliary electromagnetic switch is provided for selectively switching the electric circuit between a high-resistance path and a low-resistance path. The starter is characterized in that the auxiliary electromagnetic switch is fixed to a fixture, and the fixture is fixed to only one of the starter main body and the main electromagnetic switch.
US09121380B2	Starter machine system and method Embodiments of the invention provide a starter machine including a housing. A motor can be positioned within the housing and coupled to a gear train, which can be coupled to a shaft. A switched reluctance solenoid assembly can be positioned within the housing and capable of being coupled to inverters that communicate with an electronic control unit. The switched reluctance solenoid assembly includes at least two switched reluctance stator assemblies and a rotor that is coupled to the shaft. The rotor can also include an integral pinion and is movably positioned within the switched reluctance stator assemblies. The rotor is capable of linear and rotational movement.
US09121379B2	Fuel injection valve In a fuel injection valve, a pipe line through which fuel is uniformly caused to flow is supposed from a flow quantity of fuel flowing into each of communication passages which is communicated between a corresponding one of a plurality of swirl generating chambers and an opening section of a valve seat member and, if a diameter of the pipe line is assumed to be da and a diameter of each of injection holes is assumed to be d0, da/d0 is set such that a spray angle of fuel injected from each of the injection holes provides a desired spray angle and the communication passages and the injection holes are designed such that at least one of fuel sprays injected from the respective injection holes is contacted on any other fuel sprays at a lower position than a liquid film part.
US09121369B2	Nozzle arrangement and method of making the same A nozzle arrangement is disclosed herein for use with a supersonic jet engine that is configured to produce a plume of exhaust gases. The nozzle arrangement includes, but is not limited to, a nozzle having a trailing edge and a plug body partially positioned within the nozzle. The plug body has an expansion surface and a compression surface downstream of the expansion surface. A protruding portion of the plug body extends downstream of the trailing edge for a length greater than a conventional plug body length. The plug body is configured to shape the exhaust gases to flow substantially parallel to a free stream of air flowing off of the trailing edge of the nozzle and to cause the plume of exhaust gases to isentropically turn the free stream of air to move in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the plug body.
US09121358B2	Using camshaft timing device with hydraulic lock in an intermediate position for vehicle restarts A method of using a mid-position lock VCT phaser in an engine with a stop-start mode of operation with the steps of: when the engine is in a stop mode of the stop-start mode: adjusting a duty cycle of an actuator coupled to the control valve of the phaser to command the control valve to the retard mode; maintaining the duty cycle of the actuator to command the control valve to remain in the retard mode until an automatic restart of the engine. If the key is detected in an off position either restarting the engine; commanding the phaser to the detent mode, such that the lock pin is moved to a locked position and the phaser is locked in an intermediate phase angle position; and shutting down the engine or commanding the phaser to detent mode during engine cranking during a next engine restart.
US09121355B2	Octane separation system and operating method An engine method, comprising delivering high octane fuel to a high octane fuel tank and delivering low octane fuel to a low octane fuel tank and injecting atmospheric air into an exhaust system for secondary air injection in response to delivering low octane fuel to an engine.
US09121347B2	Link between the exhaust casing and a structural ring of the fan duct of a jet engine An assembly including an outer ring of an exhaust casing, a structural ring of an external duct of a fan channel and of a two-flow jet engine that is concentric relative to the outer ring of the exhaust casing, and at least one first and second linking arm or rod forming a hyperstatic link by being attached by one end to the outer ring of the exhaust casing and, by the other end, to the structural ring. The link formed by the first linking arm or rod is configured to break when a predetermined load is exceeded, and the second linking arm or rod is configured to form a force-transmission path between the rings when the link is broken.
US09121343B2	Connecting rod of internal combustion engine A connecting rod of an internal combustion engine, including a small end and a shank. The small end employs a flexible structure made of hard material. The hard material is a steel or alloy material having a tensile strength greater than or equal to 700 megapascal. The small end of the flexible structure includes a circular body, a center hole, and a flexible support. The circular body encircles the center hole, and the center hole is a complete circular hole having a constant diameter. The small end matches with a piston pin. The flexible structure of the small end operates to allow an elastic deformation of the center hole along an axial direction thereof produced by cylinder pressure exerted on the piston pin to adapt to a bending deformation of the piston pin along the axial direction.
US09121335B2	System and method for an engine comprising a liquid cooling system and oil supply An internal combustion engine is provided. The internal combustion engine includes an oil circuit and a pump in fluidic communication with a supply line and at least one lubricant receiving component and a liquid cooling system including a coolant circuit having an oil pressure actuated coolant valve and a coolant valve control line in fluidic communication with the pump and having a first configuration in which coolant may flow therethrough and a second configuration in which coolant is inhibited from flowing therethrough, the first and second configurations triggered in response to a change in oil pressure in the coolant valve control line.
US09121334B2	Oil jet A body of an oil jet including: an oil supply port which opens into an oil passage in a cylinder block of an internal combustion engine; a cylinder one end of which is communicated with the oil supply port and the other end of which is closed; and an oil injection port which opens on a side surface of the cylinder. A piston valve is accommodated in the cylinder. The piston valve forms in the cylinder a differential pressure room which is a closed compartment. Moreover, an orifice which makes the differential pressure room being communicated with a side of the oil supply port is formed in the piston valve. The piston valve is biased toward a position at which the oil injection port is closed by a spring. Furthermore, a leak hole which allows oil to be leaked outside of the body from the differential pressure room is formed in the body.
US09121328B2	Advanced exhaust-gas sampler for exhaust sensor An exhaust-gas sampler is adapted to couple into an exhaust conduit and to sample a constituent of an engine exhaust flowing therein. The sampler comprises an envelope having upstream and downstream surfaces joined by a curved side surface. The upstream and downstream surfaces are each tangent to a plane substantially normal to a central axis of the exhaust conduit. A series of inlets are formed in the upstream surface, and an outlet is formed in the curved side surface. A sensor responsive to a level of the constituent in the exhaust is coupled in the envelope, at the peripheral region of the conduit.
US09121317B2	Exhaust geometry for particle grouping An exhaust pipe (100) for a fuel burning engine including a hollow body, the body having an internal surface (120), an external surface (110), a first open end (130), a second open end (140) and a longitudinal axis, wherein the internal surface (120) is shaped to form standing cyclic wave geometry having at least 2 cycles (c). When gas containing inhalable particles (22) enters the exhaust pipe (100) through the first open end (130) and flows out of the exhaust pipe (100) through the second open end (140), a substantial amount of inhalable particles (22) are grouped to form filterable particles (182).
US09121313B2	System and method for monitoring blow-by in a combustion engine A combustion engine comprises a suction valve system for discharging blow-by gas from the crankcase into an air inlet channel for the cylinders. The suction valve system is driven by an electromotor which is connected to a power source. The system comprises a rev counter which measures the rpm of the suction valve system, as well as a control unit which is connected to the power source, the rev counter and the engine management system. The control unit can set predefined engine conditions as well as the power flowing to the suction valve system to have this system rotate at a predefined speed. The value of the set power is a measurement for the blow-by.In lieu of regulating the power flowing to the suction valve system, the control unit can also set the power flowing to the suction valve system to a predefined value. The rev counter then measures the rpm of the suction valve system, which is a measurement for the blow-by.
US09121311B2	Control valve A control valve includes a valve body, which defines first, second, and third valve passageways. The valve body also defines a supply passageway. The control valve includes a first spool movable relative to the valve body between first and second positions. The control valve includes a second spool movable relative to the valve body between open and closed positions. The supply passageway is in fluid communication with the first valve passageway when the first spool is in the first position. The supply passageway is in fluid communication with the second valve passageway when the first spool is in the second position. The supply passageway is in fluid communication with the third valve passageway when the second spool is in the open position. The second spool precludes fluid flow between the supply passageway and the third valve passageway when the second spool is in the closed position.
US09121303B2	Bearing system A bearing system includes an inner ring that surrounds an axis of rotation, an outer ring spaced radially outwards from the inner ring, and a cage that is positioned between the inner and outer rings to support a plurality of bearing elements. The inner ring includes an axial slot that extends in a direction along the axis of rotation. The inner ring also includes at least one radial side slot formed in at least one of a fore and aft end surface of the inner ring. The radial side slot directs lubricating fluid from the axial slot toward the cage to lubricate the plurality of bearing elements.
US09121300B2	Turbocharger A variable geometry turbocharger includes a bearing housing rotatably supporting a turbine impeller; and an exhaust nozzle changing the flow rate of an exhaust gas supplied to the turbine impeller, wherein the exhaust nozzle has an exhaust inlet wall disposed at the bearing housing side, the turbocharger has a seal member exhibiting a ring shape and sealing a gap formed between the bearing housing and the exhaust inlet wall, and an inner circumferential edge of the seal member firmly contacts the bearing housing and an outer circumferential edge of the seal member firmly contacts the exhaust inlet wall.
US09121294B2	Fan blade with composite core and wavy wall trailing edge cladding A gas turbine engine airfoil includes leading and trailing edges, pressure and suction sides extending from airfoil base to airfoil tip, trailing edge cladding made of cladding material bonded to composite core made of composite material, cladding material less brittle than composite material, composite core including central core portion extending downstream from leading edge portion to trailing edge portion of composite core, and trailing edge cladding including wavy wall and trailing edge. Pressure and suction side flanks of trailing edge cladding may be bonded to pressure and suction side surfaces of trailing edge portion. Waves of wavy wall may extend normal to and away from the pressure and suction side surfaces. Trailing edge cladding may include wavy pressure and suction side trailing edge guards including waves of wavy wall. Airfoil may extend outwardly from platform of a blade. Root may include integral dovetail.
US09121293B2	Rotor for turbomachines A rotor for turbomachines having a plurality of blades, and a damping member housed inside a chamber respectively arranged between each pair of adjacent blades of the rotor. The damping member is pushed, in use, by the centrifugal force against two surfaces, each of which is carried by a respective blade, which limit the respective chamber in a radially outward direction. The damping member is cup-shaped and provided with a base wall facing the two surfaces of the chamber and has three support bosses provided on one surface so that at least one of the three will contact one of the two surfaces and at least one other will contact the other of the two surfaces.
US09121283B2	Assembly fixture with wedge clamps for stator vane assembly A fixture for assembling a stator vane assembly of a gas turbine engine includes a base which defines a multiple of locators to position each of a multiple of vanes relative to an outer fairing and an inner fairing. A first tangential wedge clamp is receivable in a first aperture located within the base for each of the multiple of vanes. A second tangential wedge clamp is receivable in a second aperture located within the base for each of the multiple of vanes.
US09121276B2	Injection molded seals for compressors Improved seal components for compressors, such as scroll compressors, are provided. Such seal components have a molded composite on a seal plate that is preformed, which serves as an improved face seal for floating seal assemblies. The preformed seal plate may be formed of a sintered powder metal or cast gray iron. The molded composite comprises a thermoplastic polymer and at least one reinforcing or lubricating particle. Methods of forming such seal components for a scroll compressor by injection molding are also provided.
US09121275B2	Positive displacement expander Provided herein are multiple variations, applications, and variations for producing electrical power from a flowing fluid such as a gas or liquid under pressure, for example natural gas flowing through a pipeline, by means of one or more positive displacement devices that drive one or more electrical generators. The electrical generators may be immersed in the flow stream together with the positive displacement devices as disclosed, or alternately may be isolated from the flow stream, such as by magnetic coupling, in order to promote longevity and to decrease the risk of accidental discharge or explosion of the fluid in the flow stream. To further decrease such risks, the positive displacement devices may isolate the drive fluid from the environment without the use of dynamic seals.
US09121267B2	System and method for triggering a downhole tool Disclosed are systems and method for servicing a wellbore and otherwise triggering a downhole tool. One method includes arranging an assembly within a lubricator coupled to a tree, the assembly including at least one downhole tool and a signal receiver subassembly, communicating a signal to the signal receiver subassembly while the assembly is arranged within the lubricator, the signal being configured to activate a timer communicably coupled to the signal receiver subassembly, introducing the assembly into the wellbore and advancing the assembly until reaching a target depth, and transmitting a trigger signal with the signal receiver subassembly to the at least one downhole tool and thereby actuating the at least one downhole tool.
US09121265B2	Full flow gun system for monobore completions A perforating gun assembly for a monobore application eliminates a full bore isolation valve or other component that has a limiting internal or external dimension and is designed to remain in position after firing. The assembly is run into the hole on a string with a running tool and left in position with the string and the running tool removed. Pressure pulses communicate with a detonation control system to open a poppet to pressurize a chamber with a firing head. It should be noted that other types firing heads can also be utilized to initiate detonation in the system. Detonation clears the gun internals for flow and opens a gun valve that has no reduction in drift dimension as compared to the gun internal path after detonation. Production takes place through and around the gun. The top of the gun can be entered for future intervention work.
US09121253B2	Millable bridge plug system A millable bridge plug system includes a mandrel having an upper portion and a lower portion, a shearing member attached at said upper portion of the mandrel, a sealing member, ring members, cone assemblies, slip devices, and a cap member at a lower portion of the mandrel. The shear member and the cap member are modular so that one bridge plug interchangeably connects to another bridge plug. The shear members are compatible with cap members of other bridge plugs. The shear member and the cap member further include a locking mechanism for rotational engagement by protrusions on the cap member being fit into the shear member and a locking mechanism for triggering a spring loaded lock into a groove on the cap member.
US09121246B2	Blowout preventer having wear, seal and guide plate inserts A method of preventing wear in a blowout preventer includes the steps of forming an inner surface of a blowout preventer body to receive wear inserts at least one wear point in the blowout preventer body; and securing at least one wear insert on the formed inner surface of the blowout preventer body.
US09121241B2	Stroker device This inventions relates to a stroker device (1) for use in a borehole (2) in the ground. The stroker (1) comprises at least an actuator (6) arranged for displacing a tool (10) in a longitudinal direction of the borehole (2) and grippers (26) arranged to anchor the stroker (1) to the wall (36) of the borehole (2), alternatively to a pipe wall. The stroker (1) is provided with driving wheels (34) or driving belts for propulsion.
US09121238B2	Subsea running tool with emergency release A running tool for use in the insertion of an object such as a casing hanger into a subsea well includes a body and a hollow mandrel moveable within the body. Engagement dogs are supported within the body and are moveable to engage the object, the mandrel having a first part and a transition part, the transition part being shaped to cause out-ward movement of the dogs when the mandrel is in a given position within the body and to allow movement of the dogs for position of the mandrel spaced form the given position. The tool has an emergency release feature wherein the transition part is releasably attached to the first part by shear pins which shear in response to a sufficient increase in pressure within the mandrel to allow the transition part to separate from the first part.
