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US09195773B2	Structure-based adaptive document caching Techniques for generating, updating, and transmitting a structure-based data representation of a document are described herein. The structure-based adaptive document caching techniques may effectively eliminate redundancy in data transmission by exploiting structures of the document to be transmitted. The described techniques partitions a document into a sequence of structures, differentiate between cache-worthy structures and cache-unworthy structures, and generating a structure-based data representation of the document. The techniques may transmit updated structures and instructions, instead of all data of the document, to update previously cached structures at a client device; thereby resulting in higher cache hit rates.
US09195761B2	System and method for navigating documents Embodiments of this invention allow a user to navigate through previously viewed documents. These documents may be associated with a key, e.g. a search or a document. In response to re-entering the search or detecting subsequent interaction with the document, the navigation may be provided. In certain embodiments, the navigation is provided through a button on a toolbar or through a menu listing.
US09195756B1	Building a master topical index of information A method (and concomitant apparatus and computer-readable medium comprising software) for providing personalized search and browsing capabilities of internet web pages comprising providing an index server maintaining a dynamic index to internet web pages and employing a hierarchical plurality of topic categories whose contents are maintained and updated by the index server, permitting a user to specify any subset of the plurality of topic categories, adding to an electronic medium page link information permitting browsing of and/or execution of searches of the index server in any category of the subset but only of categories in the subset, or any subset of that subset, allowing the user to propose addition of an internet web page to the index server in conjunction with one or more categories of the subset, and adding the proposed page to the index server wherein all users can search the proposed page in the applicable one or more topic categories.
US09195750B2	Remote browsing and searching A remote browsing and searching process is directed to the generation and management of a remote browse session at a network computing provider. Responsive to a search request, the network computing provider provides search results corresponding to historical content representations associated with content previously requested by the client computing device, or search results corresponding to content representations associated with current content, or to both. The network computing and storage provider may determine the search results based on a navigation path associated with a previous request for content, based on navigation paths of other client computing devices, based on relationships or differences between various versions of content, or based on any number of other factors. Interactive displays may be provided to client computing devices, allowing a user to refine the search results, zoom and manipulate content representations, and view relationships, similarities, and differences in content representations.
US09195749B2	Construction of boolean search strings for semantic search A system for information retrieval accessing any number of search engines over a distributed network or local network is presented. The system includes one or more pre-built ontologies or lexicons, representing areas of knowledge. The system includes a settings panel where searchers can preset default languages, default ontologies, and target search engines. The system includes an application that receives a variety of searcher input from a user interface such as a spinning wheel, or from a scrolling list. Through such selections, the application subsequently builds a Boolean search engine string of terms. The Boolean search string is then passed to the target search engine for retrieving semantically accurate search results. The Boolean search string provides a tight range on the search parameters and thereby delivers higher quality results that are more precise.
US09195739B2	Identifying a discussion topic based on user interest information Functionality is described for identifying a discussion topic based on user interest information. The user interest information may originate from one or more sources, such as the user's search-related behavior. The functionality then provides an opportunity for the user to engage in a communication exchange associated with the identified discussion topic.
US09195721B2	Mobile device with localized app recommendations Mobile devices can provide app recommendations that are relevant to a location of interest. A localized app recommendation can be triggered (e.g., by a mobile device coming within a threshold distance of an application hotspot or some other user action). A location of interest can be determined. The location of interest can be the current location of the mobile device or another location (e.g., the destination in a mapping app). Using the location of interest, a localized application ranking database with app hotspot data can be queried with location data representing the location of interest. App recommendations can be received and displayed on the mobile device. Icons for apps that are relevant to the location of interest can be visually distinguished from other apps.
US09195713B2	Outlier data point detection New data points are added to a streaming window of data points and existing data points are removed from the window over time. Each data point has a value for each of one or more dimensions. Each time a given new data point is added to the window or a given existing data point is removed from the window, one or more outlier detection data structures are updated. Each outlier detection data structure encompasses the data points within the streaming window for a corresponding dimension. The outlier detection data structures are used to detect outlier data points within the window over selected one or more dimensions.
US09195710B2	Query optimization in a parallel computer system to reduce network traffic A database query optimizer optimizes a query that uses multiple networks. The query optimizer optimizes a query to reduce network traffic on a network or node that is overloaded or above an established parameter in a node/network attribute table. The query optimization to reduce network traffic may result in a sub-optimal query in other respects such as execution time. The result is a query optimizer that rewrites or optimizes a query to execute on multiple nodes or networks to reduce traffic on a network or node according to the loading characteristics and assigned attributes of a node or network.
US09195709B2	Graph-based system and method of information storage and retrieval Structure of a resultant Every Document as a Graph (EVG) graph may be outlined using an EVG query. First metadata for a first data source may be retrieved. At least one entity key may be determined for a first entity, the entity key coming directly from the EVG query or from an entity on a preceding level of the EVG graph. Based on the first metadata and entity key, an edge may be created in the EVG graph beginning at the first entity, wherein the edge contains information retrieved from the first data source. Second metadata for a second data source may be retrieved. Based on the second metadata and information contained in the edge retrieved from first data source, a second entity may be created in the EVG graph, wherein the edge connects to the second entity, wherein the second entity contains information retrieved from the second data source.
US09195703B1	Providing context-relevant information to users Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for predicting context-relevant information based on large-scale aggregations of data. One of the methods includes receiving a user context of a user, wherein the user context specifies a location of a user device being used by the user. Data that represents counts of websites visited by users matching the user context is obtained. Data that represents counts of websites visited by users in general is obtained. Using the obtained counts, one or more likely websites visited by users matching the user context more frequently than by users in general is determined. Information identifying the one or more likely websites in response to receiving the user context is provided.
US09195699B2	Method and apparatus for storage and retrieval of information in compressed cubes A method and data structure is described that builds summary information using processor time that is usually proportional to the size of input data and a depth of hierarchies for a plurality of attributes. The output of computation is stored in a smaller area by eliminating redundant storage and computation. An index is generated which includes tuples or rows that include lower bound values for each of the attributes, values of children of the lower bound values based on the hierarchies of the attributes, and coverage class indicators of the coverage classes of the children.
US09195694B2	Distributed database management system A distributed database management system provides a central database resident on a server that contains database objects. Objects, e.g., program guide data, to be replicated are gathered together into distribution packages called “slices,” that are transmitted to client devices. A slice is a subset of the central database which is relevant to clients within a specific domain, such as a geographic region, or under the footprint of a satellite transmitter. The viewer selects television programs and Web content from displayed sections of the program guide data which are recorded to a storage device. The program guide data are used to determine when to start and end recordings. Client devices periodically connect to the server using a phone line and upload information of interest which is combined with information uploaded from other client devices for statistical, operational, or viewing models.
US09195689B2	Converting structured data into database entries Systems and methods for converting structured data into database entries include receiving data values and metadata elements that form a data structure for the data values. The data values are converted into entries in database tables that are related according to the data structure formed by the metadata elements. The database table entries may be used to generate a webpage configured to report a metric of the data values.
US09195685B2	Multi-tier recovery A method, article of manufacture, and apparatus for restoring data. In some embodiments, this includes backing up data in a first form with a backup application, updating the backup application, and using the updated backup application to restore the backed up data in a second form. In some embodiments, the first form includes a backup image. In some embodiments, the second form is individual files.
US09195680B2	Network system, membership-based social network service system, image display method, and storage medium storing program There is provided a network system in which image data items are uploaded from a plurality of user terminals to a server and images are opened to public among the users. The system includes a category division unit configured to divide the works classified into the categories into a first group of works with each of which the counted browse request number of times is greater than or equal to a predetermined number, and a second group of works other than the works in the first group, and classify one of the first and second groups of the divided works as another category different from the categories.
US09195677B2	System and method for decorating a hotel room System and method for displaying and managing content includes a database of content that a user may access, select and pay for. The content is distributed to a projection device and the user is able to control the projection with the use of a pointing device.
US09195671B2	Infrastructure and architecture for development and execution of predictive models A system that enables development and execution of predictive models comprises a centralized data management system, a data extraction tool a model validation tool and a model execution tool. In embodiments, a data management system includes a data management server that can be accessed via a web browser that stores data in the form of a flat file. An extraction tool extracts data. A model validation tool validates a model by scoring an analytical environment data set and a production environment data set. A model execution tool allows a user to select when and how often a model is scored.
US09195661B2	Method and system for click-thru capability in electronic media Methods and systems for capturing, collecting, analyzing and auditing of electronic documents. In an embodiment, there is provided the ability to present an audit function or “click thru” capability with respect to image files, non-structured text, non-structured html, and pdf documents.
US09195659B2	Report generation apparatus, report generation system, and computer program product A report generation apparatus includes a user information storage unit that stores therein user identification information for identifying a user and regional information on a region where the user is located, so as to associated with each other; a regional information obtaining part that receives user identification information and obtains regional information associated with the received user identification information from the user information storage part; and a generator that obtains device management information relating to usage of a device and generates a report using the obtained device management information and the obtained regional information.
US09195657B2	Columnar storage of a database index Methods, systems, and computer-readable media of columnar storage of a database index are disclosed. A particular columnar index includes a column store that stores rows of the columnar index in a column-wise fashion and a delta store that stores rows of the columnar index in a row-wise fashion. The column store also includes an absence flag array. The absence flag array includes entries that indicate whether certain rows have been logically deleted from the column store.
US09195650B2	Translating between spoken and written language Techniques for converting spoken speech into written speech are provided. The techniques include transcribing input speech via speech recognition, mapping each spoken utterance from input speech into a corresponding formal utterance, and mapping each formal utterance into a stylistically formatted written utterance.
US09195649B2	Audio processing techniques for semantic audio recognition and report generation System, apparatus and method for determining semantic information from audio, where incoming audio is sampled and processed to extract audio features, including temporal, spectral, harmonic and rhythmic features. The extracted audio features are compared to stored audio templates that include ranges and/or values for certain features and are tagged for specific ranges and/or values. Extracted audio features that are most similar to one or more templates from the comparison are identified according to the tagged information. The tags are used to determine the semantic audio data that includes genre, instrumentation, style, acoustical dynamics, and emotive descriptor for the audio signal.
US09195648B2	Multi-lingual knowledge base Mechanisms and methods for enabling customers to manage multi-lingual knowledge bases, so that end users can access articles based on a language the end user chooses, while also providing publishers with tools to manage articles in different languages and to translate them, either using an external vendor or leveraging in house translators, and providing administrators (knowledge managers) with the ability to setup or choose which languages are available in the knowledge base, as well as default language assignments for translations.
US09195646B2	Training data generation apparatus, characteristic expression extraction system, training data generation method, and computer-readable storage medium The disclosed apparatus uses a training data generation apparatus 2, which generates training data used for creating characteristic expression extraction rules. The training data generation apparatus 2 includes: a training data candidate clustering unit 21, which clusters a plurality of training data candidates assigned labels indicating annotation classes based on feature values containing respective context information, and a training data generation unit 22 which, by referring to each cluster obtained using the clustering results, obtains the distribution of the labels of the training data candidates within the cluster, identifies training data candidates that meet a preset condition based on the obtained distribution, and generates training data using the identified training data candidates.
US09195639B2	Computer-based system and method for generating, classifying, searching, and analyzing standardized text templates and deviations from standardized text templates A method for generating, classifying, searching, and analyzing standardized text templates drawn from a plurality of text documents and for identifying standardized text deviations from standardized text templates. Semi-standardized documents may be represented as standardized templates and deviations from standardized templates, with such templates themselves automatically generated by a computer-implemented method from a plurality of similar text documents. The method enables enhanced analysis of semi-standardized documents and automatic extraction of information from standardized text templates.
US09195638B2	Method and apparatus of processing nested fragment caching of a web page Nested fragment caching of web pages is described. In response to receiving a request for a web page, first-level fragment information of the web page is obtained. Based on the first-level fragment information, a fragment analysis process is successively performed for first-level fragments, wherein the fragment analysis process includes rendering the first-level fragments based on preset nesting information of the first-level fragments. The nesting information includes information about whether a current fragment includes other fragments. Results of the fragment analysis process are combined to generate complete content of the first-level fragments of the web page. The exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure not only allow nested fragment caching of a web page, but also recursively obtain HTML codes of each fragment when nested fragment caching of the web page is performed, thus displaying complete content of the web page to a user.
US09195636B2	Universal file type preview for mobile devices Systems and methods for providing previews to mobile client devices of files stored in a web-based collaboration platform are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system sends a request to preview a file uploaded to the web-based collaboration platform. The system receives preview information for accessing and manipulating preview of the uploaded file. The preview information includes a scheme for accessing file segments of the preview of the uploaded file. The file segments are byproducts of a conversion of the file from the source format to a target format and have a requested preview format. The system further includes a viewer to access the file segments of the uploaded file using the scheme. The viewer displays the accessed file segments on a touch screen responsive to swiping actions on the touch screen, the swiping actions determined based on the source format.
US09195630B2	Three-dimensional computer processor systems having multiple local power and cooling layers and a global interconnection structure A computer processor system includes a plurality of multi-chip systems that are physically aggregated and conjoined. Each multi-chip system includes a plurality of chips that are conjoined together, and a local interconnection and input/output wiring layer. A global interconnection network is connected to the local interconnection and input/output wiring layer of each multi-chip system to interconnect the multi-chip systems together. One or more of the multi-chip systems includes a plurality of processor chips that are conjoined together.
US09195627B2	Apparatus and method of controlling clock signals An apparatus and a method of controlling clock signals for a master device and a slave device are disclosed. The controlling apparatus includes: a first connection port coupled to a first clock line of the master device; a second connection port coupled to a second clock line of the slave device; and a control module receiving a first clock signal from the master device via the first connection port, producing a second clock signal according to the first clock signal, and transmitting the second clock signal to the slave device via the second connection port; wherein when the first clock signal is switched from a first logic level to a second logic level, the control module controls the first connection port to maintain the second logic level in a time interval.
US09195608B2	Stored data analysis A system comprises a hashing logic, which executes instructions to convert raw data into a first logical address and payload data, where the first logical address describes metadata about the payload data. A hardware translation unit executes instructions to translate the first logical address into a first physical address on a storage device. A hardware load/storage unit stores the first logical address and the payload data at the first physical address on the storage device. A hardware exclusive OR (XOR) unit compares two logical address vectors to derive a Hamming distance between the two logical address vectors. A hardware retrieval unit retrieves other payload data that is stored at a second physical address whose second logical address is within a predefined Hamming distance from the first logical address, thus allowing payload data from the two logical addresses to be grouped/associated with one another.
US09195604B2	Dynamic memory cache size adjustment in a memory device Methods for dynamic memory cache size adjustment, enabling dynamic memory cache size adjustment, memory devices, and memory systems are disclosed. One such method for dynamic memory cache size adjustment determines available memory space in a memory array and adjusts a size of a memory cache in the memory array responsive to the available memory space.
US09195603B2	Storage caching The present disclosure provides a method for processing a storage operation in a system with an added level of storage caching. The method includes receiving, in a storage cache, a read request from a host processor that identifies requested data and determining whether the requested data is in a cache memory of the storage cache. If the requested data is in the cache memory of the storage cache, the requested data may be obtained from the storage cache and sent to the host processor. If the requested data is not in the cache memory of the storage cache, the read request may be sent to a host bus adapter operatively coupled to a storage system. The storage cache is transparent to the host processor and the host bus adapter.
US09195602B2	System including hierarchical memory modules having different types of integrated circuit memory devices A memory system is disclosed comprising a memory controller and a first set of volatile memory devices defining a first memory hierarchy. The first set of volatile memory devices are disposed on at least one first memory module, which is coupled to the memory controller in a daisy-chained configuration. A first integrated circuit buffer device is included on the module. The system has a second set of nonvolatile memory devices defining a second memory hierarchy. The second set of nonvolatile memory devices are disposed on at least one second memory module, which is coupled to the at least one first memory module in a daisy-chained configuration. The second module includes a second integrated circuit buffer device. The system is configured such that signals transmitted between the memory controller and the second memory hierarchy pass through the first memory hierarchy.
US09195600B2	Mechanisms to accelerate transactions using buffered stores In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for executing a transactional memory (TM) transaction in a first thread, buffering a block of data in a first buffer of a cache memory of a processor, and acquiring a write monitor on the block to obtain ownership of the block at an encounter time in which data at a location of the block in the first buffer is updated. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09195593B1	Hardware assisted object memory migration Systems and methods for utilizing memory version instructions and techniques in conjunction with garbage collection in a processor. A hardware-assisted garbage collection algorithm may be executed by a computing system to move live objects between memory regions. Special store instructions may be utilized to mark the live objects of each memory region that is about to be migrated. Mutators performing useful work may be configured to trap on a memory region which is marked for migration.
US09195589B2	Adaptive configuration of non-volatile memory Examples are disclosed for adaptive configuration of non-volatile memory. The examples include a mode register configured to include default and updated values to indicate one or more configurations of the non-volatile memory. The examples may also include discoverable capabilities maintained in a configuration table that may indicate memory address lengths and/or operating power states.
US09195588B2	Solid-state disk (SSD) management SSD wear-level data (320) is generated on managed nodes (202) having SSDs (206). The wear-level data is collected by a management node (204).
US09195585B2	Techniques for allocating and surfacing host-side storage capacity to virtual machines Techniques for surfacing host-side flash storage capacity to a plurality of VMs running on a host system are provided. In one embodiment, the host system creates, for each VM in the plurality of VMs, a flash storage space allocation in a flash storage device that is locally attached to the host system. The host system then causes the flash storage space allocation to be readable and writable by the VM as a virtual flash memory device.
US09195584B2	Dynamic block linking with individually configured plane parameters A multi-plane non-volatile memory die includes circuits that receive and apply different parameters to different planes while accessing planes in parallel so that different erase blocks are accessed using individualized parameters. Programming parameters, and read parameters can be modified on a block-by-block basis with modification based on the number of write-erase cycles or other factors.
US09195583B2	Methods of managing meta data in a memory system and memory systems using the same A method of managing meta data can be provided by generating log entry information including log data in response to changes to meta data that includes a plurality of groups of the meta data. A group of the meta data can be selected from among the plurality of groups of the meta data to provide a selected group of meta data in response to detecting that a number of pieces of the log entry information is equal to or greater than a particular threshold value. The selected group of the meta data and associated log data can be stored in a non-volatile memory device.
US09195581B2	Techniques for moving data between memory types A two-level paging mechanism. The first level gathers data from reclaimable memory locations for a process and compacts the data into a single container. The second level sends the compact container's contents to a swap file and may use optimal I/O operations to the target memory device. On-demand paging is made possible by having a first pager locate the requested data in the compact container and then having a second pager retrieve the corresponding data from the swap file.
US09195561B2	System and method for proactive management of an information handling system with in-situ measurement of end user actions Dissatisfaction variables track inputs made by an end user at an information handling system that are associated with end user dissatisfaction regarding the operation of the information handling system, such as corrective actions, so that an alert issues if a dissatisfaction variable changes by a predetermined amount over a predetermined time period. Dissatisfaction variables identify a pattern of a change in behavior by an end user rather than the operational status of system components. For example, an increase in end user forced shutdowns of the information handling system indicates end user dissatisfaction with the information handling system, such as repeated freezes of the operating system so that performing a timely diagnostics will improve end user satisfaction and proactively correct and impending system failure.
US09195558B2	Piloting in service delivery A method for comparing systems includes running, simultaneously, a first system and a second system, wherein the first system and the second system process events, collecting first data from the first system based on the processing of the events, collecting second data from the second system based on the processing of the events, wherein the second system includes at least one feature different than the first system, and performing a sequential probability ratio test based on the first data and the second data.
US09195552B2	Per-function downstream port containment Per-Function Downstream Port Containment (pF-DPC) is an extension to Downstream Port Containment (DPC) in the Peripheral Component Interconnect express (PCIe) standard. Pf-DPC confines non-fatal errors to specific functions of an end-point device without disabling the link between a PCIe port and the end-point device. PCIe ports configured for pF-DPC may filter (e.g., drop) packets carrying routing identifiers (RIDs) and/or addresses assigned to a function affected by a non-fatal error, while continuing to forward packets carrying RIDs/addresses associated with remaining operable functions over the corresponding link.
US09195549B1	Unified recovery A method, article of manufacture, and apparatus for restoring data. In some embodiments, this includes receiving a request for an object to be recovered, searching external data source systems for the object, identifying an external data source system based on the search, and processing the request for an object to be recovered based on the identified external data source system. In some embodiments, identifying an external data source system includes identifying multiple external data source systems. In some embodiments, processing the request for an object to be recovered includes receiving the object from the multiple external data source systems.
US09195543B2	Method and device for detecting data reliability Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and a device for detecting data reliability, which belong to the field of computer technologies. The method includes: dividing source data into multiple source data blocks; establishing a corresponding duplicate data block for each source data block, where the duplicate data block and the source data block are stored in different physical memory blocks respectively; establishing a corresponding reliability maintenance data structure for the source data block; and registering the reliability maintenance data structure with a first reliability maintenance thread of a central processing unit, the source data block corresponding to the reliability maintenance data structure registered with the first reliability maintenance thread, comparing a reliability check value of the source data block with a reliability check value recorded in the reliability maintenance data structure, and replacing the source data block having the error with the duplicate data block.
US09195535B2	Hotspot identification Hotspot identification can include receiving data indicating a plurality of reported events each associated with a respective number of configuration items (CIs) of a plurality of CIs and receiving data indicating a topological dependency of each of the plurality of CIs. Hotspot identification can include assigning a weight to each of the respective number of CIs, assigning a weight to CIs of the plurality of CIs having a topological dependency from the respective number of CIs, and identifying the hotspot having a weight assigned thereto that satisfies a hotspot weight threshold.
US09195533B1	Addressing variations in bit error rates amongst data storage segments The disclosure is related to an apparatus and methods for addressing variations in bit error rates amongst data storage segments. In a particular embodiment, an apparatus includes a controller that detects variations in bit error rates amongst different segments of a plurality of segments in a storage medium. The controller also adjusts a read/write operation parameter according to the detected variations amongst the bit error rates in the plurality of segments.
US09195521B2	Methods for software systems and software systems using the same A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium may comprise a set of instructions for creating a subsystem process independent from a main system process for data computation. The set of instructions may direct at least one processor to perform acts of: in a main system process, receiving a user input; in the main system process, sending the user input to a subsystem process, the subsystem process is independent from and in parallel with the main system process; in the main system process, generating a first computation result according to the user input; in the subsystem process, generating a second computation result in parallel with the main system process according to the user input; in the main system process, receiving the second computation result from the subsystem process; and in the main system process, combining the first computation result and the second computation result.
US09195514B2	System and method for managing P-states and C-states of a system A current value of a load indicator of a system is determined, by an application entity, based on one or more of a central processor unit utilization measure of the system, a memory utilization measure of the system, a system-internal resources utilization measure, an input/output utilization measure of the system, and a secondary storage utilization measure of the system, wherein the system is associated with a plurality of P-states and a plurality of C-states. An operating mode of the system is determined, by the application entity, based on the current value of the load indicator, wherein the operating mode comprises a P-state selected from the plurality of P-states and a C-state selected from the plurality of C-states. The system is operated in accordance with the operating mode. A predictive load map associating respective time periods and respective operating modes may be generated and adaptively adjusted.
US09195512B2	Relocating related resource partitions The method for relocating related resource partitions includes detecting a relocation event to relocate a first resource partition operating in a first division from the first division to a second division. The first division includes a second resource partition. The first resource partition and the second resource partition are each distinct operating environments. The method also includes determining that the second resource partition is sufficiently related to the first resource partition. The method includes relocating the second resource partition to the second division with the first resource partition in response to determining that the second resource partition is sufficiently related to the first resource partition.
US09195509B2	Identifying optimal platforms for workload placement in a networked computing environment Embodiments of the present invention provide a workload optimization approach that measures workload performance across combinations of hardware (platform, network configuration, storage configuration, etc.) and operating systems, and which provides a workload placement on the platforms where jobs perform most efficiently. This type of placement may be based on performance measurements (e.g., throughput, response, and other such service levels), but it can also be based on other factors such as power consumption or reliability. In a typical embodiment, ideal platforms are identified for handling workloads based on performance measurements and any applicable service level agreement (SLA) terms.
US09195508B1	Allocation of resources among computer partitions using plural utilization prediction engines A multi-partition computer system includes a utilization monitor for monitoring resource utilization, plural prediction engines for predicting utilization during a next allocation period, a prediction rater for rating said prediction engines based on the accuracy of their predictions, and an allocation implementer for implementing an allocation determined as a function of a prediction by a highest-rated of said prediction engines as determined by the prediction rater.
US09195503B2	Auto detecting shared libraries and creating a virtual scope repository Provided are techniques for receiving a request to load a first resource corresponding to an application into a computing system for execution; determining whether or not the first resource is identical to a resource loaded in a virtual scope library (VSR); and, if the first resource is determined not to be identical to any particular resource loaded in the VSR, load the first resource into the VSR; and direct references to the first resource in the application to the first resource loaded in the VSR; and otherwise, if the first resource is determined to be identical to the second resource, direct references to the first resource in the application to the particular resource stored in the VSR.
US09195497B2	Microcontroller with context switch A microprocessor or microcontroller device may have a central processing unit (CPU), a data memory coupled with the CPU, wherein the data memory is divided into a plurality of memory banks, wherein a bank select register determines which memory bank is currently coupled with the CPU. Furthermore, a first and second set of special function registers are provided, wherein upon occurrence of a context switch either the first or the second set of special function register are selected as active context registers for the CPU and the respective other set of special function registers are selected as inactive context registers, wherein at least some of the registers of the active context registers are memory mapped to more than two memory banks of the data memory and wherein all registers of the inactive context registers are memory mapped to at least one memory location within the data memory.
US09195493B2	Dispatching multiple threads in a computer According to one aspect, a computer system includes a configuration with a machine enabled to operate in a single thread (ST) mode and a multithreading (MT) mode. In addition, the machine includes physical threads. The machine is configured to perform a method that includes issuing a start-virtual-execution (start-VE) instruction to dispatch a guest entity having multiple logical threads on the core. The guest entity includes all or a part of a guest virtual machine (VM), and issuing is performed by a host running on one of the physical threads on the core in the ST mode. The executing of the start-VE instruction by the machine includes mapping each of the logical threads to a corresponding one of the physical threads, initializing each of the mapped physical threads with a state of the corresponding logical thread, and starting execution of the guest entity on the core in MT mode.
US09195488B2	Image deployment in a cloud environment The invention relates to a mechanism for image deployment in a cloud environment comprising at least two hosts coupled to at least one disk, and at least one virtual machine created in at least one host of the at least two hosts by deploying an additional image to the at least one disk. The method is characterized in that the at least one host for deploying an additional image is selected according to a deployment factor representing a communality relationship between one or more existing base images in the cloud environment and the additional image.
US09195461B2	Run-time instrumentation reporting An aspect includes run-time instrumentation reporting. An instruction stream is executed by a processor. Run-time instrumentation information of the executing instruction stream is captured by the processor. Run-time instrumentation records are created based on the captured run-time instrumentation information. A run-time instrumentation sample point of the executing instruction stream on the processor is detected. A reporting group is stored in a run-time instrumentation program buffer. The storing is based on the detecting and the storing includes: determining a current address of the run-time instrumentation program buffer, the determining based on instruction accessible run-time instrumentation controls; and storing the reporting group into the run-time instrumentation program buffer based on an origin address and the current address of the run-time instrumentation program buffer, the reporting group including the created run-time instrumentation records.
US09195457B1	Interactive application programming interface documentation Documentation for an application programming interface may include a source code portion. Input may be received from a user of the documentation indicating a request to see a simulated result of executing the source code portion. A set of instructions corresponding to the source code portion may be loaded. State dependencies of the set of instructions may be resolved to form an execution environment for the instructions. Simulated results for executing the source code portion may be obtained by executing the instructions based on the execution environment.
US09195442B2	System and method for compiling lambda expression in a programming language environment A system and method can support context-dependent expression compilation in a programming language environment. A compiler in the programming language environment can provide one or more context objects that operate to compile various context-dependent expressions in different programming contexts. Then, the compiler can use a said context object to derive a target type associated with a context-dependent expression, and use the context object to perform compatibility check for the context-dependent expression in the programming language environment.
US09195440B2	Intelligent data source selection in application development A method, system, and computer program product for amorphous data preparation for intelligent data source selection in application development are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A set of keywords is selected from a code portion of a source code. Using a subset of the set of keywords, an expected circumstance is determined, the expected circumstance being a circumstance relevant to a purpose of the source code. From a set of data sources, a data source is identified, wherein the data source provides information usable in the expected circumstance. A manner of accessing the information from the data source is identified. Pseudo-code is constructed to implement the manner of accessing the information from the data source. A weight is assigned to the data source based upon a type of input used for selecting the pseudo-code, wherein the selecting uses the pseudo-code in the source code.
US09195439B2	Multi-threaded subgraph execution control in a graphical modeling environment Exemplary embodiments support multi-threaded subgraph execution control within a graphical modeling or graphical programming environment. In an embodiment, a subgraph may be identified as a subset of blocks within a graphical model, or graphical program, or both. A subgraph initiator may explicitly execute the subgraph while maintaining data dependencies within the subgraph. Explicit signatures may be defined for the subgraph initiator and the subgraph either graphically or textually. Execution control may be branched wherein the data dependencies within the subgraph are maintained. Execution control may be joined together wherein the data dependencies within the subgraph are maintained. Exemplary embodiments may allow subgraphs to execute on different threads within a graphical modeling or programming environment.
US09195429B2	Multi-user display system and method A system and method implementing a multi-user display linking multiple independent software processes with remote mobile devices is disclosed. The system/method augments multiple planes of conventional video graphics memory (VGM) controlled by a video graphics controller (VGC) in a host computing context (HCC) with a plane selection register (PSR) that enables isolation of individual planes of video memory within the VGM. The PSR is associated with a process mapping table (PMT) that maps in hardware a user process identification (PID) associated with an individual software process running within the HCC under control of a host operating system (HOS). HOS process context changes update the PSR with PMT content corresponding to an active HCC PID. A video graphics encoder (VGE) inspects areas of change within individual VGM planes and emits these changes as streaming video content to an Ethernet interface communicating with remote mobile devices associated with the HCC PIDs.
US09195427B2	Desktop application manager Methods and devices for presenting representations of open windows in a device are provided herein. More particularly, the method includes a displaying a desktop application manager. The desktop application manager can include cards or thumbnails presented in a tray that can be navigated. The cards may be selected and placed onto the displays to make the application active. Thus, the desktop application manager can allow a user to navigate and manage open windows without scrolling the display of the windows.
US09195424B2	Print system, information processing apparatus, and method for generating data to be transmitted using an application based on an instruction from a web browser A print system according to the present invention includes an information processing apparatus including a Web browser, an application server including a Web application to be used via the Web browser, and a printer. The print system includes a transmission unit that, if the Web browser included in the information processing apparatus receives print data generated by the Web application and receives a print execution instruction, transmits the print data to the printer.
US09195422B2	Image forming apparatus and method of controlling the apparatus The invention relates to an image forming apparatus having a hibernation function and a control method of the apparatus. When a transition to hibernation is instructed, it is determined whether or not a job is ongoing, and if it is determined that a job is ongoing, a job suspension request for suspending the ongoing job is issued. As a result, a job execution unit prohibits a new job input in response to the job suspension request, and if the ongoing job involves data reception from an external apparatus, the job execution unit awaits for completion of the data reception and returns the response. In accordance with the response, a pre-processing sequence to be executed at the time of return from the hibernation is generated, and hibernation processing is performed.
US09195421B2	Image forming system and image forming apparatus An image forming system includes a client apparatus, a server apparatus and an image forming apparatus. The client apparatus includes a designating unit. The designating unit designates identification information stored in the server apparatus and image data. The server apparatus includes a first memory unit and a transmitting unit. The first memory unit stores the identification information. The transmitting unit transmits the identification information and the image data designated by the designating unit to the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a second memory unit, an accepting unit and a control unit. The second memory unit stores first authentication information corresponding to the identification information. The accepting unit accepts second authentication information. The control unit restricts the image forming unit from outputting the image data on the sheet, when the second authentication information doesn't correspond to the first authentication information.
US09195417B2	Automatic logout device and automatic logout method The operation decision unit decides whether a user operation exists or not on the electronic apparatus when a user instructing a job did not log out from the apparatus after the end of the job. The terminal device decision unit decides whether the user operation exists or not on the user terminal device when it is decided that the user operation does not exists on the electronic apparatus. The authentication unit makes the user log out from the electronic apparatus when it is decided that the user operation exists on the user terminal device.
US09195416B2	Printing for-pay content In one embodiment, an email communication is received via a network. The email communication includes a content identifier identifying for-pay content hosted at a provider computing system, a sender identifier identifying a sender of the communication, and a printer identifier identifying a network-connected printer. The sender identifier is compared to a database that associates sender identifiers with payment subscriptions authorizing printing of the content. Responsive to receipt of data indicating the sender identifier is associated with a payment subscription, the content is obtained from the provider system, rasterized, and sent to the printer for printing.
US09195409B2	Storage system with load balancing mechanism and method of operation thereof A method of operation of a storage system includes: establishing a first virtual disk volume including allocating a first portion and a first low performance storage capacity; generating a usage statistics for the first virtual disk volume; and calculating a first trend line for adjusting the first portion and the first low performance storage capacity based on the usage statistics.
US09195388B2	Specifying applications to share in a shared access mode Some embodiments of the invention provide a mobile device with multiple access modes. The device in some embodiments has at least two access modes, a primary access mode and a secondary access mode, that provide different restrictions for accessing the applications and/or data that are stored on the device. In some embodiments, the primary access mode of the device provides unfettered access to all of the device's applications and/or data that are available to a user, while its secondary access mode provides access to a limited set of applications and/or data that are stored on the device. In some embodiments, the device provides tools to select applications for the secondary access mode.
