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US09285114B2	Burner A burner includes a tube, which includes a pre-mixing chamber that generates an air-fuel mixture containing fuel and a combustion chamber that burns the fuel. A first pipe supplies fuel, which is heated by an electric heater to the pre-mixing chamber. A second pipe includes a heat exchange unit that converts combustion heat of the fuel to vaporization heat of the fuel and supplies fuel heated by the heat exchange unit to the pre-mixing chamber. The second pipe is branched from the first pipe at a branched point, and the electric heater and the heat exchange unit are connected in parallel to the pre-mixing chamber.
US09285106B2	Rotary optically controlled LED night lamp A rotary optically controlled LED night lamp includes: a body; and a rotary plug holder connected to the body; wherein the body has an upper portion and a lower portion, the lower portion has a containing space, an optically controlled switch is provided inside the containing space; a round slot is provided on the lower portion, location flanges are provided on the round slot; wherein the rotary plug holder includes: a holder body; and a rotary connector connected to the holder body; wherein location slots engaged with the location flanges are provided on the holder body. An LED is connected to the optically controlled switch in such a manner that the LED is controlled optically; the location flanges are engaged with the location slots in such a manner that the night lamp can rotate for 360° freely for solving a illuminating angle locating problem.
US09285102B2	Radiation-emitting component A radiation-emitting component with a semiconductor body is intended for emitting electromagnetic radiation from its front side. The component also includes a reflective optical element. This optical element is intended to direct some of the radiation emitted by the semiconductor body, which impinges directly on the reflective optical element, into an outer region of a target zone. A refractive optical element is intended to focus the reflected fraction of the radiation into the outer region of the target zone and to focus the remaining fraction of the radiation into an inner region of the target zone.
US09285099B2	Parabolic troffer-style light fixture A parabolic troffer-style light fixture. The fixtures are sized to fit in, mount to, or suspend from a ceiling, such as being mounted in a conventional ceiling T-grid, for example. The fixture comprises a troffer housing that may be sized to fit in or rest on the T-grid, with the housing having a shape and size similar to those used for conventional fluorescent troffer lighting fixtures. The fixtures comprise a plurality of reflective louvers arranged in a grid that divides the fixture open end into a number of fixture regions with at least one functional louver providing a back side mount surface for light sources, for example, light emitting diodes. The functional louver mount surface faces a reflective back surface designed to redirect impinging light out of the fixture and into the lighted area.
US09285096B2	Illumination unit, projection display unit, and direct-view display unit An illumination unit includes: light sources each including a solid-state light-emitting device, the solid-state light-emitting device emitting light from a light emission region thereof, the light emission region including a plurality of light-emitting spots arranged along a predetermined direction; and an optical member, in which the optical member includes coupling lenses, the solid-state light-emitting device includes a single chip or a plurality of chips, the single chip or the plurality of chips in the solid-state light-emitting device having the plurality of light-emitting spots each include a laser diode, and a first coupling lens of the coupling lenses has a smaller lens effect along the predetermined direction than a lens effect along a direction orthogonal to the predetermined direction in the light emission region, the first coupling lens on which laser light emitted from the solid-state light-emitting device having the plurality of light-emitting spots is incident.
US09285090B2	Vehicle headlight assembly A head light assembly includes a body having a base and a connection portion respectively connected to two ends thereof. A circuit board is connected to the base and has at least two Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs). A lens is connected to the base and has a room in which the circuit board is located. The lens has a high beam area and a low beam area. The at least two Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) are respectively located corresponding to the high beam area and the low beam area. A heat removing member is connected to the connection portion and has multiple fins.
US09285075B2	Vertical fore grip with bipod Devices, systems and methods of using an ergonomic fore grip/gun handle with a concealable and collapsible bipod. One version can have a tubular recess consisting of a first cylindrical cutout housing the bipod legs when concealed and a sliding piston that deploys the legs and a second cylindrical cutout housing a release mechanism and a void space for other accessories. The release mechanism has a compression spring positioned between the piston assembly and the bottom of the first cylindrical cutout and the compression spring. The legs are connected to the bottom of the piston assembly via a hinge and spring that when released from confinement within the fore grip, causes the legs to expand outward until fully deployed. Telescoping legs allow adjustment of leg length for use on uneven terrain. The grip portion has an outer surface with a flat surface on sides of the grip to provide a more stable grip, assist in orienting the mounted weapon and support pressure pads for lights.
US09285073B2	Non-rotating flexure bearings for cryocoolers and other devices A system includes a device, a support structure, and a flexure bearing configured to connect the device to the support structure. The flexure bearing includes an outer hub and an inner hub, where the hubs are configured to be secured to the support structure and to the device. The flexure bearing also includes multiple sets of flexure arms connecting the outer and inner hubs. Each set of flexure arms includes symmetric flexure arms. The flexure bearing could include three sets of flexure arms positioned radially around a central axis of the flexure bearing and having a spacing of about 120°. Each flexure arm can follow a substantially curved path between the outer hub and the inner hub. The symmetric flexure arms in each set can be configured such that twisting of one flexure arm in one set is substantially counteracted by twisting of another flexure arm in that set.
US09285066B2	Positive pressure pipe coupling A vent pipe and system formed from such vent pipes is provided. The vent pipe includes an inner casing, an outer casing surrounding the inner casing, and an insulation material between the inner and outer casings. The vent pipe also includes, a male end portion, a female and portion for receiving a male end portion end of another vent pipe, the female end portion being opposite the male end portion. The vent pipe further includes a first flange extending from the male end portion, and a second flange extending from the female end portion for mating with the first external extending from the male portion of another vent pipe.
US09285065B2	Pipeline reinforcement assembly and method An assembly and a method for reinforcing or repairing one or more segments of an existing pipeline, without taking the pipeline out of service and without the need for disassembling the existing pipeline segments that are to be repaired. The assembly incorporates a metallic reinforcement pipe, a front seal ring, a rear seal ring, a front seal ring retention assembly, a rear seal ring retention assembly, and a self-hardening medium receiver. The reinforcement pipe and the seal rings create an annular space between the respective ends of the reinforcement pipe and the external surface of the existing pipeline. The seal rings, seal ring retention assemblies, and the flexible reinforcement pipe, accommodate out-of-round and joint angular displacement conditions of the existing pipeline. A self-hardening medium is injected into the annular space and pressure is maintained on the medium until the medium has set.
US09285064B2	Coupling safety apparatus for a lever activated valve A safety apparatus for a lever activated valve having a tubular outlet to which a hose is coupled, a valve member and a lever secured to the valve member which pivots to move the valve member between a valve open and valve closed position. The safety apparatus includes a support having a clamp adapted for attachment to a tubular outlet of a lever activated valve. A shroud is pivotally mounted to the support for movement between an operative position overlying the tubular outlet to prevent access to cam lock coupling ears and an inoperative position spaced from the tubular outlet. A lever cradle is provided on the shroud. The lever engages the lever cradle of the shroud when the lever position is pivoted to move the valve member to the valve open position, so that the shroud is held in the operative position by the lever.
US09285062B2	Spiral-wound gasket A spiral-wound gasket for use in a HF alkylation unit and positioning between facing conduit flanges includes an outer ring, an inner ring, and low-compression spiral-wound portion positioned between the outer ring and the inner ring.
US09285061B2	Housing-type pipe joint The present invention is to enable a reduction in a fastening work, the confirmation of a fastening completion position where pipes are surely coupled, and the easy installation of a joint at an appropriate position between pipe ends without dissembling a housing at all, thereby making a work of coupling the pipes an extremely simple operation, and in addition, to make it possible to surely couple and fix the pipes even when there is an error in depth of circumferential grooves of the pipes that are to be coupled, regarding a housing-type pipe joint which couples pipes by its arc portions being bent by fastening elements such as bolts and nuts so that their radii of curvature become smaller.
US09285055B2	Self lock mechanism for valve actuator A self lock mechanism for rotating actuators, which allow rotation from one side while deny rotation from the other side, comprising sets of rollers arranged between a housing and a valve connection part, configured with a special shape to cause locking if the mechanism is attempted twisted from the valve side, a motor connection part to press rollers out of locking position and release the locking before the motor connection part makes contact with the valve connection part and start transferring torque. The rollers may be separated and kept in place by a wing on the valve connection part or by springs.
US09285038B2	Flow control valve A flow control valve comprises a valve seat (1) having a valve port (121) in its valve chamber and a valve rod (2) opening or closing the valve port (121). A sleeve protrusion part (122) projects upward from the valve port (121) in an axial direction thereof. The valve rod (2) is tubular and is cylindrical at the lower end. An open slot (3) matching with a flow curve is provided in the circumferential side wall of one of the sleeve protrusion part (122) and the lower end of the valve rod (2). One of the sleeve protrusion part (122) and the lower end of valve rod (2) is inserted into or extracted from the other to disconnect or connect the open slot (3) with the valve port (121). The structural design of the flow control valve can balance the refrigerant pressure on the valve rod (2) in the axial direction while ensuring that the required flow curve can be obtained.
US09285035B2	Valve for a vapour compression system A valve comprising an inlet opening adapted to receive fluid medium and at least two outlet openings, each being fluidly connected to a flow path being arranged fluidly in parallel, is disclosed. The valve comprises a first valve part (1) and a second valve part (3). The first valve part (1) has at least two flow passages (2) formed therein, each flow passage (2) being fluidly connected to one of the outlet openings. The second valve part (3) has at least one primary flow passage (4) and at least one secondary flow passage (5, 6, 7) formed therein, the primary flow passage(s) (4) and the secondary flow passage(s) (5, 6, 7) being fluidly connected to the inlet opening. The first valve part (1) and the second valve part (3) are movable relative to each other in such a manner that the mutual position of the first valve part (1) and the second valve part (3) determines a fluid flow between the inlet opening and each of the outlet openings, via the flow passages (2, 4, 5, 6, 7) of the first valve part (1) and the second valve part (3).
US09285024B2	Torque transmission device A torque transmission device comprising a torque converter disposed in a drive train of a motor vehicle, in particular a hydrodynamic torque converter or a fluid clutch, wherein the converter or the fluid clutch comprises a turbine shell and a pump shell which can be coupled through a pump clutch and at least one pump damper with a converter cover, and comprising at least one converter damper and at least one converter lock up clutch.
US09285023B2	Hydraulic drive of operating machine To rapidly stop an upperstructure even though relief pressure is lowered due to an abnormality in a hydraulic device included in a swing motor driving circuit while intending to stop the upperstructure when a predetermined delay time has passed since a swing operation tool is brought back to a neutral position, provided are: a first choke for controlling a parking brake to apply a braking force to a swing motor when a predetermined delay time has passed since the tool is brought back to a neutral position in a state where the tool is connected to a pilot pump; and an on-off valve and a second choke for controlling the parking brake to apply a braking force to the motor when a delay time shorter than the predetermined delay time has passed since the tool is brought back to the neutral position and disconnected from the pilot pump.
US09285020B2	Open belt clutch The present application for patent provides a belt clutch having a drum with a drum-side friction surface, an open ended belt with a belt-side friction surface, and an externally controlled actuator on one end of the belt. The belt is configured to be coupled to a source of torque on the other end of the belt. The belt-side and drum-side friction surfaces engage frictionally when in use, such that the effective coefficient of friction between the drum-side friction surface and the belt-side friction surface varies across the width or length of the belt.
US09285016B2	Multi-ratio transmission A transmission with nine forward and one reverse gear having four planetary gearsets, eight shafts and six shifting elements. The sun gears of gearsets (P1, P3) couple shaft (5), and can couple the housing by brake (05). Input shaft (1) can couple, via clutch (14), shaft (4), which couples carrier and sun gears of respective gearsets (P3, P2) and can couple housing via brake (04). Shaft (1) can couple, via clutch (17), shaft (7), which couples ring gear of gearset (P3) and can couple, via clutch (18), shaft (8) which couples ring gear and carrier of respective gearsets (P4, P2). Shaft (6) couples ring gear and carrier gear of respective gearsets (P2, P4). Shaft (3) couples sun gear of gearset (P4) and can couple, via brake (03), the housing. Output shaft (2) couples carrier and ring gear of respective gearsets (P4, P1).
US09285004B2	Silencer for a multi-leaf spring A silencer for a leaf spring assembly. The silencer is disposed between end portions of leaf springs. The silencer has a two-layer structure which has a fixing layer and a sliding layer which are integrally formed. The fixing layer has a projection portion, and the projection portion has an engagement portion at a leading end portion thereof. The fixing layer, which is fixed at the fixing side leaf spring, has a tensile strength higher than the sliding layer. The sliding layer, which abuts the sliding side leaf spring, has a hardness lower than the fixing layer. The projection portion of the fixing layer can have sufficient strength to resist the shearing force. In the sliding layer, undesirable noise generation is difficult, and even when a load transmission portion of an end portion of the sliding side leaf spring partially abuts the sliding layer, undesirable noise generation can be prevented.
US09285001B2	Electronic parking brake Disclosed herein is an electronic parking brake. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the electronic parking brake which includes a carrier in which a pair of pad plates disposed to press a disc rotated together with a wheel of a vehicle is installed to be moved forward and backward, a caliper housing slidably installed at the carrier and having a cylinder in which a piston is installed to be moved forward and backward by a braking hydraulic pressure, a motor disposed at an outer side of the caliper housing to generate a rotational force in forward and reverse directions, a conversion unit configured to convert the rotational force of the motor into a linearly reciprocating motion and transmit the converted force to the piston, and a decelerator disposed between the motor and the conversion unit and configured to decelerate the rotational force of the motor and transmit the decelerated rotational force to the conversion unit, includes an adaptor coupled with a rotational shaft of the motor and connected with an output gear of the decelerator, wherein the rotational shaft and an output shaft of the output gear are coaxially connected in series through the adaptor, and the output gear is supported by the adaptor to prevent shaking when being rotated.
US09284998B2	Freewheel hub comprising a magneto-elastic sensor and bicycle, pedelec, fast pedelec or e-bike comprising the freewheel hub A freewheel hub and a bicycle, pedelec, fast pedelec or e-bike comprising this freewheel hub is provided. The freewheel hub includes a rotating hub shell for carrying a free running wheel. Torque is coupled to the rotating hub shell via a torque transmitting member. At least one magneto-elastically active region is directly or indirectly attached to or forms a part of the torque transmitting member in such a manner that the applied torque is transmitted to the active region including at least one magnetically polarized region. The magnetic polarization becomes increasingly helically shaped as the applied torque increases. A magneto-elastic sensor including at least one magnetic field sensor is arranged proximate to the at least one magneto-elastically active region for outputting a signal corresponding to a torque-induced magnetic flux emanating from the magnetically polarized region.
US09284995B2	Electromagnetic axle disconnect system An electromagnetic disconnect system has an output housing having an armature with a coil and an output shaft bearing fixed to it. A pressure plate and a sliding dog clutch are slidably attached to an output shaft that is in rotational contact with the output shaft bearing. This system further has an input housing attached to the output housing. The input housing has an input shaft bearing fixed to it. The electromagnetic disconnect system further has a disengagement spring and an axially fixed dog clutch rigidly attached to an end of an input shaft that is axially disposed through an opening in the input housing and in rotational contact with the input shaft bearing.
US09284983B2	Raceway element for a large roller bearing and bearing assembly A roller bearing element for a large roller bearing includes the following features: at least one contact zone for a roller bearing counter element, the contact zone has an induction-hardened surface layer, the roller bearing element is comprised of a steel, which includes an admixture of carbon of at least 0.46 mass %.
US09284975B2	Bushing which can be pretensioned by material displacement and bearing equipped with said bushing An elastomeric bushing and a bearing which is equipped with the bushing in question. The bushing can, even after installation in the bearing, be pretensioned or calibrated, by displacement of elastomeric material in the interior of the bushing, where the displacement is carried out by different pressing means and tensioning means in the bushing and/or in the surrounding bearing.
US09284972B1	Panel-insert assembly and method A panel-insert assembly including a panel and an insert, wherein the panel includes a core and a face sheet positioned over the core, wherein the face sheet defines an opening therein, and wherein the insert is positioned below the face sheet and includes a thread member engaged with the panel, the thread member extending in a first circumferential direction about the vertical axis.
US09284968B2	Mounting clamp for pole A device for mounting objects to a pole is disclosed. The device includes a first part having a channel therein and keys extending therefrom. A second piece also having a channel therein has keyways adapted to slidably receive the keys on the first part. The first and second parts are joined together to suspend objects from a pole.
US09284960B2	Vented reservoir for medical pump The present invention concerns a medical pump comprising: a. A hard housing comprising a top (24) and bottom (1) hard shells, within which a rigid wall (3) and a movable membrane (2) create three distinct chambers; wherein i. said movable membrane tightly separates said second (29) and third (22) chambers ii. said first and third chambers have a watertight interface iii. said second chamber (29) is designed to contain a fluid iv. said first chamber (23) comprises a first venting mean (20) which is arranged to provide a fluidic communication between said first chamber (23) and the external environment; v. said third chamber (22) comprises a second venting mean which is arranged to provide a fluidic communication between said third chamber (22) and the external environment b. A pumping element (4) located in the first chamber (23) c. A least one pressure sensor which measure the pressure gradient between the first chamber (23) and the second chamber (29) d. A fluid pathway which permits: i. a first fluid connection (27) between said second chamber (29) and said pumping element ii. a second fluid connection (28) between said pumping element and a patient line (30).
US09284957B2	Underwater conveying assembly with a pump and with a drive device The invention relates to an underwater conveying assembly with a pump (2) and with a drive device (3), in which the drive device (3) is sealed off with respect to the surrounding water and with respect to a process medium, the pump (2) and the drive device (3) being combined into a module (4), and the pump (2) having at least one inlet port (21) and at least one outlet port (22), the module (4) being assigned a collecting element (5), which tapers preferably in the direction of the inlet port (21), at least one suction lance (7) being flow-connected to the inlet port (21). It is possible to change over to a punctiform inlet port which precedes the collecting element (5).
US09284956B2	Diaphragm pump with muffler-mounted sensor Illustrative embodiments of diaphragm pumps including a muffler-mounted sensor are disclosed. In one illustrative embodiment, a diaphragm pump includes a shaft coupled to at least one diaphragm, an exhaust chamber configured to receive a motive fluid that has driven reciprocation of the at least one diaphragm and the shaft, a muffler disposed at least partially within the exhaust chamber, the muffler having a sensor mounting chamber defined therein, and a proximity sensor disposed in the sensor mounting chamber, a sensing end of the proximity sensor being flush with an end of the sensor mounting chamber nearest the shaft.
US09284953B2	Multiple port discharge manifold fluid end A fluid end assembly comprising a fluid end housing with multiple discharge manifold ports which provide a fluid end assembly that overcomes problems associated with prior art single port discharge manifold designs that result in non-symmetrical flow of discharged fluids through the fluid end discharge valves, resulting in premature failure of said valves. The multiple port discharge manifolds overcome problems associated with non-symmetrical flow of discharged fluids through a fluid end discharge valve, thereby improving valve life and performance.
US09284951B2	Solar-energy heat power-generating system and thermoelectric conversion device thereof A solar-energy heat power-generating system and thermoelectric conversion device thereof, the thermoelectric conversion device comprising a power generator (5), an air compressor, a turbine and an intermediate body (12) fixedly connected between the air compressor and the turbine; the interior of the intermediate body (12) is rotatably connected to a transmission shaft (28); the transmission shaft (28) is fixedly connected to the rotating shaft of the power generator (5); the air compressor impeller (7) of the air compressor and the turbine impeller (18) of the turbine are both installed on the transmission shaft (28); the power generator (5) is also connected to a conducting wire (3) for inputting current; the solar-energy heat power-generating system comprises a heat collector and the thermoelectric conversion device; the air compressor of the thermoelectric conversion device is located upstream of the heat collector, and the turbine is located downstream of the heat collector.
US09284949B2	Bearing arrangement of a wind turbine and method for adjusting the preload of a bearing arrangement To facilitate adjusting a bearing arrangement, particularly in a wind turbine, for different operating situations, the bearing arrangement has an adjusting device with which the bearing preload can be adjusted starting from a base preload. This can allow, for example signs of wear to be compensated, manufacturing tolerances or design inaccuracies to be corrected and in particular current loading states to be addressed. This design avoids the otherwise usual overdimensioning of the bearing arrangement, thereby increasing the efficiency of the wind turbine as well as the service life of the bearing arrangement.
US09284939B2	Laser-induced spark ignition for an internal combustion engine A laser spark plug for an internal combustion engine includes at least one element for guiding, shaping and/or generating laser radiation, a combustion chamber window and a housing. The housing has, on the opposite side of the combustion chamber window from the element, an aperture for the passage of the laser radiation guided, shaped and/or generated by the element into a prechamber disposed at the end of the housing on the combustion chamber side. At least one overflow channel is provided for a fluid connection between an internal space of the prechamber and a combustion chamber surrounding the prechamber. When a fluid flows into the internal space of the prechamber through the overflow channel, a fluid flow is obtained that enters the interior of the aperture at a minimum angle ε, in particular measured with respect to the longitudinal axis of the laser spark plug, of 45°.
US09284935B2	Warm-up apparatus for vehicle A warm-up apparatus for a vehicle including a system which charges a battery by using an external power supply is provided. The warm-up apparatus includes a heater for warming up, a current detector, a voltage detector and a resistance changer. The heater is mounted in the vehicle and produces heat by receiving electric power from the external power supply. The current detector detects an allowable current value of the external power supply. The voltage detector detects an output voltage value of the external power supply. The resistance changer changes an electric resistance value of the heater based on the allowable current value detected by the current detector and the output voltage value detected by the voltage detector.
US09284932B2	Mounting structure for fuel injector A fuel injector mounting structure may employ a flat bottom, a first (e.g. exterior) vertical wall that meets flat bottom, a second (e.g. interior) vertical wall that meets flat bottom, and a top wall. The top wall may define a flat surface transitioning into a curved surface. The top wall, flat bottom, first vertical wall and second vertical wall may be in the shape of a circular ring with a center hole through the center of the ring. An engine cylinder head may contact the bottom wall and a fuel injector may contact the curved surface of the top wall. Fuel injector and flat surface of top wall may define an air gap between them to inhibit vibration transmission from the fuel injector into the cylinder head. A powder metal material or an elastomer may occupy a cavity within the circular ring.
US09284930B2	High pressure piezoelectric fuel injector A combined injector and fuel pump suitable for high pressure direct injection of heavy fuels into Diesel engines, in particular small light weight Diesel engines. The injector utilizes a piezoelectric actuator driving a piston assembly comprising an inlet reed check valve disposed thereon. The piston may house an injection needle valve component spring loaded against the piston on one end of the needle component and a valve seat on the other end of the needle component. Fuel enters an inlet port coupled to an inlet passage within the piston. Piezoelectric actuator contraction transfers fuel from the inlet passage through the reed valve to a pressurization chamber. Piezoelectric actuator expansion drives the piston to pressurize the fuel in the pressurization chamber, which forces open the needle valve and nozzle assembly, injecting a finely atomized mist of fuel into a cylinder. A poppet injection valve embodiment is described.
US09284926B2	Straddle type vehicle Straddle type vehicle takes traveling wind into a space between paired left and right main frames. Air is introduced to an air cleaner arranged between the paired left and right main frames. The paired main frames include left and right U-shaped portions having U-shaped cross sections opened inward in the vehicle width direction and constituting a part of an air cleaner case. Hollow left and right frame portions are provided below the left and right U-shaped portions, and the air cleaner is arranged between the left and right U-shaped portions.
US09284922B2	Controlling the closing force of a canister purge valve prior to executing leak diagnostic A method for a vehicle having a fuel vapor canister coupled between a fuel tank and an engine intake manifold via an electronically controlled purge valve, comprises initiating a vapor leak test under predetermined conditions and in response to the initiation, fully opening the purge valve from a closed position to a fully open position for a predetermined time, and then fully closing the purge valve after the predetermined time and commencing the leak test.
US09284915B2	Gas turbine engine exhaust mixer An exhaust mixer for a gas turbine engine includes an annular wall having upstream end adapted to be fastened to an engine case and a downstream end forming a plurality of inner and outer mixer lobes. A support member interconnects at least a number of the inner lobes, and includes a circumferentially extending stiffener ring located radially inwardly from the inner lobes and a series of circumferentially spaced apart mixer struts radially extending from the inner lobes to the stiffener ring. The mixer struts have a radial length at least equal to a width of a main gas path defined between the inner lobes and the exhaust cone such that the mixer struts extend entirely through the main gas path. The stiffener ring being fixed solely to the mixer struts such as to float with respect to the exhaust cone and permit relative movement therebetween.
US09284913B2	Metal gasket There is provided a metal gasket that is at low cost yet with high sealing performance. A metal gasket 1 includes at least one metal gasket substrate 2 having a circumferential bead 14 formed circumferentially around a cylinder hole 6. The circumferential bead 14 includes a first bead portion 20 formed of a pair of inclined walls 20a, 20b each extending from the gasket substrate to a tip end, the tip ends of the pair of the inclined walls being spaced from each other, and a second bead portion 21 extending from the tip ends of the inclined walls 20a, 20b in a direction opposite to the protruding direction of the inclined walls. The following relationships are satisfied: Fh1>Fh2, and W1>W2, where Fh1 is a height of the first bead portion 20, Fh2 is a height of the second bead portion 21, W1 is a half of a width of the circumferential bead 14, and W2 is a width of the second bead portion 21.
US09284908B2	Method for performing a number of injections In a method for carrying out a number of injections for at least one cylinder of an internal combustion engine, a reference point in time for a control application onset of an injection is ascertained for the at least one cylinder, and a target point in time for the control application onset is determined from the reference point in time plus a delay time.
US09284905B2	Classification method for an injector, calibration method for a characteristic map of an injector, and test bench device for an injector A classification method for an injector may include: actuating the injector by means of a predefinable test control signal, detecting a quantity of liquid dispensed by the injector on the basis of the test control signal, classifying the injector as a function of the detected dispensed quantity of liquid, and determining a required control signal on the basis of the classification of the injector considering a reduced injector stroke. A calibration method for a characteristic map of an injector, and a test bench device for performing the injector classification method are also provided.
US09284900B2	Fuel injection control device for internal combustion engine A fuel injection control device includes a fuel injection control unit and a pump control unit. The fuel injection control unit controls a fuel injection amount of a fuel injection valve. The pump control unit calculates a pump control amount based on feedforward and feedback terms and controls a fuel pump based on the pump control amount. The fuel injection control unit includes a first injection control unit for performing fuel injection by the valve at a starting injection amount in a starting period after commencement of starting of an engine by its starting unit until a predetermined rotation increase of the engine is produced in association with fuel combustion. The pump control unit includes a starting control unit for calculating the feedforward term based on the starting injection amount in the starting period and for calculating the pump control amount using this feedforward term.
US09284889B2	Flexible seal system for a gas turbine engine A flexible seal system for a gas turbine engine includes an annular mounting bracket, an annular support bracket, an annular flexible seal and a plurality of mounting spacers. The flexible seal extends axially between a first mounting segment and a second mounting segment. The first mounting segment is connected axially between the mounting bracket and the support bracket, and includes a plurality of mounting apertures that extend axially through the first mounting segment. Each of the mounting spacers is arranged within a respective one of the mounting apertures, and extends axially between the mounting bracket and the support bracket.
US09284883B2	Six-stroke cycle engine having scavenging stroke A six-stroke cycle engine includes an intake passage including a throttle valve, and an exhaust passage including a catalyst. The six-stroke cycle engine includes a scavenging passage including a first end defined by a scavenging port and a second other end connected to the intake passage upstream of the throttle valve. The six-stroke cycle engine includes an intake valve, an exhaust valve, a scavenging valve, and a valve gear configured to operate these valves. The valve gear closes the scavenging valve and operates the intake valve and the exhaust valve so as to execute an intake stroke, a compression stroke, an expansion stroke, and an exhaust stroke, in this order. The valve gear also operates only the scavenging valve so as to execute a scavenging intake stroke and a scavenging exhaust stroke, in this order, following the exhaust stroke.
US09284882B2	Hybrid drive device A hybrid drive device having a clutch that engages and disengages an output member of an internal combustion engine and an input shaft of an automatic transmission device with and from each other. A rotary electric machine has a stator fixed to a case and a rotor coupled to the input shaft of the automatic transmission device. The rotary electric machine is disposed radially outwardly of the clutch so as to at least partially overlap the clutch in an axial direction as seen from a radial direction. Lubricating oil is supplied from the input shaft of the automatic transmission device to the clutch and the hybrid drive device includes a shield portion that allows the lubricating oil to bypass the rotary electric machine and leads the lubricating oil supplied to the clutch to an oil reservoir.
US09284879B2	Combustion chamber for a direct-injection supercharged combustion engine A piston for an internal combustion engine, including a body configured to collaborate with walls of a cylinder of axis of revolution C in which the piston is configured to slide along the axis C. The piston includes a transverse face including a central pip, a peripheral ring, and a bowl of axis of revolution B extending from the central pip towards the peripheral ring to which it connects at a lip. The bowl includes, in substantial vertical alignment with the lip, a torus in profile, of maximum radius capable of guiding fuel injected under the lip in a region of a re-entrant zone towards the central pip. The tip of the pip lying on the axis of revolution B of the bowl rises to a height that is a distance of between 4.8 mm and 5.5 mm, or equal to 5.4 mm, below the level of the peripheral ring.
US09284865B2	Method of controlling fluid pressure-actuated switching component and control system for same A method includes energizing a solenoid valve of a hydraulic control system according to a predetermined timing schedule to move a valve member of the solenoid valve. The solenoid valve is operatively connected to the switching component by a fluid control passage, such as a passage in an engine block, to deliver pressurized fluid from a supply passage when the valve member moves to switch the switching component from a first mode to a second mode. An operating parameter of the control system is measured. The operating parameter may be a period of time over which the valve member moves, or a sensed operating parameter of the fluid, such as pressure or temperature. The measured parameter is then compared with a predetermined parameter. Energizing of the solenoid valve is then adjusted based on the difference.
US09284859B2	Systems, methods, and devices for valve stem position sensing A linear variable differential transformer (LVDT) for monitoring engine valve position is disclosed. The system includes a valve guide having an elongated recess through it. The engine valve has a valve head and a valve stem with two adjacent materials having different magnetic properties meeting at an interface. The valve stem fits and moves linearly within the valve guide, and the valve head closes an engine combustion chamber. It also includes monitoring coils within the valve guide that create a signal related to the position of the interface within the valve guide. An engine control unit (ECU) is coupled to the monitoring coils and receives and analyzes the signal from the monitoring coils to determine operation of the valve.
US09284858B2	Method and parts for making a tubular workpiece, in particular a built-up camshaft The invention relates to a method for producing a tubular structural part by means of hydroforming. An assigned end of a supporting tube (1) is inserted into an opening in an end piece (2) and then widened by a pressurized fluid being applied to it and is connected to the end piece (2) with a press fit. The opening (9) has a first portion (10a) with a first inner cross section, which is greater than the outer cross section of the assigned end of the supporting tube (1). According to the invention, the first portion (10a) is adjoined by a second portion (10b), in a step-shaped manner so as to form an edge (11). The inner cross section of the second portion (10b) is smaller than the outer cross section of the assigned end of the supporting tube (1). In the method according to the invention, the supporting tube (1) is first inserted with its corresponding end into the first portion (10a), before the edge (11) cuts into the material of the supporting tube (1) in a further pushing-in movement.
US09284850B1	Energy reclamation from fluid-moving systems A system includes a building, a fluid-moving system, and a turbine system. The fluid-moving system includes one or more conduits in or coupled to the data center and a pump. The pump moves fluid through the conduits. The turbine system includes a turbine and generator. The turbine has a runner in a flow of fluid in one of the conduits. The generator produces electricity from rotation of the runner.
US09284847B2	Retaining ring assembly and supporting flange for said ring A retaining ring assembly for at least one blade of a rotor disk of a turbine engine and a supporting flange for the ring. The flange and the ring are rotating parts having an axis X, the flange including an attachment edge configured to be connected to the rotor disk and a free edge configured to bear against the retaining ring; and the flange bears against the ring such that the bearing force of the flange on the ring has an axial component and a radial component relative to the axis of revolution X.
US09284845B2	Turbine airfoil tip shelf and squealer pocket cooling An airfoil comprises pressure and suction surfaces extending from a root section to a tip section of the airfoil. The airfoil also comprises a leading edge and trailing edge defining a chord length therebetween. A tip shelf is formed along the tip section between the pressure surface and a tip shelf wall, the tip shelf wall being spaced between the pressure surface and the suction surface. A squealer pocket is formed along the tip section between the tip shelf wall and a squealer tip wall extending from the suction surface. The tip shelf extends from within 10% of the cord length measured from the leading edge to within 10% of the chord length measured from the trailing edge. The squealer pocket extends from within 10% of the chord length measured from the leading edge to terminate less than 85% of the chord length measured from the trailing edge.
US09284836B2	Downhole x-ray source fluid identification system and method A method and system for determining a property of a sample of fluid in a borehole. A fluid sample is collected in a downhole tool. While collecting, X-rays are transmitted proximate the fluid from an X-ray source in the tool and an X-ray flux that is a function of a property of the fluid is detected. The detected X-ray flux data is processed to determine the property of the fluid.
US09284833B2	Method of tracing flow of hydrocarbon from a subterranean reservoir A method of tracing flow of hydrocarbon from a subterranean reservoir including forming a dispersion, injecting a hydraulic fracturing fluid containing the dispersion down a well penetrating a hydrocarbon reservoir, thereafter collecting a sample of hydrocarbon fluid flowing from the reservoir, and analyzing the sample to determine whether the tracer compound is present in the sample. The dispersion includes a discontinuous condensed phase having a hydrocarbon-soluble tracer compound and a continuous phase which includes an aqueous liquid.