US09121236B2	Storage, handling and positioning device for drill rods and methods thereof Implementations described herein comprise systems, apparatus and methods for drill string component storage, handling and positioning devices. The handling device can comprise a magazine assembly configured for storing and handling elongate members having a magazine assembly and at least one conveyor roller chain operatively associated with the magazine assembly. The magazine assembly can further comprise an internal path having a loading aperture and a dispensing aperture disposed on opposing ends of the internal path. The at least one conveyor roller chain can be configured to controllably urge the at least one drill string component from the loading aperture to the dispensing aperture. The handling device can further comprise an armature assembly operatively associated with the magazine assembly. The armature assembly can be configured to selectively grasp one of the at least one drill string components located at the dispensing aperture and subsequently move the drill string component to a desired position.
US09121234B2	Rig carrier interconnection support and method A rig interconnection support and method for providing relatively precise and constant positioning between a rig carrier drilling mast assembly and a skid such as a skid mounted pipe arm for manufacturing the same. Rig interconnection supports, in one embodiment, utilize a pair of interconnectors positioned on opposite sides of well that align a rig carrier with the skid mounted pipe arm or other skid at a lower end.
US09121233B2	Mitigation of downhole component vibration using electromagnetic vibration reduction An apparatus for reducing vibration in a downhole component includes: an electrically conductive auxiliary mass attached to the component and configured to vibrate in a direction corresponding to a direction of downhole component vibration and absorb a portion of the downhole component vibration; and a magnetic component configured to generate a magnetic field through the auxiliary mass having a direction at least partially perpendicular to the direction of auxiliary mass vibration, the magnetic field configured to induce a current in the auxiliary mass in response to auxiliary mass vibration. The apparatus has an auxiliary mass vibration frequency tuned relative to a selected natural vibration frequency of the downhole component to reduce vibration of the downhole component, the auxiliary mass vibration frequency based on a magnetic stiffness of the auxiliary mass, the magnetic stiffness based on a strength of the magnetic field and/or a resistance of the auxiliary mass.
US09121228B2	Hybrid buoyed and stayed towers and risers for deepwater Contemplated hybrid riser towers are configured such that individual riser lines can be added or removed via submarine ROV. Most preferably, riser lines are made from a housing and syntactic foam that encloses a riser pipe to so provide insulation and buoyancy. In further preferred aspects, hybrid riser towers are coupled to each other via a truss to allow expansion via SCR and/or to provide a riser porch.
US09121225B2	Drill bit housing vibrator and method A vibration system for drill bit housing and method is disclosed, which may be utilized to assist in lowering a drill string into a wellbore through which drilling fluid is pumped. In one embodiment, a drill bit housing contains a symmetrical rotatable member positioned to rotate in response to drilling fluid pumped through the housing, whereby a mechanical interconnection connected to the rotatable member produces vibrations within the drill bit housing for advancing bottom hole assemblies.
US09121222B2	Gate bracket A gate bracket is formed of a planar web in which two rectangular portions along two edges of the web are bent to define a first pair of perpendicular flanges, and two other rectangular portions are bent from an inner portion of the web to form a second pair of perpendicular flanges. The flanges of the first pair are spaced from the flanges of the second pair by a distance corresponding to the dimensions of the structural members used to construct the gate. The invention provides a rigid bracket of simpler and lighter construction than prior art brackets.
US09121219B2	Roman blind An improved roman blind includes a shade and a plurality of horizontal support bars mounted along the shade. Each of the support bars has a guide dimensioned to receive a lifting ribbon. The blind includes a lift mechanism to raise and lower the lifting ribbon. An adjustable mounting element mounted to the second end of the lifting ribbon is also provided; the adjustable mounting element including first and second elongated members having opposite first and second ends. The opposite ends of the elongated members are configured to couple the elongated members together and clamp an end of the ribbon between the elongated members, a portion of the ribbon adjacent the second end being wrapped around the coupled elongated members. The adjustable mounting element further includes an elongated lock member which prevents the ribbon from unwrapping off the elongated members, the elongated lock member being mounted to a lowermost support bar.
US09121217B1	Intelligent door restraint A method for controlling a door, comprising the steps of storing energy during a manual opening of a door, sensing an object within a doorway, selectively applying a force derived from the stored energy, to close the door, based on the sensing of an object in the doorway. The closure is preferably controlled by an electronic control. A door closing device comprising an energy storage device for storing energy during door opening and releasing the stored energy to subsequently close the door, a damping system for damping a closure of the door, a sensor for detecting an object within a doorway, having an output, a controllable device for selectively restraining the energy storage device from closing the door, and a control system for controlling the controllable device based on the output.
US09121214B2	Opening and closing member control apparatus and method for controlling opening and closing member An open-close member control apparatus has a function to release a foreign matter pinched to an open-close member. The open-close member is either (i) driven only while a manipulation switch is manipulated or (ii) driven continuously once the manipulation switch is manipulated to a specified position regardless of whether the manipulation is then released. When trapping of a foreign matter is detected under an open movement of the open-close member to an open direction based on an open command signal from the manipulation switch, an electric power supply to a motor is restricted to stop a progress of the trapping. When receiving a close command signal from the manipulation switch after restricting the electric power supply, the electric power is supplied to the motor to drive the open-close member to a close direction under a restricted state of a predetermined operation.
US09121209B2	Window balance assembly A window balance assembly may include a carrier, a spring element, and a mounting bracket. The spring element may include first and second portions. The first portion may be coupled to the carrier. The mounting bracket may engage the second portion of the spring element and may selectively engage the carrier. The mounting bracket may include a first mounting surface disposed at a non-perpendicular angle relative to an exterior surface of carrier when the window balance assembly is in an uninstalled configuration. The first mounting surface may be substantially parallel to the exterior surface of the carrier when the window balance assembly is in an installed configuration and the mounting bracket is disengaged from the carrier.
US09121204B2	Retractable latch bumper A bumper for a closure, such as a tailgate, acts between the tailgate and a frame to bias a striker in to engagement with a latch. The bumper is moved to a retracted position during closing to reduce the force needed to close the tailgate. After latching, the bumper is conditioned to an extended position to assert the bias between the tailgate and frame.
US09121197B2	Cabinet system with improved drawer security A cabinet for securely storing items includes a drawer enclosure, a drawer, a cover, an electric actuator, and a switch. The drawer is slidable at least partially into and out of the enclosure, and includes a compartment. The cover is designed to block access to the compartment of the drawer when the cover is in a first configuration, and to allow access to the compartment when the cover is in a second configuration. The electric actuator is designed to move the cover from the first configuration to the second configuration. The switch is connected to the electric actuator, and when activated the switch selectively shorts the electric actuator. Sliding the drawer relative to the enclosure activates the switch.
US09121196B2	Digital output lock A lock assembly comprising a lock body, a shackle, and a locking member configured to selectively lock the shackle relative to the lock body. At least one combination dial is rotatable between various combination positions. The at least one combination dial is associated with the locking member and is configured such that entry of a given series of combination positions causes the locking member to unlock the shackle relative to the lock body. A sensor is configured to sense the rotational position of the al least one combination dial. A display screen is associated with the sensor and is configured to display a position indicia which corresponds to the rotational position of the at least one combination dial.
US09121191B2	Pool cleaners A pool cleaner has a float and close proximity counter weight that together improve the applied torque to steer the pool cleaner, a body 13 has slots 33 diametrically opposed on the body 13 and these receive tangs 66 and 67 which depend from a circular body 68. The body 68 carries a circular guide-way 69 with a guide 70 travelling between opposite ends of the guide-way. A float 26 is connected to the guide by two pivot arms 71 and 72 which have openings at their ends so that they slide into position and are retained in place by snap in retainers 73 and 74. The guide 70 has a circular shoulder 75 and at opposite ends of the guide has projections 76 and 77 such that the rail 78 of the guide-way is retained between the surface 75 and the inner surfaces 78 and 79 of the projections 76 and 77 with the rail against the surface 80. A corresponding structure is on the opposite side of the guide and this retains the rail 81 so that the guide slides around a circular path defined by the rails 78 and 81. The guide 70 includes internal bores 82 and 83 at opposite ends and these are blind bores with an internal rib 84 so that stubs projecting from retainers 73 and 74 may snap fit into the bores 82 and 83 to retain the arms 71 and 72 in place and permit the pivoting action of the float 26 as illustrated in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9.
US09121187B1	Tile spacing device and accompanying system and method A tile spacing device and accompanying system and method are disclosed for spacing a plurality of tiles having a contour. In one embodiment, the tile spacing device includes two parallel bodies connected by at least one spanning member. The first body, the second body, and the at least one spanning member form a cage-like fused-member structure having a four-tile engagement configuration, a three-tile engagement configuration, and a two-tile engagement configuration, respectively. Within each of the three engagement configurations, engagement of a tile with a spacer can be seen by a user through the cage-like fused-member structure.
US09121178B2	Shingle with reinforcement nail zone and method of manufacturing A roofing shingle is provided. The roofing shingles includes an overlay sheet including a headlap portion and a tab portion and an underlay sheet secured to the overlay sheet such that a region of the underlay sheet overlaps a region of the headlap portion of the overlay sheet. A reinforcement material is secured to the headlap portion of the overlay sheet. The reinforcement material is configured to improve nail pull-through. The reinforcement material extends beyond the overlapping regions of the headlap portion and the underlay sheet a distance of about 0.12 inches or less.
US09121175B2	Soundproof body and insulator for motor vehicles A dash insulator is constructed by layering a front layer, a sound absorption layer of a membrane-vibration type and a perforated sound insulation layer. A layered body of the sound absorption layer and the perforated sound insulation layer is constructed such that the inner diameter and the opening ratio of opening portions of the perforated sound insulation layer are set to enable suppression of a resonance phenomenon between vibrations of the sound absorption layer and the perforated sound insulation layer in relation to low frequency range noise components of noise.
US09121171B2	Protective barrier and a method for its use A protective barrier that will typically be installed beneath ceilings during construction work being performed on ceilings or roofs of buildings. The protective barrier can be comprised entirely of one material or of different materials connected by seams. Some or all of these materials can be designed to fail when contacted by water via dissolution, melting or through some other destructive process initiated by contact with water. This failure can create access points from the ceiling through the protective barrier to the area being protected by the barrier, which can allow water from a fire suppression system to reach a fire located below the protective barrier.
US09121169B2	Veneer tie and wall anchoring systems with in-cavity ceramic and ceramic-based thermal breaks Thermally-isolating veneer ties and anchoring systems employing the same are disclosed. A ceramic based thermally-isolating coating is applied to the veneer tie, which is interconnected with a sheetmetal surface-mounted wall anchor. The thermally-isolating ceramic coating is selected from a distinct grouping of materials, that are applied using a specific variety of methods, in one or more layers and cured and cross-linked to provide high-strength adhesion. The ceramic coating maintains a thermal expansion similar to that of the underlying wire formative to prevent cracking. The thermally-coated veneer ties provide an in-cavity thermal break that severs the thermal threads running throughout the cavity wall structure, reducing the U- and K-values of the anchoring system by thermally-isolating the metal components.
US09121167B2	Adjustable frame connector An adjustable frame connector comprising at least two fixed tubular legs and an adjustable tubular leg. The fixed legs have inner ends that are joined together, and have longitudinal axes that intersect each other at right angles. The adjustable leg has an inner end that is pivotally attached to the fixed legs at their juncture so that the adjustable leg can be moved from a first position wherein its longitudinal axis is coaxial with the longitudinal axis of a first one of the fixed tubular legs to a second position wherein its longitudinal axis is at a right angle to the longitudinal axis of the first one of the fixed tubular legs. Releasable locking means allows the adjustable leg to be releasably locked into position relative to the first one of the fixed tubular legs at any selected location along the ninety degree arc between its first and second positions.
US09121166B2	Reinforced insulated forms for constructing concrete floors and roofs A panel for a building form made of insulating material such as polystyrene is integrated with a reinforcing member for enabling the panel to resist deformation due to forces applied against its concrete-facing surface. Reinforcement of floor/roof panels is beneficial to reduce the amount of, or eliminate the need for, shoring for supporting the weight of wet concrete or workers. The reinforcement resists against deformation due to cracking, splitting etc. Reinforcement is likewise beneficial for wall forms where the weight of concrete asserts significant pressure against the concrete-facing surface of the form, in order to resist deformation of the wall forms under pressure. The reinforcing member may be made of a plastic material such as polypropylene or high-impact polystyrene. Methods of manufacturing reinforced form panels are disclosed.
US09121156B1	Soil stabilizer A device is capable of autonomously burrowing into the earth and, when at depth, discharging a fluid into a geologic formation. The device includes a component body holding a computer controller; a battery; a motor; and a coiled hose. A drill head external to the component body is equipped with a spiral blade that burrows down pulling the component body with it. A cylindrical shell surrounding the component body creates an annulus where debris from the drill head flows upward. The coiled hose is released from the component body as the device descends. An electrical cable may be co-wound with the coiled hose or may be embedded in the wall of the coiled hose. Fluid may be conveyed through the coiled hose to a discharge valve in the component body. The discharge valve is connected to a telescoping discharge nozzle.
US09121149B2	Posts for road safety barrier A road safety barrier having a plurality of ropes supported by posts rigidly mounted on or in the ground is described. Each rope is held in tension against the posts and supported in a longitudinally oriented indentation in a side of the posts. The ropes are released from a post and the post is not pulled from the ground when a vertical force is exerted on the rope. The post may have a circular cross-section and the indentation has a bottom oriented substantially parallel to the ground such that the rope is biased to exit upward out of the indentation. The ropes when weaved are tensioned against the posts and this gives rise to a combined frictional resistance to displacement of the ropes relative to each post along the length of the safety barrier.
US09121148B2	Method and apparatus for cutting grooves in a road surface A system and apparatus for cutting grooves in a surface includes a housing having a rotatable cutting head mounted therein. An actuator drives the cutting head out of and into contact with the surface. Sensors disposed on the housing sense a depth of the groove cut by the cutting head. A controller is arranged to receive a signal from the sensors and compare the depth of the groove with a predetermined reference depth. The controller sends a signal to the actuator and adjusts the position of the cutting head via the actuator to maintain the depth of the groove at about the reference depth.
US09121144B2	Method for compacting soil, applications of this method and devices for its implementation Methods of compacting soil, and devices for carrying out the methods are provided in which an underground compacting device is inserted into the soil at a predetermined depth under which the compaction by the upper level of the soil becomes ineffective.