US09195382B2	Intelligent window sizing and control The disclosed subject matter relates to a method for managing display of a window. In certain aspects, the method includes presenting a window in a display area, wherein the window comprises a control icon, receiving a first input indicating a selection of the control icon and presenting a plurality of selectable options associated with the control icon, wherein each of the plurality of selectable options correspond with one of an up direction, a down direction, a left direction or a right direction. In certain aspects, the method further includes receiving a second input indicating a selection of a first one of the plurality of selectable options and adjusting a size of the window in response to the second input based on a direction associated with the first one of the plurality of selectable options. Systems and computer-readable media are also provided.
US09195376B1	System and method for facilitating user defined virtual space A system and method for facilitating a user defined virtual space is disclosed. One or more virtual space locations and/or activities may be correlated with user specified geolocations. In some implementations, the user specified geolocations may be verified against one or more spatial requirements prior to recording the user selected space-geolocation correlations. A user request to initiate an action or activity in the virtual space may be received. Prior to executing the requested action or activity in the virtual space, the user current geolocation may be verified against that specified in a space-geolocation correlation corresponding to a virtual space location or activity indicated in the user request.
US09195375B2	Method and system for monitoring a graphical interface in an aircraft cockpit The invention relates in particular to a method and a system for monitoring a graphical interface in a computer system of an aircraft cockpit. The method comprises, in addition to the display of a graphical interface of a client application based on a tree structure of graphical interaction objects composing said graphical interface, the following steps: obtaining a plurality of graphical interaction objects having a tree-structure organization; creating and adding, to said obtained tree structure, at least one new graphical interaction object defining a critical graphical display zone; modifying the tree-structure dependency of at least one critical graphical interaction object, of the obtained tree structure to make it dependent from the new graphical interaction object defining the critical zone; and performing critical monitoring only of the critical graphical objects attached to the critical zone.
US09195372B2	Methods, systems, and computer program products for grouping tabbed portion of a display object based on content relationships and user interaction levels Methods, systems, and computer program products for grouping tabbed portions of a display object based on content relationships and user interaction levels are disclosed. According to one method, a display object including one or more tabbed portions is provided for display via a computer display device. A level of user interaction associated with each of the tabbed portions is monitored. User input for adding new information to the display object is received. A level of content relationship between the new information and the information including in the at least one of the tabbed portions is determined. A new tabbed portion is created and grouped with the at least one tabbed portion based on the determined level of content relationship and the level of user interaction associated with the at least one tabbed portion.
US09195368B2	Providing radial menus with touchscreens The subject technology discloses configurations for providing a radial menu on one or more computing devices with a touch-sensitive screen. In one example, a user activates the radial menu after touching a first finger at a first or anchor point on a touchscreen that serves as a center of the radial menu. While the first finger is disposed, the user then touches a second finger at a second point some distance from the anchor point corresponding to the first finger on the touchscreen. The radial menu is generated based on a distance calculated between the anchor point and the second finger at the second point. The radial menu is not a complete circle and instead displayed as a partial circle, and the radial menu is generated so that the display area is bisected from the anchor point to the second point in some configurations.
US09195365B2	Automatic configurator of display objects A system for configuring objects such as buttons for screens presented in a touch screen display. The configuration may be automatically based on preset styles. The graphical elements or icons and textual elements may be created once but used multiple times in various places. Multiple graphical and textual elements may be displayed on any button of the screens. The system may be based on the use of a predefined set of button styles that define the layout of each textual and graphical element in basic terms, such as left, right, and center. These styles do not necessarily prescribe a size, but a layout of the elements. The sizing, layout, justification, and clipping of each element may be determined by the button style. For each button style, the assigned textual and graphical elements may be automatically placed for the best or optimal layout and fit.
US09195364B2	Method and apparatus for generating dynamic wallpaper The present disclosure discloses a method and apparatus for generating a dynamic wallpaper, including: a basic visual effect control parameter is initialized and a 3D transformation parameter is set; a background and particles are rendered based on the 3D transformation parameter and the basic visual effect control parameter to generate a dynamic wallpaper; the 3D transformation parameter and the basic visual effect control parameter are updated based on a touch mode and a touch position upon detection of a user's touch action on a screen; and the background and the particles in the dynamic wallpaper are re-rendered based on the updated 3D transformation parameter and basic visual effect control parameter.
US09195358B1	Z-fold multi-element substrate structure A folded micro-wire substrate structure includes a transparent folded flexible substrate having a first side and a second side opposed to the first side. The flexible substrate has a first portion and a second portion adjacent to the first portion of the flexible substrate. The flexible substrate has at least a first fold between the first and second portions so that the first portion is aligned with the second portion in a perpendicular direction. One or more electrical conductors is located in or on the flexible substrate, at least one electrical component is located on or in the flexible substrate in the first portion. At least one optical element is located on or in the flexible substrate in the second portion located so that the optical element directs light to or from the electrical component.
US09195356B2	Coordinate input device, and electronic device A coordinate input device of the present invention includes: an M-sequence generator (12); a drive electrode driving circuit (13); and a receiving electrode selecting circuit (14) which receives a value corresponding to a coupling capacitance, an inputted coordinate position being detected in accordance with the value received by the receiving electrode selecting circuit (14), a receiving electrode group being divided into two blocks, and a first detecting section (15) and a second detecting section (16) being provided so as to correspond to the respective two blocks.
US09195354B2	Device and method for localized force and proximity sensing Methods, systems and devices are described for operating an electronic system which includes a first plurality of sensor electrodes disposed in a first layer and configured to detect input objects at an input surface of the input device, the first plurality of sensor electrodes including a first subset of transmitter electrodes; a second plurality of sensor electrodes configured to detect a force imparted to the input surface and configured for capacitive coupling with the first subset of transmitter electrodes; and a compressible dielectric configured to compress in response to force applied to the input surface. The capacitive coupling between the transmitter electrodes and the second plurality of sensor electrodes is configured to vary in response to the applied force.
US09195352B2	Touch sensor panel controller and semiconductor device Provided is a touch sensor panel which can increase the detection sensitivity of a touch relatively readily. The touch sensor panel controller supplies drive electrodes of a touch sensor panel with a high-voltage AC drive signal with its low level set to a negative voltage and drives them. The time of change of a drive waveform supplied to the drive electrodes of the touch sensor panel is shifted relative to the time of change of a drive waveform supplied to a display scan electrode. The touch sensor panel controller uses a charge pump in synchronization with clock signals of more than one phase to produce a high drive voltage to activate drive electrodes of the touch sensor panel, and the clock signals of more than one phase are initialized each time the drive electrode is subjected to AC pulse driving.
US09195347B2	Input device and associated method An input device for an electronic device includes a proximity detector and a light source. The light source transmits light to a sensing area, which is reflected back to the proximity detector in the presence of an object in the vicinity of the sensing area, such that the proximity detector can produce an output indicative of a distance of the object from the proximity detector to give rise to a control signal for controlling the device.
US09195346B2	Touch panel, touch device using the same, and touch control method A touch panel includes a light guide plate, a light emitting device, a light sensing module, and a controller. The light guide plate has a touch plane. The light emitting device applies an incident light to the light guide plate, and at least a portion of the incident light is completely reflected in the light guide plate. When an object touches the touch plane, a total internal reflection of at least a portion of the incident light at a touch point is frustrated. The light sensing module detects a wavelength of an ambient light. The controller controls the light emitting device according to the ambient light wavelength detected by the light sensing module to adjust an incident light wavelength of the incident light emitted by the light emitting device so that the incident light wavelength differs from the ambient light wavelength.
US09195334B2	Electronic device and method for controlling the electronic device A sensor-integrated display panel including an operation surface for performing an input operation and an image display surface which are formed integrally with a sensor as one piece. A data transfer device supplies the sensor-integrated display panel with a drive signal for driving the sensor and outputs sensing data corresponding to a potential of a sensor signal output from the sensor. A contact electrode is provided in a frame formed around the sensor-integrated display panel to vary the potential of the sensor signal when a conductor touches or does not touch to the frame. An application executing device receives and analyzes the sensing data and generates a signal to select an operating function in accordance with an analysis result.
US09195333B2	Flat panel display device A flat panel display device includes a plurality of scan lines elongated in a direction, a plurality of data lines elongated to intersect the scan lines, a plurality of pixel devices respectively coupled to the plurality of scan lines and the plurality of data lines, a plurality of first sensing lines elongated parallel to the scan lines, a plurality of second sensing lines elongated parallel to the data lines, and a plurality of sensing devices respectively coupled to the plurality of first sensing lines and the plurality of second sensing lines.
US09195328B2	Method for providing an individual increased accessibility to a touch screen A method is defined for providing an individual increased accessibility to a touch screen displaying first and second elements. The individual initially engages the touch screen with a contact point at a first location. The contact point is dragged across the touch screen into engagement with the first element and the first element is highlighted in response thereto. Thereafter, the individual may drag the contact point across the touch screen from the first element into engagement with the second element whereby the second element is highlighted on the touch screen and the highlight is removed from the first element. Audible announcements may accompany the contacting of the first or second elements with the contact point.
US09195326B2	Input apparatus An input apparatus includes a detection portion, a processor, and a memory. The detection portion is configured to detect a position. The memory is configured to store computer-readable instructions. The computer-readable instructions cause the processor to perform processes that include acquiring a plurality of first positions, determining whether a combination and a sequence of the plurality of first positions satisfy a specified first condition, acquiring a plurality of second positions after it has been determined that the combination and the sequence satisfy the first condition, determining whether a combination and a sequence of the plurality of second positions satisfy any of a plurality of second conditions, and identifying, in a case where it has been determined that the combination and the sequence of the plurality of second positions satisfy one of the plurality of second conditions, format information associated with the one of the plurality of second conditions.
US09195323B2	Pointer control system A pointer control system is disclosed. A remote control device is adapted to be held and pointed by a user and controls functions based on both on screen and off screen pointing. The on screen pointing may control a cursor or other pointer.
US09195322B2	Input apparatus and input controlling method thereof An input apparatus for controlling a display apparatus includes a communication unit; a sensing unit which senses movement of the input apparatus; a first input unit which receives a user input for defining a virtual input region which is to be used as an input region of the input apparatus; and a control unit which controls the communication unit to transmit location information corresponding to a location of the input apparatus to the display apparatus when the virtual input region that is defined according to the user input is mapped to a screen region of the display apparatus and the input apparatus is located in the mapped virtual input region.
US09195321B2	Input device user interface enhancements Some embodiments provide a device, method, system, computer program product and user interface for pointer movement analysis with modal continuous controller conversion. Specifically, some embodiments adapt movements issued from a mouse input device, trackpad, or touchscreen to adjust a position of a UI element. Some embodiments analyze a first set of movements and adapt a subsequent second set of movements to adjust the position of the UI element within a range of UI element positions when the first set of movements satisfies a movement threshold. The movement threshold includes a spiral pattern. In some embodiments, adjusting the position of the UI element includes performing scrolling within a scroll area based on the second set of movements when the first set of movements satisfies the spiral pattern.
US09195318B2	Method and handheld electronic device for displaying and selecting diacritics A handheld electronic device includes a keypad having up plurality of keys and a selection member; a display component; and a processor cooperating with the keypad and the display component to provide a display at the display component. The display includes a first representation of a plurality of the keys, and at least one of: (a) a second representation of an activated one of the input members (b) a third representation including a plurality of diacritics disposed about an activated one of the input members, and (c) a fourth representation including a plurality of diacritics disposed about an activated one of the input members, and a direction of selection between the activated one of the input members and one of the diacritics. The processor cooperates with the selection member to adjust the direction of selection, and select one of the diacritics for display by the display component.
US09195315B2	Interactive control device and system including an integrated display Provided is an interactive control device and system including an integrated display. According to one exemplary embodiment, the control device includes a collimated optical fiber optically coupled to a conventional LCD screen including a control image, the control image is projected to a remote face of the optical fiber for viewing by a user. In addition, a tactile control integrated with the collimated optical fiber provided the user with the ability to control a function associated with the control image, whereby the control image dynamically changes based on the user's movement of the tactile control.
US09195310B2	Camera cursor system An apparatus and method for controlling a portable device are provided. The method includes a method for controlling a portable device, the method including finding at least one object to be tracked in view of a camera, differentiating motion of the at least one object from changes in camera input other than the at least one object in the camera's view, tracking the motion of the at least one object, and executing a function according to the tracked motion.
US09195298B2	Sleep mode circuit and a method for placing a circuit into sleep mode A first circuit is configured to communicatively couple to a second circuit including an analog circuit and a digital circuit. The first circuit comprises a lock unit and a sleep unit. The lock unit is configured to receive a lock enable signal and to lock a configuration signal of the digital circuit in response to the lock enable signal. The sleep unit is configured to receive a sleep triggering signal indicating to switch into sleep mode and to generate an off signal to switch off the digital circuit in response to the sleep triggering signal, while the analog circuit remains on.
US09195296B2	Apparatus and methods for optimizing power consumption in a wireless device Apparatus and methods are disclosed for power optimization in a wireless device. The apparatus and methods effect monitoring the amount of data stored in a data buffer that buffers data input to and data output from a processor. Dependent on the amount of data stored in the buffers parameters of a control function, such as a Dynamic Clock and Voltage Scaling (DCVS) function are modified based on the amount of data stored in the data buffer. By modifying or pre-empting the parameters of the control function, which controls at least processor frequency, the processor can process applications more dynamically over default parameter settings, especially in situations where one or more real-time activities having strict time constraints for completion are being handled by the processor as evinced by increased buffer depth. As a result, power usage is further optimized as the control function is more responsive to processing conditions.
US09195291B2	Digital power estimator to control processor power consumption In an embodiment, a digital power estimator (DPE) may be provided that may monitor the processors to estimate the amount of power being consumed. If the estimate exceeds a power threshold, the DPE may throttle one or more of the processors. Additionally, throttling events may be monitored to determine if a change in the operating point is desired. In one embodiment, the DPE throttling events may be counted, and if the counts exceed a count threshold, a change in the operating point to a reduced operation point may be requested. Additionally, if the DPE estimate is below the power threshold (or a second power threshold), a second count of events may be maintained. If the second count exceeds a threshold and the operating point is the reduced operating point, a return to the original operating point may be requested.
US09195286B2	Method for performing power consumption control, and associated apparatus A method for performing power consumption control is provided, where the method is applied to an electronic device. The method includes: sensing a current on a current path between a battery and at least one portion of the electronic device by performing sampling operations to generate a plurality of samples; performing calculation on the samples to monitor the current; and based upon the calculation, when it is detected that the current reaches a predetermined threshold, triggering a post processing operation to be performed within the electronic device. In particular, performing the sampling operations to generate the plurality of samples further includes: utilizing an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) to perform the sampling operations on a voltage difference corresponding to the current to generate the plurality of samples. For example, the voltage difference can be obtained by probing two terminals of a resistor or a Hall component. An associated apparatus is also provided.
US09195284B2	Automation device An automation device having a plurality of modules, where at least one first module is configured to supply the other modules electrical power and a second module is configured to determine the total power requirement of the automation device, wherein the second module determines the total power requirement from the information relating to the power requirement of the respective module, which information is stored in the other modules, and compares the total power requirement with a threshold value and initiates measures for reducing the power requirement of at least one of the other modules based on the comparison result to prevent an overload due to improper or inappropriate installation of the automation device in a switchgear cabinet and resultant reduced air convection.
US09195283B2	Electronic device An electronic device includes a motherboard, at least one heat dissipation module, a fan module and a wind scooper. The heat dissipation module is arranged on the motherboard and provided with a first positioning component. The fan module is arranged on one side of the motherboard and faces the heat dissipation module. The wind scooper has a second positioning component corresponding to the first positioning component. The wind scooper is fixed on the heat dissipation module through the cooperation between the first positioning component and the second positioning component. The wind scooper is connected between the fan module and the heat dissipation modules, so that the airflow provided by the fan module can flow through the heat dissipation module.
US09195282B2	Vertically-oriented immersion server with vapor bubble deflector An immersion server includes: a first surface that is exposed when the server is submerged within a cooling liquid; and at least one vapor bubble deflector physically abutting the first surface and extending away from the first surface at an angle. The deflector divides the first surface into an upper segment and a lower segment when the server is upright. When the server is submerged, the cooling liquid surrounding the lower segment absorbs sufficient heat to evaporate and generate vapor bubbles rising to the liquid surface. The vapor bubble deflector deflects the rising vapor bubbles away from the surface of the upper segment. This enables superior liquid contact with heat dissipating components at the upper segment and better cooling of those components. The deflector can be a device-level deflector separating two or more components or a component-level deflector separating a lower segment from an upper segment of a single component.
US09195278B2	Foldable electrical connector-housing system and method of manufacture thereof A method of manufacture of a foldable electrical connector-housing system includes: providing a first end panel having an outer first end panel side with first end panel contacts that substantially span from one edge of the outer first end panel side to an opposite edge of the outer first end panel side; providing a second end panel having an outer second end panel side, the second end panel and the first end panel with the outer second end panel side facing away from the outer first end panel side and the first end panel contacts exposed in a folded configuration; mounting an electronic component between the outer first end panel side and the outer second end panel side; and connecting a conductor to the first end panel contacts and the electronic component.
US09195276B2	Optical user input devices Embodiments provisioning various electronic devices with optical user input devices having one or more optical sensors are described. Embodiments broadly contemplate expanding the functionality of current user input devices through use of a variety of optical sensors in a variety of configurations, as described further herein.
US09195273B2	Detachable dual mobile terminal A detachable dual mobile terminal including a first mobile terminal having a first display unit; a second mobile terminal having a second display unit; a coupling portion provided to couple or detach the first and second mobile terminals; a coupling sensor configured to sense whether the first and second mobile terminals are coupled or detached; and a controller included in each of the first and second mobile terminals and configured to unlock at least one of the first and second mobile terminals when an unlocking a code is input and when the coupling sensor senses the first and second mobile terminals are coupled to each other.
US09195272B2	Expandable mobile device In embodiments of an expandable mobile device, the device includes first and second housing parts that slide-engage relative to each other to extend and retract the device. The expandable mobile device includes a flexible display that extends from an interior of the expandable mobile device as the second housing part slides out from the first housing part. The flexible display also retracts into the interior of the expandable mobile device as the second housing part slides into the first housing part. Rollers are integrated in the first housing part and bend the flexible display around a fixed radius to position a first section of the flexible display approximately parallel to a second section of the flexible display in a retracted position of the expandable mobile device.
US09195264B2	Supporting apparatus and display device using the same A display device includes a display, a base, a stand for supporting the display on the base, and a rotating panel accommodated in the base. The stand has one end fixed to the display and an opposite end connected to the rotating panel. The rotating panel is rotatably connected to the base, and the stand is rotatable with the rotating panel. A supporting apparatus for supporting a display device is also provided.
US09195263B2	Integrated magnetic tablet stand Novel stands for tablet computers and other electronic devices. A stand for a tablet may comprise a body having one or more attachment mechanisms at one location and a crossbar at a second location. The crossbar may comprise a portion of a first material disposed to magnetically interact with a portion of a second material that is provided by the tablet. The magnetic interaction may cause the crossbar to serve as one or more detents that movably affixes the stand in a desired position relative to the tablet.
US09195262B2	Information processing apparatus and computer program product According to an embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a selector. The selector is configured to acquire a first time obtained by converting a measurement time of a first piece of measurement data based on a clock of a first time server, a second time obtained by converting the measurement time of the first piece of measurement data based on a clock of a second time server, a third time obtained by converting a measurement time of a second piece of measurement data based on the clock of the first time server, and a fourth time obtained by converting the measurement time of the second piece of measurement data based on the clock of the second time server. The selector is also configured to select a time server with the largest number of combinations of the converted times resulting in no error among pieces of measurement data and time servers.
US09195260B2	Semiconductor device, radio communication terminal using same, and clock frequency control method A semiconductor device 1 includes a clock generation circuit 15 that changes a frequency of an output clock signal according to a control signal div, an arithmetic circuit (e.g., CPU0) that operates according to the clock signal, a storage circuit (e.g., IC0) that is activated according to access from the arithmetic circuit CPU0, a memory access detection unit 12 that detects a number of accesses from the arithmetic circuit CPU0 to the storage circuit IC0, and when the number of accesses increases, outputs a request signal (e.g., psreq1), and a clock control circuit 14 that generates the control signal div for lowering the frequency of the clock signal according to the request signal psreq1.
US09195259B1	Method and apparatus for clock-gating registers Aspects of the disclosure provide an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit includes a register configured to store multiple data units, a data input generation circuit configured to combine input data for at least partially overwriting the register with the stored multiple data units to generate combined input data, and a clock-gating circuit configured to provide to the register a logically controlled gated clock signal having selectively enabled transitions. The register is overwritten with the combined input data in response to the selectively enabled transitions in the gated clock signal.
US09195256B2	Control system for a remote vehicle A hand-held controller includes a controller body having right and left grips. The controller body defines a left control zone adjacent the left grip and a right control zone adjacent the right grip. A first set of input devices disposed in the left control zone includes a first analog joystick, a 4-way directional control adjacent the first analog joystick, and a left rocker control located adjacent the 4-way directional control. A second set of input devices disposed in the right control zone includes a second analog joystick, an array of at least four buttons adjacent the second analog joystick, and a right rocker control adjacent the button array. The hand-held controller also includes a display disposed on the controller body adjacent the left and right control zones.
US09195255B1	Reconfigurable charge pump An apparatus includes a reconfigurable charge pump including charge pump cells configurable into multiple different arrangements. The apparatus includes a control device configured to select a first arrangement of the charge pump cells from the multiple different arrangements based, at least in part, on an input voltage received by the reconfigurable charge pump and requested parameters of a drive signal for a touch screen panel. The reconfigurable charge pump can boost the input voltage based, at least in part, on the first arrangement of the charge pump cells. The control device can generate the drive signal according to the requested parameters based on the boosted input voltage.
US09195252B1	Method and apparatus for current sensing and measurement A method and apparatus for current sensing and measurement employs two cascaded MOSFET current mirrors, wherein the mirrored current leaving the first current mirror is fed to the input of the second current mirror. Each current mirror contains a high current MOSFET and a low current MOSFET, connected source-to-source and gate-to-gate. The MOSFETs are matched so that drain-to-source current flowing in the high current MOSFET is proportional to the drain-to-source current flowing in the low current MOSFET. The ratio of high current to low current for each current mirror is M, where M is 100 or less. Voltage biasing networks are employed to maintain constant drain-to-source voltages for both MOSFETs in each current mirror.
US09195236B1	Road flare detection Methods and systems for road flare detection are described. A computing device configured to control the vehicle, may be configured to receive, from an image-capture device, images; image portions of the images may depict an area within a predetermined distance from a surface of a road on which the vehicle is travelling. Also, the computing device may be configured to determine, based on characteristics of an object depicted in the image portions such as color spectrum of the object, brightness of the object, and whether the object is stationary or moving with respect to the road, a likelihood that the object represents a road flare. Based on the likelihood, the computing device may be configured to modify a control strategy associated with a driving behavior of the vehicle; and control the vehicle based on the modified control strategy.
US09195230B2	Electronic path entering for autonomous or semi-autonomous trailer backing A method of controlling a backing system for a vehicle and trailer assembly comprises initiating a path input mode on an electronic input device associated with an electronic control unit in the vehicle. An intended backing path is input into the electronic control unit by defining the intended backing path with an input control mechanism for the electronic input device. The path input mode on the electronic input device is ended.
US09195225B1	Graphical user interface virtual handwheel for a controller of a motor Graphical user interface virtual control for a controller of a motor. In one example embodiment, one or more programs that are configured, when executed, to cause one or more processors to generate and visually present a graphical user interface (GUI) virtual handwheel for a controller of a motor. In this example embodiment, the GUI virtual handwheel includes a depiction of a physical handwheel that is oriented with a perspective orientation. The depiction of the physical handwheel is configured, upon receipt of a first input from a user along the length of the depiction in a first direction, to send a first electronic signal to the controller of the motor to cause the motor to cause a first effect that corresponds to physically rotating the physical handwheel in a first rotational direction that corresponds to the first direction.
US09195224B2	HMI devices with integrated user-defined behavior The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or method that facilitates utilizing a human machine interface (HMI). An interface component can facilitate receipt of data. A human machine interface (HMI) component communicatively coupled to the interface component can include a device with a pre-programmed primitive the device employs a user-defined functionality via the received data.
US09195219B2	Smart watch and control method thereof Discussed are a smart watch and a control method thereof. The smart watch includes a rotation sensor unit configured to sense a rotation direction and a rotation speed of the smart watch; a display unit configured to display visual information; and a processor configured to control the rotation sensor unit and the display unit and detect a first snap motion and a second snap motion of the smart watch. The first snap motion is detected when the smart watch rotates on an axis of rotation of the smart watch in a first direction at a first threshold speed or more, and the second snap motion is detected when the smart watch rotates on the axis of rotation in the first direction at less than the first threshold speed and then rotates in a second direction at a second threshold speed or more within a predetermined time.
US09195216B2	Timepiece movement having a barrel with reduced core diameter A timepiece movement includes a plate and a bridge carrying a barrel, which includes a barrel mainspring between a drum and a receiving surface of a steel or stainless steel core and a cover fixed to the drum. The spring is made of a multiphase, cobalt-nickel-chromium based alloy, having a Young's modulus of between 200 and 240 GPa and a shear modulus of between 80 and 100 GPa, and having a width to thickness ratio of between 3 and 23, and a maximum radius of the steel or stainless steel core relative to a pivot axis is less than nine times a maximum thickness of the spring. The movement includes a shake limiting mechanism including a shim-washer independent of the core and guided by a shoulder of the core.
US09195206B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus, including an image forming unit having a photosensitive drum and a developer device; a first frame made of a resin, formed in a shape of a plate, and arranged on one end, along an axial direction of the rotation axis of the photosensitive drum, of the image forming unit; a first beam formed in an elongated shape, arranged along and fixed to a planar face of the first frame; and a second beam formed in an elongated shape, arranged along the planar face of the first frame to intersect with the first beam, and fixed to the first frame, is provided. The first beam and the second beam are unfixed to each other at a mutually intersecting part thereof.
US09195189B2	Fixing device A fixing device configured to thermally fix a developing agent image to a recording sheet includes a fixing belt having a tubular shape defining an inner space, a heat generating member, a nip member, and a stay which are disposed in the inner space of the fixing belt, and a rotating member disposed outside the inner space of the fixing belt. The fixing belt is nipped between the nip plate and the rotating member. The stay comprises a first receiving portion and a second receiving portion which are positioned upstream and downstream of the heat generating member, respectively, in a conveying direction of the recording sheet and are configured to receive a force exerted from the rotating member to the nip member. The heat insulator is disposed between the nip member and one of the first receiving portion and the second receiving portion of the stay.
US09195185B1	Apparatus and method for thermally processing an imaging material employing a multi-drum processor A method of thermally developing an image from a latent image recorded in an image formation layer of a photothermgraphic imaging media. The method includes heating the imaging media to a development temperature as the imaging media is transported along a surface of a first heated drum, the first heated drum having a diameter providing the imaging media with a radius of curvature that provides the imaging media with cross-web stiffness sufficient to prevent wrinkling of the imaging media when being heated to the development temperature. The method further includes maintaining the imaging media at the development temperature for a first portion of a development duration of the imaging media, transferring the imaging media to at least one second heated drum at the development temperature, and maintaining the imaging media at the development temperature for a remaining portion of the development duration as the imaging media is transported along a surface of the at least one second heated drum.
US09195178B2	Rotary endless belt unit for use in an image forming apparatus and image forming apparatus having same A belt unit includes an endless belt, a tension roller, at least one extension roller, a first bearing portion supporting a first end of the tension roller such that the first end is movable in a tension direction and is detachably mounted to be able to release the tension force by the first end coming off from the first bearing portion, a second bearing portion supporting a second end of the tension roller to be movable in the tension direction, a first urging portion urging the first end of the tension roller, a second urging portion urging the second end of the tension roller, a first frame portion integrally supporting the first bearing portion, the first urging portion, and the extension roller, and a second frame portion integrally supporting the second bearing portion, the second urging portion, and the tension roller and detachably mounted on the first frame portion.
US09195174B2	Image forming apparatus with control of potential at transfer portion The image forming apparatus includes a control unit that controls the potential at a transfer portion of a rotary member to be a potential of the same polarity as the charged polarity of the toner at development, when an image forming apparatus starts rotating a photosensitive member, after the start of output by a common power supply and before a charge area on the photosensitive member reaches the transfer portion.
US09195166B2	Developer storage container having improved workability with mounted developer agitation member and manufacturing method thereof In order to achieve an improvement in terms of workability when mounting a developer agitation member and a drive transmission member to a container portion storing developer, there is provided a method of mounting a developer storage container in which, when mounting a developer agitation member to a developer storage portion, a drive transmission member is inserted for connection from an end portion of the developer agitation member, the developer agitation member exhibits a first phase and a second phase. The first phase allows connection of the developer agitation member and the drive transmission member in the insertion path of the drive transmission member, whereas the second phase does not allow connection of the developer agitation member and the drive transmission member in the insertion path of a support member.
US09195156B2	Particulate material production method, and particulate material production apparatus A particulate material production method is provided. The particulate material production method includes ejecting a particulate material composition liquid, which includes an organic solvent and a particulate material composition including at least a resin and dissolved or dispersed in the organic solvent, from at least one nozzle to form droplets of the particulate material composition liquid in a gas phase; and solidifying the droplets of the particulate material composition liquid to prepare particles of the particulate material composition. The droplet solidifying step includes contacting the droplets with a poor solvent for the particulate material composition.
US09195154B2	Electrophotographic photoreceptor and image forming apparatus The invention provides an image forming apparatus and an electrophotographic photoreceptor, comprising: a conductive support; and at least a charge generation layer and a charge transport layer on the conductive support, wherein said charge generation layer contains a hydroxygallium phthalocyanine synthesized using a halogen solvent, said charge transport layer contains a polyester resin having a specific structural unit, and said charge transport layer is formed using a non-halogen solvent.
US09195148B2	Side seal for wet lens elements A method for protecting a wet lens element from liquid degradation is provided. The method includes applying a thin coating of an organoxy-metallic compound to the side portions of a wet lens element to leave behind an optically inert, light absorbing metal oxide film. A liquid shield coating is applied on top of the metal oxide coating. The two coating layers protect the wet lens element from liquid degradation when the side portion of the wet lens element is submerged into a liquid. In an embodiment, the wet lens element is an immersion lithography wet lens element and the liquid is an immersion lithography liquid.
US09195144B2	Spectral purity filter, radiation source, lithographic apparatus, and device manufacturing method A spectral purity filter is configured to allow transmission therethrough of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) radiation and to refract or reflect non-EUV secondary radiation. The spectral purity filter may be part of a source module and/or a lithographic apparatus.
US09195141B2	Plate surface protecting liquid composition for lithographic printing plate using same It is an object of the present invention to provide a plate surface protecting liquid composition which enables an improvement in adhesion of a printing ink onto a lithographic printing plate at the beginning of printing, and to provide a method for treating a lithographic printing plate using the plate surface protecting liquid composition, which can reduce the generation of waste paper immediately after the beginning of printing. Disclosed is a plate surface protecting liquid composition for lithographic printing plate, including a polysiloxane compound having a polyether chain in the side-chain.
US09195139B2	Apparatus and method of direct writing with photons beyond the diffraction limit using two-color resist Methods of and apparatus for performing direct-write lithography in a two-color photoresist layer are disclosed. The method includes exposing the two-color photoresist layer with transducer and inhibition images that respectively define bright spots and dark spots. The transducer image generates excited-state photo-molecules while the inhibition image converts the exited-state photo-molecules to an unexcited state that is not susceptible to conversion to an irreversible exposed state. The dark spots and bright spots are aligned, with the dark spots being smaller than the bright spots so that a portion of the excited-state photo-molecules adjacent the periphery of the bright spots absorb the inhibition radiation and transition to the unexcited state while a portion of the excited photo-molecules at the center of bright spots are not exposed to the inhibition light and transition to an irreversible exposed state. This forms in the two-color photoresist layer a pattern of sub-resolution photoresist pixels.
US09195135B2	Method for mask fabrication and repair A method for repairing a phase-defect region in a patterned mask for extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUVL) is disclosed. A patterned mask for EUVL is received. The patterned mask includes an absorptive region having an absorption layer over a defect-repairing-enhancement (DRE) layer, a reflective region having the DRE layer without the absorption layer on top of it, a defect and a phase-defect region resulting from the defect and intruding the reflective region. A location and a shape of the phase-defect region is determined. A portion or portions of the DRE layer in the reflective region is removed according to the location and the shape of the phase-defect region to compensate the effect of the phase-defect region.
US09195134B2	Method and apparatus for integrated circuit mask patterning Provided is an integrated circuit (IC) design method. The method includes receiving a design layout of the IC, the design layout having a first main feature, and adding a negative assist feature to the design layout, wherein the negative assist feature has a first width, the negative assist feature divides the first main feature into a second main feature and a third main feature by the first width, and the first width is sub-resolution in a photolithography process.
US09195129B2	Substrate holding device, lithography apparatus using same, and device manufacturing method The substrate holding device of the present invention includes a holding unit that adsorbs and holds the substrate, a measuring section that measures a physical quantity relating to a adsorption force of the holding unit with the substrate mounted on the holding unit; and a control section that carries out a first determination based on a first condition and a measurement result obtained by the measuring section and a second determination based on a second condition that is different from the first condition and a measurement result obtained by the measuring section to select one of at least three preset operations based on the result of first and second determinations to thereby execute processing depending on the selected operation.