US09284826B2	Oil extraction using radio frequency heating Provided herein are embodiments for extracting oil from an oil-bearing formation. An embodiment of a method includes heating a first portion of the formation with radio frequency energy generated by a radio frequency generator electrically coupled to an antenna. The antenna is positioned within a wellbore and located within the first portion to heat the first portion to a minimum temperature of about 160° F. The radio frequency generator delivers power in a range from about 50 kilowatts to about 2 Megawatts, and a power per unit length of antenna is in a range from about 0.5 kW/m to 5 kW/m. The method includes extracting the oil from the first portion after heating to create void space for steam injection. The method also includes injecting steam into the first portion to heat a second portion of the formation adjacent to the first portion and extracting the oil from the second portion.
US09284814B2	Downhole tool with remotely actuated drag blocks and methods Apparatus useful for remotely actuating the drag blocks of a downhole tool includes at least one remotely actuated sleeve configured to allow the drag blocks to move from one position to another when the downhole tool is disposed in a well bore.
US09284812B2	System for increasing swelling efficiency A swellable system reactive to a flow of fluid including an article having a swellable material operatively arranged to swell upon exposure to a flow of fluid containing ions therein. A filter material is disposed with the swellable material and operatively arranged to remove the ions from the flow of fluid before exposure to the swellable material.
US09284811B2	Universal rotating flow head having a modular lubricated bearing pack A rotating flow head has a lubricated bearing pack for isolating bearing elements from wellbore fluids under pressure. The bearing pack, having a rotating cylindrical sleeve, bearing elements and two seal assemblies, is secured within an assembly bore of a stationary housing by a retainer plate accepting a plurality of lag bolts circumferentially spaced around a top portion of the stationary housing. Each of the seal assemblies have at least one sealing element having a body, an annular cavity, an inner sealing surface, and a flange that distends radially outwardly when axially compressed. A loading ring fit to the annular cavity urges the inner sealing surface radially inwardly to sealingly engage the rotating cylindrical sleeve. The inner sealing surface further comprises a first and second sealing surface and a debris channel therebetween.
US09284810B2	Fluid injection system and method A system for injecting fluids into a well having a fluid supply line that is connected to a mandrel at the top of the production tree. The system is designed so that all components of the system are packaged together and run to the production tree in one run. The production tree is designed to provide a pathway for the fluid to travel from the mandrel to the production bore within the tree, and then into the production tubing of a well.
US09284801B2	Actuator switch for a downhole tool, tool and method An actuator switch for actuation of a downhole tool, the actuator switch comprising: a rheomagnetic fluid having a state convertible between a liquid and a solid by the application of a magnetic field thereto, a change in the state of the rheomagnetic fluid acting to actuate the downhole tool; and a magnet installed in the tool and moveable relative to the rheomagnetic fluid to apply or remove the magnetic field to the rheomagnetic fluid, the magnet being moved by through tubing operations in an inner diameter of the downhole tool.
US09284799B2	Method for drilling through nuisance hydrocarbon bearing formations A method for controlling entry of hydrocarbon into a wellbore from a subsurface formation includes determining whether hydrocarbon is entering the wellbore. Whether a rate of hydrocarbon entry into the wellbore is slowing is then determined Control of discharge from the wellbore is then switched from maintaining a selected wellbore pressure to controlling a rate of discharge of fluid from the wellbore to be substantially constant if the hydrocarbon entry rate is slowing. Control of discharge from the wellbore is returned to maintaining the selected wellbore pressure when the hydrocarbon stops entering the wellbore.
US09284792B2	Method and apparatus to position and protect control lines being coupled to a pipe string on a rig An apparatus to attach a control line to a tubular member, in which the apparatus includes a control line arm having a first control line guide coupled thereto, and a base having a second control line guide coupled thereto, with the control line arm coupled to the base and movable with respect to the base. The control line arm may be movable between a raised position and a collapsed position with respect to the base, and the control line arm may be at least one of slidably coupled and rotatably coupled to the base.
US09284787B2	Drill bit and cutting head for drill bit A cutting head for a drill bit comprises four substantially identically shaped cutting arms extending radially from a common central axial point, each cutting arm comprising a cutting edge extending, outwardly and axially backwards from the common central axial point. The cutting edges are equianguiarly spaced apart from each other about the central axis of the cutting head. Each cutting, arm further comprises a side chamfer extending between its radially outer face and its rotationally trailing side face.
US09284782B2	Eccentric steering device and methods of directional drilling A method, system and apparatus for steering a drill string and including an eccentric steering device. The eccentric steering device may comprise an eccentric sleeve configured for mounting exterior to a portion of the drill string and permitting the drill string to rotate within the eccentric sleeve and a brake positioned to selectively cause rotation of the eccentric sleeve with the drill string. In one embodiment, the eccentric steering device may further comprise one or more bearings positioned between the eccentric sleeve and the drill string.
US09284781B2	Oil and gas enhancement system—radial drilling method The invention being designed in this application relates to a radial drilling method. Boreholes are placed into oil and gas formations to provide openings for the removal of the product.Oil and gas wells extend to different depths and downhole well conditions. The radial system has been designed to accommodate the well conditions and to jet or drill different oil and gas formation. The radial system provides a mill/bit which is rotated from a downhole motor or a surface swivel. The mill ports, the steel casing, and the bit extend outward into the formation forming a borehole to a predetermined length. The borehole is provided without an entrance radius into the formation. Several radial holes can be provided considering a one trip event.
US09284772B2	Reverse molded plant-on panel component, method of manufacture, and method of decorating a door therewith A reverse molded, plant-on decorative panel component comprises a panel portion lying on a first plane, a skirt portion, and a contoured portion. The skirt portion has a first surface adapted to be exteriorly disposed and an opposite second surface adapted to be interiorly disposed in order to be adhesively secured to a planar surface. The contoured portion extends outwardly from and surrounds the panel portion and interconnects and is integral with the panel portion and the skirt portion. The skirt portion extends peripherally about the contoured portion.
US09284768B2	Power door opening/closing apparatus A power door opening/closing apparatus includes: a first unit including the motor, a first unit case including the motor, a first transmission mechanism received in the first unit case, and a rotation sensor which is received within the first unit case, and which is one of electrical components; and a second unit which includes a second unit case connected to the first unit case by a fixing member, a second transmission mechanism rotatably received within the second unit case, and connected to the first transmission mechanism, and an output shaft connected to an output side of the second transmission mechanism, and arranged to transmit a rotation of the second transmission mechanism to the door, and which does not include an electrical component.
US09284765B2	Combination doorbumper/doorstopper A combination doorbumper and doorstopper includes a mounting plate, spindle, bumper, toggle bolt, and toggle bolt anchor. The doorbumper is installed on a wall so that a doorknob or door handle will engage the bumper when the door is fully opened. The spindle is positioned between the mounting plate and the bumper, and includes a narrow neck region. The door can be held in an opened position by placing a loop end of a flexible cord over the doorknob or handle on the opposite side of the door from the doorbumper, and stretching the cord so that a hook at the opposite end of the cord can be placed over the neck of the spindle. The doorbumper together with the flexible cord acts as a doorstopper to hold the door open.
US09284760B2	Electrical panelboard guard Disclosed herein is a panelboard guard assembly configured to restrict access to a panelboard having a cover and a door defined therein, the cover having first and second side edges. The panelboard guard assembly includes a first strap, a second strap and an adjusting mechanism. The first strap has a first outer end and a first inner end. The second strap has a second outer end and a second inner end. The adjusting mechanism extends between and couples the first strap and the second strap at the first and second inner ends.
US09284751B2	High security locking assembly for above-ground fiber optic/cable network enclosures A high security locking assembly for an above-ground communications network enclosure comprises a claw-like structure having, at one end, a slide bar with an end plate that carries a first set of locking pins, and a base plate, at the other end, having an end plate that carries a second set of locking pins. The slide bar travels axially in a guide channel below a rigid frame that holds a captive locking bolt positioned to engage one of a series of axially spaced locking holes on the slide bar. The locking pins face one another and are adapted for sliding into corresponding locking pin holes in the sides of enclosure. The claw-like structure is closed by sliding the slide bar into the guide channel, and positioning the pins in the locking pin holes, followed by locking the captive locking bolt in a selected one of the locking holes.
US09284745B2	Outdoor memorial display case A memorial for outdoor display is disclosed. The memorial includes a post for mounting in the ground and a display case. The display case is further comprised of a frame and a center display. The frame comprises three pieces situated on the bottom, left and right of the display case. Each piece includes a groove along an interior surface. Adapted to fit within the groove are two components of the center display: a transparent face and a print. A backing member is adapted to be disposed on the back of the frame pieces.
US09284734B1	Drip edge A drip edge preferably includes an anchor bar and a cover plate. The anchor bar includes a base portion, an offset leg, a cover flange, a clip flange, a drip flange and a sealing flange. A plurality of fastener openings are formed through a length of the base portion. An offset leg extends from a bottom of the base portion and the cover flange extends from a bottom of the offset leg. The sealing flange extends inward from a top of the base portion. The drip flange extends outward from the top of the base portion. The clip flange extends outward from the base portion, below the drip flange. A retention projection extends upward from an end of the clip flange. The cover plate includes a top clip end and a bottom clip end. The top clip end includes an inward extending snap lock.
US09284733B2	Sealing membrane with barrier against plasticizer migration A sealing web including the following layer structure: a) a film containing polyvinyl chloride; b) a first adhesive; c) a polyethylene terephthalate film; and d) a second adhesive; wherein the layers are disposed in the sequence a), b), c), and d). The sealing web makes it possible to implement adhesion of a PVC web over a large area, without problems arising from the migration of the plasticizer from the PVC film to the adhesive, or in that said problems are at least greatly reduced.
US09284729B2	Modular wall system A moveable and demountable wall panel system for defining an office space with a plurality of wall panels disposable in a substantially upright manner between a floor and a ceiling each having respectively a series of uppermost and lowermost deviations. The system includes at least one prefabricated frameless panel, the top edge of each panel being provided with a ceiling track configured for being removably insertable into a corresponding ceiling rail. The system also includes a bottom floor channel associated with each corresponding panel and being configured for operatively resting against the floor opposite to the ceiling rail. The system also includes first and second height adjustment assemblies associated with each panel and insertable into a corresponding bottom floor channel.
US09284724B2	Universal capacitance-type touch inductive switch assembly for faucet The present invention relates to a universal capacitance-type touch inductive switch assembly for a faucet, comprising: an adjustable locking component, which is formed by a conductive metallic material and is locked to a faucet spout; a control circuit board, which is provided with a capacitance-type touch unit, wherein touch electrodes of said capacitance-type touch unit are connected with said adjustable locking component through a touch circuit; a solenoid valve, which is arranged in a water supply line of the faucet, wherein said control circuit board controls opening and closing of said solenoid valve according to a touch signal from the capacitance-type touch unit; and a power supply module, which supplies power to said control circuit board and said solenoid valve. The switch assembly of the present invention can be installed in a manner compatible with all existing metal faucets.
US09284687B2	Properties of paper materials The use of GH61 polypeptides in the treatment of pulp, for improving tear strength and/or tensile strength of the corresponding paper materials, such as paper, linerboard, corrugated paperboard, tissue, towels, corrugated containers and boxes.
US09284685B1	Foil apparatus for paper making machine A foil apparatus for a paper making machine includes a foil member positionable relative to forming fabric of a paper making machine, and a pulse generator coupled to the foil member, the pulse generator being adjacent to the foil member for forming a nip between the foil member and the forming fabric, the nip for creating movement in a slurry stock for reducing flocculation. A method of dewatering a forming fabric in a paper making machine includes moving a forming fabric carrying a slurry stock through a dewatering area of the paper making machine; positioning a foil apparatus for supporting the forming fabric, the foil apparatus having a foil member defining a work surface and a pulse generator coupled to the foil member adjacent the work surface; and forming a nip between the work surface and the forming fabric by positioning the pulse generator relative to the work surface.
US09284684B2	Flared inlet insert for introducing flow into a flash tank An insert inlet tube assembly for a flash tank including a sidewall and an insert inlet port has been conceived, the insert inlet tube assembly may comprise: a tubular section configured to be inserted into the inlet port and fixed to the inlet port, and an insert outlet of the tubular section, and inserted into an inlet port of the chamber, wherein the insert inlet tube extends inward of the sidewall and the insert outlet has an elongated cross-sectional shape oriented substantially parallel to a center vertical axis of the flash tank and substantially perpendicular to a radial line of the flash tank, such that the insert outlet is substantially tangential to the sidewall.
US09284682B2	Fabric having ultraviolet radiation protection A method for treating a fabric for ultraviolet radiation protection is disclosed which comprises the steps of adding zinc oxide nanoparticles to a solution of 3-glycidyloxypropyl-trimethoxysilane, adding silicon dioxide to the mixture of zinc oxide nanoparticles and 3-glycidyloxypropyl-trimethoxysilane, placing a fabric in the mixture of zinc oxide nanoparticles, 3-glycidyloxypropyl-trimethoxysilane, and silicon dioxide, curing the fabric, and washing the fabric.
US09284678B2	Method for processing laundry, and laundry treatment device suitable for carrying out the method A method for applying a processing composition to laundry in a laundry treatment appliance with a rotatably mounted drum is provided. The method includes setting a predefined residual moisture content in the laundry by adding water and by rotating the drum. The method further includes applying a processing composition to the laundry in liquid form or in the form of fine droplets. The processing composition is sprayed onto the laundry by an introduction apparatus while the drum is moved at a speed at which the laundry lies against the drum or at a faster speed.
US09284677B2	Laundry machine A laundry machine is provided that includes a tub that holds washing water, a drum rotatably mounted in the tub, a drive having a rotational shaft connected to the drum, a bearing housing that rotatably supports the rotational shaft, a motor that rotates the rotational shaft, and a suspension assembly that supportably buffers vibration of the drum. An up/down direction height of a front of the tub is greater than a left/right direction width of the tub.
US09284675B2	Method for washing and washing machine A method for washing laundry and a washing machine, in which balancing of the laundry load is effectively carried out. The method for washing includes supplying wash water mixed with a detergent, spinning or rinsing the laundry by rotating the washing machine drum in which the laundry is located, thereby causing the laundry to be repeatedly lifted within and then fall towards the bottom of the drum. The method further involves balancing the laundry by repeatedly accelerating and decelerating the drum. The wash water is then drained.
US09284672B2	Laundry treating appliance with tub and basket having matched characteristics A laundry treating appliance may include a tub and a basket located at least partially within the tub and at least partially defining a laundry treating chamber. A drive system may operatively couple the tub to the basket and may be operative to rotate the basket about a rotational axis. The tub and the basket may each have a base with an effective stiffness, and the effective stiffnesses may be matched.
US09284671B2	Tool module for textile machine A tool module (16) comprises a module body (15) comprising at least two contact surfaces (22, 27). They are separated from one another by means of a groove (30) and one of them extends into the groove (30). A fixed and accurate fit of the tool module (16) on each bar is ensured by means of this groove. Yarn filaments or very fine dirt particles, grout or wear on the accommodations can be accommodated by the groove. In addition, a simple and failure-free assembly is ensured.
US09284663B2	Articles containing woven or non-woven ultra-high surface area macro polymeric fibers This disclosure relates to articles that comprise polymeric winged fibers. The winged fibers have a high surface area because of their structure, which includes a core surrounded by a plurality of lobes. Channels of one micron or less in width are formed between adjacent lobes to form paths for the capture and/or transport of gases, liquids or particles. The winged fibers are assembled in woven or non-woven fabrics for use in wipes, absorbent pads, composite structures, apparel, outdoor wear, bedding, filtration systems, purification/separation systems, thermal and acoustic insulation, cell scaffolding, and battery membranes.
US09284652B2	Electrolyzed hydrogen gas for fuel-fired boilers and hot water heaters A system for hydrogen gas enhancement of hydrocarbon fuel combustion employs a closed electrolyzer vessel into which water is circulated, and an electrode plate assembly immersed in the vessel to dissociate water into hydrogen and oxygen gases. Only water is used as the electrolyte fluid without any additives. An air injector in the water return line injects air bubbling for enhanced dissociation of water in the electrode plate assembly. The electrode plate assembly is formed by one or more unit stacks of 7-plates each, including two outer cathode plates, a middle anode plate, and two spaced inner plates between each cathode plate and the anode plate. The generated hydrogen and oxygen gases are maintained in a stable condition in the output gas flow by an electromagnetic coil assembly that separates the hydrogen gas from oxygen gas. The system can obtain 180% reduction in hydrocarbon fuel usage in a vehicle engine, and 20 times reduction in carbon emission from vehicle exhaust. It can obtain a 500% increase in fuel usage efficiency in an electrical power generator operable on LPG fuel.
US09284641B2	Processing device for producing semiconductor layers and coated substrates treated with elemental selenium and/or sulphur A processing device for producing semiconductor layers and coated substrates treated with elemental selenium and/or sulphur includes an evacuable processing chamber for receiving a substrate to be processed. The substrate has a metal layer and/or a layer containing metal. A heating device provides convective heating of the substrate to a predetermined temperature. A first source of elementary selenium and/or sulphur vapor is located outside the processing chamber and connected to the processing chamber via a first feed line and/or a second source of elementary selenium and/or sulphur vapor is located inside the processing chamber. The elementary selenium and/or sulphur vapor is guided past the metal layer and/or layer containing metal, chemically reacting said layer with selenium or sulphur in a targeted manner. The substrate is heated and the elementary selenium and/or sulphur vapor is mixed and guided past the substrate by forced convection of a gas conveying device.
US09284629B2	Zirconium alloys with improved corrosion/creep resistance due to final heat treatments Articles, such as tubing or strips, which have excellent corrosion resistance to water or steam at elevated temperatures, are produced from alloys having 0.2 to 1.5 weight percent niobium, 0.01 to 0.6 weight percent iron, and optionally additional alloy elements selected from the group consisting of tin, chromium, copper, vanadium, and nickel with the balance at least 97 weight percent zirconium, including impurities, where a necessary final heat treatment includes one of i) a SRA or PRXA (15-20% RXA) final heat treatment, or ii) a PRXA (80-95% RXA) or RXA final heat treatment.
US09284626B2	Method for purifying lithium bicarbonate The invention relates to a method for purifying impure lithium bicarbonate by means of a cation exchange resin. In addition to solution purification by ion exchange, the treatment stages include the regeneration of impurity metals bound to the resin. Regeneration consists of washing the resin with water, elution with acid solution, washing with water, neutralization with alkali solution and washing with water. It is characteristic of the method that neutralization is performed with sodium hydroxide solution.
US09284618B2	High strength hot-rolled steel sheet and method for manufacturing the same A high strength hot-rolled steel sheet with a tensile strength of not less than 590 MPa which exhibits excellent bake hardenability and stretch-flangeability has a chemical composition including, in terms of mass %, C at 0.040 to 0.10%, Si at not more than 0.3%, Mn at 1.7 to 2.5%, P at not more than 0.030%, S at not more than 0.005%, Al at not more than 0.1% and N at 0.006 to 0.025%, and microstructure wherein a bainite phase represents not less than 60%, the total of a ferrite phase and a pearlite phase represents not more than 10%, and the bainite phase includes grains among which cementite grains have been precipitated at not less than 1.4×104 grains/mm2 and the cementite grains have an average grain diameter of not more than 1.5 μm.
US09284616B2	Universal biomass refinery The invention is directed to a process for refining biomass to produce hemicellulose hydrolyzates, cellulose of sugars involving the perforate at least a portion of the cells of the prepared biomass prior to hydrolyzing the biomass, reclaiming the catalysts used in hydrolysis for further hydrolysis, and drying the hydrolysis using reclaimed heat from previous steps in the process.
US09284614B2	Pre-treatment method for plant biomass hydrolysis reaction raw materials and plant biomass saccharification method The invention relates to: a pre-treatment method for plant biomass hydrolysis reaction raw materials characterized in comprising a process for mixing a solid catalyst and solid substrate beforehand and grinding same simultaneously (grinding process); a plant biomass hydrolysis reaction raw material pre-treated by said pre-treatment method; and a plant biomass saccharification method comprising a process for hydrolyzing said hydrolysis reaction raw material. The invention provides an efficient and practical pre-treatment method for plant biomass hydrolysis reaction raw materials that can improve the saccharification yield and saccharide concentration of plant biomass hydrolysis reactions, a plant biomass hydrolysis reaction raw material obtained therefrom, and a plant biomass saccharification method.
US09284607B2	Multiplex amplification and detection The invention relates to the field of multiplex amplification. In particular, the invention relates to methods for assaying a sample for one or more nucleic acid targets in a single reaction based on the distinct melting temperatures or melting profiles of primers and/or probes. The invention also provides probes and kits for use in such methods.
US09284603B2	Target sequence amplification method, polymorphism detection method, and reagents for use in the methods An object of the present invention is to provide an amplification method that inhibits amplification caused by erroneous annealing of a primer. Primers X1 and X2 are used in amplification of a target sequence including a target site showing a polymorphism. The primer X1 includes a sequence A1′ and a sequence E1. The sequence A1′ is complementary to a partial sequence A1 in a template nucleic acid, and has, in its 3′ region, a base x1′ complementary to a first base x1 at the target site in a 5′ region of the sequence A1. The sequence E1 is noncomplementary to a partial sequence B1 adjacent to the 3′ end of the partial sequence A1 in the template nucleic acid, and is bound to the 5′ end of the partial sequence A1′. The primer X2 includes a sequence A2′. The sequence A2′ is complementary to a partial sequence A2 in the template nucleic acid, and has, in its 3′ region, a base x2′ complementary to a second base x2 at the target site in a 5′ region of the partial sequence A2. Each of the primers X1 and X2 has a base complementary to the target site in its 3′ region. By these primers, when only a template in which the target site is the first base x1 is present, erroneous amplification of the target sequence having the second base x2 can be prevented. Thus, a false positive for the polymorphism of the second base x2 can be inhibited.
US09284602B2	Compositions of toehold primer duplexes and methods of use Provided herein are primers and primer systems having improved specificity and kinetics over existing primers, and methods of use thereof.
US09284592B2	Methods for the determining the presence or absence of cyanobacteria toxins Kits and methods for the detection of toxins produced by cyanobacteria are disclosed. The methods include preparing a sample that potentially includes cyanobacterial toxins on a solid phase extraction device. In some embodiments, the sample extract can be formed using a weak cationic exchange process and a weak anionic exchange process.
US09284589B2	Methods of obtaining a specific binding member that binds eotaxin Specific binding members directed to eotaxin-1, in particular human antibodies and antibody fragments against human eotaxin-1 and especially those which neutralize eotaxin-1 activity. The antibodies VH and/or VL domain of the scFv fragment herein termed CAT-212 and of the IgG4 antibody herein termed CAT 213. One or more complementary determining regions (CDRs) of the CAT-212/-213 VH and/or VL domains, especially VH CRD3 in other antibody framework regions. Compositions containing specific binding members, and their use in methods of inhibiting or neutralizing eotaxin, including methods of treatment of the human or animal body by therapy.
US09284579B2	Ethanol production in microorganisms The present disclosure relates to methods and compositions for engineering photoautotrophic organisms to convert carbon dioxide and light into fatty acid esters and other molecules, including biofuels. The molecules are then secreted by the organism into a growth medium.
US09284578B2	Methyl butenol synthase The present invention provides novels genes encoding methyl butenol (MBO) synthase, methy butenol synthases and their use in methyl butenol production.
US09284575B2	Synthetic regulation of gene expression Synthetic regulation of gene expression is provided. In some embodiments, synthetic regulatory constructs are provided. In some embodiments, a synthetic regulatory construct expresses a heterologous gene in a selected cell type. In some embodiments, methods of expressing a heterologous gene in a selected cell type are provided.
US09284571B2	Use of a seed specific promoter to drive ODP1 expression in cruciferous oilseed plants to increase oil content while maintaining normal germination A recombinant DNA construct comprising a polynucleotide encoding an ODP1 polypeptide operably linked to a sucrose synthase 2 promoter where this construct can be used to increase oil content in the seeds of a cruciferous oilseed plant while maintaining normal germination is disclosed. A method for increasing oil content in the seeds of a cruciferous oilseed plant while maintaining normal germination using this construct is also disclosed.
US09284569B2	Autoluminescent phytosensor plants and uses thereof Real-time monitoring of plant or environmental conditions is solved by Autoluminescent Phytosensor Plants (ALPS) disclosed herein that emit light in response to a specified stimulus or condition, which light emission is detected or measured by a sensor.
US09284565B2	Bacterial expression plasmid The present invention provides expression vectors useful for high-throughput screening of gene libraries. In a specific embodiment, an expression vector comprising (a) the Rop gene operatively linked to the trp promoter-operator; (b) a purification tag sequence and a protease cleavage site downstream of the Rop gene; and (d) a multiple cloning site downstream of the protease cleavage site, wherein the insertion of a heterologous gene of interest into the multiple cloning site and subsequent expression thereof in a host cell produces a high yield of a fusion protein comprising the Rop protein and the protein encoded by the heterologous gene of interest without the need of chemical inducers, temperature shifts, or growth medium alterations to initiate protein synthesis, and wherein the fusion protein controls plasmid replication at temperatures below about 30° C. but exhibits runaway plasmid replication when cultured at about 37° C.
US09284563B2	Stringent selectable markers The present invention relates to nucleic acid constructs comprising selectable marker genes in a multicistronic transcription unit for use in the generation and selection of eukaryotic host cells for expression of a gene product of interest. For increased stringency of selection, the coding sequence of the selectable marker may be directed preceded by a relatively short functional open reading frame to reduce the efficiency of translation of the selectable marker, and/or the amino acid sequence of the selectable marker may comprise one or more mutations that reduce the level of resistance provide by the mutated marker as compared to its wild type counterpart. The invention further relates to methods for generating eukaryotic host cells for expression of a gene product of interest, wherein these nucleic acid constructs are used, and to methods for producing a gene product of interest wherein thus generated host cells are applied.
US09284552B2	Modified cell lines for increasing lentiviral titers The present disclosure provides a method of modifying cells in order to enhance lentiviral titers, cell lines that are modified and modifying reagents. By mediating individual genes and combination thereof, lentiviral titers may be increased.
US09284550B2	Single-stranded nucleic acid aptamers specifically binding to Klebsiella pneumoniae and method for detecting K. pneumonia using the same Provided is a single-stranded nucleic acid aptamer specifically binding to Klebsiella pneumoniae, and a method for detecting Klebsiella pneumoniae by using the same. The aptamer of the present disclosure, and a method, a composition, a kit or a sensor of using the same may be used to specifically detect Klebsiella pneumoniae present in an aqueous environment, foods, and medical samples and also be applied in fields such as sanitary conditions of foods and medical diagnosis.
US09284549B2	Tagged oligonucleotides and their use in nucleic acid amplification methods The present invention provides nucleic acid amplification systems and methods that desirably reduce or eliminate false positive amplification signals resulting from contaminating biological material, e.g., nucleic acid, that may be present in one or more reagents used in an amplification reaction and/or that may be present in the environment in which an amplification reaction is performed. The invention offers the further advantage of requiring less stringent purification and/or sterility efforts than conventionally needed in order to ensure that enzymes and other reagents used in amplification reactions, and the environment in which an amplification reaction is performed, are free of bacterial or other nucleic acid contamination that may yield false positive results.
US09284543B2	Neutral active soluble truncated PH20 polypeptides and uses thereof Soluble PH20 polypeptides are provided, including extended soluble PH20 polypeptides, and uses thereof. Also provided are other C-terminally truncated PH20 polypeptides and partially deglycosylated PH20 polypeptides and uses thereof.
US09284535B2	Method for producing laccase by means of liquid fermentation of Lentinus edodes A method for producing laccase by liquid fermentation of Lentinus edodes comprises the following steps of: (1) inoculating strains of Lentinus edodes into the PD liquid fermentation medium to perform activation culture and obtain a seed liquid; (2) inoculating the seed solution into a liquid fermentation medium to perform liquid fermentation culture, then adding an expansin solution to perform further culture, separating the supernatant to obtain a ferment solution; (3) extracting laccase from the ferment solution. A plant expansin and an optimized fermentation method are applied for producing laccase by liquid fermentation of Lentinus edodes, which increases the liquid fermentation output of laccase of Lentinus edodes remarkably, by more than 3 times in comparing with traditional fermentation production methods.
US09284523B2	Premounted fluid conveyance assembly for cell expansion system and method of use associated therewith A premounted fluid conveyance assembly for use with a cell expansion machine comprises a tubing-organizer and a fluid conveyance system. The fluid conveyance system is at least partially attached to the tubing-organizer, and the fluid conveyance system comprises an oxygenator or gas transfer module, a length of tubing and a bioreactor all fluidly interconnected. The premounted fluid conveyance assembly is adapted to be detachably-attached to the cell expansion machine. Accordingly, after a premounted fluid conveyance assembly is used, it is removed from the cell expansion machine by disengaging it from the cell expansion machine. Thereafter, another premounted fluid conveyance assembly can be attached in place of the previously used premounted fluid conveyance assembly.
US09284510B2	Lubricant coating for laser printer wiper blades A lubricant coating for laser printer wiper blades is a solution applied to a laser printer wiper blade before install that reduces friction between the wiper blade and the photoconductor drum of a laser printer in order to reduce wear, prevent damage and increase life of the wiper blade and photoconductor drum. A leveling and wetting agent ensures uniform application and reduces coating defects. An anti-wear agent reduces friction and acts as an electrical insulator. A friction reducing agent also reduces friction and acts as an electrical insulator. An evaporation promoting agent aids in evaporation of unnecessary material after application to a wiper blade. A coating enhancing agent increases the hardness of the coating and provides assistance in adherence of the solution to the wiper blade. Deionized water acts as a carrier. The solution is mixed in a high shear mixture.
US09284506B2	Stabilized water-in-oil emulsions of light oils, and methods and apparatus/system for the productions of such stabilized emulsions A water-in-oil emulsion of light fuel oil, and a process for the stabilization of a water-in-oil emulsion of a light fuel oil are described.
US09284495B2	Maintaining catalyst activity for converting a hydrocarbon feed One exemplary embodiment can be a process for fluid catalytic cracking. The process can include withdrawing a catalyst from a reaction vessel to replace a catalyst inventory over a period of about 10- about 35 days for maximizing propylene yield.
US09284487B2	Up-conversion luminescent coatings/materials for antimicrobial applications The present invention provides continuous, non-hazardous sterilization and anti-microorganism protection by the generation of interactive, emission responsive surfaces, coatings, and coating systems.
US09284482B2	Acidic internal breaker for viscoelastic surfactant fluids in brine Compositions and methods are given for delayed breaking of viscoelastic surfactant gels inside formation pores, particularly for use in hydraulic fracturing. Breaking inside formation pores is accomplished without mechanical intervention or use of a second fluid. Acidic internal breakers such as sulfuric acid and nitric acid are used. The break may be accelerated, for example with a free radical propagating species, or retarded, for example with an oxygen scavenger.
US09284480B2	Polymer-enhanced surfactant flooding for permeable carbonates A method for increasing oil production in a carbonate reservoir by incorporating a saline solution injection including a saline soluble surfactant and a saline soluble polymer. The method provides for increased oil production as compared to conventional waterflooding techniques.
US09284477B2	Compositions and methods for maintaining zonal isolation in a subterranean well Well cementing compositions comprise water, an inorganic cement and flexible particles having an average density higher than 1.5 g/cm3. The flexible particles may be elastomers. The flexible particles and cement particles may be present in a trimodal particle size distribution. The compositions may be placed in subterranean wells in the context of primary or remedial cementing.
US09284474B2	Wood adhesives containing reinforced additives for structural engineering products The present disclosure relates to additives used in conjunction with adhesives to give enhanced performance. Engineered composite wood materials and methods of making such materials are also provided by the subject application. A reinforced adhesive includes an adhesive and an additive material comprising nanoscopic and microscopic materials.
US09284461B2	Aqueous ink composition, inkjet recording method, and inkjet printed article The invention provides an aqueous ink composition, including a compound containing a water-soluble group and at least two groups each represented by following Formula (1); a colorant; and water: wherein, in Formula (1), Ra and Rb each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and Ra and Rb may be bonded to each other to form a 4-membered to 6-membered ring.
US09284457B2	Freeze-thaw stable paint formulation The present invention relates to a pre-paint composite comprising an aqueous slurry of TiO2 particles and attached and unattached polymeric binder, and a sufficient amount of a secondary alcohol ethoxylate of the formula C10-15H22-32O(CH2CH2O)xH to give 35 to 90 weight percent attachment of polymeric binder to the TiO2 particles, based on the weight of total polymeric binder in the pre-paint composite, where x is from 15 to 50; and the O(CH2CH2O)xH group is bonded to a CH group on the C10-15H22-32 chain. The present invention also relates to a coatings composition containing the composite as well as a process for preparing the pre-paint composite and the coatings composition.
US09284447B2	Silane/urea compound as a heat-activated curing agent for epoxide resin compositions Silanes of formula (I): or inorganic fillers whose surface is coated or derivatized with a silane of formula (I), are curing agents for epoxy resins that are activatable at elevated temperature. The thermosetting epoxy resin compositions allow a large reduction in the curing temperature without great impairment of their storage stability. They are therefore very well suited for single-component thermosetting epoxy adhesives, which in particular may contain impact modifiers.
US09284443B2	Heat-stabilized acrylate elastomer composition and process for its production Polyamide-filled acrylate copolymer compositions comprising a continuous acrylate copolymer phase and a discontinuous polyamide phase are produced by a melt mixing process. When crosslinked with diamine curatives the polyamide-filled acrylate copolymer compositions exhibit enhanced resistance to heat aging compared to carbon black-reinforced acrylate copolymer compositions.