US09121142B2	Method for waterproofing substrate A method for waterproofing a substrate, the method including adhering an adhesive member obtained by using an active hydrogen-containing synthetic resin, to a urethane-based waterproof layer to laminate a pavement adhesive layer; applying or spraying an isocyanate group-containing compound onto the pavement adhesive layer; and paving an asphalt mixture on the surface of the pavement adhesive layer.
US09121137B2	Dispersible articles and methods of making the same A dispersible article and methods of making the same. The article has a web of fibers and a dried binder in contact with the fibers. The web of fibers has a basis weight of from about 10 gsm to about 150 gsm. The dried binder has a polyfunctional aldehyde and a primary polymer. The primary polymer has at least one functional group that is reactive with the fibers or the polyfunctional aldehyde. The fibers have at least one functional group that is reactive with the polyfunctional aldehyde or the primary polymer. The article has a cross direction wet tensile strength after 15 minutes of aqueous saturation that is at least about 30% of an initial cross direction wet tensile strength. The article is flushable.
US09121127B2	Apparatus and system for rotating elements in an appliance An apparatus is configured to facilitate in an appliance various operating modes including a spin mode and an agitation mode in a vertical-axis washing machine. The apparatus comprise a drive system with a shaft, on which is secured engagement features, and stops that are fixed with respect to the position of the engagement features. Engagement of the engagement features and the stops couple together elements of the appliance such as an agitation device and a wash basket. In one embodiment, the stops and engagement features are distributed on different contact planes located along the shaft, thereby permitting clockwise and counter-clockwise rotation of the shaft and the engagement features through an angle of at least about 180° and up to about 680°.
US09121123B2	Detergent supplying apparatus of washing machine Provided is a detergent supplying apparatus of a washing machine. The apparatus includes a drawer and drawer caps. The drawer has bleach supplying parts provided with bleach siphon tubes, and softener supplying parts provided with softener siphon tubes. The drawer caps are provided with bleach siphon caps covering the bleach siphon tubes together with softener siphon caps covering the softener siphon tubes.
US09121117B2	Beading loom A beading loom includes two side supports spaced apart in a lateral direction, and a plurality of shafts rotatably connected to the supports. The shafts include first and second thread fixing shafts, and first and second thread supporting shafts. Each of the first and second thread supporting shafts includes first and second thread supporting portions elongated in the lateral direction. In each thread supporting shaft, the first and the second thread supporting portions are provided at different positions in the circumferential direction of the shaft. Each of the first and the second thread supporting portions includes a plurality of grooves arranged at a pitch in the lateral direction. The pitch of the grooves of the first thread supporting portion differs from the pitch of the grooves of the second thread supporting portion.
US09121090B2	Resin molded articles In a resin molded article (M), a wear-resistant surface layer (2) is provided on a surface of a base (1) made of a thermoplastic resin with an undercoat layer (3) being interposed therebetween, and the surface layer (2) has a composition containing silicon, oxygen, carbon, and hydrogen, a thickness of 0.02 μm or greater and 0.48 μm or less, and a density of greater than 1.5 g/cm3 or a hardness of 1.5 GPa or greater.
US09121088B2	High hardness, high toughness iron-base alloys and methods for making same One aspect of the present disclosure is directed to low-alloy steels exhibiting high hardness and an advantageous level of multi-hit ballistic resistance with minimal crack propagation imparting a level of ballistic performance suitable for military armor applications. Certain embodiments of the steels according to the present disclosure have hardness in excess of 550 HBN and demonstrate a high level of ballistic penetration resistance relative to conventional military specifications.
US09121083B2	Copper recovery apparatus and copper recovery method According to one embodiment, a copper recovery apparatus includes a precipitation tank configured to precipitate copper hydroxide grains in water, a filter aid supplier, a mixing tank configured to mix the filter aid with a water to produce a suspension, a separator provided with a filter, a line configured to supply the suspension to the separator, thereby forming a precoat layer formed of the filter aid on the filter, a separation tank configured to receive the detached matter of the precoat layer discharged together with the detaching water from the separator to magnetically separate copper hydroxide grains and filter aid, a line configure to discharge and recover the detaching water from the separation tank, and a line configured to return the separated filter aid to the filter aid supplier from the separation tank.
US09121077B2	Tuyere remover A component of a gas injection system (tuyere/tymp) removal apparatus comprising a pneumatic or hydraulic hammer reverse mounted into a hammer frame, the working end of the hammer fixedly attached a first end of a slidable frame. The slidable frame having a second end fixedly attached to an elongated lifting arm means with a component handling means, and two sides slidably attached to the hammer frame. The component handling means may be inserted into the rear of a component of a gas injection system. When activated, the hammer generates a pulling motion on the component handling means engaged with the component of a gas injection system, releasing the component of a gas injection system from the wall of the blast furnace.
US09121067B2	Predictive marker for EGFR inhibitor treatment The present invention provides a biomarker which is predictive for the clinical benefit of EGFR inhibitor treatment in cancer patients.
US09121053B2	Method of detecting single nucleotide polymorphisms Use of low-temperature nucleic acid amplification and binary probes to detect sequences and single nucleotide polymorphisms.
US09121050B2	Non-enzyme based detection method for electronic monitoring of biological indicator A sterilization indicator system and method of using the system to determine efficacy of a sterilization process. The system may include a vial having an optional first compartment and a second compartment comprising a growth medium comprising one or more of a disaccharide, an oligosaccharide or a polysaccharide capable of conversion to a monosaccharide by germinating spores of the one or more species of microorganism, the vial being free of the monosaccharide prior to use; a strip including two or more electrodes to oxidize the monosaccharide and to carry a resulting electrical signal, and an apparatus to detect and measure the electrical signal resulting from the oxidation. Spores of a suitable biological indicator may be disposed in the first compartment and/or on the strip.
US09121043B2	Method for producing glycolic acid using an inducible promoter The present invention relates to use of inducible promoters in the production of glycolic acid by fermentation. The present invention concerns a method for the production of glycolic acid in a fermentative process comprising the following steps: culturing a modified microorganism in an appropriate culture medium comprising a source of carbon, modulating in said microorganism the expression of a target gene with an external stimulus, and recovering glycolic acid from the culture medium, wherein in said modified microorganism, the expression of at least one gene involved in glycolic acid production is under the control of a heterologous inducible promoter whose activity is modulated with said external stimulus. The invention also concerned the modified microorganism used in the method of glycolic acid production.
US09121040B2	Process for rapid anaerobic digestion of biomass using microbes and the production of biofuels therefrom A process for effecting anaerobic digestion of plant biomass, which entails the step of anaerobically digesting plant biomass with at least one species of rumen microorganisms.
US09121029B2	Disease resistant plants The present invention relates to a plant, which is resistant to a pathogen of viral, bacterial, fungal or oomycete origin, wherein the plant has a reduced level, reduced activity or complete absence of DMR6 protein as compared to a plant that is not resistant to the said pathogen, in particular organisms of the Fungi or the phylum Oomycota. The invention further relates to a method for obtaining a plant, which is resistant to a pathogen of viral, bacterial, fungal or oomycete origin, comprising reducing the endogenous level or activity of DMR6 protein in the plant. In addition, the invention relates to the use of a DMR6 promotor for providing disease resistant plants.
US09121020B2	Methods for treating eye disorders The present invention relates to compositions and methods for inhibiting loss of a retinal ganglion cell in a subject, comprising non-invasively applying to the surface of the eye of the subject an ophthalmic composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of at least one siRNA which down regulates expression of a target gene associated with loss of the retinal ganglion cell, thereby inhibiting loss of the retinal ganglion cell in the subject. The methods of the invention also relate to the use of chemically modified siRNA compounds possessing structural motifs which down-regulate the expression of human genes expressed in retinal tissue in the mammalian eye.
US09121015B2	Peptide having a vascularization-suppressing activity and a use therefor Provided are peptides having anti-angiogenic activity and a use thereof, and more particularly, to peptides for inhibiting angiogenesis, the peptides including amino acid sequence with potent anti-angiogenic activity, a composition for inhibiting angiogenesis, the composition including the peptides, a medicine for inhibiting angiogenesis, the medicine including the composition, and a method for inhibiting angiogenesis using the peptides. The peptides for inhibiting angiogenesis, the peptides including the amino acid sequence of the invention provides not only potent inhibitory activity on proliferation, migration and tube formation of vascular endothelial cells, but also potent in vivo anti-angiogenic activity and inhibitory activity on proliferation and migration of cancer cells. Therefore, the peptide for inhibiting angiogenesis can be efficaciously used as a treatment for various diseases including cancer with abnormal regulation of angiogenesis.
US09121007B2	Treatment of bone-related cancers using placental stem cells Provided herein are methods of suppression of proliferation and growth of cells of bone-related cancers, e.g., multiple myeloma or chondrosarcoma cells, using placental cells, e.g., the placental stem cells described herein, and populations of such placental cells. Also provided herein are methods of treating individuals having cells of a bone-related cancer.
US09121005B2	Methods and apparatus for handling microbial samples This invention pertains to the general field of microbiology, and more specifically to transfer, inoculation and/or streaking of micro-organisms, e.g. for the purpose of obtaining individual colonies. Provided is a method for streaking a microbial sample onto a solid carrier, comprising the steps of: a) contacting at least one ferromagnetic particle with a solid carrier, followed or preceded by providing the particle with at least part of said sample, and b) applying a magnetic field gradient to allow for magnetically controlled motion of said particle on said surface, such that at least part of the sample is streaked onto the solid carrier. Also provided is an apparatus for carrying out such method in an (semi-)automated fashion.
US09121002B2	Enzymatic modifications of a cellular monolithic carbon and uses thereof A porous electrochemical electrode is made up of a solid cellular material provided in the form of a semi-graphitized carbon monolith comprising a hierarchized porous network free of mesopores and including macropores with a mean dimension dA of 1 μm to 100 μm, and micropores with a mean dimension dI of 0.5 nm to 2 nm, said macropores and micropores being interconnected. In said electrode, the macropores contain at least one electroactive species in direct contact with the semi-graphitized carbon that makes up the surface of the macropores. The invention also relates to a method for preparing such an electrode as well as to the use thereof as a biosensor or for manufacturing a biopile.
US09120993B2	Lubricating pellet A method of lubricating an electrical apparatus by projecting a lubricating pellet which includes an impact-rupturable shell defining an interior cavity, a lubricating substance consisting of grease or oil or other lubricating substance disposed throughout the interior cavity and contained within by said shell, providing a impact-rupturable container when the lubricating pellet is ejected from a pellet discharge device, hitting an intended target and disbursing the lubricating substance onto the target.
US09120992B2	Gear oil composition A gear oil composition is provided having fuel saving performance and providing gears or bearings with sufficient durability. The composition includes a base oil having a blend of (A) a mineral lubricating base oil having a 100° C. kinematic viscosity of 2 to 6 mm2/s, a % CA of 0.5 or less and a tertiary carbon content of 7% or more and (B) a solvent-refined mineral lubricating oil having a 100° C. kinematic viscosity of 10 to 70 mm2/s in an amount of 2 to 40 percent by mass based on the total base oil composition mass; (D) zinc dialkyldithiophosphate in an amount of 0.02 to 0.5 percent by mass based on the zinc amount; and (E) an alkaline earth metal detergent having a base number of 100 mgKOH/g or greater in an amount of 0.1 to 0.5 percent by mass, based on the metal amount, of the gear oil composition mass.
US09120987B2	Extraction of neutral lipids by a two solvent method A method for separating neutral lipids from plant material, in particular, intact algal cells, using an amphipathic solvent set and a hydrophobic solvent set. Some embodiments include dewatering intact algal cells and then extracting neutral lipids from the algal cells. The methods provide for single and multistep extraction processes which allow for efficient separation of algal neutral lipids from a wet algal biomass while avoiding emulsification of extraction mixtures. The neutral lipids are removed after first removing a polar lipid fraction and a protein fraction. These neutral lipids can be used to generate renewable fuels as well as food products and supplements.
US09120986B2	MOS2 catalyst process for the conversion of sugar alcohol to hydrocarbons Cellulose and hemicellulose from biomass can be broken down to C6 and C5 sugars and further converted to corresponding sugar alcohols. It is now found that a new catalyst, MoS2, is active for the hydrogenation of sugar alcohols to hydrocarbons. Combining the technologies listed above allows us to convert the cellulose/hemicellulose to liquid hydrocarbons.
US09120985B2	Corrosion resistant gasifier components The present invention relates to an improved gasifier reactor design. In particular, the present invention relates to improved design of gasifier reactor faceplates, gasifier reactor walls, gasifier reactor cooling tubes, and gasifier reactor walls with integrated cooling channels. The present invention utilizes aluminum nitride and/or aluminum nitride/metal composite materials which promote many benefits to the present design herein, including improved corrosion and erosion resistively as compared to high alloy metal materials.
US09120979B2	Systems and methods for recovering hydrocarbons A method for recovering hydrocarbons from an aqueous hydrocarbonaceous slurry comprises pumping a mixture of the slurry and an oxidizing agent through a conduit, wherein the conduit comprises a plurality of stationary interior projections defining a non-linear path through the conduit, and thereby agitating the mixture to release the hydrocarbons from the slurry; and separating the hydrocarbons from the slurry.
US09120973B2	Fluorescent substance and a production method therefor The fluorescent substance according to one embodiment of the present invention has the following compositional formula (1): [Compositional formula 1] SrySi(6−z)AlzOzN(8−z):Rex. Here, x, y and z are respectively 0.005≦x≦0.05, 0.05≦y≦0.5, 0.001≦z≦0.50, and Re is a rare earth element. As a result, the fluorescent substance according to one embodiment of the present invention can exhibit a short wavelength of between 525 nm and 537 nm when the concentration of strontium is between 0.05 moles and 0.5 moles. Also, the fluorescent substance can exhibit a short wavelength of between 525 nm and 537 nm by the addition of barium in a range of between 0.003 moles and 0.125 moles when the concentration of aluminium is high. Also, the fluorescent substance can exhibit a short wavelength of between 525 nm and 537 nm by adjusting the oxygen concentration by the addition not only of AlN but also of Al2O3 as an aluminium precursor when the concentration of aluminium is high. Ultimately, since the fluorescent substance according to one embodiment of the present invention can exhibit a short wavelength of between 525 nm and 537 nm, it is possible to prevent dropoff in colour reproduction and the colour rendering index.
US09120970B2	Liquid crystalline media and liquid crystal displays with a polymer-stabilized homeotropic orientation The present invention relates to liquid-crystal displays (LC displays) with polymer-stabilized, homeotropic (vertical) alignment of the liquid-crystalline medium (LC medium) without conventional imide alignment layers. The LC medium according to the invention comprises particles having a mass of at least 450 Da which have been functionalized by a polar, organic anchor group.