US09195127B1	Rear projection screen with infrared transparency Described herein are systems and techniques for projecting content, periodically or continuously, onto a rear surface of a display medium from behind. The rear projected image is presented on an opposing or front surface of the display medium to a human audience for viewing. Additionally, non-visible light (e.g., IR light) is passed through the display medium to an area in front of the medium. The non-visible light is used to detect human gestures. In this manner, the rear projection arrangement avoids viewer obstruction during projection, yet detects and recognizes gestures made by the viewer in front of the display medium. In one implementation, the display medium comprises a thin sheet of transparent plastic material with arrays of curved optical features to redirect light received on the rear surface out the front surface toward the human audience.
US09195126B2	Projector, and black level area setting method for projector A projector includes a projection optical system adapted to project an image modulated by a light modulation device on a projection surface, a guide display section adapted to dispose a plurality of guides used for setting a black level area, which is an adjustment target area of a black level, on the projection image, and then displays the guides in the case in which projection is performed on the projection surface so that the projection images from a plurality of projectors including the present projector partially overlap each other, an input operation section adapted to receive a position adjustment operation of each of the guides, and a black level area setting section adapted to set the black level area, which is the adjustment target area of the black level, based on an arrangement of the guides.
US09195122B2	Light modulator system including relay optics for correcting optical distortions A relay lens system is provided. The relay lens system comprises: an air-spaced doublet comprising: a biconvex lens and a negative meniscus lens, an optical axis of the air-spaced doublet offset between the biconvex lens and the negative meniscus lens, each of the biconvex lens, the negative meniscus lens, an air space there between and an offset of the optical axis there between are selected to adjust the coma in an image travelling there through; and, a pair of cylindrical lenses, cylindrical with a relay optical path through the system, each of the pair of cylindrical lenses, and a respective air space there between, selected to adjust the astigmatism in the image.
US09195120B2	Universal adjustable lens adapter A universal adjustable lens adapter and rig system for smartphones, or similar electronic devices, that is modular in nature. The universal adjustable lens adapter includes a clamp mount assembly, a lens mount assembly, and a handle assembly. The clamp mount assembly provides a means for securing a smartphone, while the lens mount assembly provides a means for securing a camera lens. The clamp mount assembly includes a spring loaded first clamp and a fixed second clamp mounted to a clamp base and between which the smartphone is secured. Both the clamp mount assembly and the lens mount assembly are slidably connected to the handle assembly, such that the camera lens of any smartphone can be properly aligned with the camera lens attached to the lens mount assembly. Additionally, the handle assembly provides a means for manipulating and stabilizing the smartphone while taking pictures.
US09195118B2	Camera apparatus A camera apparatus includes a camera unit that is provided with a camera lens, a camera body that rotatably holds the camera unit, and a rotating mechanism that rotates the camera unit in response to an emergency signal so as to be switched from a first state where the camera lens is stored inside the camera body to a second state where the camera lens is exposed to an outside of the camera body.
US09195116B2	Focus control for PTZ cameras Systems and methods for focus control in a pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) camera system are described herein. An example of a method described herein includes identifying a set of trace curves associated with the camera system, each of the trace curves specifying relationships between focus lens positions and zoom lens positions for a corresponding camera position, selecting a trace curve using the set of trace curves and one or more of pan angle, tilt angle or installation height of the camera system, and identifying a focus lens position for a current zooming factor of the camera system based on the selected trace curve.
US09195091B2	Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device sandwiching liquid crystal between a TFT substrate having a rectangular plane and an opposing substrate having a rectangular plane, wherein a long side of the TFT substrate is longer than a long side of the opposing substrate, the long side of the opposing substrate is formed with a chamfer, and a light shielding film made of metal is formed on the TFT substrate around a position corresponding to the center of the long side of the opposing substrate. By using the light shielding film, the chipping condition of the opposing substrate near the chamfer can be accurately and rapidly evaluated.
US09195090B2	Polymer film, optically-compensatory film, process for producing the same, polarizing plate and liquid-crystal display device A polymer film that has: a ratio R (VT/VM) of a sound velocity in a transverse direction VT to a sound velocity in a machine direction VM of from 1.05 to 1.50; and an in-plane retardation Re(λ) and a thickness-direction retardation Rth(λ) satisfying formula (I): (I) 0≦Re(630)≦10, and \|Rth(630)\|≦25, wherein Re(λ) represents an in-plane retardation at a wavelength of λ (nm); and Rth(λ) represents a thickness-direction retardation at a wavelength of λ (nm).
US09195089B2	Liquid crystal display touch panel structure A liquid crystal display touch panel structure includes first and second substrates configured therebetween a liquid crystal layer, a TFT layer, and a common electrode layer. The TFT layer is disposed on one surface of the second substrate facing the liquid crystal layer. The TFT layer has plural gate driving lines and plural source driving lines for driving corresponding transistors and capacitors according to a display pixel signal and a display driving signal so as to perform a display operation. The common electrode layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The common electrode layer has a plurality of polygon apertures, wherein the plurality of polygon apertures are arranged at positions corresponding to at least part of the gate driving lines and at least part of the source driving lines of the thin film transistor layer.
US09195088B2	Operating device for an electric appliance An operating device for an electric appliance has a plurality of display elements, a plurality of operating elements below a translucent operating surface in order to operate by applying a finger and drawing the finger over the operating surface. The operating elements are flat capacitive sensor elements and together with the display elements have common accommodation housings. The sensor elements are placed on top of the accommodation housings and the display elements are arranged in through-holes in the housings. The operating device has at least two accommodation housings that are arranged next to each other.
US09195084B2	Display device and television A display device that prevents unnecessary radiation emitted from a circuit that drives a display panel from leaking to outside while achieving a reduction in the size of a cover member includes a liquid crystal panel, a drive circuit that drives the liquid crystal panel that is disposed on a rear surface of the liquid crystal panel, a rear frame in which the outer peripheral portion and an area around the outer peripheral portion other than the central portion constitute a rear case and which is made of a conductive material that covers, in the region constituting the rear case, sides and a rear of the drive circuit board disposed on the rear surface of the liquid crystal panel, and a cover member that covers from the rear the area of the rear frame other than the region constituting the rear case.
US09195080B2	Photo mask and method of manufacturing in-plane switching mode liquid crystal display device using the same The photo mask includes a mask substrate, and a mask pattern formed to include a plurality of unit mask patterns which are arranged in a single line for a fine pattern formation. The unit mask pattern is configured to include a body portion positioned at a center and wing portions formed in a triangular shape at both sides of the body portion.
US09195077B2	Device for measuring a characteristic reading distance of an individual A device for measuring a characteristic reading distance of an individual, includes a measurement support carrying at least one ultrasound emitter member and at least one ultrasound receiver member, at least one of these members, referred to as a main measurement member, possessing a measurement axis on which emission or reception by the main measurement member is privileged, and being suitable for emitting or receiving ultrasound propagating in a measurement cone centered on its measurement axis. The device further includes an electronic processor unit adapted, as a function of the ultrasound signal received by the receiver member, to deliver a signal representative of the distance between the measurement support and an eyeglass frame worn by the individual's head, and to deduce therefrom the characteristic reading distance, and elements to verify that the eyeglass frame is situated at least in part in the measurement cone of the main measurement member.
US09195076B2	Accessory for glasses The present invention provides an accessory for eyeglasses or sun glasses which fit over the arms of the sunglasses and allows the user to add flotation pieces, lights or lighting elements, or embellishments. The accessory can be quickly installed and allows the user to customize the color and design of their accessory.
US09195072B2	Contact lenses with embedded labels An ophthalmic lens incorporating clearly identifiable, highly visible embedded labels that are not visible to the wearer or others when placed on the eye may be utilized to allow an individual to easily distinguish between the normal state of the lens and the inverted state of the lens as well as serve any number of functions, including acting as a brand label, a prescription label or as a cosmetic enhancer. The embedded label comprises holographic recordings revealed only in transmitted light.
US09195065B2	Three-dimensional image display system, three-dimensional image display method, and three-dimensional eyeglasses Provided is a three-dimensional image display system including: eyeglasses including a type information transmission unit which transmits type information of the eyeglasses and a potential information transmission unit which transmits a biopotential of a viewer as potential information; and a three-dimensional display TV including a type information reception unit which receives the type information, an electrode position determination unit which determines, based on the received type information, a position of an electrode included in the eyeglasses, a potential information reception unit which receives the transmitted potential information, and a wearing conditions determination unit which determines wearing conditions of the viewer wearing the eyeglasses, based on the determined electrode position and the received potential information.
US09195046B2	Protective magnification film for electronic devices A protective film for a cellular phone screen that is operable to protect the screen and further functions to provide image magnification of images displayed on the screen. The protective film further includes a body that is generally planar in manner having four contiguous walls operable to define an interior volume. Disposed within the interior volume are a first lens and a second lens. The first lens and the second lens are configured in a bi-convex arrangement. The body further includes disposed on one side thereof a pressure sensitive adhesive that is operable to releasably secure the protective film to a screen of a cellular phone.
US09195039B2	Inverted microscope including condenser power transmission mechanism provided in support column and illumination support portion An inverted microscope includes: a stage which places a specimen thereon; a light source unit which has a light source irradiating light to the specimen on the stage; an objective lens which focuses at least observation light from the specimen on the stage; a body unit which holds at least the objective lens; a condenser which is provided on an optical axis of the objective lens; a condenser holding unit which holds the condenser; a condenser moving mechanism which movably supports the condenser holding unit and moves the condenser holding unit along the optical axis; a transmission mechanism which transmits power for moving the condenser to the condenser moving mechanism; and an input unit which inputs the power to the transmission mechanism. The input unit is provided above the condenser holding unit.
US09195036B2	Zoom lens, camera, and portable information device A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side, a first lens unit having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit having a negative refractive power, a third lens unit having a negative refractive power, and a fourth lens unit having a positive refractive power. During change of magnification from the short focal end to the long focal end, the first lens unit is stationary, the second lens unit is moved to an image side, the third lens unit is moved, and the fourth lens unit is stationary. A positive lens, included in the fourth lens unit or the first lens unit, satisfies the condition formulas: 1.40
US09195035B2	Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus including the same A zoom lens includes, in order from object side: a positive first unit immovable for zooming; a negative second unit moving during zooming; a third unit moving during zooming; a stop; and a positive fourth unit immovable for zooming. The first unit includes, in order from object side, a fixed negative front first unit, a positive middle first unit moving for focusing, and a fixed positive rear first lens unit. Each of the front first and the second units includes at least one positive lens and two negative lenses. Average of Abbe constants and average of partial dispersion ratios of positive lenses in the front first unit, average of Abbe constants and average of partial dispersion ratios of negative lenses in the front first unit, combined focal length of the positive lenses in the front first unit and focal length of the front first unit are appropriately set.
US09195023B2	Removable optical devices for mobile electronic devices Some embodiments disclosed herein relate to an optical device with one or more optical components (e.g., lenses) attached to a retainer portion or clip. The optical device can be removably attached to mobile electronic devices, such as mobile phones, tablet computers, media players, and the like. The retainer portion may be configured so as not to interfere with a user's view of a display panel of the mobile device. The optical device may include one or more energy conveying paths to allow energy to be conveyed to and/or from various components of the mobile device, such as flashes or microphones. In some embodiments, additional features may be provided, such as optical components tilted to complement a tilt of an onboard camera of a mobile device, and structures or adapters to reduce friction or allow an optical device to be attached to mobile devices of varying thicknesses.
US09195019B1	Low-shrink reduced-diameter buffer tubes Disclosed is a low-shrink buffer tube having a reduced diameter. The buffer tube provides adequate crush resistance and is suitable for deployments requiring mid-span access.
US09195017B2	Optical module and optical transceiver module An optical module includes a first light-guide element, an optical element, a first optical fiber, and a beam splitter. The first light-guide element includes a first surface and a second surface. The optical element corresponds to the first surface. The first optical fiber is contacted with the second surface. The beam splitter is attached to the first surface, the beam splitter partially reflects and partially transmits a light beam striking thereon. A refractive index of the beam splitter is different from a refractive index of the first light-guide element.
US09195011B2	“Secured” fiber optic connecting system and method using offset fiber position in a single-fiber connector Provided is a single-fiber connector including a housing; and a single-position ferrule disposed within the housing, the single-position ferrule including a single fiber hole which extends though the housing parallel to a longitudinal center axis of the ferrule and is configured to receive a fiber. The fiber hole is disposed in the ferrule at a fiber position located according to a predetermined distance offset from the longitudinal center axis of the ferrule and a rotation of a predetermined number of degrees around the longitudinal center axis of the ferrule in a predetermined direction.
US09195006B1	Fiber termination assembly A fiber termination assembly includes an optical fiber inserted into an optical ferrule disposed in an optical passageway of a heat conductive housing, the optical passageway providing an optical path aligned with the openings of the housing, the optical ferrule including a central bore concentrically disposed about the optical path and configured to receive a portion of a proximal end of the optical fiber therein, the optical ferrule and optical fiber secured in relation to the heat conductive housing with epoxy at a distal end of the optical ferrule, wherein the optical ferrule is transparent at a predetermined wavelength of light such that for light coupled into an input surface of the proximal end of the optical fiber at least a portion of the light propagating as cladding modes is stripped out of the optical fiber and transported to and dissipated in the heat conductive housing.
US09195005B2	Method of manufacturing polymer optical waveguides and devices thereof A fully additive method for forming optical waveguides and devices, such as thermo-optic polymer switches and electro-optic polymer modulators, is disclosed. A first polymer material of refractive index N1 is coated onto a suitable substrate to form a first cladding layer. The first cladding is then selectively patterned using a mold to form an impression of the waveguide core into the first cladding layer. Next, a core layer is formed by ink-jet printing onto the imprinted first cladding layer with a core material of refractive index N2 (N2>N1). The core layer is subsequently coated by ink-jet printing with a second polymer material of refractive index N3 (N3
US09195004B2	Method and apparatus for forming structures of polymer nanobeads The disclosure relates to providing printed structures of polymer that have substantially flat printed surfaces. In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to a post-printing treatment apparatus for receiving a substrate supporting a polymer printing thereon. The polymer can be PMMA or other suitable polymer. In a related embodiment, the polymer defines a thermoplastic polymer having a glass transition temperature. The apparatus can comprise of a chamber, and input manifold, an exhaust manifold, a solvent reservoir and a gas reservoir. The solvent reservoir provides one or more solvent systems adapted to chemically bind, and potentially react, with the polymer. The gas reservoir provides one or more gases for drying the substrate and printed polymer after the solvent treatment step. In one application, a substrate having printed surface thereon is placed in the chamber and exposed to the solvent system for sufficient period of time to provide substantially flat print surfaces.
US09194999B2	Display apparatus and optical axis adjustment method thereof A display apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel and a backlight unit that emits light toward the back surface of the liquid crystal panel. The backlight unit includes: an LED; a wiring substrate having the LED mounted thereon; a light guide plate which light from the LED enters through a side surface and exits through a main surface toward the back surface of the liquid crystal panel; and a support component including a first support member that supports the LED and a second support member that supports the light guide plate. The support component is able to move between a first position at which the first support member supports the LED and the second support member supports the light guide plate and a second position at which the first support member is apart from the LED and the second support member supports the light guide plate.
US09194991B2	Fiber optic sensor manufacturing method and structure thereof A fiber optic sensor structure includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a third substrate, a first fiber optic sensor and a second fiber optic sensor. The first substrate has a first groove, while the second substrate has a second groove. A manufacturing method includes: arranging the first fiber optic sensor in the first groove and arranging the second fiber optic sensor the second groove; and stacking the second substrate on the first substrate and stacking the third substrate on the second substrate. When assembled, the first fiber optic sensor is provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, and the second fiber optic sensor is provided between the second substrate and the third substrate to form a double-layer fiber optic sensor.
US09194980B2	Polarizing film and display device including the polarizing film Disclosed are a polarizing film including a polyolefin and a dichroic dye having a solubility parameter difference between the polyolefin and the dichroic dye is less than 7.4, and a display device including the polarizing film.
US09194979B2	Separated liquid coloration composition and colored liquid using same A separated colored liquid composition used in a device involving an optical modulation technique in which a liquid is moved or subjected to a change in shape by an external electric field to change color or brightness, the separated colored liquid composition containing a colored liquid, a non-colored liquid immiscible with the colored liquid, and at least one additive selected from a fluorine-based surfactant and a silicone-based surfactant. Use of such a composition as a composition for forming an image in a device involving an optical modulation technique in which a liquid is moved or subjected to a change in shape by an external electric field to change color or brightness.
US09194978B2	Electronic marker locator systems and methods A locator for determining the depth of a buried electromagnetic marker includes a transmission antenna and two reception antennas. The locator has a major axis and is configured. The transmission antenna is configured to generate an oscillatory magnetic field parallel to the major axis. The first reception antenna of the two reception antennas is configured to couple with an oscillatory magnetic field parallel to the major axis emitted by the electromagnetic marker and to generate a first detected signal. The second reception antenna is displaced along the major axis from the first antenna and configured to couple with an oscillatory magnetic field parallel to the major axis emitted by the electromagnetic marker and to generate a second detected signal. The locator includes analogue to digital converters and a processor which is configured to calculate the depth of the electromagnetic marker.
US09194972B2	Method of adjusting properties of drilling fluids and apparatus for use in such methods The present invention provides a method of determining a physiochemical property of a drilling fluid at a drilling site during a drilling phase, said method comprising detecting a nuclear magnetic resonance signal from out-of-hole drilling fluid at said site and calculating therefrom a value indicative of said property.
US09194971B2	Apparatus and method for balancing impedance of a resistivity measuring tool Techniques related to making resistivity measurements of an underground formation surrounding a borehole involve using a tool having an insulating pad mounted on the conductive body of the tool. The pad has a current injector electrode and a current return electrode electrically isolated from each other and mounted on a face of the pad. The pad is positionable in use to be adjacent the wall of the borehole. At least two impedance ratios are determined. The first is the ratio of the electrical impedance between the current injector electrode and the tool body and the electrical impedance between the current return electrode and the tool body. The second is the ratio of the electrical impedance between the current injector electrode and the formation, and the electrical impedance between the current return electrode and the formation on the other hand. The tool is arranged such that in operation, the two impedance ratios are substantially equal and there is substantially no potential difference between the tool body and the formation.
US09194966B2	Particle detection system A system to detect ionizing particles includes an enclosure which holds a fluid in a tensioned metastable state. The interaction of a particle with the liquid creates a respective vapor pocket that can be seen and recorded, and also results in a shock wave that can be heard and recorded. The level of tension metastability in combination with agents, such as Be and B atoms, and surfactants that minimize evaporation losses is associated with a particular type of particle.
US09194965B2	System and method for X-ray image acquisition and processing An imaging system is provided. The imaging system includes an X-ray radiation source. The imaging system also includes a source controller coupled to the X-ray radiation source and configured to modulate an exposure pattern from the X-ray radiation source to enable a coded exposure sequence. The imaging system further includes a digital X-ray detector configured to acquire image data that includes at least one coded motion blur.
US09194955B1	Cloud based activity monitor for bicycles with fleet management and rider analytics system A method for obtaining data and communicating with a bicycle mounted cloud based activity monitor is provided. The method includes accepting into a server a plurality of sensor data and GPS location coordinates from a device attached to a bicycle, wherein the activity monitor communicates data to the cloud server via a wireless coupling. The method further includes writing information relating to sensor, GPS, and alarm functions from the cloud based server into the bike mounted activity tracker via a wireless link.
US09194954B2	Method for geo-referencing an imaged area A method for geo-referencing an area by an imaging optronics system which comprises acquiring M successive images by a detector, the imaged area being distributed between these M images, with M≧1. It comprises: measuring P distances d1, d2, . . . , dP between the system and P points of the area, called range-found points, with P≧3, distributed in K of said images with 1≦K≦M; acquiring the positioning xm, ym, zm of the detector at acquisition of the M images; measuring the attitude φm, θm, ψm of the detector at acquisition of the M images; acquiring the coordinates in these K images of image points (p1, q1), (p2, q2), . . . , (pP, qP) corresponding to the P range-found points; and estimating the parameters of exposure conditions xe, ye, ze, ψe, θe, φe corresponding to the M images as a function of positionings, of attitudes, distances and coordinates of the image points, to correct errors on the parameters xm, ym, zm, ψm, θm, φm of each of the M images.
US09194949B2	Methods and systems for precise vehicle localization using radar maps A method for determining a location of a vehicle. The method includes steps of acquiring a plurality of sensor data from a radar sensor associated with the vehicle; obtaining an approximate location of the vehicle using a GPS unit; comparing the sensor data to a database of geo-referenced sensor data; and based on the comparison, determining a location of the vehicle.
US09194948B1	Method and apparatus for providing a dynamic target impact point sweetener An apparatus for providing a dynamic target impact point sweetener may include memory and a processor. The memory may store at least a target library indicating respective target parameters for a plurality of known potential targets. The processor may be configured by stored instructions to generate a composite multi-dimensional representation of a target based on radar data received at the apparatus from other aerial vehicles collecting projections over an area in which the target is located and based on radar data collected by an aerial vehicle in which the apparatus is located, identify the target based on the composite multi-dimensional representation, and generate aimpoint data regarding the target based on an identity of the target. The aimpoint data defining the most vulnerable point on the target.
US09194944B2	Measurement device Disclosed is a measurement device that can accurately measure size, position, the presence of an object, and the like by means of a simple and low-cost method. Specifically, disclosed is a measurement device that is provided with: a transmitter that transmits radio waves; a vibrating surface that vibrates mechanically; a receiver that receives radio waves; and a controller that transmits radio waves from the transmitter, and on the basis of the signal of the radio waves reflected by the vibrating surface and received by the receiver, outputs information about a measured object on the pathway between the transmitter and the receiver with the vibrating surface therebetween.
US09194943B2	Step filter for estimating distance in a time-of-flight ranging system A ranging system includes a time of flight subsystem including circuitry incorporated in a mobile node and a base station for generating a TOF signal between the mobile node and the base station, measuring the time taken for transmission of the TOF signal, and generating a TOF distance signal based on the measured time. An accelerometer, mounted in the mobile node, generates an accelerometer signal. A distance filter generates the distance estimate. The filter is configured to (i) initialize the value of a distance estimate signal based on the TOF distance signal, (ii) detect a human step based on variances in the accelerometer signal, and (iii) change the value of the distance estimate signal by a predetermined quantum only upon detection of the human step, the change being positive or negative depending on a direction of the TOF distance signal relative to the distance estimate signal.
US09194931B2	Length measurement method and device of the same The present invention proposes a length measurement method and a length measurement device. The length measurement method includes steps of emitting the laser via a laser ranging module in a reference direction to order to detect a reference distance between a reference point on a target and the laser ranging module, taking the reference direction as a the measurement direction, taking the reference distance as a first distance, executing a border detecting procedure according to the measurement direction and the first distance in order to detect a border of the target, and calculating measurement distance between the border and the reference point according to border location information of the laser ranging module corresponding to the border, the reference direction and the reference distance.
US09194927B2	Simple method to denoise ratio images in magnetic resonance imaging A simple method to denoise ratio images in magnetic resonance imaging, includes generating a MRI sequence provided for acquiring data from an object to be imaged, wherein the MRI sequence is configured for generating at least two different standard images, respectively a first standard image and a second standard image, acquiring the two different standard images, and combining the two different standard images in a ratio image. The ratio image is obtained by calculating a ratio of the first standard image and the second standard image that is tunable by a parameter γ wherein the parameter γ is automatically chosen for maximizing the negentropy of the ratio image.
US09194925B2	Fat and iron quantification using a multi-step adaptive fitting approach with multi-echo magnetic resonance imaging A computer-implemented method for quantifying fat and iron in anatomical tissue includes acquiring a plurality of multi-echo signal datasets representative of the anatomical tissue using a magnetic resonance (MR) pulse sequence. A plurality of multi-echo signal datasets are selected from the plurality of multi-echo signal datasets and used to determine a first water magnitude value and a first fat magnitude value. In response to determining that the multi-echo signal datasets include at least three multi-echo datasets, a first stage analysis is performed. This first stage analysis comprises selecting a first effective transverse relaxation rate value. Next, first algorithm inputs comprising the first water magnitude value, the first fat magnitude value, and the first effective transverse relation rate value are created. Then, a non-linear fitting algorithm is performed based on the first algorithm inputs to calculate a second water magnitude value, a second fat magnitude value, and a second effective transverse relaxation rate value. A first proton density fat fraction value is then determined based on the second water magnitude value and the second fat magnitude value.
US09194911B2	Hardware-efficient on-chip calibration of analog/RF through sub-sampling A digital on-die-test engine (OTE) generates stimuli signals for an analog/RF circuit, where the OTE is embedded within the circuitry. The stimuli signals are injected into the circuit, feed through the circuit, and are received back into the OTE for analysis. The OTE includes an input subsystem to receive signals from various locations throughout the circuit. The received signals are sub-sampled before being tested. The OTE includes memory-aware and memory-less algorithms for testing the signals. The OTE is capable of changing the configuration of the circuit, where needed, following the tests.
US09194909B2	Single level of metal test structure for differential timing and variability measurements of integrated circuits A test structure for an integrated circuit device includes one or more experiments selectively configured to receive one or more high-speed input signals as inputs thereto and to output at least one high-speed output signal therefrom, the one or more experiments each including two or more logic gates configured to determine differential delay characteristics of individual circuit devices, at a precision level on the order of picoseconds to less than 1 picosecond; and wherein the one or more sets of experiments are disposed, and are fully testable, at a first level of metal wiring (M1) in the integrated circuit device.
US09194908B2	Metrology for contactless measurement of electrical resistance change in magnetoresistive samples A metrology device optically measures the electrical conductivity of a magnetic sample, such as a Tunneling Magnetoresistance (TMR) or Giant-Magneto Resistance (GMR) device, using Time Domain Thermo Reflectance (TDTR) to measure a cooling curve for the sample while a magnetic field is applied to the sample. The thermal conductivity of the sample may be determined using the cooling curve and the variation of the cooling curve with varying applied magnetic fields is measured. The electrical conductivity is determined for the sample in the magnetic field based on the thermal conductivity. If desired, single reflectance changes may be measured at a particular delay after heating, and the reflectance change at this delay may be used to determine the electrical conductivity. Of particular interest is the amount of change in electric conductivity for a given applied magnetic field because this yields a measure of the sensitivity of the sensor.
US09194905B2	Processing circuit having self-diagnosis function A processing circuit has an input terminal to which an input signal generated by an input signal generator is inputted via an input line. An external capacitor is connected to the input line in parallel with the processing circuit. The processing circuit includes a pulse circuit, at least one switch, a controller, a detector and a determiner. The pulse circuit generates a pulsed voltage having at least one pulse. The least one switch is provided between the pulse circuit and the input line. The controller controls the at least one switch so as to apply the pulsed voltage to the input line via a resistor. The detector detects a change in a voltage of the input line caused by application of the pulsed voltage to the input line. The determiner determines whether the processing circuit is in a normal or abnormal condition based on the change detected by the detector.
US09194903B2	Surface potential measuring apparatus and surface potential measuring method An apparatus for measuring a surface potential of an object on an underlying structure is disclosed. A relatively-moving mechanism moves a probe and a second support member relative to each other until the probe faces a reference structure on the second support member, an electric potential measuring device measures the surface potential of the reference structure through the probe, the controller calibrates the electric potential measuring device such that a measured value of the surface potential of the reference structure becomes 0, the relatively-moving mechanism moves the probe and a first support member relative to each other until the probe faces the object on the first support member after the calibration, and the electric potential measuring device measures the surface potential of the object through the probe.
US09194898B2	Intelligent electronic device and method thereof An intelligent electronic device (IED) having a gain control unit adapted to selectively regulate operating ranges of output signals of a sensing circuit of the device is described. In one embodiment, the IED is a digital electric power and energy meter, which operating ranges for supply voltages and supply currents of electrical services may be adjusted to match pre-determined ranges for input signals of a data acquisition system or a data processing module of the meter.
US09194896B2	Tracking energy consumption using a sepic-converter technique The invention relates to an apparatus and method for tracking energy consumption. An energy tracking system comprises at least one switching element, at least one inductor and a control block to keep the output voltage at a pre-selected level. The switching elements are configured to apply the source of energy to the inductors. The control block compares the output voltage of the energy tracking system to a reference value and controls the switching of the switched elements in order to transfer energy for the primary voltage into a secondary voltage at the output of the energy tracking system. The electronic device further comprises an ON-time and OFF-time generator and an accumulator wherein the control block is coupled to receive a signal from the ON-time and OFF-time generator and generates switching signals for the at least one switching element in the form of ON-time pulses with a constant width ON-time.
US09194889B2	Probe card and manufacturing method thereof Provided is a probe card including a plurality of unit plates including pad areas and contact probe areas, a plurality of electrode pads formed in the pad areas, a plurality of contact probes formed in the contact probe areas, and a plurality of interconnecting layers electrically connecting the electrode pads and the contact probes. The plurality of unit plates has different sizes and are arranged and laminated so as to expose all the pad areas of each unit plate.
US09194879B2	Sample analysis apparatus A sample analysis apparatus is provided with a structure for stopping rotation of a disc at a precise position. The sample analysis apparatus includes a disc configured to rotate on a rotation shaft and having at least one detection zone, an optical sensing apparatus configured to detect a reaction result at the at least one detection zone, at least one position determining protrusion provided on an exterior surface of the disc, a slider movably disposed to in a radial direction relative to the disc, and a stopper mounted to the slider and configured to stop rotation of the disc by blocking the at least one position determining protrusion.
US09194878B2	Automatic analysis device An automatic analysis device has a light scattering photometer incorporated therein, and improved accuracy resulting from reducing the influences from external light. The automatic analysis device includes a scattered light measurement unit disposed inside the main-body casing, and openable/closable protective covers to cover the top face of the main-body casing. A first protective cover at the center includes a light-shielding part to block external light. The protective covers include see-through parts enabling viewing of the inside. The light-shielding part is configured to cover an area of the reaction disk at least corresponding to the area above the scattered light measurement unit, thus reducing external light leaking into the scattered light measurement unit, and thus removing influences from external light on the scattered light measurement. The protective cover may have a divided structure.
US09194877B2	Systems for bioagent indentification The present invention provides systems and methods for analysis of samples, particularly biological and environmental sample to detect biomolecules of interest contained therein. A variety of system components are described herein, including, but not limited to, components for sample handling, mixing of materials, sample processing, transfer of materials, and analysis of materials. The invention further provides mechanisms for combining and integrating the different components and for housing, moving, and storing system components or the system as a whole. The systems may include any one or more or all of these components. The system finds particular use when employed for analysis of nucleic acid molecule using mass spectrometry, however, the invention is not limited such specific uses.
US09194871B2	Monoclonal antibodies with specificity for fetal erythroid cells The present invention concerns a monoclonal antibody and corresponding hybridoma cells and antigens suitable for isolating fetal cells from maternal blood. The inventive monoclonal antibody reacts with a surface antigen present on fetal red blood cells including their nucleated precursor cells, but not with surface antigens on adult erythroid cell.
US09194858B2	System for measuring the concentration of an additive in a mixture An apparatus and method for determining a concentration of an additive in a mixture is provided. The apparatus for determining the concentration of an additive in a mixture comprises a distillation system, a filtration system, a detection system and a fluid transportation system. An alternative apparatus is a portable apparatus comprising a distillation system, a filtration system, a detection system and a fluid transportation system removably coupled to a portable container. A method for determining the concentration of the additive in the mixture includes concentrating the additive in the mixture, removing the additive from a fraction of the mixture and measuring a spectral signature of both the non-additive fraction of the mixture and the mixture. A spectral signature value of the non-additive fraction of the mixture to the mixture is determined and then compared to spectral signatures of a plurality of reference mixtures containing known concentrations of the additive.
US09194856B2	Method for diagnosing corrosion of underground storage tank system method for diagnosing corrosion of an underground storage tank system is provided. The method includes the following steps. A sample from the underground storage tank system is collected, wherein the sample comprises at lease one metal ion. The species and the concentration of the metal ion in the sample are detected by an analysis instrument. A concentration threshold value is determined from a database according to the species of the metal ion. A mapping step is performed, wherein the concentration of the metal ion and the concentration threshold value are compared to diagnose if the underground storage tank system is corroded.
US09194853B2	Use of cyclic azaboronates as sensitive materials in sensors for detecting the presence of peroxides in a gaseous environment The invention concerns the use of cyclic azaboronates as sensitive materials in sensors for the detection of the presence of peroxides, in particular hydrogen peroxide, in a gaseous environment. It further concerns new cyclic azaboronates, as well as sensors comprising these azaboronates as sensitive materials. Applications for the invention include the following: fight against terrorism, monitoring for security purposes of sites in which peroxides or peroxidable compounds are manufactured, stored, and/or used, monitoring of atmospheric pollution, etc.
US09194852B2	Method and apparatus for accelerating the equilibration of a fluid A method and an apparatus for accelerating the equilibration of a fluid, typically the reference fluid of an analyzer, are provided, the surface of the fluid being in contact with a gas phase. The device can include a cassette, which can be exchangeably inserted into an analyzer and which holds at least one flexible, gas-tight bag, in which the fluid and the gas phase are accommodated. The cassette or the analyzer can include at least one transmitting element, which can be caused to vibrate and which mechanically contacts the flexible bag in order to input mechanical energy into the liquid in at least one wall region.