US09284434B2	Epoxy resin compositions A re-epoxidized polyfunctional epoxy resin composition comprising the reaction product of: (I) an epoxidized polyfunctional epoxy resin oligomeric composition comprising a polyfunctional aliphatic or cycloaliphatic epoxy resin which has been isolated from an epoxy resin product formed as a result of an epoxidation process comprising the reaction of: (i) an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic hydroxyl-containing material; (ii) an epihalohydrin, (iii) a basic-acting substance, in the presence of (iv) a non-Lewis acid catalyst; and (v) optionally, one or more solvents; (II) an epihalohydrin; (III) a basic acting substance; in the presence of (IV) a non-Lewis acid catalyst; and (V) optionally, one or more solvents. A curable epoxy resin composition of the re-epoxidized polyfunctional epoxy resin composition and a thermoset of the curable composition is also disclosed.
US09284429B2	Porous organic polymeric films and preparation Porous organic polymeric films having multiple discrete cavities can be prepared using a water-in-oil emulsion that includes a cavity stabilizing hydrocolloid on the inner walls of the multiple discrete cavities. The multiple discrete cavities can also include organic catalytic materials for various catalytic reactions, markers materials for security applications, or the multiple discrete cavities can be used to increase opacity, hydrophobicity, or other desirable properties compared to nonporous organic polymeric films composed of the composition and dry thickness.
US09284422B2	Method of preparing a transparent polumer material comprising a thermoplastic polycarbonate and mineral nanoparticles A method of preparing a transparent polymer material includes mixing mineral nanoparticles selected from nanoparticles of alkaline-earth metal carbonates, alkaline-earth metal sulfates, metallic oxides, oxides of metalloids, and siloxanes, and a composition A including at least one thermoplastic polymer in the molten state selected from polycarbonate (PC), polystyrene (PS) and polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) in order to obtain a master-batch, the mixture of step i) including at least 25% and at most 75% by weight of the mineral nanoparticles. The master-batch obtained in step i) is mixed with a composition B of a thermoplastic polycarbonate matrix (PCm) in the molten state, to obtain a transparent polymer material including at most 10% by weight of the mineral nanoparticles, preferably at most 5% by weight of the mineral nanoparticles.
US09284409B2	Endoprosthesis having a non-fouling surface In embodiments, medical devices have a surface that includes a catalytic material, and a non-fouling material attached to the surface. The non-fouling material can be released from the surface, for example, by cleavage of a bond connecting the material to the surface. The bond can be a chemical bond, such as a covalent bond.
US09284404B2	Antimicrobial polymers and methods of manufacture thereof Biodegradable cationic block copolymers are disclosed, comprising a hydrophilic block comprising first repeat units derived from a first cyclic carbonyl monomer by ring-opening polymerization, wherein more than 0% of the first repeat units comprise a side chain moiety comprising a quaternary amine group; a hydrophobic block comprising second repeat units derived from a second cyclic carbonyl monomer by ring-opening polymerization; an optional endcap group; and a chain fragment derived from an initiator for the ring opening polymerization. The cationic block copolymers form aqueous micelle mixtures suitable for antimicrobial applications.
US09284400B2	Aspartic resins A composition having a polyurea made by reacting a polyisocyanate with one of the below compounds. The value x is 2 or 3. A method of: providing a polyisocyanate and one of the below compounds, spraying the polyisocyanate and the compound with a plural component pump onto a surface to form a mixture, and allowing the mixture to cure to a polyurea.
US09284398B2	Modified carbon nanotubes and their compatibility Modified carbon nanotubes are provided having carbon nanotube core covalently bound through C—C bonds to a polymer shell surrounding the carbon nanotube core. The polymer shell is a polymer having functional groups pointing outwardly from the shell. The functional groups are compatible with or able to covalently connect to another polymer. Such modified carbon nanotubes are more readily dispersed in a homogeneous manner in another polymer and may be used as a reinforcing filler in a polymer matrix. The modified carbon nanotubes with a core-shell structure in which the core has a substantially unidirectional orientation within the shell are produced by reacting neutral carbon nanotubes with 4-vinylaniline through a diazonium reaction in presence of one or more types of multifunctional monomers carrying a vinyl moiety and one or more functional groups for compatibilization with or connection to another polymer. The reaction is conducted at an elevated temperature without isolation of intermediates and without addition of any extra initiator or catalyst to form a polymer shell in situ around the carbon nanotube. The polymer shell is covalently bound to CNT sidewall through C—C bonds and has functional groups outwardly pointing from the shell for compatibilization with or connection to another polymer.
US09284392B2	Mixed internal donor structures for 1-olefin polymerization catalysts Solid catalyst components are disclosed, which include titanium, magnesium, halogen and a combination of internal electron donor compounds containing at least one 1,8 naphthyl diester compound of Formula (II-1) and at least one 3,3-bis(methoxymethyl) alkane of Formula (II-2): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, A, and B are described herein. Catalyst systems containing the catalyst solid components, organoaluminum compounds, and organosilicon compounds are also discussed. This disclosure relates to methods of making the solid catalyst components and the catalyst systems, and methods of polymerizing or copolymerizing alpha olefins using the catalyst systems.
US09284387B2	Hydroamination of aldehyde-containing macromonomers This invention relates to a polyolefin composition comprising one or more of the following formulae: wherein the PO is the residual portion of a vinyl terminated macromonomer (VTM) having had a terminal unsaturated carbon of an allylic chain and a vinyl carbon adjacent to the terminal unsaturated carbon; R1 is a hydrogen atom, an aryl group, or an alkyl group, wherein the aryl group or alkyl group can include one or more heteroatoms, an alkyl or aryl amino group, a polyalkylamino group; wherein the VTM is a vinyl terminated macromonomer.
US09284382B2	Apparatus for continuously processing lignocellulosic material Disclosed is an apparatus for continuously processing a lignocellulosic material, and particularly to an apparatus for continuously processing a lignocellulosic material by using of a single-stage or two-stage pretreatment processing with related to the acid-catalyzed steam explosion processing combined with dilute acid hydrolysis and steam explosion, in which parameters are adjusted to maintain in a state where lignocellulosic material feeding, acid mixing pre-heating, dilute acid hydrolysis reaction, steam explosion and flash discharge, to solid and liquid separation are simultaneously and continuously operated, so as to achieve in the results of acquiring xylose hydrolyzate by hydrolyzing hemicellulose, destroying lignocellulosic material structure, increasing surface area and porosity.
US09284377B2	MDL-1 ligand The invention provides methods for modulation interactions between MDL-1 and its binding partner, Gal9. Also provided are methods to screen for modulators of MDL-1/Gal9 interaction.
US09284372B2	Antigen binding proteins capable of binding thymic stromal lymphopoietin The present disclosure provides compositions and methods relating to antigen binding proteins which bind to human thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP), including antibodies. In particular embodiments, the disclosure provides fully human, humanized and chimeric anti-TSLP antibodies and derivatives of such antibodies. The disclosure further provides nucleic acids encoding such antibodies and antibody fragments and derivatives, and methods of making and using such antibodies including methods of treating and preventing TSLP-related inflammatory and fibrotic disorders.
US09284371B2	Methods of producing adalimumab The invention describes improved methods and compositions for producing a recombinant protein, e.g., an antibody, in mammalian cell culture. In addition, the invention provides improved cell culture media, including improved production media, feed solutions, and combination feeds, which may be used to improve protein productivity in mammalian cell culture.
US09284370B1	Methods for treating juvenile idiopathic arthritis The invention provides methods and compositions for the treatment of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) where a TNFα inhibitor, such as a human TNFα antibody, or antigen-binding portion thereof, is used to treat JIA. In particular, the invention is directed to methods and compositions relating to a fixed dosing regimen for treating JIA with a TNFα inhibitor.
US09284361B2	Designed repeat proteins binding to serum albumin New designed repeat proteins with binding specificity for serum albumin are described, as well as nucleic acids encoding such serum albumin binding proteins, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such proteins, the use of such proteins to modify the pharmacokinetics of therapeutic relevant polypeptides and the use of such proteins in the treatment of diseases. The repeat proteins of the invention have a substantially increased half-life in plasma compared to proteins not binding serum albumin.
US09284360B2	Diagnostic test for infectious diseases in cattle The invention relates to an isolated or recombinant protein from the shark Heterodontus francisci, which has bovine-erythrocyte-recognition activity and which can bind to sequences of antigens and/or proteins that are characteristic of infectious diseases. Once the aforementioned protein is bound to specific antigens of infectious diseases, it can haemagglutinate upon recognizing the bovine erythrocytes and antibodies characteristic of said diseases, which are present in the active state in biological samples such as whole blood, plasma or serum of bovine origin. The invention also relates to methods for protecting the detection of antibodies characteristic of infectious diseases, using the purified periplasmic extract or fusion protein, optionally purifying the recombinant protein.
US09284355B2	Herpes simplex virus combined subunit vaccines and methods of use thereof This invention provides vaccines comprising two or more recombinant Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) proteins selected from a gD protein, a gC protein and a gE protein; and methods of vaccinating a subject against HSV and treating, impeding, inhibiting, reducing the incidence of, or suppressing an HSV infection or a symptom or manifestation thereof, comprising administration of a vaccine of the present invention.
US09284350B2	IAP BIR domain binding compounds A compound of Formula 1: (I) or salt thereof, as well as methods of making compounds of Formula 1, methods of using compounds of Formula 1 to treat proliferative disorders such as cancer, and related compounds, composition, and methods.
US09284339B2	Silicone compound and a use thereof The purpose is to provide a silicone compound which is well compatible with polymerizable silicone monomers and other polymerizable monomers to provide a polymer having high oxygen permeability, excellent hydrophilicity and anti-staining property, excellent dimension stability, and enough durability of mechanical strength not to deteriorate in a phosphate buffer solution. The other purpose is to provide a silicone compound having a high blocked terminal ratio and a high ratio of one specific structure and a method for preparing the silicone compound. The invention provides a compound represented by the following formula (1). Further, the invention provides a method for preparing the compound, use of the compound as an ophthalmic monomer, a polymer having repeating units derived from the aforesaid compound and an ophthalmic device composed of the polymer.
US09284335B2	Substituted pyrido[3,2-e][1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidines, pyrido[2,3-e][1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidines and/or [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]pteridines for treatment of central nervous system diseases and disorders Described herein are compounds and chemical entities of Formula (I), methods of their synthesis, compositions comprising them, and their use in treating numerous diseases and disorders, including cognitive deficits associated with CNS diseases and disorders.
US09284333B2	Fused pyrroledicarboxamides and their use as pharmaceuticals The present invention relates to fused pyrroledicarboxamides of the formula (I), in which R1 to R9, X, m and n are as defined in the claims. The compounds of the formula (I) are inhibitors of the acid-sensitive potassium channel TASK-1 and suitable for the treatment of TASK-1 channel-mediated diseases such as arrhythmias, in particular atrial arrhythmias like atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter, and respiratory disorders, in particular sleep-related respiratory disorders like sleep apnea, for example.
US09284325B2	Spectinamides as anti-tuberculosis agents Novel 3′-deoxy-3′-acylaminospectinomycin compounds are described. Also described are methods of using the 3′-deoxy-3-acylaminospectinomycin compounds and other spectinomycin analogs in treating tuberculosis and in treating microbial infections.
US09284322B2	Nicotinic receptor compounds Provided herein are compounds and methods of preparation of compounds that are capable of functioning as agonists or antagonists of a nicotinic receptor. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more of these compounds, which may further comprise one or more additional therapeutic agents. Further provided are methods of treatment of various conditions that may be responsive to such activity at the nicotinic receptors, such as nicotine dependence.
US09284321B2	Piperazino[1,2-a]indol-1-ones and [1,4]diazepino[1,2-a]indol-1-one The present invention relates to compounds of general formula I or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, X, R and n are as defined herein. The compounds may be used for the treatment of schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, major depression, bipolar disorders, anxiety disorders, normal aging, epilepsy, retinal degeneration, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, panic disorder, Parkinson's disease, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment, chemotherapy-induced cognitive dysfunction, Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorders, hearing loss, tinnitus, spinocerebellar ataxia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, Huntington's disease, stroke, radiation therapy, chronic stress, abuse of neuro-active drugs, such as alcohol, opiates, methamphetamine, phencyclidine and cocaine.
US09284318B2	Protein kinase inhibitors The present invention relates to novel kinase inhibitors. Compounds of this class have been found to be effective inhibitors of protein kinases, including members of PDGFR and VEGFR families.
US09284316B2	Substituted fused pyrimidine compounds The present invention discloses substituted fused pyrimidine compounds of formula (I), their tautomers, polymorphs, stereoisomers, solvates, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, or pharmaceutical compositions containing them and methods of treating conditions and diseases that are mediated by adenosine receptor (AR) activity; the compounds of the present invention are useful in the treatment, prevention or suppression of diseases and disorders that may be susceptible to improvement by antagonism of the adenosine receptor, such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, angiogenesis, pulmonary fibrosis, emphysema, allergic diseases, inflammation, reperfusion injury, myocardial ischemia, atherosclerosis, hypertension, congestive heart failure, retinopathy, diabetes mellitus, obesity, inflammatory gastrointestinal tract disorders, and/or autoimmune diseases.
US09284311B2	Aminotriazolopyridine for use in the treatment of inflammation, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof The present invention relates to the compound according to Formula I, and to its use in medicine, in particular in the treatment of inflammatory conditions, autoimmune diseases, proliferative diseases, allergy, transplant rejection, diseases involving impairment of cartilage turnover, congenital cartilage malformations, and/or diseases associated with hypersecretion of IL6 or interferons. In particular, the compound inhibits JAK a family of tyrosine kinases, and more particularly JAK1. The present invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compound, methods for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of diseases involving inflammatory conditions, autoimmune diseases, proliferative diseases, allergy, transplant rejection, diseases involving impairment of cartilage turnover, congenital cartilage malformations, and/or diseases associated with hypersecretion of IL6 or interferons by administering the compound.
US09284309B2	Di- and tri-heteroaryl derivatives as inhibitors of protein aggregation The present invention relates to certain di- and tri-heteroaryl derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and methods of using them, including methods for preventing, reversing, slowing, or inhibiting protein aggregation, and methods of treating diseases that are associated with protein aggregation, including neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Lewy body disease, and multiple system atrophy.
US09284305B2	Methods of treating ocular diseases using derivatives of lipoic acid Dithiol compounds and derivatives thereof are disclosed. The agents are useful for treating an ocular disease, especially presbyopia and cataract. Also provided are methods of treating an ocular disease, the methods comprising administering to a subject an active agent and an adjunctive agent.
US09284299B2	Substituted 1H-indazol-1-ol analogs as inhibitors of beta catenin/Tcf protein-protein interactions In one aspect, the invention relates to substituted 1H-benzo[d][1,2,3]triazol-1-ol analgoues, derivatives thereof, and related compound; synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating disorders, e.g. various tumors and cancers, associated with β-catenin/Tcf protein-protein interaction dysfunction using the compounds and compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
US09284296B2	Bipyridine sulfonamide derivatives for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases or conditions The present invention relates to novel bipyridine sulfonamide derivatives of formula (I) and their use for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of a neurodegenerative disease or condition, particularly Alzheimers disease (AD), a cardiovascular disease or a pathology involving ischemia. Additionally, processes for preparing such derivatives and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them are provided.
US09284295B2	Tetrahydrobenzothiophene compound The purpose is to provide a compound which has an intestinal phosphate transporter (NPT-IIb) inhibitory action and is useful as an active ingredient of an agent for treating and/or preventing hyperphosphatemia.A tetrahydrobenzothiophene compound of the following formula (I) has NPT-IIb inhibitory action and can be used as an agent for treating and/or preventing hyperphosphatemia: wherein, R1 represents —O-lower alkyl, -lower alkylene-phenyl, or the like; R2 and R3 are the same as or different from each other and represent H, lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl or the like, or, R2 and R3 may be combined with a nitrogen atom to which they bind to form 5- to 7-membered saturated cyclic amino; R4's are the same as or different from each other and represent halogen, lower alkyl; and n represents 0 to 2.
US09284286B2	Specific carboxamides as KCNQ2/3 modulators The invention relates to specific carboxamides, to processes for their preparation, to medicaments comprising these compounds and to the use of these compounds in the preparation of medicaments.
US09284279B2	Substituted pyrimidines for treatment of acute cough, chronic cough and urge to cough Methods for treating cough, chronic cough and urges to cough associated with respiratory diseases with a P2X3 and/or a P2X2/3 receptor antagonist, the methods comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a compound of Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1 and R2 are as defined herein.
US09284273B2	Compounds useful for producing an optically active diazabicyclooctane compound A compound of the following compound (B): wherein tBu represents a tert-butyl group. A compound of the following compound (C): wherein tBu represents a tert-butyl group, and TFA represents a trifluoroacetyl group.
US09284271B2	Compounds for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases This invention provides novel compounds and the novel compounds for use as a medicine, more in particular for the prevention or treatment of neurodegenerative disorders, more specifically certain neurological disorders, such as disorders collectively known as tauopathies, and disorders characterized by cytotoxic α-synuclein amyloidogenesis. The present invention also relates to the use of said novel compounds for the manufacture of medicaments useful for treating such neurodegenerative disorders. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions including said novel compounds and to methods for the preparation of said novel compounds. The compounds have the formula (A1), wherein R1, R2, R4, R5, R6, E, n, Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4, Y5, B, R8, and m are as defined in the claims.
US09284270B2	Boronic acid catalysts and methods of use thereof for activation and transformation of carboxylic acids The present application provides methods and catalysts for activation of carboxylic acids for organic reactions. In particular, methods are disclosed for direct nucleophilic addition reactions, such as, amidation reactions with amines, cycloadditions, and conjugate additions, using boronic acid catalysts of formula I, II or III: Also included are novel boronic acid catalysts of formula IV, V and III:
US09284269B2	Polymorphs of N-(2-methoxybenzoyl)-4-[(methylaminocarbonyl)amino] benzenesulfonamide The present invention relates to solid forms of herbicide safeners, to processes for their preparation, compositions comprising the solid forms and methods of their use as safeners.
US09284251B2	Complex zinc and alpha-chlorocarboxylic acid compounds for treating skin lesions The invention relates to the field of medicine, and specifically to preparations for treating skin lesions, in particular viral, benign, precancerous and cancerous, non-metastasizing, dysplastic and inflammatory lesions of the visible mucous membranes, and also viral and fungal skin and nail lesions, and for correcting wrinkles and senile pigment blemishes, said preparations comprising solutions of complex compounds of salts of zinc and alpha-chlorocarboxylic acids of general formula [Zn(RCH2−xClxCOOH)n(H2O)4−n]+2.2[RCH2−xClxCOO]−, where R=alkyl, H or Cl, x=1-2 and n=0-4, in a corresponding alpha-chlorocarboxylic acid, wherein the content of zinc in the solution is 0.25-10.0% and the content of acid is 10-90%. The preparation may additionally contain an additive perfume, for example an ethyl ester of the corresponding alpha-chlorocarboxylic acid. The treatment method consists in that 2-5 doses of the preparation, which has been precooled to 10-15° C., are applied to the affected skin portion with a delay of 1-3 mins between the first and subsequent applications of the preparation. The preparations are stable on storage.
US09284239B2	Process for the production of chlorinated alkanes Processes for the production of chlorinated alkanes are provided. The present processes comprise catalyzing the chlorination of a feedstream comprising one or more alkanes and/or alkenes with a catalyst system comprising one or more inorganic iodine salts and/or lower than conventional levels of elemental iodine and at least one Lewis acid. The processes are conducted in a nonaqueous media, and so, the one or more inorganic iodine salts are recoverable and/or reusable, in whole or in part.
US09284236B2	Apparatus and process for treating natural gas A process is described for treating a natural gas stream containing methane and one or more higher hydrocarbons including the steps of: (i) mixing at least a portion of the natural gas stream with steam, (ii) passing the mixture adiabatically over a supported precious metal reforming catalyst to generate a reformed gas mixture comprising methane, steam, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and hydrogen, (iii) cooling the reformed gas mixture to below the dew point to condense water and removing the condensate to provide a de-watered reformed gas mixture, and (iv) passing the de-watered reformed gas mixture through an acid gas recovery unit to remove carbon dioxide and at least a portion of the hydrogen and carbon monoxide, thereby generating a methane stream. The methane stream may be used to adjust the composition of a natural gas stream, including a vaporized LNG stream, to meet pipeline specifications.
US09284230B2	Method for producing light ceramic materials The present invention relates to a novel process for producing ceramic materials, in particular refractory materials having a reduced relative density. In particular, the invention relates to a process for producing light, refractory materials having non-contiguous pores based on shaped and unshaped materials. These materials can be used as working lining in high-temperature applications. The process is based on the production of spherical, closed and isolated pores in the microstructure of the material. The pores having a pore diameter which can be set in a targeted manner are generated by use of polymer particles, in particular polymethacrylates, in particular polymers or copolymers prepared by means of suspension polymerization, as pore formers which can be burnt out. The polymers or copolymers are present in the form of small spheres having a defined diameter. The introduction of isolated spherical pores allows the production of ceramic materials having a sometimes significantly reduced relative density and improved corrosion resistance and better mechanical strength compared to the prior art. The specific, closed pore system at the same time contributes to reducing the thermal conductivity of the ceramic materials. In addition, the novel process has the advantage that there is no risk of formation of undesirable black cores, even in the production of thick-walled ceramic products.
US09284225B2	Composite concrete for floor slabs and rafts The invention is in the field of construction and can be used for constructing industrial floors and foundation slabs. The offered composite concrete mixture, comprising cement, sand-stone mixture, water, plasticizer, nano-size pozzolans, shrinkage reducing additive, and steel and/or synthetic fibers, allows the construction of thin, completely jointless without limitation of area, large composite concrete slabs, with no observable shrinkage cracks or curling.
US09284215B2	Glass for chemical strengthening There is provided a glass for chemical strengthening having a gray-based color tone and excelling in characteristics preferred for the purposes of housing or decoration of an electronic device, that is, bubble quality, strength, and light transmittance characteristics. A glass for chemical strengthening contains, in mole percentage based on following oxides, 55% to 80% of SiO2, 3% to 16% of Al2O3, 0% to 12% of B2O3, 5% to 16% of Na2O, 0% to 4% of K2O, 0% to 15% of MgO, 0% to 3% of CaO, 0% to 18% of ΣRO (where R represents Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba or Zn), 0% to 1% of ZrO2, 0.01% to 0.2% of Co3O4, 0.05% to 1% of NiO, and 0.01% to 3% of Fe2O3.
US09284214B2	Method for producing coating solution for use in solar collector modules and coating composition produced by the same There is provided a method for producing a coating solution used on glass for solar collector modules to enhance optical transmittance, comprising: preparing a sol of particles having a diameter of about ten nanometers to about several hundred nanometers by adding a coagulation-inducing agent to a coating solution to induce coagulation of the coating solution by the sol-gel reaction, wherein the coagulation-inducing agent reacts with aluminum alkoxide.
US09284212B2	Method and apparatus for bending a sheet of material into a shaped article A method for bending a sheet of material into a shaped article includes providing the sheet of material. A reformable area and a non-reformable area of the sheet of material are heated to a first temperature range corresponding to a first viscosity range. The reformable area of the sheet of material is subsequently heated to a second temperature range corresponding to a second viscosity range. The reformable area of the sheet of material is reformed into a selected shape by at least one of sagging the reformable area of the sheet of material and applying a force to the sheet of material outside of or near a boundary of the reformable area.
US09284210B2	Methods and apparatus for material processing using dual source cyclonic plasma reactor Methods and apparatus provide for: feeding glass batch material into a plasma containment vessel; directing one or more sources of plasma gas into an inner volume of the plasma containment vessel in such a way that the plasma gas swirls in a cyclonic fashion within the plasma containment vessel; and applying first and second electromagnetic fields to the plasma gas to facilitate production of a plasma plume within the inner volume of the plasma containment vessel, where the plasma plume is of a generally cylindrical configuration, and is of sufficient thermal energy to cause the glass batch material to thermally react.
US09284202B2	System for treating water and/or wastewater having a plurality of laterals that can be readily cleaned without damaging or sacrificing the laterals A plurality of laterals operably associated with a treatment unit for treating water and/or wastewater. The plurality of laterals can form many systems including a sludge removal system and a fluid scour system. The treatment unit can take many forms including but not limited to a filter and a sludge collection basin. Preferably, each of the plurality of laterals has a hollow passageway for permitting at least one of a fluid and a material to flow through each of the plurality of laterals. Each of the plurality of laterals includes means for permitting cleaning of a corresponding lateral to remove one or more obstructions obstructing the flow of one of a fluid and a material through at least a portion of the hollow passageway without damaging or altering the corresponding lateral. Preferably, the means for cleaning is configured to seal an opening in the corresponding lateral.
US09284198B2	Process for making trisilylamine The method described herein provides a method for preparing trisilylamine. In one aspect, the method comprises: providing a reaction mixture of trisilylamine and monochlorosilane into a reactor wherein the reaction mixture is at a temperature and pressure sufficient to provide trisilylamine in a liquid phase wherein the reaction mixture is substantially free of an added solvent; contacting the reaction mixture with ammonia to provide a crude mixture comprising trisilylamine and an ammonium chloride solid wherein monochlorosilane is in stoichiometric excess in relation to ammonia; purifiying the crude mixture to provide trisilylamine wherein the trisilyamine is produced at purity level of 90% or greater; and optionally removing the ammonium chloride solid from the reactor.
US09284197B2	Colloidal silica particles, process for producing the same, and organic solvent-dispersed silica sol, polymerizable compound-dispersed silica sol, and dicarboxylic anhydride-dispersed silica sol each obtained from the same There is provided colloidal silica particles comprising at least one polyvalent metal element M selected from a group consisting of iron, aluminum, zinc, zirconium, titanium, tin, and lead in an average content of 0.001 to 0.02 in terms of an M/Si molar ratio, and having an average primary particle diameter of 5 to 40 nm, wherein the content of the polyvalent metal element M present in an outermost layer of the colloidal particles is 0 to 0.003 atom per square nanometer (nm2) of a surface area of the colloidal particles; and a silica sol that the colloidal silica particles are dispersed in an organic solvent, a silica sol that the colloidal silica particles are dispersed in a polymerizable compound, and a silica sol that the colloidal silica particles are dispersed in a dicarboxylic anhydride.
US09284192B2	Method for producing electrode material for lithium ion batteries A method for producing a graphie material for an electrode material for lithium ion batteries, including a step for exothermically graphitizing a carbon material by directly passing an electric current therethrough. The carbon material has an compact powder resistivity of 0.4 Ω·cm or less when compressed to a density of 1.4 g/cm3, has an angle of repose in the range of 20° to 50° inclusive, and has a particle size (D90) in the volume-based particle size distribution measured using laser diffraction of 120 μm or less. The average surface interval (d002) of a surface (002) of the carbon material after graphitization, measured using x-ray diffraction, is in the range of 0.3354 nm-0.3450 nm inclusive.
US09284181B1	Quick release coupling for horse control gear A quick release coupling for horse control gear having a rein clip having a first shaft. A trigger snip clap is attached to a clip attachment portion of the rein clip. A male attachment piece is disposed upon a second end of the first shaft. A female attachment piece includes a second shaft. A swivel harness attachment, an inner ring, and an outer ring are each retained by the second shaft. The inner ring and the outer ring have a first inner cavity and a second inner cavity, respectively. The male attachment piece is configured to reversibly engage the first inner cavity. A plurality of ball bearings, and a plurality of torsion springs are retained within retention chambers. A notch is disposed upon an inner face of the outer ring.
US09284179B2	Liquid and or ice dispensing system A liquid (24) and or ice (60) dispensing system (10) for a door or wall (14) mounted dispenser of an appliance is provided. The system (10) includes a source of liquid (24) and or ice (60) which is adapted to be delivered to a dispensing outlet (24, 60). The source is controlled by a valve means which can be activated by at least one switch means (22) associated with said system (10). The switch means (22) is activated by movement of an actuator means (12) through which said outlet (24, 60) dispenses said liquid (24) or ice (60). The actuator means (12) includes a formation (30) comprising a portion extending away from the actuator means (12).
US09284174B2	Fluid transfer assembly and methods of fluid transfer A fluid dispensing system and assembly, including a connection or coupling device, a valve, a housing, a user interface, a filling device, and a fitting to couple to a fluid source. The connection or coupling device may include a magnetic ring crimped to the bottom of a container, and methods of manufacture are described. The valve may include a first sensor detecting proper placement of the fluid container based on a magnetic material positioned at the bottom of the fluid container, a plunger having a plunger shaft coupled thereto, the plunger selectively placing the valve in fluid communication with the fluid container, and a solenoid coupled to the plunger shaft and moving the plunger shaft to transition the plunger between an open position and a closed position. The user interface may be coupled to the valve to enable selection of at least a fluid container size and a dispensing mode.
US09284173B2	Filling machine and method for controlling a filling machine A filling machine for filling containers includes a rotor, a transport element, a vertical machine axis, and filling positions, each of which comprises a filling element, a container support, and a closure element, and a common actuating drive for all closure elements of the filling machine. The transport element revolves on the rotor about the machine axis. The filling positions are on the transport element. The closure element is a rinsing cap or a rinsing sleeve. Each closure element is movable by the common actuating drive between a parking position and a working position. In the parking position, the closure element is within a movement path of the filling elements. In the working position, the closure element is coaxial with the associated filling element and below the filling element.
US09284170B2	Device for removing hoppers from rail cars There is described a device for removing a drawer-type hopper of a railroad car, the device comprising: a first support base positioned on a platform and a second support base supported on the railroad car; and a tackle fastened on the first support base; the tackle comprising a first hook associated to the drawer-type hopper, the first hook and the drawer-type hopper being moved linearly by the tackle in the opposite direction of the railroad car.
US09284164B2	Overhead transport carriage An overhead transport carriage 1 comprises a body 4 containing an object 30 and traveling along a traveling rail 3, a lifting mechanism 6 including a holding unit 8 holding the object 30 and a lifting unit 7 moving the unit 8 up and down with respect to a predetermined position P at which the object 30 is contained, an anti lid-dropping-off member 20 facing a lid 31 of the object 30 when the unit 8 is located at the position P, and a moving mechanism. The mechanism 10 moves the member 20 in response to the motion of the unit 8 so that the member 20 is located at an anti dropping-off position when the unit 8 is located at the position P, and the member 20 is located at the escape position when the unit 8 moves with respect to the position P.
US09284154B2	Method of transferring processing parameters and method of processing sheet-shaped copies of a print medium A method of transferring processing parameters of a print medium includes the steps of reading values of processing parameters from a portable data carrier into a control unit of the processing machine or from a control unit of the processing machine into a portable data carrier and causing the portable data carrier, together with the pile of sheet-shaped copies of the print medium, to interact with the processing machine in such a way that an automated data transfer into the control unit or from the control unit of the processing machine can take place.
US09284150B2	Meandering correction apparatus of a continuous sheet associated with an absorbent article An apparatus for manufacturing absorbent articles includes: a detecting section detecting an edge position of a continuous sheet in the width direction when the detecting section is stopped at a stop position, a meandering correcting section correcting meandering of the continuous sheet, a motor moving the detecting section in the width direction, and a controller controlling the motor based on a movement signal related to movement of the detecting section. The controller has a value corresponding to a distance from a reference position to each stop position, moves the detecting section to each stop position based on the corresponding value and the movement signal. The controller detects that the detecting section reaches the reference position based on a current of the motor. The reference position is a limit position for physical movement in the width direction of the detecting section, and is at or outside the outermost stop position.
US09284147B2	Method and apparatus for producing coreless rolls of paper The mandrel is formed from flexible and elastic material, and after the roll is wound, the mandrel is pulled longitudinally and withdrawn from the roll of paper to form a coreless roll.
US09284144B2	Validator with a dynamic document path height A document validator includes a sensor, a transportation unit, an actuator, and a controller. The transportation unit is adjacent the sensor and has a document path, at least a portion of which has an adjustable path height. The transportation unit is configured to transport a document from a first location past the sensor to a second location. The actuator is operable to transition the adjustable path height between a first path height and a second path height different from the first path height. The controller is configured to automatically cause the actuator to transition the adjustable path height between the first path height and the second path height. Related apparatus, systems, techniques, and articles are also described.
US09284142B2	Sheet processing apparatus and image forming system In order to correct a corrugation caused when a sheet widthwise edge portion elongates more than the vicinity of the center in a sheet feeding direction, a sheet processing apparatus includes: a fixing portion that fixes a toner image onto a sheet by heating, a plurality of pairs of rollers provided along a sheet feeding direction with an interval in the downstream of the fixing portion in the feeding direction to nip and convey a sheet; and a tensioning device that applies a tensile strength of the sheet feeding direction to a sheet in a center area of a width direction perpendicular to the sheet feeding direction.
US09284140B2	Belt conveyance device, media conveyance device, and printer A printer 1 has a belt conveyor mechanism 18 disposed to a platen unit 8 opposite a printhead 7. The belt conveyor mechanism 18 has three conveyor belts 81 mounted on a belt drive roller 82a and guide rollers 82b to 82d. The conveyor belt 81 curves in a C-shape when seen from outside the belt path where the conveyor belt 81 travels around a guide roller 82c. Another guide roller 82d is positioned outside of the belt path, and contacts the surface (conveyance surface) of the conveyor belt 81 curved in the C-shape. An encoder 84 and inertia member 85A are attached to the rotational shaft 82e of the guide roller 82d. Another inertia member 85B is attached to the output shaft 83a of the conveyor motor 83.