US09120969B2	Liquid crystal medium and liquid crystal display The instant invention relates to mesogenic media exhibiting a blue phase, comprising one, two or more compounds of formula I-A wherein the parameters are as specified in the text, preferably stabilised by a polymer, and their use in electro-optical light modulation elements and their respective use in displays, as well as to such displays.
US09120966B2	Process for disinfecting and stabilizing production water using in-situ hypobromous acid generation A method of reusing waste-water resulting from hydrocarbon production operations as a disinfectant. The method includes a) providing waste-water resulting from hydrocarbon production operations containing greater than 3 ppm bromide ion; b) adjusting the pH of the waste-water to a pH that renders the fracturing fluid non-scaling, while maximizing the production of hypobromous acid and c) adding a sufficient amount of an oxidizing agent to convert the bromide ion to hypobromous acid to provide a disinfectant solution.
US09120962B1	Plugging composition using swellable glass additives Methods and compositions for plugging in a subterranean formation are provided. An example comprises providing a composition comprising a cementitious material, water, and a swellable glass additive, wherein the swellable glass additive comprises a plurality of interconnected organosilica nanoparticles; and introducing the composition into a subterranean formation.
US09120945B2	Method for the production of a dispersion A method is described for the production of a dispersion, especially a coating or sealing compound, having a viscosity of less than about 30,000 mPas, whose viscosity increases to more than 50,000 mPas or that becomes firm as a result of its application, whereby a shear-thickening additive is added to a precursor composition of the dispersion at a shear rate that does not activate the shear-thickening additive. Consequently, it is possible to formulate dispersions, especially sealing and/or coating compounds, in such a way that they have a low viscosity for storage and processing, and only at the time of the use of the dispersion is the final viscosity set by suitable equipment.
US09120944B2	Copper particulate dispersion, conductive film forming method and circuit board An object is to provide a copper particulate dispersion which is suited to discharge in the form of droplets.The copper particulate dispersion includes copper particulates, at least one kind of a dispersion vehicle containing the copper particulates, and at least one kind of dispersant which allows the copper particulates to disperse in the dispersion vehicle. The copper particulates have a center particle diameter of 1 nm or more and less than 100 nm. The dispersion vehicle is a polar dispersion vehicle having a boiling point within a range from 150° C. to 250° C. Whereby, when the copper particulate dispersion is discharged in the form of droplets, clogging at the discharge portion caused by drying of the dispersion vehicle is prevented and the viscosity is low for its high boiling point, and thus the copper particulate dispersion is suited to discharge in the form of droplets.
US09120941B2	Ultraviolet-curable ink composition for ink jet and ink jet recording method An ultraviolet-curable ink composition for ink jet is for use in an ink jet recording method that includes irradiating the ultraviolet-curable ink composition for ink jet applied to a substrate with ultraviolet radiation that has a peak wavelength in the range of 380 to 405 nm from a semiconductor light source to obtain a cured coating. The product of the light transmissivity (%) of the cured coating at a wavelength of 395 nm and the irradiation energy of the ultraviolet radiation (mJ/cm2) is 2.0 or more. The ink composition contains a thioxanthone-based photopolymerization initiator and at least one of yellow coloring material and black coloring material. The OD of the cured coating made from the ink composition is 1.8 or more.
US09120940B2	Photopolymerizable inkjet ink, ink cartridge, photopolymerizable composition, and coated matter A photopolymerizable composition includes diethyleneglycol dimethacrylate, 1-hydroxy-cyclohexyl-phenyl-ketone, 2-hydroxy-1-{4-[4-(2-hydroxy-2-methyl-propionyl)benzyl]phenyl}-2-methyl-1-propane-1-one and 2-[2-hydroxy-4-(1-octyloxycarbonylethoxy)phenyl]-4,6-bis(4-phenyl)-4,6-bis)4-phenylphenyl-1,3,5-triazine.
US09120935B2	Hydrosilylation reaction inhibitors, and use thereof for preparing stable curable silicone compositions Methods of using inhibitor compounds are described. In particular, methods of using inhibitor compounds to inhibit the curing of a silicone composition that is a precursor of a silicone elastomer produced by a hydrosilylation reaction are described.
US09120933B2	White hard decorative member In order to provide a white hard decorative member being remarkably enhanced in scratch resistance and abrasion resistance and having a high-quality color impression, and furthermore supply a product capable of freely controlling the color tone, corrosion resistance performance, and etching performance, the white hard decorative member includes a base material having thereon an alloy adherence layer having a high adherence effect, an alloy gradient adherence layer in which the reaction gas content is gradually increased, an abrasion-resistant layer having high hardness, and an alloy color-up gradient layer in which the reaction gas content is gradually decreased, which are formed by using a film of an alloy combining a metal having a high adherence effect to a metal and high brightness, a metal having high film hardness and high corrosion resistance, and a metal for enhancing the corrosion performance.
US09120930B2	Heat dissipating paint with high thermal radiating capability A high emissive paint comprises organic materials with different functional groups, one or more inorganic materials, and optionally other paint property adjusting agents. The infrared absorption range of the paint derives from organic functional groups, such as C—C, C—H, N—H, C—N, C—O and C—X groups, and the one or more inorganic materials. One or more inorganic materials may also be present as micro- or nano-sized particles.
US09120924B2	Aqueous thermosetting composition An aqueous thermosetting composition comprising an amino resin (A) obtained by addition dehydration condensation of an amino compound (a), an aldehyde (b) and an alcohol (c) and a urethane resin (B) obtained by polymerization of an isocyanate (d), a polyol (e) and an oxycarboxylic acid (f) having two or more hydroxyl groups. The aqueous thermosetting composition of the present invention contains both an amino resin and a urethane resin in a one-pack hardener, and the respective performances of the resins can be retained without any deterioration. Further, the aqueous thermosetting composition exhibits favorable dispersibility in water and excels in storage stability, so that it is useful in a wide spectrum of application fields, such as paint, ink, adhesive, coating material, binder and primer.
US09120922B2	High flow thermoplastic polyolefin with balanced mechanical performance and low shrinkage and CLTE This invention relates to a thermoplastic polyolefin composition having a melt flow rate MFR2 (230° C.) between 20 and 100 g/10 min, to the use of such thermoplastic polyolefin composition for the production of injection molded articles, e.g. automotive parts and to injection molded articles prepared by using such thermoplastic polyolefin composition.
US09120921B2	Polyethylene compositions comprising polypropylene A composition can comprise: linear low density polyethylene having a melt mass flow rate as determined using ASTM D-1238 (190° C./2.16 kg) in the range from 4 to 125 g/10 min or high density polyethylene having a melt mass flow rate as determined using ASTM D-1238 (190° C./2.16 kg) in the range from 4 to 125 g/10 min and polypropylene, wherein the amount of polypropylene is from 0.005 to 10 wt % based on the total weight of the linear low density polyethylene or the high density polyethylene and the polypropylene, wherein the polypropylene has a melt temperature (Tm) from 140° C. to 200° C. and/or a crystallization temperature (Tc) from 100° C. to 140° C., wherein the Tm and Tc are determined using Differential Scanning Calorimetry according to ASTM D 3418-08 using a scan rate of 10° C./min on a sample of 10 mg and using the second heating cycle. The invention also relates to the use of the composition in injection molding.
US09120918B2	Fine-particle, stable suspensions of functionalized, completely or partially hydrogenated nitrile rubbers Novel stable aqueous suspensions of a functionalized, completely or partially hydrogenated nitrile rubber are provided with very low emulsifier content and small particle diameter, furtheron a process for production thereof and the use thereof for producing composite materials via coating of substrate materials with the suspension.
US09120914B2	Thermoplastic polymer composition The invention provides a compound conforming to the structure of Formula (CXX) The invention also provides a thermoplastic polymer composition comprising a polyolefin polymer and a compound conforming to the structure of Formula (CXX) as a nucleating agent.
US09120908B2	Nanomaterial-reinforced resins and related materials Provided are nanomaterial-reinforced resin compositions and related methods. The compositions include a reinforcing material, such as graphene, polyamic acid, carbon nanotubes, or dimethylacetamide that is dispersed into a resin. The reinforcing material is present in the resin at from about 0.001 to about 10 wt %. Also provided are methods of fabricating these compositions and methods of tailoring a composition to achieve a particular set of mechanical properties.
US09120907B2	Method and related arrangement for devulcanization of vulcanized rubber A method for devulcanization of rubber feedstock and a related arrangement are provided. The method includes doping rubber feedstock with a photoactive substance (104, 110), configured to activate upon exposure thereof to external radiation of a predetermined wavelength; and further exposing cured rubber feedstock to the external radiation of the predetermined wavelength. Radiation exposure results, upon photoactive substance activation, in initiation of selective scission of intermolecular crosslinks, such as sulfur crosslinks, in the vulcanized rubber elastomers. The photoactive substance may be configured to initiate an excitation emission response and/or chemical reaction. The photoactive substance is preferably selected from semiconducting nanocrystals, such as quantum dots. An arrangement for carrying out the method is presented.
US09120905B2	Process for the preparation of expandable polystyrene A process for the preparation of expandable polystyrene (EPS) containing particles of carbon black and/or graphite is disclosed, comprising: (a) forming a masterbatch by adding carbon black and/or graphite to styrene polymer, (b) adding said masterbatch to an organic phase comprising styrene and optional comonomers, and heating the organic phase to a temperature between 30 and 90° C., (c) mixing the organic phase with an aqueous phase comprising water and suspending agents preheated to a temperature between 80 and 120° C. which is higher than the temperature of the organic phase, and (d) polymerizing in a suspension polymerization reaction the styrene and optional comonomers contained in the mixed aqueous and organic phases, with an expanding agent being added before, during or after the polymerization, wherein the styrene polymer in the masterbatch contains at least 1 000 ppm of dimers. The process gives an improved product.
US09120904B2	Expandable phenolic resin composition, phenolic resin foam, and method for producing the phenolic resin foam There is provided an expandable phenolic resin composition comprising: a phenolic resin; an acid curing catalyst for the resin; a foaming agent; and a surfactant, wherein the foaming agent comprises a hydrocarbon-based foaming agent; and the surfactant is a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether having an alkyl ether moiety having 14 to 22 carbon atoms, and the content of the surfactant is 0.01 to 10 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the phenolic resin.
US09120892B2	Poly-β-peptides from functionalized β-lactam monomers and antibacterial compositions containing same Disclosed is a method of making β-polypeptides. The method includes polymerizing β-lactam-containing monomers in the presence of a base initiator and a co-initiator which is not a metal-containing molecule to yield the product β-polypeptides. Specifically disclosed are methods wherein the base initiator is potassium t-butoxide, lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide (LiN(TMS)2), potassium bis(trimethyl-silyl)amide, and sodium ethoxide, and the reaction is carried out in a solvent such as chloroform, dichloromethane, dimethylsulfoxide, or tetrahydrofuran.
US09120880B2	Polymerization processes with fresh ethylene distributions for preparation of low density ethylene-based polymers The invention provides a high pressure polymerization process to form an ethylene-based polymer, the process comprising at least the following steps: feeding ethylene to a first reaction zone and to one or more subsequent reaction zones, and wherein for each subsequent reaction zone that receives fresh ethylene, the ratio, Rn (n=reaction zone number, n>1), of “mass fraction of fresh ethylene fed to the first reaction zone (RZ1)” to “mass fraction of fresh ethylene fed to the nth reaction zone (RZn)” is (Rn=RZ1/RZn) greater than 1, or is from 0 to 0.30, and wherein the “total amount of ethylene fed to the polymerization process” derives from at least one fresh ethylene stream and at least one recycled ethylene stream, and wherein the at least one recycled ethylene stream comprises at least one chain transfer agent and/or comprises at greater than, or equal to, 1 weight %, based on total amount of components in recycled ethylene stream, of one or more non-ethylene components and/or CTA(s); and wherein the inlet feed to each reaction zone comprises less than 5 weight ppm oxygen based on the total weight of mass flows fed to the reaction zone. The invention also provides a high pressure polymerization process to form an ethylene-based polymer, the process comprising at least the following steps: feeding ethylene to a first reaction zone and to one or more subsequent reaction zones, and wherein 100 weight percent of the total amount of fresh ethylene fed to the polymerization process is fed to the first reaction zone, and wherein the “total amount of ethylene fed to the polymerization process” derives from at least one fresh ethylene stream and at least one recycled ethylene stream, and wherein the at least one recycled ethylene stream comprises at least one chain transfer agent and/or comprises at greater than, or equal to, 1 weight %, based on total amount of components in recycled ethylene stream, of one or more non-ethylene components and/or CTA(s); and wherein the inlet stream to each reaction zone comprises less than, or equal to, 5 weight ppm oxygen, based on the total weight of mass flows fed to the reaction zone.
US09120876B2	Process for preparation of Sugammadex A novel process for the preparation of 6-perdeoxy-6-per-halo Gamma cyclodextrin which is a useful intermediate in the synthesis of Sugammadex is disclosed in the invention. The process involves reacting Gamma cyclodextrin with phosphorous halide in the presence of organic solvent.
US09120866B2	DNA sequence and preparation of grass pollen allergen Phl p 4 by recombinant methods The present invention relates to the provision of the genetic sequence of the major grass pollen allergen Phl p 4. The invention also covers fragments, new combinations of partial sequences and point mutants having a hypoallergenic action. The recombinant DNA molecules and the derived polypeptides, fragments, new combinations of partial sequences and variants can be utilized for the therapy of pollen-allergic diseases. The proteins prepared by recombinant methods can be employed for the in vitro and in vivo diagnosis of pollen allergies.
US09120864B2	Flowering inhibition The present invention relates to nucleic acids or nucleic acid fragments encoding amino acid sequences for proteins involved in the control of flowering in plants, and the use thereof for the modification of flowering, particularly inhibiting flowering. In particular, the present invention relates to nucleic acids or nucleic acid fragments encoding amino acid sequences of FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT), TERMINAL FLOWER (TFL), GIGANTEA (GI) and SHORT VEGETATIVE PHASE (SVP) polypeptides.
US09120863B2	Nucleic acids encoding antibodies to matrix metalloproteinase 9 The present disclosure provides compositions and methods of use involving binding proteins, e.g., antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof, that bind to the matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP9) protein (MMP9 is also known as gelatinase-B), wherein the binding proteins comprise an immunoglobulin (Ig) heavy chain (or functional fragment thereof) and an Ig light chain (or functional fragment thereof).
US09120862B2	Antibodies relating to PIVKA-II and uses thereof The present disclosure relates to antibodies and immunoassay methods for use in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), liver cancer and related conditions.