US09194849B2	Column unit and gas chromatography device provided with the same A housing of a column unit is tubular-shaped, and includes a first opening and a second opening, and an inner space separated from outside air by an insulating material. An air cooling section including a cooling device is arranged on a side of the first opening of the housing. At the time of cooling the inside of the inner space of the housing, air is caused, by a fan, to flow through the air cooling section and from the side of the first opening to a side of the second opening. A column section including a separation column and a heater is arranged inside the housing. A gap through which air flows from the first opening to the second opening is formed between the column section and an inner wall of the inner space of the housing.
US09194844B2	Destruction-free and contactless inspection method and inspection apparatus for surfaces of components with ultrasound waves The invention relates to a method of nondestructive and contactless testing of components (3), wherein ultrasonic waves (6) are irradiated onto the surface of the component (3) at a predefinable, non-perpendicular angle of incidence (9) using an ultrasonic transmission sound transducer (1) arranged spaced apart from the surface of the component (3) and the intensity of the ultrasonic waves (7) reflected from the surface of the component (3) is detected with time resolution and/or frequency resolution by the antenna array elements (2n) of an ultrasonic antenna array (2) configured for detecting ultrasonic waves (7) and the phase shift of the ultrasonic waves guided at the surface of the test body is determined therefrom with respect to the ultrasonic waves (7) directly reflected at the surface of the component (3).
US09194836B2	Enzyme triggered redox altering chemical elimination (E-trace) immunoassay The present invention is directed to electronic methods of detecting target analytes such that upon binding of the target analyte a shift in electrochemical potential is seen. This assay relies on the use of an electroactive moiety (“EAM”) that is attached to an electrode and comprises a self-immolative moiety, whose presence gives the EAM a first E0, and whose absence, upon irreversible cleavage gives the EAM a second E0. This difference is detected, and if such change occurs, it is an indication of the presence of a target analyte.
US09194832B2	Structural health monitoring using sprayable paint formulations The structural health of a structure such as an aircraft is monitored by spraying a paint formulation containing a loading of carbon nanoparticles to provide a paint layer forming part of a paint system. The paint layer forms a smart skin whose electrical properties may be monitored to determine structural health.
US09194830B2	Correction for gain variation due to fast changing NMR sensor gain An apparatus for performing nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurements of a material of interest includes an NMR tool and a processor. The NMR tool includes a transmitter antenna; a transmitter coupled to the transmitter antenna; and a receiver antenna configured to receive NMR signals in response to transmitted pulses of electromagnetic energy transmitted by the transmitter antenna. The NMR signals include at least a first signal and a second signal of a phase-alternated group of signals. The processor is configured to receive the NMR signals; receive a first system gain related to the first signal and a second system gain related to the second signal, each system gain being related to a system comprising the NMR tool and the material of interest; and calibrate the NMR signals using the first system gain and the second system gain.
US09194826B2	Electron beam apparatus and sample observation method using the same The electron beam apparatus is provided with a stage for mounting a sample thereon, a primary optical system for generating an electron beam having an irradiation area and irradiating the electron beam onto the sample, a secondary optical system for detecting electrons which have been generated through the irradiation of the electron beam onto the sample and have acquired structural information of the sample and acquiring an image of the sample about a viewing area and an irradiation area changing section for changing the position of the irradiation area with respect to the viewing area.
US09194818B2	Distance measurement system and optical resolution improvement apparatus A distance measurement system includes: an irradiating means for irradiating two coherent electromagnetic waves having frequencies different from each other to an object under measurement in a partially displacing manner while having a same area; an electromagnetic wave detecting means for detecting electromagnetic waves from at least two or more areas on the object under measurement with a boundary line being interposed therebetween to extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to the displacement direction; a signal generating means for generating a difference signal or a summation signal of respective outputs of the electromagnetic waves detected in the electromagnetic wave detecting means at symmetrical positions with respect to the boundary line; and a measuring means for obtaining a phase difference or intensity difference of the difference signal or summation signal to obtain measurement values.
US09194816B2	Method of detecting a defect of a substrate and apparatus for performing the same In a method of detecting a defect of a substrate, a first light having a first intensity may be irradiated to a first region of the substrate through a first aperture. A defect in the first region may be detected using a first reflected light from the first region. A second light having a second intensity may be irradiated to a second region of the substrate through a second aperture. A defect in the second region may be detected using a second reflected light from the second region. Thus, the defects by the regions of the substrate may be accurately detected.
US09194806B2	Means for detecting oxygen free radicals in human body A means for detecting active oxygen in the human body, which quantitatively detects the amount of active oxygen remaining in the body by applying urine to a detection paper, and is characterized by providing a means for detecting active oxygen in the human body, which detects the amount of active oxygen by submerging a test strip into urine, on which has been applied a color indicating agent that changes color by reacting with malondialdehyde (MDA) and to which has been coupled a support stick, and observing color change. The present invention can affordably and simply identify active oxygen, because the test strip changes color when simply wetted with urine and the test does not require additional technically skilled laboratory staff or expensive equipment. Also, the invention enables simple testing regardless of time and space since a specific facility is unnecessary for the test, thereby providing another advantage of general usage.
US09194800B2	Systems, devices, and methods employing angular-resolved scattering and spectrally resolved measurements for classification of objects Systems, devices, and methods are described for identifying, classifying, differentiating, etc., objects. For example a hyperspectral imaging system can include a dark-field module operably coupled to at least one of an optical assembly, a dark-field illuminator, and a hyperspectral imaging module. The dark-field module can include circuitry having one or more sensors operable to acquire one or more dark-field micrographs associated with scattered electromagnetic energy from an object interrogated by the dark-field interrogation stimulus. The hyperspectral imaging module can be operably coupled to the dark-field module, and can include circuitry configured to generate an angular-resolved and spectrally resolved scattering matrix based on the one or more dark-field micrographs of the object.
US09194796B2	Concealed dangerous articles detection method and device A method and an apparatus for detecting hidden hazardous substance including the steps of: performing terahertz imaging for a detected object; judging whether there is a suspicious area containing the hidden hazardous substance in a terahertz image of the detected object obtained by the terahertz imaging; performing a multi-wavelength spectroscopy measurement to the suspicious area, determining whether the hazardous substance is contained in the suspicious area according to results of multi-wavelength spectroscopy measurement; and outputting the image of the detected object and hazardous substance detecting result. Also disclosed is an apparatus for implementing the method for detecting the hidden hazardous substance according to the present invention. Determination of the hidden hazardous substance can be performed from the perspectives of shape features and substance composition, thus the accuracy of detection is greatly increased.
US09194774B2	Methods and systems for controlling liquids in multiplex assays Methods and systems for venting a well that receives a liquid. The method includes providing a microplate including a well that has a cavity with an open inlet and a closed end. The cavity extends between the open inlet and the closed end. The cavity is defined by a wall surface having a cross-sectional contour that includes at least one continuous section and at least one discontinuity section. The method also includes depositing a liquid into the open inlet of the well. The liquid enters the cavity and flows toward the closed end to at least partially fill the well. The liquid flows along the continuous section of the wall surface and remains separated from the discontinuity section of the wall surface, thereby maintaining a gas exhaust path along a spacing between the liquid and the discontinuity section as the liquid flows toward the closed end.
US09194757B2	Magnetostrictive torque sensor and electric power steering device A magnetostrictive torque sensor includes first to fourth detection coils each wound around a steering axle (a sensor shaft) so as to surround a magnetostrictive film formed on the sensor shaft and a multi-turn winding bias coil that is separated from the first to fourth detection coils and that is wound around the sensor shaft so as to surround the magnetostrictive film. By applying a DC component current to the bias coil, a sufficient bias magnetic field is applied to the magnetostrictive film so that the hysteresis is prevented.
US09194749B2	Temporal artery temperature detector Body temperature measurements are obtained by scanning a thermal radiation sensor across the side of the forehead over the temporal artery. A peak temperature measurement is processed to compute an internal temperature of the body as a function of ambient temperature and the sensed surface temperature. The function includes a weighted difference of surface temperature and ambient temperature, the weighting being varied with target temperature through a minimum in the range of 96° F. and 100° F. The radiation sensor views the target surface through an emissivity compensating cup which is spaced from the skin by a circular lip of low thermal conductivity.
US09194746B1	System for measuring deviation of printed color at a selected location on a moving substrate from a target color A system that measures deviation of printed color at selected locations on a moving substrate from a target color. The system comprises using a printed test image of target color, a calibrated spectrophotometer to provide spectral response values of the target color on the test image, a photonic device that provides tri-stimulus values from inline printed images and a computing device. The computing device compares the tri-stimulus values to spectral response values for the test image to calculate a spectral transformation matrix at each location selected to remove variations in optical and mechanical parameters. The spectral transformation matrix is applied to future mapped sets of tri-stimulus values of printed colors captured by the photonic device from selected locations to determine in real-time the deviation of color and thereby control color quality.
US09194745B2	Identification of material composition Identification of a material composition. The material composition is configured with a sequential pattern applied to one or more surfaces of the body. The sequential pattern identifies the specific material composition. A discrete section or sub-section of the material is analyzed, after which the discrete section or sub-section may be sorted for recycling.
US09194734B2	Liquid level sensor system A liquid replenishment system includes a reservoir, a first temperature sensor positioned in the reservoir at a full level, a second temperature sensor positioned in the reservoir at an add level, and a controller. The controller is connected to both the first and second sensors. The controller receives temperature signals from the first and second temperature sensors at first and second times. The controller sends an add liquid signal if temperature sensed by the first temperature sensor is substantially different at the first and second times and if temperature sensed by the second temperature sensor is substantially different at the first and second times. The controller sends a full signal if temperature sensed by the first temperature sensor is substantially the same at the first and second times and if temperature sensed by the second temperature sensor is substantially the same at the first and second times.
US09194727B2	Mechanical testing instruments including onboard data A method of calibrating a mechanical instrument assembly includes reading a memory device coupled with a mechanical testing instrument, the mechanical testing instrument having one or more mechanical characteristics with values unique to the mechanical testing instrument, and reading includes reading of one or more calibration values based on the one or more mechanical characteristic values. The method further includes calibrating the mechanical instrument assembly according to the one or more calibration values. The mechanical testing instrument is coupled with the mechanical instrument assembly.
US09194724B2	Gas sensor In a gas sensor (100), a base end portion (175b) of a second outer wall (175) of an outer protector (171) is airtightly connected to a forward end portion (164c) of a first inner wall (164) of an inner protector (161). The outer protector (171) has a taper wall (172) which is located on the axially forward end side of the second outer wall (175). The taper wall (172) has the shape of a tapered tube whose diameter decreases toward the axially forward end side, and has a second outer hole (176), which is a forward end opening. The entire taper wall (172) is disposed on the axially forward end side in relation to the inner bottom wall (162) of the inner protector (161).
US09194723B2	System for damping the reflection wave at the open end of a magnetostrictive sensor system A system for damping the reflection wave at the open end (6) of a magnetostrictive sensor system has at least one magnet device (2) movable relative to a measuring wire (1) that can be deflected mechanically and that experiences a deflection under the influence of a current pulse (3). The deflection can then be processed by a signal device (5). The system has at least one damping part (8) lying against the measuring wire (1) by a sleeve-shaped enclosure (11). The sleeve-shaped enclosure (11) can be deformed from an expanded initial state intended for attaching the sleeve-shaped enclosure to the damping element (9), to a constricted functional state that exerts a clamping force on the damping element (9). The method is characterized in that the sleeve-shaped enclosure (11) is constricted to an increasing extend from the end (19) of the sleeve-shaped enclosure adjacent to the signal device (5) to the other end (19′) so that the tubular damping element (9) is likewise pressed into a conical contour. At least the conical contour of the sleeve-shaped enclosure (11) is continuous and without interruption.
US09194716B1	Point of interest category ranking Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on one or more computer storage devices, for ranking categories of points of interest. In one aspect, a method includes receiving at a current time a location of a user's electronic device and retrieving data identifying multiple points of interest. Each point of interest is within a predetermined distance to the location and is associated with a category. Each of the points of interest is scored based on proximity of the point of interest to the location. Each of the categories is ranked based on the scores of the points of interest included in the categories and on the probability of receiving a query from a user relating to the subject matter of the category at the current time in the location. Data identifying points of interest is provided to the electronic device based on the ranking and the scoring.
US09194715B2	System and related method for offering navigation guidance A method of providing navigation guidance information to a user of a portable electronic device includes uploading a track file to a server, the track file containing a plurality of waypoints that form a track, adding a plurality of navigation points to the plurality of waypoints to produce a modified track file, the plurality of navigation points providing navigation guidance to the user of the portable electronic device, and the plurality of navigation points containing data for creating a graphical depiction of intersections associated with the turn-by-turn navigation guidance. The method further includes downloading the modified track file to the portable electronic device, and providing bi-directional turn-by-turn navigation guidance to the user of the portable electronic device when the user reaches each of the plurality of navigation points as the user follows the path indicated by the modified track file.
US09194711B2	Navigation system with grade-separation detection mechanism and method of operation thereof A method of operation of a navigation system includes: identifying a device location; selecting a maneuver type with the device location; and determining a junction-type with the maneuver type for displaying on a device.
US09194706B2	Method and system for identifying a directional heading of a vehicle A system for confirming a direction of travel of a vehicle includes a location determining system and a control unit. The location determining system is configured to be coupled to a vehicle that travels in a network of plural route segments having fixed positions. The location determining system also is configured to obtain data representative of a measured heading of the vehicle. The measured heading represents a direction of travel of the vehicle. The control unit is configured to receive a designated route segment that is at least one of selected by operator input or provided by a trip plan that designates operational settings of the vehicle for a trip. The control unit is configured to compare the measured heading of the vehicle with one or more designated headings associated with the route segments to verify whether the vehicle is actually traveling on the designated route segment.
US09194703B2	Electronic drive circuit for a MEMS type resonator device and method for actuating the same An electronic circuit for driving a resonator of a MEMS-type resonator device is provided. The resonator includes a mass connected to a spring and a damping element, an actuation element for actuating the mass via an actuation signal, and a detection element for detecting motion of the mass. The electronic circuit includes a conversion means connected to the detection element to supply a mass oscillation derivative signal, a means of comparing the derivative signal amplitude and a reference amplitude for supplying a control signal, and a decision unit for supplying a digital actuation signal. The actuation signal includes rectangular pulses determined on the basis of the derivative signal and of the control signal to adapt the mass oscillation amplitude according to the reference amplitude.
US09194696B2	Apparatus and method for imaging feet An apparatus and method for determining contours of a patient's foot. The apparatus includes an alignment section that orientates the foot relative to an optical imaging section. The alignment section includes at least one support member located proximate a focal length of the imaging section, that engages the plantar surface substantially only in the immediate area of the fifth metatarsal head of the foot. The support generates a dorsally-directed load that locks the midtarsal joint. The alignment section further includes a heel stirrup and a laser beam or other reference line for aligning the second metatarsal head with the distal one-third of the lower leg, to place the subtalar joint in a neutral condition. The foot is thus suspended in space such that the imaging section is able to obtain an accurate measurement of the plantar surface without distortion of the soft tissues or bone structure of the foot.
US09194690B2	Power transmission and sensing device A torque transmission assembly comprising: (i) an optical fiber coupled to an optical sensing component and capable of rotating and translating the optical sensing component and of transmitting light to and from the optical sensing component; and (b) an annular structure surrounding the optical fiber, the annular structure in conjunction with said optical fiber transmits torque from a rotating component to the optical sensing component, wherein the annular structure does not include a steel wire torque spring.
US09194689B2	Apparatus for measuring displacement An apparatus for measuring displacement is disclosed. The disclosed displacement measurement apparatus may include a magnet unit having magnet sub-units arranged repeatedly in a particular pitch (p) to generate a sine-wave magnetic flux density; a sensor unit including a sensor array for measuring the sine-wave magnetic flux density; and a measurement part configured to measure a displacement of the magnet unit and the sensor unit displaced relatively to each other, based on the measured value of the sine-wave magnetic flux density, where the sensor array comprises two or more sensors arranged separated by a gap of p/k in-between (where k is 2n, n is an integer greater than or equal to 1) along an arrangement direction of the magnet sub-units.
US09194686B2	Compact 3D direction finder An apparatus that includes two non-coinciding arrangements disposed in an two axes Cartesian coordinate system such that each arrangement having a non-zero projection on a respective axis from among the two axes. Each one of the arrangements includes a pair of oppositely directed, spaced apart, co-axial radiating-capable elements, each of the elements being hollow with internal space, and being slotted throughout its entire extent. A first circuitry coupled to the arrangement and being configured to sense an electric field projection along the axis and to convey it to a first feeding terminal. A second circuitry coupled to a slot of the arrangement and being configured to sense a magnetic field's projection along said axis and to convey it to a first feeding terminal.
US09194681B2	Inertially operated electrical initiation devices An all-fire detection circuit for an electrically initiated inertial igniter munition. The all-fire detection circuitry including: an input configured for receiving an input voltage over a duration responsive to an acceleration of the munition; an electrical storage device configured to receive a portion of the input voltage over the duration and to thereby accumulate a charge, an output coupled to the electrical storage device; a first diode having a first anode coupled to the input and a first cathode coupled to the electrical storage device; and a comparator configured to compare a voltage at the output and a reference voltage and to produce a result based on the comparison.
US09194677B1	Projectile with aft obturating device A projectile, such as a guided mortar projectile, has both a front obturator and an aft obturating device. The aft obturating device is located aft of the front obturator, and serves to trap pressurized gases behind the aft obturating device, so as to provide further propulsion to the projectile with the trapped pressurized gases, even after the front obturator has cleared the muzzle of a launcher. The aft obturating device provides less resistance to movement of pressurized gases across the aft obturating device in the aft direction, than to movement of pressurized gases across the aft obturating device in the forward direction, and may act as a check valve with regard to such gas flows. The aft obturating device may be part of a cap that is coupled to a tail boom of the projectile, and that drops away from the projectile after launch.
US09194668B2	Energetic unit based on semiconductor bridge The invention is an energetic unit comprised of: a container comprised of a base, an upper part, and a cover; a substrate located in the base and comprised of a thin, ribbon-like strip of flexible material that provides electrical contact to external firing circuits; a semiconductor bridge (SCB) chip electrically and physically attached to the substrate; and one or more layers of energetic material which, are packed into the upper part of the container between the SCB chip and the cover.
US09194664B1	Main gun shield for battle tank A shield for mounting a 120 mm gun to a tank turret includes a casting with a through hole configured to receive the 120 mm gun. A mounting flange is disposed in the through hole for fixing the 120 mm gun to the casting. A pair of trunnions are defined by a combination of the casting and a pair of respective trunnion caps. A shroud is removably fixed to the casting and includes a pair of bosses that interlock with a pair of protrusions in an interior of the casting.
US09194646B2	Toy projectile launcher apparatus A toy launch apparatus for projectiles having a soft exterior and an open bottom with a bordering strong inner wall. The projectile's open bottom is positioned atop a slot, with respect to a launch deck and a carriage in a housing assembly. A cocking assembly includes a pivotal launch arm and a launch spring connected to the carriage movable with an engaged slide, a slide link and carriage lock, which are cocked when a user pulls the slide rearward. At a first rearward position of the slide the carrier is restrained in a cocked configuration. On the way to a second rearward position of the slide, the slide, slide link and carriage lock disengage from the carriage, launch arm and launch spring. When the carriage and launch arm are triggered, the launch spring releases and the launch arm impacts the inner wall of the projectile for discharge.
US09194616B2	Cryogenic refrigerator A disclosed cryogenic refrigerator includes a first stage displacer; a first stage cylinder configured to form a first expansion between the first stage cylinder and the first stage displacer; a second stage displacer connected to the first stage displacer; and a second stage cylinder configured to form a second expansion space between the second stage cylinder and the second stage displacer, wherein a helical groove is formed on an outer peripheral surface of the second stage displacer so as to helically extend from a side of the second expansion space toward the first stage displacer, the helical groove communicates with the first expansion space, and a cross-sectional area of the helical groove becomes smaller from a side of the second expansion space to a side of the first expansion space.
US09194606B2	Water-heater, a combination of a top cover and bottom tray for a water heater, and a bottom cover The invention relates to a water heater comprising a water tank, and a number of passageways for connection of valves and water tubes, in which an integrated channel or void is at least extending below the water tank and leads into an outlet to a drain. In one aspect, the invention also relates to a combination for a water heater comprising a top cover and a bottom tray, and in another aspect to a bottom cover for a wall mounted water heater.
US09194604B2	Burner for gas-fired air heater A burner assembly for a grain bin for heating air moving through the assembly to dry grain in the bin. The burner assembly has a collector adapted to receive fuel from a fuel line. A burner housing attaches to the collector receives fuel from the fuel line. A nozzle is secured to the burner. A flame diverter downstream from the burner housing diverts the flame outwardly from the burner nozzle toward the housing wall. A flame cone having a slope generally similar to the slope of the diverter is positioned near the burner to define a gap between the inside face of the diverter and the outer surface of the flame cone so as to provide a path for the burning fuel to travel from the burner outwardly toward the housing walls for a more complete combustion of the fuel.
US09194599B2	Control of multiple environmental zones based on predicted changes to environmental conditions of the zones An Electronically-Controlled Register vent (ECRV) that can be easily installed by a homeowner or general handyman is disclosed. The ECRV can be used to convert a non-zoned HVAC system into a zoned system. The ECRV can also be used in connection with a conventional zoned HVAC system to provide additional control and additional zones not provided by the conventional zoned HVAC system. In one embodiment, the ECRV is configured have a size and form-factor that conforms to a standard manually-controlled register vent. In one embodiment, a zone thermostat is configured to provide thermostat information to the ECRV. In one embodiment, the zone thermostat communicates with a central monitoring system that coordinates operation of the heating and cooling zones.
US09194598B2	Thermostat user interface An occupancy sensing electronic thermostat is described that includes a thermostat body, an electronic display that is viewable by a user in front of the thermostat, a passive infrared sensor for measuring infrared energy and an infrared energy directing element formed integrally with a front surface of the thermostat body. The passive infrared sensor may be positioned behind the infrared energy directing element such that infrared energy is directed thereonto by the infrared energy directing element. The thermostat may also include a temperature sensor and a microprocessor programmed to detect occupancy based on measurements from the passive infrared sensor.
US09194597B2	System, method and apparatus for identifying manual inputs to and adaptive programming of a thermostat Systems and methods are disclosed for incorporating manual changes to the setpoint for a thermostatic controller into long-term programming of the thermostatic controller. For example, one or more of the exemplary systems compares the actual setpoint at a given time for the thermostatic controller to an expected setpoint for the thermostatic controller in light of the scheduled programming. A determination is then made as to whether the actual setpoint and the expected setpoint are the same or different. Furthermore, a manual change to the actual setpoint for the thermostatic controller is compared to previously recorded setpoint data for the thermostatic controller. At least one rule is then applied for the interpretation of the manual change in light of the previously recorded setpoint data.
US09194595B2	Heat exchanger for removal of condensate from a steam dispersion system A steam dispersion apparatus includes a steam chamber communicating in an open-loop arrangement with a first steam source for supplying steam to the steam chamber. The steam chamber includes a steam dispersion location at which steam exits therefrom at generally atmospheric pressure. A heat exchanger communicates in a closed-loop arrangement with a second steam source for supplying steam to the heat exchanger at a pressure generally higher than atmospheric pressure. The heat exchanger is located at a location that is not directly exposed to the air to be humidified, the heat exchanger being in fluid communication with the steam chamber so as to contact condensate from the steam chamber. The heat exchanger converts condensate formed by the steam chamber back to steam when the condensate contacts the heat exchanger.
US09194574B2	Illumination light source An illumination light source includes a light emitting module having a light emitting part, a circuit unit, a base, a tube-like first housing member to accommodate the circuit unit, and a second housing member having a plurality of radiation fins. The light emitting module is disposed on one opening-side of the first housing member, while the base is disposed on the other opening-side. The second housing member includes a rotary ring body with a rotation axis agreeing with the center axis of the first housing member, and the plurality of the plate-lake radiation fins. The plurality of the radiation fins is parallel to one virtual plane containing the rotation axis, and disposed at intervals between each other in the direction orthogonal to the virtual plane. The inner wall of the rotary ring body surrounds the outer walls of the first and second housing members to combine the members.
US09194573B2	Heat-sink/connector system for light emitting diode An assembly for high-powered LEDs provides a direct attachment of the LED to a ceramic thermal conductor/electrical insulator sealed in a housing with a compression element between a portion of the housing and ceramic heat sink to provide a predetermined range of biasing force locating the ceramic heat sink against the portion of the housing with dimensional changes in the ceramic heat sink caused by thermal expansion of the ceramic heat sink.
US09194564B2	Reflector holder for christmas lamp A Christmas light includes a reflector holder defining an axis, a lamp body and a reflector. The reflector holder has an axial hole, an axial engagement slot and a radial slot in spatial communication with the axial engagement slot. The lamp body includes a light emitter and a tenon formed at one side thereof. The lamp body extends through the axial hole in the reflector holder with the tenon sliding into the axial engagement slot and finally engaged in the radial slot once the reflector holder is rotated relative to the lamp body. The reflector has a bottom opening for mounting onto the reflector holder from above, thereby enclosing the light emitter within the reflector.
US09194559B2	Illumination lens and illumination module An illumination lens includes a light receiving surface 101; and a light exit surface 103. When the axis of 101 is designated as Z-axis, a position of the bottom of the lens is designated as z=0 and X-axis and Y-axis are defined in a plane which contains z=0 and is perpendicular to Z-axis, 101 is symmetric about YZ-plane and XZ-plane and a cross-sectional area of a cross section of 101 parallel to XY-plane monotonously decreases with increase in z-coordinate. When the maximum value of z-coordinate on 101 is designated as d and a radius of the cross section of 103 at z=0 is designated as r, a point (x, y) on a cross section of 101 at z=0.3d is represented by ( x a ) 2 + ( y b ) 2 = f ⁡ ( θ ) ⁢ ⁢ 0 ≤ θ ≤ π 2 ( 1 ) where a and b represent constants and θ = tan - 1 ⁡ ( y x ) ⁢ ⁢ f ⁡ ( 0 ) = f ⁡ ( π 2 ) = 1.0 , ⁢ and ⁢ ⁢ f ⁡ ( θ ) ≤ 1.0 ( 2 ) 1 ≤ x a + y b ( 3 ) and there exists a point at which f(θ)≦0.95 and a<0.5r and b<0.5r.
US09194558B2	Lighting device having laser-excited luminescent material A lighting device includes a laser providing high brightness coherent light and a light scattering element having luminescent material adapted for converting part of the light from the laser into a different wavelength, and transmitting and scattering part of the light from the laser without conversion. The lighting device may be used as the a light source in a lamp bulb or other light emission device.
US09194555B2	Intelligent, uniformly illuminating linear LED task light A unique pattern arrangement, placement density, and wattage sizing of LEDs in a line voltage Linear Task Light produces uniform illumination with negligible point-source shadowing typically seen in other similar LED task lights. A desired energy code compliant 7½ Watts per foot is achieved using a greater number and smaller sized LEDs than in competitor's products, resulting in a better price-point efficiency in terms of dollars per Watt ($/W). The resulting product meets all Leed certification requirements, is California Title 24 compliant, and uses proximity sensing circuitry to further reduce energy consumption by shutting off when the illuminated area is vacant for a period of time. The LED Task Light disclosed is capable of higher illumination when needed, without sacrificing energy code compliancy through the use of timing circuitry to automatically reduce illumination intensity and corresponding energy consumption after a preset time interval.
US09194551B1	Rotary image projector A rotary image projector has a dynamic image projector. A lens set is mounted inside a front portion of a housing of the dynamic image projector, and a motor, a slide assembly and a light-casting assembly is mounted inside a rear portion of the housing. The slide assembly is mounted on a spindle of the motor and is located between the light-casting assembly and the lens set. The motor drives the slide assembly to rotate to vary a position of the slide assembly aligning to the light-casting assembly in generation of dynamic images. The projector further has a transparent inflatable figure inflated by a blower for demonstration. The dynamic image projector is mounted on the transparent inflatable figure and the inflatable figure serves as a projection screen for the dynamic image projector projects a movable dynamic image on the inflatable figure.
US09194550B2	Roadway luminaire and methods of use A lighting apparatus having a base member and a directional member are shown and described. The base member includes a first surface having a plurality of reflective elements extending therefrom. The base member also including a plurality of openings arranged in a pattern. Each opening is configured to receive a respective light source. The directional member has a portion of a reflective surface positioned relative to at least one opening to reflect light radiating from a lighting source disposed within the opening towards a portion of at least one of the reflective elements extending from the base member.
US09194544B2	Light emitting device, illuminating apparatus, and display apparatus There are provided a light-emitting device, an illuminating apparatus, and a display apparatus in which, in order to apply light to an object to be illuminated with uniformity in light intensity, the quantity of light which is applied to a part of an edge of a to-be-illuminated region of the to-be-illuminated object located near a light-emitting section can be lessened. A backlight unit includes a printed substrate, a plurality of light-emitting sections each of which has a base support, an LED chip and a lens, and reflective members each of which is placed around the light-emitting section and has a first wall portion and a second wall portion.
US09194532B2	Security sensor having adjustable retaining arms A merchandise display security device for displaying and protecting articles of merchandise includes a security sensor having adjustable retaining arms for securely retaining articles of merchandise having various dimensions. Each of the opposed retaining arms includes a grip portion at a first end and a rack portion at a second end opposite the grip portion that operatively engages a rotatable pinion gear. The rack portions are disposed about the pinion gear such that the retaining arms are moveable in a lateral direction in opposite directions to accommodate articles of merchandise having various widths. The retaining arms are rotatably disposed within a base portion and a cap portion removably attached to the base portion such that the retaining arms are rotatable about a lateral axis to accommodate articles of merchandise having various thicknesses.
US09194531B2	Kinematic mount A kinematic mount in which mobile spheroid bodies belonging to one component mate with conical depressions in a second component. The mobility of the spheroid bodies is achieved using round shafts and tight-fitting holes.
US09194524B2	Rapid-connect coupler with vent-stop An embodiment includes a rapid-connect coupler including a coupler body configured to convey a fluid; a coupling head at a first end of and communicating with the coupler body, the coupling head configured to transition between a coupled configuration and a de-coupled configuration. The coupler may further include a stop apparatus configured to allow the coupling head to transition from the de-coupled configuration to the coupled configuration without obstruction, and the stop apparatus may be configured to provide a hard-stop as the coupling head transitions from the coupled configuration to the de-coupled configuration.
US09194522B2	Connector fitting A fluid coupling including an annular adapter with a cam receiving groove and an annular coupler slidable onto the adapter with cam levers movable to engage cams within the cam receiving groove. The adapter is made of Ultra High Density Polyethylene and has a metal insert or collar defining the cam receiving groove.
US09194520B2	Plug connection A releasable plug connection for inserting a nozzle tube into a jack includes a hollow cylinder and a sleeve displaceably mounted on the cylinder. A nozzle tube, forming the hollow cylinder, is provided with radially spring-loaded lugs, the free ends of which are in contact with a locking surface. The locking surface is formed on a flange of the sleeve, which can slide relative to the hollow cylinder against the force of a spring. To release the connection, the sleeve is pushed back so that the lugs are pushed inwardly, and ends of the lugs slide from the locking surface. As soon as the lug ends have left the locking surface, the nozzle tube shoots from the jack under the action of the spring.
US09194514B2	Fitting with complementary fitting materials A fitting assembly for maintaining a leak free seal connection with an associated fluid conduit during and after exposure to extreme heat is provided. The fitting assembly includes a coupling body including an inside surface defining a bore for receiving the associated fluid conduit. The coupling body is made of a first corrosion resistant material having a first coefficient of thermal expansion. The at least one ring is made of a complementary second corrosion resistant material having a second larger coefficient of thermal expansion such that the second material will expand at a greater rate that the first material during heating to a first temperature generally exceeding annealing temperatures of both the first material and the second material. The second material contracts at a greater rate that the first material during subsequent cooling to a second temperature below the annealing temperatures thereby restoring compressive and tensile stresses in the associated fluid conduit and the fitting assembly for ensuring that the fitting assembly maintains a leak free seal connection with the associated fluid conduit.
US09194509B2	Power boost assist closed device for actuators An apparatus for assisting an actuator to close a valve has a cylindrical booster housing with a central axis. The booster housing includes an upward facing piston cavity and a downward facing lower cavity with internal threads for selectively coupling with external threads of a piston head of a valve actuator. A bulkhead is formed between the piston cavity and the lower cavity. The bulkhead has an opening for selectively accepting an actuator stem of the valve actuator therethrough. A booster piston is located within the piston cavity. The booster piston has a piston mounting means located on its bottom side for selectively securing a top end of the actuator stem of the valve actuator to the booster piston. The booster piston is moveable upwards in an axial direction to move the valve from a lower open position to an upper closed position.
US09194502B2	Methods and apparatus for removing fluid from fluid valves Methods and apparatus for removing fluid from fluid valves are described. An example apparatus for controlling fluid flow includes a fluid regulator having a body defining an inlet port, an outlet port and an aperture therebetween. The body further defining a bore fluidly coupled to a valve and at least one of the outlet port or the inlet port. The valve is to enable fluid contained within the body to be removed therefrom.
US09194499B2	Shrouded face seal and components thereof One embodiment of the face seal described herein includes a seal seat and a seal element carried by a seal housing. The seal element cooperates with the seal seat to establish a seal. The housing includes a seal element support and a shroud. The shroud includes a stem and a tip, and the tip is an insert secured to the stem.
US09194495B2	Fluid pressure apparatus A fluid pressure apparatus includes a piston, and a packing provided on an outer circumference of the piston. The packing includes a support ring made of a low-friction material, and a ring-shaped seal member mounted to the support ring. When at least a certain amount of transverse load acts on the piston, an outer circumferential surface of the support ring abuts against an inner circumferential surface of the slide hole, whereby the piston is prevented from contacting with the inner circumferential surface of the slide hole.