US09284135B2	Safety systems for vertically storing dock levelers Dock leveler safety systems for vertically storing dock levelers are disclosed herein. An example method for sensing a body present within an area of a pit at a loading dock includes monitoring the area of the pit via a sensor system by capturing an image of the area, comparing the captured image to a reference image to determine whether a body is present in the area of the pit, and commanding a deck of a dock leveler to not lower relative to the pit if the body is present.
US09284134B2	Method and apparatus for placing adhesive element on a matrix A method and apparatus for positioning, holding and moving formed adhesive elements (40) to a heated bonding part (42) are disclosed. The apparatus includes a hopper (12) movably positioned over a matrix plate (14). The matrix plate includes a nesting matrix (18) defined by formed adhesive element-receiving apertures (22). An ejector system (20) is fitted beneath the matrix plate and includes a body (24) having a vacuum chamber (26) with an air inlet (28) and an air exhaust (30). The chamber is fluidly continuous with the apertures formed in the matrix plate (14). The ejector system includes a lifting body to which ejector stamps (34, 34′) and an inlet shut off shaft are attached. Channels for the ejector stamps are formed in the body of the ejector system. The ejector stamps are movably fitted in the apertures and the channels. In operation, the hopper (12) slides over the matrix and deposits formed adhesive elements into the apertures (22), then slides away.
US09284122B2	Roller frame A roller frame including at least two rollers mounted in a housing between which a nip can be formed. The ends of the rollers are supported in rotary fashion in bearings and at least one of the rollers is embodied as an advancing roller and has an adjusting system by which it is possible to move the bearings of the advancing roller, thus changing the nip. The adjusting system has a rack and a pinion whose teeth engage with those of the rack and can be driven to rotate by a motor. It is possible to change the distance between the pinion and the rack by changing the tooth engagement depth between them.
US09284109B2	Dispenser for flexible sheets The present disclosure provides a dispenser for dispensing flexible sheets. The dispenser includes (A) a pouch composed of at least one flexible multilayer film. The pouch includes (i) a front wall joined to a rear wall along a top seal and a bottom seal and (ii) a first sidewall and an opposing second sidewall. Each sidewall is joined to the front wall and the rear wall with a respective first side seal and a second side seal. The pouch also includes (iii) a flap above the pouch that is joined to the pouch along the top seal. The dispenser also includes (B) a roll of continuous flexible sheets in an interior of the pouch. The dispenser further includes (C) a slot along the front wall through which the flexible sheets are removed from the pouch.
US09284106B2	Bottle registration feature A fitment has an axis and a registration feature. The fitment is sealed within a bottle neck in a position in which the registration feature has a predetermined orientation to the bottle neck rotationally about the axis. Preferably, the fitment has a screw thread defining a limit of rotation for a bottle cap to be screwed onto the fitment. The registration feature has a predetermined orientation to the screw thread rotationally about the axis, whereby the limit of rotation also has a predetermined orientation to the bottle neck rotationally about the axis.
US09284102B2	Dispenser and methods A chamber body is mounted to the bottle body and has an opening and partially bounds a first chamber and a second chamber. A selector is mounted to the chamber body for relative rotation between a first dosing condition and a second dosing condition. In the first dosing condition: flow is not blocked from the first chamber out the opening; flow is blocked from the second chamber out the opening; flow is blocked from the bottle interior to the first chamber; and flow is not blocked from the bottle interior to the second chamber. In the second dosing condition: flow is blocked from the first chamber out the opening; flow is not blocked from the second chamber out the opening; flow is not blocked from the bottle interior to the first chamber; and flow is blocked from the bottle interior to the second chamber.
US09284094B2	Collapsible container The collapsible container is disclosed. The container has a body having an open top end, a sidewall having an accordion fold, and a bottom panel enclosing a bottom end. The accordion fold in the sidewall permits the sidewall to collapse and expand between a collapsed position and an expanded position. A collar is formed at a top end of the body, extending from the sidewall. A support is configured and arranged to prop the sidewall in a fully expanded position. A lid with an airlock may be included to permit the body to be vacuum sealed.
US09284090B2	Divider for package A divider for dividing at least two layers of articles in a package. The divider comprises a central panel, and at least one article attachment flap foldably connected to the central panel. The at least one article attachment flap is for attaching the divider to at least one of the articles as the divider and the articles are formed into the package.
US09284088B2	Thermal container, liner therefor, and liner forming dies A thermal insulating liner for a container has a bottom panel, a pair of opposed end panels, a first side panel and an opposed second side panel. A first flap is hinged to the first side panel at a first hinge line and a second flap is hinged to the said second side panel at a second hinge line. The first flap and second flap are sized so that they are moveable between an open position whereat the first flap is spaced from said second flap and a folded position whereat a side margin of the first flap which extends along a side edge of the first flap opposite the first hinge line overlaps with a side margin of the second flap which extends along a side edge of the second flap opposite the second hinge line. Each flap comprises an outer sheet and an inner sheet spaced by a core with an innermost layer of the inner sheet comprising a metal foil layer. Each flap has a first thickness outside its side margin and a second, reduced, thickness, within its side margin. A thermal container may contain such a thermal insulating liner. A pair of dies can form a liner for a thermal container. A bottom a bottom die half has a bottom die pair of raised rectangular blocks and a top die half has a top die pair of raised rectangular blocks sized and positioned so as to register with the bottom die pair of rectangular blocks when the dies are brought together in use. The bottom die half has two spaced creasing rules between the bottom die pair of raised rectangular blocks and the top die half has two spaced creasing rules between the top die pair of raised rectangular blocks. The top spaced creasing rules are positioned so as to register with the bottom die spaced creasing rules when the dies are brought together in use.
US09284085B2	Device for holding and handling rolls of wrapping material A device for holding and handling a roll of wrapping material having a tube handle, a tube extension adjustable connected to the tub handle, a top end cap on the tube handle, a bottom end cap on the tube extension, and a tensioning means, wherein the bottom end cap releasably holds the roll of wrapping material on the tube extension against the tensioning means, whereby the tensioning means is adjustable while the device is in use applying wrapping material to an item to be wrapped.
US09284080B2	Mobile strappiing device Disclosed is a mobile strapping device for strapping packaged goods with wrap-around strap, including a tensioner for applying a strap tension to a loop of a wrapping strap, and a friction welder for producing a friction weld connection in two areas of the loop of the wrapping strap disposed one on top of the other, and a chargeable energy storage means for storing energy, in particular electrical, mechanical, elastic or potential energy, that can be released as drive energy at least for the friction welder for producing a friction weld connection. The strapping device is provided with a common drive for the tensioner for producing a tensioning motion, and for the friction welder for producing an oscillating friction welding motion and for a transitioning device for producing a transitioning motion of the friction welder from a rest position to a welding position.
US09284079B2	Turntable assembly for stretch wrapping machine A turntable assembly for a stretch wrapping machine comprises a frame, a hub rotatably mounted to the frame on a shaft, a turntable mounted to the hub, and a plurality of rollers rotatably mounted to the frame defining a generally horizontal supporting plane for the turntable. Each roller has an axis of rotation generally parallel to the supporting plane and generally passing through the turntable axis of rotation. The frame is constructed so as to elastically deform, upon a load being placed upon the turntable that results in the load not being evenly supported by the rollers, to permit the roller axis of rotation to tilt relative to the horizontal supporting plane while still passing through the turntable axis of rotation.
US09284076B2	Apparatus for collecting a tubular box in a flattened configuration from a store, for opening-out the tubular box and for transferring the tubular box towards a receiving station of the tubular box An apparatus for collecting a flattened tubular box, for opening-out and transferring the tubular box towards a receiving station has a first member hinged to a frame, bearing first aspirating means. Second, third, and fourth hinged members and the frame forming a four-bar linkage. A fifth member, hinged to the fourth member, bears second aspirating means. An abutting member is arranged between the first member and the receiving station inferiorly of the tubular box. The apparatus is being designed such that when the tubular box is in the folding position, a second wall of the box can be intercepted by the second aspirating means and folded progressively with respect to the first wall, the first aspirating means disengage the first wall, and the box moved by the second aspirating means up to rest on the abutting member with a consequent complete opening-out of the tubular box.
US09284075B2	Apparatus for compacting product and high speed bagmaking A method for compacting and packaging a plurality of slugs of product and apparatus for accomplishing the same. The invention describes collecting weighed product in an intermediate settling device to form compact slugs of product. The device can comprise a single settling chamber for each slug of product or can comprise multiple settling chambers which are axially rotatable. The slugs can be compacted by jostling and/or vibrating the settling device. Thereafter, the slugs of product are discharged to a multiple bagmaking packaging apparatus.
US09284073B2	Standard transit tug A standard transit tug is disclosed. The tug can dock with spacecraft to provide propulsion for the spacecraft. Further, the tug may dock with other specialty tugs to form a custom transport system.
US09284066B2	Apparatus to interface a boarding bridge and a low doorsill airplane Provided is an apparatus to interface a boarding bridge having a first deck and an airplane having a second deck. The apparatus includes a lower-frame assembly, upper-frame assembly, bridge gangplank assembly, and airplane gangplank assembly. The lower-frame assembly includes a plurality of wheel assemblies. The upper-frame assembly is connected to the lower-frame assembly at adjustable height and pivoting position, and includes a third deck atop the upper-frame assembly. The bridge gangplank assembly is connected to a first end of the upper-frame assembly, and includes a fourth deck to connect the first deck and the third deck. The airplane gangplank assembly is connected to a second end of the upper-frame assembly, and includes at least a fifth deck to connect the third deck and the second deck.
US09284062B2	Multi-zone battery exchange system A multi-zone battery station is provided, comprising a plurality of landing areas configured to support a UAV. The battery station may permit battery life to be reloaded onto a UAV, which may include recharging a battery of the UAV or exchanging the UAV battery for a new battery. The different zones may accommodate different UAV types, different battery types, or operate in accordance with different energy provision rules. A marker may be provided on a landing area to aid in guiding the UAV to an appropriate landing area.
US09284055B2	Vehicle seat with simultaneous articulation of seat pan and seat back A vehicle seat that includes a linkage assembly interconnecting a seat pan assembly, seat back assembly and leg rest assembly whereby, as the seat carriage assembly is moved aft the seat pan assembly and the seat back assembly simultaneously adjust to maintain a predetermined seating position during an initial recline motion with the leg rest assembly remaining in a retracted position below the seat pan assembly. The leg rest assembly progressively elevates into a leg-supporting position during a subsequent recline motion as the back rest assembly and seat pan assembly progressively recline towards a lie-flat configuration.
US09284054B2	Device for the optimized storage of trolleys A device for stowage of carts including: a first compartment configured to receive carts lined up side by side; a second compartment configured to receive carts lined up side by side, including an aperture allowing cart entry and exit and arranged above the first compartment; a substantially horizontal platform capable of moving in a vertical direction between a lower position in which it is substantially at floor level and a higher position in which it is substantially level with a lower, substantially horizontal wall of the second compartment and facing the opening thereof; and a mechanism arranged in the second compartment for motorized transfer of at least one cart from the second compartment to the platform and vice versa.
US09284050B2	Airfoil for rotor blade with reduced pitching moment A rotor blade for a rotary wing aircraft includes a root region extending from a rotor head to about 15% to 20% of a blade radius, a main region extending from a radial extent of the root region to about 80% to 95% of the blade radius, and a tip region extending from a radial extent of the main region to a blade tip. At least a portion of one of the root region, the main region and the tip region includes an airfoil profile section defined by a scaled set of coordinates in which a set of y/c coordinates listed in Table I are scaled by a selected factor.
US09284047B2	Routings for articulated landing gear An articulated landing gear may include electrical lines and/or hydraulic lines located within the articulated landing gear. The articulated landing gear may have a hollow structural post and a hollow trailing arm coupled by a pivot joint. The electrical lines and/or hydraulic lines may be routed through an interior of the hollow structural post and through an interior of the hollow trailing arm. A bulkhead within the hollow structural post or the hollow trailing arms may include guide holes. The electrical lines and/or hydraulic lines may be supported by the bulkhead by passing through the guide holes. The electrical lines and/or hydraulic lines may be flexible around the pivot joint.
US09284036B2	Floor plate for covering a floor framework in an aircraft The invention relates to a floor plate for bearing upon a floor framework in an aircraft. The floor framework is formed with a multiplicity of transverse beams which are arranged like a truss, and a multiplicity of longitudinal profiles, especially seat rail profiles, which extend transversely to the transverse beam. At least one sub-assembly, for example a kitchen module and/or a sanitary cell, can be fastened on the floor plate. The floor plate bears upon at least four longitudinal profiles and has at least one connecting point, especially an insert, for fastening of the sub-assembly. In addition, at least one system port is provided for the tool-less, pluggable connecting of the sub-assembly to any on-board systems of the aircraft, especially to electrical systems, to feed-air systems, to exhaust air systems, to fresh-water systems or to waste-water systems.
US09284032B1	Theft deterrence system and method for marine vessels A control system and method for deterring theft of a marine vessel. A security control circuit receives a transponder identification code from a transponder. The engine control circuit has a status that is based on a comparison of a stored identification code with the transponder identification code. The status of the engine control circuit is locked if the stored identification code does not match the transponder identification code and the status of the engine control circuit is unlocked if the stored identification code does match the transponder identification code. The security control circuit determines an arbitrated lock status of the control system based on a conjunctive analysis of the locked and unlocked statuses of a plurality of engine control circuits connected to a network bus, and indicates the arbitrated lock status to an operator of the marine vessel.
US09284027B1	Boat wash/rinse system A lift receives a boat to be washed. The lift has a forward end, a rearward end, and an intermediate extent. The lift also has a first side with lift pilings and a second side with lift pilings. A pump feeds water from a water tank to a plurality of spray heads on each side of the lift. Controls at the lift pilings adjacent to the first side include a driver to move the boat between first and second positions and an optical sensor to sense the presence of the boat to be washed and to activate and inactivate the pump for the washing of the boat as it is moved.
US09284026B2	Assembly for transporting a boat lift A boat lift transport device is disclosed for moving a boat lift in and out of the water. The transport device includes a floating platform depending from which are a plurality of booms, beams, or crane arms that extend outboard of the platform. Cables extending along and from the ends of the crane arms are attachable to the boat lift and can be reeled in or paid out by way of winch to move the boat lift between a suspended position and a lowered and resting position.
US09284025B2	Offshore drilling vessel A monohull offshore drilling vessel includes a hull having a moonpool; a multiple firing line hoist system mounted on the hull at the moonpool and including a mast having a top side and a base connected to the hull, wherein the mast has a hollow construction with a first side and an opposed second side; a first hoisting device having load attachment means displaceable along a first firing line extending on the outside of and adjacent to the first side of the mast; a second hoisting device having load attachment means displaceable along a second firing line, which on the outside of and adjacent to the second side of the mast; wherein the first and second hoisting devices each include cable(s) and associated winch(es), the winches disposed in the hollow construction of the mast, to manipulate the position of each of the load attachment devices relative to the mast.
US09284023B2	Boat anchor winch The invention provides a winch and method for raising and lowering a boat anchor attached to an anchor rope, comprising: an electric motor (10) operable to turn the winch in a rope raising direction or a rope lowering direction and powered from a power source supplying a supply voltage; and a boost controller (CB1-3,S1-2,K1-6,Kx1-4,25,30) for applying a boosted voltage higher than the supply voltage to the motor (10) so as to increase a turning speed of the motor when the motor is operating in the rope lowering direction.
US09284021B2	Portable catamaran vessel The present invention relates to a portable boat with catamaran configuration. The boat basically consists of two inflatable floats joined by two connecting bars with plates at their ends for fastening the connecting bars to the floats. A rigid platform can be assembled between the two connecting bars, forming a deck for the occupant. The present invention allows the occupant to remain standing on the rigid platform while using a paddle to propel the boat. The lateral floats provide greater stability, making it easier for the occupant to keep his balance. Removable fins can be mounted on the rear underside of each float to help keep a straight path and improve performance (decreasing zigzags, and allowing a greater number of paddle strokes before having to change sides). The boat exhibits high hydrodynamic efficiency and can be disassembled so as to occupy a small volume, making it easy to transport and store.
US09284020B2	Portable sectionalized boat A portable sectionalized boat includes a floating body portion, a base plate portion and a boat shell. The floating body portion is disposed with one or more rows of boat base units, each row including at least one but generally a plurality of boat base units. Several connection holes are disposed on a peripheral edge of the boat base unit. The base plate portion includes a waterproof member and a base plate. The boat shell includes a first outboard plate, a second outboard plate and a lateral plate. The base plate portion and the boat shell are superposed and fixed on the floating body portion.
US09284017B2	Bicycle derailleur and method A front derailleur for use on devices such as bicycles includes a moveable chain guide for engaging a chain and able to cause the chain to be moved between two or more chainrings. The guide includes a first discrete alignment indicator and a second discrete alignment indicator for aligning the derailleur.
US09284014B2	Damper Damper is provided with damper main body including cylinder, piston being slidably inserted into cylinder to partition interior of cylinder into extension and compression chambers, and piston rod being inserted into cylinder to be coupled to piston, and damping force adjustment mechanism including flow path permitting passage of fluid only during either extension or contraction, valve seat being provided at intermediate position of flow path, valve body being movable back and forth relative to valve seat, and motor driving and moving valve body back and forth relative to valve seat to adjust flow path area of flow path. Damper energizes motor to move valve body distance, which is two-fold or more of distance from separated position where valve body is separated from valve seat to seated position where valve body is seated on valve seat, when flow path is blocked by moving valve body from separated position to seated position.
US09284006B2	Straddle type vehicle A straddle type vehicle may be provided with a side bag support member in which a horizontal wall part is extended inward in the vehicle width direction from a vertical wall part fixed to a portion of a side bag on the inside in the vehicle width direction to an area below a lower surface part of a rear side cover, and the horizontal wall part is fixed from below to a side bag support part on a lower surface side of a seat frame.
US09284004B2	Seat support structure for saddle-riding type vehicle having rider's seat and separate pillion seat A seat support structure for a saddle-riding vehicle having a rider's seat and a pillion seat separate from and disposed posterior to the rider's seat includes a bracket disposed on the rider's seat which is fixed to a vehicle body, the bracket providing a coupling between the rider's seat and the pillion seat, wherein the bracket is detachably inserted in a front portion of the pillion seat when the pillion seat is mounted to the vehicle body, and the pillion seat has a rear portion removably secured to the vehicle body.
US09283999B2	Motor vehicle with a rear diffuser A diffuser is arranged at the rear of a vehicle in the region of the underbody and has a fixed front part and an adjoining, pivotable rear part. Negative and positive lift effects and aerodynamic drag effects are obtained by adjusting pivotable rear part between an upwardly pivoted position and a downwardly pivoted position.
US09283989B2	Laterally tiltable, multitrack vehicle A laterally tiltable, multitrack vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle includes a vehicle body and at least three wheels. The first and second wheels are assigned to a common axle to form a first wheel pair. A first wheel control part suspends the first wheel of the wheel pair from the vehicle body and a second wheel control part suspends the second wheel of the wheel pair from the vehicle body. The first wheel control part is coupled to the second wheel control part via a double lever rotatably mounted on the vehicle body. At least two pivot points for the double lever can be defined on the vehicle body, the pivot points being spaced apart in a direction of a longitudinal extent of the double lever.
US09283988B1	Systems and methods of decoupling vehicle steering systems A vehicle includes a front wheel. A steering column assembly is coupled to the front wheel. The steering column assembly includes a steering wheel and a steering column coupled to the steering wheel. A steering rack assembly includes a rack coupled to the front wheel. The rack extends in a vehicle lateral direction and is translatable with respect to a body of the vehicle in the vehicle lateral direction. A steering knuckle assembly is coupled to the steering rack assembly by a tie rod. A tie rod disconnect feature decouples the steering knuckle assembly and the steering rack assembly upon movement of the tie rod beyond a predetermined distance.
US09283986B2	Follow-up steering control system for multi-axle automobile crane, and multi-axle automobile crane Disclosed are a follow-up steering control system for a multi-axle automobile crane and the multi-axle automobile crane. In a steering state of the multi-axle automobile crane, an output oil pressure of a first oil pressure output port is greater or less than that of a second oil pressure output port; a piston rod of a left-turning hydraulic cylinder is lengthened and a piston rod of a right-turning hydraulic cylinder is shortened, or the piston rod of the left-turning hydraulic cylinder is shortened and the piston rod of the right-turning hydraulic cylinder is lengthened; and a first knuckle arm and a second knuckle arm are driven to make a rear left steering wheel and a rear right steering wheel turn left or right.
US09283984B2	Steering column assembly A steering column assembly includes a support bracket provided with a pair of side plates, a lower jacket provided with a pair of jacket side plates and pivotally coupled with the support bracket swingably about a tilt axis, an upper jacket provided with a support flange coupled with the lower jacket slidable between the pair of the jacket side plates in a telescopic direction, spacers disposed between the support flange and the pair of the jacket side plates, respectively, and a lock mechanism including a lock bolt. The lock mechanism fastens, by the lock bolt, the pair of the side plates of the support bracket to press and fix the pair of jacket side plates of the lower jacket, and to press and fix the support flange of the upper jacket via the spacers.
US09283979B1	Flexible handle stroller light An element for providing bright, directed illumination is provided having a housing that can be attached to the handle of a child's stroller, thereby increasing visibility when walking at night. A small and compact housing contains a plurality of LED lights to allow others to see the child's stroller from a great distance away. Attached at the back of the head is an elasticized circular band that attaches to a push handle by wrapping tightly around and locking in place by engaging with impingement structures formed on the housing.
US09283969B2	Locomotive/tender car communication system The disclosure is directed to a communication system for a consist having a locomotive and a tender car. The communication system may have a locomotive access point configured to be located onboard the locomotive, a locomotive controller connected to the locomotive access point, a tender car access point configured to be located onboard the tender car, and a tender car controller connected to the tender car access point. The communication system may also have at least one network component configured to be located onboard the locomotive or the tender car and connected with a corresponding one of the locomotive and tender car access points, and a communication coupling extending between the locomotive and tender car access points. The locomotive and tender car controllers may be configured to selectively affect operation of the locomotive and tender car, respectively, based on operational information obtained via the at least one network component.
US09283965B2	System and method for enhancing the performance of a work vehicle A method for enhancing the performance of a work vehicle may generally include storing a reference transmission torque and a reference transmission speed for a transmission of the work vehicle. At least one of the reference transmission torque or the reference transmission speed may be determined based at least in part on drivetrain life data associated with at least one drivetrain component of the work vehicle. In addition, the method may include determining a current transmission speed for the transmission, determining a transmission output torque limit for the transmission based on the current transmission speed, the reference transmission torque and the reference transmission speed and controlling an engine of the work vehicle such that a transmission output torque of the transmission does not exceed the transmission output torque limit while the transmission is being operated at the current transmission speed.
US09283952B2	Method and apparatus for fault mitigation in a torque machine of a powertrain system A powertrain system includes a torque machine rotatably coupled to an internal combustion engine via a pulley mechanism. The torque machine and the internal combustion engine are configured to transfer torque to a driveline and include a first sensor configured to monitor rotation of the engine and a second sensor configured to monitor rotation of the torque machine. The first sensor signally connects to a controller configured to control operation of the torque machine. A method for operating the powertrain system includes employing a signal output from the first sensor to monitor rotation of the torque machine to control operation thereof, said signal output from the first sensor adjusted for a pulley ratio of the pulley mechanism upon detecting a fault associated with the second sensor.
US09283950B2	Drive device for vehicle A drive device for a vehicle, which is capable of improving reliability of an in-gear operation for switching a speed position to an in-gear state while ensuring the degree of freedom in design of the drive device and realizing reduction of manufacturing costs thereof. When a transmission condition for transmitting motive power of the engine to front wheels via a first-speed forward position is satisfied, the ECU controls a first speed synchronization mechanism such that the first-speed forward position is switched to the in-gear state. At this time, if a condition of output shaft rotational speed≧predetermined detection lower limit is satisfied, the ECU controls the rotational speed of the front motor such that a ring gear speed is reduced, whereas if the condition is not satisfied, the ECU controls the same to a predetermined synchronization assist value for suppressing the rotational speed difference.
US09283949B2	Hybrid hydraulic and electrically actuated mobile robot Example embodiments may relate to a robotic system that includes a hydraulic actuator and an electric actuator both coupled to a joint of the robotic system. Operation of the actuators may be based on various factors such as based on desired joint parameters. For instance, such desired joint parameters may include a desired output torque/force of the joint, a desired output velocity of the joint, a desired acceleration of the joint, and/or a desired joint angle, among other possibilities. Given a model of power consumption as well as a model of the actuators, the robotic system may determine operating parameters such as hydraulic and electric operating parameters as well as power system parameters, among others. The robotic system may then control operation of the actuators, using the determined operating parameters, to obtain the desired joint parameters such that power dissipation in the system is minimized (i.e., maximizing actuation efficiency).
US09283947B2	System and method for determining battery capacity in an electric vehicle In accordance with exemplary embodiments, battery capacity of an electric vehicle can be automatically determined. In an exemplary method, an instruction is received to determine a battery capacity value and one or more vehicle accessories are activated to discharge the battery to a first charge level. When the first charge level is reached, a generator in the vehicle is started and used to charge the battery to a second charge level, after which the battery capacity value can be determined and stored. In accordance with the exemplary embodiments, the vehicle comprises a controller adapted to cause a battery to be discharged and charged to determine a capacity value of the battery. A plurality of accessories are configured to activate and deactivate responsive to the controller to discharge the battery, while a generator is responsive to the controller to charge the battery so that the controller can determine the battery capacity value.
US09283942B2	Vehicle compressed air supply device Disclosed is a vehicle compressed air supply device, comprising pressure maintenance valves for service brakes, which are positioned between a junction chamber and compressed air channels for primary brakes; a pressure maintenance valve for the parking brake, which is positioned between the junction chamber and a compressed air channel for the parking brake; and a pressure maintenance valve, positioned on a supply path that connects the pressure maintenance valve for the parking, brake with the junction chamber, and which is closed until the pressure of the compressed air that is supplied to the compressed air channels for the primary brakes reaches a prescribed pressure value. The pressure maintenance valve has the same structure as the pressure maintenance valves for service brakes and the pressure maintenance valve for the parking brake.
US09283938B2	Vehicle brake hydraulic control apparatus A vehicle brake hydraulic control apparatus according to one embodiment includes: a suction valve; a pump; a motor for driving the pump; and a control unit controlling the suction valve and the motor through connection/disconnection of power thereto. The control unit includes: a detection module configured to detect a back electromotive voltage generated due to an inertia rotation of the motor after disconnection of power; a voltage check module configured to check whether a voltage condition is satisfied or not that the back electromotive voltage is equal to or less than a given voltage; and a time check module configured to check whether a time condition is satisfied or not that a given time has passed after the voltage condition has been satisfied. And, the control unit closes the suction valve when the time condition is satisfied.
US09283929B2	Belt retractor with control toothing A belt retractor (10) for a vehicle seat belt, includes a frame (12) provided with a plurality of blocking teeth (22), a belt reel (14) being rotatably supported in the frame (12) and a blocking tooth system (24) adapted to be engaged with the blocking teeth (22). A control lever (28) pivoted on the frame (12) and accommodates the belt reel (14). A sensor (34) actuates when a predetermined vehicle deceleration is exceeded. A control tooth system (26) with which the sensor (34) is adapted to interact is provided at the belt reel (14).
US09283927B2	Webbing take-up device A webbing take-up device is provided capable of preventing or suppressing a frame from deforming such that one of leg-plates or a back-plate displaces towards the other. A face on the center of curvature side of a curved portion of a front back plate section configuring the frame and a one width direction edge namely an upper edge of a bar support face each other along the up-low direction. When the front edge sides of leg-plates are displaced to rise due to a webbing being pulled, the one width direction edge of the bar support interferes with a front end of the front back plate section to prevent or suppress the front edge sides of the leg-plates from rising further. Deformation of the frame caused by the front edge sides of the leg-plates to rise can accordingly be prevented or suppressed.
US09283922B2	Airbag for a vehicle occupant restraint system An airbag (20) for a vehicle occupant restraint system comprises a first fabric layer (10) and an opposed second fabric layer (12) each being formed of a composite fabric of wefts and warps and delimiting a chamber (14) adapted to be filled with gas. Plural weaving threads (16) are provided which exit the composite fabric of a fabric layer (10, 12) in the direction of the other fabric layer (12, 10) and are freely floating in the chamber (14) before they enter into the composite fabric of the other fabric layer (12, 10). The weaving threads (16) are movable in their longitudinal direction relative to the inlet and outlet points.
US09283905B2	Error avoidance in the gesture-controlled opening of a motor vehicle door and trunk For error-proof, gesture-controlled opening of an actuating element in a motor vehicle, provision is made to detect a vehicle user's gesture, which conveys an opening command, by means of a sensor, to check a control behavior for activating at least one further gesture-controlled actuating element of the motor vehicle for plausibility in accordance with at least one predetermined criterion and, upon identification of the opening command, to refuse the opening of the actuating element if, in a temporal relationship with the identification of the opening command, the control behavior for activating the further actuating element is identified as being implausible.
US09283900B2	Accessory mounting system for a vehicle An accessory mounting system for a vehicle includes a bracket attached at a windshield of a vehicle. The bracket has a windshield-facing side and a cabin-facing side. The cabin-facing side of the bracket has first structure. An accessory module has a housing, with an electronic device and circuitry housed in the housing. The electronic device includes a camera that has a CMOS imaging array. The circuitry is in communication with a vehicle bus system of the vehicle. The housing has second structure that is configured to engage the first structure of the bracket when the housing is being attached to the bracket.
US09283892B2	Method and system for monitoring placement of a target on a trailer A vehicle trailer backup assist system and method includes a hitch angle detection apparatus and a target monitor controller. The target monitor controller processes images acquired of the trailer towed by a towing vehicle to assist with placement of a target on the trailer. The target monitor controller also monitors the target and provides feedback to the user as to proper positioning of the target on the trailer. A target move detection routine detects movement of a target by processing the pixels of the image to determine if a new trailer has been connected. Further, a trailer connection monitoring routine monitors for a changed trailer based on loss of the hitch angle or target for a predetermined time period.
US09283886B2	Vehicular headlamp A vehicular headlamp includes: a lamp unit including a unit main body and a connecting portion; a leveling actuator that is connected to the connecting portion and that moves the lamp unit to adjust an irradiation direction of the emitted light; and an aiming mechanism that includes a pair of aiming shafts connected to the connecting portion and that moves the lamp unit to adjust an irradiation direction of the emitted light. The connecting portion has a leveling operation portion to which the leveling actuator is connected and a pair of aiming operation portions to which the respective the aiming shafts are connected. The aiming operation portions are arranged spaced from each other in a lateral direction of the vehicular headlamp. The leveling operation portion is arranged between the aiming operation portions, on an opposite side of the unit main body from the aiming shafts.
US09283885B2	Method of manufacture of a lighting device A method of manufacturing a lighting device comprising a body of headlamp or rear light of a motor vehicle that comprises a housing enclosing a transparent cover wherein: 1) the body is clamped in a fixture and a set of actual positions of control points of the cover or housing are measured; 2) the measured actual positions of the control points are compared in a three-dimensional model with a respective calculated tolerance space of control points bounded by permissible deviations from nominal positions; 3) if the actual positions of all the control points do not match up within the respective calculated tolerance space of control points, a set of corrected positions is identified and selected; 4) determining corresponding corrected positions of the associated locating elements for attachment of the lighting device from the corrected positions of the control points; and 5) joining the locating elements in the corrected positions.
US09283883B2	Storage tank A storage tank including a frame and a tank assembly. The tank assembly including a vessel supported by the frame and having a first end, a second end, and a polygonal sidewall extending from the first end to the second end. The vessel further having a top, a bottom, at least one side, and an internal surface, and an outlet fluidly coupled with the bottom; and a chemical-resistant lining associated with the internal surface of the sidewall and being substantially flexible. The frame is configured to support the tank assembly so that the bottom of the vessel is elevated a distance above a surface to allow for visual inspection of the top, bottom, and the at least one side of the sidewall.
US09283875B1	Seat cushion A semi-active seat cushion and method of using the same. In one embodiment, the semi-active seat cushion comprises a plurality of chambers for containing a pressurized fluid, wherein each chamber is connected to at least one other chamber by an orifice that provides a fluid connection; a supply conduit for supplying a pressurized fluid to each of the plurality of chambers; and at least one relief valve that permits rapid and controlled deflation of the plurality of chambers. In another embodiment, the semi-active seat cushion comprises a smart fluid; a plurality of chambers configured for containing the smart fluid; a field generator; and a field controller.
US09283872B2	Child head restraint system and methods of using same A head restraint system includes a first support arm formed of a flexible material. The head restraint further includes a first clamp arm coupleable to a child seat. A first joint for coupling the first support arm to the first clamp arm is configured to allow actuation of the first support arm between a first position extending horizontally across a portion of a child's forehead and a second position disposed away from the child's forehead.
US09283865B2	Method and device for charging battery A method and device for charging a battery is provided. A charging device transmits a charging initiation request including the meter identifier and a charging identifier to a server, and receives a charging initiation response M response to the charging initiation request from the server. The charging device transmits a charging completion message indicating power consumed for the charging to the server upon completion of the charging, and receives charging information indicating billing information according to the charging of the battery from the server.