US09120860B2	Protein involved in ovarian cancer The present invention relates to new uses of CDCP1 in the diagnosis, screening, treatment and prophylaxis of ovarian cancer. The invention also provides compositions comprising CDCP1, including vaccines, antibodies that are immunospecific for CDCP1 and agents which interact with or modulate the expression or activity of CDCP1 or which modulate the expression of the nucleic acid which codes for CDCP1.
US09120849B2	Nucleic acid amplification controls The present invention discloses positive control material for nucleic acid amplification based detection of microorganisms in biological samples. The control material comprises purified microorganism that is rendered non-infectious but is amenable to nucleic acid amplification. Also disclosed is a process for making and using the control material.
US09120840B2	Methods for selective targeting A selective targeting method is disclosed which comprises contacting a peptide library with an anti-target to allow the peptides to bind; separating non-binding peptides from the anti-target bound peptides, contacting the non-binding anti-target peptides with a target allowing the unbound peptides to bind with the target to form a target-bound peptide complex; separating the target-bound peptide complex from peptides which do not bind to the target, and identifying the target-bound peptides. In one embodiment the target is skin or hair. In another embodiment the anti-target is hair when the target is skin, and the anti-target is skin when the target is hair.
US09120835B2	Phosphoric acid ester derivatives To provide a novel compound that has S1P lyase inhibitory ability and induces a reduction in the number of lymphocytes, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition containing the compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient. A compound represented by the general formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US09120832B2	Methyltin mercaptide derivative and method for preparing the same A compound represented by formula I or II and a method for preparing the same. The method includes: a) adding isooctyl mercaptopropionate to a reactor, adding dropwise an aqueous solution of methyltin chloride, stirring and allowing for a complete reaction, and adding aqueous ammonia, an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide, an aqueous solution of sodium bicarbonate, an aqueous solution of sodium carbonate, or a solution of an organic base to regulate the pH value of a resulting mixture from a starting value of between 2 and 8 to an end value of between 6 and 10 for a primary stage of esterification; and b) allowing a product obtained from step a) to proceed to a secondary stage of the esterification, allowing the product to stand until phases are separated, collecting and washing an organic phase using deionized water, allowing a resulting mixture to stand until phases are separated.
US09120831B2	Process for the preparation of benzoheterodiazole compounds disubstituted with benzodithiophene groups Process for the preparation of a benzoheterodiazole compound disubstituted with benzodithiophene groups which comprises reacting at least one disubstituted benzoheterodiazole compound with at least one monostannylated benzodithiophene compound.Said benzoheterodiazole compound disubstituted with benzodithiophene groups can be advantageously used in the construction of luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs). Furthermore, said benzoheterodiazole compound disubstituted with benzodithiophene groups can be advantageously used in the construction of photovoltaic devices (or solar devices) such as, for example, photovoltaic cells (or solar cells), photovoltaic modules (or solar modules), on both rigid and flexible supports. Furthermore, said benzoheterodiazole compound disubstituted with benzodithiophene groups can be advantageously used as precursor of monomeric units in the preparation of semiconductor polymers.
US09120827B2	Release agent and use for the production of composite mouldings A release agent composition is provided which contains as components: a) at least one phosphate and b) at least one compound having at least two hydroxyl groups and having a molecular weight of less than 250 g/mol, the proportion of the component a), based on the composition, being from 0.1 to 70% by weight and the proportion of component b) being from 0.5 to 90% by weight. A process for the production of composite moldings in which the release agent composition is used, composite moldings obtainable in a corresponding manner and the use thereof also described.
US09120823B2	Fused heterocyclic compound and use thereof for pest control There is provided a compound having an excellent controlling effect on pests represented by the formula (1): wherein, A1 represents —NR7—, etc., A2 represents a nitrogen atom, etc., A3 represents a nitrogen atom, etc., R1 represents a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group optionally substituted by one or more atoms or groups selected from Group X, etc., R2, R3 and R4 are the same or different and each represents a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group optionally substituted by one or more halogen atoms, etc., R5 and R6 are the same or different and each represents a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group optionally substituted by one or more atoms or groups selected from Group X, etc., R7 represents a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group optionally substituted by one or more atoms or groups selected from Group W, etc., n represents 0, 1 or 2, or an N-oxide thereof.
US09120819B2	FGF-receptor agonist dimeric compounds FGF receptor agonist compounds corresponding to the general formula: M1-L-M2 are disclosed in which M1 and M2, which may be identical or different, each represent, independently of one another, a monomer unit M, and L represents a linker group, wherein the monomer unit is of the general formula I.
US09120812B2	Pyrimidooxazocine derivatives as mTOR-inhibitors The invention relates to bicyclic heterocyclic derivatives of general formula (I) to a process for preparing them and to the therapeutic use thereof.
US09120806B2	Dianhydrosugar production process An enhanced process for the production of a dianhydrosugar, such as isosorbide, from the corresponding sugar alcohol is described. The sugar alcohol is combined with an acid catalyst and reacted at elevated temperatures and at atmospheric pressure, eliminating the need for a vacuum. High selectivity and yields are achieved.
US09120803B2	Processes for the preparation of sodium 5,14-dihydrotetraazapentacene polysulfonate, and intermediates thereof This invention relates to processes for the preparation of sodium 5,14-dihydrotetraazapentacene polysulfonate (1), and intermediates thereof.
US09120802B2	Pyrimidine derivatives and their use in the treatment of respiratory diseases such as COPD Compounds of formula (I) are inhibitors of neutrophil elastase, wherein A is C—R1 or N; —X1—X2— is CR15═N— or —NR19—CO—; and R1-R6, R15 and R16 are as defined in the claims.
US09120788B2	Azabenzimidazole compounds The present invention is directed to compounds of formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the substituents are as defined herein.
US09120784B2	1,3,4-oxadiazoles-2-thio azetidine derivatives as sphingosine-1 phosphate receptors modulators The present invention relates to substituted 1,3,4-oxadiazoles-2-thio azetidine derivatives, processes for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as pharmaceuticals as modulators of sphingosine-1-phosphate receptors.
US09120778B2	Uracil derivatives as AXL and c-MET kinase inhibitors The present application provides compounds of Formula I or salt forms thereof, wherein Ra, Rb, Rc, Rd, D, W, R1a, R1b, R1c, Y, R3, X, E and G are as defined herein, compositions, methods of treatment and uses thereof.
US09120771B2	Azetidine derivative and antidepressant composition including the same The present invention relates to an azetidine derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and an antidepressant agent or a composition for the prevention or treatment of psychiatric disorders including the same. The azetidine derivative is useful as a triple reuptake inhibitor capable of inhibiting reuptake of the neurotransmitters, dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine at the same time.
US09120770B2	Substituted pyridine and pyrazine compounds as PDE4 inhibitors The invention provides a chemical entity of Formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, Y and Z have any of the values described herein, and compositions comprising such chemical entities; methods of making them; and their use in a wide range of methods, including metabolic and reaction kinetic studies, detection and imaging techniques, and radioactive treatments; and therapies, including inhibiting PDE4, enhancing neuronal plasticity, treating neurological disorders, providing neuroprotection, treating a cognitive impairment associated with a CNS disorder, enhancing the efficiency of cognitive and motor training, providing neurorecovery and neurorehabilitation, enhancing the efficiency of non-human animal training protocols, and treating peripheral disorders, including inflammatory and renal disorders.
US09120759B2	Process for the stereoselective preparation of a pyrazole carboxamide The present invention relates to a process for the enantioselective preparation of 3-difluoromethyl-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylic acid ((1S,4R)-9-dichloromethylene-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1,4-methano-naphthalen-5-yl)-amide of formula Ib.
US09120744B2	Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 inhibitors and methods of use thereof to modulate lipid metabolism The invention relates to plasminogen activator-1 (PAI-1) inhibitor compounds and uses thereof in the treatment of any disease or condition associated with elevated PAI-1. The invention includes, but is not limited to, the use of such compounds to modulate lipid metabolism and treat conditions associated with elevated PAI-1, cholesterol, or lipid levels.
US09120740B2	Method for preparing difluoroacetic acid A method for preparing difluoroacetic acid is described. The method can include: reacting a difluoroacetic acid ester with an aliphatic carboxylic acid which, after transesterification, results in the formation of difluoroacetic acid and the corresponding carboxylic acid ester, the carboxylic acid being selected such that the ester of the carboxylic acid has a lower boiling point than that of difluoroacetic acid; and removing the ester of the carboxylic acid by distillation as the ester forms, thus enabling the difluoroacetic acid to be recovered.
US09120738B2	Crystalline forms of bimatoprost acid, methods for preparation, and methods for use thereof The invention provides new crystalline forms of 7-[3,5-Dihydroxy-2-(3-hydroxy-5-phenyl-pent-1-enyl)-cyclopentyl]-hept-5-enoic acid. This compound is commonly referred to as “bimatoprost acid.” The novel crystalline forms are designated forms I, II, and III. The invention crystalline forms are useful for solid ocular implant formulations, utilized in the treatment of various ocular conditions, such as, for example, ocular hypertension. In addition, invention crystalline forms are useful for solid or semisolid dosage formulations used to treat ocular hypertension.
US09120722B1	Optically active valine complex and a method for producing the same The present invention discloses an optically active complex of L-valine N-benzoyl-L-alanine, comprising one mole each of L-valine and N-benzoyl-L-alanine. N-benzoyl-L-alanine is found to react selectively with L-valine to form the novel crystalline complex even in the presence of D-valine, other amino acids, and impurities present in synthetic DL-valine and in the crude L-valine from the hydrolysis of protein and fermentation. The optically active L-valine N-benzoyl-L-alanine is used as an intermediate for the optical resolution of DL-valine and for the purification of L-valine.
US09120714B2	Process for non-oxidative dehydrogenation of alkane The invention relates to a process for producing an alkene by non-oxidative dehydrogenation of an alkane, comprising contacting a feed stream comprising the alkane with a catalyst composition comprising an unsupported catalyst comprising ZrV2O7 at a temperature of 400 to 600° C.
US09120712B2	Process for improving the energy density of feedstocks using formate salts Methods of forming liquid hydrocarbons through thermal deoxygenation of cellulosic compounds are disclosed. Aspects cover methods including the steps of mixing a levulinic acid salt-containing feedstock with a formic acid salt, exposing the mixture to a high temperature condition to form hydrocarbon vapor, and condensing the hydrocarbon vapor to form liquid hydrocarbons, where both the formic acid salt and the levulinic acid salt-containing feedstock decompose at the high temperature condition and wherein one or more of the mixing, exposing, and condensing steps is carried out a pressure between about vacuum and about 10 bar.
US09120710B1	Particulate-based reactive nanocomposites and methods of making and using the same Reactive nanocomposites, foams, and structures comprising functionalized metal nanoparticles that are incorporated into a fluorinated polymer matrix using an in-situ polymerization process and methods of making and using the same. The reactive nanocomposites, foams, and structures according to the present invention demonstrate enhanced mechanical properties due to the direct chemical integration of the nano-metal fuel particles into the fluoropolymer matrix. In addition, the reactive nanocomposites, foams, and structures may be processed using conventional polymer processing and may be used to fabricate materials such as reactive liners, casings, and other components and inserts. The intense heat produced during reaction may further be used in a variety of applications such as disinfection, decontamination, and/or destruction.
US09120699B2	Li2O-Al2O3-SiO2 based crystallized glass and production method for the same An object of the present invention is to provide a Li2O—Al2O3—SiO2 based crystallized glass with excellent bubble quality even without using As2O3 or Sb2O3 as a fining agent and a method for producing the same. The Li2O—Al2O3—SiO2 based crystallized glass of the present invention is a Li2O—Al2O3—SiO2 based crystallized glass which does not substantially comprise As2O3 and Sb2O3 and comprises at least one of Cl, CeO2 and SnO2, and has a S content of not more than 10 ppm in terms of SO3.
US09120698B2	Method for making glass substrate for display, glass substrate and display panel A method for manufacturing a glass substrate for a display includes a step of producing a glass substrate and a step of performing a surface treatment on one glass surface of major surfaces of the glass substrate to form surface unevenness. The surface treatment is performed such that protruded portions having a height of 1 nm or more from the surface roughness central plane of the surface unevenness are dispersedly provided on the glass surface after the surface treatment and the area ratio of the protruded portions with respect to the area of the glass surface is 0.5-10%. Using this glass substrate, semiconductor elements are formed on a major surface of the glass substrate opposite to the glass surface. Accordingly, a display panel is produced.
US09120697B2	Use of a glass composition for making a solar collector with a glass-metal joint Use of a glass composition to make a tubular glass body that is adapted to form a glass-metal joint in a tubular solar collector. The composition is a borosilicate glass having a dilatometric chart with a hard segment and a soft segment hysteresis where the soft segment glass transition temperature is less than the hard segment glass transition temperature for a temperature difference ΔT higher than 20° C. comprising 5% to 8% Na2O, 0.1% to 3% K2O, 0.1% to 1.5% CaO, 5% to 7.5% Al2O3, 70% to 75% SiO2, and 11.6% to 13.7% B2O3.
US09120682B2	Method and apparatus for generating mercury (II) sulfide from elemental mercury An approach is provided for generating red mercury (II) sulfide from elemental mercury. Elemental mercury is combined with sulfur and heated until vaporized. At least a portion of the elemental mercury reacts with the vaporized sulfur to form the mercury (II) sulfide. Un-reacted elemental mercury is drawn off and condensed by a condenser.
US09120674B2	Process for cleaning polycrystalline silicon chunks Disclosed is a process for cleaning polycrystalline silicon chunks in an acidic cleaning bath, wherein: (a) the cleaning includes several cleaning cycles, (b) a particular amount of acid is consumed in each cycle, (c) a computer-controlled dosage system integrator adds up those amounts of acid consumed in each cycle to give a current total consumption of acid in the bath, and (d) on attainment of a total consumption of acid in the bath corresponding to an optimal dosage of the dosage system, the dosage system supplies this optimal dosage of unconsumed acid withdrawn from a reservoir vessel to the bath. Another process for cleaning polycrystalline silicon chunks in an acidic cleaning bath includes an acid circuit in which acid is circulated, wherein the ratio of amount of acid circulated in liters to the mass of polysilicon chunks present in the bath in kg is greater than 10.
US09120670B2	System and method for extruding parts having microstructures A manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing extruded parts having microstructures comprising: a support structure; a hopper carried by the support structure for receiving feedstock; an extrusion chamber operatively associated with the hopper for receiving the feedstock from the hopper and melting the feedstock above a feedstock melting temperature; a die carried by the support structure having die microstructures disposed on an inner surface of the die, the die microstructures having a plurality of microfeatures each having an upper surface and a lower surface, the melted feedstock being forced through the die to produce an extrudate having extrudate microstructures; and, a cooling assembly wherein the extrudate microstructures of the pre-cooled extrudate have larger physical dimensions than that of the extrudate microstructures of the cooled extrudate.