US09194480B2	Planetary gear alignment and indexing method and associated tool A method is disclosed for assembly of a planetary gear drive, wherein the gear drive includes a ring gear, a sun gear, and a plurality of planet gears engaged with the ring gear and sun gear. The method includes mounting the planet gears within a carrier, with the planet gears freely rotatable relative to the carrier. A gear alignment tool is inserted through a bore in a front face of the carrier and is used to index the planet gears into an aligned rotational position for proper subsequent engagement with the ring gear and sun gear.
US09194479B2	Pin for guiding a gear wheel, and planetary transmission containing the same A pin for guiding a gear has a substantially cylindrical outer surface section, wherein the outer surface section comprises a substantially cylindrical rolling surface section, which is aligned and formed so as to make possible the guiding of the gear. The outer surface section further has a groove, which is formed so as to accommodate a retaining ring, wherein the groove is disposed with respect to the rolling surface section so as to make possible a guiding, directly or indirectly via the retaining ring, of a rolling-element assembly along the axial direction of the pin. In this way it is possible to provide a guiding of a gear wherein a small tolerance chain is implemented with respect to the axial position.
US09194464B2	Multi-speed gearbox A four-stage multi-stage transmission, in which a ring gear of a first planetary gear set is connected to a sun gear of a fourth planetary gear set, a ring gear of the fourth planetary gear set is connected to the output shaft, a sun gear of the first planetary gear set and a carrier of a second planetary gear set are couplable to the housing via a first brake, a carrier of the first planetary gear set is couplable to the housing via a second brake, the drive shaft is couplable to the carrier of the fourth planetary gear set via a first clutch, and a ring gear is couplable to the sun gear of the fourth planetary gear set via a second clutch. Adjustment of further couplings, within the multi-stage transmission, facilitates a set of gears having similar properties.
US09194462B2	Handheld power tool having a planetary gear set In a handheld power tool having a planetary gear set which is at least switchable between a first and a second gear and which is assigned a switching annulus gear which is at least shiftable between a first and a second switching position and which has the first switching position in the first gear and the second switching position in the second gear, the switching annulus gear is assigned a synchronization unit which is designed to enable a synchronization of the switching annulus gear with a planet carrier or with a blocking element of the planetary gear set when the switching annulus gear is shifted between the first and the second switching position to switch over the planetary gear set.
US09194458B2	Friction transmission belt The durability of a frictional power transmission belt is improved. A V-ribbed belt (10) comprises an adhesion rubber portion (12) and a compression rubber portion (14) provided below the adhesion rubber portion (12). A cord (11) that is a tension member of the belt is embedded in the adhesion rubber portion (12). The adhesion rubber portion (12) includes an upper layer (12A) constituting the upper side and a lower layer (12B) constituting the lower side, which are located across the cord (11). The upper layer (12A) and the lower layer (12B) are obtained by vulcanizing a rubber composition including a high-viscosity elastomer such as EPM or EPDM, and a low-viscosity elastomer which is lower in Mooney viscosity than the high-viscosity elastomer, and contain modified nylon microfibers as short fibers (21A), (21B), respectively. The short fibers (21A), (21B) are oriented, respectively, in the width direction and longitudinal direction of the belt.
US09194457B2	Frequency-sensitive shock absorber Provided is a frequency-sensitive shock absorber, which includes a cylinder filled with a working fluid and a piston rod having one end disposed inside the cylinder and the other end extending to the outside of the cylinder. The frequency-sensitive shock absorber includes a main piston valve assembly and an auxiliary piston valve assembly. The auxiliary piston valve assembly includes: a spool unit configured to open or close a communication passage for communicating a rebound chamber with a compression chamber while moving within a housing; and upper and lower support members configured to support the spool unit. The upper and lower support members have protrusions protruding toward the spool unit, respectively, and as the spool unit moves, the communication passage is closed when the protrusions of the upper and lower support members contact the spool unit.
US09194455B2	Shock absorber A shock absorber includes an annular outer seat protruding from a valve main body, an inner seat protruding inward of the outer seat of the valve main body, an intermediate seat disposed between the outer seat and the inner seat of the valve main body and protruding to surround an opening section of a passage, a first disk having a larger diameter than the outer seat and seated on the intermediate seat, a spring member configured to press the first disk toward the outer seat, a second disk stacked on the first disk, and a communication unit configured to bring the passage in communication with a space between the intermediate seat and the outer seat. The first disk starts to be pressed by the spring member to abut the outer seat while abutting the inner seat and the intermediate seat.
US09194448B2	Disc brake for a commercial vehicle A disc brake for a commercial vehicle includes a brake caliper which extends over a brake disc, a brake application device which is arranged in the brake caliper for pressing brake pads against the brake disc, and at least one adjustment spindle which is rotatably mounted in a bridge via a threaded coupling. A wear adjusting device is positioned in the brake caliper by which a wear-induced change of the clearance between the brake pad and the brake disc can be substantially compensated for via an axial movement of the adjusting spindle. The disc brake is designed such that the adjusting spindle has at least one axial groove on an outer side, the length of the groove being limited in the direction of the brake application device. A stop, which is axially fixed relative to the bridge, engages into the axial groove in a relatively displaceable manner.
US09194443B2	Synchronising device between two revolving components The invention relates to a synchronizing device between two revolving components, comprising a clutch (3) between a hub (4) arranged on a shaft (1) in a rotationally fixed manner and a coupling member (2) that is rotatably mounted in relation to the hub (4), the clutch (3) having a selector sleeve (5) with an internal claw gear (6) which extends along the axial length of the selector sleeve (5) and by means of which claw gear the selector sleeve (5) is mounted in an axially displaceable manner on a claw rim (9) of the hub (4) and can be slid up onto a claw rim (9) of the coupling member (2) for coupling purposes. In order to provide advantageous constructional conditions it is proposed that the hub (4) forms at least one stop (19) for the selector sleeve (5) on the front side facing away from the coupling member (2), the stop (19) protruding radially over the claw rim (7) and the selector sleeve (5) receiving the stop (19) in a frontal stop recess (20).
US09194439B2	Variator bypass clutch A dog clutch operable to bypass a variator of a transmission is disclosed. The dog clutch includes a housing engaged with an input ring of the variator. The dog clutch also includes a piston engaged with the housing and movable from a first position in which the piston is disengaged from an output ring of the variator to a second position in which the piston is engaged with the output ring. The variator input ring and output ring are locked together when the dog clutch is in the second position to prevent the variator from producing continuously variable torque output. The variator is operable to produce continuously-variable torque output when the dog clutch is in the first position.
US09194437B2	Mounting structure of drive-shaft A mounting structure of a drive-shaft may include a shaft, a housing, a spring guide slidably disposed inside the housing having one end facing the shaft, and a spring with one end supported by a spring guide and the other end supported by the housing, in which a transmission has a companion flange with a cup-shaped coupling portion at an end, so when the housing enters the coupling portion, an elastic force of the spring biases the housing into the coupling portion.
US09194434B2	Spindle motor and disk drive apparatus A spindle motor is configured to rotate a disk in a case defined by a base plate and a top cover arranged to cover an upper side of the base plate. The spindle motor includes a fluid dynamic bearing including a lubricant oil. A rotating portion body of the spindle motor includes an air hole. An upper opening of the air hole is in communication with an annular space between the top cover and the rotating portion body. A lower opening of the air hole is in communication with a gap between a stator and a magnet. Accordingly, even if a gas including the lubricant oil vaporized through a liquid surface of the lubricant oil leaks into the annular space, at least a portion of the gas including the lubricant oil flows into the air hole.
US09194432B2	Tapered oil feed bearing cage A bearing cage for a rolling element bearing assembly includes an outer surface, an inner surface defining a bore, and a plurality of pockets. Each pocket of the plurality of pockets is configured to house a rolling element of the rolling element bearing assembly. The plurality of pockets are arranged sequentially around the bearing cage with respect to an axis of the bore. A guide portion of the inner surface is tapered in an axial direction of the bore such that dimensions of the bore increase towards a central region of the bore, and the bearing cage further includes a plurality of conduits providing fluidic communication between the inner surface of the bearing cage and the outer surface of the bearing cage.
US09194427B2	Bearing device Disclosed is a bearing device including: a bearing housing made of an Al alloy and having a bearing holding hole; a sliding bearing having a cylindrical shape and forced into the bearing holding hole; and a shaft supported with an inner circumferential surface of the sliding bearing, wherein in the sliding bearing to be forced into, a plurality of hardened convex portions projecting toward the second circumferential direction end surface being formed on the first circumferential direction end surface, a plurality of hardened concave portions corresponding to the plurality of hardened convex portions being formed on the second circumferential direction end surface, a first hardened area being formed on each of the hardened convex portions of the first circumferential direction end surface and its vicinity, and a second hardened area being formed on each of the hardened concave portions of the second circumferential direction end surface and its vicinity.
US09194426B2	Synthetic resin-made thrust sliding bearing A synthetic resin-made thrust sliding bearing includes a synthetic resin-made upper casing, a synthetic resin-made lower casing, and a synthetic resin-made thrust sliding bearing piece interposed between the upper casing and the lower casing.
US09194419B2	Insert kit and installation method An insert (100) having a first insert portion (102) a second insert portion (104) and a third insert portion (106) for installation into a first bore portion (136), a second bore portion (138) and a third bore portion (140) respectively in which the first bore portion (136) is larger than the second and third insert portions (104, 106) and the second bore portion (138) is larger than the third insert portion (106).
US09194416B2	Self-drilling screw and use thereof A self-drilling screw made of an austenitic or other stainless steel, is provided having a drilling tip. The shank is integrally formed of an austenitic or other stainless steel and has a galvanically applied thin coating at least in the tip region, with the coating being harder than a non-coated region. The thin coating has a pearl-like or columnar surface, a coating thickness of at least 2 μm and a hardness in a range of from 500 to 1500 HV0.3. The self-drilling screw can be produced more simply than a typical self-drilling screw, in which the drilling tip consists of a harder material than the shank and is welded to the shank made of stainless steel. The coating ensures the drilling capacity and thread formation.
US09194406B2	Position detecting device for fluid pressure cylinder A sensor holding member holding a position sensor and an attachment member that attaches the sensor holding member to a cylinder tube are formed separately. The sensor holding member is placed with a sensor attachment groove oriented in the direction of the axis of the cylinder tube and in contact with the outer surface of the cylinder tube. The attachment member is placed so as to straddle the sensor holding member. By tightening an attachment screw and fixing the attachment member with an attachment band, the sensor holding member is pressed against and fixed to the outer surface of the cylinder tube by the attachment member. Loosening the attachment screw allows the sensor holding member to be displaced relative to the attachment member in the direction of the axis of the cylinder tube.
US09194400B2	Centrifugal compressor and washing method The centrifugal compressor is provided with a casing, a rotating shaft which is supported inside the casing, an impeller which is arranged on the rotating shaft and rotates to compress a fluid, and a washing liquid injection device which injects a washing liquid into a flow path formed by the impeller and the casing. The washing liquid injection device is provided with a plurality of nozzles which are arranged along a circumferential direction of the rotating shaft to inject the washing liquid into the flow path and a plurality of chambers which communicate with each corresponding nozzle among the plurality of nozzles and supply the washing liquid to the corresponding nozzle.
US09194398B2	Centrifugal fan There is provided a centrifugal fan including an upper casing which has an air suction opening, a lower casing, and an impeller which is disposed between the upper casing and the lower casing. The impeller includes an upper shroud which is provided on an upper casing side, and a plurality of blades which are arranged along a circumference direction below the upper shroud, and is rotatable around a rotary shaft. The upper casing and the lower casing configure an open-type casing. A surface of the upper shroud facing the upper casing includes a first portion which becomes closer to the lower casing as separating further from the rotary shaft. A surface of the upper casing facing the upper shroud includes a second portion which faces the first portion of the upper shroud and becomes closer to the lower casing as separating further from the rotary shaft.
US09194397B2	Aircraft gas turbine with adjustable fan The present invention relates to an aircraft gas turbine having a fan rotatable about an engine axis in the inflow region of the aircraft gas turbine, with the fan having several fan blades, with each fan blade being moveably mounted on a hub rotatable about the engine axis by means of its blade root on an area which is at the front in the flow direction, and with each fan blade being moveably mounted on an area at the rear in the flow direction, on an adjusting disk axially displaceable relative to the engine axis and non-rotatable with the hub, with the pitch angle of the fan blades being variable by the axial movement of the adjusting disk.
US09194387B2	Refrigeration device, hydrogenation device for nitrogen, and leaked gas removing method A refrigeration device of an embodiment includes: a heat-insulating vacuum chamber; a refrigerator cryogenic unit that is provided in the heat-insulating vacuum chamber and is cooled to a lower temperature than 195 K; a catalytic electrode that is provided in the heat-insulating vacuum chamber and contains a transition metal at least in part of a surface thereof; a power supply that applies a voltage to the catalytic electrode; and a heating unit that is provided in the heat-insulating vacuum chamber and heats the catalytic electrode. In this refrigeration device, the catalytic electrode is insulated from the heat-insulating vacuum chamber and the heating unit, and the heating unit is insulated from the heat-insulating vacuum chamber and the catalytic electrode.
US09194385B1	Combination air pump, flashlight and toolkit A toolkit includes a hollow handle adapted to be fixed with an air pump body that includes a stem clamp actuator with a lever receptacle, and a pump actuator piston terminating in a pump cap. The pump body includes an air output port fixable with an air input port of a vehicle wheel. The pump body expels air upon manual reciprocal pumping of the pump actuator piston with the pump cap. An end cap fixes with the hollow handle and terminates in an LED lamp. The pump lever and a tire lever both include a plurality of additional tool sections, such as a universal ¼″ hexagonal shank aperture, wrench, a spoke wrench, a tire axle bolt wrench, a screwdriver, a bottle opener, additional wrench sizes, and the like. Both the pump lever and the tire lever may be used to aid in changing a flat tire, for example.
US09194382B2	Hydraulic pump control system for construction machinery A hydraulic pump control system provided in a construction machine such as an excavator is provided. According to the hydraulic pump control system, a loss of a flow rate is reduced by initially supplying hydraulic fluid as much as necessary from a hydraulic pump to a hydraulic motor in order to accelerate a swing movement of an upper frame against a lower traveling structure or to make an upper swing structure swing.
US09194378B2	Electromagnetic radiation collector An electromagnetic radiation collection apparatus includes an exterior including a bottom portion and first and second walls extending from the bottom portion, the exterior defining a cavity in the bottom portion, the cavity being configured to receive a thermally absorbing material; and a radiation collector. The radiation collector includes a first surface on an interior of the first wall, the first surface being at least partially reflective and positioned to reflect radiation that is incident on the first surface into the cavity; and a second surface on an interior of the second wall, the second surface being at least partially reflective and positioned to reflect radiation that is incident on the second surface into the cavity, where the first and second surfaces face each other to at least partially define an interior region of the radiation collector, and the cavity defines an opening to the interior of the radiation collector.
US09194372B2	Device, system and method to lower starting torque for electrical system The present disclosure describes lowering of the starting torque for an alternator or motor. The disclosure also describes the integrated torque management system, torque control logic and torque control method. The current process may be adopted for any motor or alternator that has to manage the starting torque for optimal performance. The disclosure also provides a method, system and a device to allow any energy generating system to rotate at lower speeds to improve the efficiency of power generators.
US09194368B2	System and method for controlling electric fields in electro-hydrodynamic applications An electro-hydrodynamic system that extracts energy from a gas stream, which includes an injector that injects a first species of particles having the same polarity into the gas stream, wherein particle movement with the gas stream is opposed by a first electric field; an electric field generator that generates a second electric field opposing the first, such that the net electric field at a predetermined distance downstream from the injector is approximately zero; an upstream collector that collects a second species of particles having a polarity opposite the first particle species; a downstream collector that collects the charged particle; and a load coupled between the downstream collector and the upstream collector, wherein the load converts the kinetic energy of the gas stream into electric power.
US09194367B1	Wind turbine A wind turbine built on a vertical axle rotationally mounted within a base. A plurality of frame assemblies mounted to the axle in spaced apart radial positions where each frame assembly engages a plurality of vertically oriented peaked screens, the peaked screens arranged in radially directed side-by-side fixed positions. A plurality of light-weight flexible fabrics, each one of said flexible fabrics pivotally engaged adjacent to one of the peaked screens and of sufficient size for covering the peaked screen.
US09194364B2	Direct drive wind turbine, transport system and method of construction of a direct drive wind turbine A direct drive wind turbine with a nacelle and a rotor including a hub, the nacelle and the hub connected in an interface region. The wind turbine includes a transport system for transporting hydraulic and/or pneumatic fluid from the nacelle into the hub. The transport system includes a rotary unit through which the fluid passes. A part of the rotary unit rotates in operation together with the hub. The rotary unit is positioned in the hub at a position distanced from the interface region facing away from the nacelle. Further disclosed are a transport system and a method of construction of such a direct drive wind turbine.
US09194361B2	Apparatus for generating power from fluid flow An apparatus for generating electricity using water flow in a body of water comprises: an array of spaced apart elements. Each element defines an elongate flow passage and has an upstream side and an elongate downstream side, each element being provided with a series of holes spaced along its length and the downstream side extending and tapering away in the direction of flow. The elements are arranged side by side such that opposing walls of adjacent elements define a venturi section and a first diffuser section extending downstream from the venturi section. The apparatus also comprises:—a flow conduit having an inlet and an outlet;—a turbine located in the flow conduit;—and a generator connected to the turbine; The flow passages are connected to the outlet of the flow conduit such that the flow of water through the venturi sections causes water to be drawn through the flow conduit out via the holes the resulting flow driving the turbine.
US09194351B2	Injection valve An injection valve for injecting a liquid includes an electromagnetic actuator and a movable valve needle and a valve closing element that with a valve seating surface forms a sealing seat, and includes a perforated disc situated downstream from the sealing seat, the perforated disc having at least one inlet area and at least one outlet opening. An upper functional plane having the at least one inlet area has a different opening geometry in cross-section than a lower functional plane having the at least one outlet opening. The perforated disc has inlet areas, each provided, as a locally limited cavity, with a rectangular or bathtub-shaped contour, a respective outlet opening going out from each in the direction of flow, the outlet openings, going out from the midpoint of the respective inlet areas, and drawing an imaginary longitudinal axis and transverse axis through these, having an asymmetry as to both axes.
US09194350B2	Fuel injection valve and method of manufacturing the same A fuel injection valve includes a solenoid device which generates a magnetic sucking force; a core provided inside the solenoid device; a movable valve element composed of an armature coming into contact with the core, a pipe section whose one end is joined to the armature, and a valve section joined to the other end of the pipe section, the valve element being suctioned against a spring during energization of the solenoid device; and a valve seat unit having a valve seat to or from which the valve element is mounted or removed by the magnetic sucking force generated from the solenoid device and pressing force of the spring. The armature, the valve section, and the pipe section of the valve element are integrally configured by molding with resin, the armature and the valve section being joined by the pipe section.
US09194347B2	Pole body for solenoid valves produced by multi-component MIM An injector having a valve opening, a cylindrical pipe, a valve opening, a valve needle situated inside the pipe in the radial direction and guided to allow axial displacement; a solenoid coil situated outside the pipe in the radial direction; a solenoid core disposed inside the pipe in the radial direction; and a magnetic armature situated inside the pipe, opposite the solenoid core in the radial direction, the magnetic armature being disposed on the valve needle. The pipe is a magnetic first material in a first pipe region and a third pipe region, the first region facing the valve opening in the axial direction, and the third pipe region facing away from the valve opening in the axial direction. The pipe is a non-magnetic second material in a second pipe region, the second pipe region being between the first pipe region and the third pipe region in the axial direction.
US09194337B2	High pressure direct injected gaseous fuel system and retrofit kit incorporating the same A high-pressure direct injected gaseous fuel system comprising a fuel tank capable of storing fuel at a first pressure and a compressor including an inlet capable of receiving the fuel, and operative to supply, at an outlet, compressed fuel at a second pressure higher than the first. The system also includes an accumulator connected to the outlet and a plurality of injectors connected to the accumulator. The injectors are adapted to inject fuel directly into a combustion chamber. The system includes a pressure relief valve interconnecting the fuel tank and the outlet, wherein the pressure relief valve is operative to allow fuel flow between the fuel tank and outlet if the second pressure exceeds a threshold pressure.
US09194335B2	Rocket engine coolant system including an exit manifold having at least one flow guide within the manifold An exit manifold is disclosed which includes a manifold body that includes a plurality of inlets. The manifold body provides communication between the inlets and a discharge port. At least one of the inlets directs flow in a first direction and at least one of the inlets directs flow in a second direction. The first and second directions are opposite and the material flowing in these opposite directions collides in front of the discharge outlet. The collision of these two oppositely-directed flows creates a high pressure stagnation region that may block or impede flow from one or more inlets that may be in alignment with the discharge port.
US09194334B1	Propellant feed system for swirl-coaxial injection A propellant feed system for swirl-coaxial injection of a liquid propellant includes a reservoir having a bottom plate and at least one tube originating in the bottom plate and extending therefrom. The tube has rectangular slits defined in and distributed tangentially and evenly about a portion of the tube that is disposed in the bottom plate. Drain holes are provided in the bottom plate and tunnels are defined in the bottom plate. Each tunnel fluidly couples one of the drain holes to a corresponding one of the rectangular slits. Each tunnel includes (i) a bend of at least 90°, and (ii) a straight portion leading to its corresponding rectangular slit wherein the straight portion is at least five times as long as a hydraulic diameter of the corresponding rectangular slit.
US09194333B2	Turbopump The invention relates to a field of feeding reaction engines, and in particular a turbopump 9 for feeding at least one combustion chamber 2 with a first propellant, the turbopump comprising a pump 9a, a turbine 9b to the pump 9a in order to drive it, and a variable and/or disengageable braking device 11.
US09194323B2	Fuel injection device A fuel injection device is equipped with a fuel injection valve that is mounted in an engine body and injects fuel containing air bubbles, and void fraction adjustment means that changes a void fraction of the fuel that is to be injected from the fuel injection valve. The void ratio adjustment means increases the fuel pressure of the fuel to be injected from the fuel injection valve when an increase of the void fraction is requested. The void fraction adjustment means adjusts the void fraction of the fuel by changing temperature of the fuel to be injected from the fuel injection valve. By appropriately controlling the void fraction, both fuel atomization and securement of the net amount of fuel can be achieved.
US09194311B2	Engine control method and system Methods and systems are provided for heating a catalyst during engine cold-start conditions. One example embodiment uses positive valve overlap to drive a boosted blow-through airflow through the cylinders of an engine. Fuel is injected with the blow-through airflow during the valve overlap, and also injected into engine cylinders outside the valve overlap. The catalyst is heated by the resulting exothermic reaction of the blow-through airflow with the combustion products and the injected fuel in the exhaust manifold.
US09194308B2	Control apparatus for internal combustion engine equipped with turbocharger A control apparatus is applied to an internal combustion engine. The internal combustion engine includes a turbocharger; an exhaust gas purifying catalyst which is arranged at a section downstream of a turbine in the exhaust passage; and a low pressure EGR passage which connects a section downstream of the exhaust gas purifying device in the exhaust passage and a section upstream of a compressor in the intake passage. The compressor is provided with a movable vane mechanism capable of varying throttled quantity of a flow passage of intake gas by moving diffuser vanes. The control apparatus controls the movable vane mechanism so that the throttled quantity of the flow passage is decreased when the exhaust gas is led to the compressor via the low pressure EGR passage as compared with a case when the exhaust gas is not led to the compressor.
US09194307B2	Multi-fuel flow systems and methods with dedicated exhaust gas recirculation Systems and methods for fuelling a plurality of cylinders of an internal combustion engine are disclosed. The system includes a dedicated exhaust gas recirculation system for recirculating exhaust gas flow from at least one dedicated cylinder of an engine into an intake system prior to combustion. The system further includes a fueling system to provide a first flow of fuel to each of the plurality of cylinders and a second flow of fuel to each of the dedicated cylinders that is in addition to the first flow of fuel.
US09194300B2	Aircraft control and monitoring system A system for bleeding air on an aircraft, including: at least one air bleed valve that can bleed a flow of air on the aircraft, a first temperature information module, a second temperature information module, at least one control module, and at least one data processing module coupled to the control module.
US09194299B2	Anti-torsion assembly An anti-torsion assembly for positioning and securing a thermally conforming liner within a fan containment case is provided. The anti-torsion assembly minimizes the amount of machining that must be done prior to assembly. The anti-torsion assembly comprises a torque block with outwardly-opposing side surfaces and a pair of L-brackets. Each L-bracket has a bracket surface that faces one of the outwardly-opposing side surfaces of the torque block. A wear pad is affixed to each bracket surface. The L-brackets are positioned onto the thermally conforming liner using a spacer having a spacer width within a predetermined tolerance. A method of assembling a fan case assembly is also provided.
US09194294B2	Gas turbine engine oil tank A gas turbine engine includes an engine static structure housing that includes a compressor section and a turbine section. A core nacelle encloses the engine static structure to provide a core compartment. An oil tank is arranged in the core compartment and is axially aligned with the compressor section. Fan and core nacelles define an annular bypass flow path. The core nacelle provides a core compartment and includes an opening into the core compartment. The oil tank is arranged in the core compartment and includes a portion aligned with the opening that is exposed to the bypass flow path. The engine static structure is supported relative to a fan case by a radial structure. The oil tank is mounted to the engine static structure. An oil fill tube is mounted to the fan case and is fluidly connected to the oil tank.
US09194292B2	Turbine housing A sheet-metal turbine housing has a scroll part formed by joining opposing scroll members of sheet metal to form a spiral-shaped exhaust gas passage. The housing includes a member on a side of a bearing housing inclosing a bearing supporting a rotation shaft of a turbine rotor blade member on the exhaust side forms an outer side of the turbine rotor blade. Support columns connect the member on the side of the bearing housing with the member on the exhaust side in an axial direction of the turbine and are arranged at intervals on an outer circumference of the turbine. Each support columns may have a cross-sectional shape which includes an upstream corner and a downstream corner in a direction of a gas flow, each of which has an acute angle, so that an upstream surface and a downstream surface are inclined to the gas flow.
US09194288B2	High swirl engine An internal combustion engine can include a combustion volume within a cylinder of an internal combustion engine. The combustion volume can be defined at least by a cylinder wall and a first piston in the cylinder. A swirl port can deliver a fluid into the combustion volume via a swirl port outlet such that the delivered fluid is directed around a periphery of the cylinder with a fluid velocity disposed at a predetermined angle away from tangential to a curve of the cylinder wall to generate a swirling motion in the combustion volume.
US09194282B2	Turbocharger and engine cylinder head assembly An engine cylinder head and turbocharger assembly includes a turbocharger having a turbine housing, wherein part of the turbine housing is integrated into a casting of the engine cylinder head. The turbocharger is arranged with respect to the engine cylinder head such that the rotational axis of the turbocharger is transverse to the engine axis along which the engine cylinders are spaced. A compressor housing of the turbocharger is oriented toward an air intake side of the engine cylinder head, and the turbine housing is oriented toward an exhaust side of the engine cylinder head.
US09194280B2	Applied-ignition internal combustion engine with catalytically coated injection device, and method for operating an internal combustion engine of said type Systems and methods are provided for reducing coking residues on an injection device of an applied-ignition, direct injection engine. An example system comprises an injection device; an electric heating device integrated with the injection device; a catalytic coating on a surface of the injection device; and a controller suitable to initiate a cleaning mode of the injection device wherein the electric heating device raises the temperature of the injection device. Heating the injection device allows coking residues on the injection device to oxidize in the presence of the catalytic coating.
US09194278B2	Engine An engine is disclosed of the V-configuration having an integrated engine and transmission. The engine has a crankshaft which directly couples to drive the water pump, oil pump and transmission clutch. The water pump has a drive shaft coupled to the crankshaft that extends across the crankcase from a first to a second side. The water pump includes a housing where at least a portion is defined in the face of the crankshaft.
US09194269B2	Reductant injector temperature model based on coil resistance A method includes receiving, at a controller having one or more processors, one or more measured parameters, each measured parameter related to a temperature that affects a temperature of a reductant injector of an exhaust system of an engine. The method includes determining a resistance of a coil of the reductant injector. The method includes estimating the temperature of the reductant injector based on (i) the one or more measured parameters and (ii) the coil resistance. The method also includes controlling a duty cycle of the reductant injector based on the estimated temperature of the reductant injector.
US09194264B2	Systems and methods for variable valve actuation The disclosure is directed at a valvetrain actuation (VA) system for an engine comprising at least two hydraulic rotary valves connected to an engine crankshaft, at least one hydraulic actuator driven by the at least two hydraulic rotary valves, and a high pressure hydraulic fluid source for supplying hydraulic fluid to one of the at least two hydraulic rotary valves, wherein movement of the at least two hydraulic rotary valves by the engine crankshaft allows hydraulic fluid to flow to the at least one hydraulic actuator to actuate an engine valve.
US09194257B2	Turbine conduit sleeve system Systems and devices configured to shield portions of turbine conduits from contact with a working fluid flow and reduce the associated thermal gradients therein are disclosed. In one embodiment, a sleeve includes: a base portion defining a shield aperture, the base portion including an external surface configured to contact an internal surface of a turbine conduit; and a neck portion connected to the base portion and defining a neck aperture proximate a terminus of the turbine conduit, the neck aperture fluidly connected to the shield aperture.
US09194253B2	Flexible rear bearing mounting, having an abutment, for a turbine engine An assembly including a part for mounting at least one shaft bearing of a turbine engine and a support part that forms an abutment for the mounting part. The mounting part includes at least one channel through which engine gases pass, and connection parts that are capable of connecting the channel to an outer structure of the engine and to a housing holding the bearing. At least one of the connection parts is flexible so as to enable radial movement of the channel, an amplitude of the radial movement being limited by at least one of the elements of the mounting part coming onto an abutment supported by the support part. The support part extends longitudinally with regard to the direction of the rotational axis of the turbine engine so as to generate a turbine shroud that is configured to be positioned in alignment with a turbine wheel of the turbine engine.
US09194251B2	Duct damper An example damper includes a damping member configured to damp a duct wall at an interface between a duct band and the duct wall.
US09194250B1	Embedded wireless sensors for turbomachine component defect monitoring Various embodiments include detection systems adapted to monitor at least one physical property of a component in a turbomachine. In some embodiments a detection system includes at least one sensor configured to be affixed to a component of a turbomachine, the at least one sensor for sensing information regarding at least one physical property of the turbomachine component during operation of the turbomachine, a signal converter communicatively coupled to the at least one sensor and at least one RF communication device configured to be affixed to a stationary component of the turbomachine, the radio frequency communication device configured to communicate with the at least one signal converter via an RF antenna coupled to the signal converter.
US09194248B2	Reheat steam bypass system Various embodiments include systems for controlling the flow of main steam from a high-pressure (HP) turbine to a turbine packing. In some cases, a system is disclosed including: a high pressure (HP) turbine including a plurality of stages, the plurality of stages including an early stage, a middle stage and a later stage; an intermediate pressure (IP) turbine operably connected with the HP turbine; a packing separating the HP turbine and the IP turbine; a main conduit fluidly connecting the middle stage of the HP turbine and the packing, the main conduit including a main valve; and a bypass conduit fluidly connected to the main conduit and bypassing the main valve, the bypass conduit including: a blocking valve; and an opening between the blocking valve and a downstream connection with the main conduit.
US09194243B2	Substrate features for mitigating stress An article may include an array of features formed in a substrate and may be coated with a coating layer. The array of features may mitigate stress experienced by the coated article. In particular, the array of features may reduce or limit crack propagation at the interface between the substrate and the coating layer. In some examples, the article is an airfoil that includes a tip that defines an edge. An array of features is formed on the surface of the tip, where the array of features is proximate to the edge, and the array of features does not intersect the edge. The airfoil includes a coating layer formed on the surface of the tip and the array of features.
US09194240B2	Vibration damper comprising a peg between outer platforms of adjacent composite-material blades of a turbine engine rotor wheel A vibration damper between outer platforms of adjacent composite-material blades of a turbine engine rotor wheel, the damper including a peg having a substantially spherical portion at each of its two ends, and two hollow inserts for being received in tangential cavities that are provided facing each other in outer platforms of two adjacent composite-material blades of a turbine engine rotor wheel, each spherical portion of the peg coming to bear with point contact against the inside of one of the inserts.
US09194228B2	Horizontal directional drilling area network and methods A drilling area network hub is located proximate to a drill rig and includes an uphole transceiver in bidirectional communication with a downhole transceiver by utilizing the drill string as an electrical conductor. Certain information is collected including rig-based and/or location information. At least one field report is generated based on the certain information to characterize at least one of an inground operation, an operational condition of the downhole transceiver, an operational condition of the uphole transceiver, and an operational condition of the drill rig. A drilling area network server receives the field report from the Internet at a remote location and can generate a custom report and/or recommended actions based on field data. Region specific parameters can be applied to the operation of a drilling system. The drilling area network hub can transfer data logs to the remote location according to assigned priorities.
US09194226B2	Oil and gas fracture liquid tracing using DNA Tracing fracking liquid in oil and gas wells using unique DNA sequences. For each of the DNA sequences, bonding to magnetic core particles, and encapsulating them with silica. Pumping the volumes of fracking liquid, each marked with one of the unique DNA sequences, into the well. Pumping fluids out of the well while taking fluid samples. For each of the plural fluid samples, gathering the silica encapsulated DNA using magnetic attraction with the magnetic core particles, dissolving away the silica shells, thereby separating the plural unique DNA sequences form the magnetic core particles, and analyzing the concentration of the unique DNA sequences in each of the plural fluid samples. Then, calculating the ratio of each of the volumes of fracking liquid recovered for each of the fluid samples, and thereby establishing the quantity of the volumes of fracking liquids removed from the fracture zones.