US09283864B2	Circuit, electric power train and method for charging a battery A circuit is provided, including a battery, an omnipolar switch, a switching element, a DC-intermediate circuit and a current supplying circuit. The omnipolar switch may be coupled to the battery and may be configured to electrically disconnect the battery. The DC-intermediate circuit may be coupled to the omnipolar switch via the switching element, and the current supplying device may be coupled to the DC-intermediate circuit.
US09283860B2	Electrical charging system for energy accumulators of railway vehicles The invention relates to an electrical charging system for energy accumulators or railway vehicles, comprising position-finding means (A1, A2, A3, A4) of a vehicle (1), at least one electrical energy capturing element (2), identification and positioning means (R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6) for identifying and positioning the vehicle (1), and at least one electrical changing zone (Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4), such that by means of associating the identification and positioning means (R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6) with respective position-finding means (A1, A2, A3, A4), the presence and configuration of the vehicle (1) is determined, and an area covered by said vehicle (1) corresponding with the electrical charging zones (Z1, Z2, Z3,Z4) to be electrified is defined.
US09283847B2	System and method to monitor and alert vehicle operator of impairment The method, system, and computer-readable medium facilitates monitoring a vehicle operator during the course of vehicle operation to determine whether the vehicle operator is impaired (e.g., distracted, drowsy, intoxicated) and alerting the vehicle operator using a haptic alert delivered by a wearable computing device worn by the vehicle operator when impairment is detected. The method, system, and computer-readable medium may monitor the vehicle operator, the environment surrounding the vehicle, and/or forces acting on the vehicle using a variety of sensors, including optical sensors or accelerometers. In particular, optical sensors may monitor the vehicle operator to detect eye blinks, head nods, head rotations, and/or gaze fixation. Optical sensors may also monitor the road ahead of the vehicle to detect lane deviation, lane centering, and time to collision. Accelerometers may detect acceleration in the direction of vehicle travel and/or lateral acceleration.
US09283845B2	Accelerator apparatus for vehicle An accelerator pedal is urged in an accelerator closing direction by a hysteresis spring and a return spring. A first increase rate is obtained by dividing an urging force of the hysteresis spring exerted in an accelerator-full-opening position of the accelerator pedal by the urging force of the hysteresis spring exerted in an accelerator-full-closing position of the accelerator pedal. A second increase rate is obtained by dividing an urging force of the return spring exerted in the accelerator-full-opening position of the accelerator pedal by the urging force of the return spring exerted in the accelerator-full-closing position of the accelerator pedal. The second increase rate is smaller than the first increase rate.
US09283844B2	Vehicle speed control system and method A system for controlling vehicle speed in accordance with a current value of vehicle set-speed. The system responds to user input to change the current value of vehicle set-speed to a different value and is configured to store the current value of set-speed in a memory as a stored set-speed and to change the current value of set-speed in dependence on the user input. The speedometer indicates both the current and stored set-speeds. The system can return the current value of vehicle set-speed to the stored set-speed upon receipt of a “resume” or other user command. The system can enter into a descent control mode that applies braking torque but no drive torque and can also enter into a full functionality mode that provides either drive or braking torque to maintain the vehicle at the set-speed.
US09283843B2	Tandem drive axle system with simplified rear axle A tandem axle system has a forward rear tandem axle and a rear rear tandem axle. A rear differential case, a first axle half shaft and a second axle half shaft extending from the differential case. The first axle half shaft has a first set of teeth and the second axle half shaft has a second set of teeth. The rear differential case has a set of teeth. A clutch collar is provided which has teeth on a surface. The teeth selectively engage with the first axle half shaft teeth and the second axle half shaft teeth. The teeth selectively engage with the teeth on the rear differential case.
US09283840B2	Hollow output shaft corner flotation drive The present invention discloses a hollow output shaft for a corner system that allows flotation and traction in difficult field conditions to reduce wheel rutting. According to a preferred embodiment, a system is provided which includes a rectangular tube leg, a gearbox, a substantially square tube extension member, a gear motor, a fully keyed shaft and a pair of hub units.
US09283835B2	Door inner weather strip A weather strip capable of preventing the reversing of seal lips caused by the raising and lowering of a door glass, and restraining the increment of the raising/lowering load of the door glass to enable the smooth raising and lowering of the door glass. The door inner weather strip includes a trim section and a seal section. The seal section includes a first seal section and a second seal section, and the first seal section and the second seal section are respectively provided with a first attaching leg and a second attaching leg along with a first seal lip and a second seal lip for contacting the door glass. The first seal lip and the second seal lip are formed such that tips thereof face each other, and the first seal lip is formed such that when the first seal lip and the second seal lip contact the door glass, the tip of the second seal lip is overlapped with the tip of the first seal lip so as to press the same.
US09283825B2	System, method, and apparatus to prevent commercial vehicle rollover A rollover prevention apparatus includes a primary hydraulic cylinder attached to a frame bracket, a secondary hydraulic cylinder attached to the primary hydraulic cylinder and a wheel bracket. The rollover prevention apparatus includes a stabilizing wheel affixed to the wheel bracket. The stabilizing wheel is substantially in line with a plurality of wheels affixed to the frame while the primary and secondary hydraulic cylinders are retracted, the line being substantially perpendicular to the primary and secondary hydraulic cylinders. The stabilizing wheel has a negative camber angle with respect to the plurality of wheels while the primary and secondary hydraulic cylinders are retracted. A rollover event may be averted by extending the primary and secondary hydraulic cylinders such that the stabilizing wheel makes contact with a road without substantially leaving a lane, and using the secondary hydraulic cylinder to push against the road until the rollover event has been averted.
US09283822B1	Triple-pivoting trailer coupler systems The double-pivoting trailer coupler system and/or triple-pivoting trailer coupler system are designed to replace a standard trailer coupler with a ball hitch. It is designed to slide into the existing bumper hitch mounted to the frame of the tow vehicle, eliminating the need for a ball hitch between the frame mounted receiver and the trailer. The coupler systems reduce the possibility of equipment failure, making a secure connection between the tow vehicle and trailer hitch. They increase safety and allow for a shorter turning radius when in-use minimizing wear on the trailer, prime mover and tires.
US09283819B2	Vehicle wheel assembly external illumination lamp A vehicle tire pressure indicator and tire illumination assembly is provided. The assembly includes a light source located on the body of a vehicle near the wheel well and oriented to direct light onto a wheel assembly having a tire. A tire pressure indicator detects air inflation pressure of the tire. The light source illuminates the wheel assembly with a desired color to indicate a tire pressure status based on the detected tire pressure. In addition, the light source may be illuminated to provide puddle lamp and area lighting and turn signal indication.
US09283807B2	Sinusoidal wheel An improved wheel is disclosed which is capable of traversing small obstacles easily without having to mount over the obstacle. The wheel design includes a wheel hub having an axis of rotation and a wheel rim coupled to the hub by a plurality of spokes. The wheel rim is formed in the shape of an annular sinusoidal wave having a plurality of alternating crests and troughs extending away from a center line by an amplitude. The wheel rim is configured such that the spokes couple to the rim at the center line at an intersection of the crests and troughs. The spokes are separated from each other by a space extending from the wheel rim to the hub.
US09283806B2	Wheel assembly for an irrigation system A wheel assembly for traversing a path along a ground surface having a layer of soil, the wheel assembly comprising a central support and an airless flexible covering mounted on the central support and having a plurality of rigid sections and a plurality of flexible sections. The outwardly protruding spokes urge the rigid sections into the layer of soil when the rigid sections contact the ground surface. The flexible sections flex inwardly when the flexible sections contact the ground surface so that the rigid sections and the flexible sections cooperatively form a corrugated pattern in the ground surface without urging the soil to side margins of the airless flexible covering, the corrugated pattern having a plurality of valleys formed by the rigid sections and a plurality of peaks formed by the flexible sections.
US09283800B2	Device for holding together a stack of sheets The invention relates to a device for holding together a stack of sheets which has a good binding quality, is simple, intuitive and quick to attach, offers multiple functionalities, uses sustainable materials and can be used safely. Because of the simple construction the invention can be manufactured cheaply and quickly and offers a good solution for the business market, wherein speed of attachment, good binding quality and a sustainable appearance together with the combined functionalities (joining paper, promotional expression by means of printed logos on the clip, marking possibilities) offers added value in comparison with existing solutions. For the retail market the invention also offers a good alternative to existing solutions. Certain embodiments of the invention are cheap, sustainable, function well and offer numerous possibilities for applications. The function of the invention is based on a number of basic principles, the most important of which are: visually clearly distinguished areas renders the use intuitive, by using a lever arm effect the effort required for fixing is minimized, by using, in certain embodiments, an adhesive layer or a retaining system the fixing requires particularly few actions, whereby the invention is simple, intuitive and functions appropriately.
US09283798B2	Optically variable colour image A security element including: a plurality of focusing elements, a plurality of image regions where each image region is associated with a focusing element, each image region is printed with at least two layers, the first layer is offset by a first predetermined amount from a reference axis in the image region, the second layer is offset by a second predetermined amount from a reference axis in the image region, each layer being in different colors, and each image region includes at least a first and second sub-region, wherein a first image is formed in a first range of viewing angles from the first sub-region and a second image is formed in a second range of viewing angles from the second sub-region.
US09283796B2	Sheet processing apparatus, control method of sheet processing apparatus, and storage medium To execute a saddle stitch bookbinding process to prints including an insert paper, there is provided a control method for controlling a sheet processing apparatus, comprising: inserting the insert sheet from a second sheet holder in a plurality of sheets from a first sheet holder, and causing a saddle stitch bookbinder to execute the saddle stitch bookbinding process to the plurality of sheets in which the insert sheet has been inserted; determining whether or not the insert sheet is a sheet of a type to which the saddle stitch bookbinding process can be executed; and, in a case where it is determined that the insert sheet is not the sheet of the type to which the saddle stitch bookbinding process can be executed, controlling the saddle stitch bookbinder not to execute the saddle stitch bookbinding process to the plurality of sheets in which the insert sheet has been inserted.
US09283781B2	Cutting apparatus A cutting apparatus which avoids exposing a fixed blade mounted in a lid portion even when the lid portion is opened. A fixed blade 40 is arranged so that a blade surface 40b faces the upstream side in the direction of transport of a printed medium 1. A cover 48 is slidably mounted on the fixed blade 40, is configured to cover a cutting edge line 40a of the fixed blade 40 from the side of the blade surface 40b when a lid portion 13 is released, and may be slid toward a root of the fixed blade 40 to expose the cutting edge line 40a of the fixed blade 40 when the lid portion 13 is closed.
US09283780B2	Printer and method for controlling printer A printer includes a platen roller, a print head for performing printing on a recording paper, a first detection switch and a second detection switch for detecting a position of the platen roller, and a potential detector that detects electrical potential. Both of the first and second detection switch are switched off when the platen roller is mounted, and switched on when the platen roller is not mounted. One terminal of the first detection switch and one terminal of the second detection switch are connected to each other in parallel and grounded via a ground side resistor. A power supply is to be connected to another terminal of the first detection switch and another terminal of the second detection switch. The potential detector detects a potential between the one terminals of the first and second detection switches and the ground side resistor.
US09283769B2	Self-cleaning thermal media and methods of manufacturing thereof Thermal media comprises a substrate having a front side and a back side opposite the front side. The thermal media also comprises a thermally-sensitive coating disposed on the front side of the substrate. The thermal media further comprises a cleaner material disposed on a portion of the thermally-sensitive coating. The cleaner material is integrated into the thermally-sensitive coating to perform cleaning of a thermal print head when the cleaner coating moves past the thermal print head.
US09283768B2	Liquid ejecting apparatus A head unit is configured to be attached to a base and includes: a nozzle array group including a plurality of nozzle arrays each of which is defined by a plurality of nozzles that are arranged in a first direction and which are arranged in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction; and two correctors configured to adjust an angle of the plurality of nozzle arrays with respect to the base, one of the correctors disposed outside of the nozzle array group in the second direction.
US09283764B2	Modular printer including printer modules with maintenance sleds moving in opposite directions A modular printer includes: a media feed path defining a media feed direction and a plurality of printer modules positioned in a staggered overlapping arrangement so as to extend across a width of the media feed path. Each printer module includes a printhead and a respective maintenance sled for slidably moving towards the printhead in a direction parallel to the media feed direction. Further, the maintenance sleds for neighboring printer modules are configured to move in opposite directions towards their respective printheads.
US09283755B2	Liquid ejection head A liquid ejection head includes a discharge orifice configured to eject liquid; a device configured to generate energy for use in ejecting liquid; a pressure chamber partitioned by a wall, the pressure chamber accommodating the device and communicating with the discharge orifice; and a channel configured to supply liquid to the pressure chamber, wherein the discharge orifice has first and second protrusions protruding from the edge of the discharge orifice toward the central portion in an extending direction of the channel along the center line of the channel, and the interval between the base of the first protrusion and the base of the second protrusion in the extending direction of the channel is larger than the maximum interval between the edges of the discharge orifice in a direction perpendicular to the extending direction.
US09283744B2	Gasket for a doctor blade chamber For sealing between a doctor blade chamber (3) and a rotatable roller (16, 23) in a printing unit, there is provided a gasket (4) having an elastomeric edge (17, 18) for sealing abutment against the roller. The gasket includes a rigid/supporting rail (7) which during operational conditions of the printing unit bears against the roller together with the elastomeric edge or which is spaced apart from the roller.
US09283734B2	Manufacturing apparatus and method of forming a preform The present invention provides for a manufacturing apparatus for forming a ceramic preform from an extrudate having a first end and a second end. A cutter forms the first and second ends of the extrudate complementary to each other such that the first and second ends of the extrudate align with each other in a spaced relationship to define a preform having a substantially uniform exterior surface and a substantially uniform thickness. The present invention provides for a method of forming the preform from the extrudate having the first and second ends utilizing a mandrel. The method includes the step of aligning the second end complementary to the first end of the first layer in a spaced relationship to define the preform having the substantially uniform exterior surface and the substantially uniform thickness.
US09283727B2	Method for producing hollow fiber membrane sheet-like object, method for producing hollow fiber membrane module, and device for producing hollow fiber membrane sheet-like object The present invention relates to a method for producing a hollow fiber membrane sheet-like object including: a connecting process of forming a ring-shaped section by winding a hollow fiber membrane capable of being continuously supplied, around two or more rolls so as to surround the two or more rolls and connecting a leading end portion of the wound hollow fiber membrane and an adjacent hollow fiber membrane, or of putting a ring-shaped section created in advance, on two or more rolls, and connecting a leading end portion of a hollow fiber membrane capable of being continuously supplied, to the ring-shaped section; a winding process of winding the hollow fiber membrane around the rolls by moving the leading end portion of the hollow fiber membrane by rotating at least one roll of the two or more rolls; a fixing process of forming a fixed section by fixing the hollow fiber membrane wound around the two or more rolls, into the form of a sheet in a width direction; and a cutting process of performing cutting-out along the fixed section, thereby obtaining a sheet-like object to which end portions of the hollow fiber membranes are connected in the width direction. According to the present invention, a hollow fiber membrane sheet-like object can be produced with a simple configuration and a change in sheet length can be easily performed.
US09283726B2	Wind turbine blade segment and method of manufacturing the wind turbine blade segment A method of forming a wind turbine component, the method including forming a segment (10, 12) by impregnating a portion (18, 20) of a fiber reinforcement (50) with a thermoset resin (60) up to a boundary (56), curing the thermoset resin, and leaving unimpregnated fiber reinforcement (22) extending from the boundary. The component may then be assembled by impregnating and joining the unimpregnated fiber reinforcement of two such segments.
US09283720B2	Position detection apparatus, imprint apparatus, and position detection method A position detection apparatus includes an illumination optical system for illuminating a first diffraction grating having periods in each of a first direction and a second direction different from the first direction, and a second diffraction grating having a period different from the period in the second direction of the first diffraction grating in the second direction, at an oblique incidence, and a detection optical system for detecting diffracted light from the first diffraction grating and the second diffraction grating, wherein a relative position of the first diffraction grating and the second diffraction grating is detected based on the detected diffracted light, and wherein the illumination optical system includes a plurality of light intensity distributions in the first direction except for on an optical axis of the detection optical system, in a pupil plane thereof.
US09283711B1	Hybrid ablative thermal protection systems and associated methods A method of forming a thermal protection system for high speed aircraft is described. The method includes mechanically working an uncured ablator material into a first surface of a felt layer such that the ablator material penetrates a distance into a thickness of the felt layer thereby forming an region that has a mixture of felt and ablator material, adding additional uncured ablator material to the worked ablator material, and curing the combined ablator material.
US09283706B2	Method and apparatus for compression molding fiber reinforced thermoplastic parts A fiber reinforced thermoplastic part with integral fittings is compression molded. A slug of pre-consolidated, fiber reinforced thermoplastic is heated until flowable and then injected into a mold tool to form both the part and the fitting.
US09283703B2	Tubular integrated light emitting diode (LED) lamp housing having a heat radiation section and a light transmission section and method for making the same An integrated LED lamp housing can include a heat radiation section and a light transmission section. The integrated LED lamp housing can be prepared by co-extruding different polycarbonate resin compositions.
US09283700B2	Removable magnetic liner and screening media, and processes of production, installation, and use thereof A removable, magnetically-affixed mechanical wear element, preferably comprising ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene or polyurethane materials, is provided for affixation to a ferrous substrate material. The mechanical wear element is configured so that the magnetic attachment element is not easily removed or dislodged from the mechanical wear element, without regard to choice of mechanical wear element material utilized.
US09283689B2	Method and apparatus for cutting a pipe made from thermoplastic material Described is a method for cutting a pipe (2) made from thermoplastic material, comprising the steps of localized and circumferential heating of an axial portion (3) of the pipe (2) at a predetermined operating temperature and processing, using a cutting tool (4), the heated axial portion (3).
US09283684B2	Corkscrew with semi-automatic telescopic capsule-cutter The corkscrew according to the invention, which has the basic structure of a conventional corkscrew, comprising a helix (1) which fits into a handle (3) with a grooved configuration so that, in the operating condition of the helix (1), it may remain partially engaged within the grooved part of the handle (3), said handle (3) being hinged at one of its ends on a support arm (5), is principally characterized in that the handle (3) incorporates a metal core (7) with a basically U-shaped cross section, housing internally a longitudinally displaceable capsule-cutting knife (10) capable of protruding externally from the handle (3) and with a blade extended at the rear in the form of a widened segment (11) acting as a guide, having a lateral projection (12) protruding towards the outside of the handle (3) through a longitudinal groove (13) along which it is displaceable with the aid of the user's finger. In this way the knife may be easily extracted using only one hand.
US09283678B2	Virtual safety cages for robotic devices Methods and systems for determining and presenting virtual safety cages are provided. An example method may involve receiving an instruction for a robotic device to perform a physical action in a physical environment occupied by the robotic device. The method may also involve, responsive to receiving the instruction, and based on one or more parameters of one or more physical components of the robotic device, determining one or more estimated trajectories along which the one or more physical components of the robotic device are estimated to move as the robotic device performs the physical action. The method may further involve, based on the one or more estimated trajectories, determining a virtual representation of a space that the robotic device is estimated to occupy in the physical environment while performing the physical action. The method may then involve providing, into the physical environment, an indication of a location of the space.
US09283674B2	Remotely operating a mobile robot A method of operating a robot includes electronically receiving images and augmenting the images by overlaying a representation of the robot on the images. The robot representation includes user-selectable portions. The method includes electronically displaying the augmented images and receiving an indication of a selection of at least one user-selectable portion of the robot representation. The method also includes electronically displaying an intent to command the selected at least one user-selectable portion of the robot representation, receiving an input representative of a user interaction with at least one user-selectable portion, and issuing a command to the robot based on the user interaction.
US09283672B1	Robotic testing device and method for more closely emulating human movements during robotic testing of mobile devices A robotic testing device is provided for more closely emulating human movements during robotic testing of mobile devices by using multiple robotic implements to interact with a mobile device, and by facilitating movement of the mobile device during testing. The robotic testing device may facilitate use of multiple robotic implements configured to interact with a mobile device during testing of the mobile device. One or more of the multiple robotic implements may be configured to move simultaneously, in succession, separately, and/or otherwise interact with a mobile device during performance of a test command on the mobile device. Further, a holder of the mobile device may be configured to move during performance of a test command on the mobile device.
US09283671B2	Translational parallel manipulators and methods of operating the same In one aspect, a translational parallel manipulator is provided and includes a fixed platform including three guide members. The three guide members include first ends and second ends, and the first ends of the three guide members are all coupled to each other and the second ends of the three guide members are all spaced-apart from each other. The manipulator also includes a movable platform spaced-apart from the fixed platform and three serial subchains coupled between the three guide members and the movable platform. In one aspect, a translational parallel manipulator is provided and includes a fixed platform, a movable platform spaced-apart from the fixed platform, and a plurality of subchains coupled between the fixed platform and the movable platform. At least one of the plurality of subchains includes no more than four one degree-of-freedom joints.
US09283659B2	Straight edge bar clamp A straight edge bar clamp comprises an elongated channeled bar, a threaded base, first and second movable jaw bodies, bosses or divots, a catching device, and a threaded shaft. The elongated channeled bar having an inner channel portion. The threaded base is installed fixedly in the elongated channeled bar. The first movable jaw body is installed movably and partially in the elongated channeled bar between the second movable jaw body and the end of the bar furthest from the threaded base. The bosses or divots are provided on an inner surface of the inner channel portion and configured to define the predetermined stopping positions of the first movable jaw body. The catching device is provided in the first movable jaw body. The second movable jaw body is installed partially in the elongated channeled base movably between the threaded base and the first movable jaw body along the elongated channeled bar.
US09283653B2	Dynamically tracking spectrum features for endpoint detection A method of controlling polishing includes polishing a substrate and receiving an identification of a selected spectral feature, a wavelength range having a width, and a characteristic of the selected spectral feature to monitor during polishing. A sequence of spectra of light from the substrate is measured while the substrate is being polished. A sequence of values of the characteristic of the selected spectral feature is generated from the sequence of spectra. For at least some spectra from the sequence of spectra, a modified wavelength range is generated based on a position of the spectral feature within a previous wavelength range used for a previous spectrum in the sequence of spectra, the modified wavelength range is searched for the selected spectral feature, and a value of a characteristic of the selected spectral feature is determined.
US09283645B2	Centering device for centering a chuck on a rotating spindle and associated locking device The invention concerns a centring device for centring a chuck on a securing portion in particular of a rotating spindle of a machine, wherein a tapered portion corresponding to a mating tapered portion on the chuck side is provided on the securing portion in such a way that the tapered portion and/or the mating tapered portion is/are formed so as to yield elastically in the axial direction such that, after the tapered portion comes into contact with the mating tapered portion, the chuck can be moved further in the axial direction, at least to a limited extent, as a result of an axial pulling-in force until the chuck comes to lie against a stop on the securing portion side. The invention likewise concerns an associated locking device.
US09283642B2	Three-dimensional structures and related methods of forming three-dimensional structures The present disclosure provides three-dimensional structures and related methods. The three-dimensional structures may define patterns of positive and negative spaces on opposing surfaces that combine to form the three-dimensional structures. The negative spaces of the patterns may intersect to form apertures through the three-dimensional structures, which may define linear or non-linear paths therethrough. The apertures may be configured to provide desirable characteristics with respect to light, sound, and fluid travel therethrough. Further, the three-dimensional structures may be configured to define desired stiffness, weight, and/or flexibility. The three-dimensional structures may be employed in embodiments including heat sinks, housings, speaker or vent covers, springs, etc.
US09283639B2	Laser dicing method A laser dicing method is a laser dicing method which includes: switching irradiation and non-irradiation of the pulse laser beam on the work piece in light pulse units by controlling passing and blocking of the pulse laser beam using a pulse picker in synchronization with the clock signal; and forming a crack reaching a substrate surface of the work piece to be continuous in the substrate surface of the work piece, and which includes: a first crack forming step of irradiating the pulse laser beam on the work piece along a first line; and a second crack forming step of irradiating the pulse laser beam on the work piece along a second line orthogonal to the first line, and in which, in an area in which the first line and the second line cross, a light pulse density of the pulse laser beam is increased in the first crack forming step or the second crack forming step.
US09283632B2	Tapping machine and tap die, and method of detecting overstroke of tap An adapter for tapping used in a turret punch press includes a ring gear in which a tapping tool is mountable. Further, a gear holder in which the ring gear is disposed and which is mountable on a turret of the turret punch press so as to locate the disposed ring gear at a position corresponding to a punch mounting section formed in advance in the turret of the turret punch press is also provided.
US09283624B2	Boring tool on a flange A boring tool on a flange consisting of at least one tool holder and a flange, in which the tool holder is fitted with a means of gripping designed to engage the guiding and clamping assembly of the slide for guiding and holding the fastening flange, which is provided, in addition, with a device for limiting the travel of the tool holder or of the counterweight, or the positioning lug of a tool holder or of a counterweight can be put aside during placement a tool holder or a counterweight and returns automatically into position after this placement and in which each tool holder is fitted with a device for lubricating the cutting edge of the tool, coupled to the means of centralized lubrication of the flange. The tool is more particularly applicable in the field of numerically-controlled machine-tool accessories, tooling centers, cubicles, and flexible workshops.
US09283622B2	Method for manufacturing alloy powders based on titanium, zirconium and hafnium, alloyed with the elements Ni, Cu, Ta, W, Re, Os and Ir A method for manufacturing alloy powders based on titanium, zirconium and hafnium alloyed with the elements Ni, Cu, Ta, W, Re, Os, and Ir is described in which an oxide of Ti and Zr and Hf is mixed with a metal powder of the elements named and with a reducing agent, and wherein this mixture is heated in a furnace, optionally under a argonate atmosphere or, optionally under hydrogen atmosphere until the reducing reaction begins, the reaction product is leached and then washed and dried, wherein the oxide used has an average grain size of 0.5 to 20 μm, a specific surface area according to BET of 0.5 20 m2/g and a minimum content of 94 wet. −%. An easy to produce powder, in particular in relation to the ignition point and burning time, is produced.
US09283619B2	Polarizable nanoparticles comprising coated metal nanoparticles and electrorheological fluid comprising same A nanoparticle composition includes a metal nanoparticle, and a continuous dielectric coating on a surface of the metal nanoparticle, the nanoparticle composition being a dielectric material. A nanoparticle is in addition the reaction product of an organometallic compound. An electrorheological fluid comprises the nanoparticle composition and a dielectric fluid, and a method of making an electrorheological fluid is also disclosed.
US09283608B2	Disk separator plates and method of making disk separator plates for hard disk drives A hard disk drive with a multiple disk stack normally utilizes disk separator plates near the disk surfaces to reduce wind induced vibrations in the disks and the read/write heads. The manufacturing methods currently used to make these separator plates, metal casting and machining, or injection molded plastic, or extruding and machining, or cold forging tends to be expensive and creates unwanted weight and bulk without the desired precision. Stamping disk separator plates from metal provides exceptional dimensional control at reduced cost, but cannot readily provide the thicknesses required. Stamping and extruding the offsets, or stamping and folding the offsets, is a manufacturing process that provides the required dimensions for the offsets, and dimensional control and reduced cost.
US09283606B2	Method of manufacturing supporting structure, swaging jig for use therein and the supporting structure A method of manufacturing a supporting structure includes disposing a supported member between a pair of opposed support walls, the support walls and the supported member having shaft holes formed coaxially through the support walls and the supported member respectively, inserting a shaft member through the shaft holes in the disposed state, the shaft member having two ends each having a peripheral portion circumferentially divided into a plurality of swaging portions continuous without discontinuity and swaging the swaging portions sequentially such that regions of the shaft member corresponding to the respective swaging portions are fixed in the shaft holes. The swaging portions include first swaging portions and second swaging portions, both of which are disposed so as to be paired at both radial sides of the shaft holes, respectively. A larger swage load is applied to each first swaging portion than to each second swaging portion.
US09283604B2	Metal simulated log siding panel with hew lines and method of making and using same An elongated metal simulated log siding panel has a curved portion that simulates the curvature of a natural construction log. A plurality of longitudinally extending and randomly transversely spaced permanent bends in the curved portion simulate hew lines of a natural construction log, thereby creating a more natural appearance. Rotating disks compress the metal into an elastomeric roller to create the hew line-simulating bends.
US09283601B2	Apparatus for in-line thermally treating semi-finished products An apparatus (1) for cooling a bar (10) comprising: —an outer casing (3), —a passageway (2) defining a crossing direction (X) for the bar (10), —at least one drum (4) comprising a plurality of cooling lines (6) each having at least one respective through cavity (9) parallel to the crossing direction (X) and a respective cover (15) which can move between an open position and a closed position, the drum (4) being accommodated in the casing (3) and rotational about a rotation axis (Y) to move the cooling lines (6) between an operating position (11), in which the cavity (9) is aligned with the passageway (2), and at least one resting position (12), in which the cavity (9) is separated from the passageway (2), the casing (3) being shaped so as to touch and hold the respective cover (15) in the closed position when the cooling line (6) is in the resting position (12).
US09283599B2	Process for rolling tubes in a continuous multi-stand rolling mill A tube rolling plant (R) with multi-stand rolling mill having two or more rollers, for implementing a mandrel rolling process with controlled speed has a mandrel (31) which is inserted into the hollow body (39) from the frontal opening thereof by passing it first through the rolling mill (5). An opposite movement (L3) with respect to the rolling direction is imparted to the mandrel (31) by way of the hooking device (61) when rolling the hollow body (39) and the rear end of the rolled tube (42) is extracted at the end of the rolling operation.
US09283597B2	Miniaturized electrothermal flow induced infusion pump A micropump that pumps liquid using electrothermally-induced flow is described, along with a corresponding self-regulating pump and infusion pump. The micropump has applications in microfluidic systems such as biochips. The self-regulating infusion pump is useful for the administration of large and small volumes of liquids such as drugs to patients and can be designed for a wide range of flow rates by combining multiple micropumps in one infusion pump system.
US09283596B2	High-pressure cleaning appliance The invention relates to a high-pressure cleaning appliance, comprising a heatable heat exchanger for heating a liquid that is dischargeable by the high-pressure cleaning appliance, a motor having a drive shaft that defines a drive axis, a pump unit for increasing the liquid pressure, a blower wheel for generating a combustion air flow, and a fuel pump for delivering a fuel to the heat exchanger, wherein the pump unit, the blower wheel, and the fuel pump are disposed along the drive axis and are drivable by means of the drive shaft and form an assembly together with the motor. In order to fit the assembly to the appliance in a simplified manner while achieving a more compact design for appliance, the appliance comprises a half-shell housing having a first half-shell and a second half-shell which between them define an accommodating chamber in which the assembly is at least partially accommodated.
US09283594B2	Material sorting discs with variable interfacial opening A disc screen includes a shaft, a first disc mounted on the shaft, and a second disc mounted on the shaft. An interfacial opening (IFO) extends between the first disc and the second disc. A width of the IFO as measured between the first disc and the second disc varies according to a rotational position of the shaft.
US09283589B2	Cartridge block for multilayer ceramic screening An assembly for screening a multilayer ceramic with a conductive paste includes a paste cartridge containing the conductive paste; a cartridge block, a top of a cartridge block being configured to receive the paste cartridge, the cartridge block comprising a paste routing section, the paste routing section comprising a flared section located at a bottom of the cartridge block; a pneumatic fitting attached to the paste cartridge, the pneumatic fitting configured to pressurize the conductive paste in the paste cartridge such that the conductive paste is extruded from the paste cartridge into the cartridge block through the paste routing section of the cartridge block by the pressure from the pneumatic fitting; and a nozzle connected to the flared section of the cartridge block, the nozzle configured to receive the conductive paste from the flared section, and screen the conductive paste onto the multilayer ceramic through the nozzle.
US09283583B2	System for shoe sole portion painting An automated system for painting a shoe sole portion of a shoe is provided. The automated painting system is adapted to use a variety of stations and components to automatically paint a side surface of the shoe sole portion while it is secured in a jig, transition the jig to an open position, and remove the painted shoe sole portion from the jig.
US09283579B2	Variable volume hot melt adhesive dispensing nozzle or die assembly with choke suppression A dual, variable volume hot melt adhesive dispensing nozzle or die assembly is provided with a pair of choke slots within a first fluid control plate. The provision of the choke slots within the first fluid control plate effectively restricts and retards the flow of the fluid through such choke slots whereby volumes of the fluids are effectively built up and stored upstream of the choke slots so as to effectively delay the reaction of pressure spikes upon the fluid flows under both positive and negative conditions. This buildup in pressure and volume is then dispensed over time so as to cause the fluid flow to smoothly transition between positive and negative spiked fluid flow conditions and normal fluid flow conditions. Accordingly, the pressure spikes do not adversely affect the resulting fluid flows whereby, for example, under conventional negative pressure spike conditions, gaps in the dispensed hot melt adhesive would otherwise occur.
US09283573B2	Fan assembly A nozzle for a fan assembly includes an air inlet, a plurality of air outlets, and an annular casing having an annular inner wall defining a bore through which air from outside the nozzle is drawn by air emitted from the air outlets and an outer wall extending about the inner wall. The annular casing includes an air passage for conveying air to the air outlets. The air passage has an inlet section located between the inner wall and the outer wall and extending about the bore of the nozzle, and a plurality of outlet sections each extending across the bore for conveying air to a respective air outlet. To achieve an even air pressure at each end of each of the outlet sections, the inlet section of the air passage is arranged to convey air to each end of each of the outlet sections.