US09120669B2	Process for making nanocone structures and using the structures to manufacture nanostructured glass Fabrication method. At least first and second hardmasks are deposited on a substrate, the thickness and materials of the first and second hardmask selected to provided etch selectivity with respect to the substrate. A nanoscale pattern of photoresist is created on the first hardmask and the hardmask is etched through to create the nanoscale pattern on a second hardmask. The second hardmask is etched through to create the desired taper nanocone structures in the substrate. Reactive ion etching is preferred. A glass manufacturing process using a roller imprint module is also disclosed.
US09120667B2	Micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) and related actuator bumps, methods of manufacture and design structures Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) structures, methods of manufacture and design structures are provided. The method of forming a MEMS structure includes forming fixed actuator electrodes and a contact point on a substrate. The method further includes forming a MEMS beam over the fixed actuator electrodes and the contact point. The method further includes forming an array of actuator electrodes in alignment with portions of the fixed actuator electrodes, which are sized and dimensioned to prevent the MEMS beam from collapsing on the fixed actuator electrodes after repeating cycling. The array of actuator electrodes are formed in direct contact with at least one of an underside of the MEMS beam and a surface of the fixed actuator electrodes.
US09120666B2	Method and system of changing flow characteristics of a support The present invention provides a method and system for customization of flow characteristics of a support using permanent and controlled evacuation of interstitial gas during the manufacturing process. The flow characteristics can be customized to provide a stiffer or less stiff support by a comparative degree. The flow characteristics can be permanently changed. The support includes a bladder filled with a fluidized particulate material. The medium of the fluidized particulate material includes interstitial spaces. A predetermined amount of gas can be removed to provide a support having a desired specific support characteristic.
US09120664B2	Fuel dispensing unit for refueling vehicles and a method for assembling such a fuel dispensing unit A fuel dispensing unit for refueling vehicles is provided that in one embodiment includes a base module containing dispensing hydraulics, an electronics module for controlling a fuel dispensing unit and having a user interface, a nozzle module for holding at least one nozzle for dispensing fuel from a fuel reservoir, a column module, and a top module. The electronics module is arranged above of the base module, the nozzle module is arranged above the base module, the column module is arranged above the nozzle module and the top module is arranged above the column module. Also provided is a method for assembling such a fuel dispensing unit.
US09120659B2	Multiple-way bottle cap opener and method A beverage opener is provided having a body and a receiver. The body has a generally planar bottom surface, an outer peripheral edge, and a top surface. The receiver has a wall portion defining a recess in the bottom surface of the body. The receiver also has an array of spaced-apart ones of: a) recesses and b) notches disposed about the recess to provide a bottle opener. The array of ones of: a) recesses and b) notches are compatibly formed to receive and mate with a first array of another of: a) recesses and b) notches on one twist-off bottle cap and a second, distinct array of another of: a) recesses and b) notches on another twist-off bottle cap. A pry-off crown cap opener can also be provided along the receiver. A promotional branding beverage opener is also provided.
US09120658B2	Forklift and control method of forklift A forklift including a variable displacement HST pump driven by an engine, a hydraulic motor that forms a closed circuit with the HST pump therebetween and is driven by hydraulic oil discharged from the HST pump, and driving wheels driven by the hydraulic motor, wherein a control device calculates an inching rate corresponding to an operation amount of an inching pedal, and sets a lower limit of the inching rate to a value greater than 0, only in a state in which both of an accelerator pedal and the inching pedal are operated.
US09120651B1	Crane having a toolless removable battery and progressive function control A crane having progressive function control preferably includes the crane, an electronic control device, a load sensor, a boom angle sensor, a boom length sensor, and a steering angle sensor. The load sensor measures a load on the crane boom. The boom angle sensor measures an angle of the crane boom. The boom length sensor measures a length of the crane boom. The steering angle sensor measures an angle of the rear wheel. The load sensor, boom angle sensor, boom length sensor and steering angle sensor are read by the electronic control device. The electronic control device receives inputs from a drive joy stick, a boom angle joy stick and a boom extension joy stick. The electronic control device includes a drive reduction algorithm and a boom reduction algorithm. The algorithms are used to retard inputs from the drive joy stick, boom angle joy stick and boom extension joy stick.
US09120650B2	Crane controller with cable force mode The present disclosure shows a crane controller for a crane which includes a hoisting gear for lifting a load hanging on a cable, wherein the crane controller has a cable force mode in which the crane controller actuates the hoisting gear such that a setpoint of the cable force is obtained.
US09120649B2	System and method for the coupling of a head frame A system for mounting a head frame to a spreader includes a sheave assembly connecting the head frame to a crane so as to permit the lowering of the head frame, mutually cooperating engagement devices for coupling the head frame and the spreader, an actuator arranged to connect mutually engageable transmission connectors on the head frame and spreader, and a registration device for registering the coupling of the head frame and the spreader. The registration device is arranged to prevent engagement of the transmission connector until the head frame and spreader are coupled.
US09120645B2	Control system for a platform lift apparatus A platform lift apparatus moves objects vertically within a structure such as between floors of a residential or commercial structure. A drive train comprises a rotatable shaft having plural lift drums and a motor operatively coupled to the shaft to cause selective rotation thereof. Each of the lift drums has an associated lift tether coupled thereto and wound thereon. A platform is coupled to respective ends of the lift tethers to suspend the platform from the platform receiving portion of the main body. The platform is selectively movable by operation of the drive train to travel vertically relative to the main body and is substantially nested within the platform receiving portion when at an uppermost point of travel. At least one load sensor is operatively coupled to at least one of the lift tethers to provide a load signal corresponding to load on the associated one of the lift tethers.
US09120644B2	Braking device A braking device for an elevator is disclosed. The device may include a motor, a braking system, a first switch, and a second switch. The motor may be capable of generating a counter-electromotive force. The braking system may move to a disengaged position upon being energized and may move to an engaged position upon being de-energized. The first and second switches may have an open state. In the open state, the switches electrically couple the motor to the braking system so that the counter-electromotive force of the motor may energize the braking system.
US09120640B2	Collapsible wire carrier A collapsible wire carrier (10) includes a base (12) and a top (24) spaced from each other with a plurality of tubular legs (32). The legs (32) are secured to the base (12) and the top (24) with connectors (36) using fasteners (40). Each leg (32) has openings (34) at each end which, upon assembly, are aligned with openings (38) in connectors (36) and secured thereto with fasteners (40). Four connectors (36) fit inside portions of the base (12) and inside portions of the legs (32). Four other connectors (36) fit inside portions of the top (24) and inside portions of the legs (32).
US09120638B2	Tape dispenser A tape dispenser includes a first arm, a second arm, a holder, a roller, a retaining device, a blade, spring(s) and one or more guides. The tape dispenser is positioned on a tape roll by positioning the holder on the inside of the tape roll and positioning the roller and retaining device on the outside of the tape roll. Tape is able to be pulled through the tape dispenser and then cut using the blade. After the tape is cut, the tape on the roll remains on the retaining device for easy access. The tape dispenser is also removable for use with many tape rolls.
US09120633B2	Grain sweep conveyor A grain sweep (1) for use on a floor comprises an elongated frame, said frame comprises an elongated hood (2) comprising a top panel (3) and first (4) and second (5) side walls. It further comprises a first (6) and a second wheel rotatably attached to said elongated frame adjacent a first and a second end of said elongated frame, respectively, a drive means (7) passing about said first (6) and second wheels, and a plurality of spaced apart paddles (8) arranged on said drive means (7). The hood (2) further comprises one bottom wall (9) extending from one of said side walls. At least one paddle (10) comprises a side with one part (11) adjacent the bottom wall and parallel with the floor and one part (12) with corresponding shape to the bottom wall (9).
US09120630B1	Pallet stacker conveyor A carriage has a pivot frame which receives individual pallets. When full, a latch is released and the frame is pivoted on a base by springs into a position parallel to inclined roller tracks. An operator pushes the carriage along the tracks to an unload station, where a stack of pallets is engaged by ramps leading to elevated roller tracks. Forward movement discharges the stack to the elevated tracks, and the carriage is drawn back to the starting position, where a latch is released to allow the pivot frame to return to its original orientation against the resistance of an air cylinder. A foot latch retains the carriage within the unload station during loading.
US09120627B2	Guide device for hard workpiece transfer A guide device for hard workpiece transfer is provided, comprising a buffer belt for carrying the hard workpiece, a pilot wheel for driving the buffer belt to move, and a drive device for controlling the pilot wheel to rotate, with the buffer belt being made of elastic materials. With the buffer belt made of elastic materials carrying such hard workpieces as glass to be transferred, when the guide device is in contact with the hard workpiece to be transferred, the buffer belt is pressed to deform, which can reduce the pressure produced during the contact of the guide device with the hard workpiece, and prevent the contact portion from being broken or worn because of the pressure, not only preventing loss of the hard workpiece to be transferred, but also reducing use consumption of the guide device, thereby reducing the material cost.
US09120624B1	Package drop-off and pick-up system An automated storage and retrieval system for customers and vendors/service providers to pick up and drop off packages such as parcels, dry-cleaning/laundry, and the like. The present invention may provide a convenient point for users to pick up or drop off items. In varying embodiments, the system may be particularly useful in multi-unit residential buildings, retail stores and other store-fronts, as stand-alone kiosks in popular locations such as department stores, train stations, malls, street corners, and the like.
US09120620B2	Flexible bulk container and detachable support structure therefor A flexible bulk container includes side walls coupled to a bottom wall. The side walls and the bottom wall generally enclose an interior space that is accessible through a top of the flexible bulk container for loading materials therein. A support structure includes elongate frame elements. Each of the frame elements may be attached to at least one of the side walls and is configured to support the at least one of the side walls generally upright so that the flexible bulk container is maintained in a generally open position. Each of the frame elements may be detachable from the respective at least one of the side walls. The flexible bulk containers and the support structures may be used in a waste management system for loading and sorting of bulk waste materials.
US09120616B2	Liquid dispensing systems encompassing gas removal Systems are described for delivery of a wide variety of materials in which liquid and gas or vapor states are concurrently present, from a package preferably including a fluid-containing collapsible liner. Headspace gas is removed from a pressure dispensing package prior to liquid dispensation therefrom, and ingress gas is removed thereafter during dispensation operation. At least one sensor senses presence of gas or a gas-liquid interface in a reservoir or gas-liquid separation region. A gas removal system including an integral reservoir, at least one sensor, and at least one flow control elements may be included within a connector adapted to mate with a pressure dispensing package, for highly efficient removal of gas from the liquid being dispensed from the container.
US09120609B2	Wrapper for personal care article Wrappers for personal care articles are described. The wrappers have a unique line of weakness that facilitates both high-speed manufacture and the consumer use experience.
US09120597B2	Container having sliding support members for supporting dunnage The present invention provides a container for holding product therein during shipment and being returned for reuse that has a body, track assemblies attached to opposite sides of the body, and a plurality of tubular support members extending between the track assemblies. The tubular support members have notches which enable the support members to slide along track assemblies to move the support members. The tubular support members support dunnage for supporting product for storage or shipment.
US09120591B2	Plastic container neck configured for use with a fitment An apparatus is provided in the form of a neck for a plastic bottle or other plastic container. The neck includes an external thread with a constant major diameter that can engage with a bottle cap with an internal thread. The neck has an internal surface with an irregular shape where the internal diameter proximate to the top sealing surface is greater than the internal diameter proximate to the side wall of the plastic bottle. The internal surface of the neck engages with a fitment inserted into the neck of the plastic container to prevent movement of the fitment.
US09120590B2	Aseptic transfer bead for plastic containers A plastic container includes a neck with an opening to an interior of the container, where the neck opening having a first diameter and a second diameter of different lengths. A shoulder portion surrounds the neck of the plastic container. A transfer bead is located on the neck above the shoulder portion where the first diameter of the neck opening is above the transfer bead and the second diameter is below the transfer bead. The transfer bead is advantageously shaped and sized so as to facilitate application and removal of a sterilization solution during the aseptic packaging process.
US09120588B2	Beverage bottle or container labeling device with a cutting unit and cutting unit for a beverage bottle or container labeling device A beverage bottle or container labeling device with a cutting unit and cutting unit for a beverage bottle or container labeling device.
US09120584B2	Folding unit for pourable food product packaging machines A folding unit for producing packages of pourable food products from sealed packs having a longitudinal first axis and comprising at least one end tab to be folded and projecting in the direction of longitudinal first axis; unit comprises a conveying member fed with a plurality of packs and which feeds the pack along a forming path, and folding device interacting with each pack along forming path to fold first end tab pack; folding device comprises a plurality of surfaces carried by conveying member and cooperating with a central zone of end tab of a pack, and movable between a first position and a second position with respect to pack with which it cooperates; folding device comprises a plurality of cams carried by conveying member and each cooperating, with a surface for moving it between first and second positions.
US09120583B1	Space solar array architecture for ultra-high power applications A large area, deployable flexible blanket photovoltaic solar array architecture for high power applications is disclosed. The structure is a modularized and scalable solar array system that provides high power level scalability. The structure is comprised of repeating, similar modular deployable roll-out solar array wings mounted in an opposing manner and along the length of a rigid, strong and efficiently packaged deployable backbone structure. The deployable roll-out solar array building block modular “winglet” elements can be comprised of either a rolled or z-folded flexible photovoltaic blanket configuration, and their structural deployment is motivated by the elastic strain energy of longitudinal roll-out booms. The backbone structure is comprised of a stiff deployable beam structure articulated that is deployed perpendicular with respect to the spacecraft sidewall and latched out. Deployment of the “winglets” can be conducted once the articulated backbone structure has been deployed, is latched, and forms a rigid beam.
US09120578B2	Guidance apparatus of a tanker aircraft A guidance apparatus mounted on the belly of a tanker aircraft for providing visual indications to the pilot of the receptor aircraft with respect to the approaching operation to carry out the refueling by means of a refueling boom. The guidance apparatus includes light emitting devices including modules of light emitting diodes and control devices for supplying current to the light emitting diodes that include dimming control units for controlling the intensity of the light emitted by the light emitting devices via a dimming signal depending on a dimming voltage. The dimming control units are adapted to provide to the light emitting devices a pulse-exponential amplitude modulated dimming signal so that the light intensity can be properly controlled in all visibility conditions.