US09194223B2	Method of fracturing subterranean formations with crosslinked fluid Subterranean formations, such as tight gas formations, may be subjected to hydraulic fracturing by introducing into the formation a fracturing fluid of an aqueous fluid, a hydratable polymer, a crosslinking agent and proppant. The fluid enters the reservoir through an entrance site. The apparent viscosity of the fluid decreases distally from the entrance site such that at in situ conditions: (a) the apparent viscosity of the fracturing fluid 100 feet from the entrance site is less than 10 percent of the apparent viscosity of the fracturing fluid at the entrance site; (b) the apparent viscosity of the fracturing fluid 15 minutes after introduction into the entrance site is less than 15% of the apparent viscosity of the fracturing fluid at the entrance site; and/or (c) the apparent viscosity of the fracturing fluid is less than 10 cP within 15 minutes after being introduced through the entrance site.
US09194213B2	Packer A packer for a well is described. The packer comprises at least one packing element, at least one anchoring element, and a mandrel coupled to the at least one anchoring element. The packer is arranged such that, once set, the mandrel is free to move with respect to the packing and anchoring elements. In one embodiment the at least one anchoring element is integral with the at least one packing element. In an alternative embodiment the at least one anchoring element is separate from the at least one packing element.
US09194210B2	Downhole power delivery tool powered by hydrostatic pressure Certain aspects are directed to downhole power delivery tools using hydrostatic pressure within the wellbore. In one aspect, a downhole power delivery tool is provided that can be disposed in a wellbore through a fluid-producing formation. The downhole power delivery tool includes a body defining an inlet proximate to a chamber in the body, an actuation mechanism in the body and adjacent to the inlet, and a piston proximate to the chamber. The actuation mechanism can allow communication of hydrostatic pressure via the inlet to the chamber from an annulus external to the body in response to an actuation force being applied to the actuation mechanism. The hydrostatic pressure communicated to the chamber applies a first force to the piston. The piston applies a second force to a rod movable relative to the body in response to the first force being applied to the piston.
US09194206B2	Easy drill slip A design for a bridge plug wherein the slip elements include an outer contact portion to engage a surrounding tubular member and an inner body portion designed to easily disintegrate during removal of the bridge plug by subsequent milling. The inner body portion is formed of a softer material than the outer contact portion. Also, the inner body portion is made up of a plurality of segments that are readily separated and dispsersed during milling out.
US09194204B2	Device for carrying a replacement safety valve in a well tube Device for carrying a replacement safety valve in a well tube, with a straddle structure for placement inside a damaged “Down Hole Safety Valve” nipple seal area. It is comprising a pair of sealing assemblies (15, 16) to be activated upon setting of the device to seal said nipple seal area, and a locking dog assembly (17) for locking the device in the well tube, said elements being carried by a tubular mandrel (12). At least one of the sealing assemblies (15, 16) comprises a expandable element (22; 34) being activated by a pair of annular press elements (19, 20).
US09194201B2	System and method for deploying a downhole casing patch A casing patch and methods for using same are provided. The patch can include a hollow, substantially tubular body. An opening can be formed in the body. A tapered slot can be formed in the body below the opening. A width of the tapered slot proximate the opening can be greater than the width of the tapered slot distal the opening. The tapered slot can be adapted to receive a tapered wedge and expand radially outward as the tapered wedge slides within the tapered slot and away from the opening.
US09194189B2	Methods of forming a cutting element for an earth-boring tool, a related cutting element, and an earth-boring tool including such a cutting element A method of forming a cutting element for an earth-boring tool. The method includes providing diamond particles on a supporting substrate, the volume of diamond particles comprising a plurality of diamond nanoparticles. A catalyst-containing layer is provided on exposed surfaces of the volume of diamond nanoparticles and the supporting substrate. The diamond particles are processed under high temperature and high pressure conditions to form a sintered nanoparticle-enhanced polycrystalline compact. A cutting element and an earth-boring tool including a cutting element are also disclosed.
US09194184B2	Control system and method for a well completion system A control system and method for operating a well completion system utilizing at least one computer programmed in one embodiment to automatically operate the movement of pipe from a pipe tub to the mast and into the well and/or for movement of the pipe out of the well and/or back into the pipe tub. In one embodiment, the computer is programmed and/or configured to coordinate operation of a top drive, and/or a pipe tong, and/or a pipe moving member for moving pipe into and out of a mast, and/or a pipe transfer system for moving pipe to the pipe moving member. In one embodiment, at least a portion of the at least one computer is mounted within a control van which may be positioned so that an operator within the control van can oversee operation of the well completion system.
US09194178B2	Door for industrial building A door assembly for covering an opening includes a curtain supported at a first end of the opening. The curtain includes a first lateral edge supporting at least one first curtain magnetic device. The door assembly includes a first track portion extending along a first opening side of the opening between the first end and an opposing second end. The first track portion includes at least one first magnetic assembly. The first curtain magnetic device magnetically couples with the first magnetic assembly of the first track portion such that the curtain is magnetically supported at the first lateral edge of the curtain.
US09194173B2	System and method for installing trim with a hidden fastener system A trim system for securing trim adjacent an edge of a building penetration, the trim system including at least one bracket that is attachable to a wall. The bracket having a center channel having opposed first and second side walls, at least one locking wedge located along each opposed side wall, and at least one tab extending outwardly from a side wall for gauging bracket distance from the edge of the penetration. The trim system also including at least one trim piece that is attachable to the bracket, the trim including at least two longitudinally extending slots disposed within the hidden surface of the trim for receiving the at least one locking wedge located along each opposed side wall of the bracket.
US09194172B2	Sliding door structure having sliding doors and pivoting doors A sliding panel structure. The sliding panel structure includes a frame having an upper support track and a lower guide rail. At least one sliding panel is connected between the upper support track and the lower guide rail. The sliding panel includes a sliding panel pivot axis and an extension for riding in the lower guide rail. The extension prevents undesired pivoting of the sliding panel about the sliding panel pivot axis. A mutual attraction device is connected between the sliding panel and the frame with a first mutual attraction part connected to the frame and the second mutual attraction part connected to the sliding panel. A fulcrum is utilized for tilting the sliding panel whenever the first mutual attraction part engages the second mutual attraction part.
US09194168B1	Unlock and authentication for autonomous vehicles In one aspect, a vehicle's computing device may receive information identifying a client computing device, a pickup location, and an encryption key. When the vehicle is within a given distance of the pickup location, the computing device uses the encryption key to authenticate the client computing device. When the client computing device is authenticated, the computing device may estimate a first distance between the client computing device and the vehicle based on a strength of a signal received from the client computing device. The computing device may then automatically determine when to unlock the vehicle by selecting between a first distance value and a second distance value. The first value is selected when the first distance is greater than a threshold value, and the second value is selected when the first distance is less than the threshold value. The computing device may unlock the vehicle based on the determination.
US09194159B2	Padlock The invention relates to a padlock in particular to a padlock for securing and monitoring a switch of an industrial plant. The invention further relates to a set of padlocks, to a padlock housing and to a method of retrofitting a padlock.
US09194157B2	Method and system for real estate marketing A method and system for real estate marketing allows individuals from the general public to gain access to a real estate property that is placed for sale or lease for the purpose of inspection. Access to the real estate property may be granted to requesting individuals who hold valid user accounts with a Remote Service Provider which can authorize such access. Access to inspect real estate property may be granted based on a charged fee basis and can be monitored via video and/or audio surveillance equipment to safeguard against vandalism and/or inappropriate conduct at the property location.
US09194156B2	Cover trim for a push bar of an exit device An easily installable and preferably antimicrobial cover trim for a push bar of an exit device for a door, as well as a method for increasing fingerprint resistance of metal touch surfaces.
US09194155B2	Barrier cable anchor rail A barrier cable anchor rail assembly is disclosed. The assembly is adapted to be encapsulated in a concrete column and engage a plurality of cables to provide a barrier between successive columns of concrete. The assembly includes a first rail member and a plurality of threaded connectors. The threaded connectors are adapted to be engaged by a chuck that includes cable grippers adapted to engage one of the cables. The threaded connectors can be attached to the first rail member in the same orientation with a predetermined spacing between the central axis of the plurality of threaded connectors. The first rail member maintains the orientation and predetermined spacing of the threaded connectors and provides support to the concrete column in which it is encapsulated. A barrier cable assembly adapted to form a barrier between a first concrete column and a second concrete column is also disclosed.
US09194154B2	Portable shelter The specification discloses a portable shelter which is conveniently transportable, easy to set up, and structurally stable in a variety a situations. The portable shelter comprises a canopy which is supported by opposing side support structures connected by a lateral support member and canopy support beams. The portable shelter can be disassembled and/or folded for convenient transportation.
US09194145B2	Powered telescopic seating riser assembly A non-permanent seating system includes a first and second riser assembly each having a deck mounted thereto. Each deck having an upper deck skin and a lower deck skin which sandwiches a core. A drive system engaged with the first riser assembly and the second riser assembly telescopes the first riser assembly relative to the second riser assembly.
US09194130B1	Elongated rail system for mounting objects to roof structures A system and method to attach an object to a support structure, the system includes an elongated rail, an elastic membrane bonded to the elongated rail, a riser removably attached to the elongated rail, and a plurality of fastener configured to secure the elongated rail to the roof structure.
US09194126B2	Eccentrically loaded structural members and methods of forming the same Eccentrically loaded structural members and methods of forming the same. The structural members have their compressive loading axes offset from their load central longitudinal axes.
US09194123B2	Ceiling system A ceiling system in one embodiment includes a grid support member, a ceiling panel, a torsion spring mounted on the ceiling panel, and a spring clip slideably mounted on the grid support member and configured to retain the spring. The spring clip includes a pair of resilient locking tabs engaging the grid support member to lock the clip to the member, thereby preventing withdrawing the clip from the support member. In one embodiment, the locking tabs form a snap-fit to the grid support member. The spring clip is positionable in a plurality of axial mounting positions on the grid support member to facilitate mounting the ceiling panel. In one embodiment, the grid support member may have a T-shaped cross section.
US09194121B2	Tangential non-dimensional interface module Devices, systems, and components for attaching a modular element to a lateral surface at a variety of different angles include a connector module having a modular element interface on one end and a lateral surface interface on an opposing end. A flexible tip seal is located at the lateral surface interface of the connector module. The flexible tip seal enables an assembler to attach a modular element to a desired lateral structure at a variety of different angles.
US09194116B2	Catch basin filter A reusable, catch basin filter installable by one person into a catch basin. A blank of filter material is foldable to form a skirt with a central opening and having the shape of a flattened tube. A filter trap filter depends from the skirt. The hollow interior of the trap communicates with the central opening of the skirt. A flat, wire insert inserts into the skirt through an open, first end of the skirt. When installed in a catch basin, the wire insert prevents the filter from slumping as material accumulates within the filter trap. Upstanding fabric loops permit lifting a full or partially full filter out of a catch basin by carry poles or the forks of a fork lift truck inserted through the loops. After removing retained matter from the filter and cleaning the filter trap, the filter is ready for reuse.
US09194115B1	Mountable urine reservoir The mountable urine reservoir is a device designed to address a common problem that exists in commodes installed in mobile vehicles. Because the motion of the vehicle may jostle a person attempting to stand while urinating it is common for urine to splash outside of the commode. This is highly unsanitary. The present invention eliminates this defect in the current systems by providing whereby a person can urinate standing up while inserting their penis within the barrel of a reservoir. Thus the walls of said reservoir would prevent any urine from splashing to the exterior.
US09194103B2	Tractor mounted excavation implement A tractor-mounted three-point-hitch implement, powered by the tractor power-take-off, with a rotational excavating apparatus for the excavation of linear depressions, including foundation footings, ditches and trenches. The rotational excavating apparatus for footings or trenches, having flat horizontal base and straight vertical sides, is cylindrical, drum-shaped, and made in sections, to allow for changes in width of depression. It is surfaced with claws and it rotates opposite the direction of the implement's movement, placing excavated spoils on the banks. The drum-shaped rotational excavating apparatus is removable for installing different sizes and shapes of rotational excavating apparatuses. A rotational excavating apparatus of spherical shape is used to form circular or rounded-U-shaped ditches, and one of prolate ellipsoid shape is used to form parabolic or rounded-V-shaped ditches that are shallow and easily mowed. The depth of cut is adjustable by the hydraulic lift on the tractor.
US09194093B2	Water-powered pump for use in irrigation and for other purposes The present invention is directed to a water pump that may be easily constructed from inexpensive parts and materials and that is powered by the water source from which the water to be pumped is drawn. In a preferred embodiment, two pairs of lever arms located on opposite sides of the pump are alternately filled with water from the source and then emptied causing the lever arms to alternately ascend and descend. As the lever arms ascend and descend, they alternately fill and then compress a pair of pistons causing water to be pumped to an outlet of the pump. Water from the emptied lever arms may preferably be returned to the source, thus minimizing any impact of the pump on the environment and downstream users of the water source.
US09194070B2	Embroidery frame and sewing machine An embroidery frame includes a holding member configured to hold a sewing workpiece, an attaching member connected to the holding member and is detachably supported in a specified mounting position in relation to a frame support member provided in a sewing machine, and a positioning member mounted on the attaching member and including second engaging portions and displaceable portions. When, in the specified mounting position, the second engaging portion is engaged with first engaging portion, horizontal movement of the attaching member is restricted. When the displaceable portion is positioned in a first position, the horizontal movement of the attaching member is restricted by the engaging of the second engaging portion with the first engaging portion provided on the frame support member, and when the displaceable portion is positioned in a second position, the restricting of the horizontal movement of the attaching member is undone.
US09194068B2	Sewing machine and non-transitory computer-readable medium storing sewing machine control program A sewing machine includes a needle bar, a feed mechanism, a swinging mechanism, a display device, and a control device. The control device determines whether each one of a plurality of sets of sewing data for sewing a pattern is editable, displays on the display device, editable pattern described by the sewing data that has been determined to be editable, and acquires a selection command that selects an object pattern from among the editable pattern. The control device also acquires edit command to edit the selected object pattern, edits object sewing data that are for the object pattern, in accordance with the edit command that has been acquired, and causes the sewing machine to sew the object pattern on a sewing workpiece, based on the edited object sewing data, by operating the feed mechanism that moves the sewing workpiece and the swinging mechanism that swings the needle bar.
US09194067B2	Sewing machine A sewing machine includes a coordinate indicator, a processor, and a memory. The coordinate indicator includes a cylindrical housing, a rod-shaped indicating member, a switch, a single transmitter, a receiver, and a flat surface. The memory is configured to store computer-readable instructions. The computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the sewing machine to perform processes that include computing a plurality of sets of first coordinates based on a plurality of times at which the receiver receives a ultrasonic wave, computing a movement direction based on at least some of the computed plurality of sets of the first coordinates, computing a movement distance based on at least some of the computed plurality of sets of the first coordinates, and computing second coordinates based on at least some of the plurality of sets of the first coordinates, the movement direction, and the movement distance.
US09194063B2	Method and apparatus for manufacturing a crimped compound thread The invention relates to a method and a device for producing a crimped composite thread, wherein the inventive method consists in extruding, cooling and in drawing several yarns in the form of a plurality of strand filaments and in jointly crimping them in order to obtain a crimped composite thread. The aim of said invention is to make it possible to pre-treat the threads in a manner adaptable to each treatment step. The aim is attained by that at least one multi-treaded yarn is whirl-tangled many times during several operations prior to crimping. For this purpose, a whirl-tangling device provided with a plurality of whirl-tangling units following each other in a direction of the yarn displacement is used.
US09194060B2	Polyolefin-based elastic meltblown fabrics Disclosed herein is a process for forming a multilayer construction, and the multilayer constructions including at least one layer of an elastic meltblown fabric, the process comprising extruding one or more polyolefin polymer (e.g., a propylene-α-olefin copolymer) having a MFR from less than 90 dg/min through at least one die having a plurality of nozzles to form a plurality of continuous fibers, at least one die operating at a melt pressure from greater than 500 psi (3.45 MPa) to form at least one elastic meltblown fabric, and adhering the at least one elastic meltblown fabric to at least one extensible fabric.
US09194056B2	Film-forming apparatus and method A film-forming apparatus and method comprising a film-forming chamber for supplying a reaction gas, a cylindrical shaped liner provided in the film-forming chamber, a straightening vane provided above the liner for the reaction gas to pass through, wherein the outside of the film-forming chamber connects the inside of the liner via a substrate transfer portion provided at the wall of the film-forming chamber by moving the straightening vane from the position that the straightening vane closes the upper opening of the liner. A substrate supporting portion provided in the liner, for supporting the substrate before the film-forming to move the substrate in a vertical direction, a substrate transfer unit capable of moving inside the film-forming chamber through the substrate transfer portion, wherein the substrate is transferred between the substrate supporting portion and the substrate transfer unit.
US09194055B2	Nitride semiconductor substrate A nitride semiconductor substrate is provided, having a concave or convex warpage on a front surface side, wherein when a rear surface side is placed on a flat surface, an average roughness of the rear surface at a part not in contact with the flat surface and at a part where a height from the flat surface to the rear surface is a prescribed value or more is set to be greater than an average roughness of the rear surface at a part where the height from the flat surface including a part in contact with the flat surface to the rear surface is less than the prescribed value.
US09194050B2	Fluorine gas generator A fluorine gas generating device 100 which is characterized by having a cylindrical member 31a for circulating therein the main-product gas, a gas feed port 51a for introducing the main-product gas into the cylindrical member 31a, a gas discharge port 52a for discharging the main-product gas from the cylindrical member 31a, an adsorbent holding member 201 arranged in the cylindrical member 31a to form a space to provide a channel for the main-product gas circulated in the cylindrical member 31a, a stirring blade 202 for stirring the main-product gas that is introduced through the gas feed port 51a, and a gas flow guiding cylinder 203 for circulating or diffusing the main-product gas in the space within the cylindrical member 31a.
US09194044B2	Deposition apparatus and method A deposition apparatus 50 includes a chamber 1 having at its top section a gas inlet 4 for supplying deposition gas 25. Inside chamber 1 is a susceptor 7 on which to place a substrate 6; a heater 8 located below the substrate 6; and a liner 2 for covering the inner walls of the chamber 1. Apparatus 50 deposits a film on the substrate 6 by supplying deposition gas 25 from gas inlet 4 into chamber 1 while heating substrate 6. An upper electric resistance heater cluster 35 is located between the inner walls of the chamber 1 and liner 2 such that the upper heater 35 surrounds the liner 2. The upper heater 35 is divided vertically into electric resistance heaters 36, 37, and 38 which are independently temperature-controlled. The substrate 6 is heated with the use of both heater 8 and the upper heater cluster 35.
US09194041B2	Tris(dialkylamide)aluminum compound, and method for producing aluminum-containing thin film using same The present invention relates to a tris(dialkylamide)aluminum compound, and a method for producing an aluminum-containing thin film using the aluminum compound, the tris(dialkylamide)aluminum compound being represented by the formula (1): wherein R represents a linear alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; and R1, R2 and R3 may be the same as, or different from each other, and each independently represents hydrogen atom, or a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or R1, R2 and R3 may be joined together to form a ring, with the proviso that the compounds in which two or more of R1, R2 and R3 are hydrogen atoms are excluded, and three dialkylamide ligands may be the same as, or different from each other.
US09194037B2	Sputtering device An sputtering device includes a carrier that includes a main body and support members. The main body defines a receiving space and includes a lateral surface defining at least one groove extending along a longitudinal direction. The receiving space and the at least one groove communicate with each other. The at least one groove is defined by a first surface and a second surface. The first surface defines recessed portions along the longitudinal direction and communicates with the receiving space. The support members are used for hanging workpieces. Each of the support members includes at least one support arm protruding from the lateral surface and is selectively and movably retained by one of the recessed portions.
US09194036B2	Plasma vapor deposition A plasma vapor deposition system is described for forming a feature on a semiconductor wafer. The plasma vapor deposition comprises a primary target electrode and a plurality of secondary target electrodes. The deposition is performed by sputtering atoms off the primary and secondary target electrodes.
US09194026B2	Electric and electronic part copper alloy sheet with excellent bending workability and stress relaxation resistance An electric and electronic part copper alloy sheet with excellent bending workability and stress relaxation resistance is made from a copper alloy containing 1.5 to 4.0 percent by mass of Ni, Si satisfying a Ni/Si mass ratio of 4.0 to 5.0, 0.01 to 1.3 percent by mass of Sn, and the remainder composed of copper and incidental impurities, wherein the average crystal grain size is 5 to 20 μm, the standard deviation of the crystal grain size satisfies 2σ<10 μm, and the proportion of the number of particles having a particle diameter of 90 to 300 nm in Ni—Si dispersed particles having a particle diameter of 30 to 300 nm is 20% or more, where the particles are observed in a cross-section defined by a direction perpendicular to a sheet surface and a direction parallel to a rolling direction.
US09194016B2	Annealing separator for grain-oriented electromagnetic steel sheet An annealing separator for a grain oriented electrical steel sheet does not inhibit the flowability of an atmospheric gas during the final annealing of the coil-shaped product and can prevent the occurrence of surface roughness. The annealing separator contains 0.01-0.05 mass % of Cl, 0.05-0.15 mass % of B, 0.1-2 mass % of CaO and 0.03-1.0 mass % of P2O3, and is mainly composed of magnesia having: a degree of activity of citric acid of 30-120 seconds as measured at 40% CAA; a specific surface area of 8-50 m2/g as measured by a BET method; an amount of hydration of 0.5-5.2 mass % as measured in terms of ignition loss; and a content of particles each having a particle diameter of 45 μm or more of 0.1 mass % or less, the annealing separator further containing a water-insoluble compound having a particle diameter of 45-150 μm inclusive in an amount of 0.05-20 mass % inclusive.
US09194013B2	Hot blast stove dome and hot blast stove A hot blast stove dome comprises a first dome portion adapted for support on a combustion chamber wall of a hot blast stove, and a second dome portion adapted for support on a checker chamber wall of a hot blast stove, wherein a vertical expansion joint is provided between the first dome portion and the second dome portion and is adapted to allow the first dome portion and the second dome portion to independently accommodate vertical expansion of their respective supporting walls. The dome is suitably provided in a hot blast stove which comprises a combustion chamber, a checker chamber, a cylindrical housing comprising a combustion chamber wall and a checker chamber wall.
US09193997B2	Measuring and monitoring of cell clonality Methods are provided for the detection and analysis of clonality in a cell population, where parallel sequencing is applied to a nucleic acid sample obtained from the cell population, optionally a population of lymphocytes. Replicate samples are amplified, and sequenced, where identification of coincident sequences in two or more replicates is indicative of clonal expansion.
US09193992B2	Method for determining ploidy of a cell A method for determining the ploidy of a test genome is provided. In some embodiments, the method may comprises: a) obtaining a plurality of ratios for polymorphisms that are distributed throughout a test genome, wherein each of the ratios is a ratio of the measured copy number of uncut allele in a polymorphic site relative to the measured copy number of the uncut allele in the reference sample; b) taking the log of the ratios and plotting a distribution of the reference corrected log ratios of the SNP probes; and c) determining the ploidy of said the genome based on the number of peaks in that distribution.
US09193976B1	Soybean cultivar S120071 A soybean cultivar designated S120071 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S120071, to the plants of soybean cultivar S120071, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S120071, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S120071. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S120071. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S120071, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar S120071 with another soybean cultivar.
US09193969B2	Compositions and methods for selective delivery of oligonucleotide molecules to specific neuron types The invention provides a conjugate comprising (i) a nucleic acid which is complementary to a target nucleic acid sequence and which expression prevents or reduces expression of the target nucleic acid and (ii) a selectivity agent which is capable of binding with high affinity to a neurotransmitter transporter. The conjugates of the present invention are useful for the delivery of the nucleic acid to a cell of interests and thus, for the treatment of diseases which require a down-regulation of the protein encoded by the target nucleic acid as well as for the delivery of imaging agents to the cells for diagnostic purposes.
US09193968B2	Library compositions and methods for acyclic identification of aptamers The present invention provides improved aptamer libraries useful for discovery of aptamers that have high binding affinity for a single or a plurality of targets. The libraries contain higher copies of each member candidate such that they are more likely to be available to the application of acyclic identification methods that obviate the most time-consuming and costly step in traditional SELEX method, the multiple cycles of evolutionary selection.
US09193965B2	Acetolactate synthase having 2-ketoisovalerate decarboxylase activity and uses thereof Provided herein are metabolically-modified microorganisms useful for producing biofuels. More specifically, provided herein are methods of producing high alcohols including isobutanol, 1-butanol, 1-propanol, 2-methyl-1-butanol, 3-methyl-1-butanol, and 2-phenylethanol from a suitable substrate and a recombinant acetolactate synthase having both synthase and decarboxylase activity.
US09193962B2	Hydrolases, nucleic acids encoding them and methods for making and using them The invention provides hydrolases, polynucleotides encoding them, and methods of making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. In one aspect, the invention is directed to polypeptides, e.g., enzymes, having a hydrolase activity, e.g., an esterase, acylase, lipase, phospholipase (e.g., phospholipase A, B, C and D activity, patatin activity, lipid acyl hydrolase (LAH) activity) or protease activity, including thermostable and thermotolerant hydrolase activity, and polynucleotides encoding these enzymes, and making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. The hydrolase activities of the polypeptides and peptides of the invention include esterase activity, lipase activity (hydrolysis of lipids), acidolysis reactions (to replace an esterified fatty acid with a free fatty acid), transesterification reactions (exchange of fatty acids between triglycerides), ester synthesis, ester interchange reactions, phospholipase activity and protease activity (hydrolysis of peptide bonds). The polypeptides of the invention can be used in a variety of pharmaceutical, agricultural and industrial contexts, including the manufacture of cosmetics and nutraceuticals. In another aspect, the polypeptides of the invention are used to synthesize enantiomerically pure chiral products.
US09193958B2	Method of enzymatically synthesizing 3′-phosphoadenosine-5′-phosphosulfate The invention provides a method for producing 3′-phosphoadenosine 5′-phosphosulfate (PAPS), the method including subjecting ATP to sulfation and phosphorylation by use of adenosine 5′-triphosphate sulfurylase (ATPS) and adenosine 5′-phosphosulfate kinase (APSK), wherein an adenosine 5′-triphosphate (ATP) supply/regeneration system including adenosine 5′-monophosphate (AMP), polyphosphate, polyphosphate-driven nucleoside 5′-diphosphate kinase (PNDK), and polyphosphate:AMP phosphotransferase (PAP), or an adenosine 5′-triphosphate (ATP) supply/regeneration system including adenosine 5′-monophosphate (AMP), polyphosphate, polyphosphate-driven nucleoside 5′-diphosphate kinase (PNDK), and adenylate kinase (ADK) is employed instead of ATP.
US09193957B2	Engineered imine reductases and methods for the reductive animation of ketone and amine compounds The present disclosure provides engineered polypeptides having imine reductase activity, polynucleotides encoding the engineered imine reductases, host cells capable of expressing the engineered imine reductases, and methods of using these engineered polypeptides with a range of ketone and amine substrate compounds to prepare secondary and tertiary amine product compounds.
US09193955B2	Markers of acute myeloid leukemia stem cells Markers of acute myeloid leukemia stem cells (AMLSC) are identified. The markers are differentially expressed in comparison with normal counterpart cells, and are useful as diagnostic and therapeutic targets.
US09193944B2	Method for obtaining concentrated polyphenol extracts from a stirring process The present invention proposes methods for obtaining concentrated polyphenol extracts resulting from the stirring process, through a step in which a partially purified beer is placed into contact with a resin that adsorbs the polyphenols, followed by a step in which the polyphenols adsorbed onto said resin are recovered. The invention also relates to the extracts thus obtained, which feature remarkable properties, as well as to several applications for these extracts.
US09193936B2	Quaternized fatty amines, amidoamines and their derivatives from natural oil metathesis Quaternary ammonium, betaine, or sulfobetaine compositions derived from fatty amines, wherein the fatty amine is made by reducing the amide reaction product of a metathesis-derived C10-C17 monounsaturated acid, octadecene-1,18-dioic acid, or their ester derivatives and a secondary amine, are disclosed. Quaternary ammonium, betaine, or sulfobetaine compositions derived from fatty amidoamines, wherein the amidoamine is made by reacting of a metathesis-derived C10-C17 monounsaturated acid, octadecene-1,18-dioic acid, or their ester derivatives and an aminoalkyl-substituted tertiary amine, are also disclosed. The quaternized compositions are advantageously sulfonated or sulfated. In one aspect, the ester derivative of the C10-C17 monounsaturated acid or octadecene-1,18-dioic acid is a lower alkyl ester. In other aspects, the ester derivative is a modified triglyceride made by self-metathesis of a natural oil or an unsaturated triglyceride made by cross-metathesis of a natural oil with an olefin. The quaternary ammonium, betaine, and sulfobetaine compositions and their sulfonated or sulfated derivatives are valuable for a wide variety of end uses, including cleaners, fabric treatment, hair conditioning, personal care (liquid cleansing products, conditioning bars, oral care products), antimicrobial compositions, agricultural uses, and oil field applications.
US09193928B2	Organic fuel brick Ecologically friendly organically composed fuel products are presented whose composition includes, but is not limited to, ingredients: 58 to 60 percent decomposed straw, 38 percent horse or cow manure, two percent hay mixture from various blends used as feed, and two percent straw dust. The above ingredients are subjected to a number of processing steps with the end product being a hydraulically compressed fuel product, such as a brick, block, briquette, blank, pellet, etc., dried to a less than 10 percent moisture content. Eco-friendly organic fuel products may be created from other ingredients than those described herein could undergo the disclosed process to produce other types of fuel items, both organic and inorganic, with the ingredients comprising wood chips, other kinds of animal manure, and wood chips.
US09193927B2	Method and device for converting carbon dioxide in flue gas into natural gas A method for converting carbon dioxide in flue gas into natural gas using dump energy. The method includes: 1) transforming and rectifying a voltage of dump energy generated from a renewable energy plant, introducing the voltage-transformed and rectified dump energy into an electrolyte solution to electrolyze water therein to yield H2 and O2; 2) purifying industrial flue gas to separate CO2 therein and purifying CO2; 3) transporting H2 generated and CO2 to a synthesis equipment, allowing a methanation reaction between H2 and CO2 to happen to yield a high-temperature mixed gas with main ingredients of CH4 and water vapor; 4) employing the high-temperature mixed gas to conduct indirect heat exchange with process water to yield superheated water vapor; 5) delivering the superheated water vapor to a turbine to generate electric energy, and returning the electric energy to step 1); and 6) condensing and drying the mixed gas.
US09193926B2	Fuel compositions and methods based on biomass pyrolysis Fuel compositions exhibiting reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, based on a lifecycle assessment from the time of cultivation of feedstocks (in the case of plant materials) or extraction of feedstocks (in the case of fossil fuels) required for the compositions (up to and including the ultimate combustion of the fuel composition by the end user) are disclosed. The reduced level of emissions (“carbon footprint”) is achieved by incorporating a pyrolysis derived component having a higher heating value than ethanol and meeting other applicable standards for fossil fuel (e.g., petroleum) derived components conventionally used for the same purpose, such as transportation fuels. Advantageously, fuel compositions comprising pyrolysis derived gasoline can exhibit lower GHG emissions than gasoline derived solely from petroleum, or even conventional blends of petroleum derived gasoline and ethanol.
US09193919B2	Process for hydrodeoxygenation and process for upgrading of pyrolysis oil resulting from biomass, which are capable of operating continuously The invention relates to a process for hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of pyrolysis oil and also to a process for upgrading of pyrolysis oil implementing said HDO process, and also to processing of the aqueous phase resulting from the HDO by steam pre-reforming and then steam reforming.
US09193911B2	Nanoclays containing flame retardant chemicals for fire retardant applications The present invention concerns fire retardant materials made of polymers, plastics and elastomeric-based materials comprising nanoclays intercalated with protonized silane.
US09193900B2	Optoelectronic device and stacking structure Provided is an optoelectronic device that includes: a light source; an emission layer disposed on the light source and including light emitting particles dispersed in a matrix polymer; and a polymer film disposed on the emission layer. The polymer film includes two layers: a first layer including a first polymer and a second layer including a second polymer. The first polymer includes a polymerized product of a first monomer including at least two thiol (—SH) groups and a siloxane-based second monomer or oligomer including at least one carbon-carbon unsaturated bond at a terminal end, and the second polymer includes a polymerized product of a third monomer including at least two thiol (—SH) groups and a fourth monomer including at least two carbon-carbon unsaturated bonds at a terminal end.
US09193898B2	Environmentally friendly dispersion system used in the preparation of inverse emulsion polymers A water-in-oil emulsion composition and method of production is disclosed. The composition may comprise a monomer phase, an organic phase, at least one initiator, and an inverting phase. The monomer phase may further comprise at least one monomer, water, ammonium chloride, sodium 2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonate, tetrasodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate, and at least one water soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomer. The organic phase may further comprise at least one hydrophobic solvent, lecithin, and a polyoxyethylene derivative of a sorbitan ester. The at least one monomer may be selected from the group consisting of an acrylic monomer, an acrylamide monomer, and combinations thereof.