US09283565B2	Soil classifier A lightweight soil classifier consisting of a singular motor, a fully articulated flexible Vierendeel frame motor mount platform and conical basket lid weldment for the self-aligning and centering of a rotating shaft through a cylindrical screened classifier basket containing classified media, with an impervious conical bottom and a cylindrical bearing post incorporating a conduit, a classifier drive shaft with a semi-rigid coupling to the motor and a pumping screw extending through the bearing post conduit and submerged bearing surfaces to develop fluid dynamic bearing films of fine soils and liquid vehicle, fitted with an inverted cup-shaped classifier head consisting of outwardly projecting spirally arrayed classifier pins located within the confines of the classifier basket. Along with a rotating blade fastened to the tip of the classifier shaft below the basket bottom, the soil classifier is self-supported on feet within and on the floor of a vessel enabling a process for the deconglomeration, dispersion, particle size reduction and classification of soils all to within a common size.
US09283562B2	Liquid channel device and production method therefor The present invention relates to a liquid channel device capable of easily opening the liquid channel from the closed mode, including a base plate in which a liquid channel, through which a liquid containing at least one of a sample and a reagent, flows, and a metering chamber for holding the liquid, are formed to at least one side thereof, the metering chamber has a liquid transport section for transporting the liquid inside the chamber downstream, and this liquid transport section is operated by means of external pressing on a cover plate in the area opposite the metering chamber.
US09283553B2	Hydrocracking catalyst for preparing valuable light aromatic hydrocarbons from polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons This invention relates to a hydrocracking catalyst for preparing valuable light aromatic hydrocarbons from polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons derived from oil, which includes (i) beta-zeolite, (ii) pseudo-boehmite, and (iii) one or more metals selected from among metals of Groups VIII and VIB, and which further includes a cocatalyst component, thereby producing a maximum amount of BTX (Benzene, Toluene, Xylene) from LCO (Light Cycle Oil).
US09283547B2	Catalytic article with segregated washcoat and methods of making same Provided herein are catalytic articles and methods of making same using a single coat process. The catalytic article comprises an elongated substrate monolith having a plurality of longitudinally extending passages, each passage having at least a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the first and second surfaces coated with at least a first coating and a second coating, wherein the first coating comprises a first catalyst composition and overlies the second coating on the first surface, the second coating comprises a second catalyst composition and overlies the first coating on the second surface, and wherein the first catalyst composition and second catalyst composition have a difference in surface charge. The washcoat may be applied as one slurry, which then self-segregates into two coatings.
US09283546B2	Composition of photocatalyst and method of using the same for degradation of fuel waste in contaminated water The present disclosure relates to a novel photocatalyst composition and a process of using the photocatalyst for the photocatalytic degradation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in water. Palladium doped nano zinc oxide photocatalyst was prepared by zinc nitrate hexahydrate and an ammonium carbonate and the photocatalyst composition demonstrated more than 90-99% degradation of MTBE at room temperatures in a photo catalytic reaction conducted in an oxygen saturated aqueous medium.
US09283545B2	Efficient and recyclable heterogeneous nanocatalysts Efficient and recyclable heterogeneous nanocatalysts and methods of synthesizing and using the same are provided.
US09283540B2	Composite absorbent particles Composite particles and methods for making the same. An absorbent material is formed into a particle. An optional performance-enhancing active is coupled to the absorbent material before, during, or after the particle-forming process, homogeneously and/or in layers. Additionally, the composite absorbent particle may include a core material. Preferred methods for creating the absorbent particles include a pan agglomeration process, a high shear agglomeration process, a low shear agglomeration process, a high pressure agglomeration process, a low pressure agglomeration process, a rotary drum agglomeration process, a mix muller process, a roll press compaction process, a pin mixer process, a batch tumble blending mixer process, an extrusion process, and a fluid bed process.
US09283518B2	Fluid treatment systems and methods using selective transfer membranes Systems and methods for cooling and/or separating a component from a fluid are disclosed herein. Such systems and methods can include one or more of a separator (e.g., a dehumidifier), a chiller, and/or an expirator, each of which can include a selective transfer membrane. Such systems and methods can be used for a wide variety of applications including, for example, cooling and/or dehumidifying air.
US09283516B2	Column structure for an absorption column A column structure is described for the containment of high surface area packing and absorbent liquid reagent for the removal of a target gas from a gas stream. The column structure comprises a plurality of vessel column modules each having an elongate upright wall structure, each column module comprises a plurality of vertically disposed sub-modules, the modules being disposed together alongside one another in two dimensional array to constitute collectively the column structure. A column top support structure is located in the vicinity of the upper part of a column structure so assembled and each column module is mechanically supported from the column top support structure. A method of assembly of such a column and to a method of removal of a target gas from a gas phase using such a column are also described.
US09283514B2	Silicone-based chemical filter and silicone-based chemical bath for removing sulfur contaminants Sulfur contaminants, such as elemental sulfur (S8), hydrogen sulfide and other sulfur components in fluids (e.g., air, natural gas, and other gases, as well as water and other liquids) are removed using a silicone-based chemical filter/bath. In one embodiment, a silicone-based chemical filter includes a membrane having a cross-linked silicone that is a reaction product of an olefin and a polyhydrosiloxane. For example, sulfur contaminants in air may be removed by passing the air through the membrane before the air enters a data center or other facility housing computer systems. In another embodiment, a silicone-based chemical bath includes a housing having an inlet port, an outlet port, and a chamber containing a silicone oil. For example, sulfur contaminants in air may be removed by passing the air through the silicone oil in the chamber before the air enters a data center or other facility housing computer systems.
US09283485B2	Game control device, game control method, program, and game system There is provided a game control device that allows a user, while executing or intending to execute a certain game, to know information about himself or herself in relation to another game. The game control device includes an execution means for executing a first game, a first determining means for determining whether a state of the first game satisfies a first condition when the user is executing the first game, an information obtaining means for obtaining user information of the user for a second game associated with the first game when the first condition is determined to be satisfied by the first determining means, and a notifying means for notifying the user about the user information for the second game obtained by the information obtaining means.
US09283471B2	Method and a device for electromechanical selection of an element from a plurality of elements A device for electromechanical selection of an element from a plurality of elements, according to present invention has a housing in a form of a body of a regular shape, enabling the device to take N rest positions, where N is a natural number. Each of the rest positions corresponds to one element selected from N elements, wherein the device is adapted to electrically and optically transmit data regarding trajectory of its movement and rest positions, including indications of an accelerometer connected to a position analysis and identification module. At least one proximity sensor and at least one magnetometric sensor is further placed inside the housing, and filters are connected on the signal path between the accelerometer and the sensors and position analysis and identification module. The present invention is also directed to the method of electromechanical selection of an element from a plurality of elements.
US09283466B2	Lacrosse head pocket retainer The present invention provides a cover for use with a lacrosse stick that specifically interacts with the net of the lacrosse head to protect the net and the pocket from the environment and selectively maintain a certain shape or contour of the pocket. The pocket retainer is a component that may be selectively positioned within the cover and thereby retains the contour of the net particular to the lacrosse player.
US09283461B2	Apparatus for providing motion sensors on a golf club A fixed clamping member has a first interior surface and is constructed of a first material. A sensor unit formed on an exterior surface of the fixed clamping member detects a motion of the motion analysis device. A pivoting clamping member secured to a first end of the fixed clamping member has a second interior surface that opposes the first interior surface when the pivoting clamping member is in a secured position. A gripping element constructed of a second material different than the first material is formed over the first interior surface and the second interior surface. A tightening member having a threaded portion is secured to a second end of the fixed clamping member. A knob has a threaded interior portion with a diameter corresponding to the cylindrical threaded portion. An opening on the pivoting clamping member has a shape and a size corresponding to the tightening member.
US09283460B1	Training apparatus for stationary bicycle rollers A training apparatus for stationary bicycle rollers includes a platform base with multiple panels and the panels are pivotally connected to each other and configured to fold together when not in use for ease of transportation and reduced storage space. The platform is configured to removably mate with an adjustable stabilization bar configured to provide stabilization support to a cyclist when using stationary bicycle rollers.
US09283457B2	Sport performance system with ball sensing A player training apparatus for use with a portable performance system. The portable performance system includes a processor, a memory and a display. The training apparatus includes an American-style football, at least one sensor coupled to the football, at least one transmitter coupled to the football and operably coupled to the sensor, and a non-transient computer-readable medium containing code. The code directs the processor to: receive input pertaining to motion of the football resulting from the player performing an act with the football; store information related to the input into the memory; compare the received input with previously stored celebrity information regarding similar football acts performed by a celebrity; and display information relating to the input and the comparison to the celebrity information.
US09283454B2	Sports equipment stick handle A sports equipment stick handle comprising a hollow tubular member with a cross section comprising at least a first wall and a second wall that intersect at a corner having a reinforcement portion (fillet, bead or diagonal; easement, wherein the thickness of the corner is greater than the thickness of the first and second walls. The reinforcement portion increases dent resistance, strength, and stiffness.
US09283437B2	Golf ball having partial cured UV coating A golf ball may include a UV curable coating layer that is only partially cured upon finishing. The golf ball may be used in its partially cured state in a game of golf, where the partially cured state may be advantageous for play under wet conditions. The coating layer may then further cure upon exposure to UV light, such as ambient environmental light from the sun during a game of golf in sunny conditions. As a result of this further curing, the coating may transition to a cured state that is associated with play characteristics that are advantageous for play under sunny dry conditions.
US09283430B2	Footwork training system and method A system and method for evaluating an activity includes an article of clothing provided with a sensor capable of detecting the impact of the article of clothing, such as a shoe, on a surface. A system receives and interprets the pattern of impacts made during the performance of the activity. The system compares these impacts with those of a target routine. Iterations of the same performance may be stored in the system so that ongoing progress may be measured. The system may be used to enhance class teaching, in the home, or for Internet competition. The activity may include dance, yoga, martial arts, or similar activities.
US09283426B2	Portable multi-purpose exercise unit The present disclosure in an embodiment provides a portable exercise apparatus. The portable exercise apparatus comprises a bar having a first end and a second end along a longitudinal axis. Further, the portable exercise apparatus comprises two frame members. Each frame member comprises a groove on top, coupled to the bar such that the bar rests on the two frame members along the longitudinal axis of the bar and on the grooves of the two frame members. The two frame members are opposite to each other at each end of the bar. Further, each frame member is coupled to a pair of wheels at a bottom portion of each frame member. Further, the bar has a grip portion, between the first end and the second end, to support stresses perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the bar.
US09283422B2	Pilates machine tension device support system A Pilates machine tension device support system for efficiently providing a tension force to a movable platform of an exercise machine. The Pilates machine tension device support system generally includes a frame, a platform movably positioned upon the frame and a tension assembly connected between the frame and the platform to provide selective tension upon the platform in a first direction. The tension assembly is comprised of a plurality of pulleys and a plurality of tension devices positioned upon the pulleys, wherein the tension devices are attached between a frame and the platform. The tension members are selectively engaged to the platform to increase or decrease the tension applied to the platform for varying levels of workouts.
US09283410B2	System and method for fat and cellulite reduction A method and system for providing ultrasound treatment to a tissue that contains a lower part of dermis and proximal protrusions of fat lobuli into the dermis. An embodiment delivers ultrasound energy to the region creating a thermal injury and coagulating the proximal protrusions of fat lobuli, thereby eliminating the fat protrusions into the dermis. An embodiment can also include ultrasound imaging configurations using the same or a separate probe before, after or during the treatment. In addition various therapeutic levels of ultrasound can be used to increase the speed at which fat metabolizes. Additionally the mechanical action of ultrasound physically breaks fat cell clusters and stretches the fibrous bonds. Mechanical action will also enhance lymphatic drainage, stimulating the evacuation of fat decay products.
US09283407B2	Compact proton therapy system with energy selection onboard a rotatable gantry Systems and apparatuses for providing particle beams for radiation therapy with a compact design and suitable to a single treatment room. The radiation system comprises a stationary cyclotron coupled to a rotating gantry assembly through a beam line assembly. The system is equipped with a single set of dipole magnets that are installed on the rotating gantry assembly and undertakes the dual functions of beam energy selection and beam deflection. The energy degrader may be exposed to the air pressure. The beam line assembly comprises a rotating segment and a stationary segment that are separated from each other through an intermediate segment that is exposed to an ambient pressure.
US09283402B2	Apparatus and method for providing a double balloon breast brachytherapy device According to one general aspect, there is an double-balloon breast brachytherapy catheter comprising, an outer-balloon that is filled with a liquid substance or air via an out-balloon-filler; an inner-balloon that is filled with a liquid substance or air via an inner-balloon-filler, wherein the inner-balloon is inserted inside the outer-balloon; a plurality of radiation-tubes connected to an outside boarder of the inner balloon; a vacuum-tube that is wrapped around an exterior of the outer-balloon, wherein the vacuum tube is used to remove human fluids and air to create a void; and a flexible-shaft is connected to an upper-head, a proximal-tail and a distal-tip, wherein the upper-head is covered by the outer-balloon, the inner-balloon, the plurality of radiation-tubes and the vacuum-tube.
US09283400B2	System and method for electrocardiogram analysis and optimization of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and therapy delivery The system and method provide for electrocardiogram analysis and optimization of patient-customized cardiopulmonary resuscitation and therapy delivery. An external medical device includes a housing and a processor within the housing. The processor can be configured to receive an input signal for a patient receiving chest compressions and to select at least one filter mechanism and to apply the filter mechanism to the signal to at least substantially remove chest compression artifacts from the signal. A real time dynamic analysis of a cardiac rhythm is applied to adjust and integrate CPR prompting of a medical device. Real-time cardiac rhythm quality is facilitated using a rhythm assessment meter.
US09283395B2	Cardiac stimulating device An implantable medical device, IMD, comprises atrial and ventricular sensing units for sensing atrial or ventricular electric events. The IMD also comprises atrial and ventricular pulse generators for generating atrial or ventricular pacing pulses. A controller controls the operation of the IMD (100) according to a first mode, in which the ventricular pulse generator is prevented from generating a back-up pulse if an evoked response detector fails to detect evoked response to a delivered ventricular pacing pulse, and a second mode, in which the ventricular pulse generator is controlled to generate a back-up pulse if no evoked response is detected following delivery of a ventricular stimulating pulse. The controller switches operation from the first mode to the second mode based on the evoked response detector failing to detect an evoked response to a delivered ventricular pacing pulse.
US09283390B2	Methods and apparatus for treating anaphylaxis using electrical modulation Methods and devices for treating anaphylaxis, anaphylactic shock, bronchial constriction, and/or asthma include providing an electrical impulse to a selected region of the vagus nerve of a patient suffering from anaphylaxis to block and/or modulate nerve signals that would regulate the function of, for example, myocardial tissue, vasodilation/constriction and/or pulmonary tissue.
US09283389B2	Method of treating movement disorders of a living being The present invention relates to a method of treating movement disorders of a living being, a method of treating refractory gait disturbances of a human Parkinson's disease patient being affected by gait disturbances, and an apparatus for deep brain stimulation (DBS) of a living being affected by movement disorders.
US09283388B2	Selective high frequency spinal cord modulation for inhibiting pain, including cephalic and/or total body pain with reduced side effects, and associated systems and methods Selective high-frequency spinal chord modulation for inhibiting pain with reduced side affects and associated systems and methods are disclosed. In particular embodiments, high-frequency modulation in the range of from about 1.5 KHz to about 100 KHz may be applied to the patient's spinal cord region to address pelvic pain without creating paresthesia in the patient.
US09283385B2	Seating apparatus for diagnosis and treatment of diagnosing and curing urinary incontinence, erectile dysfunction and defecation disorders The present invention relates to a seating apparatus for the diagnosis and treatment, and more particularly, to a seating apparatus for diagnosis and treatment of diagnosing and curing urinary incontinence, erectile dysfunction and defecation disorders which enables to diagnose symptoms of urinary incontinence, erectile dysfunction and defecation disorders by measuring contraction pressure and contraction duration of pelvic floor muscles, muscles of perineum and anal sphincters of a user, who puts on cloth while seated, simultaneously with curing symptoms of urinary incontinence, erectile dysfunction and defecation disorders throughout biofeedback exercise and training.
US09283379B2	Pinch to open cuff electrode The present invention provides a cuff electrode assembly for implantation on a target nerve. The cuff electrode assembly can include a resilient cuff body configured to be disposed about the target nerve. The cuff body includes a first end portion having a first free end, and a second end portion having a second free end. The cuff electrode assembly further includes a first arm member and a second arm member each projecting radially outward from the cuff body and spaced from one another along the cuff body. The cuff body can be configured such that a force applied to urge the first and second arm members toward one another defines an open configuration of the cuff body configured to allow the cuff body to be positioned around the target nerve. The cuff electrode assembly further includes an electrode oriented to provide electrical stimuli to the target nerve.
US09283377B1	Devices for delivering non-invasive neuromodulation to a patient A mouthpiece for providing non-invasive neuromodulation to a patient. The mouthpiece includes an elongated housing having a center of gravity located within a posterior region, a positioning pad attached to the top surface of the elongated housing for minimizing contact between a patient's upper teeth and the exterior top surface of the elongated housing, and a printed circuit board mounted to a bottom portion of the elongated housing, the printed circuit board having a plurality of electrodes for delivering subcutaneous local electrical stimulation to the patient's tongue. In some embodiments, the mouthpiece includes at least one locator disposed along the anterior region of the elongated housing for contacting a patient's teeth to securely position the mouthpiece within the patient's mouth.
US09283375B2	Leads with segmented electrodes for electrical stimulation of planar regions and methods of making and using One embodiment is a stimulation lead that includes a lead body having a longitudinal surface, a distal end, and a proximal end; and multiple electrodes disposed along the longitudinal surface of the lead body near the distal end of the lead body. The electrodes include multiple groups of segmented electrodes with each group of segmented electrodes having multiple segmented electrodes disposed at a same longitudinal position along the lead. For at least one first group of segmented electrodes, a first pair of the segmented electrodes in the first group are disposed on opposite sides of the lead body and are electrically ganged together by a conductor therebetween.
US09283373B2	Knitted implantable electrode assembly and active implantable medical device An active implantable medical device (AIMD). The AIMD comprises a knitted electrode assembly comprising: at least one biocompatible, electrically non-conductive filament arranged in substantially parallel rows each stitched to an adjacent row, and at least one biocompatible, electrically conductive filament having a first end intertwined with a first row of the at least one non-conductive filament, and a second end intertwined with a second row of the at least one non-conductive filament, wherein the first and second rows are spaced from one another.
US09283367B2	Patient fluid line access valve antimicrobial cap/cleaner Cap and cleaning devices antiseptically maintain patient fluid line access valves to minimize the risk of infection via catheters. The devices have a cap that may contain a dry pad impregnated with an antimicrobial agent. The cap covers the access portion of the access valve when not in use. The devices have a hood that contains a wet pad impregnated with a cleaning solution and, optionally, an antimicrobial agent. The wet pad cleans the access portion of the access valve prior to and optionally, after the access valve is utilized to access the patient fluid line.
US09283364B2	Method and apparatus for an applicator An applicator includes a puncture protrusion disposed on an inner surface of an internal chamber of a handle of the applicator. The puncture protrusion is configured to puncture an end surface of a cartridge within the internal chamber, which cartridge contains a liquid that is resultantly allowed to flow through a passageway in the puncture protrusion toward an applicator pad for application onto a surface. Puncturing is achieved in response to rotation of an advancer including a pinion portion that tangentially engages a surface of the cartridge, which rotation is translated to longitudinal advancement of the cartridge toward the puncture protrusion.
US09283361B2	Implantable drug delivery devices for genitourinary sites Implantable drug delivery devices are provided lo have a deployment shape for implantation in the body and a retention shape for retention in the body. The device may have one or more elongated drug reservoirs containing a drug, mid the drug reservoir may be formed from a deformable material. In one case, a first filament is attached to the first end of the drug reservoir and second filament is attached to the second end of the drug reservoir, wherein a fastener is positioned about the first and second filaments to permit shortening and prevent lengthening of the filaments with reference to the ends of the daig reservoir, as a means for transforming the device from the implantation shape to the retention shape.
US09283356B2	Guide wire A guide wire includes an elongated wire body exhibiting flexibility, a distal side coating layer that covers a distal portion of the wire body and is made of a resin material, and a tubular member through which the wire body passes and possessing a distal portion positioned in the vicinity of a proximal portion of the distal side coating layer. A plurality of melted portions which are concavely deformed toward the wire body side by melting are formed in the tubular member. The tubular member is fixed to the wire body by bringing the melted portions into press-contact with the wire body The plurality of melted portions is irregularly formed along an axis direction of the tubular member.
US09283344B2	Apparatus, system, and method of fluid delivery connection A fluid delivery connection includes a cuff to engage a port. A finger extends away from the cuff, and the finger is configured to interact with the port. A locking sleeve is movably disposed at least partially about the cuff and the finger. The locking sleeve is selectively movable between an unlocked configuration wherein the finger is movable and a locked configuration wherein the finger is secured to the port. A method of connection to a gas port includes moving a locking sleeve of a connector into an unlocked configuration. A finger of the connector is translated along the gas port and the locking sleeve is moved into a locked configuration.
US09283337B2	Dispenser and method for entraining powder in an airflow The present disclosure relates to a method for entraining in an airflow a medicament powder contained in a cavity having a cavity opening. Large airflow vortices are provided, for instance, by use of an obstacle in a flow passage, The airflow with large vortices is arranged to by-pass the cavity opening, thereby generating an eddy in the cavity which contributes to entraining the powder in said airflow. The present disclosure also relates to a medical dispenser, for instance an inhaler, in which the method may be performed.
US09283336B2	Delivery device and related methods A dose delivery device with a mouthpiece having an inlet, an outlet, and an air path extending between the inlet and the outlet. A dose chamber having an opening may hold a dose, e.g., for inhalation by a user. A disc element may be arranged to move between a closed position in which the disc element closes the opening of the dose chamber, and an open position in which the disc opens the dose chamber to permit introduction of the dose into the air path of the device. Movement of the disc element from the closed position to the open position may be in a direction away from the dose chamber (e.g., a puller may engage the disc element and pull the element away from the chamber) and may leave a substantial portion of the dose in the dose chamber.
US09283334B2	System for identifying the presence and correctness of a medical device accessory A medical device accessory comprising an interface configured to connect the medical device accessory with a medical device for administration of a medical treatment using the medical device and the medical device accessory, a plurality of electrical contacts proximate the interface, the electrical contacts comprising a lead electrical contact adapted to receive an voltage from a power source associated with the medical device and one or more identifying electrical contacts, and at least one conductor providing an electrical connection between the lead electrical contact and the one or more identifying electrical contacts. An arrangement of the one or more identifying electrical contacts connected to the lead electrical contact identifies a characteristic of the medical device accessory.
US09283332B2	Intelligent air bubble detector and counters for automated infusion systems Systems and methods for sensing bubbles during fluid infusion are disclosed. An infusion device comprises a pathway, a pump adjacent the pathway, one or more bubble sensors, and first and second modules. The pump alters the pathway to pump fluid through tubing received in the pathway. The bubble sensors are configured to detect bubbles in the fluid being pumped through the tubing. The first module is configured to generate a first alarm condition when the bubble sensors detect a bubble having a first volume above a first preselected threshold. The second module is configured to generate a second alarm condition when the bubble sensors detect a plurality of bubbles over a preselected period of time having a combined volume above a second preselected threshold. A third module may be also be used to record a total combined volume of bubbles detected by the bubble sensors during an infusion event.
US09283307B2	Devices and methods for treatment of damaged tissue Methods and devices for treatment of damaged tissue are disclosed, including treatment of wounds by employing non-electrically powered, reduced pressure therapy devices. Maintenance and control of the sub atmospheric pressure exerted may be provided by such devices while minimizing discomfort to the user. The devices may be configured to be worn inconspicuously underneath clothing.
US09283299B2	Injectable hydrogels The present disclosure generally relates to injectable compositions. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to injectable, thermogelling hydrogels and associated methods. In one embodiment, the present disclosure provides for a composition comprising a poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-based macromer and a polyamidoamine-based macromer.
US09283294B2	Device and method for reducing a transfer of microorganisms by manual contact A manual contact device including an antimicrobial contact surface, wherein the antimicrobial contact surface includes sodium chloride. A method for reducing a transfer of microorganisms by manual contact with a manual contact device, including providing the manual contact device with an antimicrobial contact surface, wherein the antimicrobial contact surface includes sodium chloride.
US09283283B2	Hyaluronic acid based hydrogel and use thereof in surgery The present invention relates to hydrogels based on hyaluronic acid based derivatives, that are more resistant than hyaluronic acid alone towards chemical and enzymatic degradation and are endowed with a mix of chemical and mechanical properties such that they are of optimal use in several surgeries, for instance for injection in bone fractures or cavities and for the production of coatings of prostheses in orthopedic surgery, as fillers in cosmetic and maxillo-facial surgery, as anti-adhesion barrier in the prevention of postoperative adhesions in abdominal and abdominal/pelvic surgery, and in general surgery. These hydrogels can be loaded with several different kinds of compounds having pharmacological and biological activity, that are then released from the hydrogel in the site of intervention.
US09283281B2	Preparation of triple responsive nanogel system and its application A thermal triple-responsive polymer, along with methods of its formation and use, is generally provided. The thermal triple-responsive polymer can comprise poly[(2-(pyridin-2-yldisulfanyl)-co-[poly(ethylene glycol)]-co-[N-isopropyl methacrylamide], which contains both disulfide bonds and ester bonds that are labile to high redox potential and acidic pH, respectively, and temperature sensitive segments. The thermal triple-responsive polymer can be modified with 4-methoxybenzoic acid to endow tumor targeting effect. Nanoparticles and nanogels that include such a thermal triple-responsive polymer are also provided, along with their methods of formation and use.
US09283273B2	Protein formulation A stable lyophilized protein formulation is described which can be reconstituted with a suitable diluent to generate a high protein concentration reconstituted formulation which is suitable for subcutaneous administration. For example, anti-IgE and anti-HER2 antibody formulations have been prepared by lyophilizing these antibodies in the presence of a lyoprotectant. The lyophilized mixture thus formed is reconstituted to a high protein concentration without apparent loss of stability of the protein.
US09283272B2	Targeting intracellular target-binding determinants with intracellular antibodies The invention provides a method for inhibiting an intracellular target in a cell with a bispecific antibody comprising contacting the cell with a bispecific antibody having a first Fv fragment with a cell-penetrating determinant and a second Fv fragment with an intracellular target-binding determinant under suitable conditions so that the first Fv fragment causes the bispecific antibody to enter the cell and the second Fv fragment binds the intracellular target in the cell and thereby inhibiting the intracellular target.
US09283268B2	Bordetella outer-membrane protein antigens and methods of making and using the same An isolated protein or peptide selected from the group consisting of Bordetella colonization factor A (BcfA) protein and antigenic fragments thereof is described, along with an isolated nucleic acid encoding the same, antibodies that bind to the same, methods of producing an immune response in a mammalian subject in need thereof by administering the proteins, peptides or antibodies, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same.
US09283267B2	Formulations of tumour-associated peptides binding to human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I or class II molecules for vaccines The present invention relates to novel formulations of tumor-associated peptides binding to human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I or II molecules as vaccines for the use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to formulations for the immunotherapy of cancer, in particular renal and brain cancer, in particular glioma, especially glioblastoma cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to vaccine compositions for eliciting anti-tumor immune responses.
US09283263B2	Compositions and methods for enhancing recovery after surgery or an athletic performance The invention provides compositions and dosage forms, e.g., in the form of dietary supplements, such as pills, tablets, beverages, or gels, that enhance recovery after surgery or after an athletic performance. An exemplary composition or dosage form comprises about 5000 IU of vitamin A, about 15 mg of vitamin B1, about 34 mg of vitamin B2, about 25 mg of vitamin B3, about 50 mg of vitamin B5, about 20 mg of vitamin B6, about 90 μg of vitamin B12, about 300 mg of vitamin C, about 500 IU of vitamin D, about 60 IU of vitamin E, about 160 μg of vitamin K1, about 5 μg of vitamin K2, about 300 μg of biotin, about 400 μg of folate, about 30 μg of PABA, about 1 mg of boron, about 200 μg of chromium, about 500 μg of copper, about 150 mg of magnesium, about 5 μg of manganese, about 100 μg of molybdenum, about 135 μg of selenium, about 100 μg of vanadium, about 20 mg of zinc, about 150 μg of iodine, about 1.2 mg of pomegranate extract, about 250 mg of bromelain, and about 250 mg of quercetin. Methods for using the compositions and dosage forms for enhancing recovery after surgery or after an athletic performance are also provided herein. The invention also provides kits comprising a composition or dosage form described herein.
US09283254B2	Compositions and methods for enhancing virus efficacy Provided are viral sensitizing compounds that enhance the efficacy of viruses by increasing spread of the virus in cells, increasing the titer of virus in cells, or increasing the cytotoxicity of virus to cells. Other uses, compositions and methods of using same are also provided.
US09283251B2	Encapsulated cells for hormone replacement therapy A composition comprising microcapsules, the microcapsules containing both live mammalian ovarian granulosa cells and live mammalian ovarian theca cells, is described. In some embodiments, the granulosa cells and the theca cells are contained in separate microcapsules in the composition; in some embodiments, the granulosa cells and the theca cells are contained together in the same microcapsules in the composition The composition is can be used for estrogen, and optionally also progesterone, delivery, and hence is preferably free or essentially free of oocytes. Methods of using the same and pharmaceutical formulations containing the same are also described.
US09283240B2	Human milk oligosaccharides for modulating inflammation Disclosed are nutritional compositions including human milk oligosaccharides that can be administered to preterm infants, term infants, toddlers, and children for reducing inflammation and the incidence of inflammatory diseases.
US09283234B2	Compositions and methods for suppressing endometrial proliferation The subject matter of the instant invention is pertinent to the field of hormone therapy. More specifically, the subject matter of the instant invention concerns methods of treating estrogen-dependent conditions such as endometrial hyperplasia and endometrial cancer in a female undergoing estrogen and/or selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) therapy. The instant invention is also relevant to the suppression of endometrial proliferation. The instant invention is also relevant to the treatment of pain associated with endometriosis. The compositions for practicing the methods, comprising progesterone antagonists are also disclosed. Embodiments of the instant invention also disclose methods for identifying new selective progesterone receptor modulators for practicing disclosed methods of treatment.
US09283225B2	Pyrido-pyrimidine derivatives Compounds of the formula I in which Het, R3 and R4 have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, are inhibitors of RON and can be employed, for the treatment of cancer.
US09283220B2	Compositions of opioid antagonists and methods for treating conditions caused by the varicella-zoster virus therewith Provided are compositions comprising opioid antagonists, such as naltrexone naloxone, or nalmefene, or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and methods for treating conditions caused by the varicella-zoster virus therewith.
US09283208B2	Medicaments and methods for treating cancer Medicaments and methods for treating cancer are disclosed.
US09283197B1	More potent and less toxic formulations of epinephrine and methods of medical use The present invention provides pharmaceutical formulations of levorotatory-epinephrine, l-epinephrine, more potent and less toxic than existing pharmaceutical formulations of epinephrine, along with methods of producing and using these pharmaceutical formulations of l-epinephrine.
US09283192B2	Delayed prolonged drug delivery In one aspect, the present invention is concerned with a treatment where it is desired that an active agent is designed to be released in a prolonged manner at a time point some time after administration of the active agent. The present invention is particularly suited to administering an agent which may be released whilst a subject is sleeping, shortly before waking and continues to administer the drug during the early waking hours. As well as treating certain conditions by a particular regime, the invention also provides novel formulations for a delayed, followed by a prolonged release of drug.
US09283191B2	Compressed chewing gum tablet A compressed chewing gum tablet includes at least a first and a second chewing gum module, the first chewing gum module including a first chewing gum composition including at least a first active ingredient and chewing gum granules containing gum base, the second chewing gum module including a second chewing gum composition including at least a second active ingredient and chewing gum granules containing gum base, wherein the first active ingredient is a pharmaceutically active ingredient, and the second active ingredient is selected from the group consisting of pharmaceutically active ingredients and enhancers, wherein the gum base content of the first and second chewing gum modules is different.
US09283184B2	Methods and compositions for localized agent delivery The invention provides compositions and methods for delivering agents to localized regions, tissues, or organs in vivo by conjugating agent-loaded nanoparticles to cells having homing capability. The agents may be therapeutic or diagnostic agents such as cancer chemotherapeutic agents and imaging agents respectively.
US09283181B2	CNS delivery of therapeutic agents The present invention provides an effective and less invasive approach for direct delivery of therapeutic agents to the central nervous system (CNS). In some embodiments, the present invention provides methods including a step of administering intrathecally to a subject suffering from or susceptible to a lysosomal storage disease associated with reduced level or activity of a lysosomal enzyme, a composition comprising a replacement enzyme for the lysosomal enzyme.
US09283179B2	GnRH preparations for delivery into a lumen of the intestinal tract using a swallowable drug delivery device Embodiments of the invention provide swallowable devices, preparations and methods for delivering drugs and other therapeutic agents within the GI tract. Many embodiments provide a swallowable device for delivering the agents. Particular embodiments provide a swallowable device such as a capsule for delivering drugs into the intestinal wall or other GI lumen. Embodiments also provide various drug preparations that are configured to be contained within the capsule, advanced from the capsule into the intestinal wall and degrade to release the drug into the bloodstream to produce a therapeutic effect. The preparation can be operably coupled to delivery means having a first configuration where the preparation is contained in the capsule and a second configuration where the preparation is advanced out of the capsule into the intestinal wall. Embodiments of the invention are particularly useful for the delivery of drugs which are poorly absorbed, tolerated and/or degraded within the GI tract.