US09120568B2	Autonomous resupply system and method Some embodiments relate to a system and method of automatically transporting cargo from a loading station to an unloading station using a vehicle. Loading and unloading of cargo may be accomplished automatically without the need for human operators of either the loading station, the unloading station, or the vehicle. The unloading and loading station each comprise guide rails and a plurality of directional signal sources used by the vehicle to control its current position so that it may retrieve and deliver a target load. The vehicle comprises at least one sensor for detecting modulated directional signals and a controller to control the current position of the vehicle based on the received signals.
US09120567B2	High speed compound rotary wing aircraft A rotary wing aircraft includes an airfame and an extending tail extending from the airframe. A main rotor assembly is operably connected to the airframe and includes a plurality of rotor blades operably connected to a rotor shaft, and one or more active adaptive devices located at one or more rotor blades of the plurality of rotor blades. The one or more active adaptive devices are operably connected to an aircraft flight control system such that, when activated, the one or more active adaptive devices change one or more operational characteristics of the rotor assembly. A tail rotor is operably connected to the extending tail. The tail rotor is rotatable about a tail rotor axis and the tail rotor axis movable from laterally-extending to rearward-extending.
US09120561B2	Load carrier for aircraft A load carrier for aligning a load of an aircraft is provided. The load carrier includes a carrier unit for mounting the load carrier on the aircraft, a load unit for mounting the load and a bearing unit for pivoting the load unit with respect to the carrier unit. The bearing unit has at least one curved rail element and at least one car element, which is displaceable along the rail element.
US09120553B2	Process and a hollow body for producing a component having at least one hollow profile A process for producing a hollow profiled component formed by joining at least two laminated component elements, includes the steps of laminating a first of the component elements with at least one indentation, arranging a preformed hollow body in the indentation, applying an adhesive agent to a surface area of the first component element next to the indentation, placing the first component element together with the hollow body on the second component element with the indentation facing the second component element and the surface area provided with the adhesive agent contacting the second component element, covering the two component elements with a non-rigid fluid-tight covering, the interior of the hollow body being sealed off from the interior of the covering and being fluidically connected with the ambient exterior environment, placing the covered component elements in a pressure chamber, and applying a vacuum to the interior of the covering.
US09120550B2	Vented storage for boat A storage system for a boat includes one or more storage compartments situated in a bow of a boat. An air flow path includes an air inlet opening, the storage compartment, and an air outlet opening. A fan is situated to move air along the air flow path. The fan may be positioned proximate one of the air inlet and the air outlet, for example.
US09120540B1	Marine vessel dive patio A dive door for a marine vessel comprising a planar body having an interior surface and an exterior surface. The door is disposed between the gunwale of the boat and is hingeably attached to the deck of the boat. The door is releasably retained to the gunwale by one or more latches disposed at a top edge of the dive door. One or more gas shocks are attached to the door and the boat such that the dive door is selectively operable between a deployed position and a closed position. When deployed, the interior surface of the dive door extends outwardly from the boat. In the closed position, the outer surface of the dive door is matches the profile of the gunwale, providing a sleek integrated look. A ladder may hinged to the dive door and is configured to extend downward into the water surface when the door is deployed.
US09120531B2	Motor driving control apparatus This motor driving control apparatus includes: a smoothing processing unit that executes smoothing processing using values of pedal input torque at plural points to calculate a first smoothed torque value; an insufficiency output unit that obtains a rate of points at which input of the pedal input torque is insufficient among the plural points; an assist torque calculating unit that performs calculation processing of mixing the first torque value calculated by the smoothing processing unit and the pedal input torque in accordance with output of the insufficient output unit to calculate assist torque; and a driving processing unit that performs processing to drive a motor using the assist torque calculated by the assist torque calculating unit.
US09120530B2	Bicycle derailleur with chain guide locking A bicycle derailleur comprises a base member adapted to be mounted to a bicycle, a movable member, a linkage mechanism coupled between the base member and the movable member so that the movable member moves relative to the base member, and a chain guide coupled to the movable member for movement relative to the movable member. A position-fixing member selectively fixes a position of the movable member relative to the chain guide.
US09120528B2	Handle for two-wheeled vehicle handlebars Disclosed is a grip (1) for the handlebars (3) of a two-wheeled vehicle and in particular of a bicycle, including an essentially cylindrical main body (2) capable of fitting onto a portion of the handlebars (3) that is rectilinear and essentially perpendicular to the frame of the vehicle. The grip (1) also includes a shaft (4) that is integral with the main body (2), forming an angle with the longitudinal axis of the handlebars of between 30° and 60°, and equipped with an abutment (5) at its free end.
US09120523B2	Foldable frame for two-wheel vehicle A foldable frame for bicycle is provided in the present invention. The foldable frame can be folded up in three simple steps because of the application of two releasable locking systems: (1) release a front locking system; (2) release a rear locking system;(3) fold up a pair of rear forks hinge joint with a crossbar towards the front wheel. Other parts such as seat tube and pedal bar which are hinge joint with the crossbar can be folded up towards the crossbar. To reduce weight of the frame, a single-tube suspension system is also employed at the front of the foldable frame. The foldable frame of the present invention is easy to fold, non-bulky, lightweight and affordable to strong force as compared to any conventional foldable bicycles. The present invention can be applied to bicycle or any two-wheel vehicles such as electricity-driven or petroleum-driven motorcycle.
US09120520B2	Side cover structure for straddle type vehicle A side cover structure for straddle type vehicle for preventing heat at a part of the vehicle such as a knee grip portion, where the passenger's legs touch. An engine is supported on the vehicle body frame with a passenger seat disposed above the engine. A side cover covers the side direction of the vehicle body. The side cover has a knee grip portion at the position where the passenger's legs touch in the front direction of a passenger seat. In addition, the knee grip portion is doubly configured inside and outside.
US09120515B2	Circumferential movement device The invention relates to circumferential movement field, including all circumferential movement devices such as transport vehicle, toy vehicle, space vehicle, blender etc, especially for energy-saving vehicles utilizing force of gravity. The energy-saving vehicle utilizes force of gravity as driving force, the vehicle body connects with the wheel by swing structure method or eccentric swing structure to utilize force of gravity more efficiently. The invention also provides solutions about two-wheel gravitational vehicle and multi-wheel vehicle and train connected by integrated vehicles or two-wheel vehicles.
US09120512B2	Control device and gait generating device for bipedal mobile robot A control device for a bipedal mobile robot generates a desired motion of a bipedal mobile robot. When causing the robot to perform a one-leg hopping operation, a desired motion of the robot is generated such that the proximal end portion of a free leg of the robot is positioned at a relatively higher level than the proximal end portion of a supporting leg thereof in the state wherein the supporting leg has landed on a floor after leaving from the floor and such that the horizontal distance between the total center-of-gravity point of the robot and the proximal end portion of the supporting leg in the aforesaid state is shorter than the horizontal distance therebetween in a state wherein the robot is standing in an upright posture.
US09120507B1	System for orienting front wheel of vehicle during offset frontal impact A bumper assembly for a vehicle includes a mounting platform for being fixed relative to a frame of the vehicle. A bumper beam is coupled to the mounting platform. An arm is fixed to the mounting platform at a pivot point and is pivotable about the pivot point to a deflected position for turning a wheel of the vehicle inboard during a small offset frontal impact of the vehicle. The arm orients the wheel with the front portion of the wheel being positioned inboard during the small offset frontal impact. This orientation of the wheel minimizes the magnitude of load transferred to a backup structure of the vehicle and minimizes the possibility of intrusion of the wheel into the floor or dash of the vehicle. In this orientation, the wheel can detach from the vehicle to minimize the possibility of intrusion of the wheel into the floor or dash.
US09120505B2	Vehicle driving assistance device In a vehicle driving assistance device, a steering controlling unit estimates lane lines behind a subject vehicle based on lane lines recognized ahead of the subject vehicle and a running state of the subject vehicle, determines whether or not there is a passing vehicle on an adjacent lane based on the estimated lane lines behind the subject vehicle and a solid substance that is detected behind the subject vehicle by a solid substance detecting unit. If there is a passing vehicle a set distance behind the subject vehicle, the steering controlling unit corrects a steering angle of steering control set based on the lane lines ahead of the subject vehicle toward a direction in which the subject vehicle moves wary from the passing vehicle.
US09120499B2	Power assist wheelbarrow Embodiments relate to a power assisted wheelbarrow. The wheelbarrow includes a dumping pan and a frame assembly in contact with the dumping pan. The frame assembly includes handles, a dump brace, one or more dumping pan supports and a resting support. The wheelbarrow also includes an electrical control assembly positioned in proximity to the handles, a wheel assembly including an axel positioned transversely between two wheels, an electrical motor assembly positioned in contact with the axel and in electrical contact with the electrical control assembly, a power supply supported by the frame assembly in electrical contact with the electrical control assembly and electrical motor assembly. Wherein the dump brace includes a curvature of about ninety degrees such that when a user dumps the contents of the dumping pan, the dump brace rolls into contact with the ground and prevents the dumping pan from contacting the ground.
US09120496B1	Grocery cart beverage holder The grocery cart beverage holder is configured for use in attaching itself in between the rear wall of a grocery cart and a pivoting child seat wall in order to support a beverage upright there between. The grocery cart beverage holder is constructed of a first member hingedly connected to a second member. The first member and the second member each have a beverage cutout that align with one another to collectively for a cup holder slot. The first member as well as the second member include a slideable member that extends distally away from the respective member. The slideable members each include a clip configured for use in securing the slideable member onto the surface of the grocery cart.
US09120490B2	System and method for vehicle operation A system, in a vehicle consist including at least a fuel car operably connectable to a powered vehicle via a fuel distribution path, includes a communication module and a determination module. The communication module is configured to communicate via a first channel and a second channel. The second channel is associated with the fuel distribution path and is configured to communicate a status signal. The determination module is configured to associate the fuel distribution path with the powered vehicle based at least in part on at least one of the status signal or an acknowledgment message indicating receipt of the status signal.
US09120489B2	Systems and methods for an engine Various methods and systems for an engine are provided. In one example, an engine system includes an exhaust passage through which exhaust gas is configured to flow from the engine, and a turbocharger with a turbine positioned in the exhaust passage. The engine system further includes an exhaust gas treatment system disposed in the exhaust passage upstream of the turbine, the exhaust gas treatment system including at least one exhaust gas treatment device and a bypass with a bypass valve, the bypass valve configured to be adjusted to reduce exhaust gas flow through the exhaust gas treatment system in response to a transient engine operating condition.
US09120486B1	Vehicle lane keeping techniques A computer-implemented method includes receiving, at a controller of a vehicle, the controller having one or more processors, image data of a road in front of and along which the vehicle is traveling, the road having a plurality of lane lines defining at least one lane. The method includes detecting a pair of the lane lines using the image data. The method includes determining that one of the pair of lane lines is an invalid lane line for defining a lane in which the vehicle is traveling. The method includes generating a virtual lane line based on previous image data in response to determining the invalid lane line, the virtual lane line being configured to replace the invalid lane line. The method also includes controlling lane keeping of the vehicle using the virtual lane line and the other lane line of the pair of lane lines.
US09120483B2	Gear-shift instruction device for hybrid vehicle In a gear-shift instruction device for the hybrid vehicle that includes an engine that can output power for running, an electric motor (such as a motor-generator and a motor) that can output power for running, a power transmission system that transmits power to a drive wheel and can manually select a gear shift position, and a gear-shift instruction unit that prompts a change of the gear shift position to a driver, modes of the guide for gear shift are different between during electric motor running (EV running) and during hybrid running (HV running) for a same accelerator depression amount and vehicle speed in a state that allows manual gear shift operation (manual gear shift mode). This ensures the compatibility between: improvement in energy efficiency and fuel consumption by the gear shift instruction; and reduction in burden of the driver due to gear shifting based on the gear shift instruction.
US09120476B2	Center hole diaphragm mounting of brake chamber for vehicle Provided is a diaphragm mounting of a brake chamber for a vehicle, and in particular, to a diaphragm mounting of a brake chamber for a vehicle, which may exclude a return spring for restoring a diaphragm to an original position. The diaphragm mounting of a brake chamber for a vehicle includes a spring diaphragm assembled between a head and a flange case, a push rod having a top surface closely adhered to a bottom surface of the spring diaphragm, a piston located between the head and the spring diaphragm, and a power spring disposed between a top surface of the piston and a bottom surface of the head to pressurize the piston with an elastic force, wherein a center hole is formed at the center of the spring diaphragm, and the push rod located below the spring diaphragm and the piston located above the spring diaphragm are integrally connected by a coupling unit through the center hole.
US09120472B2	Braking device A braking device comprises: a master cylinder; an electrical pressure adjusting unit; a reaction force generating unit, which forms a reaction force chamber and which generate a reaction hydraulic pressure in the reaction force chamber; a reservoir for brake fluid; an inter-chamber brake fluid path; a reservoir path that connects the reservoir and the inter-chamber brake fluid path; and a normally-closed control valve, wherein the electrical pressure adjusting unit includes an electrical pump which is directly connected with the driving hydraulic pressure chamber to supply the brake fluid to the driving hydraulic pressure chamber, and wherein at least one of electromagnetic valves provided in the electrical pressure adjusting unit and the reaction force generating unit is a normally-opened electromagnetic valve, which is provided in the inter-chamber brake fluid path and is configured to communicate the inter-chamber brake fluid path in a non-conduction state.
US09120471B2	Oil pipe connection device for a hydraulic brake An oil pipe connection device has a base, an oil pipe, a pipe connector and a securing nut. The base has a connection hole and an abutting shoulder. The pipe connector is mounted in the connection hole and has a tapered head, an insertion segment, a pressing collar and an engaging recess. The tapered head abuts with the abutting shoulder. The insertion segment is inserted tightly into an end of the oil pipe. The pressing collar is around the insertion segment and has an inclined guiding surface. The engaging recess is formed between the pressing collar and the insertion segment and holds the end of the oil pipe inside. The securing nut is mounted around the oil pipe, is connected with the connection hole in a threaded manner and has an inclined guiding surface abutting with the inclined guiding surface on the pressing collar.
US09120468B2	Auxiliary braking device of vehicle The purpose of the present invention is to provide an auxiliary braking device of a vehicle which obtains braking force corresponding to the amount of pressing of an accelerator pedal even during an operation of the auxiliary braking device and prevents frequent repetition of the acceleration and deceleration, to attain a fuel saving operation. Therefore, in the present invention, a vehicle electronic control unit (10) and other electronic control units (20, 30) are provided, the vehicle electronic control unit (10) and the other electronic control units are connected with each other by an in-vehicle communication system (L123), and an auxiliary brake switch position detection device (5S) that detects a switch position of an auxiliary brake switch (5) and an accelerator pedal pressing amount measurement device (4S) that measures the amount of pressing of the accelerator pedal (4) are provided.