US09193893B2	Block copolymer composition for hot melt adhesive Disclosed is a block copolymer composition for a hot melt adhesive, comprising a block copolymer A and a block copolymer B each having a particular structure, characterized in that the aromatic vinyl monomer unit content of the block copolymer A is 30% to 50% by weight; the aromatic vinyl monomer unit content of the block copolymer B is 15% to 25% by weight; a content of the aromatic vinyl monomer units relative to all polymer components of the block copolymer composition is 18% to 45% by weight; the weight ratio (A/B) of the block copolymer A with respect to the block copolymer B is 20/80 to 80/20; and the ratio (MwA/MwB) of the weight average molecular weight of the block copolymer A (MwA) with respect to the weight average molecular weight of the block copolymer B (MwB) is 0.65 to 1.5.
US09193885B2	Process for the preparation of a reaction product of a cyclic urea and a multifunctional aldehyde This invention relates to a process to make a reaction product UA of at least one multifunctional aldehyde A with at least one cyclic urea U, by mixing the at least one multifunctional aldehyde A with the at least one cyclic urea U in the presence of at least one alcohol R1—OH, and optionally, at least one solvent that has no reactive groups which may react with aldehyde groups, —CO—NH— groups, or hydroxyl groups, to effect an addition reaction to obtain a solution of a product UA, where R1 is selected from the group consisting of linear, branched or cyclic alkyl groups having from one to twelve carbon atoms, to the reaction product obtained by this process, and to a method of use thereof as crosslinker for coating compositions.
US09193884B2	Ink composition An ink composition includes a colorant, a co-solvent, and an acid chosen from oleic acid, linoleic acid, undecanoic acid, dodecanoic acid, tridecanoic acid, and combinations thereof. The ink composition further includes lithium and water. An anti-evaporative layer forms, during uncapped non-use, at an interface between air and the ink composition in an orifice of a nozzle, thereby reducing evaporation of the water from the ink composition.
US09193875B2	Solvent-free, self-polishing polyurethane matrix for use in solvent-free antifoulings A polyol having the formula X(O—R1—OH)m(O—R2)nHq. X is Si, C, B, Ti, P, Al, Mg, or Ca. Each R1 is derived from dipropylene glycol or tripropylene glycol, and each R2 is an aliphatic group. m is 2, 3, or 4; n is 0, 1, or 2; and q is 1 or 2 when X is C, and is 0 when X is not C. A thermoset formed by reacting a polyisocyanate with the polyol. An antifouling coating containing the thermoset and optionally a biocide. An antifouling coating that is not foam formed by reacting Si(O—R1—OH)m(O—R2)nR3 with a polyisocyanate. Each R3 is an alkyl group or aromatic group.
US09193873B2	Method of facilitating removal of bioorganic stains from surfaces Protein-polymer composite materials are provided according to embodiments of the present invention that include an admixture of a polymer resin, a surfactant and a non-aqueous organic solvent. An aqueous solution containing bioactive proteins is mixed with the admixture. The emulsion is mixed with a crosslinker to produce a curable composition. The curable composition is cured, thereby producing the protein-polymer composite material that is useful for facilitating removal of bioorganic stains.
US09193867B2	Aqueous amine-carbohydrate thermosets having reduced weight loss upon cure and improved early dry strength The present invention provides thermosetting aqueous binder compositions comprising one or more reducing sugar, one or more diprimary diamine or poly(primary amine), and from 7 to 45 wt. %, based on total solids, of one or more polysaccharide having a dextrose equivalent (DE) value of from 5 to 30. The compositions provide treated articles, such as fiberglass mat. The binders provide articles having a dramatically reduced binder weight loss upon cure and a reduction in cure energy needed to achieve early dry strength.
US09193855B2	Flame-retardant insulated electric wire There is provided a flame-retardant insulated electric wire having an aluminum conductor, which is excellent in long-term thermal resistance, flame retardancy, stretchability, and abrasion resistance. The present invention relates to a flame-retardant insulated electric wire containing a conductor containing an aluminum-based material and an insulating coating layer which coats the conductor, wherein the insulating coating layer is formed of a resin composition containing 100 parts by weight of a base resin containing (A) a polypropylene-based resin and (B) an olefin-based thermoplastic elastomer and a styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer, (C) 50 to 150 parts by weight of a flame retardant, and (D) 0.35 to 6.00 parts by weight of a metal scavenger.
US09193841B2	Film comprising a mixture of poly (M-phenylene isophthalamide) and copolymer made from (6)-amino-2-(P-aminophenyl) benzimidazole This invention relates to a film comprising a mixture of at least a first polymer and a second polymer; the first polymer derived from the reaction of one or more amine monomers and a plurality of acid monomers, wherein the one or more amine monomers includes at least 60 mole percent 5(6)-amino-2-(p-aminophenyl)benzimidazole, based on the total amount of amine monomers; and the plurality of acid monomers include those having a structure of Cl—CO—Ar1—CO—Cl & Cl—CO—Ar2—CO—Cl wherein Ar1 is an aromatic group having para-oriented linkages and Ar2 is an aromatic group having meta-oriented linkages, and wherein the plurality of acid monomers has at least 50 mole percent of the monomer containing aromatic group Ar2; and the second polymer derived from the reaction of metaphenylene diamine and isophthaloyl chloride.
US09193840B2	Carbon fiber composite material A composite material includes: carbon fibers having an average fiber length of more than about 10 mm and about 100 mm or less; and a thermoplastic resin. The carbon fibers are substantially two-dimensionally-randomly oriented. The composite material includes a carbon fiber bundle (A) in a ratio of about 30 volume % or more and less than about 90 volume % to a total volume of the carbon fibers, the carbon fiber bundle (A) including the carbon fibers of a critical single fiber number defined by formula (1) or more. An average number (N) of the carbon fibers in the carbon fiber bundle (A) satisfies formula (2). Critical single fiber number=600/D (1) 6×104/D2
US09193829B2	Polyetherimides, methods of manufacture, and articles formed therefrom Polyetherimide compositions of formula (1) are described wherein the polyetherimide compositions comprise a polyetherimide comprising a reacted combination of alkali metal salts comprising an alkali metal salt of a dihydroxy aromatic compound and an alkali metal salt of a monohydroxy aromatic compound with a bis(halophthalimide), wherein the alkali metal salt of the monohydroxy aromatic compound is included in an amount of more than 0 and less than 5 mole percent, based on the total moles of the alkali metal salts, and the polyetherimide has a weight average molecular weight greater than or equal to 43,000 Daltons. The polyetherimide exhibits lower levels of chlorine and chlorine end groups, lower levels of bis(halophthalimide) and bis(phthalimide), and low plate-out during manufacturing.
US09193828B2	Polyimide precursor composition, polyimide-molded product, and image forming apparatus A polyimide precursor composition includes a polyimide precursor including a repeating unit represented by the following Formula (1), a solvent, and acidic carbon black having a pH of 5.0 or less, wherein R1 represents a tetravalent organic group, R2 represents a divalent organic group, each of R3 and R4 independently represents a monovalent organic group or hydrogen, and R3 and R4 are not hydrogen at the same time.
US09193825B2	Polycarbonate resin, polycarbonate resin composition and molded article thereof The present invention relates to a polycarbonate resin having, in the molecule, at least a structural unit represented by the following formula (1), wherein the terminal hydroxyl group concentration of the polycarbonate resin is 300 ppm or less: wherein each of R1 and R2 independently represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having a carbon number of 1 to 20 or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, and X represents a single bond, a carbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylidene group, a substituted or unsubstituted sulfur atom, or an oxygen atom.
US09193819B2	Polymers, substrates, methods for making such, and devices comprising the same The present invention relates generally to substrates for making polymers and methods for making polymers. The present invention also relates generally to polymers and devices comprising the same.
US09193818B1	Toughened polylactic acid (PLA) by grafting through of impact-modifying polymers directly to PLA backbone Toughened polylactic acid-backbone graft and bottlebrush copolymers are synthesized by polymerizing a lactide-functionalized rubber-toughened macromonomer using ring-opening polymerization (ROP). In some embodiments of the present invention, the macromonomer is a lactide-functionalized rubber-toughened polymer that may be synthesized by, for example, polymerizing an impact-modifying monomer (e.g., an impact modifier such as n-butyl methacrylate) capable of undergoing radical polymerization (e.g., styrenic, vinylic, acrylic, etc.) using a brominated lactide initiator via atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). The brominated lactide initiator may be 3-bromo-3,6-dimethyl-1,4-dioxane-2,5-dione prepared by, for example, reacting lactide with N-bromosuccinimide in the presence of benzoyl peroxide.
US09193813B2	Phenylene-bridged salalen catalysts A phenylene-bridged Salalen catalyst, a catalyst system comprising an activator and the phenylene-bridged Salalen catalyst, a process comprising contacting one or more olefins with the catalyst system, and polymers produced by the process are disclosed herein.
US09193811B2	Expandable TFE copolymers, method of making, and porous, expanded articles thereof A true tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) copolymer of the fine powder type is provided, wherein the copolymer contains polymerized comonomer units of at least one comonomer other than TFE in concentrations of at least or exceeding 1.0 weight percent, and which can exceed 5.0 weight percent, wherein the copolymer is expandable, that is, the copolymer may be expanded to produce strong, useful, expanded TFE copolymeric articles having a microstructure of nodes interconnected by fibrils. Articles made from the expandable copolymer may include tapes, membranes, films, fibers, and are suitable in a variety of end applications, including medical devices.
US09193794B2	Antibodies recognizing a carbohydrate containing epitope on CD-43 and CEA expressed on cancer cells and methods using same The present invention provides novel antibodies specifically bind to an epitope on CD43 and CEA expressed on nonhematopoietic cancer cells, but do not specifically bind to a CD43 expressed by a leukocyte or by a Jurkat cell, and is capable of inducing apoptosis of the nonhematopoietic cancer cell after binding to the epitope on cell surface of the nonhematopoietic cancer cell in the absence of cytotoxin conjugation and immune effector function, wherein the epitope comprises a carbohydrate structure and the binding of the antibody to the epitope is inhibited by a carbohydrate comprising a Lea structure, a Lea-lactose structure, a LNDFH II structure, or a LNT structure. In addition, the present invention also provides use of the antibodies described herein for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.
US09193784B2	Antibodies Antibodies that bind human β-amyloid peptide, methods of treating diseases or disorders characterized by elevated β-amyloid levels or β-amyloid deposits with said antibodies, pharmaceutical compositions comprising said antibodies and methods of manufacture.
US09193783B2	DRG11-responsive (dragon) polypeptides This invention features methods and compositions useful for treating and diagnosing diseases of the nervous system, retina, skin, muscle, joint, and cartilage using a Dragon family protein. Protein and nucleic acid sequences of human, murine, zebrafish, and C. elegans Dragon family members are also disclosed.
US09193779B2	Recombinant human fibronectin fragment for cell culture The present invention discloses protein fragment including a cell binding region of fibronectin and methods of using the same for cell culture. Additionally, surfaces modified with such protein fragment and compositions including the same are provided. Desirably, such surfaces allow various cells to adhere thereto yet avoid issues associated with animal-derived products.
US09193772B2	Synthetic gene for expressing Sm-14 in Pichia pastoris, methods for producing and purifying Sm-14 and the use thereof as a vaccine and diagnostic medium The production of recombinant proteins using a synthetic gene for increased expression of the protein in Pichia pastoris is disclosed. More specifically, disclosed is a process for producing a recombinant Sm14 protein of Schistosoma mansoni, by providing a synthetic gene for increased production of Sm14 protein, producing the gene and genetically manipulating the Pichia pastoris strain with the gene in order to produce a vaccine effectively. Improved methods are also provided for producing and purifying this protein from P. pastoris cells, which can be scaled for industrial production.
US09193771B2	Neurotoxins exhibiting shortened biological activity The present invention relates to the pharmaceutical field. Specifically, it contemplates a polynucleotide encoding a Neurotoxin polypeptide exhibiting a reduced duration of biological effect in a subject, wherein the polypeptide comprises at least one degradation signal in the light chain as well as vectors and host cells comprising the polynucleotide, polypeptides encoded thereby and antibodies specifically binding to the polypeptides. Moreover, the invention relates to medicaments comprising the polynucleotides and polypeptides as well as specific therapeutic applications thereof. Furthermore, the present invention contemplates methods for the manufacture of the polypeptides and medicaments.
US09193765B2	Melk epitope peptides and vaccines containing the same According to the present invention, peptides having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NOs: 14, 21, 23, 27, 36, 46, 57, 60 and 62 were demonstrated to have cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) inducibility. Therefore, the present invention provides a peptide having the amino acid sequence selected from among SEQ ID NOs: 14, 21, 23, 27, 36, 46, 57, 60 and 62. The peptide can include one, two, or several amino acid substitutions, deletions, insertions, or additions so long as its CTL inducibility is retained. Furthermore, the present invention provides pharmaceutical agents for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of cancers, and/or prevention of postoperative recurrence thereof, which contain any of these peptides. Pharmaceutical agents of this invention include vaccines.
US09193764B2	Beta sheet tapes ribbons in tissue engineering There is described a material comprising tapes, ribbons, fibrils or fibers characterized in that each of the ribbons, fibrils or fibers have an antiparallel arrangement of peptides in a β-sheet tape-like substructure.
US09193760B2	Dissociation of product-complexed contaminants in chromatography The invention provides methods and materials for using apatite chromatography supports to dissociate and remove contaminants that are complexed to biological products. The invention further provides materials and methods for dissociating aggregations of target biological molecules or improperly folded target molecules to improve purification of the target molecule.
US09193753B2	RNA sequence-specific mediators of RNA interference The present invention relates to a Drosophila in vitro system which was used to demonstrate that dsRNA is processed to RNA segments 21-23 nucleotides (nt) in length. Furthermore, when these 21-23 nt fragments are purified and added back to Drosophila extracts, they mediate RNA interference in the absence of long dsRNA. Thus, these 21-23 nt fragments are the sequence-specific mediators of RNA degradation. A molecular signal, which may be their specific length, must be present in these 21-23 nt fragments to recruit cellular factors involved in RNAi. This present invention encompasses these 21-23 nt fragments and their use for specifically inactivating gene function. The use of these fragments (or chemically synthesized oligonucleotides of the same or similar nature) enables the targeting of specific mRNAs for degradation in mammalian cells, where the use of long dsRNAs to elicit RNAi is usually not practical, presumably because of the deleterious effects of the interferon response. This specific targeting of a particular gene function is useful in functional genomic and therapeutic applications.
US09193752B2	5′-substituted bicyclic nucleosides and oligomeric compounds prepared therefrom Provided herein are novel 5′-(S)—CH3 substituted bicyclic nucleosides, oligomeric compounds prepared therefrom and methods of using the oligomeric compounds. More particularly, the furanose ring of each of the novel 5′-(S)—CH3 substituted bicyclic nucleosides includes a 2′ to 4′ bridging group. The 5′-(S)—CH3 substituted bicyclic nucleosides are expected to be useful for enhancing one or more properties of the oligomeric compounds they are incorporated into such as for example increasing the binding affinity. In certain embodiments, the oligomeric compounds provided herein hybridize to a portion of a target RNA resulting in loss of normal function of the target RNA.
US09193746B2	Luminescent metal complexes and associated technology Luminescent metal complexes, methods of producing and/or designing same, methods of using same, and associated technology, are disclosed herein. A luminescent metal complex may be useful for a variety of applications, such as staining, detection, and/or identification, for example, of substances, such as poly(amino acids), for example. Further by way of example, a luminescent metal complex may be useful for staining, detecting, and/or identifying poly(amino acids) that are associated with any of various environments, such as a gel or a gel matrix, such as any associated with SDS-PAGE, for example, a surface environment, such as any associated with western blot, for example, and/or the like. Compositions, solutions, and kits comprising a luminescent metal complex are also disclosed herein.
US09193742B2	Continuous process for the preparation of thiocarboxylate silane The invention is directed to a process for the preparation of thiocarboxylate silane comprising reacting an aqueous solution of a salt of a thiocarboxylic acid with a haloalkylalkoxysilane in the presence of a solid supported catalyst. The invention is also directed to a process for the preparation of an aqueous solution of a salt of a thiocarboxylic acid which comprises reacting an aqueous solution of a sulfide and/or hydrosulfide with a carboxylic acid halide and/or acid anhydride.
US09193741B2	Antiviral activity of bicyclic heterocycles The present invention relates to compound of Formula I, II, III, or IV, and/or a pharmaceutical acceptable addition salt thereof and/or a stereoisomer thereof and/or a solvate thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R11, and R12 are as defined in the claim 1 or as described in detail in the description of the invention, and to the use of said compounds to treat or prevent viral infections and their use to manufacture a medicine to treat or prevent viral infections, particularly infections with RNA-viruses belonging to the family of the Retroviridae, the family of the Flaviviridae and the family of the Picornaviridae and more preferably infections with Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1 (HIV1), Human Immunodeficiency Virus 2 (HIV2), Hepatitis C virus (HCV), Dengue virus, and enteroviruses like Coxsackievirus, Rhinovirus and Poliovirus. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions of said compounds and the use of said pharmaceutical compositions to treat or prevent viral infections. The present invention further relates to the use of said compounds as biologically active ingredients, more specifically as medicaments for the treatment of viral disorders and pathologic conditions such as, but not limited to, viral infections with Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1 (HIV1), Human Immunodeficiency Virus 2 (HIV2), Hepatitis C virus (HCV), Dengue virus, and enteroviruses like Coxsackievirus, Rhinovirus and Poliovirus.
US09193737B2	Production of 6-hydroxy morphinans without the isolation of intermediates The present invention provides a process for preparing a saturated 6,14-dihydroxy morphinan. The process comprises contacting an unsaturated 6-O-hydrocarbyl morphinan with hydrogen peroxide and an organic acid to form an unsaturated 6-keto-14-hydroxy morphinan. The unsaturated 6-keto-14-hydroxy morphinan is contacted with a first reducing agent to form an unsaturated 6,14-dihydroxy morphinan, and the unsaturated 6,14-dihydroxy morphinan is contacted with a second reducing agent to form the saturated 6,14-dihydroxy morphinan.
US09193736B2	PDE 10a inhibitors for the treatment of type II diabetes Disclosed are compounds, compositions and methods for treating Type II diabetes. Such compounds are represented by Formula (I) as follows: wherein R1, R2, L, and Q are defined herein.
US09193733B2	Piperidinylcyclobutyl substituted pyrrolopyridine and pyrrolopyrimidine derivatives as JAK inhibitors The present invention provides piperidinylcyclobutyl substituted pyrrolopyrimidines and pyrrolopyridines of Formula I, as defined herein, as well as their compositions and methods of use, that modulate the activity of Janus kinases (JAKs) and are useful in the treatment of diseases related to the activity of JAKs including, for example, inflammatory disorders, autoimmune disorders, cancer, and other diseases.
US09193718B2	Quinazoline derivative and application thereof This invention provides a class of quinazoline compounds, as represented by formula (I), and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, wherein: each of R1 and R2 independently, is selected from H, C1-C6 alkoxy, halo-C1-C6 alkoxy, C1-C6-alkoxy-C1-C6 alkoxy, C3-C8 cycloalkoxy, C3-C8 heterocycloalkoxy containing at least one of heteroatoms selected from N, O, S; Z is —NR4—, C(R5)2, S or —O—, wherein R4 is H or C1-C3 alkyl, R5 is the same or different, selected from H or C1-C3 alkyl; R3 is selected from H, halogen, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy or halo-C1-C6 alkyl; n is an integer from 0 to 5. This invention also provides methods of preparation and medical uses of the compounds of formula (I) and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts. These compounds have the activity of inhibiting EGFR-TK, and can be used as drugs for the treatment of protein tyrosine kinase related diseases such as tumors, cancers, etc.
US09193714B2	Fluorinated estrogen receptor modulators and uses thereof Described herein are compounds that are estrogen receptor modulators. Also described are pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments that include the compounds described herein, as well as methods of using such estrogen receptor modulators, alone and in combination with other compounds, for treating diseases or conditions that are mediated or dependent upon estrogen receptors.
US09193713B2	Compounds as cannabinoid receptor ligands The present invention relates compounds of formula (I) wherein A and R1 are as defined in the specification, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of treating conditions and disorders using such compounds and pharmaceutical compositions.
US09193709B2	1-arylcarbonyl-4-oxy-piperidine compounds useful for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases The present invention provides a compound useful as an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of neurodegenerative disease and the like, or a salt thereof. The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula (I) wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, or a salt thereof.
US09193706B2	Method for producing 3,4-dihydroisoquinoline derivatives and production intermediates of same Provided are an efficient method for producing 3,4-dihydroisoquinoline derivatives and useful production intermediates thereof. Provided is a method for producing 3,4-dihydroisoquinoline derivatives represented by general formula (1), comprising converting a compound represented by general formula (3) in the presence of acid after reacting with an aniline derivative, or converting a compound represented by general formula (3) by reacting with an aniline derivative in the presence of an acid.
US09193702B2	Fluorinated aryl epoxide compounds A fluorinated aromatic epoxy compound having a fluorinated ether tail and a pendant epoxy functional group. These compounds are particularly useful as starting materials for producing various water and oil repellents and soil resists.
US09193697B2	Oxazole derivatives useful as modulators of FAAH The present invention is directed to certain Oxazole derivatives which are useful as modulators of Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase (FAAH) and as FAAH imaging agents. The invention is also concerned with pharmaceutical formulations comprising these compounds as active ingredients and the use of the compounds and their formulations in the treatment of certain disorders, including osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetic neuropathy, postherpetic neuralgia, skeletomuscular pain, and fibromyalgia, as well as acute pain, migraine, sleep disorder, Alzheimer Disease, and Parkinson's Disease.
US09193695B2	1, 2, 4-triazolone derivative and use thereof as an antagonist on the arginine-vasopressin 1B receptor The present invention provides a 1,2,4-triazolone derivative represented by Formula (1A) having an antagonistic activity on the arginine-vasopressin 1b receptor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound or the salt as an active ingredient, in particular, a therapeutic or preventive agent exhibiting favorable pharmacokinetics in a disease such as mood disorder, anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's chorea, eating disorder, hypertension, gastrointestinal disease, drug addiction, epilepsy, cerebral infarction, cerebral ischemia, cerebral edema, head injury, inflammation, immune-related disease, or alopecia.
US09193691B2	Methods for the synthesis of activated ethylfumarates and their use as intermediates Disclosed embodiments relate to improved methods for the synthesis of activated fumarate intermediates and their use in chemical synthesis. Disclosed embodiments describe the synthesis of activated fumarate esters including those derived from activating groups including: 4-nitrophenyl, diphenylphosphoryl azide, pivaloyl chloride, chlorosulfonyl isocyanate, p-nitrophenol, MEF, trifluoroacetyl and chlorine, for example, ethyl fumaroyl chloride and the subsequent use of the activated ester in situ. Further embodiments describe the improved synthesis of substituted aminoalkyl-diketopiperazines from unisolated and unpurified intermediates allowing for improved yields and reactor throughput.
US09193679B2	Process for deploymerizing polysulfides and the preparation of bis-mercapto-diethers The invention related to a process for the preparation of a bismercaptodiether by reacting a polysulfide with a monothiol in the presence of a base and to a process for the depolymerization of a polysulfide by reacting said polysulfide with a monothiol in the presence of a base.These processes enable the preparation of bismercaptodiethers without inorganic salt formation.
US09193655B2	Method for producing 7-octenal Provided is a method for highly selectively producing 7-octenal with a high conversion ratio through the isomerization reaction of 2,7-octadiene-1-ol. Specifically, provided is a method for producing 7-octenal, in which a copper-based catalyst is obtained by reducing a copper-based catalyst precursor described below, and an isomerization reaction of 2,7-octadiene-1-ol is caused in a gas phase using a fixed-bed reaction in the presence of the obtained copper-based catalyst.The copper-based catalyst precursor: a copper-based catalyst precursor obtained by calcining a mixture containing copper, iron, aluminum, and calcium silicate in which an atomic ratio of iron and aluminum to copper [(Fe+Al)/Cu] is in a range of 1.71 to 2.5, an atomic ratio of aluminum to iron [Al/Fe] is in a range of 0.001 to 3.3, and calcium silicate is contained in a range of 15% by mass to 65% by mass at a temperature in a range of 500° C. to 1,000° C.
US09193650B1	Long chain secondary alcohols from fatty acids and fatty oils Processes for producing long chain secondary alcohols from fatty acids and fatty oils, wherein at least one fatty acid or a fatty acid mixture is contacted with a ketonization catalyst in a ketonization catalyst under ketonization conditions to provide a long chain ketone, and the long chain ketone is contacted with a selective ketone hydrogenation catalyst that lacks catalytic activity for alcohol dehydration to selectively hydrogenate the long chain ketone to provide the corresponding long chain secondary alcohol.
US09193647B2	Process for preparing butadiene and/or butenes from n-butane The process for preparing butadiene from n-butane comprises the steps of A) providing a feed gas stream a comprising n-butane; B) feeding the feed gas stream a comprising n-butane into at least one first dehydrogenation zone; C) compressing in at least one first compression stage and cooling the gas stream b; D) absorbing the butenes and the stream c2 comprising butadiene, n-butane, hydrogen and water vapor, with or without inert gases and with or without carbon oxides, with a selective solvent; E) extractively distilling the selective solvent; F) distilling the selective solvent; G) feeding stream f and an oxygenous gas into at least one second dehydrogenation zone and oxidatively dehydrogenating 1-butene and 2-butenes.
US09193644B2	Process for selectively dealkylating aromatic compounds A process for selectively dealkylating aromatic compounds includes providing a coal tar stream comprising aromatic compounds and hydrotreating the coal tar stream to reduce a concentration of one or more of organic sulfur, nitrogen, and oxygen in the coal tar stream, and to hydrogenate at least a portion of the aromatic compounds in the coal tar stream. The process further includes hydrocracking the hydrotreated coal tar stream to further hydrogenate the aromatic compounds and to crack at least one ring of multi-ring aromatic compounds to form single-ring aromatic compounds. The single-ring aromatic compounds present in the hydrocracked stream are then dealkylated to remove alkyl groups containing two or more carbon atoms.
US09193640B2	Digital microfluidic platform for radiochemistry Disclosed herein are methods of performing microchemical reactions and electro-wetting-on-dielectric devices (EWOD devices) for use in performing those reactions. These devices and method are particularly suited for preparing radiochemical compounds, particularly compounds containing 18F.
US09193632B2	On the production of metal-ceramic compounds The invention relates to a method for producing a ceramic-metal connection that is repeatedly subjected to great changes in temperature during use, in which the metal and ceramic are brazed to one another two-dimensionally. Here it is provided that the metal and ceramic are arranged against one another in a monitored manner, preferably in a displacement-monitored manner
US09193631B2	Fused and coated silica grains A coated grain is provided with a fused base grain at least partially covered with a coating that includes silica. The base grain includes more than 40% of alumina as a percentage by weight based on the weight of the base grain.
US09193624B2	Production method for thermochromatic glass in which use is made of a low-temperature metal-vapour-deposition process, and thermochromatic glass obtained thereby The present invention relates to a production method for thermochromatic glass in which use is made of a low-temperature metal vapor deposition process, and to thermochromatic glass obtained thereby. More specifically, the invention relates to: a production method for thermochromatic glass in which a low-temperature metal-vapor-deposition process is used in order to effect the vapor deposition of a metal for forming a thermochromatic metal oxide and then subsequently a heat treatment is carried out, such that the processing efficiency is high and the reliability of the thermochromatic characteristics of the glass produced by the method is outstanding; and to thermochromatic glass obtained by means of the method.
US09193621B2	Heat-absorbing glass plate and process for its production To provide a heat-absorbing glass plate which satisfies both low solar transmittance and high visible light transmittance, presents a green color as transmitted light and contains a small number of coloring components. The heat-absorbing glass plate of the present invention has a solar transmittance of at most 42% calculated as 4 mm thickness, has a visible light transmittance (by illuminant A, 2° visual field) of at least 70% calculated as 4 mm thickness, and provides a transmitted light having a dominant wavelength of from 492 to 520 nm, and it is made of soda lime silica glass having substantially the following composition, as represented by mass % based on oxides. SiO2: 65 to 75%, Al2O3: more than 3% and at most 6%, MgO: at least 0% and less than 2%, CaO: 7 to 10%, total iron as calculated as Fe2O3: 0.45 to 0.65%, and TiO2: 0.2 to 0.8%, and contains substantially no member selected from the group consisting of CoO, Cr2O3, V2O5 and MnO, wherein the proportion of the mass of divalent FeO in the mass of total iron which is the amount of total iron as calculated as Fe2O3, is more than 42% and at most 60%.
US09193617B2	Refractory liner structure and use in glass fusion draw An interlocking structure including: a top panel; a first wall and second wall; a first brace and a second brace each having interlocks that interlock with complementary interlocks on the top panel and at least one of the first and second walls. The structure can optionally have an additional interlocking joint, for example, a boss and via, between the top panel and contact point(s) or contact regions of each wall, and the interlocking joint can optionally have an adhesive seal to lock the optional interlocking joints. Also disclosed is a method of making the liner article and methods for using the article for forming glass, as defined herein.
US09193615B2	Portable biofilter and degasser The present invention relates to a floating media moving bed portable biofilter and degasser and methods of using same useful for the biological treatment of aqueous nitrogenous waste. Provided herein are enhanced biofilter systems and methods for removing nitrogenous wastes from bodies of water. The portable biofilters described herein remedy the deficiencies of existing biofilters described above due to their enhanced nitrogen removing efficiency coupled with their simple and robust design, relative inexpensiveness, portability, ease of cleaning and maintenance, minimized trapping of aqueous solids, minimization of off-flavors in aquacultured fish, and immediate functionality when transferred to different sources of water. These advantages render the portable biofilters of the present invention suitable for commercial applications for aqueous nitrogenous waste removal.
US09193613B2	pH control to enable homogeneous catalytic wet air oxidation A system and method for the treatment of process streams is provided. A catalyst mediates a wet oxidation process at elevated temperatures and pressures for treating at least one undesirable constituent in an aqueous mixture. A catalyst may be selected for its solubility at a detected pH level of the aqueous mixture. Alternatively, a pH level of the aqueous mixture may be adjusted to solubilize a selected catalyst and/or maintain the selected catalyst in a soluble form. A controller in communication with a pH sensor may be configured to generate a control signal to adjust the pH level of the aqueous mixture in response to the pH sensor registering a pH level outside a predetermined pH solubility range for a selected catalyst.
US09193610B2	Synergistic interaction of weak cation exchange resin and magnesium oxide The present invention relates to methods, apparatuses, and systems for treating water. The methods, apparatuses and systems reduce scaling associated with solubilized water hardness using a sequence of water treatment agents, including a first threshold agent shedding weak cation exchange resin and a second magnesium compound conversion agent water treatment. The system or apparatus and methods according to the invention provide synergistic reduction of hard water scaling and elimination of cementing on the insoluble magnesium compound.
US09193597B2	Method for purifying chlorosilanes The present invention provides a method for obtaining high purity chlorosilanes from chlorosilanes containing boron impurities and phosphorus impurities. On the basis of the finding that solid by-product formation in the purification of chlorosilanes by adding an aromatic aldehyde results from a catalytic reaction by iron ions or rust-like iron, a Lewis base having a masking effect is added to chlorosilanes. Examples of the Lewis base include a divalent sulfur-containing compound and an alkoxysilane. The divalent sulfur-containing compound is preferably a compound represented by the formula: R—S—R′ (wherein R is a hydrocarbon group or a carbonyl group; and the sum of the carbon atoms in R and R′ is 7 or more), and the alkoxysilane is preferably a compound represented by the formula: RxSi(OR′)4-x (wherein R and R′ are each an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms).
US09193588B2	Hydrogen elimination and thermal energy generation in water-activated chemical heaters A hydrogen suppressing, flameless, heat generating chemical composition including magnesium or a magnesium-containing alloy, a hydrogen suppressor or eliminator, particulate carbon, a metallic salt including a cation and an anion and water. The anion is selected from the group consisting of silicate, carbonate, bicarbonate, phosphate, borate, perborate, percarbonate, perphosphate, persulfate, nitrate, nitrite, ferrate, permanganate, and stannate and combinations thereof. The magnesium or magnesium-containing alloy, hydrogen suppressor or eliminator, particulate carbon, metallic salt and water are each present in a proportional amount to generate sufficient heat to heat water, medical supplies and/or consumable rations.
US09193580B1	Barium titanate nanowire their arrays and array based devices A nano-electromechanical system comprises piezoelectric vertically aligned BaTiO3 nanowire arrays for energy-harvesting applications, sensors, and other applications. The aligned piezoelectric nanowire arrays provide highly accurate nano-electromechanical system-based dynamic sensor with a wide operating bandwidth and unity coherence and energy harvesters at low frequencies. The growth of vertically aligned (B45-mm long) barium titanate nanowire arrays is realized through a hydrothermal synthesis.
US09193569B2	Balustrade device for conveyor A balustrade device for a conveyor includes at least a holder body, a clamping component assembled to the holder body, and a clamping force applying mechanism. The clamping component has a panel-side pressing surface, and the clamping force applying mechanism has a clamping force action axis intersecting, in vertical cross-sectional view, with the panel-side pressing surface or a plane extending from the panel-side pressing surface. Thus, a high gripping force can be generated in spite of a two-dimensional shape of the balustrade device.
US09193568B2	Passenger conveyor Provided is a passenger conveyor apparatus that can be reduced in number of components. The passenger conveyor apparatus includes a plurality of footsteps to be moved in a circulating manner, a moving handrail to be moved in a circulating manner in synchronization with the movement of the plurality of footsteps, and a truss for supporting the plurality of footsteps and the moving handrail. A skirt guard is provided on a lateral side of the plurality of footsteps. At least one roller is provided to each of the plurality of footsteps. The roller is guided by a rail corresponding to the roller. The rail is fixed to a rail supporting plate supported on the truss. At least one of the skirt guard and the moving handrail is fixed to the rail supporting plate.