US09283160B2	Stabilization of cosmetic compositions Disclosed is the Use of UV absorbers selected from (a1) diphenylacrylates; and (a2) specific hydroxyphenyl triazines for stabilizing cosmetic compositions comprising an organic UV absorber selected from (b1) a specific benzophenone derivative, (b2) a specific benzotriazole derivative and (b3) a specific triazine derivative and UV filters selected from (c1) cinnamic acid derivatives; and (c2) dibenzoylmethane derivatives.
US09283147B2	Encapsulation device, medical capsules, and encapsulation method An encapsulation device includes: a fluid injection device that injects a first liquid forming a core; a liquid film holder that holds in film form a second liquid forming a shell containing the core; and a liquid contact device that makes the shell in contact with a third liquid, in which the first liquid is injected toward a liquid film of the second liquid retained by the liquid film holder to form a core, the core is wrapped with the second liquid on passing through the liquid film of the second liquid, thereby forming the shell, and the shell is made in contact with the third liquid to induce chemical reaction.
US09283146B2	Machine and method for the automatic preparation of intravenous medication Machine and method for the automatic preparation of medication, comprising:—a starting products area comprising at least one receptacle with bane products; a transfer tools area further comprising at least one transfer tool; a prepared products area comprising at least one container; and one robot with holding means for transporting the receptacle, the transfer tool and/or the container; wherein the robot, the starting products area, the transfer tools area, and the prepared products area are disposed in the same cabinet or chamber of the machine, so that the robot is adapted to transport the receptacle, the transfer tool and/or the container between the areas in the chamber. The machine further comprising a holding device between the receptacle, the transfer tool or the container and the robot's holding means, said holding device comprising elastic means for fixation to different sizes/forms of receptacles, transfer tools or containers.
US09283143B2	Mobile sauna A mobile sauna apparatus and related methods are provided. The mobile sauna apparatus includes a mobile vehicle having a vehicle body with a floor, roof and sidewalls. A sauna is mounted in the vehicle, the sauna having a heater with a heater orifice, and an extension from the heater orifice through one of the sidewalls of the vehicle and opening to the exterior of the vehicle. A stove pipe is mounted above the heater, the stove pipe surrounded by an insulating material, wherein the stove pipe extends through at least one of: the roof of the vehicle and one of the sidewalls of the vehicle, and wherein the insulating material is positioned between the stove pipe and the at least one of: the roof of the vehicle and the sidewall of the vehicle.
US09283140B2	Synchronization of repetitive therapeutic interventions A medical device of the type used for assisting a user in manually delivering repetitive therapy to a patient (e.g., chest compressions or ventilations in cardiac resuscitation), the device comprising a feedback device configured to generate feedback cues to assist the user in timing the delivery of the repetitive therapy, at least one sensor or circuit element configured to detect actual delivery times, at which the user actually delivers the repetitive therapy, and a processor, memory, and associated circuitry configured to compare the actual delivery times to information representative of desired delivery times to determine cue times at which the feedback cues are generated by the feedback device.
US09283139B2	Treatment and/or prevention of medical conditions via compression Methods and systems for dynamic compression of venous tissue enable improved blood movement in the extremities. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, a pressure pad provides a compressive force to a portion of the human body. The pressure pad is successively withdrawn and re-pressed against the body. In this manner, prevention and/or treatment of various medical conditions may be achieved, for example restless leg syndrome, edema, plantar fasciitis, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, venous insufficiency, wound care, and/or the like.
US09283134B2	Vibration unit for musculoskeletal vibrations system for jointed limbs A system includes a vibration unit that provides independent adjustability of vibration characteristics such as frequency and amplitude and may provide a first motor that rotates an eccentric and can adjust vibration frequency and a second motor that that may move the eccentric within the vibration unit in a manner that adjusts amplitude of the vibration.
US09283127B2	Absorbent articles with decolorizing structures A feminine hygiene absorbent personal care article includes a topsheet layer, a backsheet layer, at least one absorbent core layer positioned between the topsheet layer and the backsheet layer and a decolorizing structure positioned along the article side edges, with the decolorizing structure extending laterally beyond the lateral most side edges of the absorbent core layer.
US09283126B2	Disposable diaper with integrated disposal aid A disposable diaper is provided which includes a disposal aid containing an integrated cleaning wipe and disposal bag for convenient cleanup and disposal of the diaper after use. The disposable diaper generally comprises a diaper body having a waistband section, an upper fastening element, a crotch section, and a lower fastening element. The disposal aid is positioned adjacent to one of the fastening elements and comprises a pouch having a cleaning wipe compartment and a disposal bag compartment. The cleaning wipe compartment contains a cleaning wipe having a pull tab affixed thereto that protrudes from the wipe compartment and facilitates removal of the cleaning wipe. Similarly, the disposal bag compartment contains a disposal bag having a pull tab affixed thereto that protrudes from the bag compartment and facilitates removal of the bag.
US09283125B2	Disposable wearing article In a disposable wearing article, a first waist region is elasticized and formed of an inner sheet and an outer sheet. The non-skin-facing side of the outer sheet is formed substantially over its entire area with a plurality of thermocompression-bonded spots regularly and intermittently arranged at predetermined intervals. The outer sheet has non-thermocompressed regions surrounded by a plurality of thermocompression-bonded spots. A fibrous layer lying at least on the outer surface of said outer sheet is formed of thermal adhesive crimped fibers which are bonded together by thermocompression-bonding treatment in the thermocompression-bonded spots. The outer sheet and the inner sheet are bonded to each other by adhesive applied on at least one of respective opposite surfaces thereof so that the crimped fibers in the non-thermocompressed regions may protrude outward in a thickness direction of the outer sheet as the inner sheet contracts in the direction of the transverse axis Q.
US09283110B2	Patient temperature control catheter with outer sleeve cooled by inner sleeve A catheter has an inner sleeve through which refrigerant circulates to and from a source of refrigerant. The catheter also has an outer sleeve surrounding the inner sleeve, including a distal end thereof. The outer sleeve is filled with a frozen biocompatible substance. The refrigerant is separated from the biocompatible substance by one or more walls of the inner sleeve such that the refrigerant is isolated from a patient in whom the catheter is positioned by both the inner sleeve and the frozen biocompatible substance. The refrigerant circulates through the catheter when the catheter is positioned in the patient to maintain the biocompatible substance frozen as heat is transferred from the patient to the biocompatible substance.
US09283091B2	Spinal implant system and method A spinal implant comprises an implant body extending between an anterior surface and a posterior surface. The implant body includes a first vertebral engaging surface and a second vertebral engaging surface. The implant body includes an outer surface that defines an oblique surface. A wall is connectable with the implant body and translatable relative to the oblique surface. Systems and methods are disclosed.
US09283090B2	Spinal construct and method A spinal construct includes a first member including a surface that defines a first cavity and a second cavity. The first member is configured to engage a first vertebral surface. A second member includes a surface that defines a first cavity and a second cavity. The second member is configured to engage a second vertebral surface. The members are spaced and the first cavities are disposed in substantial alignment such that at least one first rod is disposed in the first cavities and the second cavities are disposed in substantial alignment such that a plurality of second rods are disposed in the second cavities and spaced via at least one spacer disposed between the second rods within at least one of the second cavities. Systems and methods are disclosed.
US09283085B2	Intervertebral disc prosthesis and method The present disclosure generally relates to an intervertebral disc prosthesis for partially or totally replacing an organic intervertebral disc. The disc prosthesis includes an interbody device, a face plate and a pair of locking mechanisms for achieving dual fixation in the cephalad and caudal direction. Methods according to the present disclosure achieve such dual fixation in a single fixation step.
US09283084B1	Spinal fusion cage and vertebral body clamp The invention is directed to a fusion cage designed for lateral placement. The cage is roughly rectangular in shape and hollow on the inside to accommodate bone graft material. Staples can be incorporated into the fusion cage to assist in securing the cage in position in the spine. A rod can be attached to the staples to assist in positioning the staples. A cable can be attached to the rod to assist in positioning the cage and to assist in positioning the spine. A lateral plate can be used with the cage to further assist in maintaining the cage and the spine in the desired position.
US09283079B2	Cup with crosslinked polymer layer cable ties This invention related to a method of forming a polymer component and comprises blending polymer particles with antioxidant to form a mixture in which the antioxidant coats the polymer particles, irradiating the polymer particles to cross-link the polymer particles therein and forming the irradiated mixture into a consolidated component. The invention also relates to a method of forming an articular surface for a prosthesis and a prosthesis having a polymer articular bearing surface wherein at least one predetermined portion of the bearing surface is provided with cross-linked polymer bonds.
US09283076B2	Glenoid resurfacing system and method A system and method for repairing a defect on an articular surface. An excision guide is positioned on an articular surface, wherein the excision guide includes a guide head and a guide sleeve disposed on the guide head, wherein the guide head includes a contact surface configured to locate the excision guide relative to the articular surface. A guide pin may be advanced through the guide sleeve and secured to the articular surface, wherein the guide sleeve is configured to receive the guide pin therethrough and position the guide pin at an angle β relative to an axis generally normal and central to a defect on the articular surface, wherein angle β is less than 90 degrees.
US09283075B2	Shoulder arthroplasty system An implant system for total shoulder arthroplasties, hemi shoulder arthroplasties, and “reverse” total shoulder arthroplasties including a humeral stem having an enlarged head portion with interfaces adapted to removably receive various modular interchangeable components, such as articulating liners, spacers, and adapter inserts. The humeral stem functions as a universal platform that may be used in either conventional or “reverse” total shoulder arthroplasties, as well as hemi shoulder arthroplasties, and may remain implanted in place during a revision in which the implant system is converted between the foregoing configurations, for example.
US09283072B2	Everting transcatheter valve and methods Described embodiments are directed toward centrally-opening, leaflet valve devices and systems for transcatheter delivery having a two-piece valve body as well as methods of making and delivering the two-piece valve devices. A transcatheter valve is operable to have a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration. The transcatheter valve can further be operable to have an everted configuration and a non-everted configuration.
US09283069B2	Intravitreous self adaptive stent An intravitreous stent includes a multi-loop single wire having a proximal end; a distal end; at least a first loop defined by the proximal end and a first portion of the single wire; at least a second loop defined by the distal end and a second portion of the single wire; wherein the first portion is joined to the second portion via a reversing loop portion.
US09283064B2	Methods and systems for treatment of prolapse Described are implants, tools, and related methods, for use in pelvic surgery to treat conditions such as prolapse, including embodiments of methods that involve a tissue path above the arcus tendineus.
US09283056B2	Titanium nano-scale etching on an implant surface A method of forming an implant to be implanted into living bone is disclosed. The method comprises the act of roughening at least a portion of the implant surface to produce a microscale roughened surface. The method further comprises the act of immersing the microscale roughened surface into a solution containing hydrogen peroxide and a basic solution to produce a nanoscale roughened surface consisting of nanopitting superimposed on the microscale roughened surface. The nanoscale roughened surface has a property that promotes osseointegration.
US09283047B2	Control device and control method for surgical system A control device for surgical system that controls a surgical tool attached to a slave arm in accordance with manipulation input values for a position and an orientation from a remote control device, comprising a control unit that stores setting information for setting the position and the orientation of a first target portion of the surgical tool, corrects the manipulation input values in accordance with the setting information, and controls a position and an orientation of a post-correction second target portion of the surgical tool in compliance with corrected manipulation input values.
US09283043B2	Apparatus, system, and method for robotic microsurgery A system for microsurgery includes a first assembly and a second assembly, each including: (1) a planar remote center of motion (RCM) device configured to constrain motion of a surgical instrument attached to the planar RCM device such that an axis of the surgical instrument passes through the RCM while remaining in a planar region defined based on a rotational orientation of the planar RCM device; and (2) a rotational device attached to the planar RCM device and configured such that an axis of rotation of the rotational device passes through the remote center of motion. The rotational orientation of the planar RCM device is defined about the axis of rotation. The first assembly and the second assembly are configured to be positioned such that a distance between the remote centers of motion of the first assembly and the second assembly is no greater than two centimeters.
US09283042B2	Scope pillow drape with extension shelf and power cord hook A pillow drape for use with a thermal medical treatment apparatus or device is provided. The drape includes a sterilized sheet for covering the warming medical device that covers the device body and a basin that is used to store a warming liquid. The pillow drape includes an enclosure having a support member therein to support a medical instrument, such as a surgical scope, during warming of the scope. The support member can be housed between first and second sections of the pillow drape sheet in a pocket portion. The support member can be positioned on an extension shelf added to the warming device to provide additional storage room while not taking up room in the surgical or medical room. Additionally, a cord hook can be attached to the medical device to aid in routing a power cord for the device away from traffic.
US09283032B2	Electrosurgical instrument An electrosurgical instrument for the treatment of tissue in the presence of an electrically-conductive fluid medium comprises an instrument shaft (10), and an electrode assembly (12) at one end of the shaft. The electrode assembly (12) comprises a tissue treatment electrode (14) and a return electrode (18) which is electrically insulated from the tissue treatment electrode by means of an insulation member (16). The tissue treatment electrode (14) has an exposed surface for treating tissue, and the return electrode (18) has a fluid contact surface so as to define, in use, a conductive fluid path that completes an electrical circuit between the tissue treatment electrode and the return electrode. The tissue treatment electrode (14) is provided with at least one aperture (14a) through which vapor bubbles and/or particulate material can be aspirated from the region surrounding the tissue treatment electrode, and the tissue treatment electrode and the insulation member are disposed such that there is a gap therebetween forming an additional suction channel (25).
US09283029B2	Skin treatment using a multi-discharge applicator A method for medical treatment includes bringing an applicator, having an array of protrusions disposed thereon, into proximity with a skin surface of a patient so as to maintain a space between a plurality of the protrusions and the skin surface. Radio-frequency (RF) electrical power is applied to the applicator so as to cause electrical discharges to be generated, in response to the RF electrical power, between the plurality of the protrusions and respective points on the skin surface via a fluid medium in the space.
US09283020B2	Surgical tack delivery system, method and kit A system for delivering a surgical tack in tissue includes a driver, including: a shaft having a slot and a channel; and a handle slidably connected to the shaft and having a driving mechanism, the driving mechanism having a driving pin for providing a downward force through the shaft; and a tack cartridge having a plurality of tacks and adapted to be received in the slot and further adapted to feed the tacks between the driving mechanism and the channel.
US09283014B2	Osteoarthritis treatment and device A method for treating arthritis of a joint includes identifying a bone lesion in a bone adjacent to the joint; and implanting in the bone a reinforcing member in or adjacent to the bone lesion. A kit for conducting the method includes: (a) at least one reinforcing member having a proximal face adapted to face the joint, a distal face adapted to face away from the joint, and a wedge-shaped edge adapted to pierce bone, wherein the at least one reinforcing member is planar and sterile; and (b) a container adapted to maintain the at least one reinforcing member sterile. Another kit includes: (a) a sterile fluid; (b) a syringe for injecting the fluid into a bone; (c) a curing agent adapted to cure the fluid to polymerize and/or cross-link; and (d) a container adapted to maintain the sterility of contents of the container.
US09283003B2	Orthopedic clamp and extension rod Spinal implants and methods of extending pre-existing spinal implant constructs. An extension clamp may be connected to an original spinal implant including an elongated rod attached to a portion of the spine without removal of the original spinal implant. The extension clamp may include a yoke and an extension rod extending from the yoke. The yoke may include a first end and a second end, the first end having first and second rod engaging portions and a channel between the first and second rod engaging portions for encompassing a fastener, and the second end being spaced apart from the first end. The first and second rod engaging portions may be configured and dimensioned to secure the extension clamp to the elongated rod.
US09282993B1	Steerable extendable devices The present invention is a Distally Assembled Steerable Cannula (DASC), a robotically-manipulated device that can be deployed and extended within a patient's body by growing from its distal end, or can be used in non-medical applications. In one embodiment, growth occurs by sequentially assembling segments that interlock to form a rigid tube with a complex 3-D shape. The segments are individually transported through the growing cannula, and then assembled at the distal end. A segment can be wedge-shaped in profile, allowing adjustment of the local radius of curvature and direction of the cannula to be controlled by relative segment orientation.
US09282985B2	Aiming beam detection for safe laser lithotripsy Medical apparatus includes an endoscope, which includes a distal end configured for insertion into a body cavity and which includes an imaging assembly, configured to capture and output an image of a region of the body cavity in proximity to the distal end. An energy source is configured to emit pulses of energy through an energy guide. A control unit is configured to process the image so as to identify a target mass in the body cavity and to verify that an aiming beam directed through the energy guide is incident on the target mass and, responsively to so verifying, to actuate the energy source to direct a pulse of the energy via the energy guide onto the target mass.
US09282983B2	Device for guiding piercing tools for placing a glenoid implant A guide device having a guide body including a bearing surface designed to bear in a glenoidal cavity of a scapula that has been prepared beforehand, the guide body including at least one through orifice emerging in the bearing surface, a reference member mounted on the guide body and including a bearing portion designed to bear on the anterior cortex of the scapula, and adjustment means arranged to adjust the position of the reference member with respect to the guide body so as to adjust the distance between the bearing portion and an axis of the through orifice.
US09282981B2	Method of surgically preparing a patients femur A number of orthopaedic surgical instruments for use in a surgical procedure to prepare a patient's femur to receive an orthopedic prosthesis are disclosed. The tools include guide tools, cutting tools, surgical blocks, and other orthopaedic surgical instruments configured to plan and guide the preparation of the patient's femur. A method of using the orthopaedic surgical instruments is also disclosed.
US09282976B2	Remote-controlled actuator assembly A remote-controlled actuator assembly includes a guide section (3) of an elongated shape, a distal end member (2) fitted to a tip end of the guide section for alteration in attitude, an operating tool (1) in the distal end member, and a restraining tool (6) for aligning the distal end member straight with the guide section. The distal end member is altered in attitude through advancing/retracting attitude altering members (31) in the guide section by attitude altering drive sources (43), which are controlled by an attitude control unit (62). An advance or retraction position detector (45) detects an advance/retraction position of the attitude altering members while the attitude altering members applying a preload to the distal end member restrained by the restraining tool. The attitude control unit uses the detection value as information on the advance/retraction position corresponding to an initial position-attitude of the distal end member.
US09282974B2	Empty clip cartridge lockout A surgical device for clipping tissue can include a replaceable cartridge comprising a stack of clips contained therein and a firing drive configured to reciprocatingly eject, or deploy, the clips from the cartridge. After the clips have been deployed from the cartridge, a blocking member can be positioned to impede or block the firing drive. In at least one embodiment, the cartridge can include a biasing member configured to bias the blocking member into a firing chamber defined in the cartridge and/or surgical device. The surgical device can also include a crimping drive configured to deform a clip after it has been ejected from the cartridge. The blocking member can also be configured to impede or block the crimping drive after all of the clips from the cartridge have been used.
US09282967B2	Implantable flow connector A method of implanting and securing an implantable flow connector in a body of a patient for providing communication of a first space within the body of the patient with a second space within the body of the patient. The method includes providing a flow connector having a lumen having a first orifice and a second orifice, inserting a retention device into the first space within the body, subsequently inserting the flow connector through an opening in the retention device so the second portion of the flow connector extends into the first space within the body and placing the second space within the body over the retention device.
US09282963B2	Adapter for powered surgical devices An adapter assembly for selectively interconnecting a surgical end effector including at least one axially translatable drive member and a powered actuator device including at least one rotatable drive shaft is provided. The adapter assembly includes an actuation shaft configured to convert rotation of a first drive shaft of the powered actuator device into an axial translation of a first drive member of the surgical end effector. The adapter assembly further includes an elongate tube configured to convert rotation of a second drive shaft of the powered actuator device into an axial translation of a second drive member of the surgical end effector. The actuation shaft is disposed within the elongate tube, and the actuation shaft and the elongate tube translate axially independent of each other.
US09282961B2	Surgical device having multiple drivers A surgical device is provided, the surgical device including a first driver for performing a first movement function; a second driver for performing a second movement function; a first rotatable drive shaft configured, upon actuation, to cause selective engagement of one of the first and second drivers with a second rotatable drive shaft, wherein the second rotatable drive shaft is configured to drive the selectively engaged one of the first and second drivers. Third and fourth drivers may also be included. The drivers may function to rotate a shaft portion of the surgical device relative to, and about the longitudinal axis of, a handle; move a jaw portion relative to the shaft portion; move a first jaw relative to a second jaw; and/or move a surgical member within the second jaw.
US09282952B2	Internal preservation fluid dispenser for endoscopic vessel harvester An endoscopic vessel harvester includes a vessel keeper for capturing a target vessel within a tunnel that has been dissected along the target vessel. A cutter member cuts and cauterizes side branches while the target vessel is slidably captured in the vessel keeper. A spray nozzle carried by the vessel keeper delivers a preservative fluid via a manual control valve and a conduit. The preservative fluid is sprayed on the target vessel proximate a respective side branch immediately after being cauterized. Thus, a harvested vessel is bathed in preservative fluid prior to being actually removed from the body, enhancing endothelial preservation from cascading events.
US09282938B2	Radiolucent patient table A radiolucent patient table top including a first face sheet, a second face sheet, and a honeycomb core is provided. The first face sheet includes carbon fibers in a first radiolucent plastic matrix. The second face sheet includes carbon fibers in a second radiolucent plastic matrix. The honeycomb core is disposed between the first face sheet and the second face sheet, where the first face sheet and the second face sheet sandwich the honeycomb core. The honeycomb core includes carbon fibers embedded in a third radiolucent plastic matrix.
US09282933B2	Magnetic resonance elastography for ultrasound image simulation Ultrasound data is simulated using magnetic resonance (MR) elastography. MR elastography provides tissue characteristic information, such as elastic modulus, velocity, or stiffness. This tissue characteristic information indicates a density or viscosity of the tissue, allowing simulation of ultrasound data with MR acquired data. The same MR imaging system may be used to acquire the MR elastography and pre-operative anatomy information. The actual ultrasound information may be registered with simulated ultrasound information for registration of the actual ultrasound information with the MR anatomy information.
US09282915B2	Method and system for generating and/or repairing a surface model of a geometric structure A method and system for generating and/or repairing surface models is provided. The method comprises acquiring data points corresponding to surface locations of a structure. The method further comprises generating a surface model of the structure based on the data points. The method further comprises adding additional data points to the point cloud formed by the acquired data points, and updating the model by constructing a surface model based on the added data points. The system comprises a processing apparatus configured to acquire data points corresponding to respective surface locations of a structure. The processing apparatus is further configured to generate a surface model of the structure based on the data points. The processing apparatus is further configured to add additional data points to the point cloud formed by the acquired data points, and update the surface model by constructing a surface model based on the added data points.
US09282913B2	Apparatus and method for self-examining abnormality of breast tissue An apparatus for self-examining whether a breast tissue is abnormal includes an examination checker configured to transmit a microwave to one side of an examinee's breast, receive the microwave that has passed through the breast and calculate a value in the microwave reception of the received microwave. Further, the apparatus includes a self-examination device configured to analyze the value in the microwave reception received from the examination checker and examines whether the breast is abnormal.
US09282907B2	Identification of healthy versus unhealthy substrate for pacing from a multipolar lead A medical device system performs a method determining presence of scar tissue. Torso-surface potential signals are received by a processor from multiple electrodes distributed on a torso of a patient. The processor extracts features of the potential signal from each electrode and stores values of the features in a non-transitory storage medium. The processor determines a scar indicator index for each of the electrodes from the stored features and identifies which ones of the electrodes have an affirmative scar indicator index. An overall scar burden index is determined as a proportion of the electrodes with an affirmative scar indicator index.
US09282900B2	Acoustic wave detection probe and photoacoustic measurement apparatus provided with the same In an acoustic wave detection probe provided with a light guide section that guides measuring light such that the measuring light is outputted toward a subject and an acoustic wave transducer that detects a photoacoustic wave generated in the subject by the projection of the measuring light, the light guide section includes a homogenizer that flat-tops an energy profile of the measuring light entered from the upstream side of the optical system, a light condensing member that condenses the measuring light transmitted through the homogenizer, and a bundle fiber which includes a plurality of optical fibers and is disposed such that the measuring light transmitted through the light condensing member enters from an entrance end of the bundle fiber.
US09282897B2	Belt-mounted movement sensor system A belt-mounted movement sensor system apparatus has a flexible belt shaped to be worn around the midsection of the user. The system has an array of accelerometers disposed on or within the flexible belt to physically associate with positions on the midsection of the user. Each array of accelerometers has a sample rate that can be configured for sensing body movement during a movement activity. A power source and a data collection system are operably connected to the array of accelerometers. The data collection system has a means for receiving data from the array of accelerometers and processing that data into a storable format.
US09282895B2	Method and implantable system for blood-glucose concentration monitoring using parallel methodologies In an implantable medical device for monitoring glucose concentration in the blood, a blood-glucose concentration analysis is performed using correlations of blood-glucose concentration with measures of metabolic oxygen consumption including oxymetric, and/or temperature. Analysis of electrocardiographic data is used in a parallel method to detect and/or confirm the onset and/or existence and/or extent of hypoglycemia and/or hyperglycemia. Blood-glucose concentration calculation is enhanced by using the combination of the oxygen metabolism analysis and electrocardiographic analysis.
US09282882B2	Endoscope An endoscope includes a distal end part having a round-chamfered outer peripheral edge, an observation window on an end surface of the distal end part, a nozzle which jets a cleaning fluid toward the observation window, and an observation window base part on which the observation window is placed, the observation window which is formed on the end surface of the distal end part so as to protrude from a surrounding area, and has an outer peripheral shape being formed into a streamline shape in a region facing the nozzle, with respect to a flow of the cleaning fluid jetted from the nozzle.
US09282881B2	3D image shooting apparatus and endoscope An exemplary 3D image shooting apparatus comprises: a polarized light source; an image capturing section that sequentially captures an image of the object that is being illuminated with each of plane polarized light rays, and an image processor. The image capturing section includes: a lens; an image sensor; and an incoming light transmitting section which has a transparent area and a plurality of polarization filter areas. The polarization filter areas are arranged outside of the transparent area, generally have a concentric ring shape, and include left and right filter areas so that their polarization transmission axis directions define an angle α (0<α<90 degrees). The image processing section generates a plurality of images from light that has been transmitted through the transparent area and light that has been transmitted through the plurality of polarization filter areas.
US09282876B2	Dosing system for a dishwasher machine The invention relates to a dispensing system (1) for delivering at least one cleaning-agent preparation (A, B, C) into the interior of an automatic dishwasher, encompassing a dispenser (2) having a light source (4), and a cartridge (3) couplable to the dispenser (2), in which cartridge at least one flowable preparation (A, B, C) is stocked; the cartridge (3) has a width (b) to depth (t) ratio from 3:1 to 20:1 and the cartridge (3) has a height (h) to depth (t) ratio from 3:1 to 20:1, and the walls of the cartridge (3) have, at least locally, a transmittance from 75% to 99% in the wavelength region between 700 nm and 1 mm; the flowable preparation (A, B, C) has a transmittance from 75% to 99% in the wavelength region between 700 nm and 1 mm.
US09282873B2	Dish washing machine A dish washing machine including a cabinet forming an external appearance of the dish washing machine; a washing tub arranged in the cabinet and allowing dishes to be washed therein; a dish basket arranged in the washing tub to accommodate the dishes; at least one liquid ejection unit arranged in the washing tub, the at least one liquid ejection unit to eject water; a deflection unit arranged facing the liquid ejection unit to deflect the water ejected from the liquid ejection unit toward the dish basket; and a drive unit to drive the deflection unit to be moved within the washing tub.
US09282862B2	Steering assembly for surface cleaning device A surface cleaning device having a steering assembly is provided. The surface cleaning device includes a foot, a handle assembly with a user manipulated handle, and a steering assembly coupling the handle assembly to the foot. The steering assembly defines an open path between the handle assembly and the foot and includes a means for biasing the foot with respect to the handle assembly. Movement of the handle assembly stores energy within the biasing means so that the biasing means exerts a corresponding force on the foot.
US09282861B2	Wet/dry vacuum cleaner with built-in dustpan accessory Described is a vacuum cleaner, such as a wet/dry vacuum cleaner, having an improved vacuum hose storage assembly and dust pan assembly for use with a vacuum cleaner having a debris collection drum. The integrated pickup port in the dust pan can be formed by the shape of the product its used on or become a separate piece such as used in this design. The advantage of having the design integrated in the vacuum allows the user to pick up debris either collected by a broom or by other means into the collection chamber of the vacuum without having to remove the hose from the storage position and without having to hold the product while in use; freeing the users hands to control the broom or other device to direct additional debris to the vacuum for collection.
US09282844B2	Spring-loaded adjustable window rack A spring-loaded adjustable window rack for hanging window treatments. A window rack is formed from a plurality of slide members, a plurality of multi-directional connectors, and at least one spring-loaded coupler, wherein the plurality of slide members is attached to each other by the plurality of multi-directional connectors. Each of the at least one spring-loaded couplers is attached in between a specific connector from the plurality of multi-directional connectors and a corresponding slide member from the plurality of slide members. By compressing the at least one spring the window rack can be slid into a window frame, wherein the spring force holds the window rack in place. A window treatment support can be attached to the window rack for creating three dimensional window treatment arrangements.
US09282833B2	Supporting device for display apparatus A supporting device of a display apparatus to prevent a wire from separating from a wire hanger. The supporting device to fix the display apparatus to a wall includes a wire part coupled to the display apparatus, a wire hanger mounted to the wall, the wire hanger to hang the wire part on the wall, and a separation protector provided at the wire hanger, the separation protector serving to prevent the wire part from separating from the wire hanger.
US09282832B2	Corner clamp and method for providing a suspension point in a three-dimensional space A corner clamp for clamping thereof between two surfaces substantially at right angles to each other includes a first rigid element having a first outer end for supporting, optionally via a contact member which can be fixed thereto, on a first of the two surfaces; a second rigid element having a second outer end for supporting, optionally via a contact member coupled thereto, on a second of the two surfaces. The second element is coupled pivotally to the first element at a pivot point. The corner clamp has one or more placing states in which the elements are positioned such that, when clamped in the corner, the pivot point is situated between the corner and a straight line running from the first outer end to the second outer end.
US09282824B2	Collapsible and portable rocking chair A collapsible and portable rocking chair includes left and right frame side assemblies collectively defining forward and rear leg portions, armrests, and back support members. The chair also includes cross-members connecting the left and right frame said assemblies and collectively defining a seat support in the set-up condition of the chair. The cross members are pivotally connected to one another as well as to the left and right frame side assemblies to facilitate folding of the chair frame to a collapsed condition. Each frame side assembly is supported on a fulcrum point for rocking movement of the chair frame. A rocker mechanism is attached to the chair frame to support the chair during rocking movement and to facilitate rocking of the chair in connection with the user's shifting weight. The rocker mechanism may be provided in connection with a front leg member, a rear leg member, or both.
US09282799B2	Attachment for a hand held appliance A hairdryer includes a handle; a body comprising a fluid outlet and a primary fluid outlet; a fan unit for generating fluid flow through the hairdryer, the hairdryer comprising a fluid flow path extending from a fluid inlet through which a fluid flow enters the hairdryer to the fluid outlet, and a primary fluid flow path extending from a primary fluid inlet to the primary fluid outlet; a heater for heating the primary fluid flow drawn through the primary fluid inlet; and a nozzle attachable to the body, the nozzle comprising a nozzle fluid inlet for receiving the primary fluid flow from the primary fluid outlet, and a nozzle fluid outlet for emitting the primary fluid flow, and wherein the nozzle is configured to inhibit the emission of the fluid flow from the fluid outlet.
US09282790B2	Deployable touch fastener Embodiments related to a touch fastener and its methods of manufacture and use are disclosed. In one embodiment, the touch fastener may include a substrate with a first portion and a second portion displaceable relative to the first portion. A first fastening element may be formed in the first portion. When the first portion is displaced relative to the second portion, a force and/or moment generated by the displacement may cause the first fastening element to be deployed.
US09282788B2	Method of making an article of footwear A method of making an article of footwear is disclosed. The method includes the steps of designing an article of footwear via a website, converting a footwear representation into a set of two-dimensional portions, printing the two dimensional portions onto a sheet material, cutting and assembling the two dimensional portions into a finalized article of footwear. The method further includes a step of shipping the article of footwear to a pre-designated shipping address. Systems for receiving an order for a customized article of footwear are also disclosed.
US09282783B2	Human locomotion assisting shoe Embodiments of footwear, in particular, a shoe, sandal or boot, may reduce the effort and improve the performance of walking, running, hiking, marching, and various other gaits as well as jumping, hopping, and other motion involving the ankle and lower leg and Achilles tendon, through integration of force-carrying mechanisms within footwear that manage the forces and energy associated with such motion by productively harvesting and storing energy during dorsiflexion motion and releasing and returning energy during plantar flexion. One structural element of such footwear may comprise a top collar yoke having anterior and posterior gussets forming a channel and a shoe comprising a rotation zone supporting the channel and an elastomeric zone forming a tension spring via an elastomeric overlay or otherwise providing a spring-like member approximately parallel to and to assist the Achilles tendon during locomotion.
US09282770B2	Device for storing and smoking tobacco and tobacco-related products in an inclement weather environment The present invention provides a hand worn smoking device comprising a glove having a burning reservoir for containing substance to be smoked, a reservoir closing feature, a smoke transport pathway, and an oral interface wherein the burning reservoir is connected to the oral interface via the smoke transport pathway allowing the burning reservoir to be in smoke communication with the oral interface during use. The present invention also includes a method of smoking the substance to be smoked using this device.
US09282757B2	Modified thaumatin preparation The present invention relates to processes for preparing compositions containing thaumatin having desired properties. More particularly but not exclusively, it relates to compositions containing thaumatin having particular organoleptic properties, and to processes for their manufacture.