US09120459B2	Safety device with elastic membrane A safety device is provided, comprising an elastic membrane, which partially or completely delimits a hollow space, which is provided for the accident-initiated filling subject to elastic expansion of the membrane, and a gas generator with a filling fluid source communicating with the hollow space, wherein between the filling fluid source and a surface of the membrane facing the hollow space and/or in the membrane at least one heat protection means is arranged, which is provided for the protection of the membrane from a thermal impact through filling fluid of the filling fluid source.
US09120456B2	Side airbag, curtain airbag and back window airbag An object of the invention is to provide an airbag that can be efficiently stored according to a storage space. The invention is a side airbag 1 stored in the backrest portion SA of a vehicle seat S, having a first airbag 3 which is inflated in a circular shape by gas supplied by an inflator 2 provided in the backrest portion SA when seen from the side of the backrest portion SA; a second airbag 4 provided so as to be located in the first airbag 3 in an inflated state; and a communicating path 5 that communicates the first airbag 3 and the second airbag 4 on the side of the backrest portion of the second airbag when seen from the side of the backrest portion, in which the second airbag 4 has a vertical width T2 set to be larger than the vertical width T3 of the communication path 5, and has at least the top portion 4b, the bottom portion 4c, and the front portion 4d separated from the first airbag 3 when seen from the side of the backrest portion SA.
US09120451B2	Anti-theft device An anti-theft device for a motor vehicle includes a pedal engaging member (105), a first locking mechanism (215) and a second locking mechanism (210). The pedal engaging member (105) is movable between a first position and a second position, the first position for engaging a pedal of the motor vehicle and the second position for enabling the pedal to move freely. The first locking mechanism (215) is operatively connected to the pedal engaging member (105), for locking the pedal engaging member (105) at the first position. The second locking mechanism (210) is operatively connected to the pedal engaging member (105), for locking the pedal engaging member (105) at the second position.
US09120429B2	Load carrier for a motor vehicle A load carrier is provided for retraction from a rearward structure of a vehicle, in which the supporting frame on at least one longitudinally shifting oblong element equipped with a swiveling axis (S) is guided through the bumper of a motor vehicle, or guided under the bumper of the motor vehicle.
US09120425B2	Park assist system A park assist system for providing guidance to park a vehicle into a parking area is disclosed. The park assist system includes an imaging device, at least one indicator, and a control module. The imaging device acquires image data representative of a field of view (FOV). The indicator provides feedback to guide the vehicle into the parking area. The control module is in communication with the imaging device and the at least one indicator. The control module includes control logic for monitoring image data representative of the viewable area. The control module includes control logic for determining if a specific predetermined object is located within the FOV. The specific predetermined object indicates the presence of the parking area. The control module includes control logic for activating the at least one indicator to provide feedback regarding the parking area.
US09120424B2	Trailer signal converter A trailer signal converter includes a plurality of inputs, including a first towing vehicle turn light signal, a second towing vehicle turn light signal, and a trailer brake signal. The trailer brake signal is a pulse-width modulated signal. The trailer signal converter selectively drives the turn and stop light signals on the trailer based on the input signals. In a three-wire system, the signal converter is configured to receive a brake signal input and a brake light input and selectively drive the trailer stop light signals.
US09120418B2	Vehicle lamp with vibrator A vehicle lamp includes a light source, a front cover made of a transparent material to transmit light emitted by the light source, a lamp body forming a lamp housing together with the front cover, and a vibrator configured to vibrate the front cover to generate a vibration sound. The vibrator is supported by the lamp housing such that the vibrator contacts the front cover at a location where, when the vehicle lamp is mounted on a vehicle, the vibrator is not visible from an outside of the vehicle lamp.
US09120414B1	Vehicle for bale loading, carrying, and off-loading A bale carrier including a “C” clamp whose front and rear jaws have lower segments and upper segments, the “C” clamp having a load bed frame; first hydraulic cylinders connected to one of the jaws for extending and retracting the front and rear jaws, second hydraulic cylinders connected to the jaws' upper segments for extending and retracting the upper segments; bale straps extending between the jaws' upper segments, pivot joints interconnecting the jaws' lower and upper segments for pivoting the bale straps for bale securing and bale clearing; and a plurality of wheels fixedly attached to and extending downwardly from the load bed frame.
US09120408B2	Vehicle display system The present invention discloses a monitor, comprising a housing, a screen, a button zone and some circuits inside the housing. Side and rear portions of the screen are wrapped by the housing, and its front portion is exposed outside to display images. The button zone includes a plurality of functional buttons that assist users to input instructions and select functions. The housing is treated with gloss finish so that it has a lustrous appearance and looks shiny.
US09120402B2	Motor vehicle cup holder A motor vehicle cup holder with a support made of a rigid material and having a receptacle, which extends along a vertical axis and is radially delimited by a side surface, having at least one retaining seat. The cup holder has a lining device, separate from the support and having a liner, which lines at least part of the side surface and defines a seat for housing a container. The lining device has an elastically deformable inner protuberance to grip the container and an outer protuberance to engage the retaining seat of the support and is elastically deformable to enable disengagement of this outer protuberance.
US09120390B2	Apparatus for transferring energy using onboard power electronics and method of manufacturing same An apparatus for transferring energy using onboard power electronics comprises a first energy storage device configured to output a DC voltage and a DC bus coupled to the first energy storage device, the DC bus coupleable to a high-impedance voltage source. The apparatus also comprises a braking resistor coupled to the DC bus and to a control circuit, and a controller. The controller is configured to control the control circuit to cause energy on the DC bus to be dissipated through the braking resistor during a regenerative braking event, cause the first energy storage device to receive a charging energy from the high-impedance voltage source through the braking resistor during a charging event, and after a threshold value has been crossed, cause the first energy storage device to receive the charging energy from the high-impedance voltage source bypassing the braking resistor during the charging event.
US09120381B2	Interface system for a road vehicle provided with a liquid-crystal display and a control device for controlling the information appearing on the display An infotelematic system for a road vehicle, having: at least one liquid-crystal display; and a control device of the joystick type provided with a bar, which has a visible top portion that is shaped so as to be guided by a user's hand, and a hidden bottom portion, which is hinged at the bottom by means of a ball joint so as to be able to turn freely about a central hinge point; the control device is moreover provided with at least one haptic actuator, which is coupled to the bottom portion of the bar for varying the effort necessary for displacement of the bar itself.
US09120379B2	Adaptive instrument display using eye tracking An adaptive instrument display includes an instrument cluster displaying a plurality of gauges. A steering wheel has at least one sensor, and there is at least one camera. A processor collects data from the at least one camera and steering wheel sensor and determines a steering wheel position and an occupant's line of sight. An obstructed portion of the instrument cluster is determined based on the steering wheel position and the occupant's line of sight, and the gauges on the instrument cluster are altered based on the obstructed portion.
US09120376B2	System and method for operating a large single engine sweeper A system and method for operating a large single engine sweeper includes a two-mode transfer case assembly inserted into the chassis drive train of the vehicle on which a package of sweeping equipment is mounted. In road mode operation, power from the chassis engine passes through a chassis automatic transmission, through a two-mode transfer case assembly to the differential and real wheel assembly. In sweep mode, power passes from a propel hydraulic motor into the two-mode transfer case assembly and then to the differential and real wheel assembly.
US09120372B2	Systems and methods for mounting a fuel system The invention provides systems and methods for mounting a fuel system to a vehicle. In some embodiments, the invention provides systems and methods for mounting a fuel system comprising a fuel tank to a vehicle chassis using a bracket, which may be a multi-part bracket, and may be referred to as a “drop and go” bracket.
US09120368B2	Articulated device between linkage assembly support arms of a collapsible roof An articulated device includes a rivet assembly for connecting first and second linkage assembly support arms together at common ends thereof such that the arms are movable relative to one another. The rivet assembly includes a rivet having first and second rivet heads and a rivet shaft. The rivet shaft extends through first and second bearing holes in the common ends of the arms with the first rivet head being on the first arm and the second rivet head being on the second arm. The rivet assembly has a bearing sleeve extending between the rivet shaft and the bearing holes. The bearing sleeve has a collar-type stop and a shoulder-type stop adjacent the first rivet head with the collar-type stop lying against the first arm and the shoulder-type stop lying against the first rivet head. The bearing sleeve has a ring-shaped stop lying against the second rivet head.
US09120357B2	Methods, systems and devices for integration of tire pressure monitoring sensors with a tire pressure monitoring system The present invention relates to methods, systems and devices for integration of tire pressure monitoring sensors with a tire pressure monitoring system utilizing a telecommunication device. In one exemplary embodiment, the present invention provides a method of integrating a tire pressure monitoring sensor with a tire pressure monitoring system of a vehicle. The method includes the step of establishing a communication link between a telecommunication device and a tire pressure monitoring sensor, the communication link including a low frequency transmission device. The method further includes transmitting a signal through the communication link to cause the tire pressure monitoring sensor to communicate with a tire pressure monitoring system of a vehicle.
US09120354B2	Heavy duty tire A heavy duty tire includes a tread portion with a pair of circumferentially extending crown main grooves and a pair of circumferentially extending shoulder main grooves to form a crown land portion, a pair of middle land portions and a pair of shoulder land portions, wherein crown main grooves have groove widths of 2-5% of a tread half width, shoulder main grooves have groove widths of 6-9% of the tread half width, crown lateral grooves are provided on the crown land portion to form a plurality of crown blocks, middle lateral grooves are provided on middle land portions, shoulder lateral grooves are provided on shoulder land portions, crown and middle lateral grooves have groove widths of 0.4-2.0 mm, and shoulder lateral grooves have groove widths of 6-9% of the tread half width.
US09120348B1	Press system with embossing foil free to expand for nano-imprinting of recording media A press system including a first die and a second die. The press system further includes a mandrel extending along a longitudinal mandrel axis through the first die. A rod portion of the mandrel to receive a magnetic recording disk to be pressed. The press system further includes a foil holder coupled to the first die. The foil holder to clamp a first portion of an embossing foil to the first die and allow the clamped foil portion to move in a radial direction relative to the foil holder.
US09120343B2	Recording apparatus A recording apparatus includes a supporting stage, a recording unit, frame portions that bridge a space to cross the supporting stage and support the recording unit, and a Y axis movement unit that causes the recording unit and the frame portions to move in relation to the stage in the Y axis direction. The frame portions include a horizontal bridging frame that crosses the supporting stage and supports the recording unit, a pair of side frames that support both sides of the horizontal bridging frame in the X axis direction by end portion sides thereof, and a connecting frame that connects base portion sides of the pair of side frames to one another.
US09120339B2	Image forming apparatus and image forming method According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, plural rollers, and a roller supporting mechanism. The image forming unit forms an image on a sheet carried in a predetermined carrying direction and extends in an orthogonal direction that is orthogonal to the predetermined carrying direction. The plural rollers are arranged opposite the image forming unit with a carrying path of the sheet arranged in-between and are arranged in a plural number next to each other in the orthogonal direction. The roller supporting mechanism, while pressing the sheet toward the image forming unit, supports the plural rollers in such a way that each roller independently moves, between a carrying position where the sheet is carried in the carrying direction and a separation position where the sheet is separated from the image forming unit.
US09120338B2	Liquid ejection device A liquid ejection device includes a first rolled medium accommodation unit, a second rolled medium accommodation unit and a liquid ejection head. The first rolled medium accommodation unit is configured to accommodate a rolled medium. The second rolled medium accommodation unit is configured to accommodate the rolled medium, the second rolled medium accommodation unit being movable. The liquid ejection head is configured to eject an ink as a liquid onto a medium supplied by unwound from the rolled medium accommodated in one of the first rolled medium accommodation unit and the second rolled medium accommodation unit.
US09120330B1	Recording medium, print data processing method, and label producing apparatus The disclosure discloses a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a print data processing program for executing steps comprising a primary print data acquiring step, a secondary print data generating step, a cut command generating step, and a data and command outputting step. In the primary print data acquiring step, primary print data is acquired. The primary print data includes a first dot pattern indicating desired print contents, and a second dot pattern indicating a cutting movement timing. In the secondary print data generating step, the first dot pattern has been extracted and then second print data is newly generated. In the cut command generating step, a cut command corresponding to the cutting movement timing indicated by the second dot pattern is generated. In the data and command outputting step, the cut command is added to the second print data and outputted to a label producing part.
US09120324B2	Ink jet recording method, ink jet recording apparatus, and recorded matter An ink jet recording method using ink selected from a group including (A) black ink containing black pigment, (B) mixed color black ink containing black and color pigments, and (C) color ink containing color pigment, in which an ink glossiness at 60° is increased in the order of black ink (A), mixed color black ink (B), and color ink (C), the target recording surface glossiness at 60° in a target recording medium is 40 or more, and at least one of the following is satisfied: (1) A black image is formed using at least a plurality of types of the color ink of (C) and a color image is formed using the color ink of (C), and (2) A black image is formed using the mixed color black ink of (B) and a color image is formed using the color ink of (C).
US09120321B2	Ink jet recording apparatus and control method, configured to detect remaining ink An ink jet recording apparatus includes: a container to store ink; a detector to detect a remaining ink amount; a liquid feeding unit to supply the ink to the container; an energy generation unit to cause the ink to be discharged; a storage unit to store correspondence information in which driving information for driving the energy generation unit is associated with each piece of time information indicating a supply time taken to supply the ink; and a setting unit to set new driving information using the correspondence information when an actual supply time is different from the supply time indicated by the time information associated with current driving information among the pieces of time information. The actual supply time indicates a time period from when the liquid feeding unit starts supplying the ink until the detector detects that the remaining ink amount is equal to or higher than a threshold.
US09120300B2	Machine for inkjet printing on three-dimensional objects A machine for inkjet printing three-dimensional objects, for example gas-filled balls, includes an apparatus having an inkjet print head for inkjet printing an object, an apparatus having at least one sucker for holding the object and an apparatus having a first drive and a second drive for rotating the object about two rotational axes which are different from one another.
US09120297B2	Method for coating a core of an arbitrary shape by thermoforming, automatic machine for the implementation thereof and finished product obtained by such a method A method for coating a preformed core having two faces and an edge around the periphery of the core, which edge links the two faces, includes thermoforming of a polymer material. The coating is formed by the heating, gluing and vacuum application of the two sheets of polymer material which are applied successively to the two faces of the core in order to cover same completely. An automatic machine can be used to carry out the method. The method can be used to produce finished products, in particular surfboards, furniture or display objects.

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