US09193566B1	Elevator ceiling A ceiling assembly for an elevator cab that includes, among other features, an improved emergency access panel. The access panel appears to be part of a monolithic ceiling panel. When unlocked, the access panel is permitted to drop along a series of slides and remains substantially horizontal. Tracks are provided in the frame of the ceiling assembly that permits the dropped access panel to easily slide away to give access to the interior of the elevator cab through the ceiling. Drops in each of the tracks help bias the access panel open when it is placed in a fully open position.
US09193560B2	Leader member, substrate, substrate cartridge, substrate-processing apparatus, leader-connecting method, method of manufacturing display element, and apparatus for manufacturing display element A leader member includes a connection portion that is connected to a substrate and a position reference portion that is used at least for aligning the substrate with the connection portion.
US09193549B2	Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus The invention relates to a sheet conveying apparatus which includes: a rotator pair which includes a nip portion to nip and convey a sheet conveyed by a sheet conveying portion; a first moving portion which includes a first contact surface abutting on the sheet on an upstream of the nip portion of the rotator pair in a sheet conveying direction, the first contact surface moving while being pressed by the sheet; a second moving portion which includes a second contact surface abutting on the sheet on the upstream of the nip portion of the rotator pair in the sheet conveying direction, the second contact surface moving while being pressed by the sheet; and a guide portion which guides a leading edge of the sheet conveyed by the sheet conveying portion selectively to the first contact surface of the first moving portion and the second contact surface of the second moving portion.
US09193545B1	Separation function releasing mechanism A separation function releasing mechanism includes a frame defining two activating slots at two opposite sides, a separating mechanism which includes a bracket pivoted to the frame and a group of retard rollers rotatably mounted to the frame, a group of separating rollers located under the retard rollers, and a pushing mechanism which includes a connecting element mounted in one side of the frame and capable of sliding forward and backward. Two opposite sides of the bracket protrude outward to form a pair of activating columns slidably located in the activating slots with the distal ends projecting outward out of the activating slots. A top face of a rear of the connecting element is defined as a slantwise pushing plane and a horizontal blocking plane in front of the pushing plane which are located under and in front of the activating column to work closely with the activating column.
US09193544B2	Sheet stacking device, sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus A sheet stacking device includes a base member and a sheet stacking portion on which a sheet is stacked. The sheet stacking portion is supported by the base member swingably in a first direction orthogonal to a second direction, and swings and changes an inclination angle for holding the stacked sheet.
US09193535B2	Food management system In a food management system for managing a food carried by a food plate carrier put on the conveyor line, the food plate carrier comprises a mounting platform having a plate resting portion for resting thereon a plate, and a cover for covering the plate resting portion, the cover being attached to the mounting platform in such a manner as to open and close with respect to the plate resting portion, and the food management system comprises an IC tag attached to the food plate carrier, a reader for reading data on the food from the IC tag, an open-close detector for detecting opening and closing of the cover of the food plate carrier, and a controller for computing data on the food, based on the data read by the reader and the data on the opening and closing of the cover detected by the open-close detector.
US09193533B2	Multi-directional roller assembly A multi-directional roller assembly for directing articles in a conveying system. The multi-directional roller assembly has a rotatable roller frame housing at least one set of mutually-actuating rollers. The multi-directional roller assembly directs an article supported by the assembly along a trajectory determined by the orientation of the multi-directional roller assembly relative to an input force. The orientation of the multi-directional roller assembly may be changed to change the trajectory. A conveyor system may include an array of multi-directional roller assemblies. An actuator controls the orientation of the multi-directional roller assemblies individually and may also control an array of multi-directional roller assemblies as a group.
US09193528B2	Vial transport mechanism A device for transferring a container from a first location to a second location includes a first container guide defining a linear path between the first location and the second location, a second container guide defining a second linear path between the first location and the second location, the second linear path having at least a change in path direction, and a motor unit creating a relative movement between the first guide and the second guide.
US09193526B2	Component supplying apparatus A component supplying apparatus includes a chute section including a sliding surface on which an electronic component is slidable. The chute section includes: a pair of bottom support members which oppose each other in a lateral direction perpendicular to a sliding direction such that a distance between the bottom support members is changeable, and each of which includes an upper surface defining the sliding surface; a pair of side support members which oppose each other in the lateral direction such that a distance between the side support members is changeable, and which support lateral side surfaces of the electronic component sliding on the sliding surface; and a top support member which opposes the sliding surface such that a distance between the top support member and the sliding surface is changeable, and which prevents the electronic component sliding on the sliding surface from escaping upward.
US09193525B2	Apparatus for handling electronic components An apparatus for handling electronic components on a lead frame. The apparatus including a singulation device configured to singulate the lead frame to thereby separate the electronic components and to position the separated electronic components alternately into at least two layers along different levels; and a guide having a plurality of lanes running along a surface of the guide, the lanes being configured to transport the separated electronic components from a first end of the guide arranged adjacent to the singulation device to a second end of the guide arranged adjacent to an output area. The lanes at the first end of the guide are alternately arranged into at least two layers having respective levels to receive the electronic components from the singulation device, whereas the lanes at the second end of the guide are arranged into a single layer along a common level for transferring the electronic components to the output area.
US09193514B2	Product packaging system with antimicrobial agent A package providing a storage space with features capable of affecting atmospheric conditions therein, comprising a body having a first and at least one second storage space adjacent thereto, wherein the first storage space is defined by sidewalls, and the at least one second storage space is defined by sidewalls including at least a portion thereof which further defines the first storage space, the second storage space providing a reservoir for containing an antimicrobial agent therein, wherein the antimicrobial agent includes a precursor to chlorine dioxide gas and the portion of the sidewall which further defines the first storage space is configured to allow for the delivery of the chlorine dioxide gas from the second storage space into the first storage space.
US09193510B2	Systems and methods for heating liquid, semi-solid or liquid/solid combination comestibles in combination microwave and convection ovens A system is provided for heating a comestible. The system includes a container and a flexible vented package containing a liquid, semi-solid or liquid/solid combination comestible. The package is positioned within the container in a manner that hinders the comestible from escaping through the package's vent(s). The container is penetrable to microwaves and is adapted to not experience heat-induced damage when subjected to a heating cycle in a combination microwave and convection oven. The container is adapted to protect the package from heat-induced damage when the container is subjected to a heating cycle in a combination microwave and convection oven.
US09193509B2	Dual barrier laminate structure The present disclosure relates to a dual barrier laminate structure, particularly suitable for aggressive or moisture containing products. The present disclosure also relates to a plastic based laminate (PBL) or an aluminum based laminate (ABL) comprising the said dual barrier laminate.
US09193496B2	Method of processing a container and base cup structure for removal of vacuum pressure A Method of Processing a Container and Base Cup Structure For Removal of Vacuum Pressure A plastic container (10) has a wall extending to a lower portion including a pressure panel (20). The panel (20) is transversely oriented and can move from a downwardly inclined position providing a geometrically unstable configuration to an upwardly inclined position providing a geometrically stable configuration to control pressure change in the container. This movement may be provided by suitable actuating means such as rod (22). In the unstable configuration a base cup 50 or any other suitable holder can support the container and enable it to be conveyed in a container handling or processing system.
US09193491B1	Method for producing labels with multiple designs for prescription containers A system for labels that are positioned on a pharmaceutical container. The system can vary the choices for design and size of the labeling with respect to several types of container in which pharmaceuticals are positioned. The system increases the readability of information positioned on the pharmaceutical container by coordinating a label to the type and size of the container.
US09193490B2	Bag retrieval assembly and bag for pressed bales A bag retrieval assembly and bag, which facilitates the covering of a bale of cotton or other fibrous material, are discussed. The bag is configured to be used with the bag retrieval assembly, which is configured to manipulate the bag from a stacked or stored configuration to an open configuration that may be raised and held into a position for further processing.
US09193487B2	Self assembling polymer membranes in food packaging application A method of packaging a food product using a polymer membrane, the polymer being a self assembling polymeric material, and the method including a.) rendering the said polymer into a film; and b.) packaging a food product in an atmosphere with the said polymer film, wherein said film regulates the atmosphere in which the food product is packaged.
US09193485B2	Folding device and assembly for making a fold in a foldable wrapping material or material to be wrapped Folding device for making a fold in a first direction in a foldable material, wherein the folding device comprises a clamping unit and a folding unit, the clamping unit comprising first and second clamping fingers, which with respect to each other can be moved apart and towards each other for clamping the material in between them, the folding unit being placed next to the clamping unit in a direction transverse to the first direction, and comprising a first and a second folding arm, which with respect to each other can be moved apart and towards each other, the first folding arm comprising two first folding fingers that extend in a direction of the first folding arm and are spaced apart from each other transverse to the first direction, the second folding arm comprising at least one second folding finger that extends in the direction of the first folding arm, the second folding finger being movable to between the first folding fingers.
US09193479B2	Monitoring of high-lift systems for aircraft Monitoring of high-lift systems for aircraft. In one configuration, a method for monitoring a high-lift system includes monitoring a first current draw of a first drive station of the high-lift system, and monitoring a second current draw of a second drive station of the high-lift system. The method further includes comparing the first current draw and the second current draw to determine if a differential between the first current draw and the second current draw exceeds a threshold, and generating a failure signal if the differential between the first current draw and the second current draw exceeds the threshold.
US09193478B2	Flight recorder, aircraft with flight recorder and method for reading out flight data from a flight recorder The present disclosure relates to a flight recorder, having a memory, a control device, which is coupled to the memory and which is configured to record flight data during the flight of an aircraft and to store said flight data in the memory, a transceiver device, which is coupled to the control device and which is configured to accept stored flight data signals from the control device and to convert them into acoustic signals, and an acoustic transducer, which is coupled to the transceiver device and which is configured to emit the acoustic signals of the transceiver device into a body of water, the control device being configured to receive control signals via the transceiver device and, depending on the control signals, to retrieve partial data areas of the stored flight data from the memory and to transfer them to the transceiver device.
US09193475B2	System and method for tire burst detection Tire pressure monitoring systems and methods for detecting a tire burst are disclosed. The system may include a tire pressure sensor, a tire pressure monitor, and a tire burst indicator. The tire pressure sensor may measure tire pressure in an aircraft tire. The tire pressure monitor may analyze data from the tire pressure sensor to detect a tire burst. A tire burst may be detected in response to a rapid decrease in tire pressure. In response to detecting a tire burst, the tire pressure monitor may transmit a tire burst message to the tire burst indicator. The tire burst indicator may indicate to a pilot that a tire burst has been detected.
US09193469B2	Aircraft engine with an apparatus for pulsating expiration of gas into the exhaust nozzle An aircraft jet engine includes an exhaust-gas nozzle having a device configured to blow out an exhaust gas in a pulsating manner into an exhaust-gas stream so as to reduce noise. The exhaust-gas nozzle includes openings distributed along a circumference of the exhaust-gas nozzle and disposed upstream from a nozzle outlet. The openings communicate with the device.
US09193465B2	Electromechanical actuation system for aircraft passenger suites and method An electromechanical actuation system for an aircraft passenger suite for allowing passenger-initiated adjustment of a passenger seat and related passenger accoutrements including a suite control unit configured to receive command signals from a user interface, and a first line replacement unit comprising a first integral electronic control unit and a second line replacement unit coupled to the first line replacement, wherein the first electronic control unit controls operation of the first line replacement unit and the second line replacement unit in response to command signals received from the suite control unit.
US09193459B2	Unloading and loading of aircraft An access platform (208) enables containers (222) to be loaded into a cargo hold (218) of an aircraft (202) from a ground vehicle (220). The platform (208) has two opposite and non-parallel ends (210, 214), between which there is defined a support surface, the platform when viewed in plan having a generally trapezoidal shape. In use, an item (222) of cargo is moved between the cargo hold (218) and the ground vehicle (220) via a door opening, the movement of the item (222) through the door opening being in a direction (213) which when viewed in plan is not parallel to the direction (211) in which the door opening faces. During such movement, the item (222) of cargo is supported by from beneath by the support surface of the platform (208).
US09193458B2	Air-to-surface surveillance and/or weapons system and method for air-based inspection and/or engagement of objects on land or sea An air-to-surface surveillance and/or weapons system includes a base aircraft and an unmanned slave aircraft that can be uncoupled from a base aircraft and coupled back to it again. The base aircraft and slave aircraft are equipped with coupling equipment designed to work together. The base aircraft is equipped with surveillance and monitoring equipment. The slave aircraft is equipped with monitoring equipment and/or weapons. The slave aircraft can be connected to a control station via a data link for data exchange and can be controlled from this control station.
US09193445B2	Wing tip device A wing tip device for fixing to the outboard end of a wing, the wing defining a wing plane, the wing tip device comprising: an upper wing-like element projecting upwardly with respect to the wing plane and having a trailing edge; and a lower wing-like element fixed with respect to the upper wing-like element and having a root chord and a trailing edge, the lower wing-like element root chord intersecting with the upper wing-like element, and the lower wing-like element projecting downwardly from the intersection, wherein the upper wing-like element is larger than the lower wing-like element and the trailing edge of the lower wing-like element is adjacent the trailing edge of the upper wing-like element at the intersection, and wherein an included angle between the upper and lower wing-like elements at the intersection is less than, or equal to, 160 degrees. Also, a wing with the wing tip device; an aircraft with the wing; a method of fitting, or retro-fitting, the wing tip device to a wing; a method of modifying an existing wing tip device; and a method of operating a wing with the wing tip device.
US09193430B2	Tilt-angle adjusting apparatus and ship propulsion machine To provide a technique capable of adjusting a tilt angle of a ship propulsion machine body with respect to a hull to a tilt angle suitable for a travelling state easily and with high accuracy. A motor adjusting a tilt angle of a ship propulsion machine body with respect to a hull and a control device controlling drive of the motor so as to change the tilt angle in accordance with an output from a hull angle sensor detecting a hull angle as an angle of the hull with respect to the water surface are included.
US09193428B2	Oar carrier Oar carriers and methods of carrying oars, for example, rowing blades or sculls used by competitive rowing crews. The oar carriers include a panel, through holes in the panel sized to receive a shaft of an oar, and slots in a peripheral surface of the panel providing open access to the through holes to allow transfer of the shaft to the through hole. The slots may have a minimum width less than the diameter of the shaft of an oar, where the slot is made of a resilient material adapted to deflect and allow the diameter of the shaft to transfer to the through hole. One or more handles may be provided to the carrier. Methods of using the oar carrier and arrangements of oars and oar carriers are also disclosed.
US09193427B1	Floating vessel with appendages for reduced vibration and increased thruster capacity A floating vessel having a hull, at least one thruster tube, at least one water moving device and at least one power supply in the thruster tube. At least one appendage partially surrounds the thruster tube and encircles the thruster tube from 30 percent to 40. A plurality of supports secures the at least one appendage to the hull. At least one fairing plate is installed between a tangent of the appendage and the hull for following a circumference of the thruster tube and encircling the thruster tube from 30 percent to 40 percent, wherein the fairing plate is configured to transition water flow from the hull over the appendage and into the thruster tube to reduce water turbulent flow across an opening of the thruster tube.
US09193416B2	Bicycle sprocket support assembly A bicycle sprocket support assembly is provided with a sprocket support body, a first sprocket support member and at least first and second sprockets. The sprocket support body has a tubular shaped part with an exterior surface and an interior surface arranged around a center longitudinal axis. The first sprocket support member is integrated with the exterior surface of the sprocket support body as a one-piece, unitary member and projects radially from the exterior surface of the sprocket support body. The first and second sprockets are fixed to the first sprocket support member by at least one fastener with the first and second sprockets being supported at axially spaced apart locations along the center longitudinal axis of the sprocket support body.
US09193408B2	Tricycle with variable position footboards A tricycle has a frame, a front wheel with drive pedals, a seat, and a footboard. The footboard of the novel tricycle can optionally be mounted on the frame in a first orientation and at least a second orientation.
US09193406B2	Angle adjusting device for bicycle saddle An angle adjusting device for a bicycle saddle is disclosed. The device includes a frame coupling block, which is coupled at a lower end thereof to an upper portion of a height adjustment unit. A saddle coupling post is coupled at a lower end thereof to an upper end of the frame coupling block and is coupled at an upper end thereof to the saddle, with a through hole formed in the upper portion of the saddle coupling post. An angle fixing unit includes a pair of fan-shaped plates attached to left and right sides of the frame coupling block, and a pair of rectangular plates coupling front and rear edges of the fan-shaped plates to each other. An angle adjusting unit is coupled to the saddle coupling post, and is detachable from holes in the angle fixing unit to control the rotation of the saddle coupling post.
US09193396B2	Vehicle cab tilt apparatus A vehicle comprises a frame, a cab, a viscous mount, and a pin. The frame comprises a first pin receptor. The cab comprises a second pin receptor. The viscous mount comprises a third pin receptor and a frame mount. The frame mount is connected to the frame. The third pin receptor is movable within a limited range relative to the frame mount. The pin is received by the first pin receptor, the second pin receptor, and the third pin receptor and defines a tilt axis about which the cab may rotate relative to the frame. A clearance between the pin and the first pin receptor is greater than a clearance between the pin and the second pin receptor and a clearance between the pin and the third pin receptor.
US09193394B1	Modular composite instrument panel A vehicular instrument panel, including a substrate comprising a plurality of chopped carbon and chopped glass fibers within a nylon resin, the substrate defines an airbag canister. The plurality of chopped carbon and chopped glass fibers are segregated such that the chopped carbon fibers are substantially concentrated within a driver-side portion of the substrate and the airbag canister, and the chopped glass fibers are substantially concentrated within a passenger-side portion of the substrate. The substrate can also include a boundary region such that the plurality of chopped carbon and glass fibers in the substrate are substantially mixed in the boundary region.
US09193393B2	Full height tunnel section with enclosed exhaust One variation may include a vehicle center tunnel which may include an enclosed exhaust system.
US09193389B2	Side bottom structure of vehicle body for improving crashworthiness and anti-corrosion performance A side bottom structure of a vehicle may include a side sill having a closed cross-section with a predetermined outline, forming a side bottom of the vehicle body, and elongated in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, a front pillar having one end thereof connected to a front end of the side sill and elongated in a height direction of the vehicle toward a roof of the vehicle, and a side outer panel combined with the side sill and the front pillar and forming a side external appearance of the vehicle body, wherein the side sill is formed by combining an inner side sill and an outer side sill, and wherein the inner and outer side sills have constant transverse cross-sections respectively, and a front end of the inner side sill and a front end of the outer side sill protrude further than the front of the front pillar.
US09193383B2	Steering knuckle for a vehicle A steering knuckle to be used with the steering assembly of a vehicle such as a farming tractor is disclosed. The steering knuckle comprises preconfigured attachment areas where attachment element(s) or bracket(s) can be releasably yet rigidly secured. The attachment areas may be further reinforced with additional knuckle material (e.g. metal, metallic alloy). The steering knuckle therefore provides predetermined and preconfigured attachment location(s) where a wheel-replacing track system can be secured, thereby allowing the track system to be mounted to the vehicle while avoiding attachment at inconvenient or weak locations.
US09193380B2	Steering-shaft-rotation-angle detection device A steering-shaft-rotation-angle detection device that detects a rotation angle of a steering shaft that is rotated by operation of a steering wheel, includes an electric motor that assists steering of the steering wheel by a driver, a speed reduction mechanism that reduces speed of rotation of the electric motor and transmits the rotation to the steering shaft, a rotating body that is attached to a rotation shaft of the electric motor, a signal output unit that outputs a signal in accordance with rotation of the rotating body, and a controller that calculates a rotation angle of the rotating body on the basis of the output signal from the signal output unit and calculates, on the basis of this rotation angle and a speed reduction ratio of the speed reduction mechanism, a rotation angle of the steering shaft.
US09193373B2	Foldable stroller A stroller includes a first wheel assembly, a second wheel assembly, and a handle bar assembly, with each respective assembly being configured to connect to respective first, second, and third rotatable elements of a folding mechanism. Each of the first, second, and third rotatable elements are rotatably supported by a common axle. The stroller further includes a leverage element rotatably supported by a leverage axle, with the leverage axle being supported by the third rotatable element and being arranged in a parallel relationship with the common axle. The leverage element includes an axle slot for accommodating movement of the common axle. The leverage element also includes a first pin and a second pin, with the first pin being rotatably supported by the first rotatable element in a receptacle arranged at a first distance from the common axle, and the second pin being rotatably supported by the second rotatable element in a second receptacle at a second distance from the common axle.
US09193372B2	Infant stroller apparatus A stroller apparatus comprises a support frame, a first seat assembled with the support frame and configured to receive a child in a first position, a second seat assembled with the support frame and configured to receive the child in a second position at a height different from the first position, the child facing rearward when seated on either of the first and second seats, and a third seat assembled with the support frame and configured to receive a second child in a third position facing forward in front of the first and second seats.
US09193365B2	Railcar damping device A railcar damping device includes: a tank storing a liquid; a first opening/closing valve provided in a first passage connecting a rod side chamber to a piston side chamber, which are defined by a piston, to be capable of opening and closing the first passage; a second opening/closing valve provided in a second passage connecting the piston side chamber to the tank to be capable of opening and closing the second passage; a pump that supplies the liquid from the tank to the rod side chamber; a motor that rotates at a fixed rotation speed in order to drive the pump to rotate; and a section determination unit that determines whether a section type of a current travel section of the railcar is an open section or a tunnel section on the basis of a speed deviation between a target rotation speed and an actual rotation speed of the motor.
US09193355B2	Construction zone sign detection using light detection and ranging Methods and systems for construction zone sign detection are described. A computing device may be configured to receive a 3D point cloud of a vicinity of a road on which a vehicle is travelling. The 3D point cloud may include points corresponding to light reflected from objects in the vicinity of the road. The computing device may be configured to determine a set of points representing an area at a given height from a surface of the road, and estimate a shape associated with the set of points. Further, the computing device may be configured to determine a likelihood that the set of points represents a construction zone sign, based on the estimated shape. Based on the likelihood, the computing device may be configured to modify a control strategy associated with a driving behavior of the vehicle; and control the vehicle based on the modified control strategy.
US09193352B2	Drive force output apparatus for vehicle An engine shaft of an engine, rotatable shafts of motor generators and a drive force output shaft are interconnected with each other through a drive force transmission arrangement. An ECU computes a torque command value of each of the motor generators through use of an equation of torque equilibrium, which corresponds to the drive force transmission arrangement, based on an engine shaft demand motor generator torque and an output shaft demand motor generator torque.
US09193347B2	Method and apparatus for controlling a multi-mode powertrain system to avoid an operating region A powertrain system includes an engine coupled to a multi-mode transmission configured to transfer tractive torque to an output member coupled to a ground wheel. A method for operating the powertrain system includes identifying an undesirable operating region for the multi-mode transmission associated with driveline growl including an input torque range and an output torque range. In response to a command to traverse the undesirable operating region from a first operating region to a second operating region, a fast engine torque transition is executed including controlling the engine as a fast-adjusting torque actuator to control input torque from the engine to the multi-mode transmission and correspondingly controlling motor torque from a torque machine to the multi-mode transmission to maintain output torque from the multi-mode transmission responsive to an output torque request while traversing the undesirable operating region from the first operating region to the second operating region.
US09193345B2	Automatic transmission and method for controlling the same An automatic transmission includes an input member, a planetary gear set, a plurality of engagement mechanisms, an output member, a switching mechanism, an engine braking determination device, a vehicle speed detector, and a controller. The controller is configured to prevent the switching mechanism from switching a mode from a fixed mode to a reverse rotation prevention mode when a shift position is changed from a reverse drive range to a forward drive range, and if the engine braking determination device determines that a vehicle is in an engine braking mode or if a travel speed of the vehicle detected by the vehicle speed detector is higher than a predetermined speed.
US09193344B2	Structure for spring brake chamber A structure for a spring chamber is formed by connecting a chamber case and a return spring housing case and includes a piston member and a push rod. The piston member has a spring receiving section which holds a power spring inside the chamber case and a cylinder body section which is interlocked with the spring receiving section. A diaphragm is arranged inside a return spring housing case chamber in the return spring housing case, defines a pressure medium chamber, and is deformed by an advancing and retracting operation of the cylinder body section. The push rod member advance and retract with an operation of the diaphragm, and performs braking or releasing of a brake. The push rod member is formed with integral molding of a push plate and a axle body section with aluminum material.
US09193340B2	Wheel speed sensor interface, operation method thereof, and electronic control system including the same Provided is a wheel speed sensor interface. The wheel speed sensor interface includes: a speed pulse detection circuit configured to receive a plurality of sensor signals including wheel speed information of a vehicle, detect a plurality of speed pulses on the basis of the plurality of the received sensor signals, and transmit the plurality of the detected speed pulses to an external device; and a comparison speed detection circuit configured to generate a plurality of counting values by counting each of the detected speed pulses, generate comparison speed information by multiplexing the plurality of the generated counting values through a time division method, and transmit the generated comparison speed information to the external device.
US09193334B2	Wiper, wiper lever assembly, and wiper blade A yoke lever includes an upper wall and two side walls. The upper wall includes an elongated hole, and the side wall includes a pivot coupled portion. A secondary lever includes an insertion coupling portion to be inserted and coupled to the elongated hole from the upper side. The insertion coupling portion includes an insertion tube portion having two opposing side walls, which face the inner surfaces of the side wall of the yoke lever, and two end walls, which connect the longitudinal ends of the opposing side walls. A pivot coupling portion projects from a longitudinally central portion of the opposing side wall to engage the pivot coupled portion while permitting pivoting.
US09193332B2	Wheel cover for wheeled vehicles A wheel cover for a wheeled vehicle which can be placed onto an associated wheel and secured using the same securing mechanism used to secure wheels to the wheeled vehicle. The securing member can be, for example, a nut typically used to attach wheels to the wheeled vehicle. The wheel cover can have a circumferential wall portion to cover a rolling surface of the associated wheel and a sidewall portion to contact a side of the associate wheel. The circumferential wall portion can have multiple features, such as protrusions, to reduce or inhibit rotation of the associated wheel when the wheel cover is attached thereto.
US09193331B2	Vehicle door control apparatus and vehicle door control method A vehicle door control apparatus is provided with an authentication unit, a detection unit and a control unit. The authentication unit authenticates an ID information outputted from a mobile device carried by a user. The detection unit detects an object around a door. The control unit performs an opening operation of the door at least when both a first condition and a second condition are satisfied. In the first condition, the authentication unit authenticates the ID information. In the second condition, the detection unit detects that the object is separated from a predetermined determination area after the object is continuously located in the determination area over a predetermined time.
US09193329B2	Position device, particularly for a belt feeder, and belt lock device A positioning device (12), especially for a vehicle seat belt feeder, comprises a flexible load-bearing element (16) and a molded part (18) comprising a plurality of molded elements (20) each of which annularly surrounds the elastic load-bearing element (16) and includes axial bearing surfaces. The axial bearing surfaces of the molded elements (20) include a surface structure which is configured so that two neighboring molded elements (20) loaded against each other contact each other with their axial bearing surfaces, are in positive engagement and are orientated in the radial direction at a defined position relative to each other, A belt buckle device (10) comprises an afore-described positioning device (12) as well as a belt buckle (14) that is fastened to the load-bearing element (16).
US09193326B2	Occupant protection device A side-impact airbag system includes an inner airbag that is supplied with gas and inflates and deploys in an inner side in a vehicle width direction for a seating occupant on a driver's seat, and an ECU that instructs an inner inflator to supply gas to the inner airbag. The ECU activates the inner inflator of the driver's seat to supply gas to the inner airbag at a first timing in the event of the side impact collision on a passenger seat side and at second timing that is set to be later than the first timing in the event of the side impact collision on a driver's seat side.
US09193323B2	Airbag cover door having a variable length hinge A cover door that includes a frame having a wall and an upper aperture extending at the end of the wall, and a lid covering at least one portion of the upper aperture and movable relatively to the frame so as to clear the upper aperture. The lid is attached to the wall through a hinge-forming area. The hinge-forming area has at least one central hinge connecting a central portion of the lid to the frame, and at least one side hinge connecting a side portion of the lid to the frame. The side hinge has a greater length than the length of the central hinge.
US09193313B2	Methods and apparatuses involving flexible cable/guidewire/interconnects Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatus and methods including communication circuits for communicating between a plurality of compartments in a vehicle. An array of flexible cables provides signal-communication paths between the plurality of compartments in the vehicle, with each cable having a glass or silica core region for conveying optical signals, and communicating signals (electrical signals and optical signals) along at least one of the signal-communication paths and between the plurality of compartments in the vehicle. The apparatus and methods also include a plurality of circuits that communicate status-indication signals between locations along the array of flexible cables. The status-indication signals are communicated via the signal-communication paths in the flexible array of cables and are indicative of vehicle-travel modes for reporting a status of the vehicle in a mode relative to travel of the vehicle.
US09193305B2	Movable utility rack A movable utility rack is provided. The utility rack presents an ergonomic and easily accessible configuration to a user. One embodiment of the movable utility rack includes a base frame and first and second spaced apart track assemblies mounted on the base frame. The first and second spaced apart track assemblies have a curved shape and each define a channel at a first radius of curvature. A first support member is carried by the first track assembly within the channel thereof, and a second support member is carried by the second track assembly within the channel thereof. A drive arrangement is operatively connected to the first and second support members to move the support members within the channel defined by each track assembly along an arcuate path that has a second radius of curvature that is substantially equal to the first radius of curvature.
US09193302B2	Vision system for a vehicle A vision system for a vehicle includes a mirror mounting button attached at a first location at an in-cabin surface of a windshield and an attachment member attached at a second location at the in-cabin surface of the windshield. A light absorbing layer is disposed at the windshield and at least partially masks the presence of the attachment member from view by a viewer who is viewing through the windshield from outside the vehicle. An accessory module is releasably attached to the attachment member and accommodates a forward facing camera. With the accessory module releasably attached to the attachment member at the windshield, the forward facing camera views through the windshield. The forward facing camera includes a component of a camera-based driver assistance system of the vehicle.
US09193299B2	Storage box with light guide illumination A storage box includes a storage unit for storing an article, a lid unit slidably attached to the storage unit and adapted to open and close an opening portion of the storage unit, a light source unit attached to the storage unit, a first light guide body attached to the inside of the storage unit, a second light guide body attached to the inside of the lid unit, and a light emitting portion disposed on an upper surface of a front end of the lid unit, the light emitting portion defining a handle portion of the lid unit, and has a rectangular shape longer in a width direction of the lid unit.
US09193296B2	Motor vehicle driving assistance method with a view to optimizing the use of the power supply A motor vehicle driving assistance method including at least one electric motor powered by a battery and capable of driving drive wheels of the vehicle, the method including calculating an optimized consumption for the vehicle from an actual power consumption of the vehicle and from values collected by sensors of the vehicle, over a same path that the vehicle is in a process of traveling, the optimized consumption corresponding to a reference driving style; and informing the driver of a distance that he/she could travel using the power supply available on-board the vehicle if he/she were to adopt the reference driving style, or else the driver is informed of energy savings per unit of distance traveled that he/she might obtain if the reference driving style were adopted.
US09193295B2	Separate strap storage in a ratchet arrangement A storage device within a ratchet arrangement for automatically storing a length of fastening material including a storage housing and a biasing member for drawing the fastening material into the storage housing. The fastening material can be used with a ratchet/handle tie-down mechanism, allowing for the dynamic portion of the webbing to automatically be retracted into the storage housing. The automatic retraction leaves little or no excess webbing or fastening material, such that a user does not have to tie off excess webbing or material.
US09193294B1	Tie-down fixture A fastener for securing straps, includes a base member defining a pair of anchor receiving holes, wherein the base member is configured to be engaged with a receiving frame in such a way that the base member faces an interior side of the receiving frame and axes of the anchor receiving holes define a non-normal angle with respect to the receiving frame. The fastener further includes an anchor comprising a pair of arms, wherein the arms are received by the anchor receiving holes, wherein the anchor is configured to traverse along the anchor receiving holes without being disengaged from the base member.
US09193285B1	Ergonomic arm support for vehicle occupant An arm support is provided for the occupant of a vehicle having a strap encircling a seat back rest, a pair of bolsters, each having one end attached to the strap in spaced apart relation, and a lumbar support attached to the strap midway between the bolsters. The bolsters lie on the seat bench and are proportioned to support the elbows and forearms of the occupant, thereby relieving neck and shoulder strain. When used by a driver, the bolsters do not interfere with operation of the vehicle and the upper arms of the driver are free to contact the seat back rest.
US09193277B1	Systems providing electric vehicles with access to exchangeable batteries Electric vehicles that use replaceable and exchangeable batteries, applications for communicating with a service that provides access to kiosks of batteries, and methods and systems for finding charged batteries, reserving batteries, and paying for use of the batteries, are disclosed. One example is a system that includes at least one server that is capable of communication with a plurality of kiosks. Each kiosk is configured to hold one or more rechargeable batteries and dispense batteries to user with user accounts. The system manages inventory at the kiosks, enables payment for use or charges a user's account, enables locating of kiosks with batteries proximate to a user's vehicle location and optionally enables users to reserve batteries. The system provides access to the network of kiosks and information regarding battery availability via applications, such as smartphone applications, tablets, connected commuters and/or computers of a vehicle.
US09193274B2	Battery electric vehicle jumper cable and jump starting method A battery electric vehicle jumper cable includes a first battery electric vehicle electrical plug adapted for connection to a standard charging port interface on a first battery electric vehicle; a second battery electric vehicle electrical plug adapted for connection to a standard charging port interface on a second battery electric vehicle; and an electrical cable establishing electrical communication between the first battery electric vehicle electrical plug and the second battery electric vehicle electrical plug. An electrical power transfer system for battery electric vehicles and a battery electric vehicle jump starting method are also disclosed.

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