US09282753B2	Venting window A device for eliminating vacuum as the plunger is returned by venting it to the atmosphere in a patty molding machine.
US09282750B1	Online decorating system for edible products A web-enabled standalone application may, in selected implementations, prevent received license-controlled image data from unauthorized re-use, editing, or distribution, and permits image processing, such as applying the International Color Consortium's color correction process, at the local control device. The web-enabled standalone application may further generate a printer specific byte stream based on post-image processed data, providing a color managed workflow independent of local control device operating system print drivers.
US09282748B2	Human breast milk lipid mimetic as a dietary supplement The invention provides an enzymatically-prepared fat base composition which comprises a mixture of vegetable-derived triglycerides. The fat base composition has a total palmitic acid residues content of at most 38% of the total fatty acid residues, and at least 60%, preferably 62% of the fatty acid moieties at the sn-2 position of the glycerol backbone are palmitic acid residues, at least 70% of the fatty acid moieties at the sn-1 and sn-3 positions of the glycerol backbone are unsaturated, at least 40%, preferably 40-60%, of the unsaturated fatty acid moieties at the sn-1 and sn-3 positions are oleic acid moieties, and at least 6%, preferably 6-17%, of the unsaturated fatty acid moieties at the sn-1 and sn-3 positions are linoleic acid moieties. The invention also provides preparation and various uses of the fat base composition in the field of infant nutrition.
US09282745B2	Inoculants including Bacillus simplex for inducing production of volatile organic compounds in plants Disclosed are inoculants that include Bacillus bacteria and induce production of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by a plant that has been treated with the inoculant.
US09282739B2	Pesticidal compositions and processes related thereto This document discloses molecules having the following formula (“Formula One”): and processes related thereto.
US09282737B2	Agent for preventing pollen dispersal An agent for suppressing pollen dispersal, containing an oleic acid derivative or a linoleic acid derivative as an active ingredient, which does not influence the trunk, branches and leaves of trees, shows a sharp efficacy on the male organ and is in the form of a solution or emulsion having solution stability by diluting with water.
US09282735B2	Use of EDDS and calcium ions as enchancers of molluscicidal activity A molluscicidal composition, comprising: a molluscicidal activity promoting additive comprising a calcium-containing salt of ethylene disuccinic acid or calcium ions and ethylenediamine disuccinic moieties, having at least 1 mole of calcium per mole of ethylenediamine disuccinic acid; and a carrier material edible to molluscs.
US09282734B2	Adjustable gun support apparatus An adjustable shooting rail device retrofittable to a conventional hunting stand or hunting blind. The device includes an adjustment mechanism having an actuator that is pivotally secured between a shooting rail and a vertical member of the hunting stand. The device further includes a pair of support collars pivotally coupling the actuator between the shooting rail and the vertical member. A locking means is provided for releasably locking the shooting rail at a selectively-desired vertical position.
US09282731B2	Dual-bearing reel spool braking device A present dual-bearing reel spool braking device is configured to apply a braking force to a spool that is rotatably mounted on a reel body with a centrifugal force. The spool braking device includes a rotating member, a brake shoe, a brake drum, and a selective fixing member. The rotating member rotates in conjunction with the rotation of the spool. The brake shoe is supported by a rotating member so as to be pivotal between a braking position where the brakes are applied to the spool with a centrifugal force and a non-braking position where a non-braking rotation of the spool is allowed. The brake drum is configured to come into contact with the brake shoe. The selective fixing member is mounted to the rotating member. The selective fixing member selectively fixes the brake shoe to the non-braking position by selectively engaging with the brake shoe.
US09282710B2	Soybean variety 01051522 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01051522. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01051522. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01051522 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01051522 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09282706B1	Maize inbred PH1W82 A novel maize variety designated PH1W82 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH1W82 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH1W82 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PH1W82 or a locus conversion of PH1W82 with another maize variety.
US09282694B2	Articulated garden rake A rake comprising a handle with an upper portion, an intermediate portion and a lower portion; a pair of oppositely disposed frames pivotally attached to said lower portion, said pair of oppositely disposed frames having a plurality of tines; an articulating mechanism comprising a pair of brackets fixedly coupled to said lower portion; a pair of rods fixedly coupled between said pair of brackets; a handle collar slidable on said handle, said handle collar coupled to a rod collar by a pair of connecting members, said rod collar slidable on one of said pair of rods; a pair of connector rods hingedly coupled between said rod collar and said pair of oppositely disposed frames; and whereby sliding said handle collar causes said rod collar to slide in sympathy and provides a force to said pair of connector rods to pivot said pair of oppositely disposed frames towards one other or away from one another.
US09282690B2	Three point hitch draft sensing system A draft sensing mechanism for a three point hitch includes a hitch frame attached to a frame of a vehicle. The hitch frame includes left and right link supports for coupling to left and right draft links and left and right draft bars. Each draft bar has a first portion attached to a corresponding one of the link supports, and a second portion positioned rearwardly and inwardly with respect to its first portion. Draft forces applied by the draft links to the link supports are transmitted to the second portions of the draft bars. A linkage unit sums the draft forces from the draft bars and includes a draft force transducer which generates a draft force signal in response to deflection of the draft bars.
US09282689B2	Soil tilling and planting implement The combination of a rolling basket tillage implement and a seed distribution implement is disclosed. A height-adjustable mounting system for a rolling basket soil tillage implement is also disclosed for use with a planter that enables such an implement to be raised above the soil as needed to avoid wet conditions.
US09288936B2	Shield case and antenna set comprising it The present invention relates to a shield case and an antenna set comprising the same, wherein the shield case includes a shield surface for shielding embedded electronic elements against electromagnetic wave, a fixing unit coupled with a substrate mounted with the electronic elements, signal receivers for receiving a signal of desired frequency, and two strip antennas connected to a border of the shield surface, each antenna facing the other across the shield surface.
US09288931B2	Cooling system and device housing apparatus using the same A cooling system comprising: an evaporator for evaporating a refrigerant by performing heat exchange with outside air; a condenser for condensing a gas refrigerant into a liquid refrigerant by making a refrigerant and a cooling medium perform heat exchange with each other; a gas refrigerant pipe and a liquid refrigerant pipe connecting the evaporator and the condenser; and the evaporator including: an upper part header provided in a highest position of the evaporator, and connected with the condenser by the gas refrigerant pipe, through the gas refrigerant pipe a gas refrigerant flowing; a lower part header provided in a lowest position of the evaporator, and connected with the condenser by the liquid refrigerant pipe, through the liquid refrigerant pipe a liquid refrigerant flowing; a middle header provided in an intermediate position between the upper part header and the lower part header, and connected with the condenser by the liquid refrigerant pipe, through the liquid refrigerant pipe the liquid refrigerant flowing; an upper part evaporator, arranged between the upper part header and the middle header, including an upper part steam generating tube having a first flow path for leading a refrigerant of the middle header to the upper part header while making the refrigerant of the middle header perform heat exchange with outside air and having a second flow path for leading a refrigerant of the lower part header to the upper part header while making the refrigerant of the lower part header perform heat exchange with outside air; and a lower part evaporator, arranged between the lower part header and the middle header, including a lower part steam generating tube having a third flow path inserted into the middle header while making a refrigerant of the lower part header perform heat exchange with outside air, the lower part steam generating tube communicated with the second flow path of the upper part steam generating tube.
US09288930B2	Thermal energy storage with a phase-change material in a non-metal container A thermal energy storage apparatus that absorbs thermal energy from a heat-generating device is described. In one aspect, the thermal energy storage apparatus comprises a non-metal container and a phase-change material. The non-metal container is configured to receive the heat-generating device thereon. The phase-change material is contained in the non-metal container and configured to absorb at least a portion of heat from the heat-generating device through the non-metal container.
US09288928B2	Load sharing device and I/O architecture against imparted abuse loads A bracket configured to be interposed between the housing of a mobile electronic device and an electrical receptacle that is disposed in the mobile electronic device. The bracket includes a bracket body, an elongated opening through the bracket and a sheath surrounding portions of the bracket body. The bracket body includes an elongated protrusion extending in a front direction from the front face of the bracket body and a pair of fastener accommodations extending through the bracket body, each fastener accommodation disposed on opposite sides of the elongated protrusion. The sheath includes a first portion surrounding a portion of the bracket body elongated protrusion and a second portion including a pair of fastener openings.
US09288926B2	Structure for holding electric/electronic component with electric wire A structure for holding an electric/electronic component with an electric wire includes a component holding portion provided in a housing to hold the electric/electronic component. The component holding portion includes: a holding arm portion including a moving-direction extending arm portion extending in a direction in which the electric/electronic component is moved to be installed in the housing through an attachment port defined on a side corresponding to one side surface of the electric/electronic component and on a front end side of the holding arm portion; and an electric wire pressing wall portion defining a gap between the electric wire pressing wall portion and the holding arm portion. In a state in which the electric/electronic component is installed in the housing, the electric wire is disposed to expand the gap to deform the holding arm such that the moving-direction extending arm portion presses the one side surface.
US09288924B2	Desktop receptacle with mounting plate A desktop receptacle assembly includes a box having a bottom surface, an electrical connection assembly held within the box, a first finger connected to the bottom surface that has a first portion connected to the bottom surface and a second portion connected to the first portion, the first portion having a first width and the second portion having a second width that is greater than the first width, and a mounting plate associated with the bottom surface that includes at least one bracket and a first finger opening associated with the first finger. The first finger opening has a first opening width corresponding to the first width of the first finger and a second opening width corresponding to the second width of the first finger.
US09288916B2	Electronic device, cable coupling structure, and method of fabricating electronic device A structure includes a substrate on a surface of which a functional element and a first electrode are disposed, wherein the functional element provides a predetermined function by an operation based on an electrical signal and the first electrode is coupled to the functional element; an insulating member in a thin film that covers the surface of the substrate and extends from an end of the substrate; and a second electrode disposed on a substrate-side surface of the extending portion, which is extending from the end of the substrate, of the insulating member, wherein the second electrode is coupled to the first electrode. The second electrode is electrically coupled to a coaxial cable.
US09288901B2	Thin-film multi-layer micro-wire structure A thin-film multi-layer micro-wire structure includes a substrate and a layer located on the substrate or forming a part of the substrate. One or more micro-channels are located in the layer. Each micro-channel has a width less than or equal to 20 microns. A cured electrically conductive micro-wire is located only within each micro-channel. The micro-wire has a thickness less than or equal to 20 microns, including silver nano-particles, and having a percent ratio of silver that is greater than or equal to 40% by weight. An electrolessly plated layer is located at least partially within each micro-channel between the micro-wire and the layer surface and in electrical contact with the micro-wire. The plated layer has a thickness less than a thickness of the micro-wire so that the micro-wire and plated layer form the thin-film multi-layer micro-wire.
US09288894B2	Coupler apparatus According to one embodiment, a coupler apparatus includes a coupling element and a ground plane. The coupling element is formed of a conductive material. The coupling element is subjected to power feeding to a reference point. The ground plane is formed of a conductive material. The ground plane faces the coupling element. The ground plane has a notch at a position facing at least a part of a portion of the coupling element except the reference point or near the position.
US09288886B2	Plasma-based chemical source device and method of use thereof The present disclosure provides for a plasma system including a plasma device coupled to a power source, an ionizable media source and a precursor source. During operation, the ionizable media source provides ionizable media and the precursor ionizable media source provides one or more chemical species, photons at specific wavelengths, as well as containing various reactive functional groups and/or components to treat the workpiece surface by working in concert for synergetic selective tissue effects. The chemical species and the ionizable gas are mixed either upstream or midstream from an ignition point of the plasma device and once mixed, are ignited therein under application of electrical energy from the power source. As a result, a plasma effluent and photon source is formed, which carries the ignited plasma feedstock and resulting mixture of reactive species to a workpiece surface to perform a predetermined reaction.
US09288883B2	Backlight unit and a display apparatus having the same A backlight unit includes a power converter which generates a light driving voltage in response to a voltage control signal with a first level, a plurality of light emitting strings, wherein each of the light emitting strings receives the light driving voltage through a first end thereof, and a controller which generates the voltage control signal. The controller is connected to a second end of at least one of the light emitting strings and detects a level of a signal at the connected second end to detect an operation state of the light emitting strings. The controller generates the voltage control signal with a second level to stop the power converter from generating the light driving voltage when the operation state of the light emitting strings is in an abnormal state.
US09288877B2	Sensor module for a lighting fixture A sensor module is integrated into a lighting fixture. The sensor module includes one or more environmental sensors and can be readily installed in or removed from the lighting fixture. In one embodiment, a heatsink of the lighting fixture is configured to receive the sensor module. Readings from the environmental sensors may be passed to control electronics associated with the lighting fixture and used to control the light output of the lighting fixture. The readings may also be passed on to other lighting fixtures, which may also use the readings to control their light output.
US09288863B2	Lighting apparatus and methods using reconfigurable dimming mapping A lighting apparatus includes at least one light emitting device and a reconfigurable driver circuit configured to drive the at least one light emitting device with an intensity that varies responsive to a dimming signal according to an adjustable mapping of the dimming signal to output of the light emitting device. In some embodiments, the mapping may be configurable using circuit component selection. In further embodiments, the mapping may be provided by a data input.
US09288854B2	Backlight unit and display device having the same In a display device, a backlight unit including a power converter configured to generate a light source driving voltage in response to a voltage control signal, a plurality of light emitting diode strings each configured to receive the light source driving voltage through an end thereof, and a controller connected to the other end of each of the plurality of light emitting diode strings and configured to generate a plurality of current control signals used to control a current flowing through each of the plurality of light emitting diode strings and the voltage control signal. The controller is configured to generate the voltage control signal in response to a current control signal from among the plurality of current control signals, which is applied to a light emitting diode string configured to receive a lowest forward driving voltage among the plurality of light emitting diode strings.
US09288851B1	TRIAC low voltage dimming control system A TRIAC low voltage dimming control system for effectively controlling the dimming of low voltage lighting using a TRIAC dimmer. The TRIAC low voltage dimming control system generally includes a TRIAC analyzer that applies a test voltage to a TRIAC dimmer and measures the amount of time required for the TRIAC dimmer to conduct electricity. Utilizing the measured time for the TRIAC dimmer to conduct electricity, the TRIAC analyzer is able to calculate an approximate state of the TRIAC dimmer and provide a corresponding level of DC electrical power to a DC load.
US09288844B1	Wireless radio access point configuration Methods and systems for configuring an access point (AP) are provided. According to one embodiment, a dual radio AP includes: two radios, a first operating at 2.4 GigaHertz (GHz) or 5 GHz and a second operating at 5 GHz; first and second directional antennas coupled to the first and second radios, respectively; first and second transmit queues buffering packets for transmission by the first and second radios, respectively; a location determination module configured to compute locations of recipient devices of the packets; a direction identification module configured to calculate angles to direct the directional antennas based on the computed locations; an interference detection module configured to determine whether interference would take place if the packets are transmitted based on the calculated angles and estimated timing of transmission; and a transmission module configured to transmit the packets without interference between the directional antennas by rescheduling packets if necessary.
US09288834B2	Random access method and apparatus of UE in mobile communication system A method and an apparatus for performing random access and uplink transmission of a User Equipment (UE) supporting Carrier Aggregation (CA) are provided. The method includes determining whether a Scheduling Request (SR) is pending, determining, when the SR is pending, whether an uplink transmission resource is available in a current Transmission Time Interval (TTI), determining, when the uplink transmission resource is not available, whether a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) resource is configured for transmission of the SR, and initiating, when the PUCCH resource is not configured, a random access process in a primary cell. The random access method and apparatus of the present invention is advantageous to reduce the waste of transmission resources.
US09288817B2	Method and system for coordinated scheduling based on cell priority The present invention discloses a method and system for coordinated scheduling based on cell priority, which is applied to the system using coordinated multiple point (CoMP) transmission technology. The method includes: performing priority sequencing on each coordinated cell according to the historical and/or current information of each coordinated cell and finishing scheduling of each coordinated cell in an order according to priority from high to low. By adopting the coordinated scheduling scheme in the present invention, the network can be made in a reasonable working status, and then, the performance of the entire system can be improved.
US09288814B2	Interface management in wireless communication system using hybrid time reuse Interference that occurs during wireless communication may be managed by hybrid time reuse. A method, apparatus amend medium of communication determines one or more time reuse patterns of respective one or more unplanned access points. A second time reuse pattern that is less interfering with the one or more time reuse patterns is selected. Signals are transmitted according to the second time reuse pattern from a second unplanned access point to an associated access terminal.
US09288810B2	Wireless media sharing from multiple sources to a single sink In one example, a method includes, during operation of a wireless media share session between a primary source device and a sink device, transferring, from the primary source device to a secondary source device using a wireless link, transmission rights to the media share session with the sink device.
US09288809B2	Infrastructure equipment and method An infrastructure equipment forming part of a mobile communications network to communicate data to/from mobile communications devices. The infrastructure equipment receives an indication of a relative type of data packets for communication via a communications bearer supporting a communications session of a mobile communications device, the indication to configure the communications bearer, to provide the communications bearer from the mobile communications device based on the indication, and to control communication of the data packets via the communications bearer based on the indication. By providing the indication, such as an indication the data packets are of low priority or are generated or received by a machine type communication application, the mobile communications network can control communication of the data packets from the communications bearer differently to data packets communicated via other communications bearer having a higher priority.
US09288806B2	Method and apparatus for information transmission in wireless communication system According to one embodiment, a method for transmitting, by a user equipment (UE), information in a wireless communication system includes: determining a first information sequence based on a first cyclically shifted base sequence and a first orthogonal sequence by using a first physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource for a first antenna, wherein the first PUCCH resource is obtained based on a channel control element (CCE) index related to a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) and a parameter configured by a higher layer; determining a second information sequence based on a second cyclically shifted base sequence and a second orthogonal sequence by using a second PUCCH resource for a second antenna, wherein the second PUCCH resource is obtained by adding an offset to the first PUCCH resource; transmitting the first information sequence via the first antenna; and transmitting the second information sequence via the second antenna.
US09288792B2	Network node, terminal, bandwidth modification determination method and bandwidth modification method The objective of the present invention is to suppress deterioration of call quality caused by transcoding without interrupting a call even if a codec used by one of the terminals during communication is changed. A modification determination unit, in the case of detecting a modification of a codec used by one terminal of two terminals, determines whether or not to constrain the bandwidth of the first codec using a first codec of the other terminal and a second codec after modification by the first-mentioned one of the terminals. A signaling generation unit transmits, to the other terminal, signaling for limiting the bandwidth if the bandwidth is to be limited.
US09288787B2	Access point terminal, wireless communication terminal, wireless communication system, wireless communication method, program and integrated circuit An access point terminal includes: a communication-terminal-status determination unit which determines a communication status of one wireless communication terminal out of wireless communication terminals, by obtaining a wireless signal transmitted or received by the one wireless communication terminal; and a frequency control unit which uses (i) a first frequency band for wireless communication with the one wireless communication terminal and (ii) a frequency band other than the first frequency band for the wireless communication with one or more of the wireless communication terminals other than the one wireless communication terminal, when the communication-terminal-status determination unit determines that the communication status of the one wireless communication terminal satisfies a predetermined condition.
US09288776B2	Apparatus and method of wideband automatic gain control algorithm supporting multiple carriers with possibly different air interface technologies One or more aspects of the disclosure provide an improved receiver automatic gain control (RxAGC) algorithm operable at a wireless receiver that is capable of receiving transmissions at two or more carrier frequencies utilizing a shared radio frequency (RF) front end architecture, whether in the same radio technology or in different radio technologies. The RxAGC algorithm is utilized to control the gain of amplifiers within the receive chain. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described.
US09288774B2	Communications apparatuses and method for multi-level transmission power control thereof A communications apparatus is provided. A radio module transmits first packets before establishing a connection with a peer communications device. A transmission power utilized for transmitting the first packets is adjustable, so that multiple levels of transmission power are utilized for transmitting the first packets.
US09288772B2	Method and system for self-organizing networks using cooperative sensing A method, network element and user equipment, where in one embodiment at a network element within a secondary cell for self-optimizing operation with a primary cell, the method transmitting using an initial transmit power from the network element; requesting feedback from sensors located near a location; receiving the feedback from the sensors; and adjusting a transmit power based on the received feedback.
US09288768B2	Mobile communication system In a mobile communication system, a mobile switching center 27 changes a transmission rate of communication data transmitted from a mobile station 16 and so on to a database 11 or a transmission rate of communication data transmitted from the data 11 to the mobile station 16 and so on, on a basis of request from the mobile station 16 and so on or the database 11, individually and independently.
US09288766B2	Method and arrangement for uplink power control The disclosure relates to methods and devices for performing uplink power control in a radio communication system. An example method comprises a step of receiving, at a user equipment (UE) a transmit power control (TPC) command. The method also comprises, if the UE does not have an uplink transmission scheduled for a subframe associated with the TPC command, a step of accumulating, by the UE, the TPC command with previously received TPC commands based on whether the UE has reached a maximum transmit power or a minimum transmit power in a reference format for a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH), Sounding Reference Signal (SRS) or Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) transmission. Thus the UE is enabled to receive TPC commands while the UE is not transmitting anything in the uplink.
US09288764B1	Discovery-phase power conservation The present specification describes techniques and apparatuses that enable power conservation in a wireless network. In some cases these techniques and apparatuses enable power conservation during a discover phase and for a wireless network subject to a government mandate requiring a device of the network to passively search for radar transmission prior to establishing communication with another device of the network.
US09288762B2	Power consumption control apparatus in PDA phone A mobile device is configured to control power consumption. The mobile device includes a detector configured to detect at least one of an active input or a passive condition, where the passive condition is based on a comparison of a device state or a change in the device state to a threshold. The mobile device includes a controller configured to respond to the detected active input or passive condition by causing less than all components in the mobile device, including the display screen of the mobile device, to enter a sleep mode directly from within an in-call mode. An amount of power supplied to the display screen is reduced in the sleep mode. The operational modes of the mobile device include the sleep mode and the in-call mode, and the mobile device is configured to consume at least 4% less power in the sleep mode than in the in-call mode.
US09288753B2	Dynamic energy saving mechanism for access points Mobile access points typically run on batteries, and therefore, can operate for a limited amount of time without an external power source. However, because the access point service model requiring the access point to always be available and the access point's limited battery capacity reduces the time that the mobile access point can be used. Functionality can be incorporated in mobile access points to implement power saving mechanisms by altering the service model that requires the access point to always be available. Configuring the access point to enter into a low powered state for a predefined period of time can conserve mobile access point power and prolong battery life. Functionality for implementing power saving mechanisms can also be incorporated on fixed access points for efficient utilization of computing resources.
US09288733B2	Systems and methods for controlling cell selection in a heterogeneous cellular network based on primary direction of traffic flow Systems and methods are disclosed for controlling cell selection between a high power base station and a neighboring low power base station in a cellular network. In one embodiment, a primary direction of traffic flow for a user equipment located within a transition zone between a high power base station cell of the high power base station and a low power base station cell of the low power base station is determined to be either an uplink direction or a downlink direction. Cell selection for the user equipment is then controlled based on the primary direction of traffic flow for the user equipment such that selection of the high power base station cell is favored if the primary direction of traffic flow is the downlink direction and selection of the low power base station cell is favored if the primary direction of traffic flow is the uplink direction.
US09288729B2	Method for performing a change of mode in devices directly communicating with each other in a wireless connection system, and apparatus for same The present invention relates to a method for determining whether a mode change condition for performing a hand-over to a cellular network through which devices communicate with each other is satisfied, transmitting a mode change instruction message to a base station when the mode change condition is satisfied, receiving a mode change command message for starting a mode change from the base station, transmitting a first data packet index with respect to a data packet transmitted to a second device at a final stage through the communication between the devices to the base station, ending the communication with the second device when the inter-device communication end request message is received from the base station, and transmitting data to the second device through the cellular network.
US09288728B1	Intelligent re-provisioning of base stations for circuit-switched fallback Embodiments are described that may help to provide wireless service in a circuit-switched fall back scenario. In particular, when a user entity (UE) falls back from a first network to a second network to conduct a voice call, the first network may instruct the UE to scan a certain predetermined channel or channels for coverage from the second network. However, certain types of base stations typically operate on unlisted channels that differ from the predetermined channels that the UE is instructed to scan. Accordingly, a UE may pre-emptively scan unlisted channels, and report any unlisted channel that is detected to the first network. The first network can then coordinate with the second network to re-provision the base station that was operating on an unlisted channel, to instead operate on one of the predetermined channels that a UE will be instructed to scan during fall back to the second network.
US09288726B2	Systems and methods for obtaining subscriber access information by a core network in a handover process The present invention discloses a method for a core network to obtain user access information during a handover procedure, which includes: when the user handovers between HNBs or HeNBs and the core network does not carry out access control of the user, if the destination HeNB is connected to the core network directly or the user which does not support a closed subscriber group handovers to a hybrid destination HNB, the network element which controls the access of the user transmitting membership information of the user to the core network. The invention also discloses a corresponding system. The invention realizes that under the condition that the RAN side controlling the access of the UE during the handover process and the CN cannot know the membership of the UE, the RAN side notifying the core network of the membership information of the UE and the information of the H(e)NB.
US09288725B2	Method for determining handover criterion in a cellular wireless communication system The present invention relates to a method for determining handover criterion in a cellular wireless communication system, said cellular wireless communication system employing handover procedures according to which mobile stations may be handed over from a cell to another cell; said method comprising the steps of: receiving at least one handover control criterion parameter, and determining at least one handover criterion based on said at least one handover control criterion parameter. Furthermore, the invention also relates to a method in a network control entity, a method in a network entity, a computer program, a computer program product, a network control entity device, a network entity device and a cellular communication system comprising such devices.
US09288724B1	Mobile device handoff optimization The invention is directed to optimization of a seamless transition of a mobile device from a 3G eHRPD network to a 4G network in a failure scenario. The mobile device is authenticated and attached to the 3G eHRPD network. Upon the mobile device initiating a first handoff attempt to access and access the 4G network, the subscriber profile database is accessed to determine whether a packet gateway identifier is stored on the database. If the identifier is not stored on the database, the first handoff attempt of the mobile device to access the 4G network is denied. Upon being denied, the packet gateway is triggered to communicate the packet gateway identifier in an authorization request so that the identifier can be stored in the subscriber profile database. A subsequent attempt of the mobile device to handoff to the 4G network is allowed, as the packet gateway identifier is now stored on the database.
US09288720B2	Dynamic network cell reselection after a failed handover Apparatus and methods of performing a network cell reselection for a mobile device after a handover attempt fails. Initially, a handover is attempted for the mobile device in a radio resource control (RRC) connected mode from a serving network base station to a target network base station. Next a failure condition associated with the handover attempt is identified by the mobile device. In one scenario, the failure condition is identified in response to the mobile device receiving an RRC connection release message from its serving network base station. In another scenario, the failure condition is identified when the mobile device detects a radio link failure event. Thereafter, the mobile device performs a network scan to identify any available network base stations for the network cell reselection. Subsequently, the mobile device attaches to a preferred network base station of the identified available network base stations to complete the network cell reselection.
US09288710B1	Method and system for limiting downlink data rates A wireless communication device (WCD) stores a mapping that maps each of a plurality of ranges of signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs) to a respective data rate indicator in a plurality of data rate indicators. Each data rate indicator is associated with a respective modulation-and-coding scheme (MCS) that supports a respective downlink data rate from a radio access network (RAN). The WCD selects a maximum data rate indicator based on a type of application on the WCD that is to receive downlink data, a priority of downlink data to be received by the application, an amount of downlink data to be received by the application, a device type of the WCD, or a subscription level of the WCD. The WCD selects an applicable data rate indicator based on a measured SNR and the mapping, such that the applicable data rate indicator does not exceed the maximum data rate indicator.
US09288709B2	Adjustable carrier sense threshold for wireless broadcast A method of adjusting a carrier sense threshold to avoid hidden nodes during wireless broadcast. The method includes monitoring a load of the peer-to-peer network before broadcasting a message from a node. The method also includes adjusting a carrier sense threshold (CST) based on the load of the peer-to-peer network to avoid broadcast message collisions due to one or more hidden nodes.
US09288705B2	Using personal wireless devices for network testing A personal wireless device is utilized to carry out measurements of one or more network-performance related metrics in response to a triggering event. The triggering event can be a message that is transmitted by a network element to the personal wireless device. The personal wireless device may be exemplified by a variety of personal devices such as, for example, a cellular phone, or a personal digital assistant (PDA). The measurements may be used to derive network-performance related information such as cellular signal coverage areas, signal hole areas, and signal interference areas.
US09288703B2	Channel state information transmission/reception method and apparatus for use in wireless communication system A method and an apparatus for transmitting/receiving channel state information for use in multi-antenna system are provided. A signal communication method of a base station having a plurality of antennas in a wireless communication system includes determining antenna ports of first and second directions based on directions of the plurality of antennas, allocating channel measurement resources for the respective antenna ports to a terminal, transmitting a feedback configuration to the terminal according to the channel measurement resources, and receiving feedback information from the terminal based on the channel measurement resource and the feedback configuration. The signal transmission/reception method and apparatus are advantageous in transmitting/receiving channel state information efficiently in the system using a plurality of antennas.
US09288700B2	Method, network node, computer program and computer program product for determining a dropped connection A method is performed in a network node of a mobile communication network, for determining a dropped connection to a mobile terminal. The method comprises: detecting a release of a radio bearer associated with the mobile terminal; determining whether the radio bearer is a real-time type radio bearer; when the radio bearer is a real-time type radio bearer, determining the released radio bearer to be a dropped connection when the release is classified as an involuntary release; and when the radio bearer differs from a real-time type radio bearer, determining the released radio bearer to be a dropped connection when there is remaining user data in a buffer for transfer in either direction over the released radio bearer. A corresponding network node, computer program and computer program product are also presented.
US09288698B2	Handling signal quality measurements in a wireless communication network Embodiments of the present disclosure describe techniques and configurations for handling signal quality measurements by a wireless device in a wireless network environment, particularly in a coordinated transmission environment. An apparatus may include computer-readable media having instructions and one or more processors coupled with the media and configured to execute the instructions to generate a power parameter corresponding to a power adjustment associated with a reference signal, provide the reference signal generated based in part on the generated power parameter to a wireless device, and provide the power parameter to transmission points operating in the coordinated transmission environment. Each of the transmission points may be configured to communicate the power parameter to the wireless device, and the wireless device may be configured to determine, based at least in part on the power parameter, a power characteristics associated with a channel in which the reference signal is provided.
US09288697B2	Wireless communication circuit with a wideband received signal strength indicator It is an objective of the present invention to provide a circuit with a wideband received signal strength indicator, used for multiple systems. By using the switches and the analog-to-digital converter and the demodulator, the circuit of the present invention has the advantages of auto gain control, circuit size reduction and power-saving.
US09288695B2	System, method and device for testing mobile telephone call performance A system and method of testing call performance of a plurality of mobile telephones is provided. In one embodiment the method comprises storing in a memory of a test device, data for one or more test scenarios that each comprises associated test parameters for attempting a plurality of telephone calls, causing the mobile telephone to attempt to establish a plurality of telephone calls of the test scenarios, and monitoring the plurality of telephone calls of the mobile telephone to determine test results data. The method further includes attempting and monitoring a plurality of telephone calls of the mobile telephone to determine test results data with one or more remote call servers and outputting the test results data to a remote computer system for processing to determine the number of dropped calls, call set up times, number of calls successfully initiated, number of calls having two way speech, and other data.
US09288688B2	Communication system for determining data transmitting scheme according to channel state Disclosed is a data transmission method that may enhance a channel capacity in a wireless channel environment of a frequency band having a high directivity in which a transmission apparatus may form a transmission beam and transmit a training signal while sequentially changing a direction of the formed transmission beam, a reception apparatus may form a reception beam and receive the training signal while sequentially changing a direction of the formed reception beam, and the transmission apparatus may receive a response signal from the reception apparatus with respect to the training signal and determine a data transmission scheme based on the received response signal.
US09288687B2	Automatic determination of component types and locations for wireless network design A computer implemented method and system for determining component types and locations in a network design. The method includes automatically determining component types and locations according to a riser location as an entry point and antenna locations as a plurality of end points. The automatically determining component types and locations includes determining, by a processor of the computer, a first set of component types and locations according to a tree topology, according to the entry point and the plurality of end points, determining, by the processor, a second set of component types and locations according to a hybrid topology, according to the entry point and the plurality of end points, and determining, by the processor, one of the first set of component types and locations and the second set of component types and locations.
US09288686B2	Topology discovery based on SCTP/X2 snooping In one embodiment, a method for automatically creating a network route using a discovered IP address includes a first network device receiving a plurality of packets over an X2-C. The method further includes determining a packet type of one or more packets of the received plurality of packets. The method further includes discovering one or more IP addresses of a second RBS using information of the one or more packets, wherein the information used for discovering the one or more IP addresses is determined based on the determined packet type of the one or more packet). The method further includes creating a network route between a first RBS and the second RBS for each of the one or more discovered IP addresses.
US09288684B2	Methods for using a detector to monitor and detect channel occupancy Methods for using a detector to monitor and detect channel occupancy are disclosed. The detector resides on a station within a network using a framed format having a periodic time structure. When non-cooperative transmissions are detected by the network, the detector assesses the availability of a backup channel enabling migration of the network. The backup channel serves to allow the network to migrate transparently when the current channel becomes unavailable. The backup channel, however, could be occupied by another network that results in the migrating network interfering with the network already using the backup channel. Thus, the detector detects active transmission sources on the backup channel to determine whether the backup channel is occupied. Methods for using the detector include scheduling detection intervals asynchronously. The asynchronous detection uses offsets from a reference point within a frame.